Presidential Train Arrives in San Antonio
News from San Antonio Texas May 4 reports the presidential party arrived at 1 15 am and stayed on a side track till after breakfast. A false rumor claimed Mrs McKinley fainted in New Orleans which was denied as she is in good health. The delegation then toured Fort San Houston and Alamo area before speeches.
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San Antonio
Texas
New Orleans
el Paso
New Mexico
Arizona
Fort San Houston
Alamo
Pension Plan Implemented For Illinois Central Workers
President Fish and General Manager Harahan signed the pension plan for Illinois Central employees. After ten years of service, workers may retire with a pension. A $250,900 pension fund is provided and up to $100,000 may be set aside annually for pension payments. Pensions depend on years of service. Eligible are all departments except surgical and legal.
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Chicago
Fish
Harahan
Illinois Central
Louisville chorus strikes over song lyrics at May festival
A 250 member May music festival chorus in Louisville refused to sing lines about hell. Director McConathy refused substitutions until allowed to change "like hell" to "right well" for a performance. One chorus features Phandrig Crohoor by 8S. Villiers Stanford with the line "The game was like hell."
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Louisville
McConathy
Phandrig Crohoor
Villiers Stanford
Captain Reed Denounced in Manila Army Fraud Case
Captain Reed on trial for alleged complicity in commissary scandals. Judge Advocate Haussermann closed for the prosecution and the court took the case under secret consideration after Reed vehemently denounced the accused.
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Flags
Manila
Reed
Haussermann
Robbery Suspects In Wells Fargo Office Theft
Waterloo police traced a bank robbery to the Wells Fargo Express office at Fairbanks. Two tramps were seen around the depot all day and then slipped in during train work to seize cash and an a c d package, shoes and a gold watch.
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Waterloo
Wells Fargo
Fairbanks
Standard Oil Influence Over Mexican Central Rail Line
Chicago May 4 The Standard Oil company is said to control the Mexican Central railway and a Standard Oil man will be elected president. A meeting for the managerial change will be held either today or Monday in Boston. Headquarters of the company is to be moved from Boston to New York.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Mexican Central Railway
Standard Oil
Boston
Compat
New York
Leyland Sale Moves Toward Morgan Transfer
Ellerman states Leyland line stock will be transferred to J Pierpont Morgan with a thorough discussion at a May 7 special meeting. He cites a fancy price as a reason and notes wartime earnings will wane after the war, predicting a coming reaction.
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Ellerman
London
Leyland Line
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Ferry disaster leaves many mothers and babies dead
Odessa dispatch from April 26 reports a Dnieper ferry-boat catastrophe near Katchkarovka. A sudden storm caused panic and boat swamping as almost 100 mothers with infants drowned. only a few saved. Three clung to a horse and swam ashore, leaving nearly every family motherless.
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London
Odessa
Dnieper
Katchkarovka
Four Children Die in Farmhouse Fire Outside Muskegon
Four children, Thomas and John Wortman aged 3 and 4, Jennie and Benneshey Nooit aged 4 and 3 months, died in a farmhouse fire near Muskegon Michigan. The mother had gone out briefly for water and returned to find the building engulfed.
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Muskegon
Mich
Thomas
John Wortman
Jennie
Benneshey Nooi
Protest at Registration Ends in Cuban Election Fray
In Santiago de Cuba on May 4 the June municipal election registration closed amid intense reaction to General Wood's order assigning an American officer to every registration site. Politicians decry foreign interference as thousands protest.
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Santiago de Cuba
Wood
Man Found Between Tracks Injured In Burlington Yard
At 2 o'clock this morning an unidentified man was found between the Burlington yards tracks bleeding from head wounds and a possible shoulder injury. He was taken to Burlington hospital for care.
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Burlington
Burlington Yards
Burlington Hospital
Population of London Surges Past Four and a Half Million
London and its twenty eight metropolitan boroughs now count 4,536,034 residents, an increase of 308,717 since the 1891 census. The total covers the city of London and the administrative county of London.
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London
City of
Borouughs
County of
Villages Resist Plague Measures in India
Twenty villages in Sialkot district resist plague suppression efforts as troops move into Sufferwall to quell rioting related to the outbreak.
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Calcutta
Sialkot
India
Cronje Relatives Reported Mental Strain of Prison Life
Advices from St Helena say General Cronje's wife has become mentally unbalanced due to life in her prison home. Five other Boer prisoners are also deemed insane.
