Federal probe to seek interstate dynamite data
Federal authorities prepare subpoenas for John J. and Ortie E. McNamara to testify before a federal grand jury about interstate trafficking in dynamite used in alleged labor warfare. The case ties to more than a hundred explosions at bridges and factories, with officials seeking further details and evidence. The McNamaras await transfer to San Quentin after sentencing and discuss the process with deputies.
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Los Angeles
Beilence
Llewellyn Iron Works
John J. McNamara
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Fredericks
Edward A. Regan
United States District Attorney
McNamara Brothers
Ortie E. McManigal
McManigal
McNamaras
San Quentin
Hammell
Hammill
Lawler
San Quentin Penitentiary
Gompers Comments on McNamara Death Sentences
Samuel Gompers says he is glad no death penalty was imposed on the McNamara brothers and opposes capital punishment under any circumstances. He defends AFL leadership against District Attorney Miller of Indianapolis, calling his criticisms impertinent and inappropriate.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
McNamara Brothers
Los Angeles
Mr. Gompers
Miller
Indianapolis
American Federation of Labor
Lawler Named Special Assistant Attorney General
Attorney General Wickersham announced Oscar Lawler as special assistant attorney general to head the federal dynamite investigation. Lawler previously served as assistant attorney general for the interior department and now directs the inquiry from his Los Angeles home.
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Washington
Wickersham
Oscar Lawler
Lawler
Department of the Interior
Los Angeles
Death of Leopold Seligman Prominent Banker
Leopold Seligman one of the eight Seligman brothers notable in banking history died in London at eighty. A California resident until 1881 he moved to London and helped establish a branch of the Seligman banking business there.
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New York
Leopold Seligman
Seligman
London
California
McNamara brothers jailed for Times bombing deaths
James B. McNamara was sentenced to life imprisonment and his brother John J. McNamara to fifteen years in San Quentin after they confessed to dynamiting the Los Angeles Times building and Llewellyn iron works. Judge Walter Bordwell condemned the acts as murder at heart. Twenty-one people died in the Times disaster.
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Los Angeles
James B. McNamara
Times
Walter Bordwell
John J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Llewellyn Iron Works
John
Bordwell
Los Angeles Times
San Quentin Penitentiary
Burns predicts labor gains after McNamara case ruling
Detective William J. Burns says organized labor will profit from the McNamara case outcome and urges rid of radicals like Samuel Gompers. He endorses Judge Bordwell’s sentences in Los Angeles as fair and adequate.
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Cleveland
McNamara
William J. Burns
Philadelphia
Samuel Gompers
Bordwell
Los Angeles
James B
John J
Gibbons Dominates Coffey In Ten Round Fight
Mike Gibbons of St Paul outclassed Walter Coffey of California in ten rounds at the Fairmont Athletic club. Coffey only held even in the first round, with Gibbons winning all subsequent rounds by a wide margin.
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New York
Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Walter Coffey
California
Fairmont Athletic Club
Gibbons
Coffey
Senators Move to Abolish United States Commerce Court
Washington December 6 Senator Miles Poindexter introduced a bill to abolish the United States Commerce Court after it blocked Interstate Commerce Commission orders. Representative La Follette of Spokane also planned similar abolition measures, amid rail and commission tensions in the Intermountain region.
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Senate
Miles Poindexter
United States Commmerce Court
Commerce Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Spokane
Poindexter
la Follette
Wisconsin
Circuit Court
Commission
Verve
Retards Irrigation Work at National Congress
Montana state senator Fred Whiteside told the National Irrigation congress that the interior department bureaucracy and red tape slow irrigation nationwide. He cited the Milk River project in Northern Montana begun in 1903 as underfunded, with only 2,000 of 240,000 acres watered and much money spent on supervision.
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Chicago
Department of the Interior
Montana
National Irrigation Congress
Fred Whiteside
Congress
Man leaps from high bridge to river below in St Paul
A man believed named George Seis ling jumped 156 feet from the high bridge into the Mississippi River. Citizens heard groaning and saw a body on a sandbar. Police and rescuers recovered the unconscious man and rushed him to City Hospital in critical condition with suspected internal injuries.
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St. Paul
George Seisling
Central
Ducas
Persia threatens Russia over Kasbin advance demand
Tehran report says Persia delivers ultimatum to Russia halting troop advances beyond Kashin and ordering drafts countermanded. If terms not met within thirty hours Persia will resume offensive actions.
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London
Morning Post
Teheran
Persia
Russia
Kashin
Woodrow Wilson Admits Pension Application to Carnegie Foundation
Former President Woodrow Wilson confirms filing a pension application with the Carnegie Foundation. He notes the move aims to support his later years and reflects on public service during his career.
Wilson Makes Statement On Pension Application
Governor Woodrow Wilson signed a statement in Baltimore denying an inflammatory claim but admitting he applied to the Carnegie foundation for a pension before his New Jersey governorship. He cites long teaching service and lack of private means, arguing political life risks his family if fortune turns.
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Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson
Carnegie Foundation
New Jersey
Mexican Rebel Che Gomez Lynched After Juchitan Clash
In Rincon Antonio Oaxaca Che Gomez and eight followers were executed after being taken from a train and jailed by Governor Juarez. Promised safe conduct and a presidential passport failed to shield him as locals seized him and shot him two miles from Rincon Antonio.
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Mexico City
Che Gomez
Juchitan
Madero
Oaxaca
Rincon Antonio
Gomez
Juarez
Supreme Court denies stay in Packers anti trust case
The Supreme Court refused a stay of the beef packers trial in Chicago, allowing the case to proceed. Packers must appear in U S district court on indictments alleging criminal Sherman anti trust law violations. the decision lets the trial go forward.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Chicago
Harriman Loses Big Margin in City Election
Partial returns from Los Angeles show Mayor George Alexander defeating Socialist George Harriman by more than 50,000 votes. Alexander carried Harriman’s home precinct 1537 to 192 as the Prohibition ticket fell two to one. Women voters favored Alexander in the West Side while Harriman led in primary strongholds.
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Los Angeles
George Alexander
Job Harriman
Alexander
Harriman
Joseph A. Scott
Scott
McNamaras
McNamara
Migpy
Fireside anniversaries spark talk of progressive United States policy
An unclear fragment notes John T. Lent and a talk at Milwaukee about a twenty fifth anniversary event. It mentions progress and democratic ideas but lacks concrete facts or outcomes. The readable parts suggest a political discussion or sensational claim connected to a milestone.
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Gressman
John T
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