Disturbing May Day News and Diplomatic Strife
May Day crowds erupt in Lyons and Rome as socialist riots flare amid political tensions. Britain faces a Balmaceda Chile dispute over fugitive officers at the Santago legation, while Fyffe’s case draws sympathy and debate. A British consul stance and recent lectures on spirits also figure in the day’s briefings.
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Lyons
Rome
Balmaceda
Great Britain
Rfuge
Santango
Santiago
Fife
Fyffe
Bloody riots in France erupt as police clash with mobs
In Lyons on May 1 a massive workman crowd tried to march, police attacked, and military cavalry charged after the rioters who used stones against officers. The mob retreated after cuirassiers and guard units entered again. Widespread arrests followed with rioters armed and hostile at cemeteries. A similar bloody riot occurred at Faurmies.
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Lyons
Faurmies
Two Battles in Rome End in Riots and Deaths
In Rome a May Day melee near San Giovanni church drew 5 000 workers and led to street fighting between rioters and troops. A civilian leader was wounded and a gendarme killed. cavalry and infantry clashed, with multiple injuries and 100 arrests.
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Rome
Signor Saan
Chamber of Deputani
Reeseners
Signor Cipriani
Cipriani
Victor Emanuel Square
May Day Tensions Across Europe Reported Quiet
Lawon meetings in London were orderly while a Socialist crowd gathered in Marseille. German and Italian workers held picnics and May Day was observed more quietly than expected. In Florence a mob damaged windows but was dispersed by cavalry. Paris saw military occupation with little to do, and a loud Rue Berry explosion caused minor damage.
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Germax
Europe
Florence
Paris
Rue Berry
McClaughrey Accepts Chicago Police Chief Post
Major F W McClaughrey former superintendent of Huntington Reformatory and Joliet State Prison has accepted the Chicago mayor elect Washburne's offer to serve as Superintendent of Police at 7000 dollars annually. The appointment, covering 1500 men, takes effect immediately.
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Chicago
Ispatcce
Philadelphia
F. W. McClaughrey
Huntingdon Reformatory
Washburne
Major McClaughrey
Joliet State Prison
Pittsburg
Poisoned Bridegroom Post Mortem Reveals Irritant Poison
A post mortem was held on W. B. Snook of Louisville, the sixth victim of a poisoned wedding feast. The examination showed lesions consistent with death from an irritant poison. A full opinion awaits chemical analysis and the coroner’s report.
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W. B. Snook
Louisville
New Haven Directors Challenge Indictments in Wave Case
Judge Van Brant heard arguments on a demurrer filed by New Haven Railroad directors to car wave indictments. Attorney John M. Bowers contended the indictments could not stand against the defendants Sesansedtine and toon alison and that they had no involvement in operating a rail toll. The discussion focused on the first count of the indictment.
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Ecias
Biafator
New York
van Brant
New Haven Railroad
John M. Bowers
Sesansedtine
Toon Alison
Indictment Against Directors Delayed Over Grand Jury Proof
The court heard motions to strike the fifth and seventh counts of the indictment claiming defendants individually operated the railroad. District Attorney Nicoll argued indictments cannot be set aside for lack of evidence to prove individual operation. An adjournment was scheduled for next Thursday.
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Clark
W. Taft
Nicoll
Blotting Out Alger A Cabinet Clash Across a President's Circle
Washington May 1 The interview by Inter-State Commerce Commissioner Veazy claims Secretary Proctor will replace Edmunds in the Senate and Alger will take Proctor’s War Department post. Michigan Republicans recall past feuds with Tom Palmer and Duffield’s influence. Alger rejects cabinet bids, aiming for the presidency. Cable letters preview tomorrow's Dispatch.
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Veazy
Proctor
Diafator
Wasnisdton
Inter-State
Grand Army of the Republic
Cincinnati
Edmunds
Senate
Alger
War Department
Veaty
Michigan
Tom Palmer
World’s Fair Commission
Harrison
Palmer
Spain
H. M. Duffield
Detroit
White House
Duffield
Unorthodox Baptist Minister Bridgman Resigns
New York May 1 The Rev Dr Bridgman informs the Madison Avenue Baptist Church committee he will not withdraw his resignation from the pastorate. He cites duty and belief in the churchs ultimate prosperity as reasons. Parishioners oppose his views though maintain personal cordiality with him.
