Mayor orders probe for strike violence in Chicago
Chicago reports continued street clashes as strikers attack nonunion men and police. mayor Dunne forms a three member commission led by Graham Taylor to investigate blackmail and contract breaches by unions while employers are accused of fueling the strike. Violence across downtown injures many and prompts labor bank withdrawals.
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Chicago
Dunne
Etragzic
Graham Taylor
Gimens
Towner K Webster
Webster Manufacturing Company
Willam
Boyden
Winmetka
Mats, Fisher & Boyden
Bamployer Association
Turners’ Associations of
John Noonan
Charles Dailey
Assershy
Gaspebury Hotel
West Madison Street
Perges
Starling
Loeb Escapes Service In Love Letters Suit
The May 1 1908 report notes Secretary Loeb evaded summons in a $85 000 conspiracy suit over letters alleged to be written by a US senator. A presidential train route change bypassed Omaha causing sheriff attempts to serve in Missouri Valley Iowa and Fremont Nebraska. The case names Wynne and Miller with Loeb as a party.
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Missouri Valley
Willam Loeb, Jr
Sasely
Nebraska
Mae Wood
United States
Elkhorn
Chicago & Northwestern
Fremont
Neb
Douglas County
Simmons
Omaha
Mr. Loeb
Miss Wood
Robert J. Wynne
J. Martin Miller
Loeb
Mies Wood
Sheriff Power
Union Station
Roosevelt
Britt Gains New Lightweight World Title
James K E Britt of California won the world lightweight boxing title at Woodward's Pavilion in San Francisco by stopping Jabez White of England in the final seconds of a 20 round bout. White, dazed, rose once but Britt overwhelmed him with a decisive flurry as the referee halted the match. White later said Britt was the better man and fought fairly.
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Woodward's Pavilion
San Francisco
James KE
Britt
California
Jabez White
England
White
Equitable Life policy surplus and leadership note
James W. Alexander, president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, published a letter to Edward A. Woods of Pittsburgh asserting the surplus is held for policy holders rather than stockholders and denying rumors of his resignation. Also reported are a strict anti cigarette law enforcement in Indiana after an ape smoked during a show, the drowning of Lt. Moses K. Ross at Fort Monroe, and Rear Admiral Yates Stirling's retirement after reaching 62.
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New York
James W. Alexander
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Edward A. Woods
Pittsburg
Alexander
South Bend
Ind
Indiana
Tornado kills twenty nine in Marquette town disaster
A devastating tornado tore through Marquette at midnight causing 29 deaths and 44 injuries. The tornado demolished a main section of the town, many victims were found in wreckage, and rescue efforts were hampered by darkness before aid arrived from nearby communities. Lightning killed four in Michigan as storms swept the region.
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Marquette
Michigan
Kan
Gus Anderson
Tillie Ellerson
A. V. Anderson
Elmer Hultgren
Blanche Switzer
Lena Switzer
Nina Switzer
Anna Carlson
M. P. Nelson
A. Sjogren
Olaf Hansen
Gottfried Nelson
Elmer Nelson
Portler
Nina Roberts
Carl
State board signs contracts to widen Ohio canal
The state board of public works signed the first contracts for the northern division improvement of the Ohio canal. In connection with the Muskingum river, it will provide a seven foot waterway across the state. The canal joins the Muskingum at Dresden and the widening and deepening are estimated to cost 600000 dollars.
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Columbus
State Board of Public Works
Dresden
Goll Admitted to Bail in Milwaukee Embezzlement Case
Henry G. Goll former assistant cashier of the First National Bank was admitted to bail Monday night on charges of embezzling over $100,000 from the bank. Bail fixed at 10000 with his father in law and unnamed friends as sureties. Preliminary hearing set for May 16.
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Milwaukee
Henry G. Goll
First National Bank
Goll
Roosevelt on horseback in Colorado hunting bears
President Roosevelt and party reached Glenwood Springs on horseback from Newcastle, declining trains. They bagged ten bears during the expedition, with the president killing four. Denver welcomed the group with a royal reception including addresses along the Denver & Rio Grande route and a banquet at the Brown Palace hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. The president planned to depart for Chicago at seven the next morning aboard the private car Rocket.
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Glenwood Springs
Col
Roosevelt
Newcastle
Denver
Rooseytt
Colorado
Denver & Rio Grande
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Brown Palace
Chicago
Taft Urges Rail Regulation at New Willard Event
Secretary Taft told 200 railway workers and International Railway congress members that railway rate legislation is needed and urged railroads to cooperate. He opposed government ownership but supported a tribunal to curb discrimination and set maximum rates. The room fell silent as he spoke his mind on rates. Contact with public demand was emphasized.
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Washington
Taft
International Railway Congress
American Railway Association
New Willard Hotel
Lightning Kills Four In Michigan Report
A disaster in Michigan reports four fatalities due to a lightning strike. The incident underscores severe weather danger in the region and prompts emergency responders to investigate the scene and secure nearby properties.
Massacre at Zhitomir Triggers Two Day Riots in 1905
Massacre report confirms that Jews were attacked by Orthodox Christians in Zhitomir Volynia during May 7 to May 9. Jewish defenders suffered many deaths and injuries as private dispatches link the violence to M Kroushevan’s newspaper articles.
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St. Petersburg
Zhitomir
Volhynia
Russia
Novosti
M. Kroushevan
May 10 Briefs From Around The World And Nation
The sultan decorated J Pierpont Morgan. Wu Ting Fang ends whipping in China. St Louis cruiser launched at Philadelphia. Norway Portugal arbitration treaty signed at Lisbon. Hay to sail for US in June. Staten Island trolley crash injures 30. Fuller says US Supreme Court meets Monday. Rockefeller's wealth cited at 500 million. Herbert W Bowen arrives in New York. Pete Neuvtens murders landlady then attempts suicide. B&O orders 10,000 freight cars for 12 million. Fifth Avenue Hotel in Duluth destroyed. three killed. Mrs Chadwick case set for October 3 hearing in Cleveland. Ira Green and William Dillon hanged in Bellefonte. Middleton Bank fails at 30,000. cashier accused of 20,000 theft. Todd Boesch store in Alexandria robbed of cash and merchandise. Sawmill boiler explosion in Kentucky kills John Matherly. Harvey Schleuter, 12, killed by sister on ride. Allaire Woodward stock fire at Peoria loses 75,000. Harriman loses 5 million inEquitable fight. Maj Ralph Dunning dead at 94 in Brooklyn. New York to Portland car race for 1000 prize. La Crosse jail anti trust case, 9 days. Brandson Gardner shoots wife then kills self at Traverse City. Flora Miss fire wipes out business district. 200k loss. Wisconsin tips ban signed. no gratuities allowed. Herman Strauss shoots himself at Watertown cemetery.
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Turkey
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wu Ting-Fang
China
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Norway
Portugal
Lisbon
Hay
Europe
United States
Staten Island
Fuller
Supreme Court of the
Henry Clews
Rockefeller
Herbert W. Bowen
Venezuela
New York
Pete Neuvtens
Annie Dummer
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Fifth Avenue
Duluth
Minn
Chadwick
Cleveland
United States Court of Appeals
Ira Green
William Dillon
Bellefonte
Jerry Condo
Center County
Middleton Bank
Waverly
Harvey Schleuter
Cedar Rapids
Allaire, Woodward & Co
Peoria
E. H. Harriman
Maj
Ralph Dunning
Engineering Department
United States Army
Andrew Jackson
Brooklyn
Portland
Ore
National Good Roads Association
Association
la Crosse
States Supreme Court
Brandson Gardner
Traverse City
Mich
J. Fulthun
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