Patrick death sentence commuted. appeal denied
New York appellate division rejects Albert T. Patrick’s bid for a new trial after Gov. Hughes commuted his death sentence to life in Sing Sing for the Rice murder. The case highlights Patrick’s lengthy legal battles and Milliken’s costly defense efforts.
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New York
N. Y
Supreme Court
Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
William Marsh Rice
Gov. Hughes
Patrick
Gov. Higgins
Lexington Avenue
Jones
Ceiba Under Martial Law as Honduran Conflict Looms
Wireless dispatches from Puerto Cortes report Ceiba, Honduras, under martial law amid a revolutionary threat. The American gunboat Paducah has been asked to call at Ceiba to protect foreign lives and property, sailing from Bluefields as Tegucigalpa’s capital communications fail.
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Washington, D. C
Puerto Cortes
State Department
Ceiba
Honduras
Paducah
Bluefields
Manduras
Tegucigalpa
Floods Hit Douglas Wyoming With Loss Of Life
Severe flooding from the North Platte river and its tributaries causes one death and heavy property damage in Douglas Wyoming. The river runs at record flood stage and rises about half an inch each hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Douglas
North Platte River
North Platte
Canal Roof Collapse Floods Valley at Villebroeck
The arched roof of Villebroeck canal collapsed over the River Senne causing a water surge that flooded a neighboring valley. Traffic in the area is at a standstill.
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Brussels
Villebroeck Canal
Senne
Thaw Loses Appeal Over Sanity Trial
New York appellate division denies Harry K. Thaw’s plea challenging a Supreme Court ruling that refused him a jury trial on his sanity. The decision upholds the order and Thaw’s appeal is rejected.
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NEW York Supreme Court
Thaw
New York
N. Y
Supreme Court
Harry K. Thaw
Strychnine found in Mrs Archer death probe at Galesburg
Coroner Chalmers reports a chemist findings strychnine in large quantities in the organs of Mrs Josephine Carlton Archer. He aims to hold an inquest at Oneida cemetery possibly as early as Monday pending relative consent, to base the verdict on the preliminary report.
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Galesburg
Illinois
Josephine Carlton Archer
Chalmers
Oneida
Co. BE. Marsh
Marsh
Mercer County Seeks State Reward Over Whitla Kidnap Case
Mercer county asks for the 15000 reward offered by Pennsylvania for the arrest and conviction of the Billy Whitla kidnappers arguing the county apprehended the Boyles and funded the trial. The move is tied to local political feuding between Frank Buhl and James P. Whitla amid criticism of the Boyles trial costs.
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Mercer
Pennsylvania
Billy Whitla
Mercer County
Boyles
Bach
Frank Buhl
James P. Whitla
Buhl-Whitla
Billboards Win in Court in Wilkes-Barre
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania a city ordinance banning bill posting was judged invalid by Judge Fuller who ruled the boards sit on private property. Councilman Bowman argued the boards were the poor man’s art gallery and the judge noted a nude style advert on display.
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Wilkes-Barre
Bowman
Fuller
Heavyweight Politician Stephen Rice Dies From Soda Use
New York Nassau County figure Stephen Rice died at his Manhasset home reportedly from excessive soda consumption. Rice weighed 320 pounds and drank eight to ten bottles daily, doctors said.
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New York
N. Y
Stephen Rice
Nassau County
Manhassett, S. 1
Rice
James Monroe Escapes Sheriff by Swimming Kern River
James Monroe, sought in New York on arson and assault with intent to kill, was found in Bakersfield California. He escaped the county sheriff by swimming the Kern River as shots were fired at him, and he evaded capture.
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Bakersfield
California
James Monroe
New York
Kern River
Earthquake Shocks Tashkent Area in Typhoon Time
A heavy earthquake was recorded near Tashkent in Russian Turkestan at 11 33 PM Thursday. Seismograph readings placed the quake center about 3300 miles away, with tremors felt in the region.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Tashkent
Russian Turkestan
Flood Stricken Farmer Hangs Self in Iowa Barn
John Curtis Farloo a farmer in Knoxville Iowa hanged himself from a barn rafter amid heavy rains that threatened crop failure authorities report.
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Knoxville
Iowa
John Curtis Farloo
Strikebreakers Stoned as Philadelphia Rioting Erupts
A trolley strike in Philadelphia sparked rioting with Marine guards from League Island Navy Yard called in to avert damage to government property. Police dispersed the mob with revolvers and clubs. injuries occurred but no fatalities. Seventy five workers involved, government-employed.
