Taft Decides On Pay On The Isthmus
Secretary Taft approves wage and leave adjustments for Isthmus of Panama workers after Roosevelt endorsement. Affected job classes include steam shovel engineers and cranesmen, locomotive engineers, and construction train conductors. New rules preserve old leave protections, add overtime to paid leave, and keep general pay levels under class-based revisions.
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Washington
Taft
Panama
White House
Roosevelt
Louvre
Mr. Taft
United States
Isthmis Ia
Col. Goesthuls
Secretary Talt
Stevens
Col. Goethals
Riotous Parade Sparks Buffalo Street Clash
A chaotic Buffalo riot erupted when a Sunday Tuscan parade blocked Mala street and stopped streetcar traffic. Police with cribs and trolley irons clashed with about 200 armed Italians for around 50 minutes, leaving several officers wounded and the mob fleeing.
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Buffalo
Mala
American Canned Meat Approved For Army Rations
London May 6 War Office issues instructions for a weekly ration of one pound of preserved meat to replace fresh killed meat. Circular to commands states American meat bins have been prepared in inspected establishments, with reports showing quality and preservation satisfactory.
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London
War Office
Army Council
Fears Insanity Drive Man to Death at York Hotel
Frederick W. Wertheimer aged 54, a resident of the Hotel Patefax in Norfolk, Virginia, shot himself in his hotel apartment on Sunday. A note to his wife said he feared mental troubles and that his nerves would drive him to self-destruction.
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Self
New York
Frederick W. Wertheimer
Rasinger
Patefax
Norfolis
York
Scandal in State Capitol Contracts Claims Civil Action Looms
Pittsburg May 6 Civil and criminal suits will be brought to At torney General Todd against those responsible for the state capital scandal. The commission will hold no public sessions until after the legislature adjourns May 16. Testimony shows overcharges and substitutions in fixtures and furnishings for the $2 000,000 building contract. Sanderson & Co and architect Huston are named in the inquiry. Former Gov Pennypacker defends board actions, while the public awaits explanations.
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Pittsburg
Todd
Tiffany Fayrile
John H. Sanderson & Co
Joseph M. Huston
The
Building Commission
Board of Grounds and Buildings
Sanderson
Tormer
Pennypacker
Huston
Shumaker
Topeka Gen Joseph K Hudson Dies at Home
Gen Joseph K Hudson aged about 97 died at his Topeka home Sunday after a long illness. Born in Carroll County Ohio in 1848 he joined the Third Kansas volunteers during the Civil War and was mustered out as a major in 1865. He served in the Kansas legislature in 1871, later became state printer and in 1879 publisher of the Topeka Capital, a major political figure. In 1898 he was named brigadier general of volunteers in the Spanish American War.
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Topeka
Kay
Joseph K. Hudson
Hudson
Carroll County
Third
Kansas Volunteers
Kansas
Topeka Capeital
Spain
Police board to probe Kansas City corruption charges
Kansas City Missouri May Monday the board of police commissioners will begin the promised investigation of charges of police corruption. The probable advent in Kansas City within the next week of Gov Falls who has said he would come here and take a hand personally in the investigation promises sensational disclosures. Blaze in Chicago packing house. Fire at Schwarzeschild Sulzberger packing plant Ashland Avenue and Porty-first street. Damage near 100000. Water damage nearly equal to fire.
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Kansas City
Board of Police Commissioners
Falls
Chicago
Schwarzeschild & Sulzberger Company
Ashland Avenue
Porty-first Street
Black clergyman shoots divorced wife in Wichita
Andrew Bur bridge, a prominent Black clergyman, broke into his divorced wife’s Wichita home on May 6 after she refused to return to him. He struck her six times in the breast and abdomen, causing serious injuries. He fled but was found three miles away with a bullet wound to the side. He is expected to recover.
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Wichita
Kan
Andrew Burbridge
Winona Woman Mary Horley Dies After Prolonged Reclusiveness
Mrs. Mary Horley aged 84 or so years was found dead in her Winona home. Coroner reports heart failure as the apparent cause. Once a prominent member of Winona society, she had lived as a recluse for several years. The death occurred Friday, with Ming noted in the dateline as Winona, May 6.
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Winona
Redluce
Ming
Mary Horley
Iuin Aiica
Benjamin Warren Jr Dies at 53 in Peoria
Benjamin Warren Jr of Peoria and Chicago housing group died Sunday in Peoria at age 53 from Brights disease and diabetes. He was a member of the local housing association and lived in Peoria and Dias.
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Benjamin Warren
Peoria
Dias
Benjamin Warren, Jr
Chicago
Trace
Bright
President Roosevelt Backs Exact Justice in Moyer Haywood Case
Roosevelt writes to the New York Central Federated Union vowing to review any evidence of miscarriage of justice against Moyer and Haywood, and to bring such evidence to the attorney general if possible. He stresses safeguarding legal rights and condemns attempts to pressure Idaho authorities.
