Cycling Scandal Rocks City Race Championship
A massive scandal envelops a Chicago cycling classic amid fraud claims. Sworn statements allege many racers cut the Evanston course, with only about thirty-one of the first hundred finishing within the limit. Investigators question prize awards to Homer Fairman and Emerson as the protest flood mounts.
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Carrence
Chicago
ron cance
Evanston
Itia
Homer Fairmen
Roby
W. F. Morgan
Morgan & Wright
Mc. Morgan
Fred Ran
Bainbridge
Decardy
Raw
Pairman
Emerson
Steamer Sunk Three Drowned After Fog Collision
In Alpena Michigan a foggy sea collision between the Canadian steamer Jack and the steel steamer Norman from Menominee caused the Norman to sink within minutes in 300 feet of water. The cook, wheelsman and fireman drowned. the Sicken rescued the remaining crew. The Norman, a 2,800 ton propeller valued at 924,000 and insured for 175,000, lies wrecked while the Jack is damaged but afloat.
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ALPENa
Mich
Jack
Norman
Menominee
Middle Esland
cook
Sicken
Bank President Arrested for Fraudulent Banking in 1903
Robert Kincaid, president of a failed barge bank at Mound City Kansas, is arrested on charges of swindling and receiving deposits while insolvent. He is alleged to have been connected to a large Oklahoma City bank that failed simultaneously, leaving depositors short about 3500,000.
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Penny
O. T
Robert Kincaid
Mound City
Kan
Kincaid
Oklahoma City
Germany
Bremen Trading company
Harbarg
Pioneer
Gaiser
Elbe
Hamburg
Leading Mormon Indicted by U S Grand Jury
John Beck a wealthy Mormon and president of Becks Bullion Mining company was indicted by the U S grand jury for unlawful cohabitation. This marks the first arrest since the poygany manifesto was issued four years ago. Venezuela in Mourning for Gresham in Washington June 1: Earl Kimberl y expresses British regret over Secretary Greshams death. Venezuela decrees three days of public mourning.
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Ladt Lake City
John Beck
United States grand jury
Beck
Venezuela
Gresham
WASHINGTON
Julian Paincefote
Mr. Uhl
Earl isimberly
United States
Barnsleman
Caracas
Governor Evans Defies Injunction in Liquor Seizures
Gouverneur Evans directs liquor seizures across South Carolina in apparent defiance of Judge Simonton injunction. The action targets interstate shipments and disallows dispensary exemptions, amid federal and state legal contention in Richland and Newberry counties.
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South Carolina
Simonton
CoLtunBra
S. C
Evans
Ricamono
Goft
Richland
Newberry
United States circuit court of appeals
Joberi
Goff
Greenhut Must Testify
Dr. B. Greenhut ex president of the whisky trust arrived in Chicago from New York and was served with notice to appear before Master in Chancery Booth. Detectives had pursued him for ten days to compel testimony on the old management’s actions.
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Greenhut
Carcaca
B. Greenhut
whisky trust
United States court
New York
Great Northern
Acting Secretary Chr Wasninectox Noted in Vacancy Rule
Discovered that the president is not required to appoint within thirty days to fill the secretary of state vacancy caused by Gresham's death. Mr. Uhl becomes acting secretary without president’s approval, and no temporary appointment is made, thus no thirty day filling obligation exists.
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Wasninectox
Gresham
Uhl
North Carolina Records May Heat Wave Breaks State High
North Carolina logged a May heat record as temperatures rose to 93 degrees yesterday. The intense heat threatens crops already backward and weak, though truck crops this year are noted as by far the largest ever grown in the state.
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North Carolina
Florida Lynching After Accused Man Shot to Death
Columsta Florida June 1 A mob seized James Freeman colored from a guard and hanged him to a tree then shot him dead after he had tried to assault Mrs Consel also colored and pleaded guilty before a justice of the peace.
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Florida
CoLuMstA
Fla
James Freeman
Consel
Death of Lord Gough at the British embassy report
A cablegram received at the British embassy announces the death of Lord Gough the hero of India and father of Hon Hugh Gough flat secretary of the embassy who now succeeds to the title and estates.
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Lord Gough
India
Hugh Gough
Firebugs Plot to Destroy Evidence in Insurance Arson Ring
New York reports Morris Schoenholz confessed to firing two dozen houses in the city and Brooklyn for insurance. An alleged gang of fire adjusters led by Schoenholz and Hirschkopf planned flash fires using benzine and gas to destroy traces. The conspiracy, called the dark secret, allegedly included a Suffolk Street headquarters and a head mechanic role. Rosenbaum, once tied to the Isaacs gang, testified about torture of a suspected traitor within the group.
