Notable North West Notes Roundup of 1906 Headlines
A Colorado farmer reports $12,000 from wheat and $2,000 from sugar beets. An Ohio youth Kemp V. Bigelow faces a new Denver trial for dynamite mail cases. Nevada Congressman Bartlett pledges free silver coinage relief. A Pole named Levedes is killed in Terry Montana after a threat by Italian Manilla. Two youths drown near Manhattan Lake Denver, and a coroner exonerates Chester A. Smith in Pine Grove. Butte Coalition cuts dividend. Henry Porter commits suicide in Aberdeen.
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Colorado
Kemp V. Bigelow
Ohio
Denver
Bilas
Congréssman Bartlett
Nevada
John Levedes
Terry
Mont
Mattie Manilla
Manilla
Levedes
George A. Bugh
Joseph T. Gibson
Manhattan Lake
Charles Abbetts
T. H. Hubbard
Pine Grove
Chester A. Smith
Wallace Washburn
Butte Coalition Company
In Corporation
Aberdeen
Wash
Henry Porter
Tnre
Marguerite McCarthy
Porter
Griffin
Connor
Goldfield
Ryan
Helena
Elteens
Montana
Congress
Missouri
Yellowstone
United States
Robert M. Lafalleue
Wisconsin
Literature Commerce Commission
Washinetin
Nevada-Goldfield
Bary
Wo B
League
Ore
Boothe
Tautvir
Winfield Guthrie
Melville
Telen Geld
Guthrie Melville
Parma
Malville
Melvith
Lew
Lew Ot Ke Leraiewt Brodurvn
Cmd
Uae
Bmw
Adams Way Case Ends In Deadlock On Murder Trial
The second trial of Steve Adams in Rathdrum Idaho ended with an eight to four divide for acquittal after five ballots. Jurors reported no verdict possible and were discharged. A warrant for Adams arrest on a related murder charge was prepared as a precaution if acquitted.
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Adams
Boyle
Tyler
Hawley
Colorado
Darrow
Pettibone
Mutiny of Fleet Rumor Dampened by Censorship Claims
Dispatch from Paria-Heporta notes Portugal near a revolutionary moment with censored reports from home and suspicion surrounding frontier sources. Lie embassy denies crown prince banishment and fleet mutiny while arrests suspensions and other repressive actions indicate a critical phase under Premier Franco's administrative dictatorship.
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Paria—Heporta
Portugal
Franco
Walsh Case Details Million Dollar Bank Funds Transfer
Chicago prosecutors traced about $2 million Walsh moved from Chicago National Bank vaults to his enterprises. National Bank Examiner B P Moxey testified eighteen entries alleged by the prosecution as proof of fund misapplication, noting the total amount testified to as $1,000,000.
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Chicago
Jonn J. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
National Hank Examiner
B. P. Moxey
Walsh
Moxey
Elghteen
Children Washed Overboard Near Gray's Harbor Tragedy Reported
Steamer President arriving from Puget Sound ports reports three children washed overboard off Gray's Harbor on November 22 as heavy seas hit the vessel. The incident occurred around five in the afternoon after a heavy sea attack, with recollection that the children playing on deck were carried away during the suspected incident. Washington officials note naval authorities received an estimate about 200 teachers needed for the coming school year in the Philippines, with postings from the governor general and selection from teaching corps under U.S. civil service.
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San Francisco
Gray's Harbor
Annual Products of Manufactures Value Fifteen Billions
The article cites estimates by exporter Jason M. Cane on the annual value of sandal production in the United States. It reports a fifteen billion dollar figure for manufactured goods and notes discrepancies in figures and determinations by Lieberman.
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Washington
United
Jason M. Cane
Lieberman
Bank Robbers Escape With $700 In Gold In Calhoun County
Two men held up a bank shortly after closing hours in Calhoun County, forcing Assistant Cashier Will Argo, Cashier Murphy, and Clerk John Young into the vault. They unlocked and looted a portion of the currency safe, grabbed $700 in gold, fled to a hotel, and escaped on a roof. A posse chased them. the final vault release left the officials trapped briefly before rescue.
