McKinley Rushes to Calhoun Report on Cuba
Washington May 21 Cuba debate dominates as the Senate passes the Morgan belligerency resolution. President McKinley aims to wait for Special Commissioner Calhoun’s report before acting possibly recognizing Cuban independence. House actions hinge on rules and Republican caucus, with strong support for Foraker and Cuban aid echoed by officials and peers.
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Senate
Cuba
Congress
House
Morgan
Committee On Rules
Washington
Foraker
Bushnell
Ohio
J. E. Valjean
Portsmouth
Wries
Secre
Treasury
Charles Foster
Wm. H. Neff
Cincinnati
Seads
Tiffin
Galbreath
Joseph T. Pickering
Lancaster
W. H. Richardson
W. 8. Royer
John A. Turley
Thompson
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Prisoners Calm as Confessions Tap Shoplifting Ring
In Sandusky on May 21, Mrs. Jay C. Smith Mrs. Charles Leuzler and Miss Maggie Gaw faced a crowded Police Court for shoplifting and concealing stolen property. City officers cited early confessions and merchant John A. Giedeman identified numerous stolen shoes while silk pieces were traced to Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Smith expected to testify tomorrow.
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Commercial Tribune
Sandusky
Jay C. Smith
Charles Leuzler
Maggie Gaw
Weingates
Smith
Death of Conductor Parker After Grant Pay Tale
Ross Parker conductor for Empire freight on Lehigh Valley Railroad died suddenly of apoplexy in Glendon. Formerly a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger conductor on Washington to Philadelphia trains he once refused to pass General Grant without a ticket, insisting the General pay after Grant revealed his identity.
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Commercial Tribune
Easton
Ross Parker
Empire
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Glendon
Parker
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
Philadelphia
General Grant
Grant
National Sound Money League Plans Education Campaign
Chicago May 21 The Executive Committee of the National Sound Money League held two sessions and laid plans to disseminate gold standard literature nationwide. Men of money from across the country attended. the league's financial standing for the next four years is guaranteed. The first session discussed a campaign to educate voters over the next year and a half ahead of the Congressional elections, and vice presidents for the various states were chosen.
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Chicago
National Sound Money League
Jealousy Triggers Banknote Ruse Arrest in Evansville Case
William E. Tyler, linked to a prominent Indianapolis family and once active in local politics, was arrested in Evansville on a banknote fraud charge. A woman betrayed him to authorities after discovering he had a wife in Indianapolis, guiding agents to his capture.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
William E. Tyler
Evansville
Tyler
Doctor Jackson Receives Gavel as Eleven Members Report
Dr. Jackson is given the gavel as an eleven member committee reports on the New York Building project. The panel's findings will guide future actions and oversight.
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DR. Jackson
Harrison Speaks On New Presbyterian Building Sale Split
Four General Assembly members debate the proposed sale of the New York Presbyterian Building. Ex-President Harrison supports the majority view that sale is not needed now, while Elder McDougall argues against boards engaging in for profit property. Discussion continues as committees announce leadership and a future adjournment.
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John L. Withrow
Chicago
New Presbyterian
New York
Thomas McDougall
Cincinnati
Harrison
Cicices
Boards of Missions
McDougall
Samuel B. Huey
Philadelphia
Naaber
Nenel
Caenchuat
New York City
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City of
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New Presbyterian House
Twentieth Street
Fifth Avenue
Twelfth Street
Stuart
Credc
Ill Treated in Russia American Seeks 50000 Demand
John Ginsberg, a naturalized American born in Poland, asks Secretary of State to press Russia for 50000 as compensation for unjust imprisonment and ill treatment by Czarist officials after his 129 passport and two year two year imprisonment led to banishment for becoming an American citizen without the Czar's consent.
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New York
John Ginsberg
Russia
Poland
Gresham
Hamburg
Charles Burke
Germany
Schuchin
Brostken
Prussia
Kiser Will Contest Compromised After Trial
In Anderson Indiana on May 21 the Samuel Kiser will contest ended after a two weeks trial. Jacob and Frank Kiser brothers of the deceased tried to set aside the will alleging unsound mind. They dismissed their case and received a sum reported as $%.00. The decision grants valuable orange groves at Riverside California. The estate is valued at $75,000.
