Haywood Freed as Jury Acquits Murder Trial
William D Haywood, leader of the Western Federation of Miners, is acquitted of the murder of former Governor Frank Steunenberg. The verdict ends a high profile conspiracy case amid intense courtroom drama. Prosecution plans to pursue charges against Moyer and Pettibone despite the acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
Fremont Wood
Haywood
Charles H. Moyer
Federation
George Pettibone
Denver
Gooding
James H. Hawley
O. N. van Duyn
Stellenberg
Senator Borah
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
T. F. Richardson
John F. Nugent
Frank Gooding
Japanese Spy Arrested at Texas State Camp
A Japanese national was detained at a Texas military encampment on charges of photographing batteries in action and other camp features. He is held awaiting state and federal military investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Fortune for Patriotic Boy in Cleveland Will
P M Spencer president of the Cleveland National Bank died recently and left 280000 dollars to his grandnephew Frederick Albert Spencer two years old with conditions that he be raised as an American boy and remain loyal after age 21. If disloyal, the fortune passes to the decedent’s relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
P. M. Spencer
Cleveland National Bank
Frederick Albert Spencer
Senator Pettus Dies Opens Path for Johnston as Senator
Birmingham reports the death of Senator E W Pettus at Hot Springs N C. Former Governor Joseph F Johnston of Birmingham is named as successor. Johnston, 64, with a noted Confederate record, previously served Alabama governor from 1896 to 1900 and will be elected by the Legislature in joint session to fill Pettus unexpired term and the subsequent term ending March 4 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
E. W. Pettus
Hot Springs
N. C
Joseph F. Johnston
J. H. Bankhead
Morgan
Johnston
Alabama
Senate
Pettus
Black Hand gang blamed for string of crimes in tri-state area
United States Steel Corporation routed out what it calls the worst Black Hand assassins ring in the country. Dozens arrested across Newcastle Pennsylvania Youngstown Ohio Sharon Pennsylvania Plainfield New Jersey and Rochester New York. The Hillsville quarry area in Lawrence County served as their base with quarries supplying limestone to steel furnaces. After months of operation a July raid on pay day netted 12 men. Witnesses spoke of flashlight firings used to terrify workers before funds were drawn from banks and stolen.
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Newcastle
United States Steel Corporation
Youngstown
Ohio
Sharon
Plainfield
N. J
Rochester
N. Y
Mahoning
Shenango
Gang
Hillsville
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
Johnston Limestone Company
Black Hand
Italy
Logan
B. Marshall
Frank Waddington
Medard
Johnston Quarries
Ledge Stays Climber's Death Near Geneva
Henry Kuchmel of New York fell forty feet onto a ledge while climbing Salve mountain near this town. He was badly hurt and trapped for hours until villagers heard his cries and rescued him with ropes from a 1,200 foot precipice.
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Geneva
Henry Kuchmel
New York
First New Enlistment of Negroes in Regular Army
Houston recruiting office receives orders to enlist colored cavalry troops as the first such enlistments since the Brownsville affair. Recruits must be young men who can read and write easily and carry strong recommendations. Enlisted men will be sent to the Philippines to join four existing Negro regiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Regular Army
Brownsville
Philippines
Orient
King Leopold's Strife Over Congo Annexation Forecasted
Brussels reports foresee Congo Free State passing to Belgium as Leopold’s personal rule ends. The agreement shifts responsibility to the Belgian government. Leopold, famed for scandalous liaisons, faces public denouncement as his reign enters a new era of colonial governance.
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Brussels
Leopold
Congo
Belgium
Congo Free State
Males of Hungaria Village All Lured to Land of Opportunity
Budapest Cable reports a emigration wave from Kerisova near Lugos where most male residents left for America. With the exodus the village elected a young woman as mayor and other women filled remaining town offices.
