Steunenberg Case Highlights Western Federation Conspiracy
The article details charges that the Western Federation of Miners sought graft by expanding union reach, using labor troubles to fund violence and murder. It discusses the Steunenberg murder, Pinkerton involvement, and the Idaho prosecutions with juror makeup critiques and defense expectations.
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Tmmer
Ners
Shere Ofom
Simang
Tecis
Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
Coeur d'Alene
Canyon County
Idaho
James McParland
Pinkerton
Mollie Maguires
Orchard
Steunerverg
Haywood
Jury prospects in Boise may be named
In Boise Idaho on June 3 the court reports fifteen days of jury selection with 156 talesmen examined, 34 qualified, including 12 jurors seated. Exclusions include Orrie Cole due to illness and J E Tourtellotte for opposition to capital punishment.
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Boise
Idaho
Talesmen
Orrie Cole
J. E. Tourtellotte
Murder Mystery Casts Doubt on Stranger Theory
Police investigation into the murder of Mrs Catherine Killoran at 403 East 146th Street challenges her husband James Killoran’s claim that a stranger broke in. Neighbors report no intruder, and William Flynn heard a woman's cry and blows from the Killoran flat before police linked James Killoran to the scene. Detective Brown arrested James, while Peter Henry also faced questions as a potential witness.
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Catherine Kiloran
East 146Th Street
James
Killoran
William Flynn
William
Killorans
Brown
Alexander Avenue
Peter
Henry
Ash cart driver arrested in graft case in city
County Detective Reardon arrested Antonio De Traglio a driver for the Street Cleaning Department at Stable A Avenue C between 18th and 19th Streets on a charge of accepting an unlawful fee. The case stems from a complaint by Michael Brown secretary of the Janitors Society alleging graft among ash cart drivers and foremen.
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Reardon
Antonio de Traglio
Avenue C
de Tragno
Michael Brown
Brown
Pomereee
East Sixth Street
Hyman Retter
Retler
de Traglio
Delio
Smyth
Cipanene Department
Elizabeth Street
Gould Won't Pay Wife's Jewels Bills Amid Separation
Public details claim jewelry purchases by Katherine Gould totaled about 160000, with Tiffany & Co. bills sed to How ard Gould after their summer separation. He argues extravagant, unauthorized buying and seeks to limit his responsibility. A separate note cites intercepting Mrs Goulds letters and a request to probe alleged use of the sleective bureau for divorce evidence.
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Howard Gould
Tiffany & Co
Katherine Clemmons
Gould
Mr. Gould
Jess
New York
Shearn
Bingham
Howard
William McLaughlin
Editor and Foreman Arrested After Night Clash at Queens Office
Willam H. Brawley editor of The Queens Borough Advertiser and William Britton foreman were arraigned in Long Island City Court after a late Sunday encounter at Brawley s Thirteenth Street office. Britton sustained a bullet wound and head injuries while Brawley claimed firing on three assailants and subduing one with a rifle butt.
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Willam H. Brawley
Queens
Long Island City
William Britton
Rose Street
Manhattan
Connorton
Long Island
Brawley
Miss Smith
Thirteenth Street
Nott Avenue
Smith Britton
Britton
St. John's Hospital
Epho
Qoece
Ballon
Cameron-Bannerman Signals Move to Curb Lords Power
Prime Minister Campbell-Bannerman outlined a government plan to curb the House of Lords' power and set a path toward a comprehensive Education bill. He dropped the Irish bill, announced an Evicted Tenants Restoration bill, and said future sessions would focus on educational reform while advancing a Lords power resolution.
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London
House of Lords
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
House of Commons
Lords
Commons
Henry
Campbell-Bannerman
Ords
Prentice Burial Report Develops Sea Interment Dispute
Rome reports Dr. Giuseppe Campo, Italian Royal Commissioner of Emigration, concluded Mrs. Chalmers Prentice died of breast cancer aboard the North German Lloyd Koenigin Luise en route from Genoa to New York. She was buried at sea within 24 hours per regulations after debate over consent and funds. Dr. Prentice sues the North German Lloyd for 250000 dollars and seeks possible apologies from Italy and Germany.
