Judge Defends Agt Trusted State Attorney in Murder Case
New Brunswick jury acquits with a second degree murder plea in a case where Baker killed a stepfather after a dispute over breakfast prep. Supreme Court Justice Voorhees explains accepting the plea to second degree murder while noting premeditation and weighing prosecution concerns.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Baker
Weber
Haker
Aod
W. P. Voorrees
Justice Supreme Court
Mount Holly
Mon
Thomas Cor
Hudson Weber
Burwons Landing
Trenton
Justice Voorhees
Robert Peacock
Editorial Commendation From Reader For Foster Editor
A reader from Woodstock New York praises the Foster editor for an editorial about a young Baker. The letter suggests continuing support and discusses steps for reform and freedom while noting the editor’s strong stance. The message reflects local interest in editorial direction and social issues.
New Jersey Court Sentences Man for Stepfather Killing
A New Jersey court last Wednesday sentenced a man to fifteen years at hard labor for killing his stepfather Hillison Webb. The defendant claimed the act was in revenge after an assault by Webb on his wife Baker. The case drew national press focus amid broader calls for freedom and legal upheaval.
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Thema
New Jersey
Hillison Webb
Baker
Moeher
Hero Medal to Teddy the Newfoundland for River Rescue
Olaf Hansen’s Newfoundland Teddy was awarded a bronze hero medal by Mrs. James Speyer, president of the Nework Women’s League for Animals, for rescuing two children from the Hudson River last summer. Teddy rode into danger without hesitation and both children were saved.
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Hudson River
Washington
New York
Teddy
Olaf Hansen
James Speyer
Nework Women's League For Animals
Sugar Planters Face Loss If Strike Prolongs
Sugar cane producers in Louisiana warn millions in loss if the Southern Pacific strike continues. Judge W. Lea Chambers in New York to mediate. President Wilson urged intervention. Only two transcontinental passenger trains operate. freight embargo on the road. local unions warn against violence. Julius E Kruttschnitt says SP will discuss with a joint committee and seek arbitration under Congressional act.
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W. Lea Chambers
New York
Southern Pacific
Hariler
Hanger
Board of Mediation and
New Orleans
Ransdell and
Thornton
White House
Wilson
Southern Pacific Railway
Lefeyette
Hagner
United States
Julius Ekruttschnitz
Southern Pacific Company
King of Saxony in wreck injures, boards tram
A fragmentary report describes the King of Saxony involved in a wreck on a tram. He was injured and presented at a station where he boarded another tram, with details limited and unclear due to garbled text.
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King OF
Saxony
Savong
Taft Urges Peace and Faith in Japan to Avert War
Former President Taft, speaking before scientists and officials at New Masonic Hall, warned against Japanese-American clash and urged the United States to keep faith with Japan. He cited the Gentlemen’s Agreement, said two generations needed for Philippine self-government, and discussed Lincoln Memorial contract questions with Senator Cullom and the War Department.
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National Geographic Society
New Masonic Hall
United States
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California
Korea
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Islands
Washington
Cincinnati
Philippine Commission
William H Taft
Philippines
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Banquet
Jones
Bagio
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Willson
W J Board- Tan
Wilden
Forster
Lincoln Memorial Commission
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Tilmon
Secretary of War
McReynolds
Boardman
Follsville
Hiisville
New Haven
Lionel Carden
Huerta
Lionel
Repardi
Luerta Ix
Teu
Thrown Diamonds and Sewer Burglary Confession
Boston November story of diamond robberies. Sidney Jameson, Brookline apartment janitor, admits tossing several thousand dollars in gems into sewers after failing to sell large stones to pawn brokers. He was arrested in a South End pawnshop while trying to dispose of jewelry and reportedly confessed to multiple burglaries.
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Boston
Sidney Jameson
Brookline
Jameson
South End
Lake Wreck Deaths Reach 256 From Recent Storm
Port Huron Mich reports 195 lives lost on Lake Huron, 48 on Lake Superior, 6 on Lake Erie, and 5,000,000 plus in property damage. Dozens of vessels driven ashore or wrecked, leaving the death toll and losses continuing to mount as crews assess the storm’s toll.
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Mich
Great Laker
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Nabold Bank Sneaks Target $10000 Robbery Suspects Named
Special to The Washington Post reports two men arrested in Monhich for a bank cashier robbery are James Harrison Morton and Horace Bell. Morton is Edward Rice alias Big Ed with a long crime record since the early seventies, while Horace Hogan, 64, is another infamous bank thief. The pair, previously linked to Cambridge and Lechmere robberies, have a history of escapes and pardons, including a 1896 term in Sing Sing and a 1981 testifying trip to Washington that yielded disputed testimony.
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Horace Hovan
Washington
Ed” Rice
Washington Post
New York
Monhich
Germany
James Harrison Morton
Horace Bell
Morton
Dougherty
Edward Rice
Big Ed
Horace Hogan
Big Hd
Hice
Cambridge
Lechmere Bank
East Cambridge
Middle West
Canada
Memphis
Tenn
Gov. Turney
Gaynor
Brooklyn
500000 Year Old Skull Discovery Prompts Debate
eminent anthropologist Leon Williams arrives from Liverpool with fifteen prehistoric skulls, one aged MW years, found near Folkestone in pre Pleistocene strata. He argues the find supports a long human lineage and suggests the anthropoid ape may be an offshoot of early humans, not the other way around.
