Confession Of a Series of Crimes Is Made in Court
Harry Orchard testifies in a dramatic court confession detailing violent acts tied to the Western Federation of Miners. He describes igniting fuses at the Bunker Hill mine and plotting attacks including the Vindicator mine explosion at Cripple Creek, the Florence and Cripple Creek railway plot, three gunshot killings, and a bomb attack on Fred Bradley in San Francisco. Orchard’s testimony traces a chain of brutal crimes linked to a wider conspiracy.
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Bolge
Dabo
Alfred Hor
Ailan
Harry Ceithard
Frank Stevninberg
Willie
Grehard
Orchard
Bunker Hi
Bullivan
Coeur d'Alenes
Cripple Creek
McCormick
Korein Beck
Ming
Ile
Florence & Cripple Creek
Lyle Gregory
Denver
Gay Peabody
Colorado
Steve Adama Wet Bend
Jpine
Independence
Cal
Fred Bradley
San Francisco
Mia Byes
Bimerlf
Eorn
Lyte
Gregory
Haywood
Cleveland Strike Beats Continue at Major Plants
Cleveland districts report ongoing strike activity as Husias Agent Schneider resolves a key stoppage at Cleveland Hardware Co. and Steel Co. workers yield to union demands at Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Co. The machinists invite employers to join talks and a broader meeting is planned to address ongoing wage and working condition issues.
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Cleveland
Eaday
Husiaeas
Schneider
Cleveland Hardware Co
Ly Grhulle Presaed ‘Steel Co
Cleveland Pheumatic
Sensational Lawsuit in Cleveland Court
In Cleveland on June 6 a $10,000 alienation suit was heard by David Evans Jr. against his wealthy uncle David Evans of Newburg. The nephew accuses the uncle of enticing his wife Jane away and causing a divorce petition. The uncle counters that his sister-in-law left her husband of her own accord.
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Cleveland
David Evans, Jr
David Evans
Newburg
Jane
Wid
Execution May Interrupt Honeymoon
A garbled report notes Deputy Warden Wood and James Carnelign near a local execution scene. The text mentions Mary Turner and a teacher role, with references to law and potential disruption of a couple’s plans. No clear outcome is stated.
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Calimii
Wood
Tabet
Mies
Mary Turner
James Carnelign
Wood Hay
Counterfeit Ring Traced Through Wood County Trails
Local authorities traced a counterfeit operation spanning several days as two men and an accomplice traveled across Wood County seeking to move fake bills. They hired a local contact to alter and pass the notes, aiming to lure a victim named Jun and steal money in Pineland area. The investigation identifies suspects Hull and Siune as involved, with continuations in nearby towns.
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Poswhia
Jane
Ree Phar
A FEW MILLIONS IN CASH
Former Twelfth District representative Watson Belle H re seeks federal aid for Ohio schools. He argues the state should hire a legislative agent to secure a donation of millions, with the federal government granting school lands per township. He cites precedent in newer states and calls for government support to expand school land grants.
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Stngresellen Watson Belle
Uncle Sam
Columbua
D. Ke Wion
Matriot
Gulleven
Win Ae
Ohio
Ser Aalde Ae
Watson Faye
Unseasonable Weather Famine Hit Eastern Kentucky Counties
Fragmented text reports unseasonable weather causing famine like conditions in six weeks. Water shortages and flood damage strike eastern Kentucky counties including Wayne Carter Menifee and Bath. Mentions a New York Senate concurrence and Mayor McClellan’s move to Gov Hughes for approval. Also notes Michigan mining land ownership permits gesture.
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Kentucky
Howan
Carter
Menifee
Bath
New York
McClellan
New York City
Hughes
Michigan Louse of
Representay Thes
Michigan
Death Sentence for Twelve Men in City Case
Telegram reports twelve men condemned to death for alleged attempt on the life of President Cierera of Cuntemila. Eleven are Guatemalans. Menzemer is convicted. Separate note on Menkemer case and bank funds obstruction. Railroad fare law challenge and meat price rise noted in brief regional items.
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Menleo City
Martal
Cie Irera
Cuntemila
Ese
Guatemalans
Menzemer
Minsburg
Jane B
Charles Menkemer
Aantalant
Pittuburn
Dozens Die As Turkish Vessel Blown Up Near Port Zaratas
A Turkish waiting vessel laden with ecoulrabaodamy muoltion bound for Tripod was blown up near Port Zaratas on June 6. The entire crew perished, including BC Heber, who were glooxable at the time, as reports confirm their drownings.
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Tunis
Port Zaratas
BC Heber
Oleo Dealer Sentenced in Federal Court
Mary dte was sentenced by Judge Trether in the Wotlod Atates court to two years in prison and fined $6,100 for aiding the sale of colored margarine without paying the government tax.
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At. Louis
June Gi Johnson
Mary * Dte
Trether
Wotlod Atates Court
Barge Lost During Storm Off Hog Telat
A barge named Pactolus was lost during a fierce storm off Hog Telat near New Jerkey cowet. Capt. Deputy was badly mauled and the crew faced fires as rough seas battered the vessel.
