Orchard's Testimony Impeached At Every Turn
Boise June 26 The Haywood trial resumes with Lou Day of Denver on the stand as a new defense attorney appears. Witnesses recount Orchard's claims and alleged threats against Steunenberg, linking Mine Owners and Western Federation figures to the crime while defense seeks to impeach his account and motives.
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Boise
Haywood
Lou Day
Denver
Walter B. McCornack
Chic
Orchard
Lottie Day
Belmont
Wester Federation of Miners
McDonald
Federation
Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
Stennenbers
Elliot
Idaho
Frank Steunenberg
Hercules
K. C. Sterling
Independence
Sterling
I. L. McGee
Cour d’Alenes
Wallace
Wom
Graft Probe Expands As City Officials Face Charges
Frank P. Watson, former superintendent of the Poor Farm, flees as fraud charges widen. Edward Fo heen and Thomas J. Kioran implicated as city purchasing agents. alleged $10 fraud amounts to broader audit. Leen and Horan, linked to liquor licenses, named in indictments alongside others.
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Frank P. Watson
Teoria
Edward Fo Heen
Thomas J. Kioran
Etty
Fred Peters
Tip City Weder
Allen Bb
Toeeon
Leen
Horan
Uw City
Erdad
Prank TX Wats
Pearke County
Condemned Man Aids Pal in Innocence Claim
Jefferson City Massachusetts January reports say Harry Vaughan one of three convicts due to be hanged swore yesterday at the penitentiary that he exonerates a man named Kline from participation in the Illinois Central train car holdup in Chicago last autumn. Vaughan asserts Kline is innocent.
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Jefferson City
Harry Vaughan
Kline
Joler, HL
Chicago
Vaughan
Railroads Push Higher Fees Threaten Illinois Guard Encampment
State officials face a 18,000 dollar shortfall as railroads raise rates to 2 cents per mile from 1, increasing transport costs for Illinois National Guard units to Camp Lincoln. If unreconciled, encampment plans may be shortened and several regiments miss outings.
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Iluois National Guard
Licoln
Body Found in River Near Burlington Seemingly Murder Victim
Unknown man about 30, 11 feet tall, brown hair, dressed in blue shirt overalls and heavy shoes, found in the river near Burlington with a bullet wound to the back of the head. He appeared to have been in the water about three days. Carrie Nation arrested in Washington for entering a saloon and causing a disturbance.
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Burlington
Telegraph Trust Denied New Hearing on Antitrust Telegram
Oyster Bay June 25 a telegram asking President Roosevelt to investigate alleged antitrust violations by telegraph companies was transmitted to Herbert Knox Smith head of the Bureau of Corporations. No instructions were given. only one reply from the AFL was received. Chicago June 26 Federal Judge Landis refused a new trial to Standard Oil company on illegal shipment charges.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Washington Ential Labor Union
Loeb
Herbert Knox Smith
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Commeres and Labor
Smith
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Federal Jude. Landis
Standard OU
Tewae
Standard
J. H. Howard
the Allen
Jamestown Hotels Destroyed by Fire Near Exposition
Fire swept the Pine Beach district adjoining the Jamestown exposition, destroying the Arcade, Berkley, Howshattan, Cac Vine, and other hotels and several smaller inns. Authorities reported two lives likely lost though not confirmed, with forty to fifty suites consumed in the blaze. The structures were of temporary construction and the total loss was substantial.
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Norfolk
Pine Beach
Tolley
Arcade
Berkley
Oulsive Inn
Howshattan
Cac Vine
Everal
Tels
Sauntrails Dasuredt
Lal Bar Tits
Yale student killed in auto accident in New Haven
Auto accident in New Haven claims one Yale student dead and leaves three injured. The crash involved a tumbling vehicle returning Yale students to the city, injuring W. Stroh, Jones of Red Bank, C. Colston of Baltimore, and E. Hudson. Dr Oliver, son of Mrs. J. B. Oliver of Pittsburgh, is named among the injured or involved parties.
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New Haven
Ceime
Yale
Oliver
J. B. Oliver
Pittsburg
W. Strohers Jones
Red Bank
N.J
Lord Northcott in wreck peril saved at sea
In Caine Queensland on June 26 the British cruiser Pyramius ran ashore 150 miles north of Cool town. Governor General of Australia Lord Northcott and his family were aboard and later reached Brisbane by steamer. Effasneann, Margwerth, and others aboard referenced. a toy pistol caused a wound leading to lockjaw.
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Overnor General
Australia
Caine
Queensland
Pyramius
Cool Town
Lorth Northcott
Brisbane
Bomb Throws Chaos in Erivan Square Loot Bags Missing
A bomb attack in Erivan square caused casualties as a treasury wagon escorted by Cossacks was hit. Bags carrying 125000 dollars vanished after the blast. Initial reports misdated the number of bombs, and police guarded the scene while investigators link the incident to a robbery attempt.
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Bob
Erivan Square
Milwaukee dispatches 10 Central American voyage
Washington notes rising tension in Central America as President Jaya of Nicaragua aims to form a union of states. The Milwaukee will depart for La Union and San Salvador to protect American interests. Yorkton gunboat remains at Acajutla and further movements are awaited amid regional instability.
