Peace effort under way in Cleveland streetcar strike
State arbitrators proposed to President Dupont of Municipal Traction Company to submit the conductors and motormen strike to arbitration. After nights of rioting and injuries, violence subsided on Sunday as car service improved and a single shot fired by a conductor was the only direct clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Municipal Traction Company
Lake View
Miles Avenue
Dupont
Mr. Dupont
King Manuel Chooses First Love Over State婚
King Manuel of Portugal declares he will marry his early love, daughter of a lady-in-waiting, or marry no one. Queen Amelie and the duke of Oporto previously favored a British alliance for political reasons, but the king insists on personal attachment, prompting plans to send the lady and her daughter abroad to sever the romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel
Mundo
Amelie
Carlos
Oporto
Man Subdues Lunatic On High Platform Rescue
Patrolman Omohundro fought a raving patient armed with a leg of an iron cat on a platform 85 feet above ground. The man escaped from the city hospital, climbed to the cupola, beat off attendants, and was subdued and lowered to the ground with a rope after a tense struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Omohundro
George Gall
City Hospital
Gall
Omohudro
Jamés Corrigan Steamer Launched by Frontenac Steamship
The frontenac Steamship Company launched the steamer Jamés Corrigan at the Great Lakes Engineering Works shipyard near Towanda in May. The vessel is described as 550 feet long and built for service on the Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Jamés
Corrigan
7Frontenac
Steamship Company
Towanda
Great, Lakes
Cleveland Woman's Steady Rise Noted in Grover Street Tale
Fragmentary OCR notes a Cleveland woman named Sue Cleveland making steady progress in Grover Street matters. The brief mentions a possible event or declaration connected to Lakérjood with unclear context and dates.
Allegheny National Bank in Pittsburg Closes Under Scrutiny
The Allegheny National Bank in Pittsburg shuts after former cashier William Montgomery is jailed on charges of misappropriating 594000. The currency controller takes charge as bank plans a full reorganization and potential reopening with new officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny National Bank
William Montgomery
Bank
Treasury Department
William L. Folds
Montgomery
Thaw Illness Test Request Shocks Matteawan Hearing
Harry K Thaw faces insanity habeas corpus scrutiny as New York District Attorney Jerome asks for state alienists to examine him at Matteawan. The judge limited Thaw from replying as hearings concluded with both sides preparing briefs on the legality of his confinement following his acquittal for Stanford White murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Insane Asylum
Stanford White
Morschauser
Thaw
Jerome
New York
Matteawan
Era
Taft Returns from Panama Praises Canal Progress
Secretary of War William H. Taft arrived in Panama on the cruiser Prairie and spoke warmly of the Panama Canal project. He predicted three years to finish if digging the ditch continues at the present pace, noted the impressive steam shovel work, and said the work is advancing satisfactorily though locks and Gatun dam have not yet begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
William H. Taft
Panama
Prairie
Washington
Taft
Panama Canal
Gatun
Tornado Deaths Sweep Louisiana Villages
A May 19 report from New Orleans says a central Louisiana tornado razed Chatignier, 160 miles west of New Orleans, wiping out a 100 resident village with two dead and others injured. In Plaquemine Ridge parish and surrounding areas, three dead and about a dozen injured were reported as homes were demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
New Orleans
Chatignier
Plaquemine
Ridge
E. Richards
King Edward to Rest at Barton Manor on Isle of Wight
Royal physicians report throat irritation for King Edward and advise rest away from London. The monarch will recover over a few weeks at Barton Manor near Cowes, spending time on the Isle of Wight under crown title safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
London
Wight
Barton
Dear
Cowes
Eatry
Fotithes Royali Familye
Thief Who Pressed a Key to Open Register
Charles Moran, from Elizabeth, was jailed for 30 days in Fergus Falls for larceny after he joined the Greenable saloon scene. He pressed a $5 key to open the register and took a $22 sack before the proprietor returned. The proctor recovered the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus Falls
Minn
Charles Moran
Elizabeth
Moran
Minnesota Democrats Back Johnson for President
The Minnesota Democratic convention endorsed Gov. John A. Johnson for president by a large margin and rejected W J Bryan as second choice. Delegates at large and alternates were listed from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and other counties. Bryan supporters did not bolt or hold a rump convention after defeats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Democrats of
Minnesota
John A. Johnson
W. J. Bryan
W. S. Hammond
St. James
Frank A. Day
Fairmont
F. G. Winston
Minneapolis
Swan Turnblad
D. W. Lawler
T. D. O’brien
Martin O’brien
Crookston
A. C. Weiss
Duluth
J. E. Vanstrom
Yellow Medicine County
J. R. Conway
Becker
S. P. Nelson
Rock
John Morgan
Red Lake
Peter McCoy
Hennepin
Milo White, Jr
Fillmore
W. A. Burnet
Hubbard
Daniel Aberle
Ramsey
L. L. Brown
J. F. Cook
J. C. Wise
L. A. Fritsche
A. A. Poehier
J. A. Coller
R. T. O'Connor
J. G. Armson
E. J. Conroy
J. W. Pauly
F. A. Silbert
John Reichert
J. Driscoll
B. C. Farrington
Martin Hughes
John Dwan
C. A. Fuller
H. L. Shirle
Mr. Bryan
PLAN BIG MEMORIAL DAY MASS MEETING AND PARADE
St Cloud Minnesota May 17 A Citizens staff organized to oversee Memorial day observances will host a mass meeting at the Davidson opera house with Attorney Hall of Minneapolis as speaker. A 2000 strong parade of school children unions fraternal groups and the Graite City band will march in the morning before heading to Empire Park after the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cloud
Minn
Citizens’ Staff
Attorney Hall of Minneapolis
Davidson Opera House
Graite City Band
Empire Park
Mrs Rakness Found Dead in Lake After Disappearance
Avoca Minnesota May 17 the body of Mrs Ole Rakness who disappeared from her home two weeks ago was found floating in a nearby lake. Neighbors had been at the Rakness home the night she vanished and she apparently walked into deep water. Officials attribute death to her own action due to poor health and possible temporary insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avoca
Minn
Ole Rakness
Rakness
Democratic Party Convention in Minnesota Endorses Johnson Over Bryan
The Minnesota convention heard a contentious creden tials fight between Johnson and Bryan factions. Johnson supporters praised his integrity and urged support, while Bryan backers aimed to declare Bryan the sole heir to Minnesota votes if the Denver outcome faltered. The majority platform backed Johnson with a mild minority challenge defeated, leaving the convention unified in Johnson’s favor.