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Providence
Schmitz Trial Proceeds With Evidence in San Francisco
The San Francisco trial of Mayor Schmitz opens with prosecution presenting his part of the case. District Attorney Hehes conducts cross examination of ex Police Commissioner Regan while evidence from the police minutes and secretary Charles Skully is introduced. The proceedings focus on alleged extortion involving city keepers of French real estate and related incidents from the first day.
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Schmitz
San Francisco
Hehes
Regan
Charles Skully
Schmite
Protection Against Merger Urged by Heston Guild
A June 16 proclamation announces that the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad seeks control of the Fiston and Maine railroad. It calls on the legislature to enact laws protecting the state from stock watering and exclusive rates amid the proposed merger.
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Heston
Guild
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroed
Fieston & Maine Railroad
Confession Letter Tied to Kadlebach Case In Well Discovery
Minneapolis report details a letter allegedly from George Kadelbach to his brother Henry Clausen confessing to the killing of Catherine McCart. The body was found in a well near Kadlebach’s home. Deputies have yet to locate Kadlebach alive or dead as the investigation continues.
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Minneapolis
George Kadelbech
Meg
Catherine McCart
Kadélvach
Powderly Named Chief of New Division of Information
Powderly has been appointed chief of the new division of Information in the Commerce Department. The division will handle correspondence with offices abroad to promote better distribution of aliens. Salary set at 3400 dollars annually. United States Washington assignment dated June 6.
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Powderly
Washington
Divisian of Information
Ue Department of Ecormerce
Allen
Chilean Rail Road Strike Shuts Down Services
Chilean railroaders strike for higher wages and shorter work hours halting train service across Valparaiso and other lines. Workers from Craik and allied crews joined the stoppage affecting passenger and freight runs as authorities seek negotiation room.
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Valpacalea
Chile
Flavored Herries Arsenic Deaths Near Wilkesbarre
A man dies and a child is in danger after eating arsenic tainted pie at the home of John Montgomery in Trexertown. The housekeeper mistook baking soda for baking powder and added it to the pie. Police investigate possible intentional tampering and safety concerns spread to nearby households. Four arson fires at night in Alvinstown cause about 100000 dollars in damage.
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Herries
Wilkesbarre
John Montgomery
Trocksville
Twelve Yachts Race to Bermuda Sees Dervish Win
Twelve yachts competed in the Bermuda race with Ube Schoon er Dervish of the Corinthian Yacht Club leading eleven rivals after the windward course. Nine boats ran in the Mifoet class and three in the under fifty feet class as the fleet entered the final leg late Wednesday. Bailors' Strike Not Ended. A June 14 settlement on the seamen's strike had not yet been reached and port authorities reported turbulence and several altercations among sailors today.
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Bermuda
New York
Ube
Dervish
Corinthian Yacht Club
Parla Ataiute
Porte
Wtclerk
Dusky Jockey Wins Six Races at Churchill Downs
A dusky jockey claimed six victories at Churchill Downs on a Wednesday card. He rode multiple mounts, including a favored ride that drew bets totaling around one dollar parlayed on Lee’s mounts. Had the parlay hit, it would have netted about $25,000, but the payout was not realized.
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Soulville, Ry
Wan Heexcrement
Churchill Downs
Jong Orloew
Gmall Chance of Reprieve and Murder Trial Note
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a murder case involving an accused named Coombie with delayed proceedings and potential reprieve considerations. Gmall and MM Bark are referenced in unclear context, with dates and locations not clearly legible.
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Coombie
Jamee Wy Cores
Ruling on Through Routes and Rates by Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued a ruling on through routes and through rates under the new railroad rate law. It states that about 1% of U S railroads operate through routes with through rates, and explains how fixed, joint, and combination through rates must be treated as a unit from shipment to arrival. It also notes that retroactive tariff effects are not allowed and cites a case involving sugar movement from Omaha. In separate news from Columbus, Ohio, D R Van Posten won the amateur championship trophy in the Ohio Trapshooting League with a 30 straight.
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Washington
Inter State Commerce Commission
United States
Omaha
Lari
Chicago, Burnington & Quincey Railroad Co
van Fossen
Columbus
Ohio State Journal
Ohio
D. R. van Possen
Co Jugibus
Ohio ‘Trapahooters
van Posten
A. Young
Springfield
Sparta
Mesira Felix
Volk
Te Jedo
Civil Service Rules Ban Active Political Campaigning
Washington June 6 The civil service commission rules amended to bar all persons in the classified civil services from taking active roles in political campaigns. The change was effected by an executive order issued by the president.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Train Plunges Off Embankment Injuring Fifty Seven
A Southern Railway passenger train derailed from a 16 foot embankment at Hack Branch about 38 miles east of Nashville on Wednesday. Sixty passengers rode the train and 57 sustained injuries as crews and rescuers responded. Affected passengers were treated at nearby facilities and officials investigated the cause of the crash.
