Sioux Seek $750 Million in US Lands Claims Suit
Sioux leaders seek to recover about 750 million dollars from the federal government with interest for lands and property taken during the Black Hills gold rush era. They allege treaty breaches of 1861 and 1858, improper use of funds, and seizure of lands, ponies, and tepees. The suit targets 40 counties and will name the United States in the Court of Claims, with about 25,000 individual claimants involved.
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Nortow
United ‘States
Court of Claims
Black Hills
Mith’ ‘Dakota
Custer
United Sates
United States
Thdiai
Hearing On Wool Rates By Interstate Commerce Commission
Portland May 6 One of seven hearings in the West by the Interstate Commerce Commission will open here tomorrow on a general readjustment of wool rates. Current tailroad terminal rates under fourth section relief include 1.50 on based wool and a commission on the coast rate to Portland from the interior. The intermountain territory objects to the rate, railroads proposed blanket rates of 70 on sacked wool and 2.35 on both interior and coast, a plan suspended. ICC authorized continuance of former rates until the wool rate hearing.
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Associated Pre
Portland
Ore
Interstate. Commerce Commission
Interior
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mexican smugglers murder immigrants near Texas border
Associated Press reports six Italian immigrants were shot dead and a seventh wounded as smugglers hired to guide them across the Rio Grande opened fire. Wounded witnesses said a policeman in Nuevo Leon coordinated the plan and helped the group move toward the river before the attack.
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Associated Press
Panedo
United States
Tio Grande
Viovanno Serraro
Columbia
Nuevo Leon
Mit
Aredo
Twis
Arrival of colored prince in Butte stirs city
The colored population of Butte is stirred by the arrival of a self styled prince W Moughbatiezise who calls himself bishop of the Reformed Coptic church of Ethiopia. He addressed Mountain View church and claimed support from both black and white residents. Some locals doubt his titles and accuse him of libel from The Crisis. He says Du Bois seeks his deportation and asserts monthly reports to Denver immigration.
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Butte
Tleman
Prince
W. Moughbatiezise
Coptic Church of
Ethiopia
Africa
Sandard
Mountain View Church
Jesse H. Smith
M. B. Chappell
Standard Office
Theagazine
Honar Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Prince Challoughlezilezise
Ohio
Illinois
Canada
W. F. B. du Bois
America
du Bois
Denver
Six Killed as Train Hits Automobile Near Selma California
Six people die when a Southern Pacific passenger train strikes an automobile at a Selma Fresno county crossing. The vehicle registered to John de Mots carries three de Mots family members, Dr James G Ogg of Orange City Iowa, and Mrs Ogg of Orange City. The crash hurled the car over 100 feet. four occupants were found on the engine front. Witnesses say the crossing offered an unobstructed view. the northbound train remained on tracks as authorities contacted relatives.
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Associated Press
Fresno
Cal
Selma
Fresno County
Perville
John de Mots
Orange Cove
Orange
Edward de Mots
James G. Ogg
Orange City
Iowa
Jame
de Mots
Explosion Victims Named in Colorado Mine Disaster
Ten men died in the Rocky Mountain Fuel mine near Aguilar Colorado with eight bodies recovered by morning. Greek workers Konistakis Katekis Soupaginas and Cordova were identified among the dead as rescue volunteers from nearby camps aided the search and air was restored into the tunnel. No cause or inspection date has been set for the inquiry.
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Amspellec Pre
Trinidad
Col
Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
Aguilar
Thomas Bradley
John Konistakis
Chris Katekis
John Soupaginas
Leon Cordova
Cordova
P. F. Meken
Candelario Trujillo
John Soukinas
Tony Roxnan
Roy Gallegos
Luke Lucero
Alex Johnson
United States Bureau of Mines
Brodhead
Delagua
Ravenwood
Berwind
Chinese Children Sold for Slaves
In Tientsin police rounded up a gang of Chinese kidnappers at the edge of the foreign settlement. Nine native boys aged 2 to 15 were released on the evening of shipment to Canton for sale. Four men and four women were arrested. Shanghai reports noted 13 bound children found in a junk at Suchow, with an aged woman in charge arrested.
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Tientsin
Associated Press
Fang
Fanton
China
Canton
Shanghai
Suchow
Agreement Near on Britain's Wartime Debt Plan
The Aus Jo-American debt funding pact appears close to execution after a conference between the American debt commissioner and Sir Auckland Geddes. Though final decisions awaited London instructions, both parties reported progress and confidence for signatures on the note detailing repayment terms of Britain’s World War I borrowings from the United States.
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Auckland Geddes
Cassador
London
Mellon
Great Britain
United States
Treasury offers 400 million in notes to refund war debt
The Treasury announced a 400 million dollar offering of treasury notes to retire wartime debt as part of a planned refunding. Mallon Mellon spoke on the fiscal situation, noting the operation could retire short dated debt gradually from surplus funds before 1928, aiming to reduce the total by June 30.
