Inimical to Labor Not Exonerating Moyer Haywood Policy
Roosevelt correspondence with John D. Pringle acknowledges the Labor World editorial on the Moyer Haywood Pettibone controversy. The president stresses innocence does not excuse preaching industrial policies harmful to wage earners, aligning with the view that such rhetoric damages workers' interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
John D. Pringle
Labor World of
Roosevelt
Moyer-Haywood
Moyer
Haywood
Pettibone
Mob in Butte Patrolman Kills Suspect Sparks Lynching Bid
In Butte on May 11 patrol driver Charles Jackson shot and killed Harry Cole as he tried to escape. A feared lynch mob, led by Cole’s brothers, raided a gun store seeking Detective Charles McGarvey, believing him to be the shooter. Police vowed to resist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Charles Jackson
Harry Cole
Brothers
Northern Pacific
Cole
Jackson
McGarvey
Shriners Elect Officers and Set Next Meeting
The Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine elected officers with Frank C. Roundy of Chicago named imperial potentate. North American membership reached 113,274, with 10,483 in North America. St Paul to host the next session July 14-15, 1908, and Sioux City temple received a charter after a contest with Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Los Angreues
Cal
Imperial Council of
Mystic Shrine
Frank C. Roundy
Chicago
North America
St. Paul
Imperial Council
Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine
Sioux City
Des Moines
Col East Dies A National Figure And Hendricks Secretary
Col onel Hughes East a prominent real estate dealer of Yankton South Dakota dies at age 90 in Yankton. He served as private secretary to Thomas A Hendricks of Indiana when he became vice president and later held posts in the Yankton land office and Washington agricultural department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Hendricks
Divide
Yankton
M. D
Hughes East
Colonel East
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indiana
United States
Hughes
Cleveland
East Family Noted with Two Daughters Named
East leaves two daughters, Miss Charlotta East a court stenographer in the First judicial district, and Miss Helen East of Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Charlotta East
Helen East
Cleveland
Tubes Sold for Warship Boilers Under Conspiracy Probe
In Boston on May 11 the trial of Frank Emmett J Jay Dunn and Charles L Close for conspiracy in supplying defective boiler tubes to the government for warships resumes. Emmett, now a witness, describes stamping doctored tubes with inspector marks and passing flawed tubes after filing defects to fool inspectors. He says hundreds of tubes were filed and re inspected while inspectors were absent and that some inspectors tolerated filing to witness the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Boston
Frank Emmett
J. Jay Dunn
Charles L. Close
Emmett
Dunn
Gleason
Will of Smith Leaves 25 Million Estate in New York
The will of James Henry Smith reveals an estate valued at up to 25 million dollars. His wife receives 3 million, Anita Stewart gains a life interest in bonds, and several siblings, nieces, nephews, and institutions receive substantial legacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silent Smith
New York
James Henry Smith
Anita Stewart
St. Paul
May
Lady Cooper
George Cooper
Victor Rosbach
John Mille
George Alexander Smith
Evanston, Ill
George Simpson Eddy
Thomas Eddy
Chicago
Lucy Mason Vose
William Farr
Kenosha
St. Luke's Hospital
Orthopaedis Hospital of
George Grant Mason
William Smith Mason
Herman Boche Surrenders After Norfolk Murder
Herman Boche, the man who killed Frank Jarmer, surrendered at his Boche farm after a two day truce with Bowie relatives. Sheriff Clement’s bullets wounded him the night after the murder. Authorities plan to move Bowie to Madison and then before Justice Lambert on a first degree murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jarmer
Norfolk
Neb
Herman Boche
Conley
Boche
Clement
Bowie
Madison
Lambert
Bunco scheme shocks Marietta with fake court
Horace and Edward Napier of Burlington Iowa claim they were robbed in a fake common pleas court by impersonators posing as judge sheriff and lawyer. The men sought foreclosure on a grandfather's farm and paid 70 dollars for the sham legal services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Ohio
Horace
Edward Napier
Burlington
Iowa
Lowans
Conspiracy Charged Over Timber Land Titles In Colorado
Two bills in equity filed in federal court allege a state wide conspiracy to wrongfully obtain thousands of acres of timber land from the government. Plaintiffs seek to set aside patents to lands held by the New Mexico Lumber company and the Pagosa Lumber company and to restrain further forest destruction in Archuleta County Colorado. The case centers on alleged false filings and ineligible entrymen manipulated to claim homestead lands and foster cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill— Bluff
