Vermont asks Supreme Court to advance Rogers death case
Attorney General Fitts yesterday urged the Supreme Court to move the Mary M. Rogers case on the docket to avoid delays from conflicts between federal and Vermont law. Rogers, convicted of killing her husband in Bennington in 1902, protests lack of jurisdiction and urges due process before any new death sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitts
Supreme Court
Vermont
Supreme Court of the United States
Mary M. Rogers
Bennington
Rogers
Iter
Appellees
United States
Mira. Rogers
Solicitor General Moves to Advance Anti Trust Witness Cases
Hoyt filed a motion in the Supreme Court to speed hearings in cases against the General Paper Company and others and against EK F Hale and Wm E McAlister tied to the American Tobacco Company. The papers arise from Sherman act witness compulsion in Milwaukee and New York circuits. Defendants in the paper company suits do not object to early hearing. The court took the motion under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt
Supreme Court of the United States
General Paper Company
EK. F. Hale
Wm. E. McAlister
American Tobacco Company
Paper Company
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Eastern District of New York
Marmo May Now Be Hanged in New Jersey Murder Case
The Supreme Court dismissed Marmo’s appeal for lack of prosecution after a habeas corpus request was denied. Marmo’s execution remained paused during the appeal but the stay is removed. The report also covers related Supreme Court actions on Donovan v Berry, Senator Clark, street railway charters, Isle of Pines, and the Goebel murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Guiseppi Marmo
Newark
N. J
Marmo
Lanning
Stiny Miamnio
Goebel
James B. Howard
Kentucky
Kentucky Case Moves for Faster Supreme Court Hearing
Attorney General Hays of Kentucky yesterday urged the Supreme Court to advance its hearings. He said Howard had been found guilty three times by Kentucky trial courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Hays
Kentucky
Howard
Philippine tariff case seeks rehearing in Supreme Court
Attorney General Moody filed for an oral argument in Warner Barnes and Company Lincoln v United States on the effect of the executive order delaying Philippine duties before a new law. A rehearing was ordered after last term's adverse ruling, but rules bar oral arguments in rehearings. The court took the motion under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the
United States
Moody
Warner
Barnes and Company
Lincoln
Treasury
Taft
Ward
Court allows brief delay in Georgia chain gang case
Chief Justice refused a one month postponement for H H Wimbish vs Henry Jamison, allowing only a one week delay. Jamison’s counsel Ackerman argued Root could not attend due to public duties. The Georgia chain gang case concerns Macon city officials authorizing labor on public works and recent rulings by Judge Emory Speer. Secretary Root departed for New York after the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
H. H. Wimbish
Henry Jamison
Alexander Ackerman
Jamison
Root
Ackerman
Minter Wimberly
Wimbish
Recorder
Macon
United States District Court
Emory Speer
United States
Wimberly
Speer
New York
Kansas seeks speedy hearing in irrigation dispute with Colorado
Kansas asks the U S Supreme Court to fix a hearing on the irrigation suit against Colorado during the current term. Colorado opposes a hearing before the next term, citing the case's importance and vast testimony. Montana, er not applicable. Hoyt supports waiting. the court did not rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Supreme Court of the United States
Hoyt
Supreme Court hears Louisiana Mississippi boundary case
The first case at the 1906 term opened with Louisiana v Mississippi over the water line between the states and oyster beds valued at 2 to 3 million dollars. Attorney General Gwynn of Louisiana stated the beds' worth as part of the arguments, with John Dymond presenting the opening for Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
State of
Louisiana
Mississippi
Gwynn
John Dymond
Gunfire in Memphis crowd wounds persistently
Wild shooting in front of the Bijou Theater injures Peter Davis fourteen, Hall Burson thirteen, and Sarah Ceilius eleven. An unknown assailant fired into a street crowd and fled, as the victims endure critical wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Bijou
Main Street
Peter Davis
Hall Burson
Sarah Ceilius
Obstacles To Canal Leave Casts Doubt On Report
Panama advisory engineers depart for the United States aboard the Havana to gather data on the canal line. They expect a tide level waterway proposal but say the Chagres River problem remains the main hurdle. A month may pass before a formal report is ready as sessions continue in Washington and on the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama
Washington Post
Panama Canal
United States
Havana
Chagres River
George W. Davis
Board of Consulting Engineers
Edouard Quellenace
Suez Canal
Adolph Guerard
J. W. Welcker
M. Guerard
Chagres
Culebra
France
Herr Welcker
Buenos Ayres
Central
South America
Treating Zincke as a Chinaman shocks Chicago trip
German chemist Dr Theodor Zincke of Marburg complained of rude treatment in the United States after crossing from Canada via Chicago and paying a $2 boundary fee. He planned to report the incident to Germany’s foreign affairs bureau as Johns Hopkins President Ira Remsen expressed regret and vouched for Zincke’s character and standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Theodore Zincke
University of Marburg
Germany
New York
Europe
Asia
Africa
United States
Seattle
Zincke
Bureau of Foreign Affairs
Ira Remsen
Johns Hopkins University
Theodor Zincke
Goettingen
Printers' Strike In Court Faces Injunction Request
In Chicago on October 10 the Chicago Typothetae filed with the Superior Court for an injunction against the local Typographical Union No. 16 and its members. The complainants seek to stop striking printers from interfering with business, pursuing employees of affected firms, pressuring workers to quit, and maintaining picket lines around the printing houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
SCHOONER SANK IN STORM NEAR MOBILE
A Mobile report says the schooner Harry W. Lewis sank in a Gulf storm after leaving Mobile with a lumber cargo for Havana. Seven crew members were aboard. Vessels David Baird Emma Knowlton and Boniform accompanied her. Knowlton returned, others missing. Consul Cheshire Coming Here.
