May pardon chances for Venice seamen questioned
Secretary Long has received a cable from Captain Dayton stating three officers a cadet and a marine were arrested in Venice. The request for U S release was denied and a Rome court appeal may follow. Meantime the Chicago crew remain jailed in St Mark's prison while US efforts continue. Tornado damages Davenport Oklahoma farms. a 10 year old girl killed.
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Rome
United States
St Mark Veoce
Coal Conference Ends Inconclusive On Settlement Prospects
In New York on May 1 operators and United Mine Workers officials, aided by the National Civic Federation, spent two days seeking a settlement but released no official progress. President Mitchell said the conference closed, with a Friday or Saturday follow up by the conciliation committee. Coal company spokesman Baer described the arrangement as pending, and no report could be issued until the federation committee meets. A general sentiment among outsiders favored some progress toward an amicable settlement.
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Baer
Tragic Fire Crush at cigar factory kills eight girls in Philadelphia
A chaotic stairwell crush at the Jadburger Homan factory on Tenth Street and Washington Avenue killed eight young women and injured many others after janitor Isador Baccus was struck by a descending elevator. Fire alarms triggered panic as workers fled windows and ledges, with 12 hundred employees mostly girls involved. Rescue efforts were hampered by crowding, limited ambulances, and overwhelmed authorities as relatives searched for missing victims.
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Mass
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jadburger, Homan & Company
American Tobacco Company
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Baccus
harrow
Helen Tolini
May Day Cheer In Central Park Amid City News
Central Park hosts a large May Day celebration with thousands of children, each group led by a queen and May pole as music fills the air from sunrise to sunset. Meanwhile, a Cape Town trial reports Princess Radziwill receive a two year term for forgery linked to Cecil Rhodes notes while London papers discuss her notoriety. In Philadelphia, a shaft bucket accident at a Tacony filtration plant kills three workers, with Yancey, Banks, and Terwilliger all fatally injured as a bucket overturns during descent.
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Philadelphia
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John Banks
George Terwilliger
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Episcopal Hospital
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Banks
Yancey
Fighting in Colombia Resists Capture at Rio Hacha
Reports confirm Colombian revolutionaries captured Rio Hacha after a garrison commandant misled defenses. Sunday April 27 near Las Peñas, seven miles from Chiri Grande, Colonel Buendia and 360 insurgents held a high position while government troops attacked, leaving casualties on both sides.
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Surging Bandits Suppressed in Samar Says Admiral Rodgers
Navy dispatches report Rear Admiral Rodgers noting armed rebels in Samar were contained. Cabalogan reported 377 rifles surrendered, with related activity tied to Manila station and Kentucky during late April. Naval officials discuss leadership changes at the James Iron Works Exposition Company in Norfal Virginia, with a May 7 board meeting to finalize a permanent organization.
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Kentucky
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May Day Strike in Pittsburg Demands Eight Hour Day
In Pittsburg on May 1 nearly 12,000 workers from multiple trades walked off the job after employers refused wage increases and shorter hours. Structural iron workers, carpenters, house wiremen, tile workers, roofers, sheet metal workers, plumbers, bricklayers and Sathers joined the stoppage, halting much current building work. Separately, Washington passed the agricultural bill and began the District of Columbia appropriation debate, while London discussed ongoing shipping negotiations with Morgan interests.
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house
District of Columbia
Canton
Controversy Over Gardene Partisanship in Senate Debates
A bitter Senate clash over Major Gardener’s testimony and Philippine policy unfolds as Lodge and Patterson clash on witness lists. The minority objects to broad witness calls while noting Aguinaldo and foreign correspondents, with Dewey and Anderson expected to testify and the resolution postponed amid adjournment considerations.
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biining Tunta
Hong Kong
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Martin
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Anderson
lst
Lee Toy Plans Elaborate Exhibit at St Louis Fair
Lee Toy a merchant and self styled mayor of Philadelphia's Chinatown seeks a Chinese village concession for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. He will travel to Shanzhai Hong Kong and Canton to bring 200 performers and artisans to show daily life including music, tea garden, hand made carving, spinning and weaving.
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Fridadelphia
Chinatown
Shanzhai
Hong Kong
Canton
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