Bribery Allegations Tie Darrow Case to Lockwood
Trial details reveal former McNamara defense chief Franklin testifies about bribery links to Lockwood. He describes conversations with Darrow and a list of 260 potential witnesses, noting Darrow’s urgency to win the McNamara case. Franklin places trust in Lockwood and recounts assurances of personal access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saw Angeles
Iert H. Franklin
McNamara Defense
Tito
Thhearme N. Lockwood
Hime
Clarence B. Darrow
Lockwood
Franklin
Darrow
Robert F. Bain
McNamara
Ford
Tor Franklin
Bordwell
Aald Franklin
Flour industry struggles hit Kansas milling conference
The Michigan Os older federation meeting notes a tough year for flour producers as export trade falls and shipments drop. Leaders from many mills discuss slack demand, in advance bookings down, and domestic production pushed to the home market amid widespread industry strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milles’ Nathan Federation
W. Blunt
Wielitta
Pantey
Kansas
Noor
Mr. Thunt
Illis
Made Hubby Sneeze For Her Enjoyment Word Salad
Gertrude A Killer of Quakville faced divorce from George P Killer in Clayton after claims he was forced to endure unusual acts. The couple lived together several months. He alleged she peppered his tobacco and embarrassed him by failing to introduce him to her parents during a Steelville trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Gertrude A. Killer
Quakville
George PF. Kiler
Clayton
Steelville
New Street Car Won’t Start With Passengers On Steps
In Schenectady on May 30 a street car with new safety devices was tested. The car cannot start while anyone stands on the step or grips the grab handle. The controller locks automatically when weight is applied and the car is stationary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
Mon Amon
Boston council votes on death sentence in murder case
In Boston the state executive council voted late yesterday four to against committing the death penalty in the murder case of a husband. The proceedings involve well known names and legal acts surrounding the murder verdict and potential execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tonve
Lene
Wellmane
Leteo
Eneino
Mascioll'e
Wilbur Wright dies after long illness in Dayton
An obituary notes the death of aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright at 4 15 AM after a weeks long battle with fever and complications. It chronicles his life from boyhood in Dayton to co inventing the airplane with Orville Wright, his family in Ohio and later years, and mentions physicians Drs H C Conklin and Levi Spitler at his bedside.
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Dayton
Olio
Che
Conklin
Levi Spitler
Lily
Wien
Histiy Millon Weleht
Wright
Steamship Lines Case Set For June Hearing
New York May 8 The government will bring a suit against the Hamburg American Packet Company alleging a combination to fix steerage passenger traffic. The trial aims to block the defendant from entering or clearing United States ports during the alleged restraint. United States Attorney Wise is handling the petition for an injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bhermanawait Instituten
Hoammbure-American Packet Company
Itl Otter Cee
North Athletic Conference
Jum
United States
Llethel
Wise
Veowelt
United Sates
Beattie Ware General Assembly Ends In Unanimous Vote
The United Presbyterian general assembly voted unanimously yesterday to hold the next meeting in Athinia Cha i was explained that the general principles of the Presbyterian church in the United States and the Southern Presbyterian church were set in Atlanta with the three assemblies in session, and with those unity efforts in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beattie
Ware
United Presbyterian
Athinia
Presbyterian Church
United States
Southern Presbyterian Church
Atlante
Lorimer Election Case to Be Brought Up Next Monday
Washington May 30 The Lorimer election case will be taken up in the Senate next Monday after the routine morning business Senator Kern of Indiana minority leader said corrupt practices were used in securing Mr Lorimer's election and made the announcement today to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lorimer
Senate
Kern
Indiana
Fragmented OCR summary of a chaotic report
A garbled historical clipping mentions Washington and a death in a hospital, with scattered names and places. The text is distorted, rendering clear details and entities difficult to extract, leaving the central event hard to confirm from readable fragments.
