Roosevelt replies on justice for Moyer and Haywood letters
A Central Federated Union of New York letter to President Roosevelt asks for action if evidence shows miscarriages of justice in the Moyer and Haywood case awaiting trial in Boise Idaho. Roosevelt promises to bring any substance to the attorney general for federal action.
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Roosevelt
Moyer and Haywood
Boise
Idaho
Stellenberg
Committee of the Union
Washington
San Francisco
Pennsylvania Capitol
Todd
J. K. Hudson
Topeka
Kan
Buffalo
N. Y
Hattie Garree
Lima
Horace Marvin, Jr
Bay Meadow Lawn
Marvin Farm
Dover
Del
Toledo
Bowling Green
Frederick W. Wertheimer
Fairfax
Norfolk
York
New York
Schwartzschild & Sulzberger Company
Chicago
Benjamin Warren, Jr
Peoria
Manhattan
Mont
Naval Training Station
Lake Bluff
Niagpara Falls
Ernest W. Suffeutt
Law School
Columbia University
Gov. Hughes
Hudson River
Mary Hurley
Winona
Minn
Victor Roland O’shea
United States
Athole B. Reader
Baltimore & Ohio
Pleasantview
W. Va
J. A. Holinger
Chambersburg
Superior
Wis
Roaring early 1907 news spans Europe Asia and U.S.
From the Willows shooting death of Count Otto von Waldstein to McClellan statue unveiling in Washington with President Roosevelt speaking. Kuroki welcomed in Seattle while Arcangelo Rossi loses voice and goes mad in Milan. Pressmen strike in St Louis as Mexico Guatemala tensions rise. War fears, land fraud probes, and notable deaths fill a sprawling dispatch.
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Willows
Cal
Otto von Waldstein
Austria
George B. McClellan
Army of the Potomac
Washington
Roosevelt
Kuroki
Japan
Wyoming
Secretary of the Treasury
Worcester
Mass
Pacific
United States
Cape Hatteras
New York
Liverpool
Gerald Rathbone
Paris
Cleveland
San Francisco
C. L. Schroeder
Chicago
San Diego
Carrolina
Durham
N. C
Canton
China
Jere H. Cooke
Hempstead
L. I
Streator
Ill
Anisia Louise de Massy
Simon
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Gov. Chamberlin
Oregon
National Irrigation Congress
Association
Sacramento
Oxford University
England
Alexander Graham Bell
Smithsonian Institution
D. C
Whiting (Ind
Navy Department
James E. Cann
Portsmouth
N. H
Arthur McEwen
New York American
Hamilton
Bermuda
Secret Service
California
Clarence R. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Lawton
Indianapolis
Adjt
Lauck
State National Guard
Wabash Avenue
Pabianice
Russian Poland
Libau
Marine Rikoff
Rioting Envelops San Francisco Rail Strike
In San Francisco 1700 motormen and conductors strike led to a riot with over twenty injured and at least one death. Police and guards clashed with crowds as seven passenger cars attempted service, bricks and bullets flew, and a derailed car maimed two pedestrians. Relief squads restored order by 4:30 PM.
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San Francisco
Cal
United Railroads
James Walsh
Turk and
Gillmore Streets
Mooney
Fillmore Street
Turk Street
Turk
Buchanan
Central
Fillmore
Ireland home rule bill offered in half way measure
London reports the government introduced an Irish home rule bill that grants limited self government by creating a crown appointed council to oversee eight departments while the crown retains control of five, including the constabulary, drawing mixed reactions from unionists radicals and Irish members alike.
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London
England
House of Commons
Ireland
Constabulary
Silent Smiths Fortune Revealed in New York Will
The will of Henry James Silent Smith is disclosed showing an estate valued at up to 25 million dollars. Nephews George Grant Mason and William Smith Mason share two thirds and one third of the residue. Each local hospital receives a 100000 bequest. Smith died in Kioto March 26 during his bridal tour. funeral held here Tuesday.
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New York
Henry James
Four Men Killed in Collision Near Rosby's Rock
Four trainmen died and four others injured when an eastbound B&O freight met the New York and Chicago express No. 7 at Rosby's Rock, about 20 miles east of Wheeling. Three passengers were hurt in the Tuesday morning wreck.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
New York & Chicago Express
Rosby’s Rock
Here
Carpenter Murders Six in San Francisco Home
Walter Davis, a carpenter, killed six members of the family he lived with at 414 Pierre Street San Francisco in a fit of insanity on Tuesday, according to police.
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San Francisco
Cal
Walter Davis
Pierre Street
Conspiracy Case Involves Shelby Tube Co Officials
Pittsburg reports in U S district court over a conspiracy to defraud the United States government by supplying defective boiler tubes to Navy ships from Shelby Tube Co in Greenville. Frank L Emmett pleaded guilty and will testify for the prosecution. over 60 witnesses are subpoenaed as trial proceeds through the week.
