Fatal cab ride trial reveals skeletal bullet path
In New York, Nan Patterson faces murder charges in the Caesar Young case. Testimony recounts a fatal shot in a hansom cab, Patterson guiding driver to a drug store then hospital. A skeleton and two skin exhibits traced the bullet’s path while Patterson wavered on testifying as prosecutors seek a missing revolver witness.
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New York
Supreme Court
Nan Patterson
Caesar Young
Frederick D Michaels
Young
Ying
Shi
Wiles Patterson
Miss Patterson
Sweeney
Physitin O'Hinton
Michaels
Vhas Patterson
Blset
Brindway
Bleecker Street
West Broadway
Monat
Tyman
Futun Steet
Canal Street
Frederick Wollers
Orta Wallam Tennis
William Stemin, Jr
Michael
Stemm
Levy
Philps O'Hanlon
O'Hanlon
Hooded fund returned in Nicolaus v Turner case
Circuit Judge Wood ruled Henry Nicolaus entitled to 75000 from the Suburban Railroad Company hooded fund deposited at Lincoln Trust. Suit seeks recovery for use to buy influence with delegates, noting Nicolaus unaware of intended use. Order directs funds to be seized from Lincoln Trust but stays decree pending criminal court decision on fund’s necessity as trial evidence.
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St Louis
Suage Wood
Circuit Court
Henry Nicolaus
Charles H. Turner
Suburban Railroad Company
German Savings Institution
Elis Wainwright
Lincoln Trust Company
House of Delegates
Dairyman Slain in Louisville Debt Dispute
Frederick Sanders, 55, a dairyman, was killed in Louisville after an argument over a $15 debt to coal merchant William H. Slaughter Jr. Slaughter said he struck Sanders with an open hand, causing a broken neck. Slaughter surrendered. Sanders’ killer claims self defense and notes Sanders was recently married to a prominent local writer.
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Lousville
Frederick Sanders
Walliam H. Slaughter, Jr
Louisville
Slaughter
Sanders
Wreck in Dense Smoke Kills Fireman and Wounds Twenty
Fireman Harry Wells died from burns when Southbound Train No 17 collided with an extra freight at Swifton Arkansas. Engineer A Deguire injured, arms broken. Four passengers seriously hurt and fifteen more lightly injured. Wreck blamed on dense smoke from forest fires reducing visibility. Train engine and cars burned. several coaches destroyed.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Hoxle
St. Louis
Hot Springs
Czar Asked to Aid National Assembly in Amnesties Edicts
In St Petersburg November report on zemstvo meeting shows push for an elected national assembly, amnesty for prisoners, and relief for wounded. Memorial to Emperor through Interior Minister Sviatopolk Mirsky seeks removal of state of siege, broader primary education, and humane mobilization. Officials expect an unfavorable reply but foresee possible concessions and continued agitation. The question of press freedom and constitutional monarchy remains central as protests await outcome.
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St. Petersburg
Zemstvo
Empero
Russia
Sviatopolk-Mirsky
Imperor
Moscow
Kieff
National Assembly
Kherson
Red Cross
Zemstvos
Baltimore
Virginia
Maryland
Chevy Chase
Moscow Printers Seek Zemstvo Backing For Memorial Plan
Editors of major Russian papers conferred with zemstvo presidents to coordinate opposition to the memorial while awaiting government action. A revolutionary group promised to suspend activity. Student demonstrations were postponed on zemstvo leaders’ urging to avoid pressuring Interior Minister Sviatopolk Mirsky. Professors and students in Moscow sent telegrams of congratulations to zemstvo presidents and to Mirsky, endorsing a representative government program.
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Zemstvos
Lig
Zemstvas
Detective Jacobs Confesses To Perjury In Canfield Case
New York November 22 Detective Joseph Jacobs of District Attorney Jerome’s staff was arrested on perjury charges. Held on 32000 bail and sent to the Tombs after a confession to counsel for Richard A. Canfield and his manager David Bucklin. Jerome says Jacobs admitted lying about visiting Canfield’s No 5 East Forty fourth street house to deceive County Detective O’Neil. The Canfield indictment has been quashed.
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New York
Joseph Jacobs
Jerome
Richard A. Canfield
Jerome Oh
Philip J. Britt
Benjamin F. Tracy
Canfield
David Buckfin
Jacobs
Mr Jerome
Bucklin
Train Hold-Up by Six Negroes Near Greensburg
Six unidentified Black men seen near Greensburg flag the No 36 express with a lantern. They boarded briefly but fled when trainmen spotted them. Officers pursued, but the group escaped into darkness as they disappeared from the scene.
