Insurgents seize most of republic. Vasquez set to lead
In the Dominican context, Horacio Vasquez declares readiness to assume government after overthrowing President Jiminez. Puerto Plata Governor Deschamps resists without orders from Santo Domingo. Meanwhile Jiminez seeks refuge in San Domingo French consulate as capitulation reports surface.
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New York
Raus
Puerto Plata
Santo Domingo
Herald
Deschamps
Charles H. Loinaz
Jiminez
Loinaz
Horacio Vasquez
Juan I. Jiminez
Dominican Republic
Vasquez
Miso 4
Jimines
San Domingo
Monta Christo
Ariday
Italians Rampage in Corliss Wisconsin May 7
A mob of about 50 Italians, intoxicated, terrorized Corliss injuring two women with revolvers and two men with knives. Sheriff Bauman led deputies from Racine to restore order after a brief clash. two attackers were arrested while the rest fled.
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Racine
Wis
Corliss
Bauman
Astreeta
New Cabinet Formed in Chile and Cuban Legislature Summary
A Santiago dispatch reports a new Chilean cabinet with Premier Ramon Barros Laco interior minister Rafael B. Almaceda foreign affairs, Guillermo Barros finance, G Figueroa justice and education, Samuel Valdes public works, and Victor Lamas war and navy. In Havana the Cuban senate and house opened. Governor Wood said no executive power would pass until formal transfer occurs. Manila reports 84 Moro prisoners attempted escape. 35 killed, 9 captured, others fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sys A
Santiago
Chile
The
Herald
Interior
Ramon Barros Laco
Rafael B. Almaceda
Guillermo Barros
G. Figueroa
Samuel Valdes
Victor Lamas
Havana
Senate
House of Representatives
Wood
Congress
Walsen Arrested for Theft of County Funds
Salt Lake City May 7 George W Walsen proprietor of a semiweekly paper at Salmon City Idaho was arrested on a charge of appropriating six thousand dollars of Lemhi county treasury funds at Salmon City. Hero San Francisco May 7 Kid Parker announces a fight with Perry Queenan in Seattle this month weighing 135 pounds at 3 o clock on fight day.
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Salt Lake
Utah
George W. Walsen
Salmon City
Idaho
Lemhi County
Walsen
San Francisco
Kid Parker
Perry Queenan
Seattle
Rifle Colorado Fire Destroys Business Portion
Fire in Rifle, a Denver & Rio Grande railroad town 26 miles west of Glenwood Springs, wipes out the business district. Loss pegged at 100000 dollars with about 50000 dollars covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Rifle, Col
Glenwood Springs
Minister to Cuba and Cuba consular post named
The president selected H. G. Squiers secretary of the legation at Pekin as minister to Cuba and General E. S. Bragg of Wisconsin as consul general at Havana. The editor notes this completes a lengthy item with a brief report.
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Washington
H. G. Squiers
Legation
Pekin
Cuba
Bragg
Wisconsin
Havana
Virginian Congressman Otey Dead A Confederate Veteran
A review of recent events reports the death of Congressman Otey of Virginia, a former Confederate veteran. It notes political shifts with Senator McLaurin not seeking re election in South Carolina, plus various incidents from Washington to Buffalo and St Louis, including burglaries, accidents, fires, and notable deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otey
McLaurin
Senate
South Carolina
Everett
Wash
Great Northern
Jeffries-Fussimmons
Seattle
McBride
Ellensburg
Jack Ellis
Ben Stanley
Francis Glessing Paine
Joe Malvern
Thomas Wilson
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum
Washington, D. C
Rockwood
Baltimore & Ohio
Amos J. Cummings
New York
Church Home
Baltimore
John D. Rockefeller
Virginia-North Carolina Chemical Company
al Weinig
Buffalo
Joe Choynski
Chicago
Empire Athletic Club
Louisville
Wells
St. Louis
William and Philip Medart
South St. Louis
Miles
General Miles
Mil Gamer
Damietta
Nile
Potter Palmer
J. T. Robinson
Tiger
Wallace
Fire
Manly Ranch
Grand Forks
Nelson
Los Angeles
Cal
E. W. Aldrich
Hawley
Aldrich
Savoy
Jacmel
Hayti
San Domingo
Jiminez
Dominican Republic
Wilhelmina
Jibout
French East Africa
Turks Defeated At Koffutdor Frontier Clash
Report from the frontier of Arabia says Turkish forces were defeated at Koffutdor with about 400 dead and wounded. Arab losses were also heavy in the engagement, indicating a costly clash for both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koffutdor
Arabia
Arbor Day Observances and Local Headlines Across Idaho
Arbor Day was observed in Rathdrum and Kendrick with school programs. Lewiston land office April receipts set a record at 22 237 07 dollars. Fort Hall reservation opening to settlement to be sent to the president. Emilie Marquardson committed suicide in Payette after a cattle theft conviction. Mrs. F P Matchett fatally burned in Wardner by a gasoline explosion. Henry Geibler killed at St Joe sawmill near Harrison Idaho when his sleeve was caught in a belt. he died from neck and back injuries after warning whistle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rathdrum
New Teamsters’ Union
Boise
Kendrick
Lewiston Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Dubois
Fort Hall Indian Reservation
Emilie Marquardson
Payette
