Pardons Declared No Bar to Goebel Case Trial
Judge Cantrill rejects pardons issued by Gov Taylor as invalid and overrules change of venue. Defendants Caleb Powers John Davis Harland Whittaker W. H. Cul ton and Richard Combs plead not guilty as witnesses testify about local sentiment and fairness of trial in Frankfort Kentucky. The court hears arguments on venue and adjourns after pro prosecution and defense exchange evidence and opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Caleb Powers
John W. Davis
Harland Whittaker
W. H. Culton
Richard Combs
William Goebel
Brown
Tayior
John Davis
Kentucky
Cantrall
Taylor
Geo. A. Lewis
B. C. Milan
John C. Noel
DN. Armstrong
Farmers’ Bank of Kentucky
James Thompson
Hiveryman
Mason Lucas
Commonwealth
Franklin
Col
R. W. Nelson
Court House
Cantrill
Col. Nelson
W. C. Herndon
J. C. Noel
Dr. Estes
Prussian compromise on meat inspection bill stated
Berlin May 1 Count von Posadow Sky Wehner secretary of state for the interior said the Prussian government will compromise on the meat inspection bill excluding sausage and canned meats but allowing pickled neat in pieces over eight pounds if thoroughly pickled. If not sufficiently pickled it will be treated as fresh meat and admitted only in whole carcasses, replacing the ban on imports after three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Count von Posadowsky-Wehner
Interior
Great Admiral Dewey Honored At Chicago Ball
The May 1 gala in Chicago welcomed Adm. Dewey and Mrs Dewey as 2,000 assembled guests celebrated the Manila Bay victor. The reception, decorations, and program impressed amid the Navy guest's parade to the dais and a midnight luncheon by Hobart Chatfield-Taylor before a final departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Adm
Dewey
Manila Bay
Hobart C. Chatfield-Taylor
Washington passes Lacey bill to broaden game control
The house approved the Lacey bill expanding the agriculture department powers to manage game restoration and imports. It outlaws interstate transit of game killed under local laws and allows the secretary of agriculture to regulate foreign birds and animals and prevent concealed shipments to markets. In Pittsburgh, glass bottle firms shut indefinitely as about 200 workers strike for higher wages, hindering operations at Cunningham Glass, Cunningham & Co., and Frederick Ling & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Pittsburgh, Pa
D. C. Cunningham Glass Co
Cunningham & Co., Limited
Frederick Ling & Co
Mob hanged George Gordon in Webh Mississippi
In Webh Mississippi on May 4 George Gordon a Black man was hanged by a mob at Albin after a confrontation with manager Skinner of the Robinson plantation. Skinner was beaten and Gordon fired several shots before being seized by a posse and killed by hanging from a tree limb.
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Webh
Miss
George Gordon
Albin
Gordon
Skinner
Robinson Plantation
Berlin dispatches say Hinterland revolt nearly subdued
May 1 Berlin reports that the Cameroons revolt in the Hinterland is almost suppressed. A punitive expedition led by Captain von Besser is clearing the Bali road and will move to punish the Ekoi tribes afterward.
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Berlin
Cameroons
von Besser
Bali
West Point Man Fatally Shoots Neighbor Then Kills Self
West Point Nebraska May 1 Joseph Slama shot Frank Chady in bed at his house after long enmity. Slama later went to the cemetery and killed himself. News from Howells and local neighbors notes the feud. In New York May 1 Bob Fitzsimmons knocked out Ed Dunkharts in under two rounds at the Hercules Athletic Club proving he is far from a dead one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Neb
Howells
Joseph Slama
Frank Chady
Slama
New York
Hercules Athletic Club
Bob Fitzsimmons
Ed Dunkharts
Syracuse
Portuguese envoy arrives for Brazil discovery anniversary
Rio Janeiro May 1 The Portuguese cruiser Don Carlos I has arrived with Gen Cunha the special envoy of the king of Portugal to attend the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil.
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Rio Janeiro
Don Carlos I
Gen. Cunha
Portugal
Brazil
OBrien and Mcladden Bout Ends Draw in 25 Rounds
New York May 1 Jack OBrien and George Mcladden both of New York fought a draw at the lightweight limit before the Broadway Athletic Club. The pair went 25 rounds in a closely contested match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack O'Brien
George Mcladden
Broadway Athletic Club
Boers Active West of Bloemfontein Threaten Warrenton
Boers move between Fourteen Streams and Kimberley and occupy Windsorton west of the railway. They threaten to cut communications for the British at Warrenton as Gen. Hunter plans a Mafeking march with about 5,000 men. East of Bloemfontein, hills near Thaba N'chu remain held while wagon trains carry wheat north. Maseru dispatch notes Boers retreating with herds.
