Florida Monitor Test Firing At Sea Reveals Hidden Armor
American naval officials test firing 12 inch shells at the Monitor Florida as Arkansas hammers it, with 12 inch guns hitting starboard turret and armor reinforcement. Result details kept secret while crew observes impacts on mannikins inside turrets.
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Thimble Shoal
Chesapeake Bay
Fortress Monroe
Naval Service
John C. Quimby
Joseph Taussig
Florida
Arkansas
Department
Harry M. Denbaugh
United States
Hero
Bryan Seeks Campaign Publicity Bill Passage
In Washington on May 27, W. J. Bryan and William H. Taft signaled support for the campaign expense publicity bill and urged its immediate passage. Bryan wired Senator Culberson and Representative Williams to obtain copies of his telegrams to Taft and his reply, noting Taft’s letter to Senator Burrows might help secure action.
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Washington, D. C
W. J. Bryan
William H. Taft
Bryan
Culberson
Representative Williams
Taft
Burrows
Still another in his brood adds a son to Monroe clan
James Allen Monroe, a noted Chicago livestock shipper and prominent South Side father of twenty seven, welcomed a new addition to his large family as friends celebrated the recent birth.
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Chicago
James Allen Monroe
Livestock Commission
Suffragette Scare In London Involving Falleries Detected
A woman hurled a document at President Falleries of France as he and the Prince of Wales walked on Queen Victoria street after a Guild Hall luncheon. The paper outlined suffragette grievances. authorities feared an assassination attempt, but the matter ended with the arrest and likely release through French intervention.
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London
Falleries
France
Prince of Wales
Queen Victoria Street
Armour Wheat And Patten Corn Cause Market Turmoil
In Chicago on May 27 May corn and May wheat rose to new highs in the pit. Wheat hit 1.06 1 2 and corn surged, with Armour suspected of driving the wheat advance and Patten facing pressure in his May corn corner. A wide short interest and expected cover rally loom, with limited cash corn for delivery.
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Chicago
Armour
J. A. Patten
Patten
Merchant Marine President Quits in Cleveland
Harvey D. Goulder resigns as president of the Merchant Marine League of the United States effective July 1 due to insufficient time for duties. He had long sought relief, and with the Gallinger bill defeat he announced his departure. Harry Coulby of Cleveland is named as possible successor. He denies taking money for supporting the ocean mail bill.
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Cleveland, O
Harvey D. Goulder
Merchant Marine League of the United States
Goulder
Gallinger
Burton
Harry Coulby
Cleveland
BeDe Makes Fun To Hold A Quorum In House
Washington May 27 J Adam Bede of Minnesota has the task of keeping a quorum during the closing days of the house session. He sits near the orator and cackles as a democrat delivers campaign material while his sharp laugh and volleys of applause encourage partisan speech. He explains he wants to keep them in good humor so they stay.
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Washington
J. Adam Bede
Minnesota
Bede
Michigan Senate sentences Pipe and Bowl expels two students
Michigan university senate yesterday passed sentence of death on Pipe and Bowl the sophomore convivial club and expelled two students for pranks following the club’s initiation of freshmen Saturday night in Ann Arbor.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
University Senate
Chief Collins and Comerford Freed in Political Case
Chicago May 27 Former police chief John Collins and former police attorney Frank Comerford were found not guilty of using their offices for political purposes. The verdict, read after midnight, triggered a courtroom demonstration halted by Judge Chetlain. They were indicted for directing policemen to ignore duties to aid Dunne’s re election two years ago. Collins admitted asking officers to speak well of Dunne but denied disobeying duties.
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Chicago
John M. Collins
Dunne
Frank Comerford
Chetlain
Collins
Comerford
Four Dead in a Kansas Tornado Rips Alva Area
Four people were killed when a tornado hit Alva Oklahoma killing Peter Rudy, his wife, and two children. Several farmhouses were destroyed and crops damaged over a wide area. A separate report from Ingersoll Oklahoma notes three killed and one child missing after a cyclone overnight.
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Wichita
Kas
Alva
Oklahoma
Peter Rudy
Rudy
Kan
Ingersoll
Okla
Cousin of Mrs Gunness Found Near Indiana Ponds
La Porte Indiana May 27 A human arm and leg were dug up today by hogs near a pond behind the Gunness home. Authorities believe other victims may be found there. Sheriff Smitzer said an unsigned Minneapolis note claimed a Gunness cousin named Goldsell resides at Ashby Minnesota and officers there have been notified.
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LA Porte
Ind
Gunness
Smitzer
Minneapolis
Fame of Gloucester Dives After Maine Collision
A schooner Fame from Gloucester was struck off the Maine coast by the Dominion-Atlantic steamer Boston early today and 17 crewmen drowned. Nine aboard included 19 on the Fame with four aboard a dory. two men John Clark and Sam Cook were saved.
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Gloucester
Mass
Fame
Maine
Boston
Dominion-Atlantic Line
New England
John Clark
Sam Cook
Prohibition Lead Upward Of Forty Thousand In N C
Raleigh May 26 The majority for prohibition in North Carolina is upward of 40 000 and it is possible it may reach 50 000 This is on figures and estimates furnished the state prohibition headquarters.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Rear Admiral Crowninshield Dies in Philadelphia Hospital
Rear Admiral A S Crowninshield U S N former chief of the bureau of navigation died at Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia on May 27.
