Liberals Threaten Panama Election Prompting U S Marine Readiness
Washington May 22 More than 600 marines would confront Liberal leaders on the Isthmus of Panama if riots or revolution occur during the Panama election in June. The zone police are strengthened, and Secretary Taft and Root warn they will intervene if disturbances delay canal work. Major C G Long commands marines on the Isthmus and Major Lejeune leads forces aboard Marblehead bound toward the zone. The canal zone remains under the War Department though no immediate troop dispatch is planned.
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Washington
Panama
Canal Zone
War Department
Taft
Marine Corps
C. G. Long
Columbia
Guantanamo
Panga
Lejeune
Marblehead
Mexican
Jis
Isthmus
Seeretary Root
United States
Supreme Court upholds Burton conviction in Senate
Washington reports the United States Supreme Court affirmed Senator Burton of Kansas was properly tried and convicted for receiving compensation while serving before a government department. The jail term nine months and $2500 fine were upheld as the court grants sixty days to seek rehearing and signals possible Senate action including expulsion if he resigns.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Burton
Kansas
Raleigh
Supreme Court
Senate
Brewer, White and Peckham
United States
Bur ‘Ton
Department
Rate Bill in Conference in House Committee
Washington May 22 The railroad rate bill faced a three hour review by the house committee on inter blade and foreign commerce seeking to approve dis adereement to senate amendments and send the measure to conference. The committee declined to push instructions to conferees while not criticizing the Allison compromise. The panel favors provisions allowing courts to review interstate commerce board orders though the key contested clause limits common carriers in producing commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Interblade and Foreign Commerce
Senate
Interstate Commerce Board
Senator Goulden Testifies on Insurance Bill Value
Representative James A. Goulden of New York told the House Judiciary Committee that being a state senator in Albany was worth 70 000 to 100 000 dollars annually, largely from insurance. He added his company was coerced into giving 10 000 dollars to a national campaign.
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Washington
James A. Goulden
New York
House Committee On the Judiciary
Wstrict
Columbia
Albany
Goulden
Massachusetts Director Pledges Accountability at Meeting
Me Plimpton of Massachusetts, a director, declared that every director who voted for the contribution would be held liable for the act, marking a strong stance on accountability within the board.
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Me Plimpton
Massachusetts
Islanders warn of revolt in Isle of Pines
S H Pearcy, a large landowner in the Isle of Pines, told the White House a Cuban authority revolt is likely unless the United States resumes control. He and his brother L Pearcy met with officials. Pearcy claimed Americans own nine tenths of the island’s property, bought on assurances it was U S soil, and said insurrectos will not endure oppression much longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
S. H. Pearcy
Isle of Pines
United States
Pearcy
7. L. Pearcy
White House
Root
MelKinley
War Department
Senate and House In Brief May 22 Washington
The legislative appropriation bill totaling 29,815,269 was passed by the senate within three hours of first reading. The house enacted twenty-two bills, including six senate and sixteen house measures, all of minor general interest. Williams pressed for quorum presence throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Washington
Carners
Wiliams
Two Illinois Men Named For Posts Abroad
Washington May 22 The president has sent to the senate the nominations of Louis H Ayme of Illinois to be consul general at Lisbon Portugal and Frank P Sargent of Illinois to be immigration commissioner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilnois
Washington
Senate
Louis H. Ayme
Illinois
Lisbon
Portugal
Frank P. Sargent
Presbyterian Brotherhood formed at Des Moines meeting
The Presbyterian general assembly unanimously voted to organize a Presbyterian Brotherhood to unite men of churches for spiritual development fraternal relations and church loyalty. A $200,000 fundraising drive was authorized for San Francisco quake relief. A Sunday observance report urged keeping Sunday sacred, discouraging funerals and urging members to favor stores closed on Sunday. the Sunday newspaper was condemned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Presbyterian General Assembly
Presbyterian Brotherhood
Presbyterian Churches
San Francisco
Committee On Sunday Observance
Sunnday
Cumberland Presbyterians Await Decision on Union Effort
In Decatur Illinois on May 22 Cumberland Presbyterians await Judge Johns decision in the suit to enjoin their union with the Presbyterian church. The argument is concluded and the ruling will be announced Thursday. The assembly continues its work with no notable action to report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Presbyterians
Decatur
Presbyterian Church
Johns
Miners Seek Independent Congress Candidacies in Indiana
Terre Haute Ind May 22 Miners form movement to nominate independent candidates for congress in Indiana Second and Fifth districts aiming to challenge party nominees and push labor interests.
