Senate debated lynching investigation and Philippine bill action
Senator Gallinger proposed a senate judiciary committee inquiry into lynching with aim to find remedies. The discussion touched on the Philippine bill and Senator Patterson's opposition, while Capt. McDonald denied O'Brien's accusations. Other items include appointments, a caucus call, and Roosevelt family travel plans.
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Patterson
House
District of Columbia
O'Brien
Washington
McDonald
Twentysixth Volunteer Infantry
Philippine Committee
Senate
O’brien
Maj Cook
Béigeh Painter Dead Reportedly Found Constantin Tint Artist
A fragmented OCR note reports the death of painter Béigeh, with garbled phrases referencing a Constant tint painter and a possible discovery. The readable parts indicate a death notice tied to an artist named Béigeh in a historic context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Béigeh
Antes
Drought strikes Australia as seven-year dry spell worsens
London reporting on Australia chronicles a seven-year drought with stock losses totaling 15 million pounds since 1899. Unemployed drift to cities, relief aid expands, northern New South Wales and Riverina escape drought, sheep and rabbits die, horses treated by risky methods, and many Sundowners and swagmen die. Governments plead for relief as meteorologists doubt near-term rain.
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London
Sydney
Daily Mail
Australia
Northern Rivers
New South Wales
Riverna
Tornado in South Carolina Kills Eight Residents
Reports from Union indicate eight deaths from a Sunday tornado in the Jonesville to Santuc area with about 50 houses wrecked. Three victims are identified as Black. Hail accompanied the storm as it swept the section.
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Charleston
Evening Post
Union
Jonesville
Santac
Tragic Kansas City Shooting Ends in Deaths
In May 2000 Frank Robinson aged 20 shot and killed his sweetheart Gertie Rawson aged 16 and fatally wounded rival Albert Hobegrusen aged 21 in an apartment in Sherby Kansas City. He then wounded himself after writing to his mother that another man had supplanted him in the girl’s affections and that he planned to kill them both and then himself.
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Kansas City
Frank Robinson
Gertie Rawson
Albert Hobegrusen
Sherby
Relbitheen
Ae Lergusen
Sixth biennial convention for World Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The official call designates Geneva as the convention site and June 1903 as the meeting time. Geneva chosen as convenient European center and most nearly English speaking city on the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Issuec
Geneva
Governor Yates Requests Extradition in Joliet Murder Case
Springfield May 27 Gov Yates has signed a requisition on the governor of Washington for the extradition of Charles White colored under indictment at Joliet for murdering Miss Georgie Morton. It is alleged White assaulted the girl and threw her into the canal where she drowned. White is also wanted in Kittitas county Washington.
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Springfield
Ill
Yates
Washington
Charles White
Joliet
Georgie Morton
White
Kittitas
Man Captured in Church Killing Near Austell
Millard Lee, who fatally shot Miss Lilla Suttles in a Ben Hill church Sunday, was captured Monday near Austell and jailed in Atlanta. He claims the slaying arose from unrequited love and a wish to end the suspense.
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Atlanta
Camden Lawyer John L Semple Found Not Guilty in Counterfeit Case
Philadelphia May 27. John L Semple Camden lawyer on trial for alleged complicity in manufacturing counterfeit twenty dollar silver certificates was found not guilty after a two hour jury deliberation.
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Philadelphia
John L Semple
Camden
United States District Court
Thompson Refuses Plea in Embezzlement Case
Charles 2 Thompson ex supreme finance officer of the Supreme Tent Knights of the Maccabees was arraigned in Port Huron circuit court and refused to plead to a charge of embezzling 87000 dollars. A not guilty plea was entered and liberty was set at 5000 dollars. Trial scheduled for June.
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Port Huron
Mich
Charles 2 Thompson
Supreme Finance
Supreme Tent
Knights of the Maccabees
Thompson
Liberty
Great Dignity to Mark the Services for Pauncefote
Washington May 27. The funeral of the late Lord Pauncefote will be marked by military and naval honors with a Washington procession. Services at St John’s church will be led by Coadjutor Bishop Mackay-Smith. attendance limited to the president and cabinet, diplomatic corps, Supreme Court, foreign relations and foreign affairs committees, Admiral Dewey, Gen Miles, their staffs, and State Department bureau chiefs. Secretary Root later issued an order regarding Major General S B.
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Washington
Pauncefote
St John's Church
Mackay-Smith
Satterlee
Supreme Court
Senate «Mmittee On Foreign Relations
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Admiral Dewey
Gen
Miles
State Department
Root
Mius
S B
London Government Acknowledges Loss of Lord Pauncefote
May 10 London reports Secretary of State Mr. Hay sent sympathies on an irreparable loss. The government notes appreciation of Lord Pauncefote's qualities by the United States and expresses gladness that Sta understanding is shared. Lansdowne signs the message.
