Compromise On Currency Bill Reaches Tentative Agreement
Washington May 27 conferees from the senate and house on the currency bills held three meetings Tuesday and reached a tentative agreement. The plan reduces reserve requirements to ten percent raises state and municipal bond valuations and caps emergency currency at 500 million. Payne and Williams clash over floor remarks and a ruling on printing in the record as Congress adjourns with the conference report on the military academy appropriation and other bills moving forward.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Vreeland
National Clearing House
Aldrich
Payne
Williams
New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Withdraws Annulment Suit
New York May 27 Evelyn Nesbit Thaw withdrew her annulment suit against Harry K. Thaw. Referee Deyo approved the dismissal without costs. Attorney Daniel O Reilly said she acted under pressure from Thaw relatives and remains loyal to her husband. He noted no reconciliation and that she sought financial recompense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Deyo
Daniel O'Reilly
Thaw
O'Reilly
Evelyn Thaw
Evelyn
State Ball at Buckingham Honoring M Fallieres
A grand state ball at Buckingham Palace celebrated M. Fallieres president of the French Republic. King Edward and Queen Alexandra greeted guests in the throne room as trumpets sounded and the ballroom glittered with flowers. The royal party walked the length of the room amid bowed guests in a scene of exceptional brilliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Buckingham Palace
M. Fallieres
Edward
Buckingham
Queen Alexandra
Night Riders threaten town over tobacco beds
Ripley Ohio residents report letters from night riders demanding the destruction of central tobacco beds. The threats warn of a blast if the beds are not removed and show bias against independent tobacco merchants.
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Ripley, O
Mount Pulaski Banker Capt. David Vanchise Dies
Springfield Illinois reports the death of Capt. David Vanchise 85 president of the First National Bank of Mount Pulaski. He served as captain of Company D in the One Hundred Sixth Kansas Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
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Mount Pulaski
Springfield
Ill
David Vanchise
First National Bank of
One Hundredth and Sixth Kinois Volunteer Infantry
Pastor Drowns After Rescuing Son at Jacksonville Bathing Pond
Rev. H Glasgow longtime Woodson Illinois Presbyterian pastor drowned Tuesday afternoon in Jacksonville after rescuing his son from drowning. The incident occurred while the boy was overcome by cramps during a bath.
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Jacksonville
Ill
Rev
H. Glasgow
Woodson
Presbyterian Church
Gramps
Chamberlain's Salve Ad for Burn Relief
An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Salve for burns and scalds claiming instant pain relief and fast healing. Sold by W. H. Forter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. H. Forter
Mayor McClellan Loses Ballot Box Ruling in Recount
Justice Lambert ruled to open the ballot boxes from the McClellan Hearst mayoralty contest. He overruled 20 objections and denied setting aside subpoenas to Dooling and Hearst. Hearst had said he would sail for Europe next Wednesday.
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New York
Lambert
Supreme Court
McClellan
Dooling
Board of Elections
William R. Hearst
Hearst
Europe
Rescue of Wife Deters Cremation Fire
Frank Blanchard's wife is badly burned when two intruders bound her and set fire to their house with coal oil. Blanchard returned home and saved his wife and the dwelling, after two prior arson attempts. He cannot explain the crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton, Tl
Frank Blanchard
Priesmeyer Acquitted After Short Deliberation
In St Louis on May 27 a jury acquitted Fred Priesmeyer, a house of delegates member, after one hour of deliberation on bribery charges. This marked his second trial after the first jury disagreed.
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St. Louis
Fred &. Priesmeyer
House of Delegates
Priesmeyer
Town marshal ousted in Hagerstown and salary redirected
The town marshal at Hagerstown has been deprived of his office and his salary will be used for paying the electric light expenses.
