Ottawa Fire of Incendiary Origin Destroys Hundreds of Homes
Ottawa May 10 A blaze of incendiary origin swept the city destroying hundreds of houses and millions of feet of lumber. John White, released from prison for arson, was caught near the origin and may be charged. Loss totals reach $600000 with 600 families left homeless as water supply failed and lumber yards burned.
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Ont
John White
Hull
Ottawa & Parry Sound Railway
Pine Street
Albert
Richmond Road
Wellington Street
Canadian Pacific Railway
St. Jeannie Baptist Church
David Mills
J. R. Both
Cook
Canada
No Strike Probable on Great Northern. Settlement Near
May 10 St Paul indications point to no strike on the Great Northern railway. conductors and trainmen largely back the double pay on double header trains while a settlement on acceptable terms to both company and brotherhood appears near. A conference with General Manager Ward set wage adjustments and a cap on double headers, with prospects of averting a strike. Also noted is the Nome Alaska commercial sale by John J Lesnon company for about 200000.
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Standard
St. Paul
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern General Committee
Great Northern
Mr. Ward
Canvass Concludes On Great Northern Dispute
Canvass of vote on Great Northern system to sustain opposition to doubleheaders is finished but results await meeting with General Manager Ward. Indications point to no strike as Ward offers to limit double-headers to about 3 percent of trains, a concession viewed as liberal by workers.
Kalispell Minds Strike Threat From Railroad Dispute
Kalispell leaders fear a railroad strike this week on the Great Northern. They urge President Hill to back down or a compromise to avoid paralyzing city and valley industries. If tied up, residents may travel via Ravalli on the Northern Pacific and Lake Flathead steamer, a scenic three-trip weekly route with good accommodations.
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Standard
Kalispell
President Hill
Montana
Great Northern
Flathead Valley
Ravalli
Northern Pacific
Flathead Indian Reservation
Flathead Lake
Cleveland Visits Middle Bass Island for Week of Fishing
Former President Cleveland arrives at Middle Bass Island for a week of fishing. He is joined by Rear Admiral Lamberton Judge Judson Harmon of Cincinnati John M. Lloyd and Jerro J. Mitchell of Tuxedo and Dwight of Chicago. They are guests of Leroy Brooks. Cleveland declines to discuss politics.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Middle Bass Island
Lamberton
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
John M. Lioyd
Jerro J. Mitchell
Dwight
Chicago
Leroy Brooks
Reward Offered for Reichlin Murderer in Lorain
A man unnamed in Lorain Ohio on May 10 gave 4000 dollars to J J Mahoney of the Knights of Columbus to be used as a reward for the detective work identifying the killer of Agatha Reichlin.
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Lorain
Ohio
J. J. Mahoney
Knights of Columbus
Agatha Reichlin
Quarantine Resumes on Transports to San Francisco
Manila reports the resumption of quarantining transports bound for San Francisco due to cholera. The cholera epidemic shows slight gains in Luzon as authorities tighten health measures.
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Manila
San Francisco
Luzon
Seattle May Deal Involving Alaska Holdings
A major agreement in Seattle involves transfers of Alaska holdings. Details specify corporate positions and asset lists, with implications for investors and regional markets. Further disclosures expected from involved firms.
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Seattle
May
Alaska
Minister Found Guilty in Seduction Case Verdict and Penalty
Bozeman May 10 A jury after 31 hours returned a guilty verdict against Rev J Barr Harris in the seduction case involving Miss Abbie Hardenbrook The jury fixed the penalty at one year in the state penitentiary Judge Stewart set 5 pm Monday for sentencing An appeal is probable Harris remains in sheriff custody The church board suspended him and advised examination before the general conference previously Harris faced a similar charge and was exonerated by a church board
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Bozeman
J. Barr Harris
Stewart
Harris
Abbie Hardenbrook
Miss Hardenbrook
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Woman Recovers From Husband's Attack After Shooting
Pittsburg May 10 Mrs Margaret Kuntz survivor of last night’s attack on her and contractor John E Walsh remains alive though wounded. She fears Walsh’s death and writes she would die if he dies. Husband Walter Kuntz claims self defense and cites a surprise gun move by Walsh.
