Roosevelt in Wallace Idaho Receives Hearty Miners Welcome
President Roosevelt is welcomed by about 10 000 people in Wallace Idaho with flags and parades from Harrison to Saltese. He awards praise to veterans and educators, stresses American citizenship and unity, and departs by special train for Spokane.
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Standard
Wallace
Idaho
Roosevelt
Coeur d'Alene
Butte
Coeur d'Alenes
State University
Mr. Roosevelt
Senator Heyburn
University
Grand Army
Moody
Heyburn
Connor
Harrison
Saltese
Wardner
Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Navy
Spokane
Roosevelt's Spokane visit greets massive 1903 crowds
President Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Spokane on a May afternoon amid the largest turnout yet seen between the Rockies and the Cascades. A 6 000 strong crowd greets him at Hamilton street, with George Turner leading civic leaders. Roosevelt tours Gonzaga College, receiving a poetic address from Rev. Crimont and is escorted by Spanish War veterans.
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Spokane
Wash
Rockies
Cascade Range
United States
Roosevelt
Hamilton Street
George Turner
Loeb
Turner
Frank Boyd
Gonzaga College
Gonzaga
Academy of the Holy Name
Raphael J. Crimont
Yellow Fever Expert Dr Octavius White Dies at 78
Dr Octavius A White a renowned yellow fever specialist died in New York at age 78 Born February 8 1826 in Charleston South Carolina he served as a Confederate surgeon at Goldsboro NC and in a Confederate prison at St Lorence SC gaining respect from Union soldiers He later moved to New York where he made several medical inventions.
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New York
Octavius A. White
White
Military Prisoner Fatally Shot During Escape Attempt
Charles A. Hurd, a coast artillery prisoner at Fort Mason, was fatally shot by Private Charles M. Chew while trying to flee guards. Hurd, a SpanishAmerican War veteran from Hot Springs Arkansas, died hours after the incident.
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San Francisco
Charles A. Hurd
Coast Artillery
Charles M. Chew
Fort Mason
Hurd
20Th
Kansas Volunteers
Hutch
Hot Springs
Ark
Mountaineers Close In On Suspects In Marcum Murder
In Jackson Kentucky on May 26 Mrs. J C Marcum and allies press for more troops amid Mountaineer feud violence. Tom White was arrested at his mother’s home with a squad of deputies. he faced arraignment with Jett after a warrant was served and he dressed. Sheriff Little’s posse also moved toward Winchester to secure Jett.
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Jackson, Ky
J. C. Marcum
Louisville
Tom White
Little
White
Jett
Ee. B. Little
Winchester
Benton
Breathitt County jail guarded after suspect arrives in irons
A suspect was committed to Breathitt jail tonight amid an aborted change of venue attempt by his attorney. If denied, he will seek a jury summons outside Breathitt county. Investigators expect links to a conspiracy behind a recent wave of assassinations and anticipate major developments this week as Jett blames local officials.
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Breathitt County
Fountain Head
Jett
Militia and grand jury in Kentucky murder investigation
Jackson Ky May 26 The special grand jury continues its effort to indict the assassins of Marcum Cockrell and Cox while state militia scour the countryside to locate witnesses and serve subpoenas. Indictments target Moses Feltner Tom Cockrell and others as tension rises with attacks on soldiers and calls for more troops. Curtis Jett faces possible questioning as Commonwealth Attorney Bryd schedules his Wednesday morning appearance. Belvin Jewen remains guarded as his testimony spurred indictments and courthouse unrest persists.
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Marcum
Cockrell
Cox
Moses Feltner
Tom Cockrell
Patrick
James Cockrell
Feltner
Tom Cockrills
Dr. Cox
Curtis Jett
Commonwealth
Bryd
Jett
Belvin Jewen
White
Will Move an Island Along Sacramento Rivers
The war department has awarded a contract to California capitalists to remove Chain Island at the confluence of the Sacramento and Joaquin rivers. The 182 acre island blocks navigation and its removal costs the government nothing. The contractors anticipate compensation in gold washed from the mountains by the island’s soil.
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Sacramento
Cal
War Apartment
California
Chain Island
Joaquin
Bank Clerk Shot After South Side Fight
William P. Robinson, a New York bank clerk staying at a downtown hotel, was shot above the heart and severely wounded by broker Lawrence L. Curtis after a fight at a south side resort. Curtis was arrested.
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Chicago
William P. Robinson
New York
Lawrence L. Curtis
South Side
Curtis
Dr Hobart Peabody Dies at Exposition Loss
Dr Hobart Peabody assistant director of exhibits at the Louisiana Purchase exposition died suddenly today of apoplexy. A noted mathematician linguist naturalist and astronomer he was born in Rockingham Virginia August 20 1829 in St Louis May 26.
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St. Louis
Hobart Peabody
Rockingham, Va
Helena Trades and Labor ball at Auditorium a success
The Helena Trades and Labor assembly held a ball at the Auditorium. The Montana State band gave a concert before the dance, an unusually fine performance.
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Standard
Helena
Helena Trades and Labor Assembly
Montana State Band
Johns Arrested In Miller Ryan Postal Scandal Chapter
Joseph H. Johns, arraigned in Terre Haute on conspiracy charges tied to the Miller Ryan postal case, posted bond for 1500 and faces a June 25 federal hearing in Indianapolis. The sprawling probe centers on quid pro quo favors tied to Post Office Department dealings and a turf investment scheme run from Cincinnati and St. Louis with ties to Washington.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Joseph H. Johns
Rockville
Johns
Higgins
Anderson
Indianapolis
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
John J. Ryan
D. W. Miller
Here
St. Louis
Newport
W. J. Vickery
R. M. Fulton
Ryan
Washington
Post Office Department
Miller
Ryan Preserved Telegrams and Letters Says Johns
Johns states that Ryan preserved all telegrams and letters, indicating a complete collection of correspondence was kept. The claim centers on the preservation of communications and the completeness of the records.
