Greater Frauds and Arrests Hit Havana Postal Office
Postmaster Thompson of the Havana Office is suspended and guarded at home. Stamp sellers Moya and Mascaro are arrested. Six others placed under close surveillance and await arrest. Auditors Reeves and Reynolds remain in custody. Sheridan to fill Thompson’s place as frauds extend through the postal system and even rented boxes used for illicit gains.
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Havana
Thompson
Moya
Mascaro
Postal Department
Messrs. Reeves and Reynolds
Sheridan
Thompson's Record
Edward Thompson, suspended Havana postmaster, is a well known Indianapolis figure once respected for 25 years in the Indianapolis post office. He served as postmaster under Harrison, was assistant postmaster before Cleveland, fought in the Civil War, and was named Havana postmaster in April 1899.
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Washington
Edward Thompson
Havana
Indianapolis
Harrison
Cleveland
Bristow to Lead Cuban Post Office Affairs
Washington reports Postmaster General announces Joseph L. Bristow fourth assistant will go to Havana next Wednesday to run postal affairs in Cuba. Rathbone’s status unclear as Bristow outranks him, with Bristow staying through the investigation and possible service reorganization.
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Washington
Joseph L. Bristow
Havana
Cuba
Rathbone
Gen. Bristow
Bristow
Post Office
Gov Mount Calls Cuban Scandal A Serious Trust Breach
In Indianapolis Gov. Mount condemns Cuban scandal as a breach of sacred public trust. He urges a thorough investigation and severe punishment for officials who betrayed Cuban funds. In Muncie Charles F W Neely leaves for New York for a preliminary postal embezzlement hearing.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mount
Neely
New York
Muncie
Charles F. W. Neely
Suburban Railway Strike Ends in Amicable Settlement
St. Louis May 15 The Suburban Railway Co and its workers reached an amicable adjustment ending a ten day strike. The union reportedly received full recognition and workers will return to service. Transit Co. strike actions involved demonstrations and police dispersals with no serious casualties.
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St. Louis
Suburban Railway Co
St. Louis Transit Co
Transit Co
Wealthy HeLOISE citizen commits double tragedy then suicide
In Dyersburg Tennessee on May 15 T D McAllister shot and killed his wife after accusing her of improper relations. He then killed Love earlier, fled, and killed himself. McAllister owned steamers between HeLOISE and Cottonwood and ferries between Booths Point and Carruthersville.
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Dyersburg
T. D. McAllister
Heloise
McAllister
Love
Cottonwood
Booth's Point
Carruthersville
Cuban tariff revised and set to take effect in June
The war department released the revised Cuban tariff schedules in Washington and Havana. The changes, due June 15, aim to stimulate imports from the United States, though overall trade has not increased since the American occupation. Cuban revenues are expected to rise slightly from last year’s about 16 million dollars as a result.
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Washington
War Department
Havana
United States
Cuba
Miners Strike in Houghton District Over Wages
In Houghton Michigan on May 15 five hundred miners at the Arcadian mine controlled by Standard Oil walked out seeking a 15 percent raise. Quincy strikebreakers joined by 500 surface workers demand a 10 percent wage increase. About 4500 miners, a quarter of the district, are idle with likely widespread strikes to follow.
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Houghton, Mich
Arcadian
Standard Oil
Quincy
Greece seeks collective arbitration over consular convention
The Greek legation in Constantinople informs the porte of Greece’s plan to pursue collective arbitration by the powers on consular convention disputes. Simultaneously a note was sent to embassies requesting arbitration.
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Constantinople
Legation
Porte
Greece
Senate passes free homes bill without debate
In Washington on May 14 the senate approved the free homes measure with no discussion. It also passed a bill to appoint a collector of customs for Hawaii's district at 4000 dollars annually plus needed deputies.
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Washington
Senate
Hawaii
Schiffman and Barker chosen as delegates in Fourth district
In St. Pauli Minnesota on May 15 delegates Fred C Schiffman and H F Barker were chosen at the Fourth district Republican convention to attend the national Philadelphia gathering. They were not instructed. In Buffalo New York on May 15 general superintendents of the Erie and New York Central railroads refused to negotiate with striking freight handlers about wage increases.
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St. Pauli
Minn
Fred C. Schiffman
H. F. Barker
Isanti County
Philadelphia
Buffalo
N. Y
Erie
New York Central
New York
Buller Breaks Boer Line Amid Frontline Advances
London reports Gen Buller turning the Biggarsburg position and moving into British territory held by Transvaal forces. Boers evacuate Helpmakaar but make a stand at Bleskoplaagte, while Gen Hildyard seizes Indoba and Pretoria observers foresee Mafeking relief soon.
