Witness testifies in Haywood case on 1901 mine violence
O M Cackett of Telluride testifies about gunfire at Smuggler mine during the 1901 strike. He says an agreement with Vincent St John and Edgar Collins halted firing for three days, with workers fearing to return and troops used. Cross examines, noting the three day lull and later armed neutrality until 1903.
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Raise
O. M. Cackett
Telluride
Colo
Haywood
Vincent St. John
Hawley
St. John
Edgar A. Collins
St John
Arthur Collins
Sackett
Milkman Shot From Ambush On Portland Road
Portland July 17 The milkman Alexander Huber body found with a bullet hole in his head at the Cornell road outside city limits. Police say last night's murder stems from a saloon fight involving Huber his brother Andreas Henry Nagell and a fourth man all milkmen who were jailed then released on bonds.
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Portland
Alexander Huber
Cornell Road
Huber
Andreas Huber
Henry Nagell
Friction Among High Naval Officers Questioned
Washington July 16 There is serious friction between the high naval officers. The question is raised are the great naval movements planned without consultation with the heads of bureaus through which their execution must depend.
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Washington
Navy officials puzzled by no orders on fleet move to Pacific
The navy department has not received any verbal or written orders about moving the fleet to the Pacific. Officials only know from public announcements that the largest fleet of American battleships ever assembled will mobilize in the fall for a Pacific coast voyage. They question whether they are being slighted or if the admiralty forgot to notify them.
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Pacific
Navy Department
Pacific Coast
Navy
Bloody record of auto accidents in Massachusetts
Boston reports a 26 day period with nine pedestrians killed and 34 injured in auto accidents statewide. The piece notes two collisions and includes a farcical wedding invitation featuring a 101 year old groom and 100 year old bride who have courted 75 years, inviting 200 seniors and the president, claiming a world record.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Iowa
Emperor of Korea Pressures Abdication and Apology
A four hour cabinet session urged Korea's emperor to abdicate in favor of the crown prince and travel to Tokio to apologize to the Japanese emperor. The emperor has replied definitively, and the cabinet plans another meeting. Reported plans include a 400,000 yen withdrawal from Shang bank in Tokio.
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Hague
Tokio
Japan
Shang
Korea
Premier seeks abdication over imperial action
Seoul July 17 The Korean premier has asked the emperor to abdicate due to his decision related to an imperial action. The request signals a political crisis as authorities weigh implications for governance and stability.
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Seoul
Telegraphic change predicted by President Small
Oakland telegraphers report President Small will travel to Chicago within 48 hours for talks with leaders next Tuesday. He said the San Francisco and Oakland strike would go on but predicts a near term shift in telegraphic operations that should benefit stockholders, workers, and the public through improved service.
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Oakland
Cal
Small
Chicago
San Francisco
Important Tax Decision Made
Salem Oregon July 16 Chief Justice Bean today reverses Judge Galloway in Hendershott vs Sagawold on redemption of a delinquent tax sale. Real property may be redeemed before tax deed delivery by paying the amount due with interest and taxes, within three years from sale. The ruling involves redemption voiding the sale and extinguishing tax certificate claims, while noting no delivery of title to Mra Kennedy. The case also covers a separate quiet title dispute in Curry County.
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Salem, Or
Bean
Galloway
H. M. Hendershott
H. L. Sagwold
Circuit Court of
Marion County
Hendershott
J. K. Marlay
P. H. Marlay
Sagawold
Kennedy
Hume
Eakin
J. W. Hamilton
Curry County
EB. B. Burns
Frances M. Kennedy
James Kennedy
Rh. D. Hume
R. D. Mome
Young merchant arrested after Thera pia explosion
Constantinople July 17 a young merchant was arrested in connection with a bomb explosion in front of the summer quarters of the American ee Sunday night at Thera pia. Cotenge Wheat Market Chicago July 17 July 90 6-8 September 93 1-2.
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Constantinople
Therapia
Cotenge Wheat Market
Chicago
Supervisors Visited Glass in His Office
In San Francisco on July 17 during Louis W. Halsey trial testimony stated several supervisors visited Halsey in the telephone building. Vice President Glass and Secretary Eaton were seen in Halsey’s office, with politicians also visiting seeking jobs.
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San Francisco
Louis
Wos
Charles J. Hall
Paplene le States
Hee
Halsey
Glass
Eaton
Hall
Telephone Company
Mary Ryan
Theodore Halsey
Hepney
Delmae
Heney
Delmas
John Krause
Mayor Hoxton
Miss Ryan
WILL PROSECUTE RAILROAD KING
Washington July 16 officials close to the president and the interstate commerce commission expect the department of justice to prosecute Harriman and associates for Sherman act violations in merging the Union and Southern Pacific railroads next fall. Frank B Kellogg, the only government attorney who has examined the merits, believes there is legal ground for action on several counts.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman
Union
Southern Pacific
Department of Justice
Fle
Frank B. Kellogg
Forty Bands in Elks Parade in Philadelphia
A massed band parade featured forty bands totaling 1590 players in line during the Elks celebration in Philadelphia. The Inland Grain Growers Association, based at Athena, saved farmers one cent a sack on 347 300 sacks of grain.
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Philadelphia
the Elks
The
Inland Grain Growers' Association
Athena
Will Double Assessment On Railroad Lands In County
Assessor B F Keeney announces a doubling of the Southern Pacific Company's county land assessment to an average eight dollars per acre, up from four. Roadbed and rolling stock rise to nineteen thousand dollars per mile, with rolling stock at one thousand last year and roadbed at seventeen thousand. Keeney will also enforce mortgage credit filings to recover lost tax money.
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B. F. Keeney
Southern Pacific Company
Board of Equalization
Douglas
Linn
Oregon
Keeney
Gholston Kills Wife After Kissing Her in Jealous Rage
Fort Smith Arkansas July 17 T C Gholston a well known educator kissed his wife last night and then cut her throat. Jealousy was the Cause Gholston is under arrest.
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Fort Smith, Ark
T. C. Gholston
Gholston
Chicago woman to sue papers for damages
London July 16 Mrs Potter Palmer seeks to curb matrimony items in papers. She served notice through solicitors on English newspapers warning of immediate legal action if unauthorized marriage reports recur. The case follows unsettled reports that she was to wed the Earl of Munater.
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London
Unmarried Life Voiced by Mrs. Fi Mer and Potter Palmer
An intimate friend asserts Mrs. Fi mer will remain unmarried for life and rejects any title change. She embraces freedom and clings to the name Potter Palmer, preferring independence over matrimony.
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Fi Mer
Potter-Palmer
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