Autopsy Omission Favors Defense in Meriwether Case
In a high profile manslaughter trial, defense attorneys press that an organic weakness caused Midshipman Branch's death, stressing the absence of an autopsy and challenging postfight treatment. Medical witnesses describe the fatal blow as the primary cause, with surgeons detailing brain compression from a cantre coup injury and arguing death was not preventable by medical care.
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Agnapola
Meriwether
Bran
Iom Or Finney Chef
Jonas Hopkine
Naval Academy
Finney
Thomas
Branch
Joss
Teyt
Byrnea
Surgon Et Stone
Bill Hutter
Pr Stone
Ue Pulat
Pritchard
Yeaters
Bousis
Pauls
coalyYonae Wat
Bratch
Hewig
Who Was Murdered First in Hayes Case Near Whites Bridge
In California and Rhode Island, two sisters of the murdered Mrs Hayes press property claims over the Hayes estate to determine who died first after the couple were found Oct 31 with gunshot wounds and crushed skulls. The sisters are Mrs John Williams and Mrs Dora Haotton. Their California relatives are heirs of Mrs Hayes.
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Providence
R. J
William J. Hayes
Whites Bridge
Freano County
Cal
Hayes
John Williams
Dora Haoaton
California
Alcoheira
Mra. Hayes
Skipper of British Bark J. H. Graham Shoots Self
Captain William Lockhart aged fifty five of Brooklyn deserts life on board the British bark J. H. Graham at Mystic wharf Charlestown firing a bullet into his head. Fellow officers report despondency lately. His wife was aboard but not on deck at the moment as the vessel loaded timber for Huengs Ayred.
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Boston
William Lockhart
Brooklyn
J. H. Graham
Mystic Wharf
Charlestown
Ins
Lockhart
Graham
Huencs Ayred
Odell Call Sparks NY Senate Leadership Toss
Washington Post report from New York on Senator Platts remarks as he departs for Washington. He criticizes the party’s state organization as weak and discordant while urging Republican unity and noting Odell must step aside with Ned Halpin and Olcott as possible successors in a county machine fight.
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Odell
New York County
New York
Halpin
Parsons Seeks Presidency After Quiet White House Visit
Representative Herbert H Parsons, a New York Republican candidate, slipped into Washington and met the President in a brief, unregistered visit. Official details of the talk or its outcomes remain unknown, with no party confirmation from White House aides.
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Herbert H Parsona
New York Country Committee
Washington
White House
Republican Party
Newark
Parsons
Congressmen Suspected in Havana Insurrection Plot
In Havana on November 2, Congressman Ping Querra is charged by the San Juan court to have led an insurrectionary plot. He allegedly was present during a raid on their meeting place and escaped. Leading band members formerly served as officers under Congressman Guerra, who commanded a regiment. Despite claims Congressmen are exempt from arrest, Guerra’s apprehension is considered possible.
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Havana
Ping Querra
San Juan
Martinez
Guerra
WANTS HIM DEPORTED FOR HIRING NY ENGINEER
Ottawa reports Alderman Struthers of Guelph objects to the city hiring Allen Hazen a consulting engineer from New York to address the water works issue. He asked the deputy minister of labor to have Hazen deported at the border under the alien labor act.
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New York
Washington Post
Ottawa
Ontario
Alderman Struthers
Guelph
Dominion Department of Labor
Allen Hazan
Hazen
Balfour to resign sparks Cabinet crisis and dissolution talk
London reports say Premier Balfour plans to end his ministry and appeal to the country amid a rift in the Unionist party over fiscal policy. Campbell-Bannerman and Chamberlain speeches heighten tension as markets react to a possible cabinet resignation and Parliament dissolution.
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Henry Campbell Bannerman
London
Balfour
Belfour
Downing Street
King Eoward
Windsor Castle
Mr. Balfour
Newcastle
Joseph Chamberlain
Bristol
Stock Exchange
Tirling
Scotland
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Idbere
National Union of Conservative Associations
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Sir Henry
Ireland
Baltimore
Reform
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressional Limited
Irish self rule debated as path to national strength
In West Houghton Lancashire on the eve of a speech by Lord Stanley the postmaster general, Labor party turnout overwhelmed the hall. A resolution expressing want of confidence in the government was passed, and Stanley was booed from the Conservative Club balcony after the crowd blocked his platform position.
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Ireland
West Houghton
Lancashire
England
Lord Stanley
Labor Party
Move Against Turkey Threat Signals International Show of Force
A string of dispatches from Vienna to Constantinople, Parla, and London describes a looming international fleet demonstration against the Ottoman government over Macedonia finances and the Ottoman note to the powers. The talks mention Kaiser support, German abstention, and plans to seize Mytilene Limnos and Tenedos. The Sultan’s note warns such action could provoke Mussulman uprisings against Christians.
