Strike crisis looms as Chicago teamsters face decision
Chicago May 7 The city braces for a possible end to a two week teamsters strike or a major upheaval as business leaders prepare to deploy non union workers and one thousand guarded wagons. The Employers association backs a mayor led probe into conspiracies while the Teamsters union pledges cooperation with the inquiry and considers extending action if talks fail.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Chicago Federation of Labo
Employers’ Association
Healy
Express Companies
Employers ‘Association
Levy Mayer
Bes
Dunne
Shea
Teamster’s Union
Mystery Identity of Suspected Bandit Unfolds in New Mexico
Special to the Morning Journ Las Vegas May 7 mystery surrounds Robert McManus alias Ed Franks brought from Raton to Las Vegas jail for trial in the United States court. Federal officers claim he is Frank Potter a Hawkins gang member implicated in the Fort Sumner post office raid in 1902 and the Beaubien killing. Huerfano county officers insist he is Franks and may transfer him to federal authorities. Investigators pursue John Howry a former wealthy New Mexico cattleman believed to have fled to avoid Hawkins Range threats.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Robert McManus
Ed. Franks
Raton
United States
Hawkins
Pecos Mercantile Company
Port Sumner
New Mexico
Felipe Beaubien
Feline Beautien
Huerfano County
Franks
John Howry
Russia Hails Fight for Freedom Against Autocratic Bureaucracy
A detailed liberal analysis from St Petersburg traces Russia’s political awakening from serfdom to a modern movement. It links widespread industrialization and class shifts to a growing demand for constitutional government and popular rights, blames the autocratic bureaucracy for repression, and notes key events from Decembrists to 1905.
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Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Russia
Empire
Zemstvo
Kaluga
Tula
Orel
Ryazan
Simbirsk
Volga Basin
Baltic
Ural
Poland
Ines
Army of Freedom
Elisa
People's
WIM
Alexandre II
Far East
Japan
Plehve
Europe
St Petersburg
Rojestvensky Nebogatoff Meet Possible as Pacific Squadron Delays
Tokyo reports hint at a rendezvous between Vice Admirals Rojestvensky and Nebogatoff as the Russian Pacific squadron nears Indo China. Nebogatoff's division moves seven knots an hour, likely coal and stores aid from a friendly port. London cites a Hongkong dispatch alleging French neutrality breaches at Kamranh Bay under Prince Lieven and Diana's captain, amid shifting Russo Japanese fronts and Chinese bandit activity. Chinese populations drafted for road work as Oyama strengthens forces with 38 battalions and up to 396,000 men.
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Tokyo
Rojestvensky
Nebogatoff
London
Hongkong
Saigon
Kamranh Bay
Prince Lieven
Diana
Dejomquils
Kerdagou
Liao River
Palaoturm
Sanlingen
Balaya
Sinminpu
Anthensee
Mangaposs
Times editorial warns France over neutrality breaches in Far East
The Times editorial urges France not to treat Japanese protests lightly and cites a strong note from Foreign Secretary Lansdowne to Paris over breaches of neutrality by the Russian Pacific squadron, underscoring danger in the Far East.
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London
the Times
France
Far East
Lansdowne
Tokyo presses France over French neutrality in Pacific waters
Tokyo newspapers report Japan’s anger at France over neutrality in the Russia incident. Asahi calls French assurances false and urges vigorous action, while Tokyo sources say France delays to aid Rojestvensky. Warnings grow that Japanese officials may halt key French trade if tensions rise.
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London
Tokio
France
Tokio Asahi
Japan
Rojestvensky
Tsingtao
Wanfong
Hong Kohe
Rojestvensk
Daily Telegraph
Times
Japanese Chamber of Commerce
Japanese Advance Reported in Manchuria May 17
Partial dispatch notes a Japanese operation in Gadgeyadana Manchuria since April 29 with ongoing activity and unclear outcomes. The account emphasizes military movements and regional impact.
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Gadgeyadana
Manchuria
Warships Seen Off Man tan Island Coaling Fleet
A May 6 dispatch reports the steamer Chiengmal passing a fleet of warships and other vessels off Mantan e Island northwest of Borneo. The ships appeared to be coaling at night.
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London
Daily Mail
Lanban
British Borneo
Chiengmal
Mantane Island
Borneo
Floods May Cause Shortage of Water in Solomonville
Landowners around Solomonville fear heavy floods have altered the Gila River bed turning it from a narrow channel into a wide sand bar. The new broad bed may waste thousands of inches of water by evaporation and seepage, threatening summer irrigation despite expected rainfall.
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Globe
Arizona
Solomonville
Prince of Wales to attend May 24 war tablet unveiling
The Prince of Wales agrees to be present at the May 24 unveiling ceremony in St Paul’s Cathedral honoring colonial officers and men who fell in the South African War.
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London
Prince of Wales
St. Pauls
Chill and Peru Move Toward Diplomatic Renewal
A Lima dispatch reports renewed diplomatic prospects between Chile and Peru, with plans for a joint legation. The announcement prompts satisfaction in Valparaiso as Chill considers sending a legation to Peru.
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Valparaiso
Chili
Lima
Chill
Peru
Roosevelt Delivers Quiet Glenwood Springs Banquet
President Roosevelt hosted a three week Rocky Mountain hunt party at a dinner in Glenwood Springs. Loeb drew praise as the only "dude" at the party while plans for rail excursions were discouraged by Secretary Loeb. The Roosevelts head to Washington aboard the presidential special tomorrow morning.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo
Roosevelt
PP. B. Stewart
Colorado Springs
Alexander Lambert
Jake Borah
John Goff
Brick Wells
Jock Fry
G. M. Sprague
Elmer Chapman
Loeb
Chapman
Prident
Glenwood
Washington
Denver
Two Sunday Wrecks on Western Railroads
Houston Texas May 7 A Galveston Houston and Northern passenger train derailed at a curve near Harrisburg with the engine turning over. Engineer Frank Cox died burned beneath the engine and fireman Dancon is missing possibly burned. Several passengers injured none seriously. Coaches wrecked and fire spread. cause spreading rails.
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Houston
Tex
Galveston, Houston & Northern
Harrisburg
Frank Cox
Dancon
Five Injured After Rail Collision At Pueblo Yard
In Pueblo Colorado on May 7 a collision between a Colorado and Southern switch engine and a Santa Fe passenger train in the yard injured five people. The special northbound train pulled into Union Depot from a side track and contacted the switch engine. None of the injuries were serious.
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Pueblo
Colo
Colorado and Southern
Santa Fe
Union Depot
Victim Identified in Cutler Mountain Case
Mrs Meda Kempter of Syracuse New York identified the Cutler mountain remains as her daughter Mrs Bessie Bouton. Identification relied on dental work a scar on the right forefinger and hair. The mother accuses Milton Frank Andrews of attempting murder over passion on the Pacific coast. Police believe they can build a solid case against him.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Meda Kempter
Richard Kempter
Syracuse
N. Y
Cutler Montain
Bessie Bouton
New York
Milton Frank) Andrews
Parliament approves joint commission for Gustave proposals
The special joint committee of both chambers in Stockholm on May 10 expresses full approval and assent to the Crown Prince Regent Gustave proposals. It calls for negotiations to appoint a common Swedish or Norwegian foreign minister and a special consular service for each country under the foreign minister’s direction in all foreign relations.
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Stockholm
Gustave
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South
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Bogolyepoff
Oyama
Prench
Pranch
Pngeisel
Ovyama
Prhople
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Western
Texas
Besssi Boulton
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