Denver
Colo
New Mexico Lumber Company
Pagosa Lumber Company
Archuleta
Shrine Train Wreck Kills Dozens on Coast Line
A special train of Mystic Shriners bound from Los Angeles to the east wrecked near Honda on the Southern Pacific coast line. Twenty one confirmed dead, many injured as six coaches crashed after an engine wheel failed. The train, traveling at speed, overturned and caught fire before rear cars could stop it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Coast Line
Los Angeles
Honda
Southern Pacific
Santa Barbara
M. Sampson
Omaha
Mystic Shriners
Pastor Dies After Train Accident in Douglas Wyoming
The Rev. John W. Moore pastor of the Congregational church died at noon Wednesday after losing both legs under a Northwestern train. Within half an hour residents had raised $1,000 for his widow. His brother Rev. F L Moore of Cheyenne arrived shortly after death. Funeral held in Cheyenne Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Wyo
John W. Moore
Congregational Church
F. L. Moore
Cheyenne
Special Land Agent Pugh Arrives in Belle Fourche
Special Land Agent W. B. Pugh of Cheyenne arrived in Belle Fourche after touring eastern Wyoming northern Nebraska and the Rapid City district. He has examined desert and homestead entries held up by the government and may review fence issues soon as stockmen were ordered to remove fences on government land in this area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Pugh
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Nebraska
Rapid City
Belle Fourche
Dog Bite Wave Hits South Omaha With Bite Incidents
In Omaha on May 1 a growing mad dog situation is reported as several biting cases emerge in South Omaha. Dog catcher Joseph Blaha was bitten by a dog owned by Casper Horwich after a struggle during which Blaha lassoed the animal. the dog shot, while the bite left a deep wound on Blaha's left forearm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasteur Institute
Omaha
Joseph Blaha
Casper Horwich
Blaha
History in Doubt over Moyer in Joliet Penitentiary Claim
Boise reports question a Chicago paper's claim that Charles Moyer was jailed in Joliet in 1886. Charles H. Moyer, jailed for former Governor Steunenberg murder, denies it and says he worked in the Black Hills mining region from 1886 to 1887. He cites Castle Creek Mining near Rochford as records to verify his location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Moyer
Joilet Penitentiary
Moyer
Charles H. Moyer
Castle Creek Company
Rochford
Joliet
C. H. Moyer
Steunenberg
Black Hills
South Dakota
Castle Creek
S. D
Joliet Penitentiary
Boise Plans Quiet During Haywood Trial Amid Street Speech Ban
Boise Idaho imposes a prohibition on street preaching during the William D Haywood trial and Western Federation of Miners leaders murder case amid fears of public agitation. Mayor Haines enforces the order as police monitor entrances while militia and U S cavalry remain in reserve. The city remains calm and confident no disorder is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Frank Steunenberg
Haines
United States Cavalry
Boone native Moyer linked to Idaho murder case
President Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners, soon to be tried for the murder of ex Governor Steunenberg in Boise, Idaho, is a former Boone resident. He has close relatives in Boone including his brother Frank Moyer, a former Boone police chief, and sister-in-law Mrs. Fred Payne. Moyer left Boone years ago to become a cowboy before entering mining. He was in Boone shortly before his arrest, speaking on regional conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Boone
President Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Steunenberg
Boise
Idaho
Frank Moyer
Fred Payne
Moyer’s Hills Record in Black Hills Details Confirmed
Reports trace Charles F. Moyer president of the Western Federation of Miners. They question his Joliet penitentiary Burglary record and note inquiries from eastern press. Harry Gregg, former Castle Creek Mining supervisor, is referenced in the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Joliet
Black Hills
Moyer
Castle Creek Mining Company
Harry Gregg
Man Refutes 1886 Moyer Employment Claim
In a Spearfish valley home today Mr Gregg asserts his records show Charles H Moyer first employed by Castle Creek Mining on September 18 1888 He says his books are intact and checkbook stubs prove Moyer was not employed by the company in 1886 nor in other years listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spearfish
Charles H.moyer
Castle Creek
Gregg
Moyer
LID TO GO DOWN Prosecuting Attorney Files Information
Cheyenne Wyoming May 11 County and Prosecuting Attorney C M Watts filed informations in district court against Harry P Hynds John J Folen and Charles H Evans charging them with violations of the state anti gambling law Open gambling had been suppressed two years ago but secret gambling has persisted Watt says a group of Cheyenne citizens testified they participated in gambling games at all three establishments April 24 They will testify against the owners and Watts says he will slam the lid down tight in Cheyenne
