Coxey Arrested at Capitol Steps and Mob Lynches Prisoner
Washington dispatch reports General Coxey and his Philadelphia commander Christopher Columbus Jones attempted to address the Capitol grounds and were arrested. Meanwhile in Missouri Valley a lynch mob hangs burglar Reddy Wilson at city hall after a deadly clash with City Marshal Whitney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coxey
Capitol Steps
Missouri
Davidson, Mich
Washington
Capitol
Browne
Capitol Grounds
Christopher Collurbus Jones
Philadelphia
Carl Browne
Sixth Precinct
Missouri Valley
Iowa
Reddy” Wilson
Central West
City Hall
Wilson
Whitney
Lynn
Duel
Norris
Tragic Elopement Ends in Fatal Duel and Train Collision
A young eloped couple is interrupted by Miss Eliza Trent’s brother firing on Benjamin Martin in a wooded chase. Martin shoots back, dies within an hour, Trent escapes. A separate train yard collision at St Louis injures crews. one worker dies in an accident. The Great Northern strike ends with wage gains and restored ranks. A boy dies from rattlesnake bite after farm diversions. Treasury shows receipts and disbursements for the year. Towboat collision at Scudder Towhead injures no one. cargo loss noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Martin
Eliza Trent
John Trent
W. V. Crampton Trent
Winchester
Martin
Trent
Oklahoma City Journalists Sentenced for Contempt
Judge Henry W. Scott jailed J. J. Burke and E E Brown publishers of the Daily Times Journal for ten days and fined them 200 dollars each for contempt over comments on his judicial character. The incident caused a large sensation and the judge refused an appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Scott
Oklahoma City
O. T
J. J. Burke
E E Brown
Daily Times-Journal
Aine
Fort Meade
C. E Butler
Lockner House
Atlantic City
N. J
Buffalo
Angola
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Oklahoma
Texas
Northfield
J. W. Bemis
Jim Robinson
Benjamin White
Manassa
Prince William County
Samuel Vaughn
Fayetteville
Ark
John Gage
Vaughn
Carerie
Nick Myers
Moyers
Gunnison
Colo
Mike Lantry
Bell Ranch
Las Vegas
Nick Martin
A. E Bell
Reid Packing Company
Kansas City
J. O Gaskell
Argentine
Kan
Leon Silverman
Wisconsin
Pine Bluff
Bucyrus
Ohio
Ferdinand Bros
Joseph Princil
Stevenson Lumber Company
Chicago
Boyce
Tallulah
Coxey
Troutdale
Oregon
Portland
Fire records of multiple blazes across the nation
The report details fires from Cheboygan Michigan where two people suffocated in a house blaze, to Wheeling and Butte Montana losses, including a $100,000 fire at a Colorado smelter. It cites a fatal New Orleans hotel blaze, extensive destruction in Talequah and Winchester, with multiple buildings and vehicles lost and several deaths noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union House
Cheboygan
Mich
Howell
Clune
George Hibbard
Wheeling
Jenonie Redman
Hibbard
Colorado
Butte, Mont
Iosurance
Denver Capitalista
Commerce Street
Lee
Talequab
Winchester
Mattoun
Tfl
Pearl Roller Milla
Buourbou
Ind
Death of William A Penvo in Huntington Ind interests local farm family
William A Penvo a farmer died in Huntington Indiana from a peculiar heart condition described as a bone growing into his heart causing heart failure. Edwiee Houth left property valued at 602074. Cyrne W Field remains in danger in the UK. At Richmond Indiana Mary E Louse a reformer called the Nunna was stricken at a hotel and revived. Benjamin Armstrong is noted as widely known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Penvo
Huntington
Ind
Edwiee Houth
Cyrne W. Field Iy
Hichmond
Mary E Louse
Dinoasa Bhota
Benjamin Armstrong
Jay County
Ohio Gas Company
Indiana
Dayton
Lima
Piqua
Springfield
Sidney
Troy
van Wert
Jay
Blackford
Delaware
Chicago
Berne
George Stuckey
Warner
Indianapolis Republicans Nominate Ticket at Fragrant Convention
The Indiana Republican convention in Indianapolis drew 1715 delegates with Ex President Harrison addressing the gathering. The ticket selected includes W D Owen for Secretary of State A C Dalley for Auditor F J Sohols for Treasurer and W W Ketchum for Attorney General D R Geeting for Supt of Public Instruction. Both houses of the New York Legislature adjourned sine die as Brooklyn annexation bills pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Ketchum
D. Re Geeting
New York
Brooklyn
Flatbush
Gravesend
New Utrecht
Brice Aims for Tariff Cut Early June Plan
Washington reports Senator Brice confirms a compromise tariff bill is ready for adoption by Congress in early June. The form will be Senate committee amendments, targeting about a 1 percent reduction from the McKinley law. Secretaries and officials discuss charges of fraud in armor plates tests and Crowds gather to view Coxey’s 150 marchers in Brightwood Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brice
Congress
Senate
McKinsey
Herbert
Stirling Bros
Bethlehem Works
Oliver C. Coon
McKeesport
Indian Head Proving Grounds
Coxey
Washington
Brightwood Park
Britain Germany and US discuss annexation to New Zealand
Foreign dispatches report Britain, Germany and the United States debating annexation of Bamaa to New Zealand. Other items note Irish coast storm damage, missing Manx fleet ships, Wellman expedition departure, Empress of Germany return, Brazilian insurgents' escape, a Peixoto decree on customs duties, Samoa protectorate plans, and Italian anarchists Polti and Fornara committed for trial in London.
