Pensioners Cut Off Decrease 200 A Day
Civil War veterans are being removed from federal pension rolls at about two hundred daily due to a March 27 ruling. It targets men who served ninety days or more but whose actual service fell short because of furloughs, affecting many Illinois units and Ohio veterans.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Congress
Dlinois Volunteers
Illinois
Mechanics Fusiliers
Ohio
War Department
Louisville
Rock Island
Ill
Department
Jesse E. Wilson
Secretary of the Interior
Japanese dispute could lead to city damages suit
Washington reports state law action may be filed by the Japanese Consul General in San Francisco over May 20 mob damage to Horseshoe restaurant and Folsom bath house. Officials say race feeling was incidental to labor troubles, with police efforts limited by streetcar violence.
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Washington
San Francisco
Gillett
California
Root
Mall
State Department
Adjutant General of
Devlin
Uyeno
Civil Service Rules Bar Classified Workers From Campaigns
Washington June 5 President issues an executive order amending Civil Service Commission rules. Classified employees must not take active part in political management or campaigns while retaining voting rights and private opinions. Postmasters marshals and others outside the classified service are not affected.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
North Carolina
Russia protests U S officials over Finlander killing
Washington June 5 Baron Rosen Russian Ambassador informs the State Department that Michigan officials have not faced justice for the killing of a Finlander during a miners riot about a year ago. Finns involved were acquitted of rioting and seek punishment. the State Department will present the complaint to Michigan's governor.
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Washington
State Department
Michigan
New Yorker Dies in Los Angeles Patient at Ocean Park
S O Lockwood Junior of New York lies critically ill at the Unique apartments Ocean Park from heart enlargement. Attending physician says no hope for recovery. He is the son of S O Lockwood a lawyer residing at 17 East 67th Street New York.
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the Tribune
Los Angeles
S. O. Lockwood, Jr
New York
Unique Apartments
Ocean Park
Lockwood
O. Lockwood
No. 17
East 67Th Street
Bulldog Sent to the President Gathers White House Attention
A brindle bulldog in a large crate arrived at the White House with a red white and blue collar and bones. S. M. Smith of Celina Ohio sent a letter hoping the President would like the dog. Officials and aides offered the animal to several parties but no one wanted it, and it was considered for the zoo or other disposal.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
White House
President Roosevelt
S. M. Smith
Celina
Ohio
Smith
Loeb
Mr. Smith
James Sloan
Secret Service
Sloan
Pete
J. Loeb
Mr. Loeb
Siam
Penitent Swedish vice-consul seeks forgiveness
Washington reports Charles A. A. Ekstromer, formerly Swedish vice-consul in St. Louis, regrets writing a harsh letter to the President after his exequatur was revoked. The State Department has routed the letter to Secretary Root with a view to possibly restoring his exequatur if no objection is raised.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
St. Laws
Charles A. A. Ekstromer
United States
State Department
Ekstromer
E. G. Lewis
St. Louis
Post Office Department
Ekstremer
Root
Cunard Slashes Steerage Rate to Naples
Cunard Line cuts steerage fare to 15 dollars per passenger for the Altonia sailing today to Naples. Italian lines have been trimming rates to Naples, and the move is expected to trigger further reductions by Lloyd Italiana, Royal Mail, and La Veloce lines.
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Cunard
Altonia
Naples
Italia
Royal Mail
la Veloce
Orchard recounts mine plot killings and betrayals in decades long feud
Witness Horsley traces his winding path with the Western Federation of Miners from Cripple Creek to Denver, Cripple Creek and beyond, detailing bomb plots, assassinations, and money flows tied to Haywood Moyer Pettibone and Davis. He explains blowing up the Vindicator mine, shooting Lyte Gregory, and attempts on Governor Peabody and Bradley, ending with flight to San Francisco and further schemes.
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Jore Haywood
Borah
Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Western Federation of Miners
Steunenberg
Wood
Horsley
W. F. Davis
Miners’ Union
Cripple Creek
Montana
Vindicator
Davis
McCormick
Beck
Denver
Moyer
Haywood
Pettibone
Colorado
Hawley
Peabody
Steve Adams
Capitol
Adams
Orchard
Lyte Gregory
Federation
Gregory
Independence
Wyoming
San Francisco
Bradley
Perkins
Idaho
Butte
Utah
Ben Butler
Salt Lake City
Little Cottonwood
California
Arizona
Col
Bull Hill
Chares H. Moyer
William D. Haywood
Sherman Parker
Schultz
Ackerman
McCormack
Mel Beck
Parker
Victor
W. B. Easterly
Haywood and
Miners’ Exchange
Meyer
Easterly
Rasterly
Mowe
Owney Barnes
Telluride
Grant Avenue
Steve
House
Sre
Jim” Murphy
Meldrim
Simpkins
Colorado Springs
Palmer Lake
Haywood and Pettibone
Jack” Simpkins
Kirwin
Johnny Neville
Charlie
Cheyenne
Charlie Neville
Pat" Moran
Moran
Neville
Dakotas
Thermopolis
Cody
Wyo
Independence Depot
Fagan
Demessy
Fred" Bradley
Coeur d'Alenes
Pat Bone
Telegraph
Systematic Outlawry. Orchard testifies in Idaho case
In Boise on June 5 Harry Orchard, who says his real name is Alfred Horsley, testifies that he joined the Western Federation of Miners in Burke Idaho in 1899 and describes a planned attack on Wardner including blowing up mills and destroying railway wires following a meeting on April 29 1899 and a dispute over the action. The testimony outlines his background from Canada to Spokane Wallace Burke and into mining.
