Monument to General Henry W Lawton Unveiled in Indianapolis
The Lawton Monument, recut and unveiled with President Roosevelt speaking, stands at the Marion County courthouse grounds. Sculptor Daniel Shester French led the project with assistive work by Andrew O Connor. The general, born in 1813 near Manhattan Ohio, served in the Civil War and Spanish American War, dying in 1899 in the Philippines, leaving a widow and three daughters.
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Allen County
Port Weyne
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Geronimo
Mexico
Santiago
Santa Cruz
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Katherine
Louise Lawton
Kentucky
Rebels Lose 100 Men in Severe China Engagement
Canton May 80 A severe clash between provincial troops and rebels ends with a government victory. Over a hundred rebels killed, the rebel leader captured, along with flags and ammunition. Two thousand more troops sent to Chaochu to quell malcontents. The Chinese gunboat Sih Hong has sailed from Swa tow after raising the fifteenth regiment.
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Canton
China
Chaochu
Sih Hong
Swatow
Demand for Removal of San Francisco Police Commission
Commercial interests in San Francisco formally demand the removal of the incumbent police commission. The bid to replace them calls for appointing a new board from names chosen by the citizens’ body that rejuvenates the old Committee of Fifty. No list of names accompanied the demand for the mayor to select a new board.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
Famine Broken as Chinese Relief Efforts Aid Children
In Shenghai on May 30 reports say famine has ended after weeks of deaths and suffering. Crops are sparse but hot weather boosts prospects. American gifts provide milk to 1,000 babies at Hsu Chou Fu temple and 200 more receive occasional nourishment.
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Shenghai
Hsu Chou Fu Temple
Americans Honor LaFayette Memorial Visit at Picpus Cemetery
Paris May 30. Memorial services at La Fayette’s grave were not held on Thursday. Consul General Mason and several Americans visited Picpus cemetery to decorate the tomb with flowers.
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Paris
Consal
Mason
Picpus
French cruiser Chanzy Abandoned After May 3 Grounding
Shanghai May 30 reports the French cruiser Chanzy which ran ashore on a Saddle island May 3 will be a total loss and has been abandoned.
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Shanghai
Chanzy
Saddle Islands
Gruesome murder of Amelia Staffeldt shocks Blaihurst
Henry Becker, held as the slayer, confesses in fragments after being taken to the scene of Amelia Staffeldt's death. The 15 year old girl was found in a field stabbed and mutilated with a case knife. Becker initially denied involvement, then implicated an unknown man before admitting the crime.
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L. I
Amelia Staffeldt
Henry Becker
Youngerl
Packer
Cotton Congress Adjourns in Vienna Meeting Ends
The international cotton congress concluded its sessions with resolutions praising American grower cooperation to cheapen cotton transit. Harvie Jordan said delegates were satisfied, supporting compression at ginneries to speed shipments and accepting Atlanta as host for the October 1907 congress, with about one hundred delegates in attendance.
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Vienna
International Cotton Congress
Jordan
Atlanta
Reward for Heroism in Rescue at Cumberland River
Clarksville Tenn May 30 Chas Arms a ferryman awarded a gold medal and $1000 by the post office department for rescuing three men from drowning after a passenger train plunged into the Cumberland river at a drawbridge. He leaped into a skiff despite fever and barefooted to save the imperiled trio as four onlookers offered no aid.
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Clarksville
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Chas
Post Office Department
Cumberland River
Attempt on Bishop Yateshevsky in Luberlin
A socialist agitator fatally missed the bishop when he fired several shots and attacked with a dagger as Bishop Yateshevsky walked in Luberlin. A priest intervened and the assailant was captured by police after the attempt on the Catholic leader.
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Luberlin
Russia
Yateshevsky
Catholic Church
Twelve Cars Wrecked In Georgia Yard Incident
An east bound through freight on the Central railroad at Shellman Georgia was wrecked Wednesday morning when a drawhead parted causing the train to pile twelve cars near the depot. The train was led by two engines and the engineer, unaware of the wreck, slowed for the station.
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Shellman
Central Railroad
Fatal mine accident at Yorkville mine in Steubenville
In Steubenville Ohio at the O and P Coal Company Yorkville mine workmen moving a mining machine were shocked when a poorly insulated cable connected to a 500 volt circuit delivered a lethal current. Andy Martinski a 48 year old Polish worker died. John Kletti Austrian worker was shocked and fatally wounded by a pick point.
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Steubenville
O. and P. Coal Company
Yorkville
Andy Martinski
John Kletti
Rinilahue Volcano Erupts. Lake Negro Drained by Crevasse
Valparaiso reports Rinilahue volcano remains active with ash emission. A crevasse near the vent has diverted lake water, draining Lake Negro in the surrounding area.