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Washington, D. C
A S Crowninshield
U S. N
Bureau of Navigation
Episcopal Hospital
Philadelphia
Domestic Fabrics Sale Noted in Short Ad
An itemized newspaper snippet lists fabric prices including 35c white goods per yard and 15c yard goods with Best American Prints at 5c per yard. The fragment suggests a general advertising note for textile sales.
Conferees Agree on Finance Bill and Limitation Date
Washington May 27 Conferees from the senate and house reached a positive agreement on all points of the currency bill and will submit conclusions to both houses at once The act will expire by June 30 1914 The emergency circulation is limited to 500000000 taxed at five percent for entry month and one percent each following month A cabinet meeting with Root Taft Metcalf Cortelyou Garfield and Bonaparte followed the session and included the president and Speaker Cannon who arrived briefly to review recent bills including the appropriation bill.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
House
Congress
Root
Taft
Metcalf
Cortelyou
Garfield
Bonaparte
Cannon
Fred Loeffler Dies at Stoddard
Farmer Fred Loeffler living near Stoddard died yesterday afternoon at 2 30 after a lingering illness of about year and a half. He was 84, leaving a widow six children. Funeral set for 2 pm tomorrow at his residence with Rev Palephek officiating. burial in Stoddard cemetery. Mrs Theodore Mann stedt in charge.
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Fred Loeffler
Stoddard
Palephek
Theodore Mannstedt
Union Ad Bills Render Tribune Union Shop Assurance
Advertising bills being distributed by L Coren omit the Union label. The Tribune says the bills were printed in The Tribune office a union shop and that every union requirement has been met. Union men are alerted to this assurance ahead oftomorrows sale opening.
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L. Coren
Union PLC
The
Tribune
Gles
Social Lioness of Madison Is Committed to Mendota
Mrs Hedwig Prescher a 45 year old wife of a German officer was committed from Madison to the state hospital for the insane at Mendota after a recent attempt to kill her 12 year old daughter. Doctors said she is addicted to liquor and prodigal with her allowance from her husband. Her lavish entertainments drew attention in Madison society and she owned a local liquor firm valued at 506 dollars. Germany provided 200 dollars monthly for her children but is being cut. The court will decide the children's future.
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Madison, Wis
Hedwig Prescher
Mendota
Germany
Old Country
Governor Davidson Platform To Be Announced Tomorrow
Madison Wis May 27 The platform for Governor Davidson's renomination as state GOP standard bearer will be announced tomorrow. The document has been sent to the canvassing committee in Milwaukee and is described as a vigorous presentation of his progressive policies.
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Madison
Wis
Davidson
Milwaukee
Presbyterians May Reduce Boards At General Assembly
Kansas City May 27 A push to cut the number of church boards surfaced at the Presbyterian general assembly amid a controversy over reorganizing the committee on administrative agencies. Commissioners argued there are too many boards and must be reduced. The assembly faced a request for 1 200 000 dollars for home missions. The home mission board reported higher contributions last year than in any of its 106 years.
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Kansas City
Presbyterian General Assembly
General Assembly
Home Mission Board
Doomed future for the American negro, warns Minnesota professor
Dr. Albert R. Jenks, chair of sociology at Minnesota State University, proclaims in a May 27 lecture that the negro race faces utter hopelessness. He claims the race is diseased, has no future, and is being crowded from work by Italians, with the American Negro doomed in the economic world.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Alrt R. Jenks
Minnesota State University
Democratic state convention postponed by floods in Texas
Fort Worth Texas May 27 Due to floods preventing delegate attendance the Democratic state convention is postponed day by day awaiting sufficient numbers to proceed with business.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Former Senator Retained Today in Major State Suit
Former United States Senator John C. Spooner will represent withdrawal life insurance firms in a test suit to decide if the state law requiring out of state companies to file reports and pay taxes on policies in force is valid. The case against Columbia National Life of Boston will be heard in circuit court before Judge Stevens, likely June 15, with Attorney General Gilbert and Deputy AG Jackson for the state.
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Madison
Wis
United States
John C. Spooner
Spooner
Columbia National Life
Boston
Stevens
Gilbert
Jackson
Beating Wife Over Corsets Sparks Taunton Court Case
In Taunton Massachusetts Gustave Estrand admired his wife Jennie’s figure but objected to her wearing corsets as a night aid to preserve her shape. He dragged her from bed and beat her, prompting court action. He was fined ten dollars and held on $1000 bond to keep the peace.
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Taunton
Mass
Gustave Estrand
Jennie
Gustave
Estrand
Weather signals cool spell with scattered rain
Weather outlook shows Showers and thunder storms across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa tonight with cooler Thursday. La Crosse reports 60 degrees and 78 degrees as warmest reached, river rising to 8.8 feet over the next 36 hours. Regional observations note low pressure from the Rockies to the Atlantic with unsettled skies and cooling trends.
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la Crosse
United States
Helena
Dodge
Phoenix
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Coast
Kansas
North Pacific
Missouri Valley
New England
Pierre
S. C
North Atlantic States
Northwest
Rocky Mountain Districts
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