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Congress
Terre Haute
Ind
Baseball Scores From Chicago May 22 1900s
Baseball scores from leagues and associations across cities. Brooklyn beats Cincinnati 6 to 4 in Cincinnati. St Louis beats Philadelphia 1 to 0. Pittsburgh defeats Boston 8 to 0. Chicago loses to New York 6 to 4. American: New York 66 over Chicago 0 in thirteen innings. Philadelphia defeats Cleveland 2 to 1. Detroit loses to Houston 2 to 1. Washington defeats St Louis 9 to 1. Association: Toledo 10 over Louisville 8. Milwaukee 4 over Kansas City 2. Indianapolis 3 over Columbus 0. Western: Omaha 5 over Denver 1. Lincoln 6 over Des Moines 1. Sioux City 9 over Pueblo 1.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
St. Louls
Pittsburg
Boston
New York
Cleveland
Houston
Detroit
Heston
Washington
Association
Toledo
Louisyville
Milwaukee
Niansas City
Indianapolis
Columbus
Minneapolis
Western
Omaha
Denver
Lincolun
Des Moines
Lincoln
Sioux City
Pueblo
Bioux City
Bloodshed Possible Sheriff Called on for Help
Bloomington Alabama May 22 Sheriff Hoke of Pontiac was sent to Cardiff to quell miner strife over non union labor. Deputies defend the mine as Italians threaten attacks possibly inciting deaths. Troops may be called and local militia stand by as communications fade.
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Bloomington
Hoke
Pontiac
Cardiff
Cardiff Coal Company
Chicago
C. H W. Hoke
Wife trading case leads to preliminary hearing in Taylorville
Fred Jackman and his wife, implicated in a wife trading scheme, face preliminary hearing. Attorney Ef. St. O'Farrell, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, awaits grand jury action. Mosby testified Jackman proposed the exchange and drafted two contracts for divorce and remarriage.
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Taylorville
Fred Jackman
Ef. St. O'Farrell
Jackman
Moshey
O’farrell
O'Farrell
Mosby
Widow Sues for 10000 in Berry Pulford Case
The widow Mary L. Berry sues Lu cinda Pulford and W T L Westbrook as administrators of the Pulford estate for 10000 in damages. She seeks compensation for injuries from the death of her husband Daniel S Berry, a noted lawyer and politician, whose murder in May 1905 and the subsequent death of suspect Bothwell Pulford are recalled by the suit filed in Savana.
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Savana
Daniel S. Berry
Bothwell Pulford
Berry
Mary L. Berry
Lucinda Pulford
W. TL. Westbrook
Pulford
State board to hear charges against superintendent
Springfield Wisconsin May 22 The state board of charities will meet Friday in Chicago to hear testimony on charges of cruelty to inmates and failure to feed them against Mrs Flo Jamison Miller superintendent of the Soliers Widows Howe at Wilmington, Wilmington located in Illinois not specified.
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Springfield
State Board of Charities
Frank Billinges
Chicago
Flo Jamison Miller
Soliers
Howe
Wilmington
Women Plead for a Vote Before Chicago Ministers
Women suffragists urged pastors to support municipal suffrage in Chicago on May 22. Miss Jane Adams led the appeal using familiar arguments. The ministerial associations did not act on the request.
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Chicago
Associations of
Jane Addims
Peoria Promises Second Sensation Over Bank Collapse
Peoria May 22 The city awaits a second sensational development surrounding the People's bank failure. The grand jury has begun an investigation into the bank's affairs and startling disclosures are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
People's Bank
Dr. Simmons
Aged Man Hit by a Train in Vandalia HL
In Vandalia HL on May 22 John Bingham aged years old father of postings ter Bingham was struck by no train and severely injured, possibly fatally, in a news item from the local report.
