Boys Sink in Mud at Fairhill Reservoir Rescue by Police
Three Philadelphia boys William Shields Charles Stein and Frank Williams aged ten were buried to their knees in mud at the old Fairhill reservoir near Somerset and Cumberland streets. Police and mill workers used planks and rope to pull them free after about thirty minutes of peril. An accompanying horse also became stuck before being freed.
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Fairhill Reservoir
Somerset Streets
Philadelphia
York Streets
William Shields
Reese and
Cumberland Streets
Charles Stein
Fairhill
Frank Williams
Lehigh Avenue
Somerset Street
Sixth
Eighth Street
Neortheast Manual Training School
Carnegie Library
M@her
Shields
Fourth and
Messenger
Moesta
Seventh Street
Elizabeth River
Lord Dunsmore
Edward
Idaho Labor Leaders in Steunenberg Case and Haywood’s Rise
The article surveys the Moyer Haywood Pettibone trial for alleged involvement in ex Governor Steunenberg’s 1905 murder and details William D Haywood’s rise as a socialist leader of the Western Federation of Miners. It covers Haywood’s courage during clashes with militia, his defense by Clarence Darrow, and notes Tolstoy’s shifting views and Debs’ prior legal involvement.
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William D. Haywood
Steunenberg
Eldom
Moyer
Haywood
Pettibone
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
George A. Pettibone
Frank Steunenberg
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Colorado
Federation
Jim
Denver
Barney McGee
Clarence S. Darrow
Chicago
Darrow
Leo Tolstoi
Tolstoi
Eugene V. Debs
Ohio
Caldwell
Orchard
Boise
McParland
Justice Goddard
Supreme Court
Goddard
United States Supreme Court
Births Unavoidably Postponed In Leesville Light
Births and deaths postponed due to overcrowded columns in Leesville Missouri Light this week. Unread items include notices from readers and local families awaiting publication.
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Leesville
Amazing Story of Repeated Assassination by Alleged Conspiracy
A sweeping account alleges a conspiracy within the Western Federation of Miners linking chief officials to repeated murders and to the 1905 killing of Idaho ex governor Frank Steunenberg. The piece outlines charges of complicity and details key figures and events surrounding the case.
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Frank Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
Idaho
Idaho Trial of Haywood and Allies Draws Nation Attention
In Caldwell Idaho the murder trial of William D Haywood Charles H Moyer and George A Pettibone for the Steunenberg assassination opens amid fears it marks a clash of organized labor and capital The piece notes federal troops and National Guard involvement and recalls the dynamite blast at the Bunker Hill mill and related violence as context for the historic case.
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Robertus Love
Idaho
Caldwell
Uncle Sam
Great Northwest
New York
William D. Haywood
Charles H. Moyer
George A. Pettibone
Frank Steunenberg
Haywood
Colorado
Bunker Hill
Northern Pacific
Steunenberg
Rift Over Moyer Haywood Pettibone Prosecution Split
The theater of events surrounding the Moyer Haywood and Pettibone indictment shows a near split in sentiment. Some blame the defendants for plotting Governor Steunenberg’s murder while others accuse State officials miners and Pinkertons of fabricating a case to crush union labor. President Roosevelt’s defense of Moyer and Haywood inflames public interest and defense funds operate nationwide.
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Moyer-Haywood- Pettibone
Steunenberg
Pinkerton
Western Federation of Miners
Roosevelt
Moyer and Haywood
West
Federation chiefs tied to ten year murder wave
Orchard, Haywood, Pettibone and others face charges tied to a Colorado mining federation plot. He implicates Simkins and Adams in multiple killings including the Cripple Creek explosion and the Vindicator mine bombing. McParland corroborates, while Adams reportedly retracts under duress. Justice Gabbert narrowly escaped a bomb plot.
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Retary Haywood
George A. Pettibone
Orchard
L. J. Simkins
Steve Adams
Simkins
Caldwell
Adams
Federation
McParland
Independence
Cripple Creek
Vindicator
Justice Gabbert
Bartlett Walley
Colorado
Denver
State Supreme Court
Walley
Peabody
Oregon
Idaho
Boise
Student unrest in Japan mirrors national moral crisis
K Asakawa argues in May Atlantic that student unrest signals the dawn of a national spiritual crisis. He posits students, seen as most susceptible and least responsible, will spread unrest to other classes, foretelling a potential broader moral chaos in Japan.
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Japan
K. Asakawa
Atlantic
Welcome to Siam Ruler Chulalongkorn Visits Cleveland
The Cleveland Plain Dealer greets Chulalongkorn the Siamese elephant ruler with a formal welcome. The poem invites the visitor to share wisdom about Siam and its glories and promises an unforgettable reception in Cleveland.
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Chulalongkorn
Land of
Siam
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Norfolk Echoes of Captain John Smith and Colonial Days
Norfolk’s modern bustle sits beside odd relics and tales of the past. A trolley conductor explains local waters as Hampton Roads while a decorous lion display and a street rat chase amuse visitors. Historic sites include St Paul’s Church dating to 1739 and a stray 1812 cannon unearthed near the waterfront.
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John Smith
Norfolk
Jamestown Exposition Grounds
Hampton Roads
Boush Creek
Chicago
Granby Street
Patrick Henry
Henry Clay
Thomas Moore
General Lafayette
Merrimac
Monitor
Virginia Waters
Fortress Monroe
Church Street
Lord Dunmore
St. Paul’s Church
Slag Railroad Ties Dream Fueled by Penniless Wanderer
Martin F. Nolan, inspired by a Germantown sermon, claims to have invented railroad ties from slag. A Philadelphia controlled patent draws interest from major firms, with John H. Converse named as a possible participant. Nolan says no stock will be sold and a New York firm has offered to invest.
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Germantown
Martin F. Nolan
Philadelphia
New York Times
Nolan
John R. McIntyre
Mr. McIntyre
John H. Converse
Baldwin Locomotive Works
New York
Potatoes Hold Hope for Cheap Alcohol Fuel
Wisconsin agricultural researchers experiment with German potato varieties yielding 800 to 500 bushels per acre to produce starch and alcohol. If grown successfully in Wisconsin, these coarse tubers could supply raw material for inexpensive fuel, solving the supply issue for alcohol production.
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Agricultural Department
University of Wisconsin Agricultural College
Milwaukee Sentinel
Germany
Wisconsin
Union
Bronze Capitol Doors Near Casting by Louis Amaties
Washington Herald reports sculptor Louis Amaties needs only finishing touches before casting massive bronze doors for the main west Capitol entrance. Nearly eight feet wide and thirteen feet high the panels will depict the nation’s intellectual and physical progress and the apotheosis of the United States.
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Capitol
Washington
Louis Amaties
Washington Herald
America
Senate
House
United States
Fossil Crocodile Found in Yorkshire Clay Deposit
A large crocodile skeleton with vertebrae and scales was unearthed in a Filey clay deposit Yorkshire following a London wire to the New York Sun. The find parallels notable palaeontological discoveries such as a hippopotamus tooth unearthed in Iowa by a state geologist.
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Yorkshire
Lowa
New York Sun
Filey
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William D, Haywood
Philippines
Merriam
Utah
Coeur d'Alene
Victor
Telluride
Commonwealth
Sherman Bell
Bell
James McParland
Molly Maguire
Pennsylvania
Pinkertons
Sec
Old Norfolk
Virginia City
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