Senators Expected A Vote On Currency Bill Today
Washington May 28 Senators expect a vote tomorrow on the Aldrich Vreeland currency bill as debate favors an early action tempers rise with high heat. The Senate adjournment and speed of business in the House push final adjournment to sine die.
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Aldrich-Vreeland
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Aldrich
Congress
Teller
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Culberson
la Follette
Bil
House
Naval Captains Promoted to Rear Admirals in Navy
President Roosevelt signed orders promoting Captains Richard Wainwright and Seaton Schroeder of the Atlantic fleet to acting Rear Admiral ranks. They will wear the flag and fly the insignia on July 11, with actual rank to follow, to be used during the Pacific fleet voyage starting July 7. The promotions come on Admiral Sperry’s recommendation and carry no extra pay.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Richard Wainwright
Seaton Schroeder
Atlantic Fleet
Tobacco Grower Confesses He Killed Newton Hazlett
In Kentucky, Walker Duncan admitted killing Newton Hazlett, a Shelby County farmer, claiming Hazlett fired first during a night riders alert to burn a tobacco barn. Indictments were filed against Duncan and Riley Harrod. both posted bonds as they await next term.
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Frankfort
Shelby County
Shelby Circuit Court
Walker Duncan
Hazlett
Law and Order League
Duncan
Riley Harrod
Hubert Kessler
Kessler
Harrod
Attorneys claim Gunness witness found in Chicago
In Laporte Indiana May 28 attorneys Darrow and Worden say A J Case and C E B Gaerte located in Chicago a mysterious S H who claims to have seen Mrs Gunness in Ogden Utah six days after the fire The S H allegedly possesses a letter said to be from Mrs Gunness stating she escaped in men's clothes and threw her gold teeth into the fire Also a unsigned New York postal card hints Mrs Gunness may be at 323 Seventeenth Street Brooklyn A lumber dealer reports a woman resembling Mrs Gunness solicited funds for an Ohio orphan home The case broadens with claims ex Judge Holland a Laporte victim and the Rev C R Parker returning from Oklahoma City to discuss Greening’s claims about the Gunness house
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Darrow and Worden
Ray Lamphere
A. J. Case
C. EB. Gaerte
Gunness
Chicago
S. H
New York
Smutzer
D. J. Holland
Grand Pass
Ore
C. R. Parker
First Baptist Church
Oklahoma City
Smith
Emil Greening
Gunness House
Mysterious Lodger Seen in Brooklyn House Links To Murder Probe
A Brooklyn address probed in a postal inquiry tied to Mrs. Gunness may reveal a tall dark complexioned lodger named Mrs. Legard or Mrs. Ames. Descriptions note she stood about six eight and weighed around 170 pounds with gold-crown teeth and a foreign accent. She seldom left, always veiled, and the room was recently occupied.
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Brooklyn
New York
Laporte
Revolt on Samos Targets France and England
Dispatch from Constantinople notes a three day revolt on Samos against the Prince and Governor. Rebels seize the palace and gain aid from gendarmes as troops from Smyrna are repelled. telegraph office seized and many casualties reported in the fights at Vathy.
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Samos
Asia Minor
Vathy
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Senate
Smyrna
Refugees Reach Smyrna From Samos Amid Pressures on Britain and France
In Smyrna many women and children flee from Samos. They say the situation involves combinations aimed at interfering with British and French interests and endangering the peace both powers seek to sustain as a primary need.
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Athens
Samos
Smyrna
France
Ohio Fishermen Reported Lost in Bay Storm
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune from Sandusky Ohio May 28 seven foreign fishermen are reported lost after a day at sea. They were returning in two boats loaded with fish when a storm struck and they have not been seen or heard from since.
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Commercial Tribune
Sandusky
Ohio
Ripley, O
Tobacco
Knauss
Brown County
Declares Troops Needed to Keep Riders in Check
A terse report notes authorities declare troops necessary to quell rider unrest amid elevated tensions and potential clashes. The item references law enforcement measures and public safety concerns without detailing the location or dates.
