02 May 1907
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
1
Attorney Darrow declares powerful interests conspired to bring a shameful death to his clients in a heated UEF statement. The remarks allege hidden forces behind the tragedy and call for accountability and public scrutiny.
Report covers statements by lawyers for Haywood Moyer and Pettibone of the Western Federation of Miners. They discuss alleged perjured affidavits used in the Kidnapping case and address conditions in Colorado and Idaho as their trial date looms, with family appearances and prison life described.
Crowds of over 6 000 gathered through Brooklyn and East New York to show support for Meyer, Witween, and Pettibone, accused in the farmer Chovertiat Rieter murder case. The rally featured clothing badges of the accused and ran into a march near Congress Wall. The meeting urged revolutionary action and highlighted letters to representatives including Sherman of New York.
A new court martial is ordered to try Corporal Charles Knowles over the December incident that involved Captain G A Marktin at Port Henao. The decision aims to form a fresh court to address alleged misconduct and determine appropriate action.
Chicago May 1 Jane Cadis a millionaire packer fell during a descent and was severely injured in the hospital. The man and two others were summoned to appear in court as the investigation continues.
Police battle disorderly workers in Paris as clashes erupt in the hay market area. Scores are injured and over a thousand people are arrested amid the unrest and arrests reported in the capital.
Naturalized Russian American Jacob Law fired on soldiers in Paris sparking crowd clashes near the Palace de la Republique. Police rescued him after he was beaten. thousands gathered at labor federation HQs as May Day protests spread, with hundreds arrested and many injured across cities including Munich Dresden Lille and London.
A report on John Burns’s policy since becoming minister and the complaints about his perceived lack of sympathy for the unemployed.
A conference of mill owners, mill men, and wood workers failed to yield. Carpenters warned they will boycott local mill products if closed shop demands are unmet, risking halting building operations in the city.
A Morning Journal dispatch reports widespread May Day labor actions across Butte Oakland San Francisco and other centers. Clerical demands advance pay shifts and a dozen unions press for an eight hour day with wage minimums while thousands walk out in industries from foundries to streetcar lines amid stalled negotiations and pending arbitration.
Representatives of the district attorney seized thousands of ballots from Mutual Life office and vow to ensure fair play in the investigation.
New York May 1 a special led wire reports that George B Scrugham and two other international committee staffers say the charges of ballot tampering in the NY Life directors election are unfounded and politically motivated. DA Jerome says an inquiry continues with votes being examined at the Mutual Life building as Scrugham Stirrup and Carrington face continued bail hearings.
A May 1 Madison dispatch reports the Wisconsin Senate remains deadlocked after another ballot for a U.S. senator with no change in the result. Separate item notes the Fisk Lake forest reserve in Utah was increased by 75 acres on the northwest side.
One man died and nine were injured when a rock wall collapsed at Chewiscor dam near Chihuahua. The deceased was A. H. Holmines of El Paso, foreman of the work. The injured were Mexican laborers.
General Jaron Kuroki arrived in Victoria aboard the Eki Maru at 5 p m with a party of officers on their way to the Jamestown exposition. They will depart for Seattle tomorrow, expected at 2 p m.
San Francisco on May 1 reports Judge John A. Hosmer of the superior court died at his home this afternoon from pneumonia after taking a cold contracted in his courtroom a week earlier. He was fifty five years old.
Arthur McEver chief editorial writer of the New York American and associate of Mark Twain in early Virginia City days died suddenly in Hamilton Bermuda heart failure. He left a widow and two children in the United States and was en route home from Bermuda. The body was brought to New York and he had lived in California Nevada and San Francisco before moving to New York ten years ago. The report notes his early career with the Virginia City Chronicle and connections with prominent editors. In a separate dispatch, bandits killed five Hebrew merchants near Pabianice and looted their carriage before throwing the bodies into the river.
Large strike hit Los Angeles with hundreds of drivers at multiple unions protesting wage increases. The stoppage, spreading beyond truckers, disrupts services amid upcoming fiestas and a Shrivere conclave. Bishop Willie Hobart Hare underwent eye cancer surgery and is recovering.
Socialist supporters defied police barriers to reach the Botanical Gardens for a May Day rally planned with Maxim Gorky. Deputies spoke before dispersal by cavalry as authorities blocked access and scattered the crowd amid accusations of forced entry and intimidation.
Every member of the party urged to contribute one dollar to help carry the election in Oklahoma next August as Democrats push for new state aid.
Democratic chairman James M. Griggs announces a push to win all seats in Oklahoma’s August election. He aims for three of five House seats and both U.S. Senate spots, urging Democrats to donate one dollar to the Oklahoma campaign fund and to expect speeches from party leaders.
More than 100 people were penned in a four story structure at 255 Wabash avenue Chicago and barely escaped. Half were injured in the blaze that caused about 50000 dollars in losses. Story and Clark Piano Co occupied the first floor while the Lotus Lunch Club filled the second. All patrons and staff were lunch club members or employees.
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