McLaurin Defends Independence in South Carolina Address
Senator McLaurin of South Carolina releases an address to his state defending personal independence from party caucuses. He laments limited party competition and recalls his 1892 congressional victory, tariff debates, and stance on the Spanish American War while denouncing attacks branding him Republican in Democratic disguise.
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Washington
Senator McLaurin
South Carolina
M’laurin
Democratic Executive Committee
Senate
United States Senate
A South Carolina Senatorial Hopeful Attacks Primary Dictatorship
John Lowndes McLaurin denounces the state’s primary system as perverted and tyrannical, urging voters to repudiate an oath that would force support for candidates and measures misaligned with their views. He warns that the system silences free speech and would bar like minded citizens from democracy.
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South Carolina
Manning
Senate
Farmers’ Movement
John Lowndes McLaurin
Gould says he has no Reading stock
Baltimore May 4 Mayor Hayes received a letter from George J. Gould asserting he and associated interests have no Reading stock and support the Fuller syndicate bid for the Western Maryland Railroad. The letter aims to reassure the city and back the Fuller sale ordinance, which the council may pass.
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Baltimore
Hayes
George J. Gould
Fuller Syndicate
Wabash, Wheeling and Lake Erie
West Virginia Central
Western Maryland Railroad
New York
Thomas G. Hayes
Wabash Railroad Company
Reading
Wabash Company
Western
Maryland
Ramsey
Herrick
Pierce
West Virginia
Wheeling
Lake Erie
Wabash
Jewels Found in a Cafe in Atlantic City
Two fashionably dressed women found a chamois bag in Kuehnle's cafe containing ten diamond rings a diamond sunburst diamond earrings and gold coins. The bag was returned to Mrs. Jacob H Westman of New York and Mrs. Robert Clark Curtis of Philadelphia who are sisters staying at a beach front hotel. Mrs Westman thanked the hotel clerk with no reward.
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Philadelphia Times
Atlantic City
Kuehnle
Sigmund Weinberg
Weinberg
Jacob H. Westman
New York
Robert Clark Curtis
Philadelphia
Girl 8 Makes 3000 Mile Journey To Oregon
Vera Compton aged eight departed Philadelphia alone for Oregon to live with her aunt Mrs. C Pearce. She waved goodbye at Broad Street Station and endured a long cross country trip writing letters to her mother along the way. She left behind siblings Lillian age five and Le Roy age three awaiting possible reunion.
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Newtown
Charles Compton
Oregon
Vera Compton
Philadelphia
Broad Street
Vera
Pacific Coast
Mamma
Arso
Siste
Lillian
le Roy
C. Pearce
Boxers Incite War on Missionaries
Imperial troops are sent to a disturbed district after riots marked by anti missionary banners. A Jesuit priest Lemulier was killed and another, Finch, is missing as Yuan Shi Kai orders troops to suppress the insurgents amid tensions over taxation and foreign indemnities.
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London Times
New York Times
Philadelphia Times
Pekin
Shan-Tung
Cheng-Ting-Foo
Lemulier
Finch
Yuan Shi- Kai
Vanderbilt Borrowed Innkeepers Clothes In Record Run
Paris May 4 Interest centers on Henri Rothschild and William K Vanderbilt Jr who raced identical cars near Chartres. Vanderbilt set a 33 second kilometre and later a 32 25 second record for cars under a thousand kilograms amid heavy rain and mud. They sought warmth in a roadside inn as clothes dried.
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Paris
Henri Rothschild
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Chartres
Messrs. Rothschild
Vanderbilt
Bishop
Bonneval
Ablis
Airship La Paix Impresses in First Trial at Paris Park
Senor Augusto Severo, Brazilian aeronaut, achieved a successful first trial of his airship La Paix at Vaegirard Aerostatic Park in fair weather. The balloon rose forty metres tethered, then the motors started and the craft steered with three main propellers and two smaller ones. Severo returned the craft to its shed as spectators applauded. He plans another test only in perfectly fair weather and aims to extend the flight.
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Senor
Augusto Severo
Vaegirard
Senor Severo
la Paix
Santos-Dumont
Arbitration talks blocked by Chili neutrality demand
Buenos Ayres May 5 reports say British mediators at Buenos Ayres and Santiago confronted Chile’s insistence on a clause forcing Argentina to maintain absolute neutrality in Pacific coast disputes. Argentina rejects neutrality terms but says it will stay out of Pacific affairs if Chile honors its obligations to Peru and Bolivia and curbs territorial ambitions. Unless Chile withdraws neutrality demands, arbitration may be impossible.
