Mystery surrounds Dr Helene Knabe murderInquiry deepens as clues fail
Indianapolis dispatch reports Dr Helene Knabe found with throat cut in Delaware flats. Police question cousin Augusta Knabe and assistant Katherine McPherson after delays in notifying authorities. Investigators probe private life and associations including social hygiene work with the Y W C A as they seek motive or a possible crew.
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Indianapolis
Helene Knabe
Delaware Flats
Knabe
Augusta Knabe
Katherine McPherson
Krabe
Miss McPherson
Miss Knabe
Dr. Knabe
Ernest Reyer
Knahe
Burglars Loot Indiana Harbor Station Safe
Two masked railroad robbers held up the night operator at Indiana Harbor station of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern line in Hammond Indiana. They looted the station safe of 800 dollars and fled after disconnecting telephone and telegraph lines.
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Hammond
Ind
Indiana Harbor
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern Road
Chicago
Cel
Bert Cunningham
Hyde trial jurors resume venireman examination
In Kansas City on October 26 the second trial of Dr. B Clarke Hyde resumed with three tacitly accepted jurymen seated. Forty seven temporary jurors must be chosen before peremptory challenges begin, signaling expected difficulty in selecting a jury for the poisoning case against Colonel Thom as H. Swope.
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Kansas City
Veniremen
B. Clarke Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Minister Held on Suspicion in Linnell Death Case
Local authorities hold a minister on suspicion related to the death of Miss Avis Linnell. District officials say investigation is active as family and community await updates.
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Avis Linnell
Frame-Up Alleged Witness Testimony in Stephenson Case
Milwaukee story involves M. J. Regan alleging a plot to extract money from Isaac Stephenson. Detective J. W. Wood testified that Robert J. Shields carried unlimited funds to sway Wisconsin’s legislature, while Regan and Shields offered conflicting recollections and Regan claimed Wood framed the tale for payoff. Shields recalled arranging a special train for Assemblyman William O. Roeder with over $100 cost and no reimbursement.
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Milwaukee
Wis
M. J. Regan
Isaac Stephenson
Senatorial Investigating Committee
J. W. Wood
Robert J. Shields
Washington
Wisconsin
Stephenson
Regan
Shields
Wood
William O. Roeder
Madison
Tippit Denies Paying Cash in Lorimer Vote
Thomas Tippit, Democratic faction leader tied to Lorimer, testified on the start of the Lorimer inquiry. He described the Tippit faction’s organization and claimed Democrats were nonentities in legislation, praising Lorimer while denouncing Browne. He denied paying any member for Lorimer votes.
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Chicago
Thomas Tippit
Senator Lorimer
Lorimer
Tippit
Browne
Marble
Swamp Murder Victim Identified as James McArthur
Coleraine Minnesota October 26 The nude body found in the Crooked lake country was identified as James McArthur known across the range Police hold to a murder theory
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Coleraine
Minn
Crooked Lake
James McArthur
Brothers Reunited After Fifty Years In Fairfield
In Fairfield on October 26, Jason Thomas, now eighty four, and his brother David, aged fifty four, were joyfully reunited after Jason left home fifty years earlier to seek his fortune. The brothers met at Jason’s home in town.
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Fairfield
Jason Thomas
David
Jason
Sze Nominated Chinese Minister to Washington
Washington reports S. Alfred Sze selected as Chinese minister to Washington to succeed Chang Yin Tang who is now in Mexico. Sze is a Cornell graduate and currently connected with the Chinese foreign office.
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Washington
S. Alfred Sze
Chang Yin Tang
Mexico
Sze
Cornell University
Foreign Office
Giants Rally To Take Game In 10th At Polo Grounds
New York Giants beat Philadelphia Athletics 4 3 in 10 innings at the Polo Grounds to cut the series deficit to 3 2. Oldring homered for the A’s while Crandall drove in the tying run with a double and Devore delivered a clutch single.
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New York Polo Grounds
New York
Giants
Polo Grounds
Athletics
Quakers
McGraw
Larry Doyle
Oldring
Marquard
Lapp
Coombs
Jack Coombs
Red Ames
Collins
Crandall
Ames
Mack Men
Herzog
Colombs
Devore
Josh
Doyle Delivers Walk Off Hit To Beat Plank and Coombs
Doyle collects his fourth safety and drives in the deciding run in the tenth inning. Merkle shoestring liner near the right wing foul line scores Doyle as Murphy retrieves the ball. City witnesses call it the limit of exciting ball games.
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Doyle
Plank
Coombs
Murray
Murphy
Merkle
Refined cotton seed oil as olive oil substitute
Refined cotton seed oil is a very satisfactory substitute for olive oil. It is easily digested and very satisfactory in every way. For cooking it is much superior to lard and various substitutes that have been offered. The taste of fresh cotton seed oil is preferred by many to olive oil. It is cheaper than olive or peanut oil, and should be much more generally used.
Mantell's Wife Dying in Atlantic Highlands Home
Marie Booth Russell wife of actor Robert Mantell lies gravely ill at their home in Atlantic Highlands New Jersey relatives say recovery is not expected. Mantell, summoned from Canada where he was performing has stayed at her bedside as she nears death.