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London
Bloemfontein
Kimberley
Windsorton
Warrenton
Hunter
Mafeking
Thaba N'chu
Ladybrand
Wepener
Brapant
Col. Dalgety
Maseru
Turkish compromise plot eyed over indemnity claims
Washington May 1 It is said the state department has not received the Turkish reply to American indemnity claims through Mr Griscom the United States chargé d affaires at Constantinople Officials note a Turkish effort to compromise the claims unofficially They suggest building a Turkish warship in the United States as a path to settle the matter The move could raise international law questions about withdrawal of claims once presented to the state department
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Griscom
United States
Constantinople
Turkey
Department
Hay
Boer delegation to gain access to secretary of state
Washington on May 1 reports that the Boer delegation bound for the United States will be admitted to meet the secretary of state as individuals, as was Montagu White, with the clear understanding they are not restricted as a group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
United States
Montagu White
British Invasion Fronts and Boer War Notes
Dispatches describe British columns advancing toward Karee Siding and light outpost actions beyond, with African horse sickness harming Gen. Buller’s army and veterinary deficiencies causing losses. Cronje and wife attend services at Deadwood Camp amid cheers. Pretoria orders most British subjects to depart as Boer delegation status is noted for Washington talks.
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Leeuw River
Ladybrand
Karee Siding
Buller
Bloemfontein
Tucas Meyer
Pretoria
Pitermaritzburg
Daily Chronicle
Denetsdorp
Jamestown
St. Helena
Boundary Line Decree Sets 1803 Diamond Line as Boundary
Supreme court issues a decree in Virginia and Tennessee boundary proceedings. Commissioners Hodkins Baylor and Buchanan are tasked to locate retrace and re establish the 1803 diamond line as the true boundary, with explicit limit not to locate any other line.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Virginia
Tennessee
Messrs. Wm. C. Hodkins
Massachusetts
James B. Baylor
A. H. Buchanan
Boers North of Sunday’s River Seen Clear in Ladysmith Report
Ladysmith reports the country north of Sunday’s river as comparatively clear of Boers. Gen Louis Botha has returned to Pretoria to resume supreme command of Transvaal forces. The Prairie returns to New Orleans after cruising with the Louisiana naval contingent.
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Ladysmith
Sunday’s River
Louis Botha
Pretoria
Transvaal
Eracirie
New Orleans
United States
Prairie
Trinidad Rejects Canada Free Trade Offer
Telegrams report Trinidad's legislature definitively rejected Canada's free trade proposal. Saurma von der Jeltsch, a German minister in Washington, indicates Berlin views the matter as settled. Korea refused an American request for mining concessions. Francis Gilbert Atwood, noted magazine illustrator, died in Jamaica Plains Massachusetts. Edward F. Rice, theatrical manager, filed bankruptcy in New York Liabilities 91610 assets none. Rev P R Brady of Ireland, a prominent Oblate Fathers priest, died of pneumonia in Springfield Massachusetts.
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Trinidad
Canada
Ee Saurma von der Jeltsch
Washington
Berlin
Korea
Francis Gilbert Atwood
Jamaica Plains
Mass
Edward EF. Rice
New York
Dewey Guests Open Three Day Chicago Visit
Adm and Mrs Dewey are in Chicago as guests of the city for three days. The senate rejected by a 20 to 29 vote a resolution of sympathy for the Boers. A boiler explosion at a Tifton Georgia sawmill killed five men and injured three, one likely to die. In Paris the Sale des Fetes scaffold collapse killed one worker and seriously injured three. Jennie M Drinkwater Conklin, popular author of girls books and originator of the Shut In society, is dead. The wife of Gen Wilson, Cuba military governor, to be buried in Wilmington Delaware after burns. Attorneys for Kentucky Governor J C W Beckham filed a brief in the US Supreme Court on governorship, arguing public office is not property and no federal question. The first presentation was made for Gov Taylor by Attorney Helm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adm
Mrs. Dewey
Chicago
Senate
Tifton
Jennie. M. Drinkwater Conklin
Gen. Wilson
Matanzas
Santa Clara
Cuba
United States
Wilmington
Del
J. C. W. Beckham
Kentucky
United States ‘Supreme Court
Gov
Taylor
Helm
National League Baseball Box Score Fragments
Incomplete box score style report lists teams New York Philadelphia and Chicago with partial inning results and battery lines. Mentions Hawley Mercer Warner Pratt Bernard Doug lass and Connolly as umpires across multiple innings.
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R.A. E. Boston
Brooklyn
Willis and
Clark
Dann
McGuire
Emslie
Market notes from Cincinnati and Chicago on grains and livestock
Cincinnati and Chicago market reports show grain prices for flour, wheat, corn and oats, with No. 2 red wheat at 70 to 71 cents and No. 2 corn around 39 to 42 cents. Live stock prices list hogs, cattle, sheep, lambs, and veal calves with bids from select to common grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Chicago
Society Hears of Rich Matches and Idle Fashion
A New York column surveys society, noting Edith Morton’s wedding on the 30th and the Rockefeller engagement chatter. It discusses money, marriage expectations, and Perry-Depew social circles, while marking fashion trends from bowling clubs to automobile spread in New York and Newport society life.
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Mafehing
America
Secretary of State
Gen. Cronje
Johannesburg
South Africa
Botha
Supreme Command
P. R. Brady
Ireland
Order of Oblate Fathers
Springfield
National League
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Boston
Fae
O.t
Edith Morton
Eustis
Miss Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Depew
Chauncey
Mr. Depew
Josephine
Johnson
Hon
Miss Johnson
Miss. Paulding
Capital
Miss Paulding
Evarts
Ife
Grover Cleveland
Ava
Grover, Cleveland
Hastings
Benedict
Edith ‘Morton
Cleveland
Seth
Becaus
Paris
Newport
Sidehi Iered
Deoru Tun
Menta
William K. Lane
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