Officials to Inspect Maine Wreck in Havana
A five member board of army and navy officers will travel from Washington to Havana to inspect the wreck of the Maine and collect data on its destruction. The investigation follows prior efforts and plans to remove the hulk, with remains to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery and the main mast erected as a memorial.
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Washington
Navy
Army and Navy
Havana
Maine
Charles E. Vreeland
Richard M. Watt
William Black
Engineer Corps
Charles F Hughes
Board of Inspection and Survey
Joseph Strauss
Aid
Army
Coffer
Arlington National Cemetery
Niles to Decide on Kimmel Case Visit
Depositions of at least twenty eight Niles citizens will be taken next week about the Kimmel case and about the man in Niles claiming to be George A. Kimmel the long lost banker. Kimmel left town a week ago on a mysterious mission into Indiana and is rumored to be seeking a nurse who cared for him in a hospital and was thought to die.
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Niles, Mich
Niles
Kimmel
George A. Kimmel
Indiana
Train Wrecker Sentenced to Industrial School
Fond du Lac Wisconsin reports that fifteen year old Leonard Hake wrecked the S00 Line Velvet Special at Fremont on September 4 causing four deaths and injuring three others. He was sentenced to the State Industrial School at Waukesha until age twenty one. He confessed the act was for revenge after being refused a ride on a hand car by a section foreman.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Leonard Hake
Fremont
Waukesha
Police Chief Dulaney Suicide Shocks Washington
Washington observed a tragic event as William J. Dulaney chief of police and guard captain told Alma Lenox he would kill himself then fired a revolver at his head ending his life. His wife and five children slept nearby at their home. The Fairport steamship with a crew of thirty is believed sunk in a North Sea gale near Dogger Bank.
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Washington, Pa
Alma Lenox
William J. Dulaney
Washington
Pennsylvania National Guard
London
Fairport
Dogger Bank
North Sea
Lorimer election aid questioned as Blount defends Hopkins
Fred M. Blount, manager for senator Albert J. Hopkins in his reelection bid, testifies before the senate committee defending Lorimer’s election. He denies any Springfield money plot and rejects a bag of cash to sway Democratic votes. Other witnesses include Rep. Griffin and Rep. Terrill, with Abrahams’ pay rumors raised in connection to bellwether duties.
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Chicago
Fred M. Blount
Albert J. Hopkins
John R. Walsh
Lorimer
Senate
Springfield
Hopkins
John Griffin
Henry Terrill
Colchester
Griffin
Terrill
James H. Corcoran
Rockford
Emanuel M. Abrahams
Taft Grants 90-Day Reprieve for Woman in Washington
President Taft commuted for ninety days the death sentence of Mrs. Mattie F. Lomax a Washington woman found guilty of murdering her husband. Had it been carried out she would have been the first woman executed in the District of Columbia since Mrs. Surratt.
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Sewanee
Tenn
Taft
Mattie FE. Lomax
Washington
District of Columbia
Surratt
Lincoln
Carnegie Gifts 25 Million to New Carnegie Corp
Andrew Carnegie transfers 25 million to the Carnegie corporation of New York formed to manage his educational libraries and hero funds. The gift is in 5 percent first mortgage bonds of United States Steel at par. In Reading Pennsylvania a bakery proprietor Gordon Kaufman was shot and killed by a youth, who fled with three accomplices.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Corporation of
Carnegie
United Cent
United States Steel Corporation
Reading
Gordon Kaufman
Central Police Station
Crown Prince Praised Liberal Speeches Sparks Royal Debate
German papers condemn Crown Prince Frederick William for applauding critical remarks on Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg’s Morocco policy during a Reichstag session. He avoided the chamber, instead sailing in the dirigible Schwaben I, drawing concern that he signals a war party stance.
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Berlin
Frederick William
Reichstag
von Bethmann-Hollweg
France
Berliner Tageblatt
Vossische Zeitung
Vorwaets
Cologne Gazette
Frankfurter Zeitung
Herr von Liethmann-Hollweg
Baron von Hertling
Herr von Heydebrand
Herr Bebel
Kaiser
Hohenzollern
Count Zeppelin
Diet and Health Hints General Madero a Vegetarian
The article argues that flesh is not necessary for energy or aggression, citing Mexican leader Madero who eats no meat. It claims carnivores are not inherently superior in ferocity, strength, or endurance and that long-term vegetarians maintain capacity and ambition, though they may become more sensitive.