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Margaret Kuntz
John E. Walsh
Walsh
Kuntz
Walter P. Kuntz
Big Forest Fires Threaten Many Camps
Johnstown May 10 One of the fiercest forest fires in the Alleghenies has raged since morning above Dunlo the coal and lumber town. Tonight many lumber camps in the district are at risk as residents muster to defend Dunlo and the flames’ progress is checked but requires ongoing vigilance.
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Johnstown
Allegheny Mountains
Dunlo
Bubonic Plague Declared In Parts Of Peru
Guayaquil Ecuador reports Callao and Pisco Peru infected with bubonic plague. Guayaquil banks and businesses fund city cleaning. Ecudorean troops guard the frontier. Guayaquil council and health board meet. Lima reports no new cases and suspects show no symptoms.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Callao
Pisco
Peru
Board of Health
Lima
Mob violence stopped by nerve of sheriff
Fremont Ohio May 10 Mob violence threatened last night after the alleged killing of Otto Mischik by one of three negroes. The trio is in Norwalk jail as crowds surrounded the building from 1 to 4 am demanding the prisoners. Sheriff Mason stood firm vowing to shoot the first intruder.
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Fremont
Ohio
Otto Mischik
Norwalk
Mason
Ito Signals Trouble in Manchuria Comment
Tokio correspondent reports Marquis Ito warned of future trouble while addressing his party regarding Manchuria in a Daily Mail dispatch dated Friday.
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London
Manchuria
Daily Mail
Marquis Ito
Alarming Rumors of Russian Troop Concentration
Reports from Yokohama May 10 describe alarming conflicting rumors that Russia concentrates troops near Newchwang and Korea. It notes Japan's anger at Russia's behavior and its intent to calmly uphold treaty rights.
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Yokohama
Newchwang
Korea
Japan
Russia
Chinese officials urge resistance to foreign aggression
Shanghai reports vice royalties and governors telegraph the grand council at Peking urging the Chinese government to resist foreign aggression following patriotic meetings over the Manchuria situation.
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Shanghai
Manchuria
Grand Council
Peking
Mexico to detach Zona Libre from states
Semi official news from El Paso reports Mexico will detach Zona Libre from the states and make it part of the federal district. The free zone, a 60 mile wide border strip from California to the Gulf, will have state offices abolished and be governed by mayors and district governors. the strip will be reduced to 20 miles.
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Fl Paso
Tex
Government of
Warships at Salonica and Bulgarian blamed explosions
Salonica harbor hosts 10 foreign men of war as a siege is proclaimed and Turkish troops guard the city. The Times correspondent says recent explosions were carried out by officers of the royal Bulgarian engineers and that the only way to clear the atmosphere may be war with Bulgaria.
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London
Salonica
Times
Royal Bulgarian Engineers
Bulgaria
Attempt at Monastir Not So Successful
Washington reports a cable from the Turkish minister stating Bulgarian revolutionists tried to attack Monastir on May 6. Authorities thwarted the plot, and ringleader Stoutshef and five accomplices died in the village of Fraisha in Florina.
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Monastir
Washington
Salonica
Stoutshef
Fraisha
Florina
Turmoil in Constantinople and Salonica Aftermath
In Constantinople officials deny claims for damages over Salonica outrages. The Turkish government apologizes to a Bulgarian diplomat for recent police raids that led to 60 Bulgarian arrests. Dispatches from Monastir report Muslims and Turkish troops killing Christians in suburban Christian areas, with deserted houses and closed shops. Official confirmation states General Zontchiff, a Macedonian leader, was killed at Florina.
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Constantinople
Salonica
Monastir
Turkey
Zontchiff
Florina
Eight at Stanford Dead of the Fever
Foster Ely Brackett of Washington DC a senior in Latin at Stanford University died of typhoid fever after over three weeks illness. Funeral services were held and the body sent to Washington. His death marks the eighth death from the epidemic with several more ill though source now stamped out.
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Stanford University
Cal
Foster Ely Brackett
Washington
D. C
Brackett
Prince Andreas Betrothal to Princess Alice Confirmed
London confirms the betrothal of Prince Andreas of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenburg. Arranged during King Edward's coronation, Alice is Queen Victoria's great grandchild and King George of Greece’s fourth son is the groom in this dynastic alliance.