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London
Hay
Prajesty
United States
Lord Pauncefote
Lansdowne
French mission visits Niagara Falls after Rochambeau statue unveiling
The Niagara Falls party on May 27 includes Count de Rochambeau ceremony attendees and La Fayette and Rechimbeau families. Ambassador Cambon and Mme Cambon lead a French embassy staff group touring the falls and bridge to Canada. The squad enjoyed sunlit views, luncheon on the train, and a gorge trip in the afternoon.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Count de Rochambeauu
Washington
la Fayette
Rechimbeau
Cambon
Mme Cambon
President
Location of new Boer republics map shows positions
Fragmentary text outlines a map organized by a new government. It mentions Plet de Keyers and the frame of which tells estimated positions of two more public territories. References Freterta oret plerG pore heot and Germar att my PaterR t tgp presidert.
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Plet de Keyers
the & Rame
Whith
Germar
Funeral arrangements for Pauncefote and naval honors
Military and naval officers will serve as ushers and body bearers at the British ambassador Lord Pauncefote's funeral. An official army and navy escort will include units from Fort Myers Washington and local posts. A special service at the ambassador’s embassy is led by Dr Mackay Smith with Bishop Satterlee present. Remains likely to travel to England aboard an American warship, possibly the Olympia or Brooklyn, after coronation events. The casket’s landing in England is timed after royal ceremonies.
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Barrauk
Navy Department
Army
Navy
Fort Myer
Washington Barracks
Lord Pauncefote
England
Olympia
Dewey
Manila
Brooklyn
Sohley
Santiago Bay
Cuba
Great Britain
Washington
Hay
National league ball games and city matchups list
A compilation of league games across cities including St Louis Chicago Washington Detroit and Baltimore with scores and pairings. The report also notes a Denver robbery where $1200 was stolen from the Colorado Telephone treasury and employee Robert L. Huntington is missing after the safe was opened by someone who knew the combination.
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St Louis
Chicago
Washington
Stroit
Philadelphia
Detroit
Baltimore
Balttre
Boston
Boson
Denver
Col
Treasury Department
Colorado Telephone Company
Robert L. Huntington
Boer Delegates Favor More Hostilities in Peace Talks
Pretoria reports indicate South African delegates remain divided over peace terms with a hardset minority favoring resumption of hostilities. London dispatches note cautious optimism but warn a breakdown could come from unresolved financing and concessions.
Treachery near Camp Vickers wounds sergeant in ambush
During a patrol six miles from Camp Vickers in Mindanao, Second Lieutenant Humber and Sergeant Walling of the Tenth Infantry encountered a Moro with a flag of truce. The native drew a crease and severed Walling's arm. Humber fired but his revolver misfired and the assailant escaped into tall grass.
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Manila
Robert C Humber
Tenth Infantry
Sergi Walling
Camp Vickers
Mindanao
Sergt Walling
Lieut
Humber
Chicago shooting near Marquette Club injured man
Chris Erickson living at 106 Sedgwick Street was shot and fatally wounded at night in front of the Marquette Club building at Dearborn Avenue and Maple Street. The robber was arrested and gave the name John Brown, a man well known to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chris Erickson
Sedgwick Street
Marquette Club
Dearborn Avenue
Maple Street
John Brown
Presbyterian General Assembly Chooses Next Meeting Site
The Presbyterian general assembly adjourned sine die after selecting Los Angeles California as the site for the next meeting to be held on May 27 with prior sessions in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
New York
Presbyterian General Assembly
Senson
Cal
General Assembly
Markets Report Mixed Itinerary From Chicago and New York
The markets section shows a chaotic mix with flour and corn prices varying, patent brands cited, and irregular figures across multiple contracts. Wheat, corn, oats, potatoes, and live poultry display shifts in demand, prices, and steadiness, with notes from Chicago and New York markets on May 2.
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Chicago
Iye
quTatldelge
New York
K@Ic
Imac
Chicago HOGS AND CATTLE MARKETS REPORT SLOW WITH WEAKNESS
Market summaries from Chicago and South Omaha show hog prices weakening, cattle and calf bids mixed, and several ranges for steer heifers and feeders. Active packing demand cited in the cattle section with varying quotations across grades, while hogs retreat a few cents per pound amid general softness.
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Chicago
Texas
South Omaha
Neb
Wales
Ewes
HKDAS
BO Iipbe
SENE
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Taithe Pendit
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Robert S McCormick
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Maine
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New Jersey
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Virgina
House Democratic Caucus
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Kan
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Ott
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Egypt
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Wim Weet
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Peoria
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Thats
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Edward
Saya
House of Commons
A. J Balfour
Balfour
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Teamsters’ Union
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