Burns Denies McManigal as Stool Pigeon in Dynomite Case
Detective William J. Burns arrived from Montreal to Los Angeles to pursue the dynamite conspiracy against the McNamaras and Ortie McManigal. He disputes claims McManigal acted as a paid informant and notes McNamara’s Indianapolis kidnapping followed proper extradition procedures. McManigal allegedly earned $200 per dynamite job, including the Springfield city hall tower blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Willam J. Burns
Montreal
Los Angeles
John F. McNamara
J. J. McNamara
Ortie McManigal
Los Angeles Times
Burns
Belmont
Hunt
International Association of Bridge and Structural Tran Workers
McNamaras
Samuel Compers
American Federation of Labor
Compers
Caid Burns
Organized Labor
McManual
Chicuva
McManigal
McAtani- Haleu
Indianapolis
California
Indiana
McNamara
Tam
Terre Taute
J. B. McNamara
City Hall
Springfield
Mass
Dietz Defense Plans Challenge to Prosecution Evidence
John Dietz on trial for the alleged murder of Oscar Harp asked Judge Reid to provide an automobile and permit him to travel to Cameron to collect evidence. He claims a diagram used by prosecutors is manufactured evidence and that lumber piles were lowered to create an alleged bullet path. Dietz contends experts can show the fatal bullet struck the ground first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayward
Wis
John Dietz
Oscar Harp
Reid
Cameron
Harp
Fire at Rochester fur company plant causes $100000 loss
A morning fire in Rochester New York damaged the John C King Furniture Company plant in the wholesale district. Fire brigade fought the blaze through the night and gained control shortly before daylight with property damage estimated at $100000.
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Rochester
N. Y
John C. King Furniture Company
Bridge Collapse, Rescue at Pontiae Flume
Drowning child saved after falling into a mill flume near Pontiac Kaj ting plant. Clarence Posenherrsy and a bystander leapt to rescue the two year old at Vizaid Mrs. Soseth Hogan of Verry street. Separate report notes a 200 foot wooden bridge collapse near Tong Lake with workers pulled from wreckage and no serious injuries.
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Pontiae
Mieh
Clarence Posenherrsy
Soseth Hogan
Verry Street
Pontiac Kajting Company
Dueonberry
Valpoergive
Mity S
Tong Lake
Velparaiso and
Talfan Workien
McNamara Indictment Expected In Indianapolis Dynamite Case
Grand jury convenes to investigate dynamiting linked to Iron Workers. Court marshals secrecy with four officers in hallways and strict witness restrictions. Possible indictments include McNamara and Ortie McManigal for the plot tied to the Von Spreckels house incident.
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Indianaapolis
Amveno
Tron Workers
von Spreckelson
Prand Jurers
Iron Workers
Jet
J B. McNamara
Ortie McVanical
Mothers Day Proclaimed by Governor Osborn May 14
Lansing announces May 14 as Mothers Day with a proclamation praising motherhood as the sacred spring of humanity. The text frames motherhood as essential to national vitality and warns that willing motherhood sustains the race while sterility endangers humanity.
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Lansing
Mich
May
Osborn
Man Jumped From Moving Train In Ohio River Escape
John Tucker alias C W Wilson a forgery suspect being returned from Elizabethtown to Linton Indiana leaped from a forty mile an hour train into the Ohio River. A boat search found no trace and officials fear he drowned. Tucker, a section foreman on the Indianapolis Southern railroad, was accused of forging a Greek employee’s name to obtain 265 dollars.
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Linton
Ind
Ohio River
John Tucker
C. W. Wilson
Elizabethtown
Tucker
Indianapolis Southern Railroad
Paton Post Office Robbery Ends in Fatal Shootout
May 8 in Paton Ta Marshal Bushy was killed and two bandits wounded after a safe was blown in the Paton post office and cash and stamps were stolen from oilare.
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Paton
Marshal Bushy
Lynch Two Negroes in South Louisville Mississippi
In South Louisville Mississippi two Black men were lynched over an alleged attempt to murder a planter. No further details given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Miss
Illinois Judge Rules Senate Overstepped Authority in Tilden Case
Judge Petit ruled the Illinois Senate exceeded its power by arresting Tilden and two bankers for contempt and ordered their release. The decision halts the Helm committee probe into the Lorimer election scandal as it centers on Tilden and his private books. The ruling allows further appeal to the state supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Adelor Petit
Mie Wured Tilden
National Polt Company
Geores
Orinson
Mr. Tilden
Benedict
Cummings
Tilden Banks
Tilden
Petit
Supreme Court
Sergeant-at-Arms Hatcheld
Healy
Heii
Lorimer
Death threat sent to Judge Richardson over union injunctio
Boston May 8 postal authorities probe a letter threatening Judge James Richardson of the superior court. The note, postmarked Chicago, warns against further action against the Photo Engravers' union after he issued an injunction related to an attempt to unionize a shop here. Authorities suspect a single author.
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Boston
Postal Authorities
James Ss. Richardson
Superior Court
Photo Engravers’ Union
Strop
Chicago
Persn
Evansville Man Dies After Poison Attempt
Evansville Indiana May Charles McCarty aged twenty four died from poison he swallowed to avoid arrest.
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Evansville
Ind
Charles McCarty
Mrs Schenk Trial Continues in Wheeling Court
In Wheeling, West Virginia, the trial of Airs Yai bee vy hh Schenck for the alleged murder of her husband and attempted poisoning was adjourned to the September term. Indictments likely will be headed.
