Tornado Leaves Goliad in Desolation With Heavy Casualties
A deadly tornado struck Goliad Texas at 2 45 pm causing extreme damage and many deaths and injuries. A special report notes 90 dead and 120 injured with churches and homes destroyed as responders rush medical aid and supplies from Victoria Cuero and surrounding communities.
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Houston
Tex
Goliad
Pen
Whitehead
Johnson
Margaret Pope
Stuart Dial
Pinkie Lott
Purl
Maude
Augustine
Stopple
Bill Hoard
Joe Savage
Phaso Savage
Newcomb
Bill Tread- Well
Hayward Jones
Victoria
O'Connor
Episcopal
USCS
Ne ‘Tone
D. T. Davis i
Goliad Guard
Nalhyriy
Texas Cyclone Across Four States Destroys Goliad Town
Dallas reports indicate a disastrous tornado crossed Texas, sweeping northeast toward Kentucky with extensive loss of life and property damage. Origin may have been south of Goliad, where conflicting reports claim 50 to 200 deaths and near total destruction of the historic town.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Gulf Coast
Goliad
Kentucky
Boer leaders gather at Vereeninging likely to back war
London dispatch notes about 160 Boer leaders at Vereeninging seeming to favor continuing hostilities. Ballot voting could shift toward peace. Regardless, end of the war may come soon with anticipated surrenders freeing British troops for active duties.
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London
The
Times
Pretoria
Vereeninging
Lightning Fire Kills 102 Horses at Racine Farm
Milwaukee, May 19. A lightning strike caused a blaze at the Andrew Uchlein stock farm near Racine, killing 102 thoroughbred horses. Uchlein, a Milwaukee brewer, raised pure bred stock on the property. The fire originated from a lightning strike.
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Milwaukee
Andrew Uchlein
Racine
Uchlein
Coronation Ceremony Held in Manila for King Alfonso
Manila residents observed a ceremonial coronation for King Alfonso with broad participation. Acting Governor Wright attended on behalf of the American government at the principal function.
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Manila
Alfonso
Wright
Deed Transfers McIntyre Trust to Standard Flouring
The McIntyre flour trust, known as United States Milling, transfers its properties to the Standard Flouring Mill company after foreclosure. The deed, filed in Hennepin County, reflects a payment near 9 million dollars and covers mills in Minneapolis and other cities including Duluth Syracuse Buffalo and Jersey City. The Minneapolis mills will be managed by the Northwestern Consolidated Milling company under a two year direct management period and a prior three year lease.
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Minneapolis
McIntyre Flour Trust
United States Milling Company
Standard Flouring Mill Company
Standard Company
Minneapolis Flour Milling Company
Standard, St. Anthony, Union
Duluth
Superior
West Superior
Pilwaukee
Syracuse
Buffalo
Baldwinsville
New York
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Minneapolis Mills
Consolidated
Railroads Suffer in Great Storm Across Midwest
May 19 reports from St. Paul say violent storms across Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa killed two people and injured several others. Alder man H M Conkey of Preston is struck by lightning, a Milwaukee Road section man Borassen dies at Sparta Wisconsin, and freight engineer John Rouden of the Great Western suffers severe injuries near Elma. Fireman injured, not taken to hospital. Great Western service between St. Paul and Dubuque crippled.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Chicago
H. M. Conkey
Preston
Minn
Borassen
Milwaukee Road
Sparta
Great Western
Dubuque
Heroes of Seventy-Six Daughters Decorate NM Panlepelte
Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution in New Mexico gather to decorate a local panel with patriotic symbols and historic memories. The event honors early American heroes and community service in Santa Fe.
DAR Service Honors Revolutionary Graves in Trinity Church
The New York city chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its annual service at Old Trinity church. A committee decorated 12 revolutionary graves in the churchyard including Alexander Hamilton. The monument to soldiers who died aboard prison ships near Pine Street and the grave of Captain Lawrence of the War of 1812 were also decorated.
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New York
New York City
Daughters of the
Old Trinity Church
Alexander Hamilton
Pine Street
Lawrence
Dispute over Chinese railway pacts tests Ching leadership
The Times Peking correspondent notes the railway agreement conflict exposes the Chinese foreign office’s weakness under Prince Ching. He reports Prince Ching asked Sir Ernest Satow to revise the pact to appease Russia, but Satow refused to consider the request.
