Horowitz on Trial Claims Three Men Murdered Gambler Rosenthal
Harry Horowitz known as Gyp the Blood testifies in New York that he and his associates Lefty Louie Whitey Lewis did not hear of Rosenthal's murder until seven hours later. He says the shooting was done by Wallon Webber and an unnamed stranger and describes their movements from the Metropole to a hotel and subway escape.
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Lefty Louie
Whitey” Lewis
Dago Frank
New York
Harry Horowitz
Gyp the Blood
Herman Rosenthal
Charles A. Becker
Hotel Metropole
Harry Wallon
Gyp
Webber
Mose
Schepps
Vallon
Cirofici
Cadillac
Forty-third Street
Broadway
Rose
Metropole
Harry Vallon
Rosenthal
Big Jack" Zelig
U. S. and Russia Near New Trade Pact
Washington reports a near agreement between the United States and Russia to replace the 1832 commercial treaty. Abrogation takes effect January 1, with officials optimistic a satisfactory pact will be agreed before the old treaty expires.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Panama toll proclamation sent to world governments
Secretary Knox forwarded copies of the president’s proclamation on Panama canal tolls to all governments with a brief note. Britain is not expected to file a formal protest against alleged American ship discrimination for at least a month.
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Washington
Panama Canal
State Knox
Great Britain
U S Treasurer McClung Resigns From Post
President Taft announces the resignation of Lee McClung as treasurer of the United States. McClung tendered his resignation at the executive mansion and the president said the move was voluntary. Carmi Thompson is expected to succeed him. The resignation triggers counting and receipting for all moneys and securities in treasurer vaults, described as the world’s greatest single financial transaction.
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Washington
Lee McClung
United States
Taft
Mr. McClung
Carmi Thompson
Jones Sentenced for Perjury in Bondsman Case
Albert C. Jones of Chicago was sentenced by Federal Judge Landis to one year in Will County jail for perjury related to attempting to act as bondsman for Jack Johnson. Landis said Jones lied under oath about ownership of property at 2969 Michigan Avenue.
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Chicago
Albert C. Jones
Michigan Avenue
Will County
Landis
Jones
Jack Johnson
John F. Geeting
Treasury official notes vast funds and counting challenge
The treasurer of the United States recorded a receipt for 1.26 trillion dollars to a predecessor, with two thirds of a cent due from a Tennessee state bond. Counting will take about three months, and a new treasurer after March 4 will require another full count. The role handles over a billion dollars, earns 8000 dollars annually, and is bonded for 156000.
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McClung
Tennessee
United States
Lawyer and Ex-Lieutenant Governor Sheehan Nearly Died in Crash
William F. Sheehan, former New York lieutenant governor and lawyer, escaped serious injury when his car collided with a heavy truck on the Shell road near National avenue, Maspeth. He was thrown from the vehicle with bruises and a shaken condition.
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New York
Shell Road
National Avenue
Masepeth
L. 1
Senator Rayner’s condition worsens. limited to family
Washington dispatch reports Senator Isidor Rayner in grave condition as doctors restrict access to only his immediate family. The report notes his condition deteriorated further by November 15.
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Washington
Isidor Rayner
Mob Kills Black Man in Ocala After Arrest
In Florida a Black man named Preech Neils arrested on a double serious case in Mcintosh was fatally harmed by a mob in Ocala on November 15. Authorities report the incident as a mob violence case with no further details available.
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Tampa
Fla
Preech Neils
Mcintosh
Ocala
California in Doubt as Unofficial Count Shifts Presidential Race
Unofficial statewide tally shows Wilson ahead by 50 votes while Roosevelt leads by 653 in official counts. San Francisco and Los Angeles counties await final results with Humboldt precincts reporting minimal turnout. Woodrow Wilson leads Idaho by 415 votes in the latest returns. In Ohio, Longworth loses to Bowdle by 97 votes in Hamilton County. Schrank sanity exam nears a tentative conclusion in Milwaukee.
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San Francisco
California
Roosevelt
Wilson
Los Angeles
Humboldt County
Taft
Chafin
Prohibition
Poise
Idaho
Woodrow Wilson
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Board of Elections
Nicholas Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Ohio
Stanley Bowdle
Schrank
Robbery at Wells Fargo Office Seizes $25000
Lake Charles Louisiana reports a Wells Fargo Express office robbery with a missing currency bundle totaling twenty five thousand dollars. Night clerk J E Chevis says he locked up before meeting the eastbound train and returned to find a west side door ajar and the money package gone.
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Lake Charles
Wells-Fargo Express Company
J. E. Chevis
Night Express
Chevis
Southern Pacific
Perjury Denounced in Landis Court Testimony
Judge Landis condemned the perjury in a case involving property ownership and a bond for Jack Johnson. The defendant Jones admitted testifying under oath but claimed his statements were truthful and would be repeated the same if given the chance again.
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Landis
Jones
Jack Johnson
Explorer to Seek New Continent in Arctic Quest
Vilhjalmur Stefansson announced a three year expedition starting June 1913 from San Francisco or Seattle to search for a continent believed to exist in the Arctic following his discovery of blond Eskimos at Coronation Gulf.
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Washington
Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Coronation Gulf
San Francisco
Seattle
Arctia
Bulgaria and Turkey Seek Peace Amid War News
Nov 15 reports from New York and London describe continue hostilities between Bulgaria and Turkey while cholera spreads among refugees. Ottoman mediation talks are presented to Bulgaria as European powers consider a partition scenario and possible peace terms.
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New York
Oscar el Straus
Turkey
Rockhill
Constantinople
London
Bulgaria
Tohatalja
Adrianople
Adrianopte
Belgrade
Stetm
Tchatalla
Sofia
M. Gleehall
Ferdinand
Russia
Germany
Austria
Adriatic
Servia
Rumelia
Macedonia
Agrian
Greece
Montenegro
Scutari
Salonika
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U. S
U.S
Suleimanieh
W. F. Sheehan
Senator Rayner
Ortie M’manigal
McManiga
Indianapolis
T. R
Allenists
Froosevelt
Milwaukee, Wis
John Schrank
A. C. Backus
Wells-Fargo Express Co
Lafayette Square
White House
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