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Londons Times
New York Times
Philadelphia Times
Buenos Ayres
Santiago
Argentina
Chili
Pacific
Peru
Bolivia
Chill
Congress
Philippine
Philippine Islands
Senate
Congréss
Wynne Receives First Word on Chicago Affair from Venice
First Assistant Postmaster General Wynne received the first word from Venice about the United States steamship Chicago incident. His son Frank, captain of marines on the Chicago, replied to cables sent when news reached the country. The message confirms the crew’s response and signals the home front’s awareness of the event.
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Washington
Wynne
United States
Chicago
Venice
Frank
Setatee
Capta
Wilhelmina Placed Under Medical Confinement
At Castle Loo the Dutch queen was confined at 6 pm Sunday after a severe illness. Doctors Rosenstein Roessingh and others attended as condition became critical by 11 pm with little hope for recovery.
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Castle Loo
Wilhelmina
Rosenstein
Roessingh
Corrigan's Condition Worsens as Doctor Reports Danger
New York May 4 Dr Keyes attending Archbishop Corrigan said the patient remains in a dangerous state with no favorable indications. Authorities express concern over the archbishop's health as the situation risks deterioration further.
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New York
Keyes
Corrigan
Roosevelt thanks King Victor Emmanuel on clemency
London Times reports United States Ambassador Meyer will meet King Victor Emmanuel to convey President Roosevelt’s gratitude for clemency shown to American officers imprisoned at Venice. Italian government goodwill hopes to bolster protection of Italian nationals in the United States.
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London Times
New York
Tims
Tedelphie Times
Rome
United States
Meyer
Venice
Victor Emmanuel
Roosevelt
Italy
White House coachman to wear gaudy national costume
In Washington on May 4 the capital anticipates the White House coachman donning white doeskin knee breeches patent leather boots a silk hat a blue coat with silver buttons a striped vest and a red white and blue cockade. The piece compares the coachman’s planned outfit to Mr Whitelaw Reid’s coronation attire noting the coachman would outshine in flamboyance.
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Washington
National
White House
Whitelaw Reid
St. James
Edward VII
Reid
John Bull
Turo Green
Roosevelt to Beat Hanna for 1904 Nomination
John D. Long predicted Roosevelt would win the Republican nomination in 1904 at the National Convention. He said Massachusetts would back Roosevelt and noted Hanna’s supporters were active. Long asserted Roosevelt would secure an almost unanimous vote despite Hanna’s backing.
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New York
Roosevelt
John D. Long
Eifth Avenue
Marcus A. Hanna
Massachusetts
Hanna
Mr. Long
Navy board to inspect North Atlantic squadron off Virginia Capes
Admiral Dewey Rear Admiral Taylor and Lt Niblack lead a special inspection party aboard the Dolphin leaving Washington for the Virginia Capes area to review ships long at tropical waters. A regular Board will follow to assess routine repairs and conduct target practice off the Capes under Lt Niblack.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
Taylor
Bureau of Navigation
Niblack
Special Board of Inspection
Virginia Capes
Board of Inspection
Norfolk
Dewey
General Board of the Navy
Capes
Weather forecast for Eastern states with showers
Partly cloudy conditions with showers and fresh south winds shifting to variable. For Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland expect mostly cloudy Monday with likely showers. Tuesday turns fair with winds from the south becoming variable.
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Vania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryla
Local Weather Report Highlights May Temperature Trends
The United States Weather Bureau notes rising temperatures since May 1 with a 10 degree increase and mentions sunshine and rainfall readings. An advisory directs readers to Page 4 for all-points weather and lists ship arrivals, including Kensington Antwerp from New York.
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United States Weather Bureau
Moro Chiefs Crushed After Gallant Assault on Bayan Fort
General Chaffee reports Bayan fortress captured after a fierce assault in which many Moros were killed. Eighty four Bayan survivors surrendered at 7 am. officers and troops suffered casualties. The action is hailed as a major American victory and a key lesson to Moros.
