Notable indictments and confessions sweep through U S courts
Curtis sworn as defense witness in Morse Curtis case declares intent to reveal truth regardless of impact. Blake confesses to jury bribery link to Ruef trial while Murphy and Ruef associate are named in court. Ted Burton recounts night rider crimes near Reelfoot Jake Tennessee amid Rukin murder ties. Montgomery found guilty of embezzlement. Whitmore acquitted in Jersey City murder case. Roy Hardy shoots his family then kills himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morse
Ice Trust
Alfred H. Curtis
National Bank of North America
Curtis
Hough
United States
New York
A. S. Blake
San Francisco
John M. Kelly
Abraham Ruef
Ruef
Flo
Frank J. Murphy
Ted Burton
Reelfoot Jake
Tennessee
Rankin
William Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank of
Pittsburg
Theodore Whitmore
Jersey City
N. J
Harrison
Roy Hardy
Cleveland
Big Four Railroad
Juanita
Immigration ruling on Bosman family sparks debate at Washington
The government allows one wife to stay with Hongkong millionaire Robert Hu Tung Bosman after he was refused admission in San Francisco due to polygamy. One wife must be deported. Also reported are exoneration of Chairman Goethals, a US mineral products total for 1907, a Supreme Court commodities clause hearing date, and two canal dynamite explosions killing twelve and injuring eighteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Hu Tung Bosman
Hongkong
San Francisco
Bosman
Garlington
Army
Goethals
Isthmian Canal Commission
President Brothers
Balanced Crane Cable Company
New York
Gatun
United States
Geological Survey
Supreme Court of the United States
Isthmian Canal Office
Deaths of notable figures across North America and Canada
Ex Governor John Miller of North Dakota dies in Duluth after years of residence. John W. Hutchinson of the Hutchinson family famed for temperance songs dies in Lynn at 87. James Kerr Democratic committeeman from Pennsylvania dies after intestinal surgery in New Rochelle. Mrs. William Astor social leader of New York dies at 82. Thomas Greenway former Manitoba premier dies in Ottawa at 70. Mrs. Julia A. Carney author of Little Drops of Water dies in Galesburg at 85. Hugh Kelly banker sugar refiner and philanthropist dies in New York city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Miller
North Diakota
Duluth
Mr. Miller
Louisiana Lottery Company
John W. Hutchinson
New Rochelle
N. Y
William Astor
New York
City
Thomas Greenway
Manitoba
Railway Commission of Canada
Ottawa
Chancellor von Buelow offers resignation amid press attack
Prince von Buelow presented his resignation to Emperor William amid London interview fallout. the emperor rejected the move yet allowed a full explanation. Canada votes shift to Laurier majority in new parliament 132 Liberals to 82 Conservatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norddeutsche Allegmeine Zeitung
Prince von Buelow
William
London
Castro
Curacao
Netherlands
Venezuela
Amoy
Peking
Canada
Laurier
Tampico
Mex
North Sea
Yarmouth
Hook of Holland
Harwich
Eng
Constantinople
North Pacific
Monteagie
Victoria
B. C
House of Commons
Diaz says he will run again after 1910 term ends
President Diaz of Mexico writes open letter denying premature retirement rumors and states he will be a candidate again after his present term ends in 1910. In other notes, William J. Bryan is kissed at a New York reception, Henry of Prussia flies with Count Zeppelin, Lillian N. M. Stevens heads the WCTU, and Governor Guild of Massachusetts is seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diaz
Mexico
William J. Bryan
Astor Gallery
Women’s Democratic Club
New York City
Bryan
Henry of
Prussia
Count Zeppelin
Prince
Lillian N. M. Stevens
Portland
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Denver
Governor Guild
Massachusetts
Balkan War Cloud Prompted Bulgaria Reserve Disbandment
Bulgaria agreed to disband its reserves and pay compensation to Turkey after an ultimatum from Great Britain France and Russia supported by Germany and Italy. The demand required action within three days and the dispatch of delegates to Constantinople to negotiate fault or compensation terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Turkey
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Italy
Constantinople
Mixed US court actions and scores in a busy day
Judges Baker Grosscup and Seaman in Chicago review a railroad case challenging Interstate Commerce Commission rate cuts. Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railway funds show ten million dollars diverted from construction. Denvers National Woman's Christian Temperance Union backs churches in opposing Cannon's re election. Saturday football scores include Navy Harvard Army Illinois Chicago Wisconsin Michigan and Vanderbilts. Massachusetts court bars labor unions from fining members to force strikes. Hearst faces three $100,000 suits in Chicago for state’s attorney race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker, Grosscup and Seaman
United States Circuit Court
Chicago
Missouri River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Missouri
Atlantic Seaboard
Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railway Company
Peter
Groascup
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Denver
Joseph G. Cannon
Congress
Carlisle
Navy
Harvard
Crown
Army
Princeton
Nebraska
Town
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Marquette
Michigan
Vanderpil
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
William K. Hearst
Superior Court
Jacob J. Korn
Conk County
Unfortunate Fires Cause Widespread Injuries Across Cities
A sequence of disasters leaves 30 injured in Cincinnati's eleven story building blaze where a woman leapt from a tenth floor window. Separate crashes and fires hit Pennsylvania coal train streetcar collision in Derranceton injuring multiple. Salisbury Beach summer colony nearly wiped out by fire destroying cottages. Shea's livery barn in St Paul reports loss of life and horse herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Wyoming Valley Traction Company
Shelter plan for unemployed on New York piers gains support
The shelter committee of the unemployed bureau proposes turning several recreation piers into shelters to house 50 000 unemployed and 10 000 homeless. H T McCormick chairs the effort as Dock Commissioner Spooner seeks permission from the corporation counsel. Dispatches note improving business and seasonable weather, and a new uniform bill of lading approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission affecting 416 railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
H. T. McCormick
Spooner
Corporation Counsel’s
Dun
Interstate Commerce Commission
Why the Cross Sign Survives in Signatures
The cross sign has historical roots as a mark of authentication. Early Christians used the cross to distinguish themselves, and kings and nobles also affixed the cross to documents as a pledge to the Christian faith and the truth of the matter.
Nightingale and bird of paradise trade barbs over notes
A playful exchange from the Philadelphia Press features a nightingale taunting a bird of paradise about musical notes and value, ending with the boast of nearly touching a fifty dollar note after death and embalming on a bonnet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird of Paradise
Philadelphia Press
To Clean Up Silver
Exchange over silver cleaning pits a narrator and a red nosed man discussing alcohol as a cleaner. A Philadelphia Record quote notes alcohol cleans silver, with a cautious verdict on its effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
Be Sure No Man Was Ever Discontented with Duty
Quotation from Southey about duty and contentment implies a moral stance on personal responsibility and service to the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
t.—Southey
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A. G. Hatch
Biatimber
Mont
B. J. Kleinhesselink
Bia Timpenr
Montana
M. W. Barr
Bigtimber, Montana
A. K. Wearne
J.T. Vaughan
Eliot and Coit’s
Bic Timber
A. P. O'Leary
Elliot & Court
Bietimber, Mont
D. Claiborne
Richards Tug
Timber
R. J. Northern
Osteopath
Grand Hotel
Big Trader
Alexander Fyfe
A. D. Knowles, D. V. S
Livingston, Montana
Addrove
Bill Miles
Livingston
John Watt
Tidy Tugs
News OF the World
Criminal News
Washington News
Foreign News
Balkans
J. A. Lowry & CO
Oliver
H. Bliss
Pioneer Printing and Pub, Co
Big Timber
Richards Oley's
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