Bomb Kills and Wounds During Royal Madrid Procession
A bomb from an upper window exploded as King Alfonso and Queen Victoria rode in a royal procession in Madrid. The king and queen escaped unharmed but at least sixteen people, including escort members and spectators, were killed and many more injured. The blast halted the cortege and caused widespread panic before the royals moved to the palace.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Victoria
Palace
Arsenal Street
Mayor Street
Queen Victoria
Guilt Conclusive: Morales Dies After Madrid Bomb Incident
Manuel Morales, wanted for the royal wedding bomb, was found and killed after opening fire on a guard at Torrejon de Ardos. He then shot himself. the blast killed 24 and wounded over 80 in a deadly incident tied to the royal event.
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Madrid
Torrejon de Ardos
Manuel Morales
Alfonso
Victoria
Morales
Alcala
Senor Cuesta
Congressman's suicide shocks nation in Washington
Congressman Robert Adams of Pennsylvania's Second district died at Emergency hospital from a pistol shot through his mouth at the Metropolitan Club. The act followed personal crisis at the club chambers where he had lived for years. The White House announced the president will send the Neill Reynolds report on Chicago packing houses to Congress likely Monday amid strong press calls for publication.
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Washington
Robert Adams
Pennsylvania
Metropelitan Club
Adams
White House
Congress
Neill-Reynolds
Chicago
Noeill-Reynolds
Attorneys defer Moyer Haywood Pettibone cases awaiting high court ruling
Boise June 1 defense attorneys say no further steps will be taken until a U S supreme court decision. Trials will not occur before year’s end.
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Boise
Idaho
Moyer-Haywood- Pettibone
United States Supreme Court
Former Terre Haute Salon Owner Shoots Wife Then Kills Self
William Bowne, once owner of a Terre Haute saloon recently sold, traveled to Champaign Illinois and shot his wife wounding her slightly before killing himself with a bullet to the head. The incident occurred on June 1 and follows Bowne's move from Indiana to Illinois.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wm. Bowne
Champaign
Ill
Moors Halt Attack on British Steamer Craighall Off Point Ceres
On June 4 Gibraltar reports that fear of bombardment by British warships caused the Moors to suspend their assault on the British steamer Craighall, which lies stranded off Point Ceres.
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Gibraltar
Point Ceres
A Korean Uprising Report From Hong Tedeee
Tokyo dispatch reports rebels in Hong tedeee killing thirty as unrest spreads across Korea. Officials and locals await further details amid growing tensions and clashes with authorities.
Congressional Week in Review Shows Bills and Debates
The Senate advanced the railroad rate bill to conference and debated canal issues while the post office appropriation bill moved. The House approved the Districts education bill and discussed foreign affairs, with several appropriations bills passing later in the week. Memorial Day adjournment followed Adams's death. The Panama canal supply purchase resolution drew attention.
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Senate
House
Adams
Pennsylvania
America
Revolution Crosses Borders to Americanize Guatemala
Guatemala reports that revolutionary forces have crossed from the north and from Salvador and British Honduras with the aim to Americanize Guatemala. The rebellion began May 29 and is said to be crushed, with Senor Estrada Cabrera as president at the time.
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Panama
Associated Press
Guatemala
Estrada Cabrera
Senor Cabrera
Mexico City
Salvador
British Honduras
Guatemalan Crisis Reported From Tapachula Outpost
Washington May 29 The Guatemalan minister Mr Munoz not receiving advices from his government regarding the situation. State department dispatches say an agent for American corporations in Tapachula Mex reports a revolutionary movement. Tapachula near the Guatemalan border has long served as an outfitting point for revolutions against President Cabrera.
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Washington
Munoz
Guatemala
State Department
Tapachula
Mex
Revolutionary Movement
Cabrera
Cassatt Returns to Lead Pennsylvania R R Probe
A. J. Cassatt president of the Pennsylvania Railroad arrives at Haverford to join the board’s inquiry into charges of bribery tied to coal operators raised during his absence before the Interstate Commerce Commission. He pledges exhaustive investigation and swift action if guilt is found.
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Philadelphia
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Haverford
Europe
London
Agrarian Reform Debate Seen Prolonged in Russia
In St Petersburg on June 2 reports indicate Parliament will tackle the agrarian problem in a long, drawn out process. One third of the lower house pledges participation, with ten days needed at current pace. Debates in committee and an open session will precede passage to the empire council, likely delaying action beyond the summer recess.
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St. Petersburg
Council of the Empire
Davitt Lauded as He Is Removed for Burial in Mayo
Dublin crowds paused business as Michael Davitt known as father of the Land League was carried from Clarendon Street chapel to Broadstone station for transport to Strade county Mayo for burial. Widespread sorrow marked the procession with Ireland paying tribute to his work and memory.
