On the Way 10 Boise Surpassed by Adams Confession
Boise June 10. Steve Adams, a state witness in the Haywood murder case, travels from Wallace to Boise for trial on murder charges. Adams swore a writing confession despite repudiating it earlier, and observers say his account rivals Harry Orchard’s in its detail. Ida Toney Orchard, widow of Orchard, arrives as a defense witness.
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Boise
Ida
Steve Adams
W. D. Haywood
Wallace
Adams
Harry Orchard
Orchard
Steve
Ida Toney Orchard
Canada
Cripple Creek
Western Federation of Miners
Miners’ Union
Lyte Gregory
Denver
Simpkins
Pettibone
Detective who joined Molly McGuires and exposed group
The present case centers on the arrest of Orchard and identifies the Pinkerton superintendent, a Denver headquarter detective, who joined the Molly Maguires and uncovered the organization’s secrets.
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Orchard
Pinkerton Agency
Denver
Molly McGuires
Taft Arrives in Chicago for Western Army Post Tour
Secretary of War Taft arrives in Chicago for a tour of Western army posts visiting Fort Snelling Minnesota Fort Meade South Dakota and Fort Leavenworth Kansas. He will address students at several Western universities during the stop.
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Chicago
Taft
Fort Snelling
Minn
Fort Meade
8. D
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Boy Builds Airship in Columbus Park
Cromwell Dickson, 15, made a successful flight at Columbus Driving Park in an airship built by himself. The 30 foot long craft uses a footpowered propeller, operated like a bicycle. Dickson stayed aloft for about an hour with apparent full control.
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Columbus, O
Cromwell Dickson
Columbus Driving Park
Youngs Dickson
Will
Lancaster Man Shoots Wife and Cousin in Carriage
Jacob Adrian of near Lancaster Ohio shot his wife and young cousin after leaving the city. In the carriage he accused his cousin of familiarity, shot him in the cheek and ear, and again as he fled. He then beat his wife in the vehicle and shot her in the stomach, a wound expected to be fatal.
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Lancaster
Jacob Adrian
Adrian
Baseball scores and a dry Sunday in St Paul
National League games in Chicago Philadelphia 4 to 2 St Louis 0 New York 3 Cincinnati 1 Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 11 Brooklyn 2 American Association Toledo 18 St Paul 4 Columbus 5 Minneapolis 4 Louisville 8 Kansas City 5 Milwaukee 2 Indianapolis 5 St Paul reports its first completely dry Sunday with all saloons and buffets closed and no arrests.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Louisville
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
St. Pam
West St. Paul
St Paul
Dubuque
Des Moines
Territory Scandal Prompts Land Fraud Suits by Interior Agent
Muskogee Oklahoma Territory June 10 a new territory scandal will unfold next week with suits charging land frauds filed by an interior department agent against many prominent politicians in Muskogee Tulsa Wagoner and two national banks The Creek Nation attorney M H Mott and special town site attorney Willard L Sturtevant said suits would move to reclaim property or its cash value from fraudulently acquired lots
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Muskogee
I. T
Tapis
Interior Department
Willard L. Sturtevant
St. Louis
Garfield
M. IL. Mott
Tulsa
Wagoner
Conshiraeie
Sturtevant
Des Moines tornado ravages Pleasant Valley area
A June storm left Pleasant Valley with a dozen homeless families and about $25,000 in property damage. Several homes including Elmer Baker and William Hervey's were demolished or wrecked while residents escaped to cellars. Crops suffered heavy damage across Marion County and rural telephone lines were knocked out.
