Turbulent Week in World and States Endures in Bessemer
Boat upset in the Susquehanna River leaves nine drowned. Reports from across the globe note political plots in Turkey and Congo trials, indictments and sentences in the United States, and a string of notable deaths. Taft asks congress on Porto Rico governance, while Wright brothers triumph in Europe. The bulletin also covers labor unrest in France, a Missouri kidnap case, and a dynamite accident near Albany.
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Susequehanna
Burrhem Edem
Turkey
Executive mansion bill for Glenwood Springs proposed
Buffalo's population listed as 415,532 in a police census. Congressman Taylor of Colorado pushes a bill in Congress to build an executive mansion at Glenwood Springs as a summer home for the President costing 250000 dollars. Memorial Day plans include Japanese and American sailors decorating graves in Tacoma, with Japanese cruisers and US battleships visiting the port.
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Buffalo
Congressman Taylor
Colorado
Glenwood Springs
Tacoma
Wash
United States
Life term for James Boyle in Mercer kidnaping case
James H. Boyle received a life sentence and his wife Mary Doe was given 25 years in a Mercer Pennsylvania court for kidnapping Billy Whitla. Both prisoners collapsed as sentences were pronounced. Mrs. Boyle cried in court and in her cell. The judge noted the severity of the crime and defense sought leniency citing historical limits and anxiety to avoid mental anguish for families.
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Aurel Batonyi
New York
Taft
Congress
Porto Rico
James H. Boyle
Willie Whitla
Pittsburg
Boyle
Harry Foraker
Sharon
Aldrich
House
Senate
Willie Whitia
Mercer
Lazarus Averbuch
Chicago Police Department
Shippy
Averbuch
Williams
Billy” Whitla
Western Penitentiary
Miller
Boyles
Twenty Drown In Ohio River Disaster Near Pittsburg
Twenty men employed at the Pressed Steel Car Company McKees Rocks plant drowned when a gasoline launch sank on the Ohio River near Schoenville four miles below Pittsburg. Of thirty aboard, only ten escaped after crowding into a boat built for twenty. No explosion or leak occurred. the vessel sank under weight and suction pulled several under as others swam ashore exhausted by cold water.
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Ohio
Schoenville
Pittsburg
Pressed Steel Car Company
McKees Rocks
Ship Shores Reported Lost With 21 Aboard
Advices from Duluth state steamer Shores, six days overdue, went down near White Fish Point in Lake Superior. Twenty one crew and passengers were aboard. Northland found wreckage and suspects Shores destruction. Shores belonged to Milwaukee firm 8. O. Neff Transportation Company and carried salt from Michigan. Captain S Holmes commanded. engineer R S Nott. Names of those aboard unavailable.
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Duluth
Shores
White Fish Point
Lake Superior
Northland
Churchman in Thief's Cell Confesses Embezzlement
Charles H. Moyer a Woodlawn Methodist preacher and leader in Cook County Bible Class Athletic Association admitted to embezzling funds from Clarkson Glue Company where he worked as bookkeeper. He confessed after initial denial that he cashed company checks and gradually stated the total taken over two years reached about 1700 dollars including interest.
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Charles H. Moyer
Woodlawn Methodist Episcopal Church
Chicago
Cook County Bible Class Athletic Association
Epworth League
Harrison Street
Clarkson Glue Company
Moyer
Rail rate changes and railroad plans across regions
The Burlington Railway sets a 24 cent passenger rate in Missouri, likely ending a challenge to a 2 cent law. Coal roads rush coal to tidewater and western points as crews stay busy and miners work at full capacity. Plans for a Great Northern line from Noyes Minnesota to Winnipeg filed. Wisconsin Central raises soft coal rate to 1.15 per ton between Manitowoc and the Twin Cities. Southern Pacific stockholders vote to issue 100 million dollars in new stock to exchange for bonds at 130. About thirty iron ore contracts filed at Brainerd involving Cuyuna Range owners and lessees. rate 60 to 66 cents per ton. Missouri passes a prohibition law restricting alcohol on passenger trains and drinking or riding intoxicated on trains.
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Burlington Railway
Missouri
Great Northern
Noyes
Minn
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Head of the Lakes
Wisconsin Central
Manitowoc
Wis
Twin Cities
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Cuyuna Range
Brainerd
Sultan Mehmed V Girds Sword in Ottoman Rite
Mehmed V completed his coronation day in Constantinople by briefly holding the plow during a symbolic furrow at Dolmabagte Palace. The ceremony mixed old customs with new openings as Christians viewed the sword girding for the first time at Ayoub Mosque. Buckman Pasha and Woods Pasha attended among thirty present.
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Mehmed V
Constantinople
Dolma Bagtsche
Osman
Buckman Pasha
Woods Pasha
Tur'isn
Discipline by record gains traction at Burlington railroad
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad plans a discipline by record system. Instead of suspensions for rule infractions, employees will be governed by a service and safety record. Dismissals will occur for unsafe conduct and promotions will favor longer-serving workers when records are equal.