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Vandalia, HL
John Bingham
Bingham
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Ad Praises Genuine Product
An advertisement extols DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as the best for painful burns sunburns and minor injuries. It warns against imitations and notes the Chicago firm E C DeWitt & Co. on every box and that it is sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
DeWitt’s
E.C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Winslow & Co Sells Coim Ort Slippers At 24 Cents
Winslow and Coim Ort slippers have sold for years at 24 cents per pair. The ongoing pricing remains steady amid market signals and retailer competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow & Co
Forest Fines ARE OUT
Fecanabii Mich May 28 Out the chaos Pestilting from the Avid apread fortat fites of Friday order In gradually being restored the towns and isolated settlers are all preparing to repair the damage done and all danger if Now only because the rain has extinguished the last smoldering fires Governor Warner at Lansing wired that if help was needed he could finish it He is addressed ex Senator 0 R Fuller and asked him for information regarding the situation and the condition of that homeless While there are many who would welcome assistance those who lost their homes are spread over such wide territory that their friends and neighbors can take care of them and the people at large will not have to be called upon.
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Fecanabii
Mich
Manufacturers allege coal rate discrimination in Indiana
Plaindealing from Indianapolis on May 22, the Manufacturers' club of Fort Wayne filed a complaint with the state railroad commission against fifteen railroads. Named lines include Baltimore and Ohio, Southwestern, Central Indiana, Chicago and Great Western, Illinois Central, Illinois Central Gulf, Louisville and Nashville, New York Central, Chicago and St Louis, Southern Indiana, Vandalia, and Wabash among others.
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Indianapolis
Manufacturers’ Club
Fort Wayne
Han
State Railroad Commission
Baltimore and Ohio
Suthwestern
Indiana
Ff, L
Co. C
St Louis
T. H
British vice consul shot dead in Batoum area
In Batoum a British subject and vice consul of the United States at that port, W. H. Stuart, a leading local businessman, was shot and killed at night by unknown assailants believed to be terrorists. The murder comes as the latest assassination to be reported.
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St. Petersburg
Batoum
W. H. Stuart
Tiited States
Despised outsider Tokalon wins Brooklyn Handicap at Gravesend
At Gravesend on May 22 J W Pulier's Tokalon, a 25 to 1 outsider, defeats second choice Dandelion with The Picket in third. The 2 05 3 5 time is within one fifth of a second of the track record.
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Gravesend
L. I
J. W. Pulier
Dandelion
Chicago Board of Trade Market Quotations May 21
Quotations for Wheat Corn Oats Park Lard and cash sales shown. Live stock at East Buffalo and Chicago reports include cattle hogs and sheep receipts with price ranges and market tones. Notable figures list May prices for wheat and corn plus May 21 cattle hogs and lambs ranges.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Hovs
Prine Heavy
Coi& Heavy
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. YY
Exursion Tickets to State Meet via Northwestern Lines
Exursion tickets to the State Inter scholastic Meet at Cham- via the Northwestern Lines will be sold at reduced rates May 18 and 19 limited to return until May 21 inclusive. Apply to agents Chicago North Western Ry.
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Cham
Northwestern
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Burdett Sings Piano Tuning Order at Brown & Dollmeyers
F. J. Burdett, noted piano tuner, places an order for 890 units through Brown & Dollmeyers or via telephone, signaling a surge in demand for tuning services and related equipment.
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F. J. Burdett
Brown & Dollmeyers
Daily delivery option offered for city residents
The Daily is delivered to any part of the city at 10c a week. The notice emphasizes wide coverage and low weekly cost for newspaper service within city limits.
Judge Gaynor Denounces Corporations at Civic Dinner
At a New York Civic Federation dinner Judge William J. Gaynor denounced corporate franchises as gifts and a tax on the people, criticizing railroads and utilities for private gain. August Belmont, also present, challenged the view. He warned of mob law if reform is not achieved, arguing that public welfare is overridden by corporate power.
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New York
New York Civic Federation
Federation
Europe
Supreme Court
William J. Gaynor
August Belmont
Gaynor
Belwavent Denies Allegations on Corporate Ownership Case
August Belmont states he did not expect arguments on the subject and repudiates insinuations about his management. He asserts corporations deserve court hearing and that his Federations seek a textbook on municipal ownership for public testing after a court verdict. He emphasizes welcome of correct interpretation and duty as Federation president.
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Belwavent
Belmont
Gaynor
Federation
Winslow & Co Shoe Store Offers Top Prices and Service
Winslow and Co. promises proper shoe care and ahead of competition. They feature up to date shoes at the lowest prices, building a strong reputation for value and service.
