Haywood Trial Opens as Orchard Testifies in Idaho Case
Starry Orchard, self confessed slayer of ex governor Steunenberg, tells his story at Boise as the prosecution outlines startling charges. Orchard declares Haywood was the actual killer and the chief witness aims to convict Haywood of being accessory before the fact to the murder of Frank Steunenberg, who was killed by a dynamite bomb on December 30, 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowe
Wdabo
Harry Orchard
State of
Idaho
William Dol
Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Boise
Orchard
Stellenberg
Steunenberg
Stemnenberg
Hawley
Haywood, Moyer
D Pettibonce
Fiatry Orchard
Steve Adams
Jack Simp&ins
J. H. Hawley
Minera
Colorado
William D. Haywood
Iwyers
Gold Mine in Wheat and the Magic of Heredity
In explaining plant breeding, the assistant secretary of agriculture notes that one kernel of wheat or corn can hold vast value due to heredity. Professor Hars compares ancient fairy tale magic to science, citing Peter Gideon and seeds that produced fruit resilient to hard winters and profitable crops.
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Washington
W. M. Hays
Minnesota Experiment Station
Hars
Commonwealth
Peter Gideon
Mingegota
Great Northwest
Northwest
Minnesota
Educator Links Philippine thrift to independence
Cornel University professor E M Koamnerer told the American Sociological Society in Philadelphia that the first postal savings bank opened in Manila on October 1 last year and by January 31 this year there were 62 banks with 621 depositors who saved 92500. He noted Americans and Filipinos among depositors and argued thrift education is crucial for economic and political independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornel
Philippine Islands
Porto Mies
Yeceuc Cotiwual
Philadelphia
E. M. Koainmerer
Corneil University
Io Bitaking
Philippine Savings Bank
Masaila
Arkisios
Lir
Américama
de Vilipino
Postal Savings Bank
Chicago Business Outlook Signals Strong May Trade Volume
Dun's Review of Trade notes no explicit grounds for a downturn in Chicago commerce. May totals show record activity with abundant money supply and low discount rates. Breadstuff markets steadier, prices largely unchanged, and speculation small. Temperatures spurred demand. seasonal goods and light clothing rose in local sales. Country stocks shrinking as agricultural regions buy more. Bank clearings reach 3,108,517.56, higher than prior weeks. Chicago failures total 7, down from 14 last week and 20 a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun
James J.u1h
Great Southern
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Great Lakes
Northwest courtroom vivid with conspiracy and wheat boom
The Hawley opening frames a sprawling murder plot linked to the Western Federation of Miners and figures like Haywood and Moyer, while a contrasting wartime analogy extols wheat breeding gains. The prose fuses legal drama with agricultural ambition, spanning Idaho to Colorado and beyond.
English Girl Objects to Washington as Traitor
An Omaha high school pupil born in England protested in history class when teachers praised George Washington. She declared Washington a traitor, breaking into a vehement outburst that reflects her English viewpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedict Arnold
Burt
Sineta
Omaha
Avriot
George Washington
England
Am S
Whisky Bottling Tax Shift Prompts Retail Price Rise
The Attorney General Bonaparte ruling on what qualifies as straight whisky prompted wholesalers to receive notice that all straight whisky bottled in bond would be retailed at an increase of 20 to 25 percent.
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Bonaparte
Fire harms Carnegie business district and more
A blast and boiler explosion injures several in Sycamore Ohio planing mill with Greman fatally hurt and others seriously hurt. A Kansas City style note raiser Irving Talley gets twenty years in federal prison in Baltimore. New Orleans fire destroys six homes and burns a servant girl at Peniston and Chestnut streets. The ninth biennial convention of the General Federation of Wren's Clubs to meet in Drosion starting June 22, 1908. Nathan Hawk of Folsom California noted as a veteran reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Okla
Nathan Hawk
California
Folsom
Cal
Greman
Sycamore
Ohio
General Federation of Wren's Clubs
Drosion
Irving Talley
United States
Baltimore
Atlanta
New Orleans
Peniston
Chestnut Streets
Noted Tuberculosis Specialist Urges Killing Consumptives
At the national tuberculosis congress in Washington Dr. Knopf urged that hopeless tuberculosis patients be killed quickly and painlessly with morphine. The remark sparked a debate among doctors including Flick and Landis who supported the report condemning morphine but favored creosote in advanced cases.
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AL Knopf
New York
William of
Germany
National Tuberculosis Congress
Washington
Ele
Committee On Medication
Knopf
Flick
Landis
Kropff
Tr. Fulton
Lowman
San Franciscans Fear to Ride Amid Transit Strikes
Frightened by union turmoil in San Francisco, riders avoid United Railroads cars despite supplies. Stores deliver employees home and warn clerks not to ride, with threats of dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Railroads
San Francisco
Connias
Weather and trade falter as May closes with large retail stocks
WEW YORK reports seasonable cold and wet weather keeps revival trade limited across the north. Retailers hold large stocks as May ends, with shoe and leather markets quiet, iron and steel activity modest but prices firm, and foreign iron demand moderate. May steel tonnage is heavy. 140 U S business failures this week versus 165 last week, 127 in 1906, 134 in 1903, 14 in 1904, and 167 in 1908, while Canada records 14 failures the week.
