Hawley Charges Violence Ties In Haywood Trial
Attorney James H. Hawley opens with sweeping accusations against the Western Federation of Miners. He alleges the inner circle conspired, murdered, funded terror, and controlled state governments, with Orchard and McPartland set to testify and evidence linking bloodshed across Colorado and Telluride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
James H. Hawley
State of Idaho
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
Ans
Hawley
Federation
Steunenberg
Darrow
Wceod
Inner
Howard
Orchard
McPartland
Iine
Arthur Collins
Telluride
Colorado
Fairbanks Visit Thrills Chattanooga at University Commencement
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks arrived in Chattanooga for a two day visit. They breakfasted with Capt. H. B. Chamberlain, toured Chickamauga Park, and inspected Fort Oglethorpe. Mr. Fairbanks spoke at the U. S. Grant University commencement to a packed auditorium amid applause.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Fairbanks
Capt. H
Chamberlain
Chickamauga Park
Fort Oglethorpe
U. S. Grant University
Own a Home in Fairview Addition by Buying a Lot
A. B. Booker & Co. promotes buying a lot in Fairview Addition to secure a home and ownership benefits. It contrasts renting with owning a garden and lawn, urging buyers to consider current lot prices and favorable terms offered by the firm in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Fairview Addition
Booker & Co
Jury complete for Mayor Schmitz trial
The San Francisco jury is seated in the mayor Eugene Schmitz case with Abraham Ruef charged alongside. Judge Dunn disqualifies Sheriff ONeill and Coroner Walsh over bias and appoints William J. Biggy to share juror oversight until verdict or a hung jury.
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San Francisco
Cal
Eugene Schmitz
Abraham Ruef
Jos
Malfanti
Dunn
Thomas O'Neill
Coron N. William Walsh
Willicen J. Biggy
Elisor
Coal carrying railroads and Sherman act case eyed
Washington reports a cabinet meeting discussed pursuing charges under the Sherman anti trust act against coal carrying railroads. Justice Department steps toward court action are anticipated while the White House clarifies the president’s Harvard Alumni remarks.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Sven
White House
Lansing
Mich
Harvard Alumni Association
New York Brokers To Be Prosecuted In Cotton Leak
Washington June 4. At the Holmes trial former Agriculture Department statistician Edwin S. Holmes Jr. is charged with sharing advance crop reports. Government counsel outlined an alleged scheme to feed the information to New York brokers Beckham and Haas who faced trial as conspirators. Beach said a single deal based on Holmes's information yielded 167000. Evidence hearings continued.
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Washington
Edwin S. Holmes, Jr
Department of Agriculture
Government Social Ouise
Beach
Holmes
Ckham and Haas
New York
Helms
Wealthy Woman's Trial Promises Sensations
Mrs Emma Kaufman wife of a Sioux Falls brewer faces arraignment in Flandreau on a change of venue for the alleged murder of her sixteen year old servant Agnes Poirers The death occurred one year ago this week and the trial is described as sensational in South Dakota judicial annals
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Flandreau
S. D
Emma Kaufman
Sioux Falls
Agnes Poirers
Poirers
Kaufman
South Dakota
Two Detectives Killed by a Terrorist Bomb
In Lodz, Polish territory, two detectives were killed and two soldiers and three others wounded when a bomb was thrown at police by terrorists. A patrol opened fire on the crowd, wounding thirteen, and about thirty arrests followed.
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Lodz
Russian Poland
Capers named interim Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington reports John C. Capers of South Carolina will be appointed interim commissioner of internal revenue until December 1, when Pearl Wright of New Orleans takes over. Capers is a Republican committee member from South Carolina.
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Washington
John C. Capers
South Carolina
Internal Revenue
Pearl Wright
New Orleans
Capers
Republican Oe
South Caroina
Giant Powder Car Explosion Kills Five in Reddick
A carload of giant powder on the Chicago Indiana and Southern Railroad exploded at Reddick Indiana near Danville killing five men and injuring ten. The blast tore bodies to fragments and was felt twenty miles away. Sixteen cars were destroyed and the fire began from matches on a passing train car.
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Kankakee
Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad
Reddick
Here
F. W. Hatting
Barber
John Frazer
Danville
Austin Stockton
Hal Dowell
Monument to Empress Elizabeth Unveiled in Vienna
Emperor Francis Joseph unveiled a bronze and marble memorial to Empress Elizabeth in Vienna. Archdukes and archduchesses, foreign dignitaries, and Hofburg court attended the ceremony ending with a Te Deum and a national anthem. Elizabeth was killed in Genoa nine years earlier by an Italian anarchist.