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Dublin
Michael Davitt
Ireland
Land League
Clarendon Street
Broadstone Station
Strade
County Mayo
Ship Captain Cowell wrecked at Santa Maria with 22 drowned
The British ship Captain Cowell, en route from Melbourne to Coronel, was wrecked at Santa Maria. Twenty-two crew members drowned, all officers except the first mate, who, with three crew, landed at Tilco.
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Concepcion
Chile
Cowell
Melbourne
Coronel
Santa Maria
Ther
Tilco
Mexican Mine Strike Sparks Bloody Town Battle
A report from June 2 describes the W. C. Greene mines strike in Mexico turning violent with a gunfight on the streets of Mexican Town. By June 4 in Bisbee the Cananea crisis eased under martial law as Colonel Kosterlisky and Mexican rurales maintained order. estimates place dead at thirty-five Mexicans and six Americans.
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Greene’s
el Paso
Tex
W. C. Greene
Mexico
Bisbee
Ariz
Cananea
Naco
Ysabel
Sonora
Kosterlisky
Torres
William C. Greene
Liberal leaders urge U S mediation in Panama vote
Doctors Arosemena Morales Parres and General Diez of the Liberal party arrive in New York from Colon to press U S mediation in Panama elections. Arosemena accuses the government of disfranchising voters and vows to seek a fair straight ballot. He says both liberal and conservative elements want a true republic and will accept defeat if results are fair.
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New York
Arosemena
A. Fk. Morales
R. Parres
D. Diez
Liberal Party
Panama
Colon
United States
South
Central America
Admirals Face Court Martial Over Sea of Japan Surrender
In St Petersburg on June 1 trials by court martial begin this week for Admirals Neboga toff Grigorieff Smirnoff and subordinate unwounded naval officers accused of surrendering to the Japanese in the Sea of Japan battle.
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St. Petersburg
Nebogatoff
Grigorieff
Smirnoff
Sea of Japan
One Result of High License in Cincinnati
Reports from assessors show ninety seven saloons closed in Cincinnati yesterday due to the tax rise from $350 to $1,000 annually. Deputy County Auditor Krug says ten percent of Hamilton county saloons will close before June 1.
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Cincinnati
Krug
Hamilton County
Market Report Indianapolis Grain and Livestock
Market results across major markets show wheat values around 86 to 89 cents for No 2 red, corn at 5 to 6 cents, oats near 33 to 34 cents, and hay prices from 8 to 14 dollars. Cattle traded roughly 2.50 to 6.60, hogs 4.75 to 6.50, lambs up to 7.50, with total receipts about 11 000 hogs, 1 200 cattle, 450 sheep.
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Indianapolis
Timothy
Cincinnati
Chicago
East Buffalo
Emperor to visit Danish court in August
Brief dispatches report the Russian emperor will visit the Danish court in August. Other items note a cloudburst near Golconda Nevada drowning several Ton Mexicans, Guatemalan revolutionists led by ex Governor Barillos invading at four points, a Senate conference on the railroad rate bill, a Wadesboro mob lynching John Johnson, Sebastopol bomb outrage casualties, and Illinois coal miners agreeing to resume with the 1908 scale.
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Russia
Golconda
Nev
Guatemala
Barillos
Senate
Elkins
Cullom
Tillman
Wadesboro
S. C
John Johnson
Sebastopol
Illinois
Bryan in Budapest as Austro-Hungarian crisis grows
Wm J Bryan tours Budapest amid rising Austro-Hungarian tensions. South Trimble of Kentucky declares he will not seek reelection. Rumors persist that Theodore P Shonts resigned as Panama Canal chair, which he denies. Richard Robertson and Hattie Royce die after being struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train in Pawpaw West Virginia. United Mine Workers Michigan district plans pump men strike from idle mines since April 1.
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Wm. J. Bryan
Budapest
South Trimble
Kentucky
Canal Zone
Theodore P. Shonts
Panama Canal Commission
Shonts
Richard Robertson
Hattie Royce
Baltimore & Ohio
Pawpaw
W. Va
Michigan
United Mine Workers of America
Roosevelt speech honors Memorial Day in Portsmouth
Reports note Roosevelt delivered a Memorial Day address in Portsmouth Virginia as other events unfold. A Vesuvius eruption spews more sand and ash while an excursion steamer capsizes near Riga causing fifteen deaths. Guatemala City reports President Cabrera fears assassination and flight plans. Vienna denies Francis Joseph abdication rumors amid ill health. France plans a warship to Tangier after a Frenchman’s murder.
