Frisco Insurance Payouts Rise in Wake of Fire
San Francisco May 18 insurers paid policyholders 160000 yesterday the first post fire payment and most undisputed claims expected settled by month end. Opening of vaults at California Safe Deposit drew 1000 anxious patrons while Anglo California Bank vaults stood intact. Masons raise bricklayers and helpers wages starting May 21 to 7 and 4 dollars per day to lure skilled labor for city rebuilding.
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San Francisco
Cal
Wihich
BE. M. Wolf
California Safe Deposit & Trust Company
Anglo-California Bank
Clearing House Committee
Fife
Senate passes railroad rate bill amid presidential doubt
Washington May 18 The railroad and rate bill passed the Senate after debate on the Teller amendment removing Interstate Commerce Commission rate powers. Rayner warned the president may change his view again before enactment, likening him to a kaleidoscope amid national disturbances.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections Today
Smoot
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rayner
Jready
Grant’s Conduct at Luzon Prison Stirred Rhodes to Speak
Alfred Field Rhodes, a former prisoner at Billebih on Luzon, described brutal conditions and brutal discipline under a major who embezzled funds, detailing a court martial that left him with a life sentence of dancing death and soldiers scarred by starvation and abuse. Rhodes recalled General Grant intervening to arrest intoxicated officers, sparking a claim that Grant’s later harsh treatment was tied to his refusal to betray comrades.
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Peary
North Pole
Arctic
M. T. Endicott
Corps of
Civil Engineers
B. H.C. Leutze
Navy Yard
Naval Gun Factory
Washington
John M. Bowyer
Columbia
Richardson Clover
Richard Wainwright
General Board
Alfred Field Rhodes
Billebib
Luzon
Evening Citizen
The
Citizen
Santa Fe
Helen
Rhodes
Grant
Philippines
Billebih
Ife
Still After The Great Graft Corporations
Philadelphia on May 18 witnesses at the Interstate Commerce Commission session testified about stock presented by coal companies to railroad officials. E J Cleave admitted holding 200 Cochran Coal shares, offered stock declined. F L Shepherd said he owned stock in several mining firms. A captain's statement promised thorough investigation of stock ownership and gratuities, with no proven public injustice. Cleveland grand jury indicted 14 directors of the Citylea Delivery company, known as the ice trust, for violating antitrust law.
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Philadelphia
Interstate Commerce Commission
E. J. Cleave
Cambria and Clearfield Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cochran Coal Company
Glascow
F. L. Shepherd
New York
United Railways of
New Jersey
Cleveland
Silver City and Baton Boss Towns Spark Local Talk
Coal mine inspector toured Silver City and Heaton, praising both towns as the territory's favorites. He planned a return visit after a short home stay, while Gallup-bound officials and local leaders eyed railroad projects and mining activity in the region.
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Ritory
Gallup
Sheridan
Silver City
Heaton
Raton
Commencement Exercises Tonight at Wauermane High School
Commencement exercises tonight at Wauermane High School will begin at 8:30 oclock in the Eleapora house to Webt May 18. The program includes an invocation by Rev. Hollins, spring songs, a commencement address by HB Perzuseon Dadiey, and a list of graduates led by L. Wartharn. Faculty, speakers, and a long lineup of graduates and attendees are noted with various names.
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Wauermane High School
Eleapora House
TREO
J) Hollins
Neva
Nicholas 1
Czar
House of Romanoff-Holstein
Alexander III
Dagmar
Denmark
Alexandra Alix
Ludwig I of Hesse
Russia’s Critical Moment Signals Peace or War
St Petersburg reports a tense moment as parliament replies to the throne speech and awaits the emperor’s response amid interior protests for political prisoners. The czar’s birthday celebrations unfold with naval salutes, receptions, and pageantry highlighting Romanoff prestige.
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Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Mouromtsef
Peteraof
Russia
City Council Battling Faulty Street Numbering Scheme
Public outrage centers on Farrell contracted by the city to number Moyses houses. Irregular, misordered, with houses on wrong streets and duplicate numbers, causing postal and address chaos. Postmaster Hopkins warns more redrafting likely. calls for responsible contractor and corrected system. Also reports a surge of failures among midshipmen candidates and upcoming Navy exams with vacancies and assignments through June 16.
