Appointment to Spanish treaty claims post for Illinois leader
President names Lawrence Y. Sherman of Illinois to replace G. J. Diekma of Michigan as Spain treaty claims commissioner. Sherman currently serves as lieutenant governor of Illinois. A federal report forecasts US trade with Germany and France may total about 700 million dollars in the fiscal year ending next June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
G. J. Diekma
Michigan
Sherman
United States
Germany
France
Bureau of Statistics
Washington
Notable Obituaries From Across the States
A string of obituaries reports deaths of notable figures including H. S. Farrall, longtime Iowa Wisconsin newspaper man who died in Milwaukee after a weeklong illness. John Duryea of New York died in Staunton aged eighty one. Edward Kemeys, famed animal sculptor, died in Washington at sixty four. Charles H. Kimball, Kansas lawyer former legislator and railroad organizer, died at Parsons. Brig. Gen. Orlando B. Wilcox retired U S Army died in Coburg Ontario at eighty five. State Senator Charles N. Hughes of Illinois died at Excelsior Springs after a fall. Elias Hartz of Berks County Pennsylvania known as the goose bone weather prophet died at Philadelphia asylum at ninety two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.S. Farrall
Iowa
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
John Duryea
New York
Staunton
Edward Kemeys
Washington
Charles H. Kimball
Kansas
Parsons
Kan
Orlando B. Wilcox
National Soldiers’ Home
Coburg
Ont
Charles N. Hughes
Illinois
Excelsior Springs
Hughes
Elias Hartz
Berks County
Pennsylvania
Friends’ Asylum
Philadelphia
Grand Duke Nicholas Bride in Yalta a Royal Wedding
Reports state Grand Duke Nicholas married Princess Anastasia of Montenegro at Yalta. The piece notes high level royal union coverage and brief details on related European events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas
Yalta
Anastasia
Montenegro
William
Emperor Nicholas
Baltic Sea
Chamber of Deputies
Midi
Beziers
France
French Academy
Henry Vignaud
Paris
Christopher Columbus
Robberies and crimes sweep across towns in brief notices
A masked pair robbed a Saltese Montana tavern after binding the bartender and took about 100 dollars. Two Missouri men pleaded guilty in Kansas City federal court to homestead law violations and faced 1000 dollar fines. Chicago police probe a double murder mystery from two mutilated river bodies. A Huntsville Alabama woman killed a drunken son-in-law, while a Wichita man killed himself after attacking his ex-wife. An unknown group blew apart a Ruston Louisiana house killing Samuel Cook and four others. No leads on the culprits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saltese
Mont
B. F. Peter
Decanus van Trees
Butler
Kansas City
Chicago
Frank Albright
Fulton
Ruston
Samuel Cook
Cook
Multiple Tragedies Lit by Violent Incidents Across States
A sequence of incidents reports a farmer Walter Smith dying in Iowa City after a head injury from a policeman during an arrest. A Harper area barn dance ends in a fatal shooting and a man badly cut. On a Nebraska farm Walter Copple and wife are murdered. the wife is dumped in a hog pen and devoured. Other items include a missing Bert Phillips and a chase in Michigan ending with a suspect stuck in mud, plus a Missouri court acquittal on a wife acting under husband’s command in misdemeanor policy ticket cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Smith
Iowa City
Iowa
Billey
Harper
Walter F. Copple
Rosalie
Neb
Bert Phillips
Copple
Ralph Atkins
Harris
Menominee
Mich
Kell
Nora Carl
Jane Frisbie
Court of Criminal Correction
St. Louis
Cascading Disasters and Fatal Accidents Across Midwestern Towns
A roundup of fatal fires and accidents. Cresco and Mason City report devastating blazes destroying structures and endangering blocks with casualties. Ashtabula trains and a Detroit scaffolding collapse claim lives. A toddler ingests lye in Council Bluffs, while a drowning near Oconto claims a man. A Belleville fire destroys a distillery mill, and a circus tent collapse at Mount Pleasant injures many. A stagecoach fire in Death Valley consumes cash and mail. A Guthrie Center cave-in buries a youth, and a tunnel digger at Guthrie Center survives after emergency rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresco
Iowa
Lake Shore
Ashtabula
Ohio
Mason City
Wilson Theater
Detroit
Earl Hoar
Walter K. Hoar
Council Bluffs
Frank Husemir
Menominee
Mich
Oconto
Wis
H. Corby Company
Belleville
Ont
Portland
Southern Pacific
Copley
Cal
William Jones
Sacramento
Clyde Smiley
Atlantic
Mount Pleasant
Cecil Traut
Alma Lessenger
Smallpox outbreaks and quarantines spread across Southwest Iowa
