Battleship Fleet at Santa Cruz Looms in Golden Gate Pageant
May 4 Santa Cruz crowds welcome the first Atlantic fleet squadron as it enters the bay. A revised program calls for a grand naval parade with 46 vessels from battleships to destroyers, stretching to sea and through the Golden Gate. Admiral Evans will command from the Connecticut on the flagship, with federal supervision for safe viewing. Metcalf to review fleet at Oakland May 8.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Monterey
Frisco
Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
Philippine
Point Bonita
Point Lobos
Connecticut
Fox
Evans
Robley D. Evans
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Angel Island
San Francisco
Metcalf
Oakland
Warden shoots inmate during escape attempt in prison
May 4 Wheeling West Virginia report states state penitentiary at Moundsville inmate Jesse Briggs a black man serving life was shot and killed by Warden C G Dawson after Briggs broke from the line and started throwing rocks at the warden Dawson fired hitting Briggs in the breast during the confrontation
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Wheeling
W. Va
Jesse Briggs
State Penitentiary
Moundsville
C. G. Dawson
Briggs
Wawson
Bank Robbery in Tyron Net $600 After Safe Blasted
Five robbers blew the Farmers' Bank of Tyron safe with seven dynamite charges on Saturday, securing $600 before escaping. Three guards remained outside while two others cracked the vault.
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Tyron
Okla
Farmers’ Bank of
Senate kills amendment funding Paris embassy building
Washington May 4 on a Senate point of order by Senator Culberson the body killed the committee amendment to the diplomatic and consular appropriation proposing 400000 dollars for an embassy building in Paris.
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Washington
Culberson
Senate
Paris
Jap Officials Punished in Mukden Assault Case
In Mukden on May 4 the April 6 assault at the American consulate was closed. The American staff were exonerated and three Japanese officials were punished for the incident.
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Mukden
Imperial Prince Kikumaro Marashima Dies at 35
Tokyo reports the death of Imperial Prince Kikumaro Marashima, a 35 year old navy captain, officially announced Sunday. The prince held senior naval rank and was a figure in Japan’s royal circles. Institutions and public notices from Tokyo continue to observe the family’s line of succession.
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Tokyo
Imperial Prince
Kikumaro Marashima
Gar Men Vote Strike In Cleveland Transit Row
May 4 report says Municipal Traction Company workers voted in favor of a strike to press for motormen and conductors demands. Union officials claim overwhelming support while officials warn no disruption to essential runs. Forest City and old Cleveland Electric employees involved amid disputed agreements with the Municipal Company.
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Cleveland
Municipal Traction Company
Cleveland Electric Railway
Behner
Street Car Men's Union
Cook
Municipal Company
Union No
Smith
Old Forest City
Forest City
du Pont
Old Cleveland Electric
Angered spouse kills two in Michigan home
Joseph B. Blunt, a liquor salesman, killed his wife's parents Homer S. Jones and his wife, Mrs. Jones, at their home in Bate Creek, Michigan after an action for divorce. Mrs. Blunt fled the scene with her baby amid a snowstorm as Blunt surrendered to police.
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Bate Creek
Mich
Joseph B. Blunt
Blunt
Helie to Renounce Faith for Gould Dowry Union
Rome reports Prince Helie De Sagan plans to renounce Catholicism to wed Mme Anna Gould. He seeks a Protestant conversion so they can marry civilly and religiously, avoiding a church annulment and social disapproval due to his former wife.
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Rome
Helie de Sagan
Mme
Anna Gould
Gould
Mme. Gould
Acquitted on Bribery Charge in San Francisco
Tirey J. Ford chief counsel for United Railroads was found not guilty by a jury here Saturday on bribery charges alleging he bribed former Supervisor Daniel G. Coleman to vote for a trolley franchise. The jury deliberated for under two minutes.