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Vienna
Maria Teresa
Francis Joseph
Elizabeth
Genoa
Hofburg
His
Weiner Saengersbund
Oil Trust Owns New Carolina Railroad
During the set legislature a charter was granted to the Raleigh and Winston- Salem Railroad Company and it is now reported that the charter was in reality procured for the Norfolk and Southern, which is building a line from Raleigh to Norfolk, through eastern North Carolina. The intention of the company is reported to be to connect with the Norfolk and Western at Winston and the route will be as to directness regard less of towns. The company wants this line so to have a direct connection with the coal fields. This road is said to be backed by the Standard Oil Company.
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Reign
N. C
Raleigh and
Winston
Murray issues call for August 6 vote on Oklahoma constitution
William H. Murray, president of the constitutional convention, proclaimed an August 6 election to ratify or reject the proposed Oklahoma constitution. He cited a restraining order from District Judge Pancoast but did not consult the legal advisory committee, risking embarrassment to the attorneys before the court.
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South McAlester
I. T
Pancoast
William H. Murray
Constitutional Convention
Oklahoma
Murray
Will Endorse Knox for President at Pennsylvania Convention
Harrisburg reports that United States Senator Knox will be formally endorsed for president and receive united Pennsylvania delegation support at the Republican state convention in Harrisburg. The event, to nominate a candidate for state treasurer, will be held Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
United States Senate
Knox
Pennsylvania
Chicago Police Lose Jurisdiction Over Traverse Pool Room
A Chicago jury ruled that the Chicago police department has no authority over the City of Traverse pool room on Lake Michigan where horse race wagering occurs. The decision clarifies jurisdictional boundaries between city police and gambling operations at the venue.
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Chicago
Criminal Court
Police Department of
Traverse
Lake Michigan
Begged Permission to Pray Before Death
Marlington West Virginia June 4 Warren Ratliff and Albert Gay are arraigned for an assault on sixteen year old Ona Bird who was eloping with Arnold Gladwell. The pair allegedly forced Gladwell at gunpoint and abducted Bird into the mountains while threats were made to kill her. Bird reportedly begged to pray as authorities moved in. Gay is said to be intoxicated at arrest.
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Marlington
W. Va
Warwick Ratliff
Albert Gay
Triel
Ona Bird
Arnold Gladwell
Virginia
Ratcliff
Gay
Redcliff
Gladwell
Air motor blast kills two at Port Blanchard mine
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania Coal Company Port Blanchard No 14 colliery an air motor explosion killed two men and fatally injured two others while injuring eight more. The dead are Joseph N Manley and Richard McCawley. Fatally injured are Michael Dillah Henry Waters. The motor was being charged at an air station when it exploded causing heavy interior damage.
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Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania Coal Co
Port Blanchard
Joseph N. Manley
Plains
Richard McCawley
Pittston
Michael —Dillah
Henry Waters
Four Thousand Lost Lives as Result of Earthquake
A Pekin telegram relayed by the Nishi Shimbun reports four thousand killed and many injured or homeless after an earthquake at Hsing Klang. The distress prompted urgent measures from the empress dowager to local governors for relief.
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Victoria
B. C
Shawmut
Hsing Klang
Pekin
Nishi Shimbun
Tokio
Sister of Mrs McKinley appointed administratrix
Canton Ohio June 4 Mrs M C Barber sister of Mrs McKinley and her core heir was appointed administratrix of Mrs McKinley estate. Estate valued at 135000 dollars personal property and 65000 dollars real estate. This excludes the late resident's estate which by will goes to direct heirs. Mrs Duncan and Miss Helen McKinley of Cleveland and Mrs Hermanus Baer Mabel McKinley.
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Canton
Ohio
M. C. Barber
McKinley
Confederate Veterans Visit Jamestown Exposition
Several thousand Confederate veterans from Richmond attended the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk on Confederate Veterans Day. They toured the displays and witnessed the Confederate reunion and the unveiling of the Davis monument, enjoying the bright day and the sights at the exposition.
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Norfolk
Richmond
Jamestown
Department of Agriculture Issues Cotton Crop Report
Washington reports the May 25 growing cotton crop at 70.5 percent, below 1906 and 1905 levels and under the ten year average of 83.6 percent. Acreage listed at 32,060,000 acres. figures contained.
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Department of Agriculture
Cotton
Washington
Agricultural report shows state acreage by condition nationwide
Department of Agriculture release lists total acreage at 32 060 000 this year, up from 32 049 000. states include Virginia 37 000 acres at 80 condition, North Carolina 437 000 at 80, South Carolina 2 463 000 at ii, Georgia 4 823 000 at 74, Florida 279 000 at 80, Alabama 3 509 000 at 65, Mississippi 3 252 000 at 65, Louisiana 1 707 000 at 64, Texas 9 439 000 at 70, Arkansas 2 011 000 at 65, Tennessee 765 000 at 63, Missouri 74 000 at 65, Oklahoma 1 322 000 at 80, Indian Territory 942 000 at 78.
