Arrest of the Man Who Att tempted to Wreck the Passenger Train
Great Falls dispatch reports a tense strike over railroad traffic. Strikers deny responsibility for last nights wreck of passenger train No 23 and claim no member was on the west side river side. Sheriff Proctor expands force to 100 deputies as trains move cautiously and crews are brought in to guard yards and powder magazines.
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The
Sherif
Sngle
Standard
Great Falls
Anaconda
Jerry Flannigan
Havre
Montana Central Railway Company
West Great Falls
G. T. Ross
Efiw
Neihart
Montana Central train strike becomes lockout in Minnesota
Minneapolis May 3 The Montana Central trainmens strike has taken the form of a lockout as the parent Great Northern company has long isolated the men and preserved regular service elsewhere.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Montana Central
Great Northern Company
Company hires men to break strike at rail line
The firm has recruited experienced workers in the Twin Cities and Chicago to replace strikers. The first batch of 60 men travels by special train, with another train to follow soon. The company appears unlikely to meet the strikers' demands.
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Twin Cities
Chicago
Fear of a raid by the Fenians in Canada
Ottawa orders Essex Fusiliers and other battalions to stand ready within two hours notice amid reports Fenian bands plan incursions along the St Clair and Detroit rivers. Officials say mobilization is for frontier tactical exercise, not an imminent invasion.
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Detroit
Mich
Windsor
Ont
Holmes
No. 1 Military District
Ottawa
Cls
Essex Fusiliers
London Fusiliers
Middlesex
Lambton
Elgin
Military Department
Canada
River St. Clair
Detroit River
Som Point
Bryan in Toledo Drives Big Welcome Across Northern Ohio
W J Bryan arrived in Toledo from Detroit to a large civic welcome with bands and a special Northern Ohio and Southern Michigan delegation. He spoke at the Armory and Memorial hall to about 25 000 listeners and predicted a sweeping Democratic victory nationwide tied to the Kansas City platform.
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Toledo
Ohio
W. J. Bryan
Detroit
Michigan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Armory
Memorial Hall
Woodmen of America
Ellis’ Hall
Kansas City
Santry Knocked Out by Gardner in Chicago Bout
Eddie Santry of Chicago was knocked out by Oscar Gardner at Music Hall before a large crowd. Gardner dominated with body shots and a decisive right to Santry’s stomach in the fifth round, leaving Santry unconscious and carried from the ring before revival. Santry claimed it was a chance knockout.
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Louisville
Eddie Santry
Chicago
Oscar Gardner
Santry
Desperate Fight Reports Losses in Panay Action
Manila dispatch says a reconnoitering party of the 246th infantry was surrounded at Leambano Panay. Four Americans killed and 18 severely wounded in the engagement. The remainder escaped. Reinforcements were sent from Iloilo and the Filipinos retreated to their mountain stronghold.
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Manila
Hoilo
Leambano
Panay
246Th
Iloilo
Publishers Seek Paper Relief From Senate Finance Panel
Representatives of the American Publishers' Association presented a memorial to the senate finance committee asking relief due to higher paper prices. The delegation claimed 22,000 papers as members and urged congress to investigate conditions for possible legislation. A copy of the resolution was also given to the house ways and means committee.
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Washington
American Publishers’ Association
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
House
Dalton Wins Government Beef Contract for Yukon Campaign
The government awards Jack Dalton a roughly $106,000 contract to supply fresh beef to troops at Fort Egbert Circle City Rampart and Fort Gibbon from July 1 1900 to July 1 1901. First shipment from Seattle planned for early July.
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Seattle
Wash
American
Yukon
Jack Dalton
Dalton
Fort Egbert
Circle City
Rampart
Fort Gibbon
Death Toll in Scofield Disaster Up to 250 and Cremation Considered
Salt Lake dispatches report the Scofield disaster death toll may be 250, not 300, as many miners were not that numerous. Rescue continues, coffins short, bodies decaying, cremation discussed. 50 unburied victims. Relief funds reach $13,000 with donations from individuals and firms.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Scofield
Tom Brogdon
North Lawrence
Ohio
Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias
Welby
Burroere
Thompson
J. . Dooly
A. L. Thomas
William Stateheart
Henry Phillips
Pittstorees
ML J
Granderston & Co
Sanotrancheco
John Kirton
Paramtey
Lizzie Clark
Spanish By
Provo
American Fork
Coalville
Springfield
Cambrian Association
Tabernacle
Day of sorrow at Scofield Utah disaster scene
A special report from Scofield Utah describes a day of collective grief after a major mine disaster. Crowds of mourners line the burial sites as embalmers and undertakers rush to prepare bodies, with dozens of coffins arriving and mayor Earles coordinating cemetery work.
