Cuba's starving cry prompts U S relief plan
President McKinley moves to send food and clothing to Cuba as consuls report hundreds of starving Americans and pacificos in the towns. The Foreign Relations Committee notes dire conditions and calls for swift action, with Spain under pressure to permit relief shipments and avoid propping up insurrection.
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Cuba
Spain
DeLome
Congress
McKinley
State Department
Lee
Weyler
Custom House
Interior
Uncle Sam
Foreign Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Friends of
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Sherman
Davis
Foraker
Morgan
Foresters Elect Grand Court Officers in Toledo
Ohio Foresters closed their Grand Court session in Toledo with the election of officers led by Grand Chief Ranger G. M. Roulet and Subchief Ranger T. F. Whalen. Financial Secretary F. S. Hopkins and Recording Secretary E. A. Saxby were chosen, with other posts filled and the next meeting set for Cincinnati in May 1898.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Foresters
G. M. Roulet
T. F. Whalen
Hopkins
Cleveland
E. A. Saxby
Pemberville
L. D. Ford
Woodward
Wm. Bruner
Thomas Wiley Survives Gunshot Wounds at Ohio Wesleyan
May 13. Thomas Wiley, a student at Ohio Wesleyan University, was accidentally shot in the abdomen two weeks ago. Eleven perforations, eight in the intestines and three in the peritoneum, were sewn up. Thirteen days after the shooting he could walk, an unprecedented survival in Ohio for such injuries.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware
Thomas Wiley
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio
Wedded Against Her Wall Seventeen-Year-Old Bride Speaks
Special dispatch reports in Akron Ohio that Milton B. Rhodes aged 48 married Hattie B. Clark aged 17. Rhodes’ fourth wife, the girl claims the union was against her will while she lay ill in bed. Mother, Rhodes’ third wife, had died recently. The case will be referred to humane officers for review. Rhodes claimed the girl was 18.
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Commercial Tribune
Akron
Milton B. Rhodes
Hattie B. Clark
Miss Clark
Rhodes
Humane
Jersey Lily Is Divorced in California
In Lakeport California on May 13 1900 Mrs Langtry the Jersey Lily obtained a divorce from her husband after a suit conducted by deposition from London. The judge granted the decree on the ground of desertion with no opposition and no sensational details emerged.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
Sugar scandal debate over Elverton Chapman bar cite
Senator Tillman urges full inquiry into alleged sugar stock speculation tied to tariff changes. He demands naming sources, threatens contempt actions, and calls for Havemeyer and the Sugar Trust leaders to testify. The debate shifts to Judiciary Committee after Hoar amends referral.
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Chapman
Havemeyer
Senate
Sugar Trust
Committee On Judiciary
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Colonel Swann Dead in Charleston at 72
Charleston may 13 Colonel Thomas B Swann died after a long illness at age 72. A Federal army officer during the Civil War he served with distinction and later became a prominent lawyer for forty years. He was dean of the Kanawha bar for twenty years.
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Commercial Tribune
Charleston
W.va
Thomas B. Swann
Swann
Kanawha Bar
Turks Want More Greek Blood Feud Delays Armistice Talks in Constantinople
May 13 reports from Constantinople note foreign ambassadors meeting again with Turkish Foreign Minister Tewfika Pasha. Baron de Calice renews yesterday's armistice proposal while Turkish officials expect Domokos occupation to delay action. The Feast of Bairam is being celebrated by Edham Pasha's forces.
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Edham Pasha
Constantinople
Baron de Calice
Tewfika Pasha
Domokos
Porte
Greeks to Evacuate Domokos Ahead of Armistice
London reports Greece plans to withdraw from Domokos tomorrow to fall back on the old frontier as Turkey presses to occupy the town before any armistice. The powers resist heavy concession to Turkey while noting a surprising military vitality in the Ottoman realm.
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London
Turkey
Domokos
Greece
Edhem Pasha
Russia
Edhem Pasha Ordered To Capture Domokos
London dispatch reports Edhem Pasha wired the Porte claiming certainty in capturing Domokos and the Greek army. Orders to Turkish staff urge proceeding with maximum energy despite diplomatic concerns as military preparations continue on a large scale.
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Domokos
London
Standard
Constantinople
Edhem Pasha
Porte
Sheep Slaughter Marks Turkish Bairam Amid War Calm
London reports from Larissa dated May 12 describe Edhem Pasha ordering sheep killings per Turkish custom as the Bairam feast begins. Troops fire a feu de joie while Mussulmans celebrate release from domination, families each slaughtering a sheep, and the streets filled with gala dress and open actions.
