Becker's Murder Trial Witness Reveals Shocking Becker Motives
Jack Rose testifies in New York trial of Lieutenant Charles A Becker for the Rosenthal killing. He details Becker's eager interest in Rosenthal's downfall, calls for brutal retribution, and links Becker to arrangements with gang leaders and gunmen. The day includes tense cross examination and a kiss shared with Becker's wife at noon.
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New York
Jack Rose
Charles A. Becker
Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Rose
Whitman
Zelig
Kid Twist
Louis
Hart
Harry Pollok
Moss
Spellman
McIntyre
The
Elks Club
Herman
Red Phil” Davidson
Boston
Big Jack" Zelig
Davidson
Fast mail wreck near Cunningham kills two
Fast southbound Louisville and Nashville train No 8 wrecked near Cunningham ten miles north of Birmingham after 3 pm. Engineer Dave Singleton of Decatur died en route to Birmingham. Fireman Frank Duncan was killed instantly. Baggage master H F E Harrison and Charles Echols were injured. Passenger John Davis badly hurt and possibly fatal. Several negro passengers injured. Train at fifty mph struck a spreading rail. engine baggage mail and coach left the rails.
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Montgomery
Ala
Louisville and
Nashville
Cunningham
Birmingham
Dave Singleton
Decatur
Frank Duncan
H. F E. Harrison
Tenn
Charles Echols
Gadsden
John Davis
Corinth
Davis
Train wreck near Birmingham kills two firemen
A Louisville and Nashville passenger train wreck at Cunningham Switch twelve miles north of Birmingham kills firemen Dave Singleton and Frank Duncan and fatally injuries passenger Jere Echols. Dozens of passengers suffer varying injuries as cars derail, engine splits a switch, and a relief train carries the wounded to Birmingham.
Eckles Will Become Traffic Manager of West Point Route
E T Eckles, general freight agent of the West Point Route with headquarters in Montgomery, will be traffic manager of the railroad in Atlanta effective October 6. The position is newly created. Eckles has long served the line, coming to Montgomery from Nashville. He will be succeeded by Frank Browder, previously chief clerk in the department. Browder will be followed by a appointee from East Point, Ga.
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Montgomery
Ala
E. T. Eckles
Frank Browder
Browder
East Point
Desperate Ohio Prisoners Escape Via Sewer Tunnels
Four of the most desperate prisoners at the Ohio penitentiary escaped today by sawing through sewer manhole bars, dropping into an underground tunnel and making their way to the sewer outlet along the Scioto river bank.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Scioto River
Montenegrins Fight Desperately at Scutari Amid Turkish Resistance
In a fierce battle at Scutari, Montenegrins pressure Turkish lines as both sides suffer heavy casualties. General Martinovitch and Crown Prince Danilo lead two columns, with Montenegrin losses and gun positions at Delchitch Mountain noted. Turkish forces reportedly remain in place despite mounting casualties.
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London
Scutari
Cettinje
Podgoritza
Shipchinck Hill
Rogane
Branya
Martinovitch
Boyana
Drin
Danilo
Danillo
Delchitch Mountain
Salonika
Cubanaca
Indian Blood Against Black in Litigation
New York, Oct. 12. Mrs Iva B Richardson sues for separation from Robert Kenilworth Richardson, VP and GM of Christian Food Co. She denies claims of negro blood and cites Seminole Indian lineage. Counsel plans to challenge Tennessee marriage laws and seek US Supreme Court review to determine federal versus state constitutional supremacy.
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New York
Supreme Court
Iva B. Mathews Richardson
Robert Kenilworth Richardson
Christian Food Company
Richardson
Hourbonstock
Okeechobule
Tennesree
United States Supreme Court
Mr. Reinhardt
Bryan
Deafness in Alabama Exceeds Blindness
Montgomery Alabama October 2 That deafness is twice as prevalent in Alabama as blindness is the conclusion from figures by Dr J H Johnson president of the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind at Talladega He says about two thirds of the institute's three hundred students are deaf and one third blind Dr Johnson visited the governor regarding institute affairs.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
J. H. Johnson
Alabama Institute For the Deaf and Blind
Talladega
Johnson
Woman Gives Cash to Wilson Campaign
Pittsburg reports Mrs Frances G Vandergrift of the city has funded the Madison convention and is expected to contribute heavily to the Wilson Marshall forces. Her support is described as substantial and unostentatious as she aids social centre ideas.
