Recount Bill Passes Senate For 1905 NYC Mayor Vote
The New York Senate approved 38 to 8 a bill for a court supervised recount of the 1905 Mc Clellan Hearst mayoralty ballots in New York City. The measure, urged by Governor Hughes, allows either candidate to petition and requires the supreme court of the district to conduct a rapid canvass in the presence of the court and legal counsel.
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Albany
N. Y
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Assembly
New York City
Hughes
Supreme Court of
Will Postpone Ruef's Sentence in San Francisco
Tomorrow is the sentencing date for Abraham Ruef who pleaded guilty to extorting 1125 from Malfanti of Delmonico's on a threat to block a liquor license renewal. The prosecution plans to pause sentencing until Ruef testifies with Faoue Dunne expected to acquiesce.
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San Francisco
Abraham Reuf
Malfanti
Delmonico
Reuf
Foaue Dunne
Grand Jury Indicts Wall Street Millionaires
The Rocky Mountain News reports the Denver grand jury probes involve large American corporations and that indictments will target multi millionaire captains of industry known on Wall Street and in Colorado as the inquiry continues.
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The
Rocky Mountain News Today
America
Wall Street
Colorado
Skeptical On Hague Conference From Tokyo May 80
The Japanese government maintains absolute secrecy about topics to be presented at the Hague peace conference and a forecast of its position is impossible. It is generally believed the conference will yield little practical result and the Japanese press is not enthusiastic.
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Hague
War prisoners freed at last from Japanese vessels
Victoria B C May 30 advices from Japan state crews of the Taifuku Maru and Pare Faru seized off Cooper Islands during the war, have been released following responses at Vladivostok.
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Victoria
B. C
Japan
Cooper Islands
Vladivostok
Rebels Attack Swatow and Nearby Towns in China
Chinese rebels press assaults on Chung ang and Tung Chang in the Ching Hai district as residents flee toward Swatow. Violence blamed on rising tensions and aggression.
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Swatow
China
Chung Ang
Tung Chang
Ching Hai
Kuroki Decorates Chicago With Memorial Day Banquet
General Baron Kuroki entertained 50 Chicagoans with a lavish Memorial Day banquet at the Auditorium Annex. The visit featured a military parade to the Imperial Consul's home, a Lincoln Park wreath tribute before the Lincoln statue, and high praise for American baseball as Kuroki planned a trip to see the White Stockings versus the Detroiters.
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Baron Kuroki
Bis
S. Shimizu
Kuroki
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Park
America
Francis J. Simmons
Park Board
St. Gaudens
Japan
White Stockings
Detroits
Riots in Ireland target grazing farms amid land agitation
Dublin reports the land reform movement spreading in Kings County and North Tipperary. Peasants gather large bands, destroy gates and fences, and drive cattle from grazing ranches on 11 months leases. Conflicts with police injure many. prosecutions rise as magistrates sometimes oppose convictions.
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Dublin
Ireland
Kings County
North Tipperary
Strike for Union Shop Hits Louisville Rail Line
A general strike of machinists on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was ordered in Louisville on May 31. About 600 to 700 machinists work on the line, with 245 in the South Louisville shops. They seek union recognition and a uniform wage scale with no price increases. Early reports show strikes at Covington 15 Mobile 60 Birmingham 54 Nashville 10.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Covington
Mobile
Birmingham
Nashville
Big Salary Advances Push Burlington Wage Boost
A Omaha dispatch says Burlington has granted salary advances averaging 10 percent across the system. Nearly all employees share in the increase except trainmen, whose pay is fixed, and telegraphers who already received a raise. Omaha offices anticipate about $60,000 more per year.
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The
Tribune
Omaha
Neb
Burlington
Southern Pacific Refuses to Pay Glendale Wreck Damages
Los Angeles May 91 From official sources the Southern Pacific Railroad will decline to pay any damages for injuries to passengers in the Glendale wreck of May 21. The accident is said to have been caused by wreckers and upwards of 20 passengers were injured, some seriously.
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Cal
Southern Pacific Railroad
Glendale Wree
Polk County Farmer Carves Living Goat From Tree Trunk
Salem Board of Trade hosts Breese Gibson who sawn a tree trunk to reveal a lifelike goat silhouette. The carved wooden goat with horn sticks is displayed beside a stuffed goat, drawing much attention in State street quarters.
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Breese Gibson
Polk County
Salem Board of Trade
Gibson
Iece
Alem Board of Trade
State Street
Board of Trade
Salem Line Progress Pushs Salem Portland Electric Railway
Portland workers rush to complete the Oregon Electric Railway between Salem and Portland. About 300 men and 150 teams grade the section toward Wilsonville with two locomotives, a steam shovel, and other equipment in use. Completion eyed for October, bridge at Wilsonville near finish with 700 tons of steel ready. Rails and wires laid along the route and July delivery of cars and locomotives planned.
