Pennsylvania Road Says It Will Investigate Its Office
John P. Green states employes cannot take coal stock. road to conduct thorough inquiry. more evidence secured. superintendent claims stock in coal companies and declined offers. general superintendent of United Railways in New Jersey cannot recall all owned stock companies.
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Pennsylvania Road
Philadelphia
Interstate Commerce Commission
E. J. Cleave
Cambria and Clearfield
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cochran Coal Company
F. L. Sheppard
United Railways of New Jersey
John P. Green
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Fight on Railroad Rate Bill in Senate Faces Amendments
Senate debate on the railroad rate bill grows tense as numerous amendments are discussed. Senator Rayner leads an attack, pressing changes while colleagues argue over cost, impact, and regulatory scope.
Perkins Wins Out in Des Moines County Caucuses
Des Moines county caucuses yield a decisive Perkins Palmer victory with 170 of 200 votes. Cummins Battles units face rout. Burlington wards split, with potential contest in Ward 3 as Cummins backers show bolt signals. Palmer expected to secure renomination as railroad commissioner.
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Perkins
Palmer
Cummins-Battles
Burington Cummins and
Battles
Burlington
Cummins
Buttles
Copeland
Des Moines
Mediapolis
Danville
Des Moines County
Blythe. Palmer
Col. Palmer
Union Talks Dominate Presbyterian Assembly In 1904 Standard
Des Moines Iowa May 18 The general assembly discussed uniting with the Cumberland Presbyterian church under the 1904 standard while keeping new features. The Woman's Home Missionary Society votes to take over California missions and raise funds to build the synod. Corbett elected moderator after a lengthy nominating process and long speeches.
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California
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Presbyterians
California Synod
Nagel Not Released Judge Rules Case Different
Judge Gest refused to release William Nagel in the island murder case. He overruled defense claims that failure to indict within four months warranted release, distinguishing Nagel from the Newlin Supreme Court decision. Attorneys plan to appeal. Nagel’s case may reach the Illinois Supreme Court as a first of its kind.
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Gest
Newlin
Nagel
Supreme Court
Josephine Collette
Bold attempt to loot U S sub treasury foiled in Frisco
May 18 in San Francisco a night raid on the U S sub treasury failed after regular soldiers on guard exchanged fire with six men from Camp G. A man tried to reach the entrance, fled, and was chased as gunfire erupted from upper windows. Police and national guards aided in the manhunt after the clash.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States
Sub-Treasury
Treasury
Commercial Street
Clay Street
Treasury Building
Hammon
Amd
Taylor
Portsmouth Square
Fight at Guantanamo Leaves American Sailors Injured
The Navy reports a clash at Guantanamo Cuba on April 29 between American sailors and natives. One sailor was shot and 21 injured as natives armed with knives and machetes attacked the white sailors who fought back with their fists. Local police allegedly sided with the natives.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Guantanamo
Cuba
Naval Reservation
Hemp Crop Shortage Impacts Export Market
Manila reports a hemp shortage of 100000 bales valued at 2 million dollars due to September draught and a typhoon. Statisticians forecast the first five months of 1980 will show a 10099 bale drop from the prior year as prices rise and exporters anticipate a return to normal next year.
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Manila
Penn College Professor Accepts Physics Chair in Richmond
May 18 Richmond Ind Announcement from Earnham college states Prof Edward Morrison of Penn College Oskaloosa Iowa has been elected to the chair of physics and will begin duties next fall. Morrison formerly served as a laboratory assistant at Chicago University.
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Edward Morrison
Richmond
Ind
Earnham College
Penn College of
Woman Dies on Train. Headache Pills Believed Poison
Lincoln Nebraska May 18 Mrs A F Pearson a young woman from Altoona Kansas died on a Missouri Pacific train reaching Lincoln. She attempted to die before Kansas City and again between that city and Lincoln. The coroner found likely death from an overdose of headache tablets containing a mild poison.
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Lincoln, Neb
A. F. Pearson
Altoona
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Lincoln
Church in court as Cumberland Union fight opens
In Decatur Illinois May 18 lawyers for Cumberland Presbyterian factions began arguments for an injunction to stop a union with the Presbyterian church while the general assembly resumed business. The credentials committee could not report and a moderator election was postponed. Routine matters and reports from the educational society and board of missions were read.
