Pitched Into McKinley Dinner Boosts Reed and Sound Money
The annual Republican Legislature dinner in the United States Hotel featured Speaker Reed praised by Lt Governor Wolcott and Speaker Meyer for sound money. President Lawrence hailed party unity, pledged not to junket, and urged returning Republicans to power.
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United States
Thomas B. Reed
Wolcott
Meyer
George H. Lyman
Republican State Committee
Southard
John L. Bates
Francis C. Lowell
William H. S. Hayes
William Tollman
Lawrence
Reed
McKinley
Greenhalge
General Court of 96
White House
Massachusetts
Senate
House
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
United States of America
Republican Party
Democratic Party
New England
Salt Lake City church murder linked to pastor Francis Hermann
In Salt Lake City on May 25 authorities tied the Scandinavian Church murder of Miss Claussen to Rev. Francis Hermann. Excavation uncovered human bones, cattle and fowl remains, a shoe sole, blood-stained overalls, and Claussen’s artificial teeth. Hermann allegedly dispatched Miss Samuelsen and may have disposed of remains in a large box. He sold Claussen’s trunk and clothing and had taken considerable money from both girls.
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Salt Lake City
Claussen
Francis Hermann
Miss Samuelsen
Hermann
Destructive Cyclone Rips Through Iowa Towns
A powerful cyclone swept Polk county and eastern Jasper county last night, killing about twenty and injuring many more. Homes, churches, and outbuildings were destroyed from Bondurant to Valeria, with multiple fatalities including the Bailey family and Charles Phelan's household. The storm's two funnels merged near Ankeny, leaving widespread devastation and bodies found in fields.
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Valeria
Iowa
James Maxwell
Robert Bailey
Lizzie Bailey
Joe Bailey
John Bailey
Mary Bailey
Peter Bolenbaugh
Theophilus Milburn
Charles Phelan
Susie Phelan
Michael Phelan
Charles Phelan, Jr
Nellie Phelan
Donnie Phelan
Martha A. Aiken
John Yates
Teeney Bailey
Johnnie Bailey
Solomon Dickey
Dickey
Phelan
Douglas Aiken
Martha Dickey
Shell
William Osborne
Bondurant
J. Bailey
Ankeny
Polk City
Bailey Home
Chicago & Great Western Railroad
Cuban Clash Draws Heavy Patriot Losses Near Madruga
May 2 dispatches report Colonel Tort saying troops repulsed near Madruga in Havana province after a battle in which eleven attackers were killed and two troops wounded. Patriots had attacked Consolacion del Sur and were repulsed with heavy losses. garrison men four killed and twenty wounded. Kingston reports a second Spanish invasion attempt at Cubitas ended in a crushing defeat, Spaniards slaughtered and forced to flee, abandoning equipment.
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Havana
Tort
Madruga
Consolacion del Sur
Kingston
Jamaica
Cuba
Cubitas
McKinley Endorsed by Troy Hebrew Republican Club
The Hebrew Republican Club of Troy unanimously endorsed McKinley for the Republican nomination for president.
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Troy
N. Y
Hebrew Republican Club of
McKinley
United States
Limit Subway Lease To Ten Years For Boston Transit
A speaker urges Boston not to grant a fifty year lease on the subway and warns against a lasting monopoly. He argues for a ten year limit to preserve public control, avoid imposing future costs, and allow future generations to decide fares as the city grows and transit value rises.
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City Council of
Boston
Post
House of Representatives
Senate
West End
Rapit Transit
Greater
Subway
Faneuil Hall Blazes With Protest Over Subway Lease
A massive protest gathered at Faneuil Hall as Boston residents decried the 1896 subway lease. Leaders from business, labor, and civic groups demanded its end, charging residents pay high fares while other cities enjoy free transfers. Conspicuous attendees included George OBrien Crocker, grandson of a key official, and Mayor Josiah Whitney Quincy opened the meeting.
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George O’brien Crocker
Chairman Crocker
Rapid Transit Commission
Josiah Whitney Quincy
Boston
Charles Burrage Sprague
Andrew Bailey
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