President Wilson Signs Sundry Civil Appropriation
President Wilson signs the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill and issues a memorandum protesting a section that blocks spending from a 206000 dollar Justice Department item used to prosecute labor unions and farmers associations for Sherman and trust law violations. He states the department will be funded and the law interpreted by independent judgments to enforce statutes.
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Washington
Wilson
Mac
Department of Justices
Department of Justice
Department
United States
Not Intentional Manslaughter Charge Not Upheld by Jury
Calgary reports that Arthur J. Pelkey was acquitted of manslaughter in the death of Luther McCarty. The trial, before Chief Justice Harve, defined prizefighting laws and held the bout to be a free fight with no intent to commit murder, though Pelkey was not convicted of a related offense.
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Calgary
Arthur J. Pel Key
Luther McCarty
Cate
Juathon Harve
Pete
Pelkey
Loan advertisement by Frank M. Fullerton
Frank M. Fullerton offers loans of 200 500 700 1000 1500 and 2000 dollars. Customer funds and credit terms unspecified. Local readers invited to inquire at the listed notice.
Teen killer Coppes to spend life in prison after brutal slayings
Chicago reports 14 year old Herman Coppes who confessed to shooting Mrs Bleep and bludgeoning her children Sarah and Erville near Elgin. He had been paroled from St Charles State Home for Boys eight months earlier and then disposed of the bodies in an old cistern while continuing to eat at the farmer Sleep’s table. The motive is described as nonexistent and the crime as possessed by evil.
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Herman Coppes
Coppes
St. Charles State
Sleep
Elgin
Sarah
Erville
DROWNS IN LAKE AS AIRPLANE TURNS IN BATH
Fred F. Gardiner drowned in Lake Keuka after his aeroplane tipped sharply while turning. The machine overturned and plunged into the water. rescue attempts continued with no recovery yet reported. The Bath incident occurred on June 24 as Gardiner operated the aircraft.
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Bath
N. Y
Fred F. Gardiner
Lake Keuka
Gardiner
Franklin Man Killed by Fast Express in Public Tragedy
John Ross cousin of Harry Thaw leapt onto the track as a Pennsylvania fast express neared. He was ground to death beneath the wheels in Franklin Pennsylvania. Nearby, the Rockefellers arrived in Cleveland for a summer stay with several servants in tow, noting Mr Rockefeller in good health.
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Franklin, Pa
John Ross
Harry Thaw
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cleveland, C
John D. Rockefeller
Spellman
Tarrytown
Rockefeller
Academy of Medicine Notes Sun Spots Disappearing
In Paria on June 24 the Academy of Medicine discussed the disappearance of sun spots since last April. They described sun spots as an extraordinary, normally 1713 year cycle phenomenon, with accompanying light and heat loss and magnetic storms. The exact nature remains not fully known.
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Paria
Academy of Medicine
Woman Sentenced to Workhouse in Strike Killing Case
Morris Le bin convicted of assault and battery for taking part in the killing of Morris Gelbman on July 27, 1911, during the Karment workers strike. He was fined 260 dollars and sentenced to six months in the workhouse.
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Cleveland
Morria Lebin
Morris Gelbman
Karment
Motorcycle Crash Claims Life of Mrs. Catherine Francisco
Mrs. Catherine Francisco was fatally injured when struck by a motorcyclist who fled the scene before identity could be learned. Police report says the accident occurred June 24 in the city, with no suspect information available at this time.
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Evaland
Catherine Francisco
Tuner Thad FP Carr In Washington D C
Mr Thad FP Carr, the tuner, is now in Washington D C. Leave orders at Cherry Hotel. 137 188.
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Mr Thad FP
Carr
Tuner
Washington C
Cherry Hotel
Presidents Mellen and Meffenry Arrested in April
Stamford reports follow the fatal railway wrecks plaguing the New Haven system. The piece details arrests of Charles Mellen and E. H. Meffenry for gross neglect and manslaughter, critiques ancient equipment and high speed on crossings, and lists a long history of crashes with deaths and injuries across Connecticut and nearby states.
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Stamford
Conn
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Charles Mellen
E. H. Meffenry
Unclear OCR snippet references Ohio firm and savings figures
Fragmentary text mentions five percent for eight years and money saved. It lists The Byox State Building and Log Company at Rankin Building 4 West Gay Street, in bus Ohio, with a figure of 6 500 000 dollars and requests for books.
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Byoxeve State Building and Log Company
Rankin
West Gay Street
Bus
Ohio
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Frank M. Fullerton
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Rodecker's News
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McHenry
Sew Haven
Tts
Sew
Rales
Interstate Commerce Commission
Westport
New Haven
Fairfield
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Federal Express
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Clinton
Mass
Stonington Junction
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Springfield
Green's Farms
Conn Merchants’ Limited
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Waterbury
Boston Express
American Press Association
Fayette County
the Daily Herald
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Ohio State Register
Partiar
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