Twelve Drowned in Sinking Baltimore Steamer
The coal laden steamer Baltimore broke in two and sank off Au Sable Mich after a fierce gale. Twelve people perished including a woman and a boy. two survivors, Thomas Murphy and likely another, describe the wreck and heroic struggle. The tug Columbia rescued two men from a raft. Captain Place and several crewmen are named among the dead.
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Tawas City
Mich
Baltimore
Au Sable
Columbia
Detroit
Soo
Hast Tawas
George McGinnis
Thomas Murphy
Milwaukee
Im. H. Place
Cleveland
M. H. Place
Michael Brethern
Edward Owen
C. W. Sears
G. W. Scott
Herbert Wining
August Anderson
John Delgers
P. Marceaux
Chicago
Tawas
Place
City of Holland
Columbus
Montmorency
Charity Islands
Tawas Life Saving
Memo
Haltimore
Escanaba
O. W Potter
North Chicago
Excursion Steamer Empire State Beached Near Brockville
The Empire State beached near Brockville Ontario with nine feet of water in her hold after a fireman left port holes open. The 500 excursionists aboard were safely landed as the vessel rested in the water.
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Ogdensburg
Empire State
Brockville
Ont
Explosion at Senghenydd colliery claims many miners
An explosion at the Universal colliery in Senghenydd killed scores of miners. Rescue teams work amid air shortages with few bodies recovered and 70 entombed miners believed dead.
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London
Universal
Senghenydd
Constitution convention defeats minority report in Cuba
Havana May 25. The minority report of the committee on relations was defeated in the Cuban constitutional convention Friday by a vote of 19 to 2.
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Havana
Committee On Relations
Presbyterians Debate Revision of Creed in Philadelphia
May 22 and 24 reports from the Presbyterian General Assembly in Philadelphia describe lively debates on home missions funding and a major push to revise the confession of faith. Speakers from Rev. Charles A. Dickey to Rev. Herrick Johnson argued for and against revision as spectators applauded, and the assembly ultimately confirmed continued consideration with a large vote.
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Presbyterian General Assembly
Philadelphia
Presbyterian General Assebly
Charles O. Thompson
Home Mission Board
Committee On Home Missions
Thompson
Hugh K. Walker
Congress
Calvary Church
Committee On Revision
Charles A. Dickey
William McKibben
Cincinnati
Dickey
Samuel J. Nichols
James D. Moffatt
George B. Baker
Herrick Johnson
Samuel J. Niccols
George T. Purvis
George D. Baker
Dowie tied to death of Mrs Judd under coroner verdict
Chicago coroner's jury finds John A Dowie and H W Judd criminally responsible for the death of Mrs Emma Judd after exhumation findings. Nurses Henr ikka Brats eh and Mary Speicher are held on bail. Dowie and Judd arrested and appeared before Judge Tuley with bail set at 10000 dollars.
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Chicago
Emma Judd
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Dowie
H. W. Judd
Sprecher
Bratsch
H. W Judd
Criminal Court
Tuley
Henrikka Hbratseh
Mary Speicher
Tunnel Builders Strike Shuts Subway Work in New York
One thousand men struck the Rapid Transit tunnel yesterday and about 3000 more will join today. Underground work nearly stopped except on three Broadway sections. Skilled mechanics between City Hall and One Hundred and Light Street will strike. trouble feared as sub-contractors may hire non union men.
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New York
Broadway
City Hall
One Hundred
Lighth Street
Terrific crash on Albany line kills two motormen
A high speed electric train collision on the Albany and Hudson line near Greenbush killed two motormen and injured over 40 passengers, many seriously. The southbound car aimed for a second switch at a curve, causing a devastating wreck that left a grisly scene at the post office and morgue in Albany.
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Albany
N. Y
Greenbush
Albany & Hudson Railway
East Greenbush
Frank Smith
William Nichols
Maud Kellogg
Round Lake
Annie Rooney
Stuyvesant Falls
David Mahoney
Dean Richmond
George C. Barry
Troy
Fred J. Smith
Mr. Barry
Albany & Hudson Road
Ark
New York City
Riot at Syrian Colony on Sherman Street
In Chicago on May 26 a riot broke out among about 300 men and women in the Syrian colony on Sherman street after boys played with a punching bag. Clubs, knives and razors were used, several injured, three severely. Police arrived in a wagon and dispersed the crowd with drawn clubs after a riot call.
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Chicago
Sherman Street
Dawson Yukon gold haul eyed at 30 million on voyage Tees
Passengers arriving on the steamer Tees estimate Dawson's season's clean up at 30 million dollars. Gold Run Creek appears to lead Yukon streams in production while Quartz Creek shows indications of unusually rich pay dirt.
