Meat Riot Over Beef Prices Violates East Side Markets
On May 16 an East Side meat riot erupted as beef prices spurred a crowd of women to clash across Madison Monroe Jefferson and Rutgers streets markets. Police reserves arrested leader Mrs Sarah Edeson as riots spread. Independent Paper Mills to consolidate under one management with 15 million dollar capitalization.
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New York
Eastside
Madison
Monroe, Jefferson
Rutgersst
Sarah Edeson
Federal Grand Jury Report Incomplete Pending Final Accord
The federal grand jury adjourned with work finished except the report to be released Friday or soon. Rumors mention possible action tied to an alleged beef trust, which is denied. Investigations in other states fuel belief of action in Indiana and near local packers cases. The exact proceedings against local packers will unfold when the report is issued.
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Federal Grand Jury
Xt Tg
Indiana
Congressman Ball Attends Nervous Prostration In Public Gallery
Congressman Ball of Delaware, a physician, was summoned to assist a woman in one of the public galleries of the house who was suffering from nervous prostration.
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Washington
Ball
Delaware
Record Number of Bills Started in Congress
Washington May 16 There have been introduced in the house at the present session 42 more bills than were introduced during the two sessions of the last congress and the fifty fifth congress has a larger record for bills introduced than any previous one. The total number of bills introduced in the fifty six congress was 14339 and the total up to date in the present congress was 14281.
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Washington
House
Congress
DePauw Baseball Stock Drops After Loss to I U
Will Gavin manager of DePauw speaks in the city about a sudden drop in the university team’s stock after a recent loss to I U. Under coach Haskel the squad lacks experience with only one member over 20. Two games remain in the home schedule before a northern Indiana and Michigan trip. Seven games on the trip precede a home game against Notre Dame on Decoration Day.
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Will Gavin
DePauw
DePauw University
I. U
Haskel
Indiana
Michigan
Notre Dame
Millionaire's Daughter Becomes a Nurse
Mrs Harry Robinson daughter of the late Thomas Lowry a Minneapolis social leader has left society life to pursue nursing. Wife of Chicago Railway Age proprietor Harry Robinson she entered Northwest hospital on probation a week ago and works night duty while meeting stringent hospital standards.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Harry Robinson
Thomas Lowry
Chicago
Railway Age
Robinson
Northwest Hospital
Weather Muslin Sign Prompts Beer Cry at City Life
Fire-chief Coots is ill. A running aside notes a big muslin sign reading Cold beer. The weather man’s forecast is recalled, referencing Brother Blythe’s recent SUN remark about nicer weather ahead this week.
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Coots
Brother Blythe
Hypnotic Experiment Ends In Tragic Death In St Louis
George H Busch a student at the St Louis College of Pharmacy swallowed an overdose of morphine after notifying two friends by telephone of his plan to kill himself. The failed hypnotic experiment is blamed for his deteriorating mental state and mortification over last week’s attempt.
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ST. Louis
George H. Busch
St. Louis College. of Pharmacy
Prophesied by Two French Women in Paris
Paris dispatch notes a 1397 charity bazaar tale recounted by the Echo claiming Mille Colleston and Marie Martel foretold the Martinique tiger incident. The report repeats an old prophecy linked to a Paris event and a later “Martinique tigaster” reference.
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Paris
Echo
Mille, Colleston
Marie Martel
Martinique
Democratic congressional campaign committee heads to Chicago
Walington May 16 Ben T Cable of finals to be chairman of the democratic congressional campaign committee's executive committee. Executive headquarters are to be in Chicago. Colored man shoots homefolk.
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Independent Paper Mills
City Life
Beecham
Helier
Beechan
Cable
Frances Marte
Knowlton
Frances Marie Fe
Abe
Els
Steel Range
Rocker
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