Darrow Defends Labor Over Capital in Idaho Case
Clarence Darrow resumes his Haywood defense in Boise with a searing attack on the Pinkertons and Orchard. He defends Simpkin’s flight, condemns the Constitution as a tool of the wealthy, and portrays labor as oppressed while urging jury scorn for the present system.
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Boise
Idaho
Clarence Darrow
Haywood Dury
Jack Simpkins
Harry Orchard
Darrow
Simpking
Western Federation of Miners
Simpkins
Frank Steunenberg
William D. Haywood
Miners’ Magazine
Steunenberg
United States
Orchard
James H. Hawley
Pinkerton
Wife of Supervisor Testifies in Glass Bribery Case
Mrs Charles Boxton wife of the San Francisco supervisor testified she received 5000 in bank notes as a bribe from Agent Halsey of the Pacific state Telegraph Co. Boxton said the money was payment for favors in the Glass bribery case.
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San Francisco
Charles Boxton
Boxton
Halsey
Pacific State Telephone Cid Telegraph Co
Russian woman hanged by czar's officials in Moscow
Madame Fromkina, who twice tried to kill officials in March and May, was hanged in Moscow with privacy observed. Authorities pressed for mercy pleas, but she refused, with officials saying her mind was likely unbalanced.
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Moscow
Madame Fromkina
Rheinbot
Survivors Arrive on City of Topeka After Columbia Wreck
The steamer City of Topeka brought seventeen survivors to San Francisco today. Among the rescued are WW Winkerbeck Dunn of Poplar Bluffs Missouri and Miss Lulu Hansen of Minneapolis Minnesota.
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San Francisco
Cal
City of Topeka
Winkerbeck Dunn
Poplar Bluffs
Lulu Hansen
Minneapolis, Minn
Women Riot Over Beef Prices In Philadelphia
In Philadelphia the Jewish quarter saw violent demonstrations by women protesting higher beef prices. Shops were invaded, windows broken, meat fouled with kerosene, and police used force to disperse crowds. By noon nearly 50 people were arrested and held for inciting riot.
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Philadelphia
More Honor For Japs Than Yanks In Paris Welcome
Paris dispatch notes the Franco Japanese entente leads to a more elaborate official entertainment for Japanese officers arriving from Brest than that for American naval officers from the Washington and Tennessee last week. Brest reports the American cruisers sailed for home this afternoon.
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Paris
Brest
Washington
Tennessee
Representative Faces Warrant Over Death at Sanitarium
Detroit July 25 Prosecuting Attorney Robison announced at the inquest into the death of Miss Edith Presley proofreader for the state senate that a warrant will be prepared for Representative Ward charging him with manslaughter in connection with the death. Ward is at the funeral of his father in Duquoin Illinois and the warrant will not be served until his return.
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Detroit
Mich
Robison
Edith Presley
State Senate
Ward
Duquoin
Ill
No Evidence for Glass Goes to Jury in Bribery Case
San Francisco July 25 no testimony will be offered for Louis Glass vice president of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph company in the bribery trial of Supervisor Boxton. The case will go to the jury on argument alone.
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San Francisco
Cal
Louis Glass
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Boxton
Japs to Reign in Hermit Land
Tokio reports a Japan Korea pact grants the Japanese resident general power to appoint nominees to key Korean government posts and extend authority. Officials believe this will restore order and secure peace in Korea and the Far East, ending concerns about former emperor influence.
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Tokio
Japan
Korea
Far East
Next Friends Win Big Point in Eddy Case
In Concord New Hampshire July 25 the next friends of Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy gained a victory as Judge Chamberlain denied five motions by defendants to limit the inquiry. The motions sought to restrict the court appointed masters scope to Mrs Eddy competency and to let defendants join the preliminary inquiry.
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Concord
N. H
Mary Baker G. Eddy
London Trial Names May and Smith in Eddie Guerrin Attempt
A woman identified as Chicago May Churchill and a man named Smith were found guilty of attempting to murder Eddie Guerrin in London on July 25. The verdict follows a city trial that highlighted the alleged plot and motive surrounding the case.