Ship Owners Refuse To Meet Labor Men
British dockers press for action as union executives refuse a meeting while talks in London stall. National Transport Workers Federation plans conference and potential international boycott amid cross channel and continental pressure. Delegates from 19 countries, including the United States and Canada, to vote on whether to call for a worldwide shipping boycott after London report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamion
Sailers and Firemen's Union
National
Transport Worker
London
Wnion
Ianeport Workers’ Federation
United Kingdom
Dockers’ Union
International Transport Workers’ Federation
Berlin
Hermann Jochade
Transport Workers
United States
Canada
Situation grows dire as Morocco siege tightens near Rabat
May 31 report from General Lyautey notes Paris says Pex, Morocco's capital, is nearly surrounded by hostile tribes. French artillery due shortly, but troops lack strength for a decisive offensive. Arabs again breached city walls on May 28 before French forces, though they held the capital after sustained fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taria
Pex
Cgeneral
Lyautey
Indian appropriation bill carries over thirteen million
The Indian appropriation bill, reporting to the Senate late yesterday from the Indian affairs committee, seeks an appropriation of 13,070,303 dollars an increase of about 4,020,402 over the prior estimate. Senator Curtis of Kansas indicated opposition to the new provisions while the committee backed 1,000,000 for reclamation. The bill includes funds to protect wood waters of the Yukon river and to extend control over 120,000 acres on the Yakima River reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Illinois Secretary of State J A Rose Dead
Illinois Secretary of State James A. Rose died Saturday afternoon at his home in Springfield after a quick illness. He had served as secretary for years and was described as a prominent public figure in the state capital. He suffered internal hemorrhages overnight and collapsed shortly before his death, with physicians unable to reverse the fatal outcome.
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Illinois
J. A. Rose
Springield
Tnl
City
James A. Dage
Genelock
Springfield
Bern
Howe
Ube Aerming Ho
How
York man leaves $500 for Yuletide children's aid
In York Pennsylvania in May 0, Charles FF Be dwist, a former member of Duke Street Methodist Episcopal church, left a $500 bequest to be placed on interest and used to treat children at Yuletide. The amount was handed to the superintendent of schools, ZA Bhue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Charles FF. Bedwist
Duke Street Methodiat Episcopal Church
Yuletide
ZA Bhue
Colt with only two legs in Ohio freak
Spvinafield Ohio May 30 a Norway colt owned by W B Brevens promised to be the most remarkable for bagies retedd. It has to treat leet and may require nourishment from a bottle due to health issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spvinafield
Ohio
Horn
Hutiliewp
W. B. Brevens
Mr. Bleowens
CATTLE RUSTLERS WILL SERVE AT LEAVENWORTH
Three indicted cattle rustlers from South Dakota were found guilty by a federal jury in Leavenworth. Rush received four years, while Ashbaugh and Norman each drew three years and months in the federal penitentiary for theft of government cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Eadwood
Rush
Janes Ashbaugh
Joh Norman
Hiver Watimty
South Dakota
Ashbaugh
Norman
Cuban insurgents press fight as U S marines land in Cuba
Washington reports doubt over 9000 troops in Oriente and notes insurrection risks spreading. In Caimanera Marines arrive from the Prairie amid minor skirmishes as trains run and wires stay cut. Rebel leader Evaristo Katones says the movement is political, vows no violence toward whites under death penalty. Montengullo to assume command tomorrow.
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Caimanera
Cuba
Deer Point
Guantanamo
Santiago
Rockefeller at Oil Case Witness Dismisses Evasion Claims
New York May report shows Julia D Rockefeller retired head of Standard Oil on the stand in Missouri suit over Waters-Pierce proxies. He denied evading the Supreme Court decree, resisted direct answers, and asserted no attention to reorganizations, while acknowledging stock holdings in Standard Oil, Waters-Pierce, and related interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julia D. Rockefeller
Standard Oi Company
Pinew
United States Supreme Court
Rockefeller
Missouri
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
St. Louis
Standard Oil
Supreme Court of the United States
Missouri Supreme Court
Indiana
Waters-Pierce
Standard Ol
Mannee
Deere
United States
Ranuel
Courmel
John D
Ile
Waterd-Derce
Senate Vote Sinks Free-List Amendment to Metal Tariff Bill
Washington May 22 The Senate rejected an amendment by Smith Georgia that would have placed many farming implements on the free list by a 35 to 34 vote. Most affirmative ballots came from Democrats with several Republicans absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Smith
Georgia
Extreme Penalty Page Returns Five Years
Fragmentary text appears to reference severe punishment and multiple names or places, but lacks clear roles or events. The legible parts hint at a court or penal context with names and possible dates, yet the transcription is garbled and does not provide a coherent narrative or outcome.
