Lieutenant Adams key witness in Sutton case inquiry
Lieutenant Robert E. Adams of the marine corps testified at Annapolis as the first witness in the second investigation into Lieutenant James N. Sutton’s death. Adams claimed Sutton sparked the quarrel and that the fatal bullet came from Sutton’s own revolver. he described the preceding fight in detail and was allowed to hear all following witnesses. Mr and Mrs C E Owens and children returned from Lake Wenatchee reporting fine fishing and 13 trout in their catch. The Jarman family departed for Star City Indiana after a two month stay, planning stops in Portland, Salt Lake City and Denver. Jarman expects Washington orchard land investment if Indiana farms sell.
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Robert E. Adams
Marine Corps
Board of Inquiry
Annapolis
James N. Sutton
Adams
Sutton
C. E. Owens
Lake Wenatchee
George M. Russi
Rossi
Mrs. Owens
Edw. Jarman
Lulu
C. J. Wurtz
Star City
Indiana
A.Y.P. E
Portland
Salt Lake City
Denver
Jarman
East
Washington Orchard
Neal Dow in War Times A comic moment on the battlefield
A Rochester Herald item recalls General Neal Dow leading a lone march to a knoll during a Civil War maneuver. His oversized hat and sword drew laughter as an aide corrected the order, prompting Dow to apologize for misunderstanding the command.
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Neal Dow
Dow
Colonel Dow
General Dow
Athens Voters Back Local Option Says Dry Town Benefits
Letters from Athens Ohio officials and businessmen dated 1908 affirm local option improved morals and business. Mayor S E Hedges cites fewer drunken arrests from 250 to 50 and general town improvement. Grocer J W Malone and others praise Athens as a dry town with strong liquor laws and no backsliding.
Leading Events in the Life of Emperor Francis Joseph
The article chronicles key milestones in Emperor Francis Joseph I of Austria born 1830 and celebrated on his 79th birthday. It lists dates from his 1849 accession, Schoenbrunn edict 1851, Hungary crown 1867, Berlin Congress 1878, to the 1908 Golden Jubilee and tragic deaths of Archduchess Elizabeth and Crown Prince Rudolph.
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Emperor Francis Joseph
Rudolph
Meyerling
Elizabeth
New Convict Problems Rise in Southern Prisons
Louisiana and Mississippi face a new penitentiary issue with a swelling convict population. The convict farm system replaces leasing, aiming to employ prisoners in sugar and cotton farming rather than manufactured goods. Most convicts are African American and from farm backgrounds, with Louisiana seeing comparatively better results so far.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Louisiana Convict Farms Turn Profits Into State Revenue
The article details Louisiana convict farms boosting state revenue while cutting mortality, with profits funding land purchases and improvements. It notes rapid prison population growth, tax implications for counties, and farmer opposition fearing budget strain and labor demoralization, urging legislative review in Mississippi.
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Athens
Ohio
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Grosvenor, Jones & Worstell
Elec
Tion
Yours Truly
L. G. Worstell
Mr. Worstell
C. H. Grosvenor
U. S
W. L. Wheaton
Ing
Ally
F. E. Goldsberry
Cal
J. W. Malone
Arch
Duke Francis Charles of
Aus
Tria
Ferdinand I
Ferdin
and I
Schoenbrunn
Alliance of the
Russia
Reichsrath
Hungary
Pesth
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Archduchess
Valerie
Archduke Francis Salvator
Louisiana Penitentiary
Shreveport
New Orleans
State of
East Carroll
Madison
Penitentiary Board
Sunflower County
New York
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Ore
Yakima Fair
Lewiston, Ida
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Olympia Hotel
Chas. H. Hunt
Washington
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