Conference ends in vision of world federation and peace
The dispatch from The Hague describes opening ceremonies of the conference on global arbitration. The author notes the simple opening, praises the symbolic Te Deum, and cites discussions with Emperor and Count Mouravieff. The piece envisions a permanent world parliament and a planetary judiciary as steps toward universal peace.
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White
Low
China
Switzerland
United States
German Empire
Siam
Stengel
Germany
Europe
Plotters in France seek a leader amid Dreyfus affair turmoil
Paris sees renewed intrigues by Royalist and Bonapartist factions as anti Dreyfusards rally. The government vows to thwart plots while factions look for a guiding figure. Major Marchand lacks stature. Gallieni, returning from Madagascar, is viewed as a cautious, loyal option.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Paris
Deroulede
Faure
M. Bourgeois
Dreyfus
Derous
Marchand
Gallieni
Aeachat
Madagascar
English capitalists plan Portland cement monopoly combine
English capitalists traveling from the West to New York plan to unify all Portland cement works into a large controlling combine. Ledham White and Anthony Whitson visit mills at Castalia and Sandusky, with plants already gathered in Buffalo Akron Sandusky Castalia Union City Cold Water Benson Chicago and other locations.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
New York
Leedham White
Anthony
Cestalia
Sandusky
Aincy, Il
Buffalo
Akron
Sandusk
Castalia
Union City
Cold Water
Nson
Chicago
Douglas Story Sparks Battle Over Hanna-Nash-Daugherty Alignments
Columbus dispatch reports strong belief that Douglas hopes to shift Hanna’s delegates to back Albert Douglas for Governor or Nash and Daugherty, stirring early party maneuvering in Scioto Jackson and others. It notes Grosvenor’s desire for another congressional term and Hanna’s possible influence to swing uninstructed delegates, with Nash and Daugherty camps wary.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Douglas
Hanna
Cleveland
Grosvenor
Athens
Congress
Eleverith
Albert Douglas
Nash
Daugherty
Scioto
A. C. Thompson
Thompson
Philo Clark
Jackson
Chillicothe
Kufz
Wyandotte
Judge Nash
Three Men Pardoned in Kentucky Cases
Frampton Ky May 20 Acting by clemency three men were freed. Henry Whitaker a Boyd County youth serving four life sentences for murder was pardoned after new facts emerged. Arch Hays of Lawrence County was pardoned for manslaughter after serving three years. Columbus Bishop of Lawrence County had his disfranchisement removed and was restored to citizenship after being convicted of selling his vote.
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Commercial Tribune
Framfort
Henry Whitaker
Murger
Arch Hays
Lawrence County
Columbus
Bishop
Man beats stock train in 60 mile race
Charles L. Buel, 35, ran from Trevor, Wisconsin to Chicago Stockyards, finishing at 5 05 p m after starting at 3 30 a m He covered sixty miles in thirteen hours thirty five minutes surpassing the Wisconsin Central local stock train by four hours and twenty five minutes A crowd of nearly 10 000 witnessed the feat as Buel rivaled horsemen and bicyclists and telegraphed times from each station.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Charles L. Buel
Wisconsin Central
Trevor
Wis
Buel
Courtney Kleman
Hart
Raleigh Arrives at Portsmouth Navy Yard With Ceremony
The U S 8. Raleigh reached the Navy Yard in Portsmouth New Hampshire on May 20 and was greeted by a National salute from Ft Constitution. Governor Rollins and Mayor Page welcomed the officers and crew and a banquet for Captain Coghlan and Navy Yard officers followed.
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Portsmouth
N. H
U. S
Raleigh
Navy Yard
Ft. Constitution
Rollins
Page
Coghlan
Eighteen Drowned In Werfa Wreck Off New South Wales
Victoria B C May. The schooner Werfa from Dunedin with nineteen aboard was wrecked off the New South Wales coast. All perished except one survivor who sent a bottle message from an island near Stanwell Park. A rescue expedition is planned though the writer did not sign his name.
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the Hague
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New York Journal
St. Petersburg
DeStaal
Rome
Victoria
B. C
Werfa
Dunedin
N. Z
Sydney
Stanwell Park
Helensburg
Johnston
New South Wales
Humbert Opens Exposition of Electricity and Silk Industry
In Como Italy May 20 King Humbert opened the International Exhibition of Electricity and the National Exhibition of the Silk Industry commemorating the centenary of Volta's battery. Officials and citizens welcomed the King with a large reception.
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Italy
Como
Humbert
Alessandro Volta
McMillan Confirms Senate Candidacy After Alger Dispatch
Senator James McMillan replies to a Washington telegram from Secretary Russell A. Alger confirming his candidacy for the United States Senate. Alger’s dispatch fuels speculation that he may withdraw from the race.
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Detroit
Mich
James McMillan
Washington
United States Senate
Russell A. Alger
R. A. Alger
James M'Millan
Alger
McMillan
Uncle Sam in Paris at Exposition 1900 shows American displays
Ferdinand W. Peck reports progress on the Paris Exposition of 1900. Five main buildings and two at Bois de Vincennes will house American machinery life-saving service agriculture and art. Germany and Switzerland aid expand mining and sculpture space. Peckt confirms cordial French officials and steady work.
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New York
Ferdinand W. Peck
Val
United States
Peck
Paris
Bois de Vincennes
Vincennes
Germany
Switzerland
Loubet
McKinley Pushed to Fast Action on Philippine War
President McKinley pressing Admiral Otis to demand unconditional surrender from Aguinaldo and crush insurgent forces quickly. Officials indicate Miles’s views ignored as Washington schedules decisive moves before the rainy season halts field operations. Aguinaldo seeks armistice terms but US stance remains uncompromising.
