Haywood trial updates and defense motion denials in Idaho
The state rests in the Haywood murder case as defense seeks release and later acquittal. Judge Wood denies a defense instruction for acquittal. Harry Orchard prepares a confession provision, while Miners Magazine articles urging violence are admitted as evidence. Orchard’s Caldwell murder case is postponed due to Haywood proceedings.
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Daily Gateway
Boise
Idaho
Haywood
Steunenberg
Wood
Harry Orchard
C. S. Darrow
Orchard
Federation
Miners
Caldwell
Federation to Invade Alaska Adopts Union Plan
Denver report says the Western Federation of Miners passed a resolution to organize local unions in Alaska with organizers to be sent north this summer. The convention also adopted a socialist advocacy resolution. Judge Gunnison will hold court at
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Denver
Western Federation of Miners
Alaska
Gunnison
Waves of telegraph strikes rock cities amid unrest
Reports from San Francisco New York and St. Petersburg describe telegraph operators striking for higher pay and potential sympathy actions spreading. Czars, troops, and revolts threaten stability as officials seek arbitration while separate mining deals in Latouche Island and Ellamar face scrutiny and delays.
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New York
San Franscisco
San Francisco
Roads Accept 2 Cent Fare Uniform Across Lines
Western railroads agreed to adopt a 2 cent passenger fare on all lines starting July 1. States have enacted 2 cent fare laws and managers favor a uniform rate nationwide. The new rate already went into effect in several states and travel has increased.
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Gateway
Chicago
Western Railroads
Alaska Ball Teams Vie For July 4 Championship
In Juneau on June 18, teams from Skagway Whitehorse Fort Seward and Ketchikan prepare for a July 4 championship tournament here. The winner advances to Daw son and Fairbanks to contest Alaska and Yukon title. Sixteen men arrived aboard the Portland to work on Sunrise trail under Capt Armstrong. workforce to about twenty five and growing.
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Juneau
Skagway
Whitehorse
Fort Seward
Ketchikan
Dawson
Fairbanks
Alaska
Yukon
Seward
Portland
Capt Armstrong
Riots in Lisbon Leave Wide Losses as Army Intervenes
A Lisbon dispatch reports hundreds killed in riots after the king dismissed parliament and issued a decree. Crowds flooded public squares while troops fired on protesters. rioting continued in several districts. Separately, a copper market report notes a proposed consolidation of Heinze with Bingham Mining & Smelting, led by L. E. Holden, aiming to acquire copper properties in Alaska and other regions.
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Boston
Heinze
Bingham
King
Daily Gateway
London
Lisbon
Heinze Association
Bingham Mining & Smelting Company
Utah
L. E. Holden
Cleveland
Alaska
San Francisco Sees Extreme Heat With Prostrations
San Francisco recorded the year's hottest day as temperatures hit 85 degrees in the shade on the sunny side of streets. The heat caused many people to collapse and seek relief yesterday afternoon.
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San Francisco
Mercury
Twenty Die in Chicago from Excessive Heat
Chicago officials report twenty deaths nationwide heat wave yesterday in the city as coroner confirms fatalities from extreme temperatures. The dire toll highlights urgent public health alerts and overheating risks as residents cope with record heat.
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Chicago
Women Become Insane on Voyage from Nome
Two women aboard the steamer President from Nome became mentally unsettled during the voyage. One passenger, Mrs. Dean Lyons, believed Governor Hoggatt organized a conspiracy to poison her and refused to eat for part of the trip.
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Seattle
Nome
Dean Lyons
Fatal fall from Walter Hill's auto in St Paul
June 19 Walter Hill son of James J Hill operating an automobile with Fredrick Schroeder a prominent citizen turned a sharp corner causing Schroeder to be thrown out and killed his head striking the pavement Hill is prostrated with grief
Dubreuil Plans Night Passage to Knight Island
John Dubreuil sails to Knight Island aboard the Elsie this evening under a contract with Prince William Sound Development Company. He will run a tunnel on a vein found in a company claim near tidewater at Mummy Bay. A notable ore deposit has been exposed near the surface.
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John Dubreuil
Knight Island
Prince William Sound
Tide Water
Mummy Bay
Alaska road aims to bear river to Mine coal on big scale
Maj Richardson says a six mile road from Seward to Bear River is to be built this summer by the Alaska road commission. Survey and cost estimates are requested to enable construction while an organized road crew is in the region. Extensive coal mines will operate on Kachemak bay next year with an output of 3 000 to 4 000 tons daily, led by George W. Ross and the Detroit based Ross syndicate.
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Maj. Richardson
Michigan
Crty
Dee
Bear River
Seward
Alaska Road Commission
Resurrection River
Kachemak Bay
George W. Ross
Mr. Ross
A. B. Leneer
Ross Syndicate
Homer
Ross
San Francisco
Michigan Coal
Detroit
Old
Cook Inlet
Sandspit
United States District Court of
West Virginia
James H. Caldwell
Pennsylvania
Caldwell
Washington
Wickersham to Sit at Valdez
Judge Wickersham announced he will not hold court in Skagway this term. He will visit Valdez in about ten days for a special term and return to Juneau in August to sign bills of exceptions and issue opinions on cases he has under advisement.
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Juneau
Wickersham
Skagway
Valdez
Robbed While Asleep in Hotel Stander Seattle
June 22 James McLeod Alaska mining man robbed of $800 in cash and jewelry while asleep in his room at the Hotel Stander in Seattle. Deputy U S Marshal Wybrant reports unusual mining activity on Sunrise district creeks as he toured from Knik to Sunrise and back.
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Sunrise
U.S
Wybrant
Knik
Girdwood
Seattle
James McLeod
Alaska
Turnagain
Stander
Rich woman jailed for false impersonation in Seattle
June 19 Mrs W E Bradley wife of a wealthy lumberman was arrested for impersonating Mrs James Brace at stores to obtain apparel and is held in jail. Seattle June 20 Mrs V J Bradley the wealthy woman who impersonated another and gained store credits will not be prosecuted as the case was dropped after arrangement by her husband.
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Seattle
W. E. Bradley
James Brace
V. J. Bradley
Coast Defenses to be Strengthened on Pacific Coast
Admiral Dewey urges the naval board to build strong Pacific coast defenses. Secretary Metcalf will travel west to inspect strategic points and attend coast war maneuvers. The administration rejects sending the entire battleship squadron to the Pacific as a precaution against potential trouble with Japan.
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Washington
V. C
Admiral Dewey
Naval Board
Pacific Coast
Metcalf
Navy Department
Japan
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