Pinkerton Records Read In Steunenberg Trial
At Boise Idaho the Steunenberg murder trial hears Pinkerton documents read to the jury. The papers include 1903 04 surveillance reports on unions and the United Mine Workers by spies in Cripple Creek Victor Globeville and Denver. The cited material supports claims of a Pinkerton conspiracy against the Western Federation of Miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Friedman
Pinkerton
Denver
Steunenberg
Boise
Idaho
Friedman
Cripple Creek
Victor
Globeville
Colorado City
Trinidad
Western Federation of Minera
United Mine Workers of America
Colorado
Federation
Clarence Darrow
Pinkerton Agency
Western Federation of Miners
Man Lynched After Confessing to Assault of Stepdaughter
In Georgia, a white man known as Doc Posey was seized from Whitfield county jail in Dalton between 1 and 2 am and hanged at a rail road viaduct. He had confessed to the assault of his nine year old stepdaughter, claimed the aim was not to harm, and previously accused another man. Posey’s wife corroborated the confession and said he also attacked the sister. The victim remains in serious condition.
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Doc" Posey
Whitfeld County
Dalton
Posey
Datton
Will contest opens for Capt Hooker estate in Rochester
The will of Capt Chas H Hooker, who died earlier this year, left over 150000 dollars to the United States government with real estate in Galesburg destined for a military academy endowment. Relatives seek probate in Rochester surrogate court and city leaders in Galesburg challenge the will while Attorney General Bonaparte directs Buffalo DA Bass to protect federal interests.
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Capt. Hooker
Chas. H. Hooker
Rochester
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Galesburg
George Shumway
Bonaparte
Bass
Buffalo
Call Money Rises to 13 Percent Amid July Disbursements
Call money opened at 12 per cent and was loaned at 13 per cent in the afternoon. The peak level marks months of high rates, attributed to July dividend and interest disbursements.
Willed In Family Fight Near Bristle Ridge Mo
A family dispute near Bristle Ridge Missouri ended in fatal stabbing as Mrs Walter Herd killed her sister in law Mrs James Herd with a butcher knife. The incident is reported in a local crime note with no further court details provided.
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Bristle Ridge
Walter Herd
James Herd
Plumbers Strike Halts Work Across St Louis
Four hundred journeymen plumbers quit on Monday in St Louis as master plumbers refused a wage increase. Nearly all city employers are affected by the stoppage. A separate Baltimore brokerage case involved Mein & Co. being placed in the hands of a receiver. No statements are provided on the assault or other details.
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St. Louls
St. Louie
Baltimore
Laukilg
Mein & C O
Baltimnore
Wis
Gotham Faces Health Risk From City Garbage Strike
New York endures a major strike as 2000 garbagemen and 2000 tea wagon drivers walk out. The health department under Mayor McClellan fights disease risk with limited crews, as millions face delayed sanitation and mounting waste. Despite offers of three dollars a day plus board and jobs, many refuse to cross picket lines.
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Gotham
Moray
McClellan
Darlington
Frisco Train Ditching Wreck Near Johnson Station Ark
A Frisco southbound passenger train derailed Sunday at Johnson station five miles south of Springdale Arkansas as track spread. The dining car two sleepers and two coaches left the rails and toppled. Fifteen people were badly bruised led by Dr. J Weems of Fort Smith with a broken collar bone. Heavy rain the night before undermined the track but the engine mail and express cars passed safely.
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Arkanane
Frisco Road
Johnson Station
Springdale
Ark
J. Weems
Fort Smith
Fire at Healts Resort Destroys Bath House and Pavilion
Mineral Wells Texas faced near total destruction as a Sunday night blaze started in the Palace Amusement skating rink and spread to the sanitarium. Patients were moved out with no loss of life reported. The bath house Lithia pavilion Wann hotel and about thirty small frames were destroyed, with damages estimated over 100000 dollars.
