Teamsters Leader Denies Agreeing to Arbitrate Boycott
Chicago May 18 major labor dispute over whether teamsters should deliver goods to houses affected by a boycott. President Shea of the Teamsters International says he never agreed to arbitrate and rejects any backdown settlement, while Gompers says no arbitration proposition exists. Also reported: 150 Wentworth district parents march to demand schooling resumes amid strike fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pres. Shea
Teamsters
Chicago
Team Owners Association
Teamsters Union
Edward J. Hines
William Gibbons
Teamsters Joint Council
Shea
Teamsters International Union
Gompers
Employers Association
Wentworth
Students Angry at Regents Vote at Nebraska University
Lincoln May 18 students revolt over a regents rule giving faculty majority control of the university publication A student election for three student members of the board of control drew only seven votes all cast by faculty members The students call the rule unfair and underhanded amid faculty criticisms
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska University Collegians
Lincoln
Neb
Board of Regents
University of Nebraska
Board of Control
Episcopalians to Meet in Cedar Rapids in 1906
The next diocesan convention of the Episcopal church in Iowa will be held in Cedar Rapids. Sioux City report says the convention unanimously voted to accept Grace church’s invitation to meet in Cedar Rapids on May 16 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Episcopal Church
Iowa
Sioux City
Grace Church
Former Joliet Mayor Crolius Files Election Contest
Former Joliet Mayor Crolius who was defeated by 116 votes filed a contest against Mayor Barr alleging fraud in ballot counting after the May 18 election. The challenge claims irregularities in the tally of votes that decided the mayoral race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crolius
Joliet,l
Barr
Money to Save Life Claims Trust Employee Took 5000
Carl M. Spencer, a trusted employee, is accused of taking five thousand dollars meant to save his ill son. The case arises amid questions of motive and funds handling. Authorities investigate whether the money was diverted for personal use or to cover medical needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Carl M. Spencer
Des Moines National Bank
Spencer
Minot
N. C
John Lynch
District “State” Court
Iowa Civil War Veterans Elect Officers at Encampment
The Iowa Grand Army and Women’s Relief Corps elected officers at Des Moines meetings. Eleanor Hawk named president of W R C Colfax. G A R officers include Commander S H Harper Ottumwa and others. Hornet’s Nest Brigade reelects leaders and plans annual reunions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Hawk
Colfax
Alice Pettiftt
Sioux City
Jennie Schafer
Ottumwa
Nettie Witmer
Newton
Weaver
Waterloo
Drummond
Dubuque
Hyde
Oskaloosa
Sampson
Villisca
Belle
Atlantic
Iowa Grand Army
R. T. St. John
A. B. Cummins
Robert Mann Woods
Department of Ilinois
John F. Lacey
Iowa
Col. L. Kinkead
Purchase
Hornet's Nest Brigade
Five Murders Claimed by Man Signing as A Johnson
A letter to Chester police from a man signing A Johnson, claiming to be Henry Williams’s partner, confesses to five murders and many robberies. He says others suffered for his crimes, and that he has been converted. Authorities consider the letter authentic. Cincinnati police later arrest Albert Johnson for threatening letters, suspected to be the same man.
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Chester
W. Va
A. Johnson
Henry Williams
Roanoke
Cincinnati
Albert Johnson
Newport
Caronia Floated and Resuming Voyage After Accident
The steamship Caronia was floated at 8 o'clock this morning in New York. Cunard reports the vessel will resume her voyage at 4 30 this afternoon and that the ship sustained no damage from the accident.
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Caronia
New York
Cunard Steamship Company
Outlaw Chief Pala Killed in Jolo Pursuit
Manila May 18 News confirms Pala the outlaw Moro chief has been killed on the island of Jolo during General Leonard Wood s two week pursuit. About 500 survivors of his band are now being hunted by U S troops in the wake of the clash.
