Brother of dead man surrenders for hearing next week
Charles Laupp, brother of Frobert Laupp, manager of the Rams Horn Inn, turned himself in at Mount Rainier Maryland after warrants charged him with suspicion of murder and named a second man as accessory. He posted bail for a Wednesday hearing as detectives pursue motive and firearm evidence in the six month old death.
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Dead Man
Charles Laupp
Mount Rainier
Insurance Company
Frobert Laupp
Ram's Horn Inn
Prince George County
Laupp
Justice of the Peace
Robert Joyce
Mount Vainier
Jaupp
Joyce
Dudge Royce
Robert Laupn
Couunty
Robert Laupp
Mount Rainer
Laupps
Suicde
Carr
Trother
J C. Ohtendorf
Southern Maryland Detective Agency
Fred Tong
Qrad
Wallace Reybold
Robert W. Webs
Hyattsville
Natu
SHOOTS HIMSELF THEN PRAYS ON FIFTH AVENUE
Pedestrians on lower Fifth avenue witnessed a young man draw a revolver and shoot himself in the temple before dropping to the sidewalk and praying. He drew a rosary, began devotions as bystanders watched, and fainted as a police officer cleared a path. He was taken to a hospital, identified as Sebastian Randolph with no known address, and is stated to recover.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Sebastian Randolph
Enoch Arden A Death by Own Action Returns After Ten Years
Quincy Ill Nov 30 After ten years William Dodds a railroad man returned to his former home and last night drank carbolic acid in the yard of his former wife now married to another man His body was found by his former wife who knew nothing of his return See We Fell in Love With His White Mat today 2 15 Columbia Theater 5c to 1
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Quincy
Ill
William Dodds
Wfe
Columbia Theater
Montreal tragedy after shot aimed at bull moose kills man
In an attempt to defend his brother from a wounded bull moose, W. T. Rodgers fired several shots from his side, accidentally fatally striking 28-year-old Fred Drexel Rodgers on Coulonge Lake shore. The body was sent to Philadelphia via Ottawa. Fran Drexel Rodgers, of Philadelphia, was present as the incident unfolded.
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Montreal
Quebec
Fran Drexel Rodgers
Philadelphia
W. T. Rodgers
Hig Side
Mr. Rodgers
Coulonge Lake
Bouy
Ottawa
Fred Drexel Rodfers
Man pawns coffin to pay for living costs
Atlanta, November 30. M. L. Brennan pawned his own coffin to a pawnshop to raise cash for current living expenses. He bought the coffin as a bargain possession and plans to redeem it later, saying the high cost of living forced the unusual move.
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Atlanta
M. L. Brennan
Brennan
Roosevelt Pinchot Rift Over Tariff at Saratoga Event
Washington reports detail a rift between Col. Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot over tariff stance at the Saratoga convention. Ballinger reception at Nicholas Longworth’s home worsened ties, Pinchot’s absence noted, and aides say Roosevelt remains wary of compromises as tensions persist among leading Progressives.
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Col. Roosevelt
Longworth
Washington
Washington Post
Philadelphia
the Inquirer
Gifford Pichet
Vinedot
Saratoga
Tie
Kase
Pinechot
Roosevelt
Ballinger
Col Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Iart Ballinger
Mr. Pinchot
Pinchot
Mr. Roosevelt
Cummins
Iowa
Finchot
Governors Meet in New Jersey for National Resource Debate
At Louisville on November 20 governors from Montana Colorado Mississippi and other states gathered to discuss national resource conservation with Governor Noel defending federal control while others urged states rights. Governor Hadley proposed an Employers Liability bill and Gamaliel Bradford urged greater governor power with a representative in each house. Brown of Georgia faced a trunk mishap with a surprising cargo of syrup and canned corn.
