Beattie Murder Trial: Mother-in-Law Defends Paul
Chesterfield Va Sept 5 The prosecution finished cross examining Henry C Beattie Jr over a wife murder case. Witnesses, including Paul Beattie’s mother-in-law Mrs A B Houchens, testified to Thursday evening meetings and a gun transfer. The defense objected to several lines of inquiry as Beattie claimed he knew nothing about the weapon.
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Chesterfield
Henry C. Beattie, Jr
Paul Beattie
Paul
Commonwealth
Henry
E. J. Bouchens
E. H. Neblitt
Neblitt
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Wendenburg
Latham
Harry Latham
Beattie
Richmond
Harry
Shemm
Main Streets
Charles W. Hart
Hart
A. B. Houchens
Shen
DECLARE FARMERS MUST GO OPERATE
Shawnee Oklahoma September 5 That the farmers of America will be owned and controlled by trusts within the next thirty years if they do not cooperate and conserve their efforts was the warning issued today by President T J Brooks of Tennessee in response to the address of welcome at the opening session of the National Farmers Union Brooks declared that farmers must immediately change their business methods and assist one another or they will soon be the playthings of the interests United States Senator Gore who followed Brooks took up the cudgel for cooperation You farmers will be buried closer in misery than ever if you do not cooperate
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Shawnee
Okla
Farmers of America
T. J. Brooks
Tennessee
National Farmers’ Junion
Brooks
United States
Gore
Clesser
Senaitor
Syrian Helps Prosecution In Beattie Case Testimony
John Joseph, a Syrian confectioner at Short and Main, testifies he saw Paul Beattie at his stand July 15 around 10 pm, noting a machine arrival and a subsequent westward departure. Frank Mason corroborates seeing Beattie at the Short and Main store as a machine called for him. Counsel seeks brief adjournment for more witnesses.
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Cray
Paul
John Joseph
Paul Beattie
Paw
Frank Mason
Short
Main Streets
Revolver Duel Ends in Arrests Near Shellsburg
In Vinton on September 5, two Cedar Rapids men, Lewis and Walter Jackson, both backing alcohol, fought with 32 caliber revolvers after an argument about the latter's alleged familiarity with a wife. Both were wounded but not seriously. Marshal Defoe jailed them, and Sheriff Wychoff forwarded them to county jail for preliminary examination.
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Vinton
Ed Shannon
Shellsburg
Walter
Lewis
Walters
Defoe
Wychoff
Waterloo depot critique urges civic action and better facilities
The Courier urges citizens to contribute views on depot accommodations in Waterloo. It denounces crowded unsanitary conditions at the current union depot, especially around the 47090 train, and criticizes the east side depot shack. The piece calls for a new modern depot and hotel, arguing city growth hinges on improved transportation infrastructure.
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Courier
Hke
Great Western T
Waterloo
Ter
Rood
Conmaodious
iBer
Bribery Accusations At Taft Veto Banquet
In San Francisco Senator Clapp of Minnesota denounces Taft veto of the Arizona recall measure as bribery of the people at a banquet. He questions forcing voters to renounce convictions for union admission, calling the policy an insult to Arizonans and noting Senate investigations into two bribery cases.
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San Francisco
Taft
Arizona
Clapp
Minnesota
Nnion
Senate
Fernbank Dam Completion Celebrated on the Ohio River
Cincinnati honors the Fernbank dam completion across the Ohio with weeklong festivities. Bottles of waters from the Great Lakes to the Gulf will be broken over the structure to mingle waters with the Ohio. The project is a link in a 54 dam plan from Pittsburgh to Cairo costing about 60 million dollars to ensure nine feet of water year round.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama Canal
Gulf of Mexico
Fernbank
Middle West
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Milkman Drowned In 1000 Gallons Of Buttermilk
Gilmore Nebraska September 5. Thomas Her a milkman was drowned in 1000 gallons of buttermilk when his wagon overturned near the city. The tank burst and he was crushed beneath it.
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Gilmore
Neb
Thomas Her
iIler
Jler
Recall of the judiciary sparks nationwide political clash
The battle over recalling judges sweeps across the United States as critics call it the last stand of special interests against reform efforts. The quote frames the issue as a decisive conflict over judicial independence and political power.
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United States
River Tragedy Claims Mother and Son Near New Vienna
Mrs Bernard Wessle aged 19 and her 11 year old son drowned in the Maquoketa river while picking wild grapes near New Vienna Dubuque county. The boy fell from an overhanging branch and the mother perished trying to save him. The event was witnessed by a 24?-year-old son who ran home to tell his father. Smith Bradley recovering after surgery for acute appendicitis is reported resting comfortably and expected to recover.
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Dubuque
Vienna
Ubuque County
Bernard Wessle
Maquoketa
Smith Bradley
Hacken Schmidt Sleep Handoff Aided by Excuse
Chisago September 5 Gene Hacken Schmidt slept soundly last night after a string of sleepless nights tied to his match with Franz Getelp yesterday. The knee pain from a wrench by Getelp did not signal a serious injury. The Russian opponent was expected to wait from New York for England on September 3. News continues with Humboldt tonight and farm news.
