World and Local News Digest from May Day edition
The column reports famine misery in India and attacks on Europeans near Shahpur, plus U S political shifts. It notes Congressman Noonan preparing a probe into the American Wire and Steel closure and NY Block Exchange affairs, with a seven member committee and subpoenas. Manila reports reveal Spitzer acquitted of smugglings charges. Tragedies at Muncie detail two suicides linked to domestic trouble. Wheeler resigns from Congress while Harper Bros. foreclosure suit proceeds in New York. The Porte complains over U S indemnity delays and a major fire devastates Fairmount factory warehousing. Quay loses his Senate seat by one vote in Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Noonan
Chicago
Washington
American Wire and Steel Company
Noonan
New York Block Exchange
Quay
Matthew Stanley Quay
United States Senate
Pennsylvania
Jewel Heist at European Princess Home
A young man posing as a bell repairer gains access to Princess Von Auersperg’s New York residence at 326 East Seventy-eighth Street and steals jewels valued at $10,000 after being admitted by the butler. The event occurs between 1 and 2 PM, while the princess is unaware, and the thief exits with the loot. The princess is the daughter of BE C Hazard of Shrewsbury, Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Princess von Aversperg
East Seventy-eighth Street
Reading
Princess von Auersperg
BE. C. Hazard
Shrewsbury
Conn
Prince von Auersperg
Influx of Japanese Immigrants Reaches Pacific Ports
The steamer Miles brought 1200 Japanese immigrants to Victoria from Kobe, most aimed at U S railways. April arrivals at Puget Sound and British Columbia total 3500, with about two thirds crossing into the United States. The exodus is linked to feared war between Japan and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grants
Victoria
Miles
B. C
Kobe
United States
Puget Sound
British Columbia
Japan
Russia
Actresses Gowns Ruined by Street Acid Toss
Four prominent Chicago women Kathryn Osterman Ethel Levy Dorothy Drew and Mrs Harry Watson walked State Street in clear sunshine after noon and found their gowns perforated by acid holes the size of a dime. J J Rosenthal Ostermans husband theater manager suspects an envious actor or actress may be the perpetrator of this spiteful act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Osterman
Ethel Levy
Dorothy Drew
Harry Watson
State Street
Chicago
J. J. Rosenthal
Cannibalism Trial In Vancouver B C Ends With Guilty Verdict
Immature aggression and a farsighted judge highlight a Canadian cannibalism case. Agowkuku, a full blooded Indian, found guilty of eating human flesh while Hunt, a half breed, was acquitted. The trial followed rumors of brutal rites and death dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Iunt
Agowkuku
Vancouver
B. C
Hunt
Farm Hands Wanted as Illinois Wisconsin Shortage Grows
Chicago employment agencies report a flood of farm help requests after snow melt in northern Illinois and Wisconsin. Employers raise wages to 18 to 24 dollars with meals and lodging, preferring single men though families acceptable. Agencies restrict placements unless transport is provided or an employer representative calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iainois
Wisconsin
Chicago
Thomas Devenish
Irregular Trade Signals Weather and Prices
Bradstreet notes increased irregularity in trade and prices due to weather and continued push for lower iron and steel prices. Despite mixed signals, basic trade conditions remain overall favorable with heavy railway earnings and lower bank clearings from holidays and stock speculation. Wheat and corn shipments rose week over week, with wheat totaling about 3.9 million bushels and corn exports about 3.16 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
Bank Teller Confesses Embezzlement After $10,000 Missing
Toronto bank teller George M. Wilson reports a $10,000 theft but later admits stealing since last November. He refuses to reveal the fate of the latest haul as detectives audit his accounts and uncover a $2,000 shortfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Wilson
Merchants’ Bank
Toronto
Wilson
Armour May Back Big Packing Plant in St Louis
Indications arise of a major live stock move in St Louis with P D Armour Co reported as backing the project. Talk suggests Armour holds the old stockyards and abattoir, with large real estate transfers possibly tied to their disposal, and Burlington Railway officials may be involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
P. D. Armour & Co
Chicago
Armour
Burlington Railway
Fatal friendly boxing match ends in death in Ohio
Elmer Harris aged 17 collapsed and died after a friendly bout with George James and Charles Gronbach in a shed gym behind the Harris home at Hamilton Ohio. Coroner McHenry ruled brain hemorrhage from a blow and exonerated the two opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ohio
Elmer Harris
George James
Charles Gronbach
Harris
McHenry
Senate Debates Alaskan Civil Code and Naval Bill Progress
The Senate debated the Alaskan civil code and naval appropriations with focus on armor plating and shipbuilding. House discussions centered on the naval bill including cuts to surveys and armor contracts, while addressing Porto Rico civil administration and Quay seating disputes.
