Orchard Named Chief State Witness
The note declares Orchard will be the chief state witness in a case affecting the Mine Federation officials, with the outcome dependent on the Cup Roboration.
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Orchard
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1907
Page
1
Trial 18 on at Boise in Haywood conspiracy case
William D. Haywood secretary treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners goes on trial for conspiracy in the Caldwell murder of former Governor Frank Steunenberg on December 30, 1905. The outcome will determine fate of Moyer and Pettibone. Orchard to testify. Jury selection expected to take at least three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Caldwell
Frank Steunenberg
Haywood
Charles H. Moyer
Federation
George A. Pettibone
Harry Orchard
Moyer and Pettibone
Orchard
General Kuroki Visits Washington With U S Officers
General Kuroki and a party of Japanese army officers arrived in Washington under escort of Lieutenant General MacArthur and several U S officers. Tonight the party will be hosted to dinner by Secretary Taft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kuroki
MacArthur
United States Army
Taft
Woman here given life for second degree murder
Mrs. Alice Cooper Lawson was found guilty of murder in the second degree for killing her husband and was sentenced to life imprisonment in Lafayette Indiana on May 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Alice Cooper Lawson
Train Wreck Near Lawndale Hurts Dozens in Illinois Route Crash
A Burlington Line suburban train derailed near Lawndale six miles from Chicago after hitting a broken rail. About 20 passengers were injured and one listed dead, with a long casualty table including Mrs. Mary Miller and many Chicago Hinsdale area residents. In Hamilton County Ohio a rear end collision killed one and fatally injured another, while Lexington reports a street car collision with ten injured and the motorman killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Burlington Railroad
Aurora
Ill
Lawndale
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Lexington
William Wells
Chesapeake and Ohio
Louisville
Memorial Day Services Planned at First Presbyterian Church
Memorial day programs are being organized by Shelby Norman Post and other patriotic groups in Muscatine. Rev J N Elliott will deliver the Memorial day address before the Grand Army and veterans at the Presbyterian church on the twenty six th of this month. A musical program is planned to draw old soldiers and local veterans to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army
Presbyterian Church
J. N. Eliott
Muscatine
Shelby Norman Post
Susan B Anthony memorial fund reaches forty thousand
Baltimore on May 9 reports completion of the Susan B Anthony memorial fund set to forty thousand dollars to promote equal suffrage causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan B. Anthony Fund
Baltimore
Susan B. Anthony
Knight sues for damages in mill wrecking death
Susan Knight of Clinton Iowa sues W J Young and Co for 40300 alleging death of Fred Thomas caused by a falling beam during the wrecking of an old mill owned by the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Susan Knight
W. J. Young & Co
Fred Thomas
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien Faces Knockout Defeat
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien is down and out after an overpowering opponent. The bout ends with O'Brien in trouble as the rival dominates the match from early rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Burns Defeats O'Brien After Twenty Round Heavyweight Bout
Tommy Burns of Los Angeles won the world heavyweight title from Philadelphia Jack O'Brien in a slow, mostly foot race affair. O'Brien avoided blows, clinched often, and both men suffered minimal damage with Burns landing a few decisive rights in the twelfth and fifteenth rounds. Bets were declared off before the fight by manager Carey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Tommy” Burns
Angle
O’brien
Burns
McCarey
Pacific Athletic Lub
Tommy Burns
Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
O'Brien
Burt
Gestire
Jack
Carey
Athletic Club
Belmont Handicap At Belmont Park Headlines Open Race
New York May 9 showery weather threatens Belmont Park opening as the Metropolitan Handicap draws attention. Roseben is favored in grand form though others like Sewell Tanya Tokalon Superman Pandelion and Glorifier are carded to run. The race carries a gross value near $18,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Belmont Park
Roseben
Sewell
Tanya
Tokalon
Superman
Pandelion
Glorifier
Ohio 10 Consider Taft for Republican Nomination
Ohio republican leaders call a Columbus meeting to discuss backing William Howard Taft as the party nominee. Senator Foraker has virtually withdrawn, and Cox’s interview signals Ohio delegates may be instructed for Taft at the Republican national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Republican State Central Committee
Columbus
Taft
Ohio
Walter Brown
Toledo
State Central Committee
Joseph B. Foraker
William F. Taft
George B. Cox
Hamilton County
Foraker
Cox
M. A. Hanna
Coxt
Testifies to Conspiracy in New York Life Election