Elks Annual Meet Prompt Elks Tickets to Denver Trips
The C. M. & St. Paul will sell excursion round trip tickets to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo for 24 40 July 10 to 16 limit August 80 account of the annual meeting of Elks J B Sweat agent 4 Tdawtd.
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C. M. & St. Paul
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Elks
J.B. Sweat Agent
Rescue of 300 Miners at Offsite Westmoreland Mine Fire
Three hundred miners trapped at an outlying Westmoreland coal mine near Washington mile east of the city were rescued as a blaze near the engine house and warehouse threatened the shaft. The fire caused $20,000 in damage, halted ventilation, and men escaped through a winding stairway while others fought flames with water buckets.
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Tahutre
Iil
Westmoreland
Washington
Afr
Puter Drew A Gun In Alameda Arrest
S A n Puter, linked to Oregon land frauds, was seized by secret service agents in Alameda after a Boston escape. He tried to draw a revolver as detectives moved to take him to the police station. Puter had arrived from New York, visited his wife in Berkeley, then returned to his lodging before arrest.
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San Francisco
S. A
Secret Service
Peter
Severe hailstorm hits Franklin Nebraska crops and stock
Franklin Nebraska May 22 A severe hailstorm described as the worst ever seen in the area occurred for about forty five minutes with hailstones as large as half dollars smashing roofs windows and crops while stock died. A heavy rain followed for over an hour with nearly five inches of water washing out tracks and crippling telephone and telegraph services delaying details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin, Neb
Cornelius Bliss Appears Before Grand Jury Inquiry
Cornelius N Fruiss treasurer of the national Rept lia cranmittee testified as a witness before a special grand jury drawn at the instance of District Attorney Jerome to investigate life insurance matters in New York on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Bliss
New York
Cornelius N. Fruiss
Reptlia Cranmittee
Jerome
Death of Senator Vest's Widow
Mrs Salle Winbeth Vest widow of Senator George Graham Vest dies at her daughter Mrs George P Jackson's home in St Louis at age 91. Vest widow was born in Sheumitky.
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Senator Vest
St. Louis
Salle Winabeth Vest
United States
George Graham Vest
George Pu
Jackson
Veet Wis
No Clash with the Czar Address Sent to the Czar
The house of deputies of the domaia did nothing about delivering the address in reply to the throne speech, and instead moved on to other business, while the address Willits.
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St. Petersburg
House of Deputies
Domaia
Speoch
Willits
New York Strike Shuts Painters Union Office and More
A strike by the Brotherhood of Painters with T0080 members began in New York aiming to secure higher wages. Vrast visited many central New York sections Sunday night. Reports from St Petersburg say General Stoessel and Admiral Nehogutoh were condemned to death for losses at Port Arthur and the Kirin naval battle with the Japanese, respectively. The Young Women’s Christian Association World Conference at Paris concluded, Queen Alexandra and the British royal family left via the Mediterranean. The ex-president of Santo Jiowingos is in St Thomas, Danish West Indies, possibly seeking trouble. President Tahu inaugurated as Cunha’s president in Havana Sunday. Governor Tiggines vetoed a Niagara river water bill. The Russian ambassador and Baron Rosen dine in Washington with the Japanese ambassador and Viscountess Okuni. A fire at Abbeville, Alabama destroyed the business district with heavy damage. The British prime minister in London spoke of health rumors regarding the sultan. William H. Hearst seeks quo warranto against George K. McClellan for New York mayor. Five cotton decks of the American Dock and Trust in Tonkingsville, S. I., caused $250,000 in damages.
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New York
Brotherhood of Painters
Vrast
St. Petersburg
General Stoessel
Admiral Nehogutoh
Port Arthur
Young Women’s Christian Association
Paris
Queen Alexandra
Mediterranean
Crenendal Moralce
Santo Jiowingos
St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
T’ahua
Cunha
Havana
Cavernor Tiggines
Niagara River
Ambaissador
Baron Rosen
George K. McClellan
Ameri Qian Dork and Trust Company
Tonkinsvile, S. 1
Very Low Excursion Rate to New Haven Conn Knights
Excursion tickets are offered on convenient dates with favorable return limits for the Annual Convention of the National Council Knights of Columbus to be held June 8 and 9 in New Haven Connecticut. Apply to agents of the Chicago and North Western Railway for details and purchases.
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New Haven
Conn
North-Western
National Council, Knights of Columbus
Chicago & North-Western R'y
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