Widow Blames Judge Hargis for Breathitt Killing
Mrs. J B Marcum denounces Judge James Hargis defending her late husband’s memory and accusing authorities of lax pursuit after the Breathitt County courthouse shooting. She cites five minutes before a search, lack of arrests, and calls for justice amid a wave of county fatalities under his administration.
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Callahan
Breathitt County
James Hargis
Ed Callahan
W. H. Blanton
Taul- Dee
E. L. Noble
Jackson, Ky
Miss Alice Roosevelt Seeks A Sixty Horsepower Auto
Special Despatch reports Miss Alice Roosevelt eager to buy a high power automobile once her father returns. She prefers a sixty horsepower machine able to handle hills and rough roads, and already tests a powerful low profile car with a chauffeur guiding only occasional advice. She rejects dainty runabouts for city use, aiming for a road machine fit for all terrains.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Alice Roosevelt
Papa
Miss Roosevelt
President's sister offers to help Negro student
Yale student William Pickens, winner of the Ten Eyck prize, received financial aid offers from Mrs. Douglas Robinson, sister of President Roosevelt. In Newport he spoke last week, where Lucy Giles, a millionaire's daughter, pinned a diamond to his coat. He was invited to Boston to speak at Harvard on Haiti but declined the Haiti presidency offer.
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New Haven
Conn
William Pickens
Yale
Douglas Robinson
New York City
Roosevelt
Pickens
Newport
Lucy Giles
Boston
Harvard University
Haiti
Graduation Oration Ends in Tragic Death at New London High
At New London High School graduation in Kokomo Indiana on May 23 Mrs. Jacob Hanson aged 52 died in the Quaker Church audience as her daughter Miss Lucy Hanson delivered her oration. The daughter, unaware of the tragedy, completed her speech. The deceased was one of three sisters who all died after brief illnesses as wives of the same man.
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Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
New London High School
Quaker Church
Jacob Hanson
Lucy Hanson
Hanson
Lawrenceburg
Manchester Station
Big Four
Rosa Kaiser
Tanner’s Creek
West Fork
Tanner's Creek
Theody
Leroy Clem
Clem
Fighting Near Mogil In Marmara Region Reported
Fighting raged all day Thursday near Mogil six miles north of Mopastir in the Ottoman empire. Details remain sparse with claims of imperial forces clashing with insurgent bands. Insurgents operate in the Malesh Mountains southwest of Djumbala.
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Constantinople
Mogil
Mopastir
Malesh Mountains
Djumbala
Change of venue in the Chase case in Indiana
Moses Fowler Chase’s final disposition of his person and estate shifts to Benton County after Judge Dehart grants a change of venue. The Benton Circuit Court will hear the case on June 2 with guardian Frederick S. Chase managing the estate. Public attention mounts as proceedings move from Tippecanoe to Benton County.
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Commercial Tribune
Lafayette
Ind
Moses Fowler Chase
Fowler
Benton County
Joseph Rabb
Dehart
Tippecanoe
Chase
Whdge Harmon
Fred
Frederick S. Chase
Rabb
Benton
Doffed Dress Skirt Beside White Wedding
In Frankfort Indiana on May 23 Mrs Martha Gordon and Henry Herris wed in the County Clerk office. The bride shocked onlookers by removing her dress skirt and reappearing in a white petticoat before the ceremony, then wearing the skirt again after the vows.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Ind
Martha Gordon
Henry Herris
Canfield Returns and Surrenders Himself
Richard A. Canfield arrived on the Campania from Europe after the Forty-fourth street raid. He surrendered before Judge McMahon and was paroled until Monday as ADA Gans noted uncertainty about an indictment.
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New York
Richard A. Canfield
Europe
Forty-fourth Street
Campania
Canfield
McMahon
Gans
Defies Feud And Will Wed Miss Stillwell
Will Sutton of Hemlock and Minnie Stillwell of Oakford obtained a marriage license in Kokomo Indiana on May 23 with a feud between their villages looming. Lee Sutton cousin of Francis Sutton recently killed at Stella Peters home. Miss Stillwell testified at the Louis Yeager inquest after he was murdered following a betrothal call to Myrtle Finley. The Sutton Stillwell wedding is planned for tomorrow.
