Conference Battled Over Committees at Methodist Session
Delegates argued over constitution committees and benevolence simplification at the general Methodist Episcopal conference in Cleveland. Bishop Foster urged order while Dr. Parker noted yesterday’s disorder. A laymen led push for a lay clergy committee to streamline benevolences and unification of papers.
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Cleveland
Bishop Foster
General Methodist Episcopal Conference
E. W. Parker
Menner
Foster
Leroy M. Belt
Ohio
Belt
Kansans to sue D M Ferry seed firm over contract breach
Farmers in four southwestern Kansas counties plan suits against D M Ferry Co of Detroit alleging breach of contract. Drought forced farmers to seed many crops for eastern markets with seed deemed worthless last year. State Senator Milton Brown recruited to enforce contracts and will attach seed now on sale in Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
D. M. Ferry & Co
Detroit
Milton Brown
Garden City
Mexican jail sentence in embezzlement case
Chester Rowe of Poweshiek county Iowa was sentenced to twelve years and two months in Belim prison Mexico City after seeking Mexican citizenship to avoid Iowa punishment for misappropriating $38,000. Judge Aguelar ruled crimes abroad remain punishable on Mexican soil. Lawyer Alfore said Rowe aimed to evade Iowa punishment.
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Mexico
City of
Chester Rowe
Poweshiek County
Iowa
Aguelar
Belim
Rowe
Alfore
Two Notorious Pickpockets Indicted in New York
Washington May 5 Two infamous pickpockets and knockout drop men long active from San Francisco to New York were indicted by the grand jury for larceny from the person. Frank Nelson alias Mike Lyons alias A D Stevens alias Gallagher and Frank Lewis alias Harry Arm stead alias Sheeny Lewis alias Mansfield face possible sentences of twelve to fifteen years. Lewis and Nelson are sought in Pittsburg Baltimore Cincinnati and Louisville.
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Washington
New York
Arceny
Frank Nelson
Mike Lyons
A. D. Stevens
Gallagher
Frank Lewis
Harry Armstead
Lewis
Nelson
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Louisville
Wall Street Opens Weaker With Tobacco Shares Lead
The New York stock market opened weak with activity focused on Tobacco. Large blocks for sale pushed Tobacco down about 25 percent to 66 44. The broad list showed little change from London quotes. Money on call was easy at 2 percent, bankers' bills traded around 488% to 489 for demand and 487% to 488 for sixty days.
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New York
London
Prime Mercantile
Steel Truss Draws Lightning in Tragic Death
In Pittsburg on May 5 a steel truss worn by 11 year old Charles Glewitt drew a bolt of lightning during a Saturday storm. He and two other Wilkins township boys sheltered in an unroofed house with Glewitt standing in the doorway. The bolt killed him instantly, and officials note a metallic waist support may have attracted the strike.
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Pittsburg
Charles Glewitt
Glewitt
Wilkins Township
Thief Loses One Hundred Dollars in Aurora Burglary
A burglar broke into the house of Banker Shaw six miles north of Aurora on Saturday night and stole a pocket book with 140 dollars. He discarded the purse after taking its contents and left behind two folded fifty dollar bills hidden between railroad passes.
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Aurora
Ill
Shaw
Chicago
Quarantine Inspection Ordered By Marine Hospital Service
Surgeon General Wyman announced that to guard against contagion from foreign ports the Marine Hospital Service will institute at once rigid inspections of local quarantine stations nationwide.
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Washington
Wyman
The
Marine Hospital Service
United States
Death of Commander Felix McCurley Navy Officer
Philadelphia May 5 Commander Felix McCurley U S N captain of the navy yard at League Island died today at his station of heart failure He was a well known officer who had served the country in every quarter of the world
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Felix McCurley
Philadelphia
U.S. N
Navy Yard
League Island
Threatening Forces Near Akasheh Reported
Cairo on May 2 reports a militia of about 1000 dervish riflemen and a large mounted dervish force seen near Akasheh. The two groups appear to be concentrating for an attack on Akasheh.