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New York
Morris Schoenhole
Schoenholz
Brooklyn
Yonkera
police
fremen
Morris Schoenholz
Hirschkopf
gane
west side
bencses
Suffolk street
San Francisco
Crisis in Otneytile Strike at Riverside Mills
The Otneytile strike committee met to plan for the crisis when Riverside mills at Otnerville reopen Monday. They note wage increases at Washington mills in Lawrence, Mass., and accuse manufacturers of sending agents to Quebec to hire French weavers. The committee has engaged a lawyer and warns that foreign labor will be prosecuted under the alien contract labor law.
McKinley Loyalists Seen Heading Ohio Delegation
In Cleveland a ML A Hanna supporter downplays Foraker’s Ohio victory. He asserts McKinley’s Ohio and national support is strong, predicting Ohio will send a solid loyal McKinley delegation to the Republican national convention, regardless of internal GOP chatter.
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Ohio
CLEVELAND
Tayse
McKinner
Hie
ML A. Hanna
Associated Press
Foraker
McKinney
McKinley
Obie
ail bush
Columbia seeks damages claim against United States
General Rengifo, Colombia's representative hero, says he expects authorization to present a claim for damages from Harrison's tariff retaliation proclamation. He cannot yet estimate the amount as he awaits government instruction, but insists the claim will be filed.
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Columbia
Wastisergs
Tune L
Rengifo
republic of Columbia
United States
Colombia
Harrison
Price of Coke Advances Signal Broader Labor Trend
Furnace coke for Judy delivery has increased to 1.54 a ton, with a rumored July rise. The current price stands at 1.33 a ton, and the shift is expected to lift iron and steel product costs, signaling potential further wage increases.
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Pictsscreé
Baby Butchered by a Boy Near Marion Station
Baltimore June 1 reports the brutal killing of a months old baby of George Simpson near Marion station Somerset county. A colored boy allegedly murdered the infant after a colored girl hired to nurse it took it to her home and the child was cut nearly to pieces with a knife.
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BALTIMORE
George Simpson
Marion station
Somerset county
Murder of Diamond Kid in Omaha Stuns City
June 1 in Omaha Nebraska a 16 year old African American boy known as Diamond Kid was stabbed to death on a main street by an unknown white man who then walked away. The case leaves the city in shock as authorities probe the crime.
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Omaha
Neb
Herry Parker
Diamond Kid
snes
Encouraging Trade Signals From Industrial World
G Dun and Co weekly review notes broad price rises in wheat and cotton with real scarcity possible. Despite some crop damage the outlook remains hopeful as reports show improved labor conditions and rising manufacturing activity. Bradstreets tally shows 297 large concerns started up in a week across 75 cities east of the Rockies with 33,400 workers employed and wages increased for 175,120 industrial employees by about 10 percent without major strikes.
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Industrial World
New York
L—R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canain
Bradstreets
Clash in the Amalgamated over wage scale in Cleveland
In Cleveland the Amalgamated Association session grew stormy as militants demanded a $1.59 rate, rejected by manufacturers who cited weak business. A yearly scale with a 60 day police clause was offered. A Youngstown conference is planned after adjournment, and tensions rise among finishers and advocates.
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CLEVELAND
Amalgamated Asso
Youngstown
puddiers
Corbett Fitz Fight Claimed Near Montreal
A secret syndicate in the vicinity of Montreal plans to stage the Corbett Fitzsimmons bout with a $35,400 purse and guarantees against interference. The group may seek to influence a nearby municipal government, raising questions about provincial authority to override local resolutions. An emissary traveled to the United States to pursue the plan.
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Corbett
Fitz
Canada
Corbett-Fitzsimmons
Montreal
smail
states
yeaterday
La Sagesse Wins Oaks Stakes At Elsom Downs
Sir James Miller's day filly La Sagesse won the Oaks stakes of 450 sovereigns at Elsom Downs on June 1 with fifteen starters. The day featured fine weather and a large attendance as a special train ferried the Prince of Wales the Duke of Cambridge and other royal family members to the course.
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Elsom Downs
James Miller
Prince of Wales
Duke of Cambridge
Duke of Sexe-Coburg-Gotha
ruyal
Two Young Ladies Drowned in Lake Tragedy at Worcester
A boat containing Frederick Dunne, Thomas O'Donnell and Miss Nellie White and Ganra Bertram overturned on Lake Quinsigamond. Two young ladies, residents of North Grafton visiting Worcester relatives, drowned as two others survived.
