War Indemnity Talks Falter Amid Greek Turmoil
London May 2 The Berlin Daily Mail says powers will not levy indemnity on Greece and seek to modify Ottoman demands. Lord Saulsbury’s idea for a Paris conference to end Turkey Greece war is likely abandoned. 200 American volunteers for Greece arrive in Marseilles, Greeks wear ribbons declaring War Victory or Death. Count Aluravier's shift in St Petersburg weakens Dowager Empress influence as Muravief steers czar’s stance. Greek army in Epirus retreats after Pentepegadia defeat, Epirus forces withdraw toward Arta.
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Russia
Lord Baltsbury
Paris
London
Berlin
the
Daily Mail
Greece
Austria
Germany
Lord Saulsbury
Turkey
Marseilles
Copenhagen
Afura- Vietf
Aluravier
St. Petersburg
Muragieff
Battie
Muravief
Joseph
Rabtek
George
Athens
KRabbek
Epirus
Pentepegadia
Arta
Volo
Greek Rout In Epirus Described By Times Correspondent
The Times’ Patras reporter details the Greek defeat at Pentepegadia in Epirus. He notes officers failed to secure timely reinforcements, the Greek army crumbled, evzones fought bravely yet had to retire, and the retreating force swept toward Arta in panic while officers wore gloomy, shamefaced expressions.
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Epirus
London
Times
Patras
Pentepegadia
Elumazades
Arta
Greek Joan of Arc Leads Irregulars for Front
A 19 year old girl Helen Constantinidis bears the standard as 2 000 irregulars prepare to march. Crowds condemn railway carriages for Crown Prince Constantine baggage and protest government neglect of reserves. Communications to Volo cut. locomotives push toward Larisa. line seems lightly damaged. Authorities distribute rifles to civilians amid rising panic.
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Athens
Helen Constantinidis
Constantine
Larissa
Volo
Larasa
Powers Mediation and Wartime Preparations in Asia Minor
In Constantinople wartime plans advance with commissions from public works and war ministries to inspect railways and speed troop movements. Authorities announce extinguishing lighthouse flames along Smyrna to Karaburun, while Greeks in Turkey may naturalize to remain. Porte pledges guards for American missions in Asia Minor with American approval required for removal.
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Constantinople
gulf of Smyrna
Karaburun
Turkey
porte
Asia Minor
Greeks Reoccupy Filipplada In Epirus Reinvasion
After two days idle, Greek forces reinvade Epirus and occupy Filipplada for the third time without a fight. Turks hold Pentenigadia and Imarer is fortified, a river bridge destroyed. Zirta shows a village exodus as peasants camp beside fires among flocks and herds. The Turkish mission reports Janina allows Loures to be retaken by imperial troops.
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Filipplada
Arta
Epirus
Pentenigadia
Imarer
zirta
Washington
foreign office
Constantinople
Janina
Loures
Ismail Pasha Protests Over Blockade Policy
Ismail Pasha governor of Khauia Crete protests against admirals decision to supply food to inhabitants in the Interior. He demands abolition of the blockade or its complete re establishment.
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Ismail Pasha
Khauia
Crete
GONDENSED DISPATCHES
A well at Fountain farm near Boliver N Y is 96 feet deep. A New York doctor who took poison by mistake was arrested for bicycling to a hospital. William Bellis a paralytic burned to death in his son Delos Bellis’s house at Penn Yan N Y. Twenty six anarchists were condemned to death for the Barcelona bomb outrage. Sullivan shot at his captor in Buffalo. A farmer’s house near White Oak creek Tennessee was struck by a flood and demolished. the farmer wife child injured.
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New York
William Bellis
Delos Bellis
Penn Yan
Bellis
Barcelona
Corpus Christi
Edward Lower
Eugene
Sullivan
Buffalo
Breeden
White Oak creek
Tennesser
Receivers Appointed for Atlantic Iron and Steel in Newcastle
Judge Wallace names Bawit S. Ohl and William E. Reis receivers for Atlantic Iron and Steel Company. The firm owns the Atlantic furnaces and rolling mill in Newcastle and leased works in Sharon and Greenville Mercer County. Receivers act to protect creditors after failure of Buffalo firm Plumb Burditt Barnard & Co. The court allows continued operation of the blast furnace and other city operations, with likely avoidance of plant shutdowns.
