Greek Greek-Turkish clash near Velestino escalates
Dispatches from the front report 24 000 Greek troops confronting Turkish forces on the Pharsalus plain. Reinforcements arrive for the Turks at Velestino as Greek morale sours and Larissa residents denounce their commander amid rumors of treason and a burned fortress order. An American battleship joins the International Squadron at Phaleron as Athens protests Turkish violence in Thessaly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Phoarsalus
Larissa
Velestino
Volo
Greece
Larigea
Fridov
Mahmoud Bey
Mehmoud Bey
Larixoa
Pharvalos
Porte
Edhem Pasha
Pharsalos
Constantine
Velestinon
Tatar
Emolenski
Pharsalos Phalerum
Thessaly
Durant's Counsel Files Appeal Exceptions in Death Case
Attorney De Prey for Theodore Durant filed in Judge Bahr's court exceptions to the April 10 order denying a continuance and committing Durant to San Quentin for execution on June 11. The appeal argues double punishment and improper confinement before sentencing, with prior involvement by Attorney Dickinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
DePrey
Theodore Durant
San Quintin
Durant
Dickinson
Actress Sues Judge Over Agree ment to Promote Career
Louise Landau a former star sues Erie judge William A Galbraith for 10000 dollars alleging he persuaded her to study in Europe at his expense with a contract to promote her on American stages. Remittances allegedly came late and she had to pledge valuables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Galbraith
New York
Louise von Landau
William A. Galbraith
Erie
Galbraith
Mies Landau
Europe
Engagement Collapse After Hospital Seeks Redress
Miss Lindau suffers a severe accident at Havre and a surgeon proposed marriage. She confided in American consul Oscar F. Williams who relayed to Judge Galbraith an offer of $1000 to renounce claims. Galbraith agreed but sent no money, leading Lindau to break the engagement and return to America to seek satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Oscar F. Williams
Galbraith
Miss Lindau
America
New York Gold Democrats Hold Primary Elections
The National Gold Democrat party in New York held primaries to choose assembly district committee members and delegates to the county committee. The assembly district committees will meet next Monday to elect delegates and organize future party steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Gold Democrat Party
Assembly District
Assembly
Pittsburg Suit Seeks $175000 Life Policy Payout
A suit filed in Pittsburg, Ma May 8 seeks recovery of a $175,000 policy from Mutual Life Insurance of New York. Charlie Pfeiffer of Allegheny, a wealthy laundryman, died while hunting last November. The company plans to contest death by own actions as grounds to reduce or deny the payout. The policy named Pfeiffer’s seven children as equal beneficiaries, issued three months before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Charlie Pfeiffer
Allegheny
Preier
Whiskey recipe leads to double tragedy in Jonesboro
A traveling fakir sold a whiskey recipe to Lewis J Bright. On Saturday ten men drank the brew. a gallon was disposed of and Bright and a youth named Jack Phillips died. Nine others lie ill with unknown recovery prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Lewis J. Bright
Lewis
Bright
Jack Phillips
Federal appointments announced by the president
The president sent nominations to the Senate across departments including Treasury collector of customs George Moulton Jr. and auditor Henry A. Castle, the State envoy Stanford Newel to the Netherlands, Arkansas judge William H. H. Clayton, and Interior commissioner Tams Bixby to negotiate with Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and other Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Treasury
George Moulton
Rath
Henry A. Castle
Minnesota
Post Office Department
Stanford Newel
United States
Netherlands
William H. H. Clayton
Arkansas
United States Court of the Central District
Indian Territory
Tams Bixby
Greater New York Charter Signed to Create City
Albany May 1 The state completed its action to form Greater New York after Governor Frink Black signed the charter at 8 this morning making the second largest city a reality The charter takes effect January 1 1898 Officers for the new government will be elected in November this year The pen signed by the governor passed to Senator Thomas C Platt and H H Duval who will receive the blotter used
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Greater
New York
Frink
Black
Thomas C. Platt
HH. C. Duval
New York City
Saloon Opens in Topeka Under Prohibition Shadow
In Topeka Kansas a liquor saloon opened today for the first time since May 1 1881 when the Prohibition law took effect. Previously saloons operated behind locks and keys. this is the first to openly defy the law under the shadow of the state house. Many saloons remain in other cities as prohibition wears on and the end of prohibition in Kansas appears near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonoka
Kan
Toneka
State House
