Mrs Verimilya Denies Poisoning Charges In Arson Case
Mrs Louise Vermilya told jail hospital staff she is innocent of murder and poisoning charges in the case involving Policeman Bissonette and nine others. She denied ties to C C Boysen undertaking work, said she lent him $250, and suggested Boysen may be trying to dodge repayment.
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Chicago
Louise Ver Tilya
Bissonette
East Twenty-Ninth Street
Vermilya
Bigsonette
Richard T. Smith
C. C. Boysen
Europe
Smith
Railways order cars push large equipment purchases
New York Central orders include 120 locomotives and thousands of freight cars worth about 20 million dollars. Baltimore and Ohio seeks 8,000 freight cars for 2.7 million, while Southern Railway contracts for 1,700 all steel gondola coal cars and 750 other cars. Milnois Steel Gary plant begins rails order. Virginia Railway plans 2 million in shops and locomotives.
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New York
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Southern Railway
Chicago
Gary
Ind
Milnois Steel Company
National Grange Meets in Columbus Amid Political Scrutiny
The National Grange convened its annual session in Columbus with delegates from every state. The gathering is notable for controversy over allegations that powerful factions influence the organization’s political activity and hinder its influence.
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Columbus
National Grange
America
James B. M Namara On Trial in Los Angeles
James B M Namara faces trial in Los Angeles on charges of dynamiting. Prosecutors allege he planted explosive devices causing damage and risk to public safety. Defense argues lack of evidence and raises questions about identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Jury Fight Reopens In McNamara Trial
Los Angeles November 16 three jurors sworn to complete the panel in the McNamara trial. James B McNamara paid little attention to the proceedings. He had a note from his brother John B McNamara secretary treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, indicted with him. Communication between defense lawyers and John J McNamara in jail was established due to time constraints.
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Los Angeles
Cal
McNamara
James B. McNamara
John B. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
John J. McNamara
Street cleaning plan revealed with 1350 carts citywide
Street Cleaning Commissioner Edwards outlined full details for 1 350 carts in Manhattan Brooklyn and the Bronx with about 4 522 drivers and helpers. Police guarded strike breakers only in riot districts as the strike cost the city 136 000 to date. Groom's Third Bride's Fifth in McLeansboro Illinois Alfred L Barker 68 Indianapolis and Alice N Henen 58 McLeansboro wed after a day of courtship by correspondence.
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New York
Edwards
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bronx
McLeansboro
GONFUSION IN MEXICO EX GOV VALENZUELA SUPPORTS REYES
A chaotic report from Monterey outlines a reign of terror in Culiacan with shootings and no protection for life or property. Ex Governor Hotharpo Valenzuela in Tabasco actively backs General Bernardo Reyes, while Durango reports brigand activity and a stored arsenal prompting arrests of affluent citizens amid revolts against Madero.
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Valenzuela
Tabasco
Reyes
Monterey
Mex
Culiacan
Hotharpo Valenzuela
Bernardo Reyes
Durango
Arme
Madero
Wisconsin Firms Readying to Accept New Workmen Law
Thousands of Wisconsin corporations, awaiting a court decision on the workmens compensation law, are reported about to accept the conditions of the new statute.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Pekin Increases Saloon License To $1000 In Board Vote
Pekin Illinois November 16 The board of commissioners adopted an ordinance to raise the saloon license from $500 to $1000 and expect a referendum vote. Acquit Woman in Poisoning Case In Northwood Kansas Mrs Etta Largon was found not guilty after a twenty hour jury deliberation for attempted poisoning of her father Douglas Rodenbaugh.
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Pekin
Pekin, al
Board of Commissioners
Northwood
Etta Largon
Douglas Rodenbaugh
Hunters shoot deer on busy street in Duluth
In Duluth on Commonwealth avenue two youths Harry Ol eon and Enith Collins chased a 200 pound buck they had hunted nearby to an office building and killed it on the street. The incident occurred as they pursued the deer through the city.
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Duluth
Minn
Harry. Oleon
Enith Collins
Commonwealth Avenue
Tax Rate Lowest in 17 Years in Superior
Superior Wisconsin officials announce the coming year tax rate at .0295 the lowest in seventeen years due mainly to reductions in city and county levies.
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Superior
Wis
Payne resigns from Standard Oil board in surprise move
New York November 16 Colonel Oliver H Payne resigned from the Standard Oil company board of directors. No successor is named. It is denied that John D Rockefeller William Rockefeller or other older directors plan to retire or surrender management to younger leaders.
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New York
Oliver H. Payne
Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Old resident found frozen near Fosston
Fosston Minnesota November 16 Ole Halverson aged sixty six was found frozen to death a half mile from Fosston He had been missing since Friday night.
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Fosston
Minn
Ole Halverson
Business Men Pose as Models in Sales Class
Kansas City business men will pose as models while students in a new Y M C A salesmanship class attempt to sell them items they do not want. Foulke Re-Elected President Richmond Va William Dudley Foulke of Indiana was re elected president of the National Municipal League at its opening session.
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Kansas City
Foulke
Richmond
William Dudley Foulke
Indiana
National Municipal League
Hoke Smith Steps Down as Georgia Governor
Atlanta set to see three candidates vie for the unexpired Georgia governorship after Hoke Smith retires to become U S senator. The Democratic primary in early December will determine the selection for the interim term.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Hoke Smith
United States
Diet and Health Hints for an Ideal Supper
An ideal supper uses unpolished rice with cream. Cook rice in a fireless cooker for five minutes then rest six hours, reheat if needed. Add twenty percent raisins by weight cooked in water twelve hours, mix with the rice. If unavailable, stir in an uncooked egg for protein and add a tablespoon bran for laxative effect.
