Patten Loss Figures At 1 200 000 In Wheat Market
Chicago May 26 The private settlement of Theodore H Waterman s squeeze in May wheat triggered a sharp price drop with Patten brothers unloading 8 000 000 bushels of September wheat and withdrawing from their brokerage firm The market saw declines up to 5 in May and 1 in September while Waterman forced settlement and a No 1 Northern cargo was diverted to Buffalo
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Associated Press Dispatch
Chicago
Theodore H. Waterman
James A
George H. Patten
Chicago Board of Trade
Patten
George
Albany
A. J. Lichstein
Waterman
Buffalo
Sky Gazers See Halley's Comet Until June 10
Providence May 2 Halley's comet will be visible on its westward flight until June 10 an astronomer Frank E Seagrave announced. He is credited with first computing the comet ephemeris in the eastern sky.
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Providence
R. I
Associated Press
Frank E. Seagrave
Fifth Judicial District Nominates Dresbach to Succeed Himself
Circleville Ohio May 2 The Fifth Judicial District second subdivision convention nominated Judge Charles Dresbach by acclamation to seek another term Barton Walters spoke the nomination John Logan of Fayette was chairman and C R Doll of Ross secretary The judicial committee includes John Logan T S Maddux Fay ette Irving McDowell Smith John Greathouse R H McCloud Xerxes Farrar E A Tinker H K Galbraith George W Morrison and C A Weldon Pickaway
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Commercial Tribune
Circleville
Fifth Judicial District
Charles Dresbach
Barton Walters
John Logan
Fayette
C. R. Doll
Ross
T. S. Maddux
Irving McDowell Smith
John Greathouse
Highland
R. H. McCloud
Xerxes Far
Convict Strikers End Ohio Penitentiary Walkout
Twenty five more inmates joined the protest at the Ohio penitentiary but by noon all 147 strikers returned to work after a parley with Warden Jones. The warden ordered the men placed in shackles hung up with arms elevated while at work. Many offenders involved were assigned to the bolt room.
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Columbus
Associated Press
Ohio Penitentiary
Jones
Jewelry Store Burglary Strikes Gihlicothe
The H. E. Wethey jewelry store was burglarized at 10 o clock last night. About six hundred dollars worth of diamonds rings and watches were taken. The crime occurred during a carnival with about 1 000 people nearby. Suspects were seen running away with pockets in hand but no arrests were made.
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Ghillicothe
Associated Press
H. E. Wethey
Guggenheims Credited With Swinging Appointments
Protesters told a Senate judiciary subcommittee that H L Faulkner and John Rustgard secured Alaska posts of U S marshal and district attorney at Juneau through Guggenheim interests and allies, claiming Daniel A Sutherland and John J Boyce were removed to favor those ties.
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Washington
Associated Press
Senate
H. L. Faulkner
John Rustgard
United States
Juneau
Alaska
Daniel
A. Sutherland
John J. Boyce
Senate Judiciary Committee
Faulkner
Rustgard
Guggenheim
Roosevelt Receives Cambridge Honorary Law Degree
Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Cambridge. The ceremony was brief yet warmly received by faculty and students who gave a hearty welcome to the former president.
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Roosevelt
Cambridge
Eng
Associated Press
Theodore Roosevelt
University of Cambridge
Belle Moore Sentenced in White Slave Case
Belle Moore the woman labeled a white slave agent was convicted for placing two girls for immoral purposes. She received a prison term at Auburn state women’s prison of not less than two years six months nor more than five years.
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New York
Associated Press
Belle Moore
Auburn
LaFollette
Cummins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mine Explosion Kills One And Homeless Frenzy Follows
In El Paso on May 26 an explosion at the Dolores mine in Chihuahua Mexico killed one man and injured several others. The blast started a fire that destroyed about 100 houses, leaving 500 people homeless.
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EL Paso
Tex
Associated Press
Dolores
Chihuahua
Mexico
Mistakes of Pinchot Pointed Out by Doherty
Henry L. Doherty of New York told the National Electric Light convention in St Louis that President Taft should employ trained leaders who honor responsibility. He criticized Pinchot for withdrawing water power sites and said the conservation movement suffered from personal vilification. Doherty urged factual use of resources and proposed converting coal to nitrogenous fertilizer to enrich farmland.
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ST. Louis
Taft
the School of Responsibility
Henry L. Doherty
New York
Addr
National Electric Light Convention
Roosevelt
Herbert Knox Smith
Doherty
United States
Pinchot
Harmon grants Mackley respite in Toledo murder case
Governor Harmon tonight granted a respite to Joseph J. Mackley, the Toledo murderer awaiting electrocution, extending the sentence to August 5. The pardon board, which has heard testimony on the killing of Carolina Hunt, asked for more time to review and consider the case. Member Philip Roettinger will review the testimony and report to the board, which believes the case was poorly handled before the jury.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Harmon
Joseph J. Mackley
Toledo
Carolina Hunt
Mackley
Philip Roettinger
Cincinnati
Des Moines Car Barns Burn Down Crippling Service
Fire destroyed downtown Des Moines City Railway car barns early today. Twenty street cars burned and service was badly crippled. The loss was reported at 160000 dollars.
