Adriatic Ship of White Star Line Arrives As Ocean Hotel On Sea
The White Star liner Adriatic, 725 feet long with 3000 passenger capacity and a 950 crew, debuts as a floating hotel at sea. Captain B J Smith commands the vessel, which emphasizes comfort over speed and features baths, massage rooms, dark rooms, elevators, gyms, and other luxury amenities. The Adriatic is slated to sail to port on Thursday.
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New York
White Star
Wakte Star Line
B. J. Smith
Royal Naval Reserve
Cumberland Presbyterian Church convenes seventy seventh session in Tennessee
A quorum of Cumberland Presbyterian Church commissioners met at Bethlehem church on the site of the McAdow log cabin to formally constitute the seventy seventh general assembly. Rev. J L Hudgins, retiring moderator, offered the constituting prayer and preached the opening sermon before the assembly returned to Die Tenn where Hudgins preached the opening sermon.
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General Assembly of
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Tennessee
Tenn
General Assembly of the
Bethlehem Church
McAdow
General Assembly
J. L. Hudgins
Mr. Hudgins
Elected Bishop Coadjutor for South Carolina
Reverend William A Guerry, chaplain at the University of the South Sewanee Tennessee, was elected bishop coadjutor of the South Carolina diocese in Columbia on May 16 after three ballots. Trustees of the University of the South were re elected for three years Rev John Kershaw W W Lumpkin and William Egleston named.
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Columbia
D. C
William A Guerry
University of the South
Sewanee
Tenn
South Carolina
Episcopal Church
John Kershaw
D. D
Charleston
Messrs
W. W. Lumpkin
William Egleston
Hartsville
Cotton Manufacturers Meeting Closes with Prosperous Association Report
Philadelphia May 16 The American Cotton Manufacturers association convention closed Thursday after a busy session. Papers on the cotton industry were read and Provident Finley of the Southern Railway spoke. Officers were elected and committee reports given. Secretary and treasurer reports showed the association in prosperous condition.
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Cotton Manufacturers’ Meeting
Philadelphia
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Provident Finley
Southern Railway Company
Secetary
Woodmen Elect Officers at Biennial Norfolk Convention
The Sov freien camp Woodmen of the World held a biennial convention in Norfolk Virginia on May 16 electing officers for the next ten years Commander J C Root of Omaha adviser W A Fra Dallas Texas banker Morris Sheppard Texarkana Texas clerk J T Jates Omaha escort H S Simrall Columbus Mississippi watchman W B Jewell Manchester Iowa sentry D B Bradshaw Little Rock Arkansas
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Norfolk
Sovfreien
Woodmen of the World
J. C. Root
Omaha
Neb
W. A. Fra
Dallas
Tex
Morris Sheppard
Texarkana
J. T. Jates
H. ®. Simrall
Columbus
Miss
Watch
W. B. Jewell
Manchester
D. B. Bradshaw
Lit- He Rock
Ark
Harbor Strike Ends in Argentina Defeat for Strikers
Buenos Ayres May 16 The harbor strike appears near end with a defeat for the men Most workers have returned to work despite leaders orders.
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Buenos Ayres
Wites appoints Bowens Mill and Ben Hill postmasters
Washington May 16 post county Thomas H Beall appointed vice A Beall resigned Edison Cal Vie houn county Memphis A Sutton Tilden Watkins removed officials named in the posting with changes across several counties
Endowment Reaches 190000 for Ministerial Relief Fund
The Presbyterian Church executive committee reports a $190000 endowment for ministerial relief and widows and orphans with $250000 pledged and $253820 handled this year. Hugh Inman's $100000 pledge, half fulfilled, pushes the drive toward $500000, aided by 203 students supported and Louisville treasurer John Stites.
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Louisville
Presbytyterian Church
United States
Henry H. Sweets
General Conference
The
Presbyterian Church
Birmingham
Hugh T. Inman
Atlanta
John Stites
General Assembly
Confederate Reunion Exercises in Richmond Synopsis
May 30 to June 3 events include Stuart statue unveiling parade at 4 45 p m. May 31 conven tion at 9 30 a m with address by Col Robert E Lee Jr. June 1 convention call by Gen Stephen D Lee. Sunday church services and a 3 30 p m auditorium service. June 3 grand parade at 11 a m and unveiling of Davis monument with a 2 p m presidential salute.
