Step Toward Freedom for Two Noted Stillwater Convicts
Coleman and James Younger, among Minnesota’s most noted Stillwater prisoners serving life terms, won the first step toward parole today. The board of prison managers unanimously recommended parole under a new law. final action awaits pardons board review and legislative provisions.
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Pau
Minn
Coleman
James Younger
Stillwater
Bob
Friends of the Youngers
Senate
van Saunt
Board of Prison Managers
Board of Pardons
Equal Grounds Meeting Seeks Industrial Peace in New York
May 8 meeting in New York on conciliation between labor and capital brought together leaders from unions and industry. Speakers included Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and others as they urged a new era of peaceful relations while stressing workers’ rights and responsible union activity. Gompers closed noting strong labor organization protects honest employers from dishonest competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Department
The
National Federation
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bishoy Potter
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Chas. R. Flint
American Rubber Company
Daniel J. Keefe
Illinois Board of Arbitration
William Sayward
National Association of Builders
James O’connell
International Association of Machinists
Hermat Justie
Sinais Operators’ Association
Organization of Labor
Remarry of Lieut Polk Noted in Lincoln Funeral
The remarry of Lieut Frank Polk arrived in Lincoln on May 8. The funeral is set for today at 1607 L Street at 2 36. Polk died in San Francisco after returning from the Philippines where he served in the army. General Victor Visquain has been chosen as master of ceremonies.
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Lincoln, Neb
Frank Polk
Lincoln
L Street
Polk
San Francisco
Philippines
Victor Visquain
May 1 Winter Wheat Condition Improves Across Belt
Reports from the American Agriculturist observers show winter wheat at 91.5 on May 1, up from 91.5 last month and above the five year average of 84. April brought favorable development for most of the belt with limited insect damage confined to Texas Oklahoma and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas
Oklahoma
Michigan
Chinese Occupation Horrors Reported In North China
A Washington dispatch cites a Pekin telegraph warning that foreign military rule in north China has produced severe shortages, brutal violence, and depopulation. It notes Chinese civil authority collapsed, villages burned, and foreign troops demanding money, with mass deaths around Pekin and Tien Tsin.
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Chhildren
Pekin
China
Tien Tsin
North China News
Collision in Thayer injures crew. one dead
A Burlington passenger train collided with a freight engine attempting to reach a siding at Thayer Iowa. The wreck occurred yesterday afternoon near the small town eighteen miles east of Creston. One man was killed and thirty passengers and train men were injured.
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Orrumwa
Burlington
Thayer
Creston
Seattle man uncovers $3.2 million Yukon miner estate
Joseph Collins of Seattle, appointed administrator for Frederick Hutchinson's estate, finds the Yukon pioneer’s fortune worth 3.2 million. In Hutchinson's safety deposit vault he discovers sacks of gold nuggets and securities valued near the sum. Heirship goes to Herbert Hutchinson of Philadelphia and two sisters in England.
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Seattle
Wash
Joseph Collins
Frederick Hutchinson
Yukon
Philadelphia
Collins
Hutchinson
Herbert Hutchinson
England
Tragic wedding ends in double tragedy near Millheim
In Bellefonte Pennsylvania on May 7 Jesse R B King from near Millheim shot his wife of two months and then killed himself, dying instantly. The couple had married only two months earlier and King was living nearby.
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Bellefonte
Jesse RB. King
Millheim
Looks Like a Sea Serpent Seen in Harbor Springs
Hartor Spaines Michigan May 7 a creature resembling a sea serpent was sighted in the harbor lake thought to be the sea lion that escaped Lincoln Park Chicago three years ago The lighthouse keeper saw the animal surface and attempt to seize gulls The president of the Harbor Springs bank also reported seeing the animal in recent days.
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Hartor Spaines
Mich
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Light House
Harbor Springs Bank
Wall Street Crash Triggers Severe Panic and Heavy Losses
Log of May 10 reports brutal market panic on the New York Stock Exchange with speculative losses and rising collateral calls. Banks form a 16 million dollar pool to push lending rates to 6 percent as insiders fear insolvencies and widespread ruin among traders and investors.
