Ohio Bribery Scandal Referred to Grand Jury
The Ohio Legislature bribery case moves to a grand jury with up to forty legislators and state officials summoned to testify. Governor Harmon and other leaders discuss preventing accused members from escaping punishment, with testimony potential from heads of several departments and various organizations assisting the inquiry.
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Ohio
Gran Jury
Franklin Tet
Erand Jury
State Cree
Hogan
Turner
Mble
Sudden Death of J. W. Crowell
Report from The News May 2 recounts the sudden death of John Crowell at a hotel. The article notes his recent visit to the city and his status as a noted figure in the community, with details remaining unclear as to the exact cause of death.
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Johned
Nent
Peacock Couch
Spencer Furns
The
Peacock
A Busy Day In Congress
A fragmented report notes a busy day in Congress with several committees and measures discussed. The piece cites the Ways and Means chair hopeful for action on a free list bill, amid adjournment and ongoing deliberations.
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Congress
Squabble Over Sunday Baseball Spurs Meeting Action
Pro and amateur baseball elements clash at a meeting of commissioners tonight. Expected final action will decide if Sunday game authorization stands or faces injunction. The debate centers on whether Sunday sports violate city rules and how to regulate future play.
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Aeres Eneia
Mysterious Letter Ties Kinney to Nighttime Death
A cryptic letter intercepted by police links Kinney to a fatal incident last night involving a 12 year old girl. Officers report Kinney showed the letter and killed the girl. location cited as Ve ni Teno. Police continue to investigate the motive and verify details.
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Kinney
Hare
Five Drowned Crossing St. John River in Flooded Waters
Edmundston New Brunswick May 2 Three men and two boys drowned when a scow crossing from Canada to the United States bank of the St. Joan river capsized in swollen waters. The wire cable failed causing the accident.
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Edmundston
N. B
St. Joan
Dietz Family Faces Trial for Deputy Harp Murder in Wisconsin
John F. Dietz his wife and son Leslie go on trial in Hayward circuit court for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Oscar Harp during a siege at the Dietz cabin near Cameron dam last October. Dietz previously faced warrants for attempted murder and other charges tied to a dispute with a lumber firm over flood damage and a dam.
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Hayward
Wis
John F. Dietz
Leslie
Alexander H. Reid
Oscar Harp
Dietz
Cameron Dam
John Dietz
Winter
Farmers Free List Bill could slash tariff revenue
Washington May 2 There is speculation on the Farmers Free List Bill. Underwood expects passage and a presidential signature though many doubt the Senate. If enacted the revenue loss would reach about 8.38 million after Canadian treaty credits, with potential consumer savings depending on future factory competition and price shifts. The article lists itemized savings across salt farm implements bagging cotton ties barbed wire meats flour lumber sewing machines and more, totaling over 300 million in value.
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News Bureau
Congress Mall
H. E. C. Bryant
Washington
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
Prince
Illinois
Congress
Senate
Canada
Cotton Mill Merger Talks Sweep Southern Mills in Charlotte
Cotton yarn spinners representing about 400000 spindles met in Charlotte in two closed sessions to discuss a proposed merger of Southern mills. Promoters From New York, Frank L Underwood and Leonard Paulson, seek a 10 million bond issue to finance properties and capital stock. Committees will report at a future conference as financiers seek time to finalize terms.
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Southern Cotton Mills
Frank L. Underwood
Leonard Paulson
New York
Lockwood, Green & Company
J. T. Shine
Greenville
S. C
North
South Carolina
Americans Told to Move Out Near Nogales
Reports from Nogales Arizona indicate Southern Pacific Railroad officials who traveled from the Mexican interior received rebels calls urging all Americans to move families into the United States. A separate court note in New York orders a new trial for Christopher Columbus Wilson of United Wireless Company on mail misuse charges. juror prejudice cited and the panel discharged. In Raleigh, charter granted for Misenheimer Land and Improvement Company of Charlotte with capital details and J. J. Misenheimer among principal incorporators.
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Associated Press
Nogales
Ariz
Southern Pacific Railroad
Mexico
United States
Wilson
New York
Christopher Columbus Wilson
United Wireless Company
Martin
United States District Court
Misenheimer Land Company
Raleigh
Misenheimer Land & Improvement Company of
Charlotte
Capital
J. J. Misenheimer
Stone Cutters Strike Hits Atlanta Area
In Atlanta Lithonia Stone Mountain and Conyers a labor dispute led to a lock-out after a two year contract expired. About 600 stone cutters are idle as contractors refuse to start orders without the new terms, creating a strike like standstill across the region.
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Atlanta
Lithonia
Stone Mountain and Conyers
Hyde pleads not guilty to bribery indictment
New York City chamberlain Charles Hiram Hyde appeared in court on May 2 and pleaded not guilty to an indictment accusing bribery. The offense carries up to ten years in prison or a fine up to $5,000 or both.
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New York
Charles Hiram Hyde
Compulsory Education May Be Voted Upon
Atlanta May 2. State School Commissioner M L Brittain believes the next Georgia General Assembly will consider compulsory education. He says counties may vote on establishing compulsory education and a statewide measure, with education units and county as the unit, plus a plan to enable prompt teacher payments.
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Atlanta
Georgia
General Assembly
M. L. Brittain
Brittain
Louisville shopkeeper dies after failed suicide attempt
Henry Reed a Fifth Street shopkeeper in Louisville shot himself after muriatic acid failed to kill him. He had loaded a revolver beforehand and died before help arrived. Reed, formerly of New Orleans, had been recently indicted here for alleged gambling operations.