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Roosevelt
Portsmouth
Vesuvius
Guatemala City
Cabrera
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Tangier
Prospects for settlement of miners demands in Ohio brighten
Miners in Ohio show improved prospects for a settlement as the strike continues. Civil War veterans are dying at a rate of about 100 daily per pension office records. The National Congress of Mothers urges women groups to push for uniform divorce laws. The Senate is urged to report on the Reed Smoot case this session to declare his gear vacant. Negotiations are set between Ecuador and the United States for joint quarantine rules for the canal zone and Guayaquil.
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Ohio
United States Pension Office
National Congress of Mothers
United States Senate
Ecuador
United States
Camal Zone
Guayaquil
Tennessee Democrats name Congressman Patterson for governor
Tennessee Democrats select Congressman M. T. Patterson as their gubernatorial candidate. A fire in South Boston Virginia caused $250000 to $300000 in damage. Cleveland broker Ww. Blair dies by self ingested carbolic acid. Dun's Review notes steady business improvement. Weekly business failures total 127 versus 170 prior week and 154 year ago. May mint coinage reaches $8,913,695. Southwest coal miners and operators agree to resume machine mining.
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W. Blair
Cleveland
Dun
United States
Longworths Sail Abroad Amid Europe Visit Plans
Nicholas Longworth and wife have sailed for Europe. The National Bank of Mexico declares an annual dividend of 18 percent. Confederate Memorial Day was observed with ceremonies across the South Sunday. Emperor William may visit Vienna to see Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary. Ernest Schultz of Milwaukee drowned after falling from a beer keg in Lake Monona. Y M C A national meeting of employed officers is in session at Indianapolis with hundreds present. A Northwestern train collided head on with a foreign standing on the mat.
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Nicholas Longworth
Europe
National Bank of Mexico
South
William
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Austria- Hungary
Ernest Schultz
Milwaukee
Lake Monona
Wis
Indianapolis
Indiana Democrats Face Likely Quick Ticket Nomination
Indiana report from Indianapolis June 4 notes no strong draft for the Democratic state ticket. Named candidates include Jas F Cox for secretary of state Marion Dailey for auditor John Isenbarger for treasurer Joe Shea for attorney general William J Houk for clerk of the supreme court John W Reddick for superintendent of public instruction W H Curry state statistician and E A Ely and R C Erwin as supreme court judges. Several favored for appellate seats and potential replacements mentioned. B F Shively tipped to give the keynote.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lst
Jas. F. Cox
Columbus
Marion Dailey
Litton
John Isenbarger
North Manchester
Joe Shea
Seymour
Supreme Court
William J. Houk
Marion
John W. Reddick
Milton Lowe
Laporte
Robert J. Aley
Bloomington
J. Fred France
Huntington
Burt New
North Vernon
Jesse Fletcher
Knox
B. F. Shively
Lightning strikes barn injuring children at Newburg picnic
A severe storm at Newburg in this county yesterday afternoon struck a large barn where Sunday school picnic attendees gathered. Marvin Greer, age twelve, was killed instantly and five other children were injured but not seriously. A heavy hailstorm followed the lightning.
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Boonville
Ind
Newburg
This County
Marvin Greer
Postoffice Robbed in Vevay Long Run Fire
A. T. Walters, retail grocer and postmaster, loses 2500 in fire at Long Run store. Insured for 1500. Thieves suspected to have started the blaze to cover crime. only 700 pennies, a few postal cards and some postage stamps remain. Walters woke to flames, stored contents burned, money taken home.
St Marys Church at Brookville Burns in Wind
The large Catholic church at St Marys eight miles from Brookville Indiana burned to the ground after a barn fire and high winds carried flames across the street to the steeple. The church loss is estimated at 15000 dollars with seven thousand more for a hotel and a dwelling nearby.
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St. Mary's
Brookville
Ind
St. Mary’s
To Resume Coal Mining in Indiana
Advices to agents in Indianapolis from several coal operators in southwestern Indiana indicate that mining will resume the latter part of this week. Since March 31 the mines have been idle and only a small fraction of usual Indiana coal output has been mined. Railroads have taken all the coal, leaving no fresh supply for the market.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Boy killed by toy cannon blast in Anderson area
In Lapel three boys used a shotgun barrel as a cannon. Ten year old Fred Moore son of Dr and Mrs John R Moore died almost instantly. Irwin Fisher and Fred Ellison sustained minor injuries. May 31 report from Anderson Indiana.
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Anderson
Ind
Fred Moore
John R. Moore
Irwin Fisher
Fred Ellison
United Presbyterian Church Plans $2 Million Semi Centennial Fund
The General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church decided to observe the denominations semi centennial two years hence by raising a $2 000 000 fund to be devoted to various church purposes in a nationwide campaign.
