Calhoun vows bribery charges after San Francisco trial
Calhoun declares he will bring bribery charges against Honey Spreckels and Phelan after a jury failed to acquit him. Judge Lawlor discharged the panel after ten jurors favored acquittal and two pressed for conviction. Faure of jury and a week of deliberations marked a historic, contentious courtroom appearing in western Umi ssion proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun
Honey
Spreckels
Phelan
Faure
San Francisco
Patrick Cal Down
United Railroads
Patrick Henry
William P. Lawlor
Y Might
Francia J Heney
Publc
Rudolphpreckels
James D. Phelan
Life Lost Crossing Clarks Fork River Near Eddy
A deputy forest guard Cortney and his five year old niece Imogene Wilde drowned while crossing the Clarks Fork river in a skiff rigged with a sail near the Eddy depot. Mrs Courtney survived, they were swept away by the current as the craft overturned. The rescue attempt ended with both bodies recovered later with difficulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Mont
Bhe Missoulian
Eddy
Clarks Fork River
BP. Cortney
Imogene Wilde
Courtney
Cuba declines to bear debts incurred by Spain
Havana reports Secretary of State Velez rejected Spain’s proposal that Cuba assume part of the Spanish colonial debt. He cited incompatibility with the Cuban constitution after Spain pressed for discussions. no negotiations will be entered on the debt issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
SPA
Havana
Veles
Senor Soler
Spain
Senor Velez
Department of State
Velez
Senor Yotez
Malem
Ore - Adah
Nopletrom
He Mint
Hirkily Pevterroom
Maren al Reba
Nordstrom Ee
Ats Temperanes
Dam Norey
Goth
Tragedy after quarrel ends in suicide in Idaho farm
In Spokane Washington Philadelphia Clemons a wife slayer killed his wife then fortified himself on his Idaho farm. When a posse approached he fired through a window fatally wounding his wife. After retreating inside Clemons shot himself as officers closed in, dying shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Philly Clemons
Deary
Idaho
Clemens
Faith in Peary is Warm in Washington
Washington friends of explorer Commander Robert Peary, who left in July for the Arctic, believe he has planted the North Pole flag. No news since he departed August 17, 1908, as reports note telegraph delays may hide word of success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Edwin Peary
Peary
North Pole
Etapa
Greenland
Roosevelt
Dia
Russians Fire British Steamer Near Birke Island Coast
Russian torpedo boat attacked the British steamer Woodburn after a failure to answer a sign from a Russian commander near Birke Island on the Finnish coast. A crew member was wounded. the engineer was treated after being carried to the Russian cruiser Asta. The Woodburn sailed to its home port after repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viborg
Finkand
Seitensteaner Woodburn
Birke
Emperor Nicholas
Emperor Willam
Raeset
Nicholas
Woodburn
Copenhagen
Sring
Witness on coal wage deal tests effects on public cost
In New York a government antitrust suit probes the 1902 Roosevelt settlement in which miners were promised a wage rise for coal price hikes. A witness says coal companies likely gained as much as miners from price increases, with the public footing about 24 million more for coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Statiatician
Roosevelt
Bule
Stocking Causes Death in New Jersey Woman
Mrs Phoebe Clayton of Freehold New Jersey died in Long Branch hospital from blood poisoning caused by dye from a stocking that pierced a wound she suffered last week when a wagon overturned after she tried to turn a horse around. Her leg was amputated after gangrene developed but she did not survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Phoebe Clayton
Freebuld
N. J
Long Branch
Woman Offers Baby for Germany Passage in Widow’s Plea
A San Francisco widow Mrs Elisabeth Albert proposed to give her infant for a ticket to Germany to reach her dying mother. She stated she cannot support the child since her husband’s death and must aid her mother’s needs abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
San Francisco
Elisabeth Albert
Prentiss Cobb Hale
Feud Ends in Tragedy in City Theaters Altercation
A feud between two local men escalated into a deadly clash near Theatres in the town. Police report that Charles Lo Leninger and others were involved, with an earlier dispute leading to a fatal incident tied to a renting dispute. The tragedy also affected women associated with Pulrtivid, as investigators sort motives and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ita
Leninger
Ientyine
Henan
Herbert Gren
Gampers Plan European Donations Study
In New York, Gampers prepare a study on donations in Europe amid legal tensions and possible constitutional questions. A court challenge and shifting political support complicate timelines as officials weigh foreign influence against domestic policy goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gampers
Europe
Man Sells Wife in Oregon Court Case
Portland case centers on John Braganza who sold his wife for 150 to H. Ruddat and now Ruddat sues for alienation of affections. The unusual defense relies on a bill of sale bearing Braganza and Beama Braganze signatures. Attorneys Lagan and Stevenson hold the document as Ruddat argues against Braganza’s claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Ore
John Braganes
H. Ruddat
Ruddat
John F. Lagan
John H. Stevenson
Portland
Oregon
John Bragansa
Beama Braganze
Hughes Maiden Speech Sparks Senate Tariff Debate
Senator Hughes of Colorado used his senate address to rebut claims about the Democratic platform and defend Wood pulp and print paper tariff provisions. He praised the Democratic candidate and critiqued remarks tying the platform to a single author, while quipping about former President Roosevelt in a rivers of Africa remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hughes
Colorado
Senate
Johnson
North Diekota
Bailey
Bryan
Africa
Hoosevelt
Falling Off in Exports in the United States
A bureau of statistics statement warns that exports from the United States in the fiscal year will fall below 1908 and 1907, slightly under 1906. Domestic merchandise exports were 1.426 billion in 1908, 1.864 billion in 1907, and 1.714 billion in 1908. The bureau estimates 1908 fiscal exports nearly 20 million below 1908 and 1907 and perhaps 60 million below 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Great Britain Seeks to Halt Haakow Loan Participation
Britain asks United States not to press its claim for joining a 27.6 million dollar Haakow rail loan. Officials say negotiations with China and other bankers were lengthy and fraught. Other items note a mob drove bishops and priests from Alyous after a church service dispute, with interference by Father Marcuse and supporters nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
America
James Bryce
Washington
Alyance
Neio
Bonacum
Catholic Diowere of
Lincoln
Father O'Brien
Seward
Kline
Brainerd
Prbvake
Alyous
Father Murphy
Vacher Murphy
Tony Catholics
Ben Cutholics
Father Marcuse Interferener
New York Supreme Court Justice Warns Graduates on Wits
Justice Procter Clark at Carnegie Hall Friday night addressed eleven graduates in a ceremony. He urged caution in examining female witnesses and warned against exaggeration in testimony, emphasizing careful discernment and decorum in court proceedings.