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New York
Teller Jr
Leon Williams
London
Liverpool
Folkestone
England
Dr Williams
Willams
Williams
Royal couple in discord sparks separation rumor
Special cable from London reports Prince Estel Fritz, Kaiser's second son, and his wife Princess Sophie, Duchess of Oldenburg, have separated. They wed in 1906. claims say she has gone to America, but nothing is confirmed.
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Sophie
Washington Post
London
Hiavord
Estel Fritz
Duchess of
Oldenburg
America
Two Women Self Imprisoned In Inquiry Into Prison Life
Miss Madeleins Z Doty and Miss Elisabeth C Watson conducted a secret self-imprisonment study of Auburn prison, criticizing food quality and quantity, harsh discipline, unprofitable labor, and wasted ability. They praised Superintendent Riley for cooperation but urged systemic change.
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Madeleins Z Doty
Elisabeth C. Watson
Thomas Mott Osborne
Mer'a
Aborne
Rettigan
Matton Leonard
Keenepr End
Doty
Riley
Miss Watson
French Officer Disgraced Over Post Maneuver Letter
Paris reports Gen Faurie judged guilty of discipline breach for writing an insubordinate letter to the minister of war after fall maneuvers. The retired general blamed political motives for his retirement and attacked Gen Chermeres as incompetent, leaking the letter to newspapers before department receipt.
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Epecta
Washington Post
Paris
Chermeres
Department
Gen Faurie
Had Money in Fourteen Pockets Exposed by Whereabouts
New York police arrested Ellen O Keefe’s husband on a disorderly conduct charge after she repeatedly sought his arrest. In the station they found fourteen pockets holding money: one five, three tens, and enough other cash to total 1217 dollars. The wife attempted to grab funds for supper for herself and the children, but officers restrained her. Authorities noted he had bankbooks showing deposits of 300.
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Washington Post
New York
Ellen O'Keefe
O’keefe
Hta
Keefe
Washington Bankers Demand Simplified Tax Forms
The Bankers' Association of the District of Columbia adopted a resolution at the New Willard Hotel protesting the complexity of income tax ownership and exemption forms. They urge Treasury to issue clear regulations for trustees and to simplify certificates of ownership, repeating that the law is ambiguous and costly to comply with.
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District of Columbia
Washington
New Willard Hotel
Treasury
New York
Treasury Department
Tne
MM. D Losenbers
Bank of Commerce and Savings
George E. Fleming
Union Trust Company
H H MerKerreshler
National Capital Bank
Charles J. Bell
American Security and Trust Company
Corcoran Thom
American Security Ant
W J Winther
Riges National Bank
Hoover
National Savings and ‘Trust Companys
B F Saul
Home Savings Bank
Association
John Poole
Federal National Bank
Ferdinand to Abdicate as Bulgarian King Faces Russia Rift
London November 15 The Daily Telegraph asserts King Ferdinand of Bulgaria will abdicate within weeks or months. Offending Russia by seeking Austria's aid against Serbia, official denials are noted yet the downfall is attributed to the diplomatic rift.
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Austria
London
The
Daily Telegraph
Ferdinand of Bulgari
Russia
Servia
Tango Slayer Confessed Killer Found Guilty in Wheaton
Chicago police tied Henry Spencer the tango player to the murder of dancing teacher Mildred Rexroat and her body on a Wayne railroad. A Wheaton jury sentenced Spencer to death after over two hours of deliberation. He had confessed to many murders, though prosecutors doubt most claims.
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Chicago
Wayne, II
Henry Spencer
Mildred Allison Rexroat
Wheaton
Spencer
Hesrout
Wayne, Til
Rexroat
Wevus
Jury
Abandon Embassy Protest By German Architects
Berlin November 14 The German Society of Architects abandons plans for a general protest against replacing Bruno Moehring with Ernst von Inne for Washington embassy plans. Officials fear conflict with Emperor William who ordered the Wen Jones design. Many government architects refuse to participate, leaving the matter to the imperial parliament for possible interpellation.
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Berlin
German Society of Architects
Ernst von Inne
Trof Bruno Moehring
Washington
Foreign Office
William
Wen Jones
Astor and Fiancee Attend Movie at 5 Cent Theater
Astor and his fiancee Miss Huntington arrived by auto in Poughkeepsie from Staatsburg to see the film His Hour of Triumph at the 5 Cent Theater. A wedding banner hung in front of the theater. Train times and daily schedules noted for the local service.
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Vincent
Miss Huntington
Waslinger
Poughkeepair
Astor
Misa Hejen Huntington
Pougkeepahr
Staataburg
Huerta Stands Firm as US Demands New Mexican Regime
Mexico City November 14 Huerta resists US pressure to yield power for a new regime while British envoy Sir Lionel Carden signals Washington’s seriousness. Washington warns further talks useless without a definite pledge, as Huerta contemplates resignation to congress amid a precarious, tense diplomatic standoff.
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