Washington Notes Highlight Early 1900s headlines and appoinments
Horace C. Reed of Wisconsin a former Hudson resident and long-time secretary to Senator Spooner is named national bank examiner for a northwest territory. Taft allocates funds for Fort Lincoln civilian quarters and a stable. Interior lists railroad land selections in Montana and more. Reports on marriages, trials, accidents, and international notes fill a sweeping column.
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Washington
Horace C. Reed
Wisconsin
Hudson
Spooner
National Bank
Northwest
Taft
Fort Lincoln
N. C
Secretary of the Interior
Montana
Northern Pacific
Bozeman and
Kalispell
Helena
Lewiston
St. Paul & Manitoba
Kalle
Dell
Crimes and Tragedies Across Three States
Crimes and Tallchitt on a Cattaraugus reservation near Buffalo fatally harmed his wife during a ride with John Twoguns and then killed himself. Private W B Johnson fatally stabbed Private James A Keeley in Des Moines after jealousy over Miss Bertha Karl of Carlisle Iowa. Mrs Julia Mellody, inmate at the Northern Indiana hospital, burned to death after setting her clothing ablaze and resisting attendants.
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Frank Tallchitt
Cattaraugus Reservation
Buffalo
N. Y
John Twoguns
W B. Johnson
Eleventh Cavalry
James A. Keeley
Des Moines
Bertha J. Karl
Carlisle
Jows
Keeley
Johnson
Julia Mellody
Northern Indiana Hospital
Lo ‘Gansport
Ind
Jury to Decide Haywood Case
A jury will determine the outcome of the Haywood case after closing arguments. Key parties and details remain to be resolved as the trial proceeds in the regional court.
Haywood case nears end as prosection rests its case
Boise June 20 to 23 diary of the Steunenberg murder trial details the prosecution presenting four letters and Orchard testimonies linking Haywood to a deception plan, defense objections and jury instructions, with Bryce and Pettibone records cited, and Borah Darrow and McParland involved as the case nears closure.
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Boise
Idaho
Steunenberg
William D. Haywood
Harry Orchard
Haywood
Orchard
Federation
Youne
Frank Steunenberg
Senator Borah
Clarence Darrow
Noooy
Abe Tait
Darrow
George Pettibone
Denver
Mary Orchard
Fork
Bradley Crme
Francisco
Pettibone
Corde
Tetal
Pacife Post
P. Bones
Stout
Peter Ie Hut
Taylor Street
San Fran Tia
Woods
Iowa City man dies in string of tragedies
Nevin of Iowa City bicycle crash leaves him with a broken leg while his wife falls seriously ill. His father was burned alive and his brother died in the river, all events tied to a grim June.
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Visite Nevine
Iowa City
Iowa
Beilef
Si‘mon’ Nevins
Nevins
Drunkard shoots children and attempts suicide in Wilmington
Joan Zenne 38 shot his daughter Ros two, and his son John five months, late last night in Wilmington. He then tried to kill his wife and killed himself, according to physicians the two children cannot recover. Zenne had been drinking heavily.
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Self
Wilmington
Del
Joan Zenne
Ros
John
Zenne
Gap to Be Filled in Transcontinental Rail System
A forthcoming rail expansion will connect Toledo or Detroit to Chicago, per Henry H. Rogers. The new line adds to a system totaling about 43,700 miles coast to coast. Under one management, it rivals the Siberian railroad as the world’s longest continuous main line. Affiliations with large business interests will ensure abundant freight capacity from the outset.
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Toledo
Detroit
Chicago
Henry H. Rogers
Ocean
Siberian Railroad
Lightning Claims Three in Michigan Storm
Dispatches report a severe electrical storm across Michigan’s lower peninsula. In Kalamazoo Frank Strmer was struck while trimming a tree and left in a state of shock. Farmer George Hawley was killed plowing near Kalamazoo. In Onaway Mrs. Stephen Curtis died while speaking to her husband. Mr Curtis survived with minor injuries.
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Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Lower Peninsula
Kalamazoo
Frank Strmer
George Hawley
Stephen Curtis
Onaway
Cheboygan County
Curtis
New York Judge Sentences Kidnappers to Fourteen Years
In New York on June 23 Judge O Sullivan of the court of general sessions sentenced Ignacio de Leonardo and Pietro A Pampinella to fourteen years and ten months in prison for abducting a boy named Lavette. He said it would pain parents more to know their child is dead than to fear such criminals. The maximum penalty for kidnapping is fifteen years.
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New York
Faretter
O’sullivan
Court of General Sessions
Ignacio de Leonardo
Pietro A. Pampinella
Filipino Voter Registration Opens in Manila
Manila June 22 registration of Filipino voters began yesterday with heavy expected totals. Reports note no disorder and American residents are generally registering. Carl Heas is the only American candidate for the assembly, nominated from Manila. Registration will continue four days.