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Des Moines
Pleasant Valley
Elmer Baker
William Hervey
Marion Howsar
Tra
Marion County
Roosevelt Heads to Jamestown Exposition on Mayflower
President Roosevelt and party depart Washington Navy Yard aboard the Mayflower for the Jamestown exposition. He will speak at the Georgia state building dedication and before the National Editorial association. The official party includes Mrs Roosevelt, Admiral Cowles, Douglas Robinson, La Farge, Miss Hagner, and Latta as secretary.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Washington Navy Yard
Georgia State Building
National Editorial Association
Cowles
Douglas Robinson
la Farge
New York City
Hagner
Navyyard
Potomac
Hampton Roads
Joseph M. Terrell
Georgia
W. N. Mitchell
Georgia State Committee
Three drownings near Beaver Dam lake on picnic day
In Beaver Dam Wisconsin on June 10 man Koehn his wife and their six month old baby were drowned when the boat sank during a family outing to the lake and a nearby picnic. It is believed the baby fell overboard prompting Koehn to jump in and the wife fainted and fell in. Nearby Sergent Kentucky reports a disastrous Dooley fire in Wise county Virginia east of here destroying several homes and businesses with an estimated loss of 50000.
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Beaver Dam
Wis
Herman Koehn
Beaver Dam Lake
Koehn
Sergent
Dooley
Wise County
Here
Four Children Die in Milwaukee Tragedy at Three Homes
Four children under six perish in Milwaukee on Sunday in separate incidents. Viola Boldt and Clarence Boldt succumb to ptomaine poisoning from canned sardines, Ludwig Lass dies from carbolic acid, and Joseph Komrath drowns in a basement water. Separate report from Minneapolis notes a floating body linked to the murder case of Mrs Katherine MecCart, with authorities pursuing the river path.
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Milwaukee
Viola Boldt
John Boldt
Clarence Boldt
Viola
Ludwig Lass
Ore
Peter Lass
Joseph Komrath
Herman Komrath
Minneapolis
Steoarch Bridge
George Kadelbach
Katherine MecCart
Mob lynches man after gaming room shooting in Mississippi
Ruleville Mississippi June 10. A mob of about fifty men near Indianola hanged Lee Fox a Black man after Reynolds a white man named Lee Reynolds was shot as he left a hall where Fox lost considerable money at a gaming table.
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Ruleville
Miss
Lee Reynolds
Lee Fox
Indianola
Reynolds
Fox
Drowning of Two Girls in Kishwaukee River
Belvidere June 10 two sixteen year olds Miss Minnie Haag and Delphia Koerring fell into the Kishwaukee river and drowned. The body of Miss Haag was recovered.
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Belvidere
Minnie Haag
Delphia Koerring
Kishwaukee River
Miss Haag
Obituaries, travels, and meetings in brief notes
L S Peckham, president of the Iowa State Baseball league, dies in Marshalltown. President Roosevelt plans to leave Washington for Oyster Bay this Wednesday. Miss Julia Magruder, novelist, dies in Richmond Va at age fifty one after a prolonged illness. National conference of charities to meet in Minneapolis June 12 to 19. Archbishop Ireland to deliver the annual sermon. New York awarded the 19/8 congress of the North American Skat league at Chicago meeting. Judge Lawrence Ziller of New York elected president.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Oyster Bay
Julia Magruder
Richmond
National Conference of Charities
Minneapolia
Archbishop Ireland
New York
Chicago
Lawrence Ziller
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Bulkely Wells
Adjutant General of
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Cubiaco
Marie Tafoute
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Saratoga Springs
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Mississippi
L. S. Peckham
Iowa State Baseball League
Marshalltown
W. R. Karl Furniture Co
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Council Bluffs
Omaha
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Austin Gas Company
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Homer F.peirson
St. Mary's Hospital
Minneapolis, Minn
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Cor Main
Bridge Streets
Austin Minn
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Coan and
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East Bridge
Stree Austin, Minn
Ellis’ Ball
A. C. Pace
O. J. Simmons
S. Clay Hospital
Ciary Austin, Minn
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Austin, Min
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Astin
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Austin
Great Western
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Minnesota Farms
H. A. Avery
Austin National Bank
William Dononan
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