May Adopts Veer Toward Vealand Bill Compromise Sought
Washington May 5 House moves on currency reform despite banking committee tabling the Vealand bill. Payne plan proposed as potential addendum to the Fowler currency bill with debate time debated. Speaker Cannon refuses to call off conference. Senate debates Brownsville incident as Senator Bulkeley defends Twenty fifth regiment. Senate approves $250000 relief for Alabama Georgia Mississippi and Louisiana cyclone victims.
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Washington
Committee On Banking and Currency
House
Messrs
Weeks
Burton
McKinney
Waldo
New York
Fowler
Cannon
Payne
National Banking Association
United States
Banking and Currency Committee
Fowler Currency Commission
Banking Committee
Currency Commission
Senator Bulkeley
Connecticut
Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Brownsville
Bulkeley
Twenty-fifth Regiment
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Roosevelt Dismissal of Brownsville Troops Sparks Legal Clash
In New York on May 5 Judge Hough heard more than three hours of argument over the presidents power to dismiss three companies of negro soldiers from the Twenty-fifth Infantry after the Brownsville riot. Private Oscar W Reid sues for wages from dismissal to enlistment end as government defense hinges on presidential authority and constitutional protections.
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New York
Hough
United States District Court
Roosevelt
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Oscar W. Reid
Reid
United States
Stimson
Governent
Chase Mellen
Army
Navy
Congress
Mellen
Eleven Sailors Drowned On Steamer Minnie E Kellen
In Newport Oregon on May 6 a storm sank the Minnie E Kellen after a big wave struck the ship. Eleven crew members died while the vessel took on water and damaged the deck and cabin during attempted lifeboat launch.
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Newport
Ore
Minnie E. Kellen
William T Manning Elected Rector of Trinity Parish
Rev Dr William T Manning, vicar of St Agnes chapel and assistant rector, was unanimously elected rector of Trinity parish to succeed the late Dr Morgan Dix at a Trinity parish vestry meeting on May 5.
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Trinity
New York
William T. Manning
St. Agnes Chapel
Trinity Parish
Morgan Dix
Rooster Kills Infant In Tennessee Yard Incident
In Chattanooga on May 5, 15 month old Max Crockett Jr died from injuries after a large rooster attacked him in a Lewisburg yard. The child fell and the rooster repeatedly sank spurs into his head, ending in his death.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Max Crockett, Jr
Lewisburg
Cedar Creek Gas and Coal Co Incorporation Filed
The Cedar Creek Gas and Coal Company filed articles of incorporation in Petersburg to establish a new business entity.
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New Cedar Creek Gas and Coal Company
Petersburg
Peoria Man Arrested in Wife's Death Inquest
Frank J. Potter a wealthy Peoria county retiree is jailed while coroner's jury investigates Lydia Potter's death. Inquest heard peritonitis from internal injuries and bruises. neighbor testified she was seen in night clothes with blood from her mouth. Two Potter daughters were expected to arrive as inquiry continued.
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Peoria, Ill
Frank J. Potter
Peoria County
Lydia Potter
Bruce Holmes
Adelman
Potters
Potter
John Holmes
Tornadoes Rip Through Missouri and Texas Towns
A Missouri tornado struck Springfield at 6 40 AM wrecking the Wag On company warehouse. Steeples fell and trees were uprooted, injuring no lives reported. Damage spread to Pierce City Monett Ozark Strafford and Holman with crops harmed in Greene Lawrence Christian Wright Webster counties. In Texas a May 5 Ambia village tornado destroyed three houses two barns and a smokehouse. blacksmith Ben Nedder was injured.
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Springfield
Springfield Wagon Company
Pierce City
Monett
Ozark
Strafford
Holman
Greene
Lawrence
Christian
Wright
Webster
Paris
Tex
Ambia
Ben Nedder
Decatur Enacts Two Year Liquor Prohibition
Decatur Ti May 5 Under suspension of rules the city council passed an ordinance prohibiting sale of alcoholic liquors within city limits for two years. It will be illegal to purchase liquor for any purpose including medicinal mechanical sacramental or other uses.