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Henson
Thirteen Die In Four Story Tenement Fire
Thirteen people died in a Monday blaze in a four story tenement in New York. Seven of the victims were children and all the dead were Italians. Bodies were found on the top floor, many huddled in rooms as flames forced occupants toward windows and fire escapes. Some burned, others suffocated by smoke.
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New York
Tialiana
Arabs Massacre in Maghala Algerian Clash with French Forces
The Benis Naswan tribe attacked the French camp in Maghala Algeria on Monday. About 1,200 Arabs were killed and the French suffered significant casualties. The engagement lasted long as tribesmen fought fiercely before French infantry executed a brief breakthrough with artillery support.
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Maghala
Algeria
Spahia
Arita
Murderer Melville Sentenced to Fifty Years Imprisonment
Helena Montana district court jury convicted George Melville of murder in the second degree for slaying Winfield Guthrie. He was sentenced to fifty years in the penitentiary for a crime committed last May in Bald Butte. The case arose from Mrs. Melville’s separation and the seven year old Guthrie boy’s involvement. testimony of the child weakened the prosecution.
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Helena, Mont
George Melville
Winfield Guthrie
Meleville
Bald Butte
Fire Fatality In Cincinnati Dry Goods Store Tragedy
A major blaze at a retail dry goods house on Twelfth Street and Mary in Cincinnati killed one person and injured two, with extensive property loss. The William Windherst company building housed hundreds of workers and customers when the fire broke out, causing citywide alarm as authorities worked to control the blaze. Steve Adams faces $20,000 bail after a bail hearing. attorney Darrow indicated bond readiness in days.
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Claclnnati
Aise Story Retail Dry Goody House
Sid Mary Streets
Willam Windherst Company, & Netatl Dry Goods
Steve Adams
Mistelet
Hathdrinem
Wien
Darrow
Adana
Arthur Cok T
Telluride
Cola
Victims of Auto Accident Near Eaglewood New Jersey
Former New York Supreme Justice Alfred Streicher, injured in a November 16 auto crash near Eaglewood, N J, has died. Justice Streicher is reported to have received Internal Hurhin in Chapel Hill. Samm H Kehstein was killed and Mrs Stroodee died of injuries. Mrs Rollestein was injured but recovering by radio.
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New York
Supreme
Alfred Strechier
Eaglewood
N. J
Ely
Justioe Streehier
Samm H. Kehstein
Mre
Rolkestein
Bat
Morgan and Baker Meet The President On Financial Relief
J P Morgan and George F Baker arrived in Washington to confer with Secretary Cortelyou and the president on the money stringency. Morgan said New York conditions were reassuring and every effort was being made to relieve the crisis, with further relief discussed in the New York meeting.
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Morgan
Washington
J. P. Morgan
George F. Baker
Lntten
First National Bank of
New York City
Cortelyou
Treasury Department
Baker
Hebert Bacon
State Department
White House
Mr. Morgan
Ing
New York
Wilhington
Brcretary
Voing
Presk Nat
Want Shorter Work Day
Norfolk workers and unions backed a universal eight hour day as a priority, with education and organization urged across affiliated groups. The federation said gradual action was needed and called for a fund to equip tradesmen for a broader campaign and potential wage adjustments.
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Federation of Labor Wii
Norfolk
American Federation of Labor
Indicted Bank Chief Bound Over in Bond Case
New York Howard Maxwell, former president of the Borough Bank of Brooklyn, is confined in jail after failing to obtain a bondsman to post 80 000 bail on charges of grand larceny and forgery. Seventy stockholders pledged not to press personal notes as the bank seeks relief at the earliest moment.
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New York
Howard Maxwell
Borough Bank of Brooklyn
Uni Ae
Bim
Forough Bank
Banic
National Grange Concludes Forty-First Session in Hartford
The National Grange closed its forty-seventh annual session in Hartford Connecticut with resolutions urging a 10 cent per capita appropriation to cities for mechanical art high schools and 10 cents per capita for rural agricultural methods. A report on railroads urged government action for better control and enforcement. Proposals favored conservation measures and protective policies amid ongoing discussions.
