26 Oct 1907
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1907
Page
1
New Mexico lawyer charges Santa Fe grand jury was intimidated by U S representatives. He claims Russian methods were used and denounces the United States case against Phelps Dodge Copper Company and its employees.
Attorney W A Hawkins disputes Santa Fe grand jury actions linked to Phelps Dodge indictments. He claims Washington attorneys influenced court personnel and jurors to target firm members and others, while defending the integrity of Dr James Douglas and Dr L D Ricketts amid a broad coal land controversy and railroad schemes in Durango and New Mexico.
Interview with Judge A B Fall New Mexico attorney general on his El Paso return says the timber land case is settled no fraud found against lumber firms or Dr Ricketts in coal business. He cites jurisdiction issues for Congress to settle notes recalls a possible fraud assessment as a misunderstanding. He attributes inditments over coal lands to a separate matter while in Washington and questions their merit. He also refutes stockholder claims of Greene Copper receivership as false noting Greene is not indebted to his companies and would name any receiver.
The article describes threats of prosecution for perjury against witnesses and aggressive tactics by special and assistant U S attorneys. It notes demands for indictments against a surveyor, coercion of witnesses including two elderly women in New Jersey, and allegations of a savage pursuit of a grand jury misusing affidavits and intimidation. Judge Hawkins remarks on a telegram recall of McHare and defers broader discussion.
Ten thousand cotton and freight handlers strike in New Orleans for four and a half hours. The walkout followed a month long sympathetic effort tied to a returning group balking at a three year contract with Illinois Central. Mayor Hehrman urged an end to the dispute, the railroad withdraw its demand, and arbitration was ordered to resolve port conditions.
Butte reports the Pittsburg Montana smelter and mines resumed operations this morning after about two months of suspension. Two hundred men are employed. The company is composed mainly of Pittsburg and New York stockholders.
A Sturgis dispatch to the Pioneer Press says Sergeant Baker in charge of rations to Ute Indians on the Cheyenne River reservation was killed. Rumor suggests Indians have begun scalping. Fort Meade near Burgis awaits orders to move.
Madrid reports confirm alarming health news about King Alfonso who will travel incognito as the Duke of Toledo to London for a medical examination by a tuberculosist. An operation was performed recently to halt the advancing consumption that claimed his father.
Paris reports the arrest of Ensign Charles Ulime of the French navy in Toulon on spying charges. He confessed to stealing a secret naval signal book and cipher, offering documents to the minister for $20,000, and possessing plans for mobilization and harbor mines. A second officer Berton faces charges of negotiating with a foreign agent. The case feeds debates in the chamber of deputies on naval defenses amid anti military propaganda claims.
Berlin audience cheers editor M Harden after testimony in libel action by General Count Kuno von Moltke. Judge Justice Kern closes testimony with decision forthcoming. Moltke says long-service in the imperial army weighs on his career while details of the charges unfold.
An October report from Morning Journal Special Leased Wire notes several small New York banks closed while larger institutions held firm. Officials expect clearing house certificates to resume liquidity, with a key meeting planned to authorize issuance and restore normal currency flow.
A blaze in Marshalltown Iowa reduced the Iowa Central car shops to ashes causing estimated losses around 300000 dollars. Fire crews battled the flames but the structure suffered total destruction.
A report outlines the near end of a period as New York financial institutions display extraordinary resilience amid nerve racking conditions. The piece highlights strong resistance and the sector’s readiness to adapt to ongoing pressures.
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