Hoboken Mob Clash Sparks Fatal Streetcar Strike Violence
In Hoboken New Jersey a fatal shooting during a longshoremen strike triggered a mob attempt to lynch a private detective Benjamin Vincent who fired at pursuing workers The By-stander Harry Marmall died from a head wound The violence extended to a streetcar derailment in Evansville as nonunion crews clashed with strikers and several were injured A bystander died and multiple people injured while Mayor Boehne seeks arbitration to resolve the dispute The streetcar derailment killed one man and injured four including a baby 18 months old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hoboken
Harry Mar- Mall
Benjamin Vincent
the Ducks
Beso Aa Vincent
Téloon Nog
Hinne
Vincent
Elment
Jinn
Lynch
James Cater
Central City
Regsie Kohn
James Williams
Loulaville
Grant Kinney
Nashville
Tenn
Felix Oden
Orville Rhodes
Harry Miller
Kidith
Walnut
Boehne
Street Car Strike Violence Ends in Evansville Tragedy
Report of a riotous Street Cap Strike in Evansville and Branson, Ind. Violence and accidents halted transit activities. One man killed, several injured, and suspension of city and company personnel. A special meeting was called by local authorities to address the incident and orders for 200 special officers were issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Bransoiy
Jay Op Moti
Act Me Bafet
Gain for Strikers as 400 Strikebreakers Join Longshoremen
Four hundred strikebreakers quit work on the piers of the White Star Line in New York May 18 and joined the longshoremen. The steamship company now depends on its crews to handle unloading and loading. A Brooklyn stevedore contractor reached terms with the strikers, granting the concessions sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
White Star Vine
Steamship Company
Brooklyn
Nomination ratified for Stephenson in Wisconsin
Madison May 18 Isaac Stephenson of Mariette was officially chosen as United States senator to replace the resigning John Spooner. He won 87 votes in a joint assembly with Democrats and Social Democrats giving minor acknowledgments. Stephenson will serve until March 4 1909 amid 25 absentees. Meanwhile San Francisco reports ongoing street railway expansion and limited strike interference. Charlottesville President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt with Archie are at Pine Knot in Albemarle county Va staying until mid next week.
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Madison
Wis
Isaac Stephenson
Marisette
United States
John ¢. Spooner
Stephenson
George W. Bird
Jacob Rummel
San Francisco
United Railroads Company
Charlottesville
Weather Dampens Trade Across Wide Area
Bradstreet reports unseasonably cold and rainy weather suppressing retail trade across a broad region. Reorders for summer wear, cloaks, suits, and millinery are weaker, while fall men’s wear shows softer demand. Agricultural output suffers from delayed planting and adverse conditions, though overall trade remains cautiously steady with stronger iron, steel, and cotton goods sectors. Wool activity picks up in the West as dealer-producer deadlock ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Plot of Terrorists Aimed at Czar and Leaders
In St Petersburg on May 18 convincing evidence is found of a terrorist plot targeting Emperor Nicholas Premier Stolypin and Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolaievitch who recently wed Princess Anastasia of Montenegro five days earlier.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Stolypin
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Anastasia of
Montenegro
Pole vault world high school mark set in Iowa City
Freeney of Ida Grove broke the world high school pole vault record with 11 feet 4% inches at Iowa City. A seven year old boy, Clayton Lewis, was fatally hurt after being struck by a street car at Herschel and Selby avenues in St Paul. Mendota post office vault and doors were blown open by burglars with nitroglycerin stealing 750 dollars in cash and stamps. May Sutton sailed for England to pursue the all England women’s singles title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Freeney
Ida Grove
Clayton
R. J. Lewis
Herschel
Selby Avenues
St. Paul
Post Ofice
Mendota
Minn
Arrest of William Schimmel for 1906 murder and robbery
In Grand Rapids on May 18 William Schimmel was arrested in Moreland township Muskegon county charged with the murder and robbery of Postmaster Martin Golden at Dennison on April 28 1906.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
William Schimmel
Moreland Township
Muskegon County
Martin
Golden
Dennison
Judge orders probe into Orchard interview influence claim
Boise Idaho May 18 Judge Fremont Wood presiding at the Steunenberg murder trial directed Ada county prosecutors to investigate how Harry Orchard was interviewed for publication. The defense charged Governor Gooding and certain newspapers moved to bolster Orchard’s credibility to influence jurors, while prosecutors defended the actions and noted prior plans to interview talesmen. The court asked talesmen to leave for an hour and set the inquiry to determine if publication affected jurors or the fairness of the proceedings.
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Boise
Ida
Fremont Wood
Steunenberg
Ada County
Harry Orchard
Wood
Governor Gooding
Orchard
Council For
Talesmen
James H. Hawley
United States
Warden Whitney
Associated Press
Menientiary
Richardson
Gooding
Mr. Darrow
Darrow
Hawley
Prosecution Pressure and Orchard Interview Spark Debate
The editorial dialogue centers on alleged manipulation by the prosecution to shape public perception about Orchard and the prisoner’s condition. Senators clash over news interviews and potential prejudice, while a legal question arises whether ten peremptory challenges violate ex post facto rules. The court upholds ten challenges for the state, with 34 of 100 special venire members remaining as adjournment looms.
