Confesses to Murder in Deep Penitence Statement
Boston January 6 1912 the Rev V T Richeson former pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Cambridge files a written confession admitting he poisoned his former sweetheart Avis Binnell the document dated January 3 1912 lists names John J Lee William A Morse Philip R Dunbar and ends with instructions to deliver the confession while noting remorse and desire for atonement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
V. T. Richeson
Immanuel Baptist Church of
Cambridge
Nnde
Avis Binnell
William A. Morse
Philip R. Dunbar
Avis Linneil
Miss Linnell
Hyannis
Mass
Clarence Richeson
Climax in Beef Trial Over Handwriting Evidence
In Chicago the trial of Chicago packers charged under the Sherman law neared a climax as defense counsel moved to strike Pratt’s testimony identifying handwriting of Armour Meeker and Connors on letters to prove a defendants’ conspiracy. The judge reserved ruling, noting the letters were admissible but doubting Pratt could identify handwriting without corroboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cen
Chicago Packers
Jerome H.pratt
J. Ogden Armour
Arthur Meeker
Thomas J. Connors
M. W. Borders
Morris
Pratt
Wilkerson
Carpenter
Cout
Junige Carpenter
Temperature report with January markings and pricing notes
The entry notes temperatures with a minimum below zero and a maximum of 16 degrees. It mentions markings supplied by Buchanan Optica Co and references a syndicate block and a $2 night rate. The text also includes garbled phrases about Goa and San Felice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan Optica Co
Syndicate Block
Goa
Island Man Bravely Traverses Ice to Save Wife
James Swineheart of Burlington, Iowa, waded through floating Mississippi ice to transport his burned and frozen wife to medical care. He wrapped her in a bed quilt, boarded a skiff, battled through the ice pack, and carried her three miles to Burlington, facing exposed burns and severe cold. The act inspires local admiration and shows remarkable endurance.
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Burlington
Ila
James Swineheart
Mississippi River
Swineheart
Tie
Hurlington
Towa
Concessions to Manchus by Sun Yat Sen Cabinet
Shanghai dispatch reports the republican government planning lenient terms for Manchus after submission. The Sun Yat Sen cabinet offers to return the forbidden city and summer palace, pensions, citizenship equality, and offices, with Manchus in southern provinces aided by revolutionaries and protected from abuse. The cabinet is viewed as strong and reform-minded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Sun Yat Sen
Forbidden City
Summer Palace
Peking
Wholesale vote frauds prompt 800 suits in Acadia parish
In Acadia parish a wave of about 300 suits alleges wholesale registration fraud affecting roughly 20 percent of Democratic voters. The suits ask the circuit court to issue a mandamus directing the Registrar of Voters to strike alleged illegal names from the registration rolls.
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Crowley
A. Jan
Acadia
Parish
Lormand
Girl Escapes Fire In Dormitory Rooms
Charles City Ia Jan 6 The women s dormitory of Charles City college burned early today with many narrow escapes. No injuries reported. Several escaped with only clothing. Fire gained headway before discovery. building could not be saved. Loss covered by insurance.
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Charles City
Charles City College
New Keokuk to Fort Madison Electric Railway Chartered
The Keokuk Nauvoo and Ft Madison Electric Railway company was incorporated to build a line from Keokuk through Hancock county to Fort Madison with a Nauvoo and Carthage branch. Capital stock 650000. Incorporators listed include W. H. Fisher C. H. Petsch F. M. Catlin E. J. Meier and W. P. Camby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Jan
Keokuk. Nauvoo
Poverty and Prayer Hearings Shape Quiet Meeting
A recorded line from a prayer gathering shows a speaker nicknamed Bridren saying he struggles to speak well, noting that he feels he could do more with a year than five minutes. The remark indicates the meeting’s humble, reflective tone.
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Bridren
Darkey
Morris Motor Car Co. chief buys ice cream in cold
In a defiant response to a cold wave, Morris of the Morris Motor Car Co. and a companion, in a new car, stopped near a pharmacy and ordered ice cream, sharing a moment of cheer as they watched frost and a crowd shiver.
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Moerour
Morrix
Morris Motor Car Co
Pharmacy
Ac 880
Mr. Morris
Oder Pia
Five Injured in GW Wreck Near Dumont Iowa
Special to five injured as Chicago Grey Western train No 6 wrecked four miles west of Dumont Iowa at o clock this morning due to a broken rail. Injured include Leo Gallagher Oelwein hand cut BE HW Williams Odebolt mouth knee arm. W H Mallory colored porter hip badly hurt. Two cars derailed Pullman and day coach. Ten passengers aboard. a woman and two children escaped. Traffic suspended briefly in 20 below zero weather.
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Dumont
Chicago Grey Western Railway
Here
Leo Gallagher
Oelwein
BE. HW. Williams
Odebolt
Herman Stock
Aredale
W. H. Mallory
Buffalo to Elect Saloon to Comply With Moon Law
Buffalo news reports a town election planned for next Monday to designate the single saloon allowed to operate under the Moon law and to set the standard size of beer mugs and the volume of beverage permitted.
