Darrow bribery case witness testifies on $4000 payment
Detective Finishes Story and Is Cross reveals Bert H. Franklin received $4000 from Darrow used in the Lockwood bribery. Franklin describes alleged payments, immunity deal, and proposed bribes to several men as Earl Rogers cross examines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Rogers
Los Angeles
Cal
W. J. Ford
Bert H. Franklin
Darrow
Franklin
Lockwood
Job Harriman
McNamaras
Lecompte Davis
McNamara
Harriman
A. A. Kruger
Palms
Guy Yankin
Frank Smith
Collins
John Underwood
Rogers
der Tow
Main Street
4000 Waiters Strike Expands Across New York Hotels
The waiter strike now covers about 4000 workers with 21 hotels, six restaurants, and two clubs affected. Leaders oppose hiring of black waiters as strikebreakers and seek help from the Negro Waiters union, the International Union of Hotel Workers, ministers, and philanthropists. Hotel Breslin hires 44 students from Columbia, NYU, and Stevens Institute as replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Belmont
Sherry’s
New Vanderbilt
Seville
Marie Antoinette
Great Northern
Martinique
Park Avenue
Majestic
Herald Square
Mouquin’s
Hofbrau Haus
Louis Bustanoby’s
Calumet Club
Negro Waiters’ Union
International Union of Hotel Workers
Mulligan
Breslin
Columbia University
New York University
Stevens Institute
Hoboken
Indian Chief Kills Self in Umatilla Tribe Mourning
Pendleton Oregon June 1 The Umatilla Indians mourn the death of Chief Honest John Walt Lat Z who ended his life by drinking poison. The mystery of his motive remains unsolved though he was once a Carlisle Indian School football star before returning to the reservation to lead his people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatillas
John
Carlisle
Pendleton
Ore
Umatilla
John” WalLat Z
Carlisle Indian School
Reservahere
Americans Warned by Consul to Flee Mexico
Washington reports President Taft warned Orozco not to interfere with Americans leaving Mexico. Consul Freeman ordered Americans at Vallardena to flee into Durango as anti American sentiment rises in Chihuahua. The war department sent three cavalry squadrons to the Rio Grande bend to guard property and deter raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Orozco
Taft
Mexico
United States
Charles M. Freeman
Vallardena
Durango
Knox
Chihuahua
Thomas G. Edwards
Juarez
el Paso
War Department
Rio Grande
Marion Letcher
State Department
Sinaloa
Guerrero
Morelos
Oaxaca
Tehuantepec
Taft May Name C D Hilles as Nominating Chief
Washington reports that President Taft’s secretary C D Hilles is expected to be his pick for chairman of the Republican national committee if renominated. Hilles will depart Washington for Chicago June 5 as the committee prepares to consider seating contested delegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
National Committee
C. D. Hilles
Hilles
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Wright 15 Buried Pioneer In Air Navigation
Wilbur Wright, pioneer aviator, died of typhoid fever in Dayton and was buried with public funeral services at First Presbyterian Church. Brother Orville Wright continues as co inventor. the Wrights forged aviation into a practical art and commercial enterprise through patient, self reliant work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville
Dayton, O
Maurice E Wilson
First Presbyterian Church
Wilbur Wright
Woodlawn Cemetery
Dayton
Wright
D. B. Conklin
Levi Spitler
Milton Wright
Catherine Wright
Reuchlin Wright
Lorin Wright
Reuchlin
Kansas
Boston
Delays in Waters-Pierce Case Reach Hannibal
Judge D P Dyer detains in Hannibal delaying proceedings on Henry M Tilford petition for a temporary restraining order in the Waters Pierce Old Company litigation. Hearing rescheduled for Monday at ten o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
D. P. Dyer
United States District Court
Hannibal
Henry M. Tilford
Waters-Pierce Old Company
Pole story caused crash and magazine suspension
The article reports that expense connected with Rear Admiral Peary's polar dash account for the financial wreck behind Hampton's Magazine suspension. Hampton paid Peary $43,000 to a literary agent who secured options, $10,000, and to the nomedizedt, $5,000, totaling $58,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peary
Hampton
Aviator Fined After Landing In Grant Park
Chicago on June 1 a municipal court fined aviator M. Theodore Lillie ten dollars after he admitted landing in Grant Park to avoid a fatal fall for himself and passenger James A. Pugh commodore of the Columbia Yacht Club. The judge noted the park landing violated ordinances against pilots landing in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
M. Theodore Lillie
Four Die in Battle Between Royalists and Masked Men
Near Agueda in Libson a clash between Royalists and masked men left four dead and twenty wounded. Bombs were used in the melee as Royalists returning from Averbe, where some members had been acquitted of conspiring against the Republican government, faced opposing forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libson
Portugal
Agueda
Averbe
Kaiser Creates Fresh Air Fund for Berlin Children
The Kaiser will use private resources to establish a fresh air fund aiding Berlin's poor children. The plan aims to provide outdoor relief and improved living conditions for youth in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Berlin
Donnithorm Wins Manchester Cup Handicap
Donnithorm wins the Manchester cup handicap race worth 15000 dollars in Manchester England on June 1 with the event held at the Manchester track. The prize money and victory highlight the meeting’s standout performance in the handicap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Eng
Donnithorm
James A Rose Dies Sudden ly in Springfield
James A Rose secretary of state dies at his Springfield home after a one day illness. He was born October 13 1850 and had just secured renomination after a hard campaign. Remains sent to Golconda for funeral at the Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
James A. Rose
Rose
Charles R. Rose
Nellie Smith
Metropolis
William D. Rose
Elizabeth
Josephine McCoy
Golconda
Presbyterian Church
Roosevelt sweeps New Jersey delegates in brisk primary win
Roosevelt carries every New Jersey congressional district and all 28 delegates to Chicago. His statewide preference vote lead is at least 15 000 and possibly 20 000. Wilson wins Democratic checks, with Newark area close in Eighth district and broad lead elsewhere. Wilson delegates at large estimated at about 16 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Theodore Roosevelt
New Jersey
Chicago
Roosevelt
Wilson
Baltimore
Mounted men loot town in Dubberly raid
Three heavily armed mounted men raided Dubberly Louisiana and looted all local stores for cash while terrorizing residents. Authorities pursued the robbers for several hours but details remain limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubberly
Dawson Wins 500 Mile Race At Indianapolis
Joe Dawson in a National car won the 500 mile race at the speedway in 6 hours 21 minutes 78.72 mph average setting a world distance record. Ralph de Palma led to mile 496 before mechanical trouble slowed his Mercedes as De Palma's ten mile lead vanished. Prize money totaled over $46,000 with Tetzloff second in a Fiat Hughes third in a Mercer Endicott brothers fifth in a Schacht Fengle sixth Jenkins seventh, Horan eighth Wilcox ninth Mulford tenth.
