Week in Review: Cathedral Cornerstone Laid and Global News
A broad week summary notes the $3,000,000 Roman Catholic cathedral cornerstone ceremony at St. Paul, a monster parade, and global items from Willis Smith fearing robbers to Rockefeller's New York sermon. It covers train wrecks, fires, political hints, art losses, labor issues, and notable deaths and births across the United States and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Willis Smith
Shoal Creek
Tennessee
John D. Rockefeller
Charles F. Aked
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
New York
Lawrence
Kan
Beleves
L. H. Perkins
Roosevelt
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg
P. H. Morrissey
G. G. Thorp
Chicago
United States Steel Corporation
W. E. Corey
Southern Pacific
Lozier
Tex
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Argentine
Richard Croker
Tammany
Arthur Smith
St. Marys
Marvin Kuhns
Rock Island & Pacific
Union
Griscom
Lloyd C. Griscom
Lawson Lee
Kentucky
Zeigler
Ill
McKinley
Pullman Sleeping Car Company
Interstate Commission
George Paul Kramer
Iron Mountain
Tioga
Bertha Beilstein
Rockford
Perugia
Italy
French Sailors Strike Threatens National Commerce
A general strike by sailors and others in the French naval reserve began at nearly all ports, risking a total paralysis of French commerce. The report notes widespread disruption and potential economic impact across France.
Jury Secured for Haywood Trial in Idaho
Boise reports that twelve men have been chosen to try William D. Haywood for the murder of ex Governor Steunenberg. The panel includes eight Republicans, three Democrats and one Prohibitionist with limited labor union ties. 156 salesmen were examined among about 200 jurors drawn.
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Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Haywood
Caldwell
Thomas B. Gess
Finley McBean
Samuel D. Gilman
Daniel Clark
George Powell
O. V. Sebern
H. F. Messecar
Lee Scrivener
A. J. Robertson
Levi Smith
A. P. Burns
Samuel F. Russell
Burns
Carpenters’ Union
Death of Buffalo magnate in Williamsville road crash
Harry Hamlin a leading Buffalo figure died when his car struck a light wagon driven by Jacob Schaller on the Williamsville road. Schaller and Hamlin's passengers were badly hurt and a 12 year old boy in the wagon perished. The collision occurred amid a dust cloud as two cars passed near the Country club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Harry Hamlin
Williamsville
Mr. Hamlin
Anthony Gavin
Hamlin
Country Club
Schaller
MAJ. GEN. RUGER DIES AT STAMFORD HOME
Stamford, Connecticut Major General Thomas H Ruger United States Army retired died at his home Monday He was born April 2 1833 a West Point graduate 1854 He served in the engineer corps Civil War campaigns at Rappahannock and Gettysburg and led a division in New York during the draft riots He later governed Georgia during Reconstruction and held posts at West Point and in the Department of the South before advancing to major general in 1895 and retirement in 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Conn
Thomas H. Ruger
West Point
Engineer Corps
Janesville
Wis
Wisconsin Volunteers
Rappahannock
New York City
Georgia
West Point Academy
Department of the South
Holmes Trial Opens Over Cotton Report Leaks
Edwin S. Holmes former assistant statistician for the Agriculture Department faces trial in Washington DC's supreme court on charges of giving advance cotton crop report information to New York brokers.
Airship to Carry Passengers by Roy Knabenshue
In Toledo Ohio Roy Knabenshue plans to launch a passenger carrying airship next week. The latest vessel measures 108 feet long and 17 feet in diameter.
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Toledo, O
Roy Knabenshue
Idaho Prosecution Opens Case On Steunenberg Murder
James H. Hawley leads Idaho in opening statements against William D. Haywood for the murder of Frank N. Steunenberg. Prosecutors depict a long origin of the Western Federation of Miners conspiracy using hired killers to control politics and terrorize opponents. Eight Caldwell witnesses testifying, defense objects to most testimony as immaterial beyond Steunenberg’s death.
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Yoise
Idaho
James H. Hawley
Whiliam D. Haywood
Frank N. Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
North Idaho
Frank Steunenberg
Hawley
Caldwell
Harry Orchard
Thomas Hogan
Steunenberg
John L. Simpkins
Orchard
Prisoners Escape Castle William by Sawing Bars
Three inmates at Castle William on Governor's Island broke from a top tier cell Tuesday by sawing bars and using a rope ladder. Henry C Tomer, R. C. Campbell and Frank West, serving terms for theft, sleeping on post and desertion, are missing with one boat also absent. Gen. Grant orders a strict investigation as authorities search the island for outside help and the fugitives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Castle William
Governor's Island
Henry C Tomer
R. C. Campbell
Frank West
Grant
Disqualification of Sheriff in San Francisco Mayor Trial
In San Francisco Judge Dunne disqualified Sheriff Thomas ONeill and Coroner William Walsh from the Mayor Schmitz and Ruef bribery case over bias concerns. William J. Biggy is appointed elitor to supervise the jury, which will be housed at the St Francis hotel when not in court and face strict censorship of news and mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Schmitz
Abraham Ruef
Joseph Malfanti
Dunne
Thomas O'Neill
William Walsh
William J. Biggy
Biggy
Ruef
St. Francis Hotel
Elisor
Confederate Veterans Denied Capitol Entrance
One hundred armed Confederate veterans from Tennessee were denied admission to the Capitol yesterday until they lowered their flag and disarmed. The group displayed the stars and bars and the stars and stripes during the denial.
