Haywood's Attorneys Lay Foundation for Denial
Boise June 8 The Haywood trial resumed at 9 30 with Harry Orchard under cross examination Richardson read nearly word for word questions and answers to fix places and dates while Orchard elaborated statements Defense probed credibility noting Orchard's Cripple Creek actions and alleged ties to Scott Sterling and the Mine Owners Association, with familiar names like Moyer Haywood and Davis appearing as part of the case and testimony.
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Boise
Harry Orchard
Richardson
Orchard
Idaho
Haywood
Ming
Federation of Miners
Denver
War of Labor
Colorado
Cripple Creek
C. D. Scott
Scott
K. C. Sterling
Mine Owners’ Association
Moyer
Vindicator
Ivindicator
W. F. Davis
William Easterly
Barned
Nee
Chain Across Rails Foiled Train Wreck Near Los Angeles
A log chain bound across tracks at a siding near Los Angeles thwarted an attempt to wreck the outbound Southern Pacific train yesterday morning. A watchful worker spotted the obstruction before the locomotive derailed, preventing a disaster.
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Southern Pacific
Los Angeles
Cal
Railroad Offic
Insanity Plea Fails in Peoria Forgery Conviction
Dan Fram, a Peoria lawyer and society leader, was found guilty in the circuit court of forgery for notes and deeds totaling $12,000. The defense claimed insanity and alienists testified for both sides.
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Dan Fram
Peoria
Las Night
Pythian Uniform Upheld by World Supreme Assembly
The Supreme Assembly of the Uniformed Rank Knights of Pythias rejected a proposal to add a stripe down the trouser leg as a uniform distinction. Only Massachusetts and New Jersey supported the change.
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Supreme Assembly
Norfolk
Knights of Pythias of the World
Massachuset's
Rand New Jersey
Officer's Wife Threatens Suit May Scandalize West Point
West Point N Y June 8 Mrs Elizabeth Fairfax Ayres wife of Lt Col Charles G Ayres declines to discuss a damages suit she is said to file against several high officers at the United States military academy The case now lies with a New York lawyer and formal papers will be served Should it go to trial the social life at the academy may be exposed Mrs Ayres resides near the reservation and is barred from visiting the academy grounds by an order tied to the lawsuit
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West Point
N. Y
New York
Elizabeth Fairfax Ayres
United States Military Academy
Ayres
Academy
Highland Falls
Taft
Post Office Reform Cuts Rail Mail Fees in 14 Percent
Washington June 8. Postmaster General Meyer orders using the full weighing period in calculating daily mail weight to limit rail carrier compensation. The reform lowers payments about 14 percent across all railways to curb excess charges tied to a supposed railroad conspiracy. Also Roosevelt and Walling to speak at the cornerstone ceremony for the new Masonic temple with historic tools once used by Washington.
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Meyer
Cortelyou
Post Office Department
Lts
Ats
Emperor Grants Amnesty on 40th Anniversary of Hungary King
Budapest June 8 Emperor praised Joseph on the fortieth anniversary of his coronation as King of Hungary and decreed a wide amnesty, notably for persons condemned on lese majesty charges. The move pardons many offenders including Francis Joseph Marks aged 40.
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Francis Joseph
Budapest
Joseph
Hungary
Lewis firm buys Chicago Columbia elevator in 100000 plus deal
F W Lewis Manufacturing of Moline and Rock Island owner J Lewis buys the Columbia elevator in Chicago. The purchase expands a large grain and chemical works portfolio with roofing and paving materials and coal tar byproduct extraction. The move taps into a shift of grain business to South Chicago and adds riverfront capacity without affecting the Moline plant.
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FL J. Lewis
F.W. Lewis Manufacturing Company
Moline
Chicago
Lewis Rooting Company
Rock Island
Columbia
Chiccago
Calumetei
Lewis Company
Spanish War Vets Meet in Rockford led by Stansfield
The Spanish American War Veterans of Illinois opened their fifth annual encampment in Rockford with Department Commander James H. Stansfield of Chicago presiding. About 110 delegates registered at the opening session.
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Ilinois
Rockford
Stansfield
Aurora
Ill
Robbers Ride Off With Velocipede Then Abandon It
Robbers, likely the same pair tied to recent post office and depot break ins at Reynolds and Taylor Ridge, used Charles Wayne's railway velocipede to Rockland then left the machine near the city yards. They stole stamps worth up to $230 at Reynolds post office and stole $16 from Robert Malitt's hardware store while other offenses yielded little. A second break in at a lunchroom yielded a $5 cash register after entry via a broken door. A. T. Wicks reported a hold up at Thirteenth Street and Fourth Avenue costing $7, an opal ring, and a gold watch. the pocket book was later found empty.
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Coal Valley
Reynolds
Taylor Ridge
Charles Wayne
Rocknd
Robert Maliett
A. T. Wicks
Arangntsman Residu
Fourth Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Miss Allen
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-first Street
Standard Oil Loses First Round in Court Fight
In St Paul Minnesota on June 8 the federal circuit court overruled Standard Oil's objections to the government's bill of complaint marking the United States first fall in the fight against the oil company. The Standard Oil attorneys had argued that no attention should be paid by the court.
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Federal
St. Paul
Oil Company
St. Paul, Minn
United States
Standard Oil Company
Federal Circuit
Standard Oil
Illinois Tornado and Cloudburst Toll Reported
Court documents tie Standant Oil to anti trust history as government argues conspiracy. Details reference tornado and cloudburst victims in Illinois and Kentucky.
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Illinois
Kentucky
King Leopold Cleared in Congo Debacle Report
Brussels reports that a parliamentary commission's inquiry into Congo finances and governance finds King Leopold sacrificed for the Congo and profited none. The finance exhibit is omitted, the Congo's finances are described as normal, and officials protest claims of exporting Africans for political purposes while stressing independence.
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Leopold
Congo
Brussels
Brighton Race Death by Own Action Prize Town
A Brighton census shows the town nearly leads the nation in the pattern of race death by own action. It lists twenty four one member families and sixteen two member families, with only four seven member households. The village spans 96 acres, once populous, now with 749 residents, leaving about one and one third acres per person within city limits.
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Brighton
Mich
United States
Roosevelt Removes Revenue Collector Waldorf
Joy in Brown ranks as President Roosevelt ousts Internal Revenue Collector George P. Waldorf and appoints Colonel McMahen. Waldorf, after 22 years in service, will travel around the world. Brown supporters celebrate the leadership change in Ohio.
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Waldorf
Ohio
Toledo
Brown
Internal Revenue
George P. Waldorf
Roosevelt
Colonel McMahen
Uncle Sam
Federating Methodists Plan Unites Church Forces
R W Perks of England outlines a world federation plan for Methodists uniting United States Canada and more. A central bureau to be based at Westminster Church House London will oversee branches and a loan society while aiding emigration and old age needs. The London project costs about 1 million dollars excluding land and aims for completion in three years.
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R. W. Perks
England
Robert W. Perks
Fund For Methodism
New York
Perks
United States
Canada
Australia
Cape Colony
Great Church House
Westminster
London
London Aquarium
Westminster Abbey
Great Britain
Tornado Rips York and New Minden Indiana Areas
Reports from Terre Haute show York Illinois destroyed by a violent cyclone with widespread damage along the Wabash River. At least two deaths confirmed, about 30 injured, 40 to 50 houses demolished, wires down and bridges washed out. Nearby New Minden and Gradyville Kentucky also struck with fatalities and many homes wrecked.
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Terre Haute
Ind
York
Henry Rook
Malinda Pinkston
West York
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