Emigrant Agents Active in San Juan Porto Rico
Multiple international and domestic notes. Hawaiian emigrant agents operate in San Juan de Puerto Rico with an expedition likely by the 20th. Col. A Stilla, insurgent governor of Infanta, surrenders with 180 men, 176 rifles, and ten cannon. Also reported: trials and verdicts in Omaha and Duluth, Cherokee Nation vote counts, Illinois expo funding, stock-market swings, and other geopolitical and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan de Porto Rico
A. Stilla
Infanta Province
P. L
James Callahan
Young Whaby
Omaha
Neb
Dulcque
Jackson
Stovall
Manilla
Indian Bureau
Dawes Commission
Gov. Yates
Tinois
Illinois
New York
Chicago
Northern Pacific
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Yerkes
Southampton
Shamrock Ir
Thos. Lipton
McKinley
Los Angeles
Cal
Pasadena
Santa Monica
California
Beni de Castellane
Paris
la Follette
Wisconsin Senate
Hagemeister
American Fork
Utah
R. N. Pollock
Cuyahoga Savings Bank of
Cleveland
Seattle
Wash
Branch Appellate Court of
Winslow Bros. Co
Riot On Detroit Streets After Free Speech Restriction
In Detroit on May 11 a crowd of about 10 000 rioted for over three hours after an order restricting a single tax advocate's public remarks. Ten citizens and five police were injured. two citizens named Mike Waldin and Louis Caplin suffered head injuries. Police, including mounted units, fired into the air as bricks and stones flew. Mike Waldin was stomped by horses and rushed to emergency hospital. Mayor Maybury cautioned against violence while criticizing the speech restriction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RB. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Lord Salisbury
London
Beaulieu
France
Helen Gould
Lake Superior
Ship Canal
Department of Agriculture
Campus Martius
Deroit
Mich
Detroit
Pdl
Mike Waldin
Louis Caplin
James Toomer
Henrry Scott
Thomas Murphy
George Moore
Marney Keenan
Andrews
Police Board
Tom” Bawden
Pawden
Director Andrews
Central
Fort and
Randolph
Maybury
Andrewa
Good Roads for Mississippi Drives State Reform Plan
Governor A. H. Lonaino urges a statewide Good Roads Contention in Jackson on June 14-15, 1901 to form a permanent Mississippi road improvement system. He highlights economic gains, invites county supervisors and city bodies, and notes a Southwest Mississippi Good Road Association already formed with county delegates. The piece also reports on related civic groups, a call for aid to Jacksonville, and notes on rail rates and local honors.
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Mississippi
National Good Roads Association
Jackson
A. H. Lonaino
Natchez
W. G. Henbrook
John A. Redhead
R. L. Parker
S. Kennard
W. H. Ratcliffe
Illinois Central Good Roads Party
Longwood
S&s. S& Prentiss
Morenus
Russia
China
South Africa
Prof
Holmes
North Carolina University
Omaha Mayor Revokes Sunday Observance Order
Mayor Moores of Omaha revokes his Sunday observance order while midnight closing remains in force. The city notice dated May 10 1901 restates the revocation and confirms continued enforcement of the midnight closing rule. Frank E. Moores signs the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moores
Omaha
Neb
J. J. Donahue
Frank E. Moores
Rioting in Iola Italian workers freed bonds set May 15
Four men arrested for complicity in the rioting of Italian workers in Iola Kansas have posted bond. Preliminary trials are scheduled for May 15. No further violence occurred and the cement plant operates normally. The Italian consul in Kansas City was not a factor in local view.
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Tola
Kas
Kansas City
President’s California Tour Delights Markets and Missions
The presidential train moved north from Los Angeles through foggy Santa Clara valleys to coast cliffs and fragrant flower-strewn stops at Ventura Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. San Francisco awaits with rest and a drive through historic missions while Santa Barbara hosts a notable address praising liberty and civilization.