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Vancouver
B. C
Dawson
Gold Run Creek
Yukon
Quartz Creek
Hanna's Big Coal Deal Secures Massillon District
M A Hanna & Co. secured options on almost the entire Massillon coal district. The output of the properties involved totals over a million tons per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
M. A. Hanna & Co
Massillon
South Carolina Senators Tillman and McLaurin Resign
In Columbia on May 27, Senators Tillman and McLaurin sign resignations to Gov McSweeney to take effect November 15. They will tour the state in a joint canvass and seek a democratic primary in November to determine who will hold the long term seat.
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Moser
Kilman
Mckauring
South Carolina
Columbia
S. C
United States
B., R., Tillman
John L. McLaurin
Gaffney
Tillman
United States Senate
Mclaurin
Democratic Party
Asbury C. Latimer
D. S. Henderson
Aiken
Col. George, Johnstone
Wiley Jones
Democratic Executive Committee
Trouble in Pekin as German soldiers clash with U S guard
In Pekin the U S legation guard faces trouble after German officers and soldiers ignore a sentry’s direction around a repair site. A German officer drew a sword, a German soldier charged, and a sentry fired wounding another German. The guard is under investigation while officials assess the incident amid tense relations.
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Pekin
Legation
United States
Legation Guard
Maj. Robertson
Count von Waldersee
Forbidden
Ex Gov Tanner Laid To Rest In Springfield
Ex governor Tanner was buried with military honors at Oak Ridge cemetery Springfield. The funeral drew 3000 visitors as flags hung at half mast and a 13 gun salute echoed from dawn to sunrise. Musket volleys and taps marked the service with Illinois National Guard participation.
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Tanner
Springfield
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Lincoln Monument
Fifth Infantry
Illinois National Guard
Lincoln
State House
Tragedy Strikes Key West Drama Troupe
In Key West Florida on May 27 Miss Inez Leonard and Edgar Beimeleigh, members of the JY Ormond Fuller drama company, are dead after a post performance shooting. Miss Leonard died from a gunshot wound to the left chest. Beaucleigh shot himself in the mouth nearby. Two empty shells were found.
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Key West
Fla
Inez Leonard
Edgar Beimeleigh
JY Ormond-Fuller Dramatic Company
Dowie Banking House Faces Clearing House Crackdown
Disturbances tied to Dowieism push the Dowie banking operation toward collapse. A formal notice targets the Aion bank of which Dowie is president, threatening exclusion from the Chicago clearing house unless another bank accepts the arrangement by May 20.
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Chicago
Grand Jury
State Board of Health
City Health Department
Five West Point Cadets Dismissed and Six Suspended
West Point and New York May 23. Five cadets were dismissed from the academy and six suspended for a year amid insubordination and hazing incidents. The action followed a board of officers investigation into disturbances at the barracks and at the superintendent’s quarters. The cadets dismissed are Henry L. Bolby John A. Cleveland Trangett F. Teller Raymond A. Linton and Richie O. Mahaffey. The suspended cadets include Olan C. Ayleshire Thois Benjamin F. McClellan James A. Shannon Charles Telford Thomas N. Gimperling and Harry Hawley.
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Wess PK Polar Mwillings Academy
Washington
Military Academy
Henry L. Bolby
John A. Cleveland
Trangett F. Teller
Raymond A. Linton
Rirchie O. Mahaffey
Olan C. Ayleshire
Thois
Benjamin F. McClellan
Mississippi
James A. Shannon
Minnesota
Charles Telford
Utah
Thomas N. Gimperling
Ohio
Harry Hawley
New York
Col. Mills
Secretary of War
Robert Eh. Ralston
Myron S.S. Grissy
Board of Investigation
West Point
N. Y
Congress
Academy Board
Tragedy at Erie as Contractor Kills Man
At the Anchor line docks in Erie on May 23 a dispute over dock labor led to contractor John Kane fatally shooting William Harrington. Harrington died en route to hospital. Kane is held for murder after a crowd surrounded the police station and he was moved to the county jail.
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Erie
I.a
William Harrington
John Kane
Kane
Harrington
Anchor Line
Frank P. Coyle
Gaces
Buffalo
Kane & Coyte
Notable visitors at Pan American exposition visit
Vice President Roosevelt Gov Durbin and ambassador Jules Cambon joined President Milburn at Buffalo May 24. They toured the midway saw the Rough Riders and a sham Indian battle and the vice president christened a camp born papoose named Pan Anna Et t seeda.
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Buffalo
Roosevelt
Jules Cambon
France
Durbin
Indiana
John C. Milburnn
Midway
Dynavilters confess link to Akron arsons and thefts
Evan James and Melvin Boone aged 18 and 19 confessed to destroying Oth er Bruner's house in East Akron and linked several incendiary fires and thefts. They admitted attempting to kill Officer Bruner and family using 25 pounds of dynamite and 20 feet of fuse. Both were bound over to court in default of $3,000 bail.