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London
Daily Mail
Larissa
Edhem Pasha
Mussulmans
SITUATION UNCHANGED AS FEAST OF BAIRAM DELAYS SULTAN
London reports Graeco-Turkish news does not alter the standoff. No armistice confirmed, Edhem Pasha’s Domokos move may have been countermanded. The Sultan’s stance mirrors King George V, delaying any move deemed a surrender of Ottoman interests as Bairam begins.
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London
Journal of Paris
Edhem Pasha
Domokos
George
Constantinople
Greek fleet imposes blockade on Gulf of Volos
A telegram from Athens reports that the Greek fleet has established a blockade on the Gulf of Volos. The action marks a strategic move in the region amid ongoing tensions as ships are redirected and maritime activity monitored by Greek forces.
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London
Athens
Gulf of
Volo
Slayer of Lizzie Buente Found in Posey County Arrest
Evansville May 13 bloodhounds traced the nine year old Lizzie Buente murder to Mt Vernon Posey County where several suspected negroes were questioned. One man chosen by the hounds had bloodstains on his clothing and was spirited to Evansville for confinement. The trail was reopened and hounds returned to the crime scene.
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Commercial Tribune
Evansville
Ind
Lizzie Buente
Mt. Vernon
Posey County
Greeks Besieging Two Towns, Greek Forces Advance
Athens reports Greek troops are besieging Nitopolis and Prevesa after dispatches received. No casualty details given. The actions indicate renewed pressure in the theatre as the Greek campaign continues.
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Athens
Nitopolis
Prevesa
Paxton Man Faces Death In Hanged Tomorrow Action
Frederick W. Hoellman, condemned for murder near Gibson City, Ill., will be hanged tomorrow. He posed for a photograph in his death robes on the scaffold, joked during setup, and held a Bible as the camera flashed. He seeks burial beside his first wife in Grand Haven, Mich., funded by sale of his pictures. Hoellman is linked to multiple murders of German women in 1896 in Illinois and Wisconsin.
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Commercial Tribune
Paxton
Ill
Frederick W. Hoellman
Weibkoen Geffes
Gibson City
Hoellman
Grand Haven
Mich
Brandenburg
Mason
Augusta Seifkin
Melvin
Catherine Mohr
Ripon
Wis
Carrie Lenz
Danforth
Relief for Ex-Slaves Forms Arkansas Association
The Ex Slaves Relief Association of Arkansas filed articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State in Little Rock. Incorporators include Samuel Anthony Isaac James Thomas Wellson Daniel Glanor D E Bonnard and A J Green. The group aims to care for the old and infirm ex slaves.
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Commercial Tribune
Little Rock
ex-Slaves Relief Association
Arkansas
Samuel Anthony
Isaac James
Thomas Wellson
Daniel Glanor
D. E. Bonnard
A. J. Green
Ex-Senator Coke Dead in Waco at 68
Ex-Senator Richard Coke died at 1:15 this morning in Waco Texas of paralysis aged 68. He leaves a widow and one son who were at his bedside when he passed. His funeral arrangements will be announced.
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Commercial Tribune
Waco
Tex
Richard Coke
Gotham Strangler in Jail In New York Pedlar Held
Police identify Joseph Talker or Tait as a suspected strangler tied to multiple killings over the past year. He was arrested after a recognition by Mrs Pauline Barnat who said he attacked her in Central Park and robbed her. Witness Jennie Freeman linked him to the death of Annie Bock, with other strangling cases in recent months.
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New York
Joseph Talker
Tait
Talker
Pauline Barnat
Central Park
Jennie Freeman
Annie Bock
Fourteenth Street
Bock
Detective Bureau
Minnie Weldt
Flossie
Murphy
Steel Beam Pool Dissolved Creates Open Market in Steel
In Philadelphia on May 13 a special meeting of steel beam pool members dissolved the arrangement and established an open market. Attending firms included Jones & Laughlin Carnegie Pencoyd Illinois Phoenix Passaic and Pottsville. Percival Roberts Jr of Pencoyd predicts no widespread price cuts, with beams likely cheaper but plates and angles possibly higher.
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Philadelphia
Jones & Laughlin
Carnegie Co
Pencoyd Iron Co
Tlinois Steel Co
Phoenix Iron Co
Passaic Rolling Mill Co
Pottsville Iron and Steel Co
Percival Roberts, Jr
Pencoyd Company
Another Alabama Lynching Over Poisoning Case
Reported near Jeff Alabama on May 13 a black man implicated in the Kelly family poisonings was hanged by a mob. Jim Nance alias Williams a discharged laborer is named as a possible instigator. Coroner's jury concluded the two girls were killed by unknown assailants.
