Officials Refuse Testimony in Hawaii Bribery Probe
Honolulu reports a grand jury probe into territorial bribery convulses politics as Governor Dole and other officials claim privileged communications. Contempt findings against Thurston and perjury indictment against Walter G. Smith of the Advertiser mark a tense legal clash amid sugar logistics and Marconi tests in Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Honolulu
San Francisco
Dole
Territory
Cooper
B. Dole
L. A. Thurston
Gazette Publishing Company
Humphreys
Grand Jury
Thurston
Supreme Court
Long Argu
Cuban problem seen as serious issue at White House
A high level conference at the White House discussed Cuban relations led by President McKinley with Secretary Root and Senators Platt Spooner. No decision reached as toPlatt amendment adoption and future U S recognition. Topics included U S withdrawal plans and who maintains law and order if a Cuban government is recognized. The matter remains unsettled with cabinet deliberations planned.
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Washington
White House
McKinley
Root
H. Platt
Senate
Cuba
Spooner
Wisconsin
United States
Expensive Louse Threatens Pea Crops Nationwide
The Department of Agriculture reports the green pea louse expanding its range and causing heavy losses. Since its 1899 appearance in Bridges Virginia the pest has devastated pea regions across the United States with Atlantic coast losses reaching 3 million in 1890 and 4 million by mid June 1800. Control efforts are under way with an official bulletin detailing description and combat methods.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Bridges
United States
Atlantic
Maryland
Agrarian Defeated in Greifswald Election Clash
The Greifswald Prussia election ended with radical liberal Gothein defeating conservative Coutbehr in an agrarian district. The result shifts tariff and toll policy debates amid calls for aid to struggling farmers and concern over a poor upcoming crop and higher prices from American competition.
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Berlin
Greifswald
Prussia
Herr Coutbehr
Herr Gothein
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Beveridge Arrives in Berlin for Talks With German Leaders
U S Senator Albert J Beveridge lands in Berlin and plans interviews with Prince Hartfeldt Count von Buelow and other leaders. He studies rural conditions in Silesia and will depart for Russia on Saturday. He comments on the U S insular cases decision granting Congress a constitutional free hand with satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United States
Albert J. Beveridge
Prince Hartfeldt
Silesia
Count von Buelow
Baron von Rheinbaben
von Miquel
von Siemens
Russia
Supreme Court of the
Beveridge
Congress
Memorial Day Observed Across New York City
Wu Ting Fang placed flowers on Grant's tomb and spoke as New York held a large parade reviewed by Governor Odell and Mayor Van Wyck. The Hall of Fame dedication at NYU opened with Depew's oration and tablet unveilings by various societies while graves statewide received flowers and services.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Odell
van Wyck
Grant
Wu Ting Fang
New York University
Chauncey M. Depew
Old Guard
United States
United States Marines
Li Hung Chang
Empire
China
Hall of Fame
N. D. Hillis
Parnassus
Michael Angelos
Raphaels
McCracken
Samuel Verplanck
Franklin
F. D. Gillespie
W. A. Reed
Jefferson
Samuel F. Gross
Edward V. Gazzam
Adeline W. Sterling
Nathaniel 8. Kay
Henry 8. Snow
Adams
Samuel M Lindsay
James T. Young
James B. Hill
Edward D. Devine
Peabody
Peabody Education Fund
J. L. Curry
H. N. Somerville Cooper
Edward Cooper
Abram 8. Hewitt
R. PF. Cutting
Stuart
National Academy of Design
Frank Dielman
H. W. Watrone
J. G. Brown
Eartman Johnson
Fulton
American Society of Civil Engineers
J. J. R. Grees
Charlies W. Hunt
Morse
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Carl Herring
Charles P. Steinmetze
G. 8. Dunn
F. W. Dunn
Whitney
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Robert H. Thurston
Audubon
American Society of Naturalists
William T. Sedgwick
Gray
Botanical Society of America
Benjamin L. Robinson
Byron Halstead
George W. Atkinson
N. L. Britton
L. M. Underwood
Edwards
J. W. Baer
Society of Christian Endeavor
Claribel Sprague
Eleanor Gutterman
Hawthorne
Peter Cooper High School
Elizabeth Day
Sarah Eustis
Marie Glassmacher
Elizabeth Evane
Irving
Wadleigh High School
Anna A. Skinner
Laura O'Brien
Maude. Heilner
Helen Schaffer
Longfellow
Brooklyn Girls’ High School
Stella M. Tomlin
Florence Nelson
Marie Racheler
Lillian Nash
New York State
New Jersey
Metropolitan Opera House
John R. Brooke
Memorial Day Observances In Missoula Honor Veterans
Missoula veterans and friends observed Memorial Day with Grand Army of the Republic rituals at four cemeteries. Confederate veterans joined in spirit as Gov Missoula’s civic rites featured flowers, hymns, a volley, taps, and an address by Rev. F P J Salsman praising the Union cause and urging patriotism and larger families to sustain liberty.
