Darrow Attacks Constitution and Labor in Idaho Case
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune Boise July 24 Clarence Darrow defended William D Haywood by denouncing Governor Steunenberg’s 1899 troop calls and martial law. He attacked Orchard and Hawley and Pinkerton, attacked Idaho’s role, universities, culture, wealth, and the Constitution, urging labor over capital and praising the Western Federation.
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Commercial Tribune
Boise
Idaho
Frank Stuenenberg
Clarence Darrow
William D. Haywood
Miners’ Magazine
Western Federation
Darrow
Steuenenberg
United States
Chaplain Harry W. Jones to face court martial
Chaplain Harry W. Jones of the battleship Minnesota, based in Norfolk Virginia, will be tried by court martial on charges of scandalous conduct and falsehood. Seventeen specifications allege uttering worthless checks and misrepresenting a note.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Harry W. Jones
Minnesota
Norfolk
Jones
All Men in Hungarian Town Leave for America
The village of Kerisova near Lugos, Hungary, saw nearly all its male residents emigrate to the United States, leaving the town with women holding mayoral and other municipal offices in defiance of Hungarian law which prohibits female public officials.
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America
Budapest
United States
Hungary
Kerisova
Lugos
Fiume
United States Dominates Peace Conference Proposals
From The Hague the report notes U S contributions to the peace conference. The American plan for collecting contractual debts is expected to pass with near unanimous support on July 27. Aims for a permanent arbitration court are likely to pass with amendments. General arbitration faces some opposition due to implementation concerns. A permanent periodic conference proposal will be saved for later to avoid disrupting current discussions.
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The
Hague
United States
Arbitration Court
Luxurious Living Banned Among Hanover Officers
Berlin July 24. A cabinet order targets luxurious living among Hanover officers to enforce simplicity. Emperor William as King of Prussia seeks to curb costly entertaining at messes and requires colonels to curb luxuries to keep the officer corps accessible to poorer men.
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Berlin
Hanover
William
Prussia
Army
Baden Grand Duke Likely to Spare Hau Death Sentence
Berlin July 24 The Grand Duke of Baden is believed to oppose the death penalty and may commute Karl Hau's Karlsruhe murder sentence to life imprisonment. Professor Aeschaffenberg, who observed four days of testimony, predicted Hau would be acquitted and stated he is convinced Hau did not commit the murder.
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Berlin
Grand Duke of
Baden
Karlsruhe
Karl Hau
Aeschaffenberg
Hau
Herr Dietz
Hermit Weiss, Once European Song Genius, Dies in Poorhouse
Charles Weiss, once a noted German opera tenor and friend of Mendelssohn, died in a county poorhouse near Allentown. Born in Germany 79 years ago into a prominent family, he lived as a hermit on the Lehigh Mountains after coming to the United States seeking fortune and never finding it.
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Commercial Tribune
Allentown
Europe
Charles Weiss
Weiss
Lehigh Mountains
Germany
Mendelssohn
Standigal
Elijah
England
Joanna Wagner
Herr Steger
Lehigh
Four Moissants Face Persecution Charge in Salvador
U S protest over Salvadorean actions against John and George Moissant and two sisters, former San Francisco residents, who own property near San Salvador. Salvador claims the brothers aided a Sonsonate artillery raid linked to a Nicaragua inspired assault on Acajutla. John Moissant fled on a Nicaraguan gunboat Momotombo. George and sisters protest confiscation as punishment. The State Department and Salvadoran Minister Mejia plan further talks as Yorktown reports no earlier molestation.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
United States
Salvador
John
George Moissant
San Francisco
San Salvador
Sonsonate
Nicaragua
Acajutla
John Moissant
General Escalon
Senor
Don Federico Mejia
Robert L. Bacon
Department
Senor Mejia
Yorktown
Merry
Mejia
Likately
State Department
Cincinnati Lodge Wins First Prize at Reunion
The Elks Committee on Awards awarded Cincinnati Lodge $250 for registering the greatest number of women at the reunion last week. Brooklyn ranked second and Buffalo third in the event held here.
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Dispatch
Tribune
Philadelphia
Elks Committee On Awards
Cincinnati Lodge
Brooklyn
Buffalo
British Subject Jailed For Flag Insult In Birch Court
James Grant a British subject was tried in a Birch Justice Court for tearing down and trampling a U S flag. Convicted he faces thirty days in jail and a $10 fine.
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Commercial Tribune
Marquette
Mich
United States
James Grant
Birch
Strike Tie Up Eighteen Lake Vessels in Cleveland
Eighteen ore carrying ships were tied up in Cleveland as ore handler strike hits upper lake ports. Fleets are idle at other Lake Erie ports. Industry sources say plants have enough ore to operate a while, but many workers lose jobs on the docks and at lower lake ports.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Upper Lake
Lake Erie
Lower Lake
Your Newspaper Follows You Change of Address Ad
Notice to readers about mailing The Commercial Tribune to a vacation address and instructions to update the address as needed. If the paper is late, readers should promptly inform the circulation department.
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Commercial Tribune
Commercial Tribune Circulation Department
North Carolina Rate Law Tension Grows Between State and Federal Authorities
Asheville July 24 The clash over enforcing the new railroad passenger rate law in North Carolina sharpens with threats of force if prosecutions continue and writs of habeas corpus are used. Judge Lyon orders more indictments against Southern Railway while US District Attorney Holton arrives as talks of contempt and a special term of court loom. The state outlines a fines driven plan to counter federal orders, risking a major confrontation.
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Commercial Tribune
Asheville N. C
Glenn
God
Wilson
United States
Lyon
McDowell County
Southern Railway
Holton
Leader in Strike Troubles During Year 1906
Washington July 24 1906 The annual report of the Bureau of Labor notes fewer strikes in 1905 than since 1892 with 221686 workers out of work from 2077 strikes involving 176337 strikers across 8292 establishments averaging 23.1 days. It compares 1894 peak losses and details 25 year totals for strikes and lockouts, highlighting that 9704824 workers were affected across the period and 943 percent not exact.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
United States
Bureau of Labor
Department of Commerce and Labor
Revolt Rumors Follow Korea Japan Talks in Seoul
Reports from Seoul describe Marquis Ito delivering a government message and Seoul meeting of Korean officials. A new Korea Japan convention is said to favor Japanese control, with seven articles. Warships Kasagi Nitaka Tsushima arrive, Turkish troops moved, and fears of mutiny and uprisings spread as cabinet debates a revolutionary plan.
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Seoul
Marquis Ito
Korea
Japan
Chemulpo
Kasagi
Nitaka
Tsushima
Gensan
Viscount Hayashi
Agria
Iwan-Yung
Kurtz Says Taft Endorsement Will Not Pass in Ohio
In a Columbus interview Charles L. Kurtz predicts the Ohio State Committee will not endorse Taft for the presidency. He argues endorsers act selfishly, placing individual interests above the party and warns of division if the vote proceeds. The piece notes Foraker Dick opposition and Kurtz returning to public contest.
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Commercial Tribune Bureau
Outlook
cCoStomaArs
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Charles L. Kurtz
Matthew Stanley Quay
State Committee
W. H. Taft
Kurtz
Foraker
Taft
Ohio
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