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Blaac
Mineral Wells
Tex
South
Palace Amusement Company
Lithia
Five Goldfield assayers arrested in ore theft case
At Goldfield Nevada five assayers M J Smith H Prince C J Trask Henry Lutzenh etzer and Fred Lutzenh etzer were arrested for allegedly stealing 1500 pounds of high grade ore from the Little Florence mine valued at 59000. They posted 1900 bail each and a July 12 hearing was set. More arrests expected. Also detective Thor J Toaz of Grand Ledge Michigan was shot dead in his home by an unknown assailant. His wife found him.
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Goldfield
Nev
Little Florence
M. J. Smith
H. Prince
C. J. Trask
Henry Lutzenhetzer
Fred Lutzenhelzer
Thor. J. Toaz
Grand Lodge
Mich
Cunard Longshoremen Strike Hits New York Docks
Longshoremen at Cunard in New York struck when the Umbria from Liverpool docked. They demanded 60 cents an hour for Sunday work but the request was relaxed. Krupp Germania Shipbuilding also closed as riveter strike halts most production with staff dismissed.
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Cunard
Cunard Company
New York
Umbria
Liverpool
Krupp Sap
Krupp Germania Shipbuilding Company
Rivetera
Gunton wife murderer Cornelius electrocuted in Columbus
James Cornelius known as the Gunton wife killer was executed by electric chair in the Columbus penitentiary annex at 12 10 Friday morning after three gubernatorial reprieves. A separate Wisconsin session saw the assembly pass by 19 to 8 a resolution favoring direct election of U S senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cornelius
Gunton
Warris
Columbus
Wisconsin Assembly
Senate
United States
French Strike Leader Arrested in Extradition Case
Enrico Alfano, leader of the Came mora, arrived at Turi under guard from Havre as France seeks extradition. The French government pressed the case, while local authorities prepared formal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enrico Alfano
Turi
Trroat
Havre
Prench
Violent Unrest in Italian Provinces Ferreri and Vialy
Reports describe sideline conflicts in Ferreri and Vialy provinces as troops engage in charges to guard workers. Many persons are said to be injured amid continuing violence.
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Italy
Ferreri
Vialy
Unclear details from damaged Can Creek incident
Fragmentary report notes a village and possibly people named SUnlag and Wusluexs involved with Can Creek in Cole. Mentions destruction by late Saturday and a financial figure from ACcomECEVUSHYG Grtimate of the Jersey, with no loss of life.
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Sunlag
Can Creek
Cole
Col Temple to Begin Penalty Actions Over Safety Violations
Col M T Temple United States district attorney for southern Iowa may start immediate actions to collect penalties from railroads and lines not installing proper safety equipment in freight and passenger service. Orders came from Attorneys General Honaparte to Des Moines. Reports from safety inspectors and interstate commerce commission prompted the move. Actions will target Iowa divisions at the next term of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iown Raitronth
M. Tl.tempple
Towa
Honaparte
Federal
Fi Des Maines Pridas
Lowik Milea
Milwaukee
Davenport
Bankers Attack Express Companies in Interstate Filing
The American Bankers association presents a complaint to the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging that express firms, as common carriers, usurp banking prerogatives and misuse bank capital. The suit contends express operations in exchange harm banks and that interstate rail facilities enable discrimination against regular banking business.
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Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Bankers’ Association
United States
Suit Seeks Forty Acres of Land in Indian Territory
Mae Evelyn Hall sues for possession of forty acres in the old district of the Indian Territory valued at $40,000,000. She claims rights against the Cherokee Nation the Dawes commission and others, seeking to reopen Dawes proceedings and nullify earlier awards. In the contest Miss Swannock was awarded the land.