C F Carrington testified in police court that ballots in the International Policyholders' committee office carried witness names and that administration ballots sent to the committee were not forwarded to tellers in the New York Life directors election. He identified his employer George R Shrugham and Chas Sirrup as associates in the alleged scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
C. F. Carrington
George R. Shrugham
International Policyholders’ Committee
Chas. Sirrup
New York Life Insurance Co
Policyholders’ Committee
New York Life Elections
Government Widened Frisco Strike Outlook
San Francisco police foresee increased trouble as seventy more strikebreakers arrive and are escorted to United Railroads yards. About a hundred non union cars will be used as service resumes this afternoon with police escorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
United Railroads
Perpetual injunction blocks drug trust in Indiana case
In Indianapolis on May 9 the U S circuit court for the district of Indiana issued a perpetual injunction against 92 defendants linked to drug trade cartels including the National Association of Retail Druggists and National Wholesale Druggists. The decree bars combining to restrain trade, price fixing, blacklisting retailers, or refusing sales on equal terms and voids related contracts. Publication of blacklists is forbidden and the government declares victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Drug Trust
United States Circuit Court For
District of Indiana
National Association of Retail Druggists
National Wholesale Druggists Association
Tri-Partite Proprietors
Charles C. Bombaugh
Waterloo Man Dies After Strychnine Intake
J B Meyer of Grundy Center, owner of farm and city property, feared poverty due to disability and could not work. He took strychnine yesterday and died in Waterloo Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
J. B. Meyer
Grundy Center
Chicago Doctor Named Tuberculosis Prevention Leader
Washington May 9 The National Association for the Study of the Prevention of Tuberculosis elected Dr. Frank Billings of Chicago as president at its meeting last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuberculosis League
Washington, D. C
National Association For the Study of the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Frank Billings
Chicago
Nephew's Guilt Ends in Aunt’s Death at Court
In Oskaloosa Iowa on May 9 Fred Moore a 15 year old tramp who confessed to forgery was sent to Eldora. His aunt Mrs Sadie Chrissinger who attended the court with him bought strychnine on the way home and killed herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Fred Moore
Eldora
Sadie Chrissinger
Four Men to be Arrested in Bank Wrecking Case Near Seymour
Four additional arrests expected in the Farmers and Drovers Bank wrecking probe near Seymour Indiana. Cashier LeRoy Ware starving himself as a result of the case with officials stating indictments against Ware and four of the six suspects will be presented to the county grand jury meeting May 26. Ware is dying at his Seymour home as sheriffs guard him and authorities pursue charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haywood
Pittsburg
Joan D. Pringle
Labor World of
Roosevelt
Moyver-Haywood
Corydon
LeRoy Ware
Seymour
Ware
Merritt
Sunday Revival at Knoxville Opens Four Weeks of Preaching
Four weeks of revival preaching opened in Knoxville Iowa with chorister Fisher from Chicago leading a song program. The event is conducted by Rev. William A Sunday who arrives from Fairfield to lead the revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Fisher
Chicago
William A. Sunday
Fairfield
Poitou Sinking Leaves 153 Missing Despite Rescue Efforts
Montevideo May 9 An official report says all passengers were rescued except 153. The Poitou carried many Spanish emigrants and the scene on the spot confirms a large loss of life despite initial successful evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Poitou
Mulct Decrees End Burlington Saloon Case Dispute
Judge Withrow settled 93 mulct law injunction suits in Burlington Louisiana. Decrees close saloons on Sundays and election days and close weekday windows at 12 pm with screens removed. No bonds required. Provisions satisfied by saloon operators after yearlong cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
tSpecial
Withrow
Political unrest rises in Lahore as troops drafted
In Lahore, British India, on May 9 authorities draft troops of all arms and issue a proclamation banning meetings of every kind amid growing political unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lahore
British India
Homeopaths Elect Officers in Iowa City Meeting
The Iowa State Homeopathic Association elected officers today. President T. F. P. Spreng of Sioux City. First vice president Genevieve Tucker of Davenport. Second vice president R. W. Holman of Webster City. Secretary Gardener A. Huntoon of Des Moines. Treasurer M. A. Royal of Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa State Homeopathic Association
T. F. P. Spreng
Sioux City
Genevieve Tucker
Davenport
R. W. Holman
Webster City
A. Huntoon
Des Moines
M. A. Royal
Bodies Found After Fire Ruins Search in Building
Rescue teams combed the charred ruin after a blaze with fears more victims may remain trapped. Fire officials said several bodies were recovered and a broader search continues amid smoke and debris in the collapsed structure.