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Hagerstown
Eight bishops chosen for 1908 in Methodist Episcopal vote
The selection of the eighth and last bishop was announced, naming W F Anderson J L Neulsen W A Quayle Charles W Smith Wilson S Lewis Edwin H Hughes Robert McIntyre and Frank M Bristol as the new bishops. A Sunday consecration is planned at the Lyric. Discord arises over administrative agency reforms in the Presbyterian General Assembly with votes on changes and a failed Merrill amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Conference
W. F. Anderson
New York
Board of Education
Freedman’s Aid and Sunday Schools
J. L. Neulsen
Nast Theological Seminary
Berea
W. A. Quayle
St. James Church
Chicago
Charles W. Smith
Pittsburg Christian Advocate
Wilson S. Lewis
Morningside College
Sioux City
Edwin H. Hughes
de Pauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Robert McIntyre
Committee On
General Assembly
J. D. Moffatt
Washington
Assembly For
Rice V. Hunter
Buffalo
Merrill
James
William D. Merrill
Refuse To End Gar Strike In Cleveland May 27
In Cleveland Ohio striking street railway workers vote to continue the walkout against Municipal Traction Company amid deser tions as the old wage ultimatum expired. About 800 of 1700 strikers attend the meeting to press arbitration while preserving seniority rights amid uncertain company action and President Dupont’s pledge to protect current workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Street Railway
Municipal Traction Company
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
Dupont
Traction Company
Prominent Texan Slain
Mineral Wells Texas May 27 W E McConnell prominent attorney and former state legislator was shot and killed Tuesday by T J Pearson in a fatal shooting scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral Weils
Tex
W. E McConnell
T. J. Pearson
Ironworker James Watts Dies After Fall at Gary Plant
James Watts an ironworker at Gary was overcome by heat and fell from a girder, dying from his injuries. The incident occurred at the Gary facility during a day of extreme heat.
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James Watts
Gary
Two Outlaws Surrender After 13 Years on Run
Tahlequah Oklahoma May 27 Thomas and James Wicliffe the notorious Oklahoma outlaws surrendered to state authorities here Tuesday after 13 years as fugitives from justice. The Wicliffes began their crime wave in 1893 at the Cherokee land office at Winita with the death of their father Charles Wicliffe. They later killed Deputy U S Marshal J H Vier and deputy Isaac Gilstrap among other alleged crimes as they led the Wicliffe gang.
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Tahlequah
Okla
Thomas
James Wicliffe
Oklahoma
Wicliffes
Wicliffe
Winita
Charles Wicliffe
White
J. H. Vier
United States
Isaac Gilstrap
Hetty Green Hosts Dinner at Plaza for Sixteen Guests
Mrs. Hetty Green hosted a private dinner at the Hotel Plaza on Tuesday night for 16 guests at $20 per plate. Floral decorations cost $50 and staff and security expenses for the private dining hall amounted to another $50.
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Hetty Green
New York
Hotel Plaza
David Henderson Dies Former American Theater Figure
Chicago May 27 David Henderson once a famous theatrical manager and play producer died early Wednesday in the Drexel sanitarium after several weeks illness. The cause of death was Brights disease.
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David Henderson
Chicago
America
Drexel Sanitarium
Bright
Creighton Kills Wife and Two Daughters in Owen Sound
James E Creighton a well known resident of Owen Sound Ontario killed his wife whom he had married in Ypsilanti Michigan a year ago and his two daughters Katherine and Clare Chapman and seriously wounded himself in a domestic tragedy.
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Owen Sound
Ont
James E.i Creighton
Ypsilanti
Mich
Katherine
Clare Chapman
Fire destroys warehouse in Ossian. $50,000 loss
Fire that started Tuesday night at the Rector Brothers warehouse in Ossian, ten miles north of Bluffton, Indiana, caused substantial damage estimated at $50,000. The blaze impacted property within the facility and prompted emergency response from local crews.
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Indiana Village
Bluffton
Ind
Rector Brothers
Ossian
Here
Cooks Who Cook Secured Through Reporter Columns
Local columns report two cooks securing placement or recognition through Reporter features. The piece highlights their methods, community impact, and rising profiles within the culinary scene.
