Keers Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Helena reports James Keer, a Montana civil engineer, found guilty by a jury of murder in the second degree for the April 11, 1902 shooting of Thomas Crystal in a Milwaukee saloon. The verdict followed a 24 hour jury deliberation. sentence set for Friday at 10. Keer faced insanity defenses supported by doctors and witnesses. punishment ranges from 19 years to life.
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Keers
The
Standard
Helena
James
Keer
Thomas Crystal
Milwaukee
Henry C. Smith
Keerl
Montana
Solid Nine Scores In Clash With Mayor Mullins
The city council session last night saw the nine vote bloc confront Mayor Mullins over rules for the year and the move to abolish the assistant street commissioner. The council approved a resolution to curb the mayor’s appointees and confirmed Thomas Mulholland for chief of police while impeaching the mayor was proposed by Alderman Ambrose.
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Butte
F. L. Grantley
Grantley
Thomas Mulholland
Ambrose
Mullins
M. Ryan
Siebenaler
Tragedy as river steamer wrecks. three children among fatalities
In Hannibal Missouri three children aged 16 15 and unnamed died when the steamer Flying Eagle towing a Sunday school barge broke from the pier in the Mississippi after a cylinder head failure. A rescue by river men saved other passengers but the barge swept downstream causing further drownings.
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Hannibal
Flying Eagle
Lonnie Curtis
Laura Copp
Harry Eichenbergher
Peggy ‘Harvel
Park Methodist Sunday School
Quincy
Mississippi
Two Boise River Drownings Reported Near Ninth Street Bridge
Boise June 3 two children drowned in the Boise river while crossing the Ninth street bridge. The 14 year old son of Moses Watking and the 11 year old son of Joseph Stephenson were in a carriage with Mrs Stephenson when the horse spooked, broke the railing, and the carriage fell into the water. Mrs Stephenson escaped onto the bridge as the children disappeared and the bodies had not yet been recovered.
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Boise
Idaho
Boise River
Joseph Stephenson
Thomas Watkine
Moses Watking
Robbery Motive Behind Fatal Shooting of John Flynn
Special dispatch from Kalispell reports the murder of John Flynn at La Salle. Flynn was shot three times with one bullet to the head in a saloon after robbers took all valuables except his watch and emptied the cash drawer before escaping. Flynn had been in Kalispell on Monday and had money with him.
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Keerl
Crystal
Duffy
Holter
The
Standard
Kalispell
John Flynn
la Salle
Flynn
Columbia Palls
Re election of Hanna Also 10 Be Recommended
The Ohio Republican convention shows strong Hanna influence with 17 Hanna led districts and wide support for Hanna's renomination to the Senate. Speakers praise Roosevelt McKinley ties while urging unity and continued adherence to party principles amid immigration and labor discusses.
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Hanna
Republican Party of
Ohio
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Buffalo
William McKinley
McKinley
Taft
Philippines
Congress
Wreck Kills Five On Excur sion Train Near Sumter
An Atlantic Coast Line excursion train bound from Nicholas to Columbia derailed at a washout near Sumter. Conductor Clements and four passengers died. Thirty three injured, eight seriously. engineer and fireman among the injured.
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Charleston
S. C
Atlantic Coast Line
Sumter
Clements
Nicholas
Columbia
Robbers break into Gold Stabreck bank in Vista
Redwood Falls Minn June 3 Robbers last night dynamited the safe at the Gold Stabreck bank in Vista and escaped with 2500 in cash and 2000 in notes. No crew,
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Redwood Falls
Minn
Stabreck
Vista
This County
Fire destroys Monte Di Peta pawnbroker in Naples
The Monte Di Peta state pawnbroking establishment in Naples burned down during the night. The strong room containing valuables was gutted and initial damage estimates reach about 82 4000.
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Rome
Monte di Peta
Naples
Hanna Submits to Inevitable With Bouquets for Roosevelt
An editorial notes Hanna yields to the inevitable and praises President Roosevelt. It describes Mark as briefly deaf to industry buzz but then showering unstinted praise, signaling strong official endorsement of the President.
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Hanna
Roosevelt
Mark
Ohio Republicans split over third term issue at convention
In Columbus on June 3 the convention faced opposition to third terms as posters urged vote against third termers. Foraker and Hanna factions clashed over slate selections for lieutenant governor and other posts while Har rick’s nomination loomed. Foraker and Cox backed Harding with Lowes aboard. the rival Hanna camp pressed a separate lineup as delegates gathered.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hanna
State Central Committee
Myron Herrick
Senator Hanna
J B. Clingertman
Foraker
James E. Campbell
Calvin S. Brice
George B. Cox
Harrick
Hanne
Lieutenant Goveror
Boothman
Harding
Cox
Lowes
Dayton
Supreme Court
Senator Foraker
Three Masked Men Kill Conductor After Robbery
Three masked men boarded a suburban car running east from St. Louis early today, robbed the motorman J Bowes and killed conductor John N Kebb who went to assist. Few passengers present offered no interference as the robbers jumped and escaped.
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St. Louis
J. Bowes
John N. Kebb
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Solid Nine
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T Charles R. Grosvenor
Loshk
Missouiti
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Heeol
Hridge
Joan Flynn
Nietio
Kalispe
Teddy
United States
Capital and Labor
Nona
President Indorsed
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