Heir to Austrian Throne Identity Sought in Cleveland Tale
In Cleveland on May 13 a mystery centers on John Salvatore aka Oldan Dunn who posed as Archduke Johann heir to the Austrian throne. Austrian officials deny the imposters and say another claimant appeared at the Canadian consulate seeking funds.
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Cleveland
Archduke Johann
John Salvatore
Painesville
Qldan Dunn
Salvatore
Washington
Louis Amrosey
Congregationalists Meet in Sioux Falls May 18 two day session
The 39th annual meeting of the general association of Congregational churches of South Dakota will run from May 18 for two days at the Sioux Falls Congregational church. Prominent out of state divines are noted and discussions will cover key denomination concerns following an organ recital by K B Cressey and a welcome by Rev W H Ashley of Deadwood.
Fraudulent sugar weighing alleged by Hepburn to Taft
Ex Representative William P. Hepburn told President Taft that fraudulent sugar weighing had been continuing in New York for twenty years. He said a committee he served on eighteen years ago gathered evidence that government employees took bribes to permit false weights to be recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William P. Hepburn
Iowa
Taft
New York
Hepburn
Corey Goes Abroad For Two Months With Steel Leader
William E. Corey president of United States Steel sails to Europe for two months. He will spend part of the time with his wife in France where she owns a villa. He reports the steel industry has shown gradual and sustained improvement since March with subsidiary firms operating at about seventy percent of normal capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Trust
New York
William E. Corey
United States Steel Company
Europe
Mabelle Gilman
France
Corey
Roosevelt party bags big giraffe and other game in Kenya
Nairobi May 13 Colonel Roosevelt killed a large bull giraffe yesterday and praised his son. The party has taken numerous small game and notable birds. Roosevelt visited an American mission house and will depart for the MacMillan ranch tomorrow, staying until May 20.
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Nairobi
East Africa
Kermit Roosevelt
Roosevelt
MacMillan Ranch
Armenian Massacres Estimated at 23000 in Asiatic Turkey
Missionary Rev Stephen R Trowbridge of the American Board estimates about 23000 Armenians killed in the mass killings across Adana and other parts of Asiatic Turkey in May. He gives figures based on preliminary reports and church records.
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Asiatic Turkey
Adana
Stephen R. Trowbridge
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Adana Riot Toll Reported From Armenian Massacre
A missionary cites estimates of 3 500 Christians killed in Adana city and 9 000 in surrounding towns and villages. About 25 000 Armenians in the province survive as refugees, mostly women and children, lacking names, shops, tools, clothing or bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adana
Ice King Morse Remains in New York Jail On Appeal
Charles W. Morse ice and banking magnate must stay jailed pending appeal of his conviction for irregular banking methods. The case will be heard May 17 in the court of appeals after a bail request was denied by the court despite friends offering unlimited bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morse
New York
Ice
Court of Appeals
Automatic Gold Amalgamating Mining and Milling Company Formed
Articles of incorporation filed in Grand Junction Colorado on May 10 establish the Automatic Gold Amalgamating Mining and Milling company. Promoters claim a new ore amalgamation process will revolutionize the industry. Incorporators listed include Judge J. B. Ong Harry Hudson and J. S. Rayburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Junction
Colo
Automatic
Prompers
J. B. (Ong
Harry Hudson
J. S. Rayburn
Doom of Traitor Gave Notorious Azef to Nihilists
Lopukhin, ex head of the Russian secret police Third Section, is sentenced to five years for associating with criminals. The real crime was betraying Azef to the nihilists after years as a double agent for government and terrorists, making Azef hunted by both police and revolutionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Lopukhin
Secret Police
Azef
Straus for Turkey Nomination Sends to Senate
President Taft sends diplomatic nominations to the Senate for confirmation. Oscar Straus of New York is named Ambassador to Turkey, with William Rockhill as Ambassador to Russia and Charles Denby of Indiana as Consul-general to Austria. William Rube Wisconsin is named Consul to Hong Kong and Amos P. Wilder is named Consul to Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Senate
Washington
Turkey
Oscar Straus
New York
Russia
William Rockhill
China
Austria
Charles Denby
Indiana
Hong Kong
William Rube
Wisconsin
Shanghai
Amos P. Wilder
Pardons Recommended for Forgery and Burglary Cases
Pierre May 13. The state pardon board has recommended pardons in two cases. Joseph Harness of Custer County was sentenced for forgery. Edward Tobin of Minnehaha County was sentenced for burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
State Pardon Board
Joseph Harness
Custer County
Edward Tobin
Minnehaha County
Pope Receives Bishop James Trobec in Private Audience
In Rome on May 13 the pope granted a private audience to Rt. Rev. James Trobec bishop of St. Cloud.
