Fiend Who Attacked Aged Woman Arrested
Will May, once a Union Pacific machinist, was arrested at the Germania saloon and charged with attempted murder of Mrs. Andrew Rosenthyne. The victim identified him after regaining clarity at St. John’s hospital. she described a brutal assault with a rock and a broken lamp, with blood and scalp injuries noted. May remains in the county jail.
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Will May
Union Pacific
Germania
Roger Talbot
Andrew Rosenthyne
May
Rosenthyne
St. John’s Hospital
Mysterious Millionaire John J Billard Called in Hearing
John J Billard a 70 year old armless coal dealer from Meriden Connecticut testified in the interstate commerce investigation into the New York New Haven and Hartford Railway. He described financing a stock deal involving Boston and Maine stock bought for 125 a share then sold to Boston railroad Holding company for 150 a share yielding a large profit while denying any officer of the New Haven benefited.
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John L. Billard
Interstate Commerce
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Washington
New Haven
Boston and Maine
Massachusetts
Billard
Meriden
Mellen says he sacrificed self to save Morgan and was fired
In a dramatic Interstate Commerce Commission testimony Charles Mellen recounts choosing to bear blame for J. P. Morgan’s sake. He says he feared indictment would kill Morgan and that he was practically fired from head of the New Haven for his stance.
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Washington
J. P. Morgan
Charles 8. Mellen
New Haven
Sen Irate Commerce Commlonen
Canada New Haves Malen
New York City
Mellen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Folk
Grand Trunk
Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Bie Guageous
Rebel Cavalry Guards Supply Train North of Mexico City
Villa’s cavalry guards a rebel supply train moving toward Mexico City as revolutionary forces consolidate control in the north. The article notes few impediments to transporting food and supplies, with cavalry protecting trains when the advance continues toward the capital after the San Luis Potosi engagement.
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Mexico City
Villa
Mexico
San Luis Potosi
Labor planning giant parade by Congress labor unions
May 22 report from Washington outlines a labor congress of representatives from all trades unions, led by the United Mine Workers. A parade to the Capitol is planned to press Congress to act beyond investigations, with support from the Socialist party and bills by Senators Martine and Balz targeting armed guards and cross state strikebreaker transport.
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Washington
Labor Congress
Capitol
Congress
United Mine Workers of America
Frank J. Hayes
United Mine Work Constitution
International Executive Board
National Committee
The
Socialist Party
James E. Martine
New Jersey
William Balz
Illinois
Martine
Cor
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Becker Found Guilty of Murder in Rosenthal Case
New York May 22 Charles Becker a former police lieutenant was found guilty of first degree murder for the Rosenthal killing. The jury held Becker’s agents four gunmen responsible and the verdict was delivered in about four hours amid visible emotion from the foreman and others.
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New York
Charles Becker
Rosenthal
Becker
Court of Appeals
Herman Rosenthal
Hye
Geselte
Ch Becker
Realism Shines in Vosburgh Travelogues at Leader Series
Dr. Vosburgh presents vivid travelogues spanning Scotland to Java with motion pictures of China. The lectures feature life abroad and domestic scenes, acclaimed for realism and artistic stills. five travelogues cost the city over 7,000 in outlay, promising captivating entertainment audiences shouldn’t miss.
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Vosburgh
Scotland
Wales
England
Java
China
Japan
Monkong
Cook Lectures in Boston on Roosevelt and Discovery
Dr. Frederick A. Cook spoke in Boston on May 22 challenging critics of his expeditions. He accused supporters of Roosevelt of working to discredit discoveries and framed his work as a defense against undermining science.
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Boston
Frederick A. Cook
Roosevelt le
Weather Forecast Illinois? Wyoming Showers Expected
Weather bulletin from Washington notes Wyoming will be cloudy with likely local showers on Saturday and Sunday.
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Washington
Wyoming
Women to Rule Public School Causes City Controversy
In Chicago on May 22 William Rothmann warned that schools risk a feminist domination as four women principals join the staff. He noted nineteen women have led schools since January 1913 while only four men were appointed in seven months. Superintendent Ella Flagg Young supported equal sex representation and cited an eligible list left by a predecessor.
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Chicago
William Rothman
Board of Education
Rothmann
Ella Flagg Young
Suffragette disrupts royal matinee and attacks artworks
London May 22. King George and Queen Mary faced a militant suffragette protest during a matinee at His Majesty's theatre as women shouted You Russian czar. Attendants removed the disruptors amid police struggles. Earlier the group damaged five National Gallery masterpieces and a Royal Academy hanging.
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London
George
Mary
His Majesty’s Theatre
Uckingham Palace
Royal Academy of Art
New President E. T. Stotesbury Leads Reading Railway
E. T. Stotesbury, Drexel & Co. boss and J. P. Morgan ally, named head of the Reading railroad system succeeding George F. Baer. Born 1849 in Philadelphia, he entered banking at 17 and serves as director of several railroads and steel firms including Girard Trust. noted for wealth and opera patronage. A separate note reports a swindler arrest and a land buyer inquiry linked to Wyoming interests.
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E. T. Stotesbury
Hess
Girard Trust Company
Stotesbury
Philadelphia
No Mediation With Huerta But On Battlefield Says Rebel Agent
Jose Vasconcelos, Carranza special agent, denied any appointment as constitutionalist rep at Niagara Falls mediation talks and stated the only path for meeting Huerta is on the battlefield. He said Carranza would not seek mediation to resolve Mexico's affairs. Local reports also note Silliman, U S view consul at Tampico, arrived safely in Mexico City after a period of disappearance and captivity.
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Huerta
New York
Jose Vasconcelos
Carranza
Niagara Falls
Carranea
Mexico
Mexico City
John R. Silliman
American View
Saltillo
United States
Billiman
State Department
Washington
View
Wilson
Bal
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Roach
Stone
Great Reading System
E. W. Stone
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Frank Williams
Citizen's Bank
Sheriff’s Office
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Graves
Lincoln Highway
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Mr. Graves
Federal Land Company
J. Ross Carpenter
W. W. Busselte
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