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Commercial Tribune
Anderson
Ind
Samuel Kiser
Jacob
Frank Kiser
Kiser
Valiaitle
Riverside
Cal
Elijah Morton Hanged After Massive Multicide
Special Dispatch reports Elijah Morton hanged at M'Rab Georgia after a spree that killed his father in law mother in law wife two other African Americans a boy a dog a cow and wounded a child group. Four sheriffs led to the gallows as Morton prayed with his parents before execution and proclaimed peace with God.
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Commercial Tribune
M’rab
Elijah Morton
Morton
Allagood
Lige
Centenarian Woman Attacked as Lynching Talked in Uniontown
Rebecca Curry, a 100 year old resident, was assaulted and robbed at midnight by Thomas Smith and Phil Hanan alias Phil Smith. The house was ransacked but only $1 recovered. Curry identified the suspects. they were jailed as lynching rumors circulated locally.
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Commercial Tribune
Uniontown
Rebecca Curry
Thomas Smith
Phil Hanan
Phil Smith
Bell Company to Sue Pittsburg Admits Massive Litigation
The Central District Printing and Telephone Company directors say American Bell Telephone will file the largest wave of suits in civilized history. Grounded on Berliner patent infringements, the new actions expand beyond manufacturers to include subscribers of independent phones.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Central District Printing and Telephone Company
American Bell Telephone Company
United States Supreme Court
Bell Company
Man Seventy Years Old Hanged in California Prison
Folsom Cal May 21 Benito Lopes a 70 year old man was hanged in the State Prison for the murder of Geo Washburn a wealthy ranch owner Lopes and Washburn who were quarrelled over water then had an altercation and Lopez shot Washburn
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Folsom
Cal
Benito Lopes
Geo. Washburn
Lopes
Washburn
Lopez
Kentucky Senate adjourns sine die after bitter session
The Kentucky General Assembly adjourned sine die at 8:25 pm, ending a bitterly partisan session. The anti mob and fusion bills, including the antimab measure, passed and await the Governor. A veto of Senator Hays' graded license bill for Louisville was sustained as unconstitutional.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
General Assembly
House
Senate
Hays
Louisville
Bronston
Holloway
Worthington
Blanford
Howard and Bailey
Gossom
Mob destroys toll gate on Richmond Pike
A mob of raiders destroyed the double toll gate on the Richmond pike in Lancaster Kentucky. A note signed Mountain Jack threatened the President and officials with dynamite if tolls continued. The President plans to deploy an armed posse, replace the gate, and resume collection.
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Richmond Pike
Commercial Tribune
Lancaster
Mountain Jack
George Snyder named assignee for United Brethren Church debt
Massillon Ohio May 21 George Snyder was appointed assignee for the United Brethren Church this afternoon. The church debt amounts to 6060 dollars.
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Commercial Tribune
Massillon, O
George Snyder
United Brethren Church
Miller to be electrocuted September 3 in Columbus
Frank Miller, convicted of killing Mrs. Saluda Miller, wife of his employer, was sentenced by Judge Pugh to die by electrocution on September 3. He does not deny guilt and is under death watch at the County Jail. authorities report he sought a knife yesterday, apparently hoping to hasten the sentence.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Frank Miller
Saluda Miller
Pugh
Miller
Officer fatally shot during arrest near Wetang
Cairo era reports an officer 8 T Detricks of Allin was fatally shot while attempting to arrest a Black man at Wetang today. The officer fell but the suspect was shot five times by Detricks who died soon after from his wounds.
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Commercial Tribune
Cairo
Ill
Wetang
T. Detricks
Allin
Detricks
Father Kneipp Dead in Paris Death Shock
A Paris dispatch reports Father Sebastian Kneipp, famed for his water cure, has died. The announcement, carried by the Daily Chronicle, notes his global renown in health reform circles.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
Paris
Sebastian Kneipp
Women Sleuths Active in Medical Law Enforcement
In Columbus Ohio on May 21, reports that female detectives are shadowing physicians to detect violators of the Musgrove law. Dr Mary Weiss of Cleveland, noted as a victim, is ill as ministers urge the prosecutor to drop charges for practicing medicine without license.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
State Board of Medical Registration
Musgrove
Cotell
State Board of Medical Examination and Registration
Mary Weiss
Quincy Street
Cleveland
O. Ts. Weiss
Cuyahoga County
Wrightsville Petition Fails as Voters Sign Both Sides
Citizens gathered before the County Commissioners to urge incorporation of Wrightsville as a hamlet. A petition had thirty five names while the remonstrance had twenty. examination showed several signers on both sides, leaving fewer than the fifty votes required and the petition was denied.