Letter Triggers Archbald Trouble In Rail Case
Testimony in Washington tied a letter to Archbald’s troubles with the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railway. Saeger said he wrote the letter on orders from Judge Jenney, dictating content that argued a coal property issue before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Boland challenged the insinuations while Clayton cautioned witnesses and paused statements until later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baaseer
Delaware, Lackwanta & Woetern Railway
Interstate Commerce
Conpany
United States Court
Scranton
Con Company
Artale
Saeger
Wie
Wihian
Jenney
Palliomed
Afr
Hefieo
Arcbinid
Res Authority
Norrie
Auld Sweger
Sueger
Wilf P. Boland
Marion Coal Company
Boland
Lackawanna
Black LL
Clayton
Mit
Chinese man seeks divorce from his white wife in landmark New York case
New York May 30 There has been no Chow sil in the happy home of Lee Ping since his white wife Laura became enamored of another Chinese man Lee Lay Ping in a divorce action in the supreme court the first of its kind in New York county Ping once celebrated his Americanized name George married Laura March 7 1907 at Sheepshead Bay a baby boy George Jr arrived May 2 the following year He claims Laura fled with Lee Loy a restaurateur at Park Street and that she refused to produce their son to court The Children's Society took custody before a habeas corpus writ could be returned noting the case promises to be interesting as the still unusual Chinese divorce is to be tried in this noted notary era
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Huonpy
Lee Ping
Laura
Lee Lay
Ping
Supreme Court
New York County
George
Sheepshead Bay
Gweorge, Jr
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
Lee Loy
Restaurent
Park Street
Ping Avers
Lov
Children's Society
Justice Maye
Childrens Court
Smael Oest
Change in Ritual Evades Methodist Conference Debates
The Minnesota conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church evaded a direct vote on ritual revision during today’s general conference. A commission will draft the revision for presentation at the convention. The conference also endorsed changes in compiled numbers for commissions, with names from various regions listed as nominees to the hook commission for approval before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolix
Minin
Mig 40
Bieles Gates
Silas Phoree
New England
Handley
New Jersey
J. 0. Shepard
Wyoming
W. FP. Conner
Pittsburg
T. Stevenson
Northeast Ohio
da. Patten
Houston
Daviage
Buisiana
Hanford Crawford
St. Boule
M. Havner
Ilona
Joe Bll
Centinal Hiinole
F. Bacou
Indiana
Alland
Minnesota
W. de Hwetivh
Chieve German
Hollo V. Vou
California
W. W. van Pasen
Tilahe
Fireman killed in a crossing collision
Chicago May 1. Fireman Pipeman in the enly five aleparitiens was killed. Lieut Morrison O Day and Frank Swiekrwih, firemen, were seriously injured when the accident occurred at the railway crossing. The jury was to examine witnesses and the accident scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ivorge Laigilin
Enly
Aleparitiens
Impenniet
Morria O'Day
Frank Swiekrwih
Seriowising
Fee
Iain Combay
Rich peanut vendor fraud case tops Wareshen report
An obscure, likely garbled OCR fragment mentions a rich peanut vendor accused of fraud, with scattered names and places such as Wren, Mae, Anoretion, and Pediglanies. The text references legal action, a court or conference, and possible accusations of theft of money, but lacks coherent details or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
Cabeseet
Eeiah
Poitier
Physicians Insanity Probe Shocks Ohio Town
Martti Ohio physician workers report a physician believed insane and under investigation. Patients, including Jaco Fobott, died recently while more than 28 towns report psychiatric concerns. Dr Oboes and Dr Dabnew cited among prominent local doctors amid a tense hospital case involving a man named Daniel and a pending commitment for treatment.
Hirschfield Leper Case Allows Home Stay Under Quarantine
Hayliv Michigan May 30 Doctors Warthin of the University of Michigan and Dr. R L Dinon state leprosy is the diagnosis for Herman Hirschfield after a Centerville Iowa transfer The local health board allows him to remain at home with porch restrictions and yard reforms The wife stays with him and their four children may visit briefly under similar limits Relatives will care for the other children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayliv
Mich
Warthin
University of Michigan
R. L. Dinon
State Board of Health
Herman Hirchfield
Centerville
Ble
Taft Attacked During Speech by Unidentified Foe
President Taft was struck by a slipping object amid a crowd during a public address. Secret service and investigators pursued leads without an arrest as a disorderly scene unfolded and officials moved the president to safety.
