Beattie Murder Trial Presses Defense Timing Quibble
In Chesterfield Virginia Henry C Beattie Jr faces trial for wife murder. Defense undermines key witness Paul Beattie cousin to weaken the prosecution case by challenging a fifteen minute time discrepancy. Beattie Sr the accused father testifies to sway jurors while Louis Wendenburg for the commonwealth questions many witnesses.
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Paul Beattie
Chesterfield
Henry C. Beattie, Jr
Commonwealth
Henry Beattie
Hill Carter
Heattle
Midlothian Turnpike
Louis Wendenburg
Beattie
Henry
Henry Clay Beattie
Meattie
Harry Smith
Trolley Collision Injures Seven in Indianapolis
Seven people were injured on September 1 in Indianapolis when a Logansport branch interurban car of Indiana Union Traction struck a traction engine at Thirty-Eighth Street crossing. Three victims were seriously hurt. the engine was crushed and the car front vestibule demolished.
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Indianapolis
Logansport
Indiana Union Traction Company
Thirty-Eighth Street
Georgia public school health survey shows racial gap
In three counties the state health official reports two thirds of pupils are physically defective. Hookworm was most prevalent with 1,663 whites and 1,556 negroes examined. 1,348 whites and 883 negroes found below normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
W. G. Fort
State Board of Health
Odd Trial Tactic Foils Detectives in Coal Heist Case
South Bend Indiana September 1 Special Officer Walter Q Hosler of the Grand Trunk railroad failed to identify two alleged coal thieves in court after defense attorneys enrolled fifty foreign women in the courtroom. The move left Hosler unable to pick out the defendants Rosa Hollis and Mrs Michael Forecy from the crowd in a peculiar court outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Walter Q. Hosler
Grand Trunk Railroad
Rosa Hollis
Mra
Michael Forecy
Lovett and Kruttschnitt Lead Harriman Railway Plan
Robert S. Lovett as chief executive joins Kruttschnitt of Harriman Railway System to steer a major railroad project. The announcement highlights top executives aligned on strategic direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruttschnitt
Harriman Railway System
Stanley Visits Gary A Steel Trust Politician Disarms Critics
United States Steel officials expected tough grilling from Rep A O Stanley chairman of the steel trust inquiry committee in Gary Indiana on September 1. Instead the congressman presented a diplomatic visit praising the company, viewing worker housing schools and recreation facilities and touring the rail mill with 7 000 workers present.
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Gary
Ind
United States Steel Corporation
A. O. Stanley
Congressional Committee
Steel Trust
K. A. Woolley
W. P. Gleason
Illinois Steel Company
Ths
Stanley
Massacre at Torreon Stuns Witnesses and Probes Loot Motive
Eye witnesses describe a brutal massacre in Torreon where more than 300 Chinese were killed after the town fell to revolutionary forces. An investigation led by Arthur Bassett cites soldiers as the perpetrators, debunks accidental provocation claims, and links the killings to looting with shoes removed from bodies and robbing survivors.
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Mexico City
Torreon
Arthur Bassett
China
Mexico
Ingur
Bassett
Revolutionary Army
Lojero
Indianapolis Recruiting Station to Host Nation's Largest Force
Lieutenant Charles Bullock says fourteen men will transfer from Cedar Rapids Iowa to Indianapolis early next week. The Indianapolis station will total forty five and serve as national headquarters except for states east of Pennsylvania and north of Virginia.
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Indianapolis
Charles Bullock
Cedar Rapids
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Making It Warm for Him
George Woods a farmer from Alice near Hibbing believes an enemy is at play After rushing to his barn to extinguish a fire he found a horse blocking the doorway its throat cut While climbing over the animal he saw his dwelling on fire Two shots then rang out into his house Woods had recently disputed land ownership and suspects foul play in the incidents
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Minn
George Woods
Alice
Hibbing
Woods
Raiders raid Juarez ranch. mules seized in clash
Armed liberals raided a ranch south of Juarez on September 1. They carried off all the mules and, while retreating, ran into rurales. Many shots were exchanged and at least one rural was believed hit.
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Juarez
Mex
Rioting in Guanajuato Leaves Woman Dead After Arrival
Political clashes erupted in Guanajuato after the arrival of a train carrying Villazenor, the gubernatorial candidate. One woman was killed and several others were badly wounded in the ensuing unrest.
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Guanajuato
Mex
Villazenor
Diet and Health Hints for Rheumatism Readers
Advice from the paper files recommends avoiding feeds that raise uric acid, especially meat, and acids except hot lemon without sugar in the morning. Milk may suit a milk-only diet in two cases. maintain skin health, avoid damp and chill, keep a positive mindset, drink two quarts or more of clean water daily, and exercise regularly.
North Troops Defeat Confederates at Boone Court House
Fifty years ago today forces from the North defeated Confederate troops at Boone Court House Virginia in a pivotal Civil War engagement. The clash marked a turning point in regional control as Union units pressed forward under heavy weather and tactical maneuvering.
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Boone Court House
Women Find Man Hanged Near Road in Minnesota
In Crookston Minnesota on September first two women gathering wild plums found a man hanging from a tree beside a road. The coroner ruled it a murder staged to look like suicide. A. Osmundson’s note and a grother to George Gustafson were found in the victim’s pockets.
