Haywood Trial Prosecution Sets Proof Plan
The prosecution in the Haywood case outlines its expected evidence and arguments, detailing what it intends to prove in court as the trial proceeds.
04 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1907
Page
1
The prosecution in the Haywood case outlines its expected evidence and arguments, detailing what it intends to prove in court as the trial proceeds.
Prosecutor Hawley outlines the Western Federation of Miners as central to a conspiracy behind Governor Steunenberg’s death. He argues leaders Moyer Haywood Pettibone and other officials guided violence and hired agents, while the defense contests the framing and seeks orderly presentation of evidence.
Rush reported Japanese sealers nearby with a large catch at the port. Seizure rules apply only within territorial waters while the closed season remains in effect.
Portland Oregon June 4 Democrat Haczry Lane was re elected mayor by about a 1500 vote majority over Republican T C Devlin.
J A Graham secretary of the Roswell Commercial Club submits a Record pamphlet summarizing interviews with hundreds of farmers nationwide. The consensus is that the fruit crop will be minimal, not meeting home consumption or export needs, with many nut trees killed or injured by extreme weather.
A powerful quake in China wreaks extensive casualties and widespread property damage. Officials report numerous deaths and missing persons as rescuers search affected cities and towns for survivors and assess infrastructure devastation.
Telegram from Peking reported four thousand deaths after an earthquake at Tsing Kiang. The Shawmut brought news of widespread destruction in Pekin and Tokio noted thousands of houses destroyed and many residents left starving.
Washington reports May 25 condition at 70.5 percent versus 84.6 in 1906 and 77.2 in 1905. The yearly average is 83.6 with 22,506,000 acres. New Orleans notes the market fell after the government crop condition report, October at 12 cents a pound and December easing slightly.
June 4 report says the seamen's strike is practically ended as the ten companies accept the government’s recommendations to restore officers and stabilize operations. The move suggests a rapid return to normal service after collective bargaining actions.
The jury filed a formal complaint with District Attorney Langdon charging Chief Dinan with willful and corrupt misconduct in tampering with jurors for the Ma Schmitz trial. Dinan admitted detailing officers to shadow the men summoned, claiming it was to observe potential jurors.
Washington reports Captain Ainsworth of the revenue cutter Rush announced the seizure of the British sealing ship Charlotte G. Cox for illegal sealing in the grounds off Alaska. The captain directed Commander Rusher Cox to pursue the British authors.
Shanghai dispatch reports June 4 that the vice premier of Canton informed Pekin the disorders at Lianachow and Pakhoi are suppressed and all missionaries are safe.
The school board held a short meeting last night and elected D A to head North Hill school formerly Mark Howell School. This was the sole business transacted.
A roving fuel wagon marked Independent Refineries will operate on Roswell streets from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on working days. The ad urges consumer support and promises action if customers speak up. Phone 412.
Notice announces a private sale of household goods including a high grade piano bicycle stoves and garden tools. Items will be sold quickly at low prices each morning from 7 30 until sold at 110 North Lea corner cond likely.
Attend Miss Rabb's recital tonight for a selection of popular vocal numbers and refined music in a small venue setting.
Court records show the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants in the case J C Gilbert vs Davidson Brecksmith Co. The Home Savings and Des Moines Iowa suit against K J Woodruff and others is being tried.
A marriage license was issued today to William H. Bodenhamer and Miss Zella O. Gudgel, both residents of Hagerman.
Miss Lillian McCain of the Carnegie Library lists new acquisitions costing 200 dollars ready for ordering. The books will arrive in August.
Messrs. H. H. Burt and Harry Mull of Artesia are in the city to promote the Aetna Exploration Co. mining venture and have attracted interest from local citizens.
Miss Ethel Robbins underwent an operation on a foot at her home this morning. No serious results are expected.
The Morris Price house at the corner of Kentucky avenue and Fifth street is described as a beauty. It will be one of the best and most modern in the city and is nearing completion.
Frank C Nelms a well known Roswell figure with many friends will leave tomorrow for Norfolk Virginia his old home He expects to return to Roswell some time in October and resume local ties once more
Mrs Tom Hinson has returned to her home from the hospital where she had been for some time on account of illness.
J. M. Powell superintendent of the Carlsbad schools arrived in Roswell this morning to discuss district matters and ongoing educational concerns.
Classified note from T. H. Winn of 1210 N. Main St seeks a good gentle fresh milch cow available for purchase.
Montreal Jockey Club opens at Blue Bonnets track with seven stakes led by the Mount Royal handicap worth 2500 and a mile and a quarter trip. The Kindergarten stakes offer 1000 for two year olds. King Edward contributes to the King's Plate of Quebec with a 500 plate. United States entries include Tourenne and Great Temeraire in the Blue Bonnets stake. Six races daily and two open steeplechases weekly.