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Rome
James Trobec
St. Cloud
Secret of Wheat Corners Labeled Robbery by Secretary Wilson
Chicago May 13 Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson condemned what he called a deliberate plot by wheat speculators to corner the market and raise bread prices. He accused leaders led by Patten of planning months or more to mislead the public and deny adequate wheat supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Wheat King
James Wilson
Lester
United States
Mr. Wilson
Remorse Then Death by Bank of Big Horn River
Wyoming rancher William Garrison, a Big Horn county pioneer, killed himself with a revolver after being compelled to testify before a grand jury about the Spring Creek raid. His body was found near the river, the weapon in his hand, and he reportedly implicated neighbors in the murder case involving Alleman Lazier and Emgo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Worland
Wyo
William Garrison
Big Horn County
Big Horn River
Garrison
Spring Creek
Alleman
Lazier
Emgo
Hruby v Woodmen of the World Decided After Nine Years
The Illinois court ruling favors the Woodmen of the World in the 2,000 dollar claim by Vaclav Hruby for his son’s suicide death linked to the fiance’s death. Costs taxed at 210 dollars against Hruby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Hruby
Vaclav Hruby
Supreme Court
Roosevelt on Tolstot Outlook Editorial on Bryan
Roosevelt comments on Tolstot and an editorial about Bryan appear in a New York page dated May 13. The piece notes Roosevelt's views amid discussions of Russian policy and domestic politics with emphasis on wartime diplomacy and public rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outlook
Bryan
New York
Roosevelt
Editorial questions Bryan’s impact on national peace
In The Outlook editorial on Tolstoy’s view of Bryan’s 1900 campaign, it argues Bryan’s nomination would not guarantee party or world peace. It notes the main danger lies in party platforms, cites anti Asian exclusion stances, and critiques Roosevelt’s high regard for Tolstoy while labeling his influence mostly evil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Tolstoi
Bryan
United States
Democratic Creel
Roosevelt
Bread Souse Latest Alcohol Found In Buns
Chicago researchers report bread buns weighing 2½ ounces contain 7.2 grains of alcohol. London tests showed .68 percent alcohol in buns, while Chicago five cent loaves yielded three to four tenths of one percent. The study argues against habit formation from traces of alcohol in common bread.
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Chicago
Will Fight Law Sold It Unconstitutional
Spokane defines a test case on the 1908 employers liability act. Great Northern Railway challenges railroad employer responsibility for officers actions in interstate commerce. Japanese laborer Tamura sustained $1330 judgment. judge Huneke leaves constitutionality question to higher court.
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Spokane
Wash
Great Northern Railway Company
Jyntaro Tsmura
Tamura
William ©. Huneke
Supreme Court
Too Much Oratory J J Hill Diagnoses Ailment
Washington May 13 J J Hill railroad magnate after meeting the president says the country is all right and prosperity will return when the oratorical steam is shut off on Capitol Hill. He cites stagnation pending tariff revision as the core issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hill
Washington
Roosevelt Saves Lives in Rhinoceros Charge
Col Roosevelt coolly faced a charging rhinoceros while hunting near Nairobi on May 10. He fired a single shot that penetrated the animal’s brain, saving the lives of the party. Naturalists prepare the hide for preservation as the group plans to move to the McMillan ranch later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nairobi
Eeast Africa
Col. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
McMillan Ranch
Seven Men Held in Cheyenne Sheep Killings Probe
Reports from Basin say a full statement about the Emge Alle mond and Lazier killings has been secured from two of seven men under arrest. Authorities refuse to name who spoke while noting no others are implicated. Police bolster jail guard to deter rescue or leniency.