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Manila
Whlte
Carl Heas
Manilla
Embezzling Clerk of Court Receives Three Year Sentence
Milwaukee June 23 Frank B Weller long time clerk of the municipal court pleaded guilty to embezzling thirty thousand dollars before his bosom friend Judge Brazee. He was arrested Thursday and last night sentenced to three years in prison for the offense.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Frank B. Weller
Brazee
Aoki to Retain Post Amid Washington Uncertainty
Tokyo reports unanimity on Ambassador Aoki remaining in Washington despite removal rumors. Viscount Hayashi backs him, and unless proof shows persona non grata, recall is unlikely. Unrest exists among Japanese and Americans, potentially triggering removal despite strong support. In other news, Leishman wins point with Constantinople easing US customs rise.
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Tokio
Ambassador Aoki
Washington
Viscount Hayash
Aoki
Viscount Hayashi
Marquis Satomu
America
Mayor Schmitz Seeks Habeas Release By Writ
In San Francisco on June 22, SHMITZ attorneys petitioned the district court of appeals for the mayor’s release on ball by habeas corpus. The filing claims an incurable kidney disease imperils his life in jail and asserts due process violations and a bribery conspiracy involving Rudolph Spreckels and others steering the board of supervisors.
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Juan Reyes
Banat
Hsieutenant
Conobia Nodriguez
Dusblo
Tonga
Nagar
Mer ‘Tonga
Pacife
Valdivia
Chile
Charles Clene Larthquake
Valparaiso
Magelan Straits
Disbrow
Pasadena
Schmitz
San Francisco
Gattugner
Chubb & Sons
Marine Insurance Brokers of
New York
Guayaquil
Quito
Eel Don
Ball
Schmite
District Court of Appeals
Rudolph Spreckels
Board of Supervisors
Telegraph Operators Strike In Frisco Walkout At Western Union
San Francisco telegraph operators from Western Union and Postal Telegraph walked out at 4 0 clock yesterday afternoon joining a strike over wage demands. The action follows earlier walkouts as workers seek a 25 percent raise.
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Teraphors
Bio
San Francisco
Jon
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
Mammoth Wool Clip Sells for 22 Cents Per Pound
Large wool clip from Charles M Barr weighing about 1.5 million pounds sold to Jeremiah Wilson & Co of Boston through A Wellcott. Purchase price not disclosed, but 22 cents per pound cited. total around $330,000. Claimed to be the world’s largest individual clip.
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Baldalllings
Mont
Charles Mbarr
Jeremiah Wilson & Co
Boston
A. Wellcott
Bair
Farmer Hangs Self in Northeast County Farm Shed
Aberdeen Iowa June 23 Peter Wolf a widower with about 200000 dollars in estate hanged himself in a driving shed on his farm at the northeast corner of the county yesterday. The death is ruled self inflicted. Also reports Dubuque Iowa June 23 a six year old girl, daughter of Peter Koster of Cascade, died from lockjaw after a bee sting and post vaccination infection.
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Andrew Anderson
Blackhawk Creek
di Iowa
Bone
Peter Corbin
Tamarack
Calumet, Mich
Corbin
Self
Aberdeen
8. D
Peter Wolf
Bang
Dubuque
Iowa
Peter Koster
Cascade
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Lincoln
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Yale Record
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Ashland
Beloit College
A. W. Burr
Mra
Annie Hesant
Aayar
India
M. Metalnikov
Russian Academy of Science
London Globe
England
Hilderbrand Harmsforth
Lord Northclitte
Bartolomo Maso
Cuban
Palma
Lithos
Trikkala
Thessaly
Greece
Social ‘Democrats
Yekaterinoslav
Russia
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Gustav
Sweden
Maria Pavlona
Paul Alexandrovitch
Frank H. Jones
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George Ryan
Eq Reymond
Missouri State Prison
Kied
Jefferson City
Michael Broderick
Bronx
Lucy Delehante
Arthur Erby
Adel
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Thomas Harsh
Harsh
D. H. Correl
Bristow
Farry Hawke
Newton
Lows
Spokane & International Railway
Spokane
New York City Railway Company
Dearborn Hotel
Sanbornville
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Cazaduro
James M. Donohue
Alcatraz
Angel Islands
Donohue
Canyon City
Colo
Cache la Poudre
Fort Collins
Chambers Lake
James B. Max
Eld
Boulder, Mont
Xillen
William H. "Patterson
Boulder River
Florence
Thomas Ewing
O'Brien
Gooch
Pueblo
Henry Crosby
Mason City
Jefense
Prosecution
William D. Hay
Hercules
Steve Adams
Bryce
Bo Bryce
Western Federation of Miners
Richine
Orchard Lon
Goddard
Miners’ Magazine
JacZb
Julie Luther M. Goddaranim
Colorado
McParland
Bulkely Wells
Ofice
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Soward
Fred Bradley
W. ¥. McCartney
Postal Telegraph Company
Cheyenne
Wale
Silver City
Stounenberg
Borah
Iike Fore
Elocee
Ene
Rockefeller
Norfolk, VA
Isrees
Naseer
Meee
Turkey
Leishman
Constantinople
Porte
Ameria
Lelshman
Ambe Leishman
Shmitz
Frisco
Mammoth Clip
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