Peace talks collapse as Teamsters strike widens
Chicago May 22 Complications in the Teamsters strike threaten peace talks and risk a general strike. The Teamsters Joint Council rejected a settlement plan and refused to re employ drivers, reopening the conflict as express firms boycotted. Sheriff Barrett warned of immediate action and troops were pledged if needed.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Teamsters’ Joint Council
Express
Joint Council
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Barrett
Sherman Mouse
Chicago Employers’ Association
Levy Mayer
Deneen
Dunne
Hoch Found Guilty in Wife Murder Case
Chicago May 2 Johann Hoch convicted of murdering wife Marie Walker Hoch by arsenic poisoning in Judge Kersten's court. Jury recommended death. foreman William G. Messier led the deliberations, with initial ballots showing some for life before unanimity for death. Hoch, a self confessed bigamist, faced trial for the death of Mrs. Walker Hoch.
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Chicago
Johann Hoch
Kersten
Marie Wacker-Hoch
John Hoch
John Schmitt
William G. Messier
Heech
Marie Walker-Hoch
Deadly Boiler Explosion in Columbus Factory
A boiler explosion near the Mocking Valley roundhouse on West Mound street killed six workers instantly and wrecked the building. Debris and mangled bodies flew hundreds of feet as rescue efforts began and one man was missing, believed washed into the river.
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Columbus
Mocking Valley Railroad
West Mound Street
Immigration Crisis Sparks Roosevelt’s Congressional Push
President Roosevelt plans to address immigration as a major issue. He notes record arrivals loom for the coming fiscal year ending June 30, with nearly 1,000,000 steerage passengers expected to reach the United States. Previous years saw 857,046 in 1903 and 812,870 in 1904.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Europe
United States
Death of Judge Tourgee in Bordeaux
Judge Albion Winegar Tourgee of Mayville New York and American consul general in Bordeaux died Sunday morning from acute uraemia due to an old wound. A cablegram to the state department confirmed his death. He had previously served as consul general at Halifax and was a noted lawyer writer and lecturer. Dominic J Murphy of DC has been named consul of Bordeaux to succeed Tourgee.
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Albion Winegar Tourgee
Mayville
N. Y
Washington
State Department
Tourgee
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Dominic J. Murphy
District of Columbia
France
A. W. Tourgee
Savannah
Daniel
Berry
John Stewart Crossy
J.C. Stewart
St. Louis
Vienna
Liezen
Styria
Bogcuck
Ohio Supreme Court
Darke County
Hostetter
State of
Ohio
William Buchols
Udall
Kan
Rogers Williams University
Nashville, Tenn
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
C. D. Crawford
Elk River
Minn
Heine Lundeen
Alice B. Stockton
Evanston
Ill
Tolstoi
Kreutzer
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
Tire
Ambridge
Annie Cauvko
Nights Templars of
Missouri
St. Joseph
Garfield
Bureau of Corporations
Dora
Dagmar Turnburg
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Bank Doors Closed by State Authority in New York
The Merchants' Trust Company of New York was closed Tuesday by the state superintendent of banks. It had made loans totaling about 1,260,000 dollars that could not be realized enough to pay depositors and protect the bank's capital from impairment.
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New York
Merchants’ Trust Company
State Superintendent of Banks
Thieves Steal Handsome Jewels Worth $90,000 at Tiffanys
Three diamonds cut from the Excelsior stone and totaling $90,400 were stolen from Tiffany & Co in New York on May 4. A trusted workshop worker allegedly left three gems unplaced in a shelf area, with detectives pursuing leads across continents as the case unfolds. The stones include a 31 carat $50,000 diamond, a 24 carat $25,000 gem, and a 20 carat $15,000 stone. The theft is linked to internal access by shop personnel.
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New York
Excelsior
Tiffany & Co
Tiffany
Jagersfontein
South Africa
Union Square
Two Branches to Unite
The Cumberland Presbyterian church was voted into the general assembly at Winona Lake Indiana at noon Monday amid loud applause with no speech and no dissent. The action ends a major bid since the civil war and reunites a branch that left over disagreements on slavery.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Aveassin Hanged in Moscow Murder Case
Semi official report states Ivan Kalelev who killed Grand Duke Sergei at Moscow on February 17 was hanged at three o'clock Tuesday morning. The incident marks the culmination of the sensational case with Kalelev executed for the regicide.
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Aveassin
St. Petersburg
Ivan Kalelev
Grand Duke Us
Moscow
Death of Aged Journalist in Milwaukee
William E. Cramer aged 88 longtime editor in chief of the Evening Wisconsin Milwaukee died Sunday morning of pneumonia after two months illness. A lawyer by training he wrote for the Albany Argus and knew Democratic leaders like Martin Van Buren and Horatio Seymour. He joined Milwaukee in 1847 purchasing the Courier later Evening Wisconsin. The paper shifted from Democratic to Republican after the Civil War.
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Milwaukee
William E. Cramer
Wisconsin
Cramer
Albany Argus
Martin van Buren
Horatio Seymour
Courier
Wisconsin Senate Passes Administrative Railroad Bill
The Wisconsin Senate approved the administration backed railroad measure by unanimous vote after rejecting amendments. The bill, already approved by the assembly, creates a three member appointive railway commission with a 5000 dollar annual salary to set fair rates and regulate freight and passenger charges and prevent unjust discriminations. Admiral Maintains Silence. St. Petersburg, May 24. The admiralty says no direct word has come from Vice Admiral Rosestvensky for ten days amid speculation of his voyage. Vault Was Goldfield Bank Fails. Gold Field Nev May 24. The Gold Field Bank and Trust Co with liabilities of 78227 failed. discovered assets 4821. 4800 in notes and a five dollar piece found under the counter.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Administration
St. Petersburg
Admiralty
Rosestvensky
Rojestvensky
Goldfield, Nev
Goldfield Bank and Trust Company
Plague Death Toll Rises Across India This Year
London reports that up to May 23 nearly three quarters of a million Indians have died from the plague this year. From January 1 to April 1 mortality reached 471,744 and in the four weeks to April 29 another 215,961 deaths occurred. In New York state, Mrs. Mary Shepard dies at 104 in Poughkeepsie. She was born December 26, 1800 in Kilkenny Ireland.
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London
India
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Mary Shepard
County Kilkenny
Ireland
Philadelphia Mayor Fires Two Cabinet Members Over Gas Lease
Mayor Weaver dismisses David Smyth and Peter Costello amid clash over a 75 year 25 million dollar lease plan for the city gas works. He vows to veto the council lease and fights the Republican machine with outside counsels Elihu Root and James Gay Gordon.
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Philadelphia
United Gas Improvement Company
Weaver
David J. Smyth
Department of Public Safety
Peter E. Costello
Department of Public Works
Smyth
Costello
Elihu Root
New York
James Gay Gordon
Gordon
Grief News Highlights Global and Local Tragedies
A survey of recent items notes Canada ready to negotiate water disputes with the U S, Roosevelt policy shifts, a Venezuela court voiding an asphalt concession, and fatalities including a Brooklyn youth struck by a pitched ball. Also reported are deaths of public figures, major fires, and a murder sentence set for August in Minnesota.
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United E8
Emperor N
Roosevelt
China
Venezuela
Brooklyn
James Miles
Admiral Sigsbee
Santo Domingo
United States
Daniel Buck
Minnesota
Oskaloosa
D. H. Harper
Ottumwa
Edna Dickerson
Chicago
Ambassador Choate
John Harvard
St. Saviour’s Church
Southwark
Eng
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