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Nateral
Lence
Birmingham
United States
Chicago Cattle and Hog Prices Across Markets Report
Market notes list cattle hog and sheep price ranges by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Values cover primes choicest grades with wheat corn oats rye and other grain prices and special notes on butter eggs and clover seed.
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Chicago
Hesmits
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Carile
Ste. Tretroit
New York
Eges
Toledo
Railway Slaughter Shows Dividend Pursuit Hurting Transport
A critical look at U S railroads argues that profit chasing by finance masters has overridden practical transportation needs. The piece cites spreading rails open switches and overworked crews as causes of frequent wrecks and warns that traffic expansion outpaced capacity. It blames mergers stock issues and neglect of roadbeds and equipment, noting hundreds killed and still more likely in coming months as demand remains high and maintenance lags.
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United States
Katlends
Masters of Finance
Oes
Unites] States
Ioads
Ile
Tryif. Litvigion
Wardimsters
Trabi
Gremen
Cew
Notes of Current Events Across the Nation and Courts
A series of brief items reports on Judge Charles T. Woodruff joining the Maine Supreme Court without a photo, the Greenville Mississippi police chief William Quins dying by self harm, Ram Moor and two others charged with poisoning in Roanoke, two bank employees Mike Markovitel and John Tourshat killed in a cave incident near Youngstown, and meetings of the National Mental Health Association in Jamestown with plans to meet in Cincinnati. Also covered is a strike-related clash in New York and Montreal, a bond reduction hearing for bank wrecker Charles King in Sioux Falls, and New York lunacy authorities discussing state care plans in Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Woodruff
Maine Supreme Court
William Quins
Greenville
Miss
Ram Moor
Resto
Roanoke
Mike Markovitel
John Tourshat
Younistown
National Median Psychological Association
Jamestown
Cincinnati
Uacey Bowen
Steamship Combine
New York
Montreal
Tears Kill Disease Germs in London Lancet Report
Ter O Lincahl of Conenuhagen writes that tears can kill bacteria causing human disease. He claims lachrymal fluid’s bactericidal power comes from leukoceris and that heating and cooling disrupts this effect, unlike its normal state.
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Ter. O. Lincahl
Conenuhagen Celle
London Lancet
Pacteria
Telimecer instrument claims to measure distance
French navy officer M. Gerard introduces the telimecer an instrument claimed to measure the distance to any visible object with known height without complex calculations. It relies on a pair of optical feeds to produce a readable result, avoiding tedious math.
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M. Gerard
Jews Form Society to Enforce Equal Hotel Rights
Prominent New York Jews organize the Society for the Enforcement of Fennal Rights after a Marlborough retrial incident at Atlantic City. The group aims to curb discrimination by hotel managers against Hebrews and other protected classes and seeks legislation in all states to prohibit such biases.
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Marlborough
Atlantic City
Benator Rayner
Maryland
New York
Society For
Pocahontas Statue Unveiling Postponed at Jamestown
The Pocahontas Memorial Association has announced that the unveiling of the Pocahontas statue at Jamestown is postponed until fall in the Tall. The event was planned as part of a broader regional program, with officials citing scheduling adjustments and forthcoming commemorations.
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Poecahontas Memorial Association
Jamestown
Beluga Mammals Abundant Along Alaska Shore and Rivers
Beluga whales are plentiful along the Alaskan east coast north of the Aleutians during summer, especially near river mouths and large streams. Eskimos catch them with heavy nets and spears, using blubber for oil and fat, skin for garments, and ivory teeth for toys and pendants. Epidermis yields durable goods when cooked, with a chestnut-like flavor.
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Adnaikam
Alaska
Alaskan
Aleutian
St. Michael
Kuskoquim
Beluga
Eskimos
Applying His Lesson On a Mountain Witch Tale
In a congested city public school second grade a fable about a witch on a high mountain misleads pupils into a perilous search for wealth and happiness. Villagers send Golden Hair and Blue Eyes to seek the enchantress. A sick mother prompts a change as a garden blooms where flowers become acts of care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimings Brooks
Tru- Hie
Goldenflair
No Need to Comat Mir Jones Steadfast Citizen
A New York Tribune style piece portrays Jones as zealously pursuing civic deeds with bold, reckless action. He bursts into a building amid growing town tension, rejects police, and urges others to confront the roisterers, displaying fearless but imprudent courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mir. Jones
Assetts
New York Tribune
Uskitte
Muth
Sush
Elass
Jones
Fragmented snippet outlines a troubled marriage tale
The readable text hints at a fractured marriage, a man and a woman in conflict over money after tying the knot. It notes a lack of affection, control over finances, and contempt surrounding the husband’s weekly salary.
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Ie Gaswer
George
Teorze
Saya
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Starry Orchard
Stounenders
Governsi
Frank Pteunenberg
Raywoop
Rawwl
Crelelef
TETH
Detective James FR Parland
So Advires
Wew York
Creight
Srowth
Charles C. King
S. 2
Judee Carland
United States Court At
Sioux Fails
King
Caran
McGarr
New York State Commission
Albany
Poar
Tames
Meltonough
Rou Minke
Walt
Colten Rod
Asters
Jiminy
BelCore
Acher
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