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Washington
War Department
Chaffeé
Sultan Bayan
George W. Davis
Bayan
Raja‘Muda Bayan
Sultan Pandapatan
Frank D. Baldwin
Fist
Datto
Malabang
Satan Tarlac
United States
Moros Numbered but Poorly Armed in Mindanao
In Mindanao the Lake Moros near Lake Lanao number about 250000 yet are said to be poorly armed with only 600 rifles. 1500 troops under Brigadier Davis are deemed sufficient to restore peace as Taft notes no lasting link between Moros and Christian Filipino conflicts. Governor Taft discusses Philippine affairs and potential trip to Rome while health improves.
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Washington
Lake Lanao
Davis
War Department
Mindanao
Taft
Far West
Misamis
Datto Bayan
Zamboanga
Rear Admiral Coghlan to Command at League Island
Rear Admiral George H Wadleigh leaves League Island Navy Yard for Washington to assume presidency of the Naval Board of Examiners. Captain Houston acts as commandant until a successor is named. Rear Admiral Joseph B Coghlan, famed for his war recital Hoch der Kaiser, is expected as the new executive and previously served as inspector of ordnance at League Island.
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League Island Navy Yard
Sumper
South Atlantic
Washington
Naval Board of Examiners
Melville
Houston
Joseph B. Coghlan
League Island
Plant's Millions in Court Skirmish Over Will Transfer
New Haven, Conn. May 4 The estate of Henry Bradley Plant valued at eighteen to twenty million dollars faces a transfer from Connecticut to New York courts to be challenged by Horace G Hoadley and Charles E Hoadley of Waterbury sons of a late half brother. They argue the will would hold assets in trust for an unborn grandson and fear New York courts would void the will and split the estate three to two in favor of Morton F Plant. Colonel Lucien F Burpee of Waterbury seeks a temporary injunction to block release of funds, issued by Judge Robinson of Hartford Superior Court.
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Henry Bradley Plant
Connecticut
New York
Horace G
Charles E. Hoadley
Waterbury
Conn
Horace P. Hoadley
Hoadleys
Morton Plant
Morten F. Plant
Lucien F. Burpee
Robinson
Hartford
Bryan says he is no Moses at Birmingham banquet
William J. Bryan and Governor William Jennings of Florida attended a Birmingham Bi-metallic Club banquet. Bryan hinted he would not seek the presidential nomination again and likened himself to Aaron, offering to let another lead Moses out of the wilderness.
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Birmingham
Ala
William J. Bryan
William Jennings
Florida
Bryan
Aaron
Moses
Coast gale sinks Japanese herring fleet
A Pacific gale off the west coast of Japan has drowned about 250 fishermen from the herring fleet. The Japanese cruiser Musashi ran ashore but its crew were saved.
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Yokohama
Japan
Musashi
Japan seeks indemnity for slain Japanese subjects in Korea
Reports from Seoul say the Japanese representative presses the Corean government for compensation for Japanese subjects killed in recent years on the peninsula. The move follows tensions after the Mikado era.
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Yokohama
Seoul
Corea
Iowa Transvaal Fund Reaches Six Thousand Dollars
The Iowa Transvaal Committee based in Orange City Iowa has raised six thousand dollars for the Boer relief effort and will forward its next installment of funds to Dr Leyds in South Africa as part of its ongoing campaign.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Iowa Transvaal Committee
Orange City
South Africa
Bares
Dr. Leyds
Crisis at Hand in Pennsylvania Mining Region
Crisis looms in a Pennsylvania mining region as a convention is planned to address growing tensions and safety concerns. Organizers seek to unite miners, employers, and local authorities for a coordinated response.
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Pennsylvania
Senator Hanna On Outlook for Civic Federation
The Conciliation Committee of the Civic Federation has completed its work, setting the stage for forthcoming civic considerations. Senator Hanna comments on the outlook and next steps.
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Hanna
Delicate Anthracite Talks Leave Miners Hopeful
Senator Mark Hanna defends Civic Federation work in anthracite coal dispute while noting failure of operators to meet workers demands. He says conciliation meetings between operators and miners were satisfactory and may yield better labor capital relations unless a strike occurs.
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National Civic Federation
Mark Hanna
Philadelphia Times
Easley
The
Civic Federation
Mitchell
Washington
Hanna
Conciliation Committee
Miners’ Union
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