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Rome
Giuseppe Campo
Chalmers Prentice
Chicago
Genoa
New York
Prentice
United States
Campo
Leber
Camille
North German Lloyd Company
Miss Prentice
Dr. Prentice
Ita
Vandewater Wins Injunction To Halt L I R R Tracks
Cedarhurst resident James H. P. Vandewater obtained a restraining order from County Judge Edgar Jackson barring the Long Island Railroad Company from laying tracks or trespassing on his property. He alleges assault by company workers during a Sunday dispute as crews began work to complete a short cut to the Rockaways. The railroad asserts title via the old South Side right of way, supported by Title Guarantee and Trust Company, and says a judicial ruling will settle the matter. A truce lasted until formal proceedings.
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James H. P. Vandewater
Cedarhurst
Edgar Jackson
Long Island Railroad Company
Vandewater
Rockaways
Title Guarantee and Trust Company
South Side Railroad
Long Island
Peters
Mr. Vandewa
Coe
Foster
Desirable New Rochelle Pelham Manor Homes Invite Buyers
An old notice extols New Rochelle and Pelham Manor as superior residential areas with highly restricted sections awaiting inspection by buyers seeking year round country homes near Manhattan. The ad invites readers to write for more information about the Westchester town site company offerings.
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Westchester County
New Rochelle
Pelham Manor
Manhattan
N.Y
Westchester Town Site CO
Senators Ousted by Apportionment Shake Albany Politics
Albany June 3 reports say a radical reapportionment bill heads to the Senate tomorrow threatening political careers. Senators Emerson and Wemple lead opposition while Tully Raines and Brackett figures draw focus in the looming party maneuver.
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Albany
Senate
Emerson
Warren
Wemple
Schenectady
Tully of
Steuben
Capitol
Hughes
Tully
Raines
Haines
Washington County
Saratoga County
Brackett
Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston
Stevens
Eemerson
Poker
Cassidy
Wilcox
Wayne
Ontario
Knapp
John F. O’brien
Clinton County
Lou"’ Emerson
Armstrong
Kelsey
Assembly
Moreland
Jackson Moves to Oust Gas 60 Monopoly Case Seen
Supreme Court Justice McCall granted a hearing on Attorney General Jackson's bid to terminate the Consolidated Gas Company's charter and seek an injunction. The AG argues franchises lapsed and the company has no right to operate. the defense says charters were perpetual. The hearing focused on whether the Legislature granted perpetual rights and if city police power permits withdrawal.
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Supreme Court
McCall
Jackson
Consolidated Gas Company
State of
New York
Consolidated
United States
Justice McCall
de Ford
Beck
Corporations Hit With Immediate Franchise Tax Payments
Albany June 8 The Senate passed the Phillips bill forcing all corporations subject to the Franchise Tax to pay their assessed taxes when levied and to settle any arrears at once. Appeals are blocked unless the full state levy is paid, with the court determining any excess due to the corporation.
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New York Times
Albany
Senate
State funds reach record May balance in New York
Albany June 3 a May balance of 20 045 807 the largest ever for the state is reported by State Treasurer Hauser. May receipts from indirect taxes including excise totaling about 4 700 000, stock transfer tax 000 and corporate payments 557 000. Post July 1 banks holding state deposits must raise interest from 2 to 3 percent. Saratoga Republicans endorse Hughes at Ballston Spa listing Whit ney McKnight Small and Johnson for local offices. Ex Senator Brackett Read Judge Garretson.
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Albany
N. Y
Hauser
Glynn
Saratoga
Indorse Hughes
Ballston Spa
Saratoga County
Sees Ey
George H. Whitney
Mechanicville
Horace E. McKnight
Ballston
Charles B. Small
Arthur W. Johnson
Edgar T. Brackett Read
Garretson
Member of New Jersey Supreme Bench Dies at 65
Abram Quick Garretson chief judge of the New Jersey Supreme Court died at his Morris Town home after a two day illness from pneumonia. He was 65, survived by a widow, two sons, and a daughter. Garretson, born in Franklin township, served as Presid Judge of Hudson County Court from 1878 to 1883 and joined the Supreme Court in 1900 after Lippincott’s death. He attended Rutgers College and Harvard Law School and earlier served as Hudson Prosecutor.
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Abram Quick Garretson
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Morristown
Judge Garretson
Hudson County Court Common Pleas
Jud Lippincott
Supreme Court
Jo Garretson
Franklin Township
Martin Garretson
Rutgers College
Harvard Law School
Hudson
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