Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition Opens in Portland
Portland celebrated the formal opening of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition with a vast pageant. President and Charles W. Fairbanks attended along with governors, Congress members, and thousands of spectators. The city hosted a grand parade and military pageant as crowds filled the routes to the fairgrounds.
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Portland
Pacific Northwest
Commercial Tribune
Ore
Oregon
Merriwether Lewis
William Clark
Jefferson
Oregon Country
Best
United States
Charles W. Fairbanks
House of Representatives
National Congress
Army
Navy
California
Idaho
Washington
Fairbanks
Congressional
Postoffice
Fair Grounds
Frick Report Harsh on Equitable Leaders and Policy Reform
Details from Henry C Frick led inquiry into the Equitable Life Assurance Society criticize President James N Alexander First VP James H Hyde and Second VP Gage F Tarbell for lax management and transactions with underwriting syndicates. The report urges end of preferred dividend policies and a shift to straight life policies to protect policy holders.
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Equitable
James N. Alexander
James H. Hyde
Gage F. Tarbell
Mother Swears Another Man Serving For Son's Crime
The case questions whether Leroy Harding is serving a penitentiary term for a crime committed by Charles Blazer. Affidavits from Blazer’s mother and sister suggest Blazer is a fugitive in Arkansas, while Harding was tried and convicted for the Viaduct Bank fraud and a Florida disguise.
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Leroy Harding
Thomas Darby
Charles Blazer
Harding
Blazer
Berea
Arkansas
Penniless Viaduct Bank
Columbus
Cincinnati
Duhme
the Inquirer
Florida
National Banks Face Currency Call From Controller
Washington June 1 The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for the condition of National banks at the close of business Monday May indicating a routine examination update and liquidity assessment across institutions nationwide.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Injunction Sought Over Harper Wheat Deal Papers
A U S court issued an injunction against William and Amanda Stichtenoth to stop them from destroying or removing Harper and associates contract papers tied to a Chicago wheat market corner attempt. Attorney Baker cited looming $100000 purchase talks and the $1 million debt tied to Edward L. Harper's 1887 scheme.
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United States
William
Amanda Stichtenoth
Charles W. Baker
Edward L. Harper
Chicago
Harper
Irwin, Green & Company
Fidelity Bank
Baker
Manda Stichtenoth
iNfam
Irwin
Roosevelt to Begin Southern Trip October 17
President Roosevelt will start his visit through the South on October 17, with a two week timetable. The trip will cover Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Tampa, Birmingham, Tuskegee, Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans and Little Rock, ending back in Washington. A Charlotte delegation urged a stop, but he declined while extending greetings to the city.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
South
Richmond
Raleigh
Charlotte
N C
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Tampa
Fla
Birmingham
Tuskegee
Montgomery
Mobile
New Orleans
Little Rock
Washington
N. C
Morocco Sultan Defies France in Reform Demands
Tangier dispatch reports the Sultan rejects French reform proposals for Morocco. He demands reforms proceed only with consent of the major powers, signaling a stand against French influence.
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Morocco
France
Tangier
Life Expectancy in Cincinnati Surpasses Global Standard
A Cincinnati Health Department report indicates life span here averages over 36 years, above the 33-year figure cited by American and English authorities. Last year 7,038 deaths included 1,352 under 2, with 274 between 2 and 5, and notable disease deaths from typhoid 270, pneumonia 631, and consumption 902, with males outnumbering females.
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Health Department
Cincinnati
Miss Alice Roosevelt Arrives in Cincinnati for Social Visit
Miss Alice Roosevelt reaches Cincinnati for a morning arrival and a dinner with Mrs Wallingford and Mr Longworth. A Latonia Derby party is planned with guests including Mr and Mrs Wallingford and several local social figures.
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Alice Roosevelt
City
Latonia
Derby
Cincinnati
Wallingford
Longworth
Fenton Lawson
Arthur Stem
Anne Harrison
James Mc
Latonia Derby
Miss Roosevelt
Clifford Shinkle
Magoun
Rebecca Anderson
Rachel Holmes
McCrea
Tyler ‘Field
Woman Is Implicated In Attempt on Alfonso's Life
Paris June 1 King Alfonso in Paris after an anarchist attempt on his life as he toured with President Loubet. Police focus on a Paris laboratory attendant Arsene Arnould seen lighting a fuse. A woman who named him is under surveillance amid a hotel plot near the Louvre. Wounded rise to fifteen including Mexican Deputy Fernando Robino. Spanish anarchists suspected. one member fled.
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Alfonso
Paris
France
Loubet
Chalons-sur-Marne
Sixth Army Corps
Arsene
Arnould
Chamber of Deputies
Fernando Robino
Spain
Takahira
Fire alarm at Liberty street stables drives 3000 from beds
At 1 am a fire destroyed the Klein and Cohen Teaming Co stables behind 837 Liberty street. Six horses perished. Miss Brunner and her brother said they saw a man enter the stable and flee. Thousands of tenants fled their tenements as the blaze lit the West End. no injuries reported.
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Klein and Cohn Teaming Company
Liberty Street
Klein and Cohen Teaming Company
Rumors on Emperor Death and National Assembly Call
Across Paris, St Petersburg, and Tokyo rumors swirl about the Russian Emperor's fate amid unrest. Officials deny death rumors while hints of a national assembly gaze to defuse a popularesque crisis and end the war impasse.
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St. Petersburg
Tsarskoe Selo
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