Russian Parliament Opens Amid War Tensions in St Petersburg
May 10 dispatch from St Petersburg reports a conciliatory throne speech urging relief for peasants and urging MPs to unite. The day featured heavy police presence, cautious revolutionary leaders, and preparations for the first representative assembly amid wartime strain. China Hands Over Indemnity to American consul for destroyed mission properties in Lienchow.
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St. Petersburg
Winter Palace
Czarina
Peterhof
Rusela
China
Hong Kong
Canton
Julius G. Lay
Lienchow
Presbyterian
Four Indians Die from Florida Water Debauch in Rosthern News
Word from Rosthern Saskatchewan reports four Indians dead and three others seriously ill on a Florida water debauch at Duck Lake Indian reserve. Authorities investigate the incident and identify victims among local residents.
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Winnipeg
Rosthern
Saskatchewan
Duck Lake
Chaplain in Legislature Buried in Neligh Nebraska
Rev. George Scott D D a longtime Congregational pastor in Nebraska and former U S consul at Odessa is buried in Neligh He served as chaplain of the Nebraska House of Representatives for three terms and was a Gates College trustee He came from Cumberland England in 1871 and leaves a widow and two sons Prof Scott of Neligh and a son in Leyd South Dakota
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Neligh
Neb
George Scott
Scott
Nebraska
United States
Odessa
Russia
House of Representatives
Cumberland
Eng
Gates College
Aeccadems
Leyd
Earthquake Felt Quietly in Cody Nebraska
At 6 25 p m a quake was felt clearly across fifty to sixty square miles near Cody lasting about a minute. No damage reported. The ground moved north and south.
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Cody
Neb
Federal Supervision His Remedy
Lincoln May 10 Ralph W Breckenridge Omaha urged federal supervision of insurance as a cure for policyholder losses during a convocation speech at the state university. Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias elected officers including Leyda Fisher Chase Love Wright and others with terms and roles listed.
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Lincoln
State University
Ralph W. Breckenridge
Omaha
Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Leyda
Falls City
A. G. Fisher
Chadron
J. C. Chase
Valparaiso
W. H. Love
John B. Wright
J. W. Dunkin
Revenna
Arme
W. H. Jimmerson
Liberty
W. T. Denny
Carl Kramer
Columbus
BE. J, Farr
Blair
George A. Magney
Iowa Retail Grocers Elect Officers
In Sioux City on May 10 B. P. Jackson of Cedar Rapids won the presidency of the Iowa Retail Grocers association over A. M. Hough of Newton. New officers include Ira B. Thomas secretary W. A. Scruby treasurer and an executive committee with A. M Hough W. H. Ahlbrecht James Lesie W Balkema F. L. Spencer and GC Wilson. The group renamed the organization the State Retail Merchants association.
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Iowa Retail Grocers
Sioux City
B. P. Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Retail Grocers’ Association
A. M. Hough
Newton
Ira B. Thomas
Des Moines
W. A. Scruby
A. M., Hough
W. H. Ahlbrecht
Tama
German Ship Odysseus Released After Turkish Detention
Constantinople May 10 The German sailing ship Odysseus which Turkish authorities detained near Kavak over alleged explosives was freed after German ambassador Baron von Bleb eretein boarded with sailors from the guardship Doreley and delivered the vessel to Chibuklu. An envoy later presented apologies and explanations at the embassy.
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Constantinople
Odysseus
Turkey
Baron von Bleberetein
Chibuklu
Kavak
Doreley
Rapid work ch rate bill insures quick enactment
The senate adopted a modified Elkins amendment prohibiting railroads from mining coal or producing articles for transport between states or abroad, with exceptions for necessary items. A long and short haul provision by Lakoblette was rejected along party lines. Additional amendments by Elkins Bailey and Warner expanded carrier duties and service parity. The rapid progress sparked expectations of early final disposition.
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Elkmna
Washington
Senate
Elkins
McLaurin
Lakoblette
United States
Bailey
Warner
Debate on Naval Bill Splits House Over Open Market Purchases
In Washington on May 10 the House debated whether the navy should buy anchors chains and cordage in open markets or continue at navy yards. A substitute allowing purchases if cheaper was adopted 5 to 76. A separate vote aimed to cap coal transport costs to five or six dollars a ton, but failed. Also La Provence set an eastbound Atlantic record from New York to Havre, beating La Savoie by four hours.
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Washington
Navy Department
Atlantic
Gulf
Loud
Grosvenor
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Roberts
Mass
Fitzgerald
N. Y
McNary
Rixey
Secretary of the Navy
Slayden
LaProvence
New York
Havre
LaSavoie
Harvard to resume football after controversy vote
Harvard college overseers authorise resumption of football in Boston on May 10 after the game was ordered stopped for brutality. The vote was not unanimous with some members opposing the decision.
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Harvard
Boston
Federal action against patent medicine drug trust seeks injunction
The U S government moves in circuit court for Indiana to bar the Drug Trust of the United States. It names the Proprietary Association of America, the National Wholesale Druggists Association, and the National Association of Retail Druggists among those alleged to have conspired to fix prices. Both wholesale and retail dealers would be affected by the restraint.
