Haywood trial defense accused detective of trying to plant testimony
In the Steunenberg murder case the defense charges James McParland attempted to manufacture evidence against William D. Haywood but failed to produce basis in court. The jury heard San Francisco depositions on the Bradley explosion as Haywood and co defendant Charles Moyer prepare for final testimony amid expectation of a verdict within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haywood
Steunenberg
James McParland
William D. Haywood
San Francisco
Bradley
Western Federation of Miners
Hig
Charles Moyer
Miners’ Organization
National and local shocks ripple through politics and disasters
President Small abandons peaceful strike efforts to extend action toward Chicago. Dr. Chaplin resigns from Washington University. Judge Dunne denies bail to Mayor Schmitz. Senator Bacon reelected for 1907. Clemens dines with Punch staff. A Louisville tornado kills one and injures several with property damage. Bangor men drown near Penobscot Bay. The Star Spangled Banner flag from Fort McHenry is moved to Smithsonian. Templar conclave opens in Saratoga with notable spectators. Wallace’s Arcadia home burns. Iowa grain dealers threaten war on cooperative elevators. Col Moulton dies. Bank messenger H J Wilson reports theft of $35,700. Vice President Fairbanks saves a waitress at Yellowstone. Dr Ralph of the National Museum dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Chicago
Winfield S. Chaplin
Washington University
St. Louis
Judge Dunne
San Francisco
Schmitz
United States
A. O. Bacon
Georgia
Clarence Mackay
Postal Telegraph & Cable Company
Western Union Telegraph
Harmony
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Punch
London
Louisville
Bangor
Penobscot Bay
Historic National Banner of Stars and Stripes
Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Chesa~e Bay
Smithsonian Institution
Ishington
Izhts Templar
Saratoga
N. Y
Earl of Euston
Gov
Hughes
Ellesley
George C. Wallace
Arcadia
Paducah
Iowa Grain Dealers’ Association
Iow
Col
I. M. Moulton
Department of Ohio
Lima
H. J. Wilson
First National Bank of New York
Fairbanks
Yellowstone Lake
Yellowstone Park
William LeGrange Ralph
National Museum
George Washington University Hospital
Gov. Beckham
Kentucky
R. H. Blain
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Neanhwei Chino
Dwight Haven
Will County
New Lenox
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Butte
Mont
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
Julian P. Thomas
New York
Hicks
Wisconsin
John Hicks
Chile
Oshkosh
Ackland Oronhyatekha
Independent Order of Foresters
Deseronto
Ont
Richard Bartholdt
Missouri
Hague
Neiidof
Long Pine
Polk
Clarksburg
W. Va
Dublin Castle
Pittsburg
Chesapeake Junction
Washington
Northwest Lumber Company
Barley Bros
M. F. Quinn
Pennsylvania
Christopher Horandt
Paterson
N. J
Asbury Park
Indianapolis
Ind
Langdon
W. J. Lebreton
Eugene E. Schmitz
Dunne
Wisconsin Railroad Commission
Great Northern
the Eastern Railway Company
Minnesota
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
Superior
Alfred Dreyfus
Devil’s Island
J. H. Nichols
C. F. Williams
Minneapolis
Chester B. Runyan
Windsor Trust Company
Laura M. Carter
Oklahoma
Kansas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic Seaboard
American Federation of Travelers
Organization For the Protection
W .A. Morgan
Sedalia
Dan W. Richmond
John Maguire
Various 1906- incident briefs from across the nation
A long European and American news roundup reports Marion Biggs sentenced to ten months in Multnomah jail plus a $500 fine for conspiracy in the Blue Mountain land case. It notes drownings aboard Henry Clay Pierce’s yacht Yacona, a New Jersey Fourteenth Infantry monument unveiling, royal/divorce and political court actions, and multiple accidents, crimes, and legislative actions across cities from San Francisco to Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion R. Biggs
Blue Mountain
Oregon
Multnomah
Rudolph Johnson Fredericksen von Borsen
Herman von Borsen
Henry Clay Pierce
Hudson River
New Jersey
Fourteenth Volunteer Infantry
Frederick
N. Y
Alice Patterson
Joan C. Patterson
Freehold, N
Remains of a Modestly Fashionable Tale in London T P s Weekly
Old Camden’s Remains recounts Sir Philip Calthrop purging Norwich shoemaker John Drakes of Henry VIII era pride in fashion. A tailor copies the knight’s gown, angering Drakes who finds his own outfit cut similarly. The tale ends with Drakes vowing to abandon gentlemen’s fashions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Camden
Philip Calthrop
John Drakes
Norwich
Henry VIII
London
T. P.’s Weekly
Life Insurance Chief Urges Trustees to Guard Public Trust
President Kingsley of New York Life says life insurance is a public trust not private business. He warns directors and officers must uphold standards of efficiency integrity and faith while serving policyholders and the public. He pledges daily performance over mere words and honors the responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsley
New York Life Insurance Company
Board of Trustees
New York
Privileges of a Gentleman
A Baltimore American note recounts a child, son of a notable lawyer, claiming aspiring aristocracy by planning to smoke, chew, gamble, swear, and drink corn whiskey, noting such deeds as traits of southern gentlemen. The exchange reveals humor about class and manners in a small town.
