Peace Conference Sits as Strike Grows in Lumber District
Chicago on May 23 reports a peace session at city hall with Mayor Dunne and aldermen meeting express managers who refuse reinstatement. Adjutant General Scott says troops are ready if riots erupt while injunction restrains Goodrich Co from handling goods for Montgomery Ward and other boycott targets.
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Chicago
Ill
Dunne
Railroad Express
Scott
Springfield
Deneen
Express
O'Neill
Barrett
Goodrich Transportation Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
Bethea
Goodrich Company
Miner and police exchange gunfire in Harrisburg street
Harrisburg May 23 Chief of Police William Kerner shot and fatally wounded Clifford Mason a miner. Mason had left a prior discharge by Harvey Stricklin and returned with a shotgun aiming at Stricklin who dodged into a store. Kerner was shot in the leg and Mason wounded after a struggle. Mason in critical condition.
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Harrisburg
William Kerner
Clifford Mason
Harvey Stricklin
Mason
Stricklin
Kerner
Embargo on Food Exports Lifted by Official Decree
Budapest May 23 An official decree published today cancels the embargo on the export of food stuffs that had been in place since last August.
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Budapest
Mrs. Mary Livermore Dies in Melrose
Mary A. Livermore, noted writer and reformer, died at her Melrose home on May 23. Bronchitis and a weak heart hastened her end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Mass
Mary A. Livermore
Four Hundred Mules Die in Fire at Stock Yards
East St. Louis on May 23 reports a blaze at Maxwell & Crouch and Sports Bros. sales stables at the National stock yards killing over four hundred mules. The total loss is listed at 160000 dollars.
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East St. Louis
Maxwell & Crouch
Sports Bros
National Stock Yards
Secretary Hay to Meet Delcassé in Paris
Secretary Hay will arrive in Paris May 29 for a two day stay to confer with Foreign Minister Delcassé. In Berlin Ambassador Tower delivered Hay’s regrets that he cannot travel to Berlin on his physician’s advice. Hay is described as a well man after heart dilation treatment in Bad Nauheim.
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Paris
Hay
Delcasse
Berlin
Ambassador Tower
von Buelow
Bad Nauheim
Secretary Hay
Groede
Goldfield Bank and Trust Company Fails in Nevada
The Goldfield Bank and Trust company in Goldfield Nevada with liabilities of 78000 has failed. Disorganized books show assets discovered at 4820 including 16 in the vault and a five dollar gold piece under the counter. J B Young serves as president of both the bank and the Goldfield Lida Investment Co.
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Goldfield, Nev
Goldfield Bank and Trust Company
J. B. Young
Goldfield Lida Investment Co
Machen Pleads Guilty to Postal Frauds in New Indictment
August W. Machen, already serving two years for postal frauds, pleaded guilty to an additional conspiracy charge with Crawford and Lorenz over buying letter carriers satchels. He receives another two year term, but avoids trial on 11 other indictments. Good conduct could cut total time to three years.
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Washington, D. C
W. Machen
Crawford and
Lorenz
Machen
Yacht sighting fuels Apache chase story at sea
Officers of the steamer Columbia sighted a yacht believed to be the Apache, 665 miles from Sandy Hook. The sighting was relayed by Marconi wireless to Cape Race and then to New York via the Associated Press.
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Columbia
New York
Sandy Hook
Marconi
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Associated Press
Jury of Drunkards Urged for Liquor Case
In St Paul Minnesota on May 23 Hans Olsen appeals a jury verdict convicting him of selling tonto an intoxicant. He argues that experience with drunkenness is necessary for jury service and that none of the jurors who tried him had ever been intoxicated.
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St. Paul, Minn
Supreme Court
Hans Olsen
Olsen
Sunbeam sighted in Trans Atlantic cup race pass 817 miles out
The yacht Sunbeam, a contestant in the Trans Atlantic cup race, was passed yesterday by the steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm 817 miles from Sandy Hook.
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New York
Sunbeam
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Sandy Hook
Linevitch Pressing Japanese Center on Way to Big Battle
Russian front notes signal imminent large scale fighting as Linevitch presses the Japanese center along the railway and Mandarin road. He has prepared for a major engagement with reports of transfers of sick and wounded from Harbin to Irkutsk and orders to clear intervening hospitals.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Linevitch
Mandarin Road
Oyama
Harbin
Irkutsk
Ten Days Silence From Admiral Rojestvensky Collected
St Petersburg May 23 The Associated Press reports the admiralty has not received direct advice from Admiral Rojestvensky for ten days since he is believed to have begun a long voyage. Rumors of his death are ridiculed by the admiralty.
