Opposition to the Shipping Subsidy Bill Filed in House
The minority report against the shipping subsidy bill argues the aid would favor a few already prosperous lines, fail to boost U.S. shipping or exports, and burden taxpayers. It contends subsidies rarely lower freight rates, do not strengthen national defense, and would entrench shipowners and rail interests while offering little benefit to ordinary freight carriers or farmers.
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Washington
Committee On
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Devries
California
Daly
New Jersey
Speight
Mississippi
Messrs
Chandler
Small
Ransdell
McKinley
Collins
Brazil and
Pacific Mail Lines
France
Italy
Nationa Defense
Europe
United States
Great Britain
St. Paul
Campania
Cunard
Ner
Fire destroys Camden Market House and 10 stores
Fire at the Parmners Market House in Camden New Jersey caused perfect destruction of the market building ten stores and about 60 small dwellings. Loss estimated at 700000 leaving 250 people homeless. Residents housed in the Armory and fed by the city. Fire started by boys in tarred lumber. chemical lab explosions followed. Cogswell laboratory gutted. old post office building burned. Insurance partial.
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Camden
N. J
Fifth and
Federal Streets
Armory
Philadelphia
Chemical Laboratory
William Cogswell
Federal Street
Cogswell
Farmers’ Market
Cogswell Laboratory
Bombay Death Toll Soars in Mandove and Golra Outbreaks
London May 14. The Times Bombay correspondent reports 409 deaths in three days at Mandove. Bodies lie uncollected as people flee Golra and Broach regions show a similar crisis, with authorities unable to gather the dead.
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London
Bombay
The
Times
Mandove
Golra
Decision Reversed in Hustler and New Year Lode Case
The Interior Department reverses the commissioner's decision on the Hustler and New Year lode mining claims at Pueblo Colorado. The action redefines contiguity and patent rights, granting the Hustler owner the lode throughout its depth up to the Fort Wilcox location while confirming exclusions and surface rights under mining law.
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Washington
Pueblo
Colo
Fort Wilson
Sitting Bull Lode
Hustler
Fort Wilcox
Department
Asx
Port Wilcox
Supreme Court
del Monte
Reinstatement of Hustler claim rights and surface limits
The secretary reverses the office action and restores entry for the Hustler lode. Surface and underground rights, as defined by the original survey, will be granted except where conflicts with Fort Wilcox and Sitting Mall claims arise. Rules 7 and 8 are to be modified to align with the Del Monte Last Chance decision.
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Hustler Lode
Supreme Court
del Monte
del Muente
Land Department
Fort Wilcox
Sitting Mall
KE. A. Hitchcock
Bicycle Races At Pontain Ferry With Close World Record Trials
At Pontain Ferry park Louisville on May 13 a large crowd saw Owen Kimble sanction a National Cycling event. The feature matches highlighted MacParland and Stevens dominating the professional program with Stevens winning the final heat and Kimble second. F Denny led amateur events while Roberta and Hickman placed near the top in open races. Cooper showed improved form but could not defeat the Stevens-MacParland pairing. Bald and Kiser did not race today.
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Louisville
Pontain Ferry Park
Owen Kimble
National Cycling Association
Thiee
Rank Denny
Buffalo
California
MacParland
Stevens
Tom Cooper
Detroit
MacFarland
Kiser
F. Denny
W Roberta
H. Hickman
Birmingham
Kimble
Newhouse
Cooper
McVarland
Wm. Roberts
Hickman
Ottumwa
Owen Kimbe
Indian famine aid appeal urges larger U S donation
New York date May 18. The Indian famine relief committee reports that 6,900,900 people in India received aid this year but at least 6,600,000 remain starving. The appeal urges America to donate at least one million dollars.
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New York
Indian Famine Relief Committee Today
India
America
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay voyage by governor and Mrs Roosevelt
Roosevelt and his wife left Albany for Oyster Bay on May 13 to spend a brief stay before returning to the capital. The trip takes them to Long Island for a short respite ahead of resumed duties.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Albany
Palace Theater Helena Sale Ad
The Palace Theater in Helena Montana is offered for sale on easy terms. Terms include photographs of Var and From turcisnel on application Adiles Wesmer Cooper Co. Agents Helena Mont.
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Palace Theater
Helena, Montana
Northwest
Turcisnel
Adiles, Wesmer, Cooper & Co
Tlel Na
Mont
Striking St Louis Transit Faces Labor Aid and Police Support
In St Louis on May 13 the street railway strike remained quiet as police protect power houses. Labor groups plan a general meeting to decide a sympathy strike and fund strikers with 1000 dollars weekly. Governor Stephens warns officials to restore order and offers federal help if needed.
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St. Louis
Campbell
Baumhoff
St. Louis Transit Company
Stephens
Crowe
Jefferson City
Beard of Police Commissioners
Street Railway Company
Trades and Labor Unions
Tts
Brewery Workers’ Union
Crows
United States District Attorney
Jenkins
Read
Delegates Named for State Convention in Butte
Jefferson county Republicans selected 9 delegates and 8 alternates for the state convention in Butte on the 16th. Delegates include L Sponheim Basin Casimir Kamber Clancy C B R Burkett Pipestone F N Wild Basin James Williamson Whitehall F E Dean Boulder George F Cowan Boulder Alternates are listed. Judge Henry Smith of Helena in town to hear a motion for a new trial in the Allport will case seeking probate for Mrs Caroline V Kelley the will alleged as forged with Minnie Healy mine in Butte as principal valued asset.
