Haywoods Defense Opens in Steunenberg Case
Boise report outlines Haywood's planned defense as Clarence Darrow argues conspiracy rather than murder. He will claim Haywood and the Western Federation of Miners faced a Mine Owners' plot to ruin the federation. Prosecution and defense anticipate extended testimony and days of rebuttal.
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Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
State of Idaho
Clarence Darrow
Haywood
Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
Moyer
Darrow
Haywod
Mine Owners' Association
Orchard
Meyer
Boris
Gh Adams
Hercules
Tuemiay
Jay
Shooting at Idaho Hotel in Boise Wounds Contractor
J M Hedges an engineer fired five shots at A W Whitnay a contractor in the Idaho Hotel Boise Idaho wounding him seriously with three bullets The shooting stemmed from a quarrel over Hedges wife Gov Gooding and Detective James McPartland located nearby guests rushed to the scene The act apparently had no connection with a separate case Whitnay to recover Hedges and his wife held for examination
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Boish
Idaho
Whitnay
Hedges
Gov. Gooding
James McPartland
Whitway
Edges
Early Talk of Moving Pictures From Vintage Club Talk
Frank Coyle recalls early film work at the Green Room Club. He narrates how initial Biblical scenes required many retakes after flaws appeared in the footage. He notes an accidental reveal of a boy near the Jordan scene and a roadside car gag behind Herod, delaying production.
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Frank Coyle
Green Room Club
Coyle
St. John
Jordan
T. John
All Boy
Bowman
Herod
Wadsworth Opposes Special Session Reapportionment View
Albany June 23 ex Representative James Wadsworth argues that an extraordinary session cannot legally reapportion the state under the Constitution. He notes Article III’s first regular session clause is either directory or mandatory and discusses safeguards against partisan gerrymandering. Gov Hughes’ stance remains undeclared pending action by the current legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Albany
James W. Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Legislative Halla
Gov. Hughes
Ketcham Freed After Planning Stage Return to Spotlight
John Winslow Ketcham, jailed seven years for bank wrecking in Vergennes, is released after five years five months. He aims to star in a drama about the case to clear his name, has published a police duties book, and will tour Vermont in a bid to rehabilitate himself. He aided a prison escape attempt and supported his son with book proceeds. He previously served in the Vermont Legislature.
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John Winslow Ketcham
Farmers‘ National Bank of Vergennes
Addison County Jaiil
Ketcham
Be Rk
David H. Lewis
Ketchkin
Vermont
Cotton Exchange Warned Over Low Grade Deliveries
Harvie Jordan president of the Southern Cotton Association urges President Parker of the New York Cotton Exchange to enforce fair classifications and stop delivering refuse cotton from foreign markets. He cites a 9 000 bale Liverpool shipment and argues it would prove the contract grade is the world’s lowest if accepted locally.
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New York Cotton Exchange
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
Parker
Exchange
Theodore H. Price
The
Cotton Exchange
Jordan
Liverpool
New York Exchange
England
New York
South
Great Britain
Continent
United States
America
Hspean Agricultural
Gibson Girl muse inspires Paris painter amid Maine retreat
Dana Gibson discusses his Paris work and the Gibson Girl phenomenon while on a three month break at Dark Harbor Maine. He explains his method remains direct and simple, aims for strong values, and plans a third year abroad before returning to original line. Roosevelt’s fame among French peasants surprises him.
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Charles Dana Gibson
the Waldorf
Paris
Gibson
Dark Harbor
St. Paul
Gibson Girls
Mr. Gibson
Catskills
Europe
Maine
Riot Over Onion Thief Sparks Harlem Street Brawl
Four Italians with a pushcart clash in Harlem Market as a crate of onions is seized. A pistol is fired during the melee near 1024 to 1034 Streets. Police and reserves intervene after shots are exchanged at a shoe shop on 164th Street. Names of individuals are unclear in the garbled text.
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Little Italy
Harlem
East 14Th Street
Harlem Market
Edward McGrane
Yale Boys Hasten to Wed in Class Record Bid
New Haven June 23 The Yale class of 1907 plans many marriages at graduation next Wednesday hoping to set a college record. Seventeen engagements are reported, close to the 1878 record, with Samuel Morse likely to wed first. Captain Morse marries Anne Thompson of Virginia in Staatsburg New Jersey. Munson of the Law School held a bachelor dinner. he plans to marry Louise Franchot of Olean July 16.
