Tariff and Radicalism Lead Coming Campaign
May 15 Washington dispatch notes tariff and radicalism as top issues in the looming congressional race. Republicans prepare to counter liberal arguments on exports and wage stability while tracking sentiment for Roosevelt era reforms. James Sherman expands outreach with district surveys and press-evaluator work to guide GOP messaging. Postmaster appointment: Roque Herrera named Tremontina, Washington.
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Morning Journal
Pennsylvania Ave
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Washington
D. C
Shaw
Hepburn
Iowa
Boutell
United States
Roosevelt
Joseph W. Bancock
Wisconsin
Republican National Congressional Committee
James 8. Sherman
New York
Republican Party
House
Congress
National Committee
Sherman
Wolford Named District Attorney for Socorro Sierra Counties
Santa Fe May 15 Governor Hagerman announced H A Wolford will serve as district attorney for Socorro and Sierra counties replacing the retirement of Eifego Baca. Wolford, longtime Hillsboro resident, is a reputed lawyer and staunch republican. Also in Santa Fe the sheriff of San Juan County, B C Vaughn, arrived to oversee F Harrison a horse trader arrested in Raton on forgery and fraud charges related to selling blooded horses in New Mexico.
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Hillsboro
Morning Journal
Santa Fe
N. M
Hagerman
H. A. Wolford
Socorro
Sierra
Eifego Baca
San Juan County
F. Harrison
Raton
Dick Huber
Harrison
New Mexico
Lueras Found Dead Near Willard in Sheepman Murder
The body of Inez Lueras, known as a sheep man, was found a few miles from Willard, New Mexico. A bullet hole in the head and another in the body indicate homicide. Mounted Police have arrived to investigate. Lueras was part of a family longtime residents of the area.
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Lueras
Weather Bulletin for New Mexico Sees Week of Showers
For the week ending May 14 1906 fair weather gave way to showers with light local rain and thunderstorms from May 6 to 12. Eastern stations reported heavier showers. southwest dryness broke on May 11 but dust storms followed the strong winds May 12. Severe hail hit parts of the eastern slope. temperatures averaged below normal in places, snow near the mountains stayed, and rivers ran full without major floods.
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New Mexico
Santa Fe
N. M
el Paes
Botkin case ends with her transfer to San Quentin
Cordelia Botkin after two trials and eight years of legal fight began a life sentence at San Quentin. Judge Cook signed the commitment at her request and Deputy Sheriff Minert transported her across the bay. The case drew notoriety as the poisoner murdered Mrs. J. P. Dunning and one of her sisters.
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Cal
Cordelia Botkin
J. P. Dunning
San Quentin
Dunning
Delaware
Ask Crapsey to Conform in Heresy Trial
Rochester May 15 The verdict in the heresy trial of Rev Dr Algernon S Crapsey was delivered. Four jurors favor suspending him from church functions until he proves conformity to the apostles and Nicene creeds within a 30 day Canon period. New Japan dispatches note a planned naval station at Chinhal bay Korea near Rosentvensky meet.
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Rochester
Algernon
Jturens
Tokio
Seoul
Chinhal Bay
Korea
Togo
Rosentvensky
Rampage by Chamblee Telegraph Operator Ends in Suicide
James H. Clark a telegraph operator from Baldwin Ga goes on a violent spree near Atlanta killing one man wounding several others and setting fires. After a day of attacks he is cornered near Chamblee and shoots himself as posse closes in.
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James H. Clark
Chamblee
Clark
Baldwin
E. S. Purcell
Purcell
W. J. Purcell
Enthusiasm Dims in Parliament in St Petersburg
St. Petersburg May 15 session of the lower house opened debate on the address to the throne, noting leftist opposition and a rare show of enthusiasm over absence of woman suffrage and calls for reform. A new rule on previous questions risks filibuster by a minority. a conservative peasant group attempted to stall debate. The draft tenets include general amnesty, abolition of death penalty, civil liberty, ministerial responsibility, and land expropriation. The Gapon case identified and May Day strike ends as work resumes with police still seeking the assassin.
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M. Rochtcheif
Doven
M Rochtcheff
Constitutional Democrats
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Ammcode
Yerogin
Count Heyden
Council of the Empire
Vanderbilts May Buy Rare Vatican Lace Collection
A Paris antiquities dealer hopes to transfer the Vatican lace collection to Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt. The laces, gifts from royal brides, date back to the Borgias and could be worth about $600,000, surpassing Queen Alexandra’s and Eugenie’s holdings.
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Vatican
William K. Vanderbilt
America
High Honor for Ma Rodey Named Porto Rico Judge
Washington May 15 President nominates former Delegate Rodey of New Mexico for the Porto Rico district judgeship with a $6000 salary. Friends in Washington and Albuquerque express satisfaction and plan congratulations as the Senate considers the appointment.