The Virginia Federation of Labor opened in Norfolk Virginia this morning with about 100 delegates. They plan to stay three or four days to discuss labor troubles across various trades and related issues.
The forty first encampment of the Wisconsin Department of the Grand Army of the Republic opens in Oshkosh with thousands of veterans and visitors arriving. National Commander J B Brown will address the crowd at the opening camp fire. A business session parade and river boat rides are planned with the final officers election Friday.
Grand Forks North Dakota June 4 A rose ing reception was given the Odd Fellows of North Dakota assembled here today for the annual grand lodge meeting. The session will run through tomorrow with routine business elections and numerous entertainment features for visitors. The order now has forty subordinate lodges in the state, eleven organized since last year's convention at Valley City.
Jackson Miss June 4 Bett errin for cement of the criminal laws and co operative methods in detecting crimi nals will be the principal subjects of discussion at the annual convention of the Mississippi Police Chief's association to be held at Yazoo City during the week Chief of Police Daniel of Yazoo City is president of the association organized in this city several months ago
Valley City N D June 1 The commission system of municipal government originated in the South and is spreading northward and will be a chief topic at the joint conventions of the North Dakota Municipal league and the Vivie improvement association. John McVicar of New York secretary treasurer of the American League of Municipalities will deliver the principal address on Municipal Government by Mayor and Council vs Municipal Government by Commission. Other speakers include US Senator H C Hansbrough of North Dakota and Mayor Duis of Grand Forks on related topics.
Fren Nusbaumer street commissioner outlines assessment and street parking policy in a Thursday morning talk. The convention ends that evening after Charlotte Bartlett Crane of Kalamazoo Mich speaks on Civic Improvement.
Missouri horticulturists meet in Carrollton to discuss methods for eradicating a thirteen year locust outbreak threatening fruit and shade trees. Speakers include Miss Mary Mourtfeldt of ErKwood presenting Prevalent Insect Enemies as the conference opens.
Commencement and class day exercises were held in Jefferson Hall Knoxville to close the University of Tennessee centennial celebration in progress since Saturday.
The Presbyterian church Christian Endeavor Society hosted a social for its members and youth groups from nearby churches at Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Peacock’s home. About fifty attended as games and refreshments of ice cream cake and wafers were served.
London June 4 Edna May the American actress married at the Windsor Register Office to Oscar Lewisohn son of Adolph Lewisohn of New York. The ceremony drew a small group of relatives and friends and the couple will honeymoon with a motoring tour on the continent.
Cattle receipts at 9000 with market steady. Southern cattle and breeds listed from 2.25 to 6.00 for various categories. Western fed steers range 4.25 to 5.90. Calves 3.75 to 6.00. Sheep receipts 10000 with muttons 5.50 to 6.75 and lambs 7.25 to 9.00. Range wethers 5.25 to 6.75 and fed ewes 4.75 to 6.00.
W. R. Bond states he is still in the transfer business and can be reached at the office telephone 59 or residence 254 8113. Everyone is invited to a tent meeting at the corner of 4th and Richardson where Bro Milholland of Gunter will conduct services. The topic tonight is Baptism and its Relation to Sin.
R. E. Muney appeared on the street today for the first time since last week’s escape run a way in which he was injured.
H. H. Burt of Artesia spoke in the city today to investors about mining stocks. He serves as president and general manager of the Aetna Exploration Co. of New Mexico.
For sale a deep bay horse 16 hands strong build with a good buggy. The seller invites viewing at any time by calling 286-6 rings.
Police report a quiet spell with the only arrests being several intoxicated Mexican men.
The Chicago News notes President Roosevelt has been given a pass to every professional baseball game in the United States, inspiring a young fan to aim for the presidency as he grows.
A bomb attack attributed to terrorists in Russia leaves two dead and five injured. Emergency services respond as authorities investigate the blast site and secure the area.
Two detectives were killed and two soldiers plus three others wounded when a bomb exploded at police officials in Lodze. A patrol of infantry engaged the crowd and opened fire, wounding thirteen. Thirty arrests followed the incident.
The Dexter Town Company plans a new town well in the growing village. Site has been selected and machinery is on site, with work to begin immediately.
The Dexter Telescope states that nearly every week a fine new well is brought in in that country and many additional farms are put into cultivation, signaling ongoing agricultural expansion.
R F Barnett of Roswell acquired the C C Formwalt farm near Hager man, a 200 acre property with an artesian well 800 apple trees and 50 acres broken. The purchase price is believed to be 6000 dollars.
The people of Dexter discuss holding an auction day every two weeks, believing the plan would be excellent and beneficial for the community.
