Jury Cannot Reach Verdict in Shafford Case
Last night the federal court jury in Reuven M. Shafford's assault case failed to reach a verdict after nearly twelve hours of deliberation. With life imprisonment or death as potential penalties, jurors were sent to rest and will resume today.
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Shafford
Reuven
Ater
Riner
United States
Charles L. Riedon
W. B. Ross
T. A. Corby
George Sampson
Fred Woesser
J. J. Cunningham
Cheyanne
W. A. Hovey
A. R. Merri
Tiermopolis
FEGC
Deering
Springer
W. A. Miller
Ten. Sleep
AL. Macklin Chugwater
Jamies Bown
Evanston
W. C. West
Medicoe Bow
P. T. O'Connor
Cooper
Plot to Slay Swedish King foiled by detectives
Stockholm report says a rumored plot by socialists and anarchists to kill the Swedish king was blocked. Detectives guarded the king at a horse show after the conviction of three socialist readers linked to the 1st Stockholm congress.
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Stockholm
Hadet
Sweden
Condon
Germany Accepts Responsibility for Sussex Attack
The German note delivered by Ambassador Gerard accepts responsibility for sinking the Sussex. Germany claims the commander acted believing a warship was present but admits the judgment was hurried and not per instructions. It expresses sincere regret and readiness to indemnify injured Americans and notes the commander has been punished.
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Washington
Germany
Gerard
United States
Thirteen Negroes Burned to Death in Virginia Theater
In Wallaceton, Virginia, a mass fire panic during a motion picture theater performance left thirteen African Americans dead and about thirty injured. The incident occurred May 10, as crowds attempted to evacuate the building.
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Negmoers
Norfolk
Wallaceton
Plan to Raise Five Million for Missions
Baratoga Springs New York May 10 A proposal to raise five million dollars by a world wide campaign for foreign missions was endorsed today at the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church.
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Baratoga Springs
N. Y
General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
World War Front Reports Several Battles and Movements
The report notes French gains near Le Mort Homme and Malancourt while Germans retreat at Magada after a French counter attack. Russian forces push in Asia Minor and near Mush as Turkish actions rise. Turkish Breslau attacks on Russian ports are framed as reprisals. Teutonic battles continue in the Macedonian front with 17 inch guns deployed. A royal commission probes the Irish rebellion as Commons debates pause. Baron Wimbourne resigns as lord lieutenant.
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Yeater
Prane
Verdun
le Morte Homme
Malancourt
le Mort Houme
Germany
Garbonovka
Sians
Asia Minor
Mush
Constantinople
Mount Bathir
Breslau
Black
Anatolian
Polets
Dohensbergelj
Magada
House of Commons
Madern
Baron Wimbourne
Lord Leutenant
Ireland
Bandit Carlisle is Given Life Sentence in Train Robbery Case
The Union Pacific bandit case ended with Will L. Carlisle convicted on the second count and sentenced to life imprisonment. The jury rejected the death penalty after deliberating over two hours. Prosecutors urged execution to deter future railroading, while defense argued Carlisle was not fully competent and that the act was not on a train in a public danger context. Formal sentencing was to follow the verdict.
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Union Pacific
Will L. Carlisle
State Penitentiary
Mentzer
Atetued
W. B. Mullen
Supreme Court
Messrs. Mullen
Hunter
Samuel M. Thompson
Hilliard
Ridgley
Union Pacific Railroad
Sao Glér
W. E. Mullen
Union Macific
Thomas Hunter
Allus Jonas
Overland
Fr. H.o'brien
Mullen
Peope
Carlisle
Survivors recount wreck of steamer Roanoke off California
Three survivors from the Roanoke tell how the steamer, en route from San Francisco to Valparaiso, foundered a hundred miles south of San Francisco. In a life boat with five bodies, they drifted ashore weak and delirious and recalled four other boats launched with eight men each. One survivor said the boat was overloaded and sank in a gale.