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San Luis Obiepe
Cal
Los Angeles
Lay
Santa Clara Valley
Ventura
Santa Barlwso
California
San Francisco
Santa Barbera
San Luis Obispo
Belmont
Bay of Monterey
Santa Barbara
McKinley
Pacific
Philippines
Santa Marbara
Hhis House
United States
Exchange of Visits Between Wu and Conger in Washington
In Washington on May 11, Ministers Wu and Conger exchanged social calls since the American envoy arrived in the capital. The visit was strictly social with no political talks, only general remarks on the difficulties of achieving agreement amid divergent interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Conger
China
Nebraska Bankers to Adopt Detectives Plan
Omaha May 11 The Nebraska Bankers Association will adopt the American Bankers plan to provide burglary and forgery protection for members. An assessment will fund a detective force under the executive committee and its chief. Several bank robberies have recently occurred in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska Bankers’ Association
Ameran Bankers’ Association
Topeka Clergyman and Doctor Convicted in Riot Case
The jury found Rev. F. W. Emerson and Dr. M. KR. Mitchell guilty for taking part in a mob that broke into a joint in north Topeka several weeks earlier. The verdict cites participation in a riot as the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka, Kas
F. W. Emerson
M. KR. Mitchell
North Topeka
Stock Brokers Jacksons Put Under Creditors Benet
Elbert Thomas Jackson and Samuel C Jackson, doing business as stock brokers, have a day assigned for the benefit of their creditors in New York on May 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benet
New York
Elbert Thomas Jackson
Samuel C. Jackson
Judge rules on confederate bill offense in federal court
In St Louis Judge John A Marshall states that attempting to pass a confederate bill is not the same as counterfeiting and not federal liability. The defendant may be tried for attempted fraud under state law. Lord Salisbury, in London, appears well after returning from Beaulieu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
John A. Marshall
States District Court
Millionaire brewer Samuel Bolton Jr found dead in boiling beer vat
Troy May 11 Samuel Bolton Jr a wealthy brewer and influential city figure was found dead in a vat of boiling beer at Bolton's brewery on the second floor. His hat watch and chain lay nearby suggesting mystery with friends calling it an accident. Bolton led Bolton's Sons and held multiple corporate and political roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Bolton, Jr
Troy, N. J
Troy, N
Bolton
Bolton Brewery
Hede
Lansingburg
Mewcon Electric Cy
Manufacturers’ National Bank
People's National Bank
Riverside Club
Star Knitting Co
Cohoes
Empire State Power Co
Fatal boiler explosion halts Mount Dallas freight crew
May 11 Huntingdon Pennsylvania A boiler on the Huntingdon and Broad Top railroad at Mount Dallas exploded killing four freight crew members. The dead are engineer A. S Berhketresser conductor Charles Hollingshead fireman Thos Edwards. Cause unknown but likely occurred during water filling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntingdon
Huntingdon & Broms Top
Mount Dallas
A. S Berhketresser
Charlies Hollingshead
John Ritchie
Thos. Edwards
Water Poisonings Spark Lynching in Oklahoma
May 11 J L Chandler a long time Iola Day county farmer was abducted from his home Thursday night by cattlemen and lynched. News reached Woolward last night due to lack of telegraph service in the area. Tensions rose as farmers and cattlemen clashed with many cattle dying from poisoned water over recent weeks. Chandler was suspected and lynching carried out as a warning to others. lynchers unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Chandler
Iola Day County
Oklahoma
Chandler
Tragic Stage Accident and Regional News Highlights
In Burnevide North Carolina a high school play ended in tragedy when actor Malley shot student McIntarf with a loaded pistol by mistake during a defense scene. In Memphis Tennessee W D Roberts sues FLW Brode Co for damages over alleged misconduct. North Carolina Governor Aycock to address the Waldorf Astoria dinner defending the Civil War legacy and southern pride.
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Stanley McCormick High School
Burnevide
N. C
Tracey
K. N. Me Iptorf
Baccus Railey
Malley
Himsef
McIntarf
Ami
New York
Charles I. Aycock
North Carolina
Waldorf-Astoria
North Carolina Society of
New York City
Soule Offered Missouri Chair of Husbandry at Large Salary
Prof A M Soule of the University of Tennessee Knoxville is offered the chair of husbandry at Missouri with a large salary and 40000 dollars to build his design and 5000 dollars to equip it. He previously served six years ago as an assistant in the scientific department at Missouri. An election for governor will be held in Virginia this year under the new four year term beginning after the June constitutional convention.