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Great Britain
Germany
United States
Bamaa
New Zealand
Irish
Wellman Arctic
Aalesund
Norway
For &Pitzbergen
Empress of Germany
Berlin
Abdurin
Admiral da Gama
Peixoto
Samoan Islands
Polti
Fornara
London
Peveril reports Helvetia abandoned off Cape Finisterre
The steamship Peveril arrived at Gibraltar with news that the National Line steamer Helvetia was abandoned in a leaking condition off Cape Finisterre on April 23. Peveril landed thirty three crew, eight passengers and two stowaways from the Helvetia.
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Peveril
Gibraltar
National Line
Cape Finisterre
Peverill
Helvetia
New York
Grant
Guy Flower
Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Matt Clair
Supreme Court
Hanscom Park
Faraum Street
John
Dablonescu
Lander
Sophia Fehleuten
Joseph
United States Geological Soctet
Las
Titdiana
Gas industry shifts with lower production in 1903
A summary of 1903 gas industry trends notes higher 1893 prices reduced consumption, with peak gas use in 1888 at 622,629,875 feet. Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana show declines in production and value, while Indiana remains the strongest field. Gas discovery expands to several states, and related notes include prison services, rail arrests, saloon actions, a rescue by Desie Miller, and league standings.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Mos
New York
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
West Virginia
Texas
Arkansas
New Mexico
Utah
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
United States
Cronan
Great Northern
North Dakota
Kiuriington
Ind
Hquors
Tdesie Miller
Tiffin
Hla
National League
W. T
W. TL
Bostons
Pittsburgs
Clevelands
Brooklyne
St. Louis
Kid Louiavilles
Baltimore
New Yorks
Philadelpha
Washington
Cincinnati
twiChicagos
Labor unrest and strikes ripple through coal and rail sectors
In Pocahontas Virginia a large coal mine strike holds firm with 25 000 to 30 000 miners resisting union calls while Toluca Illinois avoids bloodshed after troops standby Acting Governor Gill and union leaders persuade workers to drop attacks Queens and Crescent Railway staff readying to seek court injunctions to block pay cuts Bradstreets notes softer trade in big cities amid disturbances and aroused tensions across industry sectors
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Pocahontas
United Mineworkers’ Union
National Movement
Henry Newman & Co
New York
Broadway
Nathaniel Myers
Wall Street
Toluca
Gill
Hoosier Happenings and Local Notices
Sullivan will boast a cigar manufactory and Muncie industry grows while White River near Columbus sees dynamite use. Campaigns report school finances in South Bend. farmers near Campbellsburg plan 125000 strawberry plants. Accidents, deaths, and legal matters appear across Indiana towns with multiple named individuals and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Muncie
White River
Columbus
South Bend
Campbellsburg
GoLp
Lebanon
Edinburgh
Anderson City
U. B. Church
sBarket
Kosciusko County
William Worley
Worley
Vincennes
Wabash Railway
Logansport Manufacturing Company
Kokomo
Allen Deh Ant
Lafayette
Dan Wilson
Portland
Richmond
Jacon Tickle
Decatur
George Moore
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Nokan
Tobert Gibson
Rasha
Anderson
Hattie Hevalin
M. V. Hunt
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Fremen
John Parker
Findlay
Treasury Statement
Treasury
Iron Duke
Alice Brown
Scudder Towhead
Carlo, PL
Crime and Casualty
Paul Griffin
Carlisle
Frank Bultzbach
Louis
Jennis & Sangrava
Sorahjl
Denver
F. H. Cavalier
Los Angeles Academy
Dean Hart
Serabji
Bombay
E. Holland
Minn
Nathaniel Spring Berry
Queen and Crescent Railway
United States Circuit Court
Bradstreet
P. J. Tynan
Phoaix Park
W. P. Seend
Penile
BL Joseph
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Detroit
Warat
WareEat
Hoosier
George Co
David A. Foster
Micajah C. Henley
John I. Hoke
Alfred Johnson
W. S. Campbell
West Point
Owiteh
Arthur A. McKain
W. Sohurn
William KE. Murburger
Louis Tastetter
Fort Wayne
Joseph Scheneroeker
J. W. Hann
Toledo
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