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Oregon Electric Railway
Willamette River
Wilsonville
Salem
R. L. Donald
Milk Condenser Planned for Albany Plant in Linn County
Capitalists propose a condensed milk factory in Albany with output of 10 000 cans daily and a projected cost near 75 000 dollars. Local stock to reach 10 000 dollars may secure the venture while outside capital backs the deal. Public discussion at Alco Club featured State Senator Miller and Dr Tamasse with J W Bailey endorsing dairy industry plans.
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Albany
Alco Club
Frank J. Miller
Tamasse
Hillsboro
Forest Grove
J. W. Bailey
Oregon Forestry Commission Appointments Announced
Governor Chamberlain announced the Oregon Forestry Commission members Leonidas S. Hill of Eugene E. P. Sheldon of Portland and Bartrum United States Superintendent of Forestry of Oregon. The commission will meet June 5 in Salem to organize.
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Salem
Oregon
Portland
Chamberlain
Wide Difference in Bids for State Insane Asylum Wing
Salem Board of Capitol Building Commissioners awarded Welch & Maurer the contract at 918,895 for the new wing of the state insane asylum. Other bids ranged from 66,778 to 102,000, a 25 percent spread. The high bid would have provided a large profit if accepted.
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Board of Capitol Building Commissioners
Welch & Maurer
State Insane Asylum
F. B. Southwick
H. N. Eley
F. A. Erixon
Eugene Opens New City Park Hen Dricks Park
Citizens of Eugene plan to formally open Hen Dricks Park in early June. Roads into the park are completed and a new water source from the hill well is secured. Ex Mayor Wilkins praises the park’s beauty and scenic opportunities, noting no Western park matches it.
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Eugene
Wilkins
Bridges for Tillamook Line in Pacific Railway Contract
The Pacific Railway and Navigation Company has awarded a $60,000 contract to American Bridge Company to build three 150 foot steel bridges crossing the Kitches Wilson and Miami Rivers on the main line to Tillamook. Delivery is due by August 1 and Robert Wakefield will erect the bridges.
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Pacific Railway & Navigation Company
American Bridge Company
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Wilson
Miami
New Portage Railroad Commission Named by Salem Governor
Salem Governor Chamberlain announces the Portage Railroad Commission roster with Id F. Allen of Allen and Lewis Portland W J Mariner of Blalock and Joseph T Peters of The Dalles all members of the Open River Association
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Chamberlain
New Portage Railroad Commission
Id. F. Allen
Allen & Lewis
Portland
W. J. Mariner
Blalock
Joseph T. Peters
The
Dalles
Open River Association
Lumber shipments rate dispute filed with Oregon Railroad Commission
Salem's Western Oregon Lumber Manufacturing Co reports a complaint against Southern Pacific seeking to block a rate hike from 1.50 to 2.50 a ton for lumber shipments between Saginaw and Ashland. C B Buchanan & Co also files informal discrimination charges over car furnishing. The commission will investigate both cases.
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Salem
Western Oregon Lumber Manufacturing Company
Saginaw
Oregon Railroad Commission
Southern Pacific
Ashland
C. B. Buchanan & Co
Cornelius
Fares Reduced on Astoria and Columbia River Line
Railroad Commissioner cuts passenger tariffs from Goble to Astoria with most fares lowered 5 to 25 cents. Astoria to Seaside tickets drop from 75 to 50 cents. A minor revision harmonizes all passenger tariffs across the line.
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Astoria
Astoria & Columbia River
Goble
Seaside
Sash and Door Factory Nears Operation in Springfield
Machinery for a new sash and door factory has arrived and is nearly ready. The building sits on a site donated by the Commercial Club and covers a ground space of 802140 feet. The plant will be operated by electricity supplied by the Willamette Valley Company.
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Sash and Door Factory
Springfield
Commercial Club
Willamette Valley Company
Portland Markets Grain Fruits and Vegetables Prices Listed
Market report details wheat oats barley and corn prices, hay values, domestic fruits such as strawberries cherries and apples, tropical fruits lemons oranges and grapefruit, root and fresh vegetables with quantities per sack or crate, butter cheese poultry and beef prices, and live poultry and meat terms across Oregon and nearby markets. Notable items include Oregon strawberries at 15 224c per pound and oranges at 2 3.50 per box.
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Oregon
California
Texas
Utter — Cit
America
Averae Best
Rail Road Officials Face Jail Threat From U S Commission
Washington dispatch reports the Interstate Commerce Commission adopts a tougher stance on railroad violations. Commissioner Judson Clements urges jailing prominent railroad figures to deter misconduct, while Franklin Lane notes enforcement depends on railroad compliance and possible prosecutions of figures like Edward Harriman if laws are broken.