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Atlantic Highlands
N. J
Marie Booth Russell
Robert Mantell
Mantell
Canada
Mantells
Police seek indictment against Rev Richeson in cyanide case
Boston October 26. Police will present evidence to a grand jury to obtain a murder indictment against Rev Clarence V. T. Richeson. They allege he bought cyanide of potassium under false pretenses and was enraged at two women when Avis Linnell died after ingesting poison.
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Boston
Pelletier
Avis Linnell
Leary
Hyannis
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Watts
Richeson
Gas scent tied to Times building blast case
The McNamara murder case in Los Angeles centers on juror selection. B W Clark, who spoke with Harry Chandler, was excused from jury duty. A son of Clark could become a defense witness, he said he smelled gas a block from the Times building the night before the blast.
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Los Angeles
Cal
James B. McNamara
Times
B. W. Clark
Harry Chandler
the Times
Chandler
Clark
Young Clark
Taft Visit in Wisconsin Highlights Canal Plans
President Taft toured Wisconsin for two days and spoke in St. Paul about managing the Panama Canal Zone. He urged government control of canal supplies and rules favoring American coastwise vessels, urging a disciplined zone administration alongside canal operations. He also joked with Minnesota's U students about college yells and lectured on campus manners.
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Appleton
Wis
William H. Taft
Wisconsin
Commonwealth
St. Paul
Minn
Panama Canal Zone
Canal
Canal Zone
University of Minnesota
University
Hfe
Chinese Minister in Washington to Be Succeeded by S Alfred Ste
The Chinese Minister to Washington will be succeeded by S Alfred Ste, in a diplomatic reshuffle reported from Beijing. The change signals shifts in liaison roles as officials confirm the replacement and transition details remain forthcoming.
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Washington
S. Alfred Ste
Chang Chou Captured by Rebels Strategic Railway Hub
Dispatches report Chang Chou seized by revolutionists cutting off Pekin Hankow imperial troops. Shanghai notes rail junction at Kai-Pung and Pekin Hankow 250 miles north of Hankow. Rebels gain strategic value while government faces setbacks along Yangtse valley and refugee movements rise in Shanghai Nanking Wu Hu Su Chow.
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Shanghai
China
Chang-Chou
Kai-Pung
Hankow
Pekin
Wu-Chang
Yangtse
Kiu-Kiang
Wu-Hu
Nanking
Taotai
Fowler Reaches Yuma After Mecca Flight
Robert G. Fowler arrived in Yuma Arizona at 10 45 am landing in the ball park before a large crowd. He flew from Mecca on the Salton sea and reached an altitude of 1700 feet during the flight. He ascended about 1300 feet when he arrived and continued his eastward flight this morning. His mother also arrived in Yuma this morning.
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Yuma
Ariz
Robert G. Fowler
Ball Park
Mecca
Salton Sea
Rodgers Aeroplane Wrecks Near Spofford
Spofford Texas October 26 The aeroplane of C P Rodgers was wrecked as he attempted a flight toward the Rio Grande The craft struck an obstruction on rough ground tearing the planes and leaving repairs necessary likely taking several days to complete
Employers liable for injuries of underage workers in Illinois
Springfield readers learn the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that employers who hire inexperienced children and put them to work at dangerous machinery must pay damages when injury results. The Hogan Envelope case involved a young girl named Glatch who lost a hand on a fast printing press after only a few weeks on the job. the court found no machine defect and held the employer responsible for the worker’s harm.
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Springfield
Ill
Oet
Sueh
Supreme Court
Hogan Envelope Company
Glatch
Mrs Stannard To Testify In Husband Murder Trial
In Ontonagon Michigan on October 26 Mrs Stannard who stands charged with murdering her husband will testify for herself. Her defense led by P H O'Brien aims to show she did not poison him and that he was cruel and drunk. The prosecution cited Grace Hammes and Dr Hanna testified about strychnine in coffee and that a sane man would not drink it knowingly.
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Ontonagon
Mich
Grace Hammes
Stannard
Hanna
Waterways bill defeated in Springfield vote
The Deneen waterway bill failed 53 to 63 with 77 votes needed. Governor Deneen may call a new special session after this adjourns. Manufacturers oppose a provision on mutual societies for employer liability insurance linking payrolls to industry groups.
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Springfield
Deneen
Weather Summary for Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin
Indiana and Illinois see fair skies with cooler today and a fair day tomorrow. Winds from the west to northwest will be moderate. Wisconsin has fair weather today with cooler conditions in the east and south, then fair tomorrow with light to moderate northwest winds.
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Indiana
Illnois
Wisconsin
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HYDE
Rev. C.V.T. Richeson
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Peking
Tientsin
Tsai Hsun
T. J. Allen
Rev. C. V. T. Richeson
New Witness
James 8. McNamara
Taft
Badger
Will
Peonia
Dives Hladest
Panama
Alec Taike
Chang Yen Tang
Chang Chou
Pekin Imperial
American Press Association
Fowler
Michigan
Sinois House
Pet River
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