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May
Central Federated Union
Roosevelt
Moyer and Haywood
Boise
Idaho
Stennenberg
Committee of the Union
Washington
Moyer
Haywood
Henry
Meyers
Coakley
Beawn
Colorado
Dignder
Ike
Debs
Tyrs
Messrs. Meyer
Theodore Roosevelt
President
Jey
Mover
Roosevalt
Thea Mon
Condensed Specials and Notable Early 20th Century Incidents
Thomas W. Lawson meets the pope in private audience. A Burlington flyer crash near Manhattan Montana kills one and injures 25. Naval station Lake Bluff bids for officers quarters rejected as too high. Cincinnati artist David Rosenthal sues Edward Wettengel for 20000 in slander over remarks on his punting. Niagara Falls coal contract bids spark potential Western New York dealer cartel probe. Ex-Columbia Law Dean Ernest Hoffeutt dies by suicide on a Madison River steamboat after overwork and insomnia.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Burlington
Manhattan
Mont
Lake Bluff
Chicago
David Rosenthal
Cincinnati
Edward ©. Wettengel
Wettengel
Niagara Falls
New York
Ernest #IV. Hoffcutt
Law School of Columbia Universlty
Gov. Hughes
Madson River
Marvin Lad Is Buried In Dover After Prolonged Search
Horace Marvin Jr. was buried Sunday at Bay Meadow Lawn on the Marvin farm after a coroner's inquest and autopsy. The body, found near the marshes where he vanished March 4, was not ruled a drowning. Physicians report no violence, the stomach empty, suggesting privation for at least 40 hours, with speculation he wandered off and fell into the pool.
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Dover
Del
Horace Marvin, Jr
Waa
Ex-Police Chief Indicted in Mayoralty Campaign Case
Chicago grand jury on Saturday evening indicted former police chief John M. Collins and five others tied to the Dunne campaign. Indictments accuse Collins of mutilating public records and Civil Service law violations. others face conspiracy to violate Civil Service rules and illegal acts in police detail funding for Dunne's drive.
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Grand Jury
John M. Collins
W. L. O'Connell
Dunne Campaign
H. Roche
Frank D. Comerford
J. McGrath
P. J. McNulty
Collins
Duane
Tragedy in Lima as Girl Shoots Self Over Misunderstanding
In Lima Ohio a 17 year old girl Miss Mattet Garree of 38 Harrison Ave Columbus shot herself while seated with her lover Harry Murphy. Police arrested Murphy who said she borrowed his revolver to look at it then fired a fatal shot amid a reported misunderstanding. A third woman, Murphy's girlfriend, was in the room and未 apprehended. The victim died at Lima city hospital.
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Lima
Harry Murphy
Mattet Garree
Harrison Avenue
Columbus
Murphy
Murphy's, Was Also In the Room, But She Has Not Been Apprehended, Miss Garree
City Hospital
Man slays girl in Lafayette jealousy killing
In Lafayette Indiana on Sunday night 36 year old John Vaughan allegedly stabbed 11 year old Elizabeth Strubel to death in an old canal bed in the northern part of the city. Authorities report the motive as jealousy over her refusal to marry him.
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Lafayette
Ind
Tohn Vaughan
Elizabeth Strubel
Vaughan
Two Drown Crossing Open Bridge Near Inver Grove
Fred Hit and Dadwir Truax, both of St Paul Park, drowned in the Mississippi River while attempting to cross the Rock Island bridge near Inver Grove when it began to swing open to admit a steamboat. The incident occurred Sunday as the bridge opened to permit the vessel to pass downstream.
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Mississippi
St Paul
Miam
Fred Hit
Dadwir Truax
St. Paul Park
Rock Island Bridge
Inver Grove
Mississippi River
Girl Drowns in Central Park Swan Boat Incident
In Central Park on May 6 Mary Murphy a 17 year old girl drowned when the swan boat she rode with four other young women and three children toppled into the duck pond. Police rescued the others who were thrown into the water as volunteers waded out to help.
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Central Park
New York
Duck Pond
Sunday
Mary Murphy
O Shea Jury Disagrees In Wife Killing Case
Chicago May 6 The jury in the Victor Roland O Shea murder trial disagreed and was discharged. O Shea had faced three trials, with one prior conviction.
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O'Shea
Chicago
Victor Roland O'Shea
Blast Kills Many in Hong Kong Cavton Magazine Explosion
A massive gunpowder magazine explosion in Cavton Hong Kong Thursday night left at least 21 bodies recovered with feared higher totals. Hundreds injured, 15 buildings razed and over a hundred seriously wrecked. A 200 foot section of a wall collapsed as shock shattered distant roofs. The pagoda remained intact, officials and hospitals treat the injured, and the magazine officer among the dead clutched a pina. Financial losses are enormous.