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London
Times
Peking
Prince Ching
Ernest Satow
Russia
Marine Jurisdiction Expanded by Philippine Commission
Manila May 19 The United States Philippine commission passed an act conferring marine jurisdiction on courts of first instance enabling them to punish crimes at sea. Existing military orders and provost marshal acts are repealed by this act. A farewell reception for General Lloyd Wheaton at the American Club drew more than 2 700 Americans.
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Manila
United State Philippine Commission
Lloyd Wheaton
American Club
Quesada Named Cuban Minister to Washington
Havana reports President Palma confirms Gonzalo Quesada will be Cuban minister to Washington. The appointment meets general approval for his Cuba Libre work and Washington experience. Palma expects him to be warmly received in the United States. Dr Octava D Bayas is favored for consul general in New York.
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Havana
Palma
Gonzalo Quesada
Washington
Senor Quesada
Cuba
States
Octava D. Bayas
New York
Three Buildings Wrecked in McGregor Storm
An electrical storm and heavy rain in McGregor Iowa caused lightning to strike Freze's jewelry store the Metropolitan saloon and a billiard hall causing all three to collapse. Four men were injured though not seriously and sewers were washed out by the flood. Property loss estimated at ten thousand dollars.
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McGregor
Freze
Metropolitan
Corrigan's Succession Attracts Wide Interest In Catholic Church
Auxiliary Bishop Farley arrives from Rome as talks begin on Archbishop Corrigan's successor. Archbishop Keane of Dubuque emerges as a leading candidate with rumored support from Archbishop Ireland. Rome dispatch quotes Pope Leo praising Keane amid Taft's Rome visit.
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New York
Farley
Rome
Corrigan
Keane
Dubuque
Ireland
St. Paul
Leo
Taft
Verdict for Hudson in Northern Pacific stock suit
A U S district court jury awarded the plaintiff Hudson & Co. $51,000 against Louisville broker Wood & Co. in a dispute over 200 shares of Northern Pacific bought May 9, 1901 for cash. Wood & Co. claimed they did not authorize the purchase.
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Louisville
United States District Court
C. Ll. Hudson & Co
New York
George T. Wood & Co
Northern Pacific
Hudson & Co
Wood & Co
Madrid king takes oath amid attempted attack and royal gesture
A man threw a paper package at the young king as he rode to the cortes to take the oath. He was subdued after three sabre cuts, with guards stopping lynch mobs as crowds cheered the king's calm reception and the oath ceremony proceeded. The would-be attacker Grues from Murcia is said to be crazy and will face a court martial. A notable moment saw the queen mother defer to her son as regent ended.
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Madrid
Spain
Cortes
Corps de Gard
Grues
Murcia
Infanta Maria Teresa
Senor Vera Armijo
Anarchist Plot Against King Alfonso Foiled in Madrid
In Madrid on May nineteen six arrests including Gabriel Lopez an insurance worker were made after dynamite cartridges were found at Lopez premises. He is accused of receiving cartridges to throw at the royal carriage during the coronation procession. Nine cartridges seized and further arrests include six medical students a printer a carpenter and a mason. Cartridges are under military analysis.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Gabriel Lopez
Lopez
Wood to Leave About 400000 In Treasury
Havana reports indicate Governor General Wood will leave roughly $400,000 in the treasury after a surge in warrant payments reduced the amount expected for the new government. Full details are not yet available from all parts of the island.
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Wood
Cuba
Havana
Brailey Driver In Fatal Collision Kills 13-Year-Old Girl
The first fatal automobile accident in Toledo occurred when James T. Brailey, a noted Independent Telephone magnate, sped his car and struck 13-year-old May Schock who was riding a bicycle. The girl died instantly.
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Toledo
James T. Brailey
May Schock
Ladies Anti Beef Association Forms In New York
Five hundred East Side Hebrew men and women met to form the Ladies Anti Beef Association. A seven woman committee will protest higher meat prices by visiting tenement houses urging Hebrew women not to buy meat unless prices drop to 10 to 12 cents per pound. Members may buy meat for those refusing to discard it and throw it away, then expand efforts to labor and benevolent societies and lodges citywide.
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New York
Ladies Anti-Beef Association
East Side
Labor and Benevolent Societies
Frisco admits rebates on grain shipments
J A Middleton of the St Louis and San Francisco railway testified at a hearing in St Louis that the line gave rebates on grain shipments in violation of the interstate commerce act. The Interstate Commerce Commission is expected to seek an injunction to stop further violations. The railroad reportedly prefers such an injunction, which would align all grain roads on the same basis.
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St. Louis
J. A. Middleton
St. Louis and San Francisco Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Frisco
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