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Washington
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Rodey
New Mexico
Porto Rico
Senate
Congress
Albuquerque
Fire Rages Through City Plant District Destroying Mills
A six story plane factory owned by Jacob Dell and Bons and adjacent three story Lock and Door shop were destroyed in a night blaze on East Thirtieth Street. The Dell Companies planing mills also burned with a total loss estimated at 250000. Tenants in crowded adjoining tenements, mostly foreigners, were driven out by police and several suffered injuries in the panic stampede.
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New York
Jacob Dell and
Bons
Thirtieth Street
John H. Carls
Dell Company
Trio of Train Robbers Captured After Imperial Limited Hold Up
Three men suspected of hijacking the Imperial Limited near Quilchena were captured by provincial officers and taken to Kamloops to face trial. In the arrest a suspect was shot and severely wounded during the encounter. Vancouver reporting notes the May 15 timing and the suspects’ transfer for prosecution.
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Canadian Pacific
Vancouver
Quilchena
Imperial Limited
Kamloops
Tillman Replies to Lodge on Rate Bill Row in Senate
In Washington on May 15 Senator Tillman defended Ex-Senator Chandler and denied claims that he sent agents to broker talks with the president. He criticized President Roosevelt on the handling of the rate bill and noted a clash over consultation with the attorney general and Moody. The scene closed as Senator Nelson moved to table the pension amendment to the rate bill.
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Allison
Moody
Massachusetts
Nelson
Anti-Pass Amendment Stalled in Railroad Rate Bill
Washington May 15 The senate in committee of the whole finishes debate on the railroad rate bill reserving the anti pass amendment. The pass issue is expected to be settled early tomorrow with a likely senate vote on the bill soon after.
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Washington
Senate
Congress Debates Naval Bill and Education Board Change
The session ends with reconsideration motions on an interstate commerce provision and restoration of a five-commissioner setup. House actions include transferring Washington education board appointment power to the district supreme court and authorizing a consultant for the Great Lakes naval station plans. Taft notes impartial canal supply buying. a 50-foot whale carcass is found near Dunottar Castle and may be sold.
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Ship Owners Say They Can Secure Men to Operate Boats
Cleveland May 15 The conference between marine firemen and Lake Carriers association over wages ended with the firemen walking out and rejecting the proposed scale. Longshoremen and other affiliated workers may join a threatened tie up, while Lake Carriers president Livingston warned a work stoppage might not occur. New York May 15 Kuhn Loeb & Co bought 50 million dollars of four and a half percent notes of the Pennsylvania Company guaranteed by the Pennsylvania Railroad for 18 months from May 1 1906.
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Lake Carriers
Keefe
Livingston
Lake Carriers Association
New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Pennsylvania Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Favoritism by Fear Lynch ing Railroads
Inter State Commerce Commission hearings in Philadelphia reveal bias in coal car allocations. George W. Clark of Pennsylvania Railroad admits special car assignments to RKerwind-White Coal, affecting equitable distribution. Arthur Hale of Baltimore and Ohio cites oversupply to Merchants Coal and Somerset Coal, while smaller firms face shortages due to limited handling capacity.
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Inter-state Commerce Commission
George W. Clark
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Altoona
Rkerwind-White Coal Company
Arthur Hale
Baltimore and Ohio Road
S’ Coal Company
Somerset Coal Company
Hale
Lynch fears rise as Cavalry guard watches Crawford jail
In Crawford Nebraska on May 15 Sergeant John J. Reid of the Tenth Cavalry killed night watchman Arthur Moss after Moss and his brother attempted to arrest soldiers from Fort Robinson. Reid was jailed amid lynching threats as Jordan Taylor was killed escaping. A drunken bystander Murphy was shot dead at midnight near the jail. Also reported Iroquois manager Davis faces manslaughter trial in Chicago. Denver reports a 14 year old girl killed by a hatchet linked to George Contest alias Walsh. Standard Oil declares quarterly dividend of 9 a share in New York.
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Joint Council On Building Laws
Reid
Taylor
Philip Murphy
Chicago
Will J. Davis
Denver
Col
George Contesti
Walsh
Salvatore Sarico
Contest
Contesti
Contestt
Standard
New York
French Endows Psychical Research Institute
Professor James E. Hyslop reports that the French government has endowed the Institute Generale Psychologiaque with 4,000,000 francs to study psychical phenomena. He notes American support is lacking and cites declines from Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. He says the French gift may renew interest in the field.
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New York
James E. Hyslop
France
Institute Generale Psychologiaque
American Institute For Scientific Research
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Manchuria tensions test Portsmouth treaty promises
Premier Saionji returns from Manchuria to report on the stalemate between military and civil authorities. Japanese and Russian moves in Manchuria fuel closely watched exchanges as Tokyo seeks assurance Russians will honor Portsmouth treaty terms before evacuation.
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Tokio
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Manchuria
Portsmouth
Welsh Revival Promises Fresh Rally in Rhondda Valley
In Cardiff on May 15 the Welsh revival resumes in the Rhondda with Mrs Jones of Carmel, a reputed prophetess, leading colliery meetings at Tynewydd where men weep and listen intently. Prayers in Welsh and English rise, while some ministers denounce the movement as a false leadership show.
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Tylerstown
Wales
Evan Hoberts
New Revival
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