Prisoners Held in Windsor Hotel in Montreal Extradition Fight
John F Gaynor and B D Greene, guarded by four local detectives and unnamed US agents, remain in Montreal after Judge Andrews in Quebec ordered habeas corpus. They refuse to plead as judge Lafontaine remands them for trial on Monday the 19th. Court fight looms with extensive counsel as Quebec authorities press for extradition.
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Montreal
John F Gaynor
B. D. Greene
Windsor Hotel
United States Secret Service
Quebec
Andrews
Carpenter
Windsor
Sorel Gn
Chief Carpenter
Clerus
Lafontaine
Gale
Gaynor and Greene
Dominion
Greene
Gaynor
Jules Tessier
John C. Eno
New York
Civil Governor and General Dispute Over Leyte Control
Washington reports Captain J H Grant civil governor of Leyte alleges military authorities arrested village presidents without warrants after the Balangiga incident. Grant recounts patrols from 6 p m to next morning, arresting those deemed “good men” and a shot ended a man’s life. He says 150 men were rounded up from Tacloban and many held overnight. six were released next day after investigation. He also cites troop removals ordered by General Smith to suggest civil governance failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of War
Senate Committee On Philippines
J. H. Grant
Leyte
P. IL
J. H. Smith
Balangiga
Grant
Balingiga
Tacloban
Samar
Gavatnor, Wright
Philippines
Smith
Moores and Gates Said to Control Kansas City Southern
In Kansas City Moe and John W Gates are reported as having gained control of the Kansas City Southern for the Rock Island road. The Arkansas and Choctaw sale is claimed by a large stockholder, who would not reveal the buyer. Completion of lines to Fort Worth and the Choctaw extension would tie the Moores Southwestern system closer to reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Southern
Kansas City
Moe
The
Journal
Kansas City Southern Railway
Moores
John W. Gates
Rock Island Road
Probaly
Arkansas and Choctaw
Knott
Rock Island
Fort Worth
Texas
One beating not enough in Brooklyn divorce ruling
Justice Marean rules a wife may strike her husband once with a poker without cruelty warranting separation. In the New York case the plaintiff proved only one beating, which the justice deemed insufficient for divorce.
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Marean
New York
Brooklyn
One Thousand Down In Chicago Fire Viaduct Collapse
Chicago May 16 A massive fire at Armour & Co lard refinery in the Union Stock Yards killed none but injured twenty nine, five fatally, as a hog runway collapsed sending about 1000 people to the ground from viaducts 20 feet above. Firemen saved many. Michael Maloy fatally crushed turning horses away from the crowd. Loss to Armour estimated 760000 to 900000 with all chances favoring the higher figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Armour & Co
Union
United States
Pha
Michael Maloy
Rioting at Kosher Meat Markets Draws 500 Police
New York May 16 rioting at kosher meat markets on the east side continued with 500 reserve officers aiding the district force. Picketer Mrs Jennie Pflax was arrested for assaulting a seller named Schlosky and taken to the Bratton house after others attacked the arresting officer. A second item reports Albany delaying the Trust Investigation as witnesses could not be located by E H Leggett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jennie P. Pflax
Schlosky
Pflax
Bratton House
Albany
N. Y
Big Western Packing Houses
Justice Chester
State Supreme Court
Davies
E. H. Leggett
Indictments Hit St. Louis Officials Over Penny Ante Poker
May 16 in Keytesville Missouri, Harry B. Hawes and Congressman W. W. Rucker lead a list of about thirty indicted figures including several small town mayors and a Missouri supreme court judge. They face charges linking them to gambling on a penny ante poker game during a summer fishing trip in Charlton county. Witnesses say farmers observed the game. the case comes as part of a broader probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Keytesville
Harry B. Hawes
Charlton County
Eeey
Anthracite Strike Plans Threaten National Paralysis
Hazleton Pa May 16 miners now aim to unite all United States miners in a national convention to disable coal output if possible and extend the strike. Mitchell reports that a national call may come, with district officers directing steps and many workers urged to stay home and obey the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
United States
United Mine Workers
FP Dent John Mitchell
Mitchell
AIF
Indianapolis
Firefight Near McDaniel Street As Five Negroes Hide
County officers and neighbors surrounded a dark house on the McDaniel road after a clash with five men alleged to have ambushed ex policeman A Kerlin earlier. Owen Heard, brother of a county officer, was shot in the abdomen and arm during the exchange. Police waited for daylight to move again.
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McDaniel Street
Owen Heard
The
Ease
Heard
A. Kerlin
Dunbar, Golden and Cheshire
McPherson Road
Kerlin
Fort McPherson
Golden
McDaniel Road
Justice Orr
Dunbar and
Cheshire
Lfe
Witness testifies on funds raised for Suburban railway franchise
In St. Louis on May 16, Julius Lehmann case hearings reveal Philip Stock, the legislative agent for Suburban Railway Co, arranged $145,000 to secure passage of the franchise. The court displays $75,000 in new bills deposited with Lincoln Trust. Stock and ex-delegate Murrell visited the trust company to confirm the funds. Charles H. Turner, president of Suburban Railway, testified Stock handled the passage money and that $145,000 was needed to cover franchise expenses.
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Council
St. Louis
Philip Stock
Suburbakn Railway Company
House of Delegates
Julius Lehmann
Ryan
Criminal Court
F. Hall
Lincoln Trust Company
John K. Murrell
Stock
Murrell
Trust Company
Charles H. Turner
German Savings Institution
Reverend Hawthorne Blasts Roosevelt's Spain Embassy Move
Dr J B Hawthorne of Grove Avenue Baptist denounces President Roosevelt appointing Dr J J M Curry as special ambassador to Spain as illegal and a monarchy-leaning show of adulation. He says Jefferson and Henry would grimace at the situation and predicts it as a campaign issue. William Caskey dies at his daughter's home in Wedmond. funeral set for this afternoon at 5:50.