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Johnson
William J. Bryan
Minnesota
Bryan
Committee On
Hennepin County
Itasca
Cottonwood County
Denver
Resolutions Committee
Works
Gov
Jpdm
Jenyer
Cupid Kidnaps Teacher Marries in Minnesota
Emily Mittvalsky a Cedar Rapids schoolteacher visited Iowa City for a short stay and then departed for Deer Lake Minnesota where she wed Fred Vobejda a telegraph operator According to a telegram from Deer Lake the ceremony occurred during her unexpected trip leaving Cedar Rapids with only her pupils in attendance the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Minnesota
Iowa City
Iowa
Emily Mittvalsky
Deer Lake
Minn
Fred Vobejda
Winter Wheat Trial in South Dakota Shows Promise
Farmers in Dry Run township near Pierre, South Dakota report a twenty acre field of winter wheat sown last fall on W. H. Conrad’s farm survived the winter and looks as good as winter wheat in leading regions. If successful, this experiment could shift planting from spring to winter wheat on a larger scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Pierre
W. H. Conrad
Dry Run
Case Against Powder Company Is Non-Suited
Washington Wisconsin May 17 The case of former city clerk R A Herin against E I du Pont du Nemours Powder company was dismissed when the court granted a motion for non suit The plaintiff sought sixty thousand dollars for injuries received at the company plant near Washburn last fall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powder Company
Washburn
Wis
R. A. Herin
BE. I. du Pont du Nemours
Jowan Wins At Carleton Home Oratorical Contest
Edwin P. Dickinson of Osage Iowa won the Carleton college home oratorical contest with Cavalier La Salle. He takes first place and will represent Carleton in the next year's state contest carrying a $40 prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tory
Northfield
Minn
Edwin P. Dickinson
Osage
Iowa
Carleton
Cavalier la Salle
Carleton College
Two Men Arrested for Fish Dynamiting in Bluffton Area
Fergus Falls Minnesota May 17 Deputy Game Warden J H Jones states warrants charge Charles Clark and Godfred Koch with dynamiting fish in the Leaf river near Bluffton. Patrol counts show illegal charges of 26 below were collected. each man faces $25 fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus Falls
Minn
J. H. Jones
Charles Clark
Godfred
Koch
Bluffton
Norwegian Bishop Bang Visits United States on 17th of May Plans
The visit of Bishop Anthon Christian Bang to the United States includes sailing on the Hellig Olav arriving in New York, meetings in Washington with President Roosevelt, and a tour to Chicago and Minneapolis for a notable 17 May celebration. He will present a Henrik Wergeland statue, a gift from Norwegians to Americans, to be erected in the Northwest, with Como Park favored. Bang is noted as a prominent Norwegian prelate and historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthon Christian Bang
United States
New York
Washington
Roosevelt
Haakon
Chicago
Minneapolis
Henrik Wergeland
Norway
America
Michelsen
Levland
Berner
Storthing
Abercrombie
N. D
Como Park
St. Paul
Bang
Vinland
S. C. Hammer
Christiania
Donnes
Anthon
Lofoten
Nordland
Tromsoe
Hans Nielsen Hauge
E. Stang
Bank
Sweden in Focus Emigration Politics and Nordic Talks
Swedish labor unrest and employer wage demands loom as 1908 emigration trims flows, while parliament and royal visits stir regional diplomacy. Copenhagen gears to a socialist college, and a church debate flares over Easter timing affecting farmers.
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Riating
John Lubler
Maniac
Clevelana
Lakérjood
Grover
King
Committee On Credentials
Cupid
Jowan
Ora
Sweden
Denmark
Order of Victoria
Gunnar Knudsen
Noree
Despitas
J. C. F. Ljungegren
Swedish Talkors' Union
Antiemigration Society
Riksdag
Stockholm
Charles Hardinge
Charles
Copenhagen
Celal Democrats
Marie
Sorensen
Balsley
St. “Knud’s
Odense
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