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Buffalo
Alma Cutler Leads New Hartford Band Instructor
Cedar Falls Jan 6 Miss Alma Cutler recently returning from Germany conducts a band in New Hartford and travels weekly to give instruction. The new group is progressing well.
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Cedar Falls. In
Alma Cutler
Germany
New Hartford
Waterloo Evening Courier City Improvement Number praised
The State Register reports receipt of a 14 page Waterloo Evening Courier edition titled City Improvement Number. It is praised for artistic typography and extensive city content detailing Waterloo’s past, present, and future plans. The edition’s comprehensive index covering all sixty four pages is specifically commended.
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Springfield
State Register
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Courier
Independence Bulletin Journal
Waterloo Courier
Reinbeck Courier
Record Cold Grips Midwest and West as Records Fall
Kansas City dispatches report record low temperatures across the Midwest and Plains. Amarillo Texas to Dodge City Kansas and Des Moines all saw subzero readings, with several areas tying or breaking two-year lows. Snow and wind compounded travel woes as trains ran late and telegraph lines failed, while Nebraska and Iowa report ongoing severe cold with no moderation in sight.
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Suypertar
Wisconsin
United States
Pmliteis
Iowa
Michigan
Missouri
Theanisers
Gietion
Jowarnes
Tele- Brapl
Kansas City
Amarillo
Tex
Dodge City
Kan
Missouri Valley
Norfolk
Nel
North Platte
Omahs
Des Moines
Engineer Blinded by Snow Killed in Wreck
In western Kansas, Engineer C C Devaing of Santa Fe No 12 failed to stop at a station due to blinding snow, rear ended a Dodge City local and was fatally scalded. Engineer J W Chalfant of Newton died, 92 passengers injured. Both engineers resided in Newton, Kansas.
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Wright
Nan
Kansas
C.C. Devaing
Santa Fe East Hown
Newton
Dodge City
Deming
Eungineer
J. W. Chalfant
Kan
Man Found In Morrow Case
Fragmentary report notes a man found in a case at a location resembling Tverasin at Tithy Wagan Moat. Details are garbled with references to prison, court, and a possible wife or familial involvement. The readable bits indicate an ongoing legal or police inquiry with unclear chronology.
Mrs Morrow Faces Murder Charge In Quiet Home
Testimony at the trial of Mrs. Morrow, held without bail, alleges infidelity claims and a quarrel before her husband, inventor Alf Morrow, was found shot on the rear porch. Warnings of self harm and conflicting accounts from witnesses emerged as ex entail.
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Nan’ Hiimself
Larry Gillmor
Morrow
Tushimany
Cornners
Topom. S
Erday
M Morrow
Mab
Alf Morrow
Hind
Rostepson
Arthur W. Morrow
Mrs. Morrow
American in Berlin Shot by His Lover
Norbert Mo Radkin a prominent American in Berlin was shot presumably fatally by milliner Alone Suede. She wounded herself while fleeing Radkinson’s office and will recover. The affair stems from a broken relationship and support disputes over five children, with Rodkinson calling it extortion. He is a director of the American Chamber of Commerce and a longtime representative of American firms in Germany and Russia.
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Berlin
Norbert Mo Radkinson
Alone Suede
Radkinson
Rodkinson
Stede
Russia
American Chamber of Commerce
Germany
New Orleans
Labor Leader Denies Ties to 1909 Dynamite Plots
Indianapolis reports reveal labor figure Spurgeon Meadows denies knowledge of the Von Spreckelsen explosions while private confessions and witness testimonies align with hotel meetings of delegates. Federal probes expand with new indictments against labor leaders in Los Angeles and San Francisco as authorities pursue a broader conspiracy.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Spurgeon
Meadows
International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Charles A. Booxwalter
Albert von Spreckelsen
von Sprecklesen
John Halfman
County Grand Jury
Halfman
von Spreckelesen
Kenix
Chicago
Haifman
Bookwalter
Alta Hawkins
Spreckelsen
Haliman's
Juos Angeles
Federal
Olaf Tvnetmoe
Anton Johannsen
E. A. Clancy
J. E. Munsey
McNamara Brothers
McManigal
United State District
McCormick
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Taft Proclaims New Mexico Statehood In 47th State
Washington January 6 New Mexico becomes the forty seventh state to enter the union as Taft issues a proclamation of statehood. The transition ends territorial status and marks New Mexico as an official state.
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Taft
New Mexico State
Washington
New
Mezteo
Entec
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Cambridge, Mass
V.F. Richeson
San Felice
Se Cigar
Hero
Wife
Mississippi
Big Slough
Ical Assistance
Manghui
Council
Superior
Wis
Wiuisie City
Jan. T
Missouri Villeys
Mercury
Lincoln
Neb
Iam
Nebraska
Sifrani
Sieis Cit
Armington
Shoetow
Trocenteal Tawa
Perahtures
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Meeps
Cusip
Tverasin At
Tithy Wagan
Skat Pasa
Chivage
Dann
Maar
Pheeniss
Charles B. Morrow
Martin
Walter
LABOR
A.B. Anderson
Wadt
W. J. Bors
J. J. May Namri
Burns
McNamara
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