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Chisago
Gene
Hackenschmidt Alept
Franz Getelp
Shieh
App Parently
Uesel
Getel
New York
England
Gatch
Humboldt
Fiftieth Anniversary of Local Lutheran Parish Celebrated
Special services marked the fiftieth anniversary of the parish with both forenoon and afternoon observances. Clergymen and lay representatives attended from Waterlog and Prod One. Only William Remnote and Mrs William Renarden remain as survivors from the half century past. Rev. Adix currently serves as pastor. Rev J L Zeflinger, longtime pastor, recently died in Waterloo.
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Epewlal
Willian Remnote
William Renarden
Commission Ring in Indianapolis Exports Fruits for Fair Deal
The Blue Brothers, fruit growers with an eighty acre Wiseia farm, say Indianapolis commission men force consignments on a 10 percent or higher basis, pushing apples pears and grapes to Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville for cash while local markets pay on consignments. They warn producers face higher costs and lower returns due to alleged trade abuses by city market middlemen.
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Indianapolis
Seppa
Wiseia
Party XII
Delaware Street
Thianimpolis
Cincinnati
St. Lewis
Lonteville
Blue Brothers
Whso
St. Louis
Louisville
Indianapolis Commission
Commission
Son of Rich Man Robbed for Fun
Findlay Sept 1 John A Garland said to be son of a wealthy Minneapolis manufacturer was arrested here today charged with burglary Police say he ran a fashionable Raffles and has been committing robbery for two months.
Detective Mistaken for Burglar Shot by Colleague in Chicago
Chicago police report Detective James Clume was shot in the side by Detective James Horan during a night search for burglars on the north side. Clume was taken to a hospital where his condition is listed as potentially recoverable.
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Chicago
James Clume
James Horan
Clume
Horan
Chime
Black Hawk Nat s Business Growing
Report on the Black Hawk National Bank shows steady growth at the close of business September 1 with assets exceeding one and a half million dollars. Capital stock listed at 200,000,000 and surplus fund of 50,000, deposits surpassing half a million.
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Black Hawk National Bank
Treasury
The
Courier
Black Hawk W National
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank Shows Strong Assets
The Leavitt and Johnson National Bank closed Sept 1 with assets totaling 1.637 million and deposits near one million, per the controller of the treasury call. The bank is noted as a pioneer financial institution in the city and state, with the statement published in this issue of the Courier.
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Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Treasury
Kemp Poets Sinclair Fallout Publicity Goat Tale
Kansas City dispatch reports Harry Kemp says he was used by Upton Sinclair to generate newspaper free space. Kemp claims he was duped by reporters in New York and that Sinclair fed stories to newspapers to boost coverage. He says he was publicly disgraced, plans to return to Kansas and move on.
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Kansas City
Harry Kemp
Kansas
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair
Kemp
New York
Geidel Sentenced to 20 Years in State Prison
New York, Sept. 5. Paul Geidel was sentenced by Judge Grain in general sessions court to serve at least 20 years in state prison for the murder of W. H. Jackson, the Wrcker.
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New York
Paul Geidel
Hellboy
W. H. Jackson
Grain
General Sessions Court
Fisher Concludes Alaska Tour On Return To Seattle
Skagwar Alaska Sept 5 Secretary of the Interior Walter L Fisher closed his Alaska tour yesterday and left for Seattle aboard the revenue cutter Tacoma. The party returned on a special White Path and Yukon railroad train from Whitehorse Sunday night and attended a banquet and reception with brief addresses by Mayor Tanner Governor Clark and Fisher.
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Skagwar
Alaska
the Interior
Walter L. Fisher
Seattle
Tacoma
Fisher
White Path
Yukon
Whitehorse
Tanner
Clark
Waterloo Business Colleges Enroll Big Fall Classes
Waterloo reports heavy enrollments as over 200 prospective citizens arrive from across the state. Young men and women attend the Waterloo Business College and the College of Commerce for fall terms, with many out-of-town students among the unusually large class.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Business College
College of Commerce
Fire destroys H. Rosenheimer malt house at Kewaskum
Fire in the upper story of the H. Rosenheimer malt house at Kewaskum, Wisconsin, caused total destruction of the plant with losses estimated at 250606 dollars. Miss Ruth Lee, 116 Franklin, hospitalized with typhoid fever, and her mother Mrs. Charles Lee have been ill at the hospital for weeks.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
H. Rosenheimer Company
Kewaskum
Ruth Lee
Franklin
Charles Lee
Tragedy Report At New York Movie Premiere
A chaotic scene in New York last night at a moving picture show ended in tragedy as Hudrado Richette was killed and his 18-year-old companion injured amid the crowd and panic during the screening.
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New York
Hudrado
Richettt Aed
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