Empress and the Mossback Rule in Russian Politics
A fragmentary May 18 dispatch reports internal strife in Russia over Jewish displacement and migration. It cites the dowager empress and dukes as influential in shielding or expelling groups, noting czarist labels like deported and a wave of movement toward Poland. The piece frames political interests as controlling policy amid mass emigration and social reshaping.
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Drabon
Hessarabia
Nrm
Poland
Powe
Jst
Bessarabia
Hopes for pardon in Maybrick case as petition filed
Belief grows that Mrs Maybrick may be released on May 16 after a home petition asks clemency for Maybrick. Reports note the summer events and petitions urging release, with officials indicating progress and no immediate obstacle.
WAIN MARKETS Furnished by Coe Commis
Furnished by Coe Commis, market reports show notable activity and prices. Corresponding data indicates the market remains firm with steady demand and limited supply for available goods.
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Coe Commis
Switchmen's Union Convening in Indianapolis May
The annual national convention of the Switchmen's Union of North America opens with a mass meeting in Tomlinson Hall led by Governor Durbin and Mayor Bookwalter. Over 60 delegates from U S and Canada attend as sessions ponder policy shifts toward central bodies and relations with the Order of Railway Trainmen, plus insurance rate cuts and other member matters.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Switchmen's Union of North America
Tomlinson Hall
Durbin
Bookwalter
United States
Canada
Oll
American Federation of Labor and
Central Trades Councils
Robbed Passengers Sailors Loot Linked to Vera Cruz Crew
Four hundred shipwrecked immigrants from the harkentine Vera Cruz, stranded on the North Carolina coast, travel by special train to New Benford, Mass. Captain Fernandez vanished with $2,200 of immigrant funds and their passage money. Their admission status to the country hinges on the robbery charges.
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Norfolk
Harkentine Vera Cruz
North Carolina
New Benford
Mass
Fernandez
Funeral for Sibyl Sanderson in Paris Church
The funeral services for Sibyl Sanderson were held at the Church of St. Honore in Paris and were largely attended by American and French residents and actors.
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Sibyl Sanderson
Paris
Trial Rages Start Soon in Very Short Yacht Race
May 18 City Island dispatch reports the Reliance being polished for launch in the Grencove trial races beginning Thursday. The Constitution arrives for body work while the Columbia undergoes Brooklyn overhaul. Shamrock III and a tug Kaleer with Erin may sail to New York May 30. odds favor Shamrock III.
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Columbia
Brooklyn
Barr
The
Bellsh
America
Glasgow
Shamrocks
New York
Kaleer
Erin
Knox moves to advance Northern Securities case
Washington May 18 Attorney General Knox asked the supreme court to advance the Northern Securities case for an early hearing during the next term. He said the case is of general public importance and the court will likely render a decision by June 1%.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Knox
Northern Securities
Attroney-General
Relief for Jews Raises Funds Across Cities
Plans for Jewish relief push forward with substantial contributions. The report notes $26,000 already sent and $15,000 more to be sent today, including a $2,000 check received from Jews of Portland, Oregon, dated May 18 in New York.
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Poortland
Oregon
New York
Portland
Balkans Turmoil Reported Near Ipek
Berlin dispatch May 16 says Veselj tung reports Turkish forces opened fire near Ipek. 67 killed and 60 wounded. The irregular wording notes a fierce clash with casualties among advancing troops and civilians, reflecting ongoing Balkan disturbances and regional instability reported by the Turkish front.
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Berlin
The
Veselche Zeitung Today
Forwe 1
Ipek
Labor unrest and lockouts hit Chicago and Omaha
Freight handlers at Chicago and Northwestern push for higher wages and threaten a strike as unrest grows. In Omaha the first break in strikes occurs with workers returning to work and laundries reopening. Kohlsaat bakery workers and smiths helpers also face lockouts amid wage demands.
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Omaha
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Owners’ Association
Tommsters
Kohlsaat
Roumanians Riot in Saloon at Muncie Ind
Riot erupts in Roumanian colony saloon in Muncie Indiana on May 18. About 60 people clash with knives clubs razors and broken glass. At least three fatally wounded and a dozen seriously injured while many flee hidden by friends. All workers from local iron mills.
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Muncie
Ind
Meloyes
Iron Mills
Bribery in Missouri In School Scandal Grand Jury
St. Louis May 1 state grand jury heard S superintendent Carrington charged as an agent of the school book trust. Two ex state senators were examined and one deal involved Senator Bische and others confessing money had changed hands.
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St. Louis
Carrington
School Book Trust
Bische
Presidential party departs Yosemite for Raymond trip
Yosemite May 18. The presidential party left Sentinel Hotel at 6 20 a m to drive to Raymond seventy miles. The president was picked up at Bridal Well Falls near where he camped last night. Raymond will be reached by 6 40 this evening.
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Yosemite
Mileus
Sentinel Hotel
Raymond
Bridal Well Falls
Suicide by Hanging of Jamestown Mayor McMasters
Jamestown Pa May 18 Thomas McMasters mayor and wealthy citizen killed himself today by hanging while temporarily in town. Also noted is Aber deen Wash resident Jane McGregor not having food for 47 days after paralysis began April 1 and no little water since then. Bilverlake postmaster refuses Bend Or mail due to smallpox prevalence there.
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Jamestown
Thomas McMasters
Jane
Elizabeth McGregor
Aberdeen
Wash
Bilverlake
Bend, Or
Bank cashier defalcation shocks South Port readers
South Port, Conn. reports cashier Oliver Sherwood defaulted for over 100000 after he vanished on a pretended visit. Perkine, examining bank books, says funds likely lost in wildcat speculation. family and bondsmen may cover the deficit. The case is described as the heaviest defalcation in years.
