Orchard on the Stand in Haywood Case Under Fire
The defense in Boise June 25 outlines plans to impeach Harry Orchard by calling witnesses to dispute the state’s claims of a conspiracy led by William D. Haywood. Clarence Darrow will present a motive narrative tying Orchard to crimes in Idaho and Colorado from 1899 to 1905, aiming to shift blame from mine owners to conspirators in the Western Federation of Miners era.
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Boice
Idaho
Haywood
Harry Orchard
Orchard
Jorney Richardson
Max Malich
Denver
Soenceions
Egos Orchard
Malich
Richardson Orchard
John D. Elliott
Capital
Bi Hott
Francisco
Brennenberg
Steunens Home
Mary J. King
Cripple Creek
Boise
William D. Haywood
Clarence Darrow
Couer d'Alenes
Moyer
Pettibone
Darrow
Western Federation of Miners
Colorado
Vindicator
Imagination
Roosevelt Receives Labor Request on Telegraph Antitrust Probe
The Central Labor Union of Washington asks President Roosevelt to investigate possible Sherman Act violations by a telegraph firm for conspiracy in restraint of trade. The president has not ordered any investigation nor indicated possible action.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Central Labor Union
Washington
Telegraph Companion
Telegrapher strike persists with work continuing
In San Francisco on June 25 officials report no workers return to the main telegraph offices and operations proceed as if no strike existed. Company chiefs say normal service will resume soon, while government business is handled with only delays due to workers staying away.
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San Francisco
Cal
Elf
Storer
Slayer Scores By Victory In Loving Murder Trial
The trial of former Judge Loving for the Estes murder resumed in Houston Virginia. A judge ruled that Loving could recount a conversation with his brother in law Harry Sneed about the alleged drugging of Loving’s daughter, a ruling welcomed by the defense.
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Houston
Loving
Theodore Estes
Harry Sneed
New Roofing Material Uses Canvas Under Iron Roofs
A new roofing method announces canvas applied to the underside of iron or steel roofing in any style or pitch. The adhesive forms a solid, weather impervious layer affecting the underside, with direct attachment to wood or steel rafters, aiming to improve durability and moisture resistance.
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New York
Ready for War in Guatemala
A Port Barrios Guatemala dispatch reports five hundred troops at each east coast port ready to repel invasions. Each battalion fields six rapid fire guns and six siege guns. Fortifications are being erected at several points as Guatemala arms its coast.
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New Orleans
Port Barrios
Guatemala
Guatemala and Salvador Send Troops to Frontier
A cablegram from the American minister in Guatemala City reports disquieting conditions in Salvador as both Guatemala and Salvador deploy troops to the frontier, signaling rising tensions near Washington.
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Washington, D. C
State Department Today
Guatemala City
Salvador
Guatemala
Jap Strikers Wreck Mine in Bezuhi District Riot
Ten thousand strikers attacked the Bezshi copper mine near Mianesta Japan. They burned buildings destroyed property and assaulted a regiment of soldiers. Miners armed themselves from the mine and used dynamite. several fatalities reported. Leaders alleged to be socialists fomenting unrest.
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Victoria
B. C
Ashie
Bezshi
Mianesta
Japan
Ore Ring
Say Strike Mover Arm
Pleads to be hanged in brother's place
In Moigumeny Alabama on June 25 John Beeman a Black preacher asked the jailer to let him die for his brother David Beeman slated for execution on July 26 He argued his sacrifice would save both men by bringing his brother to the Master and both reach heaven the preacher contended he could not see why the request could not be granted
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Beeman
Denmark to Use Convict Labor in Farming
Copenhagen reports Denmark began using convicts for farming several years ago and Norway plans a similar program due to a labor shortage. The shift reflects an expanding use of penal labor to meet agricultural needs in Scandinavia.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Norway
Local Weather Forecast for San Antonio Area
Fall night forecasts for San Antonio and vicinity show a 74 degree low and 96 degree high. Morning wind at 7 o clock registered four miles per hour. Temperature records compared to a year ago show readings from 75 to 87 degrees at various times.
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OCAL
San Antonio
Weather
One Passenger Survives as Santiago Wreck Claims Ninety-One
Official report from Santiago confirms the Pacific Steam Navigation vessel Santiago wrecked in a heavy squall fifty miles north of Corral. Only one passenger survived, the fourth officer, while a crew of ninety perished including twelve English officers. A single boat drifted and failed to reach safety.
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Santiago
Chile
Pacific Steam Navigation Company
Corral
Sixty Soviet Army Officers Arrested Reported
A dispatch from Odessa to a London news agency says sixty officers of the Southern Military district, several linked to the Odessa garrison, have been arrested in a notable crackdown authorities reportedly confirmed to press.
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London
Odessa
Southern
Gruesome find at 1124 North Cherry street shocks town
Workmen uncovered an iron chest five feet beneath the surface containing two human skeletons, a woman's skull with five nails, red hair, a Bible, a one dollar and seventy five cent coin, and a rambling letter addressed to Dr. J. B. Johnson. The case hints at religious mania and a possible murder tied to a voodoo past in the old house now owned by Mrs. Mary McDermott.
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North Cherry Street
B. 4. Johnson
Mary McDermott
J. B. Johnson
God
Job
Sam Zinteroff
Austin Street
William Sohil
Sherman
Bow B. Johnson
Postmaster Seeks Summer Shorter Hours for Clerks
Postmaster John J. Stevens asks Washington for temporary summer hours to ease clerks' heat. Proposed changes include general delivery closing at 6 PM, money order window at 4:30 PM, and registration window from 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM.
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John J. Stevens
Post Office Department
Washington
Southern Pacific Builds 6600 Refrigerator Cars for Fruit
Los Angeles June 25. The Southern Pacific announces a massive order of 6600 of the largest refrigerator cars ever produced to handle California fruit shipments. Cars are rolling out of shops at a rate of 85 daily as demand rises for specialized cold storage equipment.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Southern Pacific
Robber Forcibly Delivers Flight of Victims on Fresno Road
A masked man halted a group of about twenty travelers on a road between Summit and Grub Gulch near Fresno yesterday. He compelled passengers to surrender their money and ordered them to pass their cash to accomplices, then kept a bat during the robbery.
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Fresno
Cal
Summit
Grub Gulch
Two Young Women Arrested for Shoplifting Release
Two young women from North T were arrested yesterday on a charge of theft under 50 dollars and released on a 200 dollar bond. It is alleged they entered the New York Millinery, took a shirtwaist and two hats from George Dulling’s store. Emil Blum, manager of the patna store, said he would not prosecute.
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Davis
North T
George
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