Civil War figure General Stephen D Lee dies in Mississippi
Lieutenant General Stephen D Lee of Columbus Miss commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans died at 6 this morning in Vicksburg after a cerebral hemorrhage. He had recently rallied from a coma and will be buried in Columbus with funeral services Saturday. Roosevelt sent condolences. he directed the firing of the first Civil War shot at Fort Sumter.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
South Carolina
Beauregard
Ft. Sumter
Outpost in Adams County Attacked and Tobacco War Fears
Governor Willson pardons Hollowell woman amid Caldwell unrest as Seventh Regiment troops guard Brown and Adams counties. Col Knox reports limited damage from night riders, warns of renewed destruction if troops withdraw. state fire marshal set to act as quiet tobacco fields in Ripley show steady farming activity and patrols.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Knox
Brown
Adams Counties
State Association of National Guard Officers
Critchfield
Owever
Night Riders Strike Adams County Outpost No. 2
Colonel Knox of the Seventh Regiment was sent to Columbus to confer with the Adjutant General and the Governor about night rider activity in Adams County. Outpost No. 2 faced an early morning attack but reported no captures.
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Commercial Tribune
Manchester
Knox
Columbus
Adams County
Caldwell County pardon granted before trial
Governor Willson pardons Mrs. Mary Lou Hollowell in Caldwell County Circuit Court on an indictment accusing her as an accessory in plant bed scraping. The pardon cites involvement in an organized campaign of lawlessness including plant bed scraping and night riding harming Caldwell and nearby counties.
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Willson
Mary Lou Hollowell
Caldwell County
Hollowell
Robert Hollowell
United States
Paducah
Caldwell
Presbyterians curb church boards power at national assembly
Kansas City May 28 The Presbyterian Church in the United States adopts a rule barring paid agents or board members from serving on its Executive Commission, except the Moderator. The move aims to curb power within church governance and reduce concentration of authority.
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Hawaii
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Baltimore & Washington Transit Company
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District of Columbia
Salt Lake City
Utah
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General Assembly
Executive Commission
M E Conference May Ignore Amusements Question
Baltimore May 28 Adverse action by the Methodist Episcopal General Conference appears to bury the question of Paragraph 948 on amusements. A motion to set a time for report discussion failed decisively and delegates reportedly aim to block floor debate on the issue.
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Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Spies Patrol Bracken County as Circuit Court Opens
Lexington reports Bracken County visitors say over 60 soldiers patrol the district nightly and will continue until after the Circuit Court. Spies, disguised as peddlers, have gathered information to arrest more than 300 men on night charges, and arms have been purchased by many suspects who may resist arrests when they occur.
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Lexington
Bracken County
Gifts to education totals exceed seven hundred fifty thousand
The General Education Board announced gifts totaling more than 750000 to colleges and schools. The largest 125000 went to William Jewell College Liberty Missouri followed by 100000 to Davidson College Davidson North Carolina. Other grants include Knox College Galesburg 50000 and Spelman Seminary Atlanta 12000.
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New York
General Education Board
William Jewell College
Liberty
Davidson College
Davidson
Ohio
Knox College
Galesburg
Wabash College
Williamsburg Institute
Williamsburg
The
Western College For Women
Oxford
Spelman Seminary
Atlanta
Hampton Institute
Hampton
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
Kidnaps Wife's Friend and Is Killed by Posse
William Patterson abducted Mrs. Sargent from Lake Wawa and forced her into his car. A posse led by Ernest Franks pursued toward Millersburg. Patterson fired, striking his brother-in-law in the thigh. Franks returned fire, killing Patterson. Mrs. Sargent escaped unharmed.
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Seabee
Dee Franke
Millersburg
Ernest Franks
Franks
Patterson
Wrights claim airship to win government test
Orville Wright announces a planned government flying test to prove a machine that stays aloft one hour travels five miles and returns at forty miles per hour. He notes French designs imitate the Wright type and previews a compact airship with front rudder and monorail start.
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Europe
America
Wrights
Wright
Wrights discuss flyer tests and aims after Huffman Prairie flight
Orville Wright said experiments were satisfactory and the flyer’s accident resulted from a wrong lever. He noted no lofty sea flights, cited a September 28 deadline to deliver to the government, and said the machine must carry two people and reach forty miles per hour in still air.
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Orville Wright
Huffman’s Prairie
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Manteo
United States
Ft. Myer
Gana
Sinching
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