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New York
Bridgman
Madison Avenue Baptist Church
Embezzler Grant Held After Western Carriage Firm Losses
Edward W. Grant, Western agent for B. Manville & Co. of New Haven, arrested on embezzlement charges. Firm alleges losses from $9,000 to $15,000 over two years, possibly totaling $20,000 with other firms. Grant also served as agent for Hawkins & Manneville of Newark and for several smaller eastern carriage makers. other accounts reportedly in good standing. The arrest occurred at the company branch office after a surprise seizure by Deputy U.S. Marshal Jones.
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Curiaco
Edward W. Grant
B. Manville & Co
New Haven
United States
Jones
Grant
Henry L. Mendel
Board of Trade
Manville
Manville & Co
Thawkins & Manneville, Harness Makers
Newark
N. J
Eastern
Government Abolishes Special Tobacco Taxes Under McKinley Act
Washington May 1 Under the McKinley tariff act all special taxes on leaf tobacco dealers manufactured tobacco cigar peddlers are repealed. Manufacturers taxed none require registration. 603088 dealers paid 240 dollars each. Abolition may cost government 1600000 annually. Cigar label changes remove government reserved space for foreign designs.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Is Ip
Department
Huge Ladle Upset at Bessemer Steel Works
A massive converter toppled at the Bessemer Steel Works in New York on May 1. Three men were struck by molten metal. John Berry and Frank Van Breski died from injuries while a third worker, Berry, was severely burned and transported to a hospital in critical condition.
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Youk
Bessemer Bieel Works
John Berry
Frank van Breski
Berry
Yaswood
Battle over eight hour day shakes New York iron trades
New York house smiths led a citywide strike demanding an eight hour day, with 4500 workers across firms like Carrere and Haas and J B & J M Cornell abstaining from work. The iron manufacturers warned against the move, claiming it risks driving New York iron work out of the city, as inside workers join the protest.
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New York
Clarendon Hall
Carrere & Haas
Pierce Building
Franklin Sod Hudson Streets
Auy
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Pierce
Jackson Architectural Iron Works
J. B
J. M. Cornell
Post & McCord
Poulson and
Eger
Hanging Fire at Boston
In Boston on May 1 the proposed nine hour day strikes hang fire as cabinetmakers consider the demand with workers at their posts. Boilermakers remain at work and many men plan a nine hour effort if outside forces do not intervene. Horseshoers may vote tonight on a strike if their nine hour request is refused, with strong odds in favor of approval.
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Architectural Iron Workers
Coin of Housesmiths
Knights of Labor
Cast Iron Workers
Chip
House- Smiths
Boston
Horseshoers
Colorado Strike Deemed Of Little Consequence In Region
Reports from Colorado New Mexico and Wyoming at noon May 1 indicate the strike will be of little consequence. Analysts note about 90 percent of coal miners are paid by the ton and a shorter workday would lower wages without benefiting workers.
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Denver
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Labor Day Strikes Sweep St. Louis and Midwest
Labor actions dominate May Day coverage with carpenters winning a 49 cent hourly rise and mass reports from Kansas City Topeka and Du Quoin. Miners at Du Quoin stage an eight hour day protest while most shops in Santa Fe endure alternating week workloads as 1 500 workers and families face job turmoil.
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Kansas City
Topeka
St. Louis
Ill
United States Supreme Court
Contrac
Directi
Locust Grove
Illinois
Minera
Ind Ag
Santa Fe
Sage
Kansas
Miners in Eastern PA Eye Eight-Hour Fight. No Immediate Strike
In eastern Pennsylvania and Ohio, workers show strong interest in eight hour and higher wage demands, but no immediate strike mood exists in the anthracite fields. Leaders say miners are not prepared. A bituminous miners strike call from Huntingdon is off as Clearfield region funds are insufficient. mines in Plymouth Nantcoke Glen Lyon Mt Carmel Pittston Carbondale and nearby areas remain at work.
