Fatal duel in Angostura shocks Sandoval County
A long standing feud between J. H. Madden a pioneer and de facto peace officer and P. Hovey a Sandoval County politician ends in Madden shooting Hovey to death at the Gonzales home in Angostura. Hovey died instantly after a gunshot wound as witnesses and officials rush to hold an inquest. Madden claims self defense amid a town divided and calls for calm as authorities detain him for transport to Bernalillo jail.
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Rio Grande Valley
Angostura
Algodones
J. H. Madden
Albuquerque
Oo P. Hovey
Sherif
Sandoval
Hovey
Hierna- Hilo
Madden
Manuel Gonzales
Morning Journal
George Rose
Lobate
Bernalillo
Sying
Justice of the Peace
Juan Mondragon
Rose
Randoval
Abbott
Kernalillo
Spandoval
Jie
Hternalillocal
Gonzales
Principal Points of the Railway Rate Bill as Passed by the Senate
The Morning Journal outlines key provisions of the senate passed railroad rate bill. It prohibits rebates and imposes penalties, empowers the inter state commerce commission to set maximum rates, and extends court review. It subjects pipelines and sleeping cars to common carrier status and requires public rate records and timed rate changes. The piece critiques regulation progress and warns of ongoing regulatory challenges and the risk of government ownership if reform stalls.
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Pennsylvania Ave
N. W
Washington
D. C
Senate
Inter-state Commerce Commission
Commission
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Britain
Austria
Japan
United States
Alison
Fulton
Pioneer Whitman Tries Suicide Before Self Inflicted Death
M Whitman a Pioneer of Eastern New Mexico commits suicide in Alamogordo after a failed throat cut and a self inflicted head wound. A Russian native, Whitman ran a small store and was known beyond the region. his family resides in Roswell. Michael Davitt shows improvement after a second operation for blood poisoning in Dublin.
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M. Whitman
New Mexico
Michael Davitt
Dublin
Miner Charles Hall Ends His Life in Mesa City
Special to the Morning Journal reports Charles Hall a young mining man well known in Arizona killed himself in Mesa City. He bought a revolver at a hardware store and shot himself in the brain, dying instantly. Hall and his father own a claim in the Mammoth mine with Sullivan and Wolcott of Denver. the mine has not operated for years. The father is in poor health and in danger after the shock.
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Morning Journal
Phoenix
Ariz
Charles
Hall
Mesa City
Sullivan and Wolcott
Denver
Mile long petition to save Tucker sentence
A petition over a mile long bearing more than 115 600 names was sent to Governor Guild urging commutation of Charles S Tucker death sentence for the Mabel Page murder in Weston in March 1964. Signers include 80 860 men and 35 695 women.
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Boston
Des Moines Manager Doyle Suspended by Western League
Chicago May 2 2 President ONeill suspended Des Moines manager Jack Doyle indefinitely for creating a disturbance during the Omaha Des Moines game in Omaha. Doyle retires to the bench as punishment.
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Chicago
Jack Doyle
Des Moines
O'Neill
Doyle
Omaha
Arizona governor ailing as fortunes fade at 73
Special to the Morning Journal Phoenix May 22. Frederick A. Tribe the sixth governor of Arizona territory is dying at his home in Phoenix at 73. His life included four fortunes and ownership of land that later became the state capitol. He led Belcher Mining and helped develop the United Verde group now owned by Senator Clark whom he sold for a small sum. He also served in Nevada’s first state senate. Harrison may seek another term as mayor, with Edward Lahiff noting Carter Harrison’s former secretary intends to run, though Harrison is unsure about a mayoral bid.