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San Francisco
Tirey J. Ford
United Railroads
Daniel G. Coleman
Discharged Farm Hand Found Dead After Barn Fire
In Ardmore Pennsylvania on May 4 a farmer Louis Halberstadt reported his barn destroyed by fire. The body of John Jacobs a farm hand recently discharged was found in woods on the property with a head wound from a bullet. Police investigate possible suicide related to job loss.
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Ardmore
Louis Halberstadt
John Jacobs
Halberstadt
Lynching Rumors Stir After Assault Near Denver
Mrs Nellie Kulicks was dragged into a box car and assaulted by a man near Globeville Denver. She lies in serious condition as a posse hunts the assailant and a lynching threat looms if he is captured.
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Denver
Col
Nellie Kulicks
Globeville
Boy Dies After Bottle Injury At Local League Game
Grand Rapids May 4. A one year old, William Havercamp, died Saturday from a head injury after being struck by a pop bottle thrown from the bleachers during a local Central League baseball game.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
William Havercamp
Washington Editor Dies in El Paso at TB Case
C Arthur Williams associate editor of the Washington Herald died in El Paso Texas on Friday from tuberculosis His health declined while attending the Jamestown exposition for the Herald last year in Washington DC
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Washington
el Paso
Tex
Receiver for Road in Terre Haute reorganizes traction line
Charles Harlan was appointed receiver for the Terre Haute and Merom Traction Company. Two miles of rails have been laid at a cost of about $50,000, for which scrip was issued.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Charles Harlan
Terre Haute and Merom Traction Company
End of Catholic fete marks centenary parade in New York
Sixty thousand Roman Catholic laymen marched in procession to cap the centenary week of the New York diocese. A 3,500 capacity reviewing stand housed women and prelates while millionaires and laborers walked side by side from Washington Square up Fifth Avenue to Fifty-seventh Street. Brig. Gen. Thomas Barry led the march, with Catholic club delegates and city notables among the van. Stores declared half-holiday to allow participation in the three mile event.
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New York
Diocese of
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
Thomas Barry
Catholic Club
Thomas F. Ryan
Thomas A. Emmet
Goff, Davis
O’gorman
Supreme Court
Rourke Cochran
Eugene Philbin
John D. Crimmins
David McClure
Washington Square
Cathedral
Naphtha Tank Blast Kills Nine in Chicago Plant
A massive naphtha explosion at the Chicago Reduction Company plant in West Thirty-ninth and Iron streets killed nine men, with four more believed dead and five others badly burned. Firefighters battled a spectacular blaze as rescuers searched the debris amid a crowded, anxious scene. The blast, likely caused by a smoking worker, leveled part of the four story building and caused $100,000 in damage.
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Chicago
Chicago Reduction Company
West Thirty-ninth
Iron Streets
Burroughs
Deering
Sultan Mulai Hafid Reported Vanquished in Morocco
Paris May 4 dispatch from Rear Admiral Filibert, the French naval commander in Moroccan waters, says native reports claim Mulai Hafid the Moroccan sultan has been vanquished by the Beniskarou tribesmen and has fled toward Mequinez with 30 horsemen.
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Hafid
Paris
Filibert
Moroccan
Mulai Flafid
Morocco
Beniskarou
Mequinez
Pursues Thief Policeman Slain in Denver Store
Denver May 4 Charles M Beck a policeman making final rounds was shot through the heart and killed in the Denver Photo Supply Company as he chased a burglar into the store after pursuing the thief through the city.
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Denver
Col
Charles M. Beck
Denver Photo Supply Company
Maxwell founder J W Maxwell dies after fall at hotel
Maxwell Iowa founder J W Maxwell aged 73 fell downstairs at the Kirkwood hotel in Des Moines on May 4, breaking his neck and dying within minutes. The accident caused a sensation among hotel guests.
