Congressional Breath Harsh as July Adjourning Looms
Washington May 22 The Republican whip John Dwight warned Congress would not adjourn before July 15 but delays extend into late July as House fights over a 250000 sundry civil bill. Democrats oppose the item citing board report routes and campaign speech use under government franks. The postal savings bank bill is ready for debate.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
John Dwight
House of Representatives
Dwight
Congress
Tariff Board
Fitzgerald
New York
Tawney
Committee On
Frank
Postal Savings Bank
Committee On Post Offices and Postroads
Ohioans Tell How They Stand
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune Chicago May 22 The Chicago Tribune asked Republican congressmen why they are regulars or insurgents Representatives Keifer and Douglas of Ohio respond Douglas says he may define a regular Republican after study and has been an independent representative Sh arpee argues for lower tariff duties Keifer says he has been a regular Republican since the party was formed and before age 21
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Keifer
Douglas
Ohio
Sharpee
Snowstorm Grips Northeastern New Mexico Rearing Livestock Loss Fears
Severe snow blankets northeastern New Mexico with Folsom as the storm center. Officials fear livestock losses as the weather extends from southeastern Colorado. Weather authorities report continued heavy snowfall and drifting conditions across the region.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Colorado
Folsom
Boy Fatally Shot While Playing Death by Own Action
Pittsburg Pa May 22 Joseph Klein 11 was fatally shot while playing death by own action. John Allen 17 admits shooting his companion and another witness says they planned a game when Allen placed a revolver at Klein s head and it discharged. The bullet struck Klein behind the right ear and he died soon after.
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Pittsburg
Sociated Press
Joseph Klein
John Allen
Panion
Allen
Klein
Ward
American Ambassador to Live in Kolowrat Palace
American ambassador Richard C. Kerens will lease the Kolowrat palace in Vienna and reside there with more sumptuous accommodations than any prior envoy. The Rothschild pedigree palace was built for Baron Oscar Rothschild before his death last July amid scandal involving a Chicago woman. The palace features expansive state rooms and a commanding position.
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Vienna
Associated Press
Kolowrat Palace
Richard C. Kerens
Robert Rothschild
Baron Oscar Rothschild
Chicago
Storm damages Sour Lake oil acreage and rigs
A severe electrical storm struck Sour Lake Texas early today causing extensive damage to derricks and oil property. Lightning ignited a steel tank destroying 30 000 barrels valued at four dollars per barrel, contributing to losses over 150 000 dollars in the week.
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Sour Lake
Tex
Associated Press
High Winds Force Return Flight Delay for Count DeLesseps
Dover reports May 22 that Count Jacques DeLesseps, who crossed the channel in an airplane, faced return flight delays due to strong winds. He planned to fly back this morning but weather halted the departure.
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Dover
England
Associated Press
Jacques DeLesseps
E Channel
Burglars Take Diamonds From Sleeper's Pillow
Newark homemakers Samuel Vogel and his wife woke to a theft early this morning as burglars slipped in and stole a handbag with diamonds worth 10 000 dollars from beneath Mrs Vogel’s pillow and 600 dollars in cash from her husband’s pocket. The couple learned of the loss after arising.
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Newark
N. J
Associated Press
Samuel Vogel
Despondent gambler Henry Wise dies after nitric acid intake
Henry Wise 30 tinner living at 1542 Central avenue drank nitric acid at home after losing wages in gambling at Hudson Bauer's saloon. He died at the city hospital with his wife and five children present. Coroner to hold inquest.
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Henry Wise
Central Avenue
City Hospital
Wise
Hudson & Bauer
Coe
Pearl White Attempts Suicide After Quarrel
Following a trivial quarrel with her husband Pearl White 20 drank ammonia at their home 739 Carlisle avenue. She was taken to the city hospital where she regretted her act and will recover.
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Pearl White
Carlisle Avenue
City Hospital
Sleuth Miss Ryerson Nabs Ex Fiancé for Milwaukee Theft
Miss Mayme Ryerson trapped Walter Kutrichied, 21, at Chicago depot after he traveled from San Francisco. She accused him of obtaining $300 by false pretenses a year earlier. Detective Gorman accompanied her. Kutrichied was arrested and taken back to Milwaukee.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Mayme Ryerson
Walter Kutrichied
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Gorman
Fire destroys brass instrument plant in Elkhart
The C. C. Conn company factory, touted as the world’s largest brass band instrument maker, burned early today in Elkhart Indiana. The loss is $500,000 with one night watchman Roy Edgerly killed by burns and recovered from the ruins. Insurance amount is unknown.
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Elkhart
Ind
Associated Press
C. C. Conn Company
Roy Edgerly
Princeton Bequeathed 10 Million for Graduate College
Salem Massachusetts May 22 The value of Isaac C Wyman's bequest to Princeton is estimated at 10 000 000 though exact amount is unknown trustees say the sum could fund the graduate college as detailed in Dean West's report The gift was made July 1 1909 with Wyman and Dean Andrew F West as co trustees and a site controversy involving Woodrow Wilson noted.
