Carman Acquitted by Jury in Freeport Murder Case
Mineola New York May 8 A jury returned a verdict of acquittal after brief deliberation in the case of Mrs Florence C Carman charged with murdering Mrs Louise Bailey at Freeport last June 30 The jury reached the decision on the first ballot at 532 PM Justice Blackmar instructed the jury noting Celia Coleman a Carman household maid testified Carman fired a revolver and said I killed him The defense rested yesterday after Mrs Carman testified She maintained she was upstairs when the shooting occurred and denied telling Coleman I shot him or regretting killing that poor woman
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Pennsylvania Railroad backs open shop stance before federal inquiry
W W Atterbury testifies that the Pennsylvania railroad does not oppose unionism but demands open-shop rules and avoids affiliated unions that could trigger sympathy strikes. He says closER relations with employees are possible under proper auspices and favors a Pennsylvania employee organization without entangling alliances. He supports mediation and a federal workers compensation model for interstate workers. H B Perham of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers questions company complaints.
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United States Commission On Industrial Relations Today
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H. B. Perham
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Sinking Wave: Twenty Nine Vessels Lost In German War Zone
The patrimony of May sees twenty nine ships sunk or damaged in the German war zone around Great Britain and Ireland. Among the losses are sixteen British trawlers and the American steamer Gulflight with three lives lost. The Lusitania is noted as the 29th vessel in the week, sunk at 25 knots, amid a German decree to destroy enemy merchant ships.
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Act of piracy says Roosevelt
Roosevelt called the sinking of the Lusitania an act of piracy and cited prior warnings about German threats. He questioned whether the ship flew the American flag or was under American registry and said further comment would be inappropriate.
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Syracuse
Elbert Hubbard Reported Granted Presidential Pardon
Elbert Hubbard, the writer once believed lost on the Lusitania, reportedly received a presidential pardon from Woodrow Wilson to restore civil rights and obtain a passport. He had pleaded guilty in Buffalo in 1913 to mail misuse and was fined $100.
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White House
Warning of Lusitania`s Destruction Circulates in New York
May 8 report describes a May 1 warning advertisement in New York shipping notices and telegrams to passengers foretelling a torpedo attack. German embassy warnings reappear as fear of a submarine strike against ships of Britain and allies grows.
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Great Britain
Transylvania
Print envelopes with name and address service ad
Printed Envelopes offer prints of name and address on 100 envelopes. Delivered for 50 cents cash with order. Mail Printing Co., Warren, Pa.
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Mail Printing Co
Warren, Pa
Warren County Bermuda Tour Contest Opens Votes for 5 District Winners
The Warren Mail announces a five district beauty contest where winners in each district earn a Bermuda tour with a chaperon. Voting runs April 26 to June 22 1915 via paper coupons and paid subscriptions with club vote boosts. Eligibility includes women over 17 in specified districts.
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