Tally-Ho Excursion Coach Crushed in Long Island Crash
Five young people die and several are injured when a tally-ho excursion coach with 21 passengers from Greene Avenue Baptist Church Brooklyn is struck by a Long Island Railroad train at Merrick Boulevard Valley Stream. Names of the dead include George Fashley Jr and Lester W. Roberts. The crash occurs suddenly as the coach is carried along the rails by the engine.
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Lester W. Roberts
New York
Valley Stream
Long Island
Greene Avenue Rapitst Church
Brooklyn
Long Island Railroad
Merrick Boulevard
Miss Burch
Winslow Lewis
Minola
Boston woman starts fund to aid Elizur Sage’s starving nephew
Joliet Illinois May 31 five dollars received as starter of a fund for relief of Elisur Sage nephew of Rusee Sage the New York Croesus donor remains anonymous. The money aims to avert foreclosure on a $50 mortgage tied to a Channahon home and support Elisur in hardship poverty.
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Boston
Russell
Joliet
Til
Elisur Sage
Rusee Sage
New York
Croesus
Elizur
Channahon
Channahon Cottage
Enzur
Error saves New Jersey forty thousand in excess election bill
May 31 in Trenton New Jersey a mis entry by Miss Margaret Williams on the election bill led to an extra legislative session yet saved the state about forty thousand dollars. The slip came from transcribing the word provided and caused unintended delays.
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Trenton
N. J
Margaret Williams
Mise Williams
Governor Grigga Complains of Copy Error
The article describes an error in hurried copy affecting Mise Williame, blamed initially but later defended. A new bill for a constitutional amendment special election eliminates several registration days and streamlines the process to cut costs. Senator W. M. Johnson of Bergen County emails Miss Williams, saying the error was not as grave as portrayed.
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Grigga
Mise Williame
W. M. Johnson
Bergen County
Miss Williams
Philadelphia Commercial Museum
Stewart
Philadelphia
Mr. Voorhees
Voorhees
Delaware River
Bliss
Delaware
Commercial Museum
Becker
Municipal Corporations Committee
Keyser
House
Quay County
Schuylkill
Luzerne
Quay
Memorial Exercises at Grant's Tomb Draw 3000 Attendees
A hot May afternoon brought 3000 people to Grant's Tomb for G A R Grand Army of the Republic events. Floral tributes came from the Chinese minister and the Confederate camp in New York City. The Indiana fought a twenty one gun salute as Mrs Newman and dignitaries attended ceremonies and Bishop John P Newman delivered an oration.
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New York
General Grant
Grant
Grand Army of the Republic
Brooklyn
City
Meadepost
Philadelphia
Department of the Potomac
Washington
Horace Porter
France
Newman
Bishop Newman
H. A. Perdy
Northwestern University of Chicago
Philip P. Germond
Kingston
N. Y
Indiana
Strong
Pred C
National Republican League to Convene in Detroit
Cincinnati reports the tenth annual convention of the National Republican League to be held in Detroit on July 18. Delegates from each state and territorial league attend with four per congressional district and six at large. The event includes officer reports, elections, constitutional amendment talks, club work plans, an evening mass meeting, and a reception honoring former league presidents.
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Cincinnati
D. D. Woodmansee
M. J. Dowling
National Republican League
Detroit
League
Moonlight Flirting at Seminary Leads to Dismissals
In Bordentown New Jersey two seminary girls talked with admirers from a wall on a moonlit night. faculty headed by Miss Alice G Hratelin and Miss Mary Raymond Praislin dismissed Miss Jane Basebury and Miss Mira Fanny John for violating school rules. The two observed young men were Smith Bushy and Percy Raymond. John prepares for Vascar and will receive a diploma after June 7 commencement exercises.
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Bordentown
N. J
Priscella Braislin School For
Alice G. Hratelin
Mary Raymond Praislin
Vassar
United States
Vassar College
Jane Basebury
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mira Fanny John
Meyerndale
Smith Bushy
Percy Raymond
Miss Salsbury
Miss John
Miew John
Vascar
College For Women
Toll Gate War Recurs Near Owingville Kentucky
In Bath county raiders toppled another toll gate despite state troops at Owingsville. Judge Gudgell ordered the mayor to deploy militia to the toll gate two miles south of the town where raiders are said to plan further destruction.
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Lexington
Bath County
Owingevile
Charles Paist Found Dead In Norristown
Charles Vatut, a prominent resident and former superintendent and manager of the Lie yen Inn, was found dead this evening at Devon after a period of disappearance since Sunday. The circumstances and cause of death remain unclear as investigators pursue leads.
