Lands of the Nation Public Land Convention Ends in Denver
Denver June 21 The public land convention ends with non radical resolutions and a Roosevelt letter. Western opposition centers on grazing policy and forest reserves with calls to use lands as public trust and to allow free waters. Proposals urge reforestation, accurate land reports, school land provisions, and reduced forest reserves with fair railroad rate reforms.
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Denver
Roosevelt
West
Congress
Convention Critiques Administration of Public Lands Policy
The convention focused on criticism of national land policy with only Garfield and Ballinger speaking in support. Garfield read Roosevelt’s letter while Pinehot gave an address. The president insists government policy remains the traditional home making approach, opposing claims that lands will be diverted to rich interests and corporations.
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National Administration
James R. Garfield
the Interior
K. A. Ballinger
The
Land Office
Garfield
National
United States
Formal complaint drafted in Salem ready for signature
A formal complaint has been drafted in Salem and is prepared for signature and forwarding by the June 21 filing window. The document targets a party tied to ongoing disputes, signaling the next step in the formal process.
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Salem, Ore
State closes case against Wm. D. Haywood in Boise court
The state announced a close case against Wm. D. Haywood at 10:20 today, with court adjourning to 10:30 for the defense to seek acquittal. In Paris a battalion of infantry at Ogda deserted with arms and ammunition to join insurgent wine growers at Beziers, and General Bailland moves to force surrender.
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Boise
Idaho
The
Evening Journal
Wm. D. Haywood
Paris
Ogda
Beziers
Bailland
Sequel of a Kissing Case Sparks Alley Riot in Alton
Seventeen year old Stella McClain who prosecuted druggist E A Leck for kissing her was involved in an altercation after court. She met Dr Addison G Porter on the street and struck him with a black snake whip, then Porter and McClain beat Seck. Both men were arrested and released.
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Alton
Stella McClain
E. A. Leck
Justice Kinder
Seck
Addison G. Porter
Cigarmakers Win Wage Boost in Fort Wayne Strike
In Fort Wayne Indiana on June 21 the cigarmakers secured a 50 cent per 1000 raise for a clean table after a brief meeting with manufacturers. The 240 union men returned to work following the agreement.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Weather forecast and quip on lioness dominance
The forecast covers Illinois Indiana and Lower Michigan with fair and warm conditions, Wisconsin with possible showers, and Iowa with warmer east. The New York Press quotes an animal painter noting the lioness dominates the lion in domestic life, a lighthearted barb on henpecked husbands.
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Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
United States
New York Zoo
New York Press
Burnham Named Mutual Reserve Leader and Rhode Island Native
Frederick A. Burnham, under indictment for handling Mutual Reserve Life Insurance funds, led the company as president for about twelve years. A Rhode Island native, he moved to New York in 1878 to practice insurance and commercial law and later headed Mutual Reserve’s legal department before becoming president in 1895.
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Frederick A. Burnham
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Rhode Island
New York
Mutual Reserve
E. B. Harper
State Near Entire Trial On Haywood Case
Boise July 21. The state will close its case against William D Haywood on murder charges in the Steunenberg case subject to two final pieces of evidence. Clarence Darrow and the defense plan a verdict of acquittal if the state cannot complete the case. Pettibone and Orchard connections to the crime were again presented with handwriting and remittance records from Denver to San Francisco cited as links. The Miners Magazine material was read to show animus toward Steunenberg and officials, while Judge Wood allowed in several Miners Magazine articles. Darrow to read the Moyer dissent today.
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Boise, Ida
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Senator Borah
Clarence Darrow
Haywood
Darrow
Stout Street
Denver
W. V. McCartney
Postal Telegraph Company
Cheyenne
San Francisco
J. Wolff
P. Bone
Pettibone
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Harry Orchard
Steunenberg
James Kirwan
Western Federation of Miners
Jack Simpkins
Marion Moore
Judge Wood
Miners’ Magazine
Borah
Federation
Goddard and Gabbert
Supreme Court of Colorado
Colorado
Charles H. Moyer
Richardson
Moyer
Wood
Haywood Declares Steunenberg Should Be Exterminated
A fragment reports that Haywood allegedly called for the extermination of Steunenberg. The note mentions a state showing something about Haywood while in Silver City, Idaho.
