Jury selection in Haywood trial continues in Boise
On May 15 Boise reports slow progress as 10 of 12 talesmen are examined for William D Haywood's murder trial. Clarence Darrow and Edgar Wilson probe potential biases including Idaho militia ties while Judge Fremont Wood oversees the process.
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Boise
Ida
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Talesman
Clarence Darrow
Edgar Wilson
Richardson
Fremont Wood
Wilson
Idaho
Six Men Leave the Box in Boise Trial Venire
The Boise capital trial panel see-sawed as six men exited the venire for bias or illness. Two objected to circumstantial evidence in a capital case. over fifty veniremen remain unexamined. Counsel argued vigorously yet cordially as courtroom crowd shifts and more women attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Waggoner
Yost
George Walker
Strong
Boise
Talesman
Edgar Wilson
Talesmen
Stephenson Narrowly Advances in Wisconsin Senate Bid
Madison May 15 Isaac Stephenson of Marinetta moves close to the U S senatorship in the Republican caucus with 48 votes of 52 needed after nine ballots. Support sways from former Cooper and Lenroot factions in the tight race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson
Madison
Wis
Isaac Stephenson
Marinetta
United States
Cooper
Lenroot
Pierce Remanded on Perjury Indictments in Texas
H Clay Pierce chairman of Waters Pierce Oil Co was remanded to Sheriff Matthews custody in Texas to answer indictments charging perjury. Judge Adams in the United States circuit court ruled Pierce had sworn the company was not part of any pool or trust in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Evening Journal
H. Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Co
Matthews
Texas
Adams
United States Circuit Court
Pierce
Waterway Inspection Team Arrives in Joliet Today
State representatives and senators with Chicago sanitary district officials arrived in Joliet for an inspection of the deep waterway project conditions. The findings will be reported at a special adjourned session of the Illinois legislature today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Joliet, IL
Chicago
Illinois
New York Teachers Bill Passes Veto Overriding Vote
The senate voted 37 to 9 to override Mayor McClellan with a measure to equalize salaries for men and women teachers in New York City. The action follows Mayor McClellan's veto.
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MccClelan
Albany
N. Y
Senate
McClellan
New York
New York City
Strike in a Packing Plant At Ottumwa
Seven hundred packing plant workers at John Marrell & Co in Ottumwa Iowa walk out in sympathy with thirty men who struck Monday demanding higher wages. The action involves a large local workforce and highlights labor tensions at the plant. The incident centers on wage disputes and shows solidarity among employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
John Marrell & Co
Ambassador's Flour Mills Burned in Paso Mex
A large flour mill in Paso, Texas, burned down and destroyed mills at Chihuahua, owned by Ambassador Creel. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Ambassador's
Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Mex
Ambassador Creel
Nobel Prize chatter and global notices from Copenhagen to Montreal
Reports from Copenhagen place Japan among Nobel literature contenders for next year. Dublin reports the death of Mrs John Dillon wife of East Mayo MP. St Petersburg workers strike on May Day. Washington hosts the thirtieth annual Women s Baptist Home Mission society convention. Cuba plans $4,000,000 for roads as treasury overflows. San Francisco jury tasked to try Abraham Ruef for graft after two months. Ireland s Liberal Irish bill faces Catholic opposition. 1880 Chicago Convention survivors to reunite at next year s Republican convention. Paris debates government labor policy in the chamber. Montreal wharves quiet with only cartage employers working. A dangerous forest fire rages in Venango County Pennsylvania. Actors Fund fair at the Metropolitan Opera House ends having added £75,000.
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Copenhagen
Japan
Dublin
John Dillon
East Mayo
St. Petersburg
Women’s Baptist Home Mission Society
Washington
Cuba
San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
Ireland
Chicago
Grant
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Montreal
Venango County
World's Fair House Near Beaumont Station Update
D B Dyer's World's Fair House on Independence avenue near Beaumont Station, east of Kansas City, is slated for completion in about a year. Work halted after Dyer left for Augusta, Georgia. architect James O. Hogg says about eighteen months have been spent so far with minimal progress.
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D. B. Dyer
Independence Avenue
Beaumont Station
Kansas City
Chicago Inter Ocean
Dyer
Augusta
Beaumont
Hogg
Chicago
St. Louis
Victoria
Indian Territory
Louisiana
Alabama
Haywood in Murder Case as Federation Leader
Secretary William D. Haywood of the Western Federation of Miners is charged as a principal in the Idaho governor murder. Harry Orchard convicted killer implicates Haywood and federation officials as accessories before the fact. Haywood labeled the brains of the federation.
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William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Frank Steunenberg
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Haywood
Ohio Taft Foraker Row Fizzles Yet War Flares On
In Ohio the Taft and Foraker Dick factions pause pitched battle appears unlikely for now and retirement of one from public life looms. State central committee meeting is canceled as Taft backers plan to smoke out leaders and test loyalties before any new conference or vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Central Committee
Taft
Columbus
Foraker-Dick
Foraker
Walter E. Brown
Republican State Central Committee
Brown
Arthur I. Vorys
Taft Endorsed by Franklin County Republicans
Franklin County Republicans adopted Taft resolutions and merged county committee plans to instruct Columbus delegates at Senator Dick's conference. When the conference was canceled the group decided to endorse Taft anyway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Taft
Columbus
Vet in land frauds trial appeal in North Dakota
The United States circuit court of appeals heard F. W. Weinberger a Civil War veteran from War County North Dakota who was convicted of land frauds against the government. He faces a 2100 fine and one year in prison if the lower court ruling stands. He recruited twenty widows and eight veterans to file government land claims then sought payment for the transfers. The court reserved decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
F. W. Weinberger
Wara County
N. D
United States District Court of
North Dakota
Weinberger
Brave Rescue for a Boy and Sister in Wood River
Roy Schreiner a 15 year old East Alton youth saved his 11 year old sister Alice from drowning in Wood River after diving through 200 feet of swift water to reach her. He carried her to shore and collapsed exhausted beside her.