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Decatur, Ill
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Educational Society
Board of Missions
Merchant Prince Arrested in Waterloo Speeding Case
Morris Rothschild a Chicago merchant and millionaire was arrested by Floyd county officials for driving faster than the legal speed limit in Waterloo. He left at 6 10 a m and reached Charles City at 8 00 a m. He posted 25 dollars to cover the fine. Rothschilds and a party were en route from Chicago to St Paul on a pleasure trip.
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Waterloo
Morris Rothschild
Chicago
Floyd County
Charles City
St. Paul i
Stolen New York Car Carries Bonds Value
A $10,000 automobile containing $2,490 worth of bonds and papers was stolen early today in New York City. The thief jumped into the unoccupied car on Broadway near 42nd Street while owner J. H. Clarke, an automobile manufacturer, was briefly in a nearby restaurant.
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New York
N. Y
Broadway
42Nd Street
J. H. Clarke
Adoption of church union resolution in Dubuque
In Dubuque on May 18 the Iowa Association of Congregational Churches adopted a resolution favoring the consolidation of the Congregational United Brethren and Methodist Protestant churches.
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Dubuque
Iowa Association of Congregational Churches
Congregational
United Brethren
Refer Resolutions In Illinois Operators Miners Vote
At a joint Illinois operators and miners meeting held in Springfield on May 18 the group voted to refer all resolutions and all matters to the joint scale committee which was appointed.
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Illinois
Springfield
Indict Ice Trust Leaders in Valentine Anti-Trust Case
Cleveland Ohio May 18 grand jury indicts President Harry Norvell and 13 directors of the City Ice Delivery company known as the ice trust for violating the Valentine anti trust law.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Harry Norvell
City Ice Delivery Company
The
Ice Trust
Dr. E. B. Fulliam Elected President of State Eclectics
Dr. F. B. Fulliam of Muscatine was elected president of the State Society of Eclectics at Des Moines. Cedar Rapids was chosen for the next meeting. Iowa State Medical Society officers were named: E. W. Clark Grinnell president, H. A. Liepziger Burlington first vice president, M. J. Kenefik Algona second vice president. Delegates to the AMA are Wm. Jepson Sioux City and E. E. Borra Des Moines.
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State Society Eclectics
Des Moines
F. B. Fulliam
Muscatine
State Society of Eclectics
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Medical Society
E. W. Clark
Grinnell
H. A. Liepziger
Burlington
M. J. Kenefik
Algona
American Medical Association
Wm. Jepson
Sioux City
E. E. Borra
Funeral Party Struck by Lightning in Teschen Austrian Silesia
Thirteen mourners at a graveside funeral in Teschen Austria Silesia were killed when lightning struck the gathering. Twenty others suffered severe burns.
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Twen
Sheldon Bank Pays Claims in Iowa Town
The Sheldon State Bank of Sheldon Iowa, closed in November 1903, has paid a 43 percent dividend to depositors and anticipates about 25 percent more if preferred claim appeals to the supreme court are resolved. A 3 percent portion of the dividend came from a compromise with former stockholders of the old bank.
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Sheldon
Sheldon State Bank
Supreme Court
Gaynor
Old Sheldon Bank
Upper House Draft Reply to the Throne Speech
The council of the empire today concluded its draft reply to the throne speech. It says it will carry out the emperor’s suggestions while ensuring people’s welfare and country’s prosperity. It hopes joint efforts with the lower house will educate the public on safeguarding rights and freedoms.
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St. Petersburg
Council of the Empire
Fairbanks Attends South Methodist Conference
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks arrived in Birmingham to attend the general conference as a fraternal delegate from the Methodist Episcopal church.
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Birmingham
Ala
Chas. W. Fairbanks
The
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Methodist Episcopal Church
Release of Homestead striker Berkham Ends Prison Term
Alexander Berkham, who attempted to kill Henry Clay Frick during the 1892 Homestead strike, is released after serving 14 of 22 years and earning a nine year commutation for good behavior. Police meet him and order him to leave Pittsburg, he heads to St Louis.
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Pittsburg
Alexander Berkham
Henry Clay Frick
Homestead
Berkham
St. Louis
Losses by J. R. Walsh in gas war with Standard Oil
The Akron Gas company appraisers report shows John R. Walsh lost 80,000 a year for eight years fighting Standard Oil’s natural gas interests. His surplus of 100,000 has been wiped out and a debt of 568,525 added, totaling 668,525 lost.