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Maxwell
Des Moines
J. W. Maxwell
Kirkwood
Pawnbroker Nathan Wolff Murdered in Portland
Nathan Wolff a Portland pawnbroker and jeweler with 25 years in business was killed by robbers. He was shot in the neck and beaten to death with a hatchet, the crime reported from Portland, Oregon on May 4.
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Portland
Ore
Nathan Wolff
Wolff
Peru Revolt Sparks Widespread Lima Turmoil
Telegraph reports from Rio de Janeiro describe a revolutionary outbreak in Peru led by Augusto Duran starting at Chosica near Lima. Rebels cut Lima electric wires and seized a railroad train as government troops moved out. Outcome unknown amid excitement in Lima.
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Rio Janeiro
Peru
Chosica
Lima
Augusto Duran
Verden Town Fire Destroys Key Businesses
A suspected act by lawless elements aimed at city marshal Gillespie sparked an incendiary blaze in Verden Oklahoma nine miles east of Anadarko. The fire gutted the principal business district including a general merchandise store, First National Bank, a grocery, hardware, drug and harness shop, with total losses estimated at 50000 dollars.
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Oklahoma
Anadarko
Okla
Verden
Here
Gillespie
First National Bank
Indictments Against Cincinnati Bucketshop Brokers
Thirty four indictments were returned by the grand jury Saturday against well known Cincinnati brokers participating in bucketshop operations. The indictments followed an inquiry by two grand juries at the initiative of County Prosecutor Tiram M. Rulison.
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Cincinnati
Tiram M. Rulison
Laborers Ordered Deported
Washington May 4 Secretary Straus of the department of commerce and labor has ordered deported as contract laborers 15 glass workers brought to this country from Belgium.
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Washington
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Belscium
Snow Storm Sweeps Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan
Snow spread over northern Indiana and southern Michigan on Saturday. South Bend reported widespread snowfall with no serious frost observed. The system caused travel disruptions but there were no reports of major damage or injuries.
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Indiana
Michigan
South Bend
Ind
Dynamite Wrecks Burlington Passenger Train at Butte
May 4 Butte Montana dynamite wrecked Burlington No 6 as it entered the city killing two and injuring six. Engines and cars were hurled from the track. Engineer Charles Bussy killed and fireman George Ehele severely wounded. Investigators suspect a tramp seeking revenge. powder traced to a nearby mine.
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Butte
Mont
Burlington
kEngineer Bussy
John Doreing
George Ehele
Bussy
Prisoners Role in Jail Hold Up Identified
In Chicago, May 4, a jailhold assault and robbery of 4.75 occurred in the county jail. Harry Daley, serving 14 years for the Seeberger killing, was named by Clinton Schisler as one of the attackers. Both men were en route to the criminal court building for new trial motions when the recognition occurred.
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Rolein
Chicago
Kersten
Harry Daley
George Seeberger
South Side
Clinton Schisler
Wabash Railway
Criminal Court
Schisler
Daley
Minister Named for President in United Christian Nomination
Rock Island Illinois May 4 The United Christian party held its national convention nominating Rev Daniel B Turney of Decatur Illinois for president and L B Coffin of Fort Dodge Iowa for vice president The platform places the decalogue and golden rule as the basis of laws and supports female suffrage Mrs Laura Fixen presided
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Rock Island, II
United Christian Party
Daniel B.turney
Decatur
Coffin
Fort Dodge
Laura Fixen
Woman Sues for Treasure Trove in Wisconsin
Appleton Wisconsin May 4 While plowing on a farm near New London Louis Hoffman unearthed a pot of gold said to amount to 80000 He had just bought the farm from Mrs John Schmall and she filed suit claiming she sold only the land seeking recovery of the treasure The case centers on whether the gold belongs with the farm or to Hoffman as finder or a prior owner.
