Ohio Democrats in riotous convention and killings report
A chaotic Ohio political convention advances the Democratic ticket with Welten renaming Tom Johnson as governor candidate and Jed Harmen as another nominee while a series of violent incidents unfold including arson in Condon and a fatal shooting spree in Washington Court House Ohio. Civil War shell explosion injures three in Riverside California and a fire devastates businesses in the San Francisco area.
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Tom L. Johnson
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Eos Harmen
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Des Moines
Omaha
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Denver
Pehle
Bert Devaney
Lika Bird
John Street
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Armory Hall
Riverside
Cal
Company M
Eleven Victims Tied to Gunness Murder Plot in LaPorte
A LaPorte Indiana police revelation links Jennie Gunness and her family to a grisly chain of eleven killings. Bodies found in the gunny sacks and ruins of the Gunness home tie to an alleged ring moving victims from Chicago to LaPorte. Ray Lamphere, once a servant, is in custody as investigators probe claims of poison requests and a possible “clearing house” for murders.
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Soy
Gunnysack
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Sorenson
Mads
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Myrtle
Lacy
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Swalzer
Lamphere
Mrs. Gunness
Helgelein
Sherif Lummer
Mack
Physielins
Helgelelit
Ask K. Helgelein
Mansfield
S. D
Andrew Helgelein
The Cost of Living Across the World
A Washington correspondent notes a global rise in living costs. Tsingtao shows dramatic wage hikes for cooks and laborers, while rents have doubled in ten years. Calcutta price increases hit beef, mutton, flour, eggs, vegetables, coal, and milk. Consul William H. Michael cites 10 to 20 percent surges in key staples.
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United States
Washington
Tally Consular
Bureau of Manufactures
Tsingtao
China
Renta
William H. Michael
Calcutta
FREAKS OF STORM AS TOLD IN DISPATCHES
Reports from Purvis Mississippi and surrounding areas describe a cyclone leaving numerous fatalities and miraculous survivals. A six or seven year old child survived unhurt beside the post office ruins while a negro baby in Church Hill escaped unharmed after being carried far by the winds. An elderly woman died in a field, a negro boy was found with a timber through his heart, and houses were torn from their foundations. G G Autry and wife escaped aerial flights. Mayhen and station agent W G Mayhen survived similarly. In Concordia Parish Louisiana a boy sustained multiple fractures while his mother and two sisters died. his father and four brothers were fatally injured. The piece ends noting the usual “freaks” of the storm.
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Purvis
Miss
Church Hil
Turvis
G. G. Autry
W. G. Mayhen
Concordia Parish
Price advances in foods in five years in Roubaix
Consul Cuhouinan Coleman reports from Roubaix France price advances in percentages over 102 to 1907. Bread rises 15 percent and beef 223 percent veal 14 mutton 25 pork 27 butter 14 cheese 25 vegetables 15 to 16 pastry 25 coal 84 charcoal 24 coffee and chocolate 25. The greatest rise is 30 for fish and the smallest 10 for candles and petroleum.
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Cuhouinan Coleman
Roubaix
France
Protest Meeting in New York By Socialist Critics
About 200 New York police were present at a Socialist protest meeting denouncing police brutality during the prior Union Square rally of unemployed workers. Algernon Lee presided and Morris Hillquit urged authorities to hear critics. Speakers said police clubbing boosted Socialist recruitment.
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New York
Union Square
Algernon Lee
New York Socialist
Morris Hilquit
Socialist Movement
Jury Cannot Indict Traction Jugglers in Rail Fare Scandal
New York special grand jury investigated Metropolitan Street Railway Company officers over the ferry papers deal with Anthony Brady. It details a vast fund juggling distributing large sums to political parties and acknowledges dishonesty, but concludes no crime was technically committed under the laws then in force.
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New York
Thomas F. Ryan
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Ferries Paper Railway
Anthony Brady
Prisoners Safe After Lumber Mill Roof Disaster
Twenty prisoners were confined in the town jail when a lumber mill roof was blown off by wind. The terrified inmates did not attempt escape. no serious injuries were reported. Remaining wreckage consisted of splinters and small sticks near the mill site outside town.