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Boulder
Jefferson County
Butte
BE. R. Dean
L. Sponheim
Basin
Casimir Kamber
Clancy
C. BR. Burkett
Pipestone
F. N. Wild
James Williamson
Whitehall
F. E. Dean
George F. Cowan
Boullder
David Carley
T. J. Chestnut
J. W. Morris
Pred Lockerson
Bernice
W. W. McCall
F. E. Cornish
B. E. Barteau
Henry Smith
Helena
Parker
Allport
Caroline V. Kelley
John J. Allport
Dillon Republicans Choose 14 Delegates for Butte Convention
In Dillon a Republican county convention met to select 14 delegates and 14 alternates for the state convention in Butte next Thursday. Fewer than 20 delegates attended and debates centered on who qualifies as a “representative Republican.” Names listed include A. J. Noyes, W. F. Gardiner, Henry Thompson, JH F. Morse, and Alf Decker among others, with alternates such as W. A. Armitage and J. Baker.
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Dillon
Butte
Court House
A. J. Noyes
W. F. Gardiner
Henry Thompson
JH. FP. Jackson
Joseph Walloo
M. Best
G. Willis
L. Eliel
J. FE Morse
J. PF. Bishop
EB. H. Harvey
Sam Skelton
T. B. Craver
Alf Decker
W. A. Armitage
J. & Baker
FE. A. Failey
Robert Gray
H. Clay Patterson
W. A. Jones
Otto
Convention officers named at the meeting
John G. Willis chaired the convention with B. F. Klemm and T. J. Mulaney among officers. A. J. Noyes served as secretary while other listed names included W. M. Knapp, Gerege B. Conway, C. R Brown, Elijah Ames and Alvin DeWitt.
Stone critiques populist vice presidential nomination
Ex Governor W J Stone vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee says the populist convention erred by nominating a vice presidential candidate. He praises Towne as a big, fair, patriotic man but declines to advise Kansas City on the VP nomination, urging careful debate among leaders nationwide.
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St. Louis
W. J. Stone
Democratic National Committee
Towne
Kansas City
Pittsburg Errors Costly As Cincinnati Wins Early Softball
Cincinnati defeats Pittsburg as Pittsburg makes costly errors in the game. Hahn pitched five perfect innings before leaving in the seventh, Leever was effective, and Newton and Barrett misplayed two easy flies in the ninth allowing Cincinnati to lose the lead.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Barrett
Crawford
Hahn
Newton
Leever
R. H
Eas
Peitz
Zimmer
Swartwood
Jones Dominates As Brooklyns Fall In St Louis Clash
Jones was invincible today as the hard hitting Brooklyns failed to touch him. Howell absorbed heavy punishment throughout the game while Criger and McGuire supported Jones. Attendance reported as 11,90. Umpire Hurst handled the call.
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St. Louis
Jones
Howell
Aff
Louloireccs Ceanesics
Syetea Tavine
Brooklyn
Apeeile
Chicago Falls Short as New York Takes Early Lead
New York defeated Chicago by six runs after seven innings with Hawley allowing four singles before the defense faltered. Carrick relieved Hawley but struggled. Attendance 9,100. Also Rio Grande beat Short Line 4 to 3 with a sharp defense and a double play. Attendance 1,022. Plague cases in Sydney total 216 with 78 deaths.
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Chicago
New York
Griffith
Hawley
Carrick
Rio Grande
Jake
Rio Grandes
Russians plan Siberian gold rush expedition from San Francisco
A Russian led expedition plans to explore Siberian shores for rich gold deposits rivaling Nome. The party, commanded by A Bogdanovitch with Col Vladimir Von larlavsky, sails from San Francisco around June 1 returning November 1 to report prospects. George Roberts, a California miner, joins to study sea sand deposits and tundra extraction methods.
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New York
Cape Nome
Campania
Siberia
Vladimir Vonlarlavsky
Siberian
Bering Sea
Vonlarlavsky
Russia
A. Bogdanovitch
England
Nome
San Francisco
Washington
Roberts
Victory for Elke in One-Hour Bicycle Race
May 13 Paris report: American Harry Elks wins the one hour race covering 55 km 40 m while French champion Eduard Taylore trails with 50 km 300 m. Taylore led early but was overtaken by Elks around 30 km, and the American held the lead to the finish behind autocycles pacing.
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Paris
Harry Elks
Eduard Taylore
Elks
Taylor
Taylore
Ellis
Mexican hacienda sold for rubber substitute plant
The hacienda de Japala de Rosales in Mexico was sold to Den KF Moss and Boston associates for 1,000,000 dollars. One quarter of that amount will fund construction of factories to manufacture a new substitute for India rubber.
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City of Mexico
Admiral Dewey to visit Grand Rapids June 11
Admiral Dewey has definitively set his Western tour for next month and will include Grand Rapids Michigan on June 11. The visit marks a schedule confirmation as he plans to travel through the region in the near future.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Dewey
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Valises
Gans & Klein
Butte, Mont
Tn Movdike
Cam
den, N. J
Secretary of the Interior
Oyeter Bay
Meaverhead
Stone
Risley and Seare
Kidder and Lowman
Griffin
Thuffalo
Tay P. Bee
Sue Pittsburg
Louir
Cary
Elke
Grand Rapides
Riegel
Clotbing, Co
Montana
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