Kansas
Leading Leadville Linotype Setter Breaks World Record
Leadville May 5 Lee Reilly a renowned liotyper broke the world record for fast typesetting. In seven hours and ten minutes with the Linotype at 96 revolutions per minute he produced 105 400 ems of nonpareil for the Leadville Herald Democrat. His prior New York record of 1700 ems was surpassed by M M Baker of Seattle with 85 500 and Eugene W Taylor of Denver with 101 500 that week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leadville
Lee Reilly
Leadvisle Herald Democrat
New York
M. M. Baker
Beattle
Eugene W. Taylor
Denver
Gold discoveries reported on Colorado River banks
In San Francisco on May 6 reports say rich gold discoveries have been made along the Colorado River between Yuma and the Needles. The findings include placer ground and quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Colorado River
Yuma
Needles
Unidentified Dead Photos Mark Paris Fire Victims
Paris May 6 unidentified bodies and recovered jewels photographed by Beulon method. Duchess D Alencon’s death identified by dental work. Funeral planned at Notre Dame with M Faure and Pete Richard involved. Cabinet to seek credit for needy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cathedral of
Notre Dame
M. Faure
Pete Richard
Chamber of Deputies
M. Certola
8. E. Morse
Associated Press
Becaus
Parise
Grand Bazaar de Charite
Champs Elysee
President weighs ministerial post for Young in Spain
A Washington special to the Journal reports John Russi Young has discussed with the president his potential appointment as minister to Boalh while the president prefers him in the United States to support Alnaworth R. Spofford as librarian of congress on Spofford’s retirement. The plan aims to fulfill Spofford’s long held wish to lead the new congressional library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
May
Washington
Journal
John Russi Young
Boalh
Young
United States
Alnaworth R. Spofford
Congress
McKinsey
Spofford
Transfer to Worary Spofford Grants Full Authority
Text indicates a transfer from the capitol to Worary Spofford granting full authority. It warns that if he does not resign, a directive from the White House may compel action and imply potential removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Worary Spofford
White House
Maryland Steel plant resumes in all departments
The Maryland Steel company restarted operations across most sections in Baltimore yesterday with about 3,000 workers on site. The rail mill and Bessemer mill were shut briefly after an accident but are expected to reopen in a few days, while all other departments operated normally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Steel Plant
Baltimore
Maryland Steel Company
Rail
Bessemer Steel Mill
May Holiday Proclaimed for Dedication of Washington Statue
Governor Hastings designates Saturday May 1 as a public holiday to honor the unveiling of the George Washington equestrian statue in Philadelphia. He urges statewide viewings and commemorative exercises inviting Pennsylvanians and former residents to join, while noting commercial paper remains unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Hastings
Pennsylvania
George Washington
Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Washington
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Launches as World Largest Ship
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, built for North German Lloyd by Vulcan in Stettin, launched in Bremen with Kaiser Wilhelm II present. The 648 foot, 20 000 ton liner debuts with 850 fleet cabin and 800 steerage capacity, crews of 450, and features to reduce rolling. A second similar steamer, Kaiser Friedrich, is planned to be christened next month in Danzig. The launch attracted tens of thousands along the Oder as ships decorated the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremen
Vulcan Steamship Company
Stettin
Lloyd
Oder
North German Lloyd
George Plate
New York
F. Schichau
Danvig
Kaiser Friedrich
Kaiser Wihelm der Grosse
Krupp
Two Boys Die In Fatal Belpre Yard Incident
In Parkersburg West Virginia on May 8 a 6 year old and a 10 year old, sons of John Scott, a Jackson hotel porter, quarreled in their Belpre yard. The younger boy seized a nearby gun and fired, killing his brother by blowing off the top of his skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
John Scott
Porter
Jackson Hotel
Belpre
Five Anarchists Shot After Barcelona Bomb Outrage
Five anarchists convicted for the Corpus Christi bombing in Barcelona on June 7 last were executed at Monguïa fort outside the city. Two volleys fired. Ascheri Molas and Alsina were shot, Nogues and Preciso were killed by the second volley. A large crowd witnessed the execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Jealous wife shoots husband in Pratt double incident
Charles R. Cleveland is wounded in Pratt Kansas after his wife fired a pistol at him when she found him with two young women at a concert. The weapon misfired a second time and the women escaped. Cleveland was hit in the right eye. physicians have not located the bullet and recovery remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D’alencon