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WOCESTE
Mass
Frederick Dunne
Thomas EF. O'Donnell
Missus
Nellie White
Ganra Bertram
Lake Quinsaguimend
Grafton
Worcester
Lord Shotta Douglass Marries in Sans Jose
Lord Shotta Douglass wed Loretts Reddis in Sans Jose California yesterday. The ceremony occurred after a tenby and justice at the peace, with a fall at So'clock for San Francisca.
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Lord Shotta Douglass
Sans Jose
Cal
Lord Shotta
Loretts Reddis
Bakersfield
Nuggets of News From a Fragmented Ledger
A jumble of brief items reports a match race between J. Johnson and four cyclists with George Tanecock sentenced to two years for bigamy in Pittsburgh. A Ky shooting near Jap Springs kills Major William Hardiman, 74, and a bank fight near Rineville leaves John Filton dead and others wounded. Vienna says Prince Alfred Windischgraetz may resign. Elsie Coleman, 20, daughter of banker Wiliam Coleman of Dunkirk, commits suicide. Britain to act against schooner Shelby seized by the United States? Corwin. Tennessee prison superintendent John W. Kirk dies after being accidentally shot at the state capitol by Andrew Vaughn.
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J. 3
Johnson
George Tanecock
Piulwdletptiia
bigiimage
William Hardiman
killat
Japa Springs
Rineville
John Filton
Jim Melcher
Charles Johnson
Vienna
Prince Alfred Windischgraetz
ministry
Austria
Misa Elsip Coleman
Wiliam Coleman
Dunkirk
Shelby
whicch
United States
Corwin
Tennessee
John W. Kirk
state capitol
Andrew Vaughn
Vaughn
J. T. Davis
Nashville
tirean
Impressive Call for Life Tenure and Higher Pay in Grocers Meeting
Captain J H Martin of Memphis urged doubling the Presidents salary and granting him a life tenure at the Southern Wholesale Grocers association meeting in Laxta. The remark drew loud cheers as members, representing southern cities, largely backed Cleveland's financial policy.
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Southern Grocers’ Association
Southern Wholesale Grocers’ association
J. H. Martin
Memphis
Grover Cleveland
United States
Leigh
mhen
sitsle
south
Cleveland
France and Chira Discusses Policy Toward Japan
In Paris on June 1 the French senate heard M. Hanoraus, minister of foreign affairs, deny that French interests are subordinated to others. He said France’s stance on Japan was driven by Indo China and missionary ties, warning that China’s independence risks disorder if occupation grows. Russia backs the status quo, Germany aligns with Paris and Moscow, and Japan is praised for heeding prudent counsel. The aim remains to safeguard China’s existence and independence amid ongoing negotiations.
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Hanoraux
Japan
Paris
MM. Hanoraus
France
Indo-China
China
Hussia
Germany
Russia
M. Hanotaus
West Virginia Strikers Defeated in Coal Fields
Four of the largest coal operators in West Virginia resumed mining with a strong crew. Sixty new men joined yesterday as shipments reach 215 cars. Leaders Lawless and Webb reportedly disappointed by a miners’ refusal to strike nationwide. Old miners return, soldiers depart Pocahontas, thirty-three operators resist, deeming Southwest Coal rates prohibitive.
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West Virginia
Breekery
W.Va
Juoel
caoal
Lawless
Webb
United miners
Columbus
ordure
Tey
Southwest Coal company
Charges in the Pension Bureau Reorganization Planned
Washington reports a Pension Bureau reorganization at fiscal year end after Congress funds. About 16 changes will occur with over 100 dismissals and around 50 employees shifted to other departments. The complete list is to be issued soon with changes effective July.
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Pension Turean
Washington
pension Gurean
Murder charge tied to Roy Culver case at Albion
A man named Power Oneth was jailed in Albion amid suspicions he killed Roy Culver of Clyde whose poisoned body was found in the river. Oneth had left Syracuse when Culver disappeared and was held on vagrancy charges to await further developments.
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ALBION, &. C
Roy Culver
Clyde
Oneth
Syracusa
Culver
United States Consul Secures Release of Cuba Suspect
United States Vice Consul General Springer in Havana reports another American freed from Cuban arrest on suspicion of rebellion. He cabled that Carrillo, previously released, departed Havana on Wednesday aboard the Spanish steamer Panama bound for New York.
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Wasutxerox
United States
Springer
Havana
Cuba
state department
Carrillo
New York
Panama
Post Office Robbery Suspects Arrested in New Jersey
Washington reports the postoffice department has information that an inspector in New York yesterday caged the arrest of Joseph Killaran Charles Allen and Harry Russell charged with the robbery of the postoffice at Hoboken New Jersey and several other offices.
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Washington
postoffice department
New York
Joseph Killaran
Charles Allen
Harry Russell
postoffice
Hoboken
N. J
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