Gillette Convicted of First Degree Murder in Herkimer
In Herkimer New York Chester Be Gillette was found guilty of murder in the first degree for slaying his sweetheart Billy Brown. The twelve jurors reached the verdict after five ballots and a three hour discussion with one holdout. The foreman Marshall Hatch led the effort to unanimous conviction amid political tensions and public scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herkimer
N. Y
Chester BE
Gillette
Billy Brown
Talien
Herkimer County
Marshall Hatch
South Columbia
Hatch
Hutch
Justice Devendort
Palmer House
Ward
Charles D. Thomas
Albert M. Mills
Court House
Bud Gillette
Justice Devendorf
Clerk Burney
Sales Gillette
Working Hours Reduced by New Russian Law
Clerks and commercial employees in Russia see a notable cut in working hours under a new law. The change aims to reduce labor load and standardize shifts across sectors. The measure follows ongoing reforms in labor regulations and productivity goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Olt
Ectaol
Officers Admit Rebates by Colorado Fuel and Iron Firm
Colorado Fuel and Iron officers admitted the company accepted rebates from the Rio Grande Railroad, paid at wholesale levels, in a disclosure reflecting corporate pricing practices and rail shipping discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Fuel and Tron Company
Rio Grande Railroad
Senators resented Roosevelt on discrimination against Japanese pupils
Senators and representatives resent the President's strictures on San Francisco school discrimination against Japanese children. The article notes Pacific Coast and Southern lawmakers object, while the President hints at possible court action. It also mentions Rev Henry C Granger leaving the Episcopal Church for Roman Catholicism in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
South
Henry C. Granger
Chicago
Presbyterian Church
Licorice Trust Indicted by U.S. Circuit Court
The Licorice Trust was indicted and ordered to trial in the United States Circuit Court in New York for alleged Sherman Anti-Trust Act violations. A separate report notes a homicide suicide in Midland Ohio where a guest dispute ended in a man killing his wife and then shooting himself. Chief Justice Wiswell of the Maine Supreme Court died in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Licorice Trust
Hough
United States Circuit Court
New York
Wiswell “den
Andrew I. Wiswell
Maine Supreme Court
Boston
Mob Sets Fire to Princeton Tobacco Factories
A mob of about 300 masked men burned the Steger and Orr tobacco stemmeries in Princeton Kentucky destroying around 140000 pounds of tobacco in each warehouse and damaging nearby cottages. The blaze, tied to a dispute with the Tobacco Trust over pricing, left no injuries and spurred patrols as residents fled toward Hopkinsville.
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Princeton
Jan Steger
John G. Orr
Inperial Tobacco Company
New York
Quad
Hopkinsville
Steger
American Snaff Company
Orr
Imperial Company
Tobacco Trust
Lonaville
Secretary Wilson Reports Big Crop Gains in 1906
The tenth annual report to President Roosevelt details enforcement of meat inspection and pure food laws, crops valued at $6.794 billion, corn and cotton leading, and expanded inspection. It notes 42,901,224 animals inspected, 155,953 carcasses condemned, and the need for local meat inspection. The report covers foreign trade effects, exports of agricultural goods, and ongoing search for new crops in North China and Manchuria.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Roosevelt
Congress
Bureau of Animar
Wison
United States
North
China
Manchuria
Railroad foreman James Page commits suicide in Cincinnati
James Oliver Page forty day foreman for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Cincinnati commits suicide by shooting himself at home. He feared making a fatal error in his duties and grew nervous and despondent over the burden of his responsible position. His wife found his body in the cellar.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
James Oliver Page
Baltimore & Ohio
Page
Fire destroys Runk family home and barn in York
Mrs. Peter Runk awoke to a fire in her barn and house near York. She tripped, dropped a lamp, and the blaze burned the home and contents. She escaped with injuries while all livestock perished. The Runks accuse an enemy, noting a prior arson a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Peter Runk
Mrs. Runk
Apples for Everybody in New York Crop
The apple crop in the United States is estimated at 36 120 000 barrels, 12 625 000 more than 1906. New York State yields 4 900 000 barrels, larger than any other state by 1 000 000, and if shared among residents would total about half a barrel per person.