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Decatur
Editor loses three toes after press accident
Des Moines May 5. Rev. O. D. Elliott of Marshalltown editor of the Iowa Prohibitionist and Prohibition candidate for governor had three toes of his right foot crushed by a press. Amputation was necessary.
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Des Moines
O. D. Elliott
Marshalltown
Iowa Prohibitionist
Prohibition
Local Shelbyville Buyer Sells Last Three-Year-Old Pacers
Mark Clark of Shelbyville sold Mamie Sherwood to James Moore of Irvington for the last three-year-old pacer in the period, marking a notable transfer in regional horse racing.
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Mark Clark
Shelbyville
Mamie Sherwood
James Moore
Irvington
Cleveragh Fort Wayne Fire Rescue and Loot Fears
Fort Wayne Indiana May 5 militia guards the ruins of the Aveline hotel as fire crews extract bodies. Eleven dead confirmed with two unaccounted, including Herman Seligman. authorities fear looting due to money and jewelry in debris.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Aveline
Hofman
Auburn
Frank C. Baxter
Hoffman
E. M. Matthews
Columbus
R. E. Trible
Dalhart
Tex
Charles Benjamin
Detroit
Mich
Rosentahl
Benjamin
Mr. Benjamin
Herman Seligman
New York
Seligman
Iis
Porto Rico Pirates Caught After Pursuit
San Juan Porto Rico May 5 After a long chase along the west coast the revenue cutter Algonquin captured a sloop stolen from a west coast port. The cutter fired three shots before the sloop heaved to. The pirates planned further robberies and escape to Santo Domingo.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Algonquin
Santo Domingo
Election Battle in Lozzi Stirred Corsican Village
In Lozzi Corsica on Sunday two rival parties armed with shotguns clashed in a pitched battle. Fire was exchanged repeatedly with multiple casualties feared. Troops have been dispatched from Ajaccio to restore order.
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Corsica
Ajaccio
Lozzi
House Blown by Black Hand Threats in Dayton
In Dayton Ohio on May 1 a rear portion of Frank Gentile’s house was destroyed by dynamite. Gentile, a wealthy Italian fruit merchant, received a $10 000 demand from the Black Hand four days earlier. No injuries were reported.
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Dayton, O
Frank Gentile
Piqua
Sheriff Linus Meredith Injured Quelling Ball Game Riot
Sheriff Linus Meredith of Richmond was knocked down and seriously injured while trying to quell a riot at a ball game Sunday. Reports say he sustained painful injuries as he intervened to restore order.
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Linus Meredith
Richmond
Tolono Teacher Faces Jail Over Severe Punishment Case
Sherman Cass, Tolono principal, and Miss Annie Kelly were accused after a 12 year old pupil was badly whipped on December 5, 1906. The Burkes were awarded $1,800 in damages, Cass paid $700 to secure his liberty, and $100 was refunded for board. Miss Kelly fled to California, later returned to teach, and remains under bankruptcy review.
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Tolono
Lil
Sherman Cass
Michael Burke
Cass
Annie Kelly
Miss Kelly
Burkes
Kelly
California
Scunty
Atlantic Fleet United as Second Squadron Rejoins Ocean Force
The Atlantic battleship fleet reunites at Santa Cruz Monterey Bay with the second squadron led by the Alabama joining from Monterey and six destroyers from San Pedro after a stormy voyage. Admiral Evans returns to command Connecticut at Monterey and will hoist flag as commander in chief aboard. Hospital ship Relief evacuates sick. many spectators greet the flotilla while naval movements shift to San Francisco and Angel Island before Admiral Thomas assumes command.
