Girls Letters Publicize Murder Case In Philadelphia
In Philadelphia May, 18 year old Anna McMahon’s letters to 51 year old George Leary were made public by Leary’s family amid a murder case that led to a second arrest of Frank McMahon, a saloonkeeper who killed Leary on a city street. Grand jury and court actions followed as authorities pursue self defense claims and private prosecutions not recognized by law. The letters reveal a troubled romance and references to family members and a snake drawing, hinting at motive and personal entanglements surrounding the killing.
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Anna McMahon
George Leary
Philadelphia
Frank McMahon
Leary
John W. Ford
John A Leary
McMahon
Treats
Ford
Anna Mc Mahon
Lansing
Rate Favored Shipments Charged by Rail Rates Shifted
The Interstate Commerce Commission heard testimony in a complaint by Alpha Portland Cement of Manheim Washington against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad charging freight rate discrimination in favor of Universal Portland Cement, a United States Steel subsidiary. Alpha contend the steel firm heads a rail carrier cartel. Alpha alleges Universal enjoyed rates 40 to 60 cents lower for the same service into target markets. Alpha president Gerstell testified Universal has sought over $500,000 in special freight rates.
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Washington Post
New York
May
Interstate Commerce Commission Today
Alpha Portland Cement Company
Manheim
Baltimore and Ohe Railroad Company
Universal Portland Cement Company
United States Steel Corporation
The
Steel Corporation
Baltimore and Ohio
Alpha Company
Parker
Archibald Cox
Alpha
A F Gerstell
Universal Company
Dinner honoring Senator Martine at New Willard Hotel NJ guests
Senator Martine of New Jersey was guest of honor at a social dinner hosted by B M Gannon of New Brunswick. The guest list included County Judge Peter Daly and several New Jersey lawmakers along with figures from New York. The event emphasized social rather than political aims.
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New Jersey
New Willard Hotel
B M Gannon
New Brunswick
N. J
Middlesex County
Peter Daly
Kinkaid, Scully, Hughes
Wiliam Randolph Hearst
New York
Washington
United States
Mr. Hearst
House
la Follette and
Borah
Victor Murdock
Poindexter
O'Gorman
Wth
Newlands
Nevada
Bourke Cochran
Congress
Republican National Committee
Ice Cream Regulation Sought Over Measure Discrepancies
Superintendent W C Haskell seeks a regulation to standardize ice cream portions sold to small buyers after an inspection finds wide variation in 6 and 10 cent servings and excess amounts from pints to gallons used by manufacturers. Officials note no current rule requires sold small quantities by measure and profits rise from unregulated portions.
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W. C. Haskell
Coungel Thomas
Lurton Family Mourning: Niece Dies in Knoxville
Mr and Mrs Horace H. Lurton Jr announce the death of their niece Frances Lurton Van Devanter in Knoxville Tennessee at age 71. The granddaughter of Justice and Mrs Horace H. Lurton, she was the only child of Mr and Mrs Horace Van Devanter. Justice and Mrs Lurton are in Knoxville. Mr Lurton departed Washington for Knoxville after learning of the illness and death.
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H. H. Lurton
Knoxville
Horace H. Lurton, Jr
Tenn
Mtte
Frances Lurton van, Devanter
Horace van Devanter
Justice
Horace H Lurton
Lurton
Knoxylte
Washington
Pexton and the Wyoming presence loom in next Republican move
The piece chronicles Wyoming Republican George E Pexton and other committee members in Washington as the GOP plans December meetings to set next convention times and possibly elect a chairman. It notes island members from the Philippines and Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska delegates, and the ongoing jockeying among West Virginia, Kentucky, and Wisconsin influencers amid Taft era politics.
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George E Pexton
Wyoming
Pexton
Warren
McKin Jey
Senate
Congress
Philippines
Porto Rico
Henry B. McCoy
Republic
McCoy
R. H Todd
San Juan
Hawaii
Pacific Ocean
E. L. Holstein
Honolulu
Alaska
L. P. Shackleford
Juneau
Washington
Rhode Island
C. R. Brayton
Crane
Scott
White House
Bowers
West Virginia
Poldiea
Panhandle
Scotty
Seats of the Mighty
Taft
Paris
Millionaires Trial Begun in Pittsburgh Bank Depository Case
Pittsburg May 8 Frank N Hoff stot of New York banker and steel magnate charged with bribery in the selection of banks as depositories by city councils began trial after two years of jurisdiction fights. Jury chosen and evidence started. Dr H R Walters director of the department of health and former councilman charged with accepting 1000 dollars as a bribe in bank ordinance also put on trial. Jury locked up for the night.
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Pittsburg
Frank N. Hoffstot
New York
Allegheny County
H. R Walters
Dean Ear of Health
John O'Dea Dies of Tuberculosis at 32
John O'Dea, 32, brother of Central Office Detective Laurence O'Dea, died yesterday afternoon at 12 45 at his mother's home on Eleventh Street Northeast. Death was caused by tuberculosis after more than three months of ill health. Relatives had been hopeful of recovery until the illness worsened and he was bedbound in recent weeks.
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Central Office
John O'Dea
Laurence O'Dea
Mary O'Dea
Eleventh Street
Northeast
Washington Woman Weds in Rockville Settlement
Miss Angelina Presutti of Tuxedo Howard county Md and Costandino Bontobella of Washington wed in Rockville in a ceremony conducted by Rev Philip B Mc Guire Special to The Washington Fest dated May 8 in Rockville Md The couple reside in Maryland and Washington respectively
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Washington
Rockville
Angelana Presutti
Tuxedo
Howard County
Costandino Bontobella
Philip B. McGuire
Monument Proposal for Pocahontas by Senator Martin
A bill introduced yesterday by Senator Martin of Virginia proposes a monument to Pocahontas, the Indian maiden central to early Virginia history, as a tribute to the guardian angel of the colony. The measure outlines a public memorial to honor her memory.
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Pocahontas
Virginia
Senator Martin
Erection Proposed at Jamestown Virginia for Gvohn Smith’s Wife
The proposal notes that early whites and later the wife of Capt. Gvohn Smith should be commemorated with a monument at Jamestown Virginia, reflecting a blend of colonial and familial remembrance.
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Gvohn Smith
Jamestown
Arguments for patent of Cunningham Alaska coal lands
The interior board heard BEG Hughes argue that after locating a claim a miner may not be denied when forming an association or selling property after claim allowance. Secretary Fisher sat with Dennett and the land office board of law review as the Ballinger Pinchot inquiry timeline intersected with the Cunningham Alaska coal land claims. Clarence Cunningham, who located the lands and organized 22 others, attended throughout the day.
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Cunningham Alaska
Ballinger-Pinchot
Secretary of the Interior
Fisher
Dennett
Land Office Board of Law Review
Beg Hughes
Seattle
Clarence Cunningham
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