Orchard Not Present to Light Vindicator Fuse in Haywood Case
Boise June 29 In the Haywood case Dom inick Flynn of Mullen Idaho testified Orchard was at a poker party in Mullen the day he says he helped light fuses under the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill other witnesses corroborated Flynn and McHale said Orchard was not at Warn er at the explosion detective methods of Pinkerton noted while Ryker found rail lines unsafe on Missouri Pacific tracks near Anthony and Kiowa division with ties out and bad for heavy traffic
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Haywood
Dominick Flynn
Mullen
Idaho
Orchard
Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mill
Warder
Patrick McHale
I N Mullen
Flynn
McHale
Warnner
Morris F. Priedman
Denver
James McFarland
Pinkerton Agency
Colorado
Ryker
Missouri Pacific
Anthony
Kiowa
Hutchinson
British Steel Trust Formed to Meet Competition
London June 29 A major steel manufacturers’ combine is forming in Britain led by Vickers Sons & Maxim and including John Brown & Co and Harland & Wolff. The group absorbs 34 firms, controlling about 90 percent of British steel with capital over 150 million dollars, aiming to regulate prices and output to dominate world steel trade. American and German rivals expect no quick order cuts. The move follows the German trust model and hinges on public disclosures of company deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Vickers Sons & Maxim
John Brown & Co
Harland & Wolff Company
Rotten ties found along Missouri Pacific track in Kansas
Hutchinson Kansas June 29 railroad investigator Charles A Ryker of Atchison and a press representative surveyed Missouri Pacific lines near Hutchinson to find 807 rotten broken and weakened ties in a mile long stretch between mile posts 48 and 48 one rail length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kan
Charles A. Ryker
Atchison
Missouri Pacific
Yagay
Jury clears death of Emil Beckstrom in train incident
Inquest into Emil Beckstrom's death on a Milwaukee freight train concluded with a verdict of accidental death. Railway crew testimony described Beckstrom joining the train and being last seen on the front platform before two companions reported he was run over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Beckstrom
Moline
John M. Glover
White Buggy Company
Beckstrom
Victor
Elmer Bergendahl
Lafferty
Payment delays push Watertown hospital improvements back a year
Word from Springfield says the planned Watertown hospital project is delayed due to state budget stringency. Governor Denes and Secretary Graves report only half of the $100,000 appropriation for a new sanitarium and $5,000 of the $10,000 ventilation project are available this year, with the remainder to be paid next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Springfield
Watertown Hospital
Denes
Graves
State Board of Charities
DIES AT AGE OF 107 YEARS FIRST VOTED FOR JACKSON
Francis Binion of Veinon Illinois dies at 107 after a long lived family history. He voted Democrat for every candidate from Andrew Jackson to Parker and leaves nine children twenty three grandchildren and thirty three great grandchildren.
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Jackson
Vandalia
Francis Binion
Venon
Ill
Binion
Andrew Jackson
Parker
Charlotte
Mich
Smith Austin
Austin
New Baradoes
New Jersey
Hackensack River
Boys sworn in as police in Council Bluffs patrol
Council Bluffs Chief of Police Richmond deputizes youths to prevent premature Fourth of July celebrations. A long line of youngsters received appointments and took patrolman oaths and were assigned districts. They monitor fireworks purchases, angering dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Richmond
Master Named as Menace to Health in Eddy Case
Judge Edsar Aldrich appointed master to determine Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy’s competency in an accounting suit brought by her son George W. Glover and others as next friends. The master will report by Sept. 30 1907 with no evidence limits and may cite contempt for nonappearance. Trustees’ intervention rejected. Also reports New York garbage strike relief and ice delivery strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Edsar Aldrich
Littleton
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Robert N. Chamberlain
Supreme Court
Aml
Heder Sells the Buffalo to Levenstein in Saloon Deal
Ernest C Heder formerly of this city now in Rockford sold the three story brick building known as the Buffalo on Twenty fourth street between Third and Fourth Avenues to Levenstein for 12000. Reidy Bros arranged the sale. Other city parcels changed hands this week including the Curtis homestead on Second Avenue and several houses with prices ranging from 2500 to 4500 dollars. Cupid Pleases Roosevelt reports Miss Mary Phillips of St Louis engaged to Jacob A Riis with Roosevelt’s congratulations.
