Train Derailed Blaze Kills Three at Red Dick Village
June 5 report from Red Dick explains that a derailed hot box caused a gasoline car to ignite, triggering a massive explosion. Three men Fred Hatting of Reddick John Frazer and Austin Stockton of Danville died. Ten others injured as burning oil sprayed across the village, with Hal Dowell among the gravely hurt.
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Reddick
Fred Hatting
John Frazer
Austin Stockton
Danville
Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad
Wabash
Hal Dowell
Air motor bursts kill two and injure ten
A blast aboard an air motor vehicle near Wilkest caused two deaths and ten injuries among passengers and crew. Investigators report multiple casualties and signal possible mechanical failure as the cause. Authorities have opened an official inquiry and are detaining key crew for questioning.
Mine disaster leaves several injured and deceased in Plains
Eight people suffered minor injuries after a mine incident while two fatally injured workers include Michael Dillon and Henry Waters. The crash or collapse caused significant damage to the mine interior. Names cited include Joseph N. Manley, Richard McCawley, and others linked to Pittston and Faavis.
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Joseph N. Manley
Faavis
Richard McCawley
Pittston
Michael Dillon
Plains
Henry Waters
Street Car Collides With Molten Metal Train Fire
Street car crashes into a train carrying pots of molten metal in Birmingham Alabama on June 5, fire destroys the car and reports indicate several people were burned to death.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jury in San Francisco trial of Schmitz completed
The San Francisco jury for Mayor Eugene Schmitz’s trial on the first of five indictments has been seated. Judge Dunne disqualified Sheriff O Neill and Coroner Walsh over bias concerns and named William J Biggy as elisor to supervise the panel until a verdict or hung jury is achieved.
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San Francisco
Eugene Schmitz
Abraham Ruef
Joseph Malfant
Dunne
O'Neill
Walsh
William J. Biggy
Elisor
Bomb found in police judge's New Jersey home
New York on June 5 reports an accidental discovery of a bomb shaped box containing dynamite and fulminating powder with a fuse in the house of Joseph Kennell, a New Durham police judge. The device would have destroyed the house with a dozen inmates. The attack is traced to Italians jailed by Kennell for theft and blackmail.
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New York
Joseph Kennell
New Durham
N. J
Kennell
Train derailment near Harbor Creek blocks Nickel Plate freight
A fast eastbound Nickel Plate freight derailed near Harbor Creek, Erie County, after a broken brake beam caused a derailment. The wreck involved several merchandise cars and four cars carrying naphtha, halting traffic six miles east of Erie. Authorities investigated the incident and cleared the line once the scene was secured.
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Erie
Nickel Plate Railroad
Harbor Creek
Here
Wreck Causes Naphtha Explosion Without Damage
A wreck involving a freighter caused a naphtha explosion but caused no damage. There were no fatalities reported.
Thousands Idle As B C Logging Camps Close
Vancouver June 5. Seventy nine logging camps will close June 20 for an indefinite period. Over 3,000 men will be idle as wares amount to $300,000 monthly. The loggers association cites logs are too cheap and market oversupply as the reason for the shutdown.
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Vancouver
B. C
Loggers’ Association
Germans resign over court official accusations in Berlin
In Berlin on June 5 Prince Philip zu Eulenberg and Lieutenant General Count Wilhelm von Hosenau resigned amid disclosures in the Zukunnet alleging a court “round table” sought to influence the emperor and engaged in discreditable acts. Another resignation by Count von Moltke is noted as libel actions loom.
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Berlin
Prince Philip Zu Eulenberg
William
Vienna
Wilhelm von Hosenau
Zukunet
Maximilian Harfen
Zulunet
Round Table
Count von Moltke
Prince Palenberg
Herr Harden
Opens For The State In Haywood Case In Boise
Idaho opens its case alleging the Inner Circle of the Western Federation of Miners plotted wholesale murder to control politics and power. Prosecutor Hawley paints a nationwide conspiracy dating back fifteen years to the Caldwel l crime and the Steunenberg murder, with hired assassins, blood trades, and funds diverted to protect leaders and enlist legal defense. Witnesses from Caldwell recount Orchard and Simpkins, and the defendant faces a broad charge tied to eight years of violence as the case unfolds.