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St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Admiralty
Rojestvensky
Arkansas National Bank Teller Missing with $10,000 Shortage
Hot Springs Arkansas May 23 Wesley G Parker an exchange teller at the Arkansas National bank is missing. His accounts reportedly show a shortage of about $10 000.
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Hot Springs, Ark
Wesley G. Parker
Arkansas National Bank
Senate Interstate Commerce Panel Closes Hearings
The Senate committee on interstate commerce ends its months long rate inquiry without issuing a measure. President Roosevelt will push railroad rate reform in a fall address, while Elkins and allies debate amendments and others align with the president.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Elkins
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Foraker
Kean
Cullom
Dolliver
Clapp
Emperor and Empress Return to Berlin Tonight
The emperor and empress will return to Berlin this evening from Weisbaden as reported from May 23. The royal party is en route by special train and is expected to arrive late.
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Berlin
Weisbaden
Baptists Demand Expulsion of Senator Smoot
At the American Baptist Publication Society meeting in St Louis, a committee resolution denouncing Mormonism and calling for the expulsion of Utah Senator Reed Smoot was unanimously adopted and copies ordered sent to President Roosevelt.
New Constitution for Switchmen Union Creates Third Class Insurance
The Switchmen's Union of North America adopted a new constitution in Indianapolis outlining a new third class insurance. The changes require delegates and grand lodge officers to be active switchmen, with the enactment effective in July.
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Switchmen’s Union of North America
Indianapolis
Switchmen's Union of North America
Grand Lodge
Ex-Congressman M J Wade Mourns Mother's Death
Former congressman M J Wade announces the death of his mother, detailing the family loss and expressing condolences as local community figures react to the tragedy.
Judge O L Moore Named Advocate General of G A R
Parsons Kansas May 23 Judge O L Moore of Abiline Kansas was today appointed Judge Advocate General of the national department of the Grand Army of the Republic.
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O. L. Moore
National
G. A. R. Parsons
Kansas
Abiline
National Department of the
Grand Army of the Republic
Presbyterian Assembly Rejects Brief Faith Substitute
In Winona Lake Indiana on May 23 the general assembly rejected an overture from Nassau presbytery to replace the Westminster Confession with a brief statement of faith. The home missions board reported being out of debt with over $4 000 in treasury on April 1. A resolution denouncing the Mormon church as a menace and urging Senate to expel Reed Smoot was adopted with few dissenters.
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Winona Lake
Ind
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church Today
Nassau, N. Y
Board of Home Missions
United States
Senate
Reed Smoot
Two Men Asphyxiated in Lodging House Fire
Two men died in a cheap lodging house fire in Minneapolis early today. Both victims were strangers identified as Frank Green and Fox. Ten other lodgers escaped, some narrowly, in the blaze that broke out overnight.
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Minneapolis
Frank Green
Fox
Train Hits Washout Near Columbia Injures Several
Louisville & Nashville passenger train struck a washout near Columbia Tennessee early today. A trestle section gave way under three Pullman sleepers. Eight or ten passengers sustained minor injuries with no fatalities reported.
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Louisville & Nashville
Louisville
Louisvile & Nashville
Columbia, Tenn
Death of Mrs Wade in Dubuque 191? Father of Senator Wade
A message from ex-Congressman Martin J Wade reports the death of his mother in Dubuque. Senator John F Wade of Butler County Iowa is another son. Mrs Wade had been ill for some time and her sons were at her side during the illness and passing.
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Iowa City
Martin J. Wade
Dubuque
John F. Wade
Butler County
Two Men Are Fired in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia two men were dismissed from their posts amid calls for resignations. Officials said the firings followed internal reviews and related complaints, with no further details provided.
Public Works and Public Safety Directors Resign in City Gas Fight
Philadelphia May 23 Directors Cortello and Smith resigned at the request of Mayor Weaver amid the dispute over leasing the city gas works to United Gas Improvement. Each resignation cited effects upon qualification of successors, fueling political debate and suggesting removal risk if not accepted.
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Philadelphia
Public Works
Cortello
Public Safety
Smith
Weaver
City Gas Works
United Gas Improvement Company
Select Council
Costello
Smyth
Pullman Co Defies Commission Over Sleeping Car Rates
Topeka May 23 The Pullman company refuses to answer a complaint before the state railroad commissioners regarding excessive sleeping car charges arguing the board lacks authority to regulate its rates.
