Bloody fight at West Virginia Republican convention turns violent
Telegraph reports from Welch WV recount brutal clashes between Scott and Caldwell factions over senatorial leadership. Revolvers and knives used, Colonel Fuller gravely injured, dozens hurt. Two rival conventions formed, chaos outside as Caldwell and Scott backers nominate their men. Democrats claim benefit as fights continue.
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Washington
West Virginia
Republican Party
Scott
Republican National Committee
J. L. Caldwell
Huntington
Welch
JM. Fuller
Wayne County
Wes
Scott People
R. B. Smith
Pickowell
Caldwell
Colonel Fuller
Mr Smith
Mr. Smith
Caldwell Forcea
Caldwell Deleates
Mystic Shriners
San Francisco
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Senate
Whitlow Reid Arrives in London for Coronation Envoy Role
Whitelaw Reid the U S special envoy to the coronation arrived in London aboard the Cunard steamer Umbria and settled at Brook House. He was met by J Pierpont Morgan Jr Edmund Lincoln Bay uss and William Wetmore on arrival and greeted by Lt Cols Fawards and Collins. He will present credentials to Lord Lansdowne tomorrow and dine with Choate next week as Brook House hosts many gatherings.
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United States
London
Whitelaw Reid
Edward
Queenstown
Cunard Line
Brook House
Euston Station
Mr. Reid
J Pierpont Morgan, Jr
Edmund Lincoln Bayuss
New York
William Wetmore
Senator Wetmore
Rhode Island
Fleetwood Fawards
Arthur Collins
King Edward
Reid
Joseph H. Choate
United Stats
Brookhouse
Lord Landsdowne
Mrs. Choate
Queen Alexandra
Wrestler Romulus Tops Wild Bull in Mexican Bull Fight
In Nuevo Laredo Mexico Romulus the famed Mexican wrestler stunned spectators by grappling a wild bull from the San Luis Potosi ranch and throwing him on the first try. One bull was killed but no horses were injured during the Plaza de Toros event noted by Laredo Texas reporters.
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Neuvo Laredo Mexico
Laredo
Tex
Plaza de Toros
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Romulus
San Luis Potosi
King Edward To Witness Polo Match At Hurlingham
London reports King Edward and Queen Alexandra will attend the polo match between the American and English teams at Hurlingham tomorrow, to observe the contest and cheer the players.
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London
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Hurlingham
Ohio Republicans in Row One of Party’s Ablest Men
Special dispatch from Washington notes a political sensation in Ohio as Representative Burton of Cleveland declines reelection. He objects to federal office holders dictating party leadership at Mark Hanna’s home. Burton, a top Ohio figure, clashes with the Hanna faction over Abel’s chairmanship and Howland’s candidacy. Indications point to a state wide party split as Foraker aligns with Burton.
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Ohio
Burton
Cleveland
Mark Hanna
Bureton
Hanna
Abel
Howland
Foraker
Confident pledges in Pennsylvania governor race showdown
In Harrisburg on June 8, Insurance Commissioner Durham and Secretary Griese assert strong support for Judge Pennypacker and General Elkin respectively. They claim Elkin will win on the first ballot while Pennypacker’s backers foresee a decisive roll call Wednesday. Other candidates, including ex-Lt. Gov. Watres, press their balance of power and chances.
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Elkin
Harrisburg
Pennypacker
Durham
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Griese
General Elkin
Watres
Reeder
Prisoner Shot While Attempting Escape at Fort Sheridan
In Chicago on June 8 Dad Cain a prisoner at Fort Sheridan tried to flee after an escape attempt. Sentry Lawrence Dunn of the Twentieth Infantry shot Cain when he ran opposite the guard order. Cain died an hour later. he had three years to serve and was regarded as the post bad man.
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Dad” Cain
Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Lawrence Dunn
Twentieth Infantry
Dunn
Cain
Cunn
Lynch Threat Spurs Tennessee Officers to Move Prisoner
A Tennessee farmer’s wife was found dead after a brutal assault at her home, with an iron weapon nearby. Justice New ports inquest named George Robert, 14, a colored servant, as a suspect. A mob at Emory river bridge sought to lynch him. officers had moved him toward Kingston jail to avoid outbreak.
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Cincinnati
Enquirer
Harriman
Tenn
Jack Bailey
Justice Newport
George Robert
Emory River Bridge
Kingston
Two Die As Columbus Hit By Thunderbolt Storm
In Columbus and Phenix City two lightning fatalities occur during a late afternoon storm. John J. Willis, a former foot-bridge watchman, was struck in the right temple and died instantly after his bolt split his foot. Louis McLane, about 20, in Phenix City, was killed while touching a clothes wire. A mother and infant were shocked. Willis’s death also leaves him father to policeman Ben Willis. The storm caused structural damage including a storefront awning collapse.