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Hawley
Gooding
Steunenberg
Yerkes Mizner divorce granted to widow Mary Yerkes Mizner
New York May 18 Mrs Mary Adelaide Yerkes Mizner widow of Charles T Yerkes promoter of Chicago and London has been granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from her younger husband Wilson Mizner The decree allows her to resume her maiden name and to remarry if she chooses The couple’s marriage drew wide public interest amid mystery surrounding the union following her husband’s death and was granted on statutory grounds
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New York
Mary Adelaide Yerkes-Mizner
Charles T. Yerkes
Chicago
London
Wilson Mizner
Yerkes-Mizner
Mizner
Believed Negro Soldiers Shot in Brownsville Streets
Testimony from Brownsville investigation before the Senate Military Affairs Committee describes gunfire around the Miller hotel. Witnesses including Charles B Chase Joseph Bodin and A M McKay report seeing men they believed to be Negro soldiers shooting rifles from streets as Lieutenant Dominguez was shot and buildings suffered bullet strikes.
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Washington
Brownsville
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Miller Hotel
Dominguez
George T. Power
St. Louis
Mexico
Charles 2. Hammond
San Antonio
Charles G. Chase
Joseph Bodin
A. M. McKay
LaPorte
Tex
Charles B. Chase
Thirteenth Street
Chase
Taft Support Strong in Ohio Says Party Leader
Toledo May 18 Chairman Walter F Brown of the Ohio State central committee declares unqualified support for Taft. He says Republicans of Ohio are solidly behind his candidacy and urges Foraker and Dick to settle reports they back Fairbanks. Brown asserts Taft’s strength may mobilize a popular convention if opposed or misrepresented.
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Toledo
Walter F. Brown
Ohio State Central Committee
Taft-Foraker
Taft
Ohio
Foraker
Fairbanks
Brown
What Shall It Be At Schleuder's Jewelry Store
A brief wedding planning note urges choosing a suitable piece from Schleuder's Jewelry, praising the store for its variety. It highlights urgency to decide soon and mentions satisfaction with prior purchases. The tone is promotional and urging quick, confident selection.
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Schleuder
Descriptive ad for real estate and insurance sales in town
Luther Schleuder offers low rate real estate loans on farm and chattel mortgage securities. Sells 8 houses in Third Ward on installment plan with $10 cash and $5 monthly. Lists 6 building lots in Lacom's addition near the college. Promotes tornado and fire insurance at low rates. Several bargains on farms and city property. owner leaving town, sacrifice price with $300 cash and balance at 6 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Ward
LaCom
Wheat options breach dollar mark on Chicago Board
Wheat futures for July September and December topped one dollar on the Chicago Board of Trade amid a brain storm market rally. Buying orders surged on near term drought fears and short crop talk. California bought 100000 bushels of real wheat and projected an 10 million bushel need ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
California
Packers and commission men clash at stock yards
Chicago May 18 A contention between packers and commission men at the stock yards concerns who bears losses on condemned cattle after government postmortem inspection. The dispute affects cattle raisers nationwide as to whether packers or commission men will absorb the losses on condemned carcasses.
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Chicago
Piers and Freight Burned on Hudson River Pier
Fire destroyed the Morgan line piers owned by the Southern Pacific railway at Canal Street Manhattan. A large amount of freight on the pier and in sheds was lost and several ships narrowly escaped. Loss estimated at 500000 dollars. Edwin M. Bidwell, about sixty, a prominent New York photographer and publisher, ended his life by poison amid signs of despondency.
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New York
Morgan Line
Southern Pacific Railway
Hudson River
Canal Street
Manhattan
Edwin M. Bidwell
Questioning Cheap Powders for Housekeepers
A warning to housekeepers to consider if lower priced powders are truly economical and not inferior, noting potential digestion impact, from Royal Baking Powder Co New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
Democratic Congressional Committee aide charged with assault
Washington May 18 Charles A Edwards secretary of the Democratic congressional committee was arrested charged with assault with a dangerous weapon He was released on bonds. The alleged victim Alejandro Garland an attache of the Peruvian legation was injured in a fight at the De Soto apartment house Thirteenth street and Massachusetts avenue N W Garland accompanied by Mrs Louise Scott Edwards near the scene Information on Garland condition not released McPeake printer dies after fall under a train Murphysboro Illinois May 18
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Washington
Charles A. Edwards
Democratic Congressional Committee
Edwards
Alejandro Garland
Legation
de Soto
Thirteenth Street
Massachusetts Avenue
N. W
Louise Scott
Garland
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Austin, Minn
N. J
Cohen
Mark
Spooner
Roosevelts
Virginia
May Sutton
England
Pleo Hub
Mrs. Yerkes-Mizner
Ohio State Central
Mittee
Chas. H. Webber
Wold’s Drug Store
Farmer City
Interests Cattlemen
Chicago Packers
Sen
Murphysboro
Peter A. McPeake
Sloane
Mans
Clothing House
Austin
Minnesota
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