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Valparaiso
Rinilahue
Lake Negra
Funeral of Mrs McKinley Held in Simple Rites
Canton Ohio May 39 The body of Mrs da Saxton McKinley rests beside her husband in West Lawn cemetery. The simple home funeral featured four hymns shared with the McKinley services and a Methodist ritual. President Roosevelt and other officials attended, then the party returned to the depot for a train to Indianapolis.
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Canton
da Saxton McKiniey
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McKinley
Methodist Church
Market
Souis Streets
Buffalo
Fairbanks
Root
Wilson
Cortelyou
Buxton
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Holmes
Henry W. Harter
John C. Lueber
Joseph Blechele
Robert W. Cassidy
George
Receipts Drop at Pacific Mail Steamship Company
New York May 30 The Pacific Mail Steamship Company reports a nearly one million dollar drop in receipts for the year ended April 30 1907 Total receipts 4 859 244 down 865 092 from 1906. Most decline stems from steamship operations cited by Harriman due to four fewer voyages and traffic shifts from San Francisco fire disruptions lower ocean tonnage rates and civil instability in Central American states.
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Pacific Mail Steamship Company
New York
Orient
Harriman Lines
Harriman
trans-Pacific
San Francisco
Pursued Across Ocean Arrests End 18 Month Search
Franz Just and a woman named Mary Just were arrested at 4121 Clark Avenue S W Cleveland Ohio after an 18 month manhunt for allegedly murdering Mrs Just. Authorities in Duidig Rhenish Province Germany demand Just be held for murder with the woman as accomplice. The prisoners deny the charge. The murder was followed by the couple’s elopement to the United States.
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Franz Just
Mary Just
Clark Avenue
S. W
Kohler
Duidig
Rhenish Province
Germany
Just
Great Euchre Party Draws 7500 at Dreamland Pier
A massive euchre party in New York on May 29 attracted about 7,500 players and spectators on the Dreamland Pier at Coney Island. Rev. Johnel Belford of the Church of the Nativity in Brooklyn led the event to raise funds for the church.
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Dreamland
Coney Island
Johnel
Belford
Church of the Nativity
Brooklyn
Exchange of professors urged by Illinois university head
The president of an Illinois university writes to the minister of education proposing a professor exchange with Germany text mirroring exchanges used by eastern U S institutions and German universities to deepen academic ties.
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Biown Aneiro
An Illinois University
Minister of Education
United States
Germany
Cotton Sale Brings $9,687 From 107 Bales
Mansfield Ga May 30 R L Middlebrooks a prosperous planter sold the remnant of last year s cotton crop from Starreville neighborhood. The 107 bales averaged 500 pounds each fetching 12 1 2 cents per pound. Total realization was 9687 dollars.
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Mansfield
R. L. Middlebrooks
Starreville
Paris Theaters Peculiar Manners Attract Americans
Harriet Quimby notes in Leslie's Weekly that American visitors find Paris theatergoers highly social and conspicuously dressy. Men dominate best seats to avoid hats blocking views while women appear in jewelry and gowns in upper balconies. Entr'acte promenades, opera glasses, and discreet glances shape the Parisian opening night spectacle.
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Paris
America
Harriet Quimby
Leslie’s Weekly
Navy Rules and Customs From a Time of Sail
A list of royal navy practices notes the ship bell marks time every half hour and the quarter deck is saluted on approach. The master at arms alone may wear a sword among non officers. officers stand watch constantly. fog is mixed with water for sailors. certain privileges and procedures at court martial are described.
Reserving Tables Behind the Scenes at Swell New York Restaurants
The New York Sun reports fifth avenue eateries routinely reserve tables for unnamed patrons by slipping a name on a glass slips to mislead arriving guests. Head waiters explain the practice aims to hold prized spots, telling patrons tables were taken while parties fail to show up, preserving discretion and calm.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Smith
Mr. Jones
New York Sun
Newtons Law of Gravitation Defined and Proclaimed
The piece traces gravity from ancient note through Seneca and Kepler to Hooke and Galileo, concluding with Newton who settled the science and established the true mechanism of the heavens. It notes periods from 28 B C to 1674 and Florence to New York.
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Hooke
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New York American
Say hurry up and finish shaving me
A barber quips with the customer in a chair about time as the shave begins. The man complains of the slow pace while noting the razor will end the delay. The Philadelphia Press caption style adds a humorous exchange.
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Philadelphia Press
Real Difficulty as Mrs Hashington Discusses Chicken Math
A playful London Answers exchange features Mrs Hashington claiming dividing a chicken with precision is easy and a wish to multiply it is expressed as a humorous remark highlighting arithmetic humor.
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