Disagreement Over Rules in Hooker Case Emerges
Albany dispatch reports division among Justice Hooker defense and a social committee over procedural rules. Key clash centers on admissibility of evidence with Hooker counsel preferring standard rules. lawmakers fear delays. Expect debate when session resumes. verdicts and proceedings likely stretch into two weeks amid strain on legislators at extra session. The Sergeant-at-arms travels to Fredonia to serve charges. Hooker reportedly could not be served earlier to avoid junket.
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Albany
Hooker
Justice Hooker
Rogers
Assembly
Tribune
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Senate
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Pee Baen
Brackett
Justee Hooker
Conttry
Fredonia
Detective W. Humphrey Emerges As State Railroad Commissioner Candidate
Albany dispatch says W. A. Humphrey, chief detective of the New York Central, has entered the race for State Railroad Commissioner. Governor Higgins favors a practical railroad man and Humphrey has backing from several railroad workers, though no firm candidate consensus exists yet.
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W.a Humphrey
New-York Central System
Higgins
Ma Humphrey
Rawhide for Husband He Slugs Wife Then Justice Steps In
At Kingsley street in Asbury Park June 29 Mrs Willis J Applegate marred a seaside promenade attack by whipping a supposed rival. Husband Willis J Applegate, recovering, knocked his wife down. By Justice Morton both were drawn into a desertion charge. A friend fled in a carriage amid the commotion.
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Asbury Park
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Willis J. Applegate
New York
Kingsley-st
Applegate
Evades Poorhouse by Death in Pittsburg
Frank Newell a blind musician from Allegheny retired to his room rather than go to the Poorhouse. He locked himself in and played tunes through the night then, at dawn, softly played Home Sweet Home before officers broke in. He had cut his throat, preferring death to the Poorhouse after arriving from the Masons Home in Philadelphia.
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Pittsburg
Frank Newell
Blind Musichus
Allegheny
Masons
Philadelphia
C VanKirk Named for Justice at Saratoga Convention
At a Republican convention in this Euro Bay, Charles C. Vankirk was nominated to succeed Supreme Court Justice Martin L Stover. The vote tally was 9 for Vankirk and 2 for Stover with three informally heads indicated.
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C. Vankirk
Saratoga
4Th Judicial District
Euro-Bay
Supreme Court
Martin L Stover
Charles C. Vankirk
Vankirk
Stover
MK Eads
Ort Beamen
Mrs Vankirk
Ae Dagar T Brackett
Rare Books Note On Manson Woode Record
A fragmented OCR reads a listing of rare books including a Pentateuch from 1680 and references to Piper Kae of Cyndale with notes on bindings and condition. The legible items indicate a catalog entry with pricing and provenance details.
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Manson Woode
Adam Etary
Piper
Cyndale
Eight Men Lynched by Mob in Watkinsville Mob Violent Night
A masked mob of fifty to seventy five in Watkinsville Ga seized nine prisoners at the jail at 2 am shooting eight to death and Patterson escaped by feigning death. Prisoners included Lon J Aycock white and seven Black inmates charged with murders rape and theft. The mob tied victims to fence posts and fired five volleys. The jailer was overpowered and forced to surrender keys. The mob dispersed after the killings.
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Watkinsville
Patterson
Lon J. Aycock
F. M. Holbrook
Oconee County
Rich Robinson
Lewis Robinson
Claud Elder
Holbrooks
Sandy Price
Weldon Dooley
Rich Allen
Wit Robertson
Gene Yerby
Mr. Marshall
Bob Harris
Aycock
Ed Thrasher
Joe Patterson
Will
Subway Electric Fans Proposed to Ventilate City Subways
Chief Engineer Rice told the Rapid Transit Commission that electric fans will be installed at principal express stations including Brooklyn Bridge and 424 St to improve subway ventilation. The system will use large fans with ducts to circulate air and reduce heat from motors as ridership grows. A prior suggestion from John B. McDonald to spray water in tunnels was noted and referred to Rice for consideration.
