Mooney Trial Echoes Amid Petrograd Rumors
California reports recount Nikolai Lenine alleging San Francisco executed Mooney while Mooney defends his possible new trial. The piece notes Mooney, an ultra radical linked to Berkman and Goldman, facing charges tied to the July 22 1916 Preparedness Parade bombing that left nine dead and many injured.
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San Francisco
Cal
Nikolai Lenine
United States
David R. Francis
Petrograd
Thomas J. Mooney
Lenine
Mooney
Muni
International Amalgamated Association of Street & Electric Railway
Alexander Berkman
Wall Street
Emma Goldman
Edward A. Cunha
Wilson
the Blasters
White House
American Federation of Labor
Mooney Case Faces New Trial After Witness Flaws
The defense argues jury pay and prosecutor influence tainted the Mooney trial. Key witness Oxman’s reliability is disputed as new alibi films emerge showing Mooney away from the scene. A new trial is ordered to resolve questions about who dropped the cylindrical object that killed nine on July 22.
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W. Bourke Cochran
New York
Mooney
J. Sergeant Cram
New York City
Cochran
Eugene V. Debs
Griffin
Frank C. Oxman
Oregon
Moro Moss
Billings
Weinberg
Billing
F. E. Rigall
Estelle Smith
Oxman
Rigall
Grayville, Jr
Niagara Falls
Higall
Grayville
Henrietta Rigall
Brutal Treatment of Inferiors Reported From Russian Officers
A Russian staffer for Swiss Press Telegraph Bureau cites letters from Petrograd officials describing a split Russian officer corps into two equal groups: educated graduates and men with only basic schooling. The informant notes prior to the war many officers earned $15 to $20 monthly and lacked elementary schooling.
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Berne
Swiss Press Telegraph Bureau
Petrograd
Described War Officers Tyranny and Social Mobility
The text portrays officers as cruel tyrants who rise in status with commissions and exercise power over soldiers and civilians. It contrasts low pay with wealth and notes many officers pursue war, oppose peace, and favor social expansion, while educated officers often support peace without victory. It suggests revolution may have ended their petty dictatorship.
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Europe
Russia
Blankets in Demand Spur Navajo Weaving Boom
In Gallup New Mexico world war demand boosts Navajo blankets. Weavers, previously serving tourists, now fill orders from New York and across the country. More men and women join the trade as prices rise and dye costs shift from aniline to vegetable methods.
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Gallup
N. M
Europe
New York
Still Clinging 10 Annexation Dreams in Berlin Debate
In Berlin on May 12 conservative Pan German elements pressed for large annexations despite government efforts toward peaceful settlement. A Catholic deputy called for indemnities and return of colonies, while National Liberal Fuhrmann rejected British American dictation and urged no retreat from Briey and Longwy.
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Berlin
England
Fuhrmann
Wilson
World Peace League
America
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Briey
Longwy
Belgium
Courland
Lithuania
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Crockett 113
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Bonita Pith St. & R'way
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32Nd St
5Th Ave
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95Th St. River Breeze
H. Weatjon
Mgr
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Senire
W. Tith St
Museum of Natural History
Cent. Park
Marlborough Hotel
46Th St
Seville
Marie Antoinette
Shelbourne
Brighton Beach
Herald Square
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30Th St
Chelsea West 2Nd Street
Tth Avenue
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West 47Th St
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Times Square
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