Jury selection for Haywood case proceeds slowly
Only one juror was seated by yesterday in the Haywood case and he is likely to be challenged. The slow pace of jury selection continues as the panel forms.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1907
Page
1
Talesmen Plead Illness in Haywood Jury Fight
In Boise on May 14 twelve jurors faced challenges as defense attorney Clarence Darrow led questioning for the Haywood case. Julian Steunenberg, son of the murdered governor, sat nearby as a witness potential, while Haywood’s family attended. Judge Wood excused 24 of 100 summoned, leaving 76 jurors. Governor Gooding dodged the court scene, praising civic duty.
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Boise
Idaho
Talesmen
Clarence S. Darrow
Chicago
Allen Price
Ang
Haywood
Gooding
Wood
Bryan McClellan Slate Decided for New York Presidency
Omaha May 14 Austin W. Tidd, Tammany Hall member, said New York leaders chose Bryan for the presidency, McClellan for vice presidency, and Dahlman for the Democratic National Committee chairmanship after meeting with Mayor Dahiman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammany Leader
New York
Omaha
Neb
Austin W. Tidd
Tammany Hall
Dahiman
Nowers
Bryan
McClellan
Dahlman
Democratic National Committee
Investigation of Brownsville affair resumes in Senate probe
Washington May 14 Investigation by the senate committee on military affairs of the Brownsville shooting affair was resumed today. Thirty three witnesses have been called, many at Senator Warner's request, with expected testimony against the discharged negro soldiers while earlier testimony favored the negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Brownsville
Warner
Hotel Men in Convention Opens In Washington
Hotel proprietors and clerks from every state and many Canadian cities gather in Washington for the twenty eighth annual Mutual Benefit Association reunion. The four day session begins today.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Firemen Suffer From Smoke In New York Fire
A stubborn May 14 fire at a five story building on Broadway, partly housing Remington Typewriter salesrooms and offices, sickened thirty firefighters with one death reported and another missing. In Goreville Illinois, a May 14 blaze destroyed sixteen buildings, causing about $75,000 in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boardway
Remington Typewriter Company
Goreville
Marion
Here
Wheat Market Opens With Excitement and Volatility
Chicago May 14 The board of trade opened with frenzied buying and higher prices but rapid large selling pushed values down 1 to 3 cents per bushel. July futures slipped from 96% to 97% amid selling, then rebounded as massive buying returned, with July around 95 1/2 cents late in the first half hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Corey Marries A Chorus Girl In Gotham Hotel Suite
New York May 14 The wedding of Mabelle Gilman and W E Corey president of United States Steel occurred shortly after midnight in the Royal suite of the Hotel Gotham. A Pittsburg clergyman officiated and the Coreys plan to sail for Europe tomorrow on the Kaiser Wilhelm II. Corey donated one million dollars to Miss Gilman, a transfer of securities valued at that amount was completed at a city lawyer's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mabelle Gilman
W. E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Hotel Gotham
Pittsburg
Coreys
Europe
Corey
Miss Gilman
Convention of Trainmen Opens Session in Memphis
The thirty first general session of the Order of Railway Conductors began in Memphis Tennessee this afternoon. A public reception will be tendered to visitors tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Order of Railway Conductors
Reichstag Passes Modus Vivendi Pact for Signature
Berlin May 14 The Reichstag approved the third reading of the commercial Modus Vivendi with the United States and Germany with no further debate and the bill now proceeds to the emperor for signature.
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Berlin
Reichstag
United States
Germany
Funeral Train Starts East With 21 Bodies
The Shriner funeral train left Santa Barbara heading east carrying twenty one bodies from the Honda wreck and a party of more than two hundred survivors. The procession honors the victims as it departs this morning for interment and reunion with families.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Shriner
Honda
CLUB WOMEN MEET IN OSKALOOSA
The van guard of delegates to the State Federation of Women's clubs has arrived in Oskaloosa Iowa. The Hotel Lacey will be headquarters and Central M E church the convention hall. Local committees prepared to aid 500 delegates with spacious auditorium and ample Sunday school rooms. President Mrs J Seerley arrived with officers and distinguished delegates. Central meetings will be covered by a large corps of newspaper reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lacey
M. E. Church
Verdict on Shriners wreck blames railroad equipment
San Luis Obispo Cal May 14 the coroner s jury yesterday found the wreck of the Shriners special at Honda due to defective equipment of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
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San Luis Obispo
Cal
Shriners’ Special
Honda
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
House Upset Fire Kills Two in Farmhouse
A tornado overturned a farmhouse south of Parker S D last night starting a fire from a lamp. The lamp ignited bed clothes and burned the wife and young son of Ole Langstead to death. The husband Ole Langstead was seriously injured.
