Pettibone Linked to Bradley Murder Plot in Orchard Testimony
The Steunenberg murder trial rests its substantiation on Harry Orchard's tale linking George Pettibone in Denver to Orchard in San Francisco in the Bradley plot. Evidence traces a Denver Pettibone tie to an alleged San Francisco scheme, with Haywood said to have paid Steve Adams for the murder.
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Boise
Idaho
Steunenberg
Harry Orchard
George Pettibone
Steor
Denver
Orchard
San Francisco
Bradley
Haywood
Steve Adams
Orchhard
United States Post
J. Wolf
Pettibone
J. Dempsey
Golden West Hotel
Dempsey
Hogan
Wolf
Pat Bone
Wolf” Petti
Ogden arrest ties to Bradley murder case in 1903
Police traced Lafor Steve Adams and A T Williams to an eastbound fruit car arrest in June 1903 for trespassing. A telegraph to Denver followed from Western Union offices as part of the Orchard case defense and prosecution narratives.
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Bone
Bradley
Ogden
Lafor
Steve Adams
A. T. Williams
Mason
Adams
Western Union Telegraph Company
Denver
Orchard
Fred Bradley
San Francisco
Lawrence M. Guibbini
Richmond Chosen as Next Meeting Place
Richmond Virginia was selected by the National Conference on Charities and Corrections as the site for its next meeting. A section of the committee on state supervision met to discuss vagrancy with a paper read by R. F. Lewis of New York.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Richmond
National Conference On Charities and Corrections
Committee On
State Supervision
R. F. Lewis
New York
Murder of St Petersburg Deputy Commandant Over Cut in Force
Colonel Kotlaroff deputy commandant of the port of St Petersburg was murdered this morning by a workman. He had recently been sentenced to death by a revolutionary organization for recommending a reduction of the working force at the admiralty works. The assassin was captured.
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St. Petersburg
Kotlaroff
Admiralty Works
Ten Italians Arrested in Kidnapping Probe
New Orleans officials arrested ten Italians this morning in connection with the kidnapping of Walter Lamana. The citywide search has grown into a campaign aimed at eradicating evils stemming from his Italian colony.
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New Orleans
Walter Lamana
John Hardy Twice Hanged At Roanoke
Roanoke Virginia June 14 John Hardy the megro murderer of Policeman R M Beard paid the penalty for his crime on the gallows this morning at 7 20 oclock The rope broke on the first drop requiring a second execution at 7 30 He died five minutes after the second fall Prayers were offered and Hodges the colored minister attended Hardy ate breakfast and faced the rope unafraid The body will be sent to the Virginia Medical College for scientific study
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Roanoke
John Hardy
R. M. Beard
Hardy
CC. E. Hodges
Sergeant Tillett
Tillett
Allen
Offier Eanes
KE. Hodges
Virginia Medical College
Richmond
Henry Williams
Wytheville
Pulaski
Radford
Pearisburg
Cremeans
Trout
Hancock
Officer Beard
Beard
Corporation Court
Supreme Court
Swanson
Roanoke County
Baseball Scores and Standings From Latest AP Dispatch
In the Virginia League Danville beat Lynchburg and Portsmouth tied Portsmouth at one each while Norfolk won 3. Richmond defeated Roanoke 9 to 2. In the National League Pittsburgh edged New York 2 to 1 in thirteen innings and Chicago beat Brooklyn 4 to 2. St Louis routed Boston 38 to 6, Cincinnati 4, Philadelphia 5. American League games saw Washington at Detroit on wet grounds. Philadelphia and Cleveland had rain as New York and Chicago also faced showers. Boston won 4 to 3 over St Louis.
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Pittsbuug
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Stolypin Threatens to Dissolve Parliament
Premier Stolypin demanded the exclusion of 55 social democratic members and the arrest of 16 leaders on charges of conspiracy to overthrow the government. He warned the house to accept or the parliament would be dissolved as police sealed entrances and a secret session followed.
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St. Petersburg
Stolypin
Asl
Social Democratic
Taft Takes Stage After Illness At Big Banquet
Secretary of War Taft fell ill this afternoon but appeared at the auditorium banquet in St Paul, reaching the hall after 7:45. He looked pale yet smiled, telling reporters his attack was a severe indigestion fit and that he felt much better with about two thousand dinner guests cheering him.
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St. Paul
Minn
Taft
Governor Terrell Says Georgia Angered by Missed Addresses
Oyster Bay June 14 The Georgia governor and Commissioner Mitchell report the commission feels aggrieved at not delivering prepared Georgia day addresses at Jamestown. The president reportedly remains reticent on controversies. Assistant Secretary later denied interruptions to the Georgia speakers.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
Roosevelt
Terrell
Georgia
Mitchell
Jamestown
La'ta
No News of Fighting From Central America
Mexico City reports no new advices by late hour regarding battles between loyal troops and revolutionists. The state department says no news has been received from Central America, keeping the story without further details.
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Central America
Mexico City
State Department
Senate panel adjourns Brownsville inquiry until November
The senate committee on military affairs adjourned its Brownsville disturbance probe to November 18. The panel will decide then if a subcommittee should travel to Texas to continue the examination.
