Cincinnati Delegation Contests Shape State Convention Fights
Columbus dispatch reports Cincinnati contesting delegation schemes tied to Eshelby and Daugherty camps as factions seek control of Credentials Committee. Nevin and Lowes plan Cincinnati headquarters, boosting anti-Hanna, anti-Nash momentum and signaling shifts in Ohio Republican convention dynamics.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Jack Steele
Edward Eshelby
Cincinnati
Cyrus Huling
State Central Committee
Steele
Daugherty
Eshelby
Cox
Nash
Kurtz- Bushnell
Berreionad
Cleveland
Eli West
Franklin County
Kurtz
Central Committee
Robert M. Nevin
J. E. Lowes
Dayton
Dr. Lowes
George B. Cox
Nevin
Lowes
Wayland Sunderland
Montgomery
George K. Nash
Union County
Nash County
Dell W. Ayres
Ashtabula
Charles Dick
Meigs
Albert Douglas
Murder and arson verdict in Middleburg case shocks Bellefontaine
Coroner rules mother and son killed by an unknown assailant in a Middleburg home fire. Ernest Austin, charged with murder and arson, is under guard at a Haines residence amid fears of lynching. Inquest notes a contested accusation against a respected neighbor over a fence dispute. Evidence includes an ax with blood and hair. Sheriff’s team moves Austin toward formal imprisonment.
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E. H. Shaw
Austin
Wesley Haines
Squire Ballinger
Ernest Austin
West
Haines
Shaw
Middleburg
Roosevelt on Taxes Corporations Favored by Systems
Governor Roosevelt argues for equal tax burden on corporations, urging franchise taxes, State Board control to reduce local favoritism. He cites gas companies and street railways, notes need for substantial returns from public real estate use and aligns support with business leaders to shape the bill before an 1899 1900 change.
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Albany
N. Xe
Roosevelt
StatesTegislature
Offer to Rebels A Plan of Government Submits
The insurgents receive a plan for governing and distribution of authority. No reply is returned. The President is to appoint a Governor General.
Campaign Aims at Philippine Governance Proposal
In Manila on May 22 Prof Schurman of the Philippine Commission outlines a US backed form of government for the Philippines. It envisions a Governor General appointed by the President, an American or mixed cabinet, and a general advisory council elected by the people. The President seeks peace and broad self government. The Filipino Commission questions Aguinaldo’s demand and notes American control of ports hampers mass gatherings. Otis rejects armistice while awaiting counsel from the Filipino Congress.
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Manila
Schurman
Philippine Commission
Congress
The
Philippines
United States Commission
Prof. Schurman
Gozaga
Filipino Commission
Aguinaldi
Otis
Anr
United States
Filipino Commissioners Will Lunch With Prof. Schurman
War News From Manila Describes Pro-American Sentiments
Reporters in Manila note Filipino commissioners see chaotic conditions while American troops advance. Interior factions show Leaters of support for the Americans as rebel forces shrink, with generals Luna and Pio del Pilar command remaining troops. Spanish garrison at Zamboanga faces nightly fire as rebels threaten evacuation outcomes.
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Manila
Benguet
Ilocos
Luna
Tarlac
Pio del Pilar
Zamboanga
Minandoa
Troilo
Gas War Costs New York City Lighting Bids
Bids for city gas lighting fell from 1.00 to 0.45 per thousand feet while electric lamp prices stayed largely steady. Street lamp bids ranged 24 to 30 per lamp yearly. public building gas varied by company. Reports say meters were secretly replaced by rival firms as talks to end the gas war continue.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Bronx
North River Electric Company
Pelham Company
Bronx Gas and Electric Company
Consolidated Gas Company
New Amsterdam Company
Standard Company
First Avenue
Russell Sage
Standard Gas Company
Sage
Consolidated
Rockefeller Company
Otis the First Governor General of the Philippines
Washington reports a proposed Filipino government with a Governor General Cabinet and Advisory Council. The plan mirrors Cuba's setup with a military character for now. Otis would be Governor General. Lawton directs military affairs. McArthur could hold a role akin to Ludlow or Wood.
