Harriman Seeks East Amid Appendicitis Rumors
A Chicago arrival report says E. H. Harriman underwent a medical exam and doctors deemed his condition a slight abdominal pain not indicating appendicitis. The magnate traveled with Union Pacific executives and continued toward New York with the private secretary denying serious illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
E. H. Harriman
Summers
Union Pacific Medical Department
New York
Harriman
Chicago
Lake Shore Road
Taft aides discuss Philippine labor and Chinese limits
W B Winthrop executive secretary to Governor Taft arrives in San Francisco on the Siberia on a six month leave. He says Manila is clean and crime low, notes rinderpest damage, and predicts agricultural potential with modern methods. He warns Chinese labor would hinder Filipino advancement and pledges no sacrifice of Filipino workers for development. Peace is urged as civic administration credit Taft’s influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
W. B. Winthrop
Taft
Philippine Commission
Siberia
Orient
Winthrop
Benguet
Manila
Philippines
Butt
Land Transport Department
Aleshire
Water Transport
Sargent in Honolulu Investigates Immigration Site
F. P. Sargent, commissioner of immigration, arrived aboard the City of Pekin to study labor conditions and choose a site for a new immigration station in Honolulu. The ship was a day late because its engines broke down and halted for about 12 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Honolulu
F. P. Sargent
City of
Pekin
Mme. Calve Recovers in Paris
Emma Calve is reported to have recovered in Paris on May 15 after a period of illness. The opera star's condition improved, ending weeks of concern for fans and theater managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Emma Calve
Paine's Celery Compound Praised by Mrs Wiseman
The ad claims Paine's Celery Compound saved Mrs Thos Wiseman of Bardsdale California from a life threatening illness. It promises to heal sick and exhausted women by cleansing and strengthening the body, improving digestion and sleep, and increasing weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Wiseman
Bardsdale, Cal
Paine
Paisne
Rumor of Calve Blois Engagement Disputed
The Damnation of Faust star has recovered from an aconite overdose used for the gripper and rests a few days. Rumor of Mme Calve and Jules Blois engagement broken off circulates in theatrical circles but no paper confirms it.
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Faust
Mme. Calve
Jules Blois
Cotton Market Turmoil Eases as Prices Slide
New York May 15 The cotton market steadies after a five day frenzy with options volume exceeding 4.5 million bales and a rise of about 1000 points. May 11.40 cents, July 10.94 cents, and August 10.66 cents as selling and liquidation by commission houses push prices down from prior highs.
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New York
Liverpool
New Orleans
Railway Manager in Collision Near St Louis
St Louis May 15 A misrouted order caused a head on collision on the Missouri Pacific between the northbound train of General Manager Russell Harding and a southbound extra freight. Both engines were wrecked and freight cars piled. One injured, a negro porter in Harding’s car, scalp lacerated. Wreck occurred about 20 miles south of St Louis between Kimmswick and Jefferson Barracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Russell Harding
Angry Americans Stop Seditious Play in Manila
A party of Americans stormed the Liber tad theater stage in Manila last night and halted a historical play that depicted the heroine denouncing the American flag. They rushed the stage, scattered actors, and smashed furniture. the audience fled as Colonel Tolentino, former insurgent author, faced possible prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Libertad Theater
Katipunan Secret Society
Tolentino
Victims at Monastir Counted at Seventy Two
Constantinople May 15 official reports place the number of Christian victims at Monastir and the surrounding country at 72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monastir
Constantinople
King Edward urged to visit the United States in 1904
W. T. Stead in Review of Reviews says Edward VII should break records and tour the United States in 1904. He cites the St. Louis exposition as a fitting pretext and warns the king risks being stalled by the Kaiser or even the czar if he delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
W. T. Stead
Edward
United States
Kansas river rising. bridge danger and crop damage reported
Topeka Kansas May 13 the Kansas river at this point stands 13 feet above low water and is slowly rising. The large street car bridge is under close watch by many workers as flood danger grows. Western and central Kansas report continued wet weather has damaged crops especially wheat and Hessian fly is increasing.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Wireless for Alaska
Rich P. Fund of the Marconi company left Seattle with wireless apparatus weighing several tons. The gear will travel via White Pass and the Yukon to Fort Gibbon and be used to establish a telegraph system up the Tanana river toward Chena and Fairbanks.
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Seattle
Alaska
Rich P. Fund
Marconi Company
White Pass
Yukon
Dawson
Fort Gibbon
Tanana River
Chena
Fairbanks
British Official Receives Memorandum on Manchuria Rates
Shanghai May 15. A British official has from the Imperial Chinese Telegraph a memorandum noting Newchwang rates were 38 cents per word in the old time but now increased to 1.10 dollars due to Russia occupying Manchuria and treating Manchuria similarly to Russia in Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Imperial Chinese Telegraph
Russia
Manchuria
Asia
Government Pursues Repression of Unapproved Congregations
Paris reports the government actively pursues repressive measures against unauthorized congregations. Measures are now mostly judicial. warnings and precautions have kept demonstrations from taking a strong public form.