Wanted an Excuse: Whisky as Cold Remedy
The Meveland Plain Dealer reports a quip about using whisky to ease a cold. A joking exchange notes a wife objects to illness but the man claims the liquor helps him recover, followed by a question about the simplest way to begin a cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meveland Plain Dealer
Moyer Takes Stand in Orchard Defense at Caldwell
Charles H. Moyer testified for defendant William Haywood denying Orchard crimes and claiming Jack Simpkins arranged Spokane attorney access. He admitted advancing 1500 from federation funds to defend Orchard and said no personal enmity with Steunenberg or Neville, while defense praised his calm, credible performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Charles H. Moyer
William D. Haywood
Federation
Harry Orchard
Western Federation of Miners
Caldwell
Steunenberg
Moyer
Jack Simpkins
Fred Miller
Spokane
Orchard
Thomas Hogan
Simpkins
Haywood
Union
Silver City
Ouray
John Neville
Ohio banker indicted in bribery attempt over bank wreck
Pomeroy Ohio late tonight a 2&8 special grand jury indicted banker EF G Fox of Middleport for attempting to bribe Prosecuting Attorney Albert P Miller. Fox was arrested and bonded. The case ties to the Middleport bank wreck last September in which 115000 in deposits vanished. Miller alleges Fox offered 2000 to drop the indictment. Two witnesses watched Fox’s offer from behind curtains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
EF. GC. Fox
Liddleport
Albert P. Miller
Fox
Middleport
Miller
Building Collapse Kills Three in Philadelphia Plant
A new concrete building at the Pridgman Bros. plant on Fifteenth Street and Washington Avenue collapsed Wednesday in Philadelphia. Three men died, one fatally hurt, and eighteen others were injured. Dozens may be buried in the ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pridgman Bros.’ Company
Fifteenth Street
Washington Avenue
Close Call for Forty Men on Milwaukee Wreck
Forty laborers on a Milwaukee road wrecking train escaped serious injury when three cars plunged into the James river three miles east of here Tuesday night. The coach carrying the men landed on top and all survived without serious harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
S. D
Milwaukee Road
Here
James River
Detroit man drives to kill Wenham retiree
Jeremiah Kavanagh, 74, a Wenham ice dealer, was killed instantly when struck by an automobile owned and operated by W Y Smith of Detroit, Mich., on a Wednesday in Wenham Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Wenham
Mass
Jeremiah Kavanagh
W. Y. Smith
Mich
Burstings Flywheel at Joliet Plant Kills Laborer
A 20 ton gear plant incident in Joliet Indiana left a laborer dead after a bursting flywheel ripped through the shop. Authorities expect a full investigation into the explosion with local officials notifying workers’ families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet, IN
Giler
Was & Laborer
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King Edward
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
James McGranahan
Moody and Sankey
Kinsman
Jason Field
Rogersville
Wis
Earl of
Rosslyn
Anna Robinson
Kenesaw M. Landis
Standard Oil Company
Sakamoto
Hochi
Beatrice Creamery Company
Iowa
Blue Valley Creamery Company
Navy Department
A. Scribrer
Buffalo
Cortelyou
Frank A. Leach
G. E Roberts
Charley S. Cameron
Pittsburg & Tube City Railroad Company
New Alexandria
Charles G. Haddock
Los Angeles
King Carlos
Portugal
Brazil
Jesse R. Grant
President Grant
Kansas Agricultural College
Life Insurance
C.H. Moyer
Ohio
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