Three New States The House Takes It Up
Washington May 8 The House began consideration of a bill to let Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico form constitutions and state governments and be admitted on equal footing with original states Rep Knox and New Mexico delegate Rodey spoke in support McRae Arkansas proposed amending to consolidate Oklahoma and Indian Territory as a single state The House adopted the conference report on the Indian appropriation bill A fight failed to open the Uintah Reservation in Utah
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Washington
House
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Knox
Massachusetts
Territories
Rodey
McRae
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Conference
Senate
Uintah
Senate quarrel over Philippine bill erupts in racist caustic claims
In Washington May 8 the senate debated the Philippine bill when Maryland's McComas invoked Civil War cruelties, sparking Tillman who accused whites of forced negro control. Tillman's remarks prompted Democratic walkouts and Kansas's Burton rebuked him, praising General Funston as a hero amid a heated exchange.
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Washington
Senate
McComas
Maryland
Philippines
South Carolina
Mississippi
Mr. Tillman
South
Tillman
Burton
Kansas
Mr. Rawlins
Utah
General Funston
Postmaster General to Appeal Publication Mail Ruling
Washington May 8 Postmaster General Payne will appeal Judge Bradley's ruling admitting certain publications to the second class mail rate. No steps taken yet but government will pursue the case to the district court of appeals and then to the United States Supreme Court if necessary.
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Washington
Payne
Bradley
District Supreme Court
District Court of Appeala
United States Supreme Court
Sunday School Party Tragedy in Maumee River
Seven teens drowned when a naptha launch Frolic was struck by the tug Arthur Woods near Toledo. Only Joseph Hepburn, Miss Clara Marks, Miss Grace Lowe, and Arthur Marks survived. the dead include Edna Lowe 19 and Grace Haspin among others.
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Toledo
First Baptist Church
Maumee
Arthur Woods
Great Lakes Towing Company
Joseph Hepburn
Lake Erie
Hepburn
Clara Marks
Grace Lowe
Ironville
Mr. Hepburn
Lowe Girl
Marks
Arthur Marks
al Fitts
Irwin Swayne
Bessie Leesee
Edna Lowe
Wm. Fanner
Bess Pyscrum
Eulalie Rickard
Grace Haspin
Sampson Funeral Planned Friday at 10:30 A.M.
Washington reports the Admiral Sampson funeral will be held Friday at 10:30 A.M. at the Church of the Covenant. The body will go to Arlington with a large military and naval escort including naval academy cadets North Atlantic sailors Washington barracks marines and the marine band. Pallbearers and ship captains from the West Indian campaign may serve along with Rear Admirals Taylor Higinson and Captains Chadwick Clark and Cook.
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Washington
Sampson
Church of the Covenant
Arlington
Naval Academy
North Atlantic
Washington Barracks
Marine Band
Battery of
Field Artillery
Taylor
Higinson
Chadwick
Clark
Cook
Moody
Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court
Temporary Vegetarians Protest Meat Price Rise
Portland Maine Central Labor Union votes to abstain from beef for 30 days in protest of price hike. Middletown Laborers' Union, 300 members, to skip Western meat for 80 days affecting over 1,000 people including family members.
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Portland
Central Labor Union
Middletown
Laborers’ Union of
Sixty Bodies Recovered After River Incident
Sixty bodies have been recovered so far following a river incident near Cairo Illinois. Among the victims are Mrs. Patrick Burke of Owensboro Kentucky and a City of Pittsburg employee. The body retrieval occurred yesterday a few miles above the city.
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Cairo, Ill
Patrick Burke
Owensboro
Pittsburg
Monument dedication crowds and political rumors in Indiana
Indianapolis May 8 Colonel Chas E Wilson Gov Durbins private secretary estimates 50000 to 60000 visitors for the monument unveiling with fair weather crowds possibly surpassing 75000. General Foster to speak, GA R encampment and Indiana national guard events set. Democratic ticket plans include Mann for attorney general Stillwell and Minor considerations. Brown forest planting for railroads notes catalpa trees and timber supply concerns. Republican and Democratic state committees assemble for campaign weeks with Miers named for Senate bid facing Kern and Morss as rivals.
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Indianapolis
Chas. E. Wilson
Durbin
Foster
Indiana National Guard
State Fair Grounds
J. Frank Mann
Muncie
Charlie Drummond
Plymouth
Drummond
Billy Stillwell
Princeton
John Minor
John P. Brown
International Society of Arboriculture
Big Four
Brightwood
New Orleans
Illinois Central
Duquoin
Ills
Police Probe After Bloody Clothes Found Near Rockport
Evansville Indiana May 8 authorities pursue a possible child murder after bloody clothing found in a hog pasture near Rockport prompts police to open an investigation.
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Evansville
Ind
Ousiets
Rockport
Chimney Collapse Kills Two at Cincinnati Bathtub Plant
At the Louis Lipp company bathtub factory in Cincinnati Ohio yesterday a high sheet iron chimney collapsed while being torn down burying two men. Joseph Meser and Louis Bauer were injured and killed in the accident.
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Cincinnati
May
Joseph Moser
Louis Bauer
Louis Lipp Company
Governor Durbin to Host Capitol Reception for G A R
In Indianapolis on May 8 Governor Durbin will hold a public reception at the state house on the eve of the soldiers and sailors monument dedication. The corridors will be decorated with palms and emblems, and the governor in the executive parlor will receive visitors with staff assistance. Other state officers may not participate.