The Dexter Telescope advocates planting more shade trees to improve the town’s appearance. The suggestion aims to enhance streetscapes with well placed, shapely trees as a positive civic improvement.
Most of the bridge material lies on the ground and work will be rapidly pushed. The bridge at the Pecos crossing near Dexter will benefit Dexter and a large part of the county.
Dexter notes O. G. Robbins as one of the railway's youngest agents. He is only twenty one years old.
The Lake Arthur Times reports the town plans to incorporate to enable residents to plant grass and flowers without the town government shutting them down. The move aims to balance green beautification with local control.
The Pecos Valley faces a large fall migration as crop failures from the Dakotas to Texas push farmers to seek better returns. I. J. Bayard reports widespread farmer dissatisfaction and many plan to move to the Pecos Valley artesian belt to drill wells and rely less on rainfall. Local farmers near Canyon City anticipate fortunes in Lake Arthur's area as others relocate.
Territorial papers grow sentimental over possible execution of two convicted, self admitted women murderers. They argue the law should apply to women as well as men, urging impartial justice.
Territorial papers praise the upcoming Irrigation Celebration at Carlsbad on July 3 4 and 5 and seek wide support from people across the southwest for universal patronage and participation.
Chicago June 4 plans to end the Bell Telephone trust war with Independents will be discussed at the International Independent Telephone association annual convention. President James B Hoge of Cleveland opened the meeting in the Auditorium hotel with nearly 1 000 delegates from thirty state organizations totaling about 7 000 companies in attendance. Three hotel floors are reserved for Exhibitions by leading telephone and electrical apparatus makers. The project is expected to advance at the gathering.
The article describes the so called Indiana idea uniting 7 000 independent telephone companies in the United States and Canada into a single organization with a $350 million investment. It notes Indiana independents now operate 200 000 telephones and that Bell will withdraw from most towns, except two, as independents handle toll traffic. The piece highlights plans to unify long distance firms, expand connecting lines and extend this approach nationwide, with over 1 million dollars invested in the last year and franchises granted in major cities.
Attend a song recital this evening at the M EF Church South for 35 cents. The program promises entertaining vocal numbers and a community event for locals.
Milwaukee hosts the ninth annual convention of the National Association of Managers of Newspaper Circulation. Attendees from leading papers discuss securing and keeping subscribers over three days with papers, addresses, banquets, and excursions to city sites and Milwaukee factories.
Local note advertises a Nina Rabb vocal recital in Roswell New Mexico as part of a Santa Fe Railroad pamphlet praising the Pecos Valley. Testimony extols the garden spot of the world with climate fruits artesian wells and alfalfa fields as a vivid sales point for visiting readers.
Notice published by R. F. Gayle and H. Diven states that from June 1, 1907 they have no interest in any business operated at the location about 114 miles east of Roswell known as Hinkle Town.
Oil and gasoline delivered to customers at honest prices by The Superior Refinery Co. Call phone number 412 and ask our wagon to bring high grade oil or gasoline. Give us a trial and be convinced.
United States Weather Bureau local report from Roswell New Mexico on June 4 notes a maximum temperature of 92 and a minimum of 58 with a mean of 75. Precipitation zero and wind from the north at 6 miles per hour with clear weather. Forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with steady temperatures.
The Colorado River sits near the record high water mark and continues to rise, prompting caution for nearby communities and authorities monitoring flood threats.
Railway officials seek a hard test of protective works as the government levee breaks on the Arizona side relieve pressure on California. The Colorado river sits at 29.10 feet and rising, with near record height approaching. Meanwhile Jamestown Va hosts the General Federation of Women’s Clubs council, bringing delegates from across the country to Innside Inn for meetings led by President Sarah Platt Decker and a program featuring speakers on art literature forestry per capita tax biennial program and other topics.
Hamilton Ontario June 4 The Hamilton Tockey club opens an eleven day spring meeting with six stakes led by the Hamilton Derby for three year olds at a mile and a quarter worth 2000 dollars and 19 entries. Other events include the Great Spring handicap Hotel Royal stakes Wentworth plate Tuckett selling stakes and Barton steeplechase with 24 to 44 entries.
St Cloud Minnesota June 4 delegates from 500 to 400 attend the annual meeting of the Minnesota State Federation of Labor convened for a two day session. Nearly every union in the state sends 1 to 3 representatives. Officials report a flattering rise in local union memberships across trades including millers cigar makers stone cutters printers and masons.
Estherville Iowa prepares for the 1857 founding anniversary with a three day event starting July 3. Organizers expect visitors from across the state to attend.
Ft Worth Texas June 4 D Robb Murray business manager of the Port Worth Stockman Journal and a noted Texas newspaperman will wed Miss Katherine Estelle Hager of this city this evening. The couple will honeymoon with a tour including a visit to the City of Mexico.
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