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Richmond
Atlanta
Thureday—Stuart
Robert E. Lee, Jr
Stephen D. Lee
Auditorium Corner Cary
Linden Streets
Davis Monument
Stith Bolling
Two Dreadnaughts Ordered Highlighting Disarmament Stance
London May 16 orders have been given to lay the keels of two Dreadnaught type battleships. The move signals Britain’s view of Germany’s refusal to consider disarmament at the Hague conference and implies only one ship would be laid if disarmament progressed.
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London
Germany
Former Minister Edwin Conger Near Critical Illness
Edwin Conger former minister to Camas and recently resigned ambassador to Mexico lies critically ill at his Pasadena home on May 16. Conger first rose to prominence as minister to Brazil in 1897 and was in Pekin during the Boxer siege where he led U S negotiations after the allied powers captured the city.
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Conger
Pasadena
Calif
Edwin Conger
Camas
Mexico
Brazil
Pekin
United States
Woman Frightened to Death in Tennessee Cyclone
A cyclone struck Mount Pella near Martin in Weakly County Tuesday night doing heavy damage to the Baptist church several residences a business house and barns. The wife of Pat Gardner who was ill with measles died after a tree limb fell on the house during the storm.
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Nashville
Tenn
Mount Pella
Martin
Baptist Church
Pat Gardner
Death of Charles Jernigan Secretary of Los Angeles Stock Exchange
Charles J Jernigan secretary of the Los Angeles Stock Exchange for the last two years died at his Monrovia home after twenty years as a member of the Chicago Board of Trade. His death occurred on a Wednesday, and he was a longtime figure in financial markets.
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Monrovia
Cal
Charles J. Jernigan
Los Angeles Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Woman Suffragists Lose Windledon Byelection
London May 16 Henry Chaplin Unionist and former local government board president won the Windledon byelection by 6,964 in a total vote of 13,652 after suffragists opposed his candidacy.
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London
Windledon
Henry Chaplin
Local Government Board
Empire council rejects bill abolishing court martial
St Petersburg report says the council of the empire has rejected a bill passed by the lower house to abolish court martial, approving instead to maintain the existing military court system. May 16.
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St. Petersburg
Council of the Empire
Hummels Last Ray Of Hope Dashed In Conspiracy Trial
Abraham Hummel loses bid for certiorari as Chief Justice Cullen denies review of his conspiracy and subornation of perjury conviction in the Dodge Morse divorce case. The long legal fight ends with Hummel likely to serve a year in prison. District Attorney Jerome hails the victory as a major cleanup in New York’s bar.
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New York
Cullen
Court of Appeals
Abraham Hummel
Dodge-Morse
Hummel
Jerome
Howe & Hummel
Howe
Heroic Firemen Save Six Comrades From Oil Barge Blaze
In New York on May 16 a group of firemen risked their lives at the White Star line piers in the Hudson to pull six comrades from the hold of a burning oil barge. The six were seriously burned but expected to recover. the rescuers were nearly suffocated amid flames and smoke as they fought to bring them to the surface.
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New York
White Star Line
Hudson River
Unfavorable Wheat Situation in Odessa May 16
European wheat prospects are cited as highly unfavorable by merchants in Odessa. Prices reach a decade-high for Russia. Major wheat regions Bessarabia Poltava Kherson Podolia face heavy damage as 75 percent of winter crops are ruined by cold and a dry spring.
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Odessa
Russia
Bessarabia
Poltava
Kherson
Podolia
Reports of Fruit Tree Pest from East and South States
Reports of the terrapin scale, enemy of the peach and other trees, have been received by the department of agriculture from every state east of the Mississippi plus Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Ontario Canada. Specimens of the pest from these areas are in the bureau of entomology.