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Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Vicksburg
W. G. Tilton
Holly Springs
J. R Horton
Columbus
J. W. Stewart
Moss Point
Grand Lodge
L. McKay
Capitol Lodge
Meridian
Natchez
J. L. Power
Jackson
Rev. P.M. McCarthy
Water Valley
C. C. Broome
H.C. Orman
Grenada
J. BR. Hogan
Starkville
Grand Herald
Samuel French
Grand Guardian
O. L. McKay
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Simon Fried, Jr
E Hassell
L. B. Rosenthal
Finance Committee
J.J. Coman
J.d. McDonald
J. L. Gillespie
Bankers’ Association
West Point
Cole
Audinor Cole
The
Clarion-Ledger
Millsaps College
Mississippi Colleges
University
Mississippi College
Millsaps
Centenary
Fayette
Allen Thompson
Crystal Springs Chatauqua
A. M. Soule
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
University of Missouri
Soule
Sientific
Rail liability upheld for passengers on passes in collision case
Indianapolis May 11 The appellate court held Terre Haute Indianapolis Railroad Co cannot exempt itself from liability for passenger injuries on a pass. Payne was injured when a freight train split for a flying switch collided due to alleged negligence by the railroad's employees. Denver May 11 Edward C Parmalee died at 12 30 am in Denver aged 66. He was Colorado s leading Mason and a Vermont native.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
John J. Payne
Terre Haute
Indianapolis Railroad Co
Payne
Tryig
Denver
Col
Edward C Parmalee
Colorado
Parmalee
Vermont
Lynching Reported in Valdosta After Fatal Shot Attempt
In Valdosta on May 11 Henry Johnson, an African American man, was lynched after attempting to shoot a young white man named Foraker. Johnson confessed to the crime and said he intended to kill Foraker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdosta
Henry Johnson
Johnson
Foraker
Treasury Imposes Ten Centavos Duty on Argentina Sugar
Washington May 11 reports a new tariff on Argentina sugar, adding ten centavos per kilogram after a previously imposed bounty duty in the Russia case. Springfield May 11 notes Gov. Yates signing the Louisiana Purchase exhibit at the 1903 exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Treasury
Argentina
Springfield
State versus A Bushy exonerated on embezzlement charge
In Camden Ouachita county the state failed to prove embezzlement totaling 1.1 and A Bushy was exonerated after the prosecution could not sustain any charge against the defendant.
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Camden
Ouachita County
Oxford A University Lecturer Invites President Fish for June Commencement
Chancillor Fulton of the state university at Oxford Mississippi announces that President Stuyvesant Fish of the Illinois Central Railroad has been invited to deliver the commencement address in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancillor Fulton
The
State University
Oxford
Miss
President Stuyvesant Fish
Ilinois Central Railroad
Our Own Country Excerpts On Trade And Population
The piece cites 1890 US lead output of 161754 short tons and notes imports from Edinburgh, Scotland. It contrasts US size with the UK, lists imports from Algeria, and mentions German language speakers rising from 1801 figures. It outlines US geographical divisions and banana importers from the West Indies and Central America, with Jamaica sending over 4 million banana bunches annually.
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United States
Edinburgh
Scotland
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Ireland
Algeria
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
West Indies
Central America
Jamaica
Calm Follows Storm as Northern Pacific Settlement Eases Fear
New York reports a calm after the storm as a settlement with Northern Pacific shorts reduces danger fears. Market opens unsettled then recovers. losses Thursday cited at 508 00 and a record bank check total 595 537 410. Sunday closure planned for market housekeeping. In separate items, Odville Alabama reports a man fatally stabbing a former admirer and Odin Indiana notes the death of the town’s oldest resident born 1811.
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New York
Wall Street
Northern Pacific Shorts
Northern Pacific
Fire razes Crested Butte business district inciting $50,000 loss
A fire in Crested Butte Colorado on May 11, cause suspected incendiary, destroyed several downtown buildings with estimated damages around 50,000 dollars. The Colorado Supply Co. suffered the greatest loss.
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Crested Butte
Col
Colorado Supply Co
Mohican Arrives in San Diego For Ten Day Stay
The United States training ship Mohican under Commander A. K. Cooden has arrived in San Diego from Magdalena Bay for a ten day stay before sailing to Hawaii.
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San Diego
Cal
Mohican
A. K. Cooden
Magdalena Bay
Hawalias Island
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Jeanie Dyer
Texas
Grand Master of Masons
Florida
Jacksonville
McKay
Grand See
Y. Jackson
B. V. White
John A. Webb
Odd Fellowship In
John Sharpe Williams
Memphis Reunion
Initias
Maneestty
Iola
Santo Domingo
San Domingo
Moca
la Vega
Congress
Horatio Vasque
Lora
Robea
Co-Operative
Salt Lake City
Conger Experiance Vierte
Nebraska
Maintaim
Megat
Dallas
Sean Old Farmer
Warnsleg
Wee
Bryan County
Warnell
Centre
Alabama
Arkane
Greorgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virgina
West Virginia
Indian Territory
Tech
South
Tescedy On
Tngr
Demagee
W. DD. Roberts
Memphia
Tennaceinet
FLW
Brode & Co
Roberts
Memphis Merchants’ Exchange
Ofer
Virginia
Mailroads
Widinsco
Edward C. Parmalee
Calm
Storm
Lord & Co
Dix
J. P. Morgen & Co
Financial District
P Simerver
Imi
Hhe
Tependeus
Consolidated Exchange
Stock Exchange
Husbaad
Imoville, T
William Kless
Ed Kinzie
Kless
Kinzie
Odin
A. Barr
Greenville
Sam Diegs
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