National Capital Awards and Military and Legislative Items
National Capital Delagoa Bay Railway award to be accepted. A 20000 acre buffalo reserve favored in New Mexico. No more turrets on warships. Philippine army totals 11685. Havana Pinar del Rio departments consolidated. Pure food legislation expected this session. Colorado Republicans back Walcott for VP and Tawney repeal would save 364000 annually. Mail bag repair shops may move to Columbus Ohio. Manila customs receipts: 2016870 for 1807 and 3825150 last year. Indian Head proving ground armor plate resisted 10 inch guns. Senator Morgan carried every county and Alabama law to back canal bill. Secretary Root favors national guardsmen in artillery service act as coast defense relief.
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Delagoa Bay
Buffalo
New Mexico
Philippine Army
Havana
Pinar del Rio
Colorado
Walcott
Tawney
Columbus
Ohio
Manila
Indian Head Proving Ground
Morgan
Senate
Root
Artillery Service
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Ana
India
Calcutta
Shahpur
Northwest
Louis Spitzer
Remingtons
Maxim
Orient
Spitzer
Muncie
Ind
John F. Herman
Daleville
Mattie
Albert Jones
Joe
Montgomery
Ala
Johnson
Joseph Wheeler
Congress
Alabama
Gen. Wheeler
Harpers
Supreme Court
State Trust Company
Harper Bros
Porte
Constantinople
Ali Ferreouhey
Fairmount
Wilson & MecCulloch
Masonic Temple
Fort Wayne
A. Lindair
J. Bjornson
Edinburg
N. D
Great Northern
Lima
N. L. Michael
Y. P
Gus Kalb
American National Bank
McClurg
Wabash Avenue
Madison Street
Michigan Tlephone Company
Straits of Mackinac
Marquette
Detroit
Pittsburg
Brazil
M. Cutcheon
Sullivan M. Cutcheon
Michigan House of Representatives
Pittsfield
Lincoln
Welland Canal
Jock No. 24
Port Colborne
Ont
Sampson
Schley
Satughon
Dewey
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Dillsboro
George Crone
Seymour
Cc. E. Moreledge
Kansas City
London Mail
Yokohama
Hawaii
Muskegon
Immanuel Holland Reformed Church
Mich
Nicholas Curry
Ben Peterson
Carey
Gurtivld Melchmald
Tle
Lake Athabasca
Tyrell
Archdeacon Lafthouse
Fort Chipewyan
Lac la Biebe
Haverly
Carnegie Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Cuba
Military Commission
Leallamba
P. I
Otis
Eliza Chrisman
Topeka
University of Topeka
Methodist Church of Kansas
Ajax Dynamite Works
Kawkawlin
Kawkawha
Mississippi Valley Lumbermen’s Association
Fredericton
N. B
James Little
Edward Lawrence
Endows Home For Children
Leland Stanford
Sacramento
Middle Gulf States
Louisiana
Mississippi
Kansas City Times
Kh. B. Drury
Atchison, Kan
The
Hawaiian Islands
Goebel
Kentucky
William Goebel
Indianapolis
Ste
Cincinnati
Toledo
Milwaukee
Hoar
Philippines
House
Mason
Secretary of the Navy
Spain
Navy Department
Porto Rico
Carter
Spooner
Island
Foraker
Lorenzo
Danford
Secretary of the Treasury
Maine
Missouri
Bacon
Secretary of War
Perkins
Cal
Representative Settle
Chandler
Kenney
Penrose
Vlatt
Connecticut
Quarlen
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