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Senate
Brownsville
Washington
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Texas
Watterson Urges Brotherhood in Race Problem
Henry Watterson the Courier Journal editor addressed Eckstein Norton Institute graduates asserting both sections of the Union were responsible for slavery. He urged the brotherhood of man and Christian religion as keys to solving race issues and called for reciprocal obligations between races toward an institutional system satisfactory to both.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Louisville
Ienry Watterson
Courier-Journal
Eckstein-Norton Institute
Watterson
Brotherhood of Man
Christian Religion
Union
South
Railroads ordered to obey two cent fare law
Kansas City and St. Louis reports say Attorney General Hadley secured circuit court orders against eighteen Missouri railroads compelling adherence to the two cent passenger rate and the maximum freight rate law effective since midnight. The actions clash with a concurrent federal suit seeking an injunction to block state enforcement.
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Kansas City
Hadley
Parks
Missouri
Circuit Court
United States District Court
St. Louis
Mayor Schmitz Seeks Stay After Extortion Verdict
Mayor Eugene Schmitz, found guilty of extortion from French restaurant keepers, asked Judge Dunne for a brief stay before sentencing. He also faces bribery charges in the gas companies and United Railways case, with motions for a new trial and writ of error. If denied, a district court appeal for a new trial is anticipated.
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San Francisco
Eugene Schmitz
Dunne
Schmitz
United Railways
District Court of Appeals
Heavy Flood Destroys Bridge and Logs on Guyandotte
Huntington W V reports a flood on the Guyandotte river destroying a large iron bridge valued at seventy five thousand dollars and sending over seven hundred thousand logs worth two million dollars downstream for two hours. The flood swept away nearly all on its path.
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Huntington
W. Va
Guyandotte River
Sheriff Refuses to Disclose Schmitz’s Whereabouts
San Francisco report says Mayor Schmitz, just convicted of extortion, remains in custody. The sheriff withholds his location, while bail is expected to be sought tomorrow.
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Schmitzs
San Francisco
Schmitz
Zelaya’s Action Declared War Like by Washington
President Zelaya’s reply to an inquiry from Washington about his ties with Nicaragua is described as tantamount to a declaration of war with El Salvador. The report notes the severe diplomatic tension and the risk of broader conflict.
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Zelaya
Washington
Nicaragua
Salvador
Attack and Capture of Aca jutle Reported
Cablegram from American Consul General Olivares in Managua says Lom reports Zelaya dispatched munitions and troops to aid General Alfaro, a unionist candidate for Salvador’s presidency, while President Figueroa opposes the union idea.
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Acajutle
Olivares
Managua
Lom
Zelaya
Alfaro
Salvador
Figueroa
German Kaiser's Policy at The Hague Peace Conference
Berlin reports an authorized statement asserting Germany will oppose disarmament and any abolition of floating mines. Berlin backs restricting contraband and delaying hostilities, plus an international accord on belligerent ships in neutral harbors. The second Hague conference opened with 45 nations signing the 1899 protocol. US representatives Choate and Porter signed.
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Berlin
Germany
Hague
Joseph H. Choate
Horace Porter
United States
M Melidoff
Russa
France
Wilhelmina
Senator From Oklahoma Blind From Boyhood
Oklahoma City June 14 Senator Thomas Pryor Gore is blind since age eleven after a right eye injury from an arrow gun. He later blinded his left eye in a childhood incident with a stone. Gore rose in politics and law but never held office after his pageship.
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Oklahoma City
Thomas Pryor Gore
United States
Page
Mississippi Senate
Gore
Mississippi
Texas
South Dakota
Alwas
Oklahoma
Cleveland Girl Dies From Jumping the Rope
Kathrine Schmidt thirteen died in Cleveland from rope jumping illness affecting bone marrow. Daughter of Lorenz Schmidt head of Lorain Bible Mission. Funeral held at the mission room as hundreds of schoolmates passed by. Father urged caution and pledges to quit rope jumping.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Katherine Schmidt
Lorenz Schmidt
Lorain
Mr Bones
Katherine
Irish Affairs Rapidly Reaching Acute Stage
Dublin June 14 The Nationalist convention rejected the partial home rule scheme of the English Liberal government. Irish affairs are acute as farmers demand division of large estates into small holdings for rent or purchase.
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Dublin
Ireland
Bodies of the Eleven Launch Victims Found
A grappling party at Norfolk finds the Minnesota launch and the bodies of eleven sailors killed when the vessel sank offshore in six fathoms of water. The sinking cause remains unsolved.
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Norfolk
Minnesota
Celebration of Flag Day Across United States
Washington marks Flag Day with Old Glory raised nationwide. Congress set the flag’s design in 1777 and 1818, creating thirteen stripes and twenty stars. Cities, schools, and government offices display flags as veterans groups and students celebrate with orations and music.
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Atlantic
Pacific
New England
Congress
United States
Bhwils
G A. R
Sons of Veterans
Sons of the Revolution
Pension Office
Government Printing Office
Confession in Robbery and Assault Case In Texas
Rufus Williams confessed in a county jail to robbing and assaulting Mrs. Callie Gibbons of Columbia D C last night. He was captured on a Southern Pacific train en route to New Orleans. Gibbons arrived from the east seeking Texas land investments carrying 5100 000 in bills and gold coins. Williams fled after taking the money and attempting to drown her during a drive into the woods.
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San Antonio
Tex
Callie Gibbons
Columbia
D. C
Rufus Williams
Southern Pacific
New Orleans
Gibbons
Willlams
Three Women Burned to Death as Shaker Buildings Burn
A fire at the Shaker settlement near Harrigan Ohio destroyed four principal buildings. Three women were burned to death and two men were seriously burned. The blaze is believed to have started from a defective flue.
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Cincinnati
Harrigan
Ohio
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