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Parker
S. D
Here
Ole Langstead
Workmen in St. Petersburg celebrate May Day strike
St. Petersburg workers staged a one day May Day strike leaving only government shops like shipyards and munitions plants open. Authorities warned of a general lockout if the stoppage persisted while workers contributed their earnings to a relief fund for idle laborers. In Kenosha Wisconsin 1200 workers at N H Allen Sons tannery walked out in solidarity with 16 striking butchers, closing the plant.
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St. Petersburg
Kenosha
Wis
N. H. Allen Sons
Catholic Benevolent Legion Convention Opens in Baltimore
The twenty sixth annual convention of the supreme council of the Catholic Benevolent Legion began in Baltimore on May 14. Leaders and delegates from affiliated chapters gathered to discuss charity, education, and community service programs.
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Supreme Council of Catholic Benevolent Legion
Baltimore
Supreme Council of the Catholic Benevolent Legion
Mine Fire Claims Ninety Miners in Durango Shaft
Details from Mexico City report a deadly fire in the Cornet shaft of the Ternere mines at Vellar dena, Durango, begun May 10 with 107 workers present. Ninety miners are believed dead and about 40 charred bodies have been recovered. authorities cite careless blasting as the fire’s origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Vellardena
Durango
Why Missouri Is Republican
Des Moines Iowa May 14 Special explains Missouri’s Republican tilt via Iowa distance tariff effects. Union Pacific official J A Murroe and ex-Iowa mover John N Baldwin say mileage rates stifle competition and drive Republicans from Iowa to Missouri, while Iowa commissioner Ketchum defends the tariff aiding smaller Iowa cities and manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
J. A. Murroe
Union Pacific
John N. Baldwin
Union
Roosevelt
Ketchum
State Railroad Commission
Irish Bill Doomed by Catholic Church Opposition
Dublin May 14 The Catholic church’s active hostility to Birrells Irish bill makes approval by the nationalist convention unlikely John E Redmond faces united clergy led by Cardinal Logue Archbishop Walsh and bishops from Limerick and Kildare as most parish priests will be delegates to the convention
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Birrell
John E. Redmonds
Cardinal Iogu
All Ireland
Walsh
Limerick
Kildare
Ireland
Brown Backs Roosevelt At Syracuse Chamber Banquet
Second Vice President W C Brown of the New York Central Railroad endorsed President Roosevelt's stand on corporations at the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce annual banquet last night in Syracuse New York May 14
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
W. C. Brown
New York Central Railroad
Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Jury to Try Abe Ruef Jury Complete in Extortion Case
San Francisco May 14 With Henry A Euler the final juror selected the twelve for Abraham Ruef extortion trial. The panel was completed after nearly two months of proceedings. Physicians will testify this afternoon on Ruef’s ability to endure the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Henry A. Euler
Abraham Ruef
Ruef
Assembly endorses public utilities bill amendments
Albany May 14 The Democratic Assembly took action to support the public utilities bill. They will offer amendments and if defeated will vote for the bill in the form supported by Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Democratic Assembly
Peace Meeting Off as Foraker Fights Taft Split
In Akron on May 14 Senator Foraker rejects any official endorsement of Taft by Ohio Republicans. Senator Dick, party chair, cancels the harmony meeting planned in Columbus for May 15 due to misperceptions. The state central committee call is also canceled after talks with Gov Harris and Arthur Vorys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Foraker
Taft
Republicans of
United States
Charles Dick
State Executive Committee
Columbus
State Central Committee
Congress
Central Committee
Republican State Committee
Republican Party
Brown
Gov
Harris
Arthur I. Vorys
New Instructors Named at GWA City
Iowa City May 14. Board of regents announces appointments at University of Iowa. G F Kay from Kansas named professor of economic geology and petrology. E A Schroeder from Marshalltown Y M C A named assistant gymnastics director. Miss Meda M Holman and Miss Pearl M Landon appointed assistant librarians. Several resignations accepted including E A Rule and James A Sprake. A $2600 contract awarded for Science hall fixtures to Chicago Gas and Electric. Aimes Iowa meet preparations include rebuilding large-caliber bleachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Board of Regents
G. F. Kay
University of Kansas
E. A. Schroeder
Marshalltown
E. A. Rule
Meda M. Holman
Mason City
Big Fire at Webster City Radiator Plant