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London
Buller
Biggarsburg
Helpmakaar
Bleskoplaagte
Dundee
Hildyard
Indoba
Kroonstad
Frederick Burnham
Bennett Burleigh
Daily Telegraph
Paul Botha
MacDonald
Free State Volksraad
Steyn
Mafeking
Cape Town
War Office
Hunter
The
Vaal
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
Rundle
Ladybrand
Brabant
Pretoria
Lydenburg Mountains
Naval Appropriation Passes with Armor and Boats Provisions
After five days of debate the Senate approved the naval appropriation bill. It authorizes contracts for armor as needed, allows higher payments if best quality armor is unavailable, and funds an armor factory up to 4 million dollars, with half immediately usable. Also authorizes five Holland torpedo boats at up to 170 thousand dollars each. London dispatch notes a decline in relief demands in Bombay linked to the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Secretary of the Navy
Maine
Ohio
Missouri
London
India
Lord Curzon
Kedleston
Lord George Hamilton
Bombay
Stehélere
Metal Workers Gather for 23d Amalga mated Association Meeting
Indianapolis May 15 The 23d annual Amalga mated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers meeting will draw over 350 delegates from 32 states with 206 already arrived. National officers including Clem Jarvis George Pate and M F Tighe are on hand while President Shaffer and others attend Pittsburgh duties. A 20 percent wage increase is hinted as part of a new scale benefiting puddlers as a conference committee prepares to settle terms for the next year amid operator opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Clem Jarvis
Anderson
Indiana Field
George Pate
Youngstown
John F. Ward
Walter Larinks
Martin’s Ferry
M. F. Tighe
Pittsburgh
Theodore Shaffer
B. J. Davis
John Williams
Notable Indiana Notices and Accidents Across Cities
In New Albany Frank Seller, jailed on a mails fraud charge, suffers heart failure and remains unconscious with a rigid body. family prominence noted. Charleston reports South Bend zinc and lead company incorporation with 2 million capital and 22 Indiana incorporators. Logansport recounts Edgar Frush survived shaft injury after clothing torn. Bedford records a fatal runaway of farmer Michael Conrad at Selma. Marion notes Hawood Bartey bedstead factory fire. Rushville lists William P. Jackson seeking Democratic state treasurer nomination with Sixth district backing.
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New Albany
Ind
Frank Seller
Seller
Young man in Anderson attempts suicide by cocaine
Anderson Indiana May 15 Frederick Shockey a 19 year old from Anderson attempted death by own action by taking cocaine at his brother in law's home He gave no reason for the act but said he wants to die Bartlett H Campbell of Anderson declared he would not accept the democratic nomination for lieutenant governor of Indiana under any circumstances
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Anderson
Ind
Bartlett H. Campbell
Indiana
South Bend Fragment Hints at Names and Dates
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local notice with scattered names and numbers including South Bend references and personal identifiers. full details are unreadable but the item appears as a brief community record or notice.
Fire destroys St Paul Gas Co warehouse causing heavy loss
A five story warehouse of the St Paul Gas Co was gutted by fire. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars. Also noted: Republican convention in Third Missouri district nominates Wm E O Neil for Congress. Mt Vesuvius erupts again with spectators barred. Rev H L Hargett accepts Prohibition governor bid in Alabama. Champ Clark renominated by Ninth Missouri Democratic convention. Capt E J Kennedy found dead in Galveston hotel, former steamboat man.
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Milnois District
Wm. E. O'Neil
Congress
New Orleans
Cape Town
Mt. Vesuvius
Missouri
Champ Clark
Pike County
E. J. Kennedy
Washington
Galveston
Tex
Rio Grande
Monday News In Brief Highlights in Congress and World Affairs
The general deficiency appropriation bill totaling 3,839,021 was reported in the house. Cuba's sugar crop this year is forecast 80,000 tons lower than last year. The Supreme Court rules the inheritance tax law constitutional. The McKinleys will spend most of the summer in Canton after adjournment. The senate committee favors the Nicaraguan canal bill as passed by the house. Gov. Stephens calls 2,500 extra police at St. Louis amid streetcar strike tensions. Free Staters end alliance with the Transvaal. some units may linger. William Willis is executed after abducting from Augusta to Atlanta. Meeting adjourned again to next Monday. no Kentucky governor race decision yet. Currency act requires 1,000 banks to update plates. engraving delays 4–6 months.
