Rhodes Will Executors Meet in London Read Final Instructions
London reports the first meeting of Cecil Rhodes executors was held to read the will and plan proving it in South Africa. Dr Jameson L L Micell and others arrived from South Africa with Rhodes final instructions as W T Stead outlines Rhodesian ideas and multiple previous wills.
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London
Cecil Rhodes
Jameson
Stead
Sidney Shippard
British Bechuanaland
Great Britain
United States
Rhodes
Lord Milner
British Empire
King Georges Yacht Ashore Off Greek Coast
The royal yacht Amphitrite with King George and family aboard stranded near a Greek coast town while en route to Ahalkis to celebrate the king's name day. Towing boats started to assist as a low tide ran out, with efforts underway to refloat the vessel.
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King George
Channel
Athens
Amphitrite
George
Ahalkis
Egripos
Vasquez Rules San Domingo as Hostilities Pause
Horacio Vasquez’s provisional government to remain in power until elections. An order suspending hostilities between revolutionary and government forces has been signed, with terms of surrender to be discussed. Vasquez, once vice president, led a successful uprising and seized San Domingo city last week after the capital capitulated.
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Monte Cristie
San Domingo
Mar
Horatio Vasquez
Vasquez
Dominican Republic
Tle
Jiminez
Portugal on edge as troops disarm in Oporto
A Madrid dispatch says Portugal faces possible revolution with officials fearing military sympathy for rioters. The Sixth Infantry at Oporto has been disarmed and disbanded amid talk that King Charles should establish a dictatorship.
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London
Madrid
Portugal
Oporto
Charles
Wilhelmina Very Weak as Two Doctors Stay at Bedside
The May 6 bulletin from Castle Loo reports Queen Wilhelmina remains extremely weak with two doctors at her side through the night. Attendants say medical bulletins do not reassure fully and physicians are uncertain about the illness’s course. The 2 PM note says her temperature has stayed normal and other symptoms need no special remark.
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the Hague
Wilhelmina
Castle Loo
FIGHT COMING IN TIOGA IN GUBERNATORIAL BATTLE
Harrisburg dispatch reports Judge Samuel W Pennypacker emerges as a viable candidate for Governor with a split among factions led by Attorney General Elkin and Philadelphia jurist. Tioga County records show Pennypacker and Elkin both registered as gubernatorial contenders amid a heated contest shaping delegates and county loyalties. Revenue official Hershey faces Civil Service scrutiny as Quay supporters reassess strategy.
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Harrisburg
Sanuel W. Pennypacker
Elkin
Philadelphia Juriet
Friends of
Pennypacker
Judge Stewart
Franklin
Cameron
James A. Beaver
Robert E. Pattison
Ellea
Tioga County
Life Insurance Study Proposed at University
Provost Charles Harrison and Dean Josiah H. Penniman of the University of Pennsylvania consider adding life insurance as a college curriculum topic after a letter from the Equitable Life Insurance Society. The society plans a class for young men, ages about 24 to 30, with expenses paid, lasting 30 to 60 days, and potential guaranteed positions thereafter.
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Charles ©. Harrison
Josiah H. Penniman
University of Pennsylvania
Equitable Life Insurance Society
Gproror BK
Tarbell
Dreyfus Story Denied by French Lecturer
In New York Hughes Le Roux denies saying Dreyfus confessed guilt in Chicago lecture. He calls the interview widely published here a pure invention and states no reference to Dreyfus was made.
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New York
Hughes le Roux
Associated Press
Chicago
Dreyfus
Rival Fruit Steamers Race to Port Entry
A race between two rival fruit steamers, the Katie of West India Fruit Co and the America of United Fruit Co, ended at the port yesterday after departing Fort Antonio. They left April 30 late at night and arrived near Breakwater by morning, with the America leading to its dock before the Katie.
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West Indies
Katie
West India Fruit Company
America
United Fruit Company
Fort Antonio
Reedy Island
Marcus Hook
America Net
Death of Rear Admiral Sampson at Washington home
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson, retired, died at his Washington home at 5 PM from a severe cerebral hemorrhage. He had been semi conscious for days. funeral plans favor Annapolis or Arlington Cemetery, with bluejackets and marines expected at services. He left a large family and was connected to the Cuban campaign and the Schley court inquiry in later life.