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Morning Journal
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Ariz
Frederick A. Tribe
Territory of
Arizona
Laws
Belcher Mining Company
Weet
Nevada State Senate
United Verde
Clark
Harrison
Chicago
Journal Today
Edward Lahiff
Carter H. Harrison
Statehood Agreement Looms as Conference Report Near
Washington May 22 An agreement on the statehood bill embodied in a conference report will be reached this week. Terms likely include Oklahoma and Indian Territory admitted as one state and Arizona and New Mexico voting separately on a joint statehood plan at a territorial election as part of the Froraker amendment.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arizona
New Menieco
Senate debates immigration bill as Burton inquiry begins
Washington May 22 The senate spends most of its session on the immigration bill and adopts a resolution for the privileges and elections committee to study the Burton case Sen McCumber refutes a New York Tribune claim that the rail rate bill was amended to weaken it Dillingham McCreary Bacon Scott Patterson and others speak on the immigration measure as the body adjourns for the day
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Senate
McCumber
New York Tribune
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Burton
Washington Debates Diplomatic and Immigration Bills
In Washington on May 22 the House debated whether to go into committee on the diplomatic and consular bill or consider the immigration bill led by Gardner of Massachusetts. A mild filibuster delayed action but a quorum ensured the consular bill advanced to general debate. The Senate approved a dam construction bill for the Pend Oreille river in Washington, several pension measures went to conference, and the House adjourned at 5 14 until noon tomorrow.
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House
Gardner
Massachusetts
Williams
Senate
Pond Oreille
House to vote on rail rate bill conference request
The Washington house will vote on a rules committee resolution to send the railroad rate bill to conference. The measure was introduced just before adjournment by Representative Hepburn, chair of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee.
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Washington
House
Committee On Rules
Representative Hepburn
Inter- State and Foreign Commerce Committee
Scathing denunciation of Republican machine in Congress
In Washington on May 22 Mr Randall of Texas assailed the Republican machine as hypocritical and unfaithful to voters. He urged the sisterhood of states to rebuke its cruel acts and warned of consequences if the party continues its “stand out” policy. Garfield said he would offer the president more oil industry findings after his report on transport and freight rates.
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House of Representatives
Randel
Texas
House
Randall
Territories
Sisterhood of
Republican Party
James R. Garfield
Congress
Garfield
Oil Production and Pipelines Control Methods Survey
In preparing reports on the production and refining of oil, the control of pipelines, organization, foreign trade and conditions and competitive methods.
Pleas of Not Guilty Withdrawn in Rebater Indictment
In New York on May 22 the not guilty pleas of Nathan Guilford vice president and Fred L. Pomeroy general traffic manager of the New York Central railroad were withdrawn in federal court. Demurrers were entered arguing the indictments fail to state charges with sufficient particularity to allow proper defense.
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New York Central
New York
New York Central Railroad
Nathan Guilford
Fred L. Pomeroy
United States District Court
Morales Plotting to Regain Santo Domingo Presidency
Reports from Washington on May 22 indicate disquieting advice about revolutionary movements in Santo Domingo. Officials from the state and navy departments confer over vague details, with indications that ex-president Morales, long absent, is near St Thomas preparing a bid to regain the presidency from Caceres.
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Morales
Washington
Santo Domingo
State
Navy Departments
Sident
St. Thomas
Caceres
Endorse Bryan for President by Ohio Democratic Convention
Lima May 22 William J Bryan was endorsed for president here today by the democratic judicial convention of the sixteenth district of northern Ohio. The resolutions adopted with cheering say Bryan would have been nominated and elected in 1904 if trusts had not stolen the nomination and that the national democracy will nominate him in 1908 by acclamation.
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Lima
William J. Bryan
Democratic Judicial Convention
Sixteenth
Ohio
Bryan
National Democracy
Greeks Burn Bulgarian Village in Salonica Area
A band of one hundred Greeks began burning Startehina near Monastir. Six houses were set ablaze before Turkish troops arrived and killed seventeen Greeks. The survivors fled as Turkish forces pursued them.
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Salonica
Startehina
Monastir
Fire rages in Pairbanks Alaska threatening town
A May date fire breaks out in Pairbanks Alaska threatening destruction. The Washington Alaska bank is burned and flames cross First and Second avenues racing up Cushman street. The National bank is doomed as townspeople fear total ruin.
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Pairbanks
Alaska
Washington-Alaska Bank
First
Second Avenue
Cushman Street
National Bank
Two Killed in Auto Wreck at Westbury
A big touring automobile owned by P. F. Collier crashed into an eastbound express at the depot crossing in Westbury Long Island. Chauffeur George Gabriel and Frederick Whitehead, a Collier valet, were killed instantly. The car was wrecked and the men were en route to the Meadow Brook club. Mrs Davis is reported improving in New York.
