New Cabinet Deliberations Stir Austere Berlin Politics
Berlin notes discuss Baron Hammerstein and Herr Moeller as ministers with mixed views on agrarian policy. Surprise at Von Hammerstein’s selection as interior minister contrasts with Moeller’s potential agrarian tilt. Kratke, a long time postoffice official, studied foreign systems including the U.S. in 1879. Reichstag passes wine bill on second reading and patents convention moves to Bundesrath. Crown Prince Frederick William marks his 19th birthday in Baden. Sanguinary unrest roils Messina Catani Syracuse provinces with daily police clashes and widespread strikes in South Italy. Mascagni signs U.S. tour contract starting Oct 15 for eight weeks with 80-strong orchestra. stipend $10,000 weekly.
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Berlin
Baron Vou
Hammerstein
Herr Moeller
Cologne
Freisinnige Zeitung
Kreuz Zeitung
William
von Hammerstein
Metz
Herr Kratke
United States
Mascagni
America
London
Daily Express
Vienna
Pietro Mascagni
German Ministry Appointments in the New Government
Berlin May 6 reports the new ministry gazetted with Baron Rheinbaben as finance minister General Podbielski as agriculture minister Baron Von Hammerstein as interior minister, Baron Von Hammerstein also district president of Metz Moller named minister of commerce and Kraetke former post office director becomes secretary of state for that department.
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Berlin
Baron Rheinbaben
Finance
General Podbielski
Baron von Hammerstein
Metz
Interior
Herr. Moller
Herr’ Kraetke
Commons Vote The Tax Coal Tax Adopts Export Duty
London May 6 The house of commons approved the coal tax bill by 233 to 22 a shilling per ton on export coal was adopted by 106. The vote was a party issue with a record attendance and strong government push. Galleries were packed.
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London
House of Commons
Rumor of Sultan’s fatal reaction to physician aid
Constantinople reports the sultan shot a physician who treated him for an ear complaint. The chamberlain stormed in. the sultan, fearing an assassination, fired again wounding the chamberlain. Also, former Peruvian President Mariano Prado dies at 75 in Paris after a career including a 19th century presidency.
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London
Constantinople
The
Daily Express
Paris
Mariano Ignazio Prado
Peru
Lima
Unrest Rife In Italy Reported From Palermo Naples
Paris dispatches detail alarming unrest across Italy with reports from Palermo and Naples. Militants clash with authorities as protests flare and regional tensions rise amid uncertain leadership and public response.
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Italy
Paris
Patrice Today
Palermo
Naples
Reception for Royalty in Melbourne Session May 6
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York landed from the steamer Ophir this afternoon and were given a magnificent reception.
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Melbourne
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Ophir
Unknown Vast Regions Lie Unexplored by Canada
Ottawa May 6 The director of the geological survey reports that about one third of the Dominion remains unknown with more than a million square miles still unexplored. The interior Labrador and Northwest territories totaling 289000 square miles are largely undiscovered, though rich mineral wealth and dense hardwood forests are believed to exist.
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Ottawa
Geological Survey of Canada
Dominion
Canada
Arctic
Labrador Peninsular
Northwest Territory
Prisoner Kills Patrolman in Lansing Prison
In Lansing on May 6 a prisoner, Charles Tubbs, kicked Patrolman George Brown in the abdomen while being moved between cells. Brown died minutes later from the injuries. Tubbs had been arrested Saturday for drunkenness.
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Lansing
Mich
George Brown
Charles Tubbs
Tubbs
Severe Texas storm damages Milan and McClaran areas
Severe wind and heavy rain with hail struck Texas towns including Milan and Baileysville. The McClarahan Baptist church was wrecked, a colored man was killed and about a dozen white people injured. The storm wrecked crops over a wide area and the full extent of injuries was not yet confirmed.
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Houston
Milan
Baileyville
McClarahan
Woodmen of the World Laws Revisions Committee Formed
Columbus May 6 a committee of the sovereign camp of the Woodmen of the World was appointed to revise the order laws. Judge N B Maxey of Muskogee was elected chairman. The panel will report at the sovereign camp meeting here on May 14.