Reports describe widespread smallpox in several towns with quarantines under way. In state news Illinois raises governor’s salary from 6000 to 12000 dollars, with proportional increases for other officers. A 600 foot steel freighter Henry Phipps launches at Bay City Michigan. Geary street road in San Francisco ends strike, resuming 8 hour days. Waterloo Iowa car strike settles with concessions. National Cotton Manufacturers’ convention in Philadelphia draws 2000 attendees as labor market concerns rise. A 65 year old man, Joseph Norris, seeks shelter after spending 100000 earned steeplechase winnings. Union Theological Seminary in New York reports a $200000 donor gift. A contract for 150000 tons of steel rails worth nearly 5 million dollars goes to Tennessee Coal and Iron for Harriman lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geary Street
San Francisco
Waterloo
Iowa
National Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Philadelphia
Lowe
Joseph Norris
Chicago
Union Theological Seminary
New York
C. C. Hall
Harriman Safe for Time Being Attack
The report notes Harriman remains safe for the moment amid an unspecified attack or threat. No further details on location or cause are provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
President Roosevelt to Decide on Harriman Prosecution
Washington May 19 The decision to prosecute E H Harriman and seek dissolution of his railroad combinations rests with President Roosevelt. The Interstate Commerce Commission is split with some urging antitrust suits under the Sherman act and possible criminal action, others warning such moves could fail. The president aims to avoid causing a market panic and plans to wait until a time when the country can withstand a sharp shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
E. H. Harriman
Roosevelt
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hariman
Harriman
Department of Justice
Peary Plans Westward North Pole Attempt
Commander Peary outlines changes for the next expedition to reach the north pole. He will push farther west along the Grant Land coast and then bear to windward on the ice to offset drift. He expects $100,000 to equip the journey, half already subscribed, and denies his wife accompanying him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pole
Boston
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
North Grant Land
Peary
April fire losses soar in United States and Canada
Figures from the New York Journal of Commerce show April fire losses in the United States and Canada totalled 21,925,900, a rise of 10,000,000 from April 1905. San Francisco fire of 1906 excludes comparison. 375 fires each caused losses of 10,000 or more in April this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
New York
New York Journal of Commerce
United States
San Francisco
Stephenson Named Senator by Wisconsin Caucus
Isaac Stephenson of Marinette was formally ratified yesterday in the Wisconsin joint assembly as United States senator to succeed John C Spooner. Stephenson won eighty seven votes with all Republicans present, while George W Bird and Jacob Rummel received minor party support. The term runs until March 4 1902 amid dignitaries including state officers and Judge members, with many women in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Isaac Stephenson
Morinette
United States
John C. Spooner
Wheat 18 Still Soaring at Minneapolis Market
Three cars of No 1 hard wheat sold in Minneapolis for 1.06 a bushel the highest mark in the present bull campaign. July futures reached 1.03 1 4 and September 1.03 7 8 as prices climbed after an initial drop. Bulls were encouraged by reports from the Southwest and two inches of snow at Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Winnipeg
Smallpox Outbreak Among Milwaukee Graders at Camp
In Miles City Montana May 19 health authorities report smallpox breaking out in grading camps of Milwaukee graders. Two cases found in a bunk house housing forty men led to quarantine and vigorous measures to stamp out the epidemic in Custer County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Mont
Milwaukee
Custer County
Packing Plants Improved Satisfactory Says Secretary Wilson
Secretary Wilson reports back from Chicago after inspecting 150 inspectors from 700 packing houses. He says conditions are generally satisfactory with only two or three small firms failing the standard and barred from interstate commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Chicago
Washington
Judge cites Gooding for contempt in Orchard interview case
Boise May 19 Judge Fre mont Wood directed Ada county prosecutor to investigate the circumstances of last Thursday’s interview with Harry Orchard and to take legal steps if warranted The defense accused Gov Gooding and newspapers of trying to influence the jury by presenting Orchard’s story While some talesmen faced comments in court connected to the defense the prosecutor will review all aspects of the episode for possible action
