Boston pastor held as alleged murder suspect
Boston scene centers on Rev Clarence Richeson a Cambridge pastor arrested on a first degree murder charge in the death of Avis Linnell 19 a conservatory student found dead from cyanide poisoning. Police say he bought potassium cyanide claiming it was medicine and planned to kill a dog earlier he sought poison for a dog and was staying at the home of Moses Edmands father of the bride to be.
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Avis Linnell
Boston
Charles Street Fair
Clarence Virgil Thompson Richegan
Immanuel Baptist Church
Cambridge
Pretty Avis Linnell
Hyannis
Mass
Miss Linnell
Linnell
Conservatory of
Maaslé
Young Womens Christian Association
Richeson
A | Ang St
Newton
Supt Walte
Brookline
Moses Grant Edmands
Edmands
Migs Violet Edmands
Edmonds
Richegan
William Hahn
Hahn
Mr. Richeson
Stimson A Grace Shot At Leon Springs Target Range
Secretary of War Stimson delighted soldiers with expert target firing during a Leon Springs practice day with Maj. Gen. Wood. The Seventeenth Infantry and a battalion of the Twenty second Infantry joined him as Capt. George M. Bomford urged his try. Stimson’s first three shots hit the mark, marking an exceptional record. He departed for Washington later with Gen. Wood.
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Washington Post
San Antonio
Tex
Stimson
Wood
Leon Springs
Seventeenth Infantry
Twenty-second Infantry
George M. Bomford
Gen Wood
Washington
Salmon Submarine Dives 144 Feet in Narragansett Bay
The Salmon, a United States Navy submarine, descended to 144 feet in Narragansett Bay with 19 sailors and 2 officers aboard. It remained submerged for 15 minutes, breaking the previous depth record held by the Octopus at 12 feet.
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Newport, R. L
United States Navy
Narragansett Bay
Tenor Sues Priest Over Church Choir Contract
A DC tenor L J Mills sues St Matthew's Church pastor Rt Rev Mer Thomas E Lee in municipal court for 100 damages over a five year choir contract. Mills claims the agreement barred leaving without release and unpaid for extra services, while the defendant argues the contract was voluntary and may be broken. The case tests whether church choir contracts bind singers and limit liberty.
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L. J. Mills
Eleventh Street
Aung
St. Matthew's Church
Rhode Island Avenue
Connecticut Avenue
Mer
Thomas E Lee
St Ill
Mr. Mills
Mills
Mer. Lee
St. Matthew's
Charles J Murphy
Mgr. Lee
Murphy
Mer Lee
St Mary's Church
St. Patrick's
St Patrick’s
St Matthew's
Francis L. Neubeck
Mer. ‘Lee
Tenor
Joyce
Mgr Lee
Revolt in China Stuns Hankow Area and Shanghai
Reports from Tokyo and Peking describe riot and martial law in Hankow Hanyang and Wuchang with looting bombings and bank suspensions in Shanghai. Rebels claim victory after a two day battle forcing imperial forces north of Hankow. Red Cross workers mobilize in the field amid dangerous conditions for foreigners and civilians.
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Sea
Nan
Shanghai
Red Cross
London
Tokyo
Peking
Hankow
Hanyang
Wuchang
Seven Mile Creek
Sah Heh Ping
Revolutionista
Rebels Attack and Desert, Defenses Set at Hankow
Second regiment arrives at Hankow on Sunday as rebels attack twice and are repulsed. Three rebels captured. Spies report rebels preparing to defend Wucheng and Hankow. Yin-Tchang makes Sinyangchow HQ, plans southward move after fourth division arrives. Edicts sanction Yin-Tchang, urge quick suppression. aid 200000 taels from empress dowager hoard to Yuan Shikai for relief. Foreigners warned to leave, missionaries preparing to depart amid drought and revolt. Mohammedan rebellion feared at Kansu.
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Hankow
Wucheng
Yin- Tchang
Sinyangchow
Yin-Tchang
Yuan Shi Kai
Yunnan
Kansu
United States seeks cooperative protection of Americans in China
The Navy and State Departments coordinate to safeguard American life and property in Hankow China with Rear Admiral J B Murdock in command and the Rainbow and Saratoga approaching Hankow. One hundred Marines aboard the Abarenda reinforce protective measures while officials state no joint intervention is planned, favoring cooperation among foreign powers.
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Alvey al Adee
Alfred Mitchell Innes
Navy Department
J. B. Murdock
Manila
Hankow
Murdock
U. S
Saratoga
Mainz
State Department
United States
J. XK. Ohl
Washington
John Hay
Conger
China
Hay
Gems and Money Lost on San Francisco Steamship Ride
Mrs. W. G. Logan of New York reports four thousand dollars in jewels and cash missing after a luncheon aboard the Chiyo Maru and a tour of Golden Gate Park. She says a 12 stone almond brooch, a bracelet of 1 1/2 diamonds, and 9 large bills were in her stocking when the items dropped.
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W. G. Logan
Washington Post
San Francisco
Golden Gate’ S Park
New York
Palace Hotel
Jowela
Right to wed questioned as women urged to qualify as housekeepers
Mrs Henry Wade Rogers told the New Haven State Federation of Women's Clubs that the state may need to require women to qualify as keepers of the home before marriage licenses. She cited underfed families, faulty home management, and public health concerns as reasons for radical action toward better home economies and sound citizenship.