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Philadelphia
Marine Guard
League Island Navy Yard
Workmen Stone
Kaiser's Envoy Seeks Letters From Abdul Crisis
Constantinople German Ambassador Von Bieberstein pressed Grand Vizier Hilmi Pasha for letters William II wrote to ex Sultan Abdul Hamid during the April crisis. The letters, found in Abdul’s effects, are said to show German support for Abdul’s rule. The grand vizier said the documents remain with the Young Turk investigation committee and cannot be surrendered. The envoy asked to know contents but was told nothing had been disclosed.
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Constantinople
von Bieberstein
Hilmi Pasha
Emperor William
Abul Hamid
Young Turkish Investigation Committee
Young Turks
Progressives to Fight Wool Rate in Senate Schedule Clash
The senate aims to finish the cotton schedule and then battle the woolen schedule, seen as a re enacted Dingley rate. Progressive Republicans with Democratic support push the woolen plan, with night sessions likely and a target to vote by June 19 and adjourn before July 4. If the house quorums, the Porto Rican bill may be taken up.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
Finance Committee
Committee On Finance
Congress
Rioters and police clash on street as strike braces
Rioters throw iron bricks and sticks at a passing trolley car manned by strike guards. Police fire over rioters, reinforcements arrive, and the Marine guard drives attackers away. Strikers claim control with more cars running and talk of widening actions. Pratt cites a $250000 bribe offer. Transit Co. denies. Rumors spread of sympathy strikes by ice wagon drivers and others.
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New York
Marine Guard
Pratt
C.co. Pratt
The
Car Men’s Union
Rapid Transit Co
Willow Grove
Lake Strike Persists Despite Civic Federation Talks
National Civic Federation officials and the arbitration committee failed to move the Lake Carriers' Association or striking vessel employees. The committee stated there is no prospect of a reversal in attitude and called further talks futile and useless, leaving the next move unknown.
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Cleveland
National Civic Federation
Arbitration Committee
Lake Carriers’ Association
Lake Carriers
Will Conflict With Treaty on Great Lakes Warships
Washington report notes that Canada building torpedo boats at a Great Lakes port would breach the 1817 treaty prohibiting warships on the lakes. The issue risks diplomatic tension between the neighboring countries.
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Washington, D. C
Canada
Great Lakes
Lakes
Two Drown in Park Lake at Washington Park
Luke O'Donnell and his wife were drowned in Washington park lake in Chicago after a row boat collision. Two others narrowly escaped another similar fate in the incident.
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Park Lake
Chicago
Luke O’donnell
Washington Park
Second Trial Begins In Kaufmann Case At Flandreau
Emma Kaufmann wife of a Sioux Falls brewer faces a second trial over the death of 19 year old Agnes Poirers an employee in the Kaufmann family The girl died in hospital with head and body wounds The prior conviction for manslaughter in the second degree was overturned on appeal and Kaufmann was released on a 25000 bond.
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Flandreau
S. D
Emma Kaufmann
Sioux Falls
Agnes Poirers
Kaufmann
New Orleans Suit Denies White Man Walker as Davis Heir
Virginia R. Davis left $25 000 to her white companion New Orleans-Frank Walker but a court ruled against him. The will named Walker after twenty six years together but George Campbell of Nashville, Davis's natural son, challenged Walker's claim. The ruling condemned Walker's conduct and denied his legatee rights.
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New Orleans
Frank Walker
Virginia R. Davis
Walker
George Campbell
Nashville
Mormon Inquiry Asked in British Columbia
Petitions are being prepared for circulation in major BC centers and resolutions are to be presented in affiliated women’s councils. They urge the government to investigate conditions in Mormon colonies in southern Alberta and to break up these colonies if it is proven that Mormons evade anti polygamy laws by keeping hundreds of “inferior” wives classified as domestic servants.
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Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
Alberta
Prohibition Debate Held at Seattle Exposition
Samuel Dickle president of Albion College and Milwaukee Mayor David S. Rose will conduct a joint debate on liquor policy at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition on June 2. The discussion will address prohibition issues and their impact on states and cities.
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Seattle
Seattle, Wash
Samuel Dickle
Albion College
Albion, Mich
David S. Rose
Milwaukee
Hundred Bales Loaded in 86-Foot Car at Ballinger
A shipment of 100 bales of gin-compressed cotton was loaded into a standard 86-foot car in Ballinger Texas. The event may mark a milestone in local cotton transport and industry.
