Hundreds a flock to Kiowa Comanche lands for prospecting
Telegrams report crowds of homeseekers and prospectors flocking to Kiowa Comanche country to select leaves of pasture lands opened for agricultural use. The items note incidents from Adel Georgia to Denver Colorado and include politics, finance, and notable appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Howitt
Adel
James J. HM
Great Northern Railway
Hanieome
Orange
N. J
Eiizabeth
Cortelyon
Jamaica
Playere’ Club
John Drew
Joseph Jefferson
William Bistram
Clark
Wyoming
Senate Committee On
Supreme Court of the
United States
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Detpoit
Mich
Whitelaw Reid
Lotus Club
New York
Bis
Associated Press
Court of St. James
Manhattan
Kan
State Agricultural College
Caseriff Bros
Rawlins
Wyo
Rueesin
O. H. Platt
General Assembly
Snyder Tornado Toll Rises Amid Rescue Efforts
Tornado near Snyder Oklahoma leaves at least ninety-five dead with fears death toll may reach 130. Injured are moved to Oklahoma City and Lawton hospitals as relief trains arrive. Fires break out in ruined business blocks while unidentified bodies impede burials. Local officials, Governor Ferguson, and neighbors organize aid as debris scatters to Cooperton and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Snyder
Texas Line
Altas
Olustee
Oklahoma City
Dorven
Ferenueon
Oklahoma
Atten
attastidiMeuit
Abele
Clarence Donovan
Misa Nina Fessenden
Fred Crump
Cooperton
Cassini Change Gazetted and Baron de Rosen
The transfer of Ambassador Cassini from Washington to Madrid was gazetted in May. Baron de Rosen is named to succeed Cassini in Washington but awaits US confirmation before the decree is signed. Emperor Nicholas expects formal notice that Rosen is acceptable to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron de Rosen
Washington
ST. Petersburg
Cassini
Madrid
Count Cassini
Nicholas
Taron de Rosen
United States
Roosevelt
Absconder’s Death Tied to Own Action Near Oconto
Louis J. Rens, a noted Oconto figure and agent for the McExchren company, absconded and is believed to have killed himself. His body was found in a barn three miles south of the city. Estimated loss exceeds $100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Gray
Chicago
New York
Charles H. Stoneham
George M. Wheeler
New York City
Colorado
Henry G. Goll
First National Bank of
Milwaukee
Wis
Goll
Evans
Washington
Hampton Ronde
Vatican
Rome
Agius
Philippines
Manila
Taft
Felconio
United States
Flavius J. Fisher
Washington, D. C
St. Seratfinat
Sarafshaya
South Weymouth
Mass
David Moffat
Denver
Stan Yard 611 Company
Pekin
Ernest Haeckel
Berlin
Oconto
Louis J. Rens
Octonto
McExchren Company
Cummins Seeks Treasury Fix During White House Visit
Washington report says Governor Cummins of Iowa met with the president on Friday before a cabinet meeting. He suggested tariff changes could raise revenue to cover the growing treasury deficit and indicated no clear sentiment on adopting such a move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Washington
Iowa
Treasury
Siuerdsted
Kansas Tornado Leaves Marquette Devastated After Night
A night tornado struck Marquette Kansas causing 29 deaths and 44 injuries with many families wiped out. The Swedish Lutheran and Methodist churches and parsonage were demolished as the storm tore through the west side of town. Relief teams arrived including 25 Bethany College students who served as nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette
Kan
Carl Warnquist
J. A. Carlson
Switzer
N. P. Nelson
Bethany Collore
McPherson County
Kansas
Opposed Rate Bill Signals No Federal Rate Power
Senate interstate commerce hearings show no plan to draft a rate fixing bill. Townsend and Hepburn anticipate no action along Roosevelt recommendations, implying future efforts to regulate railroad rates must restart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Federal Commission
Townsend
Michigan
Senate
Ines
Roosevelt
Hepburn
House
Lom Commerce
Desperado Black Mike Captured After Fatal Shootout
In Cheyenne Wyoming Frank Davis known as Black Mike resisted arrest at Walton Wyoming and wounded Deputy Ho back. He held out in a cabin against 40 sheep men and officers, more than 500 shots were fired, Walter Knudson was fatally wounded, and Davis surrendered when ammo ran dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Frank Davis
Black Mike
Desperado
Walton
Wryo
Hoback
Davis
Mike
Walter Knudson
W. J. Morton
Charles Skinner
Union Pacific Increases Preferred Stock to 100 Million
SALT LAKE CITY The Union Pacific Railway company filed amended articles of Incorporation with the secretary of state increasing the amount of its preferred stock by 100 million as authorized at a special stockholders meeting held Friday in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Union Pacific Railway Company
Secretary of State
President to Conduct Inquiry Into Loomis Bowen Case
President Roosevelt will personally conduct the inquiry into the Loomis Bowen matter. Loomis and Bowen will be given opportunity to present their sides as the president reviews the case and its probable timetable. Bowen is expected soon and the president plans to address the issue Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Loomis
Herbert W. Bowen
Caracas
Roosevelt
Bowen
Tiowen
Chicago Teamsters Face Ultimatum as Strike Tensions Rise
In Chicago a labor capital clash threatens a wider strike unless compromises arise. The Team Owners' association extended a Tuesday deadline after a split within the Teamsters joint council over handling merchandise for member firms. The dispute also involves the Chicago Liverymen and Cab Drivers unions, with potential use of nonunion drivers and mounted guards to escort funerals if the strike expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Teamsters
