Roosevelt Conference Urges Conservation Of Nation’s Resources
At the White House conference, President Roosevelt and state governors hear speeches on soil waste, forest conservation and the nation’s natural wealth. James J. Hill warns that by mid-century U.S. population will exceed 200 million unless conservation steps curb waste. The nonbinding but influential plan aims to mobilize national opinion and guide future policy.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
James J. Till
Great Northern Railroad
T. C. Chamberlin
Chicago
American Association For the Advancement of Science
R.A. Long
Kansas City
Gov. Deneen
Illinois
Mr. Till
Hill
William J. Bryan
James J. Hill
Mr. Hill
Minnesota State Agricultural Society
St. Paul
Earth
King Edward to Attend Reid Ward Royal Wedding
London May 15 Aliss Jean Reid daughter of ambassador Whitelaw Reid and John Wubert Ward will wed in the Chapel Royal at St James Palace on June 28 King Edward will attend the ceremony.
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London
Aliss Jean Reid
Great Britain
Whitelaw Reid
John Wubert Ward
Earl of DuMley
King Edward
Chapel Royal
St. James Palace
Terrorizes Home and Kills Girl in Pueblo
In Pueblo Colorado on May 15 James Lynn a Black man burst into the home of Mrs. Julia James a white woman. He beat the woman then drove her and her 16 year old daughter Sarah into the street where he shot and killed the girl instantly and seriously wounded the mother.
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Pueblo
Col
James Lynn
Julia James
Sarah
Riot in Convention Hall at Eaton during Republican convention
A riot broke out in Eaton shortly after midnight as authorities fought to take control of the hall for the Republican congressional convention. Four policemen were roughly handled by armed men of the Bieser faction during the disturbance in Dayton on May 16.
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Dayton
Eaton
Bieser
McKee divorce granted in Paris custody set amid dispute
The Paris court grants the divorce to Mrs. McKee, custody of their child with the father allowed one month yearly and twice weekly visits if in the same area. It dismisses Mr. McKee’s libel charges, orders 7000 francs monthly for child support, and notes violence and grave wrongs by the husband while acknowledging unwarranted accusations by the wife. Costs are split.
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Paris
Hact-McKee
Ten Die as Tornado Ravages Northwest Louisiana
A tornado struck northwest Louisiana on May 15 killing ten and injuring many. Gilliam, a town of about 200 residents, was nearly wiped out with only two houses standing. Bolinger and nearby Oil City suffered severe damage, with widespread destruction of gil wells and communication in the storm area largely cut off.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Gilliam
Bo- Inger
Bossier Parish
Porjon
Bolinger
Oil City
Two Moneyed Concerns Quit In Cleveland Failure
The Reserve Trust Company assigned its liabilities of about 2.7 million dollars to Superior Savings and Trust Company due to failed loans. Depositors are to be paid in full. American Savings, a small bank with 50 thousand capital and around 300 thousand in deposits, closed after a run and may be tide over by a large local institution to reopen soon.
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Cleveland
Reserve Trust Company
Superior Savings and Trust Company
American Savings Bank
Kansas City Brewers Strike Declared
Kansas City brewery workers failed to report for work on Thursday signaling a declared strike over a contract resignation. The dispute involves multiple local breweries and centers on the terms formerly agreed with employees.
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Kansas City
Lumber firm wins 360000 judgment in Wisconsin court
Oshkosh Wisconsin May 14 Judgment for 360000 was Thursday ordered by Judge Burnell of the circuit court in favor of Oak Lumber Company a Wisconsin corporation against R V Blanks E T Lamkins and W A Brown of Monroe Louisiana.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Burnell
Circuit
The
Oak Lumber Company
Wisconsin Corporation
R v. Blanks
E. T. Lamkins
W. A. Brown
Monroe, la
Steamer Harbin Sinks After Snag in Arkansas River
Memphis steamer Harbin struck a snag near Douglas Landing Arkansas and sank. The Memphis packet boat had passengers and crew aboard who were removed unharmed.
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Memphis
Tenn
Harbin
Arkansas River
Douglas Landing
Ark
Congressman H. C. Burchard Dies in Freeport Ill
Horatio C. Burchard longtime congressman from 1869 to 1878 and former U S mint director in Washington from 1879 to 18 5 died in Freeport Illinois on Thursday. He was 83 years old.
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H. GC. Burchard
Freeport
Ill
Horatio C. Burchard
Congress
United States Mint
Washington
Hoe
Minnesota Democrats Endorse Johnson for President at State Convention
In St Paul on May 15 the Democratic state convention selected delegates to the national convention in Denver and endorsed John A. Johnson for president. Bryan supporters failed to seat their delegates or insert a Bryan plank, and the platform urged unity behind Johnson as the party’s choice.
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St. Paul
Minn
Denver
Johnson
Bryan
Minnesota
Frank A. Day
State Central Committee
William J. Bryan
Washington
John A. Johnson
Chairman Day
Gov. Johnson
James Manahan
Gay
Vreeland Currency Measure Clears House in Late Session
Washington May 15 The Vreeland currency measure passed the house after a long debate. The vote to adopt the rule for consideration was 174 to 146 with Democrats voting solidly against it and 15 Republicans joining. The senate meanwhile approved the dry appropriations bill without major changes.
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Washington
Vreeland
House
New York
Senate
French and Spanish clash at Casablanca gate
May 14 at Casablanca French Zouaves and Spanish troops exchanged fire after a quarrel with an unarmed Algerian sharpshooter. One Spaniard killed and another wounded. French two wounded. Desmoutier took command of the area under the policing agreement with Spain. The encounter occurred at a city gate.