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Franklin K. Lane
California
Harriman
Governor Buchtel Speech Calls Idle Rich to Be Knocked in the Head
Denver May 20 Governor Henry A Buchtel quoting President Roosevelt urged that the idle rich be knocked in the head in a Memorial Day address to Civil War veterans. He cited a tale of a wealthy student and pressed the point that those lacking ambition are valueless to the country.
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Colo
Henry A. Buchtel
Roosevelt
Buchtel
Cotton Workers Rejoice in New England Wage Rise
Boston May 20 The general wage rise for New England cotton mill operatives affects about 84,000 workers across Rhode Island Southeastern and Western Massachusetts Amesbury Vermont and other Southern New England areas. The rise amounts to about 10 percent with a further 5 percent expected early next month in other districts. New England cotton mills employ upward of 200,000 hands when fully manned.
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New England
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Massachusetts
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Vermont
Treadwell Mine Suit Seeks Accounting From Logan Martin Estate
Suit filed in the supreme court of this city to obtain an accounting from the estate of Walter Logan and from Myra Martin, secretary treasurer of the George A. Treadwell Mining Company, plus related mining interests. Gibbs, director of San Luis King Company, is among Logan Martin properties involved. The complainant seeks an accounting for about.
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Supreme Court
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Myra Martin
George A. Treadwell Mining Company
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Gibbs
San Luis King Company
Logan-Martin
Comerent
Kansas Considers 2-Cent Passenger Fares Plan
The Kansas Board of Railroad Commissioners may order all passenger fares reduced to 2 cents a mile if Nebraska’s 2-cent fare law is upheld by courts or not contested by railroads. The move hinges on Nebraska ruling and potential railroad challenge.
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Topeka
Kan
Nebraska
Kansas Board of Railroad Commissioners
Oregon Girls Visit Roosevelt for Exposition Trip
A party of Oregon girls visiting the Pacific northwest met the President today and then departed in the evening for the James town Exposition tour.
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Oregon
Roosevelt
Washington
Illinois Passengers Fare Bill Approved by Governor
Springfield May 20 The two cent passenger fare bill was approved by Governor Dencen tonight. The bill enforces a straight two cent per mile limit on all railroads in Illinois.
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Springfield
Ill
Dencen
Demand Increase in Pension Sparks Naval Reserve Strike
In Paris on June 1 a nationwide naval reserve strike paralyzed ports across France as crews quit ships to protest pension hikes from 40.80 to 72.50 for normal cases and 156 to 200 for energy work. Longshoremen and mercantile seamen join the walkout, threatening French commerce and forcing mail ships to rely on torpedo boats.
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Tion
War Reserve
National Men's Union
Ene Gy
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Porte
Translantic Steamship Company
la Provence
Garcogne
New York
Bordeaux
Gally
Naval Reserve
Marveilles
Brest
Toulon
Dunkirk
Nantes
Rouen
First Rift in Clouds Ends as San Francisco Iron Strike Settled
San Francisco reports the first break in strike conditions as 10 000 ironworkers return to work after a settlement. An eight hour day and wage increases are agreed with staged reductions from 9 hours to 8 by June 1910, lasting 18 months. Conciliators from commercial groups churches Civil League and Labor Council aided the accord.
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Union Iron Works
Fulton Tram Works
Bay Cities
Federated Churches
Civil League Ant Emer Committee
Labor Council
Metal Trades Association
Zion Property to Be Sold in Federal Court
In Chicago on June 1 Judge Lands granted John Hately receiver authority to sell Zion City property pending overcoming objections from Mia, Jane Dowie, and Gladstone Dowie. The sale aims to satisfy the Dowie trust estate creditors tied to the church founded by John Alexander Dowie, with a compromise anticipated.
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Chicago
Mia
Jane Dowie
Gladstone Dowie
Landis
John
Hately
Zio City
John Alexander Dowie
Dowie
Boise man sentenced after court appearance in weapons case
Carl Ht. Done van of Boise appeared in police court after arrest on Tuesday for carrying a weapon. He pleaded not guilty and declined an attorney, choosing to defend himself. Police evidence showed a revolver in his satchel.
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Boise
Idaho
Carl Ht. Donevan
Haywood
Dallas Storm Claims Lives and Leaves Roads Crippled
Tornado or flood wrecks increase travel hazards in Northern Texas as sudden creeks rise. A drowning occurred near Honey Grove when a car struck a flooded ford. multiple roads are crippled by the storms causing family evacuations and disruption.
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Tex
Honey Grove
Fon
Texas
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