A large fire destroyed the Webster City steel radiator plant last night. Loss estimated at Fifty thousand dollars with six thousand dollars coverage by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Demented Wife of J J Sheridan Hangs Self
The wife of J J Sheridan committed suicide by hanging yesterday in Dubuque Iowa. She was described as demented and the death is reported as self inflicted with the husband named in the brief notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque, Ta
J. J. Sheridan
Ice Companies Fined and Charter Forfeited in Kansas City Case
Independence Missouri May 14 Judge Walter A Powell fined several firms for maintaining a price fixing ice trust in Kansas City PeopleIce Storage and Fuel Company 15000 Central Ice Company 8000 Kansas City Breweries Company 5000 Vanderslice Lynds Mercantile Company sentence pending Judge Powell enjoined future dealings among the firms and later ordered the People's Company charter forfeited and ousted from the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Walter A. Powell
Circuit Court
Kansas City
People’s Ice, Storage and Fuel Company
Central Ice Company
Kansas City Breweries Company
Vanderslice-Lynds Mercantile Company
Powell
People’s Company
Cancern
Sensational Charges in Iowa Suit Against Five Farmers
Mrs. J. L. Small of Oskaloosa Iowa sues five prominent farmers for 5000 damages claiming they threatened to hang her husband unless she paid 500. She also alleges they attempted criminal assault, making the case highly sensational and expectant of a dramatic trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
J. L. Small
Last Night’s Storm Causes Great Damage
Severe weather last night caused extensive damage across the region. Reports indicate collapsed trees, damaged roofs, and flood impacts with responders assessing affected neighborhoods and guiding displaced residents to safety. Local officials urged caution as cleanup begins.
Severe Windstorm Wrecks Barns and Kills Woman in Iowa
A West Branch area wind storm unroofed barns and destroyed windmills on several farms including Samuel Armstrong and Thomas Anderson. Mrs. Peter Rossman of Lone Tree, 64, died after sealing a window. lightning struck repeatedly and communications were halted. Many cattle perished as telegraph lines fell and panic spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Mar
West Branch
Samuel Armstrong
Ben Branson
William Pest
Frank Nuezil
Thomas Anderson
White
Alfred Halley
Peter Rossman
Lone Tree
New Bedford Mills Set Ten Percent Wage Rise
The New Bedford Manufacturer's Association voted a ten percent wage increase for mill operatives in New Bedford textile mills, effective May 27. The raise affects about 25,000 workers across the mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford Manufacturer’s Association
New Bedford
Mass
New Bedford Manufacturer's Association Today
Shot in Feet While Hunting Injures Youth
Marshalltown Iowa May 14 A 12 year old shooter Joe Arney unintentionally fired his gun at 26 year old Charles Eurom near Albion. The bullets entered both feet and doctors fear possible amputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Seth
Charles Eurom
Near
Albion
Joe Arney
Coroner Probes Death Of Farmer Struck By Officer
Coroner Hobby investigates the death of Walter Smith a farmer from Iowa City following an incident with a policeman who struck him on the head. An autopsy was performed at the University of Iowa and the coroner's jury awaits the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Hobby
Walter Smith
Tax
University of Iowa
Prominent minister dies in Waverly at 79
The Right Rev. John Dierdeffer, a founder of the Protestant Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa and other states, died at his Waverly home today. He was 79 years old.
Enamel Brick Firm Formed in Des Moines
A new enamel concrete company with 2.5 million dollars in capitalization was formed in Des Moines Iowa to manufacture enamel brick of concrete. The venture promises a revolution in building materials and construction methods.
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Des Moines
Twenty Injured In Cincinnati Headon Collision
May 14 report from Cincinnati says about twenty persons were injured in a head on collision on the Cincinnati and Northern traction line one mile from Hamilton, Ohio. None suffered serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cincinnati and Northern Traction
Hamilton
Man Receives Ten Day Jail Term For Intoxication
Police arrested Frank Williamson after he was found intoxicated in a window opening at the MacQuesten residence. He appeared before Justice Howe, was found guilty, and sentenced to ten days in the county jail. He was taken to the station for a hearing by the police judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Williamson
Justice Howe
MacQuesten
Jude
Weather report for Iowa with cold rain and frost forecast
Chicago May 14. Threatening and colder tonight with rain or snow in eastern sections. Frost tonight. Wednesday fair with rising temperatures. Sun rises 4 35am. Moon sets 9 17pm.
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Chicago
Ill
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