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Old District
Indian Territory
Mae Evelyn Hall
J. Eugene Hall
Cherokee Nation
Dawes Commission
Secretary of the Interior
Ida Swannock
Bartlesyie
J. T
Miss Hall
Miss Swannock
Poison drink on train ends in death near Geneva
Peter Morad and Peter Mourad of Philadelphia traveled to Geneva when Leo L. King boarded at Wilkes-Barre and offered whisky from a second bottle. Morad drank it and collapsed. he died hours later after hospital treatment. King, age 29, was arrested claiming he sought poison to end his life due to family troubles. His mother was living in Rockford.
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Peter
David Mourad
Philadelphia
Geneva
Leo L. King
Willkesbarre
King
Peter Morad
Morad
Rockford
Sleepy Arcola Man Enters Unresponsive State Since May
Charles Clapp of Arcola Alabama has been in a deep sleep since May 5 and remained unconscious despite all efforts to awaken him. The report notes the duration rivals noted cases and references Dora Meeks as a comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Clapp
Arcola
Dora Meeks
Arkansas Governor Pardons Former State Senator
Gov Pindall grants a pardon to F O Butt once a Carroll county state senator who was convicted of bribing Senator BR St Adams from Grant county and sentenced to two years in the state pen. Claude C Muablet longtime British consul at Parrama arrives in Colon as first British minister to Panama.
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Pindall
Arkansas
F. O. Butt
Carroll County
BR. St. Adams
Grant County
Beltish
Pamuna
Claude C. Muablet
Parrama
Colon
Europe
Panama
Western League Baseball Schedule at Sioux City
Schedule of Western League games to be played at Sioux City in the near future. Omaha, Denver, Puebla, Des Moines, and Seattle are listed with July dates and corresponding game days in a brief, imperfect notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blan Clie In
Sioux City
Omeha
Denver
Puebla
Thes Moines
Bameoin
Iee Drivers Strike At American Ice Company
About 1500 to 2000 Iee delivery wagon drivers in New York walked out on Friday seeking higher pay for extra work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iee
American Ice Company
New York
Priday
Memory of Lona Darby Bullet Wound Fails to Heal
Mrs Edith Darby aged 23 of Albia suffered a brain gunshot wound from a burglar five years earlier. Doctors removed no traceable bullet then and again failed in attempting extraction as it lay in a position risking instant death. The condition remains critical with memory loss and severe pain.
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Lona
Edith Darty
Willam Darby
Albia
Finn
Runaway Girls in Men’s Clothes Return Home
Blanche Whitney and Olga Cohn two Burlington girls about 18 ran away dressed as men with companions Clarence Mackey and Carrel. They rode to Mt Pleasant before fear halted their trek toward the west to be cowboys. They rode a freight train back, promised not to be bad again, and were restored to guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Mt. Pleasant
Blanche Whitney
Olga Cohn
Clarence Mackey
Carrel
Wanted Divorce On Street in Des Moines Event
Des Moines judge James A. Mowe faced a public scene when Mrs. Lr. J. Vasparre of East Des Moines demanded a divorce decree on the street. The judge explained such decrees are irregular, while the woman yelled her case and created a crowd, finally retreating from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
James A. Mowe
District Court
Mra “Lr
Ladd and Tadd Couple Becomes College Honors Pair
Mrs. Scott M. Tadd and Judge Ladd of Burlington, former Carthage College students, graduated with high honors. They shared classes, formed a close pair during school days, and married soon after graduation. Emma J. Cromer, sister of Rev J. M. Cromer, noted for the Kansas City church, was a family link.
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Illinois College
Scott M. Tadd
Judge Ladd
Burtington
Gift to Fort Dodge from Bloomington estate
The will of Inter Thomas Snell of Bloomington leaves Fort Dodge a $156,000 building. Construction begins within three months of the grantor's death. The remainder, about $1,500,000, is to be held in trust for twenty years after the youngest direct heir, a 6 year old boy, dies.
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Fort Dodge
Thomas Snell
Bloomington
Street Named for Mayor Ingledue in Marshalltown
Marshalltown honored Mayor Ingledue by naming a street in the Fifth ward after him. A speech committee proposed a revision to remove several short streets and connect them to longer, better known thoroughfares.
