Bryan's Friends Say He's Nominated for President
United Press dispatch from Washington reports W. J. Bryan's rising momentum as Alabama primaries show heavy Bryan support and delegates to Denver likely to back him. Washington California and Pennsylvania conventions may name Bryan delegates, potentially giving him 699 first ballot votes if all go his way. Johnson's name is fading from consideration.
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United Press
Washington
W. J. Bryan
Olinson
Alabama
Bryan
Denver
California
Pennsylvania
Johnson
Bad characters must leave town to curb robberies
In the Seventh ward Mayor Lusk and Chief Gilmore order all suspected individuals to quit town after four suspects were arrested in Mo oningtown. Police believe they may be linked to the Egan's store robbery on Sunday night, but nothing was proven and they were expelled.
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Seventh Ward
Lusk
Gilmore
Mooningtown
Egan’s
Typhoid Fever Rages Through Russian Cities
An outbreak of typhoid fever spreads through major Russian cities originating in overcrowded prisons. The disease is malignant with a high death rate and Moscow shows especially alarming figures with over 2,000 ill and about 100 new cases daily.
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ST. Petersburg
Moscow
Fall From Street Car Breaks Wrist In Early Morning Accident
Steve Crontortal, 21, of 02 Scioto Street, fell from a moving street car while returning from work at the steel mill. He struck the curb, suffered a badly cut and a broken wrist, and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
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Steve Crontortal
Scioto
Shego Hospital
Steve
Soldiers' Reunion Invitation for John W. Edwards
John W. Edwards janitor at the courthouse has received an invitation to a soldiers’ reunion of his regiment at Lima Ohio on June 16. He served in the 10th Ohio Cavalry during the Civil War under cavalry leader Kilpatrick.
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John W. Edwards
Court House
Lima
Edwards
10Th Ohio Cavalry
Kilpatrick
Press gag law proposal would allow postmaster to censor mail
Washington reports power to censor the press rests with the postmaster general under a conference committee amendment to the postoffice appropriation bill. Any material the postmaster general deems arson murder or assassination would be barred from mail. The strike defining anarchy remains, leaving final judgment to the postmaster general amid protests from critics.
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United Press
Washington
Postmaster General
Postoffic
Conference Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Burrows
Senate
Mrs Gunness Not in Norway Declared by Trondhjem Police
Report to Trondhjem authorities states Brynhild Houlsdaller, maiden name of Mrs Belle Gunness, was born in Selbe on November 11 1859 and left Norway for America 30 years ago. Police believe she has not returned to Norway and note a deceased sister in the village.
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United Press
Trondhjem
Norway
Brynhild Houlsdaller
Chicago
Missouri Whites Fear Negro Invasion Sparks Franchise Limit
May 19 report from Kansas City notes Mayor Crittenden sponsored a resolution by the Democratic district convention to restrict black suffrage. Delegates to the Jefferson City state convention will push a measure blaming southern restriction for flooding Missouri with “vicious and criminal” blacks and urging denial of suffrage to those described as ignorant and criminal.
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United Press
Kansas City
Crittenden
Jefferson City
Missouri
Sling Shots Cause Trouble at Carnegie Steel Plant
Mike Kaenic is jailed awaiting a hearing on charges he destroyed windows at Carnegie Steel by sling shot. The information, sworn by A. C. Johnston, was before Alderman Ranney. Thursday is set for the hearing of details.
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Mike Kaenic
Carnegie Steel Company
Mike
Steel Company
A. C. Johnston
Ranney
Seventy Five Foreigners Housed After Job Efforts Exhausted
Seventy five foreigners of Greenville were taken to Mercer alms house yesterday after workers could not find them any employment.
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Greenville
Mercer Almshouse
Lightning shocks Eckman family at Homewood injuring two
A bolt of lightning struck the Eckman home at Homewood causing two unconscious family members to be revived after hours. Two shotguns in the bathroom discharged upward during the blast tearing plaster but injuring no one. Miss Helen Nicholson, 17, and a two year old child were among those knocked from bed.
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Calvin Eckman
Homewood
Helen Nicholson
Hickman
Eckman
End of Cleveland street car strike seen as arbitration nears
Cleveland May 19 The state board of arbitration union officials and Municipal traction officers met as President DuPont withdrew his earlier no arbitration stance and proposed letting arbitrators decide all points including the status of replacement workers. Violence accompanied the talks a car struck explosives on the track, causing damage but no injuries.
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United Press
Cleveland
State Board of Arbitration
DuPont
du Pont
Tender Love Missives Read in Clinton Court Case
Clinton Illinois May 19. Letters written by Clinton society women to Colonel Richards Snell likely to be admitted as evidence as testimony begins in a fight over the old man's millions. Two women are said to have written the letters and their husbands told of the missives. The letters warn of exposure and distress if disclosed and urge destruction.