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Paris
Car and Wagon Collision In Halstead Street
A Halstead street electric car collided with a beer wagon in Chicago on May 15 injuring four severely including one possibly fatally and twenty others slightly. The wagon driver did not hear the car bell, which is blamed for the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Halstead Street
Fire at Westchester Apts Kills Child and Man
A Westchester apartment building at 5017 Cottage Grove avenue burned early today. Two dead, Louisa Phaeasa 10 and Harry Strubley 50, one missing Samuel Hall 45, many injured, and property loss about $50,000 as fires spread from a ground floor grocery. J T Hoffman saved his children by tossing them from a second story window.
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Chicago
Westchester
Cottage Grove Avenue
J. T. Hoffman
Samuel Hall
Strubley
Miles City Subscriptions Climb in May Dispatch
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Miles City reports subscriptions increasing in May as local readers respond to a new fundraising drive. Officials cite rising community engagement and a growing donor base, with early contributions from prominent residents and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Miles City
Opera House Stock Reaches 700 in Public Drive
Pierre Wibaux leads local push to boost the Mat project with 30 in town subscriptions. The committee aims for 10 000 total as donations reduce the loan burden.
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Pierre Wibaux
Some of the teachers to be chosen tonight
Billings Montana May 14 The board of trustees district No 2 holds a special session to select teachers for Billings schools. The committee expects a report on most selections with many new hires due to rejections and departures. Miss Straub was dismissed for refusing the state exam and Professor Daniels was elected principal of Missoula High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Board of Trustees
District No. 2
Straub
Daniels
Missoula High School
Guard unit urged to drill hard for imperial inspection
Red Lodge Montana May 1 Company D of Red Lodge national guard received 312 dollars as its share of a legislative appropriation. Adjutant General Ashby urged officers to push hard at drills to recruit more men as General Corbin midwest orders an inspection of all Montana guard companies.
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Red Lodge
National Guard of
Montana
Ashby
Helena
Adjutant General
Corbin
Regular Army
Fort Missoula
Montana Guard
Musselshell Range Reports Small Losses of Lambs
Deputy Sheriff C. W. Harding reports the Musselshell lambing season progressing satisfactorily with a small percentage of loss. The range is drier than in many previous seasons.
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Billings
C. W. Harding
Musselshell
Three Men Drowned at Klondike River Mouth
A Dawson dispatch reports three men drowned when their canoe overturned in a swift eddy at the Klondike river mouth. William Bailey of Livermore California John Haggland a Klondike pioneer and Norwegian and John Frank a North frontier pioneer died with Frank recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
Dawson
Klondike River
William Bailey
Livermore
Cal
John Haggland
John Frank
Frank
Yukon
Haggland
San Juan Island
Washington
Bailey
Memorial vote defeated after heated two day debate
Ottawa government appointed members tipped a tied vote against the memorial after two days of fiery discussion. The senor held the deciding vote, siding with the government to defeat the memorial. In Seattle on May 15, maritime engineer T Johnson vanished while attempting a solo 200 mile passage through the Copper River valley after departing Chesketena station for Valdez a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Sennor
Seattle
T. Johnson
Copper River Valley
Chesketena
Valdez
Thief Sought for Stealing Pera Near Havre
A pera valued animal was stolen from United States near Havre on May 15. Fred Scott was found near Box Elder and A J Rehberg. the animal showed signs of hard riding. A $100 reward remains for capture of the thief. The description has been widely published and the thief may flee Northern Montana and the Northwest Territory to avoid arrest.
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Standard
Havre
United States
Fred Scott
Box Elder
A. J. Rehberg
Montana
Northwest Territory
Goughnor In Charge Of Miles Lumber Yard
J. L. Goughnor has taken over management of the A. W. Miles Co lumber yard on the east side. George T. Chambers will replace him as manager at the Thompson yard on the west side. May 6 Livingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Livingston
J. L. Goughnor
A. W. Miles Company
Goughnor
Thompson
George T. Chambers
Norrie Safe Contract For Gardiner Bank
The Norrie Safe and Lock company of Seattle secured a contract from Yegen Bros for a bank safe for Gardiner. The institution will be opened about May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norrie Safe and Lock Company of
Seattle
Yegen Bros
Gardiner
Scollick Pardon Confirmed in Montana Case
The state board of pardons confirmed the pardon of Peter Scollick who was convicted in Gallatin county of murder in the second degree and sentenced to 12 years in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Board of Pardons
Peter Scollick
Gallatin County
Billings Bikes rehearse minstrel entertainment in June
A special dispatch notes the Billings Bikes rehearsing twice weekly for a minstrel show planned around June. The event is described as a local entertainment effort with preparation underway.
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Southern Pacific Company
Portant
Sargent
Mme
Calve
Paine’s
Wireless For
York
Stetson
John B. Stetson Co
Philadelphia
Hennessy
Butte
Ercoats
Ole WN
Chicago Fire
Delow
Klondike
Lody
Thistle
Lebarge
Sybil
Gefton
Hootalinqua
Baglebty
Parliament
Miles Lumber Co
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