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New York Times
New Haven
H. M. Woolsey
Samuel J. B. Morse
Staatsboro
N. J
Anne Thompson
Virginia
Fadgar Munson
Law School
Louise W. Franchot
Olean
N. Y
Man Gives Dog a Garden Runway in New York
Sam Montgomery, a Manhattan plumber, keeps a wire tethered dog in a garden behind his shop at 152nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue. The Irish terrier rides a pulley along a horizontal wire tied between two trees, gaining daily exercise while observers pass by.
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Manhattan
Sam Montgomery
152D Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Avenue
New Clue in Pelham Murder Ties Suspect to Rogues Gallery
A pivotal clue in the Pelham murder of Julius Rosenheimer has been given to Coroner Wiesendanger. A man offering a cut of rewards claims a professional crook linked to the crime passed Third Avenue shortly after the killing. The coroner tests the suspect against the ieman Benjamin Scott’s highwayman description and may summon Contractors Joseph Murray and his wife to inquest amid conflicting accounts. A five pound bloodied stone found in Rosenheimer’s garden is believed to be the weapon.
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Julius Rosenheimer
Pelham
Wiesendanger
Rosenheimer
Rogues’ Gallery
New York
Third Avenue
Benjamin Scott
Joseph Murray
Wakefield
Murray
Kid Everett
Rosenapmer
Everett
Ilion
James F. Curwen
Woman Hurt In Street Car Panic After Fuse Blows
A northbound open surface car on Second Avenue near Twenty seventh Street last night at 9 o clock suffered a fuse failure in the motor box. Women on the car panicked and many were bruised when attempting to exit via side steps. One passenger, Mrs Gussie Abrams 45 of 106 East Eighty fourth Street, was severely injured and taken to Bellevue Hospital with contusions and shock.
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Second Avenue
Twenty-seventh Street
Bellevue Hospital
Gussie Abrams
East Eighty-fourth Street
Many Deaths in Mills and Mines Reported in 1906
Pittsburg reports 819 of 2 660 deaths in 1906 were accidents in mills mines or railroads. Victims burned by molten metal, furnace blasts, upset ladles, rollers and machinery. Mines deaths came from falling slate explosions and falls from derricks scaffolds and electric cranes.
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Pittsburg
Alégheny County
Practical Joker Cuts an Artery in Water Prank
Herbert Harris a Cornell University student 20 spending vacation at Austin Place Bloomfield N J suffered a severe wrist injury when his hand crashed through a window glass while attempting to douse a younger brother with water. He bound the wound with a handkerchief and went to Dr White’s office two blocks away for treatment.
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Bloomfield
N. J
Herbert Harris
Cornell University
Austin Place
Morris
William H.white
Teachers Refuse Pay Hike to Push Equal Pay Plan
The Board of Education proposes higher salaries for supervising and teaching staff, but many teachers oppose any raise that could undermine a future equalization law. The Interborough Association of Women Teachers plans to present the Conklin bill schedules at a hearing while some radicals push for a strike. The board contends pay gaps reflect economic realities and may raise increments or shorten years to reach maximum salaries.
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Board of Education
Hughes
McClellan
Interborough Association of Women Teachers
Conklin
Grace C. Strachan
Albany
Interborough Aation
New Haven
Widen
Tough Brewery Fire Warps Columbus Avenue Incoln District
A vast blaze at Lion Brewery on Columbus Avenue between 107th and 108th Streets drew ten companies of firemen for over three hours. Firefighters faced ammonia risks and smoky conditions as workers insisted on closed windows to protect beer, with a roof collapse and injuries. Police quote the loss at 25000 dollars.
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Lion Brewery
Columbus Avenue
107Th
108Th Streets
John Stafford
Fire destroys Hunnewell property in South Auburn
A storehouse with furs and sporting goods valued over $50,000 and a vinegar mill across the street burned early today at South Auburn near Auburn, Maine. Owner George R Hunnewell had held a housewarming last night in a new home built after his former residence burned. Fireworks likely sparked the blaze. total loss around $70,000.
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Auburn
George R.hunnewell
South Auburn
Hunnewell
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