Trial Begins in Denver for Priest-Killer Alia
Giuseppe Alia, accused of fatally shooting Father Leo Heinrichs at St Elizabeth's church, goes on trial in Denver. Four expert psychiatrists deem him sane, while the defense and prosecution each bring alienists to evaluate his mental state, amid questions of motive and possible anarchist ties.
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Denver
Giuseppe Alia
Leo Heinrichs
St. Elizabeth's
Leo
Alia
Colorado Springs
Innocent Men Suffer as Yegg Testimony Emerges
Norwich New York March 9 Tom Foley alias Dominick Perkins a yegg man testified that he and a gang robbed Yeager's Chenango county site in July 1906 Walter Pangbourne of Bighampton now on trial here and Charles Church with Edwin Bingham now serving terms are innocent Foley serving nineteen years for a bank robbery in Ontario county testified for the defense Church and Bingham were convicted on a confession by William Marshman who said he and Church Bingham and Pangbourne committed the robbery
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Norwich
N. Y
Tom Foley
Dominick Perkins
Chenango County
Walter Pangbourne
Bighampton
Charles Church
Edwin Bingham
Foley
Ontario County
Church
Bingham
William Marshman
Pangbourne
Deputy Sheriff Murdered Near Glenmora
Alexandria La March 9 indicates Deputy Sheriff C C Johnson of Glenmora was shot dead at night in his bedroom through an open window while his wife lay ill. No suspect has been located.
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Alexandria
Deuty
C. C. Johnson
Glenmora
Harrowing 36 hour drifting ordeal on Lake Superior
Fisherman Eric Peterson of Petsey River Keweenaw county drifted thirty six hours in an open fourteen foot skiff with companion August Bell frozen to death in the boat. A northwest storm drove their boat from Gay to a shore ice field where Peterson reached a lumber camp after abandoning Bell’s body.
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Houghton, Mich
Eric Peterson
Petsey River
Keweenaw County
Lake Superior
Gay
Peterson
August Bell
Bell
Police believe it murder in Rockford case
Police in Rockford report findings point to murder in the death of Mrs. William Laying near the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul tracks. Clint St. Clair had been seen with the woman. he left town as officers prepared to arrest him while an inquest begins. A stone in a handkerchief near the scene sparked the criminal theory.
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Rockford
William Laying
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Clint St. Clair
St. Clair
Car Conductor Stabbed During Early Morning Altercation
Charles Bliss twenty five of 3708 Winchester avenue a street car conductor was stabbed twice and seriously injured by Henry Garrett during a quarrel over carfare at 4 a m The assailant was mobbed by about twenty street car workers en route to work and beaten unconscious Police later rescued Garrett and Bliss was hospitalized
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Chicago
Charles Bliss
Winchester Avenue
Henry Garrett
Petitions May Be Filed July 1 For Primary Ballots
Springfield March 9 The Attorney General announces petitions to place names on primary ballots may be filed starting July 1. Petitions must be filed between thirty and sixty days before the August 8 state county and congressional primaries.
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Springfield
Boston Holds Second Place in Foreign Trade Race
The 1907 annual Boston Chamber of Commerce report shows Boston remains second to New York among U S cities in foreign commerce, confirming its prominent status in global trading.
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Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
United States
New York
State Versus Nation Receivership Goes to Highest Court
In Seville North Carolina on March 9 protests erupted over Judge Pritchard allowing permanent receivers for the South Carolina dispensary fund. Attorneys general Lyon and local distillers clash over contempt and jurisdiction, with plans to take the dispute to the U.S. Supreme Court as the state fights the receivership.
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Seville
N. C
Pritchard
Lyon
South Carolina
Supreme Court of the United States
Defiant Attorney General Targets Dispensary Case
The attorney general in Augusta announces a Supreme Court action to override Judge Pritchard and seize $15,000 for state use. He vows to disregard the injunction and press the case to pay funds to the treasury while receivers take control of dispensary assets.
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Judge Pritchard
Augusta
South Carolina
Supreme Court of
Noted chemist Gustaf Westman dies in New York
Gustaf Mauritz Westman a chemist and mineralogist of note died suddenly in New York at seventy three. A recently formed company to manufacture wrought iron according to his plan was expected to make him rich. Westman was born in Sweden and gained fame through various inventions.
