Currency actions taken by Congress in late May conference
Congress edges toward a currency compromise based on Vreeland and Aldrich lines. The conference report, approved 106 to 140 with six not voting, sets reserve at ten percent, a ten percent redemption fund, and emergency currency limits at 3.5 billion dollars. Banks face caps on issuance and collateral strengthens the National Currency associations with nine senators and nine representatives to comprise a currency commission.
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Washington
Houses of
Congress
House
Burton
Taft
Vreeland
Aldrich
Central Reserve
Secretary of the Treasury
Clearing House
Senate
Ex official Collins and Comerford acquitted in Chicago
Former Chicago police chief John M. Collins and police lawyer Frank D. Comerford were found not guilty of conspiracy to defraud the city by diverting police services to political work. The verdict prompted cheers as the case closed a campaign era chapter. further indictments remain pending against several officials.
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Collins
Frank O. Comerford
Chicago
John M. Collins
Frank D. Comerford
Dunne
Chetlain
Healy
William L. O’connell
Public Works
E. H. Roche
Nathaniel Sears
Comerford
Attendants Charged in Death of War Veteran
Canton reports Coreaner Roth well of Stark county released findings on John Adams a Civil War veteran who died from injuries at Massillon state hospital warrants will be sworn for the arrest of two hospital attendants in connection with the case.
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Canton
Coreaner Rothwell
Stark County
John Adams
Massillon State Hospital
Mascots for Battleships Parade in Seattle
Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry led the Atlantic fleet in a Seattle holiday parade with 10s of thousands marching through the city. Land forces from Fort Lawton Worden Casey and Flagler joined sailors as 12 Aberdeen bear cub mascots were presented to the battleships amid rhododendron bouquets. Afternoon sea and land sports and band concerts followed.
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Seattle
Wash
Charles 5. Sperry
Lawton
Worden
Casey and Flagler
Aberdeen
Fire set to Benton home. wife saved from cremation
In Benton Alabama on May 28 two men bound and gagged Mrs. Blanchard while sprinkling coal oil and setting fire to the house. Frank Blanchard returned home to rescue his wife who was badly burned. Two prior attempts to burn the house occurred. Admiral Crowninshield dead in Philadelphia after a month in Episcopal hospital following a nose operation.
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Benton, al
Frank Blanchard
Here
Crowninshield
Philadelphia
A. 5
Episcopal Hospital
Ossian Fire Destroys Several Businesses in Losses
Fire in Ossian Indiana on May 28 destroyed multiple business buildings with total losses around 20000 dollars. The Rector Brothers dry goods store sustained the largest loss, with the Sharp hardware store damaged about 10000 dollars.
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Ossian, Ind
Rector Brothers
Sharp Hardware
Woman Declared Death Aided By Own Action In Wisconsin
Appleton Wis May 28 The coroner s jury returned a verdict that Mrs Carrie Shaw of Hortonville Wis whose body was found in a mill passage last week met her death by her own actions The finding rules the death self inflicted and recorded as suicide pending any further official notes
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Appleton
Wis
Ccoroner
Carrie Shaw
Hortonville
Sinking of Fame After Fog Collision With Boston
The Boston fishing schooner Fame sails from Yarmouth to Boston and is struck amid fog by the Dominion Atlantic steamer Boston near Chaespes bank. Seventeen of Fame’s nineteen crew die. only two are saved. Captain Fay of the Boston rescues the unconscious pair. The stern is torn away and the ship sinks in minutes.
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Yarmouth
Boston
Fame
Thomas Fay
Chaespes Bank
Dominion Atlantic Line
Watee
Fay
Ball at Buckingham Palace Hails Fallieres Visit
London May 28 Buckingham Palace hosted a great state ball for M Fallieres president of the French republic King Edward and Queen Alexandra with the royal entourage greeted by trumpets and flowers in a lavish ballroom scene This marked the climax of a day of entertainments for the visiting head of state. Ex Real Estate Man Sentenced to Hard Labor
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London
Buckingham Palace
M. Fallieres
Edward
Buckingham
Queen Alexandra
M. Fallieregs
Gleveland
J. W. Hamby
Beacom
Common Pleas
McIntyre Indicted on Grand Larceny Charges
Four indictments charging grand larceny were returned by the New York grand jury Wednesday against Thomas A. McIntyre head of the suspended firm T. A. McIntyre & Co. Another man was indicted. In Tacoma Washington the Atlantic battleship fleet arrived and anchored in Commencement Bay Wednesday.
Eight Die in Tornadoes Across Midwest and Plains
A May tornado toll includes Peter Rudy family killed near Alva Oklahoma and three dead in Ingersoll Oklahoma. Fremont Nebraska reports $10 000 damage and several injuries. Colbert and Red River flood fatalities noted with island refuge drowned. Additional drownings occur near Henrietta and a ferryman’s family.
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Wichita
Kan
Peter Rudy
Alva
Oklahoma
Ingersoll
Okla
Fremont
Neb
Oklahoma City
Colbert
Texas Line
Red River
J. Hi. Roberts
Lawton
Will
Newton Stidham
Henrietta
City Charges a Conspiracy to Defraud Boston Officials
Boston officials including six leaders of boiler and structural iron works were arrested on charges of conspiracy to defraud the city. The case follows a Boston finance commission report exposing bid-related graft between contracting firms, a matter President Roosevelt referenced in a congressional message. Dynamite wrecks three Oakland houses linked to James L. Gallagher, former San Francisco official and graft witness.