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Clinton, Ill
Richards Snell
Clinton Society
Clinton
Snell
Darling
More Victims of Mrs Gunness Reported in Indiana
Laporte Indiana May 19 The disappearance of two Wisconsin men is linked to Belle Gunness. David Hicken of Waukesha wrote that G Reidiger of Delafield disappeared a year ago while planning to marry a rich widow. A letter to the hired man advised selling farm assets and moving west. Sheriff Smutzer seeks the watch number from Hicken and Jennie Graham of Waukeshaw asks about her brother John Graham who vanished around the same time.]
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United Press
Laporte
Ind
Wisconsin
Belle Gunness
Smutzer
David Hicken
Waukeshaw
Wis
G. Reidiger
Delafield
Reidiger
Descenti Found With Skull Fracture Near Butler Works
The body of 45 year old John Descenti was found in a ravine near the Standard Steel Car works at Butler. He disappeared Saturday after leaving a boarding house with Tony Bazare. Bazare claims no knowledge of the death. Descenti had $80 on him, missing when found. Coroner Patterson suspects a club with a protruding nail caused the fracture. An investigation is under way.
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John Descenti
Standard Steel Car Works
Butler
Descenti
Tony Bazare
Bazaro
W. 8S
Patterson
Night Riders Burn Tobacco Barn in Kentucky
In Lacenter Kentucky on May 19 Night Riders set fire to H G Maddox farm barn after forcing two neighborhood youths Flint Randall and Maggie Tate to accompany them. The band prayed and fled while singing Nearer My God to Thee as the barn burned. Maddox had sold his tobacco to independents.
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United Press
Lacenter
H. G. Maddox
Flint Randall
Maggie Tate
Maddox
Stone crushes man on Preston Avenue construction
John Sandovitch aged 50 of 312 South Mill Street was severely injured when a large stone slipped while he placed it on a wall in a Preston Avenue cellar. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital with unknown extent of injuries. he is employed by Kline Construction Company.
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Preston Avenue
John Sandovitch
South Mill Street
Kline Construction Company
Policemen Open Fire on Coliseum Roof Peepers
Reports of a fatal shooting were false though several injured men fled or hid after police, Eberle and Horner, fired at youths who had been cutting roof holes to watch boxing at the Coliseum. Arrests expected. no roof holes found. repairs avoided.
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Eberle
Horner
Solons Seek Mileage in Mandamus Action
Speaker A H Hamiter and 16 legislators file mandamus against State Auditor Moore to force payment of mileage and $8 for special session service. They argue the session was called and the house acted, despite no quorum, while the auditor would not pay citing illegality of the session.
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United Press
Little, Rock, Ark
A. H. Hamiter
House of Representatives
Moore
House
Senate
Bubonic Plague Reported at Porto Cabello
Advices from Porto Cabello say three cases of bubonic plague have been discovered there. Despite Venezuelan officials asserting port sanitation is excellent, alarm grows that the disease will spread and the port may close. If closed, Caracas and much of the country would face isolation.
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United Press
Williamsed
Porto Cabello
Caracas
Croatian youth hurt in fall from street car on Highland line
Steve Kranfozitik, 21, a Croatian, suffered severe scalp lacerations and a slight brain concussion after being thrown from a street car near Long avenue on the Highland line around midnight. He was hospitalized Tuesday morning and expected to be released home later. Residence listed as 612 1 2 Scioto Street.
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Steve Kranfozitik
Long Avenue
Highland Line
Scioto Street
HGH School Heating Plant Discussed
The article notes a discussion about upgrading or funding the HGH school heating plant. Details remain scarce but officials consider options to ensure reliable heat for the campus.
High School Building to Feature Own Lighting Dynamo
Heating wiring and plumbing for the new high school were discussed at a board meeting. Architect Eckles was told to prepare plans and specs. The project includes a large dynamo for lighting, full building wiring, telephones in key rooms, and a separate program clock system. Storage tank and boiler waste water pump were also noted.
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Board of School Controllers
Eckles
Boiler House
Odd Fellows Session Opens in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows and the allied Rebeccas began sessions in Philadelphia with 50 000 visitors attending. Mayor Reyburn gave the welcome. Discussion centers on assuming a 1 500 000 temple debt and imposing a per capita tax to retire it in fifteen years.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Allied Women's Order of Rebeccas
Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows
Reyburn
Delaware
Stockhouse Seeks Divorce Over Heavy Drinking
Mrs. Agatha Stockhouse files for divorce from her husband in Boston on grounds of cruel and abusive treatment. She alleges that in their last month together he drank at least sixty gallons of whiskey, bringing home a quart or more each night and staying up until finishing it.
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United Press
Boston
Mass
Agatha Stockhouse
Workman Crushed by Falling Stone at Lumber Yard
John Savnducci of 312 Biehl Street injured at Gailey lumber yard in a peculiar accident. While removing timber this morning a large stone loosened from a bank, he tripped and fell, the stone striking his chest and causing internal injuries.
