Northern Securities case hearings close in Jersey
In Trenton on May 24 Judge Bradford heard final arguments in the Northern Securities case. Counsel for Harriman and Pierce argued over stock title and plan of distribution for the assets valued around 79 million dollars. The proceedings addressed whether the stock remained with Northern Securities or should be returned to the carrier and whether the scheme violated the Sherman Act by forming an illegal combination.
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Trenton
N. J
Bradford
United States Circuit Court
H. Harriman
Winslow S. Pierce
Northern Securities Company
United States Supreme Ae
Arthern . Securities Company
John G. Johnson
Philai
W. D. Guthrie
New Os
Nte
Harrimaney
Wisconsin Doctor Arrested in Secret Service Counterfeiting Case
Racine May 24 Captain Thomas J Porter of the United States Secret Service arrested Dr William Rubin of this city on a charge of counterfeiting Police claim Rubin possessed bad coins and a plate bin gen ten dollar pieces He was taken to Milwaukee for detention.
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Wisconsin
Secret Service
Racine
Wis
Thomas J. Porter
United States
William Rubin
Dr. Au
Milwartrea
Bishop-Elect Day Resigns From Methodist Conference
Los Angeles May 24 The Methodist general conference opens its fourth week with the resignation of bishop elect Rev James R Day chancellor of Syracuse University He cites a commitment to Christian education and withdraws from further attendance at the conference Officials report the election of Dr J B Scott as missionary bishop to Africa and Dr William F Oldham and Dr John H Robinson as additional missionary bishops to Southern Asia Dr C M Harris elected missionary bishop for Japan and Korea July 26 set for consecration of seven general superintendents and four missionary bishops The session honors deceased bishops and President William McKinley The resignation follows a long contest over Day’s election and is read with his stated reason.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Methodist General Conference
Methodist Church
James R. Day
Syracuse University
Episcopal Board
Day
J. B. Scott
Africa
William F. Oldham
John II Robinson
Asia
C. M. Harris
Japan
Korea
William McKinley
Ministers probe Pike at world fair for objectionable features
The M E Church South ministers in St. Louis on Monday formed an investigating committee to inspect the Pike shows at the world fair and report findings at the next meeting.
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St. Louis
M. Ei. Church South
Reopening of French Eversole feud reported in Hazard
A Hazard tele phone message from Perry county reports the reopening of the French Eversole feud with John Eversole said to have assassinated William Smith. Eversole allegedly shot Smith while he slept, causing instant death.
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Owingsville
Hazard
Perry County
Eversole
John Eversole
William Smith
Smith
King Alfonso postpones visit to avoid friction with Pope
Rome May 24 the Madrid correspondent reports King Alfonso of Spain has indefinitely postponed his planned September visit to President Loubet to prevent friction with the pope.
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Rome
Madrid
the Tribune
Alfonso
Loubet
Massacre Report From Mindanao Slays 53
A Camp Overton report dated May 15 from Mindanao says 53 Filipino men women and children tied to U S military government at Malabang were killed in a midnight attack by Datto Alis and Moros from Rio Grande. The chief and followers fled before alarms. Major General Wood has been inland since May 12. Manila cables down.
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Manila
Wood
Mindanao
Camp Overton
Cumberland Presbyterian Assembly Selects Fresno for Next Meeting
Dallas May 24 The Cumberland Presbyterian general assembly held the forenoon session approving Fresno California as the site for the next annual assembly. Reports were referred and one urged action to curb rising divorce rates. Debate on proposed church union set to begin Tuesday.
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Cumberland Presbyterian Assembly
Fresno
Cal
Dallas
Tex
General Assembly
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Seats for Newspapermen at Republican Convention
Sergeant-at-Arms W F Stone says all press seat applications must go to his office in the Auditorium Annex. No change in press seat allotment is expected until after a June 1 subcommittee meeting. About 300 seats are allocated for the press.
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Chicago
W. F. Stone
Subcommittee
Senator Quay Reads Newspapers in Beaver Room
In Beaver Pennsylvania on May 24 Senator Quay rose to his room and spent the evening smoking a cigar chatting with family and insisting on reading every newspaper available.