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South Port
Conn
Perkine
Southport National Bank
Oliver Sherwood
Sherwood
Baker Women Organize for Lewis and Clark Fair Delegates
A large enthusiastic meeting of Baker women met at Bika hall to promote the Lewis and Clark fair. Mrs Samuel White led the session in Miss Susie Moore’s absence. Delegates and alternates were elected for the state meeting at Portland May 21.
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Bika’ Hall
Reus
Susie Moore
Samuel White
Portland
Josephine
Mes
Joseph Harton
A. J Fotoumit
M Ben Anna Kinniwm
Ars
Cecelia Olmsted
Controversy Over Wall at Manila Sparks Federal Intervention
Washington May 15 Secretary Noot faced renewed requests to halt destruction of Manila's ancient wall after a meeting chaired by Alexander Graham Bell. A last night resolution urged deferring demolition to allow investigation. Taft had said razing a portion was necessary for sanitation and commerce, prompting Root to rescind the order. The protestors argue the moat around the wall is unsanitary but the wall itself is not.
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Manila
Washington
Noot
Alexander Graham Bell
Gern
Root
Taft
Rochester student guilty of manslaughter sentenced to twenty years
May 18 Rochester N Y. Leland Kent, a young medical student, was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree for causing the death of his paramour last September. He was sentenced to twenty years in prison. The court believed the case warranted the death penalty for the person who caused the death under circumstantial evidence, and a four-man assembly is expected to revise the law.
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Rochester, N
Leland Kent
Dingle
Court clash ends in assault with cane in Baker City
May 18 A quarrel between Jud Jackson of Sumpter and Attorney John Bentley of this city sparked a fight on the courthouse steps. Jackson had helped arrest J D Snipes of Sumpter for trying to flee country after owing a 107 butcher bill. Bentley, hired to defend Snipes, struck Jackson on the head with a heavy cane and then beat him further before bystanders intervened.
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Baker City
Jud Jackson
Sumpter
John Bentley
Jackson
J. D. Snipes
Bentley
Snipes
Relief Expedition to Aid Antarctic Ship Antartle
Stockholm reports Parliament approved 200000 kroner for a South Pole relief voyage to assist the ship Antartle, aiming to rescue crew and provide relief supplies. The decision reflects urgent efforts to reach the vessel as weather and ice conditions threaten its safety.
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Stockholm
Parliament
Requisition Papers For McCormick Fall In Nashville
Requisition papers have been received for Ethen beth McCormick, wanted in Cincinnati for sending poisoned whiskey via the Adima express. The Governor has not yet acted.
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Nashville
Ethenbeth McCormick
Cincinnati
Twelve Die in Bullfighting Panic at Madrid Arena
At a crowded arena in Madrid yesterday during an ancient pastime crowd panic caused a crush and a panic in which a bull attacked spectators. Twelve people were killed and fifty injured as women and children were among the victims in the crowded amphitheatre seating.
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Madrid
Algeocigran
Woman Charged With Peculiar Deception in Inheritance Case
Mrs. Gunning Hedford, arraigned at Bow Street, charged with taking a foundling infant and passing it as her own to obtain a birth registration and a provision from her late husband. She arrived from New York and has been in wider custody since Saturday. Remanded for one week.
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London
Mra
Gunning Hedford
Bow Street
New York
Students Resist Yale Building Strike Over Teamster Rule
In New Haven on May 18 a committee of teamsters urged a strike on Yale University’s new buildings unless President Hadley allows students to serve on teamster crews. The stance follows tension after a boat incident involving students. In Wawona on May 14 President Roosevelt arrived at 10:40 a.m. dusted but upbeat, saying he felt better than ever and enjoyed the show storm near Glacier Point.
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New Haven
Conn
Teamsters
Union Building Trades
Yale
Hadley
Wawona
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Glacer Point
Taft nephew convicted of assault in Norwalk
Norwalk, Conn May 15 Walbridge Taft nephew of Governor Taft was convicted of assault on Workman Milne. He was fined 1 and costs and appealed claiming self defense.
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Norwalk
Conn
Walbridge Taft
Taft
Workman Milne
President to visit Walla Walla for record crowd
Walla Walla anticipates a huge turnout for a May event with President Koon arriving by train from Wallula at 4 30 pm and a five hour stop. A grand procession will escort him to Whitman college for an address, with thousands of locals and nearby county attendants joining in.
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Ninth Cavalry
Whitman College
Cotleg
Dayton
Pendleton
Athens
Milton
Kreewater
Hkureka Flatpolote
Riverside
Columbia County
Umatilla Couny
Oraygon
Walle Walla County
Ankeny
Imaroh
Macedonian Leader Deltech Found Dead Near Herrows
The Macedonian head Deltech, famed leader, was found dead near Herrows. A May patch from Constantinople notes he held a complete plan of the Macedonian railway and 10,000 francs. Authorities suspect assassination by the Macedonian committee over treachery.
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Constantinople
Deltech
Herrows
Czar's Thirty Fourth Birthday Celebrated Across Russia
May 14 marked the exar's thirty fourth birthday with Te Deums in churches and nationwide decorating in the empire. City town and hamlet joined in the observance with national colors displayed.
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St. Petersburg
Empire
President Harriman Improves. Surgery Not Decided
President Harriman of New York shows marked improvement. Doctors have not yet decided if an operation will be necessary for appendix complications.
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Harriman Better
New York
B. H. Harrimen
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