Dynamite Wrecks Burlington Train Near Butte
Fastbound Burlington train No. 6 derailed after dynamite exploded on rails west of Butte Montana. Engineer Bussy and Fireman Ehle injured. Express Messenger Valentine bruised. mail car and express cars wrecked. one passenger, Carl Mange, buried briefly with injuries. motive suspected as hoboes seeking revenge.
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J. B. Valentine
Idle Cars Reach 375770 In U S and Canada
Examination of a report from the American Railway Association shows 375770 idle cars in the United States and Canada on April 16, a rise of 62263 in six weeks, indicating a worsening freight car shortage beyond initial estimates from Boston on May 4.
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American Railway Association
United States
Canada
Wells Fargo Reports Theft From City of Mexico Run
Wells Fargo Express reports a robbery in Mexico involving 63000 pesos from a through safe on the City of Mexico run. The funds were consigned to a bank at Chi huaehua, near Torreon.
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Laredo
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Wells- Fargo Express Company
Torreon
Chihuaehua
Woman Awakes After 85 Day Sleep At County Hospital
Mrs. Beulah Hawkins of Los Angeles awoke after an 85 day sleep at the County Hospital. A nurse found her sitting up and speaking coherently after 4 May observation by the County Medical Society. Doctors reported she could stand and had full mental control though weak.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Beelah Hawkins
County Medical Society
Orchard Hopes for Death in Idaho Pardon Session
Harry Orchard in Boise declares life at Idaho penitentiary worse than death and asks the Idaho Board of Pardons to spare him. The board meets in special session to consider Judge Wood's death sentence recommendation, with execution set for May 15 unless clemency is granted. Orchard's attorney will present Judge Wood's recommendation. no protests against commutation are expected. The board consists of Governor Gooding, Secretary of State Lansdon, and Attorney General Guheen.
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Idaho
Idaho Penitentiary
Harry Orchard
Idaho Board of Pardons
Harriman Seeks $100 Million Union Pacific Bonds
New York May 5 E H Harriman announced that Union Pacific stockholders will be asked at the Salt Lake meeting to authorize $100,000,000 in bonds. He said $50,000,000 of the total will be reserved for guaranteed construction and acquisition of new lines.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Salt Lake
Portland Market Prices May 4 1907
Market notes from Portland Oregon listing prices for wheat barley oats hay butter eggs hops wool and mohair by region and grade. Wheat ranges 84 to 89 cents with varieties red Russian bluestem and Valley. Barley feed brews rolled prices around 24 to 28 dollars. Oats white and gray priced 26.50 to 27.50. Hay values in Willamette and Eastern Oregon from 12 to 17.50 dollars. Butter 16 to 22.5 cents. Eggs 17.5 to 17 cents after deductions. Hops 1907 crop 4 to 5 cents per pound. Wool Valley 11 to 11.5 cents by pound, Eastern Oregon 8 to 13.8 cents after shrinkage. Mohair 17 to 18 cents per pound.
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Seattle Markets Prices May 4 Wheat and hay rates
Seattle report lists Wheat Bluestem at 88 89 cents, Oats Puget Sound 28 29 per ton, Eastern Washington 26 29 per ton. Barley 24 25, Hay Eastern Washington timothy 16 17, Puget Sound 10 11, wheat hay 12.50, alfalfa 10 11 per ton. Butter Washington creamery 24 per th, ranch 19 20, Oregon 24. Eggs Selected local 20 21 per dozen, Eastern and Oregon 19.
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Roosevelt Receives Masses of Letters Urging Run for Presidency
Washington reports a flood of up to 400 letters daily urging President Roosevelt to seek another term. A broad House agenda shift seeks progressive legislation, including Snake River dam accords and embassies purchases. Cattlemen appeal to preserve federal grazing controls as homesteads open in Montana and mint coinage figures for April 1908 are released.
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Jones
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American Humane Association
Public debt rises to 925 million after April 1908
The monthly statement shows debt at close of business April 30, 1908, minus cash in treasury, totaling 925,167,236 dollars. This is an increase of 15,445,899 dollars from March 30, 1908.
Perjury Penalties Through History
The article traces how perjury has been punished from ancient Rome and Greece to Christian and medieval eras. It notes Roman executions by precipice, Greek tongue cutting, and medieval shifts where the perjurer faced penalties tied to the crime he falsely alleged.
A Well Kept Murder Secret Remains Unrevealed
The article discusses the 1752 Campbell of Glenure murder and the long kept secret of the killer’s identity. It notes that the truth is believed to be preserved within the Stewart clan and passed as a solemn trust. Andrew Lang and Robert Louis Stevenson are referenced regarding the secrecy.
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Campbell
London Spectator
What He Would Do
An applicant to a cab company is tested on honesty and manners. When asked what he would do if he found a pocketbook containing 25000 dollars, he replies he would keep it for the income, prompting a cautionary note on integrity.
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London
Meandering Mike on Work and Pride in Lack of Employment
The Washington Star records Meandering Mike rejecting the urge to seek work. He questions the value of tiring himself for the sake of pride while noting thousands still hunt for jobs and feel miserable without them.
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Mike
Washington Star
Herald
Chehalis County Democratic Convention Set for May 9
The Chehalis County Democratic Central Committee calls a county convention at Hoquiam on May 9 1908 to elect 26 delegates to the State Convention in Spokane on May 18. Representation is by precinct plus votes for C W Hodgdon in 1906. mass caucuses urged May 2 with times for country and city precincts.
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Chehalis
Democratic Central Committee
Washington
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Spokane
C. W. Hodgdon
Chehalis County
A. S. Hodgdon
John J. Carney
Aberdeen Herald Extols Gray’s Harbor News Reach
The Aberdeen Herald proclaims it is the most read paper on Gray's Harbor and promotes Wise advertisers knowing it carries all the news fit to print in a compact regional press.
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Gray’s Harbor
Aberdeen Herald
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