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Washington
Drug Trust
Circuit Court of the
United States
Wlatret
Indiana
Truat
DIL
Proprietary Association of America
National Wholesale Druggister Association
National Association of Retail Druggist
Decision in Crapsey Case Shifts to Bishop Walker
Batavia New York May 10 The ecclesiastical court that tried Dr Crapsey rector of St Andrew s Rochester on a charge of heresy has finished its work and prepared its findings for Bishop Walker Buffalo No official word on contents until Bishop Walker reviews The court reportedly voted four to one against Crapsey but some evidence suggests a unanimous verdict with varying punishment The president and clerk will sign the proceedings Bishop Walker may modify but cannot increase the sentence
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Batavia
Br. Crapsey
St. Andrew's Church of Rochester
Walker
Buffalo
Crapsey
Charles H. Royston
Genexeo
Boynton
Train Robbers Rifle Mall Car Near Kamloops
Train robbers held up the Imperial United on the Canadian Pacific line near Kamloops. They forced the engineer to uncouple the mail car and haul it a mile away, rifling registered letters. They believed express packages were in the mail car, but finding otherwise they fled with the bills.
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Vancouver
B. C
Imperial United
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kamloops
Fort
Baby Bu Rami Changes Hue With Daily Cycle
Des Moines reports a fourteen month old boy named Bu Rami son of Count Natha who married an American. The Hindoo child allegedly shifts color three times daily from pink at dawn to ginger by noon and alabaster white at night, attributed to mixed bloodlines.
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Des Moines
Bu Rami
Count Natha
Quincy
Ill
America
Board of Trade Suspends Member Over Unpaid Services
Chicago May 10. Joseph Leiter, connected with a famous wheat corner eight years ago, was suspended from Chicago board of trade membership amid a complaint that a $4 000 bill for services during the corner’s peak remained unpaid. Otto Benstenleben and Konrad were found guilty of treason in Berlin for selling submarine mine drawings to the American legation in Brussels and to Russia. Senftenleben received a four year term. In Philadelphia the national conference of charities and corrections opened with Grover Cleveland presiding at the Academy of Music, attracting representatives from the US Canada and Europe.
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Board of Trade
Chicago
Joseph Leiter
Chicago Board of Trade
Leipsic
Germany
Imperial Supreme Court
Otto Benstenleben
Berlin
Konrad
Legi Hon
Brussels
Russia
Senftenleben
Charities and Corrections
Philadelphia
Grover Cleveland
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Academy of Music
Canada
Europe
Census Prints 1790 Returns and Denatured Alcohol Bill
Reports from Washington reveal plans to publish the first U S census of 1790 with schedules for several states. The denatured alcohol bill passes the House amid opposition and expected Senate debate as lawmakers weigh farm impacts and tax implications.
Lakes Strike Settled After Ten Day Blockade
Cleveland May 10 Following talks between President Keefe of the longshoremen union and labor leaders, dock officials and others the seven day strike on the Great Lakes has ended. The workers will return to duty on last season’s wages pending another conference. The action tied up ore coal and grain traffic, causing heavy losses and likely freight rate increases. About 20 000 men participated. passenger lines were unaffected.
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Cleveland
Keefe
Longshoremen'y
Airlke
Detroit
Buffalo
Weather forecast for Nebraska and Illinois regions
Bulletin from the Chicago weather bureau provides the twenty four hour forecast for Nebraska and a note on Illinois conditions. Expect warmer temperatures later today and into Friday with emphasis on morning conditions and breakfast timing.
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Nebraska
Morin
Paromot
Chicago
United States Weather Bureau
Labor leaders urged to back sympathetic candidates in Iowa
President Urich told the Iowa Federation of Labor at its 14th annual convention in Ottumwa that unions should outline a policy to elect men in sympathy with trades unions. He criticized Congress and state bodies for opposition to labor legislation and denounced the Iowa Manufacturers' Association and its officers for opposing labor proposals.
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Ottumwa
Iowa Federation of Labor
Iowa
Urich
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Iowa Manufacturers’ Association
Lake Schooner Sinks In Lake Erie Storm
In a Lake Erie gale the barges Queen and Algeria sank. Captain Martin Brien and engine man George Walton drowned aboard the Algeria. Steward Thomas Sullivan was rescued from the Algeria. Lifesavers seek to save the Iron Queen wreck.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Algeria
Martin Brien
George Walton
Thomas Sullivan
Periahed
Strike Continues In Paris With 1600 Out
Strikes persist in Paris across multiple industries with about 1 600 workers idle. Carpenters masons laborers printers jewelers furniture workers and automobile factory employees are described among those affected. In Fort Smith Arkansas R M Smoot who helped in the Lincoln kidnapping plot and sold the boat used to ferry Lincoln across the Potomac has died at age seventy three.
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Paris
Lincoln
Fort Smith
Ark
R. M. Smoot
Abraham Lincoln
John Surratt
Potomac
Baseball Scores From Various Leagues
In National League Chicago fell to St Louis in thirteen innings by 2 to 1. American League games saw Philadelphia defeat Boston 9 to 6 while Chicago beat St Louis 6 to 2. American Association results include Toledo 13 over St Paul 9 and Columbus 7 defeating Minneapolis 1. Western League lists Omaha 16 over Des Moines 6.
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Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Paul
Toledo
Milwaukee
Louisville
Minneapolis
Columbus
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