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New York City
United States
New York Central
New York State
New York
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Canadian Ambassador Suggested for Washington Post
A London paper argued that appointing a Canadian as British Ambassador at Washington would be a wise course for the Imperial Government to pursue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Washington
Harvard Law Prof Resigns to Advise Siam Government
Professor I. E. Strubel resigns as Bowls professor of International law at Harvard Law School to become general adviser of the Government of Siam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinn
I. E. Strubel
Bowls
Harvard Law School
Government of Siam
Prominent Figures and Nobility Across Nations
The article notes deaths and wealth, listing Major-General William R. Shafter’s estate of $15,000 after his Bakersfield passage. It reports Japanese and German royal titles created or visited figures, and mentions Mme Melba’s memory skills and study habits. It also covers Henry of Reuss visiting Washington and Carnegie shoe purchase, with remarks on retirement plans of Major Herbert Stucum and Thomas F. Ryan as examples of prudent retrenchment before age.
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Wiliam R. Shafter
Bakersfeld
Cal
Ito
Yamagata
Oyama
Mme
Melba
Prince Henry of Reuss
Washington, D.C
Booker T. Washington
Church of the Divine Paternity
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Tiskegee
Herbert & Stucum
Yyad
Russell Sage
Ender Biy
Sage
Thomas F. Ryan
Ids
Sul
Boston Fish Trust Plans Large Scale Northeast Takeover
Boston fish dealers organize a trust with 5 million dollars in capital to consolidate control of the New England fishing industry. The move aims to dominate supply and pricing across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish Trust
Boston
Apital
New England
Beets Lead Sugar Output and Racing Notes From the Season
Michigan beet crop heads to top sugar output as railroads face congestion delaying deliveries. Sports chatter reports Brown negotiating with Indian and Princeton for games next year, Lynch at Harvard Law School, Carlisle’s Dillon praising Kersburg, and no American Cup race in 1507. Buck Wwing’s $20,000 estate probated. Old Ellsons win football title beating Harvard 0-? Waldorf Astoria Cup goes to Judge Moore. Hurry Up Yost may retire from coaching to focus on other interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Indians
Princeton
Nest Yeur
Mikte Lynch
Pittsburg
Harvard Law School
Cambridge
Dillon
Carlisle
Kersberg
Paul J. Dashid
Buck
Ell
Marvard
WH Moore
Chicago
Yost
Plant breeders in the United States unveil diverse trial crops
Shipments of s cons seeds and hundreds of plant varieties have arrived and are growing in the department’s trial gardens. New hardy Pekin pear varieties, English walnut types, Chinese pistache, wild and cultivated apricots, hardy apples, edible-fruited hawthorn, millets, field beans, lawn sedge, Chinese grape varieties, ornamental trees and shrubs suitable for Western and Middle States climates are among the notable offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wastern
Middle States
Explosions Hit Burite Factory Wreck Annen Westphalia
Berlin dispatch reports two massive blasts at a burite factory between Witten and Annen Westphalia. The blasts shattered windows to Dortmund five miles away. Official death toll 26, hundreds injured, dozens missing, many homeless. Officials fear foul play.
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Berlin
Witten
Annen
Westphalia
Dortmund
Waitny
Kunze
Atgins
Bierman
Franke
Joburtic
Japan Disturbances Rise Over San Francisco School Policy
Consul General Miller says Japan may use military strength if discrimination against Japanese in San Francisco schools continues. Miller, visiting in Eugene, Oregon, reports Washington offering to investigate the issue before his return to Yokohama. Japanese leaders claim national dignity could prompt a show of force if segregation persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Marky Dlmmer
United States
Yokohama
Japan
Two Trains Collide Killing Three in New Haven Cut
In New Haven Cont a collision between work trains caused by a signal mistake. Italian laborers attempted to mob the engines after the wreck. Three men were killed and four injured as engineers fled leaving firemen and crew at the scene.
