Milwaukees Mayor Becker Survives Impeachment Bid
Milwaukee May 1 The first impeachment attempt against Mayor Sherburn M Becker the "boy mayor" failed 26 to 13 as Socialists drive a resolution accusing Becker of favoring gambling houses and allying with corporations in a row with Police Chief John T Janssen. Becker refused to suspend Janssen prompting further accusations and calls for an investigation.
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Milwaukee
Sherburn
M. Becker
Busse
Chicago
John T. Janssen
Becker
Janssen
Heamiich
Tanasen
Street Car Strike Settled in Salt Lake City
Street car service in Salt Lake City resumed after a two day strike of the union car men. The company granted a wage increase and pledged not to discriminate against the strikers. All other issues will be dropped by mutual consent.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Woman Burned to Death in Five Story Tenement Fire
Miss Sarah McGowan a 32 year old resident of the top floor of the five story tenement at 239 East Thirty-eighth street was burned to death when a fire cut off her escape early today New York firemen performed several daring rescues of other imperiled tenants.
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New York
Sarah McGowan
East Thirty-eighth Street
Divorced Couple Remarry in New York
Robert E. Graham of Reading, Pennsylvania, and Mrs Mercy Graham, after three months of divorce and two years apart, remarried with Reverend Dr Henry M Warren presiding. The remarriage followed after they agreed for the sake of their two children.
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New York
Robert E. Graham
Reading
Mercy Graham
Henry M. Warren
Educator Professor Nicholson Dies of Pneumonia
Appleton Wisconsin May 1 Professor DD P Nicholson chairman of geology at Lawrence University and the longest serving faculty member has died of pneumonia He was born in Eureka Wisconsin January 8 1859
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Appleton, Wis
DD. P. Nicholson
Lawrence University
Nicholson
Eureka
Wis
Pope Leo’s Body To Move At Night To Lateran
A Rome dispatch says Pope Leo’s body will be transferred quietly by night to St. John Lateran. The Vatican rejected government help and privacy will be observed. Cardinal Satolli and the funeral commission endorsed the plan to avoid public processions and troop involvement.
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London
Rome
Leo
Cardinal Satolli
Vatican
Bridge Collapse Threatens Flood After Otter River Dam
Roanoke Virginia May 1 A new concrete railway arch on the Lit tle Otter river between Roanoke and Lynchburg collapsed damming the river with concrete and dirt. Water backed for miles and engineers work on the dam. A second bridge nearby 110 feet high could be destroyed if the dam breaks. Loss estimated at about half a million dollars. The bridge had not yet been used by Norfolk and Western double tracking.
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Roanoke
Little Otter River
Lynchburg
Norfolk and Western
Storms, Snow, and Dense Winds Hit Lakes and Midwest
A severe April storm from Chicago to Milwaukee brings fifty five mile per hour winds and thirty foot waves on the lakes. Passengers report a sleepless night amid heavy seas and seasickness as ships struggle through the storm. Iowa sees three to eight inches of snow with damage to fruit, grain improves, while a Tennessee tornado causes property damage in Covington. Milwaukee records six inches of new snow as a cold front lingers.
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Puritan
Graham & Morton Line
Iowa
Goodrich Line
Barry
Milwaukee
Des Moines
Tennessee
Memphis
Tenn
Covington
Gulf Compress Company
Illinois Central Depot
President Roosevelt Pends Clemency for John William January
Roosevelt flags clemency for John William January alias Anderson of Missouri who robbed a post office in Oklahoma then served most of a five year term at Leavenworth, escaped, and after nine years was recaptured in Kansas City and returned to prison amid petitions for pardon.
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Roosevelt
Department of Justice
John William January
Anderson
Missouri
January
Oklahoma
Leavenworth
Kansas City
British crew tops American ships in Jamestown boat race
At Hampton Roads near the Jamestown exposition grounds the first international boat race pitted crews from the British armored cruiser Roxburgh against American battleships Alabama and Virginia. The Roxburgh led early but soon trailed as the American ships surged ahead.
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Norfolk
Jamestown Exposition Grounds
Hampton Roads
Alabama
Virginia
Artist Marries His Model in Massachusetts Home
Long Meadow May 11 Robert Reid artist and club member of New York wed Miss Elizabeth Reeves of New York at the bridegroom’s brother Charles D D Reid’s home. The bride was Reid’s model. The ceremony was by Rev Dr Philip S Moxom Congregational pastor of the South Congregational church of Springfield.
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Long Meadow
Mass
Robert Reid
New York
Elizabeth Reeves
Charles DD. Reid
Record-Breaking Lake Steamship Coal Dock Backlog
Superior Wis May 1 with all coal docks active about 150000 tons of receipts in the last day and over forty boats waiting to unload in the harbor, an unprecedented congestion for the lakes.
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Superior
Wis
Remorse Causes Death by Own Action in Inquest
In St Louis on May 1 an inquest for Edward Linne 24 concluded he died by his own hand after remorse over striking his mother with his fist. The shooting was ruled a self inflicted death tied to emotional distress.
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St. Louis
Edward Linne
Linne
Stove Plant Destroyed in Lorain Fire
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the National Stove company plant in Lorain on May 1. Estimated loss is $260,000 covered by insurance. Four hundred workers are idle due to the blaze.
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Lorain
National Stove Company
New York Life Agent Arrested for Forgery
Jacob Frank, an agent for New York Life Insurance in New York City, was arrested on a third degree forgery charge connected to the company’s recent directors election. He allegedly forged policyholders signatures on ballots, including that of Erhard Gerhard, with about 150 cases affected.
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New York
Jacob Frank
New York Life Insurance Company
Frank
Erhard Gerhard
Illinois Legislature Nears Adjournment With Charter Tangle Looming
Springfield May 1 The general assembly will adjourn sine die a week from next Saturday unless a tangle over the Chicago charter delays. Appropriation bills for charitable institutions passed the Senate and go to the House with few amendments as the House follows the Senate in defying the governor’s hint of an extra session.
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Illinois
Springfield
General Assembly
Chicago
Senate
House
Town Lot Sales Offer Easy Payment Plan
Real estate seller advertises town lots for sale with a small down payment and simple balance terms. Prospective buyers are urged to contact the seller for details and negotiations.
Smith and Bricker Sell Lands and Tax Non-Residents
Smith and Bricker announce sale of lands with proceeds used to pay taxes owed by non residents. The notice outlines parcel details and payment obligations. Local authorities coordinate the transaction and confirm compliance with land and tax laws.
Shaving in sleep blamed for fatal wound in Georgia
The Elks committee returning T. Kirby Heinsohn's body to Muncie Indiana advanced a theory that the wealthy man killed himself in his sleep in Sylvester Georgia. He was too weak to speak and wrote that he did not know what he was doing as he slept when the razor cut his jugular vein.
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T. Kirby Heinsohn
Muncie
Ind
Sylvester
Elks
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