Collision disaster sinks Saginaw. Hamilton rescues twenty-nine
A Norfolk to Philadelphia voyage collision between the Saginaw and the Hamilton leaves crew and passengers adrift in fog off Hog Island. The Saginaw sinks after the impact, with twenty-nine survivors taken aboard the Hamilton and numerous drownings reported.
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New York
Norfolk
Hamilton
Evening World
Hogeland
Saginaw
Philadelphia
Jersey
Hog Island
Clyde Line
Seginaw
Fortress Monroe
Ity
Hor Island
Virginia
Cape Charles
Bank Clerk Four Decades Dead in Chicago Bank
Harold A Stallwood aged sixty nine formerly of the First National Bank of Chicago died after an operation. He came to the United States from Buckinxhemahire England and worked in banking since 1880s. He had served as treasurer of the Bank Clerks association after its formation. Dr John P Bryson a leading St Louis surgeon died at fifty five from heart failure.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harold A. Stallwood
First National Bank of Chicago
Buckinxhemahire
Eng
John P. Bryson
St. Loury
Conductor Killoran Fatally Injured In Medina Junction Accident
William Killoran a freight conductor on the Wisconsin Central fell under a caboose at Medina Junction after riding the engine from Neenah. He died hours later in Freeport Illinois. The accident left his legs severed and his face mangled though witnesses say he attempted to dismount to avoid the long train.
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Northwestern
Neemub-Menusha
Wiz
William Kiloran
Wisconsin Central Road
Medina Junction
Killoran
Kiltoran
J. R. Barnett
Railroad Company
Medina
Gelock
Kiloran
Kiioran
Central Road
Freeport
Lil
E. J. Smith
Edward
Henry Koesten
Menasha
Theodore Baron
Koestens
Neenah, Appleton
Menashe
Regenfuss
Walter Bros. Co
Neensh
Chris Walter
West
Evelyn
Menisha
Fond du Lac
Green Bay
Twin Cities
Sheboygan
Mant
Towoc
Milwaukee
Neenah Public Schools
William Hesse
Board of Education
Heese
Cooke
Feud Flare as Court Clash Sparks Blood Feud Return
In Breathitt county a contested election case prompts Woody F Dun Yap to Jackson Mississippi as attorney for Fustoniata. The murder of James B. Mar cum yesterday at the court house worsens tensions in the Cockrill Hargia feud with several deaths already linked to the rivalry. Belwin Ewen identified the killer Exgen but offered no further accusations.
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Associated Prox
Lexington
Hargia
Tox
Alexander Hargis
Winchester
Belwin Ewen
Marcus
Breathitt County Court House
Exgen
Time fuse sold for war machines to international firms
A Berlin watchmaker sold a mechanical time fuse for projectiles to the Krapa company for 50000 dollars plus a 25 cent royalty per device. Behnfeld era of France gains Latin rights while Vickers Sens Maxim secure US and UK rights. The fuse can be activated at 80 am to explode at short distances or after penetrating armor, useful for grapnel shells.
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Associated Preas
Berlin
Fritz
Krapa Company
Behneld
France
Latin
Vickers’ Sens
Maxim
United States
Great Britain
Mad Mullah Defeated Report From Aden May
A terse Aden dispatch reports the defeat of the Mad Mullah and the British column inflicted a setback. The May 5 item notes the end of a notable campaign moment with British forces in Arabia and emphasizes a marked military outcome.
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Aden
Arabia
Et Aledt
I Renee
Orsamus Cole Dies at 84 Former Wisconsin Chief Justice
Miwaukee Wisconsin May 6 Orsamus Cole former chief justice of the Wisconsin supreme court died at the residence of his son Sydney H Cole in this city from general debility aged eighty four He served in the Thirty first congress as a Whig and was a member of the constitutional convention on the state supreme bench from 1855 to Mamba the retired sisterce
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Associated Crown
Miwaukee
Wis
Orsamus Cole
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Sydney H. Cole
Reichlin and Walser on Trial Murder Case In Lorain
Lorain authorities begin coroner's inquest into the Agatha Reichlin murder with Casimir Reichlin and Father Walser present. Witnesses describe the attic scene, mud on the floor, and a broken window as investigators probe who aided the crime.