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Ballinger
Texas
Chaos After Zephyr Tornado Leaves Dozens Dead
Brownwood mobilizes aid for Zephyr disaster victims after a fierce tornado that killed 32 and left nearly 100 injured. A relief train with surgeons, food, and clothing sped to the village, where buildings were destroyed and fires ignited by lightning.
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Zephyr
Brownwood
Tex
Temple
Santa Fe Railroad
Thad Cabler
Controversy Over Airship Types Divides German Leadership
Berlin reports a rift in German policy as the army backs flexible airships Gross and Parseval after the emperor favors the rigid Zeppelin. Baron Lyncher leads military opposition to Zeppelin despite public support for the newer craft. The dispute marks a rare clash between Kaiser and his advisers.
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Berlin
Signal Corps
War Office
Germany
Baron Lyncher
Zeprelin
Zeppelin
Santa Fe Fast Mail Wrecked at Peabody
Westbound California Fast Mail train No. 9 wrecked at Peabody early Monday. Postal clerk H. G. Thompson of Kansas City killed in the crash.
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Santa Fe
Topeka
Kast
Peabody
H. GC. Thompson
Kansas City
Dr. John W. Bischoff Dies in Washington
Dr. John W. Bischoff, known as the blind organist of Washington, has died in the city. Surviving his death are his wife, a daughter Lucille Chester of New York, and a son John E. Bischoff of Denver.
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John W. Bischoff
Washington, D. C
Washington
Lucille Chester
New York
John E. Bischoff
Denver
Confederate Fountain Memorial Planned for Eldorado
The Henry G. Dunn chapter of the U D C selects a marble design from Marietta Georgia. A $3500 Confederate memorial fountain will be erected in Eldorado Arkansas using Georgia marble.
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Eldorade
Ark
Henry G. Dunn
Marietta
Georgia
Newsboy Fined For Selling Cigarette Papers In El Reno
El Reno Oklahoma Justice Johnson fined Car Bright a total of five dollars and costs on a charge of selling cigarette papers as a news butcher on the Rock Island line.
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el Reno
Okla
Car Bright
Rock Island
Justice Johnson
Rich Hill Woman Held in Coroner Poisoning Case
Mrs Frank Burgess of Rich Hill Missouri is jailed to await the coroner's verdict and preliminary hearing on charges she poisoned her husband with strychnine last Sunday. The Missouri Pacific employee died suddenly and a witness says Burgess had strychnine and planned his death. She was arrested after boarding a train about to leave.
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Rich Hill
Frank Burgess
Missouri Pacific
Roosevelt bids adieu in Nairobi after East Africa visit
Col. Theodore Roosevelt made a farewell call on Gov. Jackson before leaving for Souk. He thanked Nairobi residents for their hospitality. Gov. Jackson said obligations lay with East Africa in general. Roosevelt party guns were overhauled in preparation for big game hunting in the Tumbwa district.
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Nairobi
East Frica
Theodore Roosevelt
Gov. Jackson
Souk
East Africa
Col
Roosevelt
Tumbwa
Valet Affidavit Ties Salvator to Austrian Grand Duke
Alois Jaeger, the duke of Austria's valet, swears in an affidavit that in 1874 and 1875 he daily met Duke Franz Joseph and that Salvator of Painesville Ohio was recognized as the last John Oorth the grand duke. The affidavit states Jaeger met Salvator in Painesville and identified him without hesitation.
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Chicago
John Salvator
Painesville
Ohio
John Oorth
Austria
Alois Jaeger
Jaeger
Salvator
Beavers Secretary Shot In Meridian Club Rooms
Will T. O'Flynn secretary of the Beavers club was fatally wounded in the Meridian Mississippi club rooms by J C Walton a merchant who fled after being suspended by O'Flynn Walton remains at large and the incident is under police investigation.
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Meridian
Mississippi
Will T. O’flynn
The
Beavers
J. C. Walton
Walton
Arkansas River Redirects Through Narrow Neck at Douglass
The Arkansas river erodes a narrow land neck to form a new channel bypassing Douglass Arkansas, creating a cut-off be title by geological change and river action.
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Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Douglass
Ark
Oaxaca Reopens Public Baths After Rainfall Relief
Drought and water scarcity closed all city baths in Oaxaca Mexico, but recent rains allow residents to return to public bathing facilities. Local authorities had maintained closures while reserves were low, now facilities are back in operation for daily use.
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Oaxaca
Mexico
Strike Ordered on B. and O. Railroad machinists
Officials of the National Machinists' union issued a general strike order for machinists employed by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The move follows labor tensions and seeks broader job action across the railway’s shop crews.
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Baltimore
National Machinists’ Union
Themore & Ohio Railroad
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