Various World News Briefs From 1900 Era
A collage of brief items reports deaths by suicide in Chicago and a Washington official, rising French imports and exports, deaths in Manila and Russia rumors, a Manila health plan, a Nebraska prison project, Denver church fire, Oberlin memorial dedication, Bulgarian cabinet resignation, Philippines court-martial dispute, a Vanderlip-Cox wedding trip, railway and trade developments, emigrant movements through Hamburg, legal appointments, missionary society pledges, and railroad asset sales across the United States with railroad rate discussions and a Bridgeport strike.
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William F. Congdon
Hmmer
Chicago
Monastir
Benito Legard
Filipino Commission
Manila
Law
New York
Morocco
Mequinez
Henry Berg
Rkinia
Wash
Charles
Tirrospol
Russia
St. Petersburg
Nebraska Penitentiary
van Dorn Works
Cleveland
St. John’s Cathedral
Protestant Episcopal Church
Denver
American Board of Foreign Missions
China
Oberlin
Prince Ferdinand
M. Petuoff
Stambuldf Party
Davis
Philippines
Clase
Joel R. Lee
Tenth Infantry
Armstrong
Washington
Vanderlip-Cox
Iowa
Southern Cotton Spinner's Association
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Hamburg
United States
Hallett
Harry P. Gamble
Boulder
Colorado & Northwestern Railroad
Women's General Missionary Society
United Presbyterian Church
Pittsburg
State Department
H. M. Duffield
Detroit
Mich
Caracas
Germany
Venezuela
Duffield
Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
William Rigsey
Henry (. Everdell
Asphalt Company of America
National Ashalt Company
Jersey City
Venezuelan revolutionists gain ground near La Guayra
Advices dated May 1 report Venezuelan revolutionists control Coro Barquisimimo Torquas and Ciudad Bolivar with a strong hold near La Guayra. Government forces suffer heavy losses while rebels inflict 3000 under arms, with 1500 troops sent from La Guayra to Tucacas and General Matos landing near Puerto Cabello to renew action.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Coro
Barisquigimo
Torquas
Ciudad Bolivar
Orinoco
la Guayra
Rio Chica
Tucacas
Matos
Curacao
Venezuela
Chirivirichi
Puerto Cabello
Ant
Boodle Evidence Ties Ten Thousand To Defeating Bill
Grand jury testimony alleges $10,000 paid to defeat a bill reducing St. Louis excise fees. Funds were disbursed in $500 blocks, with W. T. Carrington and R. P. Thompson testifying. A compromise kept the commissioner’s income at 40 percent, while payers remain undisclosed. Charles P. Higgins has been subpoenaed.
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ST. Louis
W. T. Carrington
R. P. Thompson
Excise
Charles P. Higgins
Divorce Law Unconstitutional in San Jos Cal
Superior Judge Rhodes on Friday ruled the new state divorce law unconstitutional in San Jose California. The decision blocks the law's provisions and signals possible broader challenges to reform efforts.
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San Josh
Cal
Rhodes
China Treaty Talks Stall In Washington Dispatch
Washington treaty commissioners report no progress on the Chinese trade pact. The exact obstacle remains unknown as the Chinese and Russian sides issue conflicting statements and the American negotiators wait for clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
China
Commis Alec
Postal Clerk Faces Dismissal Over Travel Expense Suit
Washington officials order Svend Schibsby of Kansas City to show cause why he should not be fired for promoting suits against government travel expenses for postal workers. The department argues clerks’ headquarters are their routes, not home towns, as a Court of Claims case on travel costs proceeds.
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Washington, D. C
Shallenbarger
Svend Schibsby
Kansas City
Post Office Department
Court of Claims
Losses in Montana Blizzard Hit Lambs and Herds
Reports from Butte Dillon Great Falls Portage and ranches near Fort Benton Cascade and Griser describe heavy livestock losses after a severe snowstorm on Sunday and Sunday night. H. H. Wilson a sheep herder near Portage is believed frozen to death as his horse wandered in deep drifts.
