Validity of Grand Jury Decision Upheld
The California supreme court upheld the validity of the grand jury that returned graft indictments despite defense claims the body expired by January 31. Tirey L. Ford faces bribery charges as Lonergan admits receiving 4000 dollars for a vote on the United Railways franchise. A plot to kidnap Lonergan to block testimony was reported as discovered and nipped in Seattle. The Covington case sees a body found naked in a trunk in Elliott Bay, with the husband missing and sought by police.
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California Supreme Court
Covington
Bay
Seattle
Crbie
Daily Gateway
San Francisco
California Supreme Court Today
Tirey L. Ford
L. Ford
Lonergan
United Railways
Frank Covington
Agnes McCombs
Alki Point
Alaska
Katalla
Kidnap of Editor Sparks San Francisco Citywide Hunt
Fremont Older editor of the Evening Bulletin was abducted in broad daylight on warrants accusing him of libel against Luther Brown of Los Angeles. He was rescued after seven hours as the city police, with Francis J. Heney assisting, hunted the abductors.
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San Francisco
Sep
Fremont Older
Evening Bulletin
Luther Brown
Los Angeles
Francis J. Heney
Immunity Granted Dismisses Indictments Against Alton Railroad
Judge Landis in U S district court orders dismissal of the indictments against the Alton railroad. Immunity was granted under an agreement with the government for evidence leading to the Standard Oil conviction in the Alton rebate cases. The Grand Jury may still have work to do.
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Daily Gateway
Chicago
Landis
United States District Court Today
Alton Railroad
Standard Oil Company
Alton
Bonaparte
Gans Wins Over Memsic In Twenty Round Fight
Referee Jim Jetfries awards the decision to Joe Gans after a hard fought twentieth round against George Memsic. The crowd praised the bout as the best in years with Memsic delivering solid blows and Gans showing clever offense. Also noted are local mining figures James Girdwood and J L Peirce visiting from Latouche and Salt Lake City respectively to inspect Kenai peninsula resources.
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Daily Gateway
Los Angeles
Jim Jetfries
Joe Gans
George Memsic
Memsic
Gans
J. L. Peirce
Salt Lake City
Nome
Seward
Kenai Peninsula
Falls Creek
Haywood juror in Borah case
Boise report notes T. B. Gess foreman of the Haywood jury also serves on the Borah land fraud trial panel. Jury was completed, with Judge Bureh outlining government evidence linking Gov. Stuenenburg and Gov. Gooding, plus others, to Idaho land frauds as testimony begins.
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Daily Gateway
Boise
Idaho
T. B. Gess
W. D. Haywood
Senator Borah
Bureh
Stuenenburg
Borah Trial Opens in Idaho Land Fraud Case
Boise reports detail the Borah trial beginning on charges of land fraud against the government. Officials allege long running schemes dating back years, with government attorneys claiming former Governor Steunenberg was involved and would have been indicted if alive. Witness tampering claims add to the courtroom drama.
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Boise
Idaho
Borah
Senator Borah
Gov
Steunenberg
Labor Party Nominates Schmitz Aide Officeholders
San Francisco reports the Union Labor party nominated P. H. McCarthy for mayor and renominated the current sheriff, county clerk and recorder, all aligned with Schmitz.
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Labor Party
Schmitz
San Francisco
Union Labor Party Today
P. H. McCarthy
Republicans nominate Ryan and Langdon for mayor and DA
In San Francisco on September 25 the Republican party nominated Daniel Ryan for mayor and re nominated District Attorney Langdon to succeed himself. Langdon had been elected two years earlier with support from the Union Labor party and Schmitz was noted as a prior ally.
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San Francisco
Republicans Today
Daniel Ryan
Langdon
Union Labor Party
Schmitz
Capt Blodgett Elected Delegate in Seldovia Caucus
Capt Blodgett was elected by the Republicans of Seldovia to be delegate to the territorial convention at Juneau after a lively, well attended caucus. W W McAlpine Homer coal man is in Seward on a business trip.
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W. W. McAlpine
Homer
Seward
Roosevelt to settle telegraphers strike in ten days
The telegraphers union reports President Roosevelt will intervene to end the strike with a fair settlement within ten days. Local unions vote to call out all newspaper operators regardless of time contracts, provoking protest from President Small of the international union.
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Daily Gateway
New York
Telegraphers’ Union
Roosevelt
Chicago
Small
The
International Union
General strike shuts Helena streets and business
Helena Mont Sept 23 a general strike was called at noon affecting all shops and services using the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company. The walkout ties up street car service and nearly closes many business houses across the city.
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Helena
Mont
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Riot Leader Found Insane in Bellingham and Vancouver
Fowler, who sparked race riots in Bellingham and Vancouver, was declared insane today and committed to the state asylum. F R Brown, former Apollo mine superintendent and Unalaska project leader, arrived on the Dora revealing a slide at Unalaska but a large deposit behind it. Brown heads to San Francisco as work on the discovery may require heavy funding.
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Daily Gateway
Bellingham
Fowler
Vancouver
F. R. Brown
Unga
Unalaska
Mr. Brown
San Francisco
Spokane Men Arrive From Sand Point Over Herendeen Bay Coal
D. T. Ham S. S. Philbrick and R. A. Foster, noted Spokane figures, traveled from Sand Point aboard the Dora to inquire about coal at Herendeen Bay.
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D. T. Ham
S. S. Philbrick
R. A. Foster
Sand Point
Herendeen Bay
Trading men arrive from Knik Saturday night
O. G. Herning of the Knik Trading Company and J. W. Hamilton arrived from Knik Saturday night, according to local town notes.
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O. G. Herning
The
Knik Trading Company
J. W. Hamilton
Knik
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Turnagain Arm
Latouche
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U.S
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Clayson
Quality
Adler & Sons
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Yenta
McKinley
SWAN
C. G. Herning
Sunrise
Tyonok
Yentna
Susitna
W. J. Murphy
Geo. Sexton
Fourth Avenue
Seward, Alaska
Tinning Plumbing
J. Ie Graef
the Seward Light and Power Company
Adams, Seward, Alaska
Alaska Transfer
Christiensen & Laubner
Guy
Goal & Wood
Northern Saloon
E. L. Whittemore
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