Boost for Rock Island Factory Fund Push
The article reports a mobilization to raise a $100,000 factory fund in Rock Island while urging government action to fix railroad values. Charles Prouty and other Interstate Commerce Commission voices push for direct government control over capital and valuation of railroads, warning against nationwide rate reductions and potential asset underinvestment.
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Rock Island
New York
Charles Prous
Interstate Comiere Commission
Manumuetrie
Prouty Saul
Gallry
Lynch mob violence erupts in Georgia killing six whites
At a home in Reidsville Georgia a white mob surrounded Flem Padgett a Black man and opened fire after attempting to seize him. Six whites died and several were wounded as a posse battled inside and outside the Padgett home. A separate report notes church assemblies in Pittsburgh and Allegheny with delegates attending a Baptist and a Presbyterian gathering.
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Reidsville
Flem Padgett
Laura Moore
Moore
James Hare
John Padi Gay Padger
Flam Padgett
June Polsett
Sara Padgett
Jim Honry Jones
Sam Archer
Felix Lovell
Gray Duanson
Join Padgett
Plem Padgett
Padgett
Ae Posse
Flem Paveett
PULLS WIRE TO DERAIL FAST TRAIN DERAILED AT BOSTON ADDRESS
A report notes an attack involving wiring meant to derail a fast passenger train. The action is linked to an address in Boston and attributed to Benjamin T. Trueblood, secretary of the American Peace Association. The incident highlights security concerns near key railway routes.
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Benjamin T. Trueblood
The
American Peace Association of Boston
Illinios Grand Army of the Republic meet in Decatur
Commander Buck responds to welcome as attendance tops ten years. U V A elects. The Decatur gathering draws about ten thousand visitors and four thousand in parade. Officers report finances deaths and memberships. Colonel Mathews near unopposed for command. post and department leadership named for Illinois G A R and associated societies.
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E. H. Buck
Illinois
Deca
Gramw Army
Brown
O'Neal
John
Charles Part
Decatur
A.C. Mathews
Pittsfield
CY Miccediligalud Meree
Chicaz
Anna B. Tuck
Plymouth
G Didates
Department of Minois
Wreck on Arroyo Seco Trestle Kills One, Injures Several
Near Los Angeles California May 22 a train wreck occurred three hours late after saboteurs removed rail fastenings and wired the track. The engine and several cars plunged over the trestle. One man, McMahon of Santa Barbara, was killed. Three others including Frank , Schindler, and Reve Fetterman were fatally or seriously injured.
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Arroyo Seco
Lad
McMahon
Santa Barbara
Heto
Frank Aged
Schindler
Los Angeles
Reve Fetterman
Cleveland
Five Die in Hazelwood Steel Furnace Explosion
In Hazelwood Pittsburg May 1 a blast at Jones & Laughlin Steel No 1 furnace killed five workers and badly burned three foreigners among a crew of ten. Foreman Wil lard and a West heat blower were among the dead. The explosion occurred without warning, leaving a scene of devastation as rescuers rushed to the site.
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Pittsburg
B. Willard
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Hazelwood
Augustana Conservatory Graduation Revealed by Recital
Enrollment remains high yet only four students are slated to graduate in the Augustana Conservatory program. Next Tuesday a year end recital features Chopin and Grieg works, with Lavinia Ry Proeer Se Hon Wies Moss leading a program in the chapel. Notable performers include Gladys Waiver, Grace Johnson, Signe Walmer, and George Ryden among others, delivering a strong year end showing.
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Eitevrvatoris
Miss Laviniia
Janson
Mine Hui
Platy Feyeerey
Mize Ulara
Mer Obyank
Fuwa
Vlvention
Eles Chapel
Pbs
Duhnean Acciglay Cutcerty
Cere
Clara Chines MacPowell
Lavinia
Chopin
Lanetada Rass
Nicody
Tarnalette Chopin
Vendgel—bains
Agnes Johnson Grieg
Ansem Carneval
Serten
Ebatai
Gladys Waiver
Grace Organ
Signe Walmer
Johnson
Tagebers Bangs
George H. Ryden
Carl MP Abers
M Bing Hillstrom
Striss
Gladys Walla
River steamers burned near Huntington Ohio river loss heavy
Two river steamers were burned to the water’s edge near Huntington on the Ohio River. The vessels were the Packa inv and the transfer Sturmer Clin. All crew members escaped unharmed despite the blaze. Loss estimated at $19,000.
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Ohio
Galipolis
Olin
Ohio River
Packa
Inv
Sturmer Clin
Huntington
Huniington
U. S. Government Asked to Help Reclaim Illinois Swamp Land
Washington debate over reclaiming about 4000 square miles of swamp land in Illinois. H Foster and federal geologists seek state cooperation, asking Congress to set aside funds for surveys and levee work to confine rivers to their beds.
