Insurance vote count tainted by manager Scrugham says ex-employee
C F Carrington testified in police court that George Scrugham directed staff to alter defective ballots and to copy handwriting to resemble policyholders’ marks. He described withholding administration ballots and joking about chloroform. Scrugham and Stirrup face conspiracy charges. immunity offered to Carrington.
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New York
C. F. Carrington
International Policyholders’ Committee
George Tk. Scrugham
New York Life Insurance Company
Serugham
New York Life
Administration
Policyholders’ Committee
Carrington
Smyth
Scrugham
Charles Stirrup
International Policeholders’ Committee
Istrict Attorney’s Office
Stirrup
Dever Scrugham
Curious Freak of a Woman Found in Mining Cabin
Mrs. Rob ert Garee, who vanished ten days ago, is located with her three children in a mining settlement cabin. She sought solitude, not insanity, and a nephew nearby cares for her. Investigators had feared suicide or kidnapping for ransom after a river and dynamite search.
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Steubenville
Robert Garee
Father refuses blood money for daughters killed at crossing
Alfred Macon, father of two girls killed at a Marion railroad crossing, declines the company’s compensation offer. He says accepting money would place a price on his children's lives and be like receiving blood money.
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Marion
Ind
Alfred Macon
Has an Appetite for Eggs
East Liverpool May 10 Alfred Martin a pottery worker swallowed forty raw eggs in fifteen minutes and earned a crisp dollar for the feat he said he could do fifty. He ate two or three at a time then returned to work with the egg supply exhausted.
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East Liverpool
Alfred Martin
Martin
Sub-district UMW officials resign after embezzlement case
Tinquoin May 10. Following the alleged embezzlement by PLEH. Strauhen of Murphysboro, sub-district secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers, all sub-district officers resign. A special election will be held in June to fill vacancies. State leaders recommended the action, and the seventh subdistrict has over 14,000 members.
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Tinquoin
Pleh
Strauhen
Murphysboro
United Mine Workers
Walker
Ferrington
Ryan
From penury to wealth in a Des Moines case
Des Moines reports John Antley an inmate of Polk county poor farm who is heir to two hundred thousand dollars. Robert Brennan, assistant county attorney, says attorney Fillsworth Breckenridge of New York City declares Antley heir to Barton Antley’s estate. Breckenridge learned of Brennan through a case Brennan prosecutes for Amelia Brown of East Des Moines, who claims sixty four acres in central New York City via a deed she says was made to her ancestors by Aaron Burr.
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Des Moines
Polk County
John Antley
Robert Brennan
Fillsworth Breckenridge
New York City
Antley
Barton Antley
New York
Breckenridge
Brennan
Amelia Brown
East Des Moines
Aaron Burr
Swore Off the Cigarette
Detroit mourns Herbert Secrest a 16 year old schoolboy who died from smoking his friends vow to quit cigarettes in response to his dying wish His 13 year old brother recalls Herbies plea to stop smoking and persuade others to quit The group gathers around his coffin filled with sobs and resolve to honor his request
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Detroit
Herbert Secrest
Herbet
Herbie
Frank
Desertions Plague British Fleet At Bermuda May
The British cruiser squadron under Rear Admiral Neville reports wholesale desertions by British sailors while in United States waters near Hamilton Bermuda. An estimated 800 men including many chief petty officers deserted.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Neville
Hampton Roads
United States
Suits Over Rail Fatalities Filed by Mexican Consul
Jose V. Desal Mexican consul in Kansas City filed fifteen suits in the circuit court against the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway for damages totaling 150000 due to the deaths of fifteen Mexican laborers in a railroad collision near Vollynd Kansas on January 2 1907.
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Kansas City
Michigan Soldier Killed by Guard Sentry Accident
Private Earl D Wripp of St Johns Michigan died after being accidentally shot by Sentry Lawrence Glines in Columbus Massachusetts as Glines closed his rifle during a fifteen day guard house sentence.
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Michigan
Columbus
Earl D .Wripp
St. Johns
Mich
Lawrence Glines
Bunco in Marietta Court Shakespeareed by Imposter Judge
Horace and Edward Napier of Burlington Iowa say they were robbed in common pleas court by men posing as a judge sheriff and attorney. They intended foreclosure of a farm mortgage for their grandfather and paid 70 dollars for fake legal services.
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Marietta
Horace
Edward Napier
Burlington
Common Pleas Court
Common Pleas
Jones
Owen
Frank Wilson
Libel action planned by Illinois A. O. U. W. official
Paris May 10. At the office of the grand recorder Charles P. Hitch of the A. O. U. W. it is stated he will sue A. G. Hinman and George H. Cravell, a former employee, under libel law for publishing a report about a short age that was refitted this week at East St. Louis.
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Paris
Ill
The
Grand Recorder of Illinois
Charles P. Hitch
A. G. Hinman
George H. Cravell
East St. Louis
Jamestown Tercentennial leader H St George Tucker profiled
The Jamestown Tercentennial exposition president H St George Tucker, a Virginia native born in Winchester fifty four years ago, comes from a family of legal scholars. He taught constitutional law at Washington University and later led Columbian University's law and diplomacy schools after four terms in Congress.
