Defamation Plot Probe Tangles Oklahoma Politics
In Oklahoma a raid connected to a libel defense case targets attorney Guy Haskell and associate Stott Mackesnell, amid claims the seizure aimed to uncover data from Haskell’s libel suit. The Independent Party defense counsel argues the search sought evidence about political campaigning and party leaders. Police, led by Hale, seized papers at hotel rooms tied to the governor and other figures, amid broader charges and arrests stemming from conspiracy allegations.
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Guy Charles N Haskell
Taiak
Lo Stott Mackesnell
William R. Hearst
Tonksl
Gey Haskell
Mau Reynold
Theng Wotel
Editt Wahoney
Orville
Smith
Ute
Alarga Wittn
Tate Ani
Aie
Tfarst
Independence Party
Horsford
Justiny
Sues Guggenheim Millionaire In Odd Tangle
A Chicago divorce eight years after marriage leads to a civil suit by Mrs Guggenheim Wahl for an absolute divorce from William Guggenheim of the Guggenheim brothers mining firm. She alleges the Illinois decree invalid, seeks alimony, and alleges nonresidency. Court adjourned to gather evidence from France.
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Chicago
Siegal
Washington Post
New York
Arvonne
William Guggenheim
Cnice & Guggenheim-Wahl
Gerard
Supreme Court
Toia
Guggenheim
Ivores Guggentie
Everal
Guggenheim-Watt
Illinois
Guggenheim-Wahl
Historic home for Taft sought at Ramparts estate
The Ramparts, a famed North Shore site, is sought as Taft's future summer home. Owned by Mrs Henry Rouse of Cleveland, the house sits on the old Fort Independence site and was once the summer residence of Henry C Rouse who died there recently.
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Washington Post
Gloucester
Maas
Anarchists Fail to Get Bats in San Francisco Riot Case
Emma Goldman and Ben Reitman remain in custody in San Francisco as the district attorney seeks to define incendiary meetings as a crime. A claim against Miss Goldman for a reduced bond to 42,00 is noted, with further efforts to press a test case on conspiracy to riot.
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Emma Goldman
Ben Reitman
San Francisco
Cal
Janeee Goldman
Ben J. Reitman
Miss Goldman
Bettman
Roosevelt denounced in House clash over free speech
A fiery floor clash in New York Democratic Rep Willett attacked President Roosevelt calling him a gargoyle and tyrant. Republicans ruled him out of order but Democrats backed his remarks leading to a partial speech on the Roosevelt matter. A separate Grace Hospital hypnotic case in New Haven involved a man named Osten who claimed multiple U.S. city memories and spoke of his Germany and New York ties.
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Roosevelt
House
Representative Willett
New York
Willett
Washington
New Haven
Conn
Democrat
Alan R] Diefendorf
Yale
Grace Hospital
Congress
Charles Osten
Forty-second Street
Seventh
Bellevue Hospital
Grand Street
Trephinea
Race Hospital
Diefendor
Presi
Billingsgate
Wilett
Hughes
West Virginia
Butler
Pennsyvania
Gardner
Witlett
Candler
Mississippi
Osten
Germany
Chicago
San Francisco
Diefendorf
Charles
New York City
Sixth Avenue
Fortieth Street
Unclear text hints at a conspiracy with limited details
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a plotted conspiracy with unnamed conspirators and references to months and places but lacks clear facts or names. The readable portions imply trust issues and a staged plan with unspecified goals and participants.
Cuba's Congress Elects Martin Mori Delando President
The Cuban legislature convened as the senate and house met to elect a permanent president. Elis presides as vice, with Vel as secretary and Gomes Nie in the projected shrine plan. A grand session is set for Wednesday to confirm the presidential transition following the Plague period.
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Senate
Bios
Martin Mori Delando
Elis
Zasas
Ferrera
Gomes
Lost trunk from auto near Mineola after reception
Dorothy Whitney left her trunk in an automobile while attending a reception in town. The trunk containing clothing and other items was found between Mineola and a nearby street, covered by snow, undamaged other than some moisture. Investigators searched nearby roads for the trunk and its owner.
