May Day Turmoil Ends in Police Clash and Arrests
Reports recount a violent May Day with 1400 arrests and hundreds injured as crowds clashed with police in Paris. A Russian-born naturalized citizen fired on cavalry, prompting rescues, saber use, and dispersal. Police later reported calm in the provinces.
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Fredea
Furpaiist
Hany Peczons
Atresia
Labor Exchange
Labor Federation
Quai Jemmapes
St. Martins Canal
Place de la Republique
Diesnatches
Ministry of the Interior
Witness recounts confrontation over wages at Simon’s office
Mrs. de Massey testifies that Simon refused to pay wages and shoved her into the hallway after she planned to leave his employ. She says she did not see Otto Sichel on the fourth floor and denies shooting Simon while signaling a cab outside as police arrived.
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Simon
Otto Sichel
Icemen on Strike in Minneapolis Ice Famine
Minneapolis May 2 The city faces an ice famine as all workers of the four large companies forming the Ice combine go on strike. About 225 men demand an increased wage scale totaling roughly ten dollars per month for all classes of employees.
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Minneapolis
Ice Combine
Irate Father Chides Son Over Debts as Creditors Growl
In a humorous comment from Fliegende Blatter, an angry father scolds his son George about money needs. The son protests that he demands nothing and that others require funds instead.
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George
Mexico Civ and Guatemala City Search Over Assault Plot
Guatemalan authorities searched for Guatemalans suspected in the attempted assassination of President Petrada Cabrera after Guatemala asked for cooperation. Mexico’s legation is viewed as asylum for criminals, prompting indignation. Reports note possible Mexican emergency preparations and troop movements toward the frontier, with no official confirmation.
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Mexico
Civ
Mato
Guatemala City
Petrada Cabrera
Gambeor
Legation
Celal
Trouble in Guatemala Rumor of Overthrow Plots
Reports from Mexico City and ports note rising unrest in Guatemala. A prominent returnee says Cabrera could be ousted or forced to defend his presidency as revolution brews after Barillas assassination. The U S gunboat Paducah heads to Puerto Barrios to monitor warlike preparations.
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City
Mexico
Guatemala
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Paducah Ras
Puerto Barrios
Paducah
Marietta
Pay Day Brawl In Havana Sparking Sailor Incident
Havana authorities report little detail on a May 2 clash between Santiago police and United States sailors. Governor Perez says calm persists and commanders restricted sailors ashore at night. Mayor Mesa and General Barry deem it a pay day brawl with no systemic assault, while Mesa launches an inquiry and vows swift punishment if police correctsev.
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Havana
Santiago
United States
Perez
Oriente
Tappen
Magoon
Barry
Mesa
Lay
Santiaea
Fatal Explosion Shatters Whipple Mine in Leap Creek District
In Charlestown West Virginia on May 2 a mine disaster at Whipple mines killed three men and left four severely burned while four others were entombed and possibly dead. Ninety four workers were employed. sixty four inside, fifty three escaped via a second shaft with eleven remaining unaccounted for. Firedamp likely ignited by a shot. rescue aided by 125000 cubic feet per minute fans.
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Charlestown
W. Va
Whipple
Leap Creek
Hudson Bergess
Erastus Wiley
Sprinkler
Ira Kelly
State Miners’ Hospital
McKendree
Dixon Interests
Stuart
Farlier
Jerome Takes Charge of Bond Theft Inquiry
New York May 2 District Attorney Jerome has taken personal charge of the probe into the thefts from the Trust Company of America. He notes the investigation adds no new public details beyond prior arrests of W C Douglass and O M Dennett. Authorities seek evidence against a suspected third man and verify Douglass claim of under 1500 dollars of the stolen wealth.
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New York
Jerome
Trust Company of America
W. C. Dougass
O. M. Dennett
Dennett
Atlantic Safe Deposit Company
Douglass
Oskers
Oficers
Unclear details on Santiago attack reach Taft
Governor Magoon reports to Secretary Taft that the Santiago assault on American sailors is under thorough investigation. Magoon cannot yet clarify the affair but will forward a full report when facts are known. To avoid misinterpretation officials decide to withhold immediate public details.
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Washington
Taft
Magoon
Santiago
Iron workers strike across San Francisco bay area
Three thousand iron tradesmen in San Francisco and nearby joined a walkout over the eight hour day. Employers offered arbitration but the union remains out. twenty seven shops granted the eight hour day, nineteen percent stayed at work, and the dispute ties up the Risdon Iron works and twenty other shops. Jewelry thief confesses in New York case involving Leonard Roehrer.
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San Francisco
Bay
Union Iron Work
Risdon Iron Works
Organization of
New York
A. Preston Greene
Charles A. Roehrer
Europe
London
Greene
Roehrer
Hurricane Strikes San Juan Batista Area Causing Losses
A hurricane swept the San Juan Batista district in Campeche on May 2, bringing extensive property damage and several deaths. Cocoa groves were ruined, crops leveled, and large trees snapped. Shipping losses feared if the storm moves into the gulf.
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San Juan Batista
Campeche
Gulf
Panic in Chicago Fire Traps 190 at Wabash Site
A blaze at 255 Wabash avenue in Chicago trapped about 190 in a four story building housing Story & Clark Piano and the Lotus Lunch club. Fifty were injured as patrons and workers rushed to a narrow rear fire escape and a small window.
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Chicago
Wabash Avenue
Story & Clark Piano Company
Lotus Lunch Club
Henry Shapiro
Police Rescue Women From Stampede At Store Window
A chaotic rush occurred as frightened women piled against a storefront window and were dragged away by men fleeing from nearby shops. The final six women at the window were saved by police and firemen without injuries.
Bishop Hare Undergoes Eye Removal in Hospital
New York May 2 Bishop Willam Pobart Hare of South Dakota underwent removal of the right eye after a cancer diagnosis. He is now convalescing at St Luke's hospital pare gy te.
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New York
Willam Pobart Hare
South Dakota
St. Luke’s Hospital
Secret Police Arrest Eight Terrorists in St Petersburg
The secret police report eight terrorists detained in St Petersburg on May 2. Five suspects had just arrived from Finland and Switzerland and were taken to the fortress of St Peter and St Paul for custody and investigation.
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St. Petersburg
Finland
Switzerland
St. Peter and
St. Pau
General strike paralyses Baku as troops patrol streets
In Baku on May 2 a general strike erupts over General Paube deriding strikers to return to work with imprisonment fines expulsion and force. Factories idle stores closed streets heavily patrolled as clashes feared between troops and workers. In Warsaw near Pabianice two Hebrew merchants are attacked and killed, robbers seize cash and valuables and discard belts in the river.
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Baku
Paube
Svarsaw
Pabianch
Bankis
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