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Charles Paist
Norristown
Charles Vatut
Devon
Lie Yen
Convicts Revolt at City Workhouse No. 3
Twenty four inmates rioted in the city workhouse yesterday. Three guards fled for safety as prisoners broke from the building. Police recaptured all but five who escaped.
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Sanducky
Senate Debates State Finances and Vetoes Hold Interest
In Harrisburg on May 21 the Senate considers a Grady resolution asking the governor to report on the state's finances and potential tax needs. The governor vetoes a bill raising Philadelphia deputy sheriff salaries and objects to using common school houses for religious purposes.
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Quay County
Harrisburg
Genefte
Grady
Senate
Philadelphia
Philadelphia City
Hastings
International Business Congress
Chess match between US House and British House of Commons players
Washington May 31 The chess experts of the House of Representatives faced Britain’s team with Austrian minister as umpire Attaches from five legations sat as players Ambassadors Hay designated five British chess club members as stand ins The English won on move sixteen as Pearson resigned Beside him Shafroth Bodine Plowman Handy played keen games Western Union relayed moves instantly after Pearson asked for a friendly with Plunkett
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Washington
House of Representatives
House of Commons
Great Britain
Hay
British Chess Club
London
United
Pearson
Plunkett
Victim Dies After Police Involved Shooting
David Fulkill colored died tonight from a pistol wound inflicted by Policeman H. Clay Wollff of Mercerburg during a disturbance among a group of negroes in Chambersburg Pennsylvania. Fulkill and his brother attacked Wollff and took his club, leading to five shots fired. Wollff is jailed and habeas corpus proceedings for release have begun.
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Chambersburg
David Fiukill
H. Clay Wollff
Mercerburg
Fulkill
Wollff
Akron Divorce Denied After Slap Claim in Habit Remedy
Lydia Vernis of Barberton sought divorce from Edward Vernis after he slapped her claiming it would cure her habit of finger sucking. Judge Keller admonished the couple and sent them home.
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Akron
Lydia
Eadward Vernis
Barberton
Edward
Memorial Ceremonies Honor Union Soldiers in Tennessee
The graves of fourteen thousand Union soldiers interred in the National cemetery at Chattanooga were decorated today with elaborate ceremonies. Captain J. H. MacGowan of Washington delivered the annual oration as a vast crowd observed the event.
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Chattanooga Chatttanoooga
Tenn
National Cemetery
Ths Place
J. H. MacGowan
Washington
Violent Death of Ricardo Ruiz Highlighted in Cuba Dispatches
Havana reports conclude that prison officials bore no blame for Cuban-American Dr. Ricardo Ruiz’s death in Guanabacoa jail. Col Calhoun notes autonomy as the path to pacification amid Weyler orders against Cuban civilians outside forts.
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Madrid
Imparell
Havana
W. J. Calioun
Jose Congosto
Ricardo Ruiz
Guanabacoa
Imparcial
Rule
Ruiz
Lee
Col Calhoun
Key West
Artemisa
Pivar del Rio
Weyler
San Antonio de Los Banos
Luque
la Lache
Orient
Spain
Holguin
Wey
General Obregon
Rubi
Navarrete
Pinar Do Rio
Pena
Ducassi
Vergara
Quinones
Canarias
Umbueh
Barred From Postal Service Policy Bans Minor Postmasters
Washington May 11 The postoffice department maintains a policy barring minors from serving as postmasters or chief officials. The new rule restricts appointment to adults, affecting staffing at small and rural post offices nationwide.
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Minora
Oxford
Washington, D. C
Postoffice Department
Fate and Earthquake Shake Newsroom Mixes With Local Notes
A morning summary reports fate and weather events including a mishap involving Tally-Ho, a significant earthquake disturbance, and the violent death of Rdvardoe Rui. It also notes senate conversations on state finances, sports results, a fortysone arrest, and local legal opinions amid community demonstrations and schooling updates.
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Rdvardoe Rui
Hodriques
Senate
Biate
Smith
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across Wide Southern District
A strong earthquake struck the lower South with shocks lasting about two seconds. From Knoxville to Bristol and beyond, buildings shook, chimneys fell, and crowds fled as reports described varied durations and intensities across Tennessee Virginia Kentucky Ohio Indiana and surrounding areas. The disturbance moved from near east and was noticed in cities including Indianapolis Wheeling Cincinnati Chattanooga Columbus Louisville and Charlotte with effects at the capitol and in busy districts.
