Den at Boston trial Collins testifies on dynamite planting
Dennis Collins co defendant in the Wood case testifies for the prosecution in Boston describing meetings with Breen in a saloon and a Lawrence undertaking shop where he helped plant forty pounds of dynamite. He says he did not know the packages contained dynamite and recalls Breen claiming Wood and his millions supported the plot.
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Denis Collins
Boston
William Wood
Dennis Collins
Wood
Frederick Atteaux
Pelletier
John Breen
Lawrence
Crogty
Collins
Breen
Collinge
Joseph Etter
Hurlburt
Colling
Coakley
Atteaux
Rooney
Cincinnati Strike Ends Under Peace Accord
Cincinnati reports that operations run normally as a peace agreement recognizes the union. Wage demands will be arbitrated following the settlement reached last night.
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Cincinnati
Denver Woman and President Wilson Relative Dies
Mrs John Wood row of Denver an aunt by marriage of President Wilson died at her home after an illness of a few days. An acute bronchitis attack caused her death. She was 81. Her husband was a brother of the president's mother.
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Denver
John Woodrow
Wilson
Woodrow
Striking Workers Arrested at Paterson Mills
Paterson New Jersey May 20. Police arrested 57 people near the Price silk mill as about 1200 strikers and sympathizers gathered and refused to move after an order. Three women were among those detained. one woman with a baby was-paroled.
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Paterson
N. J
Price Silk Mill
Increased Rates Suspended by Interstate Commission
Washington May 26 the Interstate Commission suspended until November 28 the proposed tariff increase on lumber and shingles from North Pacific points to Minnesota and the middle western states.
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Washington
Interstate Commission
North Pacific
Minnesota
Middle Western
Henry Flagler Dead in Florida
West Palm Beach May 20 Henry Flagler a millionaire traction man died today after a long illness. Heart failure was the final cause and for hours he lay nearly moribund. Mrs Flagler urged physicians who used stimulants to sustain him but the life faded despite their efforts.
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West Palm Beach
Florida
Henry Flagler
Flagler
Alleged Plot To Dynamite Bridge Near Roseburg
Roseburg Oregon May 20 authorities received word from Eugene that Industrial Workers were alleged to plan to blow up a Southern Pacific bridge on May 19. South ern Pacific officials kept armed guards at every bridge and trestle from Portland to Ashland and ordered engineers to slow over each span. Station authorities along the line were notified of the threat. Assistant Superintendent May said an Eugene officer notified the railroad of the tip indicating a bridge would be blown up.
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Roseburg
Ore
Eugene
Southern Pacific
Portland
Ashland
May
Eight San Francisco officers arraigned on conspiracy charge
The eight suspended San Francisco police officers indicted for conspiring to obstruct justice appeared before Judge Lawler. The prosecution was not ready, and the case was continued until Monday.
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San Francisco
Banco
Lawler
Auto plunge over cliff near Julian leaves two dead
In San Diego on May 20 a touring car plunged over a four grade hill in the Julian mountains, about 60 miles from San Diego. Miss Jessie Frost a San Diego schools teacher and James McClowd an attorney were killed. Chauffeur Jenkins was slightly injured.
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San Diego
Julian
Jessie Frost
Sin Diego
James McClowd
Jenkins
Tariff and Problems to Be Discussed at Manufacturers Meet
Detroit May 20 convention of the National Manufacturers association opens with discussion on tariff and administration problems. Several hundred delegates representing a capitalization of ten billion dollars attend.
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Detroit
Mid
National Manufacturers’ Association
No Unusual Army Activity Found on Pacific Coast
Secretary of War Garrison said the rush in munitions was due to replenishing stock from the Benicia arsenals fire. He denied unusual activity at army posts on the coast and said only routine troop movement was planned. Reports claimed Presidio San Francisco workers handled ammunition overnight for large guns.