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New Haven
Cont
Bandits Escaped Rope After Train Robbery Trial
James Black John Black and John Murphy were found guilty of the Loga me A Mee train robbery in July 1904 with clemency recommended. The defendants were captured in Oklahoma and returned for trial after two mistrials. Train robbery is a capital offense in New Mexico.
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Las Vegas
N. M
James Black
John Black
John Murphy
Logamea—Mee
Murphy
Oklahoma
Tom Boswell
New Mexico
Children Drowned While Skating at Medimont Lake
In Wallace Idaho three children of Titus Blessing and Len Kellam aged sixteen drowned while skating as the ice broke. Several other youths were rescued from the water and a town rescue effort followed.
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Wallace
Idaho
Titus Blessing
Len Kellam
Medimont Lake
Congress Meets Again Fifty Ninth in Short Session Opens
The Fifty-ninth Congress reconvened in Washington with noted delays over a discharge of troops issue. Senators Foraker and Penrose introduced resolutions demanding information from the President on the dismissal of a battalion of Negro troops. Henry A. Du Pont was sworn in as Delaware’s new senator amid ceremonies. Deaths from the recess were announced and the House and Senate adjourned after brief sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Foraker
Penroy
Senate
Penrose
Capitol
Empire State
Platt
Nepew
Eryerd Everett Hale
Henry A. du Pont
Delaware
Allee
Hale
Maine
Pettus
Alamavna
House of Representatives
Cannon
Chaplain Cowdeny
Cassman
Rep
Wash
Congress
Lowden
R. R. Hitt
Payne
J. Mr. Ketcham
Nelson
N. C. Adams
Gillette
Rockwood
House
Dowie Allegedly Goes Mad During Zion City Sermon
Chicago reports that John Alexander Dowie founder of Zion City suffered a severe mental break while preaching to about 200 followers in Shiloh House. He appeared incoherent and was taken to an insane asylum as authorities fear no recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Hike Rock
Dowle
Shiloh House
Zion
Supreme Court denies NY Foundling Hospital appeal over orphans
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled against the New York Foundling Hospital in a case concerning forty orphans shipped to Arizona 11904 and taken from families to whom they had been apprenticed.
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Supreme Court of the Unitd States
New York
Arizona
Canada Condh Strike Ends in Alberta Coal Hub
The prolonged coal strike in Lethbridge Alberta ends after months of disruption. Officials confirm a settlement reached between workers and company negotiators.
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Canada
Lethbillee
Alberta
Doctor Says Cancer of the Larynx Cured by Tryvamn
Dr Clarence C Rice of the Post Graduate Hospital New York City reports curing a laryngeal cancer case with the new pancreatic extract tryvamn. The claim presents a medical milestone and notes the treatment used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence C Rice
Post- Graduate Hospital
New York City
Public appeal from The Standand OU Company
The government faces scrutiny as The Standand OU Company issues an appeal for public sympathy amid its flight from corporate responsibilities. Officials say the move aims to stabilize operations and preserve jobs while regulators review actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standand OU
Dles
Unclear Interruption Marks Speech in Chicago
Fragmentary OCR hints at a speech by Tina or a similar figure in Chicago disrupted by interruptions. No clear names, dates, places, or outcomes are readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hengtor
Tms
Sermitor Tina
Neg
Chicago
Wsorder
Terrence's Vote Announced in Missouri Campaign Context
A fragmented notice indicates Terrence's vote announcement and party affiliations with Patterson as Democrat and Adrian UWdgrhig- Wan as Republican related to a governor election. The text references the Missouri Kansas Tears Railroad Company in an uncertain electoral context and location 92912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrence
Patterson
Evans
Ate
Tewssec
Adrian Uwdgrhig- Wan
The
Missouri, Kansas Tears Railroad Company
Dreadnought Heelplates Returned to Portsmouth
Fragmentary text notes heelplates for a larger Dreadnought held at Portsmouth England. Names appear garbled but imply shipment or transfer of parts and individuals linked to a naval context. No clear dates or full entities available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Japanese Smuggling Ring Routed Hundreds Through Eagle Pass
A fragment reports that three hundred Japanese individuals evaded authorities and entered the United States via Eagle Pass, describing a cross border smuggling route. The sparse wording notes the national origin and the location tied to the illegal entry without full context or details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unites States
Eagle Pass
Roosevelt’s Annual Message to Congress Calls for Reform
The President’s annual message to Congress urges swift action on campaign finance reform banning corporate contributions, strengthens federal appeal rights in criminal cases, and supports anti lynching measures while calling for law reforms on jury mistrial and evidence. It highlights crime, demagogues, labor rights, eight hour workday goals, farming associations, marriage and divorce for national action, and military readiness.