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Hadley
Missouri
Gamaliel Bradford
Boston
New Jersey
Louisville
Noel
Mississippi
Norris
Montana
Kentucky
Spring Lake
N. J
IMS
Fter
Shafreth
Colorado
Congress
Gov. Sloan
Arizona
Commonwealth
West
Bradford
Takien
Gov. Draper
Massachusetts
Gov. Marshall
Indiana
Gov. Brown
Joseph M. Brown
Georgia
Hold Up Man Killed On Westbound Train
Jack Thomas a Blytheville Negro robs passengers aboard the St. Louis and San Francisco Limited near Memphis. A. B. Walton, railway watchman, shoots Thomas to death after entering the car from the rear platform. One bystander wounded. train resumes after coroner's jury clears Walton. Other items note gold discovery in Michigan and a furniture sale.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jack Thomas
Blytheville
Ark
St. Louis
San Francisco
A. B. Walton
Walton
Thomas
Wilson Indorses Harmon in 1912 Democratic Ticket
Louisville dispatch reports Woodrow Wilson says electing Gov Harmon as president would be a mistake for the nation. Wilson, governor elect of New Jersey, comments after governors conference notes Harmon and Wilson could lead the ticket. Harmon calls Wilson one of the most popular Democrats in the United States.
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Washington Post
Lousville
Louisville
New York Times
United States
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Wilson
Harmon
Carnegie predicts broad era of equal rights for all
Andrew Carnegie told the St. Andrew's Society dinner that a near future will see the republican form of government define privilege as a right for every man. He praised the Scotch-American society for having Woodrow Wilson as a member and forecast that New Jersey's governor-elect would grow in political influence.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
St. Andrew's Society
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Bac
Drummers' Sample Room Sparks Early Scandal
A grocer kept a samples room while a governor and his wife were involved in an improvised event. Drummers carried commodities as feverish cans of fruit surfaced. Mrs Brown came in to find the husband surrounded by samples, the scene likened to a sample room at a launch. The couple tried secrecy, but the tale leaked and Gov Brown had to rent a dress suit for the night.
Lawson's Clerk Dies by Own Action in Boston
John F. Donahoe a Linn lawyer and confidential clerk to financier Thomas W. Langon died after leaping before an elevated train in the Washington street tunnel. He was about 60 and had long pursued high profile legal actions alleging pay and control in gas ventures and dealings with Rogers Clark Addicks Heinze and others. The 1908 suit and later settlement are noted as part of his claim.
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Boston
John F. Donahoe
Linn
Thomas W. Langon
Washington Street
Donahoe
Lawson
W. A. Clark
Montana
J. Edward Addicks
Delaware
F. Augustus Heinze
Henry H. Rogers
New York
Bay State Gas Company of
Bay State Company of New Jersey
Rogers
Deportation ordered for Chicago woman and seven children
A quarrel with wealthy Chicago relatives led to Mrs. Gitte Steinbrecker and her seven children being ordered deported to England. Federal investigators found she entered the U S March 27 at Portland Maine under false pretenses, claiming her husband awaited in Chicago. Judge Landis denied a writ of habeas corpus.
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Chicago
Gitte! Steinbrecker
England
M Omeers
Steinbrecker
Portland
Liverpool
Chicago Relatives of Mrs. Steinbrecker
Landis
Honor Dead Gypsy Queen Stella Downs Heads West
Santa Monica, Nov 3 Funeral services for Stella Cortes Downs known as Dolores queen of the Spanish gypsies will be postponed until Joseph Fels, Philadelphia millionaire, arrives to attend. Mr Fels says he will head West to honor the dead woman whose fortune he earned by following her business advice. Downs, who left the nomadic life after marrying Thomas J Downs fifteen years ago, will be buried in Spain.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Stella Cortes Downs
Dolores
Philadelphia
Joseph Fels
Spain
80 Years Without Haircut Seventy-year-old Brown County settler dies
Nashville Ind November 30 Elbert Merida who lived his years without ever being shaved or having his hair cut dies at his home near here of typhoid fever He was one of Brown counties oldest settlers In his log house are rattlesnake skins he wore as belts attributing his long life to them
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Nashville
Ind
Elbert Merida
Here
Brown County
Steel prices kept up in steady bookings and demand signals
New York November 30 steel executives meeting led by H E Gary and others of U S Steel pledged to maintain current prices. Bookings averaged about 50 percent of plant capacity with shipments above. Railroads expected increased demand soon. mills operating around 60 percent noted idle labor but no wage cuts planned.
