Rioting Seen As Cars Moved In Cleveland Strike
Cleveland Ohio May 18 heavy disturbances marked the street car strike with trolley wires cut in Lakewood and nonunion attackers. A conference between union officers and arbitration board led toward possible arbitration. Police guarded cars, one volley of stones shot fired but no injuries reported.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lakewood
Municipal Traction Company
Unio
Mahan
Street Car Men's Union
State Arbitration Board
Dupont
Traction Company
Arbitration Board
Bank Closed Pittsburg Out of Funds
Pittsburg May 18 The Allegheny National Bank suspended today and placed in the hands of a national examiner due to alleged peculations by Cashier William Montgomery. He is jailed. Officially $594,000, with a shortage near $2,000,000. Over a million in city funds tied up. city may need bonds to meet current expenses.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny National Bank
National Bank
William Montgomery
Montgomery
Oly
Constitutionalists Win in Tokio and Provincial Election
Tokio and the provinces report election results delayed by communication issues. Leaders expect a substantial constitutionalist majority and cabinet stability in the next diet. In Philadelphia, actor Hugo Toland died suddenly today from Brights disease.
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Tokio
Philadelphia
Hugo Toland
Taft returns from Panama with optimism on canal progress
Secretary Taft arrived in Washington from Panama aboard the Prairie after completing his duty trip. He praised the Canal Zone, noting improving labor conditions and excellent health, and said three years might suffice for the project if digging pace continues, with locks work just beginning at Gatun.
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Charleston
S. C
William H. Taft
Panama
Prairie
Washington
Taft
Canal
Gatum
Former Governor Crops Congressman's Graft Claim Fight
In Jacksonville Florida ex Governor W S Jennings clashed with Congressman Frank Clark in the Hotel Aragon lobby. Clark had assailed Jennings as a grafter at an opera house event. Jennings seized Clark's cane and struck him several times before bystanders intervened. Both men vow further action.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Frank Clark
Florida
W. S. Jennings
W. J.bryan
Hotel Aragon
Clark
Opera House
Jennings
Republicans Beat Tariff Changes Headline Summary
Washington May 18 the Ways and Means Committee served final notice no tariff revision this session Missouri rep Clark moved for favorable report on tariff reduction bills motion defeated by Republicans Guild for Vice President Boston May 18 Massachusetts will nominate Curtis Guild Jr for the Republican vice presidential candidate at the Chicago convention Senators Lodge and Crane back the Guild movement in campaign Fairmont May 18 Rev 8S Coffman a 50 year old Methodist clergyman killed his wife by throat cutting unsafely believed insane
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Washington
Committee On Ways and Means
Clark
Missouri
Wise
Fairmont
W. Va
A. Coffman
Young Woman's Body Found in Raritan Canal
Miss Bertha Vanderbilt assistant in Princeton University library was found floating in the Raritan canal after a mysterious disappearance last week. Mrs. William Robinson told police she saw Vanderbilt in an automobile with another young woman and a man, a Princeton graduate suitor who attended a baseball game last Wednesday. No signs of foul play were found despite missing clothing parts. authorities theorize drowning while trying to ford the stream under the canal.
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Princeton
N. J
Bertha Vanderbilt
Princeton University Library
Raritan Canal
William Robinson
Miss Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Southern Roads Indicted for Accepting Rebates
New Orleans grand jury charges the Mirohais Central and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroads with rebates on cotton linters shipments. Indictments allege four linters consignments to Hamburg earned two cents a bale through employees led by Henry Baldwin. Illinois Central allegedly took excess tariff payments. Hunter Leake denies illegality.