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Amsterdam
St. Helena
Cronje
Report from Kitchener on Boer casualties and materiel
London May 4 report from Kitchener states ten Boers killed and three wounded with thirteen surrendered. since the last report 280000 rounds of ammunition 100 wagons and 2000 horses captured.
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London
Kitchener
Rock Island Train Wreck Near Unionville Kills Engineer
Ottumwa reports Rock Island fast passenger No. 11 struck a herd of cattle two miles east of Unionville about 3 AM. Engineer Peter Blake of Trenton was instantly killed. Fireman Jason Engle seriously injured. Several cars derailed. wreckage cleared by noon. Blake described as the oldest engineer on the southwestern branch.
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Ottumwa
Rock Island
Muscatine
Unionville
Peter Blake
Trenton
Jason Engle
Eldon
Trusted Rock Island Engineer Dies in Tragic Death
The Rock Island Railway veteran who joined in 1864 and rose to engineer in 1870 is reported dead in a tragic incident. He served as switch, freight, then passenger engineer, earning a reputation as one of the road’s most trustworthy men. His friends in the city mourn his loss.
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Rock Island
Kansas City
Muscatine
Iowa Makes Third in Intercollegiate Oratorical Meet
At Des Moines on May 4 the Interstate Oratorical Association contest crowned Baker University Kansas speaker Robert Loofburrow as first, W R Davis of Ripon Wisconsin second, and C M Cavenee of Iowa Wesleyan third. Cavenee tied for first under ranks and earned top credit for effort. next meeting moves to Hamline University. Cavenee, Mt Pleasant, placed best in rank system with 24 points. Kansas led 520, Wisconsin 519, Iowa 517 under other scoring method.
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Des Moines
Interstate Oratorial Association
Robert Loofburrow
Baker University
Kansas
W. R. Davis
Ripon College
Wisconsin
C. M. Cavenee
Iowa Weslyan University
Cavenee
Davis
Loofburrow
Ewing
Knox College
Galesburg
Mackenzie
Hamline University
St. Paul, Minn
Minnie E. Throop
Wesleyan University
Nebraska
Mt Pleasant
Iowa
Oriental Rug Auction in Chicago at Hotel Grand
An Armenian dealer from Chicago displays a fine rug collection including rare Persian silk and Kirman pieces. Direct-supply pricing undercuts large city stores by 25 to 40 percent. Call at Hotel Grand parlors through Monday evening.
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Chicago
Mr. T
Fine Bargain: In a Secondhand Orient Bicycle at Schmidt Bros
Bargain hunters find a second Orient bicycle on sale at Schmidt Brothers store. The listing highlights affordable price and available color options. Shoppers are urged to visit the shop for details and to compare models.
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Nana Orient
Schmidt Bros
Bad Manners Reflect Poor Morals, Says Bovee
The quote argues that rude behavior reveals weak character. It emphasizes that a conscientious person avoids offending others through bad manners.
Destructive Fire Ravages Jacksonville in 1901 Inferno
Jacksonville Fla May 4 The city faced its worst fire with seven lives believed lost and 10 000 left homeless as flames swept Beaver and Liberty streets destroying blocks of homes and key buildings including the Windsor hotel and opera house. Relief efforts moved quickly with War Secretary Root offering St Augustine barracks for aid.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Root
St. Augustine
Relief Committee
Beaver Street
Davis Street
Liberty Street
Ashley
Chruch
Bridge Street
Duval Street Bridge
American Fibre Company
Boston
Hage Furniture Establishment
Hogan Creek
Windsor Hotel
St. James
Hogan's Creek
Corn Slump Appears In Early May Trading
Chicago May 4 corn opened weak at 54 cents, fell to 53 1/4, then recovered as shorts covered. The day lacked yesterday’s excitement. New York stocks opened lower with Union Pacific dropping to 118 1/2, down four points from last night.
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Chicago
Phillips
New York
Union Pacific
Michigan Wins Northern Oratorical League Contest
Michigan’s Carroll Story claimed first place with Minster Menipotentiary, followed by Bertram Nelson of Chicago and Otto Brackett of Iowa in second and third. Louise Loeb of Wisconsin placed fourth. Oberlin and Minnesota tied for fifth as the event wrapped in Iowa City. The 2027 contest will be in Chicago.
