Defense fails to lay foundation in Steunenberg murder case
Boise Idaho July 10 defense claims Detective McParland tried to manufacture testimony against William D Haywood. Pueblo Chieftain correspondent Alva A Swain questioned about a Denver conversation. Judge Wood sustains lack of proper foundation. defense may press through McParland or future testimony.
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Boise
Idaho
Steunenberg
James McParland
William D. Haywood
Alva A. Swain
Denver
McParland
Senator Borah
Clarence Darrow
Swain
Pinkertons
Wood
McParland Denies Improper Suggestion to Swain in Mine Case
Detective McParland denies proposing anything improper to Swain and claims Swain would not confirm memory of the incident. Witnesses for the defense include Ken F. Gill and wife who say Orchard offered to sell them Hercules mine interest in 1899 and blame Steunenberg for Orchard’s exit. The day centers on San Francisco depositions and witnesses from Lindforth flats to mine repairs. The proceedings hint at gas explosion versus other causes, with trial to continue before the jury.
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McParland
Swain
Orchard
Wain
Ken F. Gill
Meon
Tiger and Poorman
Spokane
Gill
Harry Orchard
Hercules
Coeur d’Alenes
Steunenberg
San Francisco
Lindforth Flats
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Government seeks injunctions against tobacco trusts
The government filed petitions against sixty five tobacco corporations and twenty nine individuals seeking injunctions and receivers for consolidated concerns. In Boise, Charles H. Myers of Miners was called for the defense in the Haywood trial this morning.
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New York
the Evening Journal
Boise
The
Evening Journal
Charles H. Myers
Western Federation of Miners
Haywood
Peril on Kennebec Central Narrow Gauge Line
Railroad and police investigate two attempts to wreck a passenger train between Gardner and Togus National Soldiers Home as 250 veterans traveled. A sleeper blocked the track on the morning run and a bandcar skid with a wooden wedge under a rail was found on the afternoon trip. A derailment could have ditched the train.
Schidu Party Celebrates Twenty Third Birthday
Miss Samantha Schidu of Henryville plans a playful party turning twenty three into the theme. The celebration on her twenty third birthday will feature twenty three guests twenty three years old, twenty three candles, twenty three musicians, twenty three dances, and twenty three couples, all aligned to the idea.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Samantha Schidu
Henryville
Michigan Letter Carriers Elect Officers at Ann Arbor Meet
The Michigan Association of Letter Carriers held its annual convention in Ann Arbor on July 10. Alexander McDonald of Grand Rapids was re elected president. Next year's convention will be in Lansing. FE G Gainor national vice president installed the new officers: vice president WPD Thomas Kalamazoo secretary Red BP Raynor Battle Creek treasurer Fred A Traynor Jackson.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan Association of Letter Carriers
Alexander McDonald
Grand Rapids
Lansing
Prettyman
FE. G. Gainor
Munele
Ind
W. PD
Thomas
Kalamazoo
Red BP. Raynor
Battle Creek
Fred A. Traynor
Jackson
Vigilantes Target Black Hand in New Orleans
The Italian vigilance committee led by Judge Philip Paterno aims to purge Louisiana and the South of Black Hand and other Italian brigandage. Fifty suspicious Italians in New Orleans are listed in a sealed box for investigation in Italy, with deportation possible if past prison terms are confirmed.
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Louisiana
South
Philip Paterno
New Orleans
New York Tribune
Italy
United States
Illness prompts cautious hope amid unclear medical note
A person expresses concern for a spouse's health while another mentions an unclear medical remark. The dialogue notes an absent clear diagnosis and references a doctor and a possibly garbled name Brankivn Tife.
Miss Haley’s Absence Clears Path at Convention
Delegates faced a tense session as Miss Haley’s possible arrival stirred talk of registration to block leaders’ projects. News from Chicago announced she would not attend, easing pressure and signaling that current leaders’ plans would proceed with little opposition.
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Miss Haley
Mystery over Miss Haley at National Education convention
In Los Angeles delegates discuss Miss Margaret Haley of Chicago and her followers amid reports she arrived with a large delegation to oppose the inner circle and back the labor union stance. Officials doubt her presence will influence the convention with active members numbering around 400 voices at the business meeting.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Margaret Haley
Chicago
National Educational Association
Miss Haley
Governor Comer Calls for Rail Law Reform and Sunday Rest
In a legislative message from Montgomery dated July 10 Governor Comer decries federal court injunctions delaying Alabama railroad laws and cites discrimination as a hardship. He pushes stronger child labor safeguards and an anti lobby bill and urges voluntary Sunday rest testing to save lives among railroad workers.
