Nevada and Wyoming News Digest 1907 Highlights
Nevada reports note a new executive mansion site chosen in Carson City and a fatal railroad collision at Brown's siding with Engineer Hampton killed. Wyoming prepares Arbor Day observances, cattle mange drive, and railroad contest details mix with state bills on bank taxation and school funding. Idaho era mentions major industrial deals and mining progress. Oregon-Utah rail construction underway. Local figures include J. Shoe maker’s death in Oakland and Rhodes scholar Harold Merriam from Wyoming.
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Wyoming
Larame
Brown's Siding
Nevada
Hampton
Utah Construction Company
Green River
Granger
Union Padfe
Anaconda
Amalgamated Copper Company
Washoe
Mexico Earthquakes Devastate Chilpancingo and Chilapa
A series of strong shocks badly damages Chilpancingo and Chilapa in Mexico, with eleven deaths and scores injured. Panicked residents flee to open country as tremors continue at half hour intervals. Officials fear nearby volcanoes Colima and Jorullo may awaken. communications with the west coast are severed.
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Chilpancingo
Mexico
Chilapa
Colima
Joruily
Federal Clegrapl
Mexico City
Chilapas
Acapulon
Elisor Biggy In Charge In San Francisco Trial
San Francisco judge disqualified the sheriff and former official for bias and interest in the Abraham Kuet extortion trial. William Wigey Wiggy Bigxy is appointed to oversee custody and juror summons for the proceedings at the Bonding House on Bdumory Street.
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San Francisco
Abraham Kuet
Dutine
San Francesco
oMleo
William J
Wigey Vanllsor Bigxy ix
Ruet
Wader Heyy Kuard
Don Bulmory
Houvet
Prison sentence for Nebogatoff after trial in maritime case
Nebogatoff is found guilty in a naval trial at Portmire, with the rear admiral and a notable defendant named among the officers. The verdict sets a long term in prison, with formal proceedings detailing the charges and the sanction. The hearing emphasizes military discipline and the consequences for the accused.
British Columbia Plans to Bar Japanese Citizens?
Fragmented text mentions British Columbia and measures to exclude Japanese people amid wartime rhetoric. It cites locations like New York and Pittsburgh and names such as Howard Neebit, with garbled passages referencing policy and public sentiment during a period of anti-Japanese actions.
Standard Oil Found Guilty in Oil Shipment Case
Chicago The Standard Oil Company of Indiana was found guilty on 146 counts in a trial before Judge BoMindie in federal court. If the verdict stands, the company faces a potential fine of 29 260 000 under the antibribery law, with the remaining 440 counts dropped due to errors. A motion for a new trial will be filed, halting any immediate collection of the fine.
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Chicago
Standard of Company of Indiana
BoMindie
States District Court
Chicago & Alvon Railroad
Whititys Ind
East Louis
John S. Miller
Fake Promoter Held In Denver Case
Denver mining promoter Cara was indicted by a federal grand jury in evasion at Pueblo during the week. He was arraigned before U S Commissioner Sanford C Lindale and released on a 5000 bond to secure appeal for trial in the U S district court. Chief Inspector McKee and Field Inspector Cleag investigated O’Hara operations. Only one or two of O’Hara’s properties in Colorado and Nevada showed the claimed values found in promotional literature.
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Denver
Joy J. Cara
Federa Syaud
Pueblo
United States
Sanford C. Lindale
Durnikhine
Dietelet
James Wilkinson
Providenes
O'Hara
BL. McKee
W.T. Cleag
Colorado
Nevada
Peace conference to meet in Amapala end of Nicaragua war
Washington reports a dispatch from United States Consul Philip Brown stating a peace conference will be held at the port of Amapala between President Zeleya of Nicaragua and President Pizarro of El Salvador. The meeting aims to settle the Nicaragua war and related tensions following the conflict.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Philip Brown
Ae Union
Honduras
Amapala
Zeleya
Nicaragua
Pizarro
Salvador
Amapalt
Waa
Himilirae
Turmoil in Court as Accused Faces Blunt Cross-Examination
A chaotic courtroom scene unfolds as the defendant endures a rigorous examination by a judge. Details describe a tense confrontation with accusations of violent assault and an arrestee named Joellen Hpat connected to the May incident.
Family tragedy reported in a fire wreckage scene
A chaotic OCR fragment recalls a fatal house fire that claimed a family, with references to names such as Miley Upehurnt and Mir Pres hod BHM. The text mentions an early blaze and widespread mourning, but many words are garbled and unclear.
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Deeton
Newt
Renagalin
Lone Bandit Stops Great Northern Stage in Montana
A lone bandit believed part of Kid Curry gang halted a Great Northern stage between Malta and Zortman Montana, stealing about 28600. The robbery north of Zortman occurred as the stage carried miners wages toward Zortman mines. A posse started after the fastest horses, aiming to catch the culprits in the Little Rockies.
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Kid Curry
Great Northern
Ieat Falls
Mont
Malta
Zortman
Little Rockies
Zortman Imines
Kid” Curry
Curry
Matte
Mort Thie
James Eckels Dies in City Bank Leader Life
James H. Eckels, president of the Commercial National Bank and former U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, died here Sunday. Born November 2, 1856 in Princeton, he spent most of his life in Timele, studied law at Albany, and served under President Cleveland. He played a key role in currency reform and was affiliated with gold standard Democrats.