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Hungaria
Land of Opportunity
Budapest
United States
Hungary
Kerisova
Lugos
America
Fiume
Grave Charge Against Legislator In Detroit Inquest
Special Prosecutor Robison said he will issue a warrant for Representative Charles E Ward speaker pro tem charging him with manslaughter in connection with the death of Edith Presley a state senate proofreader who died after a criminal operation at a sanitarium in Detroit Michigan
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Detroit
Mich
Robison
Edith Presley
State Senate
Charles E. Ward
House of Representatives
BritishSubject James Grant Convicted in Birch Court
Got Off Too Easily in Marquette Special: Accused of tearing down and trampling a United States flag James Grant a British subject was tried in Birch justice court and sentenced to thirty days in jail after conviction.
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Marquette
Mich
United States
James Grant
Birch
Delprat Describes Sightings in America at Baltimore Hotel
G D Delprat of Adelaide Australia said at the Hotel Baltimore that he has seen only one pretty woman in three weeks in America and that she was Italian. The Kansas City special reports his remarks as he tours the United States.
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Delprat
Kansas City
America
G. D. Delprat
Adelaide
Australi
Baltimore
Russian Woman Fromkina Hanged in Moscow Sunrise
Madame Fromkina, judged for several failed attempts to kill officials rather than direct murder, was executed at sunrise in Moscow. Her actions included attempts against General Rheim bot, the ex-prefect of police, and the inspector of the political prison. Authorities cited possible hysteria and mental imbalance.
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Moscow
Madame Fromkina
Rheimbot
He lena Heiresses Win $40 Million Grandfather Estate
Three Helena women Bertha Volker Fredrika Volker and Kenton Kepner win a three year German court case granting them the estate of their grandfather valued at 40 million dollars. They will travel to Germany soon to claim the fortune.
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Helena, Mont
Bertha
Fredrika Volker
Kenton Kepner
Germany
Brav es General Faces Court Martial Over Ill Fated Indiana Camp
Indiana National Guard clash between Major General William McKee and Colonel Ed Thayer leads to talk of a court martial. Thayer defied orders by bringing the Blue army to Ft Benjamin Harrison for an imaginary drill, amid heat and rain that left many exhausted and craving food and water. The annual camp concluded Friday with regret over the mishap and disrupted maneuvers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana National Guard
William McKee
Ed Thayer
Greenfield
Thayer
McKee
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Coutler
Oaklandon
Hugger
Indiana
Knotts Attacks Gary Plans and Steel Trust
A. F. Knotts, former Gary building superintendent and U S Steel attorney, says capital aims drive Gary development for profits. He claims the trust blocked his early plans, then lost his job as the steel firm sought water gas and electric franchise rights, with the electric road franchise granted to Frank Gavet of Whiting.
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Hammond
Ind
A. F. Knotts
Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Corporation
Steel Trust
Knotts
The
Trust
Steel Corporation
Board
Frank Gavet
Whiting
Truce Declared in North Carolina Rail Fare Battle
A ceasefire ends a heated clash between Governor Glenn and state authorities over the 2 1/4 cent rail fare law. Judge Pritchard’s habeas corpus ruling released Finley and Ticket Agent Wilson, prompting a speed to arbitration and a staged move to implement the rate next month. The pact calls for appeals to proceed and for indictments to be dismissed, with both sides agreeing to expedited court action and potentially shifting cases to higher tribunals.
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Raleigh
N. C
Glenn
North Carolina
Finley
Southern
Wilson
Pritchard
Lake Toxaway
Green
United States Supreme Court
Southern Railway
State Supreme Court of
Wake County
Railroad Company
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Circuit Court
George Rogntree
Nelson Buckley
Atlantic Coast Line
Coast Line
Coast Line Company
Plot Against Czar Bare in St. Petersburg Conspiracy
Investigations point to indictments in the plot against Emperor Nicholas. Women led the conspiracy with principals including Mme Feodossief, Comrade Nina alias Petrova who fled, Boris Nikitenko, Naounoff, Emme, and three lawyers Brunssoff Chiabroff and Zavadsky. Klossovsky named as would be killer.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Mme. Feodossief
Nina
Petrova
Boris Nikitenko
Naounoff
Emme
Imperial Lyceum
Brunssoff, Chiabroff
Zavadsky
Klossovsky
Preacher Predicts Fairbanks Next GOP Nominee If Roosevelt Skips
Rev J Wes ley Hill, a New York preacher and McKinley backer, says Fairbanks will be the Republican presidential nominee if Roosevelt does not run. The remarks were noted from El Paso Texas in a special report mentioning Fairbanks and local political vibes.