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Montgomery
Ala
Comer
Alabama
Engineer Killed in Mobile Railroad Collision Near Whistler
In a rear end crash on the Mobile and Ohio line near Whistler Alabama passenger train No 6 struck a light engine. Engineer Thomas Dease of Meridian died. Fireman Ben Evans and mail clerk Thomas Murray were injured. Evans found Dease unconscious after the impact and applied brakes to halt the train, stopping it only after it hit the extra engine.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile and Ohio
Whistler
Thomas Dease
Meridian
Ben Evans
Thomas Murray
Dease
Evans
Carbolic acid habit ends in town quarrel
Imlay City Michigan July 10 After a family quarrel Asa Sharp farmer north of here went to town and began to drink heavily then he went to the drug store and
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Imlay City
Mich
Asa Sharp
Here
Tragic Carbolic Acid Deaths Highlight Family Losses
A man died after swallowing carbolic acid and driving in a wild manner before his rig halted. It marks the second such loss in five years for his wife, whose first husband also died by the same method. The daughter from the first marriage had previously taken her own life by similar means.
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Sharp
Electric Show at Madison Square Garden Preview
The largest electrical exhibition opens September 30 at Madison Square Garden. Three avenues Madison, Westinghouse and Franklin run east west with three cross streets. The interior features 300000 electricights and goose neck lampposts at corners with a blazing arch at the main entrance.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Madison
Westinghouse
Franklin
Dreamland
Imperial Council Extends Frontier Guards Beyond Parliament
The St. Petersburg council of ministers announces that frontier guards are to be added to the army and navy, a move deemed beyond parliamentary interference. The decision asserts imperial prerogative over defense forces and signals a shift in civil-military authority.
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St. Petersburg
Council of Ministers
Frontier Guards
Teenager Dies of Tetanus After Toy Pistol Wound
Glenn Driver, 15, son of Harry Driver of Marengo Illinois, died from tetanus ten days after a toy pistol wound to his hand. Medical aid was delayed as the wound seemed minor until convulsions began.
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Marengo, Ill
Glenn Driver
Harry Driver
Markets Hogs and Cattle Report From Chicago
Estimated receipts 30000 hogs and 22000 cattle with cattle steady to slightly lower and hogs mixed with light bids. Market prospects slow from yesterday with hogs quoted 85 to 86, mixed packers 85 to 70, heavy ships 525 to 575, cattle 5 25 to 5 60 for lighter grades. Sheep 16000 weak and overall market tone subdued.
Market Receipts and Prices Reported for Cattle and Hogs
Official receipts yesterday total 17308 with shipments 4202 and estimated receipts today 30000. Market shows weakness to 5 lower than yesterday with hogs at 5 70 to 8 95 for bulk and mixed packers 5 70 to 6 74. Heavy shipping grades 5 20 to 5 92, porkers 6 00 to 6 10. Receipts 22000 with market steady to shade lower. Cattle and sheep mixed with cows 1 75 to 85 70, Texas steers 4 60 to 5 90, westerns 4 75 to 5 90, natives 4 00 to 6 00, yearlings 6 00 to 6 75, lambs 5 50 to 7 75. Chicago market more active and firm early with light 5 80 to 6 12 4. mixed packers 5 70 to 8 60 7. heavy shipper grade 5 20 to 5 92 44. sheep weak.
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Chicago
Reeves
Texas
John A. Babcock Urges A Fair Square Deal
A brief note from John A. Babcock promises a square deal and direct dealings. He emphasizes fairness and straightforward terms, inviting trust and clear understanding.
War to the hilt now it is refused conference
President Small of the Telegraphers union heads east after Western Union Assistant General Superintendent Miller Jr refuses to meet the striking operators committee. Miller offers to meet individuals only, not union members, as the strike continues. News from New York also notes Clarence Mackay denying harmony between Western Union and Postal Telegraph Cable amid a Jackson movement inquiry.
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Oakland
Miller, Jr
Western Union Telegraph Company
Small
Telegraphers’ Union
East
Miller
New York
Western Union
San Francisco
R. C. Clowry
Western Union Company
L N. Miller, Jr
Jackson
Clarence Mackay
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Harmony
United States
Mackay
New York Supreme Court
Postal
Historic banner on view at Smithsonian in Washington
The Star Spangled Banner from Fort McHenry is on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. Loaned by Eben Appleton of New York, the 28 by 30 foot flag is hung in the history hall for public viewing by thousands of visitors each year.
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Washington
Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Chesapeake Bay
Smithsonian Institution
Eben Appleton
New York
Hall of History
Fire Wipes $200,000 Loss at Sidney Plant
Fire by explosion wiped out the American Scraper company plant at Sidney Ohio, one of the nation’s largest, causing an estimated $200,000 loss. The blaze started at the plant near Piqua, Ohio, on July 10. Also listed are baseball scores from leagues including Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Brooklyn, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, and other cities with multiple games noted.
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Piqua
American Scraper Company
Sidney
United States
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Pttsburg
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
American
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Columbus
Minneapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Toledo
Sioux City
Denver
Lincoln
Omahba
Des
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Haywood’s Council
Pueblo
Aywood
Parland
McParlan
M'Parland
Michigan
Black
Organization of
Brankivn Tife
Syracuse University
James R. Day
White House
Day
Methodist Episcopal Church
Keliev
Wigh the
Grain Market
LF A
John A. Babcock
North American Commission Company
President Small
President Clowry
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