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New York
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Wa Ues
Financial District
Chinese indemnity loan debate splits envoys in Pekin
In Pekin on May 9 an indemnity claim of 450 million taels was presented to Chinese envoys. Officials advise options with a loan guaranteed by foreign powers favored by most, while Chang Chi Tung pushes to raise funds by other means and retire the demand within five years.
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Pekin
Chang Chi Tung
Winter Wheat acreage falls in 1905, Texas and California hit hard
May 11 report shows winter wheat area in cultivation at 28 267 000 acres, down 6.7 percent from last fall and 7.7 percent above last year's harvest. Texas and California account for about one third of the reduction due to wheat louse damage and forage cutting. Abandonment for forage ranges by state, with California and Texas among the highest losses. Kansas holds steady, while Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana show modest gains. Rye, meadow, and pasture conditions improve or remain strong, and spring plowing lags behind normal across several states.
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Washington, D.C
Department of Agriculture
Texas
California
Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
Tennessee
Michigan
Oklahoma
New York
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Wall Street Rebounds After Friday Collapse Fears Lifted
New York May 11 Wall Street opened with renewed confidence as stocks rose to near the day’s top. After lingering fears from Friday’s collapse, relief came with official notice that member sheets were cleared and checks honored, easing panic and restoring steady trading.
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New York
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Admiral Schley Arrives in London Ahead of New York Arrival
Rear Admiral Schley reaches London with Lieutenant James H. Sears on a ten day visit to relatives of the Stuart Wortleys. He plans to dine with Mr. Choate and then depart for New York.
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London
Schley
United States
James H. Sears
Stuart- Wortleys
Mr. Choate
New York
Pollock Suicide Identified by Former Pastor in Seattle
The body of R. N. Pollock, who killed himself Wednesday at the Hotel York in Seattle, was positively identified by his former pastor Rev. R. A. George of Trinity Congregational Church Cleveland. Rev. George, en route to Nome, will take charge of the body and may accompany it to Cleveland.
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Seattle
Wash
R. N. Pollock
York
R. A. George
Trinity Congregational Church of
Cleveland
Nome
George
Cork police seize copies of O'Brien weekly papers
May 11 Cork police seized all copies found at pews dealers. Articles were abusive attacks on King Edward.
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DuBuin
Cork
William O’brien
King Edward
Tournament Decides Next Year’s Event Location
The Nebraska state sportsmen's association met at Lindell hotel and voted to hold the next annual tournament in Omaha. Lincoln members conceded the decision with no contest. Officers were elected for the coming year.
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Omaha
Sincotn
Nebraska State Sportsmen’s Association
Lindell Hotel
Omaha Sportsmen
Lincoln Men
Thompson Comes to Terms on Sandbeach Ranch Deal
Alliance Neb May 10 The Sandbeach ranch will be sold in Alliance as agreed on a fair basis. The Alliance citizens committee demanded the arrangement. F A Knight of the Alliance National Bank holds the deeds and bill of sale and will keep them until the contract is executed, Thompson the owner agreeing to the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Neb
F. A. Knight
Alliance National Bank
Thompson
Townley Case in Manila Lieutenant Hartman Leads Riders
Lieutenant Hartman with sixty three men of the First cavalry fought 250 insurgents near Balayan Batangas Luzon. The enemy made three stands and were defeated with no American casualties. A court of inquiry investigates Lieutenant Townley’s connection to Reed who has been tried for official misconduct in the emissary department.
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Townley
Manila
John D. Hartman
First Cavalry
Balayan
Batangas
Luzon
Amercans
Reed
Nebraskans Mustered Out After Philippine Campaign
The thirty ninth regiment United States volunteers drawn at Fort Creek in 1899 was mustered out at the Presidio San Francisco shortly before noon yesterday. It included 708 enlisted men and 27 officers with over 15 percent from Nebraska.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States Volunteers
Fort Creek
Philippines
Presidio
Kansas and Nebraska University Tennis Meet Produces Champion
On May 11 at Lixcotyn, the Kansas and Nebraska universities staged a tennis meet. Wilder of Kansas defeated Senger of Nebraska 6-1 to reach the final, Farnsworth of Nebraska beat Sherrard of Kansas 6-1 6-8 8-6, and Wilder then defeated Farnsworth 6-3 6-4 to win the single’s title.
