Baseball Scores and Democratic Convention Note
Baseball scores from yesterday span the American and National Leagues with wins for Cleveland over Boston and Detroit over New York, plus Chicago routing Philadelphia. A separate item notes Thomas Taggart in Louisville shaping plans for the 1968 Democratic convention while mining engineer W Walter Reinhardt dies in a mining accident at Hickory Ridge colliery.
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W. Walter Reinhardt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hickory Ridge
Marksmen Blown Up In Newbern Dynamite Explosion
A dynamite blast in an abandoned tool house of the Norfolk and Southern railroad at Newbern N May injures Frank McGeepe severely Watson Fahing and others slightly hurt About ten tons of dynamite stored in the building caused the explosion which shattered the structure and shook nearby houses The blast was heard for miles In Columbus Ohio May 15 1905 the Taft Foraker fight in Ohio shows a continued Republican split with both factions likely to retire leaders Brown calls off a state central committee meeting
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Frank McGeepeg
Watson Fanhing
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Mey
Taft
Republican Party
Ihig State
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Walter Fr. Brown
Republican State Central Committee
Haverhill
Mass
O. A. Smith
Cyrus Keller
Joseph Seuci
Firemen Heroism in Dense Smoke at Remington Typewriter Co
Sixty firemen, many overcome by smoke, battled a blaze in a sub basement at 325 Broadway. Women workers aided unconscious rescuers, janitors' wives cleared bedding for casualties, and priests and chaplains assisted. Firemen repeatedly returned to danger until control achieved. several hospitalized in serious condition but expected to recover. Loss estimated at about $10,000.
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New York
Broadway
Wnex
President Diaz Denies Central American Union Remarks
Mexican President Diaz rejects claims from a New York interview that he favored a protectorate or federal union of Central American states. He states he never spoke of federation and chastises the article as erroneous.
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Associated Press
New York
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Indictments Glance at Gridce Trust in Lima Case
A grand jury in Lima Ohio returns 59 indictments against workers and corporations linked to the so called Gridce Trust. The action targets alleged wartime allocation schemes and related corporate figures. Further details and names are expected as the case proceeds in local court.
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Japan Seeks Alliance with United States Says Baron Ozawa
Baron Ozawa a member of Japan s House of Peers and imperial envoy says Japan desires a US alliance if a rift like San Francisco does not hinder it He reports no anti Japanese sentiment outside San Francisco and notes Americans see Japanese as honest and Americans hosting Japanese remain cordial.
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Baron Ozawa
House of Peers
Businessman Dies En Route to Jail in Conspiracy Case
May 15 Pittsburg. George S. Robbsteen, Indiana Pa businessman, died on the way to Blairsville Interim jail while coming to Allegheny county workhouse to serve six months. Robbsteen, jailed for conspiracy linked to Eleanor Iron and Steel offices, died of heart disease. He and his family controlled stock and held directorships without compensation.
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Black Hand Vengeance Drives Man From Newark to Death in Italy
Vin chenco Buffardo fled Newark after Black Hand threats demanding $2000. He settled in Genoa, Italy, but was found shot and throat cut near his home days after arrival. The murder mirrors the Newark threats, following letters and multiple attempted robberies.
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Italy
N. J
Vincenzo Buffardo
Biffardo
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Buffarde
New York
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Altered Ballots Alleged in New Life Directors Election
Testimony in New York cites Charles Carrington and George Scrugham detailing ballot tampering in the New Life Insurance directors election. Carrington claimed directives to modify ballots and fake witness names, with others corroborating the practice by policyholders committee members.
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International Policyholders’ Committee
Reese
Life Insurante Company
George E. Scrugham
Policyholders
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Scrugham
Char Stirrap
New York Life
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Mothi
New ’S Life Administration
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Catherine E. Montomery
Sapp
Miss Montgomery
Sam
Robert J. Smack
Smack
Mob After Negro Force Lynching In Brunswick Va
May 15 Brunswick Va. A mob of about 100 men traveled by train from Glenville to Darien Junction intent on lynching Lee Holmes who is charged with killing A A Sands a white man. Authorities moved the prisoner to Brunswick for safekeeping and the mob returned home after inspecting the jail.
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Sands
Darien
Glenville
Harbor Master Nomination Held Up by Senate Committee
Harrisburg May 15 The senate judiciary general committee reported the nomination of James Pollock harbor master of Philadelphia with a negative recommendation. Pollock was appointed by Governor Pennypacker a year ago and the appointment has been held up since the opening of the current legislative session. The committee action deprives Pollock of his office unless the senate rejects the committee report and confirms the nomination, which is doubtful.
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Senate Judiciary General Committee
James Pollock
Philadelphia
Pollock
Pennypacker
Hhis
Senate
Rescueer Killeg among incidents on elevated line death
May 15 in Chicago a would be rescuer named Killeg attempted to save Frank Sleri a laborer killed instantly by a fall from the third rail and another employee Matha received a severe electric shock in the Metropolitan Elevated Railway incident.
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Killeg
Chicago
Frank Sleri
Metropolitan Elevated Railway Company
Matha
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