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Madero
Courag
Arsenic found in deaths linked to Mrs. Vermilya case
Coroner reports arsenic in the bodies of Frank Brinkamp and Richard T. Smith. Professor Haines’ chemical analysis suggests arsenical poisoning caused both deaths. Mrs. Vermilya's condition improves as she remains under hospital guard. Police are investigating circumstances surrounding the deaths and the poisoning charge against her.
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Chicago
Hoffman
Frank Prinkamp
Richard T. Smith
Louise Vermilya
Bissonette
E. R. Lecount
Brinkamp
Smith
Haines
Lecount
Frank Brinkamp
Vermilya
Brinkamp and
Davies
Jury holds Mrs. Quinn in murder case in Chicago
Chicago, Nov. il. Mrs. Jane Quinn of 11055 South Michigan avenue was held on a murder charge without bond by a coroner s jury. The panel rejected her claim that her last husband John M. Quinn was killed by burglars and believed she shot him.
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Chicago
Jane Quinn
South
Michigan Avenue
Slaughter in Nankin Leads to Massive Chinese Losses
Report from Nankin on November 11 describes imperial Manchu troops massacring thousands of Chinese, including women and children, as fires burned large areas of the native city. Refugees fled behind rebel lines. foreigners were reportedly unharmed.
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Nankin
Chiren
Supposed Slavers Taken After Colonial Westchester Murder
White Plains reports that within 24 hours after Mrs. Henry Hall was murdered at the Griffen home in Croton Lake five Sicilian bandits were arrested. They held Miss Anna Griffen and Mrs. John Ray at gunpoint and robbed the house. Four suspects face charges. Three prisoners confessed to District Attorney Winslow and Coroner Squires they were at the Griffen house and held the others at bay, though they deny involvement in Mrs. Hall's death.
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White Plains
N. Y
Henry Hall
Griffen
Croton Lake
Westchester County
Anna Griffen
John
Ray
Aqueduct
Winslow
Squires
Mis
Weather and regional forecast with cross state notes
Indiana and Illinois face unsettled skies with rain and colder air. northern areas may see rain or snow and a sharp drop in temperatures tomorrow with brisk winds. Wisconsin expects snow in the north and rain turning to snow in the south with a cold wave and easterly to northerly winds. A political refugee update: Rudolfo Reyes, son of General Bernardo Reyes, travels from Galveston to San Antonio to confer on Mexican affairs.
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Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Reyes
Galveston
Tex
Rudolfo Reyes
Bernardo Reyes
Jalisco
Mex
San Antonio
Longest presidential tour ends in Tennessee and Georgia
President Taft spent November 11 in Chattanooga and Roseville speaking on peace and tariff. He toured Chickamauga battlefield guided by General Charles H. Grosvenor and reflected on his historic voyage, noting it was the longest trip by a U S president. He planned to reach Knoxville and Bristol en route to Washington.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Taft
Roseville
Ross Ville
Cumberland Hill
Tennessee
Culckamauga Battlefield
Missionary Ridge
Bragg
Grant
Charles H. Grosvenor
Chickamauga National Park
Hill
Grosvenor
Ohio Volunteers
Peace
Knoxville
Bristol
Tennsay
Washington
Arriy
Capital
Progressive Republicans press for nationwide presidential primary
Walter L. Houser, chairman of the progressive Republican campaign, appeals to all Republican state chairmen to establish a presidential primary in each state. He cites a Chicago conference resolution favoring state primaries for president and vice president.
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Washington
Walter L. Houser
United States
Houser
Progressiveepublicans
Chicago
Republicans in Lead As Neb Results Pour In
Returns from seventy five counties show Hamer leading Dean by about 1900 votes with Leiton ahead of Stark by 14400. Regents vote trends favor Republicans, with a majority exceeding 11000.
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Neb
Hamer
Republican Supreme
Dean
Rat
Leiton
Stark
Riots Rock New York Street Cleaning Strike
Riots broke out in Harlem and upper city districts as street cleaning drivers and sympathizers clashed with city workers. Bricks and bottles were hurled from rooftops while police guarded the scene. three men were badly hurt but survived.
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New York
Harlem
Upper East Side
Upper West Side
Ae Si Cate Ahans
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