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Johns
Ryan
Washington May 26 The Ryan case payments and witnesses
The checks totaling 3,400 dollars made out to Johns and signed by the Ryan concern plus a 1,100 dollar cash payment are in department possession. Ryan will testify for the government and has provided all information and documents. Miller left for Terre Haute Indiana after leading the investigation and drafting the letter approving mail use signed Dec 10.
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Ryan
Johns
Miller
Attorney General's Office
Washington
Terre Haute
Ind
Christianey
Arnold
Tyner
Arraigned on the Charge of Arson
Helena May 26. Harry Anderson a 14 year old colored boy was arraigned in Judge Smith's court on a first degree arson charge for the Montana club fire of April 27. County attorney Lincoln Working asked to file the information and Col Nolan and Walsh were appointed as defense counsel with pleading due Friday morning.
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Standard
Helena
Harry Anderson
Montana
Noted naturalist Harvey T. Woodman dies at 76
Prof. Harvey T. Woodman of Mt. Vernon dies at 76. world renowned natural history authority who collected shells fossils and pre historic relics for over four decades. He helped build museum collections at Yale Harvard Princeton Columbia Cornell and others and advised Smithsonian expeditions studying Florida reefs Gulf Stream and Dry Tortugas. He proposed the theory that America populated Europe rather than the opposite.
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Mt. Vernon
Harvey T. Woodman
Woodman
College Museums of Natural History
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia
Cornell
Smithsonian Institution
Florida
America
Europe
Cleveland to Attend Carnegie Hall Mass Meeting for Richiner Sufferers
Grover Cleveland telegraphs his plan to attend the May 27 mass meeting at Carnegie Hall in aid of Jews harmed by the Richiner massacre. Mayor Low will preside with speakers including Dr Newell Dwight Hillis President Jacob Schurman Rev Robert S McArthur Bishop Potter and Archbishop Farley.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Carnegie Hall
Richiner
Low
Cleveland
Newell Dwight Hillis
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Jacob Schurman
Cornell University
Robert S. McArthur
Potter
Archbishop Farley
English Protest Against Ratsey Sails on Reliance
The Pall Mall Gazette joins the protest over Ratsey sails used on the Reliance. It calls the move unsportsmanlike and argues a true merit test requires each yacht to be fully equipped by its own country. If the defender wins with British canvas, it would not be an American victory.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Ratsey
Cooper Resigns as Public Works Superintendent in Honolulu
Honolulu report states Superintendent of Public Works Cooper has resigned his office as the county government act reduced the post’s importance and emoluments. He plans to return to the practice of law.
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Honolulu
Pacific Cable
Cooper
Philippine Judge Quits for Ill Wife Sickness
Justice Fletcher Leder of the Philippines Supreme Court resigns due to his wife’s illness and departs Manila for Lancaster Ohio. Commissioner Worcester also plans to depart for home in July.
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Manila
Fletcher Leder
Supreme Court of the Philippines
Lancaster
Ohio
Worcester
Yacht explosion victim dies in New York
Mrs. J. B. Gibson dies at age 50 from burns suffered when the Vagabond exploded on the Hudson River on May 6. The victim had been hospitalized since the incident.
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New York
J. B. Gibson
Vagabond
Hudson River
Irrigation Fund Sees Over Seven Million Set Aside
Washington reports the general land office lists $7,530,338 set aside for arid land reclamation for 1901 and 1902, distributed among Arizona California Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Utah Washington Wyoming. The 1901 total was 3,144,861 and 1902 was 4,565,516, with public land sales for the year expected to bring irrigation funds to about 15,000,000 by next July.
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Richards
General Land Office
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Treasury Department
Non-resident Jews urged to leave Russia in official action
The Official Messenger reports orders from Kieff police to expel Jews lacking legal residence. A Jewish delegation met Minister von Plehve who denied Judaophobia and promised sympathetic consideration. Plehve halted distribution of Zenamis, a new anti-Semitic order, while prosecutions of negligent officials may hinge on civil or criminal avenues.
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St. Petersburg
von Plehve
Bessarabia
Kichiner
Kieff
Kichinef
Krousteraus
German Jewish Relief reports rural massacre aftermath
Berlin reports that 700 houses were destroyed 600 shops sacked and 10000 people made homeless by the massacre. Forty five killed outright 84 seriously wounded and 500 slightly injured. About 20000 people affected losing positions or other hardship, mostly poorer.
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Berlin
Peruvian gunboat Loretto sinks off Scilly Islands
Plymouth England May 26. The Peruvian gunboat Loretto sprang a leak 40 miles northeast of the Scilly Islands yesterday evening and sank in an hour. The crew were rescued by a French traveler and landed at Plymouth today. Loretto had left Liverpool May 23 for Para Brazil.
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Plymouth
England
Scilly Islands
Liverpool
Para
Brazil
La Perla Coffee Introduced Into Montana Market
Mexican coffee gains favor as La Perla Coffee enters Montana via the Chicago and Mexico Cropfire and Fruit Company. Mr Geary of Bozeman praised its quality, noting wise plantation location, careful curing, beet shipments, fresh roasting, and wholesomeness with good retailer profits and lower consumer cost.
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Geary
Bozeman
Montana
Chicago & Mexico
Copfpre and Fruit Company
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