Philippine Policy Seen From Senate Clash Over Philippines
In Washington on May 23 Hoar of Massachusetts assailed U S policy in the Philippines urging withdrawal and independence for the islands. Bishop Thohron testified occupation could be a divine act, sparking metaphysical questions about power, duty, and colonial governance as critics pressed for a protectorate or different approach.
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Washington
Thohorn
M. E. Church of
United States
Patterson
Martinique Evacuation Question Not Justified at Present
Dispatch from Martinique governor says council agrees evacuation is not justified now and there have been no new fatalities. Mount Pelee improves but thousands flee to Trinidad and French Guiana causing trades disruption and bakeries closing as exodus continues. General Wood returns to Washington after visit to Havana, arriving near Jacksonville. Actress Annie Clark dies of pneumonia in Chicago. Illinois University to hold baccalaureate address on June 8. National Electric Light Association adjourns to meet in Chicago next May.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Loubet
Pennsylvania Avenue
United States Cavyalrymien
Yorktown
White House
Paris
Martinique
Fort de France
Tage
New Orleans
Mount Pelee
Fort de Prance
Trinidad
Cayenne
French Guiana
Electric Light
Cincinnati
National Electric Light Association
Chicago
Injunction Upholds Machinists Strike Fallout in Chicago
Chicago appellate court sustains Judge Chetlain’s injunction restraining John Beaton and other International Association of Machinists members from hindering Robert Tarrant a machinery maker at 526 Illinois Street. The decision reinforces rights of labor organization and employer protections amid the May 1910 strike and Allis-Chalmers contract dispute.
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Chicago
Chetlain
John Beaton
The
International Association of Machinists
Robert Tarrant
Flnois
Street
Ams-Chalmers Company
Hants
Ball
Tarrant
Allis-Chalmers Company
A. E. Treland
O Chalmers Company
Ireland
Tragic double suicide ends in murder of young sweetheart
In South Bend Indiana May 23 John W Churry aged 18 shot and killed his 16 year old sweetheart Susanne Keek semet then killed himself. The lovers apparently planned to die together and fired three shots with a 32 caliber revolver burying their bodies in the ground. The mother heard the shots and discovered the scene after midnight.
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South Bend
Ind
Tohn W. Churry
Susanne Keeksemet
Cherry
Churry
Tammany Control New York May Committee Adopts Two Resolutions
A May gathering of Tammany Wall district leaders approved two Alderman Sulllivan backed resolutions. One called for abolishing the finance committee, the other proposed a three member advisory subcommittee led by Charles Murphy Dan McMahon and Louis Flannery to report to the executive committee. Carroll proposed making thirty seven district leaders the Tammany Hall leaders, a plan defeated 28 to 8. The advisory panel was approved.
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New York
Tammany Wall
Assembly
T. I. Sullivan
Tammany Hall
Charles F. Murphy
Dan McMahon
Louis FL T Maffen
John FP. Carroll
Tammay Hall
Carroll
Democrats Nominate Six For November Ticket In Kansas
The Kansas Democratic State Convention nominated six of fourteen statewide offices. W. I. Craddock the Kansas City Kansas mayor was named for governor. A committee will meet populists at Topeka on June 2 to ratify the remaining ticket.
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Wichita
Kas
W. I. Craddock
Kansas City
Kan
Topeka
Coal Creek mine disaster toll rises with many missing
In Coal Creek Tennessee on May 23 rescuers report 20 to 22 bodies still missing after the Fraterville mine explosion as 204 bodies have been recovered. Rescue teams faced deadly gas and paused operations briefly while continuing the search for remaining victims. Elsewhere Sioux City moves to revive a railway plan as the Atkinson and Niobrara project seeks to extend the Pacific Short Line into newly opened Rosebud reservation lands.
