San Domingo Default Risks Ports as Creditors Move In
The state department reports San Domingo in dire straits after defaulting on government bonds to Belgian holders. Belgians may seize custom houses to collect duties, with protests filed. Other creditors may push claims, while Venezuela could settle. San Domingo cannot pay or offer guarantees. Samana and Manzanillo Bay ports are coveted by foreign powers for coaling stations.
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Venezuela
San Domingo
Samana
Manzanilla Bay
Drake Denies $10,000 Derby Bet
John A. Drake denies placing a $10,000 bet on Savable to win the American Derby. He promises to donate the amount to charity if proof of the wager is found. He is the son of Hon. F. M. Drake of Center ville Iowa.
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Chicago
John A. Drake
F. M. Drake
Centerville
Savable
Muscatine Sash and Door Hose Company Renamed Roach and Musser
At the annual meeting the Muscatine Sash and Door Hose Company elected officers for the ensuing year and renamed the firm Roach and Musser Sash and Door Hose Company. Foreman George Lockhart. first assistant William Eberling. second assistant Charles Mueller. president William Johnson. vice president William O'Brien. secretary Andrew G Link. treasurer J B Reay. janitor Ed Stormer. standing committee Ed Witt William Eberling Frank Priester.
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Muscatine Sash and
Roach and Musser Sash and
George Lockhart
Wm. Eberling
Charles Mueller
Wm. Johnson
Wm. O’brien
Andrew G. Link
J.B. Reay
Ed. Stormer
Strikes and Riots Spark Citywide Tension in Two States
In New York police guard Manhattan subways as Italian laborers clash with strikebreakers. About 300 workers were driven from Bronx areas with clubs and stones. Strikers demand their rights before returning to work while authorities prepare for possible further unrest. In Omaha, strikes by waiters bakers and teamsters loom amid municipal elections. Troops may be ready though only four restaurants stay open. Non‑union drivers push business to resume with risk of new clashes. bakeries appear closer to settlement.
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New York
Stones Bronx
Manhattan
Omaha
Neb
Priest on Trial for Murder in Elyria Hearing
Preliminary hearing for Father Walser accused of murdering Agatha Reichlin began in Elyria Ohio. Testimony opened but was not damaging to the defense.
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Elyria
Father Walser
Agatha Reichlin
Wife Balks Mrs Cleveland Spikes Presidential Hope
A Cleveland report claims Mrs Grover Cleveland blocks a presidential bid, preferring life in Princeton. It says she would not want Washington again, influencing her husband to decline any nomination. The tale cites a Cleveland home conversation as the source of the determination.
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Band
Princeton
Princess Louise of Saxony Delivers Daughter
Louise of Saxony gives birth to a daughter in Lindau Bavaria. The princess had deserted her family in Salzburg last December and eloped with M Giron the tutor to her children.
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Lindau
Bavaria
Louise
Saxony
Salzburg
M. Giron
Massachusetts May Impose Stricter Coal Laws
A historical brief notes potential Massachusetts action to tighten coal regulations. Officials debate standards, enforceability, and economic impact while public interest groups push for stricter pollution controls.
Joint Commission to Probe Coal Trade and Yard Plan
A Boston report notes the special Joint Committee on coal supply urges two bills. One punishes coal club members and restraint of trade, the other establishes coal weighing, record keeping, and fines. It also favors submitting a municipal coal yard proposal to voters.
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Cial Joint
Murder Charge Trails Greenwell From Mexico to Davenport
Davenport Iowa May 5 Special Trailed from Mexico to Davenport and arrested on a murder charge is J H Greenwell an employee of the glucose works in Davenport He was taken into custody by U S Marshal George M Christian by direction of A G Knox Greenwell may be freed as he was arrested in Mexico and released in a prior case In 1902 Greenwell left Knoxville with J L Stanfield for Mexico Stanfield was later found dead Greenwell said he surrendered and the watch of Stanfield was found on him He will be held in Des Moines pending action by the state department Greenwell has a wife in Rock Island where he was born and raised.
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Davenport
Mexico
J. H. Greenwell
Glucose Works
Greenwell
United States
George M. Christian
Knox
J. L. Stanfield
Knoxville
Tenn
Tamaulapis
Stanfield
Des Moines
State Department
S Greenwell
Rock Island
Purge Order Faces Gambler Admits and Expulsions
Grand Lodge of Masons debates expelling notorious gamblers admitted by New York lodges. Adams, Canfield, and Draper, now in Sing Sing, are at risk as lodges seek reinstatement after misconduct revelations. Case sparks nationwide Masonic controversy.
