Pastor to die in chair may 18 after governor refuses clemency
Clarence V. T. Richeson, condemned for Avis Linnell's murder, slept undisturbed as Governor Foss declined commutation. Attorneys Morse and Rev Johnson say no further action. Execution likely Monday. warden retains discretion on timing amid reports of mental state and alienist findings.
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Hoston
Avis Linnell
Hyannis
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Ife
Fors
Wm. A. Morse
Hey
Herbert
S. Johnson
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Richeson
Boston
Charlestown State Prison
Wim. A. Morse
Herbert W. Stebbins
Herbert 3. Johnson
O Chafr
Court inquiry probes Duff Gordon lifeboat protest claims
London May 17 the board of trade inquiry heard fireman Charles Hendrickson recount the lifeboat scene with Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff-Gordon, who deny the protest against returning to rescue swimmers. Evidence shows sparring between counsel as the Duff-Gordons seek to counter the crew’s testimony.
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London
Lond Merry
Board of Trade Commission
Great Britain
Charles Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Cosmo
Lady Duff- Jordan
Robert Finlay
Henry E. Duke
M. P
Duff-Gordons
Duff Gordons
Rufus Iaacs
England
Mr. Duke
Lichty Heads Grocers in National Assembly
George E Lichty was unanimously elected president of the National Wholesale Grocers association at its largest convention yet held in St. Louis. Waterloo’s Lichty was praised for his prior committee work and is joined by five vice presidents from Parkersburg Sacramento Philadelphia Chicago and Hartford with Wellington and Beckman as treasurer and secretary in New York City.
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St. Louis
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
George E. Lichty
Lichty
Waterloo
McConaghy
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Drescher
Sacramento
Cal
Bursk
Philadelphia
Roulston
Chicago
Ianti Taft Faction Chooses Delegates in Atlanta
The anti Taft faction of the Republican party in Igla plans a May 17 convention in Atlanta to elect four delegates at large and four alternates to the national convention. They aim to contest Taft delegates chosen in March and likely instruct for Roosevelt.
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Atlanta
Republican Party
Igla
Taft
Roosevelt
Second ballot on bishop fruitless in Methodist conference
Minneapolis dated May 17 reports the second ballot for bishops at the general conference yielded no election. Downey of New York led with 46 votes, Shepard of Chicago had 178, Hughes of Pasadena 369. 527 needed to elect.
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Minneapolis
Feneral Conference
Methodist Mscopal Church
Downey
New York
Peas
W. O. Shepard
Chicago
M. S. Hughes
Pasadena
iCal
Chariton Woman Dies at 100 in Iowa
Death claimed Chariton oldest resident Mrs. Katherine Lusk aged 100 at her son W. E. B. Lusk’s home in Chariton Iowa She was born October 18 1811 in West Virginia and lived in Iowa over 72 years Her funeral will be in Burlington Iowa tomorrow.
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Chariton
Char
Des Moines Man Hangs Self in Barn
Henry Homer, a longtime Des Moines resident, hanged himself in the barn at his home with a log chain. The discovery was made early today by his daughter, a schoolteacher. No reason was given for the act.
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Des Moines
Henry Homer
Homer
Presbyterian Assembly Opens With Large Agenda in Louisville
The 124th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church convened in Louisville May 17 with Rev. Dr. Mark A. Matthews elected moderator. Officials planned reports from the clerk and overtures. Key issues include reestablishing ties with Union Theological Seminary, consolidating boards, and addressing alleged heresy in graded Sunday school lessons.
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Louisville
One Hundred and Twenty Fourth General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Mark A. Matthews
Seattle
Wash
Wm. Henry Roberts
Assembly
Union Theological Seminary of New York
Charles Briggs
Board of Ministerial Relief
Presbyterian Board of Publication
Waterloo Town Criers Welcomed by Kansas City Business Men
Omaha manufacturers greeted the Waterloo Town Criers special train in Kansas City with a large demonstration and a splendid welcome. Business leaders along the route anticipate greater things for Waterloo in the future.
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Kansas City
Omaha
Waterloo Town Criers
Waterloo
Suit Filed Against International Harvester in Four Kentucky Counties
Cynthiana Kentucky May 17 State's Attorney Dedman filed suit against International Harvester in four counties forming the eighteenth judicial district alleging violation of Kentucky anti trust law. Five thousand dollars and costs are asked in each case. A Rock Island passenger train northbound due Waterloo 1 55 a m struck a drove of horses last night killing several animals wandered onto the track northwest of the city. No claim presented to the oval oats owner of the hall is not yet known.
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Cynthiana
Dedman
International Harvester Company
Eighteenth Judicial District
Rock Island Road
Waterloo
Floyd Allen Sentenced to Electric Chair in Hillsville Murders
Witheville Va May 17 Floyd Allen the first Hillsville mountaineer tried for the Carroll county courthouse killings was found guilty and sentenced to die in the electric chair at Richmond. The jury deliberated all night and Allen was charged with murdering Commonwealth Attorney Foster during the Hillsville courthouse shooting that killed Judge Massie Prosecutor Foster Sheriff Webb Miss Ayres and Juror Fowler. Other Allen clan members were arrested or at large as the manhunt continued.
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Witheville
Floyd Allen
Hillsville
Carroll County
Richmond
Foster
Carrell
Thornton L. Massie
Wmn. M. Foster
L. F. Webb
Elizabeth Ayres
Augustus Fowler
Allens
Sidnay Allen
Wesley Edwards
Taft Leaves Cleveland After Speech Tour Begins
President Taft, refreshed and resolute, travels to renew his Ohio campaign for the 48 delegates at the Republican national convention. Supporters dismiss reports he may quit if he loses the Ohio primary and insist delegates are committed to his fight and will not bow to Roosevelt.
