Graft Scheme Tied to Tenderloin Caper in Broidhead Trial
Testimony in Los Angeles reveals a bribery plot tied to the Tenderloin district involving ex police chief Thomas H. Broidhead and officials including a mayor. Nick Oswald testified the plan promised a property yielding 500 dollars daily and raids to aid the scheme, with profits to be split among conspirators.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Thomas H. Broidhead
Nick Oswald
Dswald
Schenck
Arper
Kern
Broadhead
Seach
Harper
Premature Prontier Stunts Open Jail Doors
A wild broncho ride near Heelan ends with police intervention and a man charged with reckless endangerment and speeding. Officers described a blue band aid of fear as the rider faced court today. A companion escaped after a police chase, while Samuelson faces charges for drunk and fast riding.
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Klobe
Heelan
Samuelson
Po Mce
Diggest round-up opens Montana state convention with western amusements
Milan Montana August 4 opening day of the annual state convention of the order features a large crowd from across the state. The gathering lasts three days with pioneer and wild West amusements on tap.
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Elas
Montana
Milan City
Mont
Weather report for Wyoming and Washington region
Local showers expected Thursday followed by partly cloudy and colder conditions on Friday. Temperature data for Aug 4 shows a maximum of 84 and a minimum of 50. Precipitation not specified. C. K. B. Gittings Jr., Observer.
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Washington
Wyoming
C. K. B. Gittings, JR
Col Fullerton Plans Cheyenne Return
Inter Ocean editor Wimendorf received a card from H. Pollerton proprietor of the hotel announcing an impending arrival in Cheyenne in a few days. Pollerton is currently in San Francisco after a three month tour through Canada and Alaska.
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Col. Fullerton
SQGN
Wimendorf
The
Inter Ocean
H. Pollerton
Cheyenne
Mr. Pullerton
San Francisco
Canada
Alaska
Refuses 10 Drop Case Against Woman at Waldorf
Mrs. Neville Castle shot and slightly injured William D. Craig at the Waldorf Astoria. Craig refused to drop the complaint and would not post bail. In court she pleaded, but Craig turned away, denying retracting his claim.
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New York
Neville Castle
William D. Craig
Waldorf
Astoria
Craig
Slugging Victim Fights Unknown Opponent on Capitol Avenue
A man defeated in a street slugging on Capitol Avenue near the depot last night refused to hide his joy. Gérbaai a Cozy saloon porter tried to recount the knockout to Police Officer Henderson, was interrupted, and later accompanied the officer to the station for forfeit payment.
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Amrest
Capitol Avenue
Gérbaai
Henderson
Gerbasl
Oficer
Police Stoon
Jews Hasten to Marry Again In Mistaken Union
In Seattle on August 4, Marits B. Woies and B jeher two Jewish Hungarians, after a judge’s preliminary ceremony, were wed by a Presbyterian minister amid a joking claim of religious discord. The pair reportedly agreed to eat a bam sandwich and drink coffee at the minister’s expense, then the marriage was solemnized again.
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Seattle, Waah
Superior Court
Marits B. Woies
B Jeher
Jewiah Church
Nited States
Mason
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Weira
Thaw Hearing Revelations Stir Debate Over White Case
John B. Gleason testified that Thaw’s stance toward Stafford White arose from knowledge of White’s alleged immoral practices rather than delusions. Gleason produced fifty Thaw letters and promised further revelations as ten lay witnesses may corroborate what Thaw knew about White.
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Gleason
Thaw
Stafford White
White
Cleason
Morschauser
Kidnapping Plot Tied to St Louis Trunk Evidence
Three trunks shipped from St Louis to Chicago are opened to reveal clothing and bolster police belief in a blackmail scheme over Grace and Tommaso Vickhano. Authorities say Samuel Terrial lured the children and three arrests were made in connection with the case.
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St. Louia
Chicago
Grace
Tommaso Vickhano
St. Louie
St. Louis
Samuel Terrial
Tariff Debate Clouded Senate Session
Washington reports a partisan argument as the senate failed to reach a quorum until absentees were summoned. Cumming and Daniels led speeches while regulars and insurgents clashed over tariff plans with accusations about political futures and proposals of rate reductions.
