McKinley to Return Directly After Mrs McKinley Illness
San Francisco dispatches report Mrs. McKinley’s serious illness forces President McKinley to abandon planned state visits. He will return to Washington as soon as possible by the most direct route. Update notes say her condition remains grave with brief improvements. Also listed: Navy secretary Long’s family illness and rumors of cabinet changes. Washington relics and a Savannah conspiracy indictment round out the day’s items.
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San Fancisco
Cortelyou
Associated Press
San Francisco
Long
East
Colorado Springs
Fatal accident at Georges Creek grounds nine dead
A Georgia Creek area shaft incident at Farmington West Virginia left nine workers dead. In Albany New York Adjutant General Hoffman collapsed and died while meeting with Major General Roe. Berlin reports the Reichstag adjourned business until November.
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Georges Creek
Farmington
W. Va
Albany
N. Y
Hoffman
National Guard
Roe
Venezuelan Lakes See Bermuda As phalt Army Clash
Twenty five of forty Bermuda Asphalt workers at Guanaco Venezuela returned to New York after forming a militant camp. They wore khaki uniforms and carried rifles with ammunition, guarding the pitch lakes and deterring Venezuelan officials. A rival Syracuse firm sent an 18 man surveying party, which Brackett’s force ambushed capturing prisoners and the surveying gear.
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New York
Bermuda Asphalt Company
Pitch Lakes
Guanaco
Venezuela
Armles
Brooklyn
Brackett
Warner Quintar Asphalt Company
Syracuse
New York and Bermudese
Bermudese Company
Six Thousand Cigar Makers Strike Over Bridge Repairs
Tampa workers walk off job as bridge repair delays halt passage to the plant. Nine men reported killed in a separate Fairmount, West Virginia incident.
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Tampa
Fla
Teenager John Fallon to be returned to Texas
Philadelphia reports 15 year old John Fallon says his parents drowned in the Galveston flood. He wandered from a home on a ranch near Galveston to Wilmington Delaware and New York City seeking work with a circus but found none. detectives will arrange his return to Texas. London stock market relief follows crisis with minor firm troubles not affecting the outlook.
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Philadelphia
John Fallon
Galveston
Texas
Wilmington
Del
London
Stock Exchange
Denver and Rio Grande to Acquire Rio Grande Western
Denver reports that by today the Rio Grande Western will come under Denver and Rio Grande control if stockholders approve bonds and stock issuance at a special meeting. The outcome hinges on stockholder authorization of the purchase.
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Denver
Rio Grande Western
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Denver and Rio Grande Railway
Chinese peace talks yield indemnity and troop withdrawal
Berlin reports officials say Chinese peace commissioners accept indemnities and authorize withdrawal of troops to begin immediately though not all foreign forces will depart at once. The proposal for higher import and export duties likely will be approved.
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Berlin
Denver May 15 Convention of American Federation of Music
The report notes the Denver gathering on May 15 as part of the American Federation of Music events. Delegates discuss plans, policies, and membership activities shaping the federation’s regional and national presence.
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Denver
The
American Federation of Music
Officers Elected At Congress Of Labor Delegates Named
The meeting elected President Joseph M. Weber of Cincinnati secretary Joseph M. Miller of St Louis and treasurer Otto Ostendorff of St Louis. Delegates to the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor named Owen Miller Joseph Weber and Chas OConnor.
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Gians
Joseph M. Weber
Cincinnati
Joseph M. Miller
St. Louis
Otto Ostendorff
American Federation of Labor
Owen Miller
Joseph Weber
Chas. O’connor
Evansville steamship Owensboro burns. four men die
The Owensboro steam er, owned by Green River Coal Transportation of Evansville, burned to the water's edge at Calhoun Kentucky. Four lives were lost including Evansville firemen Crenshaw and Brinkman and two roustabouts. In New York Albert Ballin confirmed talks to form a San Francisco to Orient steamship line with the Santa Fe railroad.
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Evansville
Ind
Owensboro
Green River Coal Transportation Company
Calhoun
Crenshaw
Brinkman
New York
Albert Ballin
Hamburg - American Steamship Company
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rai Road
San Francisco
Orient
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