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Columbus
Woodmen of the World
N. B. Maxey
Muskogee
Bread Winners author named as Ida Harris of Champaign
Chicago May 8 Tribune reports an established fact that the author of The Bread Winners, a sensational 1883 novel, was Ida Harris of Champaign Illinois, daughter of B F Harris president of the First National Bank who died recently. Reviewers once attributed authorship to John Hay then secretary of state.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Ida Harris
Champaign
Ill
B. F. Harris
First National Bank
John Hay
Turner Caldwell wedding ties two political families
Former Congressman Oscar Turner of Kentucky’s Fifth District wed Miss Mary Jane Caldwell, daughter of Congressman Caldwell, at the Christian church in Springfield. A wedding dinner followed at the Leland hotel.
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Oscar ‘Turner
Kentucky
Benedict
Springfield
Oscar Turner
Mary Jane Caldwell
Caldwell
The
Christian Church
Leland Hotel
Waterfront Flood Deluge Drowns Woman in Fort Madison Cellar
A cloudburst in Fort Madison Iowa on May 6 sent floodwaters five feet deep through the streets. Mrs Mary Carter an elderly woman went into a cellar to save provisions and was buried alive as walls collapsed. Her husband tried to rescue her and narrowly escaped.
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Husband
Iowa News
Burlington
Fort Madison
Mary Carter
Storms Do Much Damage in Iowa and Illinois
Storms Sunday and Monday caused extensive damage across Iowa and nearby Illinois. Lightning killed several horses and cattle, barns and houses were struck, fires started, bridges washed away, and sewers torn out. The rain, though costly, will aid crop growth. In Washington, Sunday, Henderson’s private Capitol room was broken into with desks and boxes rummaged. a later break into Ways and Means committee rooms appeared unsuccessful, leaving valuables untouched.
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Burlington
Iowa
Illinois
Washington
Henderson
Capitol
Ways and Means Committee
Ninth Iowa Infantry Reunion Plan At State Campment
In Dubuque on June 4 5 and 6 efforts are under way to organize a Ninth Iowa Infantry reunion at the state encampment. An existing veterans group led by John W Niles of Sterling Illinois with W M Trout of Maquoketa Iowa as secretary aims to gather the full surviving roster and asks members to notify Trout. Colonel Abernathy Captain Powers Adjutant McKenzie and J F DeGrush will attend and address the soldiers.
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Dubuque
Ninth Iowa Infantry
John W. Niles
Sterling
W. M. Trout
Maquoketa
Ita
Trout
Abernathy
J. H. Powers
McKenzie
J. F. DeGrush
Cedar Rapids Strike Update
Cedar Rapids May 6 The B C and W N strike remains largely unchanged with about 1000 dollars weekly distributed by the Federation of Labor. Married men receive six dollars weekly and single men four. Strikers threaten sympathy walkouts by firemen and switchmen. Company reports 250 hires since the strike began and says it is not crippled.
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Cedar Rapids
Federation of Labor
Priest Commencement Orator for Creston High
The Creston graduation announces the class of 45 as the largest in the school's history. Father Bede of the Catholic church has been chosen by the board of education to deliver the commencement address.
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Creston
Father Bede
Catholic Church
Board of Education
Physical culture instructor plans 1050 mile walk to Buffalo
Sioux Falls May 6 Prof John F Lloyd public schools physical culture instructor prepares to walk from Sioux Falls to Buffalo N Y to attend the exposition covering 1050 miles in about twenty one days if weather cooperates. He allows thirty days for safety and is in daily training.
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Buffalo
Sioux Falls
John F. Lloyd
N. Y
Illinois Insurance Firms Align With Iowa Law
Des Moines May 6 Auditor Merriam says Illinois fraternal insurance companies are amending their articles of incorporation to comply with Iowa law. He expects all previously admitted firms to receive certificates. Some resisted but are unlikely to withdraw from the Iowa field.
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Illinois
Des Moines
Merriam
Iowa
Great Western road plans extend to Omaha and Sioux City
Des Moines May 6 Information on the Great Western road extensions shows the company has issued 10 500 000 debenture bonds to fund extensions to Omaha and Sioux City. Omaha line to be built first, work to begin soon. Twenty miles of survey already completed from Fort Dodge. A 3000 foot bridge 128 feet high will span the Des Moines river and rival rails at Fort Dodge.
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Des Moines
Great Western Road
Omaha
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
April fatalities and municipal projects across Iowa
In Muscatine fourteenth deaths occurred in April while Jefferson plans to gravel all streets to the corporate limits. Ottumwa police reported 248 arrests last month. Waterloo’s Christ Episcopal church will add a chancery costing over $1,000. Black Hawk County recorder filed 406 papers in April. Bloomfield farmer Parse died from blood poisoning linked to vaccination.