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Commercial Tribune
Wrightsville
Auditoriums Manager Cleared of Liability in Large Judgments
Judgments totaling 89 191 were entered in the Superior Court against Richard H. Southgate, manager of the Auditorium Hotel, in New York ties to New York creditors. The debts are personal liabilities of Mr Southgate and the Auditorium Company is not liable.
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Chicago
Conson
Richard H. Southate
Auditorium Hotel
New York
Southgate
Brunswick
Newark
Auditorium Company
Crete unrest escalates as Greek insurgents push autonomy
CANPMA Crete May 21 The uprising tightens as Bashi Bazouks fire on Admiral Harris and later the French Admiral. A British ultimatum demands the insurgents return arms within 48 hours before action. Cambria recalled to Suda Bay. Brigandage rises. Mussulmans kidnap two children seeking ransom. Insurgents favor autonomy with Turkish troop withdrawal, while Mussulmans reject rule by a majority.
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Canpma
Crete
Harris
Bede
Canea
A. Aipush Case
Cambria
Suda Bay
Luetgert Case Links Chemist Lessons to Murder Theory
In Chicago on May 21, new details emerge in the Luetgert murder case. Adolph Luetgert, accused sausage maker, is said to have studied acids and chemistry with a hired expert, buying acids used in the factory vat. A hair sample found in a drain and the involvement of bookkeeper Carl Volcker are noted as the investigation shifts to legal actions and factory control.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Luetgert
Adolph Luetgert
Carl Volcker
Vincent
Jacob W. Richards
A. L. Luetgert Company
Ambassadors to present peace terms from Constantinople
A Daily Mail dispatch from Constantinople says ambassadors will submit a note to the Porte outlining terms of peace. The note rejects abolishing capitulations for Greek subjects and the annexation of Thessaly, but accepts frontier rectification and an indemnity up to 115 million francs.
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London
Daily Mail
Constantinople
Porte
Thessaly
Fate of King George dynasty in balance warned by Russia
London dispatch reports that last week serious attempts to depose King George were thwarted by the powers. The Russian government warned M. Ralli that the actions favored the dynasty over the nation, signaling heavy external influence in Greek affairs.
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London
Vienna
Daily Chronicle
George
M. Ralli
Sultan Receives General Miles in Constantinople
United States Minister Terrell escorted Major General Nelson A. Miles and his aide Captain Ganns to the Selamlik ceremony. The general then had a special audience with the Sultan.
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Constantinople
United States
Terrell
Nelson A. Miles
United States Army
Ganns
Selamlik
Miles
Preparations for War Expand as Krupp Contract Signed
Constantinople reports May 21 that the Porte has concluded a large contract with German gunmaker Krupp for artillery and ammunition supplies, signaling intensified wartime readiness.
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Constantinople
The
Porte
Herr Krupp
Tragic Drowning After Foot Log Slip in West Virginia
Mrs Shriever Miss Shriever and Abe Donaldson were drowned when a foot log across Big Beaver Creek in Nicholas County gave way. One woman slipped and pulled the others into the water as she fell, leaving all three dead.
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Commercial Tribune
Clarksburg
W. Va
Shriever
Miss Shriever
Abe Donaldson
Big Beaver Creek
Nicholas County
Peggy McConnell Baptized at Sabina
In Sabina Ohio this morning eight year old Peggy McConnell received the ordinance of baptism marking a religious rite in the community.
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Sabina
Peggy McConnell
Tragic Overturn on Put-in-Bay Leaves Couple Drowned
Mr and Mrs O P Chapman of Wellington Ohio were visiting Put in Bay Island when their small pleasure boat overturned. The husband struggled to rescue his wife who was overcome by the water and collapsed in his arms before help arrived.
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Sandusky, CO
Put-in Bay Island
O. P. Chapman
Wellington
Terry Divorce Gases Husband and Wife Accusations
In Paris the fourth Chamber of the Civil Tribunal begins Antonio Terry's cross divorce suit against his wife. Terry, said to be Sybil Sanderson's fiancé, seeks a decree nisi under Spanish law with a 50 million franc fortune split. the case features accusations of infidelity drunkenness and alleged abuse of chloral. The hearing may adjourn the following day.
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Paris
Sybil Sanderson
Maitre Allain
Terry
Nisi
Cuba
Mr. Terry
United States
Coxey to Rally Bankrupt Masses at Washington
J S Coxey announces suspension of his paper and calls for mass action in Washington to demand fulfillment of pledges to an outraged public after a grace period to redeem prosperity. He urges the bankrupt people to march on the capital rather than petition.