Governor Ceboin to Attend Presbyterian Union Event
Governor Ceboin will be the guest of honor at a May 15 event in Cruces hosted by the Presbyterian Social Union. The ceremony will honor the state leader during a regional gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceboin
Chicago
Coe SN Tishem
Michbroun
Cruces Hintel
Presbyterian Sicial Union
Fourth of July preparations urged by Joliet officials
Joliet leaders Mayorit and Allen urged safe public celebrations in parks for the Fourth of July with planned speeches shows and public fireworks displays to encourage orderly gatherings.
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Joliet, WI
Mayorit
Allen
Rebel Army March 10 Threats and Rail Neutral Proposal
Provisional President Diaz signals resignation once peace returns as arms move toward Juarez. Madero counters with no such statement and discusses a neutral National Railway from Laredo to Mexico City. Incorretto forces withdraw from Juarez amid skirmishes. San Antonio hosts peace commissioners.
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Laredo
Capi
Mexico City
May
Diaz
el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Mexico
Francisco Madero
Mircaimo
Madero
Perce
San Antonio
Chitteen
Garibaldi
Pancho Villa
Man dies saving hat as lumber pile collapses
Buffalo, May 8. John French lost his life while trying to recover his hat blown under a lumber pile. A slight movement of a plank caused thousands of feet of lumber to topple, burying him. He leaves a widow and seven children.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John French
Ile
Suit to test city commission form act in Sangamon County
William J. Bowe, elected Sangamon County city treasurer, files suit in Sangamon County Circuit Court to test the validity of the commission form of government act. He seeks a writ of mandamus against Edmands to compel turning over city funds to the treasurer.
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Springfield
Sangamon County
William J. Bowe
Edmands
Fire in an orphanage prompts swift rescue by volunteers
A blaze swept the Mary Marettobbs building of the Voeibadiat injuring no one. Two year old Richard Milter was found in danger but saved by matron Jit os Mien Luetla Min reo and head nurse Aueret Shineky with volunteers aiding children as flames raged. Firefighters and neighbors assisted until help arrived.
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Chieseo
Mary Marettobbs
Voeibadiat
Milter
Deacey Errem
Ceretead
Luetla Min Reo
Poole recounts accidental killing of farmhand Kemper
John W Poole issues a written statement claiming the death of Joe Kemper was accidental after a gun misfire during a rabbit hunt. He says he concealed the body in a shed and planned to surrender next day, while a new witness named William Roberts will testify to past threats by Poole.
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Poole
Kemper
Tie
Chicago
Brace
William Roberts
Dow
Attica
Ind
Shachetton
Roberts
Toole
Roderic
Suffragists Parade For Vote Bill In New York
In New York on May, more than 2,000 women from society, labor, and professional ranks marched down Fifth Avenue to Union Square in protest of the state legislature's inaction on a women’s suffrage bill. Bands and floats carried banners as speakers addressed the crowd.
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New York, May
New York
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
Union Square
Questioned Statehood Plans for New Mexico Arizona
Questions to be resubmitted cover statehood for New Mexico and Arizona with a plan to submit constitutional features to voters. The measure, approved by a committee, allows recall of judiciary in Arizona and delayed amendment rules for New Mexico, with both territories to be admitted regardless of vote outcomes.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Washington
Ariona
New Mext
Taft
Baseball score narrative with city lineups and pitchers
The fragment lists teams and players with city indicators and numbers. It mentions Chicago Saint Louis Pittsburg Cincinnati and various surnames including Liefeld Camnitz Gibson Suggs Garpar Clarke. No clear event or outcome is provided.
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Chicago
St Louis
Gitchie
Archer
Sallee
Harmon
Preanahan
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Liefeld
Camnitz
Gibson
Suggs
Garpar
Clarke
Unclear Box Score Fragments From Early 20th Century Notes
Fragmented sports box score lines show team initials, player names, and game figures across cities such as St. Louis Chicago Detroit and Cleveland. Entries include batting like Pet Det and Be Chicago with scattered scores and innings indicators, reflecting a period notation style.
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W. LL. Pet
W. L. Pet
N.Y
St. Louis
Powell and Clarke
Chicago
R. H. Be
Detroit
White and Sullivan
Lively and
Stanago
Obstruction on Indiana railways halted passenger train
In Hammond Indiana on May 8 sympathizers blocked the Chicago Indiana Southern line under Indiana Harbor Belt management by placing ties and iron on the track. The obstruction was discovered in time to prevent an accident and no arrests were reported.
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Hammond
Ind
Indiana Harbor Belt Railway
Indiana & Southern Railroad
Indiana Harbor Belt Management
Weather forecast for Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin today and tomorrow
Forecast notes light to moderate south and southwest winds across Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin. Affects today and tomorrow with mild to moderate winds and unsettled conditions through the period.
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Indiana
Illnois
Wisconsin
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Pontiac
Witesses
Covernor Osborn
TES
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Assemblymin Nye and
Michigan
Guest
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Ane
Joliet
City of
Jaurez
Tal
Vik Devererees
Vfew
Ee Banford
View Breda
Democrats of Territories
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Pitts
Brook
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American Association
Milwaukee
Toledo
Kansas City
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
L. Pet W. Pet. Minn
Belt Line
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