Dedication Day Marks Louisiana Purchase Exposition Opening
A May 1 dedication at the Liberal Arts building featured foreign representatives with buildings at the fair. Rev Carl Swensson opened the ceremony, ex Senator John T Thurston presided, and Francis of the exposition spoke as M Jusser and Senor Don Emilio Ojedo delivered replies. Cold wind and dust marred the day as Roosevelt and Cleveland endured the weather from the reviewing stand.
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St. Louis
Liberal Arts
Carl Swensson
John T. Thurston
National Commission
Thurston
Francis
M. Jusser
Don Emilio Ojedo
Spain
Samuel J. Nicolls
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Shocking murder reported in Ohio splinters town calm
Lorain Ohio May 1 intense excitement follows the murder of Agatha Reichlen a young sister of Rev Father Reichlen of St Joseph s Catholic church by an unknown man last night New York May 1 James Edward McMahon brother of Police Justice Daniel F McMahon found murdered in the vestibule of his home early today No crew
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Lorain
Ohio
Agatha Reichlen
Father Reichlen
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
New York
James Edward McMahon
Daniel F. McMahon
Sage Sues Iowa Central Rail Road for 2000
New York May 1 Sage sues Iowa Central Rail Road in the name of one clerk for 2000 alleging preparation of testimony in a suit against Peoria and Pekin Union. A public parade drew about 145000, with President Sage arriving late to the Liberal Arts building amid crowds and crowded tent seating.
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New York
M. Rand
Russell Sage
Iowa Central Railroad Company
Peoria & Pekin Union Railroad Company
Roosevelt Speaks as Cold Hall Echoes Loudly
In the Liberal Arts building ceremonies President Roosevelt’s voice carried only fifty feet while most of the crowd heard nothing amid near freezing conditions. He urged silence as he stood atop a railing to be seen by all and noted ancestors with a laugh as the Dutch comment drew applause. The program opened with a band, invocation by Cardinal Gibbons, and a chorus as President Carter presided and Francis of the exposition company presented the building.
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Liberal Arts
Secret Service
Corbin
Torewd
Roosevelt
Cardinal Gibbons
Carter
Francis
Exposition Company
Bishop Ingram condemns Vanderbilt Rutherford wedding as moral scandal
In London the bishop of London Arthur F Ingram denounces the Vanderbilt Rutherford wedding as a grave moral scandal. He says he sent for explanations from Rev Hadden thrice without reply and vows not to enter St Marks church until reparation is made. He notes the chancellor’s license process for divorced marriages is legally independent of his office.
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London
Arthur F. Ingram
Haddon
Vanderbilt-Rutherford
Westminster Abbey
Mr. Hadden
St. Mark's Church
Church scandal mars Lambeth stance on remarriage
A prelate condemned the divorce remarriage move as a moral scandal surpassing ritual matters. He cited Lambeth 1888, urged clergy not to bless such marriages, and vowed not to enter St. Mark's until redress is made. The session closed with thanks from the London suffragan bishop. Thousands idle as nationwide strikes unfold in multiple cities.
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St. Mark’s Church
London
Long Search Ends at Asylum in Iowa
Sioux City reports Joseph Heylen found in the Cherokee Insane asylum after twenty years of disappearance. He came to the United States thirty years ago seeking his fortune, left letters to Belgium, then vanished. State department coordination with Belgium and Brussels affairs led to the discovery.
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Sioux City
Joseph Heylen
Cherokee Insane Asylum
Department of State
Belgium
Department of Foreign Affairs
Brussels
Heylen
Old Country
Gov Yates' Brother Dies Of Paralysis
Springfield Tiinois May 1 Henry Yates superintendent of insurance of Tiinois and brother of Gov Yates died suddenly today of paralysis.
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Springfield
Til
Henry Yates
Glov. Yates
Salonica Declared Under State of Siege
Constantinople May 1 A state of siege has been proclaimed at Salonica with extraordinary military precautions to prevent yesterday’s outrages. Naples May 1 A division of the Italian navy is ordered to sail immediately for Salonica.
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Constantinople
Salonica
Naples
Nurse who served royalty lies near death in Elgin
Hannah A Anderson once served in the royal household including the king of Great Britain and Sweden trained as a nurse in Sweden and England. Now in Elgin Illinois she battles cancer for five weeks with no food, awaiting death as neighbors recall her distant service and long career.
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Elgin
Urs
Hannah A. Anderson
Toria
Bill to allow freight exchange by electric lines debated
May 1 Lansing witnesses describe a bill to permit freight exchange between electric and steam railways in Oxford Ortonville and Goodrich. Henry Russell of Michigan Central argues the bill would not bind electric lines to state railroad duties and could be enacted by reincorporation under existing laws. Hearing will continue for one week to allow revisions.