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al Grange Beeston
Hartford
Conn
National Grange
Ean
Roosevelt, Bryan Hold Private Conference on Banking Plan
President Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan met privately in the White House on Saturday for about thirty minutes. Bryan outlined a plan to insure deposits in national banks against loss from bank failures and suggested states adopt a similar scheme to cover state banks. He warned the plan would not create a government fund but would require assessments on banks to cover any losses.
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Washington
Hoonevelt
Willian Jennings Bryan
Hie
Bryan
State Bar's
Plans for Financial Aid in Washington
Details of many new currency improvement projects are submitted to the president and Secretary Cortelyou. Discussion centers on four main aims: a central bank, central control of the national banks, broader circulation backed by non‑U S bonds, and circulation backed by a guaranty fund. The proposed central bank model mirrors the Bank of France and the Imperial Bank of Germany, drawing increasing attention.
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United States
Bank of France
Imperial Bank of Germany
Inte
Tme
Editorial Writer Fires in Kansas City Paper Shootings
Wiehard Horne editor of the Kansas City Post shot O. D. Woodward president of the paper’s publisher and wounded managing editor H. J. Groves three times in a dispute over the paper’s finances. Horne, jailed, claims he was robbed and faces no charges yet. A second report notes Alexander Gord and his wife found dead in Thames, their bodies placed by the river after they killed themselves amid hardship and illness.
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Kansan City
Wiehard Horne
Kansas City Post
O. D. Woodward
H. J. Groves
Woodward
Groves
Horne
Hornede
New York
London
Times
Alesander Gord
Hi Wife
Good
Mr. Good
Would Make Chicago a Dry Town Campaign
A Chicago effort mobilizes about 200 volunteers from local religious and civic groups to gather evidence of Sunday closing law violations. The drive aims to support a grand jury case following a recent local option election across several counties.
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Chicago
Eulaldiary
Chicago Law and
Ore Jleagie
Uilnere
Acton
Teague
Tragic New York Murder Blaze Witnessed by Fire Brigade
A man burned and shot in a New York house belonging to industrialist Nick Filth is blamed for a deadly double tragedy. Firemen found the wounded couple after neighbors reported a blaze. The man lies dead. investigators seek connection to a related crime.
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New York
Dremen
Nick Filth
New Hoabelie
Financial flurry eases in U S currency strain report
R G Dun & Co reports mixed effects of rising currency supply across centers in the United States. Minneapolis lifting deposit restrictions aids grain buying and normal trade. Boston and Philadelphia show restrained activity. Markets wobble but some sectors resume moderate operations despite ongoing stringency.
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New York
United States
R. G. Dun & Co
Minneapolis
Cleveland
Boston
Cincinnati
Baltimor
Philadelphia
Portland
Unclear OCR on East Lake City Economic Debate
Fragmented text discusses Solamun Et fentiaim on Thursday and a community reaction to a metal based currency idea. Mentions 1 950,000,000 value and armed princes offering 10,000,000, with reference to a return of real money through white metal.
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East Lake City
Solamun
Binee Cnming West
Yrament
Fragmented 1906 Gradiey Case Paper Fragment
A garbled 1906 era note recalls Judge Braiford's court session in a Gradiey case. It mentions Jonny Shawn, Mrs Hindus, and several alleged relations with Brown and Montgomery. An inscribed papyrus dated February 4 1906 ties to Colonel Mauric Meisiabe, Ball Kelly attorney and land office receiver.
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Jonny Shawn
Pulwrni
Mra
Braiford
Mauric Meisiabe
Ball Kelly
1 Light & Friend
Benatar Brown
Irremra’ Landing
Officers Cleared in Cairo Airship Case on River Mission
Memphis crew Waltx and Hodge exonerated after case involving steamer Pick Fowl on the Mississippi river. Reported financial and political intrigue linked to Hamburg German banks and English matter, with large sums and suspicions of espionage and sabotage.
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Cairo
United States
Waltx and Hodge
Memphis
Hamburg
Berg
Eiinghels
Ouraalie
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Northwest
Adams Way
Fred Tyler
Bureau of Insular Affalea
Philippines
Lerry
Alinais
Pire
Hali
Roosevelt
Nebraskan
Saya Solomon Guggenheim
Mamburd
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