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Washington
Central America
Jaya
Nicaragua
Unnion
Milwaukee
la Union
San Salvador
Yorkton
Acajutla
Negro minister asks sheriff to hang in place of brother
Montgomery June 26. Rev John Beman a Baptist preacher and brother of David Beman, a negro doomed to be hanged July 26 for murder, asked the sheriff to allow him to die in his brother's place. He offered to sacrifice, saying he is better prepared to die and that the gesture could save David. Attorneys pursue governor commutation to life.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bother
David Benn
Beman
Grady
Proctor Left 2 Million for Peoria Charities and Poor Relief
The late John C. Proctor of Peoria left two million dollars to the Proctor endowment for use in a wage earning laundry for youths a day nursery for mothers and children a manual training school for worthy boys and an orphanage. $350000 has already funded a home for the aged. A $300000 gift goes to Cottage Hospital. Relatives receive $115000 together with smaller shares. A seven member board including O J Bailey John S Stevens F Blossom A S Oakford W E Stone R R Bourland and C S Proctor will govern the estate.
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Peoria
John C. Proctor
Proctor
Cottage Hospital
Edna Dean Proctor
New York
A. S. Oakford
W. E Stone
R. R. Bourland
C. 8. Proctor
Honors for Mark Twain in London tribute banquet
Mark Twain received a landmark tribute in London at a victims’ Immcheon as the guest of honor. English officials, military leaders, and top civil servants paused a crucial session to honor him, with prominent writers and men of letters from England and beyond convening to acclaim his influence on English literature.
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London
Mark Twain
Immcheon
England
British Isles
Oklahoma Supreme Court Dissolves Injunction on Constitution Vote
Guthrie Oklahoma June 26 The Oklahoma Supreme Court yesterday afternoon dissolved the injunction issued by District Judge Pancoast restraining the constitutional convention from submitting to a vote the constitution for the proposed new state of Oklahoma. The convention will likely be convened immediately and a new election date set.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court
Guthrie
Okla
Pancoast
Constitutional Convention
Oklahoma
Bees Stop Rail Traffic On Milwaukee Line
A large swarm of honey bees halted a Chicago bound Milwaukee and St. Paul pioneer train when they swarmed a switch in Sioux City Iowa. The crew avoided opening the ice covered switch and the tieup lasted until a nearby beekeeper gathered the insects into a wash boiler.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Road
Sioux City
Iowa
Vardaman Converts After Evangelist Ordeal
Mississippi Governor William Vardaman publicly professed religion in a dramatic display after intense exhortations from a traveling evangelist in Jackson on June 26, as he attended a zealous revival event and responded to the revivalist appeal. The governor’s sudden religious conversion was described as a significant personal moment witnessed by attendees and reported by local papers.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Vardaman
Intercollegiate rowing regatta to be held on Hudson River
In Poughkeepsie on June 26 an immense crowd gathered to witness the annual intercollegiate regatta on the Hudson River. The program opens with a two mile event at 4 PM followed by the event at 4:45 and the varsity freshmen race at 6. Metcalf and party aboard the Youktou observed threatening rain as Cornell emerges as a favorite amid the wet forecast.
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Poughkeepsie
Esteryuid
Navy Metcalf
Druggist Raps Deneen At Opening Convention
Guwesburs UL June 2 President H C Porter of the Illinois Pharmac Association delivers the annual address opening the twentieth annual convention. He criticizes Governor Deneen for ignoring the association's recommendation on appointing a member to the state board of pharmacy. He notes politics influenced the appointment and urges dispensing with the recommendation. He regrets the anti narcotics bill's failings and expects its passage with improvements. The group endorses the grave food law and expects honest druggists to compete with dishonest dealers. About two hundred delegates attend.
Harvard Commencement Honors Bryce and Abruzzi in Cambridge
Harvard University conferred honorary degrees at commencement in Cambridge as James Bryce and the Duke of Abruzzi attended. Secretary of State Elihu Root also graced the ceremony while a class of 550 graduates received degrees marking the 271st year of the institution.
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Year of America
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Harvard
Enha Root
James Bryce
Great
Disbarred Lawyer Keithly Sues for Damages in Peoria
Arthur Keithly formerly a leading Peoria attorney, now disbarred, sues for 160000 alleging judge and editors conspired to end his career. He claims improper influence in the disbarment. The suit names Judge MecCulloch, E F Baldwin, W E Hull, and John S Stevens. Also notes Indiana Supreme Court ruling on liquor traffic regulation.
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Arthur Keithly
Peoria
Supreme Court
David MecCulloch
E. F. Baldwin
Peoria Star
W. E. Hull
John S. Stevens
Keithly
Plays Part of Evelyn Thaw in Famous Virginia Murder Case
Houston reports record courtroom drama as Elizabeth Loving testifies about alleged assault by her escortWax Most Dramatic recounting echoes Evelyn Thaws Virginia tragedy Her father Judge Loving shot Theodore Ketes amid questions on consent intoxication and timing of the crime The trial centers on whether the story could drive the judge to violence and the prosecution seeks rebuttal evidence involving whisky and insanity claims
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Evelyn Thaw
Virginia
Houston
Elizabeth Loving
William G. Loving
Theodore Ketes
Virginia Court of Justice
Iurd Wly
Stes
Kees
Kidd
Loving
Miss Loving
Estes
Judge Loving
Harry Snead
Orby Wins Irish Derby for Croker at Dublin
Richard Croker's Orby won the Irish Derby today in Dublin with Georgetown second. Seven horses started in the race. In San Francisco, Judge Hebbard attempted suicide after bar association calls for impeachment over cross intemperance and resignation.
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Croker
Dublin
Richard Croker
Orby
Georgetown
San Francisco
Cal
The
Bar Association
K. C. Hebbard
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