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Appleton
Wis
New London
Louis Hoffman
Hoffman
John Schmall
Notable Local Recount and Global Notes
The Sterling recount shows wets gaining one vote in the Jo option. A May Day parade in New York failed, with boos for Mexan Bergman. Quentin Roosevelt joined a Washington magician’s act. Dominic Carling’s body was found with a bullet to the heart. robbery suspected. Dr. Hamilton Rice returns from the Orinoco region to New York. Knott & Pope of Boston assign to Benjamin M. Johnson. Morse turns over 250000 to a bank receiver. A Muskegon case involved a first law win for Dowie’s client. Petérson, 18, attacked the attorney. Japan plans sending paintings and bronzes to U.S. cities to strengthen ties.
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Sterling
New York
Mexan Bergman
Quentin Roosevelt
Washington Theater
Dominic Carling
Satan
Gett Wash
Hamilton Rice
Harvardiversity
York
Orinoco River
Pacific
Knott & Pope Company
Shoe Manufacturers
Boston
Benjamin M. Johnson
Cording
Johnson
Charles W. Morse
Newy
National Bank North America
Gladstone Dowie
Gy Petérson
Japan
United States
Indiana Man Found Slain in Quarry Near Oolitic
The body of Joseph Rapshaw of Oolitic was found May 4 in a quarry pool near Oolitic wrapped in burlap with wire tied around it. Coroner Voyles found evidence that Rapshaw was killed before being thrown into the water. reports say heavy drinking and a force suit co-respondent status tied to his disappearance. Police pursue several clues as investigations continue.
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Oolitic
Ind
Joseph Rapshaw
Kapshaw
Voyles
Cié
Shipbuilders Lock Out 6000 Workers on Clyde coast
Glasgow May 4. The Clyde shipyards locked out 6000 wood workers after a wage dispute between the Shipbuilding Workers Federation and northeast coast crews. Workers struck rather than accept a wage cut and have not secured federation arbitration.
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Glasgow
Clyde Shi Builders
Yar
Shipbuilding 13 Players’ Federation
Shi
Baroness Kills Husband Then Shoots Self at Buddenberg Chateau
Berlin May 4 report: Baroness vy Ruexleben shot and killed her husband in the Buddenberg chateau in Dortmund as he was about to fire. She then wounded herself in a failed suicide attempt but survived. No motive or planation has been determined.
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Berlin
Video Vy Ruexleben
Buddenberg
Ng Dortmund
Markets Report Confirms Mixed Grain and Produce Trends
Chicago wheat and flour markets show firmness with May prices around 1.02 to 1.09 for wheat futures as cold west weather supports gains. Corn steady to firm with May around 60 to 64 cents. Butter eggs and potatoes listed with various regional quotes. New York reports firm flour and wheat on bullish stats and short-covering.
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Chicago
Minnesota
New York
C Bses
Western
Live Stock Market Report from Chicago May 2 Cattle and Hog prices
CATTLE Good to prime steers 5.75 to 7.25. good to fair 5.75 to 6.75. inferi or to plain 5.00 to 5.65. cows and heifers up to 6.50. feeders 4.25 to 5.75. stockers 2.50 to 4.25. calves 4.50 to 5.76. HOGS Heavy packers 5.55 to 5.70. mixed butcher and barrows 5.62 to 5.75. choice heavy shipping barrows 5.65 to 6.76. light barrows 5.65 to 5.80. sows 3.00 to 5.25. pigs 4.00 to 5.50.
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Chicago
Omaha Market Prices May 2 for Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Omaha Nebraska May 2 cattle prices listed for native steers cows and heifers western and Texas steers range cows and heifers canners stockers and feeders calves bulls and stags with values. Hogs market described as active and lower with price ranges for heavy mixed light and pigs and bulk sales. Sheep market steady with yearlings wethers ewes and lambs priced.
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Omaha
Neb
Texas
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Cleveland Municipal
Old Line
Battle Creek
Helie
Prince de Sagan
Butte, Mont
Tramp
Charles Bussy
Carl Ming
Carpenters’ Union
Sheridan
Wye
Charles Henderson
F. W. Lensie
Baroness
Mate
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