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Big Steel Company
Newcastle
Croton Limestone company
Wallace
Bawit S. Ohl
William E. Reis
big Atlantic Iron and Steel cmpany
Atlantic
Sharon
Greenville
Mercer county
Plumb Burditt, Barnard & Co
Buffalo
Fire destroys Kennedy hotel in Glen Lyon town
Rain saved Glen Lyon, Nanticoke County, as a blaze started in Kennedy's hotel and consumed the hotel, a large dwelling, and a bottling works owned by P. Kennedy. The fire, ruled incendiary, could have wiped out the town but heavy rain limited damage. Damages exceed 10,000 with some insured coverage.
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Nanticoke
Glen Lyon
Kennedy
Catholic Bishop Curtis Retires After Farewell Sermon
Bishop Alfred Curtis of the Wilmington diocese preached his farewell at St. Peter's Church and retires to private life due to infirmities. His successor, Bishop-elect Monaghan from Charleston, S. C., will be installed next Sunday amid a large turnout.
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Wilmington
Del
Alfred Curtis
Monachan
San
Earthquakes Tremor Across Lima and Venezuela Cause Alarm
The report recalls a violent May tremor in Lima Peru with church bells rung and fears of disaster. cites earlier quakes in 1896 and 1894 in Venezuela and 1891 in Japan with thousands dead. It notes ongoing scientific debate on causes and hints at a aging earth approaching collapse.
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Lima
Peru
Galveston
Chincha
Casma
Chile
Valparaiso
Venezuela
Merida
Lagunillas
Chiguara
San Juans
republic of
Colombia
Caracas
Cumana
Japan
Akita
Senya
Hondo
Nagora
Universal Postal Congress Opens in Washington
Washington May 3 The Universal Postal Union congress opens in the old Corcoran building with about 120 delegates from sixty nations The six week gathering will discuss new treaties and the intermediate transit system, aiming to uniform postage and mail arrangements while most measures require careful votes and committee work.
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Washington
universal postal congress
Universal Postal union
China
Korea
Orange Free State
America
Corcoran art gallery
congress
Gary
George Batchellor
Portugal
United States
union
Belgium
Meeting of Locomotive Men in Trenton May 3
Public gathering at Taylor Opera House featured speeches by Mayor Sickel ex congressman Buchanan Grand Chief Arthur of the engineers Grand Master Sargent of the firemen and Second Vice Grand Master Dodge of the trainmen. Focused on benefits of organization and formation of a central association to unite the three unions in shared actions.
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Trenton
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Taylor Opera House
Sickel
Buchanan
Arthur
engineers
Sargent
Dodge
Police Raid Barrooms in Westerly Seizes Liquor
May 3 report states the Granite City hotel and Windsor House bar were raided by police led by Dr. B L Lewis with Councilman Cook as landlord. At Granite City 26 men were found and about 400 dollars in liquor seized. at Windsor House 12 men found and 50 dollars in liquor carried away. Westerly is a no license town but liquor has been openly sold recently.
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Barrooma
Westerly
R. L
Granite City hotel
Windsor House
B. L. Lewis
Cook
Cleveland Pioneer M M Spangler Dies At 84
Cleveland resident Miller M Spangler aged 84, a pioneer in the city, head of M M Spangler & Co maisters and owner of substantial real estate holdings, died here.
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Cleveland
Miller M. Spangler
M. M. Spangler & Co
maisters
Jefferson arrives at Crow's Meat for season
Don Jefferson Goon to Crow's Meat in Buzzards Bay Mem May 3. Actor Joseph Jefferson, famed for roles with ex President Cleveland, arrives with Mrs Jefferson for the season.