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Greensburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
New York
Still Threaten Lynch Mob After Jail Hearing in Kentucky
In Lexington on November 23, authorities used a ruse to convince the mob the three Black suspects Garreld Smith and Edward and John Taylor had been moved to Louisville. Officials later denied the claim, saying they remained in Lexington as a crowd formed, threats of lynching echoed, and a boy’s broken leg followed a push from a wagon. A funeral for Moore proceeded without incident as bare ballots of violence loomed over the preliminary hearing and return to jail.
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Lexington
Garreld Smith
Edward
John Taylor
Louisville
BR. OG. Kirkwood
Moore
Former cashier arrested in Iowa embezzlement case details
Chicago dispatch reports Arnold Bethusen, a former cashier and major stockholder in New Liberty and Dixon Iowa banks, arrested for allegedly embezzling 60000 dollars. He had invested in a Chicago amusement firm and other ventures, which failed, leaving banks' funds and his money lost. He fled Iowa for Chicago and awaits Iowa authorities while held at central station.
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Chicago
Arnold Bethusen
New Liberty
Dixon
Iowa
Bethwen
Beuthien
Central
Unsolved Auto Murder Baffles Chicago Police
Chicago detectives report no new clues in the Bate murder near Lemont three days past. They pursue hiree and possible accomplice known as Mr Dove while searches yield no solid lead. John Hennes revises his account claiming he saw an auto with three people and two shots heard after, amid repeated sighting reports.
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Chicago
Bate
Lemont
Lil
Dove
John Hennes
Hennes
Gardiner sued for libel in New York action
Theodore F Reed of Spring Valley New York sues Col Asa Gardiner former district attorney for 30000 damages alleging libel and defamation. The suit seeks to examine Metcalf Cortelyou and Sargent to determine if a letter from Gardiner to Drew was sent to Washington and to frame the complaint.
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New York
Theodore F Reed
Reno Post
Grand Army of the Republic
Spring Valley
N. Y
Supreme Court
Asa Bird Gardiner
Amend Today
George B. Cortelyou
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Victor H. Metcalf
Cortelyou
Frank P. Sargent
Immigration
Reed
Messrs Metcalf
Sargent
Col Gardiner
George A. Drew
Washington
Col. Gardiner
Cal. Drew
Drew
Department of Comemies and Labor
Gardiner
Wasshington
Black Hand Confession Ties Leader to Kidnap Extortion
New York police say Antonio Lapello, 28, of West Farms, admits being a Black Hand Society member and is jailed on kidnapping and extortion charges. Antonio Baroncini, contractor of Van Nest, reported two men abducted his wife for six days to seize jewelry and later demanded $200, with threats to kill him and blow up his house. Mrs Baroncini returned home after the payments, and Lapello was arrested at a party in his residence.
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New York
Poiice
Black Hand Soociety
Antonio Lapilo
West Farms
Westchester
Lapello
Antonio Baroncini
van Nest
Baroncini
Lapelle
Black Hand Society
Bank robber shoots cashier at Platte Center Nebr
William Holden, a Michigan man about 35, robbed the Platte Valley Bank in Platte Center at noon, wounding Cashier Barney Schroeder. He fled by buggy, was pursued by Sheriff Carrig, and captured after a chase by automobile and horseback. Schroeder identified Holden despite disguise and a replaced glass eye.
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Platte Center
Nebr
William Holden
Platte Valley
Barney Schroeder
Holden
Sherif Carrig
Sherif
Norseback
Charles C. Englehorn
Englehorn
Revere
Carrie
Schroeder
Michigan
Dynamite in mold poison plot alleged near Cincinnati
A murder and dynamite plot tied to the Iron Molders' strike across Cincinnati Covington and Newport Ky leads to arrests. William Patton Eugene Trainer and Thomas Bracken face murder charges while Fred Rauhauser Jr and John Hook are charged with destruction of property. A warrant for Joseph F Valentine union president, remains outstanding. Detectives from Chicago aided by local police uncover plot to kill nonunion molders and to poison workers.
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Cincinnati
Covington
Newport
William Patton
Friend
Eugene Trainer
Thomas Bracken
Fred Rauhauser, Jr
Fred Rauhauser
John Hook
Samuel Weakley
Frank Brown
Weakley
Rauhauser
Charles F. Waltz
Charles F. Williams
Employers’ Association of Cincinnati
Briggs and McClintock
National Founders’ Association
Chicago
International
Hidward Bergen
Moiders
Patton
Plota
Eureka
Howard Rauhauser
Joseph Hollowell
Molders
Mulder
Brown
Mowry
Bracken
City Employers’ Association
Wiliam Patton
Tragedy Story Prompts Reformers Await Czar Answer
Lawson vows to fight in suit as workers face allegations of plotting murder. The page outlines tensions between reformers and the czar’s response, with leaders preparing statements amid shocking claims and ongoing legal action connected to labor unrest and security concerns.