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New Orleans
Mirahois Central
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Hamburg
Henry Baldwin
Illinois Central
Hunter Leake
The
Toads
Battleship Fleet Sails From San Francisco In Rain
The Atlantic battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry anchored at 11 10 this morning and sailed from San Francisco Bay in a drizzling rain toward Puget Sound. Memorial services in Baltimore honor bishops and officers who died in the past quadrennium occupied much of today's Methodist Episcopal general conference session.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Sperry
San Francisco Bay
Puget Sound
Baltimore
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Threats Reach Gunness Inquiry After Farm Deaths
The LaPorte grand jury opens a probe into the Belle Gunness farm deaths as prosecutors receive death threats. A letter from Brooklyn warns Prosecutor Smith to resign, and Chief Cochrane reports a New York note promising vengeance if the Gunness case persists._ABraham Phillips of Belington, West Virginia, disappeared after coming to LaPorte in 1907 seeking marriage to a wealthy widow.
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LaPorte
Ind
Belle Gunness
Smith
Brooklyn
N. Y
Gunness
Cochrane
New York
Abraham Phillips
Belington
W. Va
West Virginia
Russell Denies A Serious Break
New York May 18 W F Russell American minister to Venezuela arrived here today on the steamer Caracas He is home on leave of absence and will go to Washington tomorrow Reports of serious differences between President Castro of Venezuela and Russell were denied by the latter He said there had been nothing in the nature of a serious trouble in their relations
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New York
W. F. Russell
Venezuela
Arived
Caracas
Washington
Castro
Russell
Court upholds mayor not required to close saloons Sundays
Chicago May 18 The appellate court affirmed the lower court ruling that the mayor cannot be compelled to close saloons on Sundays. It said forcing such executive action would transfer executive supervision to the courts and upset the balance of power in government.
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Chicago
Apptellate
Thrilling ride ends safely after amateur aeronaut’s high flight
John Barry of St Louis piloted a damaged dirigible balloon four miles up in a gale, abandoning the steering gear and using a makeshift basket. He drifted northward at 50 miles per hour before landing safely at Orchard Farm Illinois after the gas bag tore, with witnesses noting the envelope’s two foot tear and the windy ascent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
John Barry
Orchard Farm
Ill
Berry
Morris
Rand
Case Settled Out of Court in Maria Harper Suit
Maria Harper, colored, sued Tri City Railway for 5000 dollars over injuries at Sears transfer station claiming the car started before she could alight. The case was settled this afternoon and dismissed. Plaintiff was represented by G C Wenger and R S Sturgeon. company by Searle and Marshall.
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Maria Harper
Tri-City Railway Company
Sears Transfer Station
G. C. Wenger
R. S. Sturgeon
Searle & Marshall
Zion Lutheran Church Dedic ation Sunday Service
Zion Lutheran church dedication set for next Sunday with morning sermon by Rev A F Almer of St Paul and a 3 pm dedicatory sermon by Dr F A Linder of Geneva. Choir aided by Mrs Edla Lund and Einar Johanson. pastor Rev E K Jonson assisted by about 15 neighboring pastors.
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Zion Lutheran Church
A. F. Almer
St. Paul
F. A. Linder
Geneva
Illinois
Captain Porter Resigns as Monmouth Company Hits Crisis
Captain C. M. Porter of Company H Monmouth 6th reg resigns leaving no lieutenants and no officer to lead. The company has struggled to meet requirements and fears disbandment. Porter joined the unit in 1899 and rose through the ranks.
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Porter
Monmouth
C. M. Porter
6Th Regiment
Dormitory Planned for William and Vashti College
Plans drawn to erect a dormitory at William and Vashti College, funded by the late C. F. Drury. The main college building, costing $50,000, is finished, and the new dormitory for 60 students, costing $25,000, is to be ready this fall.
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Aledo
William and Vashti College
C. F. Drury
To Join Iowa Fruit Growers Across the River
Rock Island fruit growers join Davenport’s Scott County Fruit Growers association. Saturday’s meeting admitted Albert Fleming and Robert Baker. The outlook for fruit was bright. River stage 9.99 all day.