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Ohio
Huntingdon
Pennsylvania
Bedford
Cambria County
Clearfield
Plymouth
Nanticoke
Glen Lyon
Mt. Carmel
Pittston
Carbondale
Iowa Miners Strike for Eight-Hour Day in Iowa
Des Moines May 1 The United Mine Workers Iowa district Executive Board ordered all members to quit work to establish an eight hour day and remain out until further notice. About 800 to 900 miners local idle and roughly 10 000 miners affected across the state.
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Springfield
N. J. Goings
State Union of Miners
Chicago
All Lovely at Philadelphia Peaceful Labor relations
Philadelphia on May 1 reports harmony between capital and labor with mutual good understanding and no conflicts. Local observers note orderly cooperation and stable industrial relations in the city.
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Philadelphia
No Strike at Baltimore
Baltimore reports no strike exists nor any suggestion of one as of May 1, with authorities noting calm labor relations.
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Baltimore
Nationwide miner disturbances and strikes reported
Reports from across the country show miners striking or at work in various regions. Nelsonville Ohio and Cincinnati area miners show mixed actions while eight hour demands appear in several states, including Arkansas Indiana and Kentucky. Affected areas include Belleville Tennessee Ashland Pennsylvania and What Cheer Indiana with broader activity in Ohio and Iowa.
Milwaukee seeks peace as Beaver Dam strike noses 10 hour day
Milwaukee reports a compromise bid in a brick and stone craftsmen dispute and a Beaver Dam cotton mill walkout, where 250 operatives seek a ten hour day instead of eleven. A negotiating committee met to discuss reducing hours to ten.
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Beaver Dam
Milwaukee
Labor Parade Marks Eight-Hour Day in Chicago
A large May Day labor demonstration in Chicago drew huge crowds and strong enthusiasm for eight hours of labor. The Bricklayers' Union, about 2,000 strong, did not participate as their eight-hour day had already been granted. other trades unions were broadly represented.
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Chicago
Evictions at Standard Mines Intensify Pennsylvania Strike
Evictions continued in May at Standard mines with 12 families put on the road by Sheriff Clawson. 185 workers remained at Morewood as 150 ovens fired. 60 Italians arrived to occupy vacated houses. Labor leaders report gains and plan mass meetings as foremen push to maintain coke production.
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H. C. Frick Coke Company
Clawson
Morewood
Southwest Company
Butte Station
Pittsburg, Virginia
Charleston
Lesseering
Adelaide
Pembckey Road
Fayette County
McCormick
Posse
George Miller
Leisenring No. 2
Leith To Morn
Brownfield
Broadford
Leisenring No. 1
Summit
MacClure
Jamestown
McBride
Dismen
McGuire
McGloy
Military Wills Remain After Outbreak Fears
Adjutant General McCleland returns from the coke regions convinced trouble is over. Two military companies will stay under arms as a precaution until all indications of an outbreak disappear. Twenty four pages tomorrow with the big dispatch.
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Diararoe
Harrissore
McCleland
Coke
Treasury plan to redeem silver certificates for coin
The notice from the Treasury signed by United States Treasurer Nebeker states that silver certificates can be redeemed for silver dollars or other coin via bank or banker locations. Redemption will be facilitated through express delivery or transport to banks, with limited coinage of standard silver dollars resumed as needed.
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Foster
Treasury
United States
Nebeker
Treasury Department
Io Site
Bee ‘Beaton
Philadelphia
Battan Chicago
St. Louia
New Orionon
San Francisoq
Why the United States Should Not Reject the Commercial Treaty
Dispatch from Honolulu quotes Queen Lilivokilani warning that rejecting the proposed treaty would harm Hawaii and upset relations with the United States. The text emphasizes economic and political consequences should the plan fail.
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United States
Sam Francisco
Honolulu
Lilivokilani
Ambiguous Text on Hawaii Islander and U S Relations
The passage discusses potential impacts of commerce and political moves between the United States and Hawaii. It references Queen Liliuokalani and a Mr Carter, with speculation on resignations and movements involving Americans and islanders. The excerpt hints at a cable’s importance to the islands.
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Liliuokatsui
Misae Carter
Washington
Rene de oSem
Adams Express executives face high stake suit in New York
John Hoey president of Adams Express Company and Clapp Spooner and Edwin Taft are named defendants in a Supreme Court case before Judge Ingraham. Henry F. Sherburne, now in Paris, sues over stock dealings with the New York and Boston Dispatch Company and other entities, claiming $87,500 withheld from a sale. Decision expected soon after final briefs.
