Colombia’s four-year rebellion exhausts finances in misery
Washington reports a dire Colombia picture after four years of rebellion. Government halted paper money on March 10 and handed lithograph plates to a cross party committee. By April funds were nearly exhausted, foreign claims unpaid, and debt service halted since 1899. Exchange in New York hovered near extremes, with over a billion in currency afloat and more planned to cover war costs. Foreign debt stood around £2,700,000 with rising interest, and creditors feared settlement pressure. The correspondent likened Colombia’s crisis to France in 1796.
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Washington
Colombia
United States
Panama Canal
Congress
New York
France
Laundry Strike Refuses Arbitration in Chicago
Chicago May 14 The laundry owners offer to arbitrate the strike but President Wilson of the laundry workers union rejects arbitration until employers discharge all non union staff. Owners refuse this demand as unconstitutional, a major hurdle to settlement. The Chicago board of arbitration will seek renewed effort with the national teamsters union to press the dispute.
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Laundry Owners’ Association
Wilson
Laundry Workers’ Union
Chicago Board of Arbitration
Owners’ Association
Board of Arbitration
National Teamsters’ Union
New York Doctor Says He Can Massage Death Back to Life
A New York physician claims to revive the dead by massage. Reports describe ongoing atrocities by Russians against Jews. Arctic explorer Anthony Fiala departs New York for polar regions. Governor Pennypacker approves the Grady-Salus libelli. About 1,900 workers strike in Denver including socks, waiters, butchers, and bakers. Ethel Clarke, kidnapped 23 years ago, returns to her parents. Dock workers’ strike at Valparaiso yields injuries and deaths. Poetmaster-general Payne delays rural routes until July 1. A 16-year-old Hungarian girl allegedly forces two men into a duel and later marries one of them. Federal court in Omaha issues an order.
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Anthony Fiala
Polar
Gov. Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Denver
Ethel Clarke
Valparaiso
Payne
Phs Federel Court
Omaha
Peruna praised by Congressman Fitzpatrick as a splendid catarrhal tonic
Congressman T Y Fitzpatrick of Kentucky extols Peruna from the National Hotel Washington as a good tonic for catarrh. The ad claims Peruna strengthens nerves, restores nerve activity, regulates blood flow, and dissolves congestion, offering free medical advice from Dr Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbia, O.
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T. Y. Fitzpatrick
Kentucky
National Hotel
Washington, D. C
Balkans Turmoil Drives Balkan War Watch
Vienna reports the Austro Hungarian squadron ordered from Salonica as Turkish unrest and fears of Christian massacres stir diplomatic anxiety. Turkeys strained resources curb Albanian advances while a 100000 man mobilization is questioned. Sultan consults Said Pasha and a financial commission ponders troop payments amid supply refusals.
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Salonica
Balkans
Turkey
Pasha
Macedonia
Albania
Horrible details from Kishinev massacre reach Denver man
From a hospital letter in Kishinev, Russia, W. King of Denver learns his mother sister and brother may be among hundreds of massacre victims. The letter describes blood running streets and brutal slayings with fear-filled cries of Down with the Jews. It warns the death toll may exceed 600 and property is destroyed.
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Col
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Russia
W. King of
Townspeople Frightened by Fire in Leominster May Day Blaze
Bright buildings in Leominster Massachusetts burned simultaneously yesterday afternoon, startling residents who witnessed an unprecedented urban fire scene in broad daylight. Fire crews battled the flames as onlookers watched anxiously, with no immediate reports of injuries.
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Leominster
Mass
Roosevelt Expands Pacific Vision At San Francisco
President Roosevelt addressed a large San Francisco audience at Mechanics Pavilion urging expansionism and U S leadership on the Pacific. He framed the Pacific future as pivotal for world commerce and civilization as he tours the Western Seacoast. He departed for Yosemite after midnight following a wide, enthusiastic reception.
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Pacific
Roosevelt
Mechanics Pavilion
United States
M. H. DeYoung
Citizens’ Reception Committee
Pacific Slope
San Francisco Bay
Yosemite Valley
Ranks thinning the year's work in Grand Army encampment
Anderson Ind May 14 Despite deaths thinning ranks the Indiana department Grand Army of the Republic reports a solid year. Benjamin Starr Richmond retiring commander notes nine posts organized and 420 in good standing while fourteen posts disbanded. Total members in good standing 16830. relief expenditures 1911.53. quartermaster receipts 6831.48 disbursements 3961.65 assets 5090.83. Civic parade followed the veterans parade. campfire tonight features Governor Durbin and other speakers.