Chicago Team Owners’ Association
Teamsters’ Joint Council
Team Owners’ Association
Team&ters’ Joint Council
Teamsters’ Union
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Teamsters’ Organization
Chicago Liverymen's Association
Cab Drivers’ Union
Shen
Nan Patterson Freed After Murder Trial Mistrials
Nan Patterson left the Tombs a free woman after more than eleven months in prison and three mistrials on the murder charge in the Caesar Young case. District Attorney Jerome moved to discharge her without bail on her own recognizance, following protests from about 2,000 spectators outside the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Caesar Young
Nan Patterson
Young
Jerome
Abraham Levy
Neon Patterson
Recorder
Shonts Sees Obstacles Not Insuperable For Panama Canal
CHICAGO Theodore P. Shonts president of the Panama canal commission said in the weeks he has worked on the affair that the project’s immensity may stagger supporters but obstacles are not insurmountable. He will resume canal duties in Washington and intends to go to Panama to settle permanently by late June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Theodore P. Shonts
Panama Canal Commission
Shonts
Washington
Panama
Bryan Praises Roosevelt Taft on Railroad Rates at Kansas City Dinner
William J. Bryan served as guest of honor and principal speaker at a Knife and Fork club dinner at the Midland hotel in Kansas City. He voiced support for Roosevelt and Taft on railroad rate legislation and declined to predict a special congressional session. He commended the Iroquois banquet in Chicago and noted Democrats nationwide backing Roosevelt’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Wiliam J. Bryan
Knife and Fork Club
Midland
Bryan
Roosevelt
Taft
Congress
Chicago
Iroquois Club
Nebraska farmers oppose railroad rate regulation hearing
Central City cattle raiser T B Hord testified before the senate committee on Interstate commerce that railroads in Nebraska provide good service and that rate regulation is unnecessary. Peter Jansen, a farmer and sheep raiser of Jansen, Neb., supported the view, saying shippers rely on traffic managers and favor current rate practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
T. B. Hord
Central City
Neb
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Nebraska
Jarcson
Man Arrested After Midnight Attempt at White House
Italian man Daniel Costable, hatless and wearing a thin serge coat, tried to force the rear White House entrance. He told police a spirit ordered him to search for his murdered wife inside the grounds and was jailed after being stopped near midnight Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniel Costable
Hopkins
White House
Attenton
Francesca
Outbreak in Zhitomir Sparks Jewish Atrocity Claims
Private reports from Zhitomir claim up to forty people killed in a riot. The governor posts notices warning troops to fire on any disturbance involving Jews. Official Messenger says the violence stemmed from Jewish provocations and notes a portrait of the emperor used as a shooting target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Zhitomir
Wholing
Awful Charge Made by Girl
A Chicago man named Joseph Lelding is held on a serious accusation from his ten year old stepdaughter that he killed his wife and infant by pouring kerosene on them and setting fire to their clothing. He denies the tale claiming his wife’s dress caught fire while she lit kerosene to start the kitchen stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph Lelding
Leiding
Century Tornado Toll Gathers Hundreds of Casualties
The tornado ripping across Snyder and nearby areas left at least 125 dead inside the district and 25 to 40 more outside, with over 400 injured. Debris cleared by railroad workers and volunteers. hospitals overwhelmed and temporary morgues used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Otia
Frisco
J. W. Hudson
Lawton
Springfield
William Hughes
Willowvale
J. D. Ralston
Olustee
Moore
E. Ll. Peckham
Denver, Enid & Gulf Railroad Company
Here
FE. C. Tray
Kiowa
French guard tighten as Nebogatoff fleet nears Indo China
The Japanese foreign office reports Paris warns belligerent ships to avoid French waters after the Kamranh bay incident. France orders civil and military officials in Indo China to monitor the coast and prevent neutrality violations while notifying the Russian government. A telegraph says no Russian ships were sighted off Hon Koke bay on May 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Kamranh Bay
Indo-China
Nebogatoff
Paris
Hon Koke Bay
General Davis Sails for New York with Daughters
COLON General Davis the retiring governor of the canal zone and his two daughters sailed for New York on the steamer Alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Davis
Colon
Canal Zone
New York
Alliance
Corn Hearing Postponed in I C C Inquiry
In Chicago the Interstate Commerce Commission postponed corn product hearings after California milling interests protested the 10 percent differential between Nebraska to Pacific corn rates. After San Francisco manufacturers testified, Chairman Clements announced the investigation would rest for the present and that woodenware rates would be examined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
California
Nebraska
Pacific
San Francisco
Clements
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Ghigago Strike
Bryan Gilad
Senate Railroad Committee
Japan
France
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