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Otis
General Otis
Aguinaldo
San Fernando
Manila
Luzon
Miles
Philippines
Double Wedding Changes Plans in Malinta
In Malinta a double wedding was arranged for Frances and Mary Dipcomb and their suitors George Laflam and David Bendice. Mary, torn by love for Laflam, switched vows and became betrothed to him while Frances married Bendice. The Dipcomb family explained the sudden change at the ceremony.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo, CO
Malinta
Henry Dipcomb
Fulton County
Frances
Mary
George Laflam
David Bendice
Dipecomb House
Laflam
Dipcomb
Bradley Institute receives $500000 Peoria donation
Mrs. Lydia Bradley gives all her Peoria County property to the Bradley Polytechnic Institute with a life interest retained. The gift, valued at more than $500,000, adds to an existing endowment and strengthens the school’s resources in Peoria.
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Peoria, Ill
Lydia Bradley
Bradley Polytechnic Institute
Peoria County
No Armistice Declined as Otis Resumes Hostilities
Manila dispatch reports Major General Otis declined an armistice with rebels and ordered no immediate aggression. Filipino leaders remain willing to negotiate though Luna and Pio Mel Pilar may pursue guerrilla warfare. At Iloilo an expected attack failed as Yorktown and Iris held the river mouth. cable service between Iloilo and Bacolod resumed.
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Aguinaldo
Congress
Luna
Pio Mel Pilar
Iloilo Am
Yorktown
Iris
Jara River
Iloilo
Bacalod
Aguinaldo seeks brief halt to hostilities in armistice bid
Washington dispatch from May 20 reports Aguinaldo commissioners arriving to consult U S officials on May 22. They seek a limited armistice as a prerequisite to negotiations and to gauge Filipino public sentiment, per Otis.
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Aguinaldo
United States Commission
Otis
McKinley
Corbin
Alger
Manila
War Department
United States
Aguinaldo's Commissioners Fail To Propose Terms
Manila May 20. General Gregorio del Pilar and the Aguinaldo commission reach Manila to confer with General Otis. The group, including Fernandez Barretto and others, is unable to propose definite terms and lacks power to negotiate with the American commissioners.
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Gregorio del Pilar
Lawton
Alberto Barretto
Zealcita
Aguinaldo
Senor
Gracio Guzaga
Florinto Torres
Pablo Campo
Teodoro Yanco
Malolos
Barry
Capitan
Galacanan
Ayuntamiento
Otis
Commissioners Visit Fleet After Armistice Talk
After a City Hall meeting the commissioners agreed to tour the Oregon and other U S fleet vessels in the bay. They were granted permission to see their families before returning as the armistice decision awaited the Filipino Congress. General Otis again refused to entertain the proposition.
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Oregon
Bay
Flower interests decline bids for Brooklyn Rapid Transit
The Flower interests of Brooklyn Rapid Transit reportedly rejected buyout offers from Vanderbilt and Standard Oil. Standard Oil, led by Mr. Rogers, has long pursued the stock while Vanderbilts recently increased holdings, purchasing 10,000 shares after the ex-Governor’s death. If a sale happens, control will shift with the voting trust committee resignations.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Flower
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Vanderbilt
Standard Oil
Rogers
Vanderbilts
Two Men Killed In Ohio Crossing Accident
Harrison McMahon aged 65 and his son Jerome aged 40 of Summerville Union County were struck by a locomotive at the Ichler crossing two miles south of Nton. The younger man was killed instantly and the father died later at the hospital. The horse escaped injury as the engine struck the buggy.
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Commercial Tribune
Nton
Harrison McMahon
Jerome
Summerville
Union County
Ichler Crossing
Post Office Flag Design Proposed by Chicago Officials
Postmaster Gordon forwarded a design to Postmaster General Smith for a departmental emblem. Originator Leroy T. Stewart describes a white civil field with red St Andrew cross, a red Post Office Department seal at center, blue ring of thirteen white stars, and a red mounted post boy image. The motif emphasizes nationwide postal reach and unity of four sections.
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Chicago
Gordon
Smith
Washington
Post Office Department
Leroy T. Stewart
City Delivery
Army Must Protect Colored Voter Rights in South
In Boston Chickering Hall a mass meeting led by Boston women protests lynching and urges federal protection. Julia Ward Howe declares federal duty to ensure proper counting of negro votes and military protection in dangerous areas. Speakers include Edna D. Cheney Alice Freeman Palmer Richard Hollowell Mary Whitney Florida Ridley Harria Reed Mary C. Leavitt presided by Mrs Butler P. Wilson.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
Mass
South
Julia Ward Howe
Chickering Hall
Edna D. Cheney
Alice Freeman Palmer
Richard Hollowell
Mary Whitney
Florida Ridley
Harria Reed
Mary C. Leavitt
Butler P. Wilson
Temperance meet in London marks twenty third anniversary
The National Women's Temperance Association held its twenty third London anniversary with Lady Henry Somerset as president. She praised Frances Willard's statue, railed at brewery shareholders, and noted Sir Thomas Lipton faced no opposition from women shareholders to drink licenses despite a clerical protest. The meeting declared a 12 percent dividend and gifted Lipton £1000.
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London
National Women’s Temperance Association
Henry Somerset
Frances Willard
Capitol
Washington
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
Thomas Lipton
Countess of Warwick
Warwick Estates (Limited
New Bond Street
Home Rule Experiment Trial Set Informal in Ireland
A trial of home rule is to be conducted in an informal manner in Ireland, signaling a cautious approach to self governance. Officials plan limited local autonomy while maintaining central oversight.
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Great Britain
Ireland
Nations Build Armies as Peace Conference Deliberates
As peace talks proceed a conference on Turkey stalls progress while Spain announces a boost to its war budget. The article notes rising military spending in both nations amid diplomatic talks.
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Turkey
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