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Butte
Mont
Great Falls
H. H. Wilson
Portage
Wilson
Fort Benton
Cascade and
Griser
Russians Feel Injured By American Press Attacks On Manchuria
Russian officials say they are deeply hurt by American criticisms of Manchuria and question Anglo Japanese reporting. They warn ongoing foreign attacks could threaten Russia’s credit and reflect influence from Japanese aggression and European tensions.
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Czar
ST. Petersburg
Manchuria
America
de Witte
Lamsdorfft
Russia
M. Paicom
Peking
Sweden Approves 32000 Dollar Expenditure for St Louis Exposition
Stockholm moves to fund Sweden's participation in the St Louis exposition approving a 32000 dollar bill to cover expenses. Government officials, led by the Risls dag, advance the measure as a national participation cost.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Rislsdag
St. Louis, Exposition
Pershing Returns Home From Lana Expedition
Manila reports Captain Pershing has been relieved of command of the Lana expedition and will be succeeded by Colonel Rogers at an Air Force post. The move prompts questions about leadership and future operations in the theater.
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Manila
Pershing
Lana
Rogers
Fault of a Few Officers Stirs Philippines Cruelty Debate
General Miles defends official duty in the Philippines and denounces medieval cruelty. He cites orders from the president on discipline and supplies, praises soldiers who refused to fire on prisoners, and calls for a clear line between honorable troops and officers responsible for crimes.
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New York
Army and Navy Journal
Miles
Philippines
Movement to compel arbitration by Chicago railroads
Chicago management of railroads has begun a campaign to force labor groups to submit disputes to arbitration when negotiations fail. Rock Island and Burlington lead the push with several Western lines. Labor groups have mostly refused or dodged the proposal, aiming to ensure safer ground for talks.
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Chicago Roade
Chicago
Chicago Railsroads
Rock Island
Burlington
Albanians Are Humbled In Ipek Occupation
Constantinople reports Turkish officials showed reserve on fighting details after Turkish troops captured Ipek on May 15. Several hundred Albanians are said to be killed or wounded. Albanian leaders telegraphed the Sultan pledging fidelity and readiness to cooperate in pacifying submission.
Great Singer is Buried in Paris Funeral Attended
The funeral of Sybil Sanderson was held Sunday at St Honore d Elyau church Paris. It drew many operatic and theatrical figures including Moulierat Delmas Mile Jeanne Granier Hgure-Mandick Sir Henry Lee Joan Quiperas and U S embassy representatives.
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Paris
Sybil Sanderson
Albanians Humbled After Occupation of Ipek
Officials report restrained details of fighting during Turkish advance in Ipek Albania captured May 15. Several hundred Albanians killed or wounded. Albanians telegraph to the sultan pledging fidelity and willingness to accept pacification measures.
Milner Discusses Africans and Civilized Privilege
Johannesburg report notes Lord Milner high commissioner of South Africa addressing natives relation. He contends that natives who rise to a civilized level with whites deserve equal privilege. He sympathizes with shifts in policy but argues reforms must be resisted on economic grounds, not color or privilege.
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Lord Milner
Johannesburg
South Africa
Charles Thenert
Long Island
Hae
Cornie
Therett
Live Stock Market South Omaha Cattle and Hogs Report
Cattle market shows moderate activity with a steady to slightly uneven trend as beef steers and cows move at about steady to a touch higher prices. Hog receipts surge to the year’s heaviest two-day total, forcing lower prices though most hog loads bring $6.40 to $6.45. sheep prices listed for clipped stock and feeders.
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Omaha
Feres
Kansas City Cattle Hogs And Sheep Market Summary
Kansas City market report shows cattle steady with varied prices for native steers Texas and Indian steers and Western cattle. Hogs also steady with bulk sales around six dollars twenty to six forty. Sheep firm with muttons and lambs priced, range weth hours and ewes noted.