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Ernest C. Heder
Rockford
Twenty Fourth Street
Third
Fourth Avenues
Buffalo
Levenstein
Reidy Bros
Curtis
Second Avenue
A. J. Beverlin
Blankenburg
Twenty-ninth Street
Paul Gerlich
Fifth Avenue
Forty Fourth Street
M. J. Murphy
Thirty-ninth Street
Twelfth Avenue
Dr. R M. Pearce
Cupid
Roosevelt
St. Louis
Mary Phillips
Jacob A. Riis
Riis
Jury Returns Assessment Verdict on Nineteenth Street Improvement
County court jurors ended a two week hearing on the Nineteenth street improvement assessment in Moline by tabling objections and confirming most items. They cut Byron F Avery’s charge by 87 dollars and George S Evans by 250 dollars. city acceptance would push the project forward. Attorneys Ludolph, Reynolds, and W C Allen spoke for objectors, with City Attorney Shallberg for the city. American yachts Marblehead Chewink 8 and Spokane were shipped from Boston to Kiel Germany for August races, aboard the steamship Silia bound for Hamburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineteenth Street
Moline
Byron F. Avery
George S. Evans
Ludolph & Reynolds
W. C. Allen
Shallberg
Boston
Marblehead Chewink
Spokane Whic
United States
Kiel
Germany
Silia
Hanburg
Rockefeller Guarded Estate to Foil Process Servers
Pittsfield Mass June 29 Mrs E Parmalee Prentice hosts her father John D Rockefeller at Onono farm with strong guards to shield him from process servers. Lake front property patrolled by launches. Reporter found guards surrounding the house and Rockefeller arrived late Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Mass
Parmalee Prentice
Onono Farm
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Attorneys Arrested in Back-Office Market Conspiracy
St Paul June 29 The government charged Lewin A Wood George W Wood Bruce D Tuttle and Martin P Quigley with defrauding customers of 342000 tied to Wisconsin Grain Stock Co and Superior board of trade promoters. Warrants also issued for Charles T Kelley Clinton D Phelps of St Paul and E P Barsberger of Superior Wis. The men posted 5000 bonds for Woods and 3000 for others. Hearing set for July 1. Warrant report cites mail fraud via concealed market quotes to absorb margins and claim losses may reach 500000. The trades allegedly used Chicago Board of Trade quotes and Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce data obtained surreptitiously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Lewin A. Wood
George W. Wood
Bruce D. Tuttle
Martin P. Quigley
Charles T. Kelley
Clinton D. Phelps
Paul
E. P. Barsberger
Superior
Wis
Woods
W. M. Ketchum
Chicago
Wisconsin Grain & Stock Company
Roberts Street
Chicago Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce of
Minneapolis
Editors Banquet Brings Metro Paper Bosses to Davenport
A Davenport Commercial Club banquet hosted by the Southeastern Iowa Editorial association drew over 100 guests from Tri-City papers including Rock Island and Moline. Chicago Tribune publisher Medill McCormick spoke on metropolitan newspapers while others praised smaller papers and press independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Iowa Association
Davenport Commercial Club
Southeastern Iowa Editorial Association
Davenport
Gutenberg
Henry Vollmer
J. L. Long
Osceola Sentinel
Association
Tribune
Heard
Medill
McCormick
Byron Williams
Chicago
Williams
Tri-City
G. Logan Payne
Metropoltan
Payne
Appeal for Judge Loving Based on Unwritten Law
Davenport Democrat reports on a talk titled Wealth Blood Faith comparing US and Russian press, calling for a czar like press censor. The gathering adopted thanks to officers and hosts and re elected J H Huston as president for the eighth term. fall meeting planned for Creston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport Democrat
United States
Russia
J. H. Huston
Centerville Citizen
W. H. Robb
Creston American
O. E. Husten
Huston
Hull
Creston, T
Argue about insanity plea in Loving murder trial
Houston Virginia June 29 opening of court in the trial of former Judge William G Loving for murder continued as defense attorney Parksdirre argued insanity. He claimed eight years of drunkenness impaired the brain and cited unwritten law as a moral guide. Court struck out prosecution’s unwritten law instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Loving
Barksdale
Parksdirre
Barkesdale
William G. Loving Fort
Theodore Estes
Ie Court
Virginia
Quickest Illinois anti cigarette law ends in constitutional setback
Chicago June 29 a rapid ruling struck down key parts of the anti cigarette act as unconstitutional for overbroad scope beyond its title. Judge Chytraus said the term cigaret refers to tobacco cigarettes and the law aimed to prohibit rather than regulate. Appeals planned, case headed to the state supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ilinois
Chytraus
House of Representatives
Maserstadt
RK. M. Berlizheimer
Stock Exchange
Supreme Court
Gilbert Graves Delights With Petersons Band Solo
The Tower concert last evening drew a large crowd as Gilbert Graves sang solo numbers with Petersons Band. Graves, a local talent, performed At the Turn Key by De Koven and encore Last Concert for Elks. The Elks plan a third benefit concert next Monday at Watch Tower with Mrs O C Tennis as soloist. The report also notes the Emperor and imperial family preparing for a cruise from Peterhof with Premier Stolypin joining later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Graves
Peterson
the Tower
de Koven
Elks
The
Watch Tower
Petersen
O. C
Rock Island to Publish Monthly Employee Magazine
The Rock Island begins a monthly magazine for its employees titled Rock Island Employes Magazine to be mailed free to names on the payroll. Published in Chicago late each month it records improvements in lines and train services and covers other railroad matters. Overseen by H. E. Reisman as editor and manager the 64 page periodical aims to bring closer contact between the company and its workforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Rock Island
Chicago
H. E. Reisman
Wireless experiment blacks out Lanark telephones
In Lanark Illinois on June 28 Craig Walden wired his air wires within two feet of a telephone main causing induction to knock out five hundred phones on the Lanark Mutual switchboard for about two hours. Patrons unable to talk during the outage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark, Lr
Lanark, al
Lanark Mutual
Craig Walden
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Vickers @onn & Maxim
Ttis
Eng
Kansas
Democratic Party
Michigan
Edgar Aldrich
Mrs. Eddy
New York City
New York
Kearly
Nowunion
Health Department
American Ice Company
Drivers’ Union
Teamsters’ Union
Heder
Medill McCormick
Chicago Tribune
der Demokrat
Davenport Times
Rock Inland Argus
Hock Island Union
Catholic Messenger
Trident
Moline Dispatch
Moline Mail and Journal
Volks-Zeitung
Iowa Refor
Scott County Democrat and Leader
David Brandt
Iowa City
Hawkeye
E. M. Sharron
B. F. Tillinghast
Law
Czar
St. Peterburg
Peterhof
Stolypin
Road TO Publish
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