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Casablanca
Ol Desmoutiers
Spain
Missouri Drys Nominate In State Convention
Prohibitionists of Missouri met in Joplin on May 15 to nominate their state ticket. Governor candidate W. P. Farris of Clinton led the slate with M. B. Payne of St. Louis as lieutenant governor, John F. Botts of Kahoka for secretary of state, George C. McLaughlin of Sedalia for auditor, and D. O. Terry of Green Castle for treasurer.
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Missouri
Joplin
W. P. Farris
Clinton
M. {. Payne
St. Louis
John F. Botts
Kahoca
George C. McLaughlin
Sedalia
D. O. Terry
Green Casile
Indiana Coal Miners Strike Affects Evansville Area
Indiana coal miners in and around Evansville walked out Thursday in line with the state convention in Terre Haute. All work halted in Indiana except in the black coal district. The Evansville district employed 1,655 men.
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Indiana
Evansville
Ind
Terre Haute
To Fight Son's Detention in Habeas Corpus Case
S H Fullerton, father of Robert W Fullerton held in San Francisco on charges by Miss Gildys Hobart of New York, says he will go to San Francisco and accompany his son to New York to meet the charges if the writ of habeas corpus fails.
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St. Louis
S. H. Fullerton
Robert W. Fullerton
San Francisco
Gildys Hobart
New York
Children Die In Farm Fire At Waterloo Iowa
Walter Potter and his wife returned from Greene to their Waterloo county farm to find their home destroyed by fire. Their children Charles nine and Merle seven were fatally burned during the night. Investigators say kerosene started the blaze and oil exploded.
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Waterloo
Walter Potter
Wif
Greene
Charles
Merle
Death Farm Yields More Murder Evidence Found
Laporte Indiana May 15 The Gunness death farm yielded more corroborative evidence of its grim record two watches were found among the debris and nine already found suggest at least one more victim. Sheriff Smutzer will resume digging perhaps under the barn basement floor to uncover additional skeletons while Mrs Gunness is said to have watched workers and kept guard.
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Laporte
Ind
Gunness
Sherif Smutzer
Smutzer
R. N. Smith
Cleveland
David Havens
Lamphere
Havens
St. Paul
Minn
Herman Rhode
Belle Gunness
Indiana
Dots and Dashes and Dying Bishop Horstmann
Bishop Horstmann of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland dies suddenly in Canton after Mass. Ruth Bryan Leavitt, William Jennings Bryan’s daughter, plans a campaign stop for Ontarin. A Dominion survey party begins boundary delineation work between Canada and Alaska from Vancouver. The first YMCA gymnasium in Russia opens in St. Petersburg funded by James Stokes. Rev. David Gregg inherits 750000 after leaving the Covenanters for Presbyterianism. he previously led Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian in Brooklyn.
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Horstmann
Cleveland
Canton
Ruth Bryan Leavitt
William Jennings Bryan
Ontarin
Canada
Alaska
Vancouver
Russia
St. Petersburg
James Stokes
New York City
David Gregg
Covenanters’ Church
Dr. Gregg
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
ASK THAW DISCHARGE AT OPENING OF HEARING
Poughkeepsie May 15 Thaw and his representatives appeared ready to proceed as District Attorney Jerome's force pressed for a quick decision. The elder Mrs. Thaw stayed nearby at the county jail and discussed his legal plans with him amid the ongoing hearing. Mr Graham moved for Thaw's discharge claiming no sanity evidence was taken and that commitment procedures were not followed and he had no opportunity to be heard.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Thaw
Jerome
Graham
Fire fatal to five in Passaic tenement blaze
An incendiary fire on Monroe street in a tenement housing 15 families killed three children and wounded two women. The doomed area was the third floor where Giuseppe Ottuse and Mrs Louisa Paci resided. Ottuse tried to lower his wife with a rope before flames burst from a lower window and scorched his hands, causing his wife to fall to the street.
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Passaic
N. J
Monroe Street
Guiseppe Ottuse
Louisa Paci
Ottuse
Five Die In Montgomery House Fire Cause Suspected
Eliza Kennedy is dead, the fifth victim in a Montgomery fire believed started by her husband Jim Kennedy, a Black man, in revenge for her refusal to live with him at her father-in-law’s home.
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Montgomery
Ala
Eliza Kennedy
Jim Kennedy
Good Roads Congress to Meet Chicago and Denver Dates
The first national good roads congress will convene in Chicago on June 15 and in Denver on July 6, the latter date set just before the Republican and Democratic national conventions.
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Good Roads Congress
Chicago
National Good Roads Congress
Denver
Markets Overview and Grain Prices May 14
Chicago markets show flour steady with spring wheat prices around 6.00 per bushel and various grades listed for hard patent and jute bags. WHEAT slid on May contracts while CORN, OATS, BUTTER, EGGS, and POTATOES show mixed moves. New York notes WHEAT opening higher with gains erased by bear pressure as May and July futures trade.
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Chicago
May
Minnesota
New York
Steadler
Live Stock Prices From Chicago And Omaha Markets
Chicago and Omaha stock markets show softer trade with mixed results. Cattle range from good to prime steers at 5.00 to 6.75 and cows 2.50 to 6.50, while hogs hold around 5.40 to 5.46 for heavy packers and barrows. Sheep trade weak with yearlings at 6.00 to 7.00 and ewes around 0.50 to 0.78, with market lines reflecting broader demand trends.
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Chicago
Yanners
Omaha
Nels
Texas
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