Trial of James Powell for felonious assault in district court
The trial of James Powell, accused of attacking Miss Hattie Boyce while in a soldier’s uniform, began in district court. Miss Boyce testified about the assault with nineteen other witnesses planned, including Raoul Lendecke and Homer Jackson, as the prosecution outlined the case and cross examination.
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James Powell
Hattie Boyce
Powell
John Chapman
Cheyenne
Fred Miller
O. C. Brown
Wyncote
Ernest Grafe
Wheatland
Raoul Lendecke
Otto K. Snyder
Miss Hoyce
Homer Jackson
Miss Moyes
John Charles Thompson
Sam Thompson
Mika Boyce
Truckey
United States
Thompson
Lwndecke
Miss Boyce
Dr. Snyder
Snyder
Miles Boyce
Twenty-sixth
Eddy Streets
Hhe
Ale
Ninth Cavalry
Hamilton makes wonderful biplane trip through air
Charles K. Hamilton flew from Governor's Island to Philadelphia in 1 hour 63 minutes on the outward leg and completed a return flight in 1 hour 36 minutes. His average speed of 54.06 mph breaks Glenn Curtiss's Albany to New York record despite motor trouble and a damaged propeller earlier. He finished within 12 hours to claim the $10,000 prize from the New York Times and Philadelphia Ledger.
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New York
Charles K. Hamilton
Governors Islands
Glenn Curtiss
Albany-New York
New York Times
Philadelphia Ledger
Hamilton
Plan to regulate fraternal insurance proposed
Nashville reports that Insurance Commissioner Reau chairs a national committee unveiling a uniform bill for state regulation of fraternal orders. The draft targets solvency, transparency, and governance, proposes limits on proxy voting, two thirds membership votes for transfers, partial cash payments with interest, and extended insurance options tied to mortality tables, with a New York conference scheduled for June 15.
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Nashville
Tenn
Fame
Reau
Folk of Tennessee
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
New York
Manhattan
National Fraternal Congress
Associated Fraternities of America
Insurance Commissioners
Air
N. PLC
So Ciety
Sat
Gary
Salaries for Government Surveyors Change Policy
Washington reports the sundry civil bill replaces contract surveys with salaried surveyors under the interior secretary. Maximum pay set at 200 dollars per month. The shift aims to curb graft associated with the old per-mile contract method.
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Washington
West
Secretary of the Interior
Rain Dives Business at Coney Island
Unseasonably cold and rainy weather drives concession stands from Coney Island. Wet conditions have cost the island over 200000 dollars in the past two weeks, threatening more closures unless warmer days arrive.
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New York
Malprasanor Charged by Colorado Congressman
A Colorado congressman introduced a resolution for investigation into alleged malfeasance in the Philippines affair. The inquiry follows information from the War Department about Frank W. Carpenter, executive secretary of the Philippine government, and RE. Worcester purchasing and leasing lands in the Philippines.
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Colorado
Washington
House
War Department
Frank W. Carpenter
Philippiace
RE. ©. Worcester
Philippines
Martin Democrat
Councilmen Win Over Mayor Guur in Cheyenne Moot
Judge Craig grants writs of permanent mandamus in two city cases. Sweet is declared legally qualified as Cheyenne councilman and Gates upheld against mayor Cook. Decisions cite long standing habitation rules and precedent, with costs awarded to each petitioner.
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Cheyenne
Pavia Craig
Fourth Judicial District
Cook
Henry Sweet
Harry BE. Gates
Sweet
Kincaid
W. A. Riner
Mateon
Craig
Gates
Wilfed O'Leary
Hugo Donzelman
Wm. A. Riner
P. 5.Cook
Herounsiiman
Craig Abso
Senate debate over tariff income probe ends in party party vote
In Washington on June 14 Senator Dolliver condemned insurgent calls to strike the $250000 information gathering provision of the sundry civil bill. The measure passed 44 to 19 with insurgents voting with regulars. Dolliver warned of loyalty shifts, claimed a political inquisition, and questioned the tariff bill’s justification while attacking the president’s defense and figures used to bolster the Payne Aldrich law.
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Washington
Senate
Dolliver
Republican Party
Congress
India
Winona
Lord
Senate Committee On Finance
Death Toll Rises After Montreal Newspaper Plant Fire
A blaze at a Montreal newspaper plant killed many workers and trapped dozens more. The fire destroyed the five story building and collapsed a tank on the roof, with estimates of fatalities ranging from thirty to over fifty. Rescue teams recovered dozens of bodies as the hospital reported heavy casualties among bindery staff.
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Montreal
Vorden
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Aldrich
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Pole
Kleber
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