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Washington
Wiliam T. Sampson
Dixon
Admiral Sampson
Santiago
Sampson
Moody
Navy Department
Margaret
David S. Aldrich
Palmyra
Roy C. Smith
R. H. Jackson
Thie
Mary Burling
Mormon Hill Farm
Spain
North Atlantic
Boston Navy Yard
New Jersey
Court of Inquiry
Schley
Dewey
Benham
Ramsay
Admiral Schley
Admiral Dewey
Long
Sampson's Rise From Poverty to Naval Distinction
Profile of William T. Sampson born February 9 1840 in Palmyra New York who rose from poverty to lead United States naval forces in the Spanish American War. He attended the Naval Academy, fought in the Civil War, advanced through commands, and played a key role in the Santiago de Cuba victory alongside Schley.
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William Thomas Sampson
Santiago de Cuba
Sampson
Schley
William T. Sampson
Palmyra
Wayne County
Hannah Walker
Naval Academy
Leutenant
John Adams
Patapsco
Fort Sumter
Charleston Harbor
Colorado
United States
San Francisco
Iowa
Spain
Navy Department
North Atlantic
Key West
Sicard
San Juan
Porto Rico
Matanzas
Cardenas
Santiago
Cervera
Negro women club plans fall at National Federation meeting
Massachusetts and New England delegates faced defeat as three key measures failed. The admission of negro women's clubs and the reduction of the per capita tax from 10 to 5 cents were both rejected, ending a two year campaign. Union between South and North clubs remains intact and undeterred.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Massachusetts
P Roduce
South
Wall Street Recovers From Severe Panic
New York May 6 Wall street rebounded broadly after the prior day’s panic. Call money rose to 12 percent, closing at 6 percent. No major movement in the suspension cases involving Dr W Seward Webb and Arthur L Meyer. Assignees worked on Henry Brothers & Co and Lockwood Hurd & Co with unclear liabilities. The Webb offices did not comment.
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New York
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Dr. Webb
Mr. Meyer
Webb-Meyer Companies
Three-Cent Fare Wins Cleveland Street Case
Judge Strimple of the Common Pleas Court ruled for the city in the three-cent fare street railway injunction. The temporary restraining order against the Rhodes avenue line was dissolved and Reynolds suit challenging the franchise was dismissed as valid with proper property owner consent. A notice of appeal was filed.
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Cleveland
Judge Strimple
The
Common Pleas Court
Rhodes Avenue
William Reynolds
Strimple
Weather Forecast for Eastern Pennsylvania
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday with fair conditions later. Expect fresh south to west winds as the unsettled weather passes.
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Pennsylvania
Weather Summary From Ravens United States
Weather notes report temperatures reaching high levels with a crests around 2.08 meters rainfall readings in the Ravens area. An excess in temperature since early May is noted along with rainfall variance since January. Ocean liner arrivals listed include Oceanic Queenstown from New York to Liverpool and Southwark New York from Antwerp.
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United States
Sigety
Queenstown
New York
Liverpool
Southwark
Antwerp
Promoters Push Merchants Insurance Cause in Fire District
The Fire Underwriters Association reduced pink slip charges by 15 cents in the congested district as a high pressure mains system nears completion. Promoters in Philadelphia Baltimore and Pittsburg plan a new Merchants and Warehousemen Insurance Company with a $2 million capital and aim to offer lower rates and nationwide branches.
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Fire Underwriters’ Association
Market
Race
Arch Street
FE. F. Henson
Allied Committees of Commercial Organizations
Merchants’ and Warehousemen's Insurance Company
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Underwriters’ Association
Race Street
Ninth
Front Streets
Front
Walnut Streets
Walnut Street
Ninth Streets
Ninth Street
Walnut
Race Streets
Delaware River
Edwin
Stuart
New Insurance Company
FE. R. Strawbridge
Strawbridge & Clothier
Charles M. Biddle
Biddle Hardware Company
Philip Godley
Godley
Edward F. Henson
Lumbermen's Exchange
John FP. Hurst
Albert A. Brager
Philip Hiss Company
le Grand Smith
Union Cold Storage and Warehouse Company
Chicago
John Horne Company
Pittsburg Dry Goods Company
Delaware
Board of Underwriters
Ees
James McEvoy
Philadelphia Times
Herbert Wilmerding
Operators Concessions Seen to Avert Strike
Reporters witnessed optimism among mine operators that small concessions will be communicated to Scranton leaders and ease strike sentiment in the anthracite region. A Hazleton operator predicted no trouble and miners’ concessions would remove dissatisfaction regionwide. President George F Baer returned from New York and refused to discuss outcomes.