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Cal
Monterey
San Pedro
Alabama
Sperry
Monterey Bay
Thomas
Connecticut
Minnesota
Admiral Evans
Evans
Relief
Bay
Admiral Thomas
San Francisco
Yankton
Glacier
Calgon
Panther
Aretheusa
Fairmont
Admiral Sperry
Shrips
Clew in Kapshaw murder tied to Decoursey household
Bedford Indiana May 5 a blood stained hickory club found in a room at Oolitic linked to the murder of Joseph Kapshaw whose body was recovered from a quarry. A watch engraved with Mrs Lucinda Decoursey s name and a picture inside the back were found on Kapshaw and traced to Decoursey who had divorced Charles Decoursey after he charged Kapshaw with wrecking his home. Kapshaw had lived with Mrs Decoursey after the divorce.
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Bedford
Ind
Joseph Kapshaw
Oolitic
Lucinda Deecoursey
Rapshaw
Arkansan's Novel Plan for Mississippi River Refuges
Representative Wallace of Arkansas introduced a bill directing the secretary of war to build 50 experimental mounds or refuges along the Mississippi between the Ohio mouth and river passes. These elevated refuges would shelter humans and livestock during floods, with a $50,000 appropriation.
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Washington
Wallace
Arkansas
Secretary of War
Mississippi River
Ohio
Rockford Minister Dies After Pulpit Collapse
Rockford Rock River conference presiding elder Rev Samuel Barngey died after a Sunday pulpit stroke and apoplexy in Rockford HI. He had served until last fall and his death occurred Monday following the incident.
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Rockford
Samuel Barngey
Rock River
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cooks Who Cook Secures Feature in Local Columns
Local columns spotlight the phrase Cooks who cook highlighting community cooks, street food, and neighborhood kitchens. The feature profiles unnamed home chefs and their approaches to flavor and technique.
Fire Devours 15 Stores in San Francisco Block
A blaze originating in the Mentone restaurant on Geary street consumed about 15 stores in the Market Geary Kearney Grant block. Estimated damage reaches $400,000 with firefighters battling the flames Monday night into the early hours.
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San Francisco
Mentone
Geary Street
Kearney and
Grant Avenues
Market, Geary, Kearney
Business Leaders Endorse Deneen for Re nomination in Chicago
Chicago businessmen and professionals formally endorse Gov. Deneen for re nomination praising progress under his administration as clean and business like. The May 5 event highlights continued support from local commercial interests for his continued leadership.
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Deneen
Chicago
Woman's Whist League Opens National Congress in Detroit
The national congress of the Woman's Whist League began in Detroit with a reception at the Hotel Cadillac on Monday night. The gathering will continue through May 6.
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Woman’s Whist League
Detroit
Mich
National Congress of the Woman's Whist League
Cadillac
Garret WCTU Cleans City Streets for Purity
Members of the W C T U at Garret organized a street cleaning effort to promote civic cleanliness and a purer city environment. Community volunteers picked up litter and scrubbed thoroughfares to improve public health and appearance.
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Garret
Bless the Girl Who Buys Flowers at Work
A reader praises a colleague who brings garden flowers to the workplace lifting gloom and inspiring higher aims, noting her wearing of the Merry Widow Hat should be forgiven for the sake of her charitable gesture.
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Merry Widow
Montana man known for talking up a storm
Comic quip notes a Montana man described as unable to stop talking while playfully teasing a female impersonator.
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Montana
Juggler or Professor of Magic Ends in Everlasting Endeavor
This odd query ponders whether a juggler or a magic professor consistently "endeavors" to perform, implying lifelong pursuit or study in their craft.
Congressman's attendance ends vacation concern
The congressman who attended the session won't need a vacation after all as his presence ensures no breaks are anticipated. The remark underscores steady participation and workload expectations for the member.
Thaw Saves $120,000 in Prison
In prison Harry Thaw has saved $120,000 and says the money is the best outcome of his confinement, signaling a turning point in his case and prospects.
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Harry Thaw
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