Rainbow City opening day silent yet bold ceremony at Buffalo
Opening day of the Pan-American exposition in Buffalo featured simple ceremonies and crowds despite threatening weather. William Hamlin paid 5000 for the first ticket, thousands passed the gates as noon admissions rose, and General Brigham spoke while a President McKinney message was read. Pigeons carried greetings to mark the opening amid mixed attendance.
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Rainbow City
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Awilliam I Buchanan
Britain
Perjury Complaint Aimed at Callahen in Cudahy Kidnap Case
Omaha Neb May 1 An attempt will be made to prove that James Callahen, an alleged kidnapper of Edward Cudahy, lied on the witness stand during his recent trial. A complaint charging him with perjury will be filed by the county attorney.
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Omah
Neb
James Callahen
Edward Cudahy
Suad
WHITELAW REID IN WRECK AT RAYMOND EXCURSION TRAIN
New York editor Whitelaw Reid and his wife escaped serious harm when Raymond excursion train No 2 collided with a limited at Yuba Pass California. A wireman from The Dalles Oregon died and several passengers were injured. Reid’s party were seated at a dining table and sustained only minor injuries.
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California
Emigrant Gap
Yuba Pass
Ainle
Wireman J
Santerez
Dalles
Oregon
May Day Quiet Across Europe With Few Disturbances
May Day passed without major incidents in Berlin Paris and many other cities. In Berlin three hundred eighty five thousand joined socialist and union meetings supporting the eight hour day while building trades faced threatened lockouts. Madrid Barcelona and Lisbon saw scattered demonstrations and minor clashes but no major violence. Ten thousand in Vienna attended an orderly procession as newspapers halted for thirty hours.
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Hree
Hamburg
Leipsic
Halle
Paris
Pars
Grzrable
Madrid
Barcelona
Portugal
Lisbon
Vienna
Masked men wreck Turner residence in Kentucky feud
At midnight a large band of masked men wrecked the Fifteenth street home of John Turner, a Turner faction member in the Turner Williams feud in Middlesboro Kentucky. They burned his stable and outbuildings after Turner had fled to Tennessee following prior warnings and poison found in his well adds menacing context. Meanwhile reports from London say Canada may be included in King Edward’s title after talks, with final word awaiting published correspondence.
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Canada
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London
British Empire League
Colonial Office
Government of
King Edward
Death penalty bill becomes law in Colorado without veto
Ohio and Denver report the Colorado bill to restore capital punishment by hanging becomes law without the governor’s signature as the window to veto has closed. The act, effective July 1, allows a jury to fix the penalty in murder cases.
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Ohio
Denver
Colorado
Restoring Confederate Graves at Arlington Under Secretarial Order
Secretary Root orders the quartermaster to re bury Confederate dead at Arlington National Cemetery under a special act of Congress with a $3,500 appropriation for headstones. The move follows opposition from Confederate groups and includes consultations with Richmond ladies and Senator Cockrell while aligning with President McKinley's policy of equal care for graves on both sides. Local reports note political protest from Virginia women and no objections from the G A R, alongside rural Georgia crop impacts from cold weather and cotton seed shortages affecting Elbert County farmers.
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Quartermaster General's Department
Congress
Arlington National Cemetery
National Soldiers’ Home
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Arlington Cemetery
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Virgina
Elbert
Hiberton
Memphis reunion sponsors two first cousins as bridal attendants
Montgomery May 1 Camp Lo max Confederate veterans announce Miss Mamie Riley has selected Miss Fean nla Maia Mason of Birmingham as her maid of honor for the Memphis reunion. The two cousins are described as the prettier young women and will be hard to find at the event.
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Memphis
Mamie Riley
Feannla Maia Mason
Birmingham
Pandemonium at Mascoutah Dog Show Ends Abruptly
Photographers report a chaotic Mascoutah Kennel Club event May 1–4 as a flash powder blast startled about 2,000 dogs chained in crowded aisles. Dogs barked frantically, crowds surged toward exits, and several women claimed no invites were issued before the doors were shut for the night.
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Mascoutah Kennel Club
Rince
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Pillsbury to Return for Atlanta Chess Series
Champion N Pillsbury may play another series in Atlanta next week. He previously defeated eighteen opponents in simultaneous games here and expressed interest in two matches and a matinee exhibition. Local players including Graham Baxter Jones Goss White Spalding Pogue Benjamin Waites Key Davis Hunter Wurm Camp seek rematches ahead of his European tour.
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Teacher shot dead near Fort Worth in Arlington
Professor J B Ofield was shot at a restaurant table in Arlington near Fort Worth. Milton Young fired a shotgun, charging the victim with mining his fourteen year old sister who studied under Ofield. Young and his brother Thomas Kilgore were arrested. May 1. The Shamrock Ti will race Saturday under canvas with Shamrock I placed midweek.
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Arlington
Betty
Milton Young
Fred
Young
Geta
Ofield
Thomas Kilgore
Southampton
Howard Sues for 1500 Against Atlantic Railway
George D. Howard filed a suit against the Atlantic Railway and Power Company for 1500 dollars claiming injuries from a car starting suddenly at Cheney station East Point while alighting, a vialntiffé alleged April incident and damages.
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Atlantic Railway and Power Company
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East Point
Atlanta man writes major new opera for Broadway
Sheppard Camp of Atlanta has written a comic opera titled The Negus to be produced on Broadway next season. Camp composed all music and lyrics, with Frank Dupree assisting on the book. The Abyssinian set plot is described as novel, and Dupree says the work will surprise New York audiences.
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New York
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Cook and Waiters Strike Over Hours and Wages in SF
In San Francisco on May 11 twenty two hundred union cooks and waiters walked out after the restaurant keepers refused to sign a shorter hours and higher wage agreement. Downtown and waterfront eateries closed to support neighbors while crowds pressed at major outlets. Many participants were women wearing union badges as protests continued outside city eateries. Meanwhile painters in Rochester and carpenters in Lowell also walked out seeking eight hour days without wage cuts.
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Rochester
Palatera’ Union
Carpenters
Lowell
Mass
Carpenters’ Union
Louisiana Lod Hails McKinley in New Orleans Speech
Speech by President McKinley at New Orleans praising expansion protection commerce and internal improvements. He recalls Louisiana unity on war with Spain open door in China and need for strong money. The crowd applauds as the presidential party plans a riverfront drive and departure along the river toward the Golden Gate.
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Orient
Isthmian Canal
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Jackson
Wravo Volunteers
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Mississippi
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Trong
Golden Gate
Death of a Young Girl at Wevman Avenue
Avelin Hart aged ten died at her parents home 51 Wevman avenue at 6 pm Tuesday. Funeral from the residence at noon today with interment in Philadelphia country. Presa: At St Mary's parish electaominal reunion Father Thomas Scully urged unmarried men over 25 to pay 250 yearly tax and those over 35 to pay 90, claiming no woman would marry them otherwise. He said he would not run a matrimonial agency but action was needed to keep young men from remaining bachelors.
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