Democrats Plan Cuba Smelling Committee to Probe Wood
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee plans a Cuba mission to probe administration affairs and officer expenses. It aims to report before adjournment, with figures requested from the War Department, targeting General Wood's personal costs in Santiago.
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Otto Carmichael
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Cuba
Cable
Santiago
Wood
Congress
Senate
War Department
Andnth
Scion of Hatfields Charged With Theft
The Hatfield youth, a UPenn attendee and model student, faces burglary charges in the Beaston’s cigar store robbery. Friends insist he was coerced by seasoned thieves who dragged him to his boarding house and planned to trail them, while denying his guilt.
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Young Hatfield
Feud
University of Pennsylvania
Beaston
Hatfield
Packers Instruct Agents To Be Good
Chicago packers under Judge Grosscup injunction plan to obey the order. Heads of eight corporations circulate circular letters to agents nationwide, outlining how to avoid prohibited acts. Federal officials expect compliance and will act only on reported violations. Both sides concede submission may be best for the packers.
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Chicago
Kosher Meat Riots Renewed in Boston West End
In Boston on May 22 a crowd of about 300 Hebrews gathered in front of a Brighton Street meat shop and hurled eggs and decayed fruit. Windows were smashed, stock ruined, and two women and a man were arrested. A shopper was assaulted and a woman injured in the stampede. Similar attacks followed on two North End meat shops as union butchers spoke amid high meat prices. Police cleared the crowds to prevent further violence.
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Boston
West End
Brighton Street
North End
Union
Saloons Seek Damages Over Price Fixing Allegations
Ex Attorney General Monnett says saloon keepers may sue brew ers over alleged price fixing to obtain damages if a state wide combination is proven. Quo warranto may be sought by Prosecutor Taylor. Antisaloon League leader claims relief and local option petitions flood towns seeking votes.
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Antisaloon League
P. A. Baker
Joe Miller
Divided State Board Debates Taylor Pardons in Ohio
In Columbus, the State Board of Pardons adjourned after an hour of hearings on the Taylor case with two members opposed to a pardon, leaving Governor Nash to act as he pleases. Henry C. Taylor testified tearfully for Frances Langworthy Taylor Sr and Jr, while Clen Denning defended the defense.
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Landis
Charles L
Congress
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Gresham
Chicago
Porto Rico
Nash
Frances Langworthy Taylor
State Board
American Federation of Labor
Byron M. Clin Dening
Cincinnati
Thomas E. Powell
Rutherford H. Platt
Henry C. Taylor
Frances Langworthy
Taylor
Hoftheimer
Commercial Tribune
Clen Dening
Messrs. Ewing
Hatfield
ClenDening
Vinton Taylor
Clara Taylor
H. C. Taylor
Clara
Columbus
Vinton
Christ
Henry
Margaret
A. W. Taylor
Italy
Mr. Taylor
Edward O. Eshelby
The
Commercial Tribune Company
Taylor Fund
Board of Pardons
Miss Holman Becomes Mrs Boross in London Wedding
Miss Josephine Holman of Indianapolis marries Eugene Boross of Budapest at St Mary Abbotts Church Kensington London The ceremony followed a betrothal aboard ship and was arranged at the bride’s request The couple plan to reside in Hungary and will visit New York before returning to Europe after the coronation preparations
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Commercial Tribune
London
Josephine Holman
Indianapolis
Eugene Boross
Budapest
Hungary
Miss Holman
Signor Marconi
Lynching Ends Chase in Burned Suspect Dudley Morgan
A manhunt ends as Dudley Morgan, a Black man, is burned at the stake in Lansing after being captured for assaulting Mrs. McKee, wife of a Texas and Pacific foreman. Crowds converge from Longview and Hallville as the prisoner arrives in Marshall and Lansing. Armed bystanders menacing the train crew halt movement.
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Longview
Tex
Dudley Morgan
Marshall
Hallville
Lansing
Ohio Lynching Exposes Mob Violence At Longview Junction
Crowned by a mob, a prisoner identified by Mrs. McKee was chained to a stake and burned alive as about 200 armed men watched and cheered. The mob tore the body apart and photographed two men held aloft with Winchesters and a crowd from surrounding areas traveled by rail to witness the atrocity.
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McKee
Longview Junction
Texas & Pacific
Lansing
Aberdeen's Hermit Dead on Roadside
Aberdeen Ohio May 22 John Gray son known for living in a tree was found dead on an unused road near the city a revolver lay by his side and authorities believe he committed suicide
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Commercial Tribune
Aberdeen
John Grayson
Electricity Fueled the Great Martinique Disaster
The Commercial Tribune reports a tornadic blast caused the vast destruction in Martinique. New findings suggest electricity played a key role in the catastrophe, explaining how the disaster mowed down thousands as the storm unleashed unprecedented forces.
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Martinique
Commercial Tribune
Tornadic
Superheated Steam Causes Explosions After Primary Violent Blast
Garrett P. Serviss explains that while primary explosions unleash violence, superheated steam remains the principal cause of later bursts. He notes gases form anew and rupture containment after the initial shock subsides, detailing the physics behind the persistent danger.
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Garrett P. Serviss
Tornadic blast at St Pierre reshapes volcanic danger
Prof Robert T Hill U S Geological Survey reports a new scientific fact from the Mt Pelee eruption. A tornadic blast of blazing gas and superheated steam killed tens of thousands, shattered ships, and left unscarred bodies in the streets as electromagnetic effects were observed.
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New York Journal and Commercial Tribune
W. R Hearst
Fort-De-France
St. Pierre
Robert T. Hill
U. S. Geological Survey
The
Commercial Tribune
W. R. Hearst
New York
Hill
Mont Pelee
Science
Pompei
Prof. Hill
Mt. Peles
Redes Iaeeciiaean
Sodom
Gomorah
United States
Mt. Pelee
Caribbean Sea
Mont Pelee crater observed by Martinique official
M Clerc a Martinique legislator reports to AP after reaching Mont Pelee by coastal road with M Telloame Chancele. He notes the crater now about 200 meters wide at the summit, reached 1,235 meters in height, and describes the eastern view from the crater while assessing changes since the eruption.
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