Indictments Aimed at Seven in Rosenthal Case
NY Aug 20 For Rosenthal murder district attorney Whitman seeks indictments against seven men including Lefty Horowicz Blood Cirpfic Dago and Whitey Lewis and others as corruption claims hinge on testimonies about Becker and Schepps the key intermediaries in the Rosenthal affair. Witnesses described meeting with Lieut Becker and Rosenthal hours before the death amid panic and calls for surrender.
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York
Sam
Byen
Grand Red
Whitman
Baldose
Becker
Rosenthal
Weig
Lefty Louie
Horowicz
Cirpfic
Dago and Muller
Whitey Lewis
Jack Sulls
William Shapiro
Lieutentkeron
Indict
Rose
Schepps
Lieut Ntker
Leoths Strive to Detect Train Wreckers near Tweberry
In Tweberry Alabama cone county and Escambia, Special Agent Kenna of Louisville and Nashville reports a day of searching near the pay car wreck site but officials offer no details. Rumors persist of a plan tied to a prior attempt three miles south where spikes were pulled from rails. Weather and pursuit kept the would be wreckers elusive.
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Tweberry
Ala
Conecuh
Escambia
Kenna
Louisville
Nashville
Louisville and Nash
Here
Shnical Shortagesland Geneva Officials Report
Discrepancies in Geneva County accounts totaling nearly 5000 surfaced in a public report to Governor. Key irregularities include tax cuts and probate fees charged to former officials such as BE Childs and W H Morris, with various county and state charges noted.
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Geneva Counals
H. Y. Brooke
BE. C. Childs
Inty
Black
W. Draughon
Cirt
Roach
J. W. Seeley
Holmes
Mer
G.N. Mer
W. Gil
General Booth Failing Health After Eye Surgery
General Sam Booth commander of the Salvation Army shows rapid decline in health after an operation in May to remove a growth in his left eye. Physicians issue a bulletin acknowledging his weakening condition and ongoing care in London.
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IGEN
William Booth
Tondon
Sam Booth
Salvation Army
Po Health
Guatemala President Brings Relief With Corn Shipments
New Orleans reports state that President Cabrera pledges no one shall starve in Guatemala. The third large corn shipment in two weeks will depart tomorrow for Port Barrios, delivering 10,000 bushels as part of more than 30,000 already sent. Distribution is underway and aid is moving quickly.
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New Orleans
Guatemala
Cabrera
Port Barrios
Investigation Ordered at Home for Old Soldiers
The Senate approved Senator Works resolution demanding an investigation of the National Soldiers Home at Santa Monica California. A published report accused poor conditions including 11 cent daily commissary allowances and substandard beds. An independent probe was urged to examine management and practices at the facility.
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Washington
The
Senate Today
Works
National Soldiers’ Home
Santa Monica
Cal
Senator Works
National Soldiers
National Board of Managers
Sleepwalking boy slides from moving train in Georgia
In Tifton Georgia on August 20 a 12 year old boy named Paul Inman walked off a fast South Atlantic train near Willacochee while asleep and did not wake. A companion, Patrick Davie of Ty Ty, searched and found him two miles from the track between trees. Paul recalled nothing and woke unharmed and calm.
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Tifton
Paul Inman
Willacochee
Patrick Davie
Ty Ty
Paul
Willacoochee
Convention City Proposals Mark AFCS Meeting
Birmingham may host the 1915 convention as Milwaukee or Birmingham vie to replace San Francisco invitation while Los Angeles remains a standing option. Howard Feeney of Brooklyn signals willingness to retire as president after six years. Anthony Matre of St. Louis may be elected national secretary for tenth year.
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Louisville
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Brnningham
Ala
San Francisco
Howard Feeney
Brooklyn
Federation
Feeney
Anthony Matre
St. Louis
Training School for Sunday School Workers in Birmingham
Birmingham Mississippi Aug 20 The forecast for the Birmingham Training School for Sunday School Teachers outlines a five day program starting November 3. Certificates are issued after fifteen sessions. Women attend by day and men at night. The effort extends to state superintendents as well. Noted speakers include W J Williamson John Alexander Wade Hicks Homer C Lyman H Hamilton and M Lee Freyser.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. J. Williamson
Third Baptist Church of
Chicago
Arry Wade Hicks
Missionary Educational
Homer C. Lyman
Hamilton
H. Hamil
Nashville
Lee Freyser
Louisville
Miss. Ma
Greenville council allocates 6000 to keep campaign meeting orderly
A Greenville special report says the city council appropriated 6000 to preserve order at an upcoming campaign meeting. The mayor was authorized to work with the police commission and sworn in as many extra officers as needed. Dreamland Briday steel ruin referenced.
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Columbia
8. C
Greenville
Relief sent to 10 foreigners amid Mexican strike
Forty men from Mazatlan move to the Tomini mining camp to aid Americans and Englishmen said surrounded by striking Mexican miners. The relief force is infantry and progress will be slow as telegrams appeal to Texas leaders for help. Dreamland referenced in the report.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mazatlan
Tominil
Lynd
Texas
Poisoned Ice Cream Aboard Pacific Ship Sickens Passengers
In New Orleans the Southern Pacific steamship Antilles docked after a voyage in which 78 passengers and crew fell ill from ice cream suspected to be poisoned. Captain Boyd said stokers avoided symptoms and kept the ship running. Doctors treated the sick. all recovered by the arrival.
