Court Denies Motion in Eddy Estate Substitute Plaintiffs Hope
Trustees of Mrs. Eddy's estate failed to replace the original plaintiffs in a pending accounting suit. Judge Chamblain denied the petition to substitute Henry M. Baker Josiah Fernald and Archibald McLellan as new plaintiffs and kept the next friends George W. Glover Mary Baker Glover J Foster Eddy and George Baker in control. The case questions Mrs. Eddy's condition and the conduct of Calvin A Frye and other church leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Mary Baker Eddy
Next Friends
S. D
Mrs. Eddy
Frank 8.Streeter
Conspiracy Charged Over Toledo Railways Sale
The Ohio Savings Bank files in the U.S. circuit court alleging J Pierpont Morgan and allies conspired to fix the sale price of the Toledo Railways and Terminal Co at 2 million dollars. Creditors were allegedly blocked from bidding by a prearranged plan, with claims of a plan to bond the road for six million secured by Pere Net te, Lake Shore, and other Vanderbilt system lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Toledio Railways
United States
Ohio Savings Bank and Trust Company
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Lake Shore
Governor Warner Denies Roosevelt Advised on Railroads
Governor Warner of Michigan denies a published report that President Roosevelt urged him to slow railroad legislation and let the Interstate Commerce Commission handle current issues. He says no admonition was given and details of any talk would require the president’s permission. The governor comments that state and national laws must be coordinated and enacted promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Warner
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Michigan
Jury verdict in bank case against Charles Menzemer
In Pittsburg on opening of the U S district court a sealed verdict returned in the government against Charles Menzemer former assistant teller of Enterprise National Bank. He was found guilty on eight counts charging abstraction and misapplication of bank funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
United States District Court
Charles Menzemer
Enterprise National Bank
Jealous Wife Kills Husband Then Takes Poison
Leah McLean shot and killed Joseph Jeffreys and then died by drinking carbolic acid. McLean was under bond for trial on a charge of attempting to kill Jeffreys, who had married McLean's divorced wife, in Fort Smith Arkansas.
Ten Thousand Seek Montana Land for 633 Farms
Crowd eyes Huntley irrigation project as 10 000 may file for 633 homestead lots on 33000 acres in Montana. Government to compensate Crow Indians at four dollars per acre. Applications open in Billings from June 18 to June 26.
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Montana
Huntley
Billings
Mont
Minnesota
Capitol Contract Awarded for South Dakota Building
The state capitol project was let to O. H. Olsen of Stillwater Minnesota for 528552 dollars. The granite is Sioux Falls stone to the water table with Bedford limestone above, plus Ortonville granite for steps pillars and lintels. A Sioux Falls granite bid reached 700000 dollars and Black Hills sand stone bids ran 28 percent above Bedford stone.
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Pierre
S. D
O. H. Olsen
Stillwater
Minn
Sioux Falls
Black Hills
Boy Cleared in Self Defense Case in Stephenson
In Menominee Michigan on June 6 the examination of sixteen year old William Laycock who killed his father and attacked his mother and brother with a knife was held at Stephenson. After witnesses testified the boy was discharged finding he acted in self defense and in defense of his mother and older brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menominee, Mich
William Laycock
Charles Laycock
Stephenson
Rebels Attack Weichou Near Pakhoal In Tonking Gulf
A serious rising reported at Weichou about thirty miles south of Pakhoal near the Tonking gulf. Rebels attacked the city and Canton troops have been requested. The Lienchow uprising is diminishing due to energetic local authorities action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
Weichou
Pakhoal
Gulf of Tonking
Canton
Lienchow
Chicago approves new city charter in governor's signature
Governor Deneen approves Chicago charter measure while other states move on utilities and mining. Wisconsin assembly passes public utility bill 75 to 11 expanding railroad commission oversight. Michigan house approves Moriarity bill allowing Mining Co. to own unlimited acres. current limit is 50 000. Wayne circuit court grants preliminary injunction to American Shipbuilding restraining Wyandotte strike action against plant operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Deneen
Ilinois
Knoxville
Tenn
Sentinel
Wisconsin State Assembly
Railroad Commission
Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan
American Shipbuilding Company
Wayne
Mich
Wyandotte
Market Quotations from Minneapolis Wheat Prices
Market update from Minneapolis shows wheat quotes for June 5 with July at 98 and September at 98. On track prices include No. 1 hard at 1.01 and No. 1 Northern at 1.00, No. 2 Northern at 0.98, and No. 8 Northern at 0.95 0.96.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Wheat and flax price report from Duluth market
Warnings show wheat and flax on track with bids for No 1 hard at 1.01, No 1 Northern at 1.00, No 2 Northern 0.98, July 1.00, September 1.00. Flax bids arrive and on track at 1.28 for July and September 1.27, October 1.26, with nearby and deferred months listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Northern
Livestock Prices Reported for St Paul Market Day
Cattle good to choice steers five fifty to five seventy five. Fair to good four to five. Cows and heifers three fifty to four seventy five. Veals four twenty five to four seventy five. Hogs five eighty five to six zero seven. Sheep wethers six twenty five to six seventy five. Good to choice lambs seven to eight ten. Spring lambs eight to nine twenty five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Grain and livestock prices in Chicago markets
Chicago wheat and corn quotes for July and September contractions show mixed gains and declines. Oats and pork futures display modest shifts with creamery butter and egg markets also noted, alongside poultry quotes for turkeys and chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Livestock Prices From Chicago Market Report
Cattle prices for cows heifers calves and steers listed with ranges from 1.75 to 7.50. Hogs show categories light mixed heavy rough pigs and good to heavy with prices from 5.75 to 6.85. Sheep and lamb values appear as 4.50 to 8.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Croker Wins Epsom Derby With Orby
London reports ex Tammany boss Richard Croker claiming a fortune from the Epsom Derby win. His colt Orby, ridden by an American jockey, reportedly earns 6500 sovereigns plus betting odds and potential sale value, with total financial tie-in around 250000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Richard Croker
Epsom
Orby
Johnny” Eiff
Hawley Opens Case In Steunenberg Murder Trial
Attorney Hawley asserts an inner circle of the Western Federation of Miners planned and procured Governor Steunenberg's murder as part of a broader conspiracy. First witness begins testimony as the state expands its charge and lays out alleged murders connected to the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Federation of Miners
Bar
Boise
Ida
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
James H. Hawley
Hawley Outlines Western Federation Conspiracy Case
In a crowded courtroom Hawley argues the Western Federation of Miners leaders planned murders and conspiracies from the federation’s inception. He links Haywood Orchard and Adams to bombings and deaths including Steunenberg, Cripple Creek and Teluride incidents, while Darrow objects and is overruled. The first witnesses recount Steunenberg’s death and Orchard’s presence nearby.