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London
Andreas
George
Greece
Alice
Prince Louis of
Strike violence halts Mobile & Ohio service in Jackson
In Jackson Tennessee on May 10 a deadly strike escalates as a switch is spiked and a monster engine is ditched. brakeman William Yarboro is shot and killed on his engine while Captain Pringle and crew are involved. Guards are posted and a federal injunction seeks militia to protect railroad property amid fears of further clashes.
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Jackson
Tenn
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Gaston
Union
William Yarboro
Yarboro
Pringle
Bethel
Mobile& Ohio Railroad Company
Local Mobile & Ohio strike calm in St Louis area
The May 10 report from St Louis notes a quiet local situation in the Mobile and Ohio strike with usual passenger trains running. Despite this calm there is considerable excitement at Williamsville Percy and Sparta where protection is called for.
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St. Louis
Mobile & Ohio
Williamsville
Percy and
Sparta
Mobile & Ohio raises crew rule to end strike
Meridian Mississippi May 10 The Mobile and Ohio railroad ran one train out and one in with non union crews. Superintendent Reeves says he expects to have nearly all division positions filled by tomorrow.
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Meridian
Miss
Mobile & Ohio Today
Reeves
Tangier Tribesmen Said to Be Defeated
News from Tetuan reports tribesmen defeated by government troops. The Renown battleship sails from Gibraltar to Morocco and a British torpedo boat departs Tangier for Tetuan with the British legation secretary aboard. Dispatches note government forces’ insubordination at Tangier and Tetuan.
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Tangier
Tetuan
Madrid
Heraldo
Legation
Copper Strike Report From Parral District Mexico
The Parral district in Mexico reports its first copper strike. Two main veins three and five feet wide deepen and carry 380 percent copper. The mine adjoins the Pedro Alvarado silver mines, near El Paso.
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el Paso
Tex
Parral
Mexico
Pedro Alvarado
Pope Receives Mrs Kohlisaat and Miss Kohlsaat in Rome
In Rome on May 10 the pope received several individuals including Mrs Herman H Kohlsaat of Chicago and Miss Kohlsaat. The meeting highlighted the churchs ongoing engagements with international visitors.
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Rome
Herman H. Kohlisaat
Chicago
Kohlsaat
Alleged Slayer Curtis Jett Captured at Mother's Home
Curtis Jett charged with the assassination of J. B. Marcum was captured without bloodshed at 3 am in his mother’s home near Jackson’s Ferry. He surrendered, handed his revolver to his mother, and was jailed in Winchester. He vowed to get out and threatened revenge on his stepfather, who had sworn out a warrant for assault.
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Lexington
Curtis Jett
J. B. Marcum
A. Haggin
Jackson's Ferry
Winchester
Haggin
Jett
Marcum
Richmond
J. B. Ewen
Ewen
Man and wife die after North Collins gas explosion
In Buffalo on May 10 Herman Blasdell, a former assembly man, and his wife were fatally burned when gas in their North Collins home exploded. An adopted son, the sole other occupant, was only slightly burned as the house was destroyed and fire spread to multiple rooms. The wife died after collapsing on the street and the husband perished from burns after leaping from a window.
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Buffalo
Herman F. Binsdell
North Collins
Spotted fever outbreak at Philadelphia navy yard
Deadly spotted fever has broken out aboard the receiving ships Minneapolis and Puritan at League Island navy yard. Three recruits have died with five more critically ill as officers plan to move men to camp and thoroughly fumigate to prevent spread. Rear Admiral Sigsbee ordered decisive steps to protect the crew.
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Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Puritan
League Island Navy Yard
Sigsbee
Organ cause prompts resignation of Pittsburgh pastor
In Pittsburg on May 10 the Second United Presbyterian Church congregation voted to retain the organ despite opposition from Rev. J. S. Little D D who resigned claiming the move desecrates church law and opposes the denomination’s rules.
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Pittsburg
Second United Presbyterian Church
Little
D. D
Trade Diversion Via Higher Duties Cables Say
A Shanghai correspondent reports that Newchwang authorities raised import duties to divert trade away from Russia and toward Port Dalny, according to a Daily Mail despatch.
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London
Taetao
Newchwang
Daily Mail
Shanghai
Russia
Port Dalny
Government cashier arrested for embezzlement in Manila
Alibert, a cashier of the government here, has been arrested on a charge of embezzlement. Authorities report his accounts show a shortage of 54 000 shors.
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Manila
Alibert Soteetey
Hce
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