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
County
C. M. Watts
District Court
Harry P Hynds
John J. Folen
Charles H. Evans
Mr. Watts
Watts
Man Attempted Suicide After Rejected Marriage Proposal
Elbert C. Nicols a Simmons Hardware salesman tried to kill himself by crushing his brain with a brick after urging Mrs. Julia Belt to marry him. He followed her for hours and lived at 613 North Euclid Avenue where she runs a private boarding house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Elbert C. Nicols
Simmons Hardware Company
Julia Belt
North Euclid Avenue
Scriven Takes Up Duties as Indian Alloting Commissioner
John H. Scriven, appointed Indian allotting commissioner for Rosebud agency and Tripp county South Dakota, is to assume duties at once. He will hire a surveyor and assemble seven staff to begin allotment work, starting last Thursday, with work expected to continue for two or three seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Scriven
Mortgaged Home of Mrs Thaw in Pittsburg
Lyndhurst the mansion of Mrs William Thaw in the east section of Pittsburg has been mortgaged for 100000. The loan was secured earlier, records kept hidden, and only disclosed yesterday by the Pittsburg Leader. Interest is 412 percent and the Fidelity Title and Trust Company holds the mortgage, due in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynhurst Pittsburg
Lyndhurst
William Thaw
Pittsburg
Fidelity Title and Trust Company
Strikers Reject Raise Demand at Murray Smelting Plant
The American Smelting and Refining Company plant in Murray Utah, employing 1000 to 1200 workers with a 76000 dollar monthly payroll, shut down its last running furnace after talks failed with about 900 Greek and Austrian furnace workers and ore haulers who walked out seeking a 25 cent daily raise. Foreign workers pressured American colleagues, preventing them from working.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
American Smelting and Refining Company
Murray
Soldier of fortune Melver dies in New York home
Henry R. H. E. Melver famed as a soldier of fortune died in his West Twenty second Street residence after a brief illness. He claimed service in multiple historic conflicts including the Sepoy mutiny and Civil War era campaigns and was preparing a book titled Fighting Under Eighteen Flags with a noted author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry R. H. E. Melver
West
Melver
Garibaldi
Italy
Don Carlos
Maximilian
Napoleon III
Egypt
Milan of
Servia
Milan
McIver
Hampton Roads
Virginia
Six Set of Twins Reported in Ohio Family
E R Brown of Ravenna announces his sidest son in St Louis has just welcomed the sixth pair of twins to his wife in a boy and a girl. Brown notes the family was large before President Roosevelt promoted his race idea. His wife, a Cherokee, died eleven years ago. At the 1893 World’s Fair the twins weighed over two tons total, the heaviest at 320 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenna
E. R. Brown
St. Louis
Brown
Roosevelt
Dakota May Be a Total Loss After Japanese Shoreing
An expert report from an agent of the Liverpool Salvage Association states the trans Pacific steamer Dakota ran ashore in Tokio Bay March 3 and salvage is hopeless though part of the cargo may be saved. The vessel’s loss is pegged at 3,750,000 pounds to London underwriters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Liverpool Salvage Association
Japan
Great Northern Steamship Company
Trans- Pacific Line
Dakota
Bay of
Tokio
London
Fatal Mutiny Aboard Maori King In San Diego
The British steamer Maori King arrived in San Diego with over 1100 steerage passengers from Vladivostok and Shanghai bound for Mazatlan and Guam. A clash between Chinese passengers and an immigration officer led to a free-for-all fight with several deaths and many injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Vladivostok
Shanghai
Mazatlan
Guamamas
Norther n Pacific sends sympathy drafts to Mrs Clow
May 13 Livingston. General Manager Horn wired Supt Finch to send sympathy to Mrs Clow widow of the murdered North Coast engineer and to mail a draft for 4000 as recognition of her husband’s faithful service. The company also presented Fireman Sullivan with a 1000 draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Horn
Finch
Clow
North Coast
Northern Pacific
Trig
Sullivan
Change of Venue Sought in Kyu man Case
Sioux Falls authorities report that Mrs Emma Ku man charged with the murder of her 16 year old hired girl will seek a change of venue to another county in the judicial district. The move aims to secure a fair trial amid alleged local prejudice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Emma Kyuman
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Col. East
Will OF Smith
B. S. Bunch
Blacksmith
Hulett, Wyo
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