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Washington
Manila
State Department
Cuba
Lawton
Otis
McArthur
Ludlow
Wood
al Brooke
Wall Will Not Attend National Democratic Conference
Edward C. Wall of Wisconsin publicly called for a National Democratic Committee conference at St. Louis on May 25. Wisconsin will not be represented as Wall views the gathering as a Ways and Means conference. The call is signed by W. J. Stone and G. J. Johnson in place of Chairman Jones and Secretary Walsh.
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National Democratic Committee
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Wis
Edward C. Wall
National Democratic
Wisconsin
Wall
W. J. Stone
G. J. Johnson
Jones
Walsh
Europe
Alaska
Fatal Card Game Shooting In Chicago
George Allen shot during a quarrel over a card game in Chicago. He mortally wounded Burrel Douglas and his son Frank Douglas, and was himself fatally wounded or badly harmed. Police report two gunshot wounds to Allen and the victims died from their injuries.
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George Allen
Burrel Douglas
Chicago
Frank Douglas
Allen
GHOULS ROBBED DEAD AT Exeter Train Disaster Inquiry
Reading and Exeter witnesses testified at the coroner inquiry into the Philadelphia & Reading wreck of May 12 that trains ran within minutes of each other. Brakemen described limited braking time and a rear collision that killed 29 and injured about 60. Ghouls said to rob the dead drew sensational attention.
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Reading
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Exeter
Charles Miller
James Toal
Shrine jewel theft shocks El Cobre Cuba pilgrims
Robbers stole jewels valued at 25000 from the Nuestra Senora Carida shrine in El Cobre Cuba and broke off the statue head. The shrine attracts thousands of pilgrims yearly from Cuba Mexico and Europe who donate gifts amid the town’s excitement.
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Santiago DE Cuba
el Cobe
Cuba
Mexico
Europe
Cleveland breaks bass catch record at Middle Bass
Ex President Cleveland set a new bass fishing record at Middle Bass on Saturday with 125 pounds of bass. Captain Evans landed 45 bass. Cleveland will depart for home on Wednesday alongside Captain Evans who is also expected to leave.
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Toledo, O
Cleveland
Captain Evans
Rioting at Riga claims killed and injured workers
May 22 report from Tilset East Prussia states Lettish and Lutthanian workmen clashed over wage disputes in Riga. Street fighting followed and the military intervened, with several workers killed and many injured.
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Tilset
East Prussia
Riga
Ritual debate as Bnai Brith considers new ceremony
The second session of the Independent Order of B nai B rith in Louisville discussed a proposal to adopt a more impressive ritual to be considered by the constitution grand lodge in San Francisco. A memorial service honored Isidor Bush of St. Louis, a noted Jewish philanthropist, who had died recently.
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Louisville
Independent
Order of B’nai B'rith
Constitution Grand Lodge
San Francisco
Isidor Bush
St. Louis
Lynch Talk Flares After Arrest At Painesville
In Painesville Ohio strong talk of lynching rises after Jefferson Kelly a Black man arrested for assaulting Mrs Wilhelmina Tucker an elderly Cleveland woman. He allegedly tried to assault two more women yesterday morning before his capture. a farmer posse pursued him and he was shot in the shoulder during arrest. Rumors of a mob at the jail circulate with no confirmed demonstrations yet.
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Commercial Tribune
Painesville
Jefferson
Kelly
Wilhelmina Tucker
Cleveland
Chilson
Manchester
Pump Deal Bribe Involves School Official
Oliver Rust a German Township School Board member was fined 25 in Common Pleas Court by Judge John C. Miller for taking a 2 bribe while purchasing a school pump. He confessed to the take-off and pleaded guilty after indictment by the last grand jury.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Oliver Rust
German Township
Common Pleas Court
John C. Miller
Rust
German Township Board of Education
Bremen to sail again as passengers recover from Paris wreck
The Bremen reached Falmouth with Paris passengers aboard and will sail for New York Wednesday if travelers recover from shock. Rescue crews inspect the Paris for damage after the disaster, finding multiple holes while divers examine the wreck.
Steamship officers back Captain Watkins amid unresolved accident
James A. Wright Jr of the International Navigation Company said Paris passengers would sail from Southampton to New York on Saturday. He noted the accident remained unexplained and would be detailed only after the official survey by line officers.
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Steamship Company
Watkins
New York
James A. Wright, Jr
International Navigation Company
Paris
Southampton
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