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U. S
Illinois
Washington, D. C
United States
Ilinois
H. Foste
State Tendenical Survey
Washington
Bain
Agri
Mpon
Deneen
Promoters of Standard Trust Company Face Scrutiny in Philadelphia
Crumbling notes detail investigations into a Philadelphia trust venture tied to prominent men. Reported confusion over stock allocations and alleged misdeeds sparks calls for legal action. Later items describe anti saloon league support and church rebuilding efforts after disasters in California.
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Standard Title and Trust Company of
Philadelphia
Government Poisoning Claims Lead to Sentencing
In Lihore India on May 22 a statement alleged Punjams were poisoned by government emissaries and a drinking water plot caused deaths. The defendant received a two year sentence of proven imprisonment after authorities condemned the poisonings. An account notes the culprit dropped harmless bills into wells as part of the event.
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Lihore
Taltish India
Wells
Wheat Still Rises Sets New High Mark
Wheat prices rise to new highs with May figures showing Ju ju at 124, September at 101s, and December at 105. Weather conditions and rain aid the market as traders watch supply and demand factors across the grain pit.
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Chicago
May Irwin to Wed Manager in New York
May Irwin is to wed her manager, Eisfeldt, in New York next Sunday. The couple are said to be en gaged for several months and freshman reports place him 27 years old and known to Broadway audiences. A separate item notes a May 20 bank condition report from the Comptroller of the Currency.
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May Irwin
New York
Irwin
Kurnt Irwin
Thousand Islands
N. Y
Broadway
Eisfeldt
M Irwin
It & Sais
Fistelut
Rialto
Crowe Acquitted in Pat Crowe Holdups Case in Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs on May 22 Pat Crowe was acquitted by a district court jury of charges alleging he robbed streetcar crews during two masked holdups. A key witness stated Crowe was not involved, ending the last criminal case against the once infamous kidnapper linked to E. A. Cudahy of Omaha. a prior trial had also resulted in acquittal.
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Council Bluffs
Pat Crowes
District Court
Holsting
Crowe
E. A. Cudahy
Omaha
Madison
Wis
Supreme Court
Charles McCummins
McCummmins
Lake Mohonk Arbitration Conference Opens Annual Session
The Lake Mohonk conference on international arbitration opened its annual session at Lake Mohonk New York on May 22 Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University was elected president and delivered the opening address. The conference began with officer elections and discussed the current status of the international arbitration movement.
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Lake Mohonk
N. Y
Nicholas Murray Butler
New York
Columbia U University
International Arbitration Movement
Rigers
Rockford
Tual
Illinois State Medical Association
Jd. F. Percy
Jesburg
John Mitchell Sits Up to Welcome Mine Workers Leaders
Bishop Spalding of Peoria and M. W. Ryan visited John Mitchell at St. Margarets hospital in Spring Valley. Mitchell was strong enough to sit up and expected to leave the hospital soon for home care.
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United Mine Workers
Bishop Spalding
Spring Valley
Peoria
M. W. Ryan
Springfield
United Mine Workers of Mine
John Mitchell
St. Margarets Hospital
Boy Saves Teacher Life In Illinois River Rescue
Fourteen year old Frank Burg saved his teacher Mrs Minnie B Lave from drowning after she fell into the river while entertaining pupils at the park in Peoria Illinois yesterday. He dived in and brought her to shore then worked to revive her. he will be recommended for a Carnegie medal for his bravery.
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Frank Burg
Peoria
Dlinois
Minnie B. Lave
Yesteday
Carnegie
Princess Victoria in Rome for health consult with physicians
Queen Alexander and Princess Victoria, arriving from Naples, head to Paris and London as the princess seeks expert medical care for anemia. London reports the death of Morose Henry Finch, longtime MP and "father of the House of Commons," who represented Rutland for four decades.
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King of England
Rome
Alexander
Victoria
Naples
Paris
London
Morese Henry Finch
House of Commons
Rutland
Switchmen Protest Kidnapping At Convention
Detroit May 22 at the menial convention of the Switchmen's Union of North America four resolutions were adopted protesting the kidnap of Moyer Haywood and Petti Done and urging President Roosevelt to seek reversal of a recent decision legalizing kidnaping. A further resolution urged members to become prominent in politics and support measures beneficial to the organization regardless of others.
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Detroit
Switchmen's Union of North America
Moyer
Haywood
Petti- Done
Andrqnt
Roosevelt
Ted
Army and Navy Union backs post exchange restoration
National corps of Army and Navy Union adopts resolutions at Washington convention urging restoration of the army canteen or post exchange as it existed before Congress abolished it under pressure from outside interests.
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National Corps of Army and Navy Union
Washington
Army and Navy Union
Congress
Caroline Islands Suffer Tidal Wave Loss Report
A May 22 report from Sydney Nova Scotia states a hurricane and tidal wave struck the Caroline Islands on April 20, causing immense property damage and killing 200 people. Separate notes include a Madison Wisconsin ruling upholding an automobile law violation conviction and updates from Illinois medical association meetings. Detroit businessman Joseph Berry dies at age, signaling a major city leader.
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Sydney
N.S. W
Caroline Islands
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Norfolk
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