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Ingledue
Marshalltown
County Officials to Meet Clinton for August Conventions
County officials plan August meetings in Clinton with around 200 county clerks supervisors and other officers from across the state. The city will host the August 14 16 gatherings at a new union depot in Sheldon prepared for occupancy amid railroad company renovations. An incident involving a parrot and a fire alarm sparked a local blaze in Des Moines. A body found in the river near Burlington is being treated as a possible murder. Cedar Rapids mourns the death of H W At John president of a local trust company and war veteran. A missing carpenter from the Columbus hotel was found later in the river. investigators suspect foul play.
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Clinton Io
Fire Destroys Dow Molnex Home in Des Moines Area
HL Trew and family narrowly escaped a blaze at Dow Molnex caused by a warning-disregarding note. Mrs Trew woke at about o clock and alerted her husband who rescued the three children. The house and contents were destroyed. owner J C Morningstar lives in Canada. Trow, a train dispatcher for the Des Moines Union railway, had received three unsigned letters urging departure. Midland Park calls for a full police investigation.
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Taeendiaries
Pire
Des Moines Hanse
Banly
Becauuse
HL Trew
Naperowly
Dow Molnex
Trew
J.C. Morningstar
Canada
Trow
Des Moines Unioin Railway
Lvave
Mgdland Park
Four Arrests For Seining In Town River
Deputy Green and Sheriff Jur Negan led a patrol that arrested four men at Oaklahoma for violating Ash and Bime laws by seining in the Town River on June 1. The accused are Andrew Schlosser Albert Owens Burt Owens and Jesse Stuart. Each man posted $4 per caught fish. Albert Owens filed suit against Deputy Green claiming $16 000 in damages to his character.
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Green
A. M. Green
Sioux City
H. BL. Hardy
Waterloo
C. L. Jur- Negan
Oaklaidh
Andrew Schlosser
Albert Owens
Burt Owens
Jesse Sturat
Stuart
Tiree
Hampton
Partiog
Train Frightens Newton Couple in Runaway
Dr W Dissenbach of Newton and his wife were injured when a phaeton runaway occurred on the road back from a noviet to the Hang farm. Mrs Dissenbach jumped clear and suffered a broken wrist, facial bruises, and other injuries. The Rev W Dissenbach was thrown from the vehicle and knocked unconscious. one eye was operated on and hopes for saving the sight remain. He has led the local Lutheran church for over a year and is well regarded.
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W. Dissenbach
Newton
Noviet
George Hang
Perth
Tveds Island
Othe Borses
Dissenbach
Ter Fett
Sheldon Man Ends Life In Despondent Act
John Woods of Sheldon, aged about 60, was found to have strangled himself with a pillow case at his son's home. In frail health and despondent after losing his wife last September, he had returned from California a month earlier. Survived by three children Wallace Woods Enna Cooldle and Mrs Dr Miller. brothers 33 T Woods Miles Woods and Henry Woods.
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Sheldon
John Woods
Mr. Wood
California
Wallace Woods
Enna Cooldle
Dr. Miller
Sanborn
T. Woods
Miles Woods
Jenry Woods
Kansas
Burglary Arrest at Rock Rapids Store
WIT Lewis was arrested at Rock Rapids and jailed on burglary charges. The store clerk at Lockwood and Pirwit’s general store woke to find Lewis in the shop, lifting groceries and dry goods during a disturbance near daybreak.
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Asurgiar Cangat
Wit Lewis
Rock Rapida
Lockwood & Pirwit2
Lewis
Quarrel Over Horse Ends in Brick Attack in Cedar Rapids
Joe Scolaro acting as interpreter for Philip Claddo quarrels with Sheriff Aden Sheri at Cedar Rapids. Scolaro hits the Sheriff with a brick, leaving him unconscious and near death. Claddo is assaulted and Scolaro escapes.