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Treasury
Mellon
Abit Si Federal Securities
Shrine Parade Opens Market Week With Giant Circus
The Shrine parade announces the first big event of market week. Marshals John Berkin and aides coordinate a seven o clock start with five divisions marching from Galena and Washington to the circus grounds. Officials assign positions and ensure floats and bands from local firms participate.
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Shriners
Shrine
John Berkin
Walter Hansen
Col. L. P. Sanders
Charles I Staples
Jay A. Livingston
Galena
Washington Streets
Washington
Park
Arizona Street
Broadway
Excelsior
Excelsior Avenue
Park Street
Montana Street
Circus Grounds
Washington Street
Cat
Gold ‘Street
Gold and
Washinton Streets
Berlin Rejects German Reparations Offer In Full
France and Belgium insist on full payment of reparations and reject any counterproposal while suspending further discussions until German Ruhr resistance ends. The note, delivered to Paris and Brussels, criticizes the German offer as vague and incompatible with the Versailles treaty and rules out an international commission replacing the reparations body. The British ambassador requested a delay to consult allies before replying.
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France
Jum
Paris
Brussels
Belgium
Ruhr
Germany
England
Witness in Probe Prison Camp Dies
Jerry Poppell the principal witness against two Leon County officials in the An n Tabert death probe died in Quincy Florida after a long illness. Dr D A Garrard of Quincy cited apoplexy as the cause plus Mrs Poppell said he muttered he was poisoned and noted moonshine alcohol may have been involved. Poppell was on his way to Pensacola to testify before a federal grand jury.
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Associated P. Tallatiassee
Fla
Jerry Poppell
Leon County
Ann Tabert
Munich
N. D
Florida
Quincy
Pla
Poppell
Hisbony
Degree conferre d upon 150 Knights
The Associated Press reports 150 Knights conferred in Spokane Washington on May 6. The ceremony in Our Lady of Lourdes cathedral featured pontifical high mass at 11 o'clock. James H Kane of Seattle led the Washington and Alaska division, with James J Gorman as western education supervisor. A banquet followed, attended by about 300 Knights.
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Associated Press
Spokane
Wash
Columbus
Nis
British’ Co
Adidates
Officlas Ton
Oregon
Tamibia
United States
James H Kane
Seattle
Washington
Alaska
James J. Gorman
Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral
Train bandit raid holds 150 passengers prisoners
A northbound express on the Shanghai Pukow line was derailed by bandits near Shantung. About 150 passengers were captured including several foreigners and 100 Chinese. Miss Aldrich of New York was aboard and unconfirmed reports said a British subject named Rothman was killed. Foreigners listed among those captured included Pred. Billag Edward Elias Theodore Szppere Emile Gensburger J.T. Powell and Lloyd Lehrbas. The incident prompted calls for troops and diplomatic action from Peking and Washington.
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Shantung
Aldrich
New York
United States
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Tsao-Kun
Shanghat
Tien Tain
Pukow
Lincheng
Tsinantu
Shantune
Shanghai-Nanking
Alba Coralli
Rothman
Associated Press
London
Tien Tin
Reuter
Washington
China
State Department
Schurman
Peking
Department
Fts
Charles Coltman
Hughes
Kidnapped Woman Linked to Late Senator Aldrich
Associated Press report from New York says Lucy Aldrich sister of Mrs. Rockefeller Jr. left New York last winter with a traveling companion on a World Court trip. Details indicate she has been abroad about a year and planned to leave China for Japan with Standard Oil officials. Her wealth stems from her father Senator Nelson W. Aldrich’s estate of about 30 million dollars.
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Associated Pres
New York
Lucy Aldrich
John D. Rockefeller Jr
W. Aldrich
Wall Street
Aldrich
Mu Prentice and
United States
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Head on Collision Kills and Injures Dozens in Railway Crash
A May 8 report by the Associate notes twenty five killed and over thirty injured in a rest on collision between Hershey electric and Matanzas trains. The high speed crash on a curve sparked fire, with many victims burned in coaches. Survivors were rushed to Matanzas by special train.
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Hershey Electric Failway
Matanzas
Death penalty ordered for slayer of 11 year old girl
George E Whitfield was found guilty of first degree murder in Vancouver Washington after a seven hour jury verdict. Anna Nosko was abducted near Battleground while walking home from school in March, dragged into a wood, and killed with throat slashing and beating. The jury ordered the death penalty. sentence slated for next week as Whitfield awaits transfer to Walla Walla.
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Vancouver
Wash
George E. Whitfeld
Anne Nosko
Battleground
Anna Nosko
Ikhbors
George B. Whitheld
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