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Utes
Hawley
Western Federation of Miners
Steunenberg
Idaho
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone
Harry Orchard
Darrow
Bar
Arthur Collins
Telluride
Colorado
Cripple Creek
Colo
Haywood
Orchard
Adams
Croker Says He Expects to Die an American
Richard Croker, visiting London, plans to visit New York next autumn but has not decided. He notes thinning ranks among the old guard in New York politics, saying he has no intention of giving up American citizenship and that he expects to die an American.
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New York
Tendon
Richard Croker
London
Tammeny
Mr. Croker
Old Guard
New York City
Destruction Surrender Ends Honduras National Lottery Case
Pleas of guilty entered in Mobile Alabama district court for conspiracy to traffic lottery advertisements. Fines totaling 284000 dollars imposed and defendants agreed to surrender all books plates and paraphernalia and to shut down the printing plant in Wilmington Delaware ending the Honduras National Lottery Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honduras National Lottery Company
Mobile
Ala
District Court For
Southern District of
New Orleans
John Morris Rogers
Jesse K. Baylis
Lester K. Baylis
Wilmington
Del
James 8. Moire
Chicago
Harry W. Henderson
W. C. Henderson
Brooklyn
N. Y
General W. L. Cabell
Dallas
Tex
Robert K. Thompson
Joseph L. Shaw
Tom William
Henry L. Plum
Washington, D. C
Herman Brunner
St. Louis
Oscar Hauger
Hoboken
N. J
Frank E. Johnson
Hartford
Sixth and
Orange Streets
John M. Rogers Press
Louisiana State Lottery
Supreme Court
Alleged Court Intrigues Linked to German Leaders
Berlin reports outline a semi official statement denying Kaiser Wilhelm II influence in alleged court intrigues tied to Prince Philip zu Eslenburg and Count von Moltke. The aims cited include ousting Prince von Buelow and promoting Moltke to the chancellorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Philip Zu Eslenburg
Count von Moltke
Prince von Buelow
von Moltke
General Strike Threat Grips Minneapolis Trades
Minneapolis moves toward a general strike of all building trades with a mass meeting planned for Sunday to discuss a sympathetic strike in support of struck sheet metal workers. The building trades council hires an attorney for machinists from St. Louis in a breach of contract case, alleging deception by the Minneapolis Builders and Traders' Exchange secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Building Trades Council
St. Louis
Builders and Traders’ Exchange
Strike settlement hangs as workers refuse Paris recommendation
Paris June 6. The strike settlement remains unresolved as port workers refuse to adopt the delegates' recommendation and await the national committee's decision at Marseilles.
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Paris
Marseilles
Barge Pactolus Lost Off New Jersey Coast
The barge Pactolus in tow of the tug Tormentor was lost during a recent storm off the New Jersey coast and several crew members drowned. The report came from the tug M. E. Luckenbach which arrived in Providence after passing the Tormentor off Point Judith.
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Providence
R. I
Pactolus
Tormentor
New Jersey
M. E. Luckenbach
Point Judith
Lottery Conspiracy Probes Hit Mobile and Wilmington Raids
In 1906 1907 authorities raided printing establishments at Wilmington and Mobile related to a lottery scheme. Evidence linked shipments from Mobile to various states with packages intercepted after crossing state lines. Several defendants pled guilty while others faced indictments in a broad inquiry into the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Mobile
Atlanta
Demurrer Overruled in Great Northern Rebates Case
Judge Holt in New York rules the Great Northern rebate indictments rest on a contract formed before the Elkins Act but completed after its effect. The decision may allow the company to defend at final hearing if charges stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Great Northern Way Company
Holt
United Court
Four Churches Damaged by Wind in Rome Texas
A heavy storm in Rome Texas on June 5 blew foundations from four churches and a schoolhouse. Much lumber was scattered, and several railroad cars were blown off the track.
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Rome
Tex
Consols Hit Sixty Year Low in London Trade
London stock market notes a record low as consols fell to the weakest level in sixty years, then recovered from the nadir to 83 16 at close amid broad selling and brief bounce.
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London
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Eddy Estate
J. P. Morgan
South Dakota
Stillwater Man
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Croker
Tammany Boss
J. H. Hawley
Inner Circle
Scoffi
Great Northern Railway
S. G. Iverson
State Auditor
ST. Paul, Minn
Great Rthern
Lottery Company
Washington
Puerto Cortez
Kaiser
Albert E. Ericson
J. E. Heisler
Great Northern
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