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R. M. Smock
Quartermaster’s Department
Veterana
Durbin
Secretary Root Recalls Miles Report Portions To Press
Washington May 14 Secretary Root summoned officers who released General Miles reports to explain what parts were made public and to whom. The forthcoming reply will show that the adjutant general’s office supplied portions concerning island military conditions and bureau remarks, while the judge advocate general provided a full copy of the cruelty report and related correspondence. It addresses the charge that the entire report was not released by the War Department.
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Miles
Adjutant General’s Office
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War Department
QUICK JUSTICE INDIANA FIRM PLEADS GUILTY TO HORSE THEFT
In Muncie Indiana Edward Stanley was captured after a chase by farmers and handed to police. He pleaded guilty to stealing a horse and buggy and later in circuit court was sentenced to the Jeffersonville reformatory. Stanleys faced warrants across about half the Indiana counties for shooting with intent to kill and larceny.
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Muncie
Ind
Edward Stanley
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Stanleys
Indiana
Three Suspects Arrested in Yeager Murder Near Kokomo
Kokomo Indiana May 14 three young men Logan Ingles Willard Eads and Charles Eads are jailed in Howard county charged with the murder of Louis Yeager last Sunday night near his sweetheart's home at Hemlock south of Kokomo. The prisoners deny guilt and say they can prove an alibi before arrest.
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Ind
Logan Ingles
Willard Eads
Charles Eads
Howard County
Louis Yeager
Yeager
Hemlock
Catholic Clergy Fray Deepens in Philippine Islands
Vatican letters and clerical communications from the Philippine Islands indicate persistent antagonism between secular clergy and friars, with Cardinal Vives y Tuto among strong supporters aiding religious orders. Also: Indiana supreme court affirms Logansport man William Jones’s indeterminate sentence for forging a bank check. minimum two years. Lawrence death case reported from Frankfort, Indiana.
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Vatican
Philippine Islands
Vaticans
Vives Y Tuto
Iselands
Amrmea Py Supreme Court
Indianapolis
William Jones
Logansport
Jeffersonville
Supreme Court
A Dangerous Remedy and Other Indiana Briefs
A woman in Hagerstown suffers severe burns bathing with turpentine as a rheumatism remedy. attendant Miss Dollie Matthews rescues her but injury is severe. In Martinsville, a mad dog case prompts a city order to muzzle or confine dogs. large-dog risk leads to killings of dogs at large. Indianapolis reports a new trial denial for Oro Copenhaver, facing execution June 10 in Michigan City for wife murder. Salem notes Irvin Curry gored by a horn.
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Hagerstown
Ind
Abram Welker
Dollie Matthews
Indianapolis
Oro Copenhaver
Supreme Court
Marion County Criminal Court
Copenhaver
Michigan City
Indiana Republicans weigh early state committee reorganization
Indianapolis May 14 Republicans across the state show keen interest in reorganizing the state committee this year with many districts set to consider potential committeemen in coming months. Most current members likely to be re elected, though John Billheimer may retire. A new interurban terminal project at Illinois and Market streets will begin soon, promising a major Indianapolis hub. An Indiana colony in Georgia, led by George McDaniel, could boost state influence as Hoosiers help develop land and industry there.
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John Billheimer
Washington
George Cunningham
Elmer Leonard
Twelfth
Illinois
Market Streets
George McDaniel
Bedford
Indiana Company
Mr. McDaniel
Georgia
Alabama
Indiana
McDaniel
Market Report Prevailing Prices for Grain and Livestock May 1
Indianapolis market notes show mixed grain futures and steady beef and hog prices across several cities. Cattle values range around 3.75 to 4.00 for various grades, with hogs trading mostly steady to active in Chicago and New York, while wheat and corn display dull to steady tones in Toledo and Cincinnati. A loss of 10,000 dollars to a chair factory is reported in Evansville, Indiana, by May 14.
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Délga
Evaneville
Buranaville
Ind
Ehalr Factory
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