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Des Moines City Railway
Des Moines
Associated Press
Des Moines City Railway Company
Henderson horseman shot by wife in killing
B. W. Ebelen, a prominent local horseman, was shot and killed at the Ebelen home in Henderson Kentucky. His wife Mrs Ebelen surrendered claiming it was a duel to the death between them after jealousy sparked the tragedy. The family servant Mattie White was fatally wounded.
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Henderson
B. W. Ebelen
Mattie White
Illinois Governor Charles S. Deneen Arrest Report
Governor Charles S. Deneen was arrested with his touring car party for speeding in Poria Ill at midnight. Publisher Charles H. May of The Herald Transcript hosted the party and was released on bond. The governor will not attend a hearing tomorrow.
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Ill
Charles S. Deneen
Charles H. May
The
Herald-Transcript
Esfuerzo Sailed Under Nicaraguan Flag Not Protected
Washington reports Consul Moffatt in Bluefields confirms the Venus searched the American owned schooner Esfuerzo. The Esfuerzo carried a Nicaraguan flag and presumably a Nicaraguan register, so it was not entitled to United States protection.
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Washington
Associated Press
State Department
Moffatt
Bluefields
United States
Marconi Plans Wireless Station on Pike's Peak
Denver reports Marconi will set up a wireless station atop Pike's Peak to act as a midway hub for Atlantic to Pacific messages. The setup mirrors Glace Bay experiments and is expected to be discussed on his return from Europe.
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Denver
Col
Associated Press
Marconi
Pike’s Peak
Midway
Atlantic
Pacific
Glace Bay
Canada
Europe
Submarine Pluviose sunk after collision with ferry
Calais May 26 ferry Pas de Calais struck near the submerged submarine Pluviose which surfaced then sank. A diver reached the sub but could not aid the crew of twenty three. Authorities fear all aboard perished as wrecking vessels and tugs search the scene.
Heike's Letters Put Sugar Refining on Trial
In New York court Henry L. Stimson outlines letters by Charles R. Heike, secretary of American Sugar Refining, admitting weight changes to cheat customs dues on raw sugar. Clerks testify Heike ordered destruction of technical statements after the government suit. Adjournment set for tomorrow.
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New York
Charles R. Heike
United States
Henry L. Stimson
Heike
Customs House
American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
Martin
Frank G. Turner
South Boston
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Washington R. Thomas
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Wall Street
Helke
Ernest Gerbracht
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Gerbracht
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
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Havemeéyer
William A. Bryan
Arthur P. Wallin
Hetke
Pluviose Submarine Lost Off Pas de Calais
Paris dispatch reports the Pluviose submarine lost in the English Channel with three officers and twenty four crew aboard. Admiral De La Payrere hurried to Calais after word of the accident as Admiral Fournier says the craft tried to pass beneath Pas de Calais. Torpedo boat destroyers were dispatched from Dunkirk to the scene.
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Paris
Calais
Journal
Associated Press
English Channel
B. de la Payrere
Marine
Fournier
Pas de Calais
Dunkirk
Ohio Gas Deal Nets Springfield Unit to Ohio Fuel Supply
May 26 Springfield Ohio reports an important deal to have the Ohio Fuel Supply Co acquire control of the Springfield Gas Co. The move is part of Standard Oil backed efforts to extend gas control in Ohio. Negotiations are led by Ed Hanley of Dayton, chairman of the Democratic state central committee.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Ohio Fuel Supply Co
Springfield Gas
Ohio
Standard Oi Company
Ohio Fuel Supply Company
Springfield Company
Ed Hanley
Dayton
Democratic State Central Committee
Tobacco Leader Shot In His Yard At Princeton
Lincoln Oliver a Caldwell county farmer and leader in the Dark Tobacco Association was shot and seriously wounded last night in his Princeton yard while watching a comet. Oliver was involved in suits filed at Paducah and served as a witness in a Hopkinsville night riders case.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Princeton
Lincoln Oliver
Caldwell County
Oliver
Dark Tobacco Association
Paducah
Hopkinsville
Hetty Green Loses Case in Gotham Court
Mrs Hetty Green, renowned as the richest woman, suffers a legal defeat in a New York courtroom. The proceedings center on a high profile dispute affecting her vast assets and public image.