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Sultan
Kaiser
Vienna
Baron von Calice
Constantinople
Ritter von Jedina
Mytilevo
Grecian
Turkey
Asia
Bestica Bay
Dardanelles
Athens
Council of Ministers
Macedonia
Hosni Pasha
Parla
London
Germany
William
Nicholas
Francia Joseph
Piraeus
Ritter von Jedien
Great Britain
Lancaster
Sentinel
Auatrix
St. Georg
Szigetvar
Italy
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Ostro
Brance
Mytilene
Limnos
Aegean Sea
Tenedos
Asia Minor
Wilson & Mayers
View of Count Goluchowski on superior force
The Austro-Hungarian minister of foreign affairs Count Goluchowski reportedly described yielding to superior force as the proper policy. His remarks reflect a strategic stance on international power dynamics during tense negotiations.
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Goluchowski
Foreign Affairs
Wooten's sentence cut in conspiracy case
New York November 2 A lawyer John W Westen was sentenced for grand larceny in the Welsel estate looting. His term was reduced from nine years five months to not less than three years nor more than six years ten months. Armitage Mathews, Republican county committee secretary, killed himself hours before trial on conspiracy would have begun. The reduction followed a request by Assistant District Attorney Rand, citing Westen’s offer to tell the full conspiracy tale and that his testimony aided convictions affecting Mathews.
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New York
John W. Westen
Welsel
Wooten
Armitage Mathews
Republican County Committee
Rand
Davy
Supreme Court
Double Tragedy in Woods Near Claremont New Hampshire
In Claremont New Hampshire on November 22 a case of murder and suicide was uncovered as a man and a woman were found dead in nearby woods. The revolver with two empty chambers lay in the man’s hands. Authorities identify the deceased as H W Leavitt and his wife of Newport Maine. The coroner indicates the woman attempted suicide first. the man then killed her and shot himself. The man, about forty, and the woman twenty. A pocket letter asks funds be sent to Mrs Mary J Leavitt Lisbon Falls Maine. The note says they loved and decided to die together, not insane but tired of life.
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Claremont
N. H
West Claremont
H. W. Leavitt
Newport
Mary J. Leavitt
Lisbon Falls
Trains Crash Head-On Near Albion Ind In Dense Fog
A gravel train and two work trains on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad collided head on one mile from Albion Indiana during dense fog. Two men were killed and four injured with two others missing. Dead include engineer Odenkirk and an Italian laborer. Missing brakeman James Cress and fireman J Deitch. Injured include engineer R W Strouse and fireman Buughman with leg injuries. Strouse is the most seriously hurt.
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Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio
Albion
Ind
Odenkirk
JM. Cress
J. ©. Deitch
R. W. Strouse
Buughman
Strousen
Loot Japanese Bank in Los Angeles Theft
Robbers burglarized the Japanese bank in Los Angeles last night and carried away cash amounting to 15000 dollars. The report notes the heist occurred in the city and lists the cash loss as part of a broader crime summary for the area.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ito
Ambassador White Named For Morocco Conference
Henry White American Ambassador to Rome was selected to represent the United States at the upcoming Morocco conference alongside Minister Gummere of Tangier. Secretary Root pushed for strong U S representation, and White is praised for European knowledge and diplomatic experience. France also names Bevoll, ex governor of Algeria, to attend with ambassadorial rank.
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Henry White
Rome
Gummere
Tangier
Morocco
Root
An Il
United States
Europe
White
Bessiex
Song
England
Ing
M. Bevoll
Algeria
Paris
M Revoll
Algiers
France
M Ttevall
Pratt Institute Looted in Major Jewelry Burglary
Brooklyn police report burglars broke into Pratt Institute and stole about 350,000 in jewelry and student handcrafts. Art department head Walter Perry noted a green stone pendant necklace worth 10,000 and a silver and amethyst necklace among the items.
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New York
Brooklyn
Pratt Institute
Walter Perry
Atudenta
Society Girl Ends Life in Duello Over Suitors
Miss Mary Bess, a Ky society woman, killed herself after a pistol duel among candidates for her favor. Rival Jack Wyatt died from injuries in the fight a month earlier, triggering grief and fear for her mental state before she took her own life.
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Washington Post
Madisonville
Mary
Bess
Jack Wyatt
Jack Jones
Wyatt
Rosa
Has Teddy quit Harvard frerial to The Washington Pass
Rumor from Boston of Theodore Roosevelt Jr leaving Harvard due to injuries from last Saturday's football game could not be verified.
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Teddy
Harvard
Frerial
Boston
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Murdered Woman's Body in Trunk
A mid 10 day issue notes a murdered woman's body found in a trunk and the case highlights political and legal turmoil. It references the death investigations, new charges, and ongoing political scrutiny affecting officials and reforms.