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Rapid Transit Commission
Brooklyn
Controller Grout
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Simplon
Alps
McDonald
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Consideraion
Land frauds in Idaho to be considered at special term
Washington reports land fraud cases in Idaho will be heard at a special Lewiston term in early July. Attorney General Moody and Secretary Hitchcock press for indictments before July 15 to avoid statutes of limitations. Inspectors and the Idaho U S Attorney have pursued investigations, with many expected to be charged.
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Idaho
United States District Court
Lewiston
Moody
Hitchcock
General Land Office
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Hitch- Sock
Héalto
Posse Kills Desperado Near Keystone
Roanoke dispatch reports James Estes a desperado and fugitive shot to death by a posse near Keystone after quarreling with station agent Higgins and firing on him. Cornered, Estes claimed penitentiary terms, opened fire and was killed. bullets riddled his body.
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Roanoke
James Estes
Keystone
Estes
Higgins
Thomas
Many Heads Will Fall In Cotton Inquiry Says Cheatham
Memphis June 2 Secretary Cheatham of the Southern Cotton Association says the cotton leakage investigation will be caustic and many heads will roll when published. He declines to name those implicated and notes reports are filed under bearish or bullish headings. He warns the completed list of names will cause a sensational impact.
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Memphis
Cheatham
Southern Cotton Association
Hyde
Edwin Holmes
Elf
Bureau of Statistics
Reduced Edison Rates Take Effect Tomorrow July 1
The article promotes Edison electric service as the cheapest safest and most versatile power source. It highlights lower rates starting Saturday July 1, easier installation, compatibility with old fixtures, silent motors for sewing machines and ice cream freezers, and benefits for homes stores and factories. It argues electric lighting refrigeration elevators and heating reduce costs improve comfort and space efficiency while eliminating coal ash and noisy belt drives. It concludes with claims many New York buildings burn no coal in the heating season.
New Rate Incandescent Lamps and Standard Arc Lamps Pricing
Rate update outlines incandescent lamps at 16 candles and standard arc lamps at 509 watts with power comparisons to a horsepower. It states installation is no longer a discretionary discount factor.
Taft Demands Wallace Resign Over Canal Scandal
Taft censures Wallace saying public interests require resignation and handover of records. The note cites Wallace letters from 1904 and 1905, a New York offer worth about 50 to 65 thousand dollars, and states Roosevelt approved Wallace’s resignation effective immediately.
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Commission
White House
Washington
Cambridge
Mass
Isthmian Canal Commission
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
John F. Wallace
Washington, D. C
Ryan Denies Wallace Rumor About Subway Plans
Thomas F. Ryan head of the Metropolitan Street Railway syndicate said he did not employ or know 3 F Wallace, denying any link to his Panama Canal era work. In Central Park a livestock auction yielded high prices with a Dorset ram selling for 32660 and totals for thirty three head at 2734, lambs and ewes included. Gala sales reached 846 for 1089 pounds, highlighting strong market activity.
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Thomas F. Ryan
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
New York City
3. F. Wallace
Central Park
G. M. Carnochan
Prisoners Escape Sussex Jail Roof Hole
Sixty percent of Sussex County Jail inmates escaped at noon today by sawing a hole in the roof. The breakout freed twenty one prisoners including life termers Dulay Maddox who killed Joseph Polk and Joseph Lofler who murdered his mistress, with all escapees leaving town.
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Del
Sussex County
Dulay Maddox
Joseph Polk
Joseph Lofler
Telegraphers to Break Strike Amid Hiring Spree
Railroad telegraphers are being hired and held for strike breakers by Conrad Schulze of his agency. He says no strike is threatened on lines into New York, with seventy men selected for a Western railroad where trouble is anticipated. They will be paid about 34 a month while waiting to work.
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Conrad Schulze
Hia
Cedaurst
Crowd Stranded On Brunot Island After Auto Race Night
In Pittsburg five thousand fans stranded on Brunot's Island for hours as ferries failed to move crowds after the automobile races. Only three launches and a ferry served the island, causing women to faint, dresses ruined, and injuries amid a mudbound crossing era. Pickpockets exploited the chaos while the crowd awaited river transport into the night.
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Pittsburg
Brunot’s Island
Brunot Island
Ucemen
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