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Beaver
Senator Quay
Russians Report Heavy Losses at Port Arthur
A Chefoo consul report says Japanese forces landed at Port Arthur with 15 000 killed or wounded. Russian casualties are listed as 3 000. The final outcome remains unclear. Tokio refutes the latest heavy losses as official.
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St. Petersburg
Lamsdorff
Chefoo
Port Arthur
Vladivostok Squadron Rumored to Seize Three Japanese Cruisers
Paris dispatch cites a Matin correspondent claiming the Vladivostok squadron captured three warships that Japan bought from Chile. The rumor spreads, timing unverified and details uncertain.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
The
Matin
Vladivostok
Japan
Chile
Twenty Czar's Cavalrymen Killed in Korea War Tale
A May 24 dispatch from Fusan Korea reports a clash at Sementsu where a Japanese infantry company routed a Russian Cossack unit. Japanese casualties are unlisted while Russian losses are claimed at twenty men. Russians remain at Liugen in a semicircular position about fifty miles from Fenghuancheng.
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Fusan
Korea
Sementsu
Liugen
Fenghuancheng
Explosion on battleship Orel at Cronstadt kills ten stokers
London report says an explosion aboard the battleship Orel at Cronstadt on Monday killed ten stokers and damaged the ship. Officials say gas buildup in bunkers caused the blast and repairs will take weeks.
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London
St. Petersburg
Central News
Orel
Cronstadt
Russian and Japanese Seek Dutch Belgian Transports
A Brussels dispatch reports Russia and Japan competing to buy ships in Holland and Belgium. Russia has taken most large ships, leaving Japan with smaller vessels. Japanese agents bought several Antwerp ships of 2,000 to 3,000 tons, possibly to convert into armed cruisers.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Brussels
Holland
Belgium
Russia
Japan
Antwerp
Russians prepare to retreat as forces mass at Liaoyang
London May 24 report says Russians are moving stores to Harbin and have collected 100 locomotives and 800 cars at Liaoyang to move passengers and goods, signaling a planned retreat according to the Shanghai correspondent.
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London
Morning Post
Shanghai
Harbin
Liaoyang
Japanese Army Mobilizes Amid Plan Changes
Daily Mail from Yinkow reports a Japanese Third Army mobilizing at Hiroshima. A naval disaster alters strategy, shifting the Second Army to reduce Port Arthur while the First Army entrenches at Fenghuancheng.
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London
Daily Mail
Yinkow
Hiroshima
Port Arthur
Fenghuancheng
Cholera Death Toll Reported in Japanese Camps
May 24 Liaoyang reports indicate Japanese camps infected with cholera and an average of 100 deaths daily. The military situation is comparatively quiet with Russian patrols harassing the Japanese leftward advance.
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Liaoyang
Russians Complete Liao River Mine Work at Newchwang
May 24 report says Russians finished mining the ha and mouth of the Liao river and believe Newchwang holds immense supplies. The city is reported thoroughly protected against any Japanese incursion.
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Yinkow
Liao River
Newchwang
No Change in Liaotung Peninsula Situation
An imperial dispatch from General Kuropatkin dated May 22 reports quiet conditions along the Liaotung peninsula shores. It notes Japanese forces observed near Salitzaiputz on May 21 and a skirmish at Sukhout chinza ten miles northwest of Takushan, with one sotnia unit engaging. No overall change in the front.
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Liaotung Peninsula
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Nicholas
Finchowling
Singen
Habalin
Salitzaiputz
Takushan
Lovamiao
Khondoukan
Sukhoutchinza
Threats to burn Liaoyang and Mukden reported
London May 24 The Standard correspondent at Shanghai says reports from Mukden warn Chinese there are threats by Russians to burn Liaoyang and Mukden before retiring The Tartar viceroy at Mukden has ordered a brigade of Chinese troops to occupy the place immediately after the Russians retire
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London
Standard
Shanghai
Mukden
L Liaoyeng
French Government Aims to Drop Conflict With Holy See
Rome May 24 Information from France to Vatican authorities indicates the papal protest over President Jouchet's Rome visit and the Nisard recall has taken a more favorable turn. The Vatican believes the government will let Cardinal Merry del Val's note matter drop unless the chamber forces action, avoiding a clash with the Holy See before the 1905 general election.
