Chamber of Commerce endorses city promotions and finances
The chamber held its regular meeting with strong attendance. An advertising folder promoting the section was proposed for the James town Exposition and consulates. They discussed lowering insurance rates assisted by a new town map and fire equipment improvements. City finances showed liabilities of 15 366.86 and assets 28 528.98, deemed excellent. A resolution urged rescission of Concord Normal order, and a macadam project on Virginia extension of Bluefield avenue was requested. A plan to systematize city accounts was authorized along with new member admissions.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ritz
King
Board of Regents of
State Normal
Concord Normal
Graham
Virginia
Bluefield Avenue
State Line
Bluefield
Large steel and iron producing capacity projected
Pittsburg reports that the second half of 1907 and the first half of 1908 will show the largest producing capacity in US and Canada. New furnace construction is estimated to add at least two million tons to prospective output.
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Pittsburg
United States
Canada
A Business Proposition in Bluefield Homes
A. S. Booker & Co promotes profit in home ownership in Bluefield arguing rental yields and quick return. The pitch invites buyers to build a personalized home with favorable terms and even purchase a Fairview jet. Also an ad for Kodol digestive aid claims quick stomach relief sold by druggists.
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Bluefield
Fairview
A. S. Booker & Co
Assassination scheme linked Haywood to Steunenberg murder
Associates and victims are named as Harry Orchard testifies in Boise, detailing an infernal machine plot tied to William D Haywood and others. He claims Steunenberg murder was first suggested by Haywood and executed by Orchard, with payments and multiple prior targets including Peabody Gabbert and Sherman Bell.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Steunenberg
Haywood
Moyer
Ontario
British Columbia
Hattie Simpson
Cripple Creek
New York
Arthur Collins
Telluride
Orchard
Denver
Wallace
Cunningham
San Frrncisco
Fred Breadly
Bunkes Hill and Sullivan
Coeur D’alene
Tim
San Francisco
Barry
California
Pettibone
Gabbert
Supreme Court of Colorado
Peabody
Canon City
Judge Gabbert
Walley
Atack
Sherman Ball
Colorado
Courtroom Drama Grips Spectators in Orchard Case
Amusement turns to tension as Attorney Richard son escalates in court. Orchard faces domestic crime accusations with armed guards and dense spectator turnout. Doors close for both sessions as women outnumber men two to one among attendees.
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Richardson
Orchard
Weather Forecast for West Virginia Showers and Winds
West Virginia expect showers Friday with possible Saturday. Winds turn variable then east with shifting speeds as the system moves through the region.
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West Virginia
Baseball Results From AP Dispatch
Virginia League games featured Roanoke 2 Ports mouth 3 Lynchburg 3 Danville 2 and Richmond 2 Norfolk Cincinnati 4 plus Brooklyn 4. Chicago 3 New York 2 and Pittsburg 6 Boston 0 St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 4. American League matchups saw Washington 2 St. Louis 5 and Philadelphia 3 Chicago 0 New York 0 Cleveland 5 Boston 2 Detroit 6. Games called in 15th inning due to darkness.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Pittsburg
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Japanese Press Silent on San Francisco Affair
Tokyo readers show restraint as leading papers stay silent on drastic steps in the San Francisco affair. Public anger over delays eases toward seeking reparations and punishment for assailants, with belief that Japan's government is pursuing proper measures.
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San Francisco
Tokio
Japan
Negro Who Killed Two Freed by Unwritten Law
John Jacobs, a negro, was acquitted in Richland county circuit court of murdering his wife Bessie Jacobs and her alleged lover John John son. Jacobs killed them with a hammer after returning home and finding them in bed. The jury based their verdict on the unwritten law plea. acquittal applied to his wife's murder, but the plea to the lover’s death may be pressed.
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Columbia
S. C
John Jacobs
Richland County
Bessie Jacobs
John Johnson
Jacobs
Asleen
Phillips Sues Standard Oil Units To Enjoin Pipe Line
Findlay Ohio June 6 George H Phillips filed suit asking the court to stop Buckeye Pipe Line Co from transporting oil through its line from western fields connected with Standard or its subsidiaries alleging the action is a conspiracy against trade and the interests of the plaintiffs.
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Findlay
Ohio
George H. Phillips
Standard Oil Company
Buckeye Pipe Line Company
Standard
Alabama Nine Cancelled Games With Vermont Due to Colored Players
Two scheduled baseball games between the University of Vermont and the University of Alabama were canceled by the Alabama team manager because two colored youths played for Vermont. The forfeit reportedly totals $300 as Vermont declined to release Alabama from the contract.
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Burlington
University of Vermont
University of Alabama
Vermont
Bryan Foresees Trusts Railroads and Tariff as Campaign Issues
William J. Bryan predicts trusts railroads and tariff will dominate the next presidential campaign. He speaks during a New York visit as a guest of the recently organized Democratic Progressive League, and expresses optimism about the Democratic Party's outlook for the coming year.