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Salem
Mass
Associated Press
Princeton
Isaac C. Wyman
John M. Raymond
Graduate College
Raymond
Wyman
Andrew F. West
Princeton Graduate School
Attorney Raymond
Dean West
Mr. Wyman
Woodrow Wilson
Princely Generosity of Former Graduate Benefits College
Princeton report highlights a substantial donation from a former graduate. The gift is described as princely and greatly aids the college’s funds and future programs.
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Princeton, N. J
Associated Press
Rival Irish factions clash in Cork demonstrations
In Cork on May 22 Irish factions clashed despite heavy police guard. The protests grew into serious conflicts with injuries among participants including MP Daniel Sheehan and others taken to the infirmary. Leaders John Redmond John Dillon and William O Brien were seen at the scene.
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Cork
Ireland
Associated Press
John EH. Redmond
Irish Parliamentary Party
John Dillon
William O'Brien
Daniel D. Sheehan
Tornado Rips Cairo, Lifts Homes and Wrecks Barns
A Cairo tornado at 6:40 p m demolished four homes and damaged a dozen more, destroying several barns and uprooting trees. One woman was badly bruised and others suffered minor injuries while Henry and Mrs. Smith, Arthur Linguist and William Wise families survived with varying injuries. A house moved about fifty feet, another 100 feet, and a large barn was carried 200 feet to land on a coal shed.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Catro
Iil
Cairo
Henry Smith
Acrobats Daughter Nearing Death After Fall at Empress Theater
Augusta Fassio the 20 year old acrobat lies in a city hospital on the brink of death after a fall on stage at the Empress theater. Her mother keeps vigil under mounting strain while brothers in New York fulfill engagements.
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Augusta Faésio
Empress Theater
Bricl
New York
Fifteen Arrested at Point of Three Revolvers in Chicken Fight
Hurtttine Officers Allen Hammel and Marshal Deininger raided Hendingswan Bros barn at Gifin Dike and Daning road to shut down a noon chicken fight. Fifteen men were arrested and paraded to College Hill town hall for arraignment. eleven posted bond and await trial. Names include Louis Muth Frank Adams Walter Meier Emil Hepler Joseph Martin Herbert Greene William Fryer Charles Zimmer Allen Hendrigs nan William Hendrigsnan Joseph Hendrignan John Smith George Ruehl Harry Locker and F. Dorman.
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College Hill
Camp Washington
Hendingswan Bros
Gifin Dike
Daning Road
Hurtttine
Allen and Hammel
Marshal Deininger
Hill Town Hall
John E. Bruce
Louis Muth
Frank Adams
Walter Meier
Emil Hepler
Joseph Martin
Herbert Greene
William Fryer
Charles Zimmer
Allen Hendr
Halley’s Comet Visible Over Cincinnati Tonight
Large crowds watched Halley’s comet after sunset across Cincinnati. The dim tail stirred disbelief as observers lined Walnut Hills Clifton Heights and crowds gathered at the Jewish hospital. Clouds and glare repeatedly blocked clear views, with the comet lingering until 9 57 p m.
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Cincinnati
Halley
Walnut Hills
Clifton Heights
Jewish Hospital
Comet Sightings Dazzle Cincinnati as Moon Eclipses
Ella Pruden, 4, admitted to city hospital suffering delusional insanity after believing Halley's comet would return in 1985. Reports say crowds climbed Hotel Linton for a view, but smoke blocked the sighting. Weather may improve for a possible glimpse before the total eclipse events scheduled tonight and early Wednesday.
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Ella Pruden
Shantytown
Halley
Cincinnati
Comet View Triggers Deaths in Talldeg a Alabama
In Talldega Alabama May 22 Associated Press reports the sighting of a plainly visible comet drew worshippers from churches into the streets. Ruth Jordan a farmer's daughter two miles from town died at her doorway of heart failure after seeing the comet. An unknown Black man on the depot platform also collapsed and died upon being shown the comet.
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Taldadega
Ala
Associated Press
Ruth Jordan
Talladega
Fireman Edward Smith to Undergo Neck Surgery
Fireman Edward Smith of Engine Company 4, whose neck was dislocated in a Cincinnati Veneer Company fire weeks ago, will undergo an operation at the city hospital today. Doctors hope the neck will knit perfectly. bones will be wired to hold the vertebrae in place and cartilage stitched with kangaroo strips.
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Edward Smith
Engine
The
Cincinnati
Veneer Company
City Hospital
Tors
Earthquake Disturbs Salt Lake Sleep Sunday Morning
A sharp tremor struck Salt Lake City at 7 28 a m injuring crockery chimneys and adobe houses. The temblor was confined to fifty miles with damage reported in Bingham and Garfield. Two aftershocks followed at 8 38 a m and 11 24 a m according to seismographs.
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Salt Lake City
Associated Press
The
State University
Bingham
Garfield
Ens
Child Hit by Wagon Injured on Central Avenue
William Roth, 3, of 1524 Central Avenue, was run over yesterday on Central Avenue near his home by a horse and wagon from Mook & Weil horse dealers. The child ran into the street before the driver could stop. He suffered a bruised leg, a cut on a leg, and a fractured right foot, and was taken to the city hospital.
