Doctor Webster Guilty of Wife's Murder in Chicago Case
Oregon Illinois January 13 doctor Harry Elgin Webster pleaded guilty to murdering his wife Bessie Kent Webster. He detailed a chilling sequence from September through the fatal drive and multiple quarrels ending in the slaying and concealment. Sentence to be pronounced January 22 by Judge E. R. Farrand.
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Oregon, Ill
Harry Elgin Webster
Bessie Kent Webster
Chicago
Webster
Farrand
Dr Webster
Dr. Webster
Chicago Avenue
Clark Street
LaSalle Street
West Side
LaSalle Avenues
Wells Street
Northwestern
Dixon
Hessie Webster
Bessie
Helgie
Texas Frozen by Record Cold Snap
In San Antonio on January 13 the state faced the coldest weather in history with temperatures 18 degrees below freezing and two inches of sleet. Thousands of cattle have died, onion and truck crops suffer heavy damage, citrus belts report below freezing with major damage to orange and lemon trees, and several Mexicans have died from exposure.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Humperdinck Improves, Death Threat Diminished
Berlin January 13 physicians attending Engelbert Humperdinck the composer said his condition has improved enough to remove immediate danger of death.
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Humperdinck
Berlin
Engelbert Iumperdinck
Gas Strike Ordered by New York Gas Workers Union
New York reports that the 32,000 gas workers in Greater New York voted to strike after a night session. Union leaders claim delegates at plants will pressure workers to quit while companies dismiss the union as nonunion agitators with no authority. Separately, United Garment Workers of America plans a secret ballot on a nationwide strike affecting up to 250,000 garment workers in the U S and 125,000 in the city.
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New York
New York Gas Workers’ Union
Greater
United Garment Workers of America
Lorimer Aids Browne and Claims Senate Conspiracy
Senator Lorimer testified before a special senate committee on his title to the seat, admitting he contributed 8000 to 10000 dollars to Lee O Neill Browne's defense fund. He alleged a conspiracy to oust him, alleging intimidation and perjury by Browne supporters and others, with his attorney aiding questions during the tense proceedings. He said he will detail each of the 108 votes he received.
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Washington
Senator Lorimer
Senate Committee
Congress
Lee O'Neill Browne
Lorimer
Senate
Lee O'Neil Browne
Kern
Illinois
Browne
Holstlaw
Beckemeyer
Link
White
Lea
Kenyon
Gamble
Jones
Withridge Hanecy
Hanecy
Beef Records Gone In Chicago Grand Jury Probe
In Chicago on January 13, records used to calculate beef manufacturing costs and profits were destroyed after returning from court. Emil W. Schmutz of Morris & Co. testified the man responsible for destruction is now dead, and he and attorney Wilkerson had reviewed the books for the grand jury though his memory of them is gone.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Schmutz
Attorney Wilkerson
Grand Jury
Rioting Strikes Paralyze Lawrence Woolen Mills
Rioting broke out in Lawrence Massachusetts after a 12 000 worker strike at the American Woolen company. Police and workers clashed as crowds attacked Ayer Wood and Washington mills and Arlington, with gates broken and thousands fleeing to avoid further violence.
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Washington
Wood Mill
Mending Room
Pre torian Afire At Sea Off Scotland
Passengers aboard the Allan line steamer Pretorian report a fire in the smoking room on the upper deck about 130 miles from Malin Head while en route from Philadelphia via St. John's to Glasgow. The blaze grew threatening but was contained by swift crew actions.
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Greenock
Scotland
Allan Line
Philadelphia
St. John's
Nbf
Glasgow
Malin Head
Steamers Fast in the Ice Off Grand Haven
The Milwaukee cross lake fleet of liners is fast in the ice off Grand Haven on the Michigan shore except for the Pere Marquette ferries. Heavy steam rising from the lake surface in the cold weather makes their situation uncertain, though they lie about three miles from shore.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee Cross Lake
Pere Marquette Ferries
Grand Haven
Michigan
Judges Must Go to Jail for Office Training
A Massachusetts bill proposes that judges and legislators serve five nights in jail and one month in the Boston slum district as a training prerequisite. If enacted current officeholders must start the course immediately or retire from office.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Morrill
Haverhill
France in Bad Way As Bourgeois Declines Cabinet Task
Paris Jan 13 France faces cabinet crisis as Leon Bourgeois declines to form a new government after Caillaux falls. President Fallieres then asks Theophile Delcasse to assemble a cabinet while Debayse also consults colleagues amid calls for unity.
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Theophile Delcasse
Bourgeois
Paris
France
Caillaux
Europe
le Matin
Republican Party
Leon Bourgeois
Fallieres
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
M. Bourgeois
Theophile Debayse
Morse Transferred to Hot Springs Army Hospital
Charles W. Morse the New York banker is ordered moved from Fort McPherson Georgia to the army general hospital at Hot Springs Arkansas for special medical treatment Taft and Attorney General Wickersham decided on the transfer citing need for expert care.
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Washington
Charles W. Morse
New York
Fort McPherson
Army General Hospital
Hot Springs
Ark
Taft
Wickersham
Married, Didn't Know It Boston Widow Files Divorce Suit
Rose Sandler, 19, East Boston, loaned Morris Porth 300 dollars. A month later friends urged repayment to her husband. Porth admitted they had been married in city hall. Mrs. Porth files for divorce.