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Indianapolis
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Durbin
State House
Executive Committee
Capitol
Grand Army of the Republic
Love's Sake Defamed Wife in Forgery Case at Indianapolis
Mrs Medea Robinson a Martinsville, Indiana native, confesses to a series of forgeries and is held in the police station awaiting trial. She says she did it for the benefit of her divorced husband Frank Robinson a student at Indiana Medical College, after sacrificing much for their union and aiding him through college.
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Indianapolis
Medea Robinson
Martinsville
Frank Robinson
Indiana Medical College
Locust Plague Sparks Alarm in Columbus County
Columbus Indiana farmers report a surge of 17 year locusts appearing across fields. Officials warn of potential crop damage as swarms disrupt planting schedules and threaten early season yields. Local services begin monitoring and advising protective measures for growers.
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Columbus
Ind
Pest visitation noted across state with visible damage
Plows report heavy pest presence with many seen around trees and fences. Reports from other parts of the state indicate a general visitation of this pest this year.
Body found on Wabash tracks in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne May 8 the body of William Woehr age 24 was found on the Wabash tracks. It is supposed he was struck by a switch engine. Pieces of the body lay along the tracks for 100 feet. He was a tinner and unmarried.
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Fort Wayne
William Woehr
County Council Approves 4000 For Pesthouse Care
Evaneville Indiana May 8 The county council appropriated 4000 for this purpose raising the year total to 14500. Up to date there have been 268 cases in the county with fewer than 20 cases in the pesthouse.
Webb Seward influence stalls stock exchange firms
In New York on May 8 no new developments emerged about the three stock exchange firms that suspended Monday after the Webb Meyer syndicate crisis. Observers say business restrictions depend largely on the stance of Dr. W Seward as Webb leading the case.
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Pr. Webb
New York
Stock Exchange
Webb- Meyer Syndicate
W. Seward
Webb
Royal Baking Powder Crowned Best in Class
Royal Baking Powder Co. claims superiority over competitors in bold advertisement noting premium leavening power and trusted New York origin at 100 William Street.
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Royal Baking Powder CO
William ST
New York
Policy orders on reconcentration in Batangas and Major Waller case
Secretary Root submits to the Senate two General Bell orders dated December 8 and 9 noting retaliation policy under General Order 100 and the conduct of operations against insurgents. He reports Malvar's surrender and northern Philippines collapse, denies another Smith to Waller order, and cites Chaffee dispatches on surrenders and port reopenings as proof of policy success.
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Washington
Root
Senate
Bell
Batangas
Smith
Walter
Malvar
Philippines
Waller
Chaffee
Bluffton man sues over liquor license remonstrance slander
Bluffton Indiana May 8 D C Oliver brings a 5000 dollar suit against Dr Templer George King Elias Merical and Dr A Waldo of Nottingham alleging slanderous statements spread during a remonstrance against his liquor license. He says a newspaper notice reached no readers and voters were pressured to sign.
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Bluffton
Ind
D. C
Oliver
Templer
George King
Elias Merical
A. Waldo
Nottingham
Nottingham Township
Wreck and Fire at Sawyers Station Southbound Train
Lynchburg Va May 8 The Washington and Southwestern vestibuled limited southbound on the Southern Railway collided with a standing freight at Sawyers station twelve miles below Lynchburg. Two postal cars and several coaches burned while the letter mail and baggage were saved. No serious injuries reported.
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Lynchburg
Washington & Southwestern
Southern Railway
Sawyers Station
Train wreck over Grand river bridge near Talmadge
A tank car filled with oil breached the Chicago Great Western line at Talmadge 50 miles south of Des Moines. The car fell from a 150 foot bridge, dragging three cars and igniting the oil. Conductor George Miller of St. Joseph, Missouri was killed. The bridge and cars burned in the fire.
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Des Moines
Chicago Great Western
Talmadge
Here
George Miller
St. Joseph
Grand River
Mining unions in Scranton hold talks on strike outcome
The United Mine Workers boards for three anthracite districts met in Scranton on May 8 to review a report from a special committee. They discussed whether miners will keep working or strike for higher pay shorter hours and coal weighing at the mines. No decisive action was announced.
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Scranton
United Mine Workers of America
Kaytons Celebrate Golden Wedding in Rockville
Rockville Indiana May 8 Mr and Mrs Thomas H Kayton of Judson celebrated their golden wedding with about 50 guests. The couple have lived their entire lives in Park County.
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Rockville, Ind
Thomas H. Kayton
Judson
Park County
Indianapolis Grain and Livestock Market Report
Wheat steady at No 2 red. Corn steady at No 2 mixed. Oats firm at No 2 mixed. Cattle steady at 3.75 to 6.90. Hogs steady at 5.7 to 15. Sheep steady at 2.50 to 5.30. Lambs steady at 35.67.60.
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Indianapolis
Grain and Livestock Prices Shown for Markets
Wheat and corn prices mixed with steady to active cattle hogs and lambs. Cincinnati market reports show No 2 red wheat around 5a, No 2 mixed corn around 67a, cattle steady to active near 2.25 to 2.75, hogs 4.50 to 4.95, sheep near 2.50 to 3.50, and lambs climbing to 3.50.
Cattle and sheep prices show mixed steady to firm trends
Market notes show cattle steady at $3.60 with some figures around 3.75 million? stable. Sheep firm near $4.21. other livestock quotes hover around $4.20. Grain markets report wheat firm cash July and corn dull with No 2 cash terms. Date and figures appear garbled but indicate active livestock and minor commodity movements.
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Noy Sagas
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