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Pullman Concern
Topeka
Kas
Pullman Company
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Vessel Cousins Reunist Lost With 128 Fishermen
At St. Servan France on May 23 authorities say all hope is given up for the safety of the vessel Cousins Reunist which sailed from port eighty days ago for Newfoundland with 128 fishermen aboard.
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St. Servan
France
Reunist
Newfoundland
Shaw in Oklahoma for Y. M. C. A. convention
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw arrived in Oklahoma City from St Louis and will attend the Y M C A convention tonight. The visit accompanies his Oklahoma stopover during a broader tour.
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Secretary of Treasury
Oklahoma City
Shaw
St. Louis
Fitzsimmons Schreck Set For Salt Lake Fourth Battle
Bob Fitzsimmons and Mike Schreck agreed to a 20 round bout in Salt Lake on July 4 at 168 pounds. Both will share the gate money at 75 percent for the winner and 25 percent for the loser. Chicago dispatch reports the fight slated for Independence Day.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
Chicago
Mike Schreck
Salt Lake
Taft to Chair Ohio Republican State Convention
The Ohio Republican state convention opens in Columbus with Secretary of War Taft as temporary chairman. Governor Herrick is expected to be renominated by acclamation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Taft
Herrick
Iowa Weather: Generally Fair Tonight Through Wednesday
Chicago May 23 Special message notes generally fair conditions for Iowa with possible showers in the extreme west portion. Sunrise at 4 24, sunset at 7 11, moonrise at 11 36 p m.
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Chicago
Rexrode Divorce Petition Alleging Cruelty and Threats
Lola M. Rexrode filed for divorce from Willis C. Rexrode in district court alleging threats to her life and cruel and inhuman treatment. The pleadings claim six years of marriage since December 6, 1899, with alleged slapping choking and verbal abuse. She seeks custody of their one child and an absolute divorce with costs against the husband.
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Willis C. Rexrode
Lola M. Rexrode
Merchants Trust Company Closed By State Orders
New York on May 23 the Merchants Trust company doors were shut. Capital stock is reported as five hundred thousand with about two million owed to depositors. Receivers were appointed Douglass Robinson and New York Trust Company after the state superintendent of banks acted. Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the president, stated a suspension was advised to prevent a run due to unmarketable securities pledged as collateral. Relative of Roosevelt Douglass Robinson is the president’s brother-in-law.
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New York
Merchants ‘Trust Company
Kilburn
Samuel Untermyer
Jacob L. Phillips
Merchants’ Trust Company
Stock Exchange
Merchants Trust Company
State Bank
Albany
N. Y
Mayer
Roosevelt
Douglass Robinson
The
Merchants Trust Co
President Roosevelt
Rev J W Potter heads to Chicago for Garrett exercises
Assistant pastor Rev J W Potter of the First Methodist church departs for Chicago Evanston tonight to attend Garrett Biblical Institute graduation exercises. One graduate J Wesley Holland has spoken in Muscatine area churches and will lead an entertainment next month under the Young Peoples Union. Holland will serve as assistant pastor here for July and August during Potter’s vacation.
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J. W. Potter
First Methodist Church
Chicago
Garrett Biblical Institute
Evanston
J. Wesley Holland
Muscatine
Mr. Holland
Young Peoples’ Union of
City
Potter
M. E
Holland
Together Five Days. Wilton Marriage Ends in Desertion
Ada Doran files for divorce from Gratten P. Doran in district court citing marriage on October 9 1903 at Wilton Iowa and desertion five days later on October 14 with no support for her and their child. She states he now lives in the state and has not contributed to her welfare.
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Wilton
Ada Doran
Gratten P. Doran
Evening Honoring Miss Martha Miller At Miss Elfers Home
Hannah Elfers entertained guests at her Evans street residence in honor of Miss Martha Miller of Wapello who is visiting. The gathering featured music dancing and games with refreshments. Attendees included Martha Miller Mable Van Asta Vera Earnhardt Ethel Whitney Ide Appel Helen Grossklaus Hannah Elfers W D Peck Roy Zoller Ralph Pantel Frank Grossklaus Harry Fontz Delbert Elmwood and Robert Groth.
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Miss Miller
Wapello
Hannah Belfers
Evans Street
Martha Miller
Mable van Asta
Vera Earnhardt
Ethel Whitney
Ide Appel
Helen Grossklaus
Hannah Elfers
Mesers
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NEW Constitution
M. J. Wade
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