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Crookston
Minn
A. Osmundson
Grother
George Gustafson
Proposal May Be No Joke In Illinois Suit
Rock Island Illinois September 1 Two years ago Frank Venable a University of Illinois student wrote a joke marriage proposal to Miss Mary B Fuhr she accepted. Now Venable married another Miss Fuhr and she sues for 10000 alleging breach of promise Will dedicate Catholic Church South Bend Indiana September 1 Ten thousand people will attend the Adelbert Catholic church dedication on Labor Day forty visiting priests expected.
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Rock Island, IL
University of Illinois
Frank Venable
Mary B Fuhr
Venable
Fuhr
South Bend
Ind
Adelbert Catholic Church
Italians Killed in Mine Disaster at New Virginia
Angelo Bolino and Maro Bolino Italians were killed at the New Virginia mines while attempting to drill out a shot in the mine. The incident occurred in Johnson county on September 1.
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Johnson, Fl
Angelo Bolino
Maro Bolino
New Virginia
War game underway as fleet sails to southern drill rounds
The Atlantic fleet departed Norfolk Virginia and moved to the southern drill rounds offshore near the Virginia capes for the September war game.
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Norfolk, Va
Virginia Capes
Farmers Brace for Reciprocity Export Surge This Fall
Ottawa reports prairie farmers have sown large barley and flax crops in anticipation of a reciprocity law. If passed, Saskatchewan and Manitoba barley could reach 1.2 million acres yielding 36 million bushels, and Saskatchewan flax 700,000 acres yielding 8 million. flax surplus may reach 7.5 million bushels. Manitoba wheat harvests near 75 percent. 30,000 eastern harvest hands arrived in Winnipeg, many staying for railroad work as demand outstrips supply.
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Ottawa
Ont
Immigration Department
Prairie Provinces
United States
Wilfrid Laurier
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Modernizing Rideau Hall Through Garage Addition
Ottawa reports the official residence Rideau Hall is undergoing rapid modernization for the Duke of Connaught era. The 1834 chapel has been torn down to allow a garage and the upgrade signals a new royal regime for Canada’s governor general.
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Ottawa
Ont
Rideau Hall
Duke of Connaught
Canada
Lord Lansdowne
Feneral
Weather Forecast for Midwest and North States
Weather outlook shows fair and warmer conditions in Indiana Michigan and Iowa. Northern areas may see showers with Wisconsin experiencing showers and rising temperatures.
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Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Lowa
Insurgent Leader Named for President of Mexico by Progressives
National attorneys hear President William H. Taft discuss insurrectionary leadership in Mexico as Progressives push for a named candidate.
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Nation
William H. Taft
Mexico
Nitro glycerin found as McNamara trial exhibit in Los Angeles
Detectives discover 100 quarts of nitroglycerin in a vacant McManigal rented house in Muncie Indiana. The explosive, linked to Ortie McManigal and Portland, Oregon, was slated as evidence for the Los Angeles McNamaras trial. Mayor Guthrie declined comment.
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McNamara
Los Angeles
McManigal
Muncie
Ind
Portland
Jay County
Ortie McManigal
Burny Agency
McNamaras
Guthrie
Iety
W J. Morehart
Independent Torpedo Company of
Morehart
Peoria
Otis and Editors Faced With Decency Complaints
General Harrison Gray Otis publisher of the Los Angeles Times Managing Editor Harry Andrews and Telegraph Editor R M Whitney were served with complaints by City Attorney Guy Edie accusing them of circulating indecent material related to the Peter Hains divorce case in New York and the Henry Clay Beatty murder trial in Richmond. The complaints sworn by Mrs Alice Stebbins Wells policewoman set a maximum fine of 1000 dollars or 180 days in jail or both on each count.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Harrison Gray Otis
The
Los Angeles Times
Harry &. Andrews
Telegraph
R. M. Whitney
Uuy Eddie
Peter ©. Hains
New York
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Richmond
Alice Stebbins Wells
Strike Hangs On One Road in Chicago Conference
The railroads and shop employees face a pivotal moment as Vice President Julius Krutschnitt of the Harriman lines meets with five international union presidents to decide the course of action regarding the Illinois Central dispute. President C H Markham rejected the federation request, deeming it a contract violation and demanding thirty day notices before any new agreement. The outcome rests with the unions.
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Chicago
Julius Kruetschnitt
Harriman Lines
Alinois Central
Minois Central
Shotauen
C. H. Markham
International View
Markham
Read
W. L. Park
Hall
Taft Urges Arbitration and Judicial Salaries Talked in Boston
President Taft spoke informally to the American Bar Association in Boston on arbitration legal procedure and higher pay for judges. He defended arbitration against the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and urged salary increases for Supreme Court justices and federal judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Taft
Americcan Bar Association
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Joint High Commission
American Bar Association
Supreme Court
Supreme Bers
United States
John Marshall
Marbury
Madison
Great Rise in Sugar Prices in New York Markets
Grocery circles report another advance in granulated sugar to 6.28 a cent, the highest level in years. The move comes at the height of canning season and is blamed on a poor European beet crop and a shortened Cuban harvest supplying raw material for refiners.
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New York
Europe
Lumber Pool Unlawful Move Challenged in Court
A suit filed in the U S district court seeks to enjoin the Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers' Association and related entities from continuing an alleged unlawful conspiracy to restrain commerce in lumber and lumber products across multiple states. The Lumber Dealers Bureau of Information and Scout Publishing are named defendants in the action.
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Detroit
Midh
United States
Michigan
Bureau of Information
Scout
Ara Ramad
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