Change of venue granted in Warren County for J M Andrews
In 1912 the court transferred the trial of John M. Andrews from Warren to Erie County after a petition for a venue change. The ruling, signed by Judge Hinckley, directs transcript transfer and defendant’s safe transport to Erie jail for trial under Pennsylvania law.
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Conewango
Warren
Commonwealth
John M. Andrews
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
The
Warren County
Warren Water Company
Frank J. Lyons
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
H. M. Putnam
Hinckley
Erie
Court of Oyer and Terminer
County of
W. D. Hinckley
P. J
Lily Elsie the Yorkshire lassie becomes Scottish bride of estate owner
From humble roots in Yorkshire to marriage with Ian Bullough a vast Scottish landowner, Lily Elsie earns fame as London society’s beauty. The essay notes her rise from stage favorite to probed society queen and includes an illustration of her wedding gown modeled on Empress Josephine.
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London
Ian Bullough
Great Britain
Lily Elsie
Elsie Cotton
Lily
Josephine
Grace Shot by Wife in Atlanta Husband Paralyzed
Daisy Ulrich Onie, widow of a Philadelphia paper magnate, is charged in Atlanta with shooting her husband Grace and locking him in a room to die. Grace, now critical and paralyzed, had recently arranged life policies totaling 500000 dollars with his wife as beneficiary, but investigators found Mrs Grace was not wealthy.
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Grace
Atlanta
Daisy Ulrich Onie
Philadelphia
Daisy
Mrs. Grace
Newman
Mr. Grace
Old Man McMullan Hidden Wealth in Willow Island Store
Willow Island resident Neil McMullan 80 to 100-year-old storekeeper and postmaster kept $6,500 in the walls of his old shop for forty years. Neighbors demolished the building and recovered $6,500 in silver and $1,000 in gold, turning the coins over to McMullan who said he had forgotten the stash. The discovery followed his 1907 panic-era lendings to county banks.
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Willow Island
Nei
McMullan
Neil McMullan
United States Post Office
Telephone Exchange
Anti Americans Detained in Managua During Knox Visit
In Managua on March 7 59 anti American ring leaders were jailed to await Knox visit end. The arrests included full editorial staffs of Diario de Nicaragua and Pixrio Modernos after papers ran letters and headlines urging violence toward Knox and his party.
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Managua
Knox
Ecanital
Diario de Nicaragua
Pixrio Moderns
Party
Largest Mississippi river steamer J. E. Trudeau sunk by fire
The J. E. Trudeau, the biggest Mississippi river pack et steamer, burned to the water line and sank at New Orleans. The piece notes a riverine disaster with the vessel lost to flames.
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J. E. Trudeau
New Orleans
Turmoil in Pekin as mutineers close in
Reports from Pekin describe alarming conditions with fires and shootings near the capital. A detachment of American troops arrived at Pekin while 200 French soldiers departed for the city. Diplomats agreed to bolster legation guards by 1000, as fires rage in Tien Tsin and the mail train to Pekin is diverted.
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Pekin
Legations
Tien Tsin
Pekin m
Strikes and unrest ripple through Britain and beyond
Bristol dockers refuse handling foreign coal amid ongoing English strike. A suffragette tries to torch London’s general post office but is arrested. Mutinous troops ignite fires in Tientsin and raid banks while foreigners remain safe. Taft gains 80 delegates, 74 since opposition formed. Wilson tells Davenport tariff suits are threadbare and calls for economic reform.
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Bristol
England
General Post
London
To Tien Tsin
Washington
Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Davenport
Admiralty Commander Aubrey Dies at Taranto
Admiral Aubrey, Italian commander at the bombardment of Tripoli, died at Taranto. President Taft in his fourth White House year drew pledges for renomin ation and re election. The Kimmel case jury in St. Louis found Turkey White not George A. Kimmel. Leopold de Rothschild shot at in London by a presumed anarchist. bullet hit a detective. Charges of military brutality and capitalist tyranny were raised at the Lawrence strike hearing before the House Rules Committee in Washington.
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Aubrey
Tripoli
Taranto
Taft
White House
Kimmel
St. Louis
George A. Kimmel
Leopold de Rothschild
London
Lawrence
House Committee On Rules
Washington
Mass
Scandal and Campaign Bustle Highlight Political Turmoil
In Chicago Dr Hanish of the Mazdaznan cult was held on bail for sending obscene literature by express. Senator Dixon challenged McKinley to arrange a nationwide primaries before the Republican convention. The American line cancels steamship sailings Philadelphia and New York over coal prices. In Britain the Liberal bid in South Manchester failed by 579 votes.
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Hanish
Chicago
Express
Dixon
Roosevelt
McKinley
Taft
American Line
Philadelphia
New York
South
Manchester
Woman foils Crawford bank robbery and 40 year sentences
In Crawford Oklahoma November 19 1910 Charles Koontz and R F Graham robbed the Crawford Cotton Exchange bank with David Koonts. Mrs Henry L Goode resisted the holdup and identified the robbers leading to their capture. Koontz and Graham each drew 40 year terms, with David Koonts later given 50 years.
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Cheyenne
Okla
David Koonts
Charles Koontz
R. F. Graham
Crawford Cotton Exchange Bank
Crawford
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
McAlester
District Court
Roger Mills County
G. A. Brown
Graham
Henry L. Goode
Crawford Bank
Donald Roberts
Mrs Goode
Mrs. Goode
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Bes A Elsie
Russia
Poland
Juarez
Mexico
Chihuahua
Columbus
France
Crete
Turkey
Greece
Atlantic City
Cape May
Wild Wood
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
David Todd
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
R. R
Angell
Bathtub Trust
M. de la Barra
State Department
Madero
Monnay
Oklahoma Bank
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