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London
Chicago
May” Churchill
Smith
Eddie” Guerrin
Juma
Railroads Barred Excursions in Iowa After Ultimatum
Des Moines July 25 railroads in Iowa issued final terms banning excursions. The Minneapolis and St Louis had violated the prior agreement by running trips to Minneapolis, prompting all lines to drop excursions while long distant trips to eastern points continue. Steadier travel and better accommodations are promised as a result.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Minneapolis
Veteran Leora Johnson Retires From Iowa College of Homeopathy
Dr Leora Johnson longtime faculty member and founder of the Homeopathic hospital retires after 15 years at the University of Iowa College of Homeopathic Medicine. She anesthetized 2500 patients without an accident a record noted by surgeons as unequaled by any woman. She studied at St Thomas London Homeopathic Hospital and held leadership in the Iowa Hahnemannian Medical association.
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Iowa City
Leora Johnson
university of Iowa_ college of Homeopathic Medicine
Homeopathic Hospital
G. Gilchrist
Iowa
United States
St. Thomas’ Hospital
London
London Homeopathic Hospital
Scharlich
Rock Island strike ends amid wage dispute and arbitration
Davenport reports that Rock Island carmen strike over pay for time lost after a discharge was settled. Dunn, a painter, was reinstated with back pay, leading to a broader shops strike from Silvis to Davenport. Davenport shops were briefly closed then reopened as officials reconsider permanent closure.
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Davenport
Carmen
Rock Island Road
Silvis
E. A. Dunn
Sivis
Rock Island
Chicago
Dunn
Dawes Sees Sherman Law Flaws In Trade Restraints
Chicago's Charles G. Dawes讲 on the Sherman Anti-Trust Law criticizing its blanket criminalization of all restraints of trade. He argues laws should target harmful agreements while allowing beneficial ones like preserving standards or preventing perishables oversupply. He notes two kinds of restraints and cautions against penalizing beneficial agreements that protect public interests.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Bankers’ Association
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
John G. Perrin
Indianapolis
United States
Col. Ayres Retired From Army Duty In Disabi lity
Lieut. Col. Charles E. Ayres of the Fourteenth cavalry is placed on the retired list effective immediately after a retiring board found him incapacitated for active service due to disability. The action follows an interview in which he criticized army justice administration and a dispute Mrs Ayres had with West Point authorities over the overcoat incident.
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Washington
Charles E. Ayres
Fourteenth Cavalry
Wreck Claims Three As Tank Car Rolls Off Line
Kalamazoo Mich July 25 a heavy oil tank filled with naphtha caused a serious freight train wreck killing three men who were riding on a freight at a point on the Big Four railroad fifteen miles north of Eau Claire. The victims were identified as trespassers stealing rides.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Big Four
Eau Claire
Two Boats Reported Missing In Lake Erie Storm
Cleveland Ohio July 25 observers at a summer resort reported two small sailing vessels vanished in a Lake Erie storm. Two launches searched the scene but found nothing. Life savers say witnesses on shore mistook a disappearance in mist for a wreck.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Father of condemned man in Karlsruse suffers stroke
Karl Hau’s father, father of the man sentenced to death for the murder of his wife, Lukes as he suffers a stroke and remains in critical condition in Karlsruse on July 25.
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Karlsruse
Karl Hau
Runyon Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny in Windsor Trust Case
Chester B. Runyon, paying teller at Windsor Trust, admitted guilt in a New York court for the theft of about 109000 dollars from the bank and was remanded for sentencing.
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New York
N. Y
Chester B. Runyon
Windsor Trust Company
Wind and Panic at Chautauqua causes injuries in tent collapse
A heavy wind storm hit the crowded Chautauqua tent in Ashland Nebraska on July 25 causing panic and injuries to 15 people. The band started a lively air to calm the crowd and prevent a worse disaster.
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Ashland
Neb
Refused Praise Wife Burns Self in Coal Oil Fire
In Little Rock on July 25 Anna Lowe angered by lack of praise for saving money on store purchases and sales poured coal oil on her head, told her daughter to watch, and set fire to it. Her body burned severely in front of relatives.
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Little Rock
Ark
Anna Lowe
Weather forecast for Iowa and Illinois
Iowa sees fair conditions in the west with showers in the east tonight and Friday, while Illinois reports local rains tonight and fair weather Friday, with sunrise at 4 35 and sunset at 7 16. The moon rises at 7 59.
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Illinois
Twen
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