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Institute
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
America
Widow’s Motive Case Echoes Vampire Claim in Glover Murder
Cambridge mass Nov 30 two defense wins in the trial of Hattie LeBlanc charged with Clarence F Glover’s murder shift focus from the dying declaration to the wife Lilian M Glover as motive and opportunity. Defense attorney Johnson declares the wife a vampire and seeks to prove her acts and declarations before and after the murder. The jury hears testimony about Glover’s shooting and the wife’s alleged involvement with jewelry and laundry items linking to LeBlanc.
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Cambridge
Mass
Hattie LeBlanc
Clarence F. Glover
Lillian M. Glover
Higgins
Glover
Bond
N. W. Cou. Sens
Hattie le Blanc
American fleet battles gale column at Cherbourg
A fierce gale off Cherbourg forces US battleships to standby offshore. Reports say a US picket boat was sunk with seven sailors lost while a Louisiana crew rescued the French cruiser Dupleix launch swamped by heavy seas. Crews ashore struggle to reach ships.
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Bluejackets
Cherbourg
United States
Atlantic
Louisiana
Dupleiz
Inquiry Into Laupp Death and Rooseveltt Row
In a multi item page review, inquiry into Laupp’s death and a dispute between Roosevelt and Pinchot dominate the early section. Tributes to Twain’s memory are noted elsewhere.
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Laupp
Rooseveltt
Pinchot
T. B
Hattle
LeBlanc
Diaz
Twain
Coburn
McCrea
White House
Edison
Congress
Cook
Editonel
Diaz to Take Oath as Mexico's President Amid Turmoil
Mexico City reports Diaz to be sworn in tomorrow with simple ceremonies at the School of Mines. crowd control planned with double guards, high officials present, and limited attendance to avoid festal pageantry amid recent disturbances. Rumors of battles persist near Chihuahua and Pecernales as federal and Maderist forces clash. reports conflict on outcomes.
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Mexico City
Diaz
Republic of Mexico
School of Mines
Corral
House of Deputies
Luis Lopez Masse
Oaxaca
Masse
Stock Exchange
Chaviscar
Chihuahua
Bela
Anditiona
Mexico
Pecernales
Here
Laredo
Tex
Matamoros
el Paso
Chihuahua City
Madera
Bernardo Reyes
Europe
Dias
Guadalajaya
Tribute to Twain Lights Carnegie Hall in Washington
In New York Carnegie Hall a tribute to Mark Twain drew William Dean Howells Joseph Cannon Champ Clark Henry Watterson George Cable Booth Tarkington and others under the Academy of Arts and Letters. Cannon recalled Twain lobbying for copyright reform and shared a letter he wrote requesting Congress support. Col Watterson discussed Clemens family ties and Twain's influence on Col Mulberry Sellers while Champ Clark framed Twain as a lobbyist and Missouri’s beloved figure.
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Col. Watterson
Clemens
Col. Sellers
Academy of Arts and Letters
New York
Carnegie Hall
Mark Twain
William Dean Howells
Joseph E. Cannon
House of Representatives
Champ Clark
Henry van Dyke
Princeton
Henry Watterson
George W. Cable
Booth Tarkington
J Peirpont Morgan
John
Joseph Hopkins Twitchell
Europe
Mark
Cannon
Speaker Cannon
Dendliy
Washington
Mr. Cannon
Congress
Uncle Joseph
Jove
Benedict
Col Watterson
Raymond
Twain
Col. Mulberry Sellers
Sellers
Missouri
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Fred Rodgers
Moose
T.R. and
Mr. Loeb
Lou Payn
Gifford Pinchot
Gov. Noel
Nebraska
Shafroth
Robber
Michigan
Boyne City
Mich
John Grost
Antrim County
King Wilton
Hotel Chamberlin
Ron & Mayers
Wilson Indorses Harmon
Carnegie
Lawson’s Clerk
J. F. Donahoe
HE. H. Gary
W. FE. Corey
John A. Topping
Republic Iron and Steel
Apedal
Temple
Charles Huntington
Sloan GallTeries
Asoail Mag. Glover
le Blanc
Servant
Dr. Cousens
Johnson
Grover
Enife
Duke of Manchester
London
Helen
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati
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