After Wrong Man Killed in Northern Pacific Hold-Up Suspect
In Butte Montana on May 13 Patrol Driver Charles Jackson shot and killed Harry Cole as he tried to escape. A mob of 5000, led by Cole’s brother, attempted to lynch Detective Charles McGarvey whom they believed killed the man. Cole, held on forgery charges, was suspected of aiding two bandits in a Weld Spur North Coast Limited robbery that killed engineer Frank Crow and wounded fireman Thomas Sullivan. The crowd raged at the police station, then stormed Cart Engle’s gun shop, grabbing shotguns but failing to find ammunition.
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Butte
Mont
Charles Jackson
Harry Cole
Cole
Charles McGarvey
McGarvey
North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific
Welds Spur
Frank Crow
Thomas Sullivan
Jackson
Cart Engle
Italians Convicted In Black Hand Case Sentenced
In Wilkesbarre on May 13 eleven Italians convicted of Black Hand crimes were each sentenced to one year in Luzerne county jail and fined 25 dollars plus court costs. The judge noted he could impose the maximum two-year term but chose leniency to give the defendants a chance at reform as strangers to the county and laws.
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Wilkesbarre
Luzerne
Venezuela paying up under blockade payments ended
Washington reports from Williams W. Russell in Caracas that payments to Germany Great Britain and Italy under the long standing blockade plan will be completed around the end of May. The United States Mexico the Netherlands Sweden and Belgium will soon settle, with monthly payments to merchants from Venezuelan customs receipts starting.
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Washington
State Department
Williams W. Russell
Caracas
Venezela
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
United States
Mexico
Netherlands
Sweden
Belgium
Mercenan Irles
Venezuela
Mice expose theft as culprit at Osceola station
In Osceola the theft at the railroad company is blamed on mice after a torn station wall exposed the loot hidden under a chest. The clerk Woolen, discharged, faces uninstated status as the case unfolds with a local crowd closure. May reports include embezzlement charges in Charlotte and a Harvard defeat by Columbia in a long-ago race.
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Osceola
Wooley
Woolen
New York Freights Hit By Longshore Strike
Arbitration breaches threaten end to the Longshore strike with little chance of negotiations. The National Civic Federation seeks ship company leaders and strikers, but progress remains near zero. Ocean freight is demoralized, losses mount. railroads refuse freight, exporters grow uneasy, grain shipments pile up, and congestion worsens in New York while European firms inquire about expected shipments.
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New York
Longsharemen
National Civic Federation
Eruptions Rise On Mount Etna And Stromboli Alarm Sicily
Messina May 13 news reports new eruptions from Mount Etna and Stromboli. Observatories in Messina and Catania note light earth shocks while villagers in Etna’s vicinity grow anxious. Main crater smoke and flames visible over long distances as parts of Stromboli crater collapse. Sea nearby is unsettled, scientists speculate a submarine crater may have formed contributing to the disturbance.
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Messina
Sicily
Ema
Stronthall
Catania
Mount Etna
Mount Eta
Stromboli
Will Open Rich Mines near Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek Colorado May 13 festivities celebrate the start of work on the Tong drainage tunnel. Mining and business leaders from across Colorado attended excursions, signaling rejoicing in the Tipple Creek district. The tunnel will drain riverside territory and is estimated to unlock hundreds of millions in gold ore, extending Cripple Creek’s mining life.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Colorado
Tipple Creek
Girsin
Wil P
Two Dead and Twelve Hurt Near Flemingsburg Ky
A train wreck near Flemingsburg Kentucky leaves two dead. three others fatally injured and ten seriously hurt when an engine and two coaches broke through a trestle. Victims include Harry Thoms of Cincinnati and engineer Clarence Browning of Flemingsburg. other fatalities listed and injuries detailed.
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Flemingsburg
Cincinnati
Raikway
Harry Thoms
Clarence Browning
Melia Snod
Covington
Wheat futures soar as weather prompts demand surge
Weather worsens outlook for the winter wheat belt as Chicago Board of Trade options rise beyond 90 cents for July and September. Traders push prices higher despite early realizations, with July and September peaking around 113 and 91 1 2 cents respectively, amid heavy activity and cold forecasts. Reports from Winnipeg and Manitoba note delayed seeding while Kansas counties show crop conditions far below government estimates.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Northwest
Weather Bureau
Winnipeg
Canada
Manitoba
Kansas
December Wheat Futures Jump Amid Global Market Pressure
In New York the December wheat futures breached the dollar mark trading to $1.01. July futures climbed to 98.14 cents as traders cited heavy selling for profits and renewed external demand, with strong replies from foreign markets, notably the Continent, due to adverse conditions in Russia and Hungary.
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New York
Armid
Russia
Hungary
Criticised the Emperor in Vienna Arrest Sees Wife Held
London reports from an Express Vienna correspondent that Mrs. Wowanke wife of a Chicago engineer was arrested at her parents home in Radwanitz Silesia on charges of lese majeste. The case involves love letters said to have been written years ago by her former lover Strahowski and alleges revenge against the emperor.
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London
Vienna
the Express
Wowanke
Chicago
Radwanitz
Silesia
Unimis
Strahowski
América
Waowan
Mirenis
Therenper Strabowski
Hig Shing
Threaten To Close Down In New York Mills Work
General Manager Gerbrecht of Havemaster Sugar Refining Company in Williamsburg warned striking laborers that if their demands and rate of pay are not accepted, he will close the works and turn 5 000 to 6 000 workers out of work. The workers are about 2 000 foreigners including Poles and others. Refineries and officials seek better terms.
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New York
Gerbrecht
Havemaser Suvtar Byfining Company
Williamsburg
Uhrawins
Tie Kirikers
ApHoineka
Mikteeft
Ouster Issued Against Two Kansas Utilities by Supreme Court
Magik-Writs of ouster target Topeka and Palman companies for failure to comply with Kansas corporation laws. They must pay charter fees before resuming business in Kansas and plan to appeal to the U S Supreme Court. Four of family die in a week at Sault Ste Marie.
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Topeka
Ran
Te Weerven Unio Telegraph Company
Palman Company
Supreme Rodre of Kansas
Kansas Corporation
Kansas
Supreme Court of the United States
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
John McNaughhton
Great Lakes
William McNaughton
Mary
A. J. Ferguson
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