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Rogers
Washington
New Haven
Conn
Henry Wade Rogers
S Yate Law School
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Jealous Lover Kills Fiancée Then Himself in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas L D Priest killed his fiancée Mrs. Boss Brown and then fatally shot himself after learning a rival had given her an automobile. Wealthy cattleman J B Alexander had given the car to Mrs Brown, and Priest had planned marriage in a few days. He went to her home and warned of his intent before opening fire as she spoke to him.
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Fianeea
Mectal
The
Washington Post
Fort Worth
Fox
Boss Brown
L. D
Turing
Carnegie to Aid Inquiry in Steel Trust Hearings
Andrew Carnegie said he would attend hearings in Washington on the steel investigation. He suggested the United States Steel Corporation was relinquishing its lease on ore properties and offered to provide information to the investigators.
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Steel ‘Trust
New York
Oet
Steel Trust
Andrew Carnegie
Celtic
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie
Steel Investigating Committee
Washington
Mr. Carnegie
Fortune Favors Broker Who Lost Wife and Inheritance
Special to The Washington Poet reports Sidney C. Love, once a Chicago and New York broker, has faced divorce and loss of his wife, daughter, and a $12,000,000 fortune by New York court decree. Ivan L. Hyland notes Love may flee Baker, Oregon, to return to Broadway.
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Washington
Seattle
Wash
Sidney C. Love
Chicago
New York City
New York
Marjorie Barnes Love
Ivan L. Hyland
Tucker & Hyland
Marjorie Love
Texas
Hyland
Love
Baker, Orge
Ughts
Broadway
Charge of cowardice charged in motorboat death
Buffalo sept. 20 Justice of the Peace Toms finds Frederick K. Burnham liable for criminal negligence and cowardice in the death of Harold W. Bell. Bell was fatally injured when Burnham's Drive IV ran ashore during championship races on September 1. Burnham allegedly deserted the steering wheel and jumped overboard when the boat was near shore.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Frederick K. Burnham
Justice of the Peace
Toms
Harold W. Bell
Burnham
Herbert G. Squiers Dead Former minister to Cuba and Panama
New York report notes Herbert G. Squiers army officer and diplomat died in London. He served as United States Minister to Cuba and Panama, fought in Indian Wars, and earned British thanks for staff work during the 1901 siege of Peking. His widow and daughter will bring his body home.
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New York
London
Herbert G. Squiers
United States
Cuba
Panama
Peking
Claude MacDonald
Kalefus Hearing Hinges on Capt Schneider Plea
The Kalefus excise board inquiry resumes with defense planning to call George T Harper to testify that Capt Schneider begged him to drop a quor liderise application, threatening a supplemental report if not withdrawn. W P Richards testifies to Kalbfus character and Horstmann misconduct, defending Kalbfus and detailing board-police strains.
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Richarda
Scores Horstmann
Excise Board
Samuel T. Kalbfus
George T. Harper
Georgetown
Harper
Schneider
Capt Schneider
Police Department
Horstmann
Kalbfus
Kelbfus
Capt
Thiat
Coud
Hirdetadil
Richards
Hogan
Oretmann
Aig
Maj. Judson
Mr. Kalbfus
Virginia
Alexandria
Crandal Mackey
Mackey
Pastor Held a Slayer of Girl in Trial
A record notes a sensational case as the pastor faces allegations of involvement in a girl’s death. Widespread interest from the community follows the courtroom proceedings and related legal actions.
English Steamers Sink After Collision in Fog
English steamers collide in the mouth of the Elbe during fog. Hamburg reports two vessels, one sinks and the other runs aground. No further details available.
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Elbe
Hamburg
Roosevelt Proposes Childrens Bureau and Court Reform
Theodore Roosevelt urges Congress to create a national children's bureau to gather and distribute welfare data, calls for greater public control of courts, and urges protections against child labor while warning reforms must be carefully pursued to avoid misrepresentation. He backs working women organizing and NY action against overcrowded tenement factories.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Bia
Children’s Bureau
New York
Taft vows to enforce Sherman act amid opposition in Wyoming
President Taft, speaking in Newcastle and Sheridan, reiterates intent to break up trusts under the Sherman antitrust act. He cites Standard Oil and American Tobacco decisions, argues administration faces damned if proceed and damned if not, and stresses enforcement to prevent interstate monopoly amid a snowy Wyoming tour. Curley the Crow scout greets Taft at Sheridan.
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Newcastle
Wyo
Taft
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
American Tobacco Company
Raye
Dean
Governors Indorse Taft Amid Luncheon Meeting
At a luncheon in El Paso Texas on October 2 Gov Colquitt led five visiting governors from Texas New Mexico Arizona Lonore and Chihuahua to propose lading President Taft with an indorsement of his administration regardless of politics or sectionalism. The move was unanimously agreed to after a toast by McNery of the chamber of commerce. Governors later reviewed troops at Fort Bliss where 48 star flags were presented and a briefing on extradition matters noted. The Mexican governors arrived that morning.
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Washington
el Paso
Tex
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Lonore
Chihuahua
Colquitt
Taft
McNery
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Bliss
START BOOM FOR WATTERSON
Washington Post reports Col Henry Watterson’s presidential boom gaining attention at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Promoters tout him as a logical candidate comparing him to a great journalist and philosopher, with praise for his Franklin-like influence.
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Washington Post
New York
Kentucky
Col
Henry Watterson
Waldorf-Astoria
Marie’ Henry Watterson
John Thompesn
Louis A. Dunhem
Blue Grasn
Watterson
Ceci Dunham
White Hagel
Benjamin Franklin
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