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Grand Lodge of Masons
United States
New York
King al. Adams
Sing Sing
Richard Canfield
Farmer Anthony Laux Dies in Gun Accident Near Sigourney
Anthony Laux a 33 year old wealthy farmer four miles west of Sigourney Ia died after he reached for his 32 calibre rifle near a closet and the hammer struck a stove causing the charge to explode and a bullet to enter his forehead He died two hours later Dr J J Oliver Sigourney treated him He left a wife and no children
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Sigourney, Ia
Anthony Laux
Carnegie offers for Iowa Falls library grant
Iowa Falls on May 5 received a 10600 offer from Andrew Carnegie to endow a free public library under the usual conditions. Rev A H Beaver arranged the proposal for the city.
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Iowa Falls
Andrew Carnegie
A. H. Beaver
Ex-Chief Devery’s Daughter Elopes With Youth
Anna, daughter of former New York Police Chief Devery, elopes with Edward Fink a young man. Devery forgives the couple after learning of the marriage.
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Bill
Devery
New York
Anna
Edward Fink
Stolen Britt Cash Recovered by Express Company
Detectives for the United States Express company recovered money stolen from the Britt Iowa office on Thursday. Three thousand dollars was found under the office and $1 900 more from an unnamed source. Officials say this is the entire amount stolen and no arrests have yet been made.
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Britt
Iowa
Sioux City
United States Express Company
City Council Declines Carnegie Library Gift
Montreal city council rescinds a 1902 resolution accepting 159,660 from Andrew Carnegie for a library building as a site could not be satisfactorily decided.
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Montreal
Andrew Carnegie
Desertion Divorce Sought by Mrs Kemp in New York
Mrs Isabella Kemp sister of Mrs Reginald Van derbilt sues husband Arthur Kemp for divorce on the charge of desertion. The Kemps are noted society leaders in New York and Newport.
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New York
Isabella Kemp
Reginald Vanderbilt
Arthur
Kemps
Newport
King Edward Leaves Cherbourg for England
King Edward sails from Cherbourg France for England this morning after naval movements in World War I era. The dispatch notes the monarch on the return journey aboard a royal vessel.
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Edward
France
England
Cherbourg
RATS GNAW BODY Found in Lowan District
A decomposed body was discovered in Lowan District with signs of rodent gnawing. Officials reported the death appears unattended and are investigating possible foul play or natural causes as the scene is processed.
Ghastly Find of Dead Man on River Hooked by Fisherman
Samuel Smith a 45 year old farmer was found hanging in a barn near Marengo Indiana with a rope around his neck. Coroner Bry ant ruled suicide after Smith left no signs of mental illness and a verdict was returned. The body was taken to Blairstown for inquest and he leaves a wife and four children. In a separate case a decomposed unknown man was pulled from the river at Andalusia by William Roseman and a fisherman. Coroner Eckhart examined the remains and identification is unlikely though Abe Langford is suspected.
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Marengo
Samuel Smith
Chub Athey
E. E. Leonard
Smith
Chub
Blairstown
Bryant
Andalusia
Abe Langford
William Roseman
Illinois
Eckhart
Rock Island
Iowa Woman Dies in Turkey Missionary Passes Away
Cedar Falls, Iowa, May 5. Mrs. E. B. Haskell, formerly of this city and later a missionary, died in Salonic, Turkey.
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Iowa
Turkey
E. B. Haskell
Cedar Falls
Salonic
Ocean Horror As Hamilton Sinks After Chesapeake Collision
Newport News May 5 The old Dominion steamer Hamilton struck the Saginaw in dense fog in Chesapeake Bay and sank within seconds. Thirty are reported drowned with feared many more lost as passengers were in their berths and had no chance to reach the upper deck.
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Newport News
Old Dominion
Hamilton
Chesapeake Bay
Saginaw
Ex Mayor Ames Pleads insanity in corruption case
Minneapolis May 5 Ex Mayor Ames denies charges of corruption and pleads insanity as his trial proceeds. The former official argues he is mentally unbalanced amid accusations of misconduct.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Ames
Saunders Claim Victory in Woomen of America State Camp Races
In Des Moines May 5 Col Saunders and Jerry Green campaign among Modern Woomen of America delegates in the state camp. Saunders supporters claim a majority and a smooth re election, with little talk of candidates for state consul or state clerk ahead of the head camp meeting in Indianapolis in June.