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Gotham
Exodus of Jewish Families from Kiev Under Russian Expulsion
The exodus of Jewish families from Kiev has begun with three hundred proclaimed as the poorest classes departed by night. The mass departure is marked by harrowing scenes as families flee the city under Russian orders and restrictions.
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St, Petersburg
Associated Press
Kiev
Lynching Reported in Alabama of Deputy Sheriff Slayer
Reports from Montgomery say Jeff Matson, a Black man who killed Deputy Sheriff Scott Taylor at Actionine, was lynched yesterday. Details remain scarce as confirmatory information comes in.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Associated Press
Jeff Matson
Scott Taylor
Rolling Pin Fatal to Burglar in New York Home
Louis Gratch a 22 year old painter and burglar died after Mrs Dora Gieteman struck him with an iron cuspidor and a rolling pin during a burglary on Delancey Street. He fell from a third floor window to the yard below killing him.
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New York
Associated Press
Louis Gratch
Delancey Street
Dora Gieteman
Gratch
Gietemans
Lena Berkenholtz
Gieteman
Shelby County Republicans Endorse Taft and Dick
Shelby county Republican delegate convention elected five delegates to the state convention David Oldham H L McVay J H Ulsh W T Johnston and Dr C E Johnston. They endorsed President Taft and Senator Dick for re election and backed Senator J H B Russell in the Twelfth district with brief speeches from C E Johnston for Congress and P F E Arnett for the state legislature.
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Commercial Tribune
Sidney, CO
Republican
Shelby
P.R. Taylor
David Oldham
Ed. Bland
R.E. Pyles
H.l McVay
J. H. Ulsh
W. T. Johnston
C.E. Johston
John L. Sullivan
Predicts Change in Way of Selecting Federal Judges
In St Paul on May 2, Attorney General Jackson of Kansas urged a revived national democracy and broader government power while calling for limiting federal court injunctions. He warned that unchecked court veto power could force changes in how federal judges are chosen, suggesting selection by other means.
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ST. Paul
Associated Press
Jackson
Kansas
Association of Attorney Generals
Dick's Choice Beaten In His Own District
In Cleveland Ohio the Republican senatorial convention of the Twenty fourth Twenty sixth district refused to nominate Howard C. Spicer of Summit county for Senator Dick's re election bid. Elbert Blakely of Lake county was blocked by A R Phillips Geauga refusing to release his delegation. The convention shifted Summit votes to S F McDonald of Ashtabula on the fifth ballot. Judge J A Kohler of Akron declared if allowed he would send James R Garfield to the senate. McDonald pledges uncertain. Spicer uncommitted.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
United States Senate
Howard C. Spicer
Summit County
Elbert Blakely
Lake County
Spicer
S. F. McDonald
Ashtabula County
Ashtabula
McDonald
Blakely
A. R. Phillips
Geauga County
Senate approves railroad bill amendments amid tight vote
In Washington on May 2 the Senate defeated several insurgent and Democrat amendments to the administration railroad bill paving the way for an early vote the next day. Key moves respected Cummins and Martin proposals while Jones Paynter language extended rate hearing suspensions and required refunds for unreasonable increases influencing the final outcome.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Senate
Martin
Clark
Arkansas
Jones and Paynter
Hughes
Burton
Beveridge
Borah
Bourne
Bristow
Burkett
Clapp
Crawford
Cummirs
Dixon
Dolliver
Gamble and LaFollette
Jones
Cummins
Jones-Paynteéer
Mr. Jones
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commiss
Kenyon Remains Sectarian School After Convention Vote
The Central and Southern Ohio diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church ended its thirty-sixth annual convention in Piqua with a vote to keep Kenyon College as a sectarian school. An attempt to bar the Carnegie Foundation funds failed. a move to shrink the board of trustees also fell short. The Cincinnati diocese name change to be approved in 1911 prevailed, and Columbus was chosen for the next meeting. Additional delegates were named for missionary council roles.
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Commercial Tribune
PIQUA
Central and Southern Ohio
Protestant Episcopal Church
Kenyon. College
Carnegie Foundation Fund
Pierce
Rhodes
Cincinnati
Marietta
Columbus
Missionary Council
George M. Clickner
College’ Hill
John Magann
Harriman Daughter Marries Charles Cary Rumsey in Arden
Miss Ma Harriman daughter of the late B Harriman and a leading social figure, wed Charles Cary Rumsey of Buffalo at noon in the Arden Episcopal church. Miss Carol Harriman sister of the bride served as maid of honor and Lawrence D Rumsey, the groom’s brother, was best man in a small ceremony attended by relatives and friends.
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Arden
N. Y
Ma Harriman
B. Harriman
Charles Cary Rumsey
Buffalo
Little Episcopal Church
Carol Harriman
Lawrence ‘'D. Rumsey
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