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Akasheh
Cairo
Senate Rivers and Harbors Bill Dominates Washington Week
In Washington May 5 the Senate agenda centers on the rivers and harbors bill before moving to the District of Columbia appropriations. Debate likely to stretch two to three days, with political talk kept to a minimum while focusing on merits and possible bond resolution discussions. Santa Monica harbor funding faces a key amendment by Senator White aimed at tying the sum to engineers’ recommendations.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Commerce
Santa Monica
Cal
White
Committee of Engineers
Committee On Commercce
Berry
Southern Pacific Railroad
Pacific Railroads
Bartholdt
Committee On Immigration
House
Robbins
Alabama
McGann
Iillinoi
Cobb
Tarsey
Missouri
Boatner
Louisiana
McKinney
Virginia
Johnson
Johnson Vs. Stokes, From the Seventh South Carolina, Murray Vs. Elliott
Carooina
Rinaker Vs. Downing
Illinois
Cornett Vs. Swanson
Hoge Vs. Otey
Virgina
Johnson-Stokes
Murray-Elliott
Rinaker Downing
W. Murray
Fifty-first House
Foreign relations volume praises China policy after riots
The forthcoming foreign relations volume credits the State Department for breaking Chinese obstinacy and starting a new era in how foreigners are treated in China. Minister Denby to Pekin is praised for leadership and Adee for energetic daily cable efforts to protect Americans during the riots.
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Pekin
State Department
Washington
China
Denby
Adee
Congressmen back Grant memorial in Washington
Congressmen approve a bill to erect a Gen. Grant memorial in Washington. Representative Hepburn of Iowa says he hopes for a favorable military affairs committee report on the 250000 dollar appropriation. Representative Curtis of New York supports a Grant statue in the capital.
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Gen. Grant
Washington
Representative Hepburn
Iowa
Hepburn
Army of the Tennessee
Curtis
New York
Grant
Holmes in fear of death and the last hours
H Holmes the condemned killer spends Sunday in Moyamensing prison cell. A death watch keeps guard within six feet and daily searches aim to thwart any suicide plan as he awaits execution on Thursday with Father Daily unavailable.
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Philadelphia
H. Holmes
Murde
Moyamenscs
Father Daily
Althouh Holmes
Holmes
Baptist Pastor Splits From Salvation Army
Rev Nathan E Wood of First Baptist Church in Boston declares severance from the Salvation Army auxiliary league. He alleges military despotism under General Booth and cites perceived abuses as his reason for breaking ties.
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Boston
Mass
Nathan E. Wood
First Baptist Church
Auxiliary League of the Salvation Army
Wood
Booth
Salvation Army
Indiana Stationary Engineers Organize in Indiana
A state association of stationary engineers has been organized in Terre Haute with aims to form state bodies nationwide before the national convention in Buffalo this fall. The group seeks licensing for stationary engineers and regular boiler inspections, with state officers named: President B. N. Grosvenor, Vice President Samuel Williamson, Secretary Thatcher A. Parker, and Treasurer J. S. Walton.
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Indiana Stationary Engineers
Terre Haute
Ind
Association of Stationary Engineers
Buffalo
B. N. Grosvenor
Samuel Williamson
Thatcher A. Parker
J. 8. Walton
James Ryan Defeats Edwards in $100 Bout Near Savanna
James Ryan of Savanna defeats Billy Edwards of Mount Carroll in a 15 round bout near Savanna for 100 dollars a side. Ryan showed early superiority while Edwards faded and failed to answer the bell after the final round with a broken knuckle. Authorities did not intervene despite threats.
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James Ryan
Edwards
Savanna
Ill
Billy Edwards
Mount Carroll
Ryan
Stanford Bequest Paid to Leland Stanford Jr University
After three years of litigation Mrs Stanford paid the $2 500 000 bequest from the late Senator Stanford to Leland Stanford Jr University. The transfer creates an assured income for the university with $10 000 in monthly interest.
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Stanford
San Francisco
Cal
Senator Stanford
Leland Stanford, Jr
University
Comedy Girls Escape Death in Michigan Hotel Incident
Miss Edie McGann and Miss Rena Vinton of the Monte Carlo girl comedy company were nearly asphyxiated at the Phoenix hotel in Benton Harbor Michigan during a Saturday night performance. F W Lincoln of Chicago, father of Miss J Lincoln, took her home leaving the company in bad shape.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Edie McGann
Rena Vinton
Monte Carlo
Phoenix Hotel
F. W. Lincoln
Chicago
J. Lincoln
New York Saloons Closed as Tax Law Enforced
May 5 report notes little change in liquor tax enforcement under the state board. Saloons in New York City largely closed on the first Sunday, with liquor sales monopolized by hotel licensed establishments in operation.
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New York
State Board
Beals Fires on Wife in Jealous Killing Near Ironton
James Beals a stove molder shot and fatally wounded his wife after a walk in Ironton Ohio. He fired four shots wounding her fatally and escaped but is being pursued by officers. The motive cited is jealousy.