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Cleveland
Roosevelt
Taft
Ohie
Friends
Miff
Parasi’ Dent
Cat Heasevelt
Hee
Mr. Taft
Judge Fined For Violating an Injunction
In Chicago on May V7 County Judge Owens was fined 400 dollars by the Superior Court for contempt for violating an injunction aimed at preventing interference with the Cook County Democratic Convention. Other officials including Chief McWeony and Sheriff Michaud were fined the same amount. The incident involved disputes over district rolls and the role of the election commission in organizing the convention. An appeal to the Supreme Court was anticipated to resolve jurisdictional points.
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Chicago
Owens
My. JL Mekindies
Cook County
McWeony
Ehief Schuettler
Michaud
Alvnmero
Cyrneckiefe
Cavenags
Cormissioney Cvarnecki
Jiauige McKinley
Mellen
Iurguives
Enauty
Owen
Searst-Harrison
Supreme Court
Dark horse candidate travels through Ohio itinerary
The report notes Obu is discredited by friends as advisers accompany the candidate on an Ohio trip. He plans to persist to the end. The president has speeches scheduled in Lorain Bellevue Fremont Bowling Green Fors toria Tiffin Carey Upper Sandusky Kenton Findlay and a late address in Toledo.
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Casa
Oblu
Lorain
Bellevue
Fremont
Bowling Green
Fostoria
Tiffin
Carey
Upper Sandusky
Kenton
Findlay
Tuledo
Hawkeye Club Plans Farce on Candidates May 27
The Hawkeye Fellowship club will stage a political farce titled Every Candidate on May 27 in the Auditorium hotel Danqunnet room. Fourteen leading candidates from both parties are to be grilled, with introductions by Miss Jaws, featuring figures such as Taft, Roosevelt, Underwood, and Wilson. The event closes the season with debate on Wiley items and key issues.
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Chicago
Teddy
Champ Clark
Hawkeye Fellowship Club
Auditorium Hotel
Jaws
Fallows
Taft
Hurman
O. J. Larlander
Bop
Corbit
E.R. Nowlan
James E. Bruce
John F. Geeting
Henry P. Heizer
Underwood
Claude F. Baker
Broaar
Frank M. Chaffee
Me. Cummins
Edward G. Pratt
Danghes Sutherland
Johm M. Sea Hhaee
Hires
Beverridge VL. Holton
J. Rutherford
Frank H Wilson
Wiley
Terra Cotta Statue Falls In New York Street Collision
A terra cotta statue fell from a building and struck a streetcar near Broadway and 34th Street in New York. A woman passenger died, several others were injured by splinters and debris, and the car was forced off its track.
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New York
Bresdway
Trentoway
Bodies Found in Feed Box End Nationwide Kidnapping Rumor
The Nichols brothers Robert eight and Urban four vanished April twentieth and were found later smothered in a feed box in a stable near Cincinnati. Police traced wild kidnap rumors with detectives traveling to Michigan but found no evidence of abduction.
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Cincinatti
Robert
Urban Nichols
Dolung
UsUu
Crewsa
Michigan
Fr Wuncarians
West Diatricta
Paterno Trial Opens Behind Closed Doors in Rome
The case of Baron Vincenzo Paterno, Italian army cavalry lieutenant, opened in Rome on May 17 before the assize court for the murder of Princess Guila Trigona and an attempted suicide. Defense seeks expert mental evaluation and calls for witnesses, including the Duke of Aosta, the Count of Yurin, and ministers, but the court bathes the proceedings in secrecy as the defendant appears wrecked and seeks to shield his face.
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Rome
Vincenzo Paterno
Forte
Guila Trigona
Sant
Helena
Assize Court
Duke of Aosta
Yurin
Paterno
Taft Controls Montana Vote In State Convention
Montana Republicans at their state convention split with 434 Taft delegates to 222 for Roosevelt but will not instruct for Taft at the national convention. They urge delegates to seek Taft renomination while retaining full discretionary powers. Minnesota backs Roosevelt with 24 delegates instructing for him first and last. Wright suffers typhoid in Dayton as aeroplane inventor Wilbur Wright contracts illness at home.
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Livingston
Mont
Montana
Taft
Roosevelt
William Jr. Taft
Foliette
Minneapolis
Minn
Theofem Thoosevelt
Minnesota
Robert WM. la Folletta
Wright
Dayton
Wicbur Wright
Hta
Il.ness
Woman of 103 reported dying in Missouri
Creston Indiana May 17 Relatives here are advised of the critical condition of Mrs Nancy Harsh mother of J B Harsh of this city at the home of her daughter Mrs Mary Donlin in Hopkins Missouri. If she lives until June 14 she will be 103 years old. Lately she has been bedfast. A F Harsh of Lewell Nebraska arrived here and the two brothers J B and A F went to Hopkins yesterday in hopes of finding their mother still living.
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Creston
Nancy Harsh
J. B. Harsh
Mary Donlin
Im Hopkins
Weather record for May 17 with temperatures
The text notes May 17 temperatures with a maximum around 61 degrees at 4 30 p m. It compares to a year ago when the minimum reached 75 degrees and the maximum 92 degrees, according to a Buchanan Special Co. syndicate block source.
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Buchanan Sptleal Co
Syndicate
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