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Kansas City
Texas
Railroad Man Fifty Years Retires on Pension
D. W. Hitchcock, general agent of the passenger Department of the Union Pacific on the Pacific coast, retires after fifty years in railroading. He was notified May 1 to retire under B. H. Harriman's pension plan. Hitchcock began in 1862 in the eastern railroad business and later served as general passenger agent of the Burlington before moving west.
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Hitchcock
San Francisco
Cal
D. W. Hitchcock
Union Pacific
B. H. Harriman
Burington
Chicago musical fund ARrests for mail fraud
Chicago postal authorities filed complaints against F A McGillis proprietor and C E Phillips manager of the American Literary fund Musical association. About twenty five complaints allege deposits for promised jobs at 900 dollars yearly, not fulfilled. Complainants include F E Kitzmiller of Des Moines.
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Chicago
Musical Concern
American Literary Fund Musical Association
F. A. McGillis
C. E. Phillips
Daid
Federation of Manchester Cotton Spinners Endorse Trade Standstill
A London report states the Federation of Manchester Cotton Spinners passed a resolution calling for a complete halt in cotton trade. The measure would suspend activity for Whitsuntide week and Saturdays and Mondays thereafter until further notice. A mass meeting to discuss the resolution is set for May 26.
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London
Federation of Manchester
Frederick W. Fouts Jr Sentenced in Federal Case
Frederick W. Fouts Jr an attorney from St Louis was sentenced to four years in a penitentiary by Judge Amidon in a South Dakota case arising in the United States district court. The charge involved violation of penal statutes and related attorney conduct.
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Louis
Frederick W. Fouts, Jr
Amidon
South Dakota
Adams
United States District Court
Lord Russell Quip On Bigamy Jokes Recalls Court Tale
The record recalls Lord Russell of Killowen recounting a case where a prisoner’s quiet remark revealed a prior conviction. In court a juror misheard, prompting the exchange. The judge later asked the extreme penalty for bigamy, and the anticipated reply became a famed witticism: two mothers-in-law.
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Laconia
Lord Russell
Killowen
Wabash Rail Tickets East from Chicago and More
Train fare listings announce the Wabash’s routes from Chicago to Bellefontaine and other East cities with return dates May 29 to June 3 and July 5. Detroit and Buffalo steamship connections included. Toronto folders available via Harry Moors, G A Piel, Omaha. Also short ads on consumer goods and a humorous note on marriage prospects.
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Wantash Railroad
de Wabash
Chicago
Bellefontaine
Boston
Mass
Suratoga
Detroit
Mich
Buffalo
Detrot
Wabash
Harry &. Moors
Omaha
Neb
Only One Lance: a dinner encounter with the emperor
At a dinner Chancellor Vo Buleow waved farewell before Italy departure. Emperor William met Professor Delitszch, first since the royal criticism of his Babylonian Bible lecture. The exchange centered on a single lance remark as the professor claimed he had never replied to the emperor.
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Lance
Vo Buleow
Italy
William
Professor Delitszch
Old Lady Finds Dodd's Kidney Pills Cure All
A Garnett Arkansas notice reports Mrs Mary Dunlop suffered kidney trouble for 18 years and credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a remarkable cure. It claims she praises the medicine to friends and that another Brazil resident, Mrs Garrett, was saved from Cerebro Spinal trouble by the same remedy.
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Garnett
Ark
Mary Dunlop
Dodd
Dunlop
Garrett
Brazil
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Roosevelt
Rio Chico
Montana
Dillon
America’s
Attituae
Pershing Wii
Constantinople
Ipek
Albania
Gultan
Gete
DALI
Respect
Love
Mulhate
Bronx City
Grosera
Drake Watson
Fiso
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Ae Vata
Homeseekers
Mincourt
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkancas
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