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Hodies
Coal Creek
Tenn
Fraterville
Sioux City
Niobrara River
Pacific
Gq*neill
Rosebud Indian Reservation
Secon
Slow Burn Justice in Lansing Lynching of Dudley Morgan
A mob in Lansing Texas seized Dudley Morgan a Black man after identification for assaulting Mrs McKee wife of a Texas and Pacific section foreman. He was chained to a stake and burned with red hot timber while crowds armed with Winchesters watched and blocked the train.
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Longview
Tex
Hunt
Dudley Morgan
Marshall
Hallville
Lansing
Franlin Hearding Heard
Morgan
Mobb 1
Mrs. McKee
Perse
McKee
Longview Junction
Texas and Pacific
Winchester
Inhuman Mob Torture Report From Longview Junction
Describes a mob scene at Longview Junction where a Black person was tortured and killed amid cheers. Details include crowd violence, burning, removal of body parts, and rail travelers witnessing the event, with Section Foreman McKee noted among participants.
Mine explosion in Fernie leaves many dead or trapped
A large blast at Fernie number 2 mine linked to shaft 3 and a high line shaft trapped 150 workers with 16 escaping. One boy died and most others remained prisoners as rescue efforts continued. Initial reports said all were killed, with six of 123 victims recovered and cause blamed on fire damp ignited by a lit pipe.
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Fernie, B. C
Vancouver
B. C
Fernie
Insurance Tax Ruling Sparks New Tax Fight
The Illinois Supreme Court declares the 2 per cent insurance tax unconstitutional, stating it did not repeal other laws. Foreign insurers face higher taxes under 1879 acts requiring 2 per cent of gross premiums be paid to town treasuries and taxed as personal property. Companies plan to press for relief in the next legislature amid double taxation disputes.
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Springfield
Illinois
Miss Holman Weds Lor Jon in Kensington Ceremony
Miss Joséphine Holman formerly of Indianapolis and once engaged to Signor Marconi and von Boross of Budapest married Lor Jon yesterday at St Mary Abbott church Kensington. The Indianapolis native had been named in gossip about Marconi’s attention to science over romance.
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Lor Jon
Joséphine ,Holnan
Indianapolis
Ind
Signor Marconi
von Boross
Budapest
Josephine Bowen Holman
Hungary
St. Mary Abbott Church
Kensington
Miss Holman
Indiana
Signor Marcoul
Trousseau
Marconi
New Mine Combine Aims to Consolidate Indiana Coal
The Chronicle reports a plan to consolidate all Indiana coal mining under one company. About 117 mines producing 6 million tons annually would transfer to John S. Bays of Sullivan, linking seventy five operators under a single board. Vague terms suggest smaller firms sold out, larger ones join as directors with headquarters in New Castle. Also noted: Frank McCabe and John Little received one year terms in Genesee County Jail for theft and vagrancy respectively. Richard Johnston, ex Franklin official, died of apoplexy in Brightwood, Washington.
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Bays
Lot Jai. Flint
Frank McCabe
Grand Trunk
Ionia
Wisver
John Little
Fenton
Genessee County
Todianand Patch
Chic
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Jefferson
Louisianas
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Troburn
Culber
Ton
Dewey
Manila
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Gen. Wood
Jacksonville
Fla
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Havana
General Wood
St. John River
Three Friends
Annie Clark
Julia Marlowe Company
Boston Museum Stock Company
Stewart
Michigan Avenue
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Fall
Ana
Tammany Control
Kansas
Democrats
Appellants
Appellee
Texas
Govit
West Indian Islands
United States Senate
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Marton
Mamie Ward
John] i Duviess
Inter
Addington
John K. Speed
Lafayette Street
Mississippi
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Easton
Ward Commodore
Narath
Joseph Derhammer
Eon
Supreme Court
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Delta Powder Works
Delta
George Miller
George Barber
Barber
Martinsville
Henry Smith
Henry Batts
Ashland Township
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Smith
Bay City
Mich
Wyman
John H. Rose
Swedish Baptist Church
Iowa
State Conference
Jeffersonville
NEW Mine Combine
Richard MM. Johnston
Post Office Department
Franklin, In
Brightwood
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