Haywood Defense Opens as Trial Proceeds in Murder Case
William D. Haywood pleads innocence in the murder conspiracy case. Clarence Darrow argues a broader conspiracy against the Western Federation of Miners and Haywood’s leadership role. Trial expected to extend into July with defense testimony starting Tuesday morning.
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Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Federation
Wood
Judge Landis orders subpoenas for Standard Oil officers
In Chicago on June 27 Judge Landis ordered United States District Attorney Sime to issue subpoenas returnable July 6 for officials and directors of the Standard Oil corporations. The court said detailed information on the company's financial condition must be obtained, even if leading men must be summoned. The DA will select who appears.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
United States District Court
Debated Lords veto power curbed by Commons vote
London June 27 The three days of debate closed at midnight as Premier Campbell-Bannerman’s motion to curtail Lords veto power in passing Commons bills was carried 432 to 147 amid loud ministerial cheers.
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London
House of Commons
Campbell-Bannerman
House of Lords
Orby Wins Irish Derby Share Historic Double
Dublin June 27 Richard Croker achieves racing history with Orby winning the Irish derby. The same horse had earlier captured the English derby of 1907 making the first dual victory of these two classics by one horse.
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Dublin
Richard Croker
Orby
Evacuation of Honduran coast by Nicaraguan sailors slows
Situation at Puerto Cortez shows slower smaller vessels already departed while the warship Omotepe remains at anchor awaiting Salvador’s outcome amid Nicaraguan support. Reports say remaining Nicaraguans could be moved overland to Salvador if needed. no hostile Guatemala threat. Diplomatic clash at Tegucigalpa spurred evacuation orders and Honduras demanded troop removal.
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Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Omotepe
Salvador
Guatemala
Tegucigalpa
Child's Headless Body Found Near New Orleans Swamp
The headless body of Walter Lamana an Italian child aged seven or eight was found two miles into a swamp near New Orleans two weeks after he was kidnapped for a $6,000 ransom. Police and vigilantes reported the child was strangled per a confession from one of several Italians held.
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New Orleans
Walter Lamana
Terrific cyclone hits Indian Territory oil fields
A cyclone with a sixty mile path struck northern Indian Territory oil fields causing damage and killing three men at Sapulpa as a cloudburst followed.
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Muskogee
I. T
Indian Territory
Sapulpa
Japanese stance solidifies aid for Aoki in Washington
A Tokio dispatch reports Viscount Hayashi announces Ambassador Aoki will remain in Washington. The move signals the Saionji ministry's support from both Unionist and Conservative parties and suggests Count Okuma's opposition failed. Japan aims to curb jingoism and bolster U S relations.
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Washington
Viscount Hayashi
Tokio
Aoki
Marquis Saionis
America
Okuma
Japan
Telegraphers Seek Federal Mediation in Strike
Oakland June 25 President Small of the telegraphers union says he will ask US government aid to settle the strike He intends to appeal to President Roosevelt and cabinet members to intercede noting national business is affected by the stoppage and that striking telegraphers are not to blame for the action.
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Oakland
Cal
Small
Telegraphers’ Union
United States
Roosevelt
General Funston Says He Has Received Threatening Letters
General Funston, who refused to parade regular troops in San Francisco fearing trouble from the unwhipped mob, says he has received several threatening letters. One warned he would meet the fate of Steunenberg if he dared parade troops on city streets.
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San Francisco
Funston
Steunenberg
City Court Clerk Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement in Milwaukee
Frank E. Waller longtime clerk of Milwaukee municipal court pleaded guilty to embezzling 30000. He was arrested Thursday and sentenced to three years at hard labor in Milwaukee county jail.
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Milwaukee
Frank E. Waller
Brazee
Milwaukee County
Pacific Steamship Santiago Wreck Off Chile Coast
In a heavy squall fifty miles north of Corral the Pacific Steam Navigation coasting steamer Santiago on the Panama to south South America run was wrecked. One passenger and one officer were saved while about fifty passengers and crew perished.
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Santiago
Chile
Pacific Steam Navigation Company
Panama
South America
Corral
Murderer's Singular Defense
John Bello an Italian on a Rock Island train east of Goodland Kansas fired on two women and a man Saturday killing one man and wounding the two women. He later told an interpreter that he killed in his sleep as the result of a dream saying I did not mean to kill anyone and it was a terrible dream.
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Goodland
Kan
John Bello
Rock Island
Here
Bello
Oklahoma Supreme Court Dissolves Constitutional Convention Injunction
Guthrie Oklahoma June 26 The Oklahoma supreme court dissolves the injunction that blocked submitting the convention drafted constitution to a public vote. The convention will likely be reconvened shortly and a new election date set.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Pancoast
Constitutional Convention
State
Oklahoma
Tragedy in Ironton Claims Fourth Victim
Ironton Ohio June 22 Mrs George Thacker died today from injuries in the June 12 tragedy. She was shot by her son in law Charles Shafer who also killed his wife and young son. Shafer attempted to burn the body and then killed himself rather than be captured. His act followed the filing of a divorce suit by his wife.
