29 May 1907
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1907
Page
1
Anarchists attend the funeral of Mrs. McKinley as President Roosevelt observes the occasion. Authorities maintain security while mourners gather in funeral rites reflecting the national mood after the assassination event.
Intense excitement grips Canton as threats of an assassination during President Roosevelt's visit for Mrs. McKinley's funeral prompt police shadowing of suspects from Washington. Crowds swell, strange inquiries around Justice Day's home trigger alerts, and three arrests are reported as authorities guard the president before his departure for Indianapolis.
Ida Saxton McKinley was laid to rest beside President McKinley in West Lawn Cemetery. A large civic and national official attendance included President Roosevelt, Vice President Fairbanks, and Governor Harris. Canton suspended business and schools as mourners gathered at the McKinley home and later at the cemetery.
A San Francisco report outlines Abe Ruef’s pending sentence for extortion tied to Delmonico's owner Joseph Malfanti, while graft prosecutions expand. Officials condemn bribery attempts against grand jurors as Henry warns of broader investigations into utilities and transit firms.
Abe Ruef endures cross examinations and silence as prosecutors press the graft case. Burns declines to discuss confessions while Ruef remains guarded, watched by guards, and restricted from public comment. Nearby, Ruef’s spirits waver as jury and public scrutiny intensify the pressure.
Joseph L. Buckney, famed war correspondent who stood on the Olympia bridge with Admiral Dewey at Manila Bay, died at his Michigan home aged 64. He was a Naperville graduate and longtime Chicago Evening Post editor and magazine contributor.
A Southern Pacific Sunset express leaving San Francisco was ditched three miles east of Bradley California. Engineer James Bybee and an unknown man died, the fireman was badly scalded as investigators probe the wreck cause.
May 29 dispatches report revolutionaries near Bwantow captured the Chinese brigadier general’s family and forced drownings in a well. Canton sends 1300 troops to Swatow. another detachment leaves Shtushing Swatow. A Swatvan proclamation says the uprising targets the government not foreigners or ordinary Chinese. missionaries seek refuge at Swatow. In New York, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse ran aground in the lower bay but floated next morning with no apparent damage.
A group of Italian priests published a bold open letter to the pope in May, replying to his April 17 allocution condemning modern ecclesiastics. They accuse the pontiff of violating conscience in his handling of Father Murki who was suspended for criticizing the vastean's policy.
Special to The Evening Citizen reports Gallup suffers repeated outages. The town endures dim nights and cooking water scarcity after a moths long plant shutdown tied to local ownership and ongoing disputes.
In Pittsburg on May 29 William B. De Costa colored was sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary after conviction for perjury tied to the trial of Clifford Hove a negro coachman once employed by Augustus Hartje. Hove is imprisoned for perjury. The case may proceed to trial of Hartje and John L. Wilson on piracy charges regarding a divorce attempt.
Special to The Evening Citizen notes Roswell residents are invited to fund a 25000 dollar stake in a 75000 dollar street railway project. Salina inventor Al Mutt proposes motorized cars and rebuilding lines to extend to the hill residence districts and depot, with a farming extension.
A wreck on the El Paso and Western east of El Paso killed one man and injured two others. Fireman J. L. etc and Engineer W. D. Likes were among the victims. The train plunged twenty feet into a bank after cars derailed. Lincolin, Benton, and other crew members were trapped under debris as the wreckage caught fire and steam hissed.
H. C. Fisher was fined in police court for lapping and mistreating Irene Whitney, a 14 year old, and then left Albuquerque with former teacher Geneva Craven. The pair traveled toward Isleta during heavy rain, visiting Isleta and Socorro areas as neighbors and relatives debated their intentions and Fisher's marital ties.
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