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Mobile
Ala
Harry W. Lewis
Lewis
Havana
David Baird
Emma Knowton
Boniform
Knowlton
Bankers named in cattle rustling case across North Dakota and Montana
A Fargo dispatch reports a cattle theft scandal involving Montana and North Dakota stockmen, with a banker among the accused. Officials from both states, including county and a United States official, are reportedly implicated as the probe expands to dozens of men, while a banker’s arrest marks its most sensational feature. Norman W. Carkhuff leaves USGS to lead a new lab at an engraving firm in Chicago, praised for its photographic and graphic illustration capabilities and strong business systems.
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North Dakota
Montana
St. Paul
Minn
Fargo
N. D
United States
Nonunion Switchmen Barred in Elsdon Strike Boycott
A weary group of 48 nonunion switchmen spent the night in box cars at a Grand Trunk yard siding in Elsdon. Residents, seeking sympathy with strikers, drove them from lodging. hotels boarding houses and private homes refused shelter. saloons barred entry. village marshals ordered them to move on. Yardmaster Conroy noted the empty box cars awaiting arrangement for barracks housing.
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Elsdon
Chicago
Grand Trunk
Widon
Conroy
The
Grand
Fortune for Herron Children in Rand Will
The will of Mrs. E. D. Rand filed in Burlington Iowa awards about 200000 to Mrs. George Herron and 15000 each to her brothers. Remainder goes to Herron children held in trust until age twenty eight with income split between religious educational work and accumulation for grandchildren. Rand endowed Grinnell College chair of applied Christianity. Prof. George Herron named to the chair.
Must Pay Life Policy
Supreme Court decision in Columbus confirms $11 400 verdict against Standard Life and Accident Insurance Company for William Stacey estate Cincinnati alleging concealment of blindness in one eye at policy application. Policy rate would differ if defect known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
John R.sayler
William Stacey
Cincinnati
Standard Life and Accident Insurance Company
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Promises Quick Healing
Advertisement notes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals disfigurement from pimples ulcers or sores without scarring. Claims guaranteed relief and lists druggists as sellers.
Hounds to contest hunt to settle question of superior breed
A purs e of 2000 will be awarded to the winner of a November 1 hound contest on H Rozier Dulany’s Fauquier County estate. A. Henry Higginson and Harry N. Smith sponsor rival English and American packs, aiming to settle which hound is superior in a Virginia revival of old Southern chase traditions. Allen Potts of Richmond is secretary. Dulany hosts, with Washington guests anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fauquier County
A. Henry Higginson
Harry N. Smith
Virginia
H. Rozier Dulany
America
Thas
South
Boston
Higginson
Bay State
Perpetual Fog
Washington
Old Dominion
Ginia
Hound
Southland
Allen Potts
Richmond
Five Slain in Sunflower County Bloodshed
Indianola Miss Oct 10 five people died in a day of violence across Sunflower County. Sid Goodall and Jim Hodges, both Negroes, dueled near Woodburn over a woman, dying on the field. FE Harwell and Frank Fuller, whites, clashed near Rulersville. Fuller shot Harwell, then Harwell killed Fuller, and Harwell was later killed by C Z Kennett. At Elliotts Mill near Indianola, laborer S T Allen stabbed Jim Decker seven times, killing him.
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Indianola
Miss
Sunflower County
Woodburn
Sid Goodall
Jim Hodges
FE. F. Harwell
Frank Fuller
Rulersville
Mr. Harwell
Fuller
Harwell
Hawaiian Land Survey Details and Local Notices
A complete survey of Hawaii Territory public lands shows 1,719,100 acres government land with about 400,803 acres not under lease, mostly sugar plantations. Washington orders three new branch post offices in Honolulu while A W Pearson dies after illness. Lorrin Andrews sails to Shanghai with resignation expected. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad claims to relieve fatigue and renew courage.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
San Francisco
Survey Department
Land Office
Washington
A. W. Pearson
Hawaiian Gazette Company
Daily Advertiser
Milwaukee
Lorrin Andrews
Shanghai
Carter
WE. C. Peters
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J. F. Donovan
M. T. Berry
Donovan
Berry
Iaverhill
Mass
Boot and Shoe Makers' Union
Senator Clark
Bit Root Development Company
State
Fred Th. McKenney
Asle of Pines
Pearcy
Collector Stranahan
Isle of Pines
Philippine
Secretary of State
Case
Kansas
Dunne
Edward F. Dunne
Punta Arenas
Port Limon
Colon
Anna
Cheshire
F. D. Cheshire
Mukden
Manchuria
Canton
Covington
John Hill
Leaves Geological Survey
Norman W. Carkhuff
United States Geological Survey
Geological Survey
Carkhuff
Norman W. Carkhuft
Fortune
Herron Children
Houston
Tex
G. B. Gray
Commercial Bank
Texas
Commercial National Bank
Wash
National Christian Endeavor
van Ogden Vogt
Tennessee
L Luther J Riilings
Brunswick
Dog
Hunt
Washingon
Hawaiian Land Survey
Hood
Zist Street
Pa.ave
Martin Bros
Pa. Ave
14Th Street
Moore & Hill (Inc
Moore & Hill, (Inc
N. W
N. L. Lansbury
Thirteenth St. N. W
H.W
Owee Tnee Blundon
O’brien & Belt, Inc
Dupont Circle
Q ST. NW
WLU
Washington Heights
T ST. NW
18Th ST
C., Incorporated
Hth ST
Etreet
Columbia Heights
MD. Ave
9Th St
Eazy Termz
Columbia Road
16Th St
Heights
Éth and
T Sim
Brandon, O'Brien & Bolt, Inc
Washington Gas Light
Home Savings Bank
Yth and
Mags. Ave
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