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Commercial Tribune
Massillon
J. S. Coxey
Washington
Park and Outdoor Art Association Forms At Louisville Meeting
Park Commissioners and architects convened in Louisville to organize The Park and Outdoor Art Association with officers Colonel John B. Castleman president L E Holden vice president Warren H Manning secretary treasurer The next meeting is set for Minneapolis June 22 1898 A paper on Ornamental Plants and Parks was read by William Egerton The Metropolitan Park System of Boston by W T Pierce sparked broad discussion A resolution to remove politics from park management was adopted after adjournment
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Park Commissioners and
Park and Outdoor Art Association
John B. Castleman
L. E. Holden
Cleveland
Warren H. Manning
Massachusetts
Minneapolis
Minn
William Egerton
Albany
N. Y
Boston
W. T. Pierce
Harry W. Jones
General James R. McCormack Dies at 73
General James R. McCormack of Missouri, a physician by training, served as surgeon and later brigadier general in the Civil War. Born August 1, 1824, he was elected to Congress in 1866 and reelected twice as a Democrat. A widow and two sons survive.
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James R. McCormack
McCormack
Missouri
Transylvania University
Kentucky
Missouri Infantry
Congress
Ballard Mystery Heirloom Case Opens In Lebanon
Coroner inquest into Joseph Ballard's January death begins in Lebanon. Granddaughter Bettie Smith testifies that Mrs Ballard said she hoped on waking that she did not kill him. Dr King notes heart disease while officers prepare further subpoenas and anticipate Kirkham as first tomorrow witness.
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Commercial Tribune
Lebanon
Ind
Joseph Ballard
Bettie Smith
Ballard
Grant Smith
R. T. King
New Ross
Fronia Stamper
Kirkham
Bank in Hoosier town faces $600000 deficit scandal
Loganport Indiana May 21 developments in State National Bank failure reveal a massive fraud by President Johnson who confesses to embezzlement and forgery totaling around $201000 with additional misappropriation bringing estimated defalcations to $600000. Examiners file charges as Johnson faces federal proceedings and possible arrest.
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Commercial Tribune
Logansport
Ind
Johnson
Canadian Giant Dies in Alabama
A man calling himself J. W. Steele of Canada died in Bridgeport, Alabama, of heart disease. He stood seven feet six inches tall by measurement and was described as giant in proportions.
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J. W. Steele
Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Canada
Bridgeport
Ala
Pullman Jr Is Arrested Over Unpaid Taxi Fare
George M Pullman Jr son of the palace car magnate was arrested in Chicago for refusing to pay a $2 cab fare. The 23 year old, bailed for appearance, disputed the payment with a friend after a April 27 incident at the Armory Police Station. He was brought before a Harrison Police Magistrate and listed as a contracting agent.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
George M. Pullman, Jr
Young Pullman
Armory
Harrison
Gougar Loses Bid for Rehearing on Vote Rights
The Supreme Court in Indianapolis on May 21 overruled Helen M. Gougar's petition for a rehearing of her suit seeking to force Lafayette precinct election officers to let her vote. The ruling ends her efforts to demonstrate constitutional voting rights.
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Indiana Supreme Court
Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Helen M. Gougar
Lafayette
Private secretary charged with obtaining money under false pretenses
Lexington Ky May 21 A T Herd private secretary to W Godfrey Hunter is charged by E W Jackson colored with obtaining money from him under false pretenses Jackson says he gave Herd a mortgage on his farm which Herd sold and kept the money Herd claimed he acted for the National Building and Loan Association of Louisville
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
A. T. Herd
W. Godfrey Hunter
E. W. Jackson
Jackson
Herd
National Building and Loan Association
Louisville
World's Greatest Telescope Opens At Yerkes
In William's Bay Wisconsin on May 21 the Yerkes Observatory lifted its great objective lenses amid a northwest wind and squeaking pulleys. An hour later the eye piece was adjusted and the world's greatest telescope became a reality.
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William’s Bay
Wis
Yerkes Observatory
Ohio Supreme Court Ends Session For Memorial Day Recess
The Ohio Supreme Court adjourned today in Columbus for the Memorial Day recess and will not sit again until June 1. Justice and clerical staff prepare for the return with docket review and case readiness.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Supreme Court
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