Steamer Poitou Wreck Near Uruguayan Coast Fears of Heavy Loss
Disaster unfolds near Rincon de Herrera as the French steamer Poitou with about 300 aboard tears apart after striking a reef. Rescue saves around 50, while many passengers and crew drown or perish, with authorities racing to the scene near Punta Ignacia and San Jose Ignacio to aid survivors.
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Poiton
Warseilles
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Associated Press
Rincon de Herrera
Patou
Marecilles
Urusuey
Partou
Algiers
San José Ignacio
Hfe
Reccel
Rincon de Herren
Rinon de Terra
San Jora Ignacia
Punta Piedras Point
Canetarina
Truguay
Montesideo
Clemency for January pardon recommendation issued
The General recommends commuting the sentence of John Wilhant donours alias Charles W. Anderton to three months from the date of reprieve and pardon at end of that time, July 19 1907. The Attorney General approved the recommendation. He was convicted for robbery at Billweter Ohio and sentenced at Fort Leavenworth, later escaping and later living in Kansas City under a changed name. He was arrested in Kansas City April 26 through tips from a farmer who knew him in prison.
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Wre
Warrington
D. C
Mey S
John Wilhant Donours
Charles W. Andeton
Sventeton
Varmely
Hoserals
Waneat City
Meg
Charies
Anderton
Billweter
Ohia
Federal
Fort Leavenworth
Wiuch
Kansas City
Anderson and Marrid
Anderenno
Kansas
Oshkosh Soldier Held In Accidental Shooting
Private Bar D Tripm of St. Johns Michigan serving a fifteen day sentence in the guardhouse was accidentally killed last night by Sentry Lawrence Glines while Glines cleaned his rifle. Glines is jailed on a criminal negligence charge awaiting court-martial. Glines, a Oshkosh Wisconsin native, is son of Fred Glines formerly of Oshkosh and Omro.
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Ascochitca
Colubus
Ohio
St. Johns
Mich
Guar
Lawrence Ghnés
Washett
Glines
Oshkosh
Wis
Lawrence Glines
Fred Glines
Omro
George A. Miller
Wanroo É Street
National Federation of Musical Clubs Convenes in Memphis
The biennial convention opened in Memphis with seventy five delegates from across the country. President Mrs Kinney led the opening, with reports from officers and several board and sectional meetings scheduled to run through the week.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
National Federation of Musical Clubs
J. &. Kinney
National Board of Managers
Yacht Goes to Drydock in Wisconsin Tow
A Wisconsin special from Marinette reports the steam yacht Bonita owned by Isaac Stephenson was towed to Bourges Bay last evening for repairs. The vessel is to be put in drydock for maintenance and refitting.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Marinette
Bonita
Isaac
Stephenson
Bourgesn
Tevin
Baera
Pevalls
Ban on The Mikado Stays as Mrs Carte Plans Stage Halt
London May The lord chancellor has not lifted the ban on The Mikado Gilbert and Sullivan opera. Mrs D Oyley Carte intends to halt productions after the legal action. She was served formal notice to cease staging the opera.
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Associated Press
London
Gilbert and Sullivan
Rioting Grows as San Francisco Strikes Turmoil Spreads
Reports from San Francisco describe tense streets, defiant factions, and mounting injuries as strikebreakers clash with crowds. Police guard rail yards and car sheds while militia readiness and peace efforts emerge amid continued labor unrest across multiple industries.
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San Francisco
Cal
Fillmore
Turk
Tork Street
New York Death Reveals Huffeut Tragedy On River Steamboat
Ernest W. Huffeut, attorney general adviser and Cornell law dean, died by suicide aboard the Hadena river steamboat C. W. Morse after a period of overwork and insomnia. The 45 year old figure in state politics left a letter to his sister suggesting he sought sleep through death.