Weather forecast for Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin
Indiana and Illinois fair today with colder southern portions and a warmer fair tomorrow. Wisconsin fair today with increasing clouds and possible snow tonight then fair and warmer tomorrow with light to moderate variable winds.
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Indiana
Linois
Wisconsin
Troops to be sent from Manila to protect Pekin railway
A small force of about 1 000 regulars from Manila, aboard the Sherman, may depart soon to land at Chwangtao to protect the Pekin to Tientsin railroad and telegraph lines under Boxer uprising protocol. No orders yet issued for departure from Manila.
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Washington
Manila
Sherman
China
Chiwanting Tao
Pekin
Tien- Tsin
State Department
Wolgast to Fight Packy in San Francisco Showdowns
Ad Wolgast nears two bouts in San Francisco with Tommy Murphy as the first opponent and Packey McFarland for the second. Manager Jones says promoter James Goffroth has tentatively set them for December 15 and New Year’s in San Francisco.
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Los Angeles
Cal
San Francisco
Tommy Murphy
Packey McFarland
Ad Wolgast
Jones
James Goffroth
Mrs Andrew Carnegie Benefactions Shield Her From Riches Burden
Widow Mrs Andrew Carnegie relies on charitable acts and public duties to manage the wealth and social expectations that accompany her late husband’s fortune. Her prominence as a benefactor and social figure continues to shape philanthropic efforts and civic life.
Carnegie Foundation Trustees Meet in New York
The Carnegie Foundation board gathered at its Fifth Avenue office for the annual meeting. Dr William Peterson of McGill joined all twenty five trustees as Henry S. Pritchett and Robert A. Franks presented reports. Carnegie added 1,000,060 toward a 5,000,000 gift, bringing endowment to 12,125,000 with 590,000 annual income.
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New York
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Foundation
Fifth Avenue
William Peterson
McGill University
Montreal
Henrys. Pritchett
Robert A. Franks
Carnegie
Italians Capture Arabs Near Tripoli Amid Rain
Rain swamps trenches driving hundreds of Arabs to seek refuge in siding pins and underground cisterns. Italians report capturing them as a broader push toward Taranto and naval movements toward the Aegean Sea.
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Tripoli
Taranto
Ceal
Acecan Sea
Five Boys Rescued From Drowning in Park Ice
In Omaha Nebraska on November 16 five young boys aged five to eight were saved from drowning in Kountze park. Eleven year old Carroll Muilin located Joseph Ekins and a companion in the icy water and pulled them out by hair and coat. Half an hour later another unnamed boy rescued Henry Leroy Lucas and Robert Obermeyer from the water.
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Omaha
Neb
Kountze Park
Carroll Muilin
Joseph Ekins
Henry
Leroy Lucas
Robert Obermeyer
Court Orders Destruction Of Cold Storage Eggs
Terre Haute ind nov 16 more than a quarter of a million cold storage eggs are withdrawn from the local market and will be destroyed by court order following a campaign by state pure food inspector john owens the warden commission company and h r reitzel were fined 25 and costs each for violating the pure food law regulating storage eggs more prosecutions are expected within days
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Terre Haute
Ind
John Owens
Warden Commission Company
H. R. Reitzel
Justice of the Peace
Hirsch
Quits Clergy to Start Journalistic Career
Rev. W. J. Leach, recently assigned to Spencer Memorial Methodist church in Rock Island, resigns from the ministry to become a reporter in Pekin Illinois for a local newspaper. The move marks a transition from clerical duties to journalism, with Leach returning to his former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island, IL
W. J. Leach
Spencer Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Pekin
Iil
Wickersham Guides Packers Habeas Corpus Strategy
Attorney General Wickersham directs District Attorney Wilkerson by telegraph and declines Chicago attendance as meat packers seek delay. He notes Wilkerson can enlist Kenyon of Iowa and seeks to avoid constitutionality as a Sherman Act issue, aiming to stay indictments via the Supreme Court route. The department doubts a jury trial would be accepted by the packers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Department of Justice
United States
C. ©. Koblsaat
Wickersham
Wilkerson
Kohlsaat
Kenyon
Iowa
Chicago Packers
Supreme Court of the United
Supreme Court of Circuit
Thinks Mix Was Killed
Henry R. French of Lynn, brother in law of Edgar W. Mix, requests a state department investigation in Washington claiming foul play connected with Mix’s death after vanishing from a channel steamer en route from England to France. He insists Mix did not commit suicide.
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Boston
Edgar W. Mix
England
France
Henry R. French
Lynn
State Department
Washington
French
Mix
Beattie Remains Under Death Sentence After Clemency Refusal
Henry Clay Beattie Jr. learns Governor Mann has refused clemency eight days before execution. The Virginia convict of a brutal murder shows initial calm, then breaks down and weeps as final hope vanishes and he faces the electric chair for killing his wife.
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Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Richmond
Virginia
Mann
Taft Honors Key at Fredericksburg Grave Wreath
President Taft travelled to Fredericksburg Maryland to lay a wreath on Francis Scott Keys grave and address the Associated Boards of Trade of Maryland at their second annual convention. About one hundred people stood bareheaded as he approached the Key monument at dusk.
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Washington
Taft
Fredericksburg
Francis Scott Key
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Illinois Steel Works
Organization of Farmers In Session
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H. Payne
Allen
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Wolgast
Tom Jones
Andrew Carnegie
Nev
Rere
Derna
Tobruk
Terre Haute Commission
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