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Senate
Aga Nation
Congress
Tagain
House of Congress
House of the Congress
Roosevelt
Cius
Labor Union Activity and Labor Conditions Worldwide
The report notes Providence forming a new labor league with almost 15 000 women in German mines. It cites 1905 peak strikes among Indiana Territory miners and large ironworker losses in Chicago unions. It mentions eight hour day efforts and ten dollar weekly aims by Chicago shop workers and wage gains for Chisago North Western railroad telegraph staff, with shortages of experienced workers in Providence Illinois.
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Labor World
Providence
Tt. T
Indiana
United Texte
Chicago
Cottos Mil
Kay
Chisago & Northwebturn Road
France
Inbor Une Fons
New York
Cicillo's Tomb Found Near Assassination Site in Naples
Archaeologists near Formia uncover ruins believed to be the tomb of a great orator, dating to twenty centuries ago. The site lies along major ancient routes, near the place associated with the assassination of Civera, in a landmark discovery for Italy's archaeological record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubsony
Naples
Italy
Forma
Aviich
Civera
Hit
Four Negro Raiders Shot When Attacking Chief in Spillertown
Police Chief James Dalley of Spillertown was forced to fight the raiders alone as they robbed and kicked a dying man before fleeing. Two Negro women among the assailants were captured as the crowd watched the confrontation turn deadly.
Yale turbine steamship launched at Chester by Yale president’s daughter
The turbine steamship Yale was launched at Chester Pennsylvania. The ceremony was attended by the daughter of Yale University president Hadley who christened the vessel.
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Yale
Chester
Hadley
Yale University
Yuba Dam Burned Described in Local Report
Ruins of Yuba Dam in California suffered a fire described as a famous mining canto. historic site burned to ashes amid recent destruction. Local observers recall Bretartes poem cited in coverage as evidence of cultural loss.
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Yuba Dam
Cal
Bretartes
Poisoned by Plomaines in Ohio Case Shocks Town
A fragmentary report links plomaine poisoning to a fatal incident in Middlebourne Ohio. Benjamin Scott is named as a victim and James C Nichols is said to have died by suicide using carbolic acid after the event.