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Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
Will Sutton
Hemlock
Minnie Stillwell
Oakford
Lee Sutton
Francis Sutton
Stella Peters
Miss Stillwell
Louis Yeager
Myrtle Finley
Sutton-Stillwell
Zimoor Rebellion Battles Near Fez
In Tangier on May 23 reports say Zimoor tribes who deserted the Sultan’s army were attacked by loyal Kabuls near Fez. About 20 Zimoors were killed as War Minister El Menebhi leads a column of troops from Bebetee toward the area.
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Tangier
Morocco
Fez
el Menebhi
Bebetee
Hanna Says He Won’t Seek Presidential Nomination
Senator Hanna denies involvement in endorsing Roosevelt at Ohio Republican Convention. He says delegates should nominate the State ticket and will not be influenced by any presidential slate. He reiterates he is not a candidate and opposes adopting such a resolution.
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Cleveland
Hanna
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Foraker
Dover
Republican National Committee
Ohio
United States Senate
Hanna's Last Reason Better Not Valid foraker says Hanna misrepresented sentiment
Senator Foraker responds to Hanna's Cleveland interview and critiques three Ohio Republican justifications for Roosevelt. He argues the reasons are gratuitous, notes the President's strong administration, and insists Ohio should freely express preference for Roosevelt in 1904. He warns against suppressing the party's national outlook.
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Hanna
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Foraker
Cleveland
Dover
Patterson
Malloy
Ohio
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
National Committee
Stallo Hanna Engagement Confirmed in Cleveland
Mrs. May Harrington Hanna's engagement to Mr. Stallo was confirmed by her sister Mrs. Guy R. Snyder of East Cleveland. No wedding date was set but a fall ceremony was anticipated, with possible venues in New York or Cleveland. Hanna resides in Watertown with her two sons at Taft School. details of the estrangement with Mr. McDonald remained undisclosed.
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May” Harrington Hanna
Guy R. Snyder
Windemere Street
East Cleveland
Snyder
New York
Cleveland
McDonald
Stallo
McDonalds
Hanna
Watertown
Conn
Taft School
Engagement of Mrs May Harrington Hanna to Edmund K Stalle
The engagement announced in New York on May 2 creates social interest. Mrs Hanna, a New York resident for almost a year, leases 661 Madison Avenue to be near her sons in Connecticut. Edmund K Stalle lives in New York but handles lumber interests in Mississippi. Alexander McDonald, father in law to Stallo, is a Standard Oil magnate with residence at the Waldorf Astoria and who adopted his deceased daughter’s two children. He strongly opposes the match.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
May Harrington Hanna
Edmund K. Stalle
Cincinnati
Alexander McDonald
Standard Oil
Mr. Stallo
Ohio
Waldorf-Astoria
Rain Falls Everywhere Except Zion City
Chicago reports heavy rain across Illinois and nearby areas on May 23, but Zion City remains dry. John Alexander Dowie’s followers had prayed for rain to aid farming, yet showers avoided the Zion City tract despite observations by Sheriff George N. Powell and others.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Waukegan
Zion City
Dowie
George N. Powell
Mark Twain Recuperating at Riverdale Home
Samuel L Clemens and family are ill at Riverdale on the Hudson. Clemens says he is recovering and hopes to be out in a few days. His wife shows slight improvement, Clara is better though seriously ill, Jean is convalescent and able to enjoy short drives.
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New York
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Riverdale-on-the-Hudson
Clara
Jean
Foraker Firm on Indorsement Division in Ohio Roosevelts Outlook
Washington May 23 The Ohio Republican stance on President Roosevelt indorsement is split with Senator Foraker urging immediate endorsement while Senator Hanna pressures restraint. Hanna aims to avoid committing before convention and opposition may trigger a bitter fight over leadership and Roosevelt support.
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Foraker
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Roosevelt
Ohio
Beidler Surprised at Hanna Leaders on Roosevelt Endorsement
Cleveland May 23 I am in favor of Roosevelt renomination says Congressman Beidler challenging Hanna's influence. He cites Patterson Columbus interview noting Hanna’s not endorsing a presidential candidate. Beidler expects a Roosevelt plank at the Painesville county convention while noting Ohio voters favor Roosevelt.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Beidler
Hanna
Patterson
Columbus
Ohio
Biedler
Fred Storm
Painesville
Lake County
Spots
Storm
Senate
Teddy
Wall Street
Mark
Grover
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