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Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Northumberland County
Canada
Hawley
Alfred Horsley
United States
Spokane
Wallace
Markel Brothers
Burke
Beaen
Western Federation of Miners
Union
Wardner
Sullivan
Bunker Hill
Northern Pacific
Gem
Gem Union
Central Union
Purposs
Pennsylvania Special Fastest Long Distance Train 1905 Record
The Pennsylvania Special, introduced in 1905 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, runs New York to Chicago in 18 hours with a 328 of 365 first year on time. It features Parlor Smoking Car, Drawing-Room Sleeping Cars, Compartment Observation Car, Dining Car, and services like a stenographer and barber valet. Other trains run to St Louis Cleveland and Cincinnati.
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Chicago
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Baltimore Fruit Trader Pleads Guilty in Rebates Case
John H. Seward of J H Seward & Co. admitted guilt in two indictments for fraudulently claiming government rebates and conspiring to defraud by mixing saw dust and water with decayed fruit. Judge Morris postponed sentence to July 3 to allow settlement of affairs.
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Baltimore
John H. Seward
J. H. Seward & Co
United States District Court Today
Morris
Seward
Railroad assessments increased in Mississippi
Jackson Miss June 5 The Mississippi Railroad Commission acting as a board of equalization raised the assessment of common carriers property by 2 250 000 bringing the total to about 48 000 000 The Mobile Jackson and Kansas City Railroad bore the largest jump at about 1 000 000
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi Railroad Commission
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad
Sailor to Claim $1,000,000 Fortune in Liverpool
Jerome Prince a librarian at Hotchkiss Home Tilton N H will sail from Boston June 19 to claim a million dollar fortune said to have been left by two uncles. The funds are said to be deposited in a Liverpool bank awaiting his claim.
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the Tribune
Milford
N. H
Jerome Prince
Hotchkiss
Tilton
Boston
Liverpool
Warren Street and 13th Street 258 at 32nd Street
A brief fragment notes locations at Warren Street near 13th Street and 32nd Street with the number 258. The readable text provides no clear event or action. No persons or organizations are identified in the snippet.
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Warren St
13Th St
32Nd St
Bank Trust Established for Jerome Prince
A bank trust is constituted as the accumulation of a sum deposited at interest fifty eight years ago by Benjamin Princes and Lyman Prince for Jerome Prince.
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Benjamin Princes
Lyman Prince
Jerome Prince
Foraker Cleared to Visit Brownsville Despite Reports
Washington reports Senate assurances that Senator Foraker can safely visit Brownsville after challenging claims that negro soldiers attacked the town. Witness Louis Cowan denied saying he’d tar and feather him, while Cowan saw rifle flashes but not shooters. Mrs Cowan recalled bullets striking her home as Armado Martinez, a Mexican woman, testified a negro soldier fired from close range.
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Washington
Foraker
Brownsville
Louis Cowan
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
St. Louis
Senator Foraker
Cowan
Company D
Armado Martinez
Heney Charges Schmitz Jury Opens Trial Block
In San Francisco the first day of Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz extortion trial featured Heney's opening address, Reagan’s partial examination, and introduction of Police Commission minute data from 1900s. Heney alleged Ruef controlled licenses and money bought influence, and linked Sutton’s removal to efforts against disreputable resorts.
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San Francisco
Heney
Thomas Reagan
Police Commission
Eugene E. Schmitz
Abraham Ruef
Ruef
Sutton
Wants divorce in old age in New Jersey
George A Hull aged seventy one of News ark New Jersey sues Adelaide J Hull four years younger in Orange for divorce alleging desertion two years ago. Married in 1856 the couple have six children.
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George A. Hull
Newsark
N. J
Adelaide J. Hull
Frisco Seismic Shake Felt Across City at Dawn
A ten second quake woke San Francisco at 12 27 AM with north south oscillations and no damage reported. Seismographs in Washington logged a distant quake lasting nearly an hour from 10 29 PM. Albany reported a museum seismograph recording from 10 31 PM to 11 53 PM with small amplitude but stronger than Mayo and June L quakes.
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San Francisco
Washington
Weather Bureau
Albany
State Museum
Mayo
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