McKinley Visits Arizona Mining Region and Phoenix
President Roosevelt's party tours the Congress gold mine in Arizona's Blue Tank mountains then travels to Phoenix. They witness an irrigation success, meet governors and minors, hear remarks on education, and note the Rough Riders' history with Arizona. The tour includes a flag greeting underground, a visit to an Indian industrial school, and travel toward California.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Congress Gold Mine
Blue Tank Mountains
Tower
Wickenburg
Republic
Wilson
Tripoli
Murphy
Congress Mine
Territorial
Vrenchos
Adams Hotel
Washington
Kingdom of
Italy
Commonwealth
University of Learning
Spain
Rough Riders
Cuba
Guasima
San Juan Hill
General Wood
United States
Congress of the United States
Columbia
Sam
Colorado Desert
Gulf of California
Colorado River
Californa
Yuma
California
Redlants
Ohio party on way to launch of battleship Ohio
The Ohio special bearing Governor Nash and party to San Francisco for the battleship Ohio launch passed Needles on time tonight. The Buckeyes expect to reach Los Angeles at 1 o clock tomorrow and stay until Friday. Former Ohio residents gathered at depots to greet the governor.
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Needles
Cal
Ohio
Nash
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cuban Commission Reports on Platt Amendment and U S Policy
Havana May 7 The Cuban commission at a secret session presented a lengthy report on talks with President McKinley and Secretary Root, praising banquets and receptions while noting debate over including the special programme. The document outlines U S aims for coaling stations Cape May, San Antonio and another Gulf entrance point to safeguard Cuba's independence and U S interests. It states the United States will not intervene absent a foreign attack and a Cuba situation like under Spain. Root says Cuba can have diplomatic representations. The convention meets Thursday with action expected Saturday.
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Havana
McKinley
Root
Senor Giberga
United States
Cuba
Spain
Capes May
San Antonio
Gulf of Mexico
MacArthur Defends Manila Social Conditions
General MacArthur, as governor of the Philippines, reports that Manila prohibits licensing of prostitution and requires resident rights for passers to land. He says letters about the social evil are misinformed and notes police regulations aim to curb disease in the tropical climate. He proposes a fact finding committee visit to study conditions before judging Manila.
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Washington
MacArthur
Philippine Islands
Army
Manila
Philippines
United States
Ready for Signature in London Shipbuilding Alliance
The Daily Express reports a signed partner shipbuilding pact between Cramp Shipbuilding and Vickers Sons & Maxim Ltd, confirming readiness for signatures in London on May 8.
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London
The
Daily Express
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Vickers Sons & Maxim, Limited
Bank President Missing In Cleveland Mystery
The whereabouts of Cuyahoga Savings Bank president Pollock remains unclear with earlier sightings in New York and other cities. Secretary Hale reports ongoing examination and inquiry into his absence.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Pollock
The
Cuyahoga Savings Bank
New York
Hale
Bank in trouble linked to unwise investments and ties to Pollock
The bank faces difficulties from unwise investments and possible ties to President Pollock. Reports say Pollock endorsed papers of the United States Carbon company now in receivership and had interests in two heavily indebted firms.
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Pollock
United States Carbon Company
Restrictions on English shipping favor foreign rivals
Mr. Ellerman argues in the Daily Mail that British shipping faces absolute restraints that benefit foreign competitors. He notes subsidized American vessels and tax advantages under the American flag, urging government aid to British owners to maintain competition.
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England
London
Ellerman
Daily Mail
Leyland Line
Mr. Ellerman
Plans for the Shipbuilding Trust Formation
A circular from H. W. Poor & Co. outlines organizing the United States Shipbuilding company to acquire Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock, Union Iron Works, Bath Iron Works, Hyde Windlass, Crescent yards, Samuel J. Moore, Canda Manufacturing, and Carteret operations. Aggregate orders total 63 million dollars with estimated profit over 5 million. Directors include Henry Scott, Lewis Nixon, Charles Janda, Joseph Hyde, E W Hyde, O B Orcutt, E H Huntington, Irving M. Scott, Edward Hawley, E H Harriman, and Joseph Stillman. The plan awaits Mercantile Trust notice to become operative.