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William Roth
Central Avenue
Central Ave
Mook & Weil
Crowd Chases Terrier After Attacking 5-Year-Old
A large crowd pursued a terrier that bit 5-year-old Howard Blum on Chestnut Street. Patrolman Steinweis shot the dog on Hopkins Street after a chase, ending the danger. The boy was taken to the city hospital where wounds were cauterized.
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Howard Blum
Chestnut Street
Steinweis
Hopkins Street
John
John Street
Hopkins
Brooks Makes Statement On Halley’s Comet
Geneva New York May 22 Dr William R Brooks of Smith Observatory observed Halley’s comet Saturday night He said the comet appeared in the western sky near its computed position first seen in bright twilight then with naked eye about 815 pm under a near full moon The tail was only a few degrees long and the coma appeared smaller and fainter than last week with the nucleus in front during telescope view.
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Geneva
N. Y
Wiliam R. Brooks
Smith Observatory
Halley
Halley's Comet Seen Over Albuquerque May 22
Residents in Albuquerque observed Halley's Comet high in the night sky on May 22 drawing attention from onlookers across the city. Sky watchers reported a bright streak and noted its visibility despite city lights.
Bodies recovered after Saltillo wreck near Glen Park
The bodies of Mrs. Archibald M. Patterson of Savannah Tennessee and William J. Pickett a St Louis salesman were recovered near Herculaneum and Glen Park Missouri after last week’s wreck. It is believed both had remained in the wreckage until dynamiting Wednesday night. The bodies of Mrs Patterson's 2 year old son and two others remain missing.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
Archibald M. Patterson
Savannah
Tenn
William J.pickett
City of Saltillo
Glen Park
Resolutions Favor Postal Savings Banks Adopted
Clinton Mass May 22 Delegates from the New England division of the National German American Alliance pass resolutions approving postal savings banks at their annual convention. The group represents about 5000 members.
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Clinton
Mass
New England
National German-American Alliance
Prominent Ohio Judge Takes His Own Life
Deputy Probate Judge W. B. Forest of Bucyrus Ohio shot himself this evening. Despondency over failing health is believed to have driven the act. Forest was well known in Democratic political circles.
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Ohio
Bucyrus
Associated Press
W. B. Forest
Mr. Forest
Car Plunges Down Embankment After Near Miss
In Catskill New York May 22 a touring car carrying Edward Lewis cigar maker Nettie Naylor Louis Decker and Mabel Van Valkenburg went off an embankment to avoid two children near Saugerties. Lewis and Mrs Naylor were trapped under the vehicle and both feared to die. Decker suffered a check but the others escaped unharmed. The chauffeur was Frank Herbert.
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Catskill
N. Y
Associated Press
Saugerties
Edward
Lewis
Nettie Naylor
Louis B
Decker
Mabel van Valkenburg
Frank Herbert
Mystery surrounds cause of Ohio River launch tragedy
A launch on the Ohio River near Bromley Kentucky sank around 2 PM yesterday. Edwin Burke 22 of Cincinnati died. five others survived. Witness Mrs Calvert Kirkpatrick alerted Calvert Kirkpatrick and diver Ed Moors but the exact cause remained uncertain amid rumors of racing a fight or a weathered craft.
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Ohio River
Bromley
Edwin Burke
Colerain Avenue
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Second and
Smith Streets
Cincinnati
Calvert Kirkpatrick
Covington and Dry Creek
Kentucky
Bromilly
Calvert. Kirbypatrick
Moors
King George Grants Clemency and Gracious Letter
London reports King George begins his reign with clemency granting remission of short sentences and reducing others in the army and navy. He issues a personal letter to his people praising their devotion after a sudden sorrow and pledging faith in God, the people, and the constitution.
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Associated Press
London
George
Unsettled Weather Forecast Across Eastern U S This Week
The United States Weather Bureau predicts continued unsettled showery conditions in the Eastern states early this week with little rain in the far North. The West will see fair weather and rising temperatures before a disturbance reaches the north Pacific coast and the Northwest by week’s end, with no unusual temperatures expected.
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Washington
Cassociated
United States Weather Bureau
Pacific
Two Days Fight in Nicaragua Leaves 14 Killed
Washington reports two days of fighting near Rama Nicaragua cost Estrada forces 14 killed and 29 wounded with Madriz losses unknown. General Mena withdrew to entrenchments. Large stores of ammunition and provisions said to be Madriz supplies at Bluefields were captured by General Moncada of the Estrada faction.
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Washington
Rama
Nicaragua
Estrada
State Department
Moffatt
Bluefields
Madriz
Mena
Moncada
Extrada
Legislature to seek Congress support for World’s Panama Expo
The Louisiana general assembly will recess for about a week to travel as a body to Washington to urge Congress to back the proposed World's Panama exposition to be held in New Orleans in 1915. The lieutenant governor and other state and New Orleans city officials will join the delegation.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Louisiana General Assembly
Washington
Congress
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