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Wedmond
J. B. Hawthorne
Grove Avenue Baptist Church
Roosevelt
J. J. M. Curry
Spain
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
William Caskey
Samuel Young
Richardson Street
Drummers Convention Opens Across Three States in Wheeling
The annual convention of United Commercial Travellers of West Virginia Virginia and Kentucky opened in Wheeling with 500 attendees. Officers elected include Grand councillor J. C. Hunt Lexington Kentucky and Grand secretary George F. Brown Maysville Kentucky. The 1903 convention was won by Covington Kentucky by a large majority.
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Wheeling
W. Va
United Commercial Travelers
West Virginia
Joseph T. Cunn
Covington
J. T. Morgan, Jr
Louisville
J. 8
Schwartz
Lynchburg
T. J. Phelps
Roanoke
W. E. Conwell
Charleston
W. Booker
Moundsville
W. T. Shepherd
Richmond, Va
Ebb. Woodward
Bluefield
Soldier Committs death by morphine at Fort Thomas
Clifford Haberta of Company D Third Infantry killed himself at Fort Thomas Kentucky, May 16. Officers say afflictions from hard campaigning in the Philippines led to the act. His mother and brother in Savannah Georgia have been notified.
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Clifford Roberts
Cincinnati
Clifford Haberta
Company D
Third Infantry
Fort Thomas
Philippines
Savannah
Former Slave Donates $1,000 to Tuskegee Institute
Robert F. Baptist of Galway, formerly a slave in Virginia, donates $1,000 to Booker T. Washington's industrial institute at Tuskegee, Alabama. The gift is announced from Saratoga, New York, noting the donor's background and support for education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker Washington
Saratoga
N. Y
Robert F. Baptist
Galway
Booker T. Washington
Industrial Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
Baptist
Virginia
Strike of Texas Switchmen Ties Up Rail Traffic
Denison May 16 A strike of one hundred switchmen halted the Missouri Kansas and Texas system's local business. No freight trains were made up or dispatched. The union says the dispute centers on a night yardmaster sent from another point, violating the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Tex
Trust and Beet Sugar Debates in Senate hearing
Washington May 16 Senate committee heard John Oehler of New York print Facts About Sugar for 150 dollars. Ex Senator Manderson testified about 191 contract forms with Missouri river beet sugar firms alleging non bona fide prices. He warned of a 3.40 price and potential collapse of western beet sugar industry if the cut persisted. Delay in Cuban policy could raise labor costs and sugar prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On
Cuba
John Oehler
New York City
Oscar W. Donner
Oehler
Donner
The
Sugar Trust
C. F. Manderson
Nebraska
American Beet Sugar Company
BE. C. Howe
Standard Beet Sugar Company
H. G. Leavitt
Missouri
American Sugar Company
Kansas City
Manderson
American Sugar Refining Company
Job Ibers
Bet Sugar Companies
Missouri River
West
Platt
Premier McCallum Warns on Black Propaganda in South Africa
Durban May 16 Colonel Sir Henry Edward McCallum premier of the colony said before leaving for London to attend King Edward VII's coronation that he would consult with Chamberlain about a disturbing faction among the colored people backed by American Ethiopian preachers who claim South Africa is the black man's country. He warned the propaganda is causing harm and that Cape Colony and Natal must be safeguarded by legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Durban
Natal
London
Edward VII
Henry Edward McCallum
Chamberlain
Cape Colony
Netal
Return of the Money Debate Dominates Dallas Conference
May 16 Dallas report notes heated mood as the publishing interests committee concludes war claim items. Majority urges conservative action and return of funds to Congress. minority seeks immediate restitution. Also covered are episcopacy reports recommending two new bishops and superannuation of Fitzgerald, Granbery, Hargrove with potential leaders like Hoss Atkins Tigert Denny Alexander and Coke Smith named for bishop roles.
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Dallas
Tex
Stahlman
Bate
Pasco
Ig. Ag
United States Senate
Congress
Fitzgerald, Granbery
Hargrove
Hoss
Atkins
Tigert
Denny
Alexander
Coke Smith
Bigham
Georgia
Cofer
Warner Hill
Geor
Retired Georgia school commissioner candidate | Georgia primary updates
Local political news reports Rev A J Beck of DeKalb retiring from the race for state school commissioner. G R Glenn W B Merritt and Mark Johnston remain in the field. Georgia primaries were held in Glynn Dougherty and Colquitt counties with results noted.
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A. J. Beck
DeKalb
G. R Glenn
W. B. Merritt
Mark Johnston
Mims
Georgia
Atlanta
C. L. Miller
Crew Street
Eix
A. Keriin
Macon
Waycross
Glynn
Dougherty
Colquitt
Episcopal Convention
Dallas
Tex
North
Caro
Una
Presbyterian General Assembly
Wiliame
Mississippi
Admiral Crowninshield
Schley
Chicago
War Department
Grant
General Smith
Samar
Foreign
William
Germany
Roosevelt
Frederick the Great
United States
Greene
Gaynor
Montreal
Quebec
Curry
Alfonso
Lesser Antilles
New York
Carlos II
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William 5. Kellogg
Charles
Topeka
Haiti
Navy Department
Longnecker
Port Royal
8. C
Port-au-Prince
Hait
Trait
Santo Domingo
Michigan
Treasuer W. B. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Civic Federation
National Civic Federation
Ralph W. Easley
Federation
Hanna
Baranel Gompers
Hecroes
Qven
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DR. Hawthorne
Dr. Curry
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