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Washington
Frrom
Mississippi River
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Ontario
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Ouichita College President Accepts Southwestern University Post
Nashville May 16 Dr J W Conger president of Ouichita College Arkadelphia Ark has accepted the presidency of Southwestern Baptist University Jackson Tenn He is a SWBU graduate and a leading southern educator having served as Ouichita college president for twenty one years
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Nashville, Tenn
J. W. Conger
Ouichita College
Arkadelphia
Ark
Southwestern Baptist University
Jackson, Tenn
Conger
South
Hired to Murder Czar Plot Alarms Russian Officials
In St Petersburg on May 16 a guard soldier confessed to accepting a large bribe to kill Emperor Nicholas. The arrest at Tsarkoe Selo followed as officials confirmed a terror plot, with money in the suspect’s possession and a wider conspiracy still under investigation by the secret service.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Tsarkoe-Selo
Secret Service
Aguinaldo's Quiet Life in Cavite Ranch
Brigadier General H. T. Allen reports the Philippine constabulary now has 5000 enlisted natives with several Filipino officers. Aguinaldo lives quietly on his Cavite ranch and does not engage in politics while Layte and Samar remain restive. Allen notes little trouble in the Philippines aside from those provinces.
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San Francisco
H. T. Allen
Philippine Constabulary
Manila
Thomas
Allen
Philippines
Layte
Samar
Aguinaldo
Cavite
General Allen
Bandholtz
Second Infantry
Striking Longshoremen Seek Roosevelt Arbitration
May 16 Roosevelt era concern as longshoremen plan to appeal to Bruce Ismay head of the International Mercantile Marine aboard the Adriatic for their demands. If no success they will press President Roosevelt for arbitration. Patrick Connors chairs the executive committee and says a Washington visit may occur to present their case. Company reps call the appeal to Ismay likely futile as they report the strike waning and workers returning.
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Roosevelt
Washington
New York
Strikig
Bruce Ismay
International Mercantile Marine
Patrick Connors
Ismay
Noted Singer Dead In Milan At 42
Arcangelo Rossi former Ruffo of the Metropolitan Opera House died in Milan at 42. He had attempted suicide last week by cutting out his tongue. He showed no signs of insanity last season and some blamed the San Francisco earthquake for hardships. Friends believe the loss of his voice led to a mental breakdown. He had sung five seasons at the Metropolitan.
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New York
Milan
Arcangelo Rossi
Ruffo
Metropolitan Opera House
Metropolitan
San Francisco
Great Damage to Cotton Crop in Mississippi Storms
New Orleans reports heavy damage to cotton crops across southern Mississippi in the past 24 hours. Lauderdale County nearly all lands must be replanted. In Woodville, nine tenant houses were blown down and a small store washed away by a destructive rainstorm.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Lauderdale
Woodville
Miss
Order Railway Conductors Discuss Relief Fund Transfer
Memphis May 16 reports show officials deliberating at the orders Thursday session. A resolution proposes moving 40,000 dollars from the general fund to the relief fund for the union.
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Memphis
General Fund
Relief Fund
Woodlawn votes 52000 bonds for sewer school streets
Woodlawn in Birmingham Alabama votes 52000 in bonds for sewer school and street projects. Proceeds will be used as planned once sale is effected.
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Woodlawn
Birmingham
Ala
Chicago Aims to Host Both National Party Conventions
A Chicago Commercial Association movement seeks to bring both Republican and Democratic national conventions to Chicago. Convention committee chair Charles A. Stevenson has discussed the plan with Roger Sullivan of the Democratic committee and Frank O. Lowden of the Republican committee, promising ample funding. Further steps depend on committee approval as the association continues planning.
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Chicago
Chicago Commercial Association
Charles A. Stevenson
Roger Sullivan
Illinois
Democratic National Committee
Frank O. Lowden
Republican National Committee
Stevens
Committee
Sullivan
Lowden
Commercial Association
Storm damage hits railroads and crops across Alabama and Mississippi
Reports from western Alabama and Mississippi detail heavy rain Wednesday night. Tuscaloosa recorded 2.5 inches as the Warrior River rose to 35 feet, threatening lowlands and river bottom corn. Meridian telegraph lines suffered, bridges washed away, and crops especially corn face heavy losses.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Birmingham
Ala
Tuscaloosa
Warrior
Meridian
Miss
Closer Church Relations At Southern Presbyterian Assembly
Birmingham May 16 The Southern Presbyterian general assembly weighs closer relations with other bodies under the Presbyterian system. Of 83 presbyteries eighty approved articles for closer relations, twenty eight disapproved and two declined to act. The articles create a general council to handle jointly held matters.