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Chicago, Buringston and Quincy
Burlington
American School Razed at Kessab by Moslem Raiders
An investigator returning from Kessab, Asiatic Turkey, reports all American property there destroyed. The girls' high school directed by Miss Effie N. Chambers of the American Board was ruined. Most native houses damaged, Armenian church and new Protestant school intact. Residents returning find looted homes and destitution. aid exists but is inadequately organized.
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Kessab
Turkey
Effie N. Chambers
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Catholic Ante-Nuptial Religious Education Rule Rejected
Judge Matthew G. Reynolds of St. Louis ruled that stipulations before marriage requiring one party to raise children in a specific faith cannot be enforced by law. Attorneys call the decision the first of its kind, striking down a Catholic practice that assigns child religious education to the Catholic spouse through an ante-nuptial contract.
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Judine
Matthew G. Reynolds
St. Louis
Alimony Collection Firm Opens in Omaha
An Omaha agency launches a unique collection service to pursue alimony from divorced husbands. Run by veterans of debt collection, the firm targets both lump sum and monthly installments, and reports a broad client base with confidence in steady results.
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Omaha
Hains Convicted of Manslaughter in Yacht Club Killing
Captain Peter C. Hains Jr. is found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree for the Bayside Yacht Club shooting of William F. Annis on Long Island. The jury reportedly split before reaching a verdict, and defense plans to seek a new trial on grounds the jury was not properly guarded.
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Wright Brothers
Europe
Michigan
House
French Chamber of Deputies
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Flushing, N. Y
W. E. Annis
Flushing
N. Y
William F. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
William Craft
William E. Annis
Long Island
Hains
T. Jenkins Hains
Claudia Hains
Annis
Balloon Explodes After 120 Mile Flight From Omaha
Army balloon No. 12 exploded on landing at Jackson Nebraska after a 120 mile flight from Fort Omaha. Capt Chandler and Lt Ware were knocked down but not seriously injured. Static electricity caused an arc and fire as it touched the ground. The ascent began at Fort Omaha and crossed the Missouri River, heading northwest for about 100 miles in roughly six hours.
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Army
Jackson
Neb
Chandler
Ware
Fort Omaha
Missouri River
Misuse of $500000 Charged in Washington Swindle
Washington police claim proof that John C. Davis, a lawyer, embezzled and conspired to dispose of over half a million dollars. Victims include elderly women in Washington and residents of Alexandria, Cincinnati, New York, and other cities. Brother Martin D. Davis, also under arrest, allegedly involved as Potomac Building and Loan secretary, says his brother can account for every penny.
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Washington
J. C. Davis
John C. Davis
Davis
Alexandria
Cincinnati
New York
Martin D. Davis
The
Potomac Building and Loan Association
Suffrage Kill in Missouri Senate Committee Action
Missouri Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments reported adversely on a woman’s suffrage resolution, effectively killing it in the legislature. The action ends the measure's progress for now and reflects ongoing opposition to extending voting rights.
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Missouri
Missouri Senate Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Trade outlook brightens as season spurs production rise
A buoyant outlook pervades trade with weather lifting activity in industry and farming. Mills and factories expect higher output amid increased demand for furnace outputs steel shapes and equipment while prices climb for iron textiles minor metals and leather. May bank settlements were liquidated and money demand rose though credit terms held steady. Bank clearings reach 295.99 million, up 16.9 percent from last year. April manufacturing permits total 45 valued at 2.44 million, vs 1.08 million in 1908.
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Board of Trade
Optimistic Bradstreet week notes improved trade and iron sector gains
New York reports show improved retail and farming signals with an overall optimistic trade mood. Immediate delivery jobbing remains quiet while fall trade strengthens. iron and steel demand rises with higher prices, coal and wool markets firm, leather selling well, and shoe business slowly recovering. Business failures in the U S total 214 for the week ending May 6, vs 268 prior week, with Canada at 29.
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Bradstreet’s
United States
Canada
Market Prices Across Cities Show Varied Commodities
Chicago cattle and hog prices span four to seven dollars with prime to heavy grades. Wheat and corn quotes vary by grade, oats and rye show limited ranges. Detroit and Milwaukee list mixed grain and livestock figures, while Buffalo and New York cover cattle hogs sheep lambs and dairy items. Toledo adds wheat corn oats rye and clover seed.
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Chicago
Detroit
Milwaukee
Ste
New York
Toledo
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Congo Free State
Belgium
Augusta Evans Wilson
Mon Tle
Ala
St. Elmo
Tiberius
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Patten
Mehmed Y
Elinor Glyn
Yale
Albany
France
Cummins
Iowa
Adelia Shores
Baroness von Hutten
Pam
Buenos Ayres
Churchman
James
Sultan
Peter Hains
of Anms
Jackson, Neb
National League
Brooklyn
Len
Phil'd'lphia
Boston
Cleveland
Louisville
Ind
Columbus
St. Paul
Kan
Dun
Weekly Review of Trade
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