Torpedo blast injures crowd on Chicago streetcar
A torpedo exploded on a Calumet Electric streetcar at 3rd Street and South Chicago Avenue injuring two badly and wounding many others as workers rode to iron foundries. Rumors blamed rival gamblers or religious fanatics linked to the City of Traverse, with police investigating the incident.
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Chicago
Calumete Electric Railway
3Rd Street
Chicago Avenue
City of Traverse
Traverse
Presbyterians Move Toward Nationwide Federation
Denver on May 28 reports the general assembly of the United Presbyterians voting to federate and to form a conference committee with other Presbyterian factions to plan a united church. A Chicago divine warns of potential trouble as talks begin.
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Chicago
Denver
Colo
General Assembly of the
United Presbyterians
Presbyterian Church of
Te South
Gederate
Dr. Watson is laid to rest in Liverpool funeral
The funeral of Dr. Watson Ian Maclaren who died May 6 at Mt Pleasant Iowa was held yesterday in Liverpool. Distinguished clergy and the lord mayor led the services with a large multi-denominational turnout. Over 40,000 people watched the interment at Smith Down Road cemetery with many Americans present.
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Ian MacLaren
Liverpool
Watson
Lan Maclaren
Mt. Pleasant
Smith Down Road Cemetery
Mrs. Gertrude Nash Elected President of State Federation
Audubon Iowa May 28 A brilliant reception honored Mrs Gertrude Nash for her recent election to the presidency of the State Federation of Women's clubs. The event was hosted at Forest Home farm the Nash residence. She had just returned from Ottumwa where she visited her daughter Mrs Nelson Cowles.
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Audubon
Gertrude Nash
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Forest Home Farm
John A. Nash
Nash
Ottumwa
Nelson Cowles
Federation
Recount Ordered for 1905 Gotham Mayoralty Ballots
Albany. Senate passes bill by 38 to 8 to recount New York City mayoral ballots from the Mc Clellan Hearst election of 1905. The count must occur in the court and in the presence of the candidates or their counselors with Governor Hughes pushing the measure.
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New York State Senate
Albany
N. Y
Senate
Assembly
New York City
Hughes
couM&ris
Millers Convention Opens With No Price Agreement
St Louis hosts the annual Millers National federation session with attendees from across the U S and abroad. President John W Burk asserts there is no price agreement and emphasizes competition, quality flour, and honest earnings during the gathering.
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St. Louis
United States
The
Millers National Federation
John W. Burk
Federation
Kaiser Unveils Bronze Statues in Berlin Garden
Emperor William today unveiled five bronze statues in the castle garden honoring ancestors of the house of Orange. The figures include William I, William II, William III, Maurice, and Frederick Henry, set in Berlin.
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Kaiser
Berlin
Emperor William
House of Orange
William I
William II
William III
Maurice
Frederick Henry
Revolutionists Grow Bolder In China Uprising Warns Missionaries
Report from Swatow on May 28 describes rebels in Kwantung, Fukien, and Ching Hai districts rising amid famine and heavy taxation. Triad-led forces capture Wongkong, slay officials, and threaten treaty port foreigners though no missionaries harmed yet. Chinese government rushes troops to quell unrest.
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Swatow
China
Chunglang
Tung Chang
Ching Hai
Kwantung Province
Yangping
Wongkong
Kwantung
Fukien
Canton
Swaton
Amoy
Chicago Man Murdered in Collinwood Suburb
Robert Strong aged 22 of Chicago was found dead today in a Collinwood suburb with his head crushed. Police believe the man was murdered.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio
Robert Strong
Collinwood
Bonaparte Reports on San Francisco Assault Case
Attorney General Bonaparte presented before the President and Secretary Rept the Devlin report on the alleged assault on Japanese residents in San Francisco. He said early accounts were exaggerated and the issue stemmed from weak police protection amid a strike. Root will carry the report. any action rests with the State Department.
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Washington
Bonaparte
Devlin
San Francisco
Root
State Department
Hearing on Bigelow suit against Calumet and Hecla delayed
Grand Rapids Michigan May 28 The hearing in Albert S Bige low of Boston v Calumet and Hecla Copper Mining Co to force relinquishment of holdings in other mining firms has been postponed by stipulation until June 28.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Albert S. Bigelow
Boston
Calumet and Heclia Copper Mining Company
Harriman Case Prosecution Faces Interdicted Policy Dilemma
Washington reports the decision to prosecute or not against Harriman and his western railroad combination as a grave policy question. The special attorneys urge prosecution, while others fear sweeping consequences for major rail systems and stock markets if the Supreme Court forces disintegration of key lines.