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Manila
P. L
Pala
Jolo
Leonard Woods
Osler Praises New York Lead in Tuberculosis Prevention
At the inaugural session of the National Association for the Study of the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Washington on May 18, Dr. William Osler praised New York for pacing legislation for tuberculosis treatment. He urged public education and outlined three targets: the public, physicians, and patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
William Osler
Edward L. Trudeau
National Association For the Study of the
Osler
Iowa State Asylum Claims Cure by Dancing and Theatre
Cherokee May 18. Iowa State asylum officials say dancing and theatrical performances prove healing for the insane. For two years the program has discharged 26 percent of patients annually as cured. Attendants must dance and play an instrument. the institution features an orchestra band and a troupe of staff and patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cherokee
Lowa
Iowa State Funeral Directors Elect Officers at Silver Anniversary
The Iowa State Funeral Directors Association closed its silver anniversary with officers named led by President C M Woods of Waterloo. Burlington won the next meeting site over Des Moines 60 to 29, and a resolution urged the regents to add an embalming course at the state university. The Rock Island railroad failed to rebate undertakers, who threaten legal action.
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Iowa City
Iowa State Funeral Directors Association
C. M. Woods
Waterloo
Henry Gray
Des Moines
W. Strippel
Vinton
J. W. Porter
Eagle Grove
W. H. Hick
F. W. Alexander
Conrad
W. D. Woodruff
Grinnell
G. H. Gregoire
Dubuque
C. S. Hopkins
Lake City
W. A. Harrison
Maquoketa
Burlington
Board of Regents
State University
Rock Island Railroad Company
Purify City by Prayer Meet in Allegheny
A mass gathering of clergy and lawmen in Allegheny Pennsylvania, led by Rev. Dr. E L Eaton, debated how to abolish graft and corruption and agreed to dedicate part of each Wednesday prayer service to prayers for a cleaner city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny
E. L. Eaton
Assembly Opens at Winona Lake
A local assembly opens in Winona Lake with officials announcing the start of activities and inviting participation from residents and visiting members. The event marks the beginning of a planned program of meetings and civic engagements.
General Assembly Opens at Winona Lake With Cumberland Question
The Presbyterian church assembly in Winona Lake Indiana convened with large attendance as Rev. Addison Henry the retiring moderator delivered the opening sermon. The central issue before the body is whether to admit the Cumberland branch into the general assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Lake
Ind
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Addison Henry
Cumberland
General Assembly
Roosevelt Delivers Open Door Policy on Isthmian Canal
President Roosevelt reiterates the open door policy for supplying the Isthmian Canal. He insists the government will not be held up by U S trusts and that materials must be sold to the canal commission at the same low terms offered to foreign buyers unless Congress intervenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Atlanta Pastor candidate chosen by Central Christian church
Peoria Illinois May 18 The Central Christian church of this city issued a call to the Rev S B Lappin of Atlanta Illinois after reviewing hundreds of applicants. He reportedly met sworn requirements including being young married an evangelist lodge member a mixer a crank and a burden bearer for the flock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Ill
Peoria
Central Christian Church
Lappin
Lodge
Woman official to quit as Colfax and Northern sellout ends era
Mrs Thomas Hooper reputedly the only woman railroad president in the country sells her Colfax and Northern lines for 60000 to her brother in law F P Cooper of Davenport and J L Parish of Des Moines. She is a daughter of F L Brown of St Joseph Mo.
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Thomas Hooper
Des Moines
Colfax and Northern Lines
F. P Cooper
Davenport
J. L. Parish
F. L. Brown
St. Joseph
Grain Dealers Endorse Roosevelt Rate Legislation
Des Moines May 18 grain dealers in session uphold the Roosevelt rate legislation program condemn railroads for handling ships and will ask the legislature to appropriate funds for experiments at Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ames
Gates Forced Wheat Break In Chicago Market
In the Thomas Akin suit against railroad and warehouse officials Corwin H. Spencer testified that Chicago wheat prices rose due to mixing red Russian with No 2 winter wheat. He said Gates dumped 15 to 20 million bushels in a few days, accelerating the drop that should have taken weeks.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Thomas Akin
Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Corwin H. Spencer
Mr. Spencer
John W. Gates
Yachts Unseen At Nantucket As Trans-Atlantic Race In Fog
None of the yachts that started yesterday in the Trans Atlantic race had been sighted from the Nantucket shoals light ship by noon today. Foggy night gives way to clearing skies with an eighteen knot breeze and moderate seas.
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Newport
R. L
Nantucket Shoals
National Manufacturers Association Plans Incorporation in New York
The National Association of Manufacturers re elected David M. Parry as president and set New York City as the site for the next annual convention. The group decided to incorporate under New York state law in Atlanta on May 18.