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James H. Eekels
Pie Commercial National Bank
Kerency
Hepel
Kekels
Eckele
Churchill
Eckels
Peinceton Sh
Albany
N.Y
Albany Law School
Ottawa
Presdent Cleveland
Eckelm
Gold Standard
Gold Standard Democrats
Clevland
Hit
Commercial National Bank of
City
Man in New York Shoots Nephew During Argument
Frederion Mattheson fired at his nephew George Holfman after a dispute over a window left open near Mattheson's bed. Holfman was fatally or near fatally wounded as Mattheson, who had lived with the Holfman family, reportedly faced long-standing tensions. Authorities and medical staff manage the convalescing victim amid ongoing investigations in the Bronx.
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New York
Frederion Mattheson
George Holfman
Holton
Arthur Oubelman
Hoffrane
Mutchecon
Bronx
Evelyn Turned Away at Tombs During Quiet Sunday
A Sunday at the Tombs saw Evelyn Thaw turned away as she sought contact with her husband. Warden Flyne stated she could not sue Thaw, continuing eleven weeks of Marta Constantinople control amid a thaw that disrupted daily life. Severe rainfall forced flooding affecting Macedonsie and Asia Minor, with several villages submerged and property damage reported.
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New York
Horry
Tie
Flyne
Aeual
Julia
Constantinople
Macedonsie
Asia Minor
Brana
Adabavar
Kulwalia
Alin
Orope
Feud Escalates as Rowleyville Man Arrested in Abner Killing
In Rowleyville BY Cly Thomke was arrested for the murder of Jove Abner. The feud involving Margie Cockrel and figures like John Abner is named, with testimonies about a revolver firing during a confrontation. The case centers on a fatal shooting linked to ongoing local tensions.
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Rowleyville
Cox
Thoma
Famine Crisis in China Deepens as Relief Struggles
Telegraph reports from Shanghai describe worsening conditions with ten million feared undernourished. Funds total over four million dollars, but relief groups warn that ten million people may starve before harvest. Cannibalism rumors surface as families eat their children. donors urged to provide three million dollars in three weeks for humanitarian aid.
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Shanghai
China
Faming
America
Chris Han
Butchers Prepare New Demands Across Key Cities
Chicago activists lead a renewed effort by Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America after a 1904 defeat. Pack house workers in South Omaha St. Paul East St. Louis St. Joseph and parts of Kansas City join Chicago in a coordinated push. A New York meeting on April 22 aims to set a common date for action.
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Chicago
Butehold
New York
Train wreck near Cayce station in Umatilla River disaster
Westbound train No. 7 struck the Amarlia river fourteen miles east of Pendleton Oregon, causing multiple deaths including Fireman McPertridge and two tramp laborers. The wreck collapsed engine, cars, and mail coach after a curve slide in heavy rains. One body believed in the river near Boginesr Frelt Schlike of La Grande May have both legs broken and internal injuries reported.
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la Grande, Ore
Amarlla
Pendleton
McPertridge
Inktown
Cayce Dtalion
Umatillo
Geenty
Free Man Cleared in Turmoil Over Dr Th Aldereh Shooting
A man described as the congress and medical figure Payrot faced a grand jury motion on a murder charge. The second grand jury declined to indict Payrot after a fatal shooting at a Range residence. The victim, lifelong friend Dr Th Aldereh, had recently remarried. The event followed an earlier untended warning and occurred during a court session at the Maton Holge, with the accused released on bail upon indictment by a different jury.
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Bald Tonge
Thoradiy Wight
Payrot
Ti Th Aldereh Af Oro Range
In Trouble Doni Mariet Faces Market Turbulence
Fragmentary OCR shows confusion over heat party operations hampered by new volume at market. References to buyers and conservatively estimated purchases, with a large sum over 100 million implied, but details are unclear and garbled.
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Doni
Jury Discharged In Thaw After Long Trial
Jurors divide seven for conviction and five for acquittal on Harry K Thaws murder case. After forty seven hours eight minutes deliberation the jury cannot agree. Thaw remanded for second trial on murder of Stanford White. Thaw expressed disappointment and hope for bail. Evelyn Thaw shown distraught as verdict reported. Stan ford White, famed architect, remembered for influence in art and architecture.
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New York
Hary K. Thaw
Joethepp
Gerald
Stanford White
Tusteles
Jerome
Hunt
Wial
Thaw
Tombs
Eolls
Benford White
Harry K. Thaw
United
America
Warne
Nic Ae
United States
Indan
Paris
Mir Hue Dreds
Rien
Busines
Evelyn
Ball New York
Evelyn Thaw
Phymite
Walt Fay Avertiel
Evelyn Thaw Trial Hears Emotional Testimony
Mrs Charles Holman testifies about Evelyn and Harry Thaw in a tense scene. The jurors hear how the defendant and Evelyn met and a mix of anxieties and motives swirl around the murder case.
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Harry
Evelyn
Charles Holman
Convicted Murderer Surrenders in Craey Ritiaw Case
A distorted report notes John Schroeder of Cordell surrendering amid questions of legal accountability. The piece mentions accomplices, a police chief, and ongoing appeals as authorities pursue formal proceedings and potential investigations.
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Moses Hijin
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John O'Ronthe
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Pandh
Tarn Mele
Jared Inolih
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Ube
Micbun Kiawres
Chijopa
Elisor Biggy IN Charge
Dunn
Nebogatoff
Bt Peteriire
Ne Hogan
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Belreuter
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Speiiay
British Columbia
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Weis
Pitsburg
I Swany Statment
Howard Neebit
Urotes
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Lee Gruirney
Abe
Hallund
Standard Oil
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Rami
Joellen
William Nevill
Clerkenwell
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Nevill
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Poate
Wilvan Wallort
Ora
Bardwell Kym
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Gilford Brockton
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James Eckels
Harry Thaw
Oregon
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Ritiaw
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John Schroeder
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