Not Guilty Verdict in Carroll Downie Libel Case
Des Moines Sept 30 A jury returned a not guilty verdict after thirty minutes deliberation in the case of John Downie v Governor Carroll. The trial centered on a May 24 Des Moines Capital article charging Downie with misconduct related to Mitchellville Industrial School. The defense argued Carroll acted in self defense and to counter attacks, while the jury found no malice. The trial included testimony about alleged misconduct at Mitchellville under former superintendent Fitzgerald, including intoxication and inappropriate conduct with inmates.
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Des Moines
Towa
Carroll
John Cownie
State Board of Control
Cownie
Ala
Mitchellville
Carrol
Tate
B. F. Carroll
State of
Iowa
John Downie
B. Farrell
Board of Convo
Republican
Register
Moines
Board
Desoimes
Ardle
Board of Control
James Parsons
Downie
Fitzgerald
Parsons
London’s Mayor Day Sir Thomas Vesey Strong Elected
London Sept 20 Sir Thomas Vesey Strong was elected lord mayor of London without opposition. A temperance advocate and teetotaler, he is described as a self made man born in 1857. He led a paper supply firm and was knighted while serving as sheriff of London. He married Lillie Hartnell in 1900.
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London
Thomas Vesey Strong
Thomas
Lillie
James Hartnell
The Evil That Men Do Echoes Beyond Death
A London Tit-Bits note ponders how the harm caused by the wicked persists after their demise, suggesting the instrument of harm outlives the actor and continues to echo in history and memory.
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London
Police Raid on Brokers Offices Nets Millions in Stocks
New York and several cities raid B F Sheffers & Co run bucket shop operations selling worthless mining stock. Agents seize 12 600 books and millions in stock certificates as they arrest seven managers on charges of misuse of mails false quotations and taking customer funds. Reports say principal partner George Graham Rice remains at large.
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New York
B. F. Sheffers & Co
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
George Scarborough
Wickersham
United Wireless
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Milwaukee
Detroit
Outfit
Bernard Sheffels
Clarence McCormick
Charles F. Belser
Charles B. Stone
John Delaney
William T. Seagraves
George T. Sullivan
Shefter
Sullivan
Belser
George Graham Rice
Simon Herzog
Mr. Rice
Federal Building
Maine
California
Bouvard Consolidated
Rawhide Coalition
South Quincy
Rawhide Queen
Bouvard
Rice
Nat G. Goodwin
James Gordon Bennett Optimistic On Nation's Progress
James Gordon Bennett publisher of the New York Herald voices optimism about the nation’s progress. He speaks on social, political and economic development, highlighting growth, reform efforts, and public morale in a period tone.
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New York Herald
Admiral C R Roelker Dead In Washington Home
Rear Admiral Charles R Roelker retired died at his Washington home on Wednesday He was born in Germany on September 23 1841 He entered the naval service as a third assistant engineer on December 8 1862 His last active duty was under the attorney general and with the fish commission from September 1903 to April 1907
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Washington
Charles R. Roelker
Germany
Naval Service
Fish Commission
Carmen Held for A Wreck Involuntary Manslaughter Charge
Bluffton Ind Sept 80 A warrant charging involuntary manslaughter against Del Wilson conductor of the south bound Wabash Valley interurban car in the Kingsland disaster of Sept 21 where forty one lives were lost has been sworn to by Coroner Thomas It is said a warrant also will be issued for Motorman B F Corkwell
Taft Addresses Prison Experts Meeting
Washington September 30 Criminologists from around the world gather as President Taft welcomes delegates in the White House east room and urges humane reform. Attorney General Wickersham will attend. debates at the American Prison Association focus on humane treatment and reducing recidivism. Indiana secretary A E Butter argues for convict labor and state farms to reclaim waste lands and marooned sites.
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Washington
American Prison Association
Taft
White House
United States
Wickersham
A. E. Butter
Indiana State Board of Charities
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Everglades
Florida
George W Patten Dead Millionaire Grain Operator Dies
Chicago Sept 20 Decorre W Patten millionaire grain operator and brother of James A Patten the former prominent figure in finance and agriculture died given brief notice in today’s papers.
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Chicaco
Decorre W. Patten
James A. Patten
Wheat king dies of tuberculosis at Evanston home
A prominent financier dubbed the wheat king died of tuberculosis at Mayor Gaynor's Evanston residence. His fortune is estimated at 5 million dollars, with most expected to go to public charities including a major gift to tuberculosis campaign efforts.
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Wheat King
Evanston
Fire destroys large Bedford residence and store
A major fire in Bedford damages Festus Mc Fadden home and contents, with the blaze spreading to the adjacent general store owned by S. A. May. Total loss estimated at 5000 dollars, insured for 1500 dollars. The incident occurred near the city on September 30.
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Bedford
Ind
Festus McFadden
8S. A. May
Hogs and cattle market report from Chicago dated Sept 30 1910
Estimated receipts total ten thousand hogs with price ranges for light mixed and heavy shipping grades. Cattle and sheep receipts and prices noted with bulk and grade breakdowns. Market expected to open higher with steady to firm tones across cattle and sheep sections.
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Chicago
Texas
Gonsign Your Live Stock to Babcock Commission Merchant
Prominent commission merchant John A. Babcock operates at U.S. Yards in Chicago Illinois advising direct consignments of live stock with offices rooms 27 to 29 on the main floor for shipment and sale arrangements.
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John A. Babcock Commission
U.S. Yards
Chicago
Illinois
Exek’ge
Factions Fail to Agree on Upstate Nominee in New York
Rochester report on September 30 describes upstate Democratic leaders from Havens, Sulzer, Osborne, Glynn, and Shepard failing to unite behind a single candidate for Murphy and Tammany. Talks broke down over Havens backing a winnable candidate, with Gaynor eyed as possible compromise if offered. Parker delivered keynote urging party stands against local power usurpation and corporate influence, amid calls for reform and direct primaries.
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Rochester
N. Y
Murphy
Gaynor
James W. Gerard
Phy
Gerard
Alton
Parker
Democratic Party
Saratoga
Taft
Bond
del Gates
Sultan of Sulu Plans Return Home This Week
The Sultan of Sulu, in Washington on Sept 30, expresses homesickness and regret over high living costs in the United States. He says it will take nearly two months to return home with his secretary J Werble, traveling to San Francisco after a stop in Chicago. President Taft’s only living royal subject will depart this morning with his suite.
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Washington
Sulu
J. Werble
Taft
San Francisco
Chicago
Rookins Plans Long Flight to State Fair Ground
Walter R Brooks will attempt a Wright Bros aeroplane flight from Chicago to the state fair grounds in Springfield on Thursday to win a $10,000 purse offered by the Chicago R.
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Rookins
Chicago
Walter R. Brooksins
Wright Bros
State Fair Grounds
Springfeld
Chicago R
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George W. Patten
Deghoe
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