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San Luis Obispo
Cal
Roanoke
San Francisco
Valparaiso
French Plunger Links Transport French Plunger Links Transport
A vessel laden with war material reportedly moved through the lower Adriatic yesterday according to naval dispatches. The report highlights Allied shipping activity near France and the presence of materiel in transit, signaling ongoing logistics operations in the region.
Mrs Dickens Seeks to Save Son in Murder Trial
In Boulder Colorado on May 10, Mrs William H H Dickens testified about the night of November 1 when her husband was killed. She urged the court to spare her son Rienzi Dickens from prison as he stands charged with his father’s murder.
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Boulder
Colo
William HH. Dickens
Rienzi
Dickens
Hin
Dickena
Ueadona
Clyde Dawson
Salmon
Oklahoma Town Burned by Tree Threat Causes Loss
Kenton Oklahoma faces business district danger as a fire threatens destruction. A May 10 report notes untold losses and ongoing efforts to control the blaze in Clayton area conditions.
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Clayton
Kenton
Okla
Tre
Sisty Chotsamd
Senate Harbor Bill Fight Threatens Filibuster
Washington May 10 The senate debate on the annual harbor appropriation bill threatens another filibuster. The stalemate risks abandoning the measure for a lump sum distribution by the War Department. Sources say many officials view the move as political bait rather than genuine waterways improvement.
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Washington
Senate
Russians Ask for Austrian Citizenship in Postwar Petition
More than 50,000 Soviet prisoners signed a petition seeking permission to remain in Austria after the war and become citizens. The government’s reply was expected to be favorable, with reports that another 20,000 were willing to stay. Local legislatures had a chance to act on the proposal.
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Vienna
Gorain
Austria
Unclear text on Army bill and session day outcomes
Fragmentary report notes a failed agenda item relating to an army bill and a session day. The text is garbled with missing names and dates, making precise details and entities unreadable.
Border skirmish near Eagle Pass. U S troops pursue
About forty bandits crossed into the American side above Eagle Pass and roamed the river area before recrossing to Mexico. A detachment of the Nineteenth Infantry pursued well into Mexico. Mexican consul at Del Rio suspects Villa involvement as captured men wear mourning bands.
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Namiquipa
Villa
Oqeivera Pershing
Creation
Eagle Pass
U. S
Marathon
Tex
Mexico
Nineteenth Infantry
Consal
del Rio
Boquitine
Three Americans Face Execution in Mexico
Mazatlan Mexico May 10 Three Americans and one Chilean officers of the American schooner General Mariscal burned at Acapulco on April 2 have been arrested by Mexican officials. If found guilty they will be executed according to the laws governing the vessel.
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National Guard
Giathers
San Antonio
Tex
United
Houston
Texas National Guard
Coast Artillery
Boquillos
Quilitary
Tolin
Santa FE
Nom
New Mexico National Guard
Santa Fe Railroad
Albuquerque
Roswell
Artesia
Carlsbad
Mortales
Clovis
Helen
Ompany
Sante Pe
Reguental
Be Abbott
Harry T. Herring
Las Cruces
Bilver City
Golomb Ried
Oll Pal
Mazatlan
Mexico
General Mariscal
Acapulco
Progressives Decline to Insist on Teddy Nomination
In New York May 10 the Progressive party will not insist on Theodore Roosevelt for president if Republicans nominate a candidate who upholds progressive principles and can push them through. George W Perkins urges Roosevelt as a unity option and compromise for harmony. Pinchot on May 19 argues progressives should stay distinct while supporting Roosevelt to advance human welfare goals.
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New York
Progressive Party
Theodore Roosevelt
George W. Perking
Progressive National Committee
Roosevelt
Harmony
Philadelphia
Ase
Phedore Roosevelt
Gifford Pincham
Irish Party Urges Ireland to Back Nationalist Move
The Irish Parliamentary Party appeals to Ireland to support its constitutional path to self government. The London dispatch notes a tragic toll from ongoing violence and quotes a letter by Mee PF Sheehy describing a pacifist husband killed, urging calm to prevent further upheaval.
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London
Mani
Ireland
Tietlin Eniow
Sheehy
Akeflingteo
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