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Rome
France
Vatican
Jouchet
Nisard
Chamber of Deputies
Merry del Val
Holy See
Sale of J. Malcolm Forbes horses in Readville
Seventy six blooded horses from the Forbes Boston stock farm were sold at Readville trotting park for 116450 dollars, averaging 632 per horse. Bingen topped bids at 32000 dollars. Nancy Hanks, a famed mare, sold for 4000 dollars to J M Johnson, mayor of Calais Maine, who also bought Lord Roberts for 4000 dollars.
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Readville
Mass
J. Malcom Forbes
Boston
Bingen
Nancy Hanks
Oneetérme
J M. Johnson
Calais
Mr. Johnson
Lord Roberts
Report of Corwin wreckage on Vancouver Island shores
A rumor circulated in Tacoma on May 24 claiming wreckage from the Corwin had been found on the west shore of Vancouver Island, but reports from Victoria and nearby areas along Puget Sound do not corroborate the claim.
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Tacoma. Wash
Victoria
B. C
Almor Corwin
Vancouver Island
Russians confirm Bogatyr destruction after grounding
St. Petersburg report confirms Rear Admiral Jessen could not save the protected cruiser Bogatyr which ran ashore in fog off Vladivostok and was blown up. The guns were removed before her destruction and no lives were lost.
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St. Petersburg
Jessen
Bogatyr
Vladivostok
Brown Addresses Illinois Manufacturers on Railroads
William C. Brown of the New York Central spoke at the Illinois Manufacturers' Association banquet in Chicago on May 24. He argued that national greatness and progress depended on railroad development and signaled support for railroad combinations. Melville E. Stone urged neutral U.S. stance amid the Russian-Japanese War.
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Chicago
Ilinois Manufacturers’ Association
Auditorium Hotel
B. A. Eckhart
William C. Brown
New York Central Railroad Company
Melville E. Stone
Masked Robbers Try Saloon Hold Up in St Paul
Three masked men attempted a hold up at Henry Jantz's saloon at University Avenue and Grotto Street last night at 11 15. The owner and three patrons resisted and the bandits fled after wounding two men. Christopher M Brittschneider is in critical condition at St Josephs Hospital and may not recover. Christian H Froberg was shot in the right arm. Robbers obtained no money and no clues to their identity.
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St. Paul
Henry Jantz
University Avenue
Grotto Street
Christopher M. Brittschneider
St. Joseph’s
Christian H. Froberg
Democratic National Convention Arrangements Near Complete
Subcommittee of the national Democratic committee in St. Louis fully organizes the July 6 convention. Seats for 10 450 delegates and press are allocated with a June 8 deadline for press ticket applications through publishers or managing editors.
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St. Louis
National Democratic Committee
Jefferson
Charles H. Mann
Washington, D. C
Explosion at Camden fireworks plant kills three
Three people died and ten were injured in an explosion Monday at the Independent Fireworks Company in Camden New Jersey. Robert T. Weser and Joseph Scalon were arrested and held on bail as investigators pursue coroner action. Scalon's father was fatally injured. warrants were issued for other officers. The two story brick plant and four frame sheds were wrecked. the blast hit the mixing department.
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Camden
N. J
Independent Fireworks Company
Robert T. Weser
Philadelphia
Joseph Scalon
Scalon
Tyner Barrett conspiracy case to go to jury in days
In Washington on May 24 the Tyner Barrett conspiracy case nears jury delivery within two or three days as testimony concludes. Court arguments on jury instructions fill the afternoon and Justice Pritchard will rule on prayers today. Only noncontroversial prayers were granted and counsel expect two days for closing arguments.
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Washington
Tyner- Barrett
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