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General Assembly
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Presbyterian Church
Italy Favors Armament Limits at Hague Conference
Foreign Minister Tittoni told the chamber that Italy supports limiting armaments and would participate in Hague discussions. He said Italy agrees with Austro German views due to difficulty in finding a practical acceptable solution.
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Rome
Tittoni
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
The
Hague
Stage Coach Fire Burns $28,000 in Death Valley
Report from Death Valley near Ash Meadows recalls a stage coach fire that destroyed $15,000 in bank bills and $13,000 in registered mail. Driver Ed Love, who smoked a cigar, is said to have started the blaze. The burned funds were en route to Greenwater Bank.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Death Valley
Ash Meadows
Ed Love
Love
Greenwater
Greenwater Bank
Ten-Story Dry Goods Building Planned in Birmingham
M W Joseph of Loveman Joseph and Loeb declares on return from Europe that a ten story structure will soon rise behind the firm’s current large dry goods house noted as one of the south’s biggest.
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Birmingham
Ala
M. W. Joseph
Loveman, Joseph & Loeb
Europe
Southern shows rise in Georgia railway tax returns
Georgia tax filings by the Southern Railway system report a total of 15,807,891 with franchise 2,832,997, up 590,491 from last year. Georgia mileage totals include 925.14 miles for the main line, with subsidiary lines Alabama Great Southern, Augusta Southern, and Hartwell railroad showing smaller increases. The comptroller general has not decided on accepting the return.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Southern Railway Company
W. A. Wright
Southern
Alabama Great Southern
The
Augusta Southern
Augusta
Sandersville
Hartwell Railroad
CASE OF FRED BUSH INDICTMENT VIEWED AT ISSUE
Atlanta May 16 Solicitor General Hill said Fred Bush will not be charged with murder over the infernal machine sent to Mrs McCarthy’s house. He asserted the 1897 act targets dynamiting with intent to blow up a dwelling. if a person is killed it is murder, but an unsuccessful attempt is assault with intent to murder.
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Hill
Atlanta
Fred Bush
McCarthy
Charles D. Hill
Wild Bill Williams Nabbed by U S Marshals Near Eastman
Noted moonshiner Charles T. Williams alias Wild Bill Williams was captured near Eastman Georgia by U S Deputy Marshal R L DeLoach. Williams surrendered without resistance and told Commissioner Erwin he had not hidden. He faces three indictments and is jailed on $1,000 bond.
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Eastman
Macon
Charles T. Williams
Wild Bill’ Williams
Fastman
United States
R. L. DeLoach
Wild Bill
L. M. Erwin
Williame
Erwin
Seven year old sues over loss of ear for five thousand
Hubert Vaughan a seven year old pupil sues the Chatta hoochee Brick company via his father for 5000 dollars claiming a truck driver drove a two mule team into a crowd of schoolboys injuring him April 5 1906. He alleges the left ear was torn off his face was lacerated and his left arm broken in two places.
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Atlanta
Hubert Vaughan
Chattahoochee Brick Company
Calhoun
State Street School
Vaughan
Cotton School slated by Georgia Farmers Union in Atlanta
The Farmers Educational and Co operative Union of Georgia met in the state capitol calling a meeting with nearly every county represented. They decided to hold a cotton school this summer to teach interested parties to avoid judging and pricing cotton, and to discuss the warehouse question.
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Atlanta
Farmers' F Educational and Co-operative Union of Georgia
Legislative Hall
State Capitol
Judge Sets June 15 Hearing for Glover New Trial
Augusta Ga May 16 Judge Hammond fixes June 15 for motions to new trial in the case of Arthur Glover who was sentenced to hang May 26.
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Augusta
Hammond
Arthur Glover
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Windy City
Chicago Commercial Convention
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