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Balt Lake
Tribune
Scofield
Utah
Andrew Hood
Pleasant Valley Coal Company
Wasaten
Earles
Knights of Pythias
Oad
Monument Plan Shapes Cemetery Graves as Maltese Cross
A cemetery plan proposes graves arranged in a Maltese cross with a central monument for two lodges. The arrangement centers on the cross design and highlights the shared monument at the core.
Sympathy of France Expressed by the Ambassador
The French ambassador conveyed the French republics condolence to President McKinley and Secretary Hay over the Sea Field Utah mine disaster. He delivered a personal letter from Jules Cambon and a dispatch directed to Ambassador Porter at Paris acknowledging Loubets message and the presidents appreciation.
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Washington
McKinley
Hay
United States
Seafield
Utah
Washington, D. C
Scofield
United States of America
Loubet
M. del Casse
Republic
Jules Cambon
Porter
Paris
M. Loubet
Admiral Dewey welcomed by rallying crowds in St Louis
In St Louis on May 3 crowds greeted Admiral Dewey with cannon fire and continuous ovations as his party arrived by train and was escorted to the Planters' hotel. Admiral Dewey repeatedly doffed his hat to cheering citizens while his party dined and rested after a long day amid fatigue.
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St. Louis
Admiral Dewey
Lea
Planters
Admiral Dewey Guest of Miners G A R Encampment
Thousands greet Admiral Dewey in Jacksonville Alabama as the G A R encampment hosts him. He receives flowers from schoolchildren at Dwight and delivers a brief speech at Pontiac then reviews a parade at the courthouse and attends a reception at the opera house before continuing to St Louis.
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Jacksonville
Admiral Dewey
Dwight
Pontiac
Washington
Cour House
Sth
L N. G
Opera House
Naval appropriation bill advances with 63 million total
Senate naval affairs committee reports the appropriation bill at 63,128,616 dollars up 2,241,000 from the house. Increases include 2 million for the Annapolis Naval Academy and 392,400 for navy yard works plus 250,000 for Gatchman gun equipment and 90,000 for ocean surveys. The plan shifts armor spending with price caps and a possible armor plant at 4 million dollars, while authorizing a Havana harbor floating dock purchase at 275,000 and 25,000 to relocate it.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy Yards
Gatchman
Secretary of the Navy
Maine
Ohio
Missouri
Spain
Havana
Justice Hunt to retire from bench for federal commission work
Special Dispatch reports Montana judge William H. Hunt plans to resign as associate justice of the supreme court by June 10 to accept a federal post with the Chilean claims commission, returning to Montana later. He cites health and a desire for less arduous duties, staying a Montana citizen.
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Standard
Helena
Montena
Supreme Cour
William H. Hunt
Carter
Chilian Claims Commission
Vas Oigion
United States
Judge Hunt
Washington
Supreme Court
Hunt
Montana
Admiral Upshur
United States Navy
Supreme Bench
Gernor Smith
Goebel Murder Probe Details Weaken Goebel Kill Plan
In Frankfort on May 3 W H Cul ton resumes testimony in the Goebel murder inquiry. He says Governor Taylor urged paying Youtsey to leave Kentucky and a Lexington conference planned seating Henry Berry while blocking Van Meter. Powers telephoned Taylor about the conference as autopsy surgeons describe Goebel’s wounds.
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Frankfort
W. H. Culton
Goebel
Taylor
Youtsey
Kentucky
Lexington
Henry Berry
House of Representatives
Caleb Powers
Cullen
Haley
Daverner Taylor
Culton
Powers
Moore
Jackson County
State House
Secretary of State
Builders Trade Council Orders Walkout Across City
In Philadelphia on May 3 the allied building trades council ordered out all workers where Brotherhood carpenters are employed after a dispute over recognition. About 12 000 more men will quit after 8 am, bringing total on strike to roughly 16 000. The move hits the exposition building and stalls work for the Republican convention preparations.
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Philadelphia
Allied Building Trades Council
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Brotherhood Carpenters
Allen
Building Trades Council
Exposition
Frances
Trades Council
Senate Debates Clark Seat Move and Philippines War Talks
The Senate voted to take up the Clark of Montana dispute and postponed it for a week as Chandler and Stewart clashed over delays. Pettigrew pressed criticism of Philippine volunteer treatment, reading letters from South Dakota troops while Gallinger protested printing profane language. Hawley moved to strike Pettigrew’s letter from the record as evidence, and Tillman, Teller, and Proctor spoke on travel pay and costs of the war. The House census bill was amended for extra pay to census supervisors.
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Washington
Senate
Hoar
Committee On Elections
Clark
Montana
Julia Henry
Guy V. Henry
James Longstreet
Margaret M. Badger
Commodore Badger
Harriet Gridley
Captain Gridley
Navy
W. A. Clark
Chandler
Bacon
Stewart
Mr. Stewart
House
Pettigrew
Philippines
South Dakota
Gallinger
Tillman
Mr. Pettigrew
United States
Teller
Luzon
District of Columbia
Proctor
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