Moyer accused of alibi linked to Joliet prison case
Chicago reports Charles H. Moyer, head of the Western Federation of Miners, may have served time in Joliet for burglary in 1886. Journal details prison records, Chicago Police files, and a York County link via John Keating, with corroboration from Patrolman Hartnett and statements from Keating’s mother.
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Chicago
Journal Today
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Boise
Idaho
Joliet
Moyer
Cook County
Iowa
Chicago Police Department
C. “S." Moyer
C. S. Moyer
Fred Baker
Ingoor Larson
West Lake Street
John Keating
Swen T. Johnson
Northwestern Avenue
W.S. Newell
Warren Avenue
Hartnett
Keating
John Kelly
Baker
Journal
Wood
Madison Streets
Thomas Hennessey
Lake Street
Charles Moyer
O. J. White
Desplaines Street
Larson
Rothers
Charles Keating
Wester Red
Penitentia
Sam Williams
Sam
Charley Moyer
Miners’ Federation
Williams
Missouri
Boone
Frank S. Moyer
Charley
Deadwood
Denver
Moyer Denies Joliet Penitentiary Claim
Boise record raises doubt about a claim that Moyer was imprisoned in Joliet. Moyer states he worked for Castle Creek Gold Mining at Rockford South Carolina Black Hills in 1886 and he and his lawyers call the allegation false.
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Boise
Idaho
Moyer
Castle Creek
Rockford
S. C
Black Hills
Joliet
Bad Money Makers Indicted in Indiana
Indianapolis May 11 Indictments by the federal grand jury name four men in custody James Hand alias James Cassidy charged with passing counterfeit $10 bills in Evansville Charles F Smith of Evansville with using the mails to defraud and George and Hay don Swyers of a Sardinia area farm charged with passing $1 counterfeit bills Hand allegedly passed about ten counterfeit bills in Evansville before arrest and more bills were found bound about his leg Swyers brothers allegedly passed crude pen and ink counterfeit bills Also named were Orville Smith Huntington and Bernard Dickerson Terre Haute rural mail carriers charged with embezzlement
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Indianapolis
James Hand
James Cassidy
Evansville
Charles F. Smith
George and
Haydon Swyers
Sardinia
Hand
Zwyers
Orville Smith
Huntington
Bernard Dickerson
Terre Haute
Women Overcome in Opening Rush at New Five and Ten Store
A large crowd gathered on Calhoun Street for a new five and ten cent store opening. About a half score of women fainted in the jam and had to be helped outside where they recovered. The crush was terrific with people waiting before doors opened.
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Calhoun Street
Mystery Horace Marvin Jr Death Probe Opens in Dover
Dover May 11 coroner s jury begins inquiry into Horace Marvin Jr presumed kidnapped. Juror Wilson reports finding a whiskey bottle at the pond with a paper inside listing names James Sylvester John Burns John Smith Robert Passwaters and the date March 10 1907. Water sample thought to help determine body condition. Attorney General Richards to investigate.
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Dover
Del
Horace Marvin, Jr
Robert O. P. Wilson
James Sylvester
John Burns
John Smith
Robert Passwaters
Wilson
Richards
Central Indiana Lighting Company Forms In Indiana
A May 11 dispatch from Anderson reports the Central Indiana Lighting company filed articles of association with a 3 million capital stock split into 2 million common and 1 million preferred shares. New York incorporators are William M. Wherry Jr John W Tobin and Ivan L Meloon. The unit is a branch of National Heat Light and Power of New York and operates as Central Light company in Indiana and Illinois, with several plant acquisitions and options on plants in Shelbyville Columbus Elwood Fairmount and other cities.
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Indianapolis
Anderson
Central Indiana Lighting Company
William M. Wherry, Jr
John W. Tobin
Ivan L. Meloon
New York
Central Indiana Company
National Heat, Light and Power Company
Indiana
Illinois
Central Light Company
Taylorsville
Jerseyville
Robinson
Charleston
Paris
Pana
Lexington and Marshall
Hoosick Falls
N. C
Bennington
Twin City
Brattleborough
National Company
Central Lighting Company
Shelbyville
Columbus
Elwood
Fairmount
Postmaster Hanna to address Indiana postmasters meeting
Postmaster R B Hanna of this city will deliver the welcome address at the first annual meeting of the presidential post masters of Indiana in Indianapolis May 15 and 16. Headquarters will be at the Denison hotel. Hanna also serves on the committee on permanent organization. In Huntington circuit court Friday M D Brineman testified to evidence the state relied on against County Commissioner Chenoweth regarding a new courthouse matter. The state’s attorney stated Chenoweth’s statement was merely a joke.
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Indianapolis
R.B. Hanna
C. A. Bookwalter
Indiana
Denison Hotel
Hanna
Huntington
M.D. Brineman
Chenoweth
New
Court House
Snow and cold snap hit New York and New England
Snow and unseasonably low temperatures were reported across New York state and New England. Boston area had snow after heavy rain, Adirondacks saw three to six inches in 24 hours, Rome New York recorded three inches and 34 degrees, Rochester covered in white, with a 32 degree drop in temperature over eighteen hours.
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New York
New York State
New England
Boston
Adirondacks
Rome
N. Y
Rochester
Record May chill sets state temperature low
Pittsburg reports an unusually cold May with temperatures dropping from 65 to 32 degrees within a day. Snow and ice accumulate in northern Pennsylvania, marking the coldest May day since 1876 per the weather bureau records.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Ex champion Sullivan seeks pardon for Lennon at White House
Washington May 11 ex champion John L Sullivan met with the president on behalf of John Lennon a marine deserter at Governor's Island. Sullivan urged a pardon and for Lennon to complete his enlistment no promises were made. Sullivan plans a two week break at an Indiana resort for rheumatic trouble and joked about diet not being vegetarian.
