Repudiated confession in Haywood case linked to Adams trial
Boise June 12 The court hears testimony as Orchard probes past plots and Adams is discussed as a key witness. Adams’ repudiated confession about the murder of Arthur Collins of the Smuggler Union mine is in prosecution hands, with corroborative evidence cited and plans for Colorado and Idaho actions if Adams is acquitted.
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Arthur Collins
Union
Colorado
Botse
Ida
Orchard
Richardson
Fred Bradley
San Francisco
Pettibone
Adams
Steve Adams
William D. Haywood
Harry Orchard
Bulkeley Wells
Haywood
Boise
General Wells
Telluride
Col
Collins
Idaho
Ruef Will Not Be a Witness in Schmitz Trial
San Francisco June 12 The extortion case against Mayor Schmitz ends early as Judge Dunne rules for the defense. Abraham Ruef, indicted with Schmitz and who pleaded guilty, will not be called to testify. Schmitz testifies denying Reagan's allegations as the defense gains the opportunity.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
Dunne
Campbell
Abraham Ruef
Ruef
Heney
Eugene E. Schmitz
Reagan
Fate of Caruso Hinges on Word from Immigrant Official
New York June 12 Immigrant Commissioner Watshorn says Caruso cannot be admitted to the United States to fulfill a 200000 dollar Met Opera contract. He notes Caruso pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and paid a fine, but whether that offense qualifies as a crime under New York law remains the issue. Gould May Start Counter Suit. Howard Gould weighs a counter suit for separation to limit alimony claims.
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New York
Enrico Caruso
America
Metropolitan Opera
Watshorn
Caruso
Gould
Howard Gould
Hussars Charge On Wine Growers In Montpellier
In Montpellier on June 12 unrest followed the wine growers movement. Hussars were called out after a banner bearing March on Paris was confiscated, several injured, and a youth released to restore calm. Marcelin Albert urged peaceful action, while Narbonne soldiers refused to march on their fellows.
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Montpellier
France
Paris
Hussars
Marcelin Albert
Argelliers
Narbonne
Severe Kentucky storm leaves Cattlettsburg in darkness
Cattlettsburg Ky June 12 The town was plunged into darkness all night with roofs and windows destroyed. A dwelling was torn from its foundation by the severest storm in the area. Streets littered with debris and telegraph wires tangled. Electric plant stacks toppled, out of service for days.
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Kentucky
Cattlettsburg
Sacred Heart Church Destroyed by Fire in Ottawa
A major fire leveled the Catholic church of the Sacred Heart in Ottawa. The landmark building, valued around 200000 dollars, suffered about 80000 dollars in insured loss. The blaze gutted a prominent parish structure noted for its architectural significance.
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Ottawa
Ont
Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart
Ayres Refuses Comment on West Point Controversy
West Point June 12 Lieutenant Colonel Ayres declines to discuss the dispute over military courts after the war department may review his recent critical interview. Mrs Ayres welcomes talks expressing anger over Secretary Taft's order excluding her from the reservation.
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Ayres
West Point
N. Y
War Department
Taft
Miliitary
Former Minzesheimer clerk charged with grand larceny
Gustave A. Gerard once in the cashier’s department of G. M. Minzesheimer & Co., 30 Broad Street, is arrested on a bench warrant for grand larceny. He allegedly stole bonds valued at $8,000 belonging to the firm and hypothecated them with brokers in a stock speculation scheme.
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New York
Gustave A. Gerard
G. M. Minzesheimer & Co
Broad Street
Gerard
Horse Goes Tobogganing at City Post Office
A bay horse named Kid belonging to a transfer company lifted a coal chute cover with its hind hooves and slid through a 380 by 40 inch opening forty feet into the post office subcellar. The animal then calmly rode an elevator back to the surface, causing a panic among workers.
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St. Louis
Kid
Trial of Mrs Kaufmann in Flandreau Opens Witness Testimony
Dr John Schofield of Parkston testified in the Mrs Emma Kaufmann case at Flandreau South Dakota that he found three head wounds on Agnes Poirers and that the injuries could have caused death given the girl’s overall condition.
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Kaufmann
Flandreau
S. D
John Schofield
Parkston
Emma Kaufmann
Sioux Falls
Agnes Poirers
Wright Breaks His Own Record at Typewriter
London reports James Wright the Newcastle typewriter beat his own marks with 844 words a minute for ten minutes. He then reached 106 107 and 110 words a minute in a dictated burst from new business correspondence. Wright previously held 105 words a minute and 82 words a minute for an hour.
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Wright
London
James Wright
Newcastle
Japanese in Pacific Coast Fundraising to Promote Hostility
Secret documents found in Washington indicate Japanese groups on the Pacific coast are secretly raising a large fund aimed at stirring anti American sentiment in Japan toward the United States.
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Washington
Pacific
Japan
United States
Alleged Timber Thief Arrested in Superior Case
Superior Wis June 12 The states campaign against timber thieves in Northern Wisconsin led to the arrest of August Anderson a logging contractor of this city for cutting about 20000 feet of cedar from state lands in the county The state has been inspecting timbered state lands and claims millions of feet of timber have been cut unlawfully
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Superior
Wis
Wisconsin
August Anderson
Anderson
Detroit Man Ends Life After Jealous Murder
In Detroit on June 12 Clifford Kirkpatrick of Eaton Indiana, driven by jealousy over the murder of Mrs David Walters by her husband ten days earlier, killed himself at his boarding place. He left a letter to his father saying his love was dead and he would be safe with her before morning.
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Detroit
Mich
David Walters
Clifford Kirkpatrick
Eaton
Ind
Cabrera Not Assassinated, Guatemala Reports Calm
New York dispatches quote President Cabrera saying he is all right and a private Guatemala message denying any assassination reports. Dr Ramon Bengoechoa, consul general for Guatemala in New York, confirms the communications and states there is no truth to the rumors.
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Faunn & Co
New York
Washington, D. C
Cabrera
Ramon Bengoechoa
Guatemala
Uncle Sam Oil Case Hearing Resumes in Leavenworth
Judge GC F Amidon denied H H Tucker Sr a postponement for discharge of Uncle Sam Oil receiver. The hearing resumed and is expected to take two or three days.
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Uncle Sam Oil
Leavenworth
Kan
GC. F. Amidon
North Dakota
United States District Court
H. H. Tucker, Sr
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Action Set Against Umbrella Trust In Philadelphia
United States District Attorney Thompson will move against the umbrella trust after Washington directives. He alleges a conspiracy among umbrella makers and frame producers to restrain trade and fix prices.
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Umbrella Trust
Philadelphia
Washington
United States
Thompson
Spanked Boy Kills Mother in Nebrask a Farm
Calif McCoy aged 11 shot and killed his mother nine miles north of Bassett Nebraska after she spanked him. He fired a second shot when he believed she was not dead.
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Bassett
Neb
Calif McCoy
Here
Hughes Vetoes 2 Cent Fare Plan In New York Railroads
Governor Hughes vetoed a bill to establish a flat 2 cent per mile passenger rate for all New York railroads over 150 miles long, signaling opposition to the proposed statewide fare reform.
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Hughes
Albany
N. Y
Real Estate Loans Sell Lands and Taxes for Non-Residents
Owners of lands discuss loans and sale arrangements to pay taxes by non residents. Officials outline methods to raise funds and settle obligations. The notice emphasizes compliance and timelines for affected property holders.
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M. A. Packard CO
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Bower & McCartney
Fate
M. Albert
Black Hand
New Orleans
Walter Lamana
Story County Abstract Books
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