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Des Moines
Indianapolis
Col. Saunders
Jerry Green
Roosevelt Salutes Rough Riders In New Mexico Visit
President Roosevelt praised the Rough Riders in a capitol speech in Santa Fe New Mexico. He toured San Miguel church the oldest in the United States and the cathedral where he stood as godfather at the christening of Theodore Roosevelt Armijo. Sergeant Armijo father of the christened child was major of the President's regiment. He then visited Fort Marcy and the piazza addressing Indian and white children.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Capitol
Church of San Miguel
United States
Cathedral
Theodore Roosevelt Armijo
Armijo
Fort Marcy
Piazza
Chicago Markets Update May Wheat and Hog Prices
Special market dispatch lists Chicago futures for wheat corn oats and sections for Park Lard and Ribs with May and July figures. It covers live stock receipts hogs cattle sheep and car lot arrivals plus Kansas City Omaha and Northwest wheat receipts and Liverpool price moves with cattle price ranges.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Suit Over A Lease In Squire Eversmeyer's Court
William Placke sues Chris Nolte and wife for eviction from a house leased to him. Squire Eversmeyer rules defendants are tenants at will entitled to thirty days' notice. Jayne and Hoffman appear for plaintiffs. Richman and Richman for defendants.
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Squire Eversmeyer
William Placke
Chris. Nolte
Justice Eversmeyer
Jayne and Hoffman
Richman
Telegraph operators rally for wage rise on Iowa C N W lines
In Cedar Rapids on May 5 two hundred telegraph operators on the Iowa lines of the Chicago and North Western railway gathered in Belle Plaine to formulate a wage increase demand and seek minor concessions from the company.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Belle Plaine
Iowa Defeats Nebraska in Baseball 7-3
Iowa City May 5 Special The University of Iowa baseball team defeated the previously unbeaten Nebraska aggregation by seven to three yesterday afternoon.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
University of Nebraska
Supreme Court Denies Christian Scientist Corporate Status
The Pennsylvania supreme court held that the practice of healing as taught by Mary Baker G. Eddy is injurious to the community and contrary to the policy of the law, denying the Christian Scientists the right to operate as a legalized corporation in the state.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Rulers Get Chummy On Italian Tour Visit
In Rome on May 5 the Kaiser and King Victor toured The Abbey of Mont Cassino together visiting places of interest.
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Rome
Italy
Victor
Mont Cassino
Deserter Arrested in Oskaloosa Iowa
John Adams was arrested in Oskaloosa Iowa and identified as a deserter from the battleship Kearsage. He was returned under guard to the navy department.
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Oskaloosa
John Adams
Kearsage
Navy Department
Chicago Laundry Strike Expands Co Op Laundries Form
Chicago reports a labor dispute over laundry workers with six thousand out of work. Hotels and restaurants lack clean linen as unions form cooperative laundries and seek machinery. Some linen is sent to St Louis for processing while Milwaukee declines outside help to avoid entangling in Chicago labor troubles.
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St. Louis
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Mrs Burdick to Receive $25000 Insurance Payout
Mrs. A El Burdick will collect 25000 from the life insurance on Arthur R Pennell, the lawyer linked to a murder case in Buffalo. Pennell and his wife were killed in an auto crash days after Burdick's death, and the two were said to be lovers.
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Buffalo
N. Y
A. EL. Burdick
Arthur R. Pennell
Burdick
Supreme Court
Pennell
Fireman roasted to death in railroad collision
In Creston Iowa a west bound Burlington fast mail collided with a switch engine in the yards. Fireman Walter Noble was pinned against the boilerhead and roasted to death.
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Creston
Burlington
Walter Noble
Iowan Refuses Job As Manila Normal School President
Dr. Frederic F. E. Bolton of the State University faculty has cabled his refusal of the presidency of the Manila normal school. The Iowa City report states he rejected the offer made to him.
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University Man
Presidency of Manila Normal School
Iowa City
Frederic FE. Bolton
the State University
Manila Normal School
Weather Outlook for Iowa Reported From Chicago
The forecast calls for generally fair weather in Iowa on Wednesday with showers expected in the east and south this afternoon or tonight. Cooler conditions are noted for the north and west portions tonight. Sunrise is at 4 43, sunset 6 52, moon sets at 1 25 a m.
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Chicago
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