Beattie Jr. Under Fire in Murder Trial Testimony
Henry Clay Beattie Jr. lasted six hours on the stand in Chesterfield Virginia as he faced cross examination over bloodstains and alleged murder of Mrs Beattie. Prosecutor Louis Wendenburg pressed details while Beattie defended his self-control and consistency amid questions about Beulah Binford and physical facts of the case.
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Chesterfield Court House
Var
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Louis Wendenburg
Commonwealth
Beattie
Watson
T Ihey
Aing
Beulah Binford
Tobacco Trust Builder Dies In Bath
H. O. Wills a key figure in forming the Imperial Tobacco company of Great Britain and Ireland limited and the so called tobacco trust died in Bath England on September 5.
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Tobacco Trust
Bath
England
H. O. Wills
Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britaine and Ireland, Limited
James R. Keene Undergoes Successful Stomach Operation
London September 6 James R Keene the American financier underwent a stomach operation at a nursing home he is said to have recovered well and the condition is encouraging authorities report James R Keene was in good spirits after the procedure and continues under care
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London
James R. Keene
Ostrich Shipment Bypasses Export Bans
William H. Hiles, an ostrich farmer from Bloomsburg Pennsylvania, imported fifty three ostriches to Boston aboard the steamship Kansas despite bans by England France and Germany on Africa exports. One bird died during the voyage after being secured at Jibadi during a yearlong overland gathering.
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Central Africa
England
France
Germany
Africa
William H. Hiles
Bloomsburg
Boston
Kansas
Hiles
United States
Jibadi
Atlantic
Telephone Calls Rise Across Nations
John Bull uses about 800000000 telephone calls a year while Uncle Sam conducts more than 10000000000 calls.
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John Bull
Uncle Sam
Floods in China Drown 100000 and ruin crops
A Chinese flood report says 100000 people drowned as Yangtse floods rise high over riverbanks. Hankow reports widespread devastation with millions displaced and crops destroyed. Wuhu mission notes hundreds buried as vast areas remain submerged.
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Hankow
China
Wuhu
McNamara Demonstration Marks Labor Day Parade
New York on Labor Day featured a Fifth Avenue parade by central federated unions turned into a McNamara demonstration. Striking imagery showed bakers along the route with anti kidnapping messages about J. J. McNamara, head of the Iron Workers, and defense fund buttons offered to onlookers. The procession included House Smill’s and Bridgemen’s Union locals carrying a large American flag as crowds watched, with fewer women marching than in prior years.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Central Federated Union
Manhattan
McNamara
Bakters
J.J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Los Angeles Times
Housesmills' and
Bridgemen's Union
McNamara Defense Fund
No Labor Day Parade in Chicago Amid Budget Concerns
Organized labor in Chicago skipped the Labor Day parade opting for picnics and park events. The Chicago Federation of Labor declined a pageant citing cost, with unions funding a defense fund for the McNamara brothers jailed for the Los Angeles Times bombing. John Fitzpatrick led the decision, noting parades would be costly and unlikely soon.
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Chicago
Organized Labor
Chicago Federation of Labor
Union Treasuries
McNamara Brothers
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago Federation
Men Bare Head for McNamaras Labor Day Parade
About 25 000 union men and women marched in Los Angeles on Labor Day with bands playing the Marseillaise. Ordered by Mayor Alexander, the route avoided passing the McNamara brothers at the county jail, but at Temple and Main Streets the crowd removed hats and marched bareheaded past the prison corner.
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McNamaras
Los Angeles
Cal
Alexander
McNamara Brothers
Temple
Main Streets
Labor Day Parade Led by Champ Clark In Davenport
Five thousand representatives of organized labor from Davenport Rock Island and Moline marched in a Labor Day parade here headed by Speaker Champ Clark of the United States House of Representatives.
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Champ Clark
Davenport
Organized Labor
Rock Island
Moline
United States
Hovee
Clark Addresses Monster Meeting at Suburban Island
Clark spoke to a large assembly on Suburban Island, rallying attendees with a call to action and emphasizing communal effort amid growing community concerns.
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Clark
Suburban Island
Chicagoans Address Labor Day Rally in Bloomington
After a Labor Day parade with 38,000 in line Chicagoans Arthur M. Lewis and J. J. Collins spoke at mass meetings of trade unionists tightening what local observers call the most notable Labor Day celebration in central Illinois.
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Bloomington
Lil
Arthur M. Lewis
J. J. Collins
Ilinois
Mitchell Speaks at Ottumwa Labor Day Program
Ottumwa Iowa Sept 5 labor unions from Ottumwa OsKaloosa and Albia conducted a wide Labor Day program with John Mitchell vice president of the American Federation of Labor and former UMWA president as the principal speaker.
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Mitchell
Ottumwa
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers of America
Oskaloosa
Albia
Ten Thousand In Labor Day Parade At Indianapolis
The Labor Day celebration featured a parade of more than 10000 organized labor members in Indianapolis on September 5. John P Frey of Cincinnati delivered the principal address.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John P. Frey
Cincinnati
Labor Day Parade Draws Thousands in City March
Eight thousand men from nearly all city labor unions joined a Labor Day parade in Kansas City Missouri. The event showcased union solidarity and procession through downtown streets.