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New York
H. W. Poor & Co
United States Shipbuilding Company
New Jersey
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Bath Iron Works, Limited
Hyde Windlass Company
Bath, Me
Crescent Ship Yards
Samuel J. Moore & Sons Co
Elizabethport
N. J
Canda Manufacturing Company
Cartaret
Henry Scott
Lewis Nixon
Charles J. Canda
Joseph Hyde
E. W. Hyde
Bath Iron Works Company, Limited
O. B. Orcutt
E. H. Huntington
Southern Pacific Company
Irving M. Scott
Union Iron Works Company
Edward Hawley
Minneapolis and St. Paul Iron Company
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Joseph Stillman
National City Bank
Mercantile Trust Company
Gilbert Case at Chicago Theological Seminary Faces Review
Directors met in private for three days at Fisk Hall to decide whether Rev. George H. Gilbert’s works contain heresies. They weighed The Revelation of Jesus and the forthcoming Teachings of the Apostles as debates stretched late, with a decision poised between his return to duty or retirement from the faculty.
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Chicago
Chicago Theological Seminary
George H. Gilbert
Gilbert
Jesus
Dorset
Fisk Hall
George Gilbert
Trouble Is Brewing in Russia as Arrests Rise
A Reuters report from St. Petersburg dated May 6 notes ongoing agitation against the government, especially in educational circles. Reports say many arrests and house visits occur, police are highly active, and foreign correspondents and diplomats have been secretly examined while many letters fail to reach destinations.
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London
Reuter
St. Petersburg
Riots in Barcelona as Government Suspends Guarantees
Government suspends constitutional guarantees in Barcelona after serious riots by strikers and anarchists. Cavalry units were called out and repeatedly charged the mob in the unrest across the city.
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Madrid
Barcelona
Death of an Artist in Cincinnati at Age 72
Raphael Straus, a well known artist, died at his home in Cincinnati today. He was 72 years old.
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Cincinnati
Raphael Straus
Woman survives well assault near Lansing then dies
Miss Ethel Bonnie daughter of Mr and Mrs G W Bonnie was attacked by an unknown white man near Lansing Missouri river mushrooms gathering. She was thrown into a 12 foot deep well and revived by the cold water later reaching the edge before being carried home. Authorities and a posse search for the suspect amid threats of lynching with reports of her death at night awaiting confirmation.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Lansing
Ethel Bonnie
G. W. Bonnie
Bonnie
Bluffs
Missouri
Novel cargo arrives from Galapagos with live tortoises
The schooner W S Phelps reaches San Francisco from the Galapagos with two dozen live tortoises some weighing up to 500 pounds and other rare land and sea animals bound for eastern museums. Captain Noyes recalls a volcano at Bankas Bay ejecting steam and scalding fish as the ship nears shore and reports the water near the hull felt hot to the touch.
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San Francisco
Phelps
Galapagos Islands
Noyes
The
Bankas Bay
Galapagos Group
Captain Noyes
Japanese Arrested for Immoral Purposes in Salt Lake
Trakachi Ogashara, a Japanese man, is held on $2,500 bond to appear in the U S district court for Washington at the June term to answer charges he bought Japanese women in Japan and smuggled them into the United States for immoral purposes. The case results from weeks of investigation by Chinese and Immigrant Inspector Fisher of the Puget Sound district.
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Salt Lake
United States
Twomey
Trakachi Ogashara
United States District Court
State of Washington
Japan
Ogashara
Fisher
Puget Sound District
Power to cure disease via distant vibrations pleads guilty
A defendant pleaded guilty in a United States court to improper use of the mails. Judge Hallett fined $25, and the case centers on claims of curing disease by sending vibrations over long distances.
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Hallett
United States
President Holmes Held in Contempt for Refusing to Testify
Kansas City May 7 President H H Holmes of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company was ordered to appear before the grand jury investigating rumors of jury bribery in a damage suit and to produce books and papers of the claim department. He refused and was held in contempt, placed in custody pending higher court action. The case raises constitutional questions about self incrimination and search and seizure.