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Joe Scolaro
Philip Claddo
Aden Sheri
Cedar Rapids
Sheriff
Scolaro
Cludde
River corpse mystery solved by drowning verdict
The Noatiog body is Charles Lovell of Illinois, identified after a bullet wound in the head. authorities believe it was caused by a snag while drowning is noted as accidental. A separate drift of local incidents includes a tragic traction engine crash near Anton and a death of Cedar Rapids Grand Chief Joseph Mercambe.
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Tiver
Purthiston
Ben
Charles Lovell
Isinois
Mra
Joseph
Mercambe
Gerund
Etanor
Cedar Haplda
Ofer
Dole
Marvonloweiler
Orchard Confesses in Westland Miners Case Tale
The confession centers on Orchard and McPartland linked to the Stehmontwng murder and Molly Maguire era. Detective visits recount Orchard signaling his intent to reveal state crimes while King Teoria and St. Paul figures emerge, with Pinkerton involvement and Western Federation ties.
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Heya
Wnliss
Cscinan
Wien
Exercia
Poouignitry
Pinkerton
Ula
Matsa
Teoria
Paul
Melurthayal
Abut
Kelly
Molly Maguire
Orchard
McPartland
Relygion
McParthard
Stennneberg
Western Federation of Miners
Binte
Richardson
Orelmrd
Bie
Asahmuda
Hind
Grehnd von Menced
McParthand
Western Federation
Diia
Steve Adina
Thas
Colburn Lodge of
Masons
Peabody
Mel
Gadd
Otert
Ty Tile
Pet
Steunenberg
Mylhart Land
Steve Adams
Orehant
Epon
Nites
Tie
Adam
Ann
Europe
Lila
Fragmentary Note on Military Reform and Punishment
A garbled fragment discusses a massing routine, approving punishments for political crimes while excluding military service personnel. It mentions abolition of reestablishment of court martial for punishing Elyih fons involved in spreading revolutionary ideas in the army.
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Voland
Elyih Fons
Croker Whin Derby Clashes Amid Contested Derby Rivalry
An unruly report outlines Croker and Richard Geager leading in New York circles as they chase the Derby victory. The piece sketches clashes over horses and betting amid a turbulent scene at the track with various commentators weighing in.
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Richard Geager
New York City
Axther
Leon
Ieeland
Qrhy
Chen
Aerie
Bonom Towns
Croker de Alt
New York City Women Praise Peruna for Digestive Relief
Letters from Mrs. De Passe and Mrs. Aline DePasse describe long battles with catarrh and stomach issues. They credit Peruna and Manalin with rapid improvement after one week, noting family benefits and urging others to try the remedies for stomach and digestive ailments.
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Manalin
Appleton
Weiley
Peru
Dead Sea Bathing Hints From Clergy Eyeing The Toll
The article describes perilous experiments in Dead Sea bathing. It notes how the water’s salt stings skin and can cause bleeding and exhaustion. Observers advise fleeing to shore and seeking relief by a Jordan River plunge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dead Sea
Chiles Grearenre
Dad Neads Mahler
Leeby
Wohlet
Anttebety
Jordan
New York
Tribime
Notable preacher struck by illness in early life tale
Fragmentary reminiscence recalls a New York pastor who faced paralysis and a fatal episode long ago. It notes a pivotal moment when the pastor, while delivering a sermon, was overtaken by illness and died, described in terse scrapbook style with historical tone.
Northwest Canada letter praises homestead gains and new prospects
A 1906 Canadian Northwest letter from Ulric Webe of Cayton Alta, Canada, details land purchases and rising values. He reports buying stock, house, and crops, with a farm now valued higher than purchase cost, and notes helpful opportunities in the region. He thanks the recipient for urging emigration and mentions plans to receive a homestead patent.
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United States
Cayhiy
Ala
Water’ Town
Betn
Ind
Canadian Northwest
Uwe
High River
Trey
ULI Web Edeo
Caytiy
Alta
Canada
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