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James Beals
Ironton
Beals
New Woman's Ten Commandments Listed Amid Snowbound Fire
A whimsical list titled New Woman's Ten Commandments mocks domestic roles while a hillside view aids burglars in throwing snow for a fire incident. The blaze burns no major room as Smithland residents recall how the fire was stopped and floors saved.
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Smithland
Baiting Fish With Live Mice Becomes Adirondack Stream Talk
A seasoned angler notes success using live mice as lures. He purchases mice, keeps them in a large airy cage, and releases them during fishing season. He reports catching a 4 pound 2 ounce bass in an Adirondack stream and a 1 pound 5 ounce black bass in a Minnesota lake using this method.
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Sherman
Third Arena
Bac
Adirondack
Minisota
Gas from Sawdust Plans for Deseronto Mills
Plan for gas produced from sawdust in Deseronto Candia mills uses retorts heated by wood fire and lime purifiers. Gas yields about nineteen thousand cubic feet daily from two tons of sawdust with one man and a boy supplying labor.
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Deseronto
Candia
Man removes tooth himself with kicking cord
A Watertown man with a bad toothache tried pulling a decayed upper double tooth by tying a cord, looping it, and kicking to yank it out. The first attempt broke the string. the second held and the tooth finally flew across the room.
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Watertown
N. Y
Robert Bruce
Snow Used to Fight Fire in Snowbound Kentucky Town
In Smithland Kentucky a winter fire met a waterless scene as hydrants froze and snow covered the ground. Citizens improvised by rolling large snowballs and tossing them onto the blaze to subdue the flames.
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Smithland
New Safety Miners Lamp From Germany Described
A new safety miners lamp reportedly used in Germany operates on a unique principle. The design allows instant flame extinction via an interior glass spring and cap that shifts the wick when the upper piece is screwed down. The mechanism lights easily and then self extinguishes when the spring re engages, ensuring immediate shutoff.
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Germany
Insects on Kerguelen Island Lose Wings and Jump Myriad
Dr Kidder reports insect life on Kerguelen Island in the south Indian Ocean shows almost wingless flies beetles and other insects. The vestigial wings are used for jumping and landing by chance as winds and climate contribute to disuse and reduced growth. Violent gales hinder travel.
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Kerguelen Island
South Indian Ocean
Doctor Kidder
Kidder
Electric locomotives replace mules in Pennsylvania colliery
An electric locomotive powers coal haulage from the drift face to the tipple replacing mules. The Engineering and Mining Journal notes Columbus manufacturers are building more units for coal mines in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Arizona. Power ranges from 15 to 175 HP and gauges from 18 inches to standard gauge.
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Pennsylvania
Engineering and Mining Journal
Columbus
West Virginia
Arizona
Two Reluctant Rulers Rooted in Place
The piece notes only two European potentates who never change residence. It points to the pope in the Vatican and the sultan in Constantinople who have stayed put since their rise to power, nineteen years apart, during tumultuous moments.
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Pope
Rome
Turkey
Constantinople
Autograph Collector Faure Builds World Famous Exhibit
An autograph collector and president Faure has a notable fad collecting signatures. He began years ago and, since becoming president, has added greatly to the collection by obtaining specimens from nearly every king queen and emperor on earth. His display of signatures by prominent authors and inventors is highly valuable.
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Faure
Typewriting System Helps Connecticut Blind At Hartford
A system of typewriting for the blind is used at the Connecticut Industrial Institute for the Blind in Hartford enabling a totally blind person to take dictation rapidly and reducing many hardships faced by this group.
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Connecticut Industrial Institute For the Blind
Hartford
Bridget and Motherargue Over Wages and Breakage
A brief domestic exchange shows Bridget failing at chores and her mother demanding a wage increase to cover broken china. Bridget pleads for higher pay as a possible solution to the ongoing fault.
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Bridget
China
Vast 19th Century Miscellany From Port Metrics To Coal History
A sprawling survey notes timber shipments from Darien, land sales in California, and global trade moves. It cites a 40,000 acre Climo ranch sale to a London buyer for 2 million dollars, March timber exports, and a De Hong Kong passage. It remarks on Massachusetts shoe leather output, giant population brain weight estimates, early coal records, Americas first trolley line, Bank of England payrolls, and German ship tonnage in 1894.
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Great Climo
California
le Little
Darien
United States
Hong Kong
Nagai
Massachusetts
Henry III
Newcast Tyne
Amer Bs
Coney Island
Baltimore
Bank of England
Germany
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