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Kansas City, Mo
H. H. Holmes
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Wofford
Holmes
Supreme Court of
National Starch to Close Eleven Factories After Corn Runs Out
A National Starch telegram from the head office says all eleven plants will shut as soon as current corn stocks are used. The Sioux City Iowa plant will operate until about June 1, with others in Nebraska City Des Moines Cincinnati Buffalo Glencove and additional sites. Local management expects repairs in summer and most plants to reopen in fall. President Piel noted factories are overstocked.
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St. Paul
Sioux City
Iowa
National Starch Company
Nebraska City
Neb
Des Moines
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Glencove
N. Y
Piel
Sharkey Fouled After Quick Fight Finish
Cripple Creek report says Mexican Pete Everett beat Tom Sharkey on a foul in the second round at the Olympic Athletic club. The bout began evenly. a late body blow felled Everett and Sharkey struck while down, prompting the referee to award the decision to Everett.
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Denver
Cripple Creek
Pete Everett
Tom Sharkey
Olympic Athletic Club
Everett
Pete
Sharkey
St Louis Board Member Shot by Daughter
Gustave Baare a St. Louis school board member and former state legislator, aged 50, was shot dead at his home by his daughter Ida 20 who then shot herself and died. A letter left by Ida claimed ongoing insults to her mother made the killings and suicid e prem tempted. Baare was reportedly napping when he was killed.
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St. Louis
Gustave Baare
Ida
Mr. Baare
Kitchener Issues Review on Cape Colony Campaign
In London on May 7 Lord Kitchener released his first long review of the South African operations dated March 8. He notes fortifications along lines of communication improved, guards reduced, and distant garrisons evacuated to avoid convoy escorts. He reports commandeering over 25,000 horses in Cape Colony since December and favorable mention of 200 officers and enlisted men.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Cape Colony
Gazette
Emperor William commends Dr von Miquel for longtime service
The Reichs Anzeiger prints a letter from Emperor William praising Dr. von Miquel for relinquishing his Prussian finance minister post. It notes his strong service to the king and fatherland and mentions his new elevation to the diet.
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Berlin
Reichs Anzeiger
Emperor William
von Miquel
Prussia
Diet
Milner reassures on South Africa policy in mass meeting
Cape Town May 7 Sir Alfred Milner the British commissioner addressed a mass meeting saying there was no reason for anxiety about changes in South Africa that would weaken imperial policy. He stated Britain had made up her mind and would carry out the policy she laid down.
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Cape Town
Sir Alfred Milner
South Africa
Great Britain
Carnegie Gift To Fund City Library Network Split
A New York conference in the mayor's office set how Andrew Carnegie’s $5 2 million donation for 65 libraries would be allocated among boroughs. The plan awards four libraries to Manhattan and the Bronx and twenty to the remaining boroughs, with site selection left to the borough boards and subject to board approval.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Manhattan
Bronx
Edad
Esti E
Mrs Botha's health declines as travels to urge surrender
The Daily Chronicle reports Mrs. Botha, wife of Commandant General Botha, is weakened by worry and constant travel between her husband and Lord Kitchener. She plans to sail from Delagoa Bay to see Mr. Kruger and appeal for Boer surrender.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
Markham Attacks Wernher Dell Firm In Mansfield
London report says A B Markham addressed constituents in Mansfield last night repeating his Commons attack on Wernher Dell and Co. He charged Alfred Belt and Mr Ickstein with theft and swindle.
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London
A. B. Markham
Mansfield
House of Commons
Wernher, Dell & Co
Alfred Belt
Mr. Ickstein
Democratic Victory in Fort Wayne Election
Fort Wayne Indiana May 7 election produced an overwhelming democratic victory with majorities larger than those in 1896 and 1898.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Brown for Governor Nominates Joe Brown in New Jersey
The state prohibition convention at Trenton nominated Joe Brown of Jersey City for governor. The choice marks a clear fundraising and platform emphasis as the May session concludes.
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Trenton
N. J
Joe Brown
Jersey City
Lord Kitchener Reports Fresh Boer Capture
London report states Lord Kitchener announces the capture of another hundred Boers along with a 12 pounder one nine pounder a Maxim and a quantity of ammunition.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Guilty Vibrations Denver May 7
Thomas J. Shelton publisher of the Christian claims kinship to Jacob and Moses and the...