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Associated Press
Elyria
Misa Agatha Refchiin
Lorain
Father Walser
E. G. Johnson
Cleveland
Boniface Rues
Lima
Order of Precious Blood Fathers
Captain Ketchum
Lorain Po- Nee
Reichlin House
Casimir Reich | Mn
Casimir Retchiin
Father Wailser
Walser
Casimer Retchlin
Casimer
Central
Officer Masterson
Wasl
Father Reichlin
Italian Strikers Riot At Muscott Dam Work Site
Several hundred Italian strikers demonstrated before workers on the Muscott dam project at the Bronx waterworks, drove laborers from trenches, and forced dispersal as police kept order along the subway route. Strikes involved threats, hooting, and stone tosses while 400 pickets lined the work, halting material and forcing some laborers to quit.
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Associated Preas
New York
Muscott
Broadway
Forty-second
100Th Street
Fron
Subway
Philadelphia Coalition
Philadelphia
May
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Council of Allied Building Trades
Master Builders’ Exchange
Plasterera
Leborere
Algoma Street Petition Seeks Tar Macadam Paving
Property owners on Algoma and Jackson streets petition the common council to switch from asphalt to tar macadam, arguing it lasts longer, is easier to repair, provides traction, handles water better, and would save about 15000 in costs. A counter-petition favors asphalt.
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City of
Ohkosh
Algoma Street
Anid Street
Canada
Jackson Street
Common Council
Annual May Dinner At Algona Church Features Male-Run Event
The Algona ME church plans its annual May dinner on a Friday evening with all duties handled by men except the cooking by Madam Jan nush. Wives and friends assist in the background while Rev. William Rollins acts as toastmaster. After a 5 to 7 p.m. meal a short program with solos and a chorus will follow.
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Officisl Board
The
Algoma ME. Church
Madam Jannush
Alwase
William Rollins
Charles W. Brown
J. P
Trains Kill Two On La Crosse Division
Milwaukee May 5 Two men were instantly killed on the La Crosse division of the Milwaukee road. James Cawley of near Keeseville Wis and Amos Dyer of near Manston were struck during the night. Bodies found this morning turned over to local authorities.
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Milwaukee
Wis
la Crosse
Milwaukee Road
James Cawley
Keeseville
Red
Amos Dyer
Manston
Congo people enslaved say Rev Morrison report
Rev William Morrison of Lexington Virginia, a missionary with the American Presbyterian mission, reports from the Kasai River interior about Congo administration abuses. He documents forced labor by the tubber monopoly and growing slavery, sending findings to Congo state authorities and ministers in Brussels and to Foreign Secretary Lansdowne.
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Usy Associated Press
London
Wiliam Morrison
Lexington
American Presbyterian Mission
Kascal
Congo
Brussels
Lansdowne
Milwaukee Free Press expands capital to 250000
Amendments filed today to the articles of incorporation for The Milwaukee Free Press company increase the capital stock from $150,000 to $250,000. The amendments were signed by Theodora Kyonahage, president, and Howard Greene, a roperty.
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Northwestern
Madison, Wis
Milwaukee Free Press Company
Theodora Kyonahage
Howard Greene
Mueller Bill Passes After Senate Amendments
Springfield May 6 The senate approved the Mueller bill after adopting amendments. The measure concerns ownership and payment terms affecting morning operations.
Income Tax Amendment Accepted by Assembly in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to levy an income tax with only one dissent. The measure advances to the Senate where it may face stiffer opposition. Legislature eyes early adjournment around May 19 or 20 with extra sessions this week.
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Madison
Wis
May
Wisconsin
Assembly
Ouborn
Iron County
Senate
Might
Committee On
McGillvray
Milwaukee Sentinel
Coal Commission
Davidson
Letter Alleged as Rockafellow Hall Evidence in Trial
A court hears that a hotel letter found in the Tremont writing room ties F S Rockafellow to the Hall alias Langdon case. Witnesses include bank officials, hotel staff, and police detailing handwriting, signed checks, and whispered conversations about diamonds and a trunk.
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Orbkosh
Wis
Mike
F. S. Rockfellow
Ailas Harry Hall
Tremont Hotel
Hall
Langdon
H. A. Smith
Galva
Ill
Rockafellow
Charles Hahn
Old National Bank
Mazon
Racaiz
Mulva
Fitzpatrick
Mulva Alag
Frank Favour
James Welch
Mason
Mr. Welch
Joseph Conklin
Robert Utecht
Welch & Favour
Dowling
Ragatz
First Excursion Draws Small Crowd From Several Towns
A season opening excursion to Oshkosh attracted a modest turnout due to weather. The LeFever steamboat carried visitors from Berlin Omro and Eureka but the Court Street dock remained the primary landing point as Main Street access was blocked. Emil Steger warned that favorable arrangements were needed soon.