Marquardson
Supreme Court
F. P. Matchett
Wardner
Henry Geibler
St. Joe
Harrison
Idaho
Magnificent silver service from Spanish cruiser coins
In Baltimore on May 5 a grand silver service crafted from coins taken from the cruiser Cristobal Colon is displayed in local show windows. The piece set includes a center, tureen and ladle, four vegetable dishes, gravy and roast platters, a fish and game platter, 19 dessert plates, all engraved with Admiral Achley's monogram and a note of origin. The coin weight totals about 1500 ounces valued around 600 dollars at silver prices, though government coin costs were higher. The presentation will be given Wednesday at Theodore Marburg's home with committee members James A. Gary and Sven Cobb coordinating manufacture and delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Cristobal Colon
Winfield Beott Gwhley
Washington
Admiral Achley
Santiago de Cuba
Theodor Marburg
James A. Gary
Sven Cobb
Ite
Brooks comet found to orbit in 320 days at Berkeley
In Berkeley on May 5 Professor Ar Imin O Leuscher of the University of California observatory reports the Brooks comet completes an orbit around the sun in 320 days, the shortest period recorded. Lick Observatory observations support the finding and relate the comet to a 1748 sighting. In Denver a 13 year old was killed and a 14 year old wounded while target shooting. In Amsterdam a labor union resolves to abstain from beef from the so called beef trust for 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Cal
Ar- Imin O. Leuscher
Students
University of California
Brooks
Lick Observatory
Denver
Col
Hilary Hickey
Paul Leonard
Curtin McGarry
Cherry Creek
Amsterdam
N. Y
Amsterdam Central Labor Union
Beef Trust
Battle in the Philippines gives victory at Bayan fort
General Chaffee reports a successful assault on the principal Moro fort at Bayan. Brigadier General Davis and Colonel Baldwin praised for hand to hand combat, with many Moros killed and 84 survivors surrendering unconditionally. Casualties announced as one officer and seven enlisted men killed, four officers and thirty enlisted men wounded.
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Washington
War Department
Chaffee
Sultan Bayan
George W. Davis
Bayan
Raja Munda Bayan
Sultan Pandapatan
D. Baldwin
Uberty
Datto
Malabong
Tarlac
United States
Oregon Industrial Growth and Strikes Reported
The Oregon scene shows a new condensed milk factory in Grant's Pass and a new Masonic temple under construction in Grants Pass. Portland sawmills grant a 28 percent wage increase as unions settle strikes. The Federation of Women's Clubs of Oregon lists 28 clubs with 11 000 members. A Portland dry goods strike ends with employer concessions. A Michigan syndicate buys 10 000 acres near Eugene for 160 000. Elsie Waters sues T B Parker for 800 after six years as a cowboy. Oregon Manufacturers' Association estimates state output near 60 000 000. Articles filed for Great Central Railroad with 000 capital. Amateur Athletic Club sets two world marks in diving events, including 6 feet 3 1/2 inches and 15 feet 3 1/2 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Grant's Pass
Portland
Federation of Women's Clubs of
Bugene
Michigan
Elsie Waters
T. B. Parker
C. H. Mcleaaca
Oregon Manufacturers’ Association
Great Central Railroad
Cosas
Amateur Athletic Club
Montana Items From Helena to Great Falls in 1908 News
Seeding progress for 1908 is reported as favorable ranchers in Montana plan seedings. Mentions include Clarke County Medical Society formation in Helena, a suspended city hall project, and a fatal Helena death. News covers traffic injury near Eddy, horse thieves near Bridger, state finances, land grants, and mortgage filings. Old-time miners and promoters are noted, with deaths of Hugh McQuaid and a pioneer. A card party shooting in Gardiner leaves Charles Brown wounded, and William Howard's acquittal in Great Falls highlights violence cases.
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Boulder
Helena
Clarke County Medical Society
States
Thomas B
Columbia Falls
Northern Pacific
Eddy
Potter
Red Lodge
David
Bridger
A. H. Barret Hall
Northern Pacific Railroad Ompany
State Board of Land Commissioners
A. C
Boulder Walkley
George Barrow
Office of Register of State Lands
Thomas D. Long
Montana
Hugh McQuaid
Gardiner
Charles Brown
John Ballinger
Brown
Ballinger
William Howard
Ed. Stokes
Great Falls
Haywood
Stokes
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Jimmes
Vasques
Washington News
Spokane
State Penitentiary
Columbia County
Lewis B. Alger
Columbia University
New York City
State Normal School
Cheney
Vancouver
Rose Grath
N. B. Long
Garfield
Long
Palouse
Whitman County
James A. Ebbert
Eugene
Ore
Pullman
Kaminchutte
State Board of Control
P. Westendorf
Reform School
James Watson
W. W. Ritchie
Capitol Annex
A. B. Dorsey
Register of the Waterville Land Office
L. E. Kelloge
Irow
Robert Patterson
Uniontown
William Gibbons
Almira
Nickell
Gibbons
Wild
Dairy and Food
McDonald
Foster
Samuel Taylor
Yakima City
Thomas Jefferson Cummings
Taylor
O'Okiep
Cape Town
Port Nolloth
Wem Qape Colony
Nolloth
Brit Nolloth
Mafeking
Kopse
Eacape
Manila
Will
Rige, Colo
World's News
Idaho Gleanings
Schley
Denver Boys
Philippines
Wort
Dayton
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