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Washington
Harriman
Western Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman Roads
Supreme Court
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Company
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburg
New York Central
Lake Lore & Michigan Southern
Michigan Central
Southern Railway
Boston & Maine
Gould case probes reveal no criminal officers
New York police investigated the Gould divorce case and found no criminal evidence against officers. Some were indiscreet and untruthful, with later disciplinary action planned. The focus shifts to alleged espionage by postoffice inspectors and other officials aiding Mrs. Gould.
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New York
Police Department
Gould
Bingham
Postoffice
Hansen
American golfer Byers loses in second round at St Andrews
In St Andrews on May 28 Eben M Byers of Pittsburg the American champion was defeated in the second round of the amateur golf championship by J Patterson of the Edinburg club. A E Williams of Northwood defeated H L Gore and F R Scoval also fell to A W Murray of Purley Downs club.
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St. Andrews
Scotland
Eben M. Byers
Pittsburg
J. Patterson
Edinburg
A. E. Williams
Northwood Club
H. L. Gore
F. R. Scoval
A. W. Murray
Purley Downs
Liberty Meets Death at Fort Sheridan Desertion Case
Chicago dispatch reports Private Herman LeRoy, serving a desertion sentence, escaped after breaking shackles at Fort Sheridan. He was shot dead by soldiers Mack Gosdon and John J Sanford, both African American troopers of the Ninth Cavalry, after threatening them. The post opened an investigation as white fear of racial tension rose.
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Chicago
Herman LeRoy
Fort Sheridan
LeRoy
Joe Rhatagan
Chatfield
Woman Kills Mother Then Self in Chicago Fire
In Chicago on May 28 Philinina Swinnen aged 39 shot and killed her mother at home and then set fire to her clothing with kerosene after breaking a lamp. She had been discharged from Dunning asylum a year earlier as cured but had recently shown strange behavior.
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Chicago
Dunning
Philinina Swinnen
Miss Swinnen
Rothschild Warns of No Quick Market Improvement
Lord Rothschild told an interview in London that there is no immediate prospect of stock market recovery. He cited global tensions and domestic issues as dragging the market, noting consols fell to 84 1 2 percent, a 1848 low.
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London
Lord Rothschild
Roosevelt
France
England
Baron Kuroki in Chicago for four day tour
General Baron Kuroki and staff arrived in Chicago on May 28 for a four day sightseeing visit. They toured the park and boulevard system and inspected the Union Stock Yards packing plants after an informal call on Mayor Busse at City Hall.
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Chicago
Baron Kuroki
Chicero
Union Stock Yards
Kuroki
Busse
Many View Body as Canton Many View Body as Canton
Crowds gathered before the McKinley home in Canton Ohio on May 28 to view Mrs. McKinley's body. Students from public schools and residents from neighboring areas passed through the cottage as the nation mourns. Evangeline Booth sent sympathy expressing sorrow and comfort.
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Canton
McKinley Home
McKinley
Michigan Senate Backs Demand Roosevelt Re-Election
Lansing May 28. The state senate adopted a concurrent resolution urging President Roosevelt be re elected to a second term. Senator James Kinnane of Kalamazoo introduced the measure, which faced no opposition except a suggestion by Senator Fuller that a national convention would be the proper venue.
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Michigan
Lansing
Mich
State Senate
Roosevelt
United States
James Kinnane
Kalamazoo
Fuller
Ousted School Trustees Denied Injunction by Judge Wind
Chicago May 28 Judge Winds denied the eight ousted school trustees an injunction that would have kept them on the board of education. The decision ends their bid for control and pushes them toward quo warranto action they say they will pursue immediately.
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Busse
Chicago
Wind
Board of Education
Iowa Weather: Cloudy Skies and Possible Showers
Increasing cloudiness with probable showers on Wednesday and in the west tonight. Warmer temperatures, sunrise 4 21, sunset 7 15, moonrise 8 40.
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Iowa
Mystery death of man found hanging near South Muscatine
A farmer discovered a man, later identified as Edward Kerbal of South Muscatine, hanging from a tree on a farm two miles south of the car line. Coroner will hold an inquest. cause deemed death by own action with domestic troubles suspected. body found in timber, no papers identifying him.
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Edward Kerbal
South Muscatine
William Jones
Hawkeye Button Company
William Butcher
Muscatine
Butcher
W. E. Butcher
Euston
Frank Graham
Blakesburg
Ila
Mr. Butcher
W. S. Norton
Congress
Connell slayer Elmer Pratt found by coroner's jury
Iowa City on May 28 special report says the coroner's jury found William F. Connell was killed by four large shotgun wounds to the lungs and heart and that Elmer Pratt held the gun at the time of the shooting.
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Iowa City
William F. Connel
Elmer Pratt
Connell
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Omaha
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Salvation Army
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Miss Booth
Salvation Army Costs
M. C. Barber
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