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Indianapolis
Joe Dawson
Speedway
Ralph de Palma
Mercedes
Dawson
de Palma
Tetzloff
Fiat
Hughes
Mercer
America
Merz
Bill Endicott
Schacht
Fengle
Stutz
Jenkins
Lozier
Horan
Wilcox
Knox
Mulford
Cuban Rebels Defeated in Hatillo Battle
Havana reports the decisive Hatillo clash as government General Mandita’s force routed rebels, with 50 killed and over 100 wounded. Federals suffered 3 dead and 17 wounded after rebels burned a German sugar mill, its buildings, and safes. The report notes U S Marines landed at Daiquiri to safeguard Spanish American Iron Co. property.
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Havana
Hatillo
Mandita
United States
Daiquiri
Santiago
United States Marines
Scotty Sells Famous Death Valley Mine
Death Valley Scotty announces he has sold his famed mine to capitalists T. A. Watson F. B. Sharp and F. C. Goodwin for 1 million dollars. The buyers report paying over 15000 to seal the bargain, while Scotty claims the mine is a genuine gold producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Death Valley
Scotty
T. A. Watson
F. B. Sharp
F. C. Goodwin
Washington and Idaho Farmers Rally for Panama Canal Machinery Move
In Spokane on May 31, farmers from Washington and Idaho at the District union convention urged transferring Panama Canal machinery to the Northwest. They want it used to open the Columbia River to the Canadian border, and to unlock the Snake River and Lake Washington canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Want Canal
Northwest
Spokane
Wash
Washington
Idaho
District Union
Columbia River
Snake River
Lake Washington Canal
Aviator Parmalee Dies in Washington Flight Crash
North Yakima Washington Phil Parmalee, a Wright Brothers pupil and holder of the American endurance record, dies after his aeroplane flips 1000 feet in a gust. He clung to the frame but the craft crashed three miles from the fairgrounds. Officials state a wind gust likely caused the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Yakima
Wash
Parmalee
Wright Brothers
Wilburn Wright
Bremen Aviator and Passenger Die in Plunge
Albert Buchstaetter a famed German aviator and Lieut Stille of the German army were killed when their mono plane fell from about 200 feet before thousands. The craft struck hard embedding the fuselage which had to be sawed apart to release the bodies. Both men were badly mangled though Buchstaetter had many notable flights and trips last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremen
Albert Buchstaetter
Lieut
Stille
Buchstaetter
Indiana Woman Artist Dies by Her Own Action in Paris
Miss Margaret Cravens of Madison Indiana died in her apartment at 29 Rue Du Colisee Paris from a self inflicted gunshot wound through the heart. The death was instantaneous and a concierge found the body and notified police. She left a letter requesting cremation and had just received a troubling letter from Madison an hour before.
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Indiana
Paris
Margaret Cravens
Madison
Ind
Rue du Colisee
Miss Cravens
Architect Burnham Dead in Heidelberg while Chicago plan unfinished
Daniel H. Burnham, renowned Chicago planner and builder of the steel skyscraper era, died suddenly in Heidelberg Germany. He passed away during the midst of an ambitious project to reconstruct Chicago under the comprehensive Chicago Plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnham
Chicago
Damiel H. Burnham
Heidelberg
Germany
Mr. Burnham
Local Former Mayor J L Kirby Ends His Life in Roseville
Roseville Ohio reports the death by self inflicted gunshot of J L Kirby a prominent real estate man and former mayor of Malta Ohio He had been in failing health for months and killed himself at his home in front of his wife and daughter.
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Roseville
Ohio
J. L. Kirby
Malta
Carmania Sinks Threatened by Fire at Sea
A Cunard liner Carmania suffered a serious fire while at Liverpool docks. The blaze confined to the saloon quarters caused heavy damage, with thousands of dollars in losses. Hull intact, cargo water damaged, origin of the fire unknown.
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Liverpool
Cunard
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