Beattie 10 Testify Boy Shocks Prosecution at Trial
A teenage witness for the Commonwealth testified he found a second blood spot on the Midlothian turnpike near Richmond, challenging the defense theory. The testimony forced the prosecution to plan more witnesses as the trial of Henry Clay Beattie Jr. continues at Chesterfold Courthouse, with Beattie expected to take the stand.
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Washington
Chesterfold
Commonwealth
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Alexander Robertson
Louis Wendenburg
Richmond
Henry Clay Beattie
Wendenburg
Alexander Robinson
Beattie
Harry Smith, Jr
Henry Beattie
Soack
Smith
Wendenbure
Mildothian
Paul Berttie
Beenamies
Sessonary
Dying Man Warns Of Peril In Electric Death
Thomas Lansdown was electrocuted in Warren Ohio Aug 29 after a telephone line fell onto a power line. He pleaded for help and warned rescuers not to touch the wire as 2,400 volts burned through him. Fire Chief Moser attempted to lift the wire with a basket handle but Lansdown died as the wire was removed.
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Washington
Warren
Ohio
Thomas Lanseldown
Moser
Lansdown
Start Ten Skyscrapers In Race To Beat Height Ordinance
Chicago August 28 officials begun work on ten skyscrapers to cost 20 million dollars to outrun a new city ordinance capping heights at 200 feet, which takes effect September 1. Architects and contractors had prepared in recent weeks for the maximal build push.
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Chicago
Lone Congressman Makes Air Flight Over College Park
Lieut Henry Arnold piloted an Army aeroplane at College Park in choppy wind to give Representative Ben Jolson of Kentucky a passenger ride. They reached 60 feet altitude with Dutch rolls and death dips as spectators watched under stormy skies.
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College Park School
Lieut
Arnold
College’ Park
Henry H. Arnold
Ben Johson
Kentucky
Signal Corps
United States Army
Paul W. Beck
F. M. Kennedy
Jolson
George P. Scriven
War Department
Representative Johnson
Johnson
Maryland
John Powkethys
Organization carries every district in Baltimore primary
Washington Post report details state and local primary results with A P Gorman losing to Blair Lee by narrow margins. Gorman dominates Baltimore city and several counties while Lee carries Montgomery and others. Republican ticket named without contest. turnout lighter than expected and leadership implications for United States Senator Smith.
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Montgomery
Washington Post
Baltimore
A. P. Gorman
Blair Lee
Fuarein
Gorman
Lee
Baltimore City
Goran
Washington
Worcester
Wicomco
Allegany
Howard
Dorchester
St. Mary
Charles
Somerset
Garrett
Cecil
Carroll
Frederick
Talbot
Caroline
HE. Co. Harrington
Edgar Allant Poe
Frederick County Returns Show Democratic Leads In Several Races
The county elected Richard White Jr to the Third district and Richard H. Issel to the Fourth district as county commissioners. W. Spates won the state’s attorney nomination with 1605 votes over Alexander Kilgour. John E. West, R. R. Darby, and Alfred C. Tolson were named judges of the orphan’s court. C. L. Howard nominated for sheriff. Aug 9 in Frederick faced rain and slow returns, but Lee appears to win by about 500 votes over Gorman.
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Waston
Blair Lee
Arthur P. Gorman
Gorman
Talbot County
Hagerstown
Washington County
Lee
State Central Committee
Old Guard
Charles W. Adams
Charles D. Wagaman
On Stand to Save Her Son in Jackson Murder Trial
Mrs. Anna Geidel testified in Hartford as she defended her son Paul Geidel Jr. at the Iroquois Hotel murder trial. Physicians and other witnesses supported the defense arguing death resulted from natural causes. Coroner Lehane’s findings and expert Dr. Talmey's hypothetical assessment pointed to myocarditis as a probable cause.
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Washington Post
New York
Anna Geidel
Paul
W. H. Jackson
Iroquois Hotel
Jackson
Jackson. Mrs. Geldel, Who Lives In Hartford, jConn
Hartford
James A. Gray
Geldel
Lehane
Max Talmey
Gray
Talmey
Rich man linked to alleged abduction by daughter tale
John D Rockefeller Jr is named by police as part of a case charging Oresto Del Noce, 45, with abducting 15 year old Doris Weigel of Cleveland. The pair were found in an apartment on West 10th Street after an appeal by a wealthy crusader who located Del Noce via a Cleveland ad. The girl, who had posed as Del Noce’s daughter, admitted the kidnapping during cross examination.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Pecaal
Washington Post
New York
Oresto del Noce
Doris Weigel
Cleveland
West Hothi Street
Jon
Children’s Society
del Noce
Clevelard
Toy
Marie
Baltimore
Alexandria
Shawn Sons & Company
Narrow Escape for Ohio Fire from Delaware near battleship
A Delaware 12 inch shell from the new American dreadnought Delawar e narrowly missed the Ohio as the Delaware and Atlantic fleet fired on the hulks at Hampton Roads while Texas was in range. The near miss occurred when the Ohio drifted into the line of fire during gunnery practice. Signals to halt firing were raised as shots struck close to the Ohio.