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Nashville
Tenn
Southern Pailway
Hack Branch
Milwaukee Mayor Becker to Continue as Mayor
Milwaukee reports Mayor Hecker will not take the stage as leading man in a political drama. He will carry out his duties as mayor of Milwaukee through the remainder of his term.
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Becker
Milwaukee
Hecker
Murder Theory Abandoned in Drowning Case
Deputy Coroner Houck ruled the unidentified man found drowned near Bratenahl was not murdered. After 24 hours of inquiry, Marshal Newkirk recovered the body and found rifled pockets, refuting Houck’s initial murder theory.
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Cleveland
Houck
Bratenah
Marshal Newkirk
Honek
Old Soldier Killed by Street Car in Columbus
Jeremiah Smith, an elderly veteran from Springfield, died after being struck by a street car while crossing the Street Town and Lang Street intersection in Columbus. He was mangled and died en route to the hospital in an ambulance.
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Columbus
O. Joe
Jeremiah Smith
Springfield
Lang Street
Bia
Body identified in factory furnace matches missing man
The body found last Friday in the Ryan noap factory furnace has been identified as Panky Muluvweki Galician. A letter from a fellow countryman aided the identification, revealing family ties in Marope.
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Tutin
Ryan Noap
Panky Muluvweki
Marope
Indicted in Columbus for embezzlement
June 6 in Columbus Ohio Piarry Smith a prisoner in the county jail was indicted in federal court for alleged embezzlement of funds from the Hocking Valley bank of Kane Center authorities report the case connected with a bank service in Kane Center and the theft action is described as embezzlement by the federal prosecutor
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Columbus
Piarry Smith
Las Leen
Jallatnee
Funda
Hocking Valley
Fraud Alleged in Toledo Terminal Rail Conspiracy Case
In a United States district court action a suit alleges J Pierpont Morgan and others conspired to control bids for the Toledo Terminal Railroad, claiming creditors were frozen out by a prearranged plan worth about 2 million dollars. The petition seeks court action to confine the road and form a new holding company with bonds secured by major railroads. Also noted are indictments of 180 furniture dealers across Oregon Washington Idaho and California for Sherman Act violations and railroads cutting YMCA branch funding amid money market concerns.
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Tolade Bank Ob
Toledo Terminal Railroad
Thiedo
United
Onlo Savings Bank and Trust Co
J. Pieepont Morgan
Ratiroedei
Roe Owen Welareaday Committee
Ere
Wolding
Meran
Interente
Acheme T
Jurelaring Company
Perquette
Lake Shore
Vanderbilt
Portland
Ore
United States District Court
Oregon
Whalington
Idaho
California
Het
Promised Vacancy Sparks Neighborly Dilemma
A family in New England keeps a promise to Mary Wik kine Freeman by notifying a potential renter about a vacancy. A visitor asks to move in if the space opens. After a move occurs, the hostess resolves to stay true to her word, even if it means leaving an uneasy arrangement.
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Mary Wikkine Freeman
New England
Anylum Uman
Longing for Country Life Among City Professionals
The piece notes a universal urge among prosperous urban professionals to return to the countryside, a return often tinged with disappointment as they find things not quite as they remembered. It suggests the pull is personal rather than place based and likens it to a bird racing in circles back to its nest.
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Walter Scott
Wanted No Small Deposit in Harlem Bank Scene
A young man in Harlem decided to open an account with 60 dollars after carrying 800 dollars to deposit. The bank teller refused a small deposit, sparking a heated exchange that ended with the youth leaving before any account could be opened.
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Harlem
New York
Bowery
Cha Witla
Meerschaum Find Reduces Turkish Mineral Monopoly
A vast new source of meerschaum in Grant County New Mexico could undermine Turkey's control over the world supply. The block recovered weighs 42 pounds, the largest ever mined, with mines in Eskihbaher, Anatolia currently dominant.
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New Mexico
Eskihbaher
Anatoly
Turkey
Aula
Ttan
Grant County
New York Financial News
Olive oil trade and crude oil analogy in early California
A fragmented 19th century description notes California olive oil as a major revenue source prior to 1900, with vast production and export practices compared to petroleum. It cites an Iowa anecdote about a Native American exhibition and a Boston man observing Eastern trade ties, illustrating a diffuse, anecdotal record of industry and culture.
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Calefornia
France
Califvrnia Advottation
New England
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Philadelpha & Reading Railway Co
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Dee
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Jone
J. P. Martin
Bellevue
Active Association
Big Four
Bellefontaine
Nickel Plate
Bellevue and Cleveland
Castor
Sreef
Bears
Olive Oil OF
Iowa
State
Indian Department
Boston
Carlile
Marion Provision Company
North Main B. Genter
Mozier & Rhoads North State, Coal & Foed
Marion
ALL Grogers
Marion Milling
G. Smith
Silver Street
Childres
IWG
Arona Trauibe
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