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Jefferson
Ottumwa
Christ Episcopal Church
Waterloo
Recorder
Blackhawk County
Parse
Bloomfield
Midland Chautauqua costs projected this year
Des Moines on May 6 reports the Midland Chautauqua management estimates the program will cost about $5,000 with exact figures pending. If two or three speakers of high ability can be secured before the event, expenses may rise beyond $5,000.
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Midland Chautauqua
Des Moines
Public program costs capped at three thousand five hundred
Report notes that no program has cost more than $3,500 and in some cases it has been found impossible to pay out under these circumstances.
West Liberty Names New School Superintendent
West Liberty May 6 Prof E F Schall of Muscatine accepts the post as superintendent of West Liberty schools. Salary matter settled and the Muscatine educator's decision followed.
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West Liberty
E. F. Schall
Muscatine
President McKinley Crosses Texas Border in 1897 Visit
The presidential party resumes westward after greeting Governor Diaz and Mexican officials at El Paso. Diaz extends cordial salutes from Mexico City, and McKinley replies with best wishes for Diaz’s continued prosperity. A quiet Sunday is observed with church attendance and a Mexican band serenade at night.
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United States
Chihuahua
Diaz
City of Mexico
United States of America
el Paso
Tex
Mexico
North America
General Hernandez
Porfirio Diaz
Republic of Mexico
Mexican Republic
William Wermley
McKinley
Stanton Street Methodist Church
City of
Hernandez
McWinley
Absence of Official Halts Cuyahoga Savings Bank
Cleveland May 6 The Cuyahoga Savings and Banking company did not open today as a notice on the window cites the continued absence of president R N Pollock and states directors suspend payment until examinations of the bank's affairs. Depositors seek recovery while the American Trust company is named receiver for the bank.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga Savings and Banking Company
R. N. Pollock
Pollock
New York
American Trust Company
Walter D. Sayle
United States Carbon Company
Libertys Clerk Kelley Missing Amid Shortage Found
Indianapolis May 6 reports K. Kelley a clerk and treasurer in Liberty Indiana has disappeared. A shortage was discovered in his accounts.
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Indianapolis
K. Kelley
Liberty
Ind
Trainmen Open Convention in Milwaukee
The fifth biennial convention of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen opened in Milwaukee on May 6. Delegates will meet for two weeks with routine business first, then address the Grand Master Morrissey's annual report showing healthy numbers and finances. Mayor Rose welcomed attendees. Morrissey, Governor Peck, Y P Sargent, E E Clark and other grand masters attended.
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Milwaukee
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Morrissey
Rose
Peck
Y. P
Santa Fe Railroad Names New Comptroller in Chicago
D L Gallup treasurer of the Santa Fe railroad in Chicago was elected comptroller of the system, announced in Santa Fe reports dated May 6.
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Santa FE
Chicago
D. L&.gallup
Santa Fe Railroad
Morning Fire Destroys Lowell Tool Plant
A morning blaze gutted the Fifield Tool company's plant in Lowell Massachusetts causing losses estimated above 25000 dollars. No injuries were reported and the fire department fought the flames for hours before gaining control.
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Lowell
Mass
Fifield Tool Company
Henry Huffman killed by elephant in Peru Ind
Henry Huffman a resident of Van Horne Benton County was killed by an elephant in Peru Indiana. The incident is reported as a fatal encounter with the elephant while Huffman was in the area.
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Henry Huffman
Peru
Ind
van Horne
Benton County
Blue Sunday in Omaha Shadows Opening of Rigid Sunday Law
May 6 Omaha residents faced a near halt in business as strict Sunday closing was enforced to test repeal efforts. Police shut most shops including saloons except for two jailed owners, while bootblacks and newsboys clashed with authorities. The Boy d and Orpheum theaters stayed dark and hotel clerks offered free cigars to guests.
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Omaha
Neb
Frank E. Moores
Nebraska
Bernstein
Jodie’ Mehan
Knights of the Grip
Boyd
Orpheum
Council Bhuiffs
Jasper Ermine
Twenty-fourth
Bancroft
Charles Chleborad
Fifteenth
Williams Streets
Saloons Close on Sunday in Kansas City Crusade
Kansas City logs Sunday liquor ban as Carrie Nation's Home Defenders force closure. After her arrival and a $500 fine for addressing a meeting, authorities ordered Sunday closing. Prohibitionists praise the move while saloonkeepers forecast a temporary change.