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City
Kansas City
True story of the 1804 dollar told by Dr. Henderson
Dr. J. M. Henderson of Columbus Ohio, president of the American Numismatic Association, denies that 40 000 1804 dollars were struck or sent to Morocco to pay troops and that a vessel carrying them was lost. He explains dies were made in 1808, laws halted minting, and only about a dozen 1804 dollars exist today.
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J. M. Henderson
Columbus
American Numismatic Association
W. F. Dunham
Chicago
Dr. Henderson
Morocco
Matthew A. Stickney
Salem
Mass
Treasury
Dolar
The Mineral Elements In Diet And Health Hints
A health note explains how minerals in food aid bones digestion and nerves. It lists milk cereals eggs meat and many fruits as rich sources, with potatoes beans cabbage lettuce and nuts also contributing. It suggests lettuce cabbage and dried fruits to boost iron and other minerals when blood needs improving.
Dryden Quips on Habits and Rivers to the Beas
A Dryden line notes that ill habits form gradually while small streams join to form rivers, comparing moral drift to waters flowing toward the Beas. The quote? It reflects on gradual change and interconnected paths.
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Dryden
Beas
Michigan avenue may be renamed under city plan
Chicago September 5 Michigan avenue a famed show street could be renamed as Zero avenue Alderman Hey has asked the street nomenclature committee to consider replacing Wabash with First avenue State street with Second avenue and Dearborn street with Third avenue The proposal aims to standardize names but would erase historic identifiers from these long known avenues.
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Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Alderman Hey
Council
Zero Avenue
Wabash Avenue
First Avenue
State Street
Second Avenue
Dearborn Street
Third Avenue
Land Convict Bartlett Richards Dies in Nebraska
Bartlett Richards, a Nebraska cattleman serving a prison term for land frauds, died in Hastings on September 5 while incarcerated with three co-defendants. The case tied to land frauds affected several partners and related holdings.
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Hastings
Neb
Bartlett Richards
Nebraska
Beets Explode Wounding Youth In Stove Warmer Incident
Stockton Alabama September 5 Glenn Parker a youth suffered serious injuries when a can of baked beans exploded while warming on a stove. Fragments of tin lacerated his face and cut off one ear after he failed to vent the can to let steam escape.
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Stockton
Glenn
Parker
Increase in Women Riding Street Cars After Anti-Drink Bill
Alton Illinois reports a rise in women travelers on local street cars and interurban trips to St Louis following passage of the anti drink bill in Illinois.
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Alton
St. Louis
Tlinois
Weather Outlook for Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin
Forecast notes showers in Indiana and Illinois with moderate southeasterly winds shifting to northerly later. Wisconsin expects showers with cooler southern areas, unsettled conditions, showers likely tomorrow and winds turning from easterly to northerly.
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Indiana
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Tippecanoe centennial plans take shape in Lafayette
Lafayette Ind Sept 5 Pans for the centennial celebration of the battle of Tippecanoe are forming. The 100th anniversary will be observed on Nov 7 with a united effort of state and nation. A granite monument marks the resting place of the men who fell in the 1811 engagement led by General Harrison and his volunteers.
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Lafyette
Ind
Tippecanoe
Lafayette
Marrigeon
Navy Develops New Torpedo Types for Super Dreadnoughts
A naval bureau reports torpedoes will rise from 4500 to 12000 yards range with two new types. The weapons, designed for battleships and submarines, threaten stronger submarines and torpedo boats. Submarines will carry twelve such torpedoes, with 2000 yard firing range deemed safe for ship detection. Crew training and secrecy at torpedo stations are emphasized.
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Bureau of Ordnance
Aval
Ordinance Bureau
Wen
Navy
Ordnance Bureau
Ohio solons viewed as bribery tied to lobbyists in grand jury probe
Rodney J. Diegle claims a broad bribery and graft scheme reaching many Ohio General Assembly members and lobbyists. The confession, given to Ben F. Allen, is being held for the Franklin County grand jury in Columbus amid immunity talks and looming trials.
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Franklin County
Ohio
Cleveland
Rodney J. Diegle
Diegle
Ben F. Allen
Ers
Washington
Allen
Inez
Sandusky
Cleve
Detroit
Mount Clemens
Columbus
Ohio Senate
Ohio General Assembly
Eatal
Turner
A Hogan
Heck
Crook
Inegle
Petrified snails found while ditch digging in Calva
Workmen in Calva Illinois unearthed a bed of petrified snails while digging a ditch on September 5. The discovery occurred during routine construction work and details of the site are being reviewed by local authorities.
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Calva
Six Die in Montana Mine Cage Accident
Six miners were killed in a cage accident at the Black Rock King mine in Butte Montana as September 5 report confirms.
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Montana
Butte, Mont
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