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Scranton
Philadelphia
George F. Baer
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Beef Trust Inquiry Opens in Missouri Supreme Court
At the opening in Division II of the State Supreme Court in Jefferson City on May 6, Armour, Cudahy, Swift, Morris and Hammond interests challenged progress of the inquiry. Judge Burgess allowed the investigation to proceed as Frank Staudenraus testified about coolers in St. Joseph owned by Morris, Cudahy & Swift and the St. Joseph Butchers' Union, led by Staudenraus, claimed to shield retailers from wholesale competition through secret sales.
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Jefferson City
State Supreme Court
Ilsgerman
Kansas City
Armour, Cudahy, Swift, Morris and
Hammond
Hagerman
Alex. New
Burgess
Frank Staudenraus
St. Joseph
Crow
Morris, Cudahy & Swift
Federation Window Glass Company Incorporation Filed
Articles of incorporation for the Federation Window Glass Company with $600,000 capital were filed in Trenton. Incorporators include J R Johnson Leopold Mambourg William L Monro H O Newcomb EB R Flodd and intend to absorb the Operative Window Glass Company to control about 30 percent of U S window glass production alongside three existing firms.
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Trenton
Federation Window Glass Company
Capital
J.R. Johnson
Leopold Mambourg
Indiana
William L. Monro
Pittsburg
H. O. Newcomb
Millville
N. J
EB. R. Flodd
Atco
Operative Window Glass Company
American Window Glass Company
Independent Window Glass Company
Muncie
Ind
America
Honest or Die Threat Precedes Tragic Find
Will iam H. Brooks, a book keeper at the Sunday Transcript office in Philadelphia, vowed to keep his Masonic oath if ever proven dishonest. His body was found in Big Timber creek near Westville after he vanished following a recent misconduct report. He left letters detailing misappropriated funds.
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William H. Brooks
Prtvadelphia Times
Big Timber Creek
Westville
N. J. Brooks
Sunday Transcript
Chestnut Street
Call for Bank Statements by Comptroller in Washington
The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for the condition of national banks at close of business on Wednesday April 30 1902 in Washington.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Atlantic City's New Charter Approved
In a special municipal election held in Atlantic City on May 6 the new city charter was approved by 2.7% of 3,710 votes. The measure was fiercely contested and 9&8 votes were rejected, signaling a rejuvenated Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City
Philadelphia Times
University of Michigan Woman Dean Resigns
Eliza M. Mosher, the women’s dean at the University of Michigan, announced her resignation effective May 15. She will return to Brooklyn, New York.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Eliza M. Mosher
University of Michigan
Hrooklin
N. Y
Congressional Nominations in Ohio Districts
Republican nominees listed for multiple Ohio districts include J A Beicher in the Fifteenth, Henry C Van Vorhis in the Twentieth, R W Taylor in the Eighteenth, and J J Gi in the Sixteenth, with unclear details for the Eighth district and others.
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Ohio
J. A. Beicher
Henry C. van Vorhis
R. W. Taylor
J. J. Gi
Concessions by Operators Warned by Great Financier
A noted financier warned railroad magnates against pressing men too hard, urging restraint in labor or wage disputes. The message signals a push for temperance amid rising tensions between operators and workers, with potential implications for the industry.
Miners Brace for Expected Peaceful Outcome
News circulated from Scranton that a coal miners strike is not expected. J P Morgan and bankers are credited with preventing a strike and pressuring railway managers toward concessions. Major coal road presidents and leading producers met to discuss terms to be announced tomorrow in Scranton.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
J. Fierpont Morgan
J. P. Morgan
High Authority
Scranton
Mitchell
Talk of Peace Among the Miners in Scranton
President Mitchell says he has had no communications with any party and knows no concessions. Optimism grows as reports suggest Reading Railway map indicates no strike and possible concessions. District 1 leaders show restraint ahead of the executive committee meeting, while a priest in Wilkes-Barre urges peace.
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Mitchell
Scranton
Philadelphia Times
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Beef Trust
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Portant Independent Producers
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J. P. Morgan & Co
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