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P. F. Collier
George Cabriel
Frederick Whitehead
Collier
Meadow Brook Club
Missouri Supreme Court upholds death sentences in Missouri cases
The Missouri Supreme Court refused to interfere and upheld lower court death sentences for Frank Hottman and Mrs Aggie Myers for the murder of Myers in Kansas City. Execution date set for June 29. The pair plotted to kill Myers so they could marry. Myers was stabbed and Hottman struck him with a billiard cue.
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Missouri Supreme Court
Jefferson City
State Supreme Court
Frank Hottman
Aggie Myers
Kansas City
Clarence Myers
Frank Hottiman
Myers
Hottman
Long Frisco disaster toll and amnesty hints
A list of dead from the San Francisco disaster is released with names including Annie Baumister and Esther Lawless. San Francisco reports heavy automobile hire charges amid fire losses, and banks reopen as savings institutions resume. A 108 dead at Agnews is confirmed and new earthquake victims bring the tally to 395. In St. Petersburg, a limited political amnesty is anticipated with Premier Goremykin to present government positions in the Duma.
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General Greeley
War Department
San Francisco
Noo
Annie Baumister
Albert John Bush
Pauline Buck
Hugh A. Coleman
Sarah C. Corbus
Francis Cook
Hiram M. Daniels
Morris Lichenstein
Esther Lawrence Lawless
Katherine McArlthy
Mary M'Carthy
Cactl A. O'Toole
Elizabeth Richards
Agnews
Agnews Insane Hospital
William Burnip
St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Nicholas II
Constitutional Democratic Party
Goremykin
Peterhof
Nicholas
Roswell Boswell Military Academy Commencement
Governor Hagerman will deliver the commencement address at the Boswell Military Academy exercises this afternoon and evening in Roswell. The event draws many visitors and has been a notably successful program with strong local interest.
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Rowell
Boswe
Military Academy
Rebate Case Begins in Kansas City Trial Scene
In Kansas City on May 22 the trial of George H. Crosby and George L. Thomas opened in federal court before Judge Smith McPherson. Crosby is a former assistant freight traffic manager for Burlington and Thomas a Newark City freight broker. Their clerk L B Taggart is charged with conspiracy to secure rebates for shippers. The session focused on motions and jury selection as indictments were read. Separately Stiles Morrow was named postmaster at Kartham New Mexico succeeding Jacob Goodman.
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Trafic
Keartington Road
Kansas City
George H. Crosby
Burlington
George L. Thomas
Newark City
L. B Taggart
Smith McPherson
United States
Kartham
Morning Journal
Washington
Stilea Morrow
Dona Ana County
New Mexico
Jacob Coodman
Presbyterians Debate Prayer Book Adoption In Des Moines
Des Moines discussions sparked intense debate as Presbyterians weighed adopting the Book of Forms and Services. Dr Robert Johnston of Montreal denounced it as priestcraft while Dr Van Dyke defended its service use and noted it followed general assembly instructions.
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Presbyterian Neval
Robert Johnston
Montreal
van Dyke
General Assembly
McCauley
Clerk Presbyterian Churches
Decatur
Ils
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Keim Tote
Greensville, & C
Southern Presbyterian Church
Caldwell
To Morrow
Synod of Texas
W. KM. Caldwell
First Presbyterian Church
E of Fort Worth
Dr. Caldwell
Judge Landis Acts In Zion City Asset Case
In Chicago on May 22 Judge Landis barred Wilbur G Voliva and all Zion City staff from dissipating assets. The court also declared Dowie insolvent. Separately, John H Dalton faces trial on an indictment accusing use of the mail for a lottery like scheme, with attempts to issue attachments by Postmaster General Cortelyou and Attorney General Mandy.
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Landis
United States District Court
Wilbur G Voliva
Aod
Zion City
Consur
John H. Dalton
United States
Cortelyou
Mandy
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