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Farrell
Moyses
Hopkins
Oped
Sandoval court closure sparks comments on old days
Sandoval County District Court closed last night and Judge Abbott and staff returned to the city. Attorneys lament early starts for Bernaijo trips and long waits at trains. A local attorney recalls pioneer New Mexico court days and juries drawn from natives. The closing day saw the penitentiary sentence for Felix Bustos amid a sparsely reported atmosphere. Meanwhile Oklahoma City hosted the annual Southwest Athlete and Oratorical Association meeting with large attendance and many entrants from multiple states.
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Sandoval County District Court
Judge Abbott
Bernalillo
Sandoval Court
Berna Io
Abbott
New Mexico
Sandoval
Felix Bustos
Bubtos
Oklahoma City
Okhoma City
Okla
Southwestern Athlete and Oratorieal Association
Arkansas
Colorado
Urte
Aged man hanged in Butte and ex-con victor departs
Pittsburg reports Alexander Bergman, who shot at Henry Frick during the 1892 Homestead strike, released after fourteen years and plans to quit Butte for St. Louis. In Butte Miles Fuller, 66, hanged for murder of Henry Gallihan after a long feud. no statement, governor refused clemency.
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Pittsburg
Alexander Bergman
Henry C. Frick
Homestead
St. Louis
Frick
Bergman
Herr Moat
Butte
Mont
Miles Fuller
Henry Gallihan
Fuller
Puller
Gallihan
Retired Officer Cowles Under Inquiry Over Finances
New York reports general F D Grant in charge of East Department investigating Major Warren H Cowles retired U S A who lives in New York City amid accusations of failing to meet financial obligations. War Department asked Grant to conduct a further inquiry and act as needed.
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Sareless
New York
F. D. Grant
Department of the East
Warren H. Cowles
New York City
Cowless
War Department
Grant
Archaeology find near Cairo tied to Hyksos temple site
Boston based archaeologist Dr. William Copley Winslow reports a communication from Egyptologist Flinders Petrie detailing near Cairo discoveries. Petrie claims to have located the Temple of Onias at Tel El Yahudiyeh and evidence of Hyksos rulers in the Delta, plus probable identification of Rameses treasure city from biblical bondage.
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Boston
Mass
William Copley Winslow
Flinders Petrie
Cairo
Egypt
Hyksos
Searate
Khyan
Apepi
Skhanna
District Clerk Dame De Nies Resignation Rumors Denied
District Clerk Dame De Nies dismissed rumors of resignation and a Mexico business trip. He stated there is no truth to reports of joining a wining company in Mexico and mentioned Mrs. Dame staying with friends in Santa Fe. A thief stole a $10,000 automobile and bonds from J H Clark in New York.
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Mexico
Dame This
Dame
Santa Fe
Attempted Robbery Comes to Naught at North Third Street Store
Mort and Azario proprietors report a failed burglary at their North Third Street shop the night before last. The intruders first cut a back-door opening and attempted to use a spring lock, then broke a rear window but were deterred by iron bars. Police have no clues and locals speculate suspicious individuals.
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Mort & Azario
Yale and Columbia to Educate Consuls Abroad
New York May 18 The plan for cooperation between Yale and Columbia educates non consular service and other work abroad. Courses prepare students for business, missionary work, scientific investigations and special country knowledge. Languages include Spanish Portuguese Dutch Armenian Persian Arabic Syriac Turkish Chinese. Part at Columbia and part at Yale. Completion time three years for consular track two years otherwise. Certificates signed by Yale and Columbia presidents upon completion. Students must have two years of undergraduate work. Money Market noted with rates.
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New York
Yale
Columbia
Nalion
Portugese
Asia
Russia
India
Persia
China
United States
Columbia Studenta
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Bureau of Yards and Docks
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Rere
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
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John P. Gr
Penneyvania Railroad Company
Baton
BOSS
Joe E. Sheridan
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City Council
Naval Academy
Anna
Stoemer
Spetter
South, Mo
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Werner
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