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Fremont Wood
Steenberg
Ada County
Harry Orchard
Wood
Gov. Gooding
Orchard
Talesmen
Boy 14 Killed by Mill Shaft in Minnesota Manse District
News from Jamesville reports the accidental death of Rev David Hofer's 14 year old son in a Mennonite mill. His clothing was caught in a rotating shaft and he was found dead after being drawn into the mechanism. The incident occurred near Yankton South Dakota on May 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
S. D
Jamesville
David Hofer
Young Hofer
Postmaster at Radium New Route in Watonwan County
Emil Torgeson appointed postmaster at Radium Marshall county Minnesota succeeding John Johnson Jr. A rural delivery route from Lewisville Watonwan county Minnesota begins July 16 serving about 450 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watonwan County
Washington
Emil Torgeson
Radium
Marshall Count
Minn
John Johnson, Jr
Lewisville
Traveling Man Townsend Robbed in Menominee
George W. Townsend a Detroit traveling man was found unconscious by Menominee police after being attacked on the Marinette bridge. Townsend reports two unknown men accosted him late last night struck him and looted 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menominee
Mich
George W. Townsend
Detroit
Townsend
Marinette
Wis
Despondent New York Publisher Ends Life
Edwin M. Bidwell a noted New York photographer and publisher aged about sixty killed himself by poison yesterday. He appeared surrounded by luxury yet seemed despondent over his advancing years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
New York
Edwin M. Bidwell
Robbers Loot Mendota Post Office and Store
Burglars blew the safe at the post office in Mendota and a general store in St Paul early yesterday. They obtained 753 dollars in cash and stamps worth about 25 dollars, with about 75 dollars belonging to the federal government and the rest to E Bernier and Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice
St. Paul
Postaace
Mendota
E. Bernier & Sons
Worker killed by steam shovel near Muskoda
Sivert Siverson twenty eight was crushed to death when caught between the scoop of a steam shovel and the machinery while working near Muskoda Moorhead Minnesota. He died as the scoop rose and crushed him.
Swedish Minister Lagercrantz to Visit Northwest Colonies
Swedish minister Lagercrantz will travel from Washington to New York and then visit Swedish colonies in the Northwest. He will spend time in the Twin Cities and Chicago during the trip in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagercrantz
Northwest
Washington
New York
Twin Cities
Chicago
Henry Whelen Jr Dies in Devon Home
Henry Whelen Jr a Philadelphia banker and society figure died at his Devon home last night at age fifty eight He was the son in law of Mrs Robert Goelet of New York and connected with prominent Philadelphia financial circles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Whelen, Jr
Philadelphia
Devon
Con ger Is Grievously Ill in Pasadena Home
E H Conger former United States ambassador to Mexico remains between life and death at his Pasadena residence on May 19 with official reports noting his condition is growing weaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conger
Pasadena
Cal
E. H. Conger
United States
Mexico
Fire destroys shaving sheds in Minneapolis loss $4500
Fire early last evening damaged the Eddy Scs and Door company facilities at Thirteenth avenue northeast and Jackson street, destroying the dry kiln shaving sheds. The total loss is estimated at 4500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Scs and Door Company
Thirteenth Avenue
Jackson Street
Innocent Bystander Shot During Hobo Ken Strike
In Hoboken on the May 18 strike by longshoremen a fatal shooting occurred as a bystander was killed. A desperate attempt to lynch the shooter followed the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hoboken
Murder Charge Filed in Postmaster Robbery Case
Grand Rapids Michigan May 19 William Schizmel arrested in Moreland township Muskegon county charged with murder and robbery of Postmaster Martin Co Golden at Denison April 25 1906
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
William Schizmel
Moreland
Muskegoy County
Martin Co. Golden
Denison
Boy Struck by Street Car in St Paul
May 19 Clayton Lewis seven years old was struck by a street car yesterday and likely fatally injured. His right leg fractured in two places and he suffers from concussion of the brain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Clayton Lewis
Mayor Settles Strike at N R Allens Long Tannery