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New York Supreme Court
Procter Clark
New York
Carnegie Ball
Multitude of 1904 News Tidbits Across U S Events
A scattered 1904 era roundup reports births in Texas, farm damage from a tornado in Missouri, wartime ship orders and bids for battleships, large animal shipments, naval mutinies, legal sentences of Black Hand figures, a Los Angeles murder by cow, Missouri exhibit funding, Philippine constabulary events, Woodmen of the World encampment funds, a Noordam incident, assassination attempts on a Bellefontaine mayor, Senator Lorimer’s oath, the gunboat Vicksburg voyage, massive steel industry labor actions, France’s earthquake rebuilding plans, and various other political, military, and social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkaneny
Wyoming
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Kambala
Joseph B. Rameria
Chicago
Canada
Fernie
B.C
Harper B. Bennett
Eugeda T. Bennett
Joseph Davis
Santa Ana
Cal
Philippine Constabulary
Davao
Philippine Mandi
Constabulary
Woodmen of the World
Holland American Line
Noordam
William J. Bryan
Nantucket
William R. Niven
Bellefontain
William Lorimer
Ilnois
United States
House of Representatives
Senate
Vicksburg
Ban Finnelaey
Horn
Aiantic
Ansuumated Association
Ron, Stow & Tu
Amuy
Mowlimilagem
Chimtoh
Wiliam
France
Lalanie
Palieres
Inetieie
Goa
Weta Bane
Hanld Amandee
Pal
Woods
Fred Tempeness
Jamey Rondon
Sholom Ware
Abe Jame
Lane Cubul
Tunlor
Hazardous incidents and crimes reported in Humboldt and surrounding counties
The week’s notes recount a spate of emergencies and crimes across the West. A Humboldt county official shot himself after a domestic dispute in Reno. Train incidents, fires, and gas explosions damaged shelters and injured workers in Livingston, Toluca, and Shaniko. A drunken porter wounded two men on a wool buyers’ car, while a Phillips public case involved bankrupted holdings tied to Montana smelting. Police and railroad personnel faced injuries in multiple accidents. Authorities consider claims related to a Northern Pacific robbery case and a Liberty Bell loan dispute in Philadelphia. Wyoming projects promise large wool production subsidies, and a Washoe warehouse incident prompted investigations into copper holdings.
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Mandy
Volver
Grover Cleveland
Fore
Humboldt County
Tg Reo
Nevada
Jenny
Lewin
Cascade Counties
Montana
Aga
Ray Head
St. Louis
Marry Croyle
Sonern Pacific
Truily
Livingston
Montroy
Burlington Ka\ road company
Tolucs
Mont
L. J. Kiniz
Alfred Wihersehem
Shaniko
Ore
Bernard H. Trumbull
Comercial
Minors Central
John 8. McLaughlin
Helena
Hunt
Kimberly Miteng Company
East Helena
Sing
Northern Pacific
James Calvin Towers
George Hastings
Harry Gruber
Walsh
Lee Self
Bandusky
Harvey
Bell
B' Curry
Kit Curry
Great Northern
Jamon McCron
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Liberty Bell
Tank Development League
Norris
Frank Stevens
Wyoming
Y Nile
Poun
William
Arbon County
Washoe
Ona
Washoe Copper Company
Fround Aeuse
W. Law
Rosebud
Huet
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Honolulu
Ulark
Grumblare the Gearten Om
Qquine
Fey
Beatie
York
Pet
Bpantah
Ther
Trade of the Philippines
Hyreau
Philippines
Arapok
Chear
Connee
Chomaman
Oding & Rumday
Marty Sprig
Weadburn
Bunker Hill
Howian
Lit
Heston
Tony More
Holt Homes
Faimael Gamprr
Ikot Offelemtii Ab
Cuskpetituan
Portlmmo MA
HS Wee
NEG
Puredecer
Hix
Witsnase
W. H. Butterbaugs
el Paso
Texas
Monette
Andrew A. McCormick
McCormick Farm
Howe
Northwest
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