California oil supply escapes earthquake damage
Reports from San Francisco say California oil fields suffered no production disruption from the April 18 quake. Some wells even flowed more than before, with leading oilmen calling the immunity vital for California's future prosperity. Georgia sharpshooters hold festival in Augusta. Montreal prepares a large pure food show under Retail Grocers' Association. Iroquois Theater manager Davis faces manslaughter charge in Chicago.
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California
Joint Council On Building Laws
Montreal
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Site chosen for Odd Fellows' territorial home in Roswell
N E Stevens returned from Roswell where as a trustee of New Mexico Odd Fellows he aided in selecting a site for a territorial home for aged, wives and orphans. A board of trustees including A A Bearrup Alexander Bowie John Jeffs and Mark Howell has been formed. The Roswell area a ten acre plot with orchards and a perpetual water right was chosen. Closing the deal is expected after the owner returns. About 3000 will fund the building, designed for future expansion.
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Roswell
New Mexico
Odd Fellows
Inet
Territorial Grand Lodge
A. A. Bearrup
Carlsbad
Alexander Bowie
Gallup
John Jeffs
Raton
Mark Howell
Board of Trustees
Stevens
Willard Man Found Dead After Shooting Incident
The Evening City edition reports a man found dead near Willard New Mexico about 7 PM four miles south of town. He was shot through the head and body, with no clues to the assailant. The victim is identified as Romero, linked to a mule herd owned by Saturdino Laeras. Authorities are investigating the case as a possible murder.
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Willard, N. M
Romero
Willard
Saturdino Laeras
New Mexico Judge Nomination Favors Bernant Rodey
Washington to Senate for Bernant B. Rodey of New Mexico nominated to United States judge post for the district of Porto Rico. The Citizen hails Rodey as highly qualified, trusted, and worthy, predicting a strong, useful tenure in the important role. The report also notes stages of nationwide political notes and related posts from Washington through May 15.
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United States
District of
Porto Rico
Senate
Washington, D.C
Bernant
Rodey
New Mexico
Jude
Portoco
Rosey
Rodey Arong
Paraguay Agricultural Exposition Opens in Asuncion
The National Agricultural Society of Paraguay opened the first exposition of its kind at the National School of Agriculture in Asuncion on May 1. It runs until June 17 and features plants, dairy, poultry, machinery, and rural industries. Home exhibitors receive cash prizes, with foreign entries limited. America dominates the machinery displays.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
National Agricultural Society of Paraguay
National School of Agriculture
America
Wool Market Becomes More Active
In Howton on May 15 the wool market shows rising activity as buyers take interest and sales occur. Transaction sizes remain small due to limited raw wool supply, while note interest remains high. In New York, Loch & Co purchased 50 million dollars in 4.5 percent notes guaranteed by the Pennsylvania Railroad, maturing in several months starting May 1, 1906.
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Howton
York
ti--Katn, Loch & Company
Pennsylvania Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Monster Gilmore Memorial Concert At Madison Square Garden
New York May 16 Through a capacity crowd of about 12000 Madison Square Garden hosts a Gilmore memorial concert honoring Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore the famed American bandmaster who died in 1872. Conductors Walter Damrosch Victor Herbert and John Phillip Sousa lead a large orchestra and a chorus of one thousand in a program tracing Gilmore s career from 1860s Boston to the 1890s. The event follows a long series of influential concerts and public honors in his memory.
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Grapsey Heresy Trial Verdict Returns Guilty
Rochester May 16 verdict delivered in the Grapsey heresy trial of Rev. Dr. Algeron B Crapsey. Four jurors urge suspension of church duties until he proves conformity to the apostles creed and Nicene Creed and ecclesiastical authorities confirm alignment. The article also notes international dispatches from Rio and Tokyo regarding unrest and Manchuria talks.
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N.Y
Algeron
Crapsey
Deaths erupt from mine blast and riot in era
Shenandoah Pa May 15 An explosion in Shenandoah City colliery of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company traps miners The blast damp slows rescue Two men dead and another fatally burned Five dead and twelve injured as dynamite ignition spreads fear of further collapses In Crawford Nebraska May 16 four riot deaths involve white residents and Fort Robinson soldiers after a lynching attempt in jail Denver May 15 a 14 year old girl murdered with a hatchet near a San Francisco link St Louis Wool Market May 15 steady and unchanged
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Shenandoah City
Philadelphia and Reading Goal and Iron Company
Iit
Nebraska
Crawford
Neb
Fort Robinson
William Murphy
Murphy
Megro
Arthur Moss
Denver
Colo
George Contesti
Walsh
Salvatore Sarico
Contest
San Francisco
Birt
Woolford appointed district attorney in Socorro case
In Socorro on May 15 Judge Abbott ruled that Woolford of Hillaboro Sierra county is appointed by the governor as district attorney for Socorro and Sierra counties. The court ordered that the appointment be made immediate and that the attorney general may file information in the Hubbell v Armijo matter. A hotel project and related warrant proceedings were noted as pending. The ruling also set the date for Armijo’s appointment to take effect at once and outlined further court actions. However the article also reports social news of a Washington marriage and a Mexican convention to establish a Chamber of Mines.
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Sierra
Herbert J. Hagerman
Socorro
Baca
Frank A.l
Mr. Woolford
Hubbell
Justo R. Armijo
Feilisboro
Juste St. Armijo
Corro
Demands of the Russian Parliament Outlined in Ten Points
The St. Petersburg lower house received a draft address to the throne listing ten demands including full civil liberty, abolition of martial law, ministerial responsibility, and rights for trades unions. May Day strikes resumed, as police continued to search for Kuzmich’s assassin with no clues yet. Inquest on Father Gapon confirms bludgeon injury and suggests a revolutionary betrayal leading to his death, with Putenberg implicated.
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Council of Em
Rades
New
Admiralty Works
Kuzmich
Gapon
Father Gapon
Ozerki
Finland
M. Margolt
Putenberg
Seventy-year Congregational Milestone Tied to Iowa City History
The sixty seventh annual conference of Congregational churches opened in Dubuque on May 15 marking seventieth anniversary of Congregationalists in the city and twentieth anniversary of the Women's Home Missionary Union. Sessions run daily through Friday with addresses by distinguished speakers.
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Congregational Churches
Dubuque
Congregationalists
Women’s Home Missionary Union
Sportsmen of Pennsylvania Hold Novel Tournament
A four day event opened in Milton under the Milton Rod and Gun Club auspices. The Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association sponsors the tournament held at the Milton Rifle Association grounds with many valuable prizes.
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Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association
Milton Rod and Gun Club
Milton Rifle Association
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