Benning track meet stirs sports notes and trades
The spring meet at Benning track proved a success. Arthur Brown of the St. Louis Americans was sold to Milwaukee, replacing Jack Flynn who refused to report. Senate bans all district wagering, ending Benning’s betting scene. Battling Nelson signs for forty five rounds with Boer Anholt. Sir Wooster wins Kenning steeplechase. Cabin wins Oakland San Rafael handicap with 1 mile 1 1/8 in 1 53.5.
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Benning
Arthur Brown
St. Louis
Congress Debates Diplomacy and Brownsville Controversy
Senate members clash over an amendment funding a Paris building for ambassadors and pass the bill. House actions cover cyclone relief funds, mining safety probes, Fort McKinley land purchase removal, and ongoing sundry civil appropriations. The day features Brownsville affray debates, immigration naturalization admissions, temperance gallery incident, and a canteen vote.
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Idaho
Warner
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Tennessee
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Tawney
Underwood
Alabama
Fort McKinley
Philippine Islands
Leonard Wood
Messrs. Fitzgerald
New York
Butler
Pennsylvania
Dr. Wood
Hay
Virginia
Senate approves conference report on Indian appropriation bill
National Capital Notes reports the Senate approved the conference report on the Indian appropriation bill. William R. Wheeler of California notified the president he accepts the assistant secretaryship of the Department of Commerce and Labor succeeding Lawrence O. Murray. Naval regulations are amended requiring chaplains entering the Navy to pass mental as well as physical examinations like line officers.
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Senate
William R. Wheeler
California
Department of Commerce and Labor
Lawrence O. Murray
Chicago weekly trade review signals cautious recovery in money and goods
Dun and Co notes improving money market and broader distribution in general merchandise grain provisions and livestock. Production stagnant in key industries with weak iron and steel demand. Surplus ore and lower mine outputs foretell smaller scale mining and weaker pig iron prices. Retail and wholesale trade hold up, with better spring absorption and forward orders. Chicago district failures decline.
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Rt. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Chicago
New York Weather Dampens Distributive Trade Weekly
New York report shows unfavorable conditions for distributive trade with quiet jobbing activity and scarce new orders. Fall business stagnant, collections slow, and extensions common. Textile curtailment and low steel output persist while crude iron price cuts loom. Railway tonnage at record lows with idle cars rising. coal cars prominent amid reduced work. Bradstreet's notes 282 US failures for week ending April 30, vs 254 prior week and historic years.
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Iron and Steel
United States
Bradstreet
Market bids for livestock grains keyed by city markets
Chicago cattle bid 4.00 to 7.25, hogs 4.04 to 5.70, sheep 5.00. Wheat No 2 around 81.01, corn No 2 tote, oats standard sle to werve, hay timothy 0.50 to 10.50, prairie 8.00 to 13.50, butter creamery 25c, eggs fresh Me to Me, potatoes per bushel Ge to See. Indianapolis cattle 3.00 to 6.90, hogs 3.50 to 5.00, sheep 3.00 to 5.50, wheat No. 2 Me to Te, corn No. 2 white Ge to Ge, oats No. 2 white Sle to Rte. St Louis cattle 4.50 to 7.25, hogs 4.00 to 5.75, wheat No. 2 1.02 to 1.08, corn No. 2 Ge to Ye, oats No. 2? Sle. Cincinnati cattle 4.00 to 4?0, hogs 4.00 to 5?7, Detroit cattle 4.00 to 7.00, hogs 4.00 to 5.5, New York cattle 4.00 to 6.80, hogs 3.50 to 6.15, wheat No. 2 red 1.00 to 1.10, corn No. 2 Tie to T4e, oats natural white 57e to Se.
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Indianapolis
Rte
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ste. Detroit
Milwaukee
Ste
New York
Toledo
Orr and Orr resign from New York Life directors
Alexander E. Orr and Clarence H. H. Mackay have resigned as directors of the New York Life Insurance Company, ending their long executive roles at the major firm.
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Alexander E. Orr
Clarence Hh, Mackay
The
New York Life Insurance Company
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