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Washington
Cumming
Daniels
Dnsurgenta
Cummine
Irog
Aldrich
Ballinger pledges aid to private irrigation with federal harmony
Secretary Ballinger said the government will encourage private irrigation that does not conflict with federal projects. He denied retreat from Roosevelt policies and said withdrawal of land for power resources remains high to align with Roosevelt water policy aims.
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Seattle
Ballinger
Roosevelt
Altos
Paul Jones Destroyer Delayed After Reef Collision
A Skagway cable reports the torpedo boat destroyer Paul Jones and six other destroyers, out from Seattle July 26, struck a hidden reef in Peril Straits near Alaska. The vessel reached port in a staggered condition with two holes punched in the bow and a bent propeller shaft.
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Hidden Reef
Seattle
Skagway
Alaska
Paul Jones
Oorule
Alaskan
Chicago Police Chief Shippy Resigns in City
Chicago dated August 4 reports Chief of Police George M. Shippy resigns. He offered the post to reporter Bernard J. Mullaney, secretary to Mayor Buese, who, if correct, will accept.
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Chicago
George M. Shippy
Bernard J. Mullaney
Buese
Acc
Taxi Run Over Errand Boy in Front of Western Union
At 7:80 o clock last evening Wilbur Everett a 19 year old messenger for Western Union was struck by a Metropolitan garage taxi driven by C F Hoffman in front of the Western Union office on West Seventeenth Street. He suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and a dislocation of the left ankle. Dr J H Conway treated him. The incident was described as accidental. Everett rode his bicycle into the cab as he crossed the street and Hoffman did not stop to check on him but later took him home. The bicycle was wrecked. Hoffman paid $45 to Everett’s father in settlement of damages.
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Wilbur Everett
Western Union Company
Western Union
West Seventeenth Street
Metropolitan
C. F. Hoffman
Young Everett
J. H. Conway
Everett
Hoffman
Th Street
Ashes of Wife To Follow Drowned Husband
In Chicago on August 4, Mrs. Rona Peyton will have her ashes scattered over mid lake in a funeral rite. Her husband Dr. L S Peyton disappeared with seventy five others in the Alpena wreck on Lake Michigan decades ago. She had long visited Michigan excursions hoping for a sign of him and often cast flowers to the water.
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Chicago
Rona Peyton
Lake
L S. Peyton
Alpena
Lake Michigan
Ohio man impressed by Cheyenne on visit
Hon EB Hanna of Salem Ohio, a real estate broker and investor, toured the Laramie Plains and Eden Valley areas with the Talmadge Bunting company lands. He praised Cheyenne for its streets, climate and healthful air and predicted rapid growth and tourism potential.
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EB. Hanna
Salem
Ohio
J. A. England
George B. Walker
Hanna
Talmadge-Bunting Company
Laramie Plains
Eden Valley Company
Rocky Springs
Cheyenne
Parisians Revel as Guillotine Descends
A man who murdered his mother to rob her was beheaded Thursday morning in Paris in front of a huge crowd. It was the first public execution there in fifteen years amid public controversy over such spectacles.
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Paris
Ryan trial insanity experts shaken by hypothetical questions
The sixth day of the Ryan murder trial featured challenged testimony from defense insanity experts Dr. A. H. Appel and Dr. A. P. Busey. A hypothetical scenario raised questions about the defendant's mental state, with prosecutors probing implications of impulsiveness and epileptic insanity amid cross examination and court rulings.
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A. H. Appel
Fort Russell
A. P. Busey
Colorado State
Pueblo
Colorado
Donzelman
Bach
Busey
Appel
Donzelmann
Dr. Appel
General Donzelman
Croge
Busey Amde
Ander
Cus
Rigdon
Dr. Busey
City Girls to Farm in Idaho 160-Acre Venture
Miss Glenna E B Lynch president of the Dressmakers' Art club departs for Idaho to arrange a 160 acre tract bought by Chicago working girls. She sees farming as a viable field for women earning precarious city incomes and plans irrigation and business ventures to expand opportunities.
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Chicago
Glenna EB. Lynch
Dressmakers’ Art Club
Idaho
Mims Lynch
Misa Lynch
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