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Alton, II
Alice
Roy Schreiner
East Alton
Wood River
John
Roy
Ice trust fines levied on Kansas City firms
Judge Walter A. Powell fined several companies for maintaining an ice trust to regulate production and price in Kansas City. Peoples Ice Storage and Fuel Company $15000, Central Ice Company $8000, Kansas City Breweries Company $5000. Vanderslice Lynds Mercantile Company punishment to be determined. An injunction stops future dealings among these firms. Similar charges were filed against others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Walter A. Powell
Circuit Court
Independence
Peoples Ice, Storage and Fuel Company
Central Ice Company
Kansas City Breweries Company
Vanderslice- Lynds Mercantile Company
Powell
Dismissal of Four Textile Firms Cited in Action
Four companies including Cold Packing and Western Tee were dismissed along with Ruddy Bros and Interstate Tee after an unspecified legal proceeding. The ruling ends the case against these firms without further contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cold Packing Company
The
Western Tee Company
Ruddy Bros
Interstate Tee Company
Dynamite Thug Destroys Farm House In Indiana
An unoccupied Jackson Baker farm house in Liberty township Shelbyville Indiana was destroyed by dynamite on Saturday night. Officers tracked the culprit twenty yards across a plowed field then lost the trail in the woods. The blast shattered nearby windows and toppled goods in Meltzerville store. People gathered within minutes as prior window lights had been knocked out a week earlier. Mrs Nancy Baker planned to move into the house. Telegrams praising Spain's heir birth continue to Madrid with a note from the Chinese emperor. Missouri supreme court upholds nine mile per hour state automobile limit.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Jackson Baker
Liberty Township
Meltzerville
Nancy Baker
Madrid
China
Missouri Supreme Court
Great great grandchildren pallbearers for 94 year old
Six great grandchildren served as pallbearers at the funeral of Mrs. Cynthia Dedrick in Wabash Indiana. At 94 she lived a long life and this marked the first time in Indiana history that all pallbearers were great great grandchildren of the deceased.
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Wabash
Ind
Cynthia Dedrick
Mill Men to Get Better Pay in New Bedford Mills
The New Bedford Manufacturing company votes a 10 percent wage increase for textile mill operatives. The raise takes effect May 27 and will affect about 25 000 employees.
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New Bedford
Mass
New Bedford Manufacturing Company
New Bedford Textile Mills
Markets Report Hog and Cattle Prices at Chicago
The Chicago market shows hog receipts estimated at 28 000 with yesterday’s leftovers 2 286. Prospects weak at yesterday’s close with light hogs 86 30 to 86 60. mixed packers 86 30 to 86 55. heavy ship’s grades 96 10 to 86 50. Cattle 21 000 prospects steady to slightly lower. sheep 25 000 steady.
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Chicago
Second Report on Official Receipts and Market Quotes
Official receipts yesterday 17954 shipments 1770. Estimated receipts today 26000 tomorrow 22000. Market weak to shade lower with hogs light to mixed packers and heavy shipping grades. Cattle steady to strong and sheep firm. prices listed for cows steers calves lambs and natives with varied ranges.
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Texas
Chicago I llinois note from a distant reader
A brief reader message from Chicago Illinois promises a square deal and signals a casual request for timely replies without extra formalities.
Scrugham Ballot Tampering In New York Life Probe
Testimony from Charles Carrington and others at the New York Life directors hearing describes ballot alterations directed by George Scrugham. Witnesses say defective ballots were corrected with fictitious witness names and even chloroform remarks, with several altering ballots before polls closed.
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New York
Charles B. Carrington
International Policyholders’ Committee
New York Life Insurance Company
George BE. Scrugham
Policyholders’ Committee
Carrington
Scrugham
Charles Stirup Wert
New York Life
New York Life Administration
Catherine E. Montgomery
Secingham
China Angered By Japan Over Unpaid War Property
Mukden May 15 China expresses indignation over Japan failing to return property seized during wartime. Officials and citizens doubt large recoveries of government and private assets in Manchuria, taken without compensation under the pretext of neutrality violations.
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Mukden
China
Manchuria
Japan
Russia
European Firm to Build NY Machinery Plant
New York reports Sirecco Engineering of Belfast Ireland forming a New Jersey company with 500000 dollars to take over Iris rights and patents and establish a manufacturing plant in New York to evade tariffs on foreign machinery.
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New York
United States
Sirecco Engineering Works
Belfast
Ireland
Sirecco Engineering Company
New Jersey
Iris Concern
Ntow York
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Darrow
Metropolitan Opera House
Ohio
Harris
Vorys
ICE Trust
John A. Babcock
North American Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
Smack
Robert J. Smack
Polieryholders’ Committee
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