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H. St. George Tucker
Winchester
Tucker
Washington and Les University
Columbian University
Washington
Congress
Haywood Jury Panel In Idaho Treated With Caution
William D. Haywood faces life trial as juror selection proceeds in Idaho. Prospective jurors examined for views on socialism, labor, and circumstantial evidence, with Roosevelt’s designees cited and a special venire planned. Trial city sits quiet as the panel fills to determine a fair jury.
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Roosevelt
Haywood
Idaho
Taft
Gooding
Boise
Heyburn
Richardson
Talesmen
Colorado
Ada
Questioning the Talesmen in Roosevelt Utterances Case
Defense line of interrogatories questions talesmen about Roosevelt's statements. The questioning of the defense took place amid ongoing court proceedings and seeks to establish context for remarks attributed to Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
Elks Stockholders Seek Injunction Over Liquor at Carthage Lodge
In Carthage Missouri May 10 stock holders sue the Carthage lodge No 529 Elks seeking a temporary injunction to bar sale or use of intoxicating liquor in the club house. The lodge recently abandoned its communal abstinence after years on the water wagon and the petition claims ongoing revelry must end.
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Carthage
A _ stockholders
Carthage Lodge of Elks
Eden
Ellis
Clubhouse liquor ban discussed to curb misuse
A local meeting considers stopping the use of intoxicating liquor in the clubhouse to prevent potential issues. Officials propose stricter rules and enforcement to ensure safety and order within the facility.
Burns Reveals Planned Fake Fight with O'Brien
Tommy Burns says a proposed twenty round bout with Philadelphia Jack O'Brien was to be a staged loss. He claimed he agreed to lay down to lose and let O'Brien be called winner, but he broke the promise at the start and fought to win. He lost about 3800 dollars in bets as bets were declared off.
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Tommy Burns
Los Angeles
Cal
Burns
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
O'Brien
Chamion
Trusts Rejoicing Over Languor Of Justice Dept
Attorney General Bonaparte, after meeting with the president, says no new trust actions are planned. He notes the trusts are rejoicing at what he calls the department of justice’s languor.
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Washington
Bonaparte
White House
Department of Justice
Guatemala unrest predicted within thirty days
City of Mexico reports an official with full access to current events predicts a revolution will break out in Guatemala within the next thirty days, stating he has the situation well in hand.
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City of
Mexico
Guatemala
HOGS MARKET REPORT FROM CHICAGO MAY 10 1907
Estimated receipts 15000 hogs. Left over yesterday 2533. Market prospects five cents higher. Light 86 to 86 30. Mixed packers 86 30 to 6.55. Heavy ship's grades 86 10 to 86 50. Rough 6 10 to 6 25. Cattle 1500 and sheep 5000 steady.
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Chicago
Market Summary of Receipts and Prices from Yesterday
Official receipts yesterday 21 099 with shipments and estimated receipts today and tomorrow. Market shows higher bulk at 6 45 to 8 64 for light hogs and 6 30 to 6 55 for mixed packers. Cattle market steady to good with Beeves 4 30 to 6 45 and sheep strong. western cattle and stockers steady with yearlings and lambs listed.
John A Babcock Promises a Square Deal
A brief note from John A Babcock assures customers of a square deal and reliable service, emphasizing straightforward, dependable transactions. The message conveys trust and commitment to fair treatment in dealings.
Novelty for a Strike Honored for Bravery in San Francisco
Roses and carnations greeted two United Railroads cars as twenty men operated unarmed non union services through Oak and Broderick streets. Women cheered from doorsteps and windows while a bakery worker distributed hot cakes to the waiting crews.
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San Francisco
United Batk
Oak and Broderick
Western Addition
Sacramento Street
Presidio Avenue
Mullalley
Chapman
Coffey
Finigan
Riotous mob targets streetcars with threats and gunfire
A crowd of over 1,000 strikers and sympathizers harassed streetcar workers, shouting murderers and scabs while a gunshot allegedly came from the crowd on Devisidero Street. Motormen report damage to a ventilator window and claim shots began from nonunion forces. witnesses point to a bartender firing from Turk Street.
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Devisidero Street
Golden Gate Avenue
McAllister
Calhoun
Turk Street
Barna
Twin farm brothers William and Archibald Vinlay dead in Michigan
Kalamazoo Michigan May 10 William Vinlay aged 80 of Schoolcraft one of the famous twins known for their devotion to each other is dead Archibald died earlier and William, last of nine children, is mourned as the surviving twin The brothers moved from Ohio in 1840s and worked the same farm and later went into business together
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Kalamazoo
Mich
William Vinlay
Schoolcraft
William
Archibald
Michigan
Ohio
Injunction Bars Midland County Court House Construction
On May 10 Judge Dodds granted a temporary injunction until June 8 stopping the Midland board of supervisors from erecting the $60 000 courthouse. The action, filed by Bay City attorney Luther G Beck, alleges the April election count was crooked and the courthouse project authorized by taxpayers may be invalid.
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Midland
Mich
Luther G. Beckwith
Bay City
Dodds
Board of Supervisors
Glorifier Wins Metropolitan Handicap in Mud at Belmont Park
In a muddy track at Belmont Park on May 10 L. L. saw Glorifier start at 20-to-1 prevail in the Metropolitan Handicap. Okenite, an added starter, chased hard finishing ahead of Roseben who took third. Time recorded as M043.
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Belvont Park
L. L
Okenite
Roseben
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Iowa
Temple of Justice
Harry ST. George Tucker
Boise, Ida
Court House Square
Texas
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
North American Commission ‘Company
Chicago, Ill
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