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de Washington Rent Sa
Dorothy Whitney
Mineola
Autovat
Anti-Jap Bill Advances in California Legislature
A California Assembly bill to bar alias from owning land passed a third reading, part of a broader anti Japanese ownership push. The measure, tied to responses to Japanese influence, gains momentum in a session with other land ownership restrictions under debate.
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Crlitnrcia House
Stramento Cal
Cali Fornia
Drew
Wil
Senai
Japan
Woodbury dermatologist dies by own hand at Sea Cliff Inn
Dr John H Woodbury world renowned dermatologist shot himself at the Sea Cliff Inn in Coney Island. Investigations show distress over a $50,000 slander suit and financial troubles. He died after wounds from two bullets, amid recent arrest over alleged defamatory remarks toward contractor Stephen A Emmons. Woodbury had built a beauty parlor empire and faced bankruptcy proceedings with Andrew Jergens Co.
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Siruil
Washington Post
New York
John H. Woodbury
Coney Island
Woodbury
Stephen A Emmons
Gravesend
Woodbury's
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Andrew Jergena
Cincinnati
Jergenges
Jergenses
Woodbury Company
Woodbury Corporation
Andrew Jergens
John H Woodbury
Sea Ciig
Untitled Speech Displayed in House Record Sparks Expunge Motion
Fragmentary OCR notes recall a controversial Willetts speech provoking offense and jealousy cited by friends of the President. A motion to expunge the remarks is expected to be raised as soon as the House reconvenes.
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Timothy
Willetts
Farmer shoots wife then kills himself near Susquehanna
In Scranton Pennsylvania a farmer near Susquehanna shot and killed his wife, citing her extreme docility. He pursued her along the main road before firing. A posse soon encountered him. he shot himself, dying in the encounter.
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Farmer
Washington Post
Scranton
Arimth van Fleet
Susquehanns
Ene
Apt
van Fleet
Tells All In Trance Experiment Success
A stranger with a Berlin boyhood past and memory loss is traced through scientific questioning to a family in New York revealing a wife and children amid the wake of a notable trance discovery.
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Sleeper
Berlin
Stranger
New York
Rayner Seeks Constitution Check on Libel Probe Action
Senator Rayner pressed a resolution demanding the Attorney General clarify whether the grand jury investigation of publishers in Tebel’s case is ordered by the President and under what statute and authority. He argued the procedure may violate the Constitution and freedom of the press, while opponents warned against trials by the Senate. The measure was laid over and will be reconsidered with a possible judiciary committee referral.
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Rayner
Tibel
Senate
Lodge
Congress
Knox
District of Columbia
Maryland
Grand Jury
de Barat of Justice
Federal Circuit
Land
Committee On the Judiciary
Kieran Under Arrest in Debt Court Over Fidelity Tangle
Pittsburg report details P J Kieran promoter of Fidelity Funding Company who surrendered to Allegheny county authorities. He traveled to New York to face tangled affairs tied to a Catholic building loan scheme. Company assets far short of liabilities spark bankruptcy push and grand larceny charges.
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Sai
Kieran
New York
Washington Post
Pittsburg
P J Kieran
Allegheny County
Fort Pitt
Fidelity Funding Company
Thomas F. Gilroy, Jr
Fiderty Funding Company
Broadway
P. J Kieran
Bittsburg
Church
Secretary Garfield Seeks $500000 to Fight West Land Frauds
The Interior Secretary reports startling land frauds worth about 10 million dollars in western states and asks Congress for a further 500000, aiming for a total of 1 million to protect timber, public lands, and swamp lands and to recover lands allegedly acquired fraudulently through 2000 or more cases across Oregon California Nevada Montana Colorado and other states with many cases awaiting investigation.
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Secretary of Interior
Garfield
Mississippi River
Hale and
Tawney
Senate
Hquee
H. H Schwartz
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California
Nevada
Washington
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Agla
Wisconsin
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South Dakota
Missouri
Louisiana
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Utah
Okla
Home
Kansas
New Mexico
Florda
Alabama
Mississippi
Trial for Captain Hains in Flushing Murder Case
Distant attorney Brett De Witt expects to arraign Captain Peter Hains in March at the old town hall in Flushing for the murder of William E. Annis. Defense contends insanity, while Thornton Hains, acquitted of related charges, resumes life in Bay Ridge and plans to visit Washington for his daughter Mollie. Jury members say unwritten law did not influence their verdict, which rested on reasonable doubt.
