Hawley Opens Haywood Case With Eight-Hour Oration
Idaho State's Attorney James H. Hawley delivers a lengthy opening argument in the William D. Haywood murder trial, defending the state’s case over the Steunenberg killing. He accuses Western Federation of Miners leaders of corrupting the union while praising honest labor and urging jurors to judge the evidence impartially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Boise
Idaho
James H. Hawley
William D. Haywood
Haywood
Hawley
Orchard
Western Federation of Miners
Steunenberg
Frank Steunenberg
Harry Orchard
Jack Simpkins
Charles H. Moyer
George A. Pettibone
Flawley
Federation
Fred Miller
Spokene
Masons
Odd Fellows
Moyer
Haywood and Pettibone
Jack Simpkins I
Mr. Hawley
Waite
Dave Coates
Gus Paulson
Paulson
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone
Western
Ths
Bryan says government ownership not an immediate issue
In Bryan's Commoner he argues regulation is the current path. He notes a majority favor regulation over railroads ownership and warns campaigns should not press ownership in 1908. The piece emphasizes public readiness for regulation before any shift to ownership.
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Lincoln, Neb
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Illegal fencing of public lands to be prosecuted
Acting Secretary Woodruff warns that the Interior Department will prosecute illegal fencing of public lands. He notes special agents and inspectors will focus on protecting lands from fraudulent acquisitions this summer, making targeted searches unlikely.
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Washington
Woodruff
Department of the Interior
General Land Office
Heir to Earl Trims Heads West to Learn Cowboy Ways
The Hon. Francis Patrick Clements, twenty five, son of the Earl of Lalterim, sails to Denver after a stoker stint on the liner St Louis. He aims to become a real cowboy learning rope, branding, and riding. If his brother dies, he inherits titles and a rent toll from 56,900 acres in Ireland.
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Denver
Francis Patrick Clements
Earl
Laltrim
Clements
New York
St. Louis
Earl of
Leitrim
Ireland
Falls to Her Death in Genosha Reservoir
Miss Helen Messed of Lamar, eighteen, wandered with a male companion in the Genosha reservoir area when she slipped into a deep feed canal. He made a brave effort to rescue her, but she drowned. The body was recovered and taken to her home in Eads.
Deadly Pere Marquette Wreck Claims Dozens in Michigan
A Pere Marquette excursion train collided with a westbound freight near Salem Michigan killing thirty one people and wounding over seventy. The list of the dead includes numerous Ionia residents and city officials among those identified with ages ranging into late teens and middle age.
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Salem
Mich
Plymouth
Pere Marquette
Ionia
Detroit
Homer Smith
Albert Trautwine
Tonia
John Tofal
Charles Hess
Herman Hess
Daniel Hess
William Cornell
Don Rogers
Lowell
Dick Jones
Abraham Eddy
Edward Gallagher
Frank Douse
L. K. Merrell
Henry Reynolds
Charles McCauley
al F. Herbert
Edward Darling
Charles Broad
James Vizard
Willard Stager
William Gott
August Richter
Fred Fitzgerald
Ed Corwan
Knowles
William Evans
Frank Latham
Benjamin Durling
Ion
Colorado College expands physical training department
Colorado College in Colorado Springs enlarges its physical training program to train teachers in physical education. Under Miss Woodsmall the department shifts toward a normal school model with electives in gymnastics theory and teaching methods. The gymnasium and outdoor track facilities support year round outdoor classes, addressing demand from public schools in the region.
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Colorado Springs
Colorado College
Mins Woodsmall
Palmer
Woodsmall
Falls Heir to a Million in Pueblo Life
Sir Dwight Lawrence Bathurst baronet of Lechlade, once a Pueblo post office clerk, leaves for England to settle the estate he has pursued for a decade. English authorities recognize him as rightful claimant. a $1 600 000 compromise offer may be accepted.
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Pueblo
Dwight Lawrence Bathurst
Lechlade
England
Bathurst
Nevada
Bathursts
Mutiny and clashes in Seoul as Korean troops attack police
A Korean troop company escaped its barracks and attacked the Great Bell police station in Seoul. At least seven Japanese and four Koreans died, with many wounded as the crowd joined in with stones and clubs. General Hasegawa reinforced police while mutineers were hunted and leaders arrested. A Japanese abdication edict translation follows. In New York two cars collide at high speed killing one man and injuring others.
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Seoul
Korea
Hasegawa
Tors
New York
Coney Island
Ocean Parkway
69 & Conseque Deal
Thomas F. Donovan
Chapman Ropes
Morrietows
New Jerey
Donovan
Chapman
No Where to Lay His Head Rev. Mathews Aiding Va Grant Case
The Baptista of Denver seek funds to send Rev. Charles St. Clair Mathews, jailed for vagrancy, back to his family in Hays City Kansas. Mathews, a longtime preacher, struggled with morphine and then whisky after typhoid, was found by police and jailed as a vagrant. Secretary W E Collett of the Colorado Prison Association assists his case.
