Tillman case opens as jury panel challenged in Gonzales killing
In Lexington S C on September 29 the Tillman murder trial began with the state ready to proceed. Prosecutor Thurmond objected to five panel members and the defense to ten. Officer Boland testified Tillman admitted shooting Gonzales and described the scene and pistols. Sheriff Coleman and Clerk Walker identified the weapons and garments. About 200 witnesses are expected.
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Lexington
S. C
J. H. Tillman
N. G. Gonzales
J. M. Thurmond
G. F. Boland
Columbia Police Force
Tillman
Columbia
Gonzales
W. H. Coleman
Richland County
J. F. Walker
J. A. Hoyt, Jr
T. G. Wood, Jr
Became a Monarch. King of Yap Dies, Will In Hongkong
William Mc Hartridge returns from the Caroline islands reporting David D O Keefe known as the king of Yap was wrecked on the island and died. A will found in Hongkong leaves 1 500 000 in productive property with substantial shares to his daughter and likely a 60 percent claim for his widow.
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San Francisco
William Mc. Hartridge
Caroline Islands
Catherine O'Keefe
David D. O'Keefe
O'Keefe
Yap
Savannah
Hongkong
Hartridge
J. F. Butler
Railroads Refuse to Haul to Canadian Soo Amid Unrest
In Saulte Ste. Marie Michigan on Sept 29 the Canadian Soo unrest continues with saloons open and mobs in labor districts. 1500 men occupy Wier's lumber camp twelve miles up the Algoma Central. the railroad refuses to transport them to Canadian Soo. In Toronto twenty Royal Canadian Dragoons with horses and infantry depart for Soo after Colonel Elliott warns local troops cannot handle the crowd.
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Canadian Soo
Saulte Ste. Marie
Mich
Wier
Algoma Central Railroad
Canadian Sea
Toronto
Ont
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Buchanan
Soo
Elliott
Ninety
Amount of business in Southern District Court Indian Territory
Ardmore I T Sept 29 The report of United States District Attorney Johnson shows the Southern district transacted 805 criminal cases in the year with 338 convictions 34 acquittals 433 discontinued and noticed 945 cases pending July 1 1903 and fines and forfeitures totaling 3550. Of the discontinued and noticed at least 200 were transferred to new courts established since July 1902 and re numbered.
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Southern District Court For
Indian Territory
Ardmore
I. T
United States District
Johnson
Serious Conflict Hurts Patrolmen at Lake Superior Works
In Sault Ste. Marie Michigan on September 29 a mob clash with police at the Lake Superior works left Patrolman Littlewood seriously injured and Patrolman Stinson badly hurt. Two other officers and firemen were attacked as rioters guard the fire hall and threaten to seize workers and bar the ferry landing on the Canadian side.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Lake Superior Works
Littlewood
Stinson
Powers Widow Dies During Surgery in Oakland
Alta M. Powers formerly Mrs Woods wife of James Woods drew claim No 1 in the Lawton land drawing now part of Lawton. She died in Oakland during a surgical operation and her remains were shipped to Norton Kansas for burial.
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Drew
Lawton
Okla
Alta M. Powers
Woods
Oakland Cal
James Woods
Lawton l and District
Norton
Kan
Ardmore hunter fatally shoots himself in temple
Ardmore Oklahoma territory on Sept 29 Jack Hoffman a hunter living near Ardmore shot himself in the right temple in the presence of his nephew. Authorities fear the wound will prove fatal.
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Ardmore
Ll. T
Jack Hoffman
Filings So Far Made
Vinita Oklahoma Sept 29. The Cherokee land office has made 13 981 filings on Cherokee allotments since opening January 1 of the current year.
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Vinita
I. T
Commission To the Five Civilized Tribes
Cherokee Land Office
Sack System Adopted by Army at Camp Young
Camp Young Kentucky Sept 29 reports adoption of the sack system for field work. After a day of advance and rear guard drills regular army teams practiced outpost duty as a trial of the new method. Pickets cover territory in a fan shape rather than a straight line.
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Camp Young
West Point
Nineteen Explosions At Chicago Varnish Works
Terrific explosions at the Chicago Varnish Works on Armour avenue caused a major blaze with an estimated loss of 350000. Nineteen blasts injured several firemen and forced residents to flee as oil flooded nearby streets. Five firefighters on the roof leaped to safety as the building collapsed. A separate Chicago case reports detectives arresting Walter Stoddard Chatfield in a far Rockaway embezzlement case after a three block chase ending Sept. 29.
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Chicago
Armour Avenue
Walter Stoddard Chatfield
Far Rockaway
L. T
American Express Company
Chatfield
Miners Killed by Powder Magazine Explosion at Mammoth Mines
Two miners died instantly and two others were injured in a powder magazine blast near the Black Bear mining camp at Mammoth mines. The explosion followed a day of activity at the site as rescuers and authorities investigated the incident.
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Wallace, Ida
Mammoth Mines
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Nunnally's
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C. C. Shelburne & Co
Sors
Nabors Bros
Neady
John Wittman Vrs
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A.E. Worley
Boland
David D. O’ Keefe
Grand Opera House
Liz Vann
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Galveston
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Mexico
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St Louis
L. Trice
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Denver Road
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Don Juan
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