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Boise
Ida
James H. Hawley
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
North Idaho
Hawley
Contro
Steunenberg
Iner
Sentlemen
Caldwell
Federaton
Arounu
Neane
Jemen
Marry Orchard
Stephen Adame
Hrawley
Federation
Harry Orchard
Thomas Hogan
John L. Simpkins
Orchard
Co. F. Wayne
J. W. Gue
John C. Rice
N.S. Ellis
A. Ballentine
Julian Steunenberg
Gethard
Julian Stennenberg
Borah
Hogan
L. J. Bowman
James Russell
Steve Dempsey
Pacific
Simpkins
Simmons
Stennenbers
Jndee Weed
Self Confessed Murderer Orchard Confers With Prosecutors
Harry Orchard the self confessed murderer of former Governor Steunenberg was brought from the Idaho penitentiary to Boise. He met privately with prosecuting attorneys for several hours marking the first time he has left the penitentiary since the assassination. Despite rumors of possible violence, Orchard appeared calm and was surrounded with minimal precaution during the meet.
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Boise
Ida
Harry Orchard
Steunenberg
W. D. Haywood
Idaho Penitentiary
Orchard
Caldwell
Friends of Haywood
Slayer of Johansen Admits Killing in Cabin Mystery
Peter Mathieson admits killing his companion John Johansen in a lonely cabin near Tea Strike Minnesota. He is in custody of Deputy Bailey Bemidji and will be taken to Minnesota to face murder charges after writing to acquaintances in Ten Strike Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Also noted is a separate balloon trip from Washington DC to New York City in 4 hours 37 minutes without incident.
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Portland
Ore
Peter Mathieson
John Johansen
Minn
Bailey
Bemidji
Harrisburg
C. D. F. Chandler
United States Signal Corps
J. C. McCoy
Leo Stevens
New York
Washington, D. C
Government weighs criminal case against Harriman
Washington June 5 President Roosevelt and interstate commerce commissioner Lane discussed possible criminal action to compel E H Harriman to answer questions tied to the Alton deal. Kellogg to confer and suit may be filed in Southern District of New York to force inquiry. decision by the commission expected within weeks, with possible appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Washington
E. H. Harriman
Roosevelt
Franklin K. Lane
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Kite House
Lane
White House
Harriman
Southern District of New York
Supreme Court
Membersvf
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Harriman Lines
Confederates Disarmed Before Entering Capitol
One hundred armed Confederate veterans from Tennessee visiting Washington were denied Capitol entry until they disarmed after lowering their flag. They arrived from the Richmond reunion, marched along Pennsylvania Avenue, and were admitted only as private citizens. Congressman John Wesley Gaines protested the rule. The groups included Company A Memphis and Company B with Troop B Nashville.
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Washington
Tennessee
United States Capitol
Richmond
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
John Wesley Gaines
Memphis
Nashville
Price of cotton slumps after crop report
New York June 5 A drop of about 1.25 a bale in cotton prices on the New York Cotton Exchange followed a government crop report showing the crop in better than 70 percent condition. Before the report weakness had already pushed values down about 1 a bale, making the decline from Monday night close over 2 a bale at the low point.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Building Trades Threaten General Strike in Minneapolis
On June 5 in Minneapolis threats of a general strike by all building trades were revived. Union workers in allied trades may strike in sympathy with sheet metal workers. The union seeks support from other trades and plans a mass meeting next Sunday to vote on the proposal.
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Minneapolis
Trial of Mrs Kauffman opens in circuit court
In Flandreau South Dakota on a change of venue the trial of Mrs Roma Kauffman wife of a Sioux Falls brewer accused of murdering her sixteen year old domestic Miss Agnes Poirers opened in the circuit court with jury selection likely to take several days. In Grand Forks North Dakota on June 5 the postmaster A F Hill was found dead by his assistant after an apparent suicide at Cando following discovery of a $1000 short in his accounts and poor health.
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Flandreau
S. D
Roma Kaufman
Sioux Falls
Agnes Poirers
Eireu
Grand Forks
N. D
A. F. Hill
Cando
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R. R. Murphy’s
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Wilkest
Schmitz
Bismarck
N. 1
F. ‘M. Curtess
Ross
Crow
Curtess
Willam
Chicago News
Dep
Haywood
Johansen
Minnesota
Edward H. Harriman
Commissioner Lane
National Capitol
Postmaster
Billings Co
Morton Co
Bowman Co
Coast
Milwaukee Road
Dickinson
Morrison and
Todd Counties
Alberta
Canada
E. J. Smith
Austin Daily Herald
Walter Wold
Hamilton
Charles Cressey
the Furniture King
Austin, Minn
Citizen’s National Bank Savings Dep’t
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