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don Jefferson
Crow's Meat
Buzzards Bay
Mem
Joseph Jefferson
Cleveland
Senate week ahead outlined for tariff and treaties
Washington May 3 the senate resumes with a busy week expected. A Wednesday vote on the arbitration treaty is planned along with possible committee vacancies and the sundry civil appropriation bill. Senator Morgan may press the Cuban resolution while Hoar moves to discharge the rules committee. Deboe to be sworn in. House adjournments planned. bankruptcy bill action could emerge before week’s end.
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Washington
senate
Morgan
Hoar
committee on rules
Allison
Host
Kentucky
W. J. Deboe
house
Survivors Landed From Vaillant Tragedy Amid Cannibal Allegations
Four more survivors were brought to St Pierre amid the wreck of the Vaillant. Eight saved from seven crewmen after the Grand Banks collision on April 16. Reports say one boat swamped and others perished. cannibalism cited but disputed. The Amedee later rescued the four severely weakened men and two amputees face uncertain recoveries. A separate note covers schooner BFC Young wreck at Sandy Hook with crew saved by life savers.
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St Pierre
Miquelon
St Malo
France
Grand banks
Victor Eugene
Vaillant
Amedee
Fortin
St. Pierre
New York
J. W. Edwards
Sphermacetts cove
Sandy Hook
B.F.C. Young
Thomas
James river
Burbanks Point
Missionary Attack Reported at Wa in Gold Coast
News from Cape Coast Castle says Lieutenant Henderson leading a mission to Hinterland was attacked by Chief Samory at Wa. A large escort was present. details are scarce and a serious disaster is feared. Fergus on, a colonial official, is wounded. Governor of Lagos urged to send reinforcements.
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Cape Coast Castle
Gold Coast
Africa
Henderson
Samory
Lagos
Ferguson
Wai
Chief Samery
Prempeh of
Ashanti
Lucas and son charged in fraud loans case in Cincinnati
Dispatch from Huntington Indiana reports Thomas L. Lucas and his son Fred L. Lucas accused of fraudulently obtaining loans totaling about 35 000. The firm T L Lucas and Son allegedly secured 9 700 on 5 000 worth property and 32 000 more on fictitious valuations. Fred Lucas allegedly obtained an 8 000 loan on a fictitious Wabash county farm from Indianapolis.
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Cincinnati
Huntington
Ind
Thomas L. Lucas
Fred L. Lucas
T. L. Lucas& Son
Fred Lucas
Wabash county
Indianapolis
Shortage In Kentucky Penitentiary Sparks Vital Inquiry
A Kentucky senate special committee resumes its probe into the Frankfort penitentiary amid a large money scandal. Officials report the prison lacks 1 060 000 feet of lumber valued at about 17000, with about a dozen men potentially involved. The case is expected to have wide ramifications. In New York, Peter C Burke, a Philadelphia lawyer about 35, died by suicide in a Hotel Bartholdi bathroom, with letters indicating a divorce suit and ongoing legal troubles.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
senate
Dison
Philadelphia
New York
Peter ¢. Burke
Bartholdi
Burke
Kruger’s Grandson Reinstated as Pretoria Police Chief
May 3. Lieutenant Off, the grandson of President Kruger, is reinstated and named chief lieutenant of the Pretoria police. Elom, suspended for insulting Queen Victoria, had charges dismissed due to conflicting evidence. Semiofficial papers express disapproval of the promotion.
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Kruger
Pretoria
Lieutenant Off
leutenant
Elom
Queen Victoria
Fisherman Drowned Off Breakwater Three Miles Southeast
Joseph Briend aged 22 from St. Peters Cape Breton, a fisherman on the schooner Lizzie Smith, was knocked overboard three miles southeast of Cape Hentopen and drowned. The crew could not recover the body.
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Del
Joseph Briend
St. Peters
Cape Breton
Lizzie Smith
Cape Hentopen
Maryland man dies at Middlefield home by own act
Oneonta May 3 Julius Hartom aged 46 of Maryland died at his father's Middlefield home. He is said to have died by suicide.
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Oneonta
Julius Hartom
Maryland
Middlefield
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