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John J. Willis
Louis McLane
Phenix City
Wills
Upper Foot Bridge
First Avenue
M. C. Cochran
Mr. Willis
Mr. Wills
Cochran
McLane
Ghtning
Hut Moore
Willis
Ben Willis
Ike Pearce
Edge Shoe Company
cyclone wrecks church in Adairsville Georgia
A small cyclone struck Adairsville about o clock damaging the Old Union negro church during Children day services. The building was torn from its foundation and wrecked though no one was killed and several were slightly injured while escaping. Timber and fruit trees sustained heavy damage as rain fell in a sudden downpour.
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Adairsville
Old Union Church
Augusta Streets Darkened By Storm Damage
Augusta Ga June 8 Special a severe storm of wind rain and lightning tonight caused branches poles and wires to blow down. Streets are dark as electric poles and wires of the Hecht company were damaged and crews work to repair before restoring current.
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Augusta
Electric Hecht Company
Sixty Arrests After Pretoria Plot Uncovered
A Daily Mail correspondent reports from Pretoria that on May 18 a large group was arrested following the discovery of an extensive plot to blow up government buildings and Lord Kitchener's residence and to spike artillery guns. The conspirators included lawyers chemists and Boer and Dutch prisoners on parole.
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Pretoria
London
Daily Mail
Lord Kitchener
Stock Yard Men Win Victory as Demands Granted
Chicago June 8 The threatened strike by allied unions at meat packing concerns was averted as the stock yards company surrendered to the stock yards employees union. All union demands were granted and cattle drivers discharged after forming a union will return to their former positions tomorrow morning.
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Chicago
Stock Yards Company
Stock Yards
Mob Drives Negroes From Decatur Indiana Town
In Decatur Indiana a mob of about fifty men attempted to expel all black residents after warnings to discharge them. A second crowd intervened to rescue the workers, but later left. Tonight the town has no African Americans remaining.
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Decatur
Ind
Bold Deed of a Burglar Who Made His Escape
Carbondale Illinois June 8 Harry Kelly wanted in five states for burglaries was captured after a seven months chase at Brazil Indiana and while in charge of Sheriff Atwood of Ballard county Kentucky he jumped from a fast Central passenger train about 12 miles north of this city while handcuffed and shackled and escaped leaving the sheriff s irons with a warning note to detectives who captured him several rewards are offered for his capture
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Carbondale
Ill
Harry Kelly
Brazil
Ind
Atwood
Ballard County
Kentucky
Imnols Central
Credit Men In Convention In Louisville This Week
The seventh annual convention of the National Association of Credit Men will be in session in Louisville Kentucky Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday this week. About four thousand members represent capital totaling around fifteen hundred million dollars and roughly six hundred delegates are expected. Louisville committee on entertainment has arranged an elaborate program with business focused on membership legislative issues literature investigation and prosecution credit department methods and mercantile agency service improvement.
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Louisville
National Association of Credit Men
Credit Department
Mercantile Agency
Changes Among Army Officers Promote Five Brigadiers
President Roosevelt and Secretary Root agreed to nominations for major generals to fill upcoming vacancies. John C. Bates to major general, George W. Davis to major general, Willam M. Forwood to brigadier general, George M. Sternberg to retired, Leonard Wood to brigadier general, and James F. Wade to major general. Names of the five new brigadiers were not finalized publicly, with speculation centering on W. H. Carter, T. H. Barry, L. R. Hare, and W. Howe among likely choices.
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Roosevelt
Root
Senate
John C. Bates
Department of the Missouri
Shoyad Wheaton
George W. Davis
Department of Mindanao
Philippines
W. H. Carter
T. H. Barry
Adjutant General's Department
L. R. Hare
Twelfth Cavalry
W. Howe
Artillery Corps
Spain Buys American Goods And Expands Trade
Washington reports the Commerce volume shows Spain has no prejudice against U S goods. The extract notes American plows, machinery, hardware, pumps, lumber, phonographs, firearms, and other items are seen across Spain. Italian consignments rise with coal and copper, and Italian firms import hardware from the United States.
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Washington
Spain
United States
State Department
Frederic Emory
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
Italy
Storer
Madrid
Wood
Smith
Leghorn
Cramer
Florence
Germany
Caughy
Messina
Johnson
Venice
Princeton Commencement Sermon Led By Patton and Cleveland
Princeton New Jersey June 8 feature of todays commencement was the baccalaureate sermon by President Patton. The procession of trustees faculty and senior class led by Patton and ex President Grover Cleveland moved to Alexander hall. Mrs Cleveland and Mrs Patton were among the audience. The sermon urged personal conscience and the value of a Christian university amid temptations of broader life. London Murder Mystery remains found in Lambeth alley sawed and chopped remains baked or boiled scalp torn hands and feet intestines missing identification still not possible.