Leishman purse closed in family Paris turmoil
Pittsburg friends of John G A Leishman United States minister to Turkey report letters from Paris claim he opposes further support for his son in law Count Louis de Contant Biron and has ordered the count from the Lelekwan home. The affair has caused a Paris sensation with claims of extravagant spending and a new Paris skating society amid a falling out with a fashionably exclusive club.
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Washington
Pittsburg
John G. A Leishman
United States
Turkey
Paris
Leishman
Count Louis de Contant Biron
Lelekwan
Fittsburg
Pars
Pitteburg
Capt Samuel Brown III in critical condition at home
Pittsburg reports Capt Samuel Brown III a leading horseman is in a precarious state at his Squirrel Hill residence. Dr Foster noted his serious decline and notified his brother Harry Brown who summoned his legal representative and business manager to the scene. Brown has suffered two paralytic strokes and long stomach trouble, with famed Lexington stables and national reputation in thoroughbreds.
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Pittsburg
Samuel Brown
Squirrel Hid
Capt Brown
Foster
Harry Brown
Capt. Brown
Brown
Lexington
Picture Machine Fire Tramples Women and Children in New Milford
In New Milford Connecticut on November 25 a moving picture show in the town hall caught fire as the hall was darkened. Panic caused a mad rush for exits with many women and children trampled. Mrs Beda Hag a Alom sustained the most serious injuries though not fatal. Two operators Morton and Heycock of Danbury were burned but not seriously. Two thousand feet of film burned and a sparked crossed wire started the blaze. Firefighters extinguished the fire after arriving.
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New Milford
Conn
Beda Haga Alom
Mesars
Morton and Heycock
Danbury
Monte Carlo wheel system claims by Sir Percy Davies
Sir Percy W. Davies, a young British engineer, arrives in Monte Carlo and discusses his wheel system. He refuses to publish details, noting it requires patience and cool head to test for eight months and four hours daily. claims potential to double capital monthly with his method. Cheaper accident insurance policy fees are proposed at a Philadelphia conference. Through sleeping car service to Pittsburgh via Pennsylvania Railroad begins November 2, with a Pitt win route via Harrisburg arrivals.
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Washington Post
New York
Percy W. Davies
Monte Carlo
Philadelphia
United States
Pitsburg
Pennsyivants Railroad
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Harrisey Pittsburg
Fraud on rivals false gauge for barrels in Missouri inquiry
Testimony before Special Supreme Court Commissioner Anthony alleges Standard Oil issued orders to undersell and destroy competitors using false barrel gauges. William A Morgan, former Sedalia manager, says gauges were supplied to prove short barrels, though he refused to use them. Subpoenas issued for John D Rockefeller and Henry H Rogers to testify in Missouri suits against Standard Oil and Waters-Pierce.
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Missouri
Standard Company
J. D. Rockefeller
H. H. Rogers
St Louis
William A Morgan
Standard OD Company
Sedalla Mo
Special Supreme Court
Anthony
Hadley
Standard Oil Company
Morgan
Standard Oil
Sedalia
G W Mayer
Mateatel ¢ Basrel
New York
John D Rockefeller
Henry H Rogers
Henry M Flagler
Standard of Company
Repubiic Ol Company
Waters- Perce Oil Company
Frederick H Sanborn
Folk
Bonard Page
Harley
Missour
Supreme Court of
Intrantt Court
Jackson County
Field Has Chance For Life After Shooting
Marshall Field Jr remains improved but weak after an accidental shooting by a magazine revolver. His father Marshall Field Sr traveled from New York to Chicago to be with him as doctors report fluctuating temperature and worrying symptoms. An earthquake shake was felt in Helena Montana without damage. Through sleeping car service between Washington and Cleveland is to be introduced by the Pennsylvania Railroad with new schedules and dining car service.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Marshall Field, Jr
Marshall Field, Sr
New York
Lake Shore Road
Helena
Mont
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
Pennsylania Railroad
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Aurns
Misshipman
W_ Fitch
Meriwether Branch
Fifth Page
Pennsylvania Railread
Holnning
Pennsylvania Road
Willeave Washington
Wave Weat
Pullman Farlor
Venaera
Rinhiye
Heira
Skipper
Pratt
Platt
Gotham
William Barnes, Jr
Republican State Committee
J. van Vechten Olcott
Lemuel E. Quigg
Robert C. Morris
Edward
Unioniat
Eags
Henry Campbellz
Herman
Henry
de Cline
Associated Press
Sach
Japanese Bank
Benner
Sloen's
Ambassador White
Harpers Ferry
Winchester
Baltimore & Ohio
Finthoad
Baltimore and Return
Baltimore and
Ohio
Royal Lim
Part
Flatt
Zemstog
Witte
S—Depew
Burton
McCrellan
Gath
Joe" Cannon
Holland
Sullivan-Attell
News of
Virginia
Maryland
Congress
Cangl
Bryan
Capt. S. §. Brown III
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