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Boston
Rose Sandler
East Boston
Morris Porth
Morris
Robbery Near Sheffield Station Nets $45 for Messenger
In Chicago on January 13 a bold robbery near the Sheffield avenue station saw Charles Richards a fourteen year old Messenger boy lured into a hallway by two youths who threatened him with revolvers and took forty five dollars.
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Chicago
Sheffield Avenue
Charles Richards
4& Messenger
McManigal Confession Confirmed by Wife
Ortte McManigal’s detailed confession in the dynamite conspiracy was corroborated by his wife in Indianapolis. Government officials and the federal grand jury investigated the testimony, noting that after he began dynamiting he met Chicago men discussing targets to be blown up.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ortte McMahigal
Federal Grand Jury
McManigal
Chicago
Harmon in East St. Louis to Speak on Politics
Judson Harmon former attorney general under Cleveland arrives in East St. Louis to deliver an address. He currently serves as Ohio governor and is mentioned as a potential Democratic presidential nominee.
Thaws Pipe With Taper, Fire Destroys Home
In Minneapolis on January 13 Miss Anna Fuller tired of a stuck water pipe and lit a candle beneath it. She set the candle down to melt ice, and the resulting flames consumed her home causing about 2000 dollars in damage.
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Minneapolis Minn
Anna Fuller
Vardaman Exonerated by Legislature Panel
Jackson Miss Jan 13 Former Governor and U S Senator elect James K Vardaman was exonerated of all blame in alleged irregularities over executive contingent funds as the joint legislative investigating committee report was adopted here.
Diet and Health Hints from Oral Hygiena
The article states many Americans are too busy for diet studies yet dieting is vital. Dr. J. F. Teufert argues time spent on diet improves health and efficiency, with many business and professional men already applying the hints and reporting gratifying results.
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J. F. Teufert
Aviator Ruchonnet Killed in Paris Area Monoplane Crash
French aviator Ruchonnet was killed near Paris when a landing in his monoplane at Senlis failed. A faulty lever maneuver caused the aircraft to crash to the ground and him to be buried in the debris.
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Paris
France
Ruchonnet
Senlis
Bahia Governor Resigns Amid Unrest In State
Rio de Janeiro reports Bahia unrest forces resignation of the state governor. Admiral Marquess, minister of marine, also steps down and will be replaced by Admiral Belfort Vieira. Capital Bahia sees business at a standstill as residents fear further disorders.
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Bahia
Rio de Janeiro
Marquess
Belfort Viera
Maine Imports Scotch Potatoes For First Time
A cargo of Scotch potatoes is being unloaded in Portland Maine. It marks the first time Maine a leading potato state has had to import to augment its crop.
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Maine
Portland
Union
Sees Airship Increase in Use Across Nation
New Haven Conn Jan 13 Robert J Collier president Aeroclub of America states that practical use of the aeroplane for commercial and war purposes will increase many fold during the present year He predicts that within a few years the president of the United States will ride in a limousine aeroplane during a swing around the circle
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New Haven
Conn
Robert J. Collier
The
Aeroclub of America
United States
Plan World Net Series discussed for tennis championship
New York reports a proposal to replace the Davis Cup with a world championship scheme. Representatives from Great Britain Germany Austria Belgium France the United States and Australia will meet in Paris next July to discuss the plan.
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New York
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
Belgium
France
United States
Australia
Paris
Italian Cruisers Sink Seven Turkish Gunboats in Red Sea Encounter
In the Red Sea battle on January 7 Italian cruiser squadron led by Piemonte and destroyers Garibaldino and Artigliere destroyed seven Turkish gun boats after a sharp fight. Turkish vessels fled or sank, many sailors drowned, while the Turkish yacht Fauvette escaped destruction and was escorted to Rome.
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Rome
Jaly
Redden
Italy
Egypt
Tripoli
Hed Sea
Gare Sons
Yemen
Piemonte
Garibaldino
Artiguere
Arabia
Cyrenaica
Colovoy
FIGHT GALE FOR 60 HOURS
New York reports the steamship City of Montgomery from Savannah foundered off New River North Carolina. Captain J W Harper of the Madeline and crew were ashore after rescue. They endured sixty hours without sleep and forty eight without food or water before rescue by the schooner Rebecca R Douglass.
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New York
City of Montgomery
Savannah
J. W. Harper
Madeline
New River
N.C
Rebecca R Douglass
Astor’s Bride Snubbed Before Nile Yacht Trip
New York gossip swirled as Colonel John Jacob Astor canceled the announced dinner dance for his bride Miss Madeleine. The couple planned an extended Nile voyage on Astor’s yacht, scheduled to sail January 26, prompting eyebrows and dark hints among society.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Madeleine
Nile
Mr. Astor
Bulgarian Bomb Attack Kills Three in Yulkova
A band of Bulgarians bombed an open air meeting near Uskab causing three deaths and 23 injuries. The demonstration supported the Turkish government. Six arrests were made.
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Turkey
Zilkova
Vienna
Yulkova
Uskab
Phi meeUng
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American Woolen Company
Ayer Mill
Lawrence Duck Mills
Bay State
A. G. Wheeler, JR
Albert G. Wheeler, Jr
Morse
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Rob Messenger
M’manigal
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T. J. Allen
R. J. Collier
Plan World Net Series
U. S
Red Sea
Astor
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