Michigan battleship Michigan launched at Camden shipyard
The steel hulled battleship Michigan was launched Tuesday on the Delaware in Camden. Miss Carol Barnes Newberry of Detroit served as sponsor. The ship, resembling a Dreadnaught, is over 50 percent complete and expected to be delivered in about a year, with a top sustained speed of 18½ knots. The launch drew Gov Warner of Michigan, Newberry, Garfield, U.S. senators, and many Washington and Michigan officials.
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Camden
N. J
Delaware River
Michigan
New York Shipbuilding Company
South Camden
South Carolina
Cramp’s
Philadelphia
Delaware
Navy
Newberry
Interior
Garfield
Guv
Warner
United States
Washington
Wolverine State
Carol Barnes Newberry
Detroit
Mascots for Battleships Parade in Seattle
Rear Admiral Charles S Sperry lands with 3000 sailors for a Seattle parade. Coast artillery infantry from nearby forts and local militia join. Aberdeen bears, 12 cub mascots, led by prominent citizens, accompany the fleet. Rhododendron bouquets welcome the troops as band concerts and sea and land sports follow.
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Seattle
Wash
Charles S. Sperry
Lawton
Worden
Casey and Flagler
Aberdeen
State of Washington
Drowned in Red River Flood Reach Fourteen Refugees
A Colbert report says fourteen people on an island between Red river channels near the Texas line drowned as flood waters rose late Tuesday. Unverified details include three Roberts children killed when a tree shelter was swept away south of Lawton, and Will and Newton Stidham drowned near Henrietta while fleeing in a skiff.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Colbert
Red River
J. H. Roberts
Lawton
Will
Newton Stidham
Henrietta
Embezzier Pleads Guilty In Hot Springs Bank Case
George F Horvas formerly cashier of Hot Springs National Bank pleaded guilty in United States district court to embezzling 25000 dollars of bank funds after being indicted by the federal grand jury.
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Embezzier
Deadwood
S. D
George F. Horvas
Hot Springs
Hot Springs National Bank
Federal Grand Jury
United States District Court
North Carolina Prohibition Majority Seen Between Forty and Fifty Thousand
Raleigh May 27 The majority for prohibition in North Carolina is upward of 40 000 and may reach 50 000 on figures and estimates provided to the News and Observer and the state Prohibition headquarters.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
News and Observer
Contagious Blood Poison Warns of Insidious Disease
A 19th to early 20th century warning touts Contagious Blood Poison as the most treacherous disease. It lists early signs such as a sore or pimple and later symptoms including mouth ulcers hair loss and copper colored spots. The ad promotes S S S as a blood purifier and tonic from The Swift Specific Co Atlanta GA with a home treatment book offered free.
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S.S.S
Peleg Whorton Heads to Haytown in the Near Future
The editor scolds the assistant for inaccurate rural reporting as Peleg Whorton allegedly plans a trip to Haytown soon. The exchange highlights old fashioned newsroomPR and timing rules in small town journalism.
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B. B
Peleg Whorton
Haytown
New Assistant Realizes He Has No Business On Country Paper
A reflective line notes the new helper’s dawning doubt about his fit in a small town newspaper context. The mood hints at humility and misfit within the paper’s traditional setting.
Echo Hill Planting Horehound To Soften Mountain Echo
In a mountain scene a visitor asks why horehound is planted on a hillside. The native explains the herb calms the echo, letting it speak more clearly.
Four Men Injured in Coal Dust Explosion
Four men were injured in a coal dust explosion with two in serious condition. The blast occurred at the mine, tearing through stairwells and triggering emergency evacuations as crews work to determine the cause. Local authorities are investigating.
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M’clellan
Illinois
Fred Priesmeyer
Iowa
Indiana
Presbyterian General Assembly
Cleveland Street Railway
Banks of Union Toilers
Thomas and
Gov. Warner
Secretary of Navy
Bloo
Co. Oberchain
Taylor, Texas
Bassville Bazoo
The
M. Summers
Box W
Notre Dame
Texas
W.S. St. George Gen
M.K
Te Ry
St. Louis, Mo
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