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Cuba
United States Supreme Court
Canton
Senate
House
William Willis
Alexander Whitney
Augusta
Willis
Atlanta
Kentucky
National League Innings Results Summary
In the National League scores Cincinnati Philadelphia St Louis Brooklyn Pittsburgh Boston Chicago New York show varied innings and results with pitchers Phillips Maul McFarland Swartwood Powell Robinson Kennedy Farrell Chesbro Dineen Clarke Garvin Nichols Carrick Warner and umpires Swartwood Hurst Emslie and ODay recorded.
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R.A. E
Cincinnati
Philad
Phillips
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Aes
Chicago
Eae
Louis
New York
Boston
Markets Report from Cincinnati May Day
The Cincinnati market notes flour prices across grades from spring fancy to low grade and patent. Grain shows No 2 red wheat around 73 3/4 to 73 1/4 cents per track. corn No 2 mixed about 41 to 40 cents. Live stock lists hogs up to 5.50 for select butchers and cattle from 4.70 to 5.25 for good to choice. Sheep range 3.25 to 4.00 with top values near 4.00.
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Cincinnati
Do City
Monroe Doctrine Enforced Amid German Colonies Debate
The State Department seeks data from American ministers and consuls in South and Central America on whether enforcing the Monroe Doctrine may require arms. Berlin expresses peaceful talk as reports note German colonies in the region, their language, customs, and autonomous vibes within republics. The inquiry targets colonists of all nationalities, avoiding direct naming of Germany.
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South and
Central America
Berlin
Washington
Root
Lodge
State Department
South
New Land
Germany
Berlin Welcomes U S Senate Peace Stance on War Fears
Berlin reports from May 15 say statements in the U S senate denying expected war with Germany calm fears. The Berliner Post calls Americans fair minded and urges repudiation of attacks by certain politicians who accuse Germany of aggression.
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Berlin
United States
Senate
Hale
Spooner
Germany
Berliner Post
Supreme Court rulings on inheritance tax and government bonds
The U S Supreme Court issued five rulings under the federal inheritance tax law and one under New York state law. Government bonds are not exempt from taxation, with the federal rule applying to legacies and distributive shares rather than entire estates. Justice White wrote the federal decisions and Justice Shiras the bonds case. An obituary notes the death of Billy Taylor, famed pitcher for the Athletics and other clubs, in Jacksonville. A report from Bombay mentions police searches at Vizagapatam in the presidency.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
New York
Jacksonville
Fla
Billy” Taylor
Athletics
Philadelphia
Antiquarian find near Carnuntum uncovers armory and waterworks
Explorers near Vienna uncover camp remains at Carnuntum with 1037 weapons armor and stores including barley and peas. Inscriptions reveal provisioning methods and water supply. The German girl is described as fair blond blue eyed with graceful carriage reflecting Austrian charm.
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Trousseau
Carnuntum
Haimb Danube
Vienna
Preeeburg
Advice for Travelers Visiting Paris
A list of cautions for visitors to Paris advises packing lightly and bringing a spouse, avoiding American bars, not attempting the exposition in a day, skipping street guides, asking questions freely, avoiding counterfeit money, steering clear of interpreters in shops, avoiding crowded public transport, not expecting cheap goods, refraining from staying in hotels to overindulge, not over-tipping, studying Baedeker guides, not assuming hosts are trying to rob, and not venturing into fashionable restaurants without ample funds.
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Avery
Economic reach of global trade and production figures
Figures show vast sea biota estimates and agrarian outputs including a 206 acre asparagus farm near Charleston, three turpentine plantations of 16 000 acres each, and a French industry with 67 000 000 pounds in return. Also notes Mannheim wealth, London omnibus service, St. Louis rectory population rise to 329 265, and ten year growth in corn and wheat production.
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Charleston
Itiae
Mannheim
Germany
London General
Possenger
St. Louis City
Cantons Forge Nighttime Law Amid Honorary Degrees
Switzerland's five cantons enact a nighttime law while issuing honorary degrees to unnamed ambassadors and university figures. The fragment hints at financial allocations and a celebratory context but lacks clear details on names or dates.
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Switzerland
Degr. University
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GOV. Mount’s Views
Gen. Buller
Haroonstad
NAVAL
Metal Men
W. Va
Zinc and Lead Company
South Bend
Cspital
PD. Henry
C. W. Stoner
Reuben Fink
S. L. Kilmer
E. A. Schaffer
Logansport
Edgar Frush
Lincoln
Butmaway
Bedford
Michael Conrad
Selma
Marion
Hawood & Bartey
Pease
Rushville
William P. Jackson
Gwynnville
L. H. Mull
Manilla
Roy
Unn
Skuakt
South Bend, ‘and
Jeanne Son
H. L. Hargett
Congregational Church
Gate City
Ala
Alabama
National League
United States Senate
Supreme Court
Vizagapatam
Presidency
Paris
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