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Epeceal
Washington Post
New York
Brett de Witt
Queens County
Darrin
Peter Hains
Old Town Hall
Flushing
Capt Hains
Thornton Jenkins Hains
John F McIntyre
Hains Counsel
McIntyre
Platt
Hams
Willng
Thornton Hains
Hame
Bay Ridge
Washington
Mollie
John P . Hains
San Frabeleco
Eest
Wanted to See President. 92-Year-Old Sheep Herder Arrested
John Miller aged 92 from Shepdan Wyoming was arrested in Washington on a complaint by Central Office Detectives Pratt and Howlett after seeking an audience with President Roosevelt before his Africa trip. Miller, a Baltimore native, traveled from Colorado to Washington hoping for a meeting, but was kept in custody at the First precinct station while detectives questioned him. He admitted his aim was to see Roosevelt, whom he revered.
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Roosevelt
Africa
John Miller
Shepdan
Wyot
Washington
Miller
Poiice
Central Office
Pratt and Howlett
Boardman Miller
Baltimore
Wyoming
Colorado
Wan-T ‘Gever
James Cochran
Cochran
McPherach
Moonshine Record Broken in Georgia Prohibition Era
Special to The Washington Fest reports Georgia’s first year of prohibition yielded 10 600 gallons of moonshine whiskey. Revenue officers captured 5 008 water and 297 distilleries. moonshine operations quickly shifted, with stills found near federal buildings and plain whisky, brandy, and fortified wines noted as ongoing evasion of the mandate.
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Washington
Atlanta
Georgia
Melowins
Federal
Tnére
Texas Lawyer Faces $400000 Fee From Waters-Pierce Case
Texas lawyer experts stand to gain about 490000 in fees from the Waters-Pierce oil case. County Attorney Brady of Trevis county initiated the suit. State Receiver Eckhardt may take possession of the property soon, held by Federal Receiver Dorchester for nearly two years. Waters-Pierce’s assets valued around 100000, excluding stored goods and business accounts.
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Texas
Cage
Washington
Dellas
Tex
United States Supreme Court
Waters-Pierce
Brady
Trevis County
Eckhardt
Dorchester
Waters-Pierce Company
Pittsburg Ministers Protest at Safety Director's Charge
The Washington Post reports Pittsburg officials clashed with Presbyterian ministers during a session addressing the social evil. Edward G., head of public safety, alleges a prominent local minister owned a house of ill repute and conspired to extract high rents amid protests from several ministers.
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Washington Post
Pittsburg
Pub Nc Safety
Edward G
Presbyterian Church
Lang
Savage Philippine king resigns throne to wed in Omaha
Charles Hatrke of Omaha today married Margaret T Barr ending a three month rule as king of the Mocanos tribe in the Philippines. A former Spanish-American War sailor and court reporter, Hatrke’s marriage makes him ineligible to reclaim the throne, as only unmarried men can hold the position.
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Washington Post
Omaha
Nebr
Charles Hatrke
Margaret T. Barr
Sove
Philippine Islands
Haffke
Carlos
Oregon
America
Alx
Ministers Call for Mayor to Censor Moving Picture Shows
A mass meeting in New York on January 18 adopted resolutions urging the mayor to establish censorship for moving picture shows and to strictly enforce the Sunday closing law. The assembly, attended by clergymen and other interested parties, argued for a campaign to curb indecorous films and protect public morals.
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New York
Jan
Sonday Ce
Helt
Roosevelt Calls for Equal Deal With Japan at African Mission Jubilee
President Roosevelt, speaking at a diamond jubilee mass meeting of Methodists in Washington, urged all decent Americans in California and the Pacific slope to help secure a square deal for Japan. He defended U.S.-Japan relations, warned against foolish opposition, and pledged to safeguard rights while pursuing justice. He also praised the missionary movement and cautioned about expansionist excesses.
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Washington
United States
Japan
John Marshall
McKinley
Fairbanka
Thor
Cranston
Lis
Methodist Church
Temi
Harris
California
Pacific Slope
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