Labor Leaders Guilty of Contempt in Buck Stove Case
Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell AFL leaders were found guilty of contempt of court by the District of Columbia Supreme Court and sentenced to one year nine months and six months in jail. They plan to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Buck’n Stove
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Supreme Court of the United States
Daniel Thew Wright
Supreme Court
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Morrison
Mitchell
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Eight Hurt In Auto Crash In Paterson New Jersey
Eight members of the Livingston family from Rutherford were injured in a head on collision at Seale and Main streets. Five are reported dying with a sixth possibly dying. Daisy Livingston may also die from brain concussion. The crash occurred when Roscoe Livingston turned to avoid a trolley, crumpling the car hood and shattering the windshield.
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Daisy Livingston
Many Die in Costa Rica Earthquake
An earthquake shook Costa Rica on Friday causing widespread death and property damage. Port Limon reports heavy losses with bodies recovered and searches ongoing. Nearby towns report dozens more fatalities and many injured.
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Costa Rica
New Orleans
Port Limon
Cool Bandit Robs Train Near Port Bolivar
A bandit boarded a moving train on the International and Great Northern near Port Bolivar in Texas. He robbed mail clerks at gunpoint, selected a mail pouch, kicked it from the car, and escaped as the train rolled on. A posse is pursuing the robber.
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Longview
Tex
International & Great Northern Railroad
Port Bolivar
Bank Threats Halted by Reserve Police in New York
Several thousand upset foreigners threatened bankers at the private bank of Auerbach and Goldberg in the East Side. A reserve police squad kept the mob in check as the bank closed its doors on Monday June 26.
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New York
Bank
Auerbach & Goldberg
Rockefeller reduces autos after dissolution order
John D Rockefeller has reduced his fleet of automobiles from five to four following the government's order dissolving the Standard Oil company.
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John D
Columbus
John D Rockefeller
Standard Ol
United States Athletes Arrive for Stockholm Games
The steamship carrying U.S. athletes to the Stockholm games arrived in Antwerp on Monday. Most competitors are reported in good condition as preparations continue.
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Finland
Antwerp
Prearene
United States
Stockholm
Tragic Eagle Park Dock Collapse Kills 28 in Niagara River
A crowded excursion dock on Grand Island Niagara River collapsed after crowd movement. 28 people drowned with 17 bodies recovered immediately, as falls downstream and swift current hampered rescue efforts.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Eagle Park
Grand Island
Nagara
Grand Ieland
29 Lost When Boat Burns on the Danube
Vienna reports 29 feared dead after fire destroyed the Hungarian passenger steamer Queen Elizabeth on the Danube Friday. The excursion boat carried a crowd of passengers when flames erupted, causing a panic as travelers jumped or struggled for lifeboats and many swimmers reached shore. One passenger killed himself upon realizing death was certain.
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Danube
Vienna
Bandits Rob Bokchito Bank. Large Posse Scours Oklahoma
Scores of armed men from Bokchito Durant and McAlester hunt the region for the Bokchito bank robbers after a battle with citizens. In about an hour fight they likely mortally wounded Robert Kelly and wounded Dudley Moreland. Robbers escaped with about 3000 dollars.
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Okla
Bokchito
McAlester
First National Bank
Robert Kelly
Dudley Moreland
Socialist Woman to Head Washington State Ticket
Everett June 26 Miss Anna A Malley socialist lecturer and writer of Everett and former business manager of the New York Call will head the Socialist state ticket in Washington.
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Everett, Wash
Anna A. Malley
Everett
New York Call
Washington
Crarevitch to Miss Vienna Suffering Tuberculosis
An eight year old Crarevitch, afflicted with night tuberculosis, will never walk again, according to advices from St Petersburg reported in Vienna on June 2.
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Vienna
Jone
Crarevitch
St Petersburg
Life Story Barred Wife of Slayer on Stand in White Plains
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw protested at the Matteawan hearing on her husband Harry K. Thaw's bid for release. She refused to endure more intimate questioning about her past with Stanford White, insisting she should not relive past details. Thaw apologized for any pain caused during questioning.
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Weat Plains
N. Y
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
White
Thaw
Matteawan
Stanford White
Roosevelt Declares He Will Not Quit Fighting
Col. Theodore Roosevelt returns to Oyster Bay for brief rest and vows to keep battling until the will of the people is properly registered. He announces a new party convention within three to six weeks in Chicago St Louis or Denver led by an executive committee including Johnson Aldrich Vesey Clapp and Pinchot among others.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
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St. Lauia
Denver
Hiram Johnson
California
A. Aldrich
Nebraska
R. 8. Vesey
South Dakota
Moses N. Clapp
Minnesota
Dixon
Montana
Benjamin Lindsey
Colorado
Miles Poinderter
Washington
Charles R. Thompson
Vermont
B. C. Carrington
Maryland
Matthew Hale
Maine
Gifford Pinchot
James A. Garfield
E. A. van Valkenburg
William R. Nelson
Controller Prendergast
New York
William Allen White
George T. Record
Richard Pearson
Suffragette Leaders Released From Holloway Jail
Mrs Pankhurst and Mrs Pethick Lawrence, prominent suffragists and society figures, were released from Holloway Prison in London on account of illness.