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New York
Ernest W. Huffeut
Hughes
Huffeut
Bill
Thy Law Sehont
Cornell University
C. W. Morse
Albany
Otto W. Kelsey
Hufeut
Bout for Bresnahan
A Menominee Athletic Club plan sets Don Bresnahan to fight Sailor Thompson of Milwaukee next. Bresnahan had intended a Western opponent but announced Monday the upcoming bout will be with Thompson.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
May S
Menominee
Mich
Menominee Athletic Club
Don Bresnahan
Pugilise
Bresnahan
Sailor Thompson
Strikes Hit City With Onset of Handstone Union Move
The handstone cutters union began a daily wage strike affecting new class A buildings and delaying work. Electrical workers are restrained by the labor council pending a general arrangement. Disruptions spread to shops, restaurants, theaters, and transit, as streetcars faced stoppages and early closures amid mounting violence.
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Handstone Cutters Union
Eit
Shlat
Libor Council
Sleeper Not Heated In Transit Sparks $50,000 Suit
A Milwaukee dispatch says Wigman Martin and Martin filed suit in Marinette circuit court for $50,000 against the Minneapolis Saint Paul and Sault Ste Marie Railway company. The action claims negligence in failing to heat the sleeping car carrying B. Marcrott, a Dousman Milling salesman, from Minneapolis toward Eacanaha, resulting in pneumonia and hospitalization.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Green Bay
Marinette
Wigman, Martin & Martin Today
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Sault Ste. Marie
Marcott
Minneapolis
Eacanaha
Pnaemonia
Phyestcian
Bern
Omaha Building Falls In Silent Collapse
A six story building on Ninth Street in Omaha owned by Parlin Orendorff and Martin collapsed today. The fall caused heavy damage to surrounding structures and left workers injured. several employees were not accounted for at the time of the incident. Local authorities began rescue and assessment operations as investigators searched for missing workers.
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Angociated
Tress
Omaha
Neb
May
Miding
Parlin
Orendorfft & Martin Company
Capitol Park Scheme and Power Bill Prompts Capitol Clash
Report summarizes debate on a Capitol Park project with a proposed $700,000 appropriation funded by gifts and bonds, plus a constitutional guarantee clause. It notes a separate measure to allow public utilities to cross cities and supply power, aiding Madison and other cities, and mentions a municipal court for Winneconne.
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Ingdee
Raisa
Capitol Park
Maeure Wilbet
Senate Unis
Pariaty
Wisconsin Delta
Tchatrie Hyttingard Power Serview
Madison
Dells Son Pany
Madigan
Winneconne
Senare
Nurses Strike at Zanesville Hospital After Matron Resigns
In Zanesville Ohio May 5 nurses at the city hospital walked out after a clash of authority between Matron Mrs Mary Jamison and Dr J G Holston and the matron's resignation. The entire nursing staff left their posts.
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Way Associated
Press Y Zanesvie
Ohio
Mary Jamison
J. G. Holston
City Hospital
Fighting. Bob Has Goat in Ambiguous Report
Rear Admiral Evang commands the North Atlantic squadron in a terse dispatch from Trampton Virginia dated May 8. The report references a marked strategic movement and a staged naval action involving a goat, with limited verifiable details and no clear outcome.
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Associated Prean
Trampton
Evang
Ocuald Erbeee
Trial in progress for Waywood case referenced at county court
Proceedings adjourned as defense challenges judge Fremont Wood ruling. Attorneys present include J. Hawley of Folw and Sago’s Clarence Harrow. The case concerns a fatal blow causing death with embezzlement charges and seeks further details on indictment and evidence.
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Prosi Ralee
Fitiha
Mayo
We Haywood
Covernor Steunenbeg
Fremont Wood
Jwige Woods
Mie
Taye Ware
Dane
Couive
Aml
Nersais da
Sherian
Ing Shen
Wowl
Nts
Tlaywoor
Thavsood
Hia
Dade
Mesos
Ttichardson
Veaver
Clarence S. Harrow
Sago
Subpoenas Issued for St Louisans in Colorado Land Claim Probe
Twenty nine St Louis residents were subpoenaed to testify before a Denver federal grand jury about alleged schemes to file land claims in Colorado under a dealer syndicate. The government believes some St Louis women aided blank land claims with no intent to settle, planning to pass claims to others.