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Cheyenne, Wy
Basin
Emge
Allemond
Lazier
Herman Brink
Edward Eaton George Sahan
William Kise
M. Alexander
Thomas Dixon
Charles Ferris
Alston
Grand Master T M Simmons to visit Lead for O U W celebration
Preparations underway for a major Friday night session at the opera house. Grand Master T M Simmons of Huron will present Hope lodge of Lead with the banner trophy for the largest state membership gains. Local operatic and musical programs planned with visitors from nearby camps anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M Simmons
Huron
Hope Lodge of Lead
Opera House
Ready for More Flights After Wright Accident
Rome reports Lieutenant Calera, injured a week ago in a Wright aircraft fall, leaves hospital and plans more flight experiments before month end. He says the machine was not at fault and the crash was due to a sudden vertigo attack causing loss of control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Cal?erara
Wright
Women Ill-Treated Investigation Reveals Penitentiary Shortcomings
Mrs. L. R. Eastwood reports after visiting state institutions that Sioux Falls penitentiary provides inferior sanitary conditions for women compared with men. Women are confined to cells with only occasional outdoor access under supervision, lacking yard space and flowered grounds.
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Watertown
L. R.eastwood
Woman's Board of Investigation
Sioux Falls
Free hides fight as tariff clash bogs down Washington
Independent tanners and shoe manufacturers press for free hides while the “meat trust” seeks to retain the fifteen percent duty. Senator Aldrich leads the Payne bill in the senate and may use duties to gain bargaining power in conferences. Free hide advocates allege the duty only benefits the tanning and meat industries as factories struggle with long stoppages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas Eattlemen’s Association
Senate
House
Aldrich
Payne
Free hides would boost export shoe business to eighty million
The article argues that free hides would revive the export shoe sector, creating eighty million dollars in annual exports and fully employing wage earners. It notes current exports at eleven million dollars and hides duties bringing about $1.8 million in government revenue yearly, offset by many workers out of work for months each year.
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Fhve
State cattle diseased in South Dakota institutions
An examination of dairy herds owned by state institutions in South Dakota revealed disease findings likely to cause a statewide sensation. Dr J J Foster and an assistant tested cattle at the Sioux Falls penitentiary Yankton asylum Gary institute Plankinton reform school Redfield institute. At the penitentiary seven of thirty head were killed and at the insane hospital twelve of sixty were slaughtered. Gare cows were healthy though results at Plankinton Redfield were not yet released.
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Sioux Falls
Bureau of Animal Industry
Agricultural Department
South Dakota
J.J. Foster
Huron
Federal Bureau
State Penitentiary
Asylum For the Insane
Yankton
Institute For the Blind
Gary
Reform School
Plankinton
Institute For the Feeble Minded
Redfield
Hospital For
Gare
Race Tensions Rise Near Dallas as Jail Clash Fears Grow
May 14 reports a white mob seeks to free prisoners tied to a Tyler lynching on May 3. Guards of soldiers hold the county jail after the mob began marching earlier today and are firing on troops. Tensions rise as fears of a broader race clash and possible race war spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Tyler
Senate tariff talk stirs Senate as Aldrich backs Dingley
The lead schedule returned in the Senate today amid lively debate. Senator Aldrich proposed restoring the Dingley tariff rate while Senator Burkett of Nebraska sided with Republican insurgents and urged a downward revision to ease costs of essentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Aldrict
Burkett
Nebraska
Aldrich
Mehemed V Receives Sword in Osman Ceremony
Constantinople reports Mehemed V was today invested with the sword of Osman completing the coronation ceremonies. The investiture marks the formal start of his reign with royal regalia presented in a solemn ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Mehemed V
Osman
Negro Cook Slain In Milwaukee Marine District
Harry Williams, a Black member of the Marine Cooks union, was found dying in the Milwaukee marine district after a stabbing spree. He reportedly wore a woman's dress to observe nonunion workers before the assault.
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Milwaukee
Harry Williams
Marine Cooks’ Union
Marine District
William
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