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Hong Kong
Cavton
Sbhamien
Offeer
Mexico City apologizes over alleged harboring in Guatemala
Mexico City reports a diplomatic incident involving alleged harboring of men suspected of plotting to assassinate President Cabrera of Guatemala. The Mexican Foreign Minister received intelligence from Guatemala City and states the matter is closed to the satisfaction of the Mexican government.
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Mexico City
Guatemala
Guatemala City
Cabrera
Quaterala
Marshal
Gamboa
Mexican Dam Wall Collapse Kills Death Toll Rises
In Chihuahua Mexico a major section of the Chuviscar dam wall collapsed burying nearly 40 workers under masonry and water. Between 13 and 20 are dead, 13 injured and several unaccounted for as details remain scant. Juridical authorities and surgeons rushed to the scene Friday morning.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Chuviscar Dam
Will Seek To Oust Oil Trust In Ohio Suit
Toledo based oil operator A J Steel of North Baltimore plans to file suit at Findlay on Saturday against Standard Oil and its directors and subsidiaries. He seeks to invalidate their charters in Indiana and Ohio, halt operations, and have a receiver appointed to wind up the business.
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Toledo
A. J. Steel
North Beltimore
Findlay
Standard Oil Company
Obs
Indiana
War on the comics sections spurs Sunday paper reform
A campaign by the International Kindergarten union seeks funds to distribute circulars urging parents to bar Sunday comic supplements from homes. In other news, the Overland Limited derailed near Timpas, no injuries reported. the Hidden Fortune Mining Co sold to Columbus Mining for about 239000 dollars. a Chicago robber captured after a revolver duel coughs up a $40 diamond head hidden in his mouth.
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New York
International Kindergarten Union
Chicago
Saully
Chickasaw Ex Governor Peter Maytubby Dies at 62
Ardmore I T Peter Maytubby former two term governor of the Chickasaw tribe has died at his home in Caddo at age 62. He led the tribe during several years and was a prominent figure in Indian affairs in Oklahoma. His death draws tributes from tribal officials and local leaders mourning a longtime public servant.
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Ardmore
I. T
Peter Maytubby
Caddo
War hero honored with McClellan statue unveiling
President Roosevelt reviews a large military parade at the unveiling of the Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan bronze statue. Attending are Gen. Frederick D. Grant, Gov. Stokes, McClellan family members, and Brig. Gen. Henry O. Dwight. The scene includes flags, a salute, Star Spangled Banner, and a broad address on war, peace, and national unity.
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Washington
George B. McClellan
Army of the Potomac
Roonsgevelt
Frederick D. Grant
Gov. Stokes
New Jersey
S. McClellan
New York
George McClellan
Henry O. Dwight
U. S. Volunteers
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Gen Kuroki Arrives in Seattle for Jamestown Visit
Gen Kuroki and staff, Japanese delegates to the Jamestown exposition, arrived in Seattle from the Orient after a fog delay. They were greeted by crowds along the waterfront as Japanese girls sang the national anthem and flowers crowded the general’s car. The delegation toured the city by auto and attended a reception at the Rainier Club with Governor Albert Mezd and prominent businessmen.
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Seattle
Wesh
Kuroki
Orient
Puget Sound
Water Front
Ranier Club
Albert E. Mezd
Jirominenal
Singer in San Francisco Earthquake Seeks Self Harm
Milan Arcangelo Rossi, a tenor with the Conrled Opera Company, after the earthquake fear and a recent decline in health, attempted to cut out his tongue with scissors on Thursday. He was hospitalized in critical condition.
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Milan
St Louis Pressmen Strike Hits City Papers
A strike ordered after a failed wage-scale talk by the Web Freshman's union and the local Newspaper Publishers association shuts down all St Louis papers except one. The action halts editions of the Globe Democrat Republic Post-Dispatch and Star Chronicle. No Post-Dispatch edition was issuedThursday.
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St. Louis
Globa Democrat
Republic
Post-Dispatch
Star-Chronicle
Taft Will Speak to Millers in St Louis
National Miller Association president J W Burke reported a message from Secretary of War on Thursday inviting Taft to be guest at the May 30 gathering in St Louis and to deliver an address. Four deaths reported on the steamer Baltic after arriving New York from Liverpool. A Pittsburgh traveling man G Silekle reportedly hanged himself in a hotel room Thursday, using a 10 pound iron bar. Troops quelled a revolt of political prisoners in the Vyborg quarter of St Petersburg, one prisoner killed, several wounded.
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Millers
Springfeld
Col
National Millers’ Association
Louis
Baltic
New York
Hattie
Liverpool
Cleveland
OC. G. Silekle
Pitsburg
St. Petersburg
Viborg
Morniog
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