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John Hooey
Adams Express Company
New York
John, Hoey
Adams Expres Company
Ingraham
Supreme Court
Clapp Spooner
Edwin A. Taft
Henry F. Sherburne
Paris
Adams Eer
New York and Boston Dispatch Company
Ripley Ioons
Sherburne
Uiolationals
Adams People
Man Talks With Monkeys At York Park Zoo
A short thick man with gray hair visits the monkey house daily and chats with the animals for hours. Keepers say the monkeys respond, chirping and smiling as if hearing funny stories, suggesting the man may claim to speak their language.
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York Recorder
Monkey House
Paper for Every Body Adds Age Rules for Exercise
Rie Morell Machenzie outlines physical training guidance for varied ages in The Dispatch tomorrow. The feature emphasizes practical routines and safety across life stages, promoting accessible fitness for readers.
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Rie, Morell Machenzie
the Dispatch
Salt the Rodents Away Says Bohemian Woman
A Bohemian woman near salt mines uses plain salt to eradicate rats and mice. She reports success in her own house and then helps neighbors, claiming salt is the deadliest poison to pests and always effective.
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St. Louis
Forest Fires Rage Near Millville New Jersey
Two major fires burn near Millville New Jersey with Beaver Dam fire breaking out again and sweeping north, while Bear Swamp blaze remains active. Residents hope for rain as flames threaten areas along Maurice River and a stage driver, Walter Chance, narrowly avoids the blaze. Large crews battle the Rosen Hayn fire advancing toward the city.
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Millville
N. J
Bear Swamp
Beaver Dam
Walter Chance
Dividing Creek
Rosenhayn
Maurice River
Blair Arrives for Interview with Blaine in Hinotos
Ex Senator Blair reached Hinotos on May 1 and planned an interview with Secretary Blaine the next morning. Blair declined to talk.
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Hinotos
Blair
Blaine
Pennsylvania Railroad Declares 3 Percent Dividend
The Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad met today and declared a semi annual dividend of 3 per cent.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fire records and blazes sweep through multiple towns
Across Lopez Point Higgins blocking woodware house burns causing around 25000 loss. A Cambridge area blaze at the Gold Coal Company's premises. 1300 damage and suspected arson. A Rochester Hotel chambermaid suffocates during a fire on Hiseker Street. Johnstown torches strike A H Kenney tobacco store and three adjacent shops. First Baptist Church steeple set alight. Codman Building at Boston’s American House area suffers minor damage with several firemen overcome by smoke.
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Lopez, Pt
Higgins
Oes
Gold Coal Company
Massillon
Edna
West End
New York
Rochester
Hiseker Street
Johnstown
A. H. Bknney
First Baptist Church
Granhe Ware Castle
Boston
Goodwin & Co
Pgee
B. 5
Sma
Pensions Demand for Railways Clerks Families
Washington May 1 The Postoffice Department backs pensioning the families of railway mail service c lass clerks who die on duty. Assistant Postmaster General Bell favors a one year salary to heirs, urging Congress to act after recent fatal accidents on Lake Shore and Metropolitan branches. He cites slow claims in lifeboat and other services and calls for an ample fund for prompt payment.
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Postoffice Department
Congress
Bell
Lake Shore Road
Metropolitan
du Astern
Dake Shore
New York
San Francisco
Stoldier
Benefit Association
Congress Po 2
House
Senate
Sakiean
Buried in a Chasm After Gas Explosion Fatal
In Greenville Ohio a late May incident at Mrs. Drezer’s stable sparked a fire. Firefighters faced a massive gas explosion that hurled a fire engine into a crater. Several injured including Truman Southern and Engineer Bover. a boy remains unaccounted for feared beneath the debris near F C Ruth’s grocery.
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Greenville
Drezer
F. C. Ruth's Grocery
Truman Southern
Bover
Charles Hagis
Thomas O’brien
Seals Catch Limit Set for Coming Season
The department is reported to have fixed the maximum seal catch for the Commercial Company at 60 000 seals for the upcoming season. Secretary Foster appears to have announced the limit as part of the new fishing regulations amid tomorrow's 24 Page issue.
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Department
Foster
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