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Lixcotyn
Bettyveen
Kansas
Nebraska
Wilder
Senger
Farnsworth
Sherrard
General machinists strike looming over wage and hours
Washington May 13 a general strike affecting about 150000 machinists and 600000 metal trades workers is threatened for May 20 unless an agreement is reached. The demand is a nine hour day with ten hours pay for nine, with local settlements preferred by employers and no current railroad application. President James OConnell of the International Association of Machinists announced the plan after briefings and a New York conference failed to secure national wage arbitration.
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Washington
James O'Connell
Iternational Association of Machinists
O’connell
Machinists’ Association
International Association
National Metal Trades Association
Metal Trades Association
The
Machinists
New York
O'Connell
Germany and Austria Seek Union League to Bar American Trade
Vienna reports Germany and Austria are negotiating to form a union league to resist American industrial competition as part of a broader coordinated European action.
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Vienna
Werner Allegemiene Zeitung
United States
Germany
Austria
Heroic sacrifice costs life of Richmond man in mill accident
In Indianapolis on May 13, William Phelps of Richmond Kentucky and James Stansbury of Indianapolis were scalded when steam leaked after a misadjusted cock. Phelps died after shouting for Stansbury to escape first, epitomizing selflessness as flames consumed him during rescue. Both men are described as colored.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Willam Phelps
Richmond
James Stansbury
Phelps
Jim
Stansbury
Stans
Fire Devastates Delray River Bank Area
A 35 mph wind fanned a blaze on the Rogue river west bank in Delray a Detroit suburb. The fire swept a quarter mile and destroyed property valued at over 800000 dollars.
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Detroit
Mich
Rogue River
Delray
Bomb explodes at archbishop's residence in Malta
The Daily Mail reports a midnight blast against the archbishop's residence in Malta but notes no serious damage. The incident is described as a bomb attack with limited impact and no injuries reported.
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Lonpox
The
Daily Mail
Malta
Cowboy Sets West Riding Record On 70 Mile Ride
A cowboy sent by C. K. Howard of Smithville rode seventy miles in four hours and fifteen minutes breaking the regional fast riding record. Mrs. Howard was dangerously ill and a physician was dispatched to the ranch as the rider headed for his life.
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M. D
West
C. K. Howard
Smithville
President McKinley Alters Route Over Illness
Mrs. McKinley, aged 11, falls ill prompting a sudden change in the presidential tour. President McKinley arrived in SAN Francisco quietly and left Delmonte to bring his wife to the home of Henry T. Scott for rest and possible specialist consultation.
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San Francisco
Seattle Banker Found Dead in Hotel York Room
Amar believed to be R N Pollack, president of the Cuyahoga Savings and Banking Co., Cleveland, ended his life in Seattle's Hotel York. A razor, rat poison, and aconite were found. papers burned. $30 on him. Coroner summoned. no immediate clue. The bank's condition remained uncertain as the receiver reviewed books.
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Thas
Seattle
Name A
KR. Pollack
Wash
Amar
R N. Pollack
Cleveland
York
James Fisher
N Pollack
Gleveland
R. N. Pollack
Cuyahoga Savings and Banking Company
Pollack
Nebraska Notes Update on State Growth and Incidents
Nebraska notes report Sarpy County bounty on 88 wolf scalps and new county and state developments. Updates include Beatrice National Guard HQ established, Elkhorn Valley editors meeting at Valentine, Taylor to Burwell telephone line work, Wausa brick hotel and block, Rushville train with 150 Indians bound for Buffalo Exposition, Superior electric contract renewal, Winnebago school building handed to government, and a mortgage of growth with 30 houses in Palmer. Other items cover bank deposits, high schools under free attendance law, Bloomington saloon votes, a Berlin Otoe county wagon bridge collapse injuring a man and team, Updike resigning from Harvard bank to join Omaha grain, Evert Buchanan sentenced, Great Eastern Irrigating Ditch plans, artesian wells at Plainview, and ongoing canal work near Pender and Craig. Also noted are a near-fatal fire attempt, a farm drawing dispute, local journalism expansion, burglary at H J Alexander’s Columbus home, and a laundryman case in Omaha.