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Capitol
Washington, D. C
Tennessee
Three Men Die in Gasoline Freight Car Blast
An explosion of a gasoline laden freight car in Reddick Illinois on Tuesday night killed three men. Victims were Fred Hatting of Reddick, John Frazer, and Austin Stockton. Public safety crews investigated the scene and fire officials worked to secure the area.
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Reddick
Ill
Fred Hatting
John Frazer
Austin Stockton
Saratoga sails into last voyage at League Island yard
The old frigate Saratoga, since 1889 used by the Pennsylvania nautical school, lies at League Island awaiting government orders. Repair work showed some planks beyond salvage and bow misalignment. plans may use her as a receiving ship. The ship has a storied 1840s origin and saw action under Perry and Farragut.
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New York Post
Saratoga
Pennsylvania Nautical School
League Island
Charles N. Atwater
Bermuda Islands
Navy Yard
Kittery
Commodore Perry
Africa
Farragut
Mexico
Perry
Japan
Hampton Roads
Cumberland
Robley D. Evans
Most Cultivated Pineville Woman Faces Mrs Fluffy
A New Yorker notes Mrs Fluffy in Pineville telling of a gate opening mishap. She recalls her man Myan mowing with coat off and vows he will keep his coat on. The exchange reveals social pretensions and practical housekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mrs. Fluffy
Myan
N. Y
Weather Talk Sparks Mild House Cleaning Joke
A lighthearted quip from the Philadelphia Press references rain avoidance and a wife’s house cleaning leaving no carpet on the stairs, highlighting a domestic moment with playful humor.
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Philadelphia Press
Astrologist Warns Of Trouble From Strange Light Man
A playful exchange has an astrologist foreseeing trouble from a peculiar light man, while a visitor identifies the culprit as a new gas man who recently repaired the meter. The dialogue hints at a comic misunderstanding between superstition and town workers.
Markets Report From Across Cities June 5 1907
Market notes from New York Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburg show flour and wheat prices mixed with steady hogs and cattle values. Southern lambs in New York traded around 10.50 while best butter and eggs fetched 25 and 17 cents respectively.
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New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
East Buffalo
Pittsburg
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Kansas City Southern
Neosho
Theodore Roosevelt
Harvard
Harvard Corporation
Cambridge
Creighton
Tarentum
Frank M. Geiger
Calvert Hazlett
State of Texas
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Bradley
New York Insurance Department
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
John A. Johnson
Wisconsin University
Syracuse
Cambon
Pichon
Berlin
Payette River
Garden Valley
Liberals
Peasant League
China
Amoy
Santo Domingo
Nickie” Shepard
Salina
Agricultural College
Lansing
Mich
Howard Gould
Walter S. Cheesman
Denver Union Water Company
Denver
Mr. Cheesman
Hempstead Harbor
L, IL
John Ball
C. A. Palmer
Palmer
Harriet Matilda Bain
Edward Bain
Wisconsin
Kenosha
F. S. Newell
Lopey
Oregon
George Galbraith
William J. Bryan
Patrick Henry Day
Delia E. Dalrymple
Worcester
Mass
Floyd Pegg
Washington
Case
Swatow
France
Bondholders’ Protective Association
United States Independent Telephone Company
Indianapolis
Taft
St. Louis
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Foraker
Steubenville
Cora Leaderbrush
Springfield
John R. Walsh
the Chronicle
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
Finley
Millers
Frank O. Lowden
Joe” Cannon
Department of Agriculture
State Department
United States
Germany
Herr Buehlberg
Ridgley
Detroit
Treasury
William Wallace
Bryan
Standard Oil Company
Wiley
Peoria
Davenport
Queen Maud
Norway
Mme. Fallieres
Gen. Michel
Lake
Landau
New York Senate
Spur
Gov. Hughes
W. R. Hearst
Klaw & Erlanger
New York Court
Indiana Supreme Court
Thomas D. Jordan
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Chicago South Side Traction Lines
McClellan
Ruger
New York Bay
Toledo
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