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Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Chicago Plans Big Hall for National Conventions
Chicago aims to build a permanent convention hall larger than the Coliseum to host the 1908 Republican and Democratic national conventions. A Hamilton Club meeting established a general commission to push Chicago’s bid with committees forming on both parties.
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Chicago
United States
Hamilton Club
General Commission
National Committee
Coliseum
Sons of the Revolution Elect Grand Officers
Nelson A. McCleary of Chicago elected president general of the Sons of the American Revolution. J. W. Whiting named vice president Alabama. A. H. Howard Clark secretary general Washington. Forty-one trustees elected from each state. a new constitution adopted. patriot education resolutions approved. next congress to meet in Washington.
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Denver
Colo
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Nelson A. McCleary
Chicago
C. A. Shugsiey
New York
J. W. Whiting
Alabama
A. H. Howard Clark
Washington, D. C
Board of Trustees
National Society
Congress
Washington
Former Preacher Wins at All night Craps Game
In Joliet on June 4, Rev. RB F Graff former pastor of Ridgewood Peoples Church reportedly won 500 dollars in a craps game at Tony Foody's saloon in Lockport that ran from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon. Witnesses say Graff offered to fight when he felt he was not getting a square deal. Lockport residents threaten prosecutions as city under Mayor Ward, a saloon keeper, is described as open. County officials may be appealed to amid Graff's prior departure from the Ridgewood Church over other charges.
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Ward
Gaff
Ridgwood Church
Negro Youth Accused in Assault Attempt in Kentucky
James Troutman a 12 year old Negro boy accused of attempting to assault Bettie Willet a 12 year old simple minded girl at Morganfield Kentucky. He was brought to Henderson for safe keeping and jailed amid threats of lynching. he will be kept in Henderson jail until unrest subsides.
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Henderson
James Troutman
Bettie Willet
Morganfield
Death From Cocaine Shortage Highlights Drug Law
John Alloway died at Parkersburg City Hospital after failing to obtain his usual cocaine dose. He had been addicted for years and could not secure the drug under the new state law requiring prescription by a reputable physician.
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Parkersburg
John Alloway
Bryan Calls For Equal Rights With No Special Privileges
Baltimore April 4 William Jennings Bryan told a News reporter that the Jefferson principle of equal rights and no special favors is most needed today. He cautioned that corporate wealth dominates politics through trusts railroads and tariffs and urged withdrawal of privileges and restraining corporations that overstep the law.
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Baltimore
William Jennings Bryan
Jefferson
Jackson
Museums Association Begins Second Convention in Pittsburg
The American Association of Museums opens its three day meeting at Carnegie Institute, aiming to complete permanent organization and discuss maintenance of museums. Delegates include scientists and scholars from the United States Canada and South America. The group seeks to promote museum welfare diffuse knowledge and foster cooperation with the National Educational Association.
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Pittsburg
American Association of Museums
New York
Carnegie Institute
Mauntenanc
United States
Canada
South America
National Educational Association
Former Secretary Shaw May Head Big Merger
Reports from Wall Street say the Carnegie Trust Company may anchor a three firm banking merger led by Leslie M. Shaw. The plan would create a group with about 50 million dollars in total resources, though formal details were not discussed publicly.
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Shaw May
New York
Wall Street
Carnegie Trust Company
Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Carnegie Company
Shaw
Enormous Lumber Production in Louisiana in 1906
A census report shows Louisiana produced 2,796,395,000 feet of lumber 348,530,000 laths and 866,597,000 shingles in 1906. Also notes drug ads and a piano case sale from Bluefield West Virginia.
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Louisiana
Washington
Census Bureau Today
DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Ad
For scratches burns cuts insect bites and minor hurts common to every family use DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
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Bluefield Typewriter Company
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Dwin Mann
W. O Poutoox
L. A Hoorgi
Osshisr
First National Bank
Princeton Avenue
Gola Linge
SPEAS
Schmidtz
Dunne
William J. Biggy
Gabriel
West Virginia
Austria
Oil Trust Owns
New Carolina Railroad
Ratliff
Mrs. McKinley
Jamestown Exposition
Sons of the Revolution
MT. Vernon
MR. Bryan
Association To Protect Museums In America
Flat Top Furniture Co
An Avenue
W. V
Kennedy
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