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Minder
Sulcile
Benjamin Scott
Middlebourne
Ohio
Jas. C. Nichols
Newsy Gleanings From The Nation And World
William Rockefeller paid a 16000 duty on four portraits under protest in Arkansas. Grant Lodge of Jasons will not sell the temple at Littis Rock. Five St Pauls College students near Montrend drowned due to ice. Fresno Superior Court Judge Churen fined 3 for bicycling on a sidewalk. Erle engineers and firemen reached a satisfactory agreement with the railroad. Samuel Gompers re elected president of the AFL at Lugor in Minneapolis. Emperor Francis Joseph addressed Austro Hungarian delegations in Budapest. The Oetrichs contest settled in San Francisco. Mrs Oelrichha II to receive 100000 and her son 50000. A memorial tablet to ex Commander in Chief W W Binkmar of the Grand Army unveiled at Second Unitarian Church in Bogston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rockefeller
Arkansas
Grant Lodge
Jasons
Littis Rock
St. Paul's College
Montrend
Superior Court
Churen
Fresno
Cal
Erle
Samuel Gompers
American Federation
Lugor
Minneapolis
Emperor Francis Joseph
Budapest
Oetrichs
San Francisco
Oelricha II
W. W. Binckmar
Grand Army
Second Unitarian Churen
Bogston
President Roosevelt’s Message to Congress Highlights Reforms
The president urges laws barring corporate political contributions, expands government appeal rights in criminal cases, swift trials for assault, and broad penalties. He calls for child labor limits, employer liability, a federal strike commission, land controls for coal, and new tax measures. He also favors Philippine free trade, Puerto Rican citizenship, race and immigration reforms, and stronger naval forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Ajdan
District of Columbia
Territories
Federal
Packing House
Secretary of the Treasury
Jananese
United States
J L Dilworth Ends His Life in Pittsburg
Pittsburg reports a fatal suicide by Linford Dilworth a wealthy bachelor from a prominent Pennsylvania family. He shot himself in Allegheny and later died at his brother J C Dilworth home at age fifty leaving an estimated fortune of a million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Thomas O'Connor Jones
Linford
Dilworth
Pennsylvania
New York
Allegheny
J. C. Dilworth
Government Resolutions Decry Federal Interference on San Francisco School Exclusion
Mr. Rayner introduced resolutions stating the Senate believed the federal government had no right to interfere with excluding Japanese students from San Francisco schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayner
Senate
San Francisco
Porto Ricans Seek Citizenship and Tariff Input
Porto Rico Governor Winthrop and Senor Larrinago say Schinbergs seek U S citizenship and a protective coffee tariff. Minister Hangs pleads innocence claiming truth and no link for his sons in the crime. Rev J G Rawlings hanged in Valdosta Ga for 1905 murder. Ale Moore executed with him. Fourteen factory girls marry in Norwalk Conn amid clerical epidemic of weddings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Porto Rico
Senor Larrinago
Porto Ricin
Congress
United States
J. G. Rawlings
Valdosta
Wille
Carrie Carter
Ale Moore
Rawlings
Norwalk
Conn
Miner Injures Nine In Mine Blast At Pocohontas
A miner at Pocohontas mines near Bluelich West Virginia lit a cigarette over a keg of powder causing an explosion that injured nine men and the miner. No fatalities. Japan forbids American pictures. Moving pictures exhibition of San Francisco officials forbidden in Yokohama. Union Pacific reports 34710 dollars outstanding on demand loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocohontas Mines
Bluelich W. Va
Japan
San Francisco
Yokohame
Union Pacific Railroad
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Grace Brown
Supreme Court
Western Federation of Miners
Steunenberg
Osborn
Henry Fairfield Osborn
Columbia
Smithsonian Institution
Professor Tauiey
Donato Milanetti
Midland
Agricuternal
Fit -Valuabte
Michigan
Vifly
Germany
Miller
California
Elisha Dyer
R. E
Rhoda Island
Dana Gilman
Dayton
Congo
Chamber of Deputies
Hoot
Kansas City
Ad- Wibers
Paris
Astroles Cat Oanehoy
Angeles
Ob Cowles
Chicult
Alichigan
Cleveland
Elwal Dowie
Sumbard
Amine Ith Bassin
Tovesthsatots
Presidet Roosevelt
Charles R. O'Leary
Louisiana
Panama
Volland
Celebes
Ba- Vu
Ag Buch
Aivelihood
Long Rim
Grange
National Congress
South America
Europe
Igland
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Smeyer Syndicate
Speer & Co
Speyer Brothers
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
Manila
Cicllo
Th. M. Carpenter
Che Time
Los Angelen
Ian
Cuba
Central America
J. L. Dilworth
Caton Pacific Leang
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