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Louisville
Henry Reed
Fifth Street
Green
Reed
New Orleans
Teachers urged to teach peace and justice in Maryland
In Baltimore on May 2, Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead of Boston urged Maryland school teachers at a meeting by the American School Peace League linked to the third national peace congress. She argued government rests on justice not force and that teachers must foster internationalism to guide patriotism toward service.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Lucia Ames Mead
Boston
American School Peace League
Memorial Hall Proposal From Col Armes at SAR Congress
Col George A Armes United States Army retiree today urged the Sons of the American Revolution to erect a Washington memorial hall. The plan calls for a building costing at least 2,000,000 dollars to house relics and a large convention hall. Definite action is expected before the congress closes. The day featured a crowded social program following morning sessions.
Insurrectos Fire In Chihuahua City
Mexican insurgents fired in Chihuahua City as a show of strength while peace talks faltered. Military alarms sounded, troops moved to repel the ambush, and the band fled without injuries. Rail and telegraph lines remain cut, isolating the city from the outside world.
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City OF
Chihuahua
Mexico
Laredo
Tex
Chihuahua City
North Carolina Farmer Union backs Webb against reciprocity
Washington May 2 Representative Webb received a letter from Dr. H Q Alexander president of the North Carolina Farmers Union approving his vote against the Canadian reciprocity treaty noting it is not fair or just as presented to the house by the president.
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H. E. C. Bryant
Washington, D .C
Webb
H. Q. Alexander
North Carolina Farmers’ Union
Canada
Train Derailment Kills Engineer and Fireman Near Hinton
Two dead in a Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train wreck near Hinton West Virginia. The engineer and fireman were killed when a portion of the train derailed. No passengers were seriously injured.
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Cincinnati
Hinton
W. Va
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Misconception Explains War Depts Tennessee Land Inquiry
Washington reports a misinterpretation in Atlanta that Fort McPherson would close. The war department clarifies no post closures are planned and notes a Tennessee site near Chattanooga is sought for large scale maneuvers with a 5000 acre land offering. no permanent structures will be built.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Chattanooga
Tenn
Atlanta
Fort McPherson
Tennessee
Tennessee Highlands
United States
Mrs Ellen Lacey Ends Her Life In Front Of Son
Atlanta on May 2 Mrs Ellen Lacey shot herself in the forehead in a personal crisis with her 3 year old son present. Doctors say she cannot live after the act and illness is given as the cause. She had previously attempted suicide with poison.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Ellen Lacey
Insurance man plans garage for flying machines in Candler building
An Atlanta insured man, capitalizing a $2,000,000 company, announced plans to convert the Candler building into a flying machine garage and to publish ads to attract spring tourists. After a breakdown, authorities found no sale and the man is confined for treatment. overwork is blamed.
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Atlanta
Candler
New York
Swiss aeronaut Theodore Schaeck dies after balloon flight
Berne Swiss aero naut Col Theodore Schaeck who competed in last year’s balloon race in St Louis died today. He piloted the Helveti balloon which landed at Ville Marie Quebec after an 850 mile flight. The contest was won by Alan R Hawley and Augustus Post in the America II with Schaeck finishing fourth.
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Associated Press
Berne
Switzerland
Theodore Schaeck
St. Louis
Schaeck
Helveti
Ville Marc
Quebec
Alan R. Hawley
Augustus Post
Revolt Spreads Through Kwang Tung and Amoy
Dispatches say anti Manchu forces spread from west of Canton through Kwang Tung Province to Amoy. Foreign missions remain unharmed. Canton-Kowloon railway suspended. British officials ordered to Hong Kong. Refugees travel by sea. Bodies display gruesome signs of rebel killings. loyal forces suffer casualties. Foreigners report safety in Shamien and nearby waters.
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Associated Press
Hong Kong
West River
Canton
Kwang Tung Province
Amoy
Fukien Province
Canton-Kowlon
China
Shamien
Luk
Fatshan
Wu Sum
Sam Shui
Wen Chow
Woo Chow
Chunglok
Shuihung
Two More Victims Of Train Wreck Identified
Easton Pa May 2 There is no longer any doubt that Miss Marion Brown and Miss Margaret Jones both of Utica who had been counted among the survivors of the wreck of the teachers special train at Martins Creek N J are dead Neither young woman had been heard from since the wreck and as they are not at the hospital or any hotel in this section it has been concluded that they perished with the eight others cremated in the fire that followed the wreck.
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Easton
Marion Brown
Margaret Jones
Utica
Martins Creek
N. J
Will Join Insurrectos War Army From Fort Sam Houston
Four non commissioned officers and a private from the tenth infantry at Fort Sam Houston are discharged and will spend three months or until re enlistment expires with Francisco I Madero Jr s insurrectionist army in Mexico if accepted They are Sergeant Harry Willis Sergeant E F Warren Corporal Edward McCloskey Corporal Thomas H Meyers and Private Charles Hoar All have years of service and have participated in campaigns in China the Philippines Cuba and Puerto Rico Many other regulars are said to have joined the Madero forces as soldiers of fortune
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San Antonio
Tex
Tenth Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Insurrecto Army of Mexico
Francisco I. Madero, Jr
Harry Willis
E. F. Warren
Edward McCloskey
Thomas H. Meyer
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