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Iowa City
Michigan
Carroll &L. Story
Minster
Chicago Market Report Hogs Fall as Mixed Trade Persists
Today in Chicago markets hogs show 5,384 head with prices 10 cents lower in mixed and butchers classes. Heavy and light cattle and grain futures listed alongside corn and oats car counts and opening/closing figures for May and July contracts.
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Chicago
Finist Mausoleum Aimed For Davenport Cemetery
May 4. Work begun on what is described as Iowa’s finest mausoleum in Oakdale cemetery Davenport. Funded by William Ziegler the New York millionaire backing Baldwin polar expedition. He honors his family by building a lavish tomb near his own $75,000 Woodlawn mausoleum in New York.
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Davenport
Iowa
Wm. Ziegler
Ottumwa Judge Bars Water Works Election
Judge Smith McPherson of the U S Circuit Court issued a restraining order stopping Ottumwa from holding a special election next Monday to ratify a city council contract with Frain Bam Brick Construction of St. Louis for municipal water works.
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Ottumwa
Smith McPherson
United States Circuit Court
Frain-Bambrick Construction Company
St. Louis
Cooperative Glass Trust Formed in Indianapolis
Indianapolis on May 4 The Cooperative Glass factories of the United States formed a trust to be known as the Federation of Cooperative Window Glass Companies of America.
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Indianapolis
Co-Operative Glass Factories
United States
Federation of Co-Operative Window Glass Companies of America
Showers Tonight Expected in Iowa Weather Outlook
Showers tonight and probably Sunday forecast for Iowa with a colder northwest portion tonight. Chicago reports indicate a wet spell moving through the region with unsettled conditions.
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Chicago
Iowa
President Koeckeritz Won't Resign From School Board
President Koeckeritz announced plans to resign his seat after alleged abuses by several board members at last night’s meeting. Directors Morgridge and Hunt urged him to stay, saying the three could oust themselves if needed. He criticized secret sessions and blamed critics for the current tension in city schools.
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Koeckeritz
Board of Education
Morgridge
Hunt
Unique Century Run On Long Island Gives Lantern Prize
May 4 report from New York notes a unique century bicycle run on Long Island organized by Will R. Pitman. Riders include women from the League of American Wheelmen and groups such as Associated Cycling clubs of New York and Long Island, Century Road Club, telegram messenger boys, firemen, and others. A bicycle lantern will be awarded as prize instead of a medal.
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New York
Long Island
Will R. Pitman
America
League of American Wheelmen
Associated Cycling Clubs
Century Road Club
Telegraph Messenger Boys
Flames Sweep Ewart in Major Town Fire
A late night blaze in Montezuma Iowa May 4 destroyed the entire business district of Ewart seven miles north. A N Wasson Vestal & Vestal W C Clark Bryan McMeekin & Farmer and others lost stores elevators the post office hotel church and several homes. Cause under investigation and most buildings were insured.
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Montezuma
Iowa
Ewart
A. N. Wasson
Vestal & Vestal
W. C. Clark
J. Bryan
McMeekin & Farmer
Russia's Demand on China Reported from Shanghai
A Standard dispatch from Shanghai dated May 2 reports Russia will demand frontier rectification between Kulja and Russia, a strip of Western Tibet, and a concession to work gold mines south of the Amur river as compensation for not signing the Manchurian convention.
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London
Standard
Shanghai
Russia
China
Kulja
Thibet
Amur River
Shamrock II Makes Trial Spin in Solent
Cowe, Isle of Wight May 4 The cup challenger Shamrock II sails from the Solent in a spin the second boat appears faster than the first experts say the new craft is much speedier than the old boat
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Cowe
Isle of Wight
Solent
Lynching in Rhodesia Ends Man’s Life by Train
In Fort Worth Texas on May 4 a black man who attacked a woman of his own race was lynched at Rhodesia. He was taken to a railroad bridge tied with a rope to the track and forced to jump or be crushed by a train. He chose to jump and was killed. bullets riddled the body.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Rhodesia
Hirt & Griffiths Tonight Offer Live Music
Stop by Hirt and Griffiths for up to date vocal and instrumental music tonight. All are welcome at 121 East Second Street.
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Hirt & Griffith's
East Second Street
Lehigh Valley Rail Trip Highlights Niagara Falls to Philadelphia
A memorable journey aboard the Lehigh Valley rail line from Niagara Falls or Buffalo to New York and Philadelphia showcases magnificent scenery and historic regions with superb on board service.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
New York
Philadelphia
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