Duchess D'Alencon
Palaia de L'Industries
Alfred Davis
Charles R. Cleveland
Pratt
Kan
Charles
Free Home Stead Bill Passes Senate
Washington May 6 The senate approved a bill to provide free homes on public lands for actual homesteaders described as the free home stead bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Trustees Meet in Washington for Methodist University By laws Adopted
The Trustees of the Methodist American university met in Washington on May 5 to adopt by laws and advance plans for the proposed college. Attending were Fishope Hearst McCabe Bowman Professor John H Andrews Dr Palmer Dr Payne Vice-Chancellor Piler and Congressman Connell among others. Building work is expected to begin shortly and committees reported well progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton Tribune
Washington, D. C
Methodist American University
New College
Fishope Hearst
McCabe and Bowman
John H. Andrews
New York
Board of Trustees
Palmer
Officers Elected by Loyal Legion Philadelphia Meeting
At a Union League gathering in Philadelphia on May 1 the Loyal Legion of the United States elected officers for 1897 and 1898. Commander is Brevet Major General D. McM. Grege. senior vice commander Medical Director George H. Cooke. junior vice commander Lieutenant Colonel Charles M. Betts. recorder Brevet Lieutenant Colonel John P. Nicholson. registrar Brevet Major E. B. W. Coffin. treasurer Assistant Engineer Fred Schober. chancellor Brevet Brigadier General William L. James. chaplain H. C. Metook. council Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Louis W. Read VI, J. M. Schoonmaker. first assistant engineer H. C. Meckvaine. Captain A. A. Clay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
State of
Pennsylvania
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Union League
D. McM. Grege
George H. Cooke
Charles M. Betts
John P. Nicholson
EB. W. Coffin
Fred Schober
William L. James
H. C. Metook
Louis W. Read
J. M. Schoonmaker
H. ¢C. Meckvaine
A. A. Clay
Insurgent Leaders Surrender in Cuba Amid Skirmishes
Havana reports Calixto Sotopence, his adjutant and sixteen followers surrender to Spanish authorities at Sancti Spiritus. In Santa Clara Murcia and Puerto Rico battalions skirmished an Insurgent force. Major Luis Martines and nineteen of his command were killed, while Guzeman, Pino, and Almeida are noted casualties or surrenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Calixto Sotopence
Sancti Spiritus
Murcia
Puerto Rico
Santa Clara
Luis Martines
Guzeman
Pino
Momenque
Almeida
Fatal Leap Frog Fight Kills New Orleans Boy
In New Orleans on May 1 John Fitzsimmons aged 11% died after Jimmy McShane aged 13 struck him with a left jab and a right blow over the heart during a leap frog game. The coroner attributed death to heart paralysis from the blow. McShane was jailed on a manslaughter charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
John Fitzsimmons
Jimmy McShane
Johnny
Jimmy
Snake Attack Ends With Local Woman Slaying Reptile
Mrs Eilen Finlaw of Salent New Jersey faced a white throated black racer in her yard. She struck with a broom handle missing the neck. The snake then attacked her hands and arms but she crushed it with the broom, killing it after crippling the serpent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salent
N. J
Eilen Finlaw
Bakers Push for Eight Hour Day Nationwide
The Bakers International union in Cleveland resolves to seek an eight hour workday nationwide. Proposals were offered at this morning’s session to standardize the demand. Members approved the plan and directed funds to flow to national headquarters, abandoning state branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
May
Bakers’ International Union
Peseion
Kidnapped for Marriage Report From Louisville to Indiana
May in Loursville Kentucky reports Emmet Burch and Mattie Middleton were abducted by Jon N Middleton and Dick Geesling and taken to Jeffersonville Indiana where they were married by the girl's father.
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Middletons
Miss Middleton
Geesling
Jeffersonville
Middleton
Frankfort
Burch
Louisville
Indiana
Loursville
Emmet Burch
Mattie Middleton
Jon. N. Middleton
Dick Geesling
Municipal League Holds Annual Meeting in Louisville
The Municipal League convened its third annual meeting in Louisville on May 1, alongside the fifth session of the Louisville Good government program. Delegates from area cities gathered to discuss urban policy and civic improvement initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Municipal League
City government opens first session with notable delegates
The afternoon session saw Mayor George D. Podd greet visiting delegate Provident Richardson of Philadelphia, representing President Carter. Deliberations included remarks by multiple officials and the election of officers and an executive committee with members from across the nation and several cities.