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Kansas City
Carrie Nation
Home Defenders’ League
Mrs. Nation
Kansas
Kan
Nationists
McKinley Refuses Official or Unofficial Reception for Kruger
London May 6 Geneva Daily Mail correspondent reports President McKinley told Paul Kruger he cannot receive him either officially or unofficially. The note suggests a cooling of U S and Transvaal relations amid ongoing tensions in South Africa.
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London
Geneva
The
Daily Mail
McKinley
Kruger
Washington Dispatch Doubts Kruger Visit Talks
Washington May 6. No known correspondence between the president and Dom Paul on Kruger's visit. Official circles doubt the Geneva dispatch and its implications.
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Washington
Kruger
Dom Paul
Geneva
Tenement Fire Kills Seven in South Chicago
A South Chicago fire at 93516 Marquette avenue in a wooden tenement killed seven people and left seven injured. The dead include Mrs Josephine Colley and her children Mabel 6 and Annie 15 months old, along with building owner Peter Zook, his wife, and three children. Bodies were taken to Finnerty's morgue at 845 Ninety-second street.
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Chicago
Marquette Avenue
Lake Shore
Colley
Josephine
Mabel
Josephine Colley
Annie
Zook
Peter
Victoria
Nicholas
Finnerty
Ninety-second Street
Man Dies After Marriage Proposal Paralysis Strikes
Arthur P Morrison aged 27 died in a Newburyport hospital after being struck by paralysis that followed a marriage proposal to Miss Lidia Lisson on Saturday night. He collapsed after placing the engagement ring. Heart disease traced as cause. Morrison was active on local basketball teams.
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Newburyport
Mass
Arthur P. Morrison
Lidia Lisson
J. E. Walsh
Chicago
St Anthony's Hospital
Sho
Elec & City
Aricoc
Tito
Chicago Medical Institute
Claims for Maine Victims Filed in Washington
New York May 6 claims were filed by Butler and Harwood for Harry McCann seeking 10000 dollars for injuries from the Maine explosion and for Catherine Burns whose son was killed seeking 20000 dollars, submitted to the Spanish treaty claims commission in Washington.
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New York
Butler & Harwood
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Washington
Harry McCann
Maine
Catherine Burns
Relief for the Needy Official Statement in Jacksonville Fire
A Jacksonville relief update reports 12 to 15 million in losses and ongoing aid. The relief association expands its leadership, assigns a financial committee, and adopts a permanent constitution with C. E. Garner as chairman. Six thousand people were fed, about $50,000 in receipts collected, and ten carloads of supplies received from Charleston and Atlanta. An official statement urges contributions to A. M. Ives and supplies to the Jacksonville Relief Association.
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Jacksonville
Fir
Relief Association
C.E. Garner
Harry D. Nonnethau
William Clark
Cornelia Thompson
Watley Thompson
Old Ladies
Martha Hagen
Charleston
Atlanta
Jacksonville Relief Association
A. M. Ives
Chicago Mayor Harrison sued for Jacksonville relief fund appeal
Chicago on May 6 reports Mayor Harrison faced a lawsuit over a proclamation soliciting contributions to the fund aiding Jacksonville relief efforts. The action challenges the mayor's directive and the fundraising appeal amid ongoing relief work.
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Chicago
Harrison
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Fire Disaster: Widespread Losses and Relief Efforts
Jacksonville reports heavy loss of life feared after a catastrophic fire. Drownings are reported at Market street wharf while thousands seek missing relatives. Total damage estimated at 11 million dollars as relief pours in and martial law governs trade. International Typographical Union appeals for aid to Jacksonville printers. About 3,000 people have fled the city and outgoing trains are crowded with refugees.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Market Street Wharf
Jennings
el Paso
Tex
William M'Kinley
International Typographical Union
Taken from the Water
The body of real estate dealer Harry Bennetheau was recovered from the St Johns River in Jacksonville on May 6 along with two other Black victims of a Friday fire. Martial law remains strict while authorities pursue missing persons and rumors of deaths. Some residents fear forced labor deportations as crowds depart the city.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Harry Bennetheau
St. Johns
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