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New York
Gustaf Mauritz Westman
Westman
Sweden
Hunger Drives Circus Pair to Fatal Fight
In Philadelphia on March 9, John Storms aged 46 and a longtime circus worker begged for money after hunger. Harry Wentzell aged 40 refused, a fight ensued, and Wentzell beat Storms to death. Storms was from the city and had ties to several circus groups.
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Philadelphia
John Storms
Harry Wentzell
Wentzell
Storms
Mill Workers Face Three-Quarter Time Curtailed Schedule
Notices posted at RB RB and R Knight Cotton mills announce three-quarter time operations, effectively a 25 percent curtailment. About six thousand workers will be affected across the plants in Providence on March 9.
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Providence
RB. RB
R. Knight Cotton Mills
Judge Artman Hurt In Interurban Collision Near Jamestown
Lebanon Indiana March 9 Judge Samuel R Artman of this city was among five injured when two cars on the Interurban line between Jamestown and Westfield collided on a steep grade. Artman suffered crushed hand a sprained shoulder and back and lacerations to both legs while the others, two severely, were thought to be near death. He had just finished a lecture tour in the east and was returning to hear the grand jury report.
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Lebanon
Ind
Jude Samuel R. Artman
Jamestown
Westfield
Judge Artman
Artman
Hippopotamus Born at New York Central Park Zoo
New York City gains a baby hippopotamus at the Central Park Zoo. The calf is the son of Miss Murphy and the late Caliph and is described as a fine specimen of the breed, increasing the zoo's animal count by one.
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New York
New York City
Central Park Zoo
Zoo
Murphy
Caliph
Burns Withdraws Deposit For Johnson Bout
London March 9 Tommy Burns the heavyweight boxer has withdrawn the deposit placed with a local sportsman as a forfeit to bind a match with Jack Johnson the American pugilist.
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Burns
London
Tommy” Burns
Jack” Johnson
McGovern Announces Candidacy for U.S. Senate
Milwaukee March 9 District Attorney Francis W B McGovern announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States senator against incumbent Isaac Stephenson who seeks re election.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Francis WB. McGovern
Republcan
United States
Isaac Stephenson
Chicago Hogs and Cattle Market Report of March 9 1908
Official receipts and shipments detailed for last week and today show hogs and cattle moving with prices across light to heavy grades. The report notes strong beef and sheep markets with higher price ranges and compares yesterday to today’s estimated receipts and futures outlook.
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Texas
Dead Man's Jugular Severed in Montana Prison Break
Warden Frank Conley was badly wounded and deputy Warden John Robinson killed when three life convicts led by Rock and Hayes assaulted the penitentiary office in Deer Lodge. Robinson was slain as Rock slit his throat. Conley fought back, firing on Hayes and Rock as they attacked. Both attackers were wounded and captured. the other convict fled.
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Deer Lodge
Mont
Frank Conley
Montana State Penitentiary
John Robinson
George Rock
W. H. Hayes
Robinson
Conley
Hayes
Rock
Robinson Hayes
John A Babcock joins North American Commission Company
John A Babcock is noted as affiliated with the North American Commission Company. The statement emphasizes prompt service and a square deal as core assurances.
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The
North American Commission Company
China Apologizes to Japan Over Tatsu Maru Seizure
London reports a special dispatch saying China apologizes to Japan for removing the Japanese flag from the steamship Tatsu Maru during seizure. China pledges to punish responsible officers and will reply on the cargo issue. Peking notes no agreement yet. China proposes recalling the arms shipment and seeks pledges to curb traffic through Japanese sources.
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London
China
Japan
Peking
Death in Alberta college hazing linked suspension
The body of J. S. S. McIntosh, aged twenty five, was found in an unsited room at the Manitoba Agricultural College in Winnipeg. Authorities indicate he shot himself following a suspension connected to participating in a hazing ceremony.
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Winnipeg
Man
J. S.S. MclIntosh
Manitoba Agricultural College
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Stabrs
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National Jurist
National Supreme Court
J. C. Pritchard
Defiant Attorney General
Hippo
New York Zoo
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
Chicago, Ill
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