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Missoula
Grand Army of the Republic
Winthrop Post
Women's Relief Corps
Fort Missoula
Higgins Ranch
Catholic
Missoula Cemetery
Main Street
Higgins Avenue
Catlin
Lombard
Dickinson
FP. J. Salsman
Memorial Day Rain Disrupts Bozeman Exercises
Heavy rain canceled the Bozeman Memorial day parade and Missoula track meet. An indoor drill hall program noted Bozeman dominance in several events with Ward and Moore among top performers as Missoula athletes returned home.
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Bozeman
Opera House
Stull
Agricultural College
University of Missoula
Ward
Missoula
Moore
Robinson
Flaherty
Waters
McDonald
Special trains carry crowds to Marietta grave honors
In Atlanta and Marietta crowds gathered for Decoration Day events. Large numbers of federal dead were honored as graves were decorated, with additional observances at Andersonville and related ceremonies noted today.
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Atlanta
Marietta
Andersonville
Decoration Day Parade Draws Veterans and Officials in Denver
May 30 report from Denver notes a Decoration Day parade with G. A. R. posts United Confederate veterans Spanish American and Philippine War veterans Governor Orman and staff national guard and civic groups. Afternoon cemetery services and a memorial meeting were held in a large temporary G. A. R. auditorium with Rev. George B. Vospeaker among the speakers.
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Denver
United Confederate Veterans
Orman
National Guard
George B. Vos
Confederate Veterans Parade in Memphis Honors Past Leaders
About 4 000 ex Confederates marched through Memphis on May 30 led by General Gordon with Virginia and North Carolina units in the front. Crowds cheered as banners and flags waved and sponsors rode in carriages. The parade included brigades from multiple states and closed with Tennessee veterans and Forrest's cavalry.
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Memphis
Tenn
Gordon
First Infantry
Cincinnati
Army of Virginia
Virginia
Monticello Guards
Fitzhugh Lee
Joseph Wheeler
Smith Camp
South Carolina
Judge Reagan
Jefferson Davis
Maryland
Missouri
Texas
University of Arkansas
Indian Territory
Montana
Pacific Coast
Army of Tennessee
Stephen D. Lee
Lee
Kentucky
Alabama
George P Harrison
Mississippi
W. D. Cameron
Pelicans
Louisiana
Florida
Tennessee
N. B. Forrest
Tennessee National Guard
Berlin Press Divided on Emperor William’s Tea at Guards Luncheon
Berlin papers debate the tone of Emperor William and the czar after the guards brigade review luncheon. The Kreuz Zeitung notes no personal rift from the China affair while the Berliner Tageblatt highlights mutual justice to Waldersee and the French. The Vossische Zeitung calls the civility empty and unchanged in precarious relations.
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Berlin
Emperor William
Kreuz Zeitung
Berliner Tageblatt
Count von Waldersee
William
Troies
General Alfre
Vossische Zeitung
Humanity or Glory The Dubois Decoration Speech
Senator Dubois in Blackfoot Idaho on May 30 addressed decoration exercises. He cited a five to four Supreme Court ruling that possessions from the Spanish War are dependencies and that Congress holds sole power to govern them. He urged unity in honoring soldiers who died for humanity and liberty rather than for national glory.