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New York
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Democratic Progressive League
Alfred University Speaker Warns on Federal Power in State Affairs
Alfred N Y June 6 Justice Edward W Hatch delivered the doctors’ oration at Alfred University's 71st commencement. He warned that federal power is expanding into state matters citing the Sherman anti trust act and interstate commerce act as a framework while stressing preservation of constitutional liberty and state authority.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Alfred
N. Y
Alfred University
Edward W. Hatch
Hamilton
Entir
Brooks
United States
Federal regulation of interstate commerce and evolving laws
The passage traces federal power over interstate commerce from early acts to the later rate bill. It notes how Supreme Court decisions have defined federal limits, with the Sherman act largely idle until 1899 when McKinley urged prompt clarification and assertion of authority.
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Supreme Court
McKinley
Congress
O'Donnell Elected President Virginia Federation of Labor
In Norfolk June 6 John M. Ryall of the Richmond Brewery Workers withdrew from the vote for state federation president. J. J. O'Donnell of Newport News, Machinists Union member, was elected president preventing conflict after Ryall faced a charter revocation from the American Federation of Labor tied to the National Brewery Workers Union.
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Norfolk
John M. Ryall
Richmond Brewery Workers
Virginia Federation of Labor
J. J. O'Donnel
Newport News
Machinists Union
Ryall
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
National Brewery Workers Union
United States Collector of Internal Revenue
Richmond
First Hearing on Mrs Gould Divorce Suit
The first hearing in the Gould divorce case was held with Justice McCall hearing requests to strike portions of the complaint as alleged scandalous. The judge reserved decision and allotted until Monday for briefs from Gould’s counsel.
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New York
Howard Gould
Justice McCall
Gould
Ecounsel
McCall
Stabbed Man Dies After Saloon Quarrel in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati Ohio on June 6 Herman Bruns was stabbed four times in the abdomen near Twelfth and Main after a quarrel over snuff blown by Bruns at a saloon. He died before reaching the hospital. The assailant, Stanley Davis, a grocery clerk, had not been captured.
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Cincinnai
Ohio
Herman Bruns
Stanley Davis
Twelfth and Main
Bruns
Davis
Knights of Pythias May Change Style of Uniform
The Uniform Bank Knights of Pythias, in Norfolk at the Jamestown Exposition, opened its annual session. Two amendments were offered one to change uniform style toward U S Army standards and another proposing radical changes in drill regulations.
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Norfolk
Knights of Pythias
United States Army
Scandinavian Farmers to Move to Virginia in Large Numbers
Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration George Wellington Koiner reports from Norway that he has completed arrangements for continuous exportation to Virginia of thousands of Scandinavian farmers and domestics.
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Richmond
George Wellington Koiner
Virginia
Norway
Seamen at French Ports End Long Walkout
Paris June 6 seamen at practically all French ports resumed work this morning ending a lengthy labor stoppage reported across major harbors.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Blue Ribbon Lemon and Vanille Outsell Rivals
The ad claims Blue Ribbon Lemon and Vanille is absolutely pure and double strength, allowing it to go twice as far as any competing brand.
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Blue Ribbon Lemon
Vanille
Knox Latest Entry in Presidential Rage
United States Senator Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania announced his intention to seek the presidency in 1908. He praised the Harrisburg Republican state convention for endorsing him and endorsing Roosevelt era policies while nominating John D. Sheets for state treasurer.
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Knox
New York
United States
Philander C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Republcan
Harrisburg
Roosevelt
John D. Sheets
Defense Scores Point in Trial of Mayor Schmitz
In San Francisco on June 6 the defense in Mayor Schmitz’s bribery trial argued a key moment during cross examination of Antonio Blanco, a Delmonico’s proprietor and liquor license target. Blanco denied threats of license revocation by Ruef or the mayor. Four witnesses testified, including Officer Charles F. Skelly, former Police Commissioner Thomas Reagan, and Dr. Joseph Pheim.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
Antonio B. Blanco
Delmonico’s
Aba Ruef
Ruef
Campbell
Blanco
Charles F. Skelly
The
Board of Police Commissioners
Thomas Reagan
Joseph Pheim
Antonio Blanco
Secret Vigilance Committees Formed by Lodz Workers
In Lodz, Russian Poland, from June 2 to June 6, eleven people were killed and thirty seven wounded amid ongoing violence. Workers formed a secret vigilance committee that conducts nightly executions of suspected bandits or terrorists, with notes pinned to the bodies outlining the reasons.
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Lodz
Russian Poland
Hughes Signs Public Utilities Bill in New York
Governor Hughes signed a far reaching reform measure placing major direct state control over every public service corporation in New York, with the exception of telephone and telegraph. The bill is described as one of the most sweeping reforms by an American legislature.
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Albany
N. Y
Hughes
New York
Telephone
Well known temperance lecturer dies in Lafayette
Helen M. Cougar, seventy, a renowned temperance lecturer and longtime agitator, died at her Lafayette home from heart failure. She toured the country in 1896 speaking for Bryan for president and was a prominent figure in the movement.
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Lafayette
Ind
Helen M. Cougar
Bryan
Governor Swanson Invited to Fourth of July in New York
Richmond June 6 Governor Swanson received an invitation from the Tammany Society of New York to attend the usual Fourth of July celebration and deliver an address. The governor said he will accept if possible.
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Richmond
Swanson
Tammany Society of New York
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