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Princeton
N. J
Patton
Nassau Hall
Grover Cleveland
Alexander Hall
Cleveland
Wall Street
London
Lambreth
Davis Rejoins Russellville Baptist Church Amid Tensions
Governor Jefferson Davis today accepted the invitation of his home town Baptist church in Russellville and rejoined it. Friends say the move vindicates him against the Second Baptist Church of Little Rock which withdrew fellowship, alleging resentment over his role in the race for the U.S. Senate.
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Ark
Jefferson Davis
Baptist Church of
Russellville
Second Baptist Church of
United States
Osage Nation Residents Urge Refusal of Rail Franchise
At a Osage Nation meeting in Guthrie Oklahoma white and Indian citizens drafted a petition to the secretary of the interior. They demand the Missouri Kansas Texas railway be refused a franchise unless the line is built through Pawhuska the Osage capital. The survey misses Pawhuska by six miles.
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Guthrie
Okla
Osage Nation
Secretary of the Interior
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Pawhuska
Osage
Oklahoma
Kansas
Excursion train off track kills one in Alpena
A Detroit and Mackinaw excursion train jumped the track at Black River in Alpena Michigan this morning. One man was killed and forty six injured including several fatally. Thirty sustained slight bruises. Names of the seriously injured include John McCarthy Ernst Legatski Jacob Mondor mn Otto Knowski Louis Pep ple George Boyne Carl Beyer Eanst Des Jardins Joseph Swallow Thomas Connors Christian Wilf Jerry Sherrette John Beck J C Robson Sylvester Kiehba Charles McDonald Mrs Charles McDonald
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Alpena
Mich
Detroit
Mackinaw
Black River
August Krosinet
John McCarthy
Ernst
Legatski
Jacob Mondormn
Otto Knowski
Louis Pepple
George Boyne
Buffalo
Carl Beyer
Eanst Des
Brother in law shoots man in street brawl in Chillicothe
In Chillicothe Missouri on June 3 Harvey Gibbons was shot and fatally wounded by his brother in law John Galvin after an old grudge escalated into a street fight. Galvin was arrested following the incident.
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Chillicothe
Harvey Gibbons
John Galvin
Galvin
Gibbons
Coffee Duties Reduced in Canada Mexico Trade Move
The Canadian government accepted a substantial cut in coffee import duties from Mexico. Previously ten cents per sack, duties are now one cent. The shift signals Canada’s intent to promote direct trade with Mexico and boost bilateral commerce.
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Mexico Uly
Gune O
Department of Foreign Relations
Canada
Senate Debates Nicaragua Canal Route Pressures
Washington notes mark a busy week as Senator Harris of Kansas opens debate in support of the Nicaragua route with others lining up for and against. Fairbanks plans a Wednesday speech backing the Spooner Bill while Simmons speaks on a national park bill and Nelson on abolition of London dock charges. The week includes eulogies for Representative Stokes and executive consideration of General Crozier for the ordnance bureau. The house schedules Pacific cable and irrigation bills, with District of Columbia day tomorrow and general deficieny bills pending.
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Senate
Nicaragua
Harris
Kansas
Fairbanks
Spooner
Simmons
North Carolina
Appalachian Mountains
Nelson
Representative Stokes
South Carolina
Wiliam Crozier
Ordnance Bureau
Hale
House
Pacific
Treasury
Corliss
Philippines
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
District of Columbia
Royal procession cheers as King Edward and Queen Alexandra visit London
Thousands greet King Edward and Queen Alexandra in London as they attend a royal thanksgiving service at St Pauls followed by a ceremonial sword presentation to the king by the Lord Mayor Sir Joseph Dimsdale. Crowds thin toward the cathedral but several people faint in the crush.
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South Africa
Empire
Edward
St. Paul Cathedral
Queen Alexandra
Sermistate
St. Paul
Buckingham Palace
Prince and Princess of Wales
Lord Roberts
Trafalgar Square
Strang
Fleet Street
Temple Par
Stephney
House of Lords
House of Commons
St. Paul Church
London Stock Exchange
Lightning Strikes Missouri School During Commencement
During Odell Nebraska High School graduation at First Methodist Church, a lightning strike demolished a tower, caused a fire, and left several spectators and graduates unconscious. Flames were controlled and no deaths were reported though several women suffered shock. Separately, Colombia troops numbering over 1200 left for Panama to join forces against the insurgents.
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St. Joseph
Odell
Neb
First Methodist Church
Colon
Colombia
Panama
Southern machinists meet in Atlanta for session
Local Southern railway machinists meet in Atlanta this morning at 9 o clock in executive session to discuss proposed changes in existing conditions for management. The opening fight in the Millard Lee murder case will be argued by expert physicians on the defendant s mental condition.
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Atlanta
Southern
Millard Lee
Lyman Hall
The
Tech i
Thomas E. Wetson
Tabernacle Baptist Church
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