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Cadman
Lawson
Charles Wagner Bpeak
Lawyers Center
Waggaman
Anson
Shaw
McKinley
Army
News of
Virginia
Maryland
Washington
Church Alliance
U—Financial and Commercial
Stutler
Most Important Front Action Since Shakhe Battle
From St Petersburg to Mukden reports November 21 22 describe quiet fronts at Pontiloff Hill and Pontihoff Hill with both sides entrenched. Japanese forces show mobility but both armies receive reinforcements. At Pontiloff Hill the Japanese attacked briefly November 18 19. about eighty Japanese dead reported and 200 wounded evacuated by Japan. Russian trenches suffered light losses.
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St. Petersburg
Sakharoff
Mukden
Tientsin
Pontiloff Bill
Pouttioff Hill
Shakhe
Poutiloff Hill
Russia
Quivive
Poutiloff Ark
Eastern War Romance at Chefoo Aims to Reunite Lover
Miss Corelle the Russian war nurse travels toward Japan hoping to find her wounded or prisoner Russian officer. Chinese bandits capture her then release, while the French consul seeks permission for her to nurse Russians in Japan. A Russian Red Cross nurse surrendered at Matsuyama to care for officers there.
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Chefoo
Miss Corelle
Japan
Alnes
Miss Corelte
Associated Press
Oku
Fusan
Ilnes
Matsuyama
Rumors of Kuroki Death Spread in Manchuria
Mukden Lokal Anzeiger report says Chinese in Manchuria persist in claiming Gen. Kuroki has died despite denials from Tokyo and Berlin. In separate item, Japan buys Welsh coal with a 10,000 ton Cardiff order and the steamer King Robert chartered for Japanese account.
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Manchuria
Tokyo
Berlin
Mukden
Lokal Anzeiger
Kuroki
Japan
London
Cardiff
Bloodprints on pistol in Weber case at Auburn
In a preliminary examination at Auburn California on November 22 the trial's dramatic moment featured the pistol allegedly used in the deed. A .22 caliber firearm was found on a barn sill at the Weber place. Four chambers were empty and one loaded. the gun bore blood and a hair fragment. Two bloody finger impressions appeared midway between the cylinder and muzzle.
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Auburn
Cal
Adolph Weber
Weber Place
Loaded Dice Cost Two Lives In Missouri Tragedy
In Mexico Missouri on November 22 Thomas Spurs fatally shot Janie Burks after a dispute over loaded dice. He was killed by two of Burks brothers who pursued him and beat him to death with stones. Police report a deadly night ending in the men’s capture and death.
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Thomas Spurs
Janie Burks
Mexico
Lawson faces $350000 suit over Frenzied Finance writings
New York attorney Paul Fuller sues Thomas W. Lawson for 350000 alleging damages from truth-telling on financial rascality. Fuller denies links to Lawson writings. Lawson counters by saying the case involves a private deal. Volatile exchanges and a separate gas stock suit tied to Lawson’s Kern Incandescent Gas Light holdings also surface.
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Paul Fuller
New York
Boston
Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson
Fuller and
Coudert
Fuller
Homer Albers
Lanson
Washington
Standard Oil
New York City
Burdette
Paul Tuller
Frederic Coudert
Omaha Dynamite Outrage Wrecks Home of Prominent Lawyer
Omaha November 22 Elmer E Thomas a leading local lawyer and Civic Federation attorney had his home blasted by a bomb early today. He and his family were inside. he moved a rug to smother a fire as a blast tore through the porch. The front wall collapsed doors shattered and a large crater left the interior ruined. Thomas has pressed saloon prosecutions under the Slocum law and aided in habeas corpus for Thomas Dennison linked to the Pollack diamond robbery.
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Omaha
Nebi
Elmer E Thomas
Civic Federation
Thomas
Thomas Dennison
Iowa
Connecon
Rober
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Milton W Hagleton
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Sweenes
Youngs
Garvan
State
Smith
Rand
J. Morgan Smith
District Attorney's Office
Boodle Fund
Old Point Comfort
Norfolk
Newport News
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co
7Th St
The
Post
Chatiss Wagner
Czar
Sloan's
Ariington
Bluse
Charles Wagner
T. B. Reed
Bennings
Escc, & G
Foundry
Iron Molders of America
Pontiloff
Army and Navy
Stirs
Coudert Brothers
Lorenzo Semple
Northwest
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