Haywood trial moves through long day of testimony
The state rested in the Haywood case as June hearings featured motions to dismiss and acquittal arguments. Defense counsel anticipated the jury instruction denial and planned to begin witness testimony next Monday. Harry Orchard prepared a confession for publication, while Miners Magazine articles were admitted as evidence amid protracted debate.
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Daily Gateway
Boise
Idaho
Haywood
Steunenberg
Wood
Harry Orchard
C. S. Darrow
Orchard
Federation
Miners
Caldwell
Federation Moves to Involve Alaska Unions
Denver dispatch reports the Western Federation of Miners approved forming local unions in Alaska with organizers to be sent this summer. The federation also adopted a socialist advocacy resolution while Judge Gunnison will hold court at an unspecified location.
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Denver
Western Federation of Miners
Alaska
Gunnison
Global telegraph strike and political uprisings reported
News from San Francisco New York and European cities describes a widespread telegraphers strike with no lines working out of San Francisco and fears of a sympathy walkout. Reports also note czarist actions in St Petersburg Warsaw unrest and a blockade around Sevastopol.
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New York
Ukase
Sacramento
San Francisco
San Franscisco
The
Telegraphers’ Union
Roads Accept 2 Cent Fare Nationwide Transit Move
Western railroads agreed to adopt a 2 cent passenger fare on all lines starting July 1. States have enacted laws capping fares at 2 cents and managers deem uniform pricing beneficial. The new rate has already begun in several states with increased travel.
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Gateway
Chicago
Western Railroads
Alaska Ball Teams Dream Of July Fourth Championship
Juneau June 18 The baseball squads from Skagway Whitehorse Fort Seward and Ketchikan prepare for a July 4 tournament in Seward with the winner advancing to Daw son and Fairbanks to decide the Alaska Yukon title. Also notes 16 men came to Seward on the Portland to work Sunrise trail under Capt Armstrong with a 25 man crew growing.
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Skagway
Whitehorse
Fort Seward
Ketchikan
Dawson
Fairbanks
Alaska
Yukon
Seward
Portland
Capt Armstrong
Many Dead in Lisbon Riots and Copper Merger News
A Lisbon dispatch reports hundreds killed as crowds clashed with troops after Parliament was dismissed and a decree issued. Rioting continued in the city as security forces fired on demonstrators. Separately, copper markets react to a reported consolidation between Heinze and Bingham Mining & Smelting, led by L. E. Holden, with plans to acquire copper properties in Alaska and other areas.
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Heinze
Bingham
King
Daily Gateway
London
Lisbon
Heinze Association
Bingham Mining & Smelting Company
Utah
L. E. Holden
Cleveland
Alaska
San Francisco Endures Extreme Heat Wave
In San Francisco yesterday afternoon the city endured its hottest day of the year with temperatures reaching 85 degrees on sunlit streets. Many residents suffered heat prostrations as the heat persisted.
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San Francisco
Mercury
Twenty Die in Chicago from Excessive Heat
Chicago records twenty deaths due to extreme heat announced by the coroner. The heat wave seized the city with soaring temperatures, overwhelming medical facilities and prompting warning advisories for residents.
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Chicago
Women go insane on Nome voyage aboard steamer President
Two women aboard the steamer President traveling from Nome became insane. One, Mrs Dean Lyons, displayed delusions that Governor hoggatt organized a poison plot and refused to eat during the voyage.
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Seattle
Nome
Dean Lyons
Auto Crash Fatal for Fredrick Schroeder in St Paul
In St Paul on June 19 Walter Hill son of James J Hill drove with Fredrick Schroeder a prominent citizen. Hill turned a sharp corner causing Schroeder to be thrown from the auto and killed his head striking the pavement. Hill is prostrated with grief.
Knight Island dredge deal and notable ore find
John Dubreuil sails for Knight Island aboard the Elsie this evening to supervise a tunnel contract for Prince William Sound Development Company. The project targets a vein uncovered in a company claim near tidewater on Mummy Bay, where a remarkable near surface ore deposit has been stripped.
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Knight Island
Prince William Sound
Tide Water
Mummy Bay
May Build Road to Bear River and Mine Coal on Big Scale
Alaska road commission plans summer construction of a six mile road from Seward to Bear River with surveys and cost estimates to support a cheap, early build. Sunrise and Hope trails may be included. Extensive coal mines on Kachemak Bay are set to operate next year with an output of 3000 to 4000 tons daily, led by Michigan investors including George W. Ross of Detroit.
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Seward
Alaska Road Commission
Maj. Richardson
Resurrection River
Kachemak Bay
George W. Ross
Mr. Ross
A. B. Leneer
Ross Syndicate
Homer
Ross
San Francisco
Michigan Coal
Detroit
Wickersham to Sit at Valdez During Term
Judge Wickersham announced he will not hold a court in Skagway this term. In about ten days he will go to Valdez for a special term and in August return to Juneau to sign bills of exceptions and hand down opinions on cases under advisement.
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Juneau
Wickersham
Skagway
Valdez
Robbed While Asleep In Hotel Stander Seattle
Deputy U S Marshal Wybrant reports unusual mining activity across Sunrise district creeks after returning from Knik. James McLeod, Alaska mining man, robbed of 800 dollars and jewelry while asleep in the Hotel Stander. a farm is expected in his room. The Dora steamer completed a 120 foot truss near Placer river. track work delayed by a gravel slide. Dora to sail to Bristol Bay then Seward.
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U.S
Wybrant
Knik
Girdwood
Seattle
James McLeod
Alaska
Turnagain
Stander
Rich woman in jail for false impersonation
Seattle report of Mrs. W. E. Bradley, wife of a lumberman, arrested for impersonating Mrs. James Brace and ordering clothing at stores. She is jailed. A separate note from Seattle states Mrs. V. J. Bradley, also a wealthy woman, will not be prosecuted as the case was dropped after arrangements by her husband.
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Seattle
W. E. Bradley
James Brace
V. J. Bradley
Coast defenses urged for Pacific coast by naval board
Admiral Dewey urges strong Pacific coast defenses. Secretary Metcalf heads west to study strategic points and attend coastal war maneuvers. The administration vetoes sending the entire battleship squadron to the Pacific as a precaution against possible trouble with Japan.
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V. C
Admiral Dewey
Naval Board
Pacific Coast
Metcalf
Navy Department
Japan
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