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National Manufacturers Association
Atlanta
National Association of Manufacturers Today
David M. Parry
New York City
New York State
Romaine Denies Murder Confession Claiming He Lied
Robert Romaine, a Kansas penitentiary burglar who confessed last September to being in a Western Federation of Miners squad that blew up the Independence depot killing 13, now says the confession was a fabrication. He alleges he was hired to lie by Frank Shearer, alleged Mine Owners association agent.
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Romaine
Denver
Col
Robert Romaine
Kansas Penitentiary
Western Federation of Miners
Independence Depot
Frank Shearer
Mine Owners’ Association
Wheat Advances As July Futures Rise Three Cents
On the board of trade today July wheat closed three cents higher than yesterday. The gain reflects urgent demand amid widespread crop damage reports driving the advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Chicago
Haight and Freese Funds Missing Says Receiver
Boston May 18 Receiver for Haight and Freese Company stock brokers files bill of complaint alleging $200000 of the firm’s funds are missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Haight and Freese
Famous Editor Speirs Dies at Booklovers Magazine
In Philadelphia, Dr. Frederick W. Speirs, editor of Booklovers Magazine, has died. The obituary notes his prominence in literary circles and his leadership role at the publication.
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Frederick W. Speirs
Booklovers Magazine
Philadelphia
Iowa Weather Partly Cloudy With Showers Likely
Special indications for Iowa predict partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with possible showers in the extreme south portion Friday. Sun rises at 4 28 a m and sets at 7 06 p m with the moon rising tomorrow night at a late hour.
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Chicago
Iowa
Mc Kendree College Receives $100000 Endowment Gift
Dr Mc Ken dree H Chamberlain announced that Mc Kendree college has added 100000 to its endowment. Dr D K Pearsons of Chicago pledged 20000 on the condition that 80000 more be raised. The announcement came from Lebanon Illinois on May 18.
Trinity College Catcher Struck by Foul Tip
Stewart M. Dravo of Pittsburgh a Trinity College class of 1907 catcher on the baseball team is in Hartford hospital with a severe concussion after a foul tip from his own bat struck him in a game against Syracuse University. He fainted three innings later and had a convulsion.
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Trinity College
Hartford
Conn
Stewart M. Dravo
Pittsburg
Hartford Hospital
Syracuse University
Dravo
Lower House Adopts Separate Norwegian Consular Service
Christinia May 18 The lower house of the Norwegian parliament today unanimously adopted a bill providing for the establishment of a separate Norwegian consular service.
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Norway
Christinia
Russian Fleet Sighted Near Cape Varella Amid War Rumors
Reports from Hong Kong and Singapore say the Russian fleet was about 120 miles northeast of Cape Varella off Annam on May 16, with German and British vessels sighting numerous ships loaded with provisions. Tokyo officials deny Haichou occupation rumors as Ro͏jestvensky departs Hienkoe bay amid renewed expectations of action.
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Singapore
Cape Varella
Annam
Hong Wan
Segovia
Tiongkong
Kwangchhau Bay
Cape St. John
Bishop Spalding to be taken to hospital on arrival
Peoria May 18. It is announced that upon his arrival this evening Bishop Spalding will be taken at once to a hospital. Despite hopes from Hot Springs his condition remains grave and uncertain.
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Bishop Spaulding
Peoria
Spalding
Undertakers Association Meeting Held in Iowa City
M. P. Goff attended the Iowa State Undertakers Association gathering in Iowa City and has returned home. He reports a splendid meeting and three fine lectures.
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M. P. Goff
Iowa State Undertakers Association
Iowa City
Military honors for Hiram Cronk interred in Cypress Hills
The body of Hiram Cronk, the last veteran of the War of 1812, was buried today in Cypress Hills Cemetery New York with full military honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Cronk
Cypress Hills Cemetery
New York
Operation succeeds for Mrs. D. H. Sable at Bellevue
Mrs. D. H. Sable of Climer Street underwent an operation this morning at Bellevue Hospital. Surgeons J. L. Klein A. J. Weaver and R. Klein performed the procedure. The operation was successful and the patient is expected to recover soon.
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D. H. Sable
Bellevue
Bellevue Hospital
J. L. Klein
A. J. Weaver
R. Klein
Climer Street
Epworth League Plans Park Picnic at Weed Park
Members of the Epworth League of the Methodist Church plan a picnic tomorrow afternoon at Weed Park. They will bring well filled baskets and go to the park around 4 o clock to spend the early evening there.
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Epworth League of Methodist Church
Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Weed Park
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