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London
Pankhurst
Pethick Lawrence
Holloway
Religious figure killed in New York auto crash
Alfred L Sellaman a member of a prominent parking family was instantly killed and his nephew seriously injured in an automobile accident in New York on Monday June 24.
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Religian
New York
Alfred L Sellaman
Bie
Serteupt
Gen Bragg Dies at 85 in Fond du Lac
Edward S Bragg a Civil War Iron Brigade commander died at 4 44 pm on Thursday aged eighty five after years of frail health. He served Wisconsin in Congress as a Democrat and later held US diplomatic posts in Mexico Cuba and China. He rose to fame at the 1884 Democratic National Convention backing Grover Cleveland with the line We love him for the enemies he has made.
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U Lac
Edward
Bragg
Iron Brigade
Congress
Wisconsin
United States
Mexico
Cuba
China
Grover Cleveland
Conntry
Fond du Lac
6 Hurt and One Dying in Hastings Riot Over Wage Fight
In Hastings on the Hudson New York six people were wounded as a mob attacked returning National Conduit and Cable workers. One man is dying and five others, including a woman, are seriously hurt after the plant resumed operations at the old wage scale following a nine day strike. The clash arose when about 600 workers returned to work Monday.
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Hastings
Hudson
N. Y
Dobba Ferry
National Conduit and Cable Company
Notable Statesmen Fall Ill and River Tragedy Reported
London reports Gen Stewart Woodford once New York lieutenant governor lies seriously ill in an Oxford area inn after a prior injury. Also in London playwright Henry Arthur Jones is critically ill after an operation. Cincinnati notes four deaths when a boat capsized on the Ohio River with one survivor and several bodies missing.
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Stewart L. Woodford
New York
United States
Spain
Oxford
Henry Arthur Jones
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Congress Puts on Brake After Democratic Convention
Washington June 26 Congress marks time for politics after the Democratic national convention ends. Both houses will resume business as party leaders set to finalize agendas.
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Congress
Washington
Freeport Grants 50-Year Water Franchise
Freeport council approves a 50 year water franchise to the Freeport Water company. The city reserves the right to purchase the plant at the end of five year intervals.
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Freeport
Freeport Water Company
Democrats Open First Session at National Convention
The Democratic National Convention opened in Baltimore with Norman E. Mack presiding and Alton B. Parker chosen as temporary chairman. The opening drew 15,000 spectators as Parker defeated Ollie James and O Gorman in the preliminary vote. Contests over delegations followed with mixed outcomes across several states and territories.
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Woman's National Democratic League
Baltimore
Norman Mack
Democratic National Committee
Randolph Hopkins
Charles Lithlum
William G. Sharp
Ohio
Reflections of the Big Democratic Meet in Baltimore
Chicagoan J Hamilton Lewis praises Baltimore Mount Vernon Place calling it beautiful and soothing. He notes visiting mayors and dignitaries, including Murph y and Longworths, and mentions a traveling papermache dog bond sent around the world from Bangor to Manila.
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J. Hamilton Lewis
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Mount Vernon Place
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Parle
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la Globetrotting
Dresden
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Peru
O'Reilly
Philippines
Washington
Tom Taggart Praised Yet Called Quiet News Talker
An Indiana man describes Tom Taggart as exceptionally courteous and affable, the pleasantest fellow, who will chat with anyone. He notes Taggart’s skill at talking without conveying real news, a talent the newspaper men reportedly do not favor.
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Tom Taggart
Indiana
Tom
Notable trio hosts amid reporters at Belvedere event
J. Harry Covington J. Walter Smith and J. Fred Tal bott relaxed at Belvedere as reporters crowded for a word. Chicago figure Ham Lewis passed by and greeted the group with a famously gracious bow reflecting his South Carolina roots.
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J. Harry Covington
J. Walter Smith
J. Fred ©. Talbott
Belvedere
J. “Ham" Lewis
Chicago
South Carolina
Delegations Parade With Bands Through State Lines
The Georgia and Florida groups were joined by about 600 marchers each while Alabama led a 1000 strong contingent. all three were accompanied by bands.
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Georgia
Florida
Alabama
British Embassy Members In Washington Attend Convention
The members of the British embassy at Washington are all in the city during the convention.
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Washington
Convention Hall in Maryland Ready for National Delegates
The Fifth regiment armory hosts the Democratic national convention with a 364 by 284 foot floor, seating 15 000. Generous lighting, 6 000 000 feet of lumber, 35 000 spent on hall preparation, 24 000 yards bunting, 600 flags, and 14 men plus six seamstresses work on decorations. New York delegates caucused at state headquarters with 15 to 20 of the 90 state votes pledged, unit rule unchallenged.
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Baltimore
Fifth Regiment
Maryland
New York
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