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Akron
Evan James
Melvin Boone
Bruner
East
Officer
Brymer
Blacklisting Case Reaches Supreme Court in Columbus
New York, Chicago and St Louis Railway Co versus Frank Schaffer reaches the supreme court on appeal. Schaffer a former brakeman for Nickel Plate was ousted after the 1894 strike and barred from other roads by a blacklist. He sued for 5000 dollars and won in Huron county before the case climbs higher courts.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Huron County
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co
Frank Schaffer
Schaffer
Nickel Plate Road
Creditors Challenge Buckeye Mutual Fire Insurance Accounting
In Columbus on May 24 creditors of Buckeye Mutual Fire Insurance Co. filed in the supreme court exceptions to the Hahn and Mansfield trustees account. The firm failed a decade ago and trustees are accused of spending 53,000 of 56,000 on expenses with most going to attorneys while creditors fought for 3,000. Attorney General Sheets now seeks a full investigation.
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Columbus
Buckeye Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Supreme Court
Hahn and Mansfield
Sheets
Cincinnati School Census Fraud Tied to Embezzlement Case
May 24 report from Cincinnati notes George R. Griffiths former board of education clerk damning charges of embezzling over 100000 and padding the census. Seven precinct returns show a 790 drop, implying a citywide loss of about 15000 children of school age, reducing totals to around 100000.
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Cincinnati
George R. Griffiths
Board of Education
Two Electric Lines Incorporated in Ohio
Columbus May 25 Two electric lines are incorporated to run through north central Ohio. One line will travel almost straight from Massillon through Wooster to Mansfield crossing existing lines. The other line aims from Lima to Delphos and Van Wert thirty miles, with plans to extend to Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Columbus
Tivo
Bhepark
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Cleveland
Massillon
Wooster
Mansfield
Lima
Delphos
van Wert
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Settlement Reached With Morgan Engineering Cos Workers
Strike ended as Morgan Engineering Co workers returned to work after a settlement. Key terms include reinstatement for all, no union discrimination, 10 percent wage rise, 55 hour week, overtime at time and quarter until 10 pm, and time and a half after 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Endeo_ Alliance
Stu. “Og Asechinists
Morgan Engineering Cos
Odd Fellows Install Officers at Ohio Grand Lodge Session
The Ohio grand lodge Odd Fellows closed its session in Springfield on Friday. Installed officers include Grand Master J. L. Lowrey of Van Wert and Deputy Grand Master J. M. Never of Fostoria, with Columbus appointees Charles Puvey as warden and M. Lyman as secretary.
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Springfield
Ohio Grand Lodge Odd Fellows
J. L. Lowrey
van Wert
J. M. Never
Fostoria
Charles FE. Puvey
Columbus
M. Lyman
Ralpy P. Miller
C. Kl.niles
Findlay
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge Opens Annual Session in Springfield
Rain reduced attendance as the sixty ninth annual meeting of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows opened in Springfield. Home cadets Canton Occidental No 21 and the Cadet band escorted grand officers to the city hall where welcome addresses were given.
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Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
Springfield
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Canton Occidental No. 21
Milition Encampments to be Held
The battalion of engineers O. G. was approved to camp at Newark from July 29 to August 3. The Second regiment may camp at Bay View Park Toledo with dates August 24 to 29 kept in abeyance.
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Columbus
Battalion of Engineers
O. G
Newark
Adjt
Gyger
Bayview Park
Toledo
Captain Holmes Surrenders In Corrigan Yacht Tragedy
In Cleveland on May 24 Capt Holmes of the yacht Idler surrendered to U S authorities after being indicted for manslaughter over the loss of Corrigan family members in a fatal blaze.
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Cleveland
Holmes
Idler
United States
Corrigan
Miners Scalded as Boiler Explodes at Slope Mine
A boiler explosion at the Slope mine in Lisbon yesterday scalded several miners. Injured include Jeff Davis and William Rigam, Riley Lamborn, and Harry Lamborn. The engine house and nearby railroad trestle were demolished in the blast.
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Lisbon
Slope
Jeff Davis
Will
William Rigam
Riley Lamborn
Harry Lamborn
Reunion Call for Ohio Light Artillery Survivors
A call is issued for a reunion of all surviving members of the First Regiment Ohio Light Artillery in Cleveland. The gathering will begin September 9, 1901, during the G A R encampment in the city.
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Cleveland
Ohio Light Artillery
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Lake Huron
Manna
Yankee VS. Teuton
Kijls Wis
Dowee
Ohio State News
Odd Fellows
Brolines
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