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Boston
Bos Ton Finance Commission
Roosevelt
Congress
Oakland
Cal
James L. Gallagher
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
San Francisco
Herkins and
Belmont Streets
Lake Merritt
Ex Cashier Pleads Guilty in $25,000 Bank Embezzlement Case
In Deadwood D. May 28 George F Harras of Hot Springs aged 8 9 formerly cashier of the Hot Springs National Bank pleaded guilty in U S district court to three counts charging embezzlement of 25000 of the bank's funds after being indicted by the federal grand jury.
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Deadwood
George F. Harras
Hot Springs
Hot Springs National Bank
Federal Grand Jury
United States District Court
World's Missionaries Meet in Anderson Conference
In Anderson Indiana on May 28 the world's missionary conference convened at the United Brethren church with about 200 delegates from every district and all foreign mission fields. The session was presided over by Bishop Matthew of Chicago.
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Anderson
Ind
United Brethren Church
Matthew
Chicago
Pittsburg Minera Accept Scale
Pittsburg wage scale for about 40 000 miners in the district was signed Wednesday and remains in force through March 31, 1908. The agreement matches the prior two year deal and covers Pittsburg district workers. Weed alcohol fatal to four in Gallipolis. At Hansfield reformatory Christopher Karves died, three other prisoners also reported dying after consuming wood alcohol.
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Pittsburg Minera
Pittsburg
Gallipolis
Christopher Karves
Hansfield Reformatory
Plans for Great Change in Home Missions Conference
Pittsburg May 28 delegates from North America attended the United Presbyterian general conference. Discussions focused on home missions reforms and closer relations with Presbyterians. Union talks were downplayed as delegates favored strengthening ties without organic unity.
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Pittsburg
United Presbyterian Church
North America
Home Missions
Synodical Superintendents of Missions
Board of Home Missions
Board of Church Extension
Presbyterian
J. D. Sands
Board of Publication
Presbyterian Church
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Responds to Thaw Family Criticism
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw issued a statement in New York on May 28 denying that the annulment proceedings against Harry K. Thaw were improper and asserting the action was prompted by Col. Bartlett and A. Russell Peabody on behalf of the Thaw family. She denounced Bartlett's post-discontinuance remarks as insincere and aligned with Thaw relatives' long‑standing stance.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Ol. Bartlett
William Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Col. Bartlett
A. Russell Peabody
Thaw
Hearst Gains In Recount In New York May 1905
A recount of the 1905 New York mayoral election opened in the supreme court shows Hearst netting 13 extra votes in the first box. Attorney General Jackson seeks a full ballot recount from the 1,940 boxes, with McClellan’s original 3,478 plurality reversed by small margin.
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New York
William Randolph Hearst
Supreme Court
Jackson
McClellan
Hearst
Evreux Train Cars Catch Fire No Passengers Hurt
Two empty first class cars attached to a White Star line express from Paris to Cherbourg caught fire in a tunnel near Evreux on May 28. All aboard remained uninjured as the train passed through the tunnel.
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Evreux
France
White Star Line
Paris
Cherbourg
Drowned While Bathing at Bevier Reservoir
Bevier Missouri May 28 John Ronchet and John Berardino Italian coal miners of this place drowned while bathing in a large reservoir near here both could not swim and went into water beyond their depth. Also prominent attorney Slitz Mieral Wells Texas May 28 W E McConnell former legislator and one of the state’s leading lawyers shot and killed by T J Pearson at Pearson’s home.
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Bevier, Mo
John Ronchetto
John Berardino
Slzth
Mieral Wells
Tex
W. E. McConnell
T. J. Pearson
British Commons Debates Hotel Closure and Lincoln Memorial
In a mixed set of items, the report notes a remodeling of The Midland hotel for offices and a memorial tablet to be unveiled on the steamer Lincoln at New York. Other items mention prices of stoves changing, a session of the Association of Stave Manufacturers, and a thrilling escape in a novel. An accident injures a machine operator after a collision. The city and county treasury will investigate missing funds from United Railroads tax collections. A Presbyterian minister and his son fall ill near their home and someone attempts to help. Directors of Jeffers New Fork caution against theft by an employee who fled. A young woman receives an annuity.
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Midland
Est
Lincoln
New York
Stave Uurers
Colum Booth Tarkington
I- 18
Prate
United Railroads
City and County Treasury
Samuel A. Glas
Presbyterian Church
Jeffers New Fork
Hiya Pagnowicaka
Nation fined for scolding four men in public at Pittsburg
Carrie Nation of Kansas appeared before a magistrate in Pittsburg on May 28 charged with conduct for scolding and berating four men in public. She refused to pay a 30 day fine and was remanded to the workhouse as supporters paid her costs to defray the fine.
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Pittsburg
Ria Nation of
Kansas
Seyders
Grain and Wheat Prices Plunge on Warship Weather News
Market summaries show flour steady with various grades quoted from 86.00 to 4.90 per bag and wheat futures firm with July at around 9i or September near 89c. Corn, oats, and butter futures reflect quiet or active trading as rail and crop conditions influence prices across Chicago and New York markets.
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Ortember
C. Y Nutter
Live Stock Prices Reported From Chicago and Omaha Markets
CATTLE and HOGS markets show active trade with ranges for native and western cattle, Texas steers, and stockers. Omaha and Chicago listings include steers from 3.60 to 7.00, cows 2.76 to 5.50, hogs 5.00 to 6.30, sows and pigs noted, with market activity described as steady to active and prices varying by quality and weight. Sheep and lambs quoted with steady to higher tone, wethers around 4.50 to 5.00, lambs near 6.00 to 7.00. miscellaneous terms reflect packers and breakers’ bids.
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Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Banks
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