Jury panel exhausts amid protest in Steunenberg case
Boise Idaho May 28. The Steunenberg murder trial halted as the jury panel was exhausted. Judge Fremont Wood postponed until Friday for a new special venire of 61 men. Defense protest claims bias favoring bankers and ranch owners. Notable exchanges feature Clarence Darrow and Senator Borah as juror qualification intensifies.
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Boise
Idaho
Steunvenberg
Fremont Wood
Hodgin
Mary Alling
Tourtellotte
Burns
Wood
Madgin
Harmon Cox
Cox
Siaple
Olaf
Clarence Darrow
Senator Borah
William D. Haywood
Steunenberg
Ldatho
Wenire KE
Talesmen
Million to One Gellar Over Hale Millon
Harrisburg reports total state cost to furnish 63 basement capitol rooms reached 636,879.01 dollars. Of 26 stored rooms, 627,938.79 was for furnishings, with 614,565.18 paid to Pennsylvania Construction Co. for metallic furniture. Thermostats and chandeliers by Sanderson. 38 trolley ladders cost 5,700 dollars. Some rooms planned as bath lounges had furnishing contracts revoked earlier.
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Harrisburg
Capitol
House
Senate
Pennsylvania Construction Co
Marietta
Sanderson
Chine se Forces Regain Hold Amid Slaughter and Pillage
Swatow May 28—Revolutionists continue killings and looting in the Chinghai district. Chung Lang and Tung Chang, wealthy towns, are under attack and their fall is imminent. Inhabitants flee toward Swatow for safety.
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Swatow
China
Chung Lang
Tung Chang
Chinghai
Roosevelt Sought for Second Term by Michigan Senate
Lansing May 28 The Michigan state senate passed a resolution demanding that President Theodore Roosevelt be elected to a second term.
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Roosevelt
Lansing
Mich
State Senate
McKinley Widow Mrs McKinley Dies in Canton Washington
Surgeon General Rixey reports Mrs. McKinley died after a brief semi conscious period. She recognized Cortelyou and the surgeon on Friday morning before death. The funeral will be private with state officials present and guards at the McKinley vault at Westlawn Cemetery.
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Washington
Rixey
Canton
McKinley
Ion Ai A
United States Regular Infantry
Westlawn Cemetery
National Mausoleum
Wheat Market Slumps as Liquidity Drives Down Shares
New York May 25 wheat and cotton prices rise while stocks on the New York Stock Exchange fall on persistent liquidation. Leaders suffer losses of 5% to 2 points as trading opens and the market continues lower.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Reading
Union, Pacific
Canadian Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
Smelting
Southern Railway
St. Paul
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Paris
No More Smoking for Husbands
A public health notice urges households to end smoking habits among husbands. Guidance outlines step by step methods to create smoke free homes and reduce secondhand smoke exposure for family members.
Noted Platform Crank Attacks Roosevelt Family at Lecture
Carrie Nalton drew a crowded crowd in Warynesburg Pennsylvania as she denounced members of the Roosevelt family and various secret orders. She urged women to remove carpets and to prohibit their husbands from smoking in their homes.
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Warynesburg
Carrie Nalton
Roosevelt
Funeral plans grow as McKinley loss looms in Canton
Canton mourners prepare for a state flavored funeral atmosphere as officials arrange viewing hours for Mrs. McKinley. President and cabinet members, the vice president and Ohio’s governor are expected, with thousands of schoolchildren among those who will pass the bier.
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Justice
Canton
McKinley
Ohio
City Board of Educa
Shipwrecked Crew Rescued Near Port Austin
A steamer and her barge carrying iron ore ran on a reef in Lake Huron a mile and a half off Port Austin during a heavy snow. The Port Austin lifesavers rescued the crews of both vessels after the wreck occurred.
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Detroit
C. F. Bielman
McLachlan
Duluth
Cleveland
Lake Huron
Port Austin
Refuses To Preside Judge Redwine Steps Aside
Special Judge Redwine refuses to preside in the murder trial of Judge Hargis and co conspirators. Governor Beckham must appoint another special judge. Cases moved here without his knowledge or consent and press statements convinced him he could not preside. Trials delayed to October unless a timely special judge is named.
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Redwine
Gov. Beckham
Sandy Hook
Hargis
Dr. Cox
Beckham
Cabrera Is Quite An Actor On Guatemala Situation
Mexico City reports 8,000 Mexican troops at the border with Guatemala and 8,000 more ready to move within 24 hours. American businessman A P Hawleybrands Cabrera as orchestrating a garbled act to gain sympathy and justify pardoning nineteen accused in a staged powder cap incident.
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Mexico City
Mexico
A. P. Hawley
Guatemala
Central American
Central America
Cabrera
Guatemala City
Bride-To-Be Held Captive In Elopement Attack
Miss Bird daughter of Marlinton hotel keeper and her fiancé barber Gladwell eloped by horse and buggy but were nabbed by two men in a woods near Marlinton. The groom bound to a tree and the bride assaulted. Gladwell freed them and officers arrested the assailants. Local tensions rose as lynching was averted. Miss Bird remains in serious condition.
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White Suphur Springs
W. Va
Miss Bird
Marlinton
Gladwell
Inquisition Targets Major Corporations in Land Fraud Probes
Denver reports the federal inquiry expanding to include large corporations and many multimillionaires in land fraud investigations. Sensational developments are anticipated as the probe widens in scope.
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Denver
Colo
Tramps Kill Three in Terre Haute Area
Reported in Terre Haute Indiana that three people two women and a man were killed by unknown assailants south of the city Police are investigating the incident Separately in Berlin labor troubles widen with bakers calling a general strike May 29 and bricklayers seeking an eight hour day amid lockout conditions
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Terre Haute
Ind
Berlin
President Roosevelt Endures Muddy Ride to Mount Vernon
A rain drenched party led by President Roosevelt rode from Alexandria to Mount Vernon by trolley then on horseback. They sheltered in a farmhouse and toured the 2000 acre estate before lunch in a colonial kitchen. Lunch guests included Mrs Roosevelt and Colonel Dodge. Delmas to defend Pacific States officials in bribery case.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Washington, Alexandria
Mount Vernon
Ethel Roosevelt
Meyer
Fitzhugh Lee
Potomac River
Chainbridge
Aqueduct Bridge
Dodge
Fairfax Estate
Colonel Dodge
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