Russian Countess Among Fire Victims At University Building
Search for bodies begun at daylight after a blaze destroyed the University building in Kansas City. Miss Aurora Wittebart is among the dead, with Professor George Demare also confirmed. Injured include Alexandra Blumberg, a Russian countess, with a fractured skull. The fire left many injured from jumping, and prominent artists and musicians were among those affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
University
Alexandra Blumberg
Maude Speyer
Evan S. Boyle
Sheridan
J. M. Franchfield
William van Dusen
Peter Karagaard
Illinois House Adopts Resolution on Women's and Children's Employment
Springfield May 9 The Illinois House adopted a joint resolution from Michigan urging Congress to authorize a report on the employment of women and children in the United States. The proposed study would be directed by the Bureau of Labor in the Commerce Department to enable a scientific investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Springfield
House Today
Michigan
United States
Bureau of Labor
Department of Commerce
Pleads Guilty In Bond Theft Case In New York
W O Douglas former loan clerk for the Trust Company of America pleaded guilty to larceny from the trust company of stock certificates valued at 112000 He was sent to the Tombs and is reported to be to act as a witness against O M Dennett a broker under arrest for complicity in the theft of the securities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Douglas
New York
Trust Company of America
Trust Company
Douglas
O. M. Dennett
Negro Will Retain Ballot Denied in Florida House
In Tallahassee on May 9, the Florida House defeated Senator Beard's amendment to restrict suffrage to white male citizens by a 47 to 14 vote. The measure had previously passed the Senate weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Beard
Senate
House
Baltic Runs Aground After Leaving Pier
New York May 9 The White Star steamship Baltic steamed nose first onto a mud bank in the Swash channel an hour after leaving her pier she is aground this morning. Aboard are Mr and Mrs Andrew Carnegie Mr and Mrs H H Rogers and Countess Yermouth sister of Harry K Thaw with a large passenger list aboard the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
White Star Line
Baltic
Andrew Carnegie
H. H. Rogers
Countess Yermouth
Harry K. Thaw
Weather Forecast for Iowa and Chicago
Special forecast notes generally fair conditions for tonight and Friday. Colder tonight with frost expected, especially in eastern areas. Sunrise around 4 33 and sunset near 7 196. Moonrise at 3 12 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rigay
Troon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Moyer
U. S. Army
Sec
Mary Miller
A. M. Hinckley
H. R. Morgan
C. H. Thayer
F. S. Newell
Hinsdale
Elizabeth Miller
Sarah Miller
United States District Attorney
Robert Childs
Louise Hayes
George Morton
Riverside
Harry Newland
W. A. Sprague
Lagrange
V. Stockey
I. Edward Porter
P. E. Seghers
E. F. Sebasta
Pauline Moranz
East Grove
Katherine Moranz
Catherine Weidnowski
Theresa Wiednowski
Eva Shepard
May Morrissey
Martha Novak
Hiram Godwin
Elsie Phelps
Jennie Jefferson
Henry Holderschied
Illinois
J. N. Elliott
Byterian Church
Ring
Belmont
Race
State Central
Tee
Frisco
LOS
Chicago Man
Cashier Ware
Seymour Bank
Pas
India
Homeopaths
Countess Alexandra Blumberg
Florida
Liverpool
Iowa
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