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Ironton
George Thacker
Revolver of Frontier Guards Implicates Bank Forgery Case
A revolutionist in frontier guard disguise withdrew 30000 dollars from the Russo-Chinese bank in Harbin on a forged check and fled. In Vladivostok the Russo-Chinese bank paid out 50000 dollars on a forged check. the recipient escaped.
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Harbin
Frontier Guards
Vladivostok
Governor Magoon's Tenure In Cuba Reported Extended
Washington reports that Governor Magoon's administration in Cuba will last about eighteen months longer. The census work continues and preparations for electing a native president are expected to take that period.
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Magoon
Washington
Opium Dens Closed In Shanghai Under Imperial Edict
Shanghai June 22 An imperial edict closes opium dens in the native city area. Despite the decree opium remains sold widely, though dens are shut.
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Shanghai
The Springtime Terror Poem
A Cleveland Plain Dealer verse warns of spring cleaning harms from dusty rugs and hung textiles. The speaker urges vigorous shaking and beating to expose dirt, noting dizziness and loss of sight from dust, then returning rugs and seeking the missing sight.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Young Man Proposes to Your Daughter Sketch
A theatre sketch unfolds a defiant young man proposing to a daughter who claims she cannot hear his suit, prompting a puzzled stern parent to express disbelief at the audacious scene. The short piece satirizes courtship and parental control with quick wit and stage business.
Trials of a Woman Suffragist Fight Prompts Gibson Girl Question
The gathering to hear Ikeir Hardie mostly opposed to suffrage failed to grant him a hearing until the chairman urged patience. A written question about being called a Gibson girl was read aloud, reddening the chair, and the meeting concluded with the crowd demanding the query be read.
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Ikeir Hardie
Hardie
Greenwich Hog Driver Finds Value in Company of Hogs
A Connecticut farmer who towed a herd to Greenwich sold the hogs for the price offered back home. He admits no profit but says the journey’s company was worth it, a tale told in Harpers Weekly via a Greenwich man.
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Greenwich
Connecticut
Harpera Weekly
He Prays for the Country Not the Senate
A Kansas youngster asks who the old man is in the senate gallery and learns the chaplain Edward Everett Hale rises to pray for the country after examining the senate. The vignette is cited from the Woman's Home Companion.
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Kansas
Senate
Capitol
Edward Everett Hale
Mother Returns from Work Finds Chaos After Russian Drama
A mother confronts her children about a mess as Willie appears worn from pretend upheaval while Tommy explains they acted out a Russian drama with Willie as the czar.
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Willie
Tommy
Mamma
Chicago News
Dyspepsia Turns Home into Arithmetic Lesson
In a Bohemian Magazine quip two women joke that a husband’s habit of counting to ten when angry turns home life into a math lesson since his dyspepsia makes every moment seem like a class in arithmetic.
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Bohemian Magazine
The Maid And Young Lawyer Exchange
The maid asks if the lover treats every girl the same. The young lawyer replies the question would be unprofessional and might incriminate the witness.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Domestic row ends in separation for McBangs
The Cleveland Leader reports a marital bust up with McBangs erupting in rage, his wife crying, and the couple now separated.
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McBangs
Cleveland
Subbubs Debate Alarm Alarm Hush for Night
In a domestic exchange Mrs Subbubs advocates a burglar alarm while Mr Subbubs resists worrying the baby with nighttime noise. The Philadelphia Press notes the clash over home security and sleeping routines.
Unavoidable. A Sharp Exchange Cited by Washington Star
A Washington Star quote shows Miss Cayenne commenting on a man who treats small matters seriously, noting his strong sense of self esteem and the inevitability of his rigidity in behavior.
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Sinall
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Heard In the Restaurant Joke About Silence
A cartoonish line from the Houston Post features a henpecked man claiming he has not spoken to his wife for three years because he did not want to interrupt her. The exchange sustains a light joke about marital dialogue and social moments.
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Houston Post
Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root promotes kidney relief
A newspaper advertisement touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for lame back and kidney, liver, and bladder trouble. It offers free sample bottles by mail and a book to readers who mention the paper, with sales through druggists nationwide.
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Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Bing Hese Yamton
N. Y
Swamp-Root
College education shapes home life for women says Mount Holyoke head
Miss Woolley, six years Mount Holyoke president, extols higher education for women as the best preparation for any future profession or for managing a home. She notes many college girls drift into domestic life, valuing broad culture over a fixed mission.
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Miss Woolley
Mount Holyoke
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