05 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1907
Page
1
Prosecutor declares in opening address that the Miners Federation is responsible for a chain of killings since its inception. The article outlines a trail of blood left by the organization and frames the case as a mass murder investigation.
Hawley outlines a decades long conspiracy by the Western Federation of Miners inner circle to control politics and fund hired assassins. He claims leaders organized killings to protect interests, citing the Frank Steunenberg case and a broad pattern of violence across mining districts with payments to hit teams. The Caldwell case and Orchard’s arrest are presented as part of a wider crime wave.
The Morning Journal announces a shift to six pages for three hours due to supply contracts and a mill fire. Delays from freight and new packing reduce readers’ ad space, while smaller editions and fewer pages aim to ease crowding and maintain news coverage.
The San Francisco jury is seated for Mayor Eugene Lehmitz and co defendant Abe Ruef on multiple indictments over a $5,000 annual bribe to wine liquor licenses. Judge Dunne disqualified Sheriff O Neill and Coroner Walsh and installed William J Biggy as elisor to guard the panel at the St Prancia hotel. The pool will be kept under tight surveillance with restricted news and mail as the trial proceeds this week.
The great favorite of Emperor William and former German ambassador at Vienna along with Lieutenant General Count Wilhelm von Hohenau have resigned from court amid accusations in a weekly paper. Prince Eulenberg is named for his political activities as a diplomat and writer. The report claims a court round table sought to influence the emperor and used spiritual séances, with further libel actions threatened against the publisher Merr Hardin.
A minor earthquake was felt in San Vermeisco this morning with a tremor from north to south lasting about ten seconds. Residents reported nerves frayed but no structural damage or injuries.
A stray clipping reports a dispute over Lord Beresford's widow status with Anemress Vlora Wolff claiming marriage to the late Delaval Hereeford, who died in a train crash. She accepted $15000 before signing a statement denying being his wife. A letter from Res 3 MM Smith backs further claims of a prior marriage and a surviving heir.
A gas oil tank car exploded on the Wabash line near a junction with the Chicago Indiana and Southern railway. Fire scattered flames, shattered windows, and demolished chimneys for miles. Three men near the gasoline car were killed. Hal Dowell of Danville was badly hurt. Train crew escaped harm.
Florencio Morales eighteen year old confessed killer of Guatemala ex-president General Barillas testifies he acted to save his life and that his cousin Bernardo Mora orchestrated the plot. A Guatemala representative observes the case for potential clemency considerations as jurors hear the motive.
Morning Journal Special Leased Wire reports Bryan argues against a second term for the president citing constitutional amendments and republican succession concerns. He notes that a strong reformer should back a distinct successor and questions if a president can defy Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and Jackson.
Peter Mathiesen admitted killing his companion John Johnsen in a cabin near Ten Strike Minnesota. Deputy Sheriff Batley of Minnesota arrested him in Portland Oregon after Mathiesen wrote to friends in Ten Strike, and he will be taken to Minnesota to face murder charges once papers are ready.
In San Francisco on June 4, 1906 the 200 linemen of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Co. who went on strike in solidarity with the craft were ordered back to work by President Kelly of the district council. He held that their action violated the December 1906 agreement with the company.
Miners in Rock Springs refuse a 10 percent raise and the union with Central Coal companies dispatch strikebreakers to Wyoming mines. Three carloads moved through Cheyenne as Union Pacific begins using eastern coal due to the Rock Springs shortage.
A special dispatch reports that Mr Pollard and his wife, missionaries at Chao Tune Wu in Yunnan Province, were mercilessly beaten by Chinese assailants. The Bible Christian Home and Foreign Missionary Society maintains a station there with four missionaries, a native worker, an elementary school, and a dispensary.
Morning Journal Special reports the strike situation remains uncertain as navigation company officials foresee a rapid return to work. Delegates urge sailors to end the strike while stevedores aboard the Trancatlanthy join the movement, signaling mixed resolve among maritime workers.
About two hundred union dockers clashed with police on Pier B Jersey City as non union workers headed to the Regina Italia. The fight left a union man severely cut and others wounded, with pistols knives and clubs reported. Leaders of the strikers were reportedly subdued by police efforts.
In a circuit court of appeals dispute, Edna Kimmel seeks to collect life insurance for her missing brother George Kimmel. New York Life contends he is alive in Matteawan Insane Asylum, New York, while sister argues he is dead after vanishing from a Kansas City hotel in 1890s.
June 4 James Burleson and a messenger boy, twenty, were riding a delivery wagon at high speed when the shaft pierced his lung in a crash with another vehicle. He died within an hour. The incident occurred as Harrison traveled from Kansas City to Paris. Bankers in New York report the geld reform movement will be brief and soon unprofitable.
The Ohio Supreme Court upholds the Cleveland Consolidated Railway Company's street car franchises on Erie and Central avenues, reversing lower court decisions and negating the city of Cleveland's challenge to low fare franchises.
Reports describe multiple people burned to death after a streetcar collided with molten metal in Birmingham Alabama. The scene involved a crash and a steam-filled car, with authorities noting several fatalities and extensive property concerns.
Pennsylvania Republicans plan to endorse a slate including Norrisburg and Bates Heewater Kaos for national office and pledge support of the state delegation at the upcoming convention. The convention aims to nominate a candidate for state treasurer and to set the Republican ballot for the presidential race.
New York reports the death of Pivekine L'bl geccretary, aged sixty six, after an operation at a city hospital. The press notes his role with the International Committee of the Yorn Mon's Christian association.
A tornado three miles west of Deoatay Texas caused extensive property damage with several structures leveled or ruined. Three men drowned while working on a road project near Boise on the Tolee river. names given include Corack Persie Avetutea and Pranciane Yow. No casualties reported among others.
Acting Governor Raynolds commuted the death sentences of Valentina Madril and Alma Lyons to life imprisonment. The two women were to be hanged for poisoning Valentina Madril’s husband with rat poison, a crime described as one of the territory’s most cold blooded. Public opinion in Sierra County split between opposing and supporting the hangings, with the outcome reflecting broader debate on mercy versus punishment.
Nelson A. McClary of Chicago named President General to succeed C. A. Pugesly. Other officers include T. G. Avery, P. W. Ames, W. H. Batley, J. W. Whiting, Clarkson N. Guyer, A. Howard Clark, Willard Secor, and Rev. J. H. Randall. Forty-one board members elected. Congress chartered constitution adopted. Congress to reconvene in Washington. London report notes Edna May wed Oscar Lewisohn in Windsor registrar office. Honeymoon planned as continental car tour.
Imperial California June 4 The Colorado River rises toward its record high as Southern Pacific officials push to see the new protective measures in action. Levee breaks on the Arizona side ease pressure on California banks amid rising water. Boston June 4 AT and T directors approve 21 million dollars in new stock at par sending Bell stock to 109 1/2 after the announcement.
Destructive earthquake at Haing Kiang leaves thousands dead and many houses crushed. The steamer Shamet brings grisly casualty reports from Pekin via Tokyo, while rescue efforts begin and relief measures are discussed.
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