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Richmond
Ind
General Assembly of the
United Presbyterian Church
Trouble in Railway Camp Ends in Death near Bloomfield
May 29 at Kenefick's construction camp near Ssmison Indiana a fight between Black workers left Jack Labear dead and another man badly wounded who is not expected to survive.
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Bloomfield
Ind
Kenefick
Ssmison
Jack Labear
Suffering From Lockjaw
Greenfield Indiana May 30 Lee Carpenter living near Maxwell is in lockjaw following a night incident. Local doctors say his condition is serious as they treat his jaw spasm and related complications.
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Greenfield
Ind
Lee Carpenter
Maxwell
Women Eligible as Deacons in United Presbyterian Church
Richmond Ind May 31 Final adjournment by the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian church shows increased appropriations for foreign and home missions and other funds totaling 628675. A seven member committee will seek a uniform Bible version with English speaking denominations. The assembly also amended the constitution to allow women to serve as deacons amid strong approval.
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Richmond
Ind
General Assembly of the
United Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
California
North America
A minister on trial for arson in Danville court
The Rev. Edward M. Freeman of Terre Haute is on trial in Hendricks circuit court on a charge of conspiring to burn Montgomery chapel, a Methodist Episcopal church near Litton, nine miles north of Danville. The fire occurred February 11, 1443, during revival meetings.
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Danville
Ind
Edward M. Freeman
Terre Haute
Hendricks
Mr. Freeman
Methodist Episcopal
Big Four Railway
Indiana National Guard to Hold Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison
Thousands of soldiers will gather at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, for annual camp instruction from Aug. 12 for ten days. National guard units from several states join regulars in August and September, with Michigan troops arriving first the week of Aug. 5 followed by Indiana units. The state command plans three days of service and a seven day enlistment period.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana National Guard
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Michigan
Indiana
State
Wasnal
Postoffice Robbery Reported in Denham Indiana
A telegram to Postmaster Hanna says the Denham post office in Pulaski county was robbed by unknown burglars. The stolen amount is not yet determined. Inspector Burr is away but will travel to Denham when reached. this adds to a recent string of northern Indiana post office robberies.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Hanna
Denham
Pulaski County
Burr
Indiana
Blaze destroys Armour & Cap Elevator A on Fisk Street
Fire engulfed Armour & Cap Elevator A along the river at Fisk street in Chicago early today. The blaze caused losses exceeding 600000 dollars with about 500000 bushels of wheat stored inside. Authorities attribute the start to spontaneous combustion.
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Chicago
Armour & Cap's
Fisk Street
Indiana Postmasters Confirmed by Senate in May
The senate confirmed Indiana postmaster nominations including Samuel H. Teeple at Geneva Albert J. Frost at Portland C C Lyons at Fairmount J S Stanley at Ridgeville Ezra Hayes at Lawrenceburg and William Sholty at Windfall.
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Indiana
Washington
Senate
Samuel H. Teeple
Geneva
Albert J. Frost
Portland
C. C. Lyons
Fairmount
J. S. Stanley
Ridgeville
Ezra Hayes
Lawrenceburg
William Sholty
Windfall
Sixty Rebels Slain in Nkandhla Brush Near Durban
Natal colonial forces clash with rebels near Nkandhla. Four soldiers killed and seven wounded. Sixty rebels killed in the engagement near Durban.
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Durban
Natal
Nkandhla
Indiana Epworth League Convention Planned for Logansport
The 12th biennial Indiana State Epworth League convention will be held at Market Street M E Church Logansport on June 28 29 30 and July 1.
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Epworth League
Logansport
Ind
Indiana State
Market Street M. E
Portland Woman Dies After Train Collision
Mrs. Cham Retter died after being struck by a train while traveling to visit her son two weeks earlier in Portland Indiana. Her husband remains in critical condition.
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Portland
Ind
Cham Retter
Supreme court upholds private bankers law in Indiana
In Indianapolis the supreme court sustains the private bankers law, one of the most heated issues from the last legislative session. The ruling confirms the measure as constitutional and valid in its application.
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Indianapolis
Private Bankers
Supreme Court
McGraw, Longtime South Bend Mail Carrier Kill Self
John W. McGraw a veteran South Bend mail carrier aged among the citys oldest and best known committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart in an apparent self inflicted death Monroe La May 30 a white man named Rogers charged with murder was lynched by a mob that rode a special train from Tallula La to carry out the act
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South Bend
Ind
John W. McGraw
Monroe
Rogers
Tallula
Justice Brown to Retire from U S Supreme Court
Washington reports the official announcement that Justice Brown will retire from the Supreme Court of the United States. The statement confirms the end of his judicial tenure and signals a forthcoming vacancy on the high court.
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Washington
Justice Brown
Supreme Court of the United States
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