Arlington monument and war era notes in May report
A May 30 dispatch covers a new Arlington Cemetery monument for Senator Cushman K. Davis, tensions with Minnesota over memorials, and a court inquiry into a go-between in a Machen bribery case. It also reports three army officers missing, with related court-martial actions, plus the death of Mrs. George Alfred Townsend in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Arlington Cemetery
Cushman K. Davis
Senator Davis
United States Senate
Davis
St. Paul
Minnesota
Captain Castle
Machen
Toledo
Department
BE. T. Murtaugh
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Coast Artillery
Murtaugh
Joseph W. Lacour
Sixteenth Infantry
Ft. McPherson
David McCoach
Artillery Corps
Ft. Screven
Ile
Monroe
L. N. Bushfield
Ft. Lawton
Wash
Bushfield
War Department
George Alfred Townsend
First Street
Gapland
Townsend
Edward F. Bonaventu
Paris
G. A. Townsend, Jr
G. A. T. Bonaventure
Jett Indicted Again in Kentucky Feud Murders
Jackson Ky May 30 special grand jury returns an indictment charging Curtis Jett with the assassination of Jim Cockrill in a feud that also involved James Marcum. A militia guard surrounds the jail as Captain Patrick testifies before the grand jury.
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Commercial Tribune
Jackson
Foreman Bailey
Special Grand Jury
D. B. Redwine
Curtis Jett
Jim Coockrill
Kentucky
James B. Marcum
James Cockrill
Jett
Cockrill
Grand
Judge Redwine
Commonwealth
A. Floyd Byrd
Roger Williams
Williams
White
Clark County
Winchester
Marcum
Cox
John Patrick
Catlettsburg
Patrick Hnd
Grand Jury Room
Jim Cockrill
American policy clash over Cuban reciprocity debated
Despatch describes opposition to Cuban reciprocity as Premier Chamberlain advocates protective policies. In Washington, May discussions note a November special session and Roosevelt era tensions. Leaders in Congress weigh how far the administration will press ratification amid allied England policy debates.
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Commercial’ Tribune
Washington
Chamberlain
England
House
Congress
Cannon
St. Louis
Cuba
Roosevelt
Uni
Tawnéy
Hemenway
Payne
Hull
Iowa
Houses
Senate
Unwelcome Issue Forces British Tax Question Debate
London May 30 A British editorial argues Mr Chamberlain's protection tariff plan is unwelcome and would require a long education to overcome inertia. It notes public mood over taxation, the likelihood of an early election, and possible cabinet reshuffles led by Balfour and Chamberlain with Grey and Gladstone figures weighing in.
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New York
Sun and Commercial Tribune
London
Chamberlain
Balfour
Liberal Party
House of Commons
Mr. Chamberlain
Great’ Britain
Edward Grey
Henry
Campbell-Bannerman
Herbert ‘Gladstone
Gladstone
Lord Brassey
Canada
Great Britain
Pco
Brassey
Tropi
Britain
Horror at North to PEEAIN Greases
Chaos engulfed North to Peeain as floodwaters rose trapping residents. Chief of Police Page is among the victims as authorities battle the surge and rescuers struggle to reach those stranded on treetops and housetops.
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Peeain
Topeka Flood Toll Mounts in North Topeka Disaster
May 30 dispatch reports a weeklong rainfall flood flooding North Topeka Kansas. 3,000 of 10,000 residents remained trapped in homes and factories as fire spread through submerged districts. Estimated 150 dead, 400 in peril, 7,000 homeless, with $3,000,000 plus in property losses and ongoing rise in water levels.
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Topeka
Kan
North Topeka
Jonathan Thomas
Union Pacific
Shorey
COMNG
American Gunboat Sent to Protect Engineers on Canton Hankow Line
Reports confirm further trouble on the Canton Hankow Railroad. The U S Consul at Wuhan dispatches the gunboat Callao to shield American and Japanese engineers deserted by their Chinese escort after returning to the scene of earlier disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Canton-Hankow
United States
Ton
Callao
Bismarck Club Picks Grove for June Outing
The Bismarck Club chose Schweilhber genheinenzstein's Grove as the venue for its annual outing on June 2. The grove is deemed suitable despite its unusual name.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
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BY Otto Carmichael
Patrick
Beckham
Hargis
Callahan
Arlington Hotel
Cockrill-Cardwell
Indictment
Colonel Williams
Elisor Little
Redwine
James Hargis
Captain Patrick
Sarah Patrick
Joseph Chamberlain
Austen Chamberlain
Kansas City
Wamego
Manhattan
Wilmarth
Kansas Avenue
North
Reform School
Harris
Consul
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