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Secretary OF War
Washington
Benicia
California
Pacific Coast
Presidio
San Francisco
Emma Goldman Placed in Jail Sparked by San Diego Lecture
Emma Goldman and manager Ben Reitman were arrested and jailed in San Diego as Philanthropists arrived for a lecture. Police say they are held for protection amid public unrest and will not be allowed to see visitors until calm returns.
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San Diego
Emma Goldman
Ben Reitman
Santa Fe
Industrial Workers
Reitman
Désart
William Gerke
Wagalu
Gsi
Meyers
Jali
Wilson
Goldman
Schwab on Stand at Steel Probe
New York May 20 Charles M Schwab president of Bethlehem Steel and vice president of United States Steel testified for the defense in the government suit to dissolve US Steel. He recalled a 1899 dinner where he urged consolidation for economy and told J P Morgan that a combination of steel firms could create a fully integrated organization controlling ore supply transport and finished products from mining to sale.
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New York
Charles M. Schweb
Bethleham Meal Corporation
Orst
United States Steel Corporation
Yesternae As & Witness
Schwab
Morgan
New York City Plans Large Subway System Expansion
New York City will spend three hundred million dollars to build new subway infrastructure. Within four years the city expects to operate six hundred miles of single track in service beneath the metropolis.
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New York City
Ukiah Line Goes Up West Birch
Pilot Rock reports that the W. W. K. N. company plans a projected extension into Ukiah country along the west side of West Birch creek. Surveying crews began at Pilot Rock and run up the west bank of Birch creek along beach land behind the Manning ranch to keep the grade low toward the county’s southern end.
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Pilot Rock
W. K. & N. Company
Ukiah
West Birch Creek
John P. McManus
Pilot Rock Recordt
Birch Creek
Manning
New Asiatic Cable to Run Aden to Hong Kong
A new submarine cable will connect Aden to Hong Kong via Colombo and Singapore. The run will span six thousand miles and cost five million dollars.
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Aden
Hong Kong
Columbo
Singapore
Wallula Gateway Closure Amid Tariff Dispute
H C Oliver of the O W R & N says the Wallula Gateway remains effectively closed as the ICC case unfolds. He says a misreport caused by a secretary’s error led to erroneous claims the gateway would stay open and a new tariff would apply April 1. The railway cites ongoing disputes over routing abuses by the Northern Pacific and land leases in Umatila Morrow and Gilliam counties as factors driving the gate’s status and portends a commission ruling not expected before fall.
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Wallula
H. C. Oliver
Portland Oregonian
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oliver
Wailula
Commute Commission
Northern Pacific
Umatila
Morrow
Gilliam
Sheewpmen
Sudh
O W. R. XN
Harriman Road
Wallatin OC
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Student garden shines as educational success and money maker
City hall exhibits drew attention to the high school agriculture program led by A A Asbahr. The garden area, on a sloping lot behind the high school, uses 90 plats 36 by 80 feet with over 16 plats planted in vegetables and crops. Though the first year and a poor season limited display, results were excellent given inexperience and conditions.
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A. A. Asbahr
Supreme Court Upholds Astoria Reclamation Plan
Salem May 20 The Supreme court hands down an opinion upholding the fegality of the reclamation and sanitary commission of Astoria and the amendment to the Astoria City charter.
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Salem
Supreme Court
Reclamation and Sanitary Commission of
Astoria
Aviator Parla Wins Race for $5000 Prize
Truvank May 20. Aviator Parla a Cuoban flew from Key West to Havans today winning a prize of $5000. He recently fell into the water at tempting this flight his opponent winning the first prize.
Posse Hunts for Slayer of Girl Grace Johnson
Pittsburg May 20 A hunt for the fiend who outraged and strangled Grace Johnson and a pretty girl from Trafford near here continued today. The girl did not return from school, her father led the search, and found the body by a roadside among bushes. torn clothing and other evidence indicated the assault preceded the killing and the crowd fears lynching or burning if the perpetrator is captured.