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el Paso
Tex
J. Wesley Hill
New York
McKinley
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Church rules bar short sleeves at St Marys services
Reverend Anthony Kuhn, pastor of St Marys Roman Catholic Church in Kansas City Kansas, will exclude women wearing short sleeves from church services. He argues short sleeves are practical for wash days and kitchen use but unsuitable for church attire.
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Kansas City
Anthony Kuhn
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church
Kan
Kuhn
Postals from Across the Nation Pressure Roosevelt Nomination
Thousands of postal cards reach President Roosevelt urging him to reconsider the 1904 declaration and accept another bid for the presidency. Cards feature a White House image and the caption Uncle Sam will renew the lease, showing a nationwide campaign push.
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New York
Roosevelt
White House
Sam
Philadelphia
Baden Grand Duke Likely To Spare Death Sentence
The Grand Duke of Baden opposes the death penalty and is expected to commute Karl Hau's Karlsruhe murder sentence of death for his wife's mother to life imprisonment.
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Berlin
Grand Duke of
Baden
Karlsruhe
Karl Hau
Italy Expects New Heir Amid Queen’s Pregnancy
Count Gianotti prefect of the palace says the Queen is expected to give birth in four months. Her majesty already has three children.
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Italy
Rome
Gianotti
Revivals under fire by Bishop Vincent in Kansas
Bishop John H. Vincent of the Methodist Church criticizes sensational revival methods at the Kansas Chautauqua in Coffeyville. He urges genuine evangelistic work with discreet direction and opposes testimony meetings and spasmodic emotionalism, arguing lasting faith comes from the word of God.
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Coffeyville
Kan
John H. Vincent
Methodist Church
Kansas
Green corn dances sweep Creek Nation towns
In 47 Creek towns in the Indian Territory the annual green corn dances draw crowds over 600. Bootleggers are busy and after the dance an Indian will eat green corn for the first time this year, a long held superstition among full bloods. Bloody fights are reported at these gatherings. Federal jail records note the gyrations’ progress.
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Muskogee, I. T
Iron Workers Convention likely in Indianapolis favoring city
The eleventh annual convention of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers may be held in Indianapolis after a referendum between Indianapolis and New Orleans. Indications favor Indianapolis with delegates expected to participate soon. In Canton Ohio, memorial services honored Ida Saxton Key a longtime Salvation Army donor who hosted Eva Booth. Colonel R B Holt of Cleveland and other staff spoke at the Canton Citadel.
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Indianapolis
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
New Orleans
Canton, O
Ida Saxton Key
Salvation Army
Eva Booth
Canton Citadel
R. BE. Holt
Cleveland
U.S. Railways Most Deadly in Comparative Study
Herr Guillery of the Prussian Archive Bureau presents a table comparing railway deaths and injuries by country. He finds the United States leads in both absolute and relative fatalities among railways.
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Berlin
Herr Guillery
Archive Bureau
Prussian Railway Administration
United States
Fairbanks Makes Hit In Washington Visit
Reports from Seattle indicate Vice President Fairbanks created a strong impression during his Washington visit. A prominent federal official in Seattle notes he delivered several speeches and captured the crowd.
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Washington
Fairbanks
Seattle
Congo Horrors Reported by Belgian Officer Major Lemair
Major Lemair, a former Congo Independent State officer now in Brussels, releases new testimony from six native women who allege ill treatment at Nitinga post and witness their children killed. The account, quoted with a critical view of culpable judges, echoes sensational accusations from the Congo.
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Congo
Brussels
Lemair
Congo Independent State
Nitingapost
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Austria
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Mlle. de Merode
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