Czolgosz Found Guilty in Rapid Buffalo Trial
Leon Czolgosz, the man who assassinated President McKinley, was found guilty of murder in the first degree after a swift eight hour trial. Judge White set the sentence for Thursday, as defense counsel urged the jury system over mob justice and urged calm in the wake of the nation’s tragedy.
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Leon &. Czolgosz
McKinley
Czolgosz
Truman GC
White
Loren L. Lewis
Leon Czolgosz
Chicago
Ball
Veg
Exposition Grounds
Esplanade
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Czol
Aone
Cleveland
Isaak
Free Society
Titus
Tuat
Fants
Penney
Emma Goldman Freed After Court Dismissal
Emma Goldman, released from prison after a terse court session in Chicago, walked to a waiting cab amid smiles and praise. Prosecutor Oweng noted an agreement aligning her release with earlier cases. Justice Prindiville declared dismissal for want of prosecution as Goldman left with stern blue eyes.
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Emma Goldman
Annrchy
Chicago
John Oweng
Goldman
Wint
Prindiville
Pacific Cable Company plans coast to Philippines project
Articles filed in Albany reveal a new Pacific Cable Company affiliated with Commercial Cable. The aim is a 3600 mile line from California to Hawaii and the Philippine Islands, with initial service California to Hawaii within nine months and Hawaii to the Philippines possibly within two years. The line would start in New York City, using routes of other firms to the Pacific. Capital stock set at 100000 dollars, shares of 100 each, existence for 1000 years. In Gloucester New York, Mrs. Thomas Eaves required finger amputation after a mosquito bite, possibly from a plant-affected insect.
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X Ling
California
Philippines
Albany
Pacific Coast
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Commercial Cable Company
Hawaiian Islands
New York City
Sultans Palace: a fortress of fear and secrecy
A Chicago News summary notes the Yildiz palace in Constantinople as an assassin and bomb proof fortress. It features double walls a private residence fortified with armor, secret passages and bed chambers. The sultan bans electric lights and dynamos preferring gas light while guarding a vast domain of 5000 residents and imperial staff within the enclosure.
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Yildiz
Constantinople
Chicago News
The Girl of Today and Old World Chaperones
A historical glance contrasts early nineteenth century female restrictions with modern freedoms. It notes tighter social controls, limited work, and chaperoned interactions, then claims women now enjoy broad personal liberty. The piece also mentions French bakery labor by women and a Danish king freely strolling, signaling shifting gender norms.
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New York Weekly
Commoner Comment on Slavery in the Philippines and U S Politics
The Washington dispatch reports War Department clashes over slavery in the Philippines and the claim that the fate of children there will be halted. It cites Major C Sweet on slave ownership trials, critiques U S sovereignty in Moro lands, and questions evidence to prove title to a person. The piece also discusses Kansas City platform, free speech, McKinley’s death, Boer War policies, and Taft on Filipino governance with a cautious future promise.
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Exposition Grounds
McKinley
Cyolgosz
Bill
Titus
Order of ‘the Golden Eagle
Vitus
Yeu
Bull
Penny
Philippines
Chicago Tribuns
Washington
War Department
Department
C. (. Sweet
United States
Solomon
Yslander
Suln
Philippine Archipelago
Kansas City
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Ead
Dominaneat Tiie Party
Sve
Hose
Wecause
The
Commoner
Kitcheners
Great Britain
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Suma
Temple of Music
Thomas Eaves
Fourth and
Walnut Streets
Gloucester
N. Y
Cooper Hospital
Camden
la Rochefoucauld
France
Europe
Denmark
W. J. Bryan
Hall
Kory
Ibull
Bishop Cranston
Columbus, Ohio
Citizen
Afirad Bi
Ueili
Mr.Taft
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