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Pittsburg
Grace Johnson
Trafford
Poe
Infants elect clause in Presbyterian faith changed
Atlanta May 20. In the southern assembly the Infants elect clause was amended to state that all infants will be saved by a 135 to 44 vote. Moderator John Stone of the northern assembly plans a formal reply to frame-up accusations. Friends of defeated candidates claim delegates met the night before the election to influence Stone's selection.
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Atlanta
Presbyterian Confession of Faith
John Stone
Northern Assembly
William King of
Monwouth
Stone
Train wreck scare as tie placed on rails near Dixon
A tele phone report from Dixon Solano county says two unknown men were put off Southern Pacific No 109 before, and a railroad tie was laid across the rails to wreck the southbound Oregon Express No 16 near Dixon. The train stopped abruptly but no one was harmed or injured.
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Sacramento
Solano County
California
Cal
Dixon
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Convention of Ad Men of the Pacific Coast Opens
In Sacramento on May 20 the convention opened with welcome addresses and a parade. Delegates from every coast city attended, with Oregon and Washington arriving on special trains.
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Sacramento
Ad Men of the
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Washington
Vendetta Suspects Linked to Double Death in Nebraska
In Marquette Nebraska on May 20 two Stolan men were slain in a vendetta reputedly tied to a ferry strue or derailment. The mangled bodies were found in a bunk car. Police arrested two countrymen as part of the investigation.
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Marquette
Neb
Nominations Sent For Lewistown Post In Montana
Washington sent to the senate nominations for Harry Kelly as registrar of the land office and Abraham Hore as receiver for public moneys at Lewistown Montana with May 200 precedents noted.
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Washington
Pruesent Wilson
Senate
Harry Kelly
Abraham Hore
Lewistown
Montons
Capital Invested in U S Electrical Business
The source states that the capital invested in the electrical industry in the United States is in the neighborhood of 4,000,000,000 dollars. The note underscores the large scale of investment fueling electrical development nationwide.
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United States
Californians Opposed to Leasing Clause in Webb Bill
San Francisco May 20 The California Asiatic Exclusion league plans refer end initiative petitions to kill the land law and substitute an anti alien measure to exclude aliens from agricultural pursuits. Secretary Yoel says petitions will be circulated in ten days after a league session. A. Hattori, nationalist leader from Japan, warns that Japan must have an outlet and immigration to California will be a key issue as Japan’s population grows rapidly.
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Washington
California
Johnson
Bryan
Ambassanor Chinda
Tokto
Iwan
Moore
Chile
Chinds
Wilson
Japan
Supremes Court
San Francisco
Cal
Yoel
California Asiatic Exclusion League
League
United States
A. Hattori
Nationalist
Tokio
Hattori
Auto truck to link Baker and Eagle Valley in weeks
Baker and Eagle Valley will be connected by an auto truck within a few weeks. The service will allow Baker to ship fruit and freight to Eagle Valley faster and cheaper than by rail, with operations planned before the mid month fruit season. Matt Welter of Newbridge funded the venture, seen as a major county benefit.
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Faker
Ore
Baker
Eagle Valley
Matt Welter
Newbridge
Public Invited to Inspect New High School
Public invited to inspect the new high school during the Class Day program Thursday afternoon. The event offers open access to the building and its departments, including training in domestic science and agriculture, with the school garden on the rear hill slope also available for viewing. Electric saws used by butchers in cutting up meats are mentioned in the record.
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Tf Hs
Ani
Tnvite
Omin Wal
Betne
Balkans Seek Modifications to Peace Proposals for Turkey
Envoys from Balkan states held a private meeting to urge powers to modify the peace proposals made for Turkey. At the foreign office ambassadors discussed the Aegean islands status and the Albania frontier, with Greece pressing for clear boundaries.
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London
Balkan States
Turkey
Foreign Office
Greece
Aegean
Albania
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Chinda
Webb Bill
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Balkans
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