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Washington
John L. Sullivan
John Lennon
Governor's Island
Marine Corps
Sullivan
Indiana
Streetcar Collision Damages Two Vehicles
A Saturday collision at the transfer corner between a South Wayne street car and a Spy Run car damaged the former beyond use and left shattered windows. The Spy Run car turned onto Main street. South Wayne approached from the south. Robert Seaton led the South Wayne car and escaped injury. An elderly Bluffton woman, Mrs. Mary Richey, suffered severe burns from a coal oil lamp and is expected to die. She was found by her daughter near midnight in a burning dining room after an overturned lamp caused the fire.
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Robert Seaton
Mary Richey
Bluffton
Toom
Birth of Heir Brings Joy Across Spain
Madrid May 11 crowds celebrated the birth of the king's heir with bells, music, and fireworks. Queen Victoria and the baby were reported in excellent condition after a night of public rejoicing, while regimental bands marched and a midnight banquet was held for the troops.
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Madrid
Spain
Queen Victoria
Italian King Consoles Spanish Crown via Telegram Birth Heir
Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel sent a telegram to King Alfonso praising the birth of an heir to the Spanish throne. He expressed cordial wishes for the prosperity of the Spanish royal family.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Alfonso
Tin Badge Detective Held On Charge Of Loitering
Noah Hartman a laborer with a tin badge and rulebook was held on a loitering charge after a weekend sleuthing misadventure with Patrolman Spillner. He lives at 330 Murray Street and is married. Other items note a strike breaker Frank O Niel fined and rearrested, Jesse Felger ordered to leave the city, and Markley rebuilding after the April 27 fire with debris removal and demolition in progress.
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Noah Hartman
United States
Grannan Detective Bureau
Cincinnati
Spillner
Hartman
Murray Street
Frank O’niel
Calderwood
Bass People
Jesse Felger
Governors Hughes Endorsed For President By New York Republicans
New York May 11. A resolution endorsing Governor Hughes for the Republican nomination was laid on the table by a 32 to 4 vote at the Republican State Committee meeting. Odell, Dunn, Ten Eyck, and Halpin voted in favor. The move aimed to support Hughes citing probity and alignment with Roosevelt's stance. It also backed reforms in public service regulation, reapportionment, recount bills, and primary and election law amendments. James P. Goodrich and George Lockwood attended.
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New York
Governor Hughes
Odell
Republican State Committee
George W. Dunn
State Railroad Commission
William Halpin
William Ten Eyck
Hughes
Woodruff
United States
Roosevelt
Cabinet Talks Politics in Columbus Leadup
Washington May 11 cabinet meeting ran from 11 to 2 15. Officials say talk covered political conditions in Ohio and the May 15 Republican state leaders conference in Columbus. A cabinet member hinted the presidency and Senate in Ohio are being treated separately, while Secretary Taft declined to comment.
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Washington
Ohio
Columbus
Taft
Burton denies Taft seek to remove Foraker from Ohio politics
Congress man Theodore Burton released a statement denying an erroneous report that Secretary Taft said he wished to eliminate Senator Joseph B. Foraker. Burton said Taft has not made such a statement and has refused to enter any deal for endorsements or senate support, noting it would resemble a political bargain and attract criticism amid Roosevelt era policies.
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Cleveland, O
Theodore Burton
William H. Taft
Joseph B. Foraker
Foraker
Roosevelt
Taft
Kansas Supreme Court Dismisses Ouster Petitions
Writs of ouster against Western Union Telegraph and Pullman were dismissed by the Kansas supreme court for failure to comply with state corporation laws. The ruling requires both companies to pay charter fees before continuing business in Kansas. Each company plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Topeka
Kan
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pullman Company
Supreme Court of Kansas
Kansas Corporation
Kansas
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court Ousts Leavenworth Mayor. Orders Saloon Licensing Halt
The Kansas Supreme Court granted a writ to oust Leavenworth mayor Peter Everhardy for failing to enforce laws against saloons and to stop Leavenworth from licensing such establishments. The court also considered the Anheuser-Busch case, where arguments failed to finish, challenging a receiver appointment and alleging lack of jurisdiction. Receivers have seized substantial brewing property in Kansas and continue to attach more.
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Supreme Court
Leavenworth
Topeka
Kan
State Supreme Court
Peter Everhardy
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company
St. Louis
Jackson
Anheuser-Busch Company
Anheuser-Busch
Kansas
Czar of Russia and the Kaiser to Meet Soon
London dispatches report an early Baltic sea meeting planned between Emperor Nicholas and Emperor William. Russian social democrats who arrived for a congress conferring with compatriots are closely watched. They discuss propaganda, parliamentary strategy, annual meetings like a trades union congress, and are led by delegates from professions, with Jews prominent among them.
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London
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
William
Baltic Sea
Russia
Trades Union Congress
Blodgett Held on Attempted Assault Charge
Frederick Blodgett, 40, single, jailed in Lagrange on a charge of attempted assault. The explaining witness is Wilma Keck, daughter of a farmer near W ville. Blodgett is unable to give bond of $2,000.
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Frederick Blodgett
Lagrange
Wilma
Keck
Ww .Ville
Blodgett
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