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Delaware
Texas
Ohio
Offic
Hampton Roads
Ship Lexington Hard Aground Near Edisto River Mouth
Special to The Washington Post from Savannah Georgia reports the steam ship Lexington of the Merchants and Miners Transportation Company grounded at the Edisto River mouth just north of Hunting Island while en route from Jacksonville and Savannah to Philadelphia. Assistance from revenue cutter Yamacraw tug William McCally and Jacob Paulsen and the Tucson has been dispatched. Capt Connelly reports the ship resting easy and hopes to float her. wireless failure hindered early communication. The hurricane interrupted Savannah's telegraph and wireless links as the incident emerged through Charleston by mail.
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Washington Post
Savannah
Lexington
Merchant and Miners’ Transportation Company
Philadelphia
Jacksonville
Edisto River
Hunting Island
Connelly
Yamacraw
West
William ¥. McCally
Rogerson
Jacob Paulsen
Brown
Vv. G Avery
Tucson
Merchants and Miners
Tybee Roads
Tybee
Charleston
Boy Freezes Tongue To Ice Plant Pipe At Red Bank
Frank Kuhl, awaiting his mother in Doremus Company's Red Bank store, touched a frost coated refrigeration pipe with his tongue. Exposed pipes carried frost from the plant to ice boxes, leaving him stuck on a stair until a clerk noticed. Water freed the boy and he received medical care.
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Washinton Post
New York
Doremus Company
Red Bank
N. J
Frank Kuhl
Tunnel to John D's Home
John D Rockefeller digs a 1900 foot tunnel from his Kykuit Hill mansion to a road near the stable for delivery wagons. He plans no wagons will approach the house and will ban all visitors once completed, signaling a secure remote residence.
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Washington
Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller
Kykuit Hill
Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Not in Affinity Hunt Earle's Case Not Parallel
Mrs Meta Fultier Sinclair wife of author Upton Sinclair says she does not see any parallel between their divorce case and Ferdinand Pinney Earle's and she is undecided about marrying Harry Kemp. Upton Sinclair laments publicity and quotes difficulties in keeping affairs private amid interviews. Race riot results in hotel closures at Indian Springs and a note on tourist train fares to California.
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Washington Post
New York
Meta Fultier Sinclair
Upton Sinclair
H. M. Fuller
West Mighty-seventh Street
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Kemp
Sinclair
Harry Kemp
Wilmington
Del
Arden
Utopia
Delaware
Open War on Taft Deny Backing LaFollette
A Washington bureau opened to promote progressive policies with W I Howser in charge. The move aims to nominate a Republican presidential candidate next year from the progressive wing and opposes Taft. Insurgent speakers will tour the West as Taft travels, while La Follette is linked to the effort and scheduled to speak in Harrisburg. Several senators and House members are named as likely supporters, with McCormick opposing Taft. An Asheville excursion is advertised at $8 round trip.
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W. I. Howser
Wisconsin
Robert M. la Follette
Washington
Howser
Taft
la Follette
Ggor
Senate
Clapp
Minnesota
Bourne
Oregon
Bristow
Kansas
Cummins
Iowa
Mr. la Folette
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Messrs. Cummins
Poindexter
Grenna
North Dakota
Works
California
Dixon
Montana
Borah
Idaho
Crawford
Southakota
Kenyon
Iown
Nebraska
la Follette-Cummins
House
George W. Norris
Murdock
Lindbergh
Medill McCormick
Chicago Tribune
McCormick
Hamilton
Roosevelt
Aldrich
Congress
Young Woman's Christian Association Sets Age Rule
Cambridge news reports the Young Woman's Christian Association declares a woman ceases to be young at 35 as it awards a new dormitory. The group requires applicants to be under 36, vacate upon 35th birthday, and earn no more than 12 dollars weekly. The rule reflects the aim that a woman should be married and have a home by 35.
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Boston
Young Woman's Christian Association of Cambridge
Io Cambridge
TWO FACE 24 CHARGES A PUZZLE TO THE POLICE
District police report 24 charges against George and Maude Earle tied to shoplifting, each facing twelve counts of petit larceny. Merchants identified items from their trunk including 23 dresses, parasols, gloves, and vases. The couple, claiming Baltimore origins, remain jailed with a preliminary hearing set for September 6.
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George
Maude Earle
Washington
Barbee, Vermillion
Springman
O'Brien
S. Kann, Sons & Co
Hecht & Co
A. Liener's
Parker & Bridget's
W. Hall's
Woodward & Lothrop's
Baltimore
North
Bradford Street
Death toll rises as hurricane wrecks Charleston area
Storm swept the South Carolina coast injuring and killing many as torpedo boats were driven ashore at the Charleston navy yard and the Clyde liner Apache battled 100 mph winds off Hunting Island. Fifteen dead and extensive property damage at Charleston and surrounding sea islands, with crews praised for bravery and vessels badly damaged.
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Charleston
8. C
Hunting Island
Carolina
Charleston Harbor
William Staples
New York
Charleston Navy Yard
Ida Morgan
Rose Robinson
Goodson
Wappoo
Aspley
Ots
Ana Charleston
Unues
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Prips Lee Goldsborough
H. Cunningham
Morris Soper
United States
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Rayner
Fred Talbott
Baltimore County
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Talbott
Ley
Rockville
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House of Delegates
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Poseton
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