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Blackfoot
Idaho
United States
Dubois
Supreme Court of the United States
Spain
Congress
New York
Will Repair Rudder Yacht Shamrock NI Delayed
The Shamrock NI. towing to the Clyde is delayed and the yacht will be dry docked Sunday to repair its rudder.
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Southampton
Clyde
InFluence of Commerce Studied at Arbitration Session
War Source of Poverty reports on the morning arbitration conference in Mohonk New York May 30 focusing on how commerce and commercial bodies affect world peace presented by Professor Clarke of Columbia University.
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W. J. Coombs
Brooklyn
Robert Treat Paine
Everett P. Wheeler
Henry B. Lloyd
England
Tompkins
Philadelphia
Josiah Strong
Jake Mohonk
N. Y
Commerce
Professor Clarke
Columbia
McLaurin Declares Democratic Candidacy Against McLaurin
Senator John L McLaurin announces his candidacy for the United States Senate opposing the senior senator Tillman in a Benettsville address. He defends his Democratic loyalty and denounces Tillman s charges as false, pledging a fair discussion of national issues and an effort to curb bossism and party division in South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
John L. McLaurin
Bennettsville
Tillman
Gaffney
United States Senate
Senate
McLaurin
Greenville
Llama
South Carolina
McLaurn
Edgefield County
British to Adopt American Labor Saving Machines
London May 2 report says the British government plans to introduce American labor saving devices at Portsmouth dockyards. The move includes pneumatic drilling and riveting machines to boost efficiency in naval repairs and construction.
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London
Portsmouth Dock
Three Youths Drowned While Fishing at Rocky River
Three unknown young men drowned when their rowboat capsized on Rocky River during fishing. Spectators on shore witnessed the accident as no timely aid could reach them.
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Cleveland
Rocky River
Fire at Btaraya Eryman destroys 135 houses in Russia
A fire at Btaraya Eryman near Simbirek in Southeastern Russia destroyed 135 houses. Two women were killed and many others injured according to initial reports.
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St. Petersburg
Btaraya Eryman
Simbirek
Russia
Silent Greeting as Presidential Train Reaches Washington
The president and Mrs. McKinley arrived in Washington at 7 30 AM with Mrs. McKinley pale and weak after a West tour. Doctors report gradual improvement though she remains weak and not in immediate danger. The journey featured silent crowds and careful handling of the horses through Pennsylvania Station and a cautious return to the White House.
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Washington
Owe Ing
Shallenberger
Major Pruden
Macfarland
Board of District Commissioners
Bingham
Sixth Street
Pennsylvania Station
President McKinley
Rixey
Sternberg
Gen. W. . Johnson
Cortelyou
Signs of Improvement After McKinley's Illness
Washington May 30 President McKinley went out driving with Secretary Root about 5 PM. Mrs McKinley has been resting well and, though weak, is showing signs of improvement at the White House.
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Washington
McKinley
Root
White House
Water rights case heard in Sheridan Wyoming district court
Willey and others on Young's creek Montana seek an injunction against Charles L. Decker administrator of the Peoples estate Wyoming rancher. Judge overruled motion to challenge jurisdiction and denied restraining order after evidence. Case set for June term on merits.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Willey Et al
Young's Creek
Montana
Charles L. Decker
Peoples Estate
Wyoming
Pleasure Seekers Drowned in the Schuylkill
A rowboat with eight Philadelphia youths from the Elm Social club capsized at Flat Rock dam in the Schuylkill river. Seven perished, five girls and two boys, including Roy Ricker and Florence Densmore, while John Moore survived. Rescue efforts continued as of nightfall.
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Philadelphia
Flat Rock
Schuylkill River
John Moore
Elm Social Club
Rose Glen
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Hawaii
Island Territory
McCandless
Marconi
Marconi Company of
Samoa
Apia
G. Kuhnst
Kuhnst
Oceanic Steamship Company
Pago Pago
Jong
Georgia
Wheeler
Southern Air
Kaiser
Czar
U. S
M’laurin
Voters Center
Mrs. McKinley
Scruylkill
Osmond
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