Haines Stupefied by Opium During Trial
New York May 1. Thirty six grains of opium found secreted about Capt. Peter C. Hains as his clothes were removed after the sentence for the killing of William Annis. Jail officials say the prisoner, to Sing Sing for manslaughter, was stupefied by opium during the trial, explaining his dazed expression and incoherence.
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New York
Peter C. Hains
William &. Annis
Omficinia
Sing Sing
Hains
Annis
Jews May Plant Colony in Mesopotamia
New York reports Jacob H. Schiff and Israel Zangwill backing a Mesopotamia settlement plan as Zionist leaders weigh a proposed Jewish state under Turkish oversight. The largest Jewish colonization body, holding 45 million dollars from Baron de Hirsch, sent a survey team and found fertile land.
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New York
Jacob H. Schiff
Israel Zangwill
Jewish Territorialist Organization
Palestine
Tavek Fishman
Jowial Daily News
Ahmed Riza Bey
Chamber of Deputies
Young Turks
Ea Society
Baron de Filrech
Aarvey Fammiston
Zionists
LALOR LEADERS AE ACCUSED OF GRAFT
State's Attorney Wayman charges Martin Madden of the Associated Building Trades council with extortion in strike settlement talks involving the Joseph Kilcekka company of Chicago. Madden and allies allegedly offered to settle the dispute for 1500 dollars, then 1000 dollars, prompting the strike’s end.
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Chicago
Wayman
Martin BD. Madden
Associated Buiiding Trades Council
Fla. Pouthot
Oh.j. Boyle
Joseph Klicvka Company
Kileks Joampiny
Madden
Hie Aeeder Aidsom
Tater Kilekawee
Woman Herons Saves Freight Train Near Portland
Mrs Peter Toft wife of a rancher near Bohn years day saved an extra freight train from wreck by signaling as a break in the ditch bed carried away the track. She used a cloth to signal the engineer who halted the train just before danger.
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Portland
Ora
Mra
Peter Toft
Bohn
Toft
Taft Urges Stronger Union in Late Speech
President Taft spoke at Center I mansion in Petersburg urging a tighter north south union as Congress debates lumber tariffs. He noted lawmakers from Alabama and Oregon diverging on revenue and protection tariffs yet moving toward closer agreement. He opposed a high lumber tariff and later attended a monument unveiling for Gen. John F. Hartranft and Pennsylvania troops before leaving for Charlotte North Carolina.
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Taft
Center I
Alabama
Oregon
Fort Mahone
John F. Hartranft
Pennsylvania Goldiers
Charlotte
N.C
Infant fatally scalded by incubator accident
In Long Beach California on May 18 19 the incubator device exploded during a test injuring infant. Richard de Spalo a young local inventor introduced the device the cork blew from a hot water bottle and the baby was fatally scalded dying within moments.
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Paby
Long Beach
Cal
Richard de Spalo
Police Ban Hypnotist Window Exhibits In Chicago
Chicago police banned the practice of hypnotizing people and displaying them in show windows to promote theatres. The move follows fears for safety as a fire in the exhibition area raised concerns about potential harm to participants and spectators.
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Chicago
Calhoun Trial Features Spy Turn Traitor Testimony
In San Francisco on May 1, testimony revealed former federal detective John Helms worked for United Railroads as an undercover agent. He testified he spied on prosecution members during Patrick Calhoun's Ford trial, aiding Abbott's hiring, following Calhoun's direction to monitor Burns. Helms claimed Abbott paid him $200 monthly from mid 1907 to August 1908.
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San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
John Helms
United Railroads
Ford
W. M. Abbot
Calhoun
Burns
B.A. Platt
Abbott
British Commons Approves Tax Increases on Unearned Incomes
London May 19 The house of commons passed the budget by 269 to 946 approving an 8 cent tax on unearned incomes over 16000 and a 12 cent super tax on incomes above 26000 exceeding 14000. Premier Asquith noted bankers’ protests but urged fairness and necessity.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Agai
Report Filed in Gould Divorce Suit
New York May 19 The report of Referee RE G Whittaker on the divorce suit of Mrs Frank Joy Gould was submitted to Justice Gerard. A decree was filed with the report and the justice would approve the report if satisfactory. The papers were labeled and the report’s tenor could not be learned.
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Gould
New York
RE. G. Whittaker
Mra
Frank Joy Gould
Huband
Gerard
Supreme Court
Governor’s Nephew Accused of Forgeries in California
Los Angeles May 19 Faine Taylor 26 an attorney son of the late T B Taylor a capitaller and nephew of former Governor Van Sant of Minnesota was arrested on charges of passing fictitious and forging checks totaling nearly 8000. Taylor says the amount obtained is far less claiming 80 or 190 would cover the total.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Woman Sets Husband Afire After Cruelty, He Jumps Into Canal
Mrs. Frank Martingie in Joliet Illinois douses her husband with gasoline and sets him aflame after alleging years of cruelty. He runs to a nearby canal and leaps in to escape, suffering severe burns to face shoulders and arms.
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Joliet
Frank Martingie
Martinese
Man Dies After Ingesting Carbolic Acid Near Home
Benjamin Ervine aged 24 a farmer living near Lee's Summit took carbolic acid at his home and died a few hours later. No cause is known for the self inflicted death. The Witte Church at Lee's Summit had prepared for a wedding today.
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Witte
Lee's Summit
Benjamin Ervine
Here
Mongolia Caught in Ice Jam Near St Johns Harbor
The steamer Mongolia with 60 passengers aboard is stuck in a hazardous ice jam near St Johns Newfoundland and Philadelphia routes. If wind worsens, it may be driven ashore and wrecked, though passengers could potentially escape by walking across ice floes.
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St. Johns
N. F
Mongolia
England
Philadelphia
Bank Robbery Sparks Quiet Lincoln Bank Hazard
In Lincoln Nebraska on May 19 robbers blew open the Cairo State Bank building with three explosions and stole about $6 000. The water works bond election passed by a single vote as residents celebrated with firearms and anvils, yet no alarm was triggered.
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Lincoln
Neb
Cairo
Untold Story From Lee's Summit Bride Waiting
Lee's Summit Miss Elizabeth Constable waits anxiously as her fiancé, a football coach, prepares to leave mid career for a new job. The tense scene unfolds in the Michigan city with plans for marriage overshadowed by professional commitments.
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Brine
Lee
Elizabeth Constable
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