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Pittsburg
Frances G. Vandergrift
Italy Grants Turkey Three Day Grace On Peace Protocol
Paris dispatch reports Italy giving Turkey three days to accept peace proposals. If Turkey refuses by Tuesday night, Italy will resume the war, with potential moves including crossing the Dardanelles and an assault on Constantinople. Powers note Turkey’s rejection surprises them and await Bulgaria Serbia and Greece responses.
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Paris
Hmit
Turkey
Italy
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Servia
Greece
Mutinous Amoy Troops Outnumbered by Nanking Force
Amoy China October 12 reports more than 10 000 mutinous soldiers under General Pang faced 6000 government troops from Nanking and were drawn back by the government advance.
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Amoy
China
Pang
Nanking
Windy weather disrupts Chicago streets and storefronts
A forty mile wind in Chicago caused chaos with sign boards and awnings whirling through streets and plate glass windows shattering across the city.
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Chicago
Stenographers Good Witness on the Stand in Dynamite Case
In Indianapolis the federal court adjourned as the prosecution pressed to return government exhibits borrowed by the defense. Senator Kern sought to inspect letters for Sunday cross examination, but Judge Anderson denied this outside adjournments. The stenographers identified five hundred incriminating letters spanning 1906 to 1911, including aliases of J J McNamara and George J Clark.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Miller
John W. Kern
Anderson
Kern
J. J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
J. ©. Munsey
Salt Lake City
Cleveland
Sylvia Smith
New York City
Mra. B. A. Hall
Omaha
McNamaras
Mra. Hall
George J. Clark
J. J
Iron Workers
Alabama Faces September 1913 Deficit of about 291 818
Montgomery Oct 12 A chief examiner report for Governor O Neal estimates Alabama will end September 30 1913 with a deficit near 291 818 dollars. The study bases figures on the prior year’s receipts and outlays and expected resource changes.
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Montgomery
Ala
C. E. McCall
O'Neal
East
McCall
Mobile to Become Entry Port for Whiting Trade
New York and Mexican Whiting Company acquires Campeche deposits and will convert a Mobile reduction plant into an active whiting products hub. Plan includes an overhead tramway, Mobile and Ohio Railroad transport, and large employment impact. Fleming to manage operations, with November start.
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Campeche
Mexico
New York and Mexican Whiting Company
United States
Mobile
New York and Whiting Company
New York
EB. H. Fleming
Whiting Company
Mobile and Ohio Raj
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Cliffs Dover
Fleming
Re York
Mer
Sele
State of Campeche
Falig Champaton
Champaton River
Con
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Mr. Menning
Henry D. Norris
Thompson- Norris Corrugated Paper Company
Martin H. Day
Big Paper Company
Whiting
Mr. Fleming
E Company
Higher ups to rescue Berlin markets
Berlin financial markets fell as officials and bankers acted to halt the decline. The government assured no Balkan complications while bank officers gathered to buy stocks and stabilize prices.
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Berlin
Balkans
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Bald Jack Rose
Gaffield
Jour
Seeker
Goff
Justice Goff
Beckers
Waldo
Becks Qured
Caliinet
Jack
Jack Zelig
Charley
Tew
Jere Echols
Cunningham Switch
Eckles and Browder
PEN
Wilson
Mrs. Vandergrift
Marie Evans
Wanda
Karrings
Marie Fkivans
Mary Wanda
Marie Kesman
Richard Jones
F. W. Crenshaw
M. W. Parson
Maude Baxter
Parsons
Stenographers
J. J. MoHama
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