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George D. Podd
Provident Richardson
Philadelphia
Carter
Frank MacVeagh
Chicago
Clinton Rodgers Woodruff
Ryerson Ritchie
Cleveland
George Chance
Labor League of Pennsylvania
James C. Sartor
New York
Charles Richardson
Samuel B. Capen
Result of Canada's tariff hits Humberstone cutlery plant
May 5 Humberstone Ontario reports the Ontario Silver works, a mainstay of the natural gas belt, will close after current orders are finished and be shipped to Muncie Indiana. Over fifty workers will lose jobs and most may leave the country as the tariff ruins Canadian cutlery sales amid strong competition from England and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humberstone
Ont
Ontario Silver Works
Munele
Ind
England
Germany
Swell Wedding Postponed in Paris Ceremony
New York reports a sudden indefinite postponement of the marriage of Henry John Whitehouse of Newport and Ethel Maud Dunige daughter of Sir George and Lady Laintge. The ceremony at St Bartholomew's church in Dinan, France was to occur today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry John Whitehouse
Fitzhugh Whitehouse
Newport
Ethel Maud Dunige
Sir George
Lady Laintge
St, Bartholomew's Church
Dinan
France
Druggist Killed in Lab Explosion in Maywood
Charles Stearns a Maywood New Jersey druggist was mixing flash light chemicals today when a blast ripped through his laboratory blowing him to pieces and wrecking the building. The accident occurred in New York on May 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Stearns
Maywood
N. J
Hie Laboratory
Stearns
Moonshiner Killed in Ambush Near Preatonsboro Ky
Liam Wallen a moonshiner living north of Preatonsboro on Heaver Creek was killed by an ambush yesterday He was shot several times and died at the scene
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preatonsboro
Liam Wallen
Here
Heaver Creek
Scattered World News and Local Happenings Summary
Morning weather previews warmer temperatures with northerly winds and broad notices on international diplomacy and conflicts. Local items include a fatal electric shock in McDonalddites, a church Nekrological record, and community notes from Lackawanna County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lucas
Providence Presbyterian Church
Weat
Lackawanna County
Nowa
Hapieninga
Senate Rejects General Arbitration Treaty With Great Britain
Washington May 5 Senate votes 43 to 26 to refuse ratification of the U S and Great Britain arbitration treaty negotiated by Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Pauncefote. Nineteen senators did not respond. debate cited territorial claims and Britain's conduct in Greek, Armenian, and Transvaal affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills
Texas
Washington
Senate
United States
Great Britain
Olway
Julian Pauncefote
Yeas
Allison
Bacon
Burrows
Caffery
Cmy
Cullom
Davis
Deboe
Fairbanks
Faulkner
Foraker
Frye
Gallinger
Gear
Gray
Hale
Hanna
Hawy
Hoar
Lindsay
Lodge
McBride
MceEnery
McMillin
Mitchell
Morrill
Nelson
Paseo
Perkine
Pint
Connecticut
Platt
New York
Pritchard
Proctor
Smith
Spooner
Thurston
Turple
West
Walthall
Warren
Wellington
Wetmore
Wilson
Fetal
Nayr
Paker
Bate
Butter
Carter
Cockrel
Dintel
Hansbrough
Harris
Kane
Tennessce
Heitfeld
Jones
Arkansas
Nevarsia
Kyle
Martin
Mason
Mille
Morgan
Penrone
Pettierew
Pettus
Quay
Rawlings
Roach
Shoup
Stewart
White
England
Cuba
Tillman
Pettigrew
Committee On Foreign Relations
Iberate
Crete
Transvaal
Woman Snake Charmer Unleashes 75 Snakes in San Antonio Yards
A local woman released a box of seventy five snakes in neighbors yards after a dispute. Rattlesnakes spread to woodpiles and under houses causing fear. twenty snakes were killed in one yard. Detectives seek the perpetrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Weather Outlook for New York and Northeast
In the Middle States and New England today fair weather with local cloudiness and slightly cooler temperatures in the north. Winds shift to northerly and westerly as warmer conditions move in. Friday looks for both regions to bring fine, warmer weather with light variable winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
May
Middle States
New England
Senate
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Tween
Larixen
Mahmon
Bey Cats
Sles
Gold Democrats
Organization
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
Greater New York
John Russell Young
Washington Memorial Day
Lloyd Steamship
the Loyal Legion
Sotopence
Snake
International Union
Couisville
Clinton Rogers Woodripp
National Municipal League
Canada
Silver
Muncie
Fharsalon
Colon
Pauncefote
Ney
the Herald
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