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Silver City
Ida
Haywood de
Man Holdups Lawyer Over Settlement Voucher
Willis E. Grove held up his attorney William Dampier at gunpoint in his St Paul office after a $2000 settlement voucher arrived from the Soo road personal injury suit. Grove seized the voucher and fled before a warrant could be issued. the case had been compromised and settled the previous afternoon.
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St. Paul
Soo Road
Willis E. Grove
William &. Dampier
Grove
Milwaukee Official Short in Court Account
Milwaukee June 21 Frank F Woller clerk of the municipal and district courts is said to be short 820 000 in his accounts The shortage was found by expert accountants after examining the city books and reported to the city comptroller Woller was arrested on a warrant signed by Judge Neelen charging embezzlement The warrant was served by District Attorney McGavern He will plead guilty He lost the money six years ago on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Milwaukee
Frank F. Woller
Woller
Neelen
McGavvern
Chicago Board of Trade
Appalling Car Crash Kills Italian Prince in Naples District
A high speed motor car collided with a rock near Cajanello, about 100 miles from Naples, killing five. Among the dead is Prince Pescona, scion of Italian nobility linked to the Spanish royal family, triggering mourning in southern Italy. Also, Ezta Sutton, famed former Boston third baseman, dies at a hospital in Braintree at age 57. born in Seneca, New York, in 1869.
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Naples
Cajanello
Pescnza
Italy
Boston
Ezta Sutton
Braintree
Sutton
Seneca
N. Y
Market Hogs and Cattle Prices Mixed in Chicago Report
Chicago market update shows hog receipts estimated 23,000 with light to heavy categories and mixed packers bidding 5.95 to 6.27. Cattle receipts around 2,000 with beves, cows, and stockers steady to higher. Westerns and yearlings quoted 4.0 to 7.0, lambs 5.75 to 7.50 amid overall market activity.
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Texas
Chicago
Chicago contact request from John A. Babcock
A fragmented note from John A. Babcock, referencing Chicago Illinois, asks for ongoing contact and a possible deal. The unreadable text hints at scheduling or future communication. No clear dates, parties, or events are identifiable.
Nation awards two dreadnought hulls to Newport News
Navy bids open for two battleships Nos 28 and 29 each about 20000 tons cost, armor and armament, estimated 100000000. Newport News Shipbuilding of Virginia lowest bid 53987000 and Fore River of Massachusetts bid 4577000 with distinct plans. Armor contracts follow with Midvale lowest on large class A and varying bids from Carnegie and Bethlehem for other classes.
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Washington
Navy Department
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Newport News
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Mass
Newport News Company
Fore River Ship Building Company
Midvale Steel Company
Carnegie
Bethlehem
Midvale
Proposals for New Vessels Favor 510-Foot Hull Design
Ship builders and the naval construction bureau submit designs to a naval committee led by Assistant Secretary Newberry. The board favors a 510 foot hull with forward officers quarters, predicting armor and firepower equal to any ship of the class, and a 21 knot trial speed with about 2300 tons coal for long range. Main battery includes ten 12 inch rifles. secondary has fourteen 6 inch guns and assorted smaller arms. Armor belts and casemate sections total heavy protection along the hull.
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Naval Construction Bureau
Naval
Newberry
Bureau of Construction
Cranberry Exchange Formed at Cranberries Meeting
At the Prince George hotel Cranberry growers formed the National Cranberry Exchange described as a selling agency for about 75 percent of the cranberry crop from Massachusetts Wisconsin and New Jersey. The exchange was soon ratified in Jersey City with an initial capital of modest size.
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New York
National
Cranberry Exchange
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Prince George Hotel
Jersey City
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John A. Babcock
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