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Huntsville
Ala
Jeff
Kelly
Jim Nance
Williams
Kelleys
Deboe Aids Kentucky Patronage Picks For State Posts
Senator Deboe recommended A. D. James for Marshal R. D. Hill for District Attorney E T Franks for Revenue Collector Second District Samuel J Roberts for Seventh District and John W Yerkes for Eighth District In Louisville and Covington Collectorships debates with Republican Walter Evans and possible picks Dominoes fall as Adjutant General Dan Collier seeks support Governor Bradley due in days Bonding to Peru Hunter as Minister to Peru deemed acceptable Meyer Stephenson Erdman and McCord among named posts with prep for consular service and governance shifts planned in Kentucky politics unfold.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Kentucky
Deboe
A. D. James
R. D. Hill
E. T. Franks
Samuel J. Roberts
John W. Yerkes
Louisville
Covington
C. E. Sapp
Co. M. Barnett
Walter Evans
Evans
John W. Lewis
Collier
Dan Collier
Bradley
Lieberth
Comingore
Wm. Couchin
Newport
Hunter
Peru
Richard P. Ernst
John H. Meyer
James F. Stephens
Hickman
Cc. W. Erdman
Johnson
Erdman
Stockholm
Chemnitz
M. H. McCord
Arizona
Bert Dunlap
Tollgate Raiders Force Poor Woman to Quit Work
Harrodsburg Ky May 13 Grand jury adjourns to hear Carter brothers as raiders from Garrard County are implicated in turnpike attacks. Witnesses describe Ku Klux like tactics with masked raiders, one gatekeeper wounded, and magistrates urged to pursue indictments. Mrs Rena Kirkland hands gates, threat notes target gatekeepers and directors, forcing layoffs and redirection of road work. State Inspector Lester arrives to protect Commonwealth roads. Detective Kimball reports failing to secure Butler Noel's cooperation. notices warn owners and prompt firings and possible arson.
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Commercial Tribune
Harrodsburg
Carter Brothers
Garrard County
Mercer County
Washington County
Washington
Mercer
Cal Atkinson
Lester
Commonwealth
Lexington
Frankfort
Bradley
Kimball
Chicago
Gaither
Butler Noel
Noel
Livingston
Ind
Alexander Dean
Dean
Raiders wreck a gate as officials seek pike purchase
In Maysville Kentucky on May 13 turnpike raiders damaged the tollgate on the Maysville and Mt Sterling pike near Flemingsburg. Tollhouse also damaged. All but four gates into the city are free. A committee will confer with owners of the Maysville and Lexington, Mason and Bracken, and Maysville and Mt Sterling pikes to negotiate purchase terms. A 20 cent levy on the 100 dollars has been set for the free turnpike.
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Washington
Allen
Elverton B. Chapman
Senate
Tillman
South Carolina
Chandler
Chapman
New Hampshire
William Mattingly
Lexington Pike
William Matingly
Commercial Tribune
Maysville
Mt. Sterling Pike
Flemingsburg
Lexington
Mason and Bracken
Mt. Sterling
McKinley to Attend Washington Monument Ceremony
Philadelphia prepares for the Washington monument unveiling on Saturday marked by a grand military parade. General Snowden announced the formation and the event includes a 10 o'clock parade with about 15,000 troops and a sunrise harbor salute. Governor Hastings and state legislators arrive, followed by President McKinley in the afternoon and a Union League dinner and reception in the evening.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Washington Monument
George
Snowden
Hastings
McKinley
Union League
Bertillon system gains central HQ. Chicago named site
The National Association of Chiefs of Police urged Washington officials to establish a permanent Bertillon system headquarters with scaled assessments. Chicago was designated as the Bureau of Identification's permanent headquarters. The convention condemned parole for felons of high crimes and adjourned after a paper on extradition. It will meet in Milwaukee next year.
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Milwaukee
Pittsburg
National Association of Chiefs of Police of the
United States
Coa
Board of Governors
Washington
Bertillon
Chicago
Bureau of Identification
Deitsch
Sherwood
Ottawa
Canada
Theosophical Society of Boston Tax Status Decided
In Boston on May 13 Judge Sheldon of the Superior Court ruled that the Theosophical Society is not a religious body and thus not exempt from taxation. The society, occupying 24 Mt Vernon Street, claimed exemption though it rented rooms.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
Mass
Sheldon
Superior Court
Theosophical Society
Mt. Vernon Street
Mine disaster at Pinkney ore mines kills seven men
FLORENCE Ala May 13 This afternoon the tipple at the Pinkney Tennessee ore mines about twenty five miles from Florence fell killing seven men and badly wounding several others Physicians have left here for the scene of the disaster
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Florence
Ala
Pinkey (Tenn
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