Miners in Politics Will Choose Their Rulers
In Scranton the Tri-District Convention ratified a pact between operators and the miners sub-scale committee and set Thursday as the resumption date. President Nicholls praised gains while Mitchell lauded the signed agreement with the operators and urged loyalty as the movement expands turnout for political action.
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Deranton
Nicholls
Trie
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Rose Wins Victory In Kansas City Mayoral Race
William W. Rose, Democrat, rescinds resignation after Supreme Court ouster, wins re election as mayor by 1600 over E. E. Venard and A. Harris. Prohibition and anti gambling laws center on licensing joints. Venard backed by temperance forces, many women voting for him. Socialist vote light. The court ruled Rose ineligible to hold office again now. Rose argues ouster actions ineffective after resignation.
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Kansas City
William W. Rose
Supreme Court of Kansas
E. E. Venard
David Harris
Rose
E. B. Venard
Venard
Supreme Court
Killed by Automobile in Cleveland Street Car Crash
A collision at Scoville and Woodland avenues before midnight left Edward Donohue dead. Patrick Fitzgerald H Boone and another unnamed occupant were severely injured and may die. The speeding car smashed into a stationary street car. two other passengers escaped serious harm.
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Cleveland
Scoville and
Woodland Avenues
Edward Donohue
Patrick Fitzgerald
H. Boone
Turkish official slain in bold attack in Constantinople
Nedjim Edin Bey, procurator general of Tripoli vilayet, was murdered by Ali Shamyl Pasha, former Scutari governor. The Kurdish chieftain, recently exiled to Tripoli for alleged Redvan Pasha murder, reportedly jumped during an examination and throttled the victim by biting the throat like a bulldog.
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Constantinople
Nedjim Edin Bey
Vilayet
Tripoli
North Africa
Ali Shamy] Pasha
Scutari
Ali Shamyl
Redvan Pasha
Singular Expressions in a Musical Concert
Hardy and Tardy discuss a woman named Hardy-She who uses unusual wording. The exchange centers on whether describing a concert as musical is necessary, with Hardy arguing a concert should be musical and Tardy noting some concerts are not.
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Hardy
Crisis in Czarlans Meeting Surrounded by Soldiers and Police
St Petersburg May 9 reports say government parliament tensions rise after the new premier’s reform promise falters. Police dispersed a lower and upper house meeting at the Economic Society hall with Ismailovsky guards and cavalry, sparking protests and calls to dismiss the police chief.
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St. Petersburg
Constitutional Democrats
Witte
Council of Ministers
Council of
Empire
Economical Society
M. Roditcheff
Roditcheff
Echo
Judge Stewart declines governor bid in Pennsylvania feuds
Philadelphia dispatch reports Judge John Stewart of the state supreme court refused a joint Lincoln party and party fusion for governor. Lincoln leaders favor Lewis Emery Jr. of McKean county. Philadelphia Lincoln delegates back Emery. Guffey demandsDemocrat concession for fusion. Stewart’s refusal sparks party rifts and possible separate tickets.
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Philadelphia
Lincoln
John Stewart
State Supreme Court
Franklin County
Justice Stewart
Lincoln Party
Lewis Emery, Jr
McKean County
Emery
Lincolnites
J. M. Guffey
Laird Uses a Trowel in Carnegie Building Ceremony
Andrew Carnegie and Mrs. Carnegie helped lay the cornerstone of a 14 story West Thirty-ninth Street building to house the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and the American Institute of Mining Engineers. Carnegie contributed 1,050,000 dollars. He called the project a united home where engineers can unite and share science.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Europe
Chicago Grain Market Sees Gains on Cold Wheat Areas
Cold weather in the wheat growing sections steadied prices in Chicago. The July wheat option closed with a net gain. corn and oats also rose. Closing quotations show July wheat at 79, July corn at 45, and July oats at 31.
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Chicago
United States
Matter Remains Unsettled Question on Common Carrier Prohibition
Washington May 9. Senate debates elkins amendment to railroad rate bill amid confusion as substitutes arise. Elkins provision not laid on table. proposals to limit carriers mining coal and competing with shippers discussed. House focuses on naval appropriation bill with amendments on enlistment, training on Great Lakes, smokeless powder cost, and ship chains. Missouri River bridge at Kansas City bill passes.
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Washington
Senate
Allison
Iowa
McLaurin
Elkins
Baltimore & Oto
Bacon
Tillman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dolliver
Overman
House of Representatives
Great Lakes
Lauder
Michigan
Grosvenor
Ohio
Missouri
Kansas City
NEARBY WILL BE FED REPORTS ON RELIEF REFORM
San Francisco scenes detail tightening bread line regulations led by Gen. Greely as relief rolls shrink. Able bodied men face job offers or loss of aid. women must prove need. Food tickets expire quickly and June 1 aims to end relief. Gov Pardee’s daily legal holidays delay foreclosures and mortgage pressures. Banks fear panic without notice.
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San Francisco
Greely
Pardee
Reconstruction Committee
Gov. Pardee
Philadelphia Broker Killed In Elevator Accident
Charles Grover, a Philadelphia insurance broker, was instantly killed in an elevator at the Victoria hotel while ascending to his room. He lurched forward between the second and third floors, his head projecting through the door as the elevator car continued and he was crushed between the car and the third floor flooring. Felippo Cubas, Porto Rican customs collector and noted politician, drowned at Mayaguez harbor after years of persecution for his advocacy of American institutions.
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Philadelphia
New York
Charles Grover
Victoria Hotel
San Juan
Porto Rico
Felippo Cubas
Mayaguez Harbor
Great Flood in China Report Reaches Washington
Washington on May 9 received a cable from the American consul at Hankou China describing an immense flood in Henan province. The message notes great loss of life and property but reports that all foreigners are safe.
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China
Washington
State Department
Hankou
Henan
Attorney Alfred Russell Dies at Detroit Club
Alfred Russell a prominent Detroit attorney and former United States attorney for the eastern district of Michigan collapsed and died suddenly at the Detroit club last night. He was known for his long service in the legal community and had held multiple federal and state roles. The death occurred in Detroit on May 9.
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Detroit
Mich
Alfred Russell
United States
Eastern District of Michigan
Pittsburg Market Report and Local Tragedy in Ohio
Pittsburg markets show price ranges for corn oats hay eggs butter cheese and livestock including cattle calves hogs sheep and lambs with figures for grades and weights. In Ohio Mansfield May 9 Lorenzo D Frasher a carpenter shot and killed Mrs E P Massa then killed himself.
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New York
Ohio
Manfield
Lorenzo D. Frasher
E. P. Massa
His Great Discovery at the Courthouse Tax Lists
A humorous exchange cites the courthouse as the source of insight into wealth. Hix says he checked tax lists this morning and notes that many rich men are unaware of their true wealth while Dix questions the idea. The Chicago News quotation frames a light moment on taxation and vanity.
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Hix
Dix
Chicago News
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Peo
Nicholas Palace
Palace of the Admiralty
Stewart
Laird
Chicago Grain Market
Sion
Neeby
Gen. Greely
Frisco
Pittsburg
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