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Algocaleares
St Touts
St. Joule
Denver
Col
Rombine
Tia
St. Louis
Cal
Colorado
Eau Claire School Commission Votes to Raise Salaries
A Journal special from Eau Claire reports the Eau Claire school commissioners voted last night to raise the salaries of grade teachers. The exact figures were not available.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Eau Claire
Fire destroys Barnesboro business district in Pennsylvania
A May 8 fire in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania, destroyed the town's business section. Authorities suspect incendiary origin. Property losses are estimated at about 260,000 dollars.
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Pittsburg
Barnesboro
Wisconsin Assembly Eyes Lumber and Cement Price Probes
Two resolutions pass as Wisconsin legislators move to investigate lumber and cement costs. A committee would examine price, production, and market conditions while debates over spring hunting and related topics unfold in the chamber.
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Cottresa
Senate
Wis
Memanes
Qnhamtnions
Assembly
Iso
Tstiog Lectin
Phrasey fragment prompts a cryptic medieval case
A garbled OCR passage references a murder or ship event and mentions names and places in a distorted way. It reads like notes from a trial or investigation but the text is unreadable in large stretches and yields few clear facts.
Wedding at Appleton Hears Social Row in May Evening
The Appleton ceremony linked Miss Droky Lager and Mr. Mich Les in a society event attended by numerous relatives from Racine and Oshkosh. The wedding party traveled from the city and planned a southern trip lasting about ten days before settling at 125 Merit Street on return.
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AL Wo Bane
Perford
Deon
Sis Lane
Thus City
Mre
Mera
Gilde Fudge
A. H. Goss
David W. Ryans
Louis
Wright
John If. Willams
Nev
Southoof Wrukeshe Turmedy
Sts Merit Sieret
Osh- Ison
Flour Mill fire damages Wau Clare plant near Milwaukee
A flour mill owned by the Davis Milling Company at Lowes Creek near Milwaukee burned last night. The loss is estimated at about 20000 dollars and was covered by insurance.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Wau Claire Sry
Davis Milling Company
Lowes Creek
American Minister Presents Credentials to Romanian King
In Bucharest, Minister to Roumania G Knowles forwarded his credentials to King Charles, marking the official start of his mission. The event was described by the Associated Press as a formal ceremony confirming diplomatic relations between the United States and Roumania.
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Algociated Press
Bucharest
Noumania
Way
Epraco G. Knowles
Roumania
Higv
Charles
Crisis in Contest Drives Stephenson Aid Effort at Question
A heated political crisis centers on Stephen Stephenson as party leaders seek a dark horse or a coalition within 24 hours to salvage his bid for the United States Senate. Lenient party figures are pressed to withdraw or back a strategy, with talks heating up among Orrin, Cooper, and other pipeline candidates.
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Stephene
United States
Senate
Medison
Wis
Toane Stesphenson
Sermite
Taday Han Es
Stephenson Yaas
Lenenet
Alainette Huntsrman
Stephenswe
Strems
Uptton
Stephensen
H. A Cooper
Iowa
Esver
Lsur
Stephenson
Defeataui
Tsui Stephenson
Lensenet
Bey Walterta
Pierce Surrenders Amid Turbulent Coastal Battle
A chaotic coastal confrontation ends with Pierce surrendering. The report notes a muddled sequence of forces, shifting positions, and unclear command lines as authorities seek to restore order and identify responsible parties.
Untitled local notice on court clerk appointment
Fragmented OCR notes report a local appointment to a county treasurer post with names that are unclear. The text mentions Ashlont and Mibvaehee WI and references a person named Puttick Keenan in connection with duties.
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Mars Daly
Asheland
Aahling
Keenan
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