In Kenosha Wisconsin 1200 workers at N R Allens Long tannery returned to work after a three day layoff. They will be paid the Milwaukee tanneries wage scale. The dispute was settled by Mayor James Gorman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha, Wis
N. R. Allen
Milwaukee
James Gorman
Falling Block Fatality In Council Bluffs Elevator Contractor
A heavy wooden block dropped from about 100 feet struck O. Danielson, an elevator contractor, on the head in Council Bluffs Iowa on May 19. The injuries are reported as likely fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa
O. Danielson
Fatal Jump Ends Bartender's Life in Walker
John Steele a bartender in Walker Minnesota leapt from an open bedroom window and landed head and shoulders on the stone pavement sixteen feet below. He died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker, Minn
John Steele
Murder Feared As Man Vanishes On Rapid River Claim
Henry Hunke a young settler previously of Duluth has disappeared from his claim near Clem entson post office on the Rapid river raising fears of foul play and prompting search efforts by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spooner, Minn
Henry Hunke
Duluth
Rapid River
Clementson
Riots and Death in Evansville Street Car Strike
In Evansville Indiana on May 19 the second day of a street car strike ended with one man dead and six injured as violence and accidents halted all street car traffic. A non union crew derailed a car at Eighth and Walnut, hitting a two story building and injuring four others amid police suppression efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Boehne
Board of Safety
Eighth
Walnut Streets
2000 Affidavits Flag Whisky Pitches at North Carolina Drugstores
Temperance Commissioner Murray reports April affidavits at North Carolina drugstores total 2000 to obtain pints for curing claimed cold or stomach diseases. He intends to curb illicit sales, noting prior monthly affidavits rarely reached 300 before the crackdown. He plans a druggist enforcement plan to close loopholes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. C
Murray
American mill owner faces charges over peon cruelty deaths
Vera Cruz May 19. H Miller a millionaire American is arrested in Acayuean Mexico. He is manager of the Miller Plantation and San Juan Sugar companies. Accused of cruel treatment of workers causing deaths. He threatens to make an international question of the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Cruz
Mex
H. Miller
Millonaire
Market Report: Grain and Livestock Prices Across Cities
St Paul and Minneapolis report wheat at around 1.03 dollars per bushel for No 1 Northern, No 2 at about 1.01, and corn near 50 cents. Chicago lists mixed grain futures with No 3 red wheat near 97 to 102 cents, oats and rye quoted, while cattle hogs and sheep pricing appear in Chicago Sioux City and South St Paul reports with steers $5.59 to $6.25, hogs $6.00 to $6.55, and lambs around $6.25 to $7.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Chicago
Duluth
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Fatal shooting in South Bend linked to anonymous threat
In South Bend Indiana on May 19 Harry Toms of New Paris shot and killed his best friend Rastus Faul after receiving an anonymous threatening letter. Toms claims self defense and says he did not know the victim until after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Harry Toms
New Paris
Rastus Faul
Toms
Paul
Fire Devastates Morgan Line Piers in New York
A blaze last night destroyed the Morgan line piers in New York, burning fretgut stored on the pier and in sheds. Several ships narrowly escaped, with total losses estimated around 500000 dollars, and the fire loss cited at 262 dollars to this point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Morgan Line
President Gorzs to Country
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and their son Archie are at Pine Knot in Albemarle county Virginia and will stay until the middle of next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Gorzs
Charlottesville
Roosevelt
Archie
Pine Knot
Albemarle County
Police corruption charges to be taken up next Tuesday
Kansas City May 19. The board of police commissioners announced that charges of police corruption will be taken up actively next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Board of Police Commissioners
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Belgium
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Commonwealth
Martha Roux
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Hamburg
Rai
Melilla
Morocco
Marchica
Los Angeles
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Ash Meadows
Ed Love
Guthrie Center
Richard Ellis
Henry Phipps
American Shipbuilding Company
Bay City
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Stephenson
Milwaukee Railroad
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