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Pittsburg
Jay Dunn
Charles L. Close
Frank L. Emmett
Shelby Steel Tube Co
Greenville
United States
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Maryland
Charleston
Nebraska
Minnesota
Vermont
Washington
Tennessee
United Aoe District Court
Ewag
Munday
Dunkle
Emmett
Mills
Shelby Tube Co
Navy Department
Dunn
Raiders Wrought Ruin On Surf Avenue At Coney Island
A 25 policeman raid led by Durbin Van Vleck tore down and removed all structures extending beyond the courtyard line on Surf avenue Coney Island. Soda fountains stands and signs were demolished or hauled away. The sweep left the street stripped and owners face heavy losses after Borough President Coler's order to clear overhangs.
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New York
Durbin van Vleck
Public Works
Brooklyn
Surf Avenue
Coney Island
Coler
Soldier of Fortune Henry R. McIver Dies at Home
Henry R. McIver, described as a soldier of fortune whose exploits were chronicled in articles by a famous author, was found dead in his West Twenty second Street home. Death appeared sudden as he had been working with the author on a story titled Fighting Under Eighteen Flags.
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New York
Henry R. Mclver
West Twenty-second Street
Mcliver
Destructive Hail Storm Hits Cassville Areas
In Cassville Missouri 16 year old Allie Beeson was knocked unconscious by hail on Monday and may die. The storm is described as Barry county’s most destructive with hail up to hen egg size and two inches deep.
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Cassville
Allie Beeson
Barry County
Children Burned to Death in Blind River Home
Three children named Dominique were burned to death Monday in their Blind River house, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Their mother, a widow, lit a large fire in the heating stove then left for a neighbor's, leaving the children unattended.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Dominique
Blind River
Ian McLaren Dies in Mount Pleasant Illness
Burlington Iowa report states Ian McLaren son of Dr John Wait died Monday in Mount Pleasant from blood poisoning due to tonsillitis. He fell ill April 25 while visiting Mount Pleasant.
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Ian McLaren
Burlington
John Waitson
Mount Pleasant
Japanese Eskimo King James Wada Returns to Icy Cape
Mail summaries from Nome report James Wada a freed Japanese man who led Indians at Icy Cape as chief after returning from Herschell Island. He traveled hundreds of miles on ice after winter hardship and used medicine to save multiple lives in the tribe. He reportedly governs the Indians and accepts only a modest tribute.
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Arctic
James Wada
Nome
Icy Cape
Edmonton
Seattle Times
Wada
Herschell Island
Why He Burns Old Business Letters
A Wall Street businessman shows a visitor a bundle of old letters he plans to burn. He says he used to discard them, but learned women cleaners sold the papers to firms that compile mailing lists for speculative clients, prompting him to protect clients from spam.
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Wall Street
A Roland for an Oliver in a Baltimore Scene
A Baltimore front window sighting leads to a tense exchange as a man reports fear of a mysterious mistress not at home. The brief vignette hints at neighborhood curiosity and personal tension in a domestic setting.
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Roland
Oliver
Baltimore
Its Strong Point and the 60 Skunk Power Comment
Two farmers and a judge chat as a large touring car passes by. The first praises the car as powerful while the second quips about its sixty skunk power. The judge listens, noting the humorous exchange.
Cat Neighbor Requests Nine-Shot Revolver
In a humorous exchange a neighbor asks for a nine shot revolver to deal with a cat from next door while a dealer suggests a six shooter, leading to a playful back and forth about weapons.
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Hadsum
Notable Exchange Warns of Youth and Courtship
Dialogue fragment shows Mrs Housefly warning her daughter Miss Housefly to beware of young men. Miss Housefly coyly remarks about possibly meeting trouble with a distracting suitor, while a judge interjects with a wary premonition of her fate.
Illness Keeps Boss From Asking After Business
A brief Milwaukee Sentinel joke notes a man so seriously ill he forgets to inquire about how the business is faring, highlighting the severity of his condition in a concise quip.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Market Prices From New York Cleveland and Toledo May 8 1907
New York reports flour wheat corn oats hay cattle sheep spring lambs and hogs prices with mill and region specifics. Cleveland lists flour wheat corn oats butter eggs cheese potatoes hay cattle sheep hogs. Toledo notes cash wheat corn oats cloverseed prices.
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New York
Minnesota
Cleveland
York State
Toledo
Livestock Price Reports From East Buffalo and Pittsburg
East Buffalo market on May 8 lists cattle with steer prices at 5.40 to 5.80 and shipping steers 5.00 to 5.25, sheep with wethers 6.00 to 6.15 and spring lambs 6.00 to 7.85, hogs at 6.85. Pittsburg market on May 8 shows cattle choice steers 5.75 to 6.00 and good 5.25 to 5.40, sheep prime wethers 6.00 to 6.15, with the excerpt noting these prices.
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East Buffalo
Pittsburg
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