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Lansing
Mich
Senate Committee On Railroads
Waterbury
Oxford
Ortonville
Oakland County
Goodrich
Genesee County
Henry Russell
Detroit
Michigan Central
Russel
Derailment Prevents Collision on Panhandle Line
In Columbus Ohio a Panhandle passenger train was derailed at a crossing to avoid a collision with a Baltimore and Ohio express. The derailed train left the tracks and five trainmen were injured while all passengers escaped harm.
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Columbus
Ohio
Panhandle
King Edward Arrives in the French Capital
Paris reports King Edward reached the French capital at 3 PM and was greeted at the station by President Loubet. The day’s news also covers a Robbery confession in Clinton Louisiana, Roosevelt invitation hints in Lincoln Nebraska, and various incidents from Illinois to Manila.
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Edward
Paris
King Edward
Loubet
Roosevelt Heads West After Kansas City Stop
President Roosevelt spent five hours in Kansas City then two hours as guest of the city before departing west at four. He toured a 15 mile route, reviewed nearly 30,000 school children, and spoke twice including a Convention Hall address before a record crowd. Secretary Root joined the party at St. Louis. Est. 100,000 greeted him as schools closed and business paused.
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Kansas City
Roosevelt
Kansa City
Kas
West
Convention Hall
Baltimore
Commercial Club
Kans City
War Root
St. Louis
Noosevelt
President Roosevelt Reception Hacked by Hackmen Strike
In Kansas City on May 1 the Commercial club's reception plans for President Roosevelt were thwarted when the Hackmen's union forced the decline of Mrs. K. B. Armour's carriage offer. The union elected to strike rather than drive with a non union driver, and the committee complied since all city hacks were union members.
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Kansas City
Commercial Club Committee
Ysevelt
Hackmen’s Union
K. B. Armour
Government report by department head deemed privileged in libel suit
Washington May 1 The district circuit court ruled for General F C Ainsworth chief of the records and pension division in the libel suit brought by Charles A DeArnaud seeking 10000 damages over a military record report The court held that reports by government heads made under law are privileged and not actionable even if malice existed if made in the line of duty An appeal was taken to the court of appeals.
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Washington
District ‘Circuit Court
Charles A. DeArnaud
F. C. Ainsworth
Records and Pension Division
War Department
de Arnaud
Court of Appeals
Mueller traction bill passes the house in Springfield May 1
Springfield reports the Mueller traction bill passed the house on May 1. Other blurbs note Rev Miller of Arcola writing a 1020-word postal card legibly under magnification, Miss Perishe copying its contents, and a fatal field accident near Winamac when 11 year old Philip Houser was dragged by a runaway horse. Mutiny on the ship Southern at Charlestown Navy Yard leads to 70 to 80 sailors in irons and a punished officer.
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Springfield
Rev. Miller
Arcola
Miss Perishe
Naval Service
Boston
United States
Southern
Charlestown Navy Yard
Man Fatally Shot in English County
Elijah King, of near Ekerty, died after a buckshot wound to the stomach at his home in English Indiana. Wiley Nurton, the shooter, was arrested. The incident occurred in a secluded part of the county.
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Ind
Elijah King
Ekerty
Wiley Nurton
Awful Fates From Fires But Scene of Destruction Grows
Bradford Pa May 1 The worst forest fires in this section of Pennsylvania are in progress destroying $1 000 000 worth of property. Fire has raged for a week but a southeast wind fanned it into a mass of flames. Watsonville ten miles south is reported destroyed with fears of loss of life as wires are down. Firefighters rescue residents by special train to Davis City after fires sweep two miles along the railroad. Mount Jewett was saved only after buildings burned. Fires touch lumber camps and chemical plants. multiple blazes reported across the region. Nine killed in a Gannstock Crescent Powder plant explosion near Hollidaysburg. Eighty three dead confirmed in Vancouver B C from a disaster attributed to landslides.
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Bradford
Pennsylvania
Watsonville
Simpson
Davis City
Mount Jewett
Hollidaysburg
Crescent Powder Company
Gannstock
Here
Frank McKernan
Ross Kennedy
Geo. Fay
Andrew Gabrillac
Charles Ross
William Yvons
Guiseppe Maleo
Frank Strasser
John Patrovinski
Vancouver
D. C
William Pearce
Frank
Drowning of Two Children in Illinois Sink Hole
In Murphysboro Illinois Fay 5 and her sister 7 daughters of Daniel Watson of Dewmaine Als were drowned while fishing near a coal mine sink hole owned by Huron Coal and Copper Mining company. The younger slipped into eighteen feet of water and died. the older sister died after attempting to rescue her. A third child witnessed the accident.
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Murphysboro
Ills
Fay
Daniel Watson
Dewmaine
Als
Huron Coal and Copper Mining Company
Watson
Rios Captured in Laguna Province Philippines
Manila reports the fanatical Filipino leader Rios was captured yesterday in Laguna province on Luzon island. The operation ended a tense pursuit as authorities confirmed the arrest and detainment of the rebel figure.
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Manila
Rios
Laguna Province
Island of
Luzon
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