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Akron
Ohio
Akron Gas Company
John R. Walsh
Walsh
Standard Oil Company
Ohio Gas Company
Note Demands on Turkish Government Over Capitulations
Embassies and legations plan a joint note for presentation in Constantinople tomorrow protesting new regulations affecting joint stock and insurance companies and violations of capitulations rights.
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Constantinople
Prominent Lawyer Judge Andrew Found Dead in La Porte
La Porte Indiana May 18 Judge William B Andrew longtime Indiana lawyer and former physician minister was found dead in his bed He was born in 1809 this report states Andrew held prominence in legal circles and earlier served as a physician and clergyman.
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la Porte
Ind
Wiliam B. Andrew
Indiana
Seven Men Drowned as British Torpedo Boat Capsizes
Port Said May 18 A British torpedo boat capsized off port during the night. Seven crew members were drowned in the accident.
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Port Said
Wisconsin committee probes Union Central Life Insurance
At the Wisconsin Life Insurance investigative committee session Chairman Frear read into the record a statement announcing that the Wisconsin committee would investigate the Union Central Life Insurance Company of Ohio.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Union Central Life Insurance Company of Ohio
Frear
Wisconsin Life Insurance Legislative Investigation Committee
Young Man Drowns in Iowa River Near Le Grand
Arthur Sampson aged 19 of Le Grand drowned while bathing in the Iowa River near Le Grand Marshall County Iowa May 18. The death occurred last evening in a tragic accident reported from Marshalltown Iowa.
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Arthur Sampson
LeGrand
Iowa River
Marshalltown
United Presbyterian Home Missions Opens Session
In Springfield Ohio on May 18 the general committee of home missions for the United Presbyterian Church of North America began its session. Delegates from every presbytery in the United States and Canada attended. officers include chair Rev Dr J M Wallace of Pittsburgh, recording secretary Rev William R Sawhill of Washington Iowa, assistant recording secretary Rev Robert R Litell of Washington PA, and permanent clerk Rev Dr Alexander Gilchrist of Pittsburgh.
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Wm. R. Sawhill
Washington
Springfield
General Committee of Home Missions
United Presbyterian Church of North America
United States
Canada
J. M. Wallace
Pittsburg
William R. Sawhill
Robert R. Litell
Washington, Pa
Alexander Gilchrist
Five feet five inches set as minimum height for officers
Washington May 18. A general order by General Bell fixes five feet five inches as the minimum height for civilians entering the army as commissioned officers. The rule applies to both line and staff appointments. The day also publishes new fortification inspection rules shifting admission decisions to post officers rather than the secretary of war.
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Washington
Bell
Secretary of War
Will bans liquor buying in McHugh will
Rev. Edward McHugh of the Methodist church leaves half his estate to his widow and divides the other half among his five children. He declares he has opposed the saloon and does not want any funds to support liquor sales in his probate filing from Cincinnati dated May 18.
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Cincinnati
Edward McHugh
Methodist Church
Church to Lift Ban on Photos in River Brethren Meet
Des Moines Iowa May 18 The River Brethren at a national conference deliberates abolishing the rule that forbids photographing members. The elimination is under review by a committee that will report to the convention.
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River Brethren
Des Moines
The
Poisoned by bugs in berries injures Kentucky children
In Central City Kentucky on May 18 Raymond and James Yeats two young children of Mr and Mrs Sidney Yeats ate strawberries containing poisonous bugs concealed in the fruit. Doctors report their condition is critical as they fight illness from the poisoning.
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Central City
Raymond and
James
Sidney Yeats
Scaffold Collapse At National Tube Wrecks Four Teens
Wheeling West Virginia May 18 four teen men were hurt three fatally in the National Tube works at Benwood this afternoon when a scaffold collapsed on them.
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Wheeling
W. Va
National Tube
Benwool
Iowa Weather Forecast: Fair Skies with Cool Showers Likely
Chicago reports on Iowa weather: fair tonight and Saturday, cooler tonight especially in the east. Saturday features sunny skies with sunrise at 4 28 and sunset at 7 06, moonrise at 2 33 AM.
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Chicago
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