Wrights face limited chance in medical update
In Dayton on May 2 a report notes Wilbur Wright’s condition shows little improvement with a high fever near 104 degrees. The article mentions doctors and a local case in Washington tied to President Taft and a Senate resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Wilbur Wright
Wright
German Olympic team selections and local industry notes
Fragmented report mentions Germany selections for the Olympic team and local entities in Lodges, ChecUs, and Baye. The text lists names like Mink Beet, Roy and Phere, and references weather and other scattered items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Amd
Abba Abies
Martone Welte Grotior
Ady
Adevallemene
Sanitary Kiss Controversy Sparks Vote at Meeting
A chaotic May 4 meeting at the college discussed a sanitary kiss practice described as bunk. Students debated discipline and a proposed fine while doctors warned of health risks. a vote by the group resulted in a clear majority against the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiragin
Smd
Alvin
Training School for Mayors Suggested
A discussion at a regional convention proposes a training school for mayors to improve city governance. Observers note potential benefits in leadership skills and policy implementation, while concerns focus on funding and accessibility for smaller communities.
Boy’s Death Not Self-Inflicted, Father Claims Lynching
In a Kentucky case from May, the father asserts the boy’s death was not by his own action but a lynching near Louwisville. The coroner will review the facts and reopen the inquest to remove any doubt, with custody of the body and investigation shared by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louwisviil
Coun Russell
McClung Opposes Proposed New Coins Amid High Living Cost
Atlanta reports McClung does not favor the proposed one and two cent coins, arguing they fail to ease the burden of living costs. The piece mentions public reaction and concerns about coinage affecting commerce and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Bernt Crew
Phin
Schilling
Trial demands amid muddled gun threat notes
A garbled OCR fragment references a trial, names, and possible gun threat details, including mentions of Pettiseel, Meeker, Teck Take, Vandecery, and Abie Phe. The legible parts imply questions of responsibility and procedure, with scattered references to witnesses and defensive actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hock
Iegre Chevys Pettiseel
Deanet
Hares Meeker
Dil Ieee Chainer Af
Teediel Forge
MHS Kane Marked Leotiedor Alay St Mow Woenolluey
Unclear OCR text describes MHS Kane marking incident with names and places. Contains multiple garbled phrases and foreign-looking terms. Core items unreadable. readable fragment suggests a local school or event note with individuals and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MHS
Kane
Leotiedor
Mir
New York
Lighthouse Tender Ashore in Rough Seas
The U S lightship tender Agework faced rough waves and was beached while aiding a vessel near Piney Point. Crewmen Mie oe He abot were taken off by the US Coast Guard, with one injured and the rest remaining aboard the damaged ship.
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Woembovin
Abinebva
Sten Lightmaae
Ligue
Winter Wind Damages Wheat Crop And Towns
Winter winds severely damaged winter wheat across the region, with reports of crop injury in multiple areas including local farms and nearby fields. Farmers fear reduced yields as weather persists into the planting season, impacting upcoming market prospects and local supply.
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Bert H. Franklin
Millers’ National Federation
Despond
Hubby
Canin
Wii
Wright Oy
Anklin
Wilbur
Penney
Enel
Ageit
Deat
Eirville
Wilbur de Greville
Baer
Cheemies Cnet
Fiether
Bagdael
Sayiel
Avierhou
Cage
Mann
Wileus Wright
Steamship Lines
Lorimer Cage
Savane
Gana Allen
Amd
Aline Mivaineau
PMA
Diet Weeny
Wek
Teil Chetek
Suvanmi
Willow Eis
Cinienaps
Pormone
Morocco
Fez
Indian Affairs Committee
Ectonze
Oriente
State Department
Havana
Buesta
Nipe Bay
Evaristo Katenes
Jose J. Montengullo
Ehlef
John D. Rockefeller
Attorney Uttermyer
Benge
Hiroto Cabieoeth
Rte Bk
Archbald
Mr. Holand
Dan Brey
Tome
Mreminent
Lotte
Daniel
Weite
Trentment
Privity
Oboes
Congress
Marietta
Dinkney
Dabnew
Marisetta
Iowa
Wilkie
Taft
Thutherford
Hief Wilkie
Aoguiet
Wis
Nolan
Willele
Biadhan
Krank
Flitehies
Toctl Taft Ore
Provident
Ted
Jepfpherbon Cipy
James B. Caokt
bin Thihe Wity
Tat
Remator Hitchcock
Ie Sen
Germany
Sele Eci
Northwestern University
Chicas
PT Krewdedee
Mu Joseon
Padem
Hporsguino Taos
Uinols
Weemiyore
Hoover
Pittsburgh
Pitewurah
Magyoo
Mie
Haipis
Chopin
Miko Pertaroe
Ty Coke
Elvid
Toreen
Pepi
Prexy
Turkey
Feuiy
Cobbliebtagl
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