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New Orleans
Southern Pacific
Antilles
Boyd
Lane Predicts Wilson Victory in 1912 Race
Hector D. Lane reports from New York and Canada that Wilson is seen as likely to win against Taft in the 1912 election. He notes enthusiasm in western New York and Canada, with Roose velt barely mentioned and Roosevelt’s prospects viewed as weak. Lane says western New York could help Wilson secure a walk over.
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Montgomery
Ala
Hector D. Lane
State Agricultural Department
New York
Great Lakes
Canada
Lane
Wilson
Marshall
Taft
Roosevelt
Woodrow
United States
Terrible Itching on Limbs Plagues Glen Wilton Patient
A reader from Glen Wilton Virginia recalls severe itching with blotches on limbs in a two year old and describes relentless nights of stinging and feverish discomfort leading to attempts at relief and trial of a product.
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Glen Wilton
Detroit Graft Cases Heard In Police Court
Eighteen Detroit aldermen faced arraignment on bribe charges in police court. Prosecutors allege payments were accepted in marked bills from a detective posing as a Wabash official. Former clerk Schreiter, named principal witness, was in custody with a confession about long running crooked methods in the city council.
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Detroit
Mich
Decks
Wabash Railroad
David Rosenthal
A. A. Deimel
Louis Tossy
Martin J. Ostrowski
Joseph L. Theisen
Louis Brozo
Andrew J. Walsh
Frank J.“ Mason
Detroit Common Council
Pensacola Paper Aids Search For Irish Man Madden
The Pensacola Evening News reports a possibly Irish engineer James Madden last heard from in Pensacola in November 1911. Relatives in England seek clues with help from a Pensacola priest, and L O Shivers of Chipley cites a man matching Madden’s description who died in 1911 in Washington county. Further details urged to Holmes county authorities.
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Pensacola
Pensacola Evening News
James ‘Madden
Ireland
James Madden
New Orleans
Mobile
Brooklyn
New York
Shivers
Holmes County
Confidence Grows in Republic of China Security
Rear Admiral J B Murdock arriving from the Orient reports conditions in the new Republic of China are taking shape though far from stable. He notes internal strife hampers progress but predicts forward movement once leadership aligns, as he helped protect American interests by landing bluejackets and marines along the Yangtze during the rebellion.
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San Francisco
Republic of China
J. B. Murdock
Orient
China
Murdock
Shanghai
Manila
Yangtse
Jashville Printers Object to Bartender Chief Marshal
In Nashville Tennessee on August 20 Typographical Union No 20 proposed a penalty of two dollars on members who failed to march in the Labor Day Parade. The vote on the measure was left to individual members. Lem Thompson of the Bartenders Union was elected chief marshal by a labor council committee. The Typographical Union will host the International Typographical Union next year.
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Nashville
Tenn
Labor Council
Lem Thompson
International Typographical Union
Mutiny Not Quelled at Sugarland Convict Camp
Reports from Sugarland say about 100 Imperial State convicts began a mutiny early this morning. Guards commanded by local authorities attempted to restore order as tensions rose and a confrontation ensued. No definitive outcome reported yet.
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Houston
Tex
Sugarland
Imperial State
City to Stop Gambling in Mobile with Heavy Fines
Mayor Schwarz vows no mercy to gamblers as police plan raids to shut down gambling houses. J C Jackson Arrest highlights first raid, with Recorder Hale promising the harshest penalties. The city aims to revoke the Mobile Pressing Club license if Jackson is convicted, else await court action.
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Schwarz
Mobile
J. c Jackson
Jackson
Recorder Hale
Mayor Schwarz
Hale
Boone
Mobile Pressing Club
Francis J. Inge
Mayer Schwarz
Jackson Acad
Mexican Rebels Leave Destruction in Wake
Aug 19 New York. Advices from Mexico report Orozco's army crossed the Yaqui river and moved toward Hermosillo. Insurrectionists are burning railroad structures north of Ladue and have destroyed four more bridges on the Yaqui segment of the Southern Pacific lines.
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New York
Southern Pacific Company
Mexico
Orozco
Yaqui River
Hermosillo
Ladure
Yaqui
Southern Pacific Lines
State Baptist Encampment Opens With New Program
The State Baptist Encampment begins in Pelham Alabama with an anticipated 1500 delegates by Tuesday. Hotel facilities are provided by the encampment organization and feature a large dining room and new culinary leadership. The program includes devotional services Mission Study Classes Children’s Hour and Sunday School sessions led by notable leaders from Alabama Georgia Kentucky and Texas. Wednesday marks Pastor’s Day with Rev A J Dickinson as chief orator.
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Pelham
Ala
Bringi Gg Ron
Howard College of Birmingham
J. C. Massee
Chattanooga
Arch Cree
Moultrie
Southern Baptist Task
Committee On Program
Southern Baptist Church
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Georgia
Kentucky
Texas
Lumber Men as Witnesses Heard in Seattle Hearing
Suspects subpoenas have been issued for twenty leading Northwest lumber men to appear as witnesses in Seattle for a hearing next Monday. They will testify about an alleged combination among middle west lumber retailers charged by the government as restraining trade.
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Seattle
Wash
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Cuticura
Schreiter
Pensacola Paper
Jashville Printers
the Mobile Transfer Co
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Roche
Burke
Northeast Corner
St. Joseph
State Baptist
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Parkis
Transio
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