YMCA Plans One Day Membership Drive To Double Size
The YMCA board notes a strong rise in gymnasium use with 199 members using the facilities and 1623 enrolled in classes, 278 sessions and 3015 total class attendances. A committee will organize a one day membership contest to try to double membership, plus an open lecture by J. H. Shaw on the Canadian northwest with Sterleopticon views at the association auditorium.
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A. L. Burnett
Harry Franks
Franks
Association
J. H. Shaw
Bloomington
Canadian Northwest
Sterleopticon
Watertown Nurses to Graduate on June 4
Fourteen nurses will graduate from Watertown hospital training school on June 4. Exercises occur in the chapel with Rev R S Haney delivering the commencement address. Dr W B Taylor will host a banquet for the class and honor their service. A Hanley Jones of Robinson Illinois will speak at the Memorial day service at the hospital.
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Watertown Hospital
R. S. Haney
Second Congregational Church
Moline
W. B. Taylor
A. Hanley Jones
Robinson, Il
Pure Food Commissioner
Illinois
Taylor
No More Meetings Until October at Rock Island Church
A Rock Island committee organizing a People's church decided to discontinue services until the first Sunday in October. Despite two well attended sessions led by Dr Hedley Hall at the Illinois Theater the summer heat prompted a summer closure after strong early success.
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Rock Island
Illinois Theater
Hedley Hall
Fights and Fines In City Cases
Carl Minne and Leo DeSmet, brothers in law, fought Saturday at Twenty third Street and Fourth Avenue. A knife was drawn and DeSmet was slightly wounded. Minne was arrested for assault and battery with a hearing set for tomorrow. Charlie Dremen was fined five dollars by Magistrate Elliott for disorderly conduct. A body, Charles Kruse, 60, of Dubuque, was found in the Mississippi River near East Dubuque. death unexplained after a visit to friends.
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Carl Minne
Leo DeSmet
Twenty-third Street
Fourth Avenue
DeSmet
Minne
Charlies Dremen
Elliott
Dubuque
Iowa
Charles Kruse
Ippi
Kruse
East Dubuque
Ferr TF
Week Decides Fate of Thaw on Stand
Poughkeepsie May 18 Harry K Thaw’s bid for liberty from Matteawan asylum to contest insanity acquittal in Stanford White murder nears decision by Judge Morschauser. Habeas corpus hearing ends after District Attorney Jerome presses to have alienists examine Thaw with new terms. Thaw agrees to personal examination but rejects alienists.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Mattewan Insane Asylum
Stanford White
Morschauser
Thaw
William Travers Jerome
New York
Pittsburger
Graham and Peabody
Jerome
Renew effort to break Snell will in DeWitt court
Bloomington May 18 The attempt to break Colonel Snell's will reopened in DeWitt county circuit court with Judge Solon Philbrick presiding marking a notable shift from the former judge W S Cochran. Prosecutors contend the prior ruling excluded letters said to be from Mabel Snell, claimed grand-niece of Kansas City, who received a large share of the fortune.
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Bloomington
Colonel Snell
DeWitt County
Solon Philbrick
W. S. Cochran
Mabel Snell
Kansas City
Chicagoan Named Manager of Rock Island Hotel
A. W. Clarke, a veteran hotel man from Chicago, has taken charge as manager of the Rock Island house. He arrived in the city several days ago to assume the duties, while E. H. Wey, previously acting steward for both the Rock Island and the Harper, will now focus solely on the Harper.
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A. W. Clarke
Chicago
Rock Island House
Clarke
E. H. Wey
Rock Island
Harper
Canal Bank Break Closes Water Traffic at Wyanet
Major C. 8 Riche of the U S engineers reports a break in the Hennepin canal bank near the viaduct at ice, caused by train-induced erosion. Repairs by late May will take two to three weeks, delaying canal transit and halting water traffic at the east end.
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Wyanet
C. 8 Riche
United States Engineers
Hennepin Canal
Ice
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