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Guilty Vibrations
Denver
Thomas J. Shelton
the Christian
Jacob
Moses
Cape Annexation Likely for Natal Districts
Capetown May 7 The Cape Argus reports that the Utrecht Vryheid and likely the Wakkerstroom districts will be annexed to Natal.
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Capetown
The
Cape Argus
Utrecht Vryheid
Wakkerstroom
Natal
Montana Central Machinists Strike At Great Falls
In Great Falls Montana Central machinists walked out at 10 am amid wage and hour demands. About 50 workers stayed out with reports of 100 to 400 strikers, plus blacksmiths and carpenters joining. A nine hour day and 3.50 a day were sought, with union officials citing a broader national trend. Local business groups sought settlement, but no formal agreement emerged.
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Montana
Great Falls
Standard
Montana Central
Havre
Butte
Shep
Tabor
Ross
Helena
United States
Great Northern
Labor Committee
Business Men's Association
Thousands of tents for the sufferers in Jacksonville
The relief effort after the disaster progresses with 200 tents erected today and 2,000 more from Washington expected tomorrow. Military aid speeds tent villages, food, water, and sleeping arrangements while street cleaning and communications resume. No new deaths, several nervous cases recovering, and labor provided to those able.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Washington
Julia Street
New York
Dall Ordered Adjutant General of Philippines Department
Chicago May 7 Colonel William P Dall adjutant general of the department of the Lakes has been ordered by the war department to succeed Colonel Thomas H Barry as adjutant general of the department of the Philippines He will start for San Francisco and sail for Manila on the next transport.
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Chicago
William P. Dall
Department of
Sudden Death at East Bourne Free Masons Meeting
A painful sensation tonight at a Free Masons meeting in East Bourne as F. B. Schreiner elder brother of Cape Colony's former premier William P. Schreiner dies suddenly.
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London
Free Masons
East Bourne
Schreiner
Cape Colony
William P. Schreiner
Father Faces Horrible Charge
Parry Sound Ont May 7 On April 30 the house of Joseph Parton at Hurd Ville was destroyed by fire and five children aged up to 12 were burned. Parton 70 was arrested on murder charges alleging he deliberately cremated the children after years of alleged cruel beating.
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Parry Sound
Ont
Joseph Parton
Hurd Ville
Parton
Long Lining Process Approaches For Boulder Tunnel
The Great Northern plans to start concrete lining of the 1.25 mile Boulder Wickes tunnel next summer with 75 to 190 workers. A power plant will be built at the south end, using rock from nearby quarries to produce concrete, while construction proceeds without disrupting train service.
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Standard
Boulder
Wickes
Great Northern Railway
Cascade Mountains
Washington
Messrs. H. McIntosh
A. D. Stevens
Spokane
Wortman Helena
J. C. Patterson
Great Falls
Great Northern
F. E. Hall
Claude Lurber
James Fleming
Conservatives Hold Monmouth Seat In Victory Despite Decline
London May 17 The Monmouth district by election to replace Frederick Rutherford Harris saw Law rence Conservative win 4604 votes while A S Spicer Liberal polled 4261. Liberals hoped coal tax anger would swing the seat but Conservatives retained the seat with a smaller majority.
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London
Monmouth
Frederick Rutherford Harris
Mr. Lawrence
A. S. Spicer
Insurgents Defeated Near Balayan by U S Cavalry
Lieutenant John T. P. Hartman led 63 men of the first cavalry against 260 insurgents near Balayan, Batangas, Luzon. The enemy made three stands and were defeated each time. No American casualties reported. A navy court of Inquiry probes alleged ties of Lieutenant Richard H. Townley to the case of Captain Reed and misconduct within the commissary department.
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Manila
John T. PD. Hartman
First Cavalry
Balayan
Batangas
Luzon
Navy
Richard H. Townley
Reed
Commissary Department
Local Storm Strikes Cordele Area Yesterday
A brief Cordele Georgia notice reports a thunderstorm with brief damage and injuries. Mrs J J V Perry and a Black man were among those struck. the event caused fear and minor injuries.
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Cordele
Perry
Mies
Fegro
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M’kinley
Commission
Shipbuilding Trust
Tramp
Mer
Posse
Kitchener
Miquel
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