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Elkhorn Valley Editorial Association
Valentine
Taylor
Burwell
1St Regiment of
The
National Guard
Beatrice
Wausa
Rushville
Buffalo
Electric Light Company
Superior
Winnebago Reservation
Palmer
W. M. Bruce
Brainard
Nebraska
Fowler
Bloomington
Berlin
Otoe County
H. P. Updike
Union Bank
Harvard
Omaha
Updike Grain Company
Evert Buchanan
Niobrara
Bloomfield
Great Eastern Irrigating Ditch Company
Plate County
Plainview
Craig
Johnson
Institute For the
Steward Metzger
A. J. Ewing
Nebraska City
Ewing
Thering Canal
Charley Robinson
Charles Frey, Jr
Pender
Logan
Thompson
Oakland Republican
H. J. Alexander
Columbus
Theodore Gonka
Alexander
Byrnes
West
Starch Plants to Close Pending Corn Market
National Starch Co plants in Indianapolis and 11 other factories will shut down until the corn market stabilizes. The price gap between starch and corn makes production unprofitable, with corn purchases halted May 1. Glucose makers may follow, with no fixed shutdown date set, likely around June 1, duration tied to future corn prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
National Starch Company
William F. Piel
Grand Army of the Republic holds 25th state encampment in Puatrs Neb
The 25th annual state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic opened at Parmale theatre with welcome remarks by R B Windham and responses by Judge S M Chapman. Mrs. Sarah Sweet of Creighton led department W R C, and delegates were hosted at a social reception. Committee reps visited local schools delivering brief addresses.
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Neb
Grand Army of the
Parmale Theatre
R B. Windham
S. M. Chapman
G. A . Post Department
Russell
Sarah Sweet
Creighton
A.O. U . Hall
Reese
W. R. OC
Mrs Botha to Sail for Delagoa Bay to Appeal for Surrender
The Daily Chronicle reports Mrs. Botha wife of Commandant General Botha is fatigued by worry and travel between her husband and Lord Kitchener. She plans to sail to Delagoa Bay to visit Mr. Kruger and urge him to persuade the Boers to surrender.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
Neighbor's Daughter Fatally Shot After Pursuit Claim
William Achterah, a farmer near Augusta, Illinois, went to neighbor Robert White's home seeking to see Maud White. Mrs White refused him entry and he threatened her. Maud White appeared, Achterah fired twice, one bullet hit her abdomen and she died.
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Springfield
William Achterah
Augusta
Robert White
Maud
Harvard Votes to Grant Doctor of Laws to McKinley
Harvard University officials voted to confer the degree of Doctor of Laws on President William McKinley at June commencement. The official announcement gave no vote tally, though another source reported a 26 to 3 result in favor.
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Harvard
BostTuz
Harvard University
McKinley
Lincoln
Armour Co. Buys Sioux City Packing Plant
The Sioux City Packing and Provision company plant, formerly LInter national Packing, has virtually transferred to Armour & Co. The Chicago firm will begin operations soon. A Stamford White, president of the Sioux City firm, informed B S Church that the plant was sold but directed him to buy hogs tomorrow.
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Armour Company
Sioux City
Sioux City Packing and Provision Company
Linternational Packing Company
Armour & Co
Chicago
Stamford White
B. S. Church
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Jim Younger
Gompers
Millbay
Tribune
Boute Department
Pekina
Europe
Ciildren
Financial
Exchange
J. P. Morgan & Co
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Northern Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
Southern Pacific
New York Central
Union Pacific
the Evening Post
Admiral Schley
Asirikein Prospect
Thewands
Mrs. McKinley
Broken Bank
Nebraska Notes
Wisner I'reeress
Henry Cordes
Kruger
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