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The
Baptista of
Denver
Charles St. Clair Mathews
Hays City
Kansas
Mr. Mathews
W. E. Collett
Colorado Prison Association
Mathews
Leeper Held on Expense Padding Charge
J C Leeper government inspector for the Bureau of Animal Industry was arraigned before US Commissioner Hinsdale and bound over to the federal grand jury in 500. He allegedly padded expenses by 28 while staying at the Diamond ranch in Wyoming where foreman John F Pierce gave board and feed free.
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J. C. Leeper
Bureau of Animal Industry
Wyoming
United States
8. C. Hinsdale
Federal Grand Jury
Leeper
Diamond Ranch
John F. Pierce
Doctors Reprimanded Over Siamese Twin Experiment
New York physicians from Kings County and Bradford Street hospitals were reprimanded by Commissioner Hebbard of charities for attempting a surgical operation to join two dogs as Siamese twins. He stressed public hospital ethics and humane standards despite the scientists’ interest.
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New York
C. B. Lawson
Frederick A. Johnston
Kings County Hospital
Arthur A. Brown
Lester D. Lang
Bradford Street Hospital
Robert P. Hebbart
of Charities of
Greater New York
Hebbard
Battleships on a Cruise From Cavite to American Waters
Washington reports the armored cruisers West Virginia Colorado Pennsylvania and Maryland under Admiral Dayton will depart Cavite within ten days, stop at Japanese ports, then sail to Cavite for stores. The move advances the Pacific fleet reorganization and reduces American vessels in Asiatic waters, while Swinburne’s second squadron and Magdalena bay activities are planned.
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Chefoo
Chin
Cavite
Pennsylvania
Admiral Dayton
Pacific
Asiatic
Magdalena Bay
Admiral Swineburne
Admiral Swinburne
South Dakota
California
Tennesse
Washington
Possible elopement rumor in Fort Collins area
Disappearance of wood hauler James Pedigo at Bellevue coincides with that of Lizzie Dixon, daughter of pioneer John Prevost. Pedigo left home with a or no stated reason, leaving a deed and 500 dollars deposited for his wife. Lizzie Dixon, once married to William Dixon, left Bellevue days earlier amid uncertainty.
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Fort Collins
Colo
James Pedigo
Bellevue
Lizle Dixon
John BK. Prevost
Larimer County
Lise
Pedigo
Loveland
Lizzie Provost
Poudre Valley
Lisette
Pine Ridge Agency
Lizzle
William Dixon
Fort Colline
Twin Lakes Privilege Dispute May Reach Supreme Court
Denver report on the long fight over fishing rights at Twin Lakes. The Twin Lakes Reservoir Company led by W. L. Hartman seeks to privatize the lakes, winning a ten year fishing license from the Secretary of State O'Connor. Protesters include the Sportsman's Club of Leadville, local leaders, and Senator Teller of Denver.
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Denver
Twin Lakes
Supreme Court
O'Connor
Sportsman's Club of
Leadville
Place
Teller
Firearms Seized From Veterans Affects Monte Vista Home
In Monte Vista Colorado the Soldiers Home crisis deepens as officials prepare for the July 26 meeting of the home commissioners. L I Cheney leads the effort to support Captain Aldrich amid public sentiment against him after a G A R post meeting. Aldrich ordered all firearms of veterans at the home turned over to the quartermaster.
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Monte Vista
Colo
Soldiers’ Home
Home Commissioners
L. I Cheney
Soldiers’ Home Commission
Aldrich
G. A. R. Post
Lane urges Congress to expand Interstate Commerce Commission powers
Franklin K. Lane outlines a push for federal legislation to extend ICC authority. He seeks rulemaking over car furnishing to shippers, minimum rate controls after loading, full power over railroad capitalization, prohibition of stock watering, and enhanced oversight of interstate freight movement. He notes recent gains under Hepburn act and stresses uniform accounting and anti discrimination efforts.
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Washington
Franklin K. Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Lane
Supreme Court
Pullman Company
United States
Flrackage
What Champ Clark Thinks About 1912 Candidates
Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri, visiting Montrose for the Chautauqua, predicts William Jennings Bryan will be the Democratic nominee and run strongly. He expects Theodore Roosevelt to be nominated and run on his current policy, while Folk may be more popular in Missouri. Clark notes Republican divisions over tariff and railroads and calls Roosevelt highly energetic.
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Montrose
Cole
Bryan
Roosevelt
Champ Clark
Missouri
Clark
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B’jove
Kore
Pittsburg
W. H. Parker
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Duquesne Heights
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