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Washington
Capitol
Indianapolis
Wheeling
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
Pittsburg
Huntingdon
W. W
Charlotte
N. C
Asheville
Atlanta
Columbus
Louisville
Knoxville
Virginias
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Times Star
Coney Island
Chester Park
Zoological Gardens
Tennessee
Virginia
Bristol
Reductions in Altoona Coal Prices Prompt Operators Probe
In Altoona Pennsylvania on May 31 coal operators from Westmoreland and Clearfield districts met with Casanave, superintendent of motive power, to discuss a proposed price cut by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 85 to 80 cents for Westmoreland coal and 76 to 65 cents for Mountain and Clearfield coal effective June 7. Operators warned wage cuts and possible strikes, with final decision resting with the Philadelphia general railroad office.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Westmoreland and
Clearfield
Westmoreland Coal
Mountain and Clearfield
Casanave
General Railroad Office
Philadelphia
Durrant to hang June 1 as governor fixes date
Sacramento May 1 Theodore Durrant will hang on June 1 one week from next Friday Governor Budd telephoned San Quentin warden Hale ordering the death watch placed upon the prisoner The governor then left by train for San Francisco amid maintained secrecy of the formal statement.
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Sacramento
Cal
Theodore Durrant
Fudd
Warden Hale
San Quentin
Hole
San Francisco
House seeks to bar mixed schooling in Florida
In Tallahassee on an unspecified May day, the Florida House of Representatives advances a bill to prohibit instruction or attendance of white and colored students at the same school. The measure revives a law from the previous Legislature, reflecting ongoing segregation efforts.
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House
Bare
Huntingdon
Pennsylvania
David McM. Greg
Reading
Sixth United States Volunteers
Mackey
Seyfert
Lancaster
Boyer
Biles
Delaware
Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
House of Representatives
Worker Crushed by Train At Acme Glass Plant May Day
Edward Spriggs, an employee of Acme Glass Works in Mieupenville, lost both legs when a train knocked him from a platform. He attempted to board the locomotive, slipped, and fell onto the tracks. Doctors fear he may die.
Death of Rodriguez and defeat of insurgents reported
In Havana on May 31 official reports say Colonel Perot’s Bourbon cavalry defeated and dispersed insurgents led by General Alberto Rodriguez at Novedad, claiming 11 enemy killed and many wounded. Spanish losses were two officers and 25 soldiers killed with 6 officers and 113 soldiers wounded. Captain General Weyler arrived at Bandilla Spiritus.
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Havana
Bourbon
Perot
Novedad
Alberto Rodriguez
Inez
Weyler
Bandi Spiritus
Province of
Santa Clara
Man Shoots Fiancée in Atlantic City Kitchen
In Atlantic City on May 1, Robert Hibbert fatally wounds Phoebe H. Phillips, 43, in her Kennett House kitchen. The couple planned to marry the next day after years of illicit ties begun in Kennett Square. Hibbert, a mechanic, fled to Philadelphia and bought a revolver, then fired four shots before surrendering to police. Phillips dies soon after.
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Atlantic City
Phoebe H. Phillipfs
Kennett House
Ocean Avenue
Robert Hibbert
Phillips
Hibbert
Kennet Square
Philadelphia
International Postal Rates Debate at Washington Congress
The International Postal Congress discusses lowering international letter postage from 5c to 4c. Britain proposed the cut, citing a surplus in royal revenues, but other nations resisted. Some expect Britain to still implement the rate reduction, pressuring all union members to follow the new basis.
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Washington, D. C
International Postal Congress
House of Commons
Great Britain
International Postal Union
England
Weather Forecast for Middle States and New England
The Herald reports clear weather in the Middle States and New England with fresh to light northerly winds, falling temperatures, and fronts moving from the lake region toward the Delaware Valley and New England by Wednesday. Local frosts may occur in northern districts with rising temperatures later, while western New York and Pennsylvania may see increasing clouds and rain.
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the Herald
New York
Middle States
New England
Lake Region
Delaware Valley
Northernmont
Pennsylvanis
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Tally-Ho
George F. Fashley
William Gilchrist
Dora Burtch
Emma Brudge
Clara Stuart
Anna Andrews
Lawrence Barnes, JR
Walter Wallbrook
John Lewis
Howard M'Cormick
Earl Barnes
Miss Fashley
Tillid Horn
Edna Fulmer
Richard Bates Bersie Gtlgon
DE Betts
Ray Stillman
New Jersey
Republican League
General Assembly
Commonwealth
Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Johnstown
Capitol Hill
Calhoun
Hernaninz Case
Hernandes
Esheranga
Sagua
Pacifico
Hernandez
Montaner
Sacia
Fernando Po
Cabanas
Venancio Navarro
Ricardo Lafuente
Presa
Valeriano Hernandez
South
Durrant
Gov. Budd
California
Rodriguez
Col. Peros
Phoebe H. Phillips
International Postal Rates
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