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Merchanta
Oshkosh
LeFever
Berlin
Omro
Eureka
Chonto
Stelger
Main Street
Court Street
Emil Steger
This Man Would Refuse a Peerage
The piece notes Joseph Chamberlain as colonial secretary returning from South Africa and denying rumors of a peerage. It argues he would not seek a seat in the House of Lords and remains a key ally of the current administration. It also mentions Oshkosh Grass Matting Co and a city dock issue with a call for a public, city-owned dock at the foot of Court Street along the river.
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Great Britain
Joseph Chamberlain
South Africa
England
House of Lord
Seine Edward
Mr. Chamberlain
Court Street
Main Street
Ames Denies Bribery Orders in Trial
Former Mayor A A Ames testifies at bribery and extortion trial in Minneapolis. He claims a signature on police orders was made with a rubber stamp and that he never saw or approved the list of houses of ill repute. Witnesses challenge his memory and attest to his poor mental condition.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
A. A. Ames
White
Thomas R. Brown
Irwin A. Gardner
Brown
Dr. Ames
Republcan
Congress
GarIner
John Long
Formey
E. J. Clark
Ames
al- Yepholiam
First trip to Green Bay on Evelyn with freight consigned
The steamer Evelyn departed Monény for Green Bay carrying rivet nuts for freight. This marked its first voyage of the season with plans to run regular trips throughout the year from Oakben.
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Green Bay
Evelyn
Monény
Wisconsin Postmasters Get Salary Increases
Fleet Assistant Postmaster General Wynne announced salary raises for Wisconsin presidential postmasters effective July based on four quarter receipts ending March 31. Towns listed include Algoma Alma Amigo Arcadia Augusta Baldwin Baraboo Barron with increases from hundreds to over two thousand dollars.
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Northwestern
Washington, D. C
Wynne
Wisconsin
Algoma
Alma
AMIGO
Arcadia
Augusta
Bald~wir
Baraboo
Barron
H. c. Stevens
Traction car runaway injures crew and passengers
A Beaver Valley traction car bound for Beaver Falls ran away in Rochester Pennsylvania. Conductor Charles Miller is fatally hurt, Motorman Roscoe Shepherd badly cut and bruised, other passengers seriously injured. Likely cause a broken water main leak. In Detroit the ninth victim dies from Sunday night crash at Canfield and Dequindre streets as Polish excursionists from Toledo were boarding a Lake Shore train.
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Associated Press
Rochester
Beaver Valley Traction
Beaver Fall
Charles Miller
Roscoe Shepherd
Detroit
Mich
Canfield and
Dequindra
Toledo
Lake Shore
Fera Joseph Sharuletta
Barrett Sentenced to Sixty Days in County Jail
Chicago May 3 Elsie Barrett convicted last week of assault in the shooting of actress Beste Palmer in her apartments, received a sentence of sixty days in the county jail.
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Aspociated Press
Chicago
Elais Barrett
Beste Palmer
Syndicate forms to work Chilean mines with $3,000,000 capital
A French-Belgian syndicate has formed in Europe with a capital of $3,000,000 to work the Chilean mines, according to Valparaiso, Chile, correspondent of The Herald. The item notes business formation and regional context with weather and calendar remnants in the same clipping.
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Associated Press
New York
Europe
Valparaiso
Chill
Herald
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Oclalia
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Chicago Falls
Conductor
William Kiblerson
Breyers* Union
Fox River Valley
Oberts Resort
Roberts Resort
John Roberts
H. L. Clark
Doty
St. Mary
Harriett Tambchak
West Menasha
John McCabe
Hens
Thomas Shea
Mary Liebrich
McCabe
Resiie
First Street
Menasha Bowling Club
Elks
Ellinger
Menasha Club
Jackson
Mad Mullah
Supreme Court
Reichlin
Lorain Gil
Espreauea
Crsk
Omaha
Neb
Rahut
Dovin Elevator Nervice
Teamsters
Horeshoers’ Union
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Ines
Chicago & North Western Railway
Helle Pinne
City of New York
M. E. Church
St. Paul
Free Press
Milwaukee Paper
Springfield
Mueller Traction
Pias
Allan Harry Hall
LEGA
Witil Achher
Oshkerk
Dember
Bancom
Fotlow
Elsie Barrett
Hamichie
Brigians
Mars
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