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John Savnducci
Biehl Street
Johns
Gailey
Mt Jackson Pastor Contemplates Call From Marissa Church
Rev. Paul Yourd, pastor of Mt. Jackson U P church, has received a call from a Marissa Illinois church. He plans to present the matter to his congregation before deciding. The offer includes a higher salary than his current pay.
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MT. Jackson
Paul Yourd
Mt. Jackson U. P
Marissa
Yourd
Women Who'd Make Good in White House
Lydia Kingsmill Commander, a noted author, says Mrs. Roosevelt would likely be a strong president and cites Jane Addams May Wright Sewall and Elizabeth Cady Stanton as other fit leaders. She advocates a government with a cabinet of both men and women and a president chosen irrespective of sex.
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United Press
New York
Roosevelt
United States
Lydia Kingsmill Commander
White House
Jane Adams
Hull House
Chicago
Commander
May Wright Sewall
Indianapolis
International Council of Women
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Agen
Trubbard Man Sues Over Public Nuisance Claim
Alexander Gray of Trubbard filed suit against the American Cindering Company seeking an injunction to halt operations, alleging the plant constitutes a public nuisance.
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Alexander ,Gray
Trubbard
American Cindering Company
Hillsville Libel Suit Ends in Favor of Defendants
In Pittsburg the United States circuit court ruled against Father Adolph Cardanelli in a $50,000 libel case against Fred L. Rentz and other defendants of The News. The jury found the report of a Hillsville Alderman Williams hearing not damaging to the priest.
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United States
Pittsburg
Adolph Cardanelli
Hillsville
Fred L. Rentz
New Casle News
Thomas P. Williams
New Castle
Corner Cox Enters Race for Sheriff
Coroner J. R. Cox announces his entry for the Lawrence county sheriff's office after weeks of deliberation. He has served as county coroner five years and practiced medicine in the city for over ten years, with roots in Pulaski township.
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J. R. Cox
Lawrence County
Dr. Cox
Pulaski Township
Nude woman found in Ohio River near Pipe Creek
The body of a young woman about 19 was found floating in the Ohio River at Pipe Creek ten miles south of Bridgeport Ohio by three boys. Bruises on the head suggest blunt force trauma and the body appeared in water for about 24 hours with no identification or reported missing persons in the area.
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Bridgeport
Ohio River
Pipe Creek
Here
Hillsville Woman Settles Disorderly Conduct Case
Rosa Esparito arrested by Constable John L. Stitt on a charge of disorderly conduct settled the case at Alderman Mayne's yesterday. The charge stemmed from allegations by Antonia Civalo that Esparito acted in a disorderly manner at Civalo's Hillsville home.
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Rosa Esparito
John L. Stitt
Alderman Mayne
Antonia Civalo
Hillsville
Fiddling Bob Taylor Attacks Roosevelt On States Rights Platform
Tennessee senator Robert Taylor denounces federal overreach in imperial days while praising certain Roosevelt reforms. He questions party unity and asks if Democrats will endorse Bryan or repudiate the president, arguing state rights contrast with reform politics.
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Washington
Bob” Taylor
Tennessee
Senate
Capitol
White House
Chicago
Bryan
Mohmand Rebels Fight Fiercely In Indian Campaign
Simla May 19 General Sir James Willcocks reports strong resistance from Mohmand tribesmen. Brigade under General Barrett loses 29 men in a mile long advance toward Bohoidag now occupied by Barrett’s force. Willcocks awaits Sepoy reinforcements as cholera spreads among English regiments before renewed action.
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United Press
Simla
India
James Willcocks
Barrett
Willcocks
Bohoidag
Claims Railroads Rates Exorbitant
The Union Pacific Tea Company files with the Interstate Commerce Commission against the Pennsylvania, New York Central, Erie and others alleging exorbitant and unreasonable rates for transporting imported china sold as premiums with its business.
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United Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Erie
Union Pacific Tea Company
New York City
Re Hearing Sought in Rosario Serge Murder Case
Attorney S P Emery and A W Gardner traveled to Harrisburg to argue a re hearing in the Rosario Serge murder case. A grant would set a re hearing date to present additional facts. If denied, Serge faces hanging on June 9 per Governor Stuart’s respite.
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Serge
S. P. Emery
A. W.gardner
Harrisburg
Rosario Serge
Stuart
Death Notices of Local Residents
Katharyn Louise Drake aged 6 weeks of 60 County Line street Clare Reed Brandon age 1 of 2 North Bay street Mrs Anna Bruce Brennan of Louisville and Mary J Streeter aged 78 of Kam SiRSe are listed in the local death notices with names and residences.
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Katharyn Louise Drake
County Line Street
Clare Reed Brandon
North Bay Street
Anna Bruce
Brennan
Louisville
Mary J. Streeter
Kamsirse
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Mohmand
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