Knights of Golden Eagle Parade in Harrisburg Tonight
The Pennsylvania capital hosts 2500 Knights and 50 Ladies of the Golden Eagle for a three day event. A street parade, banquet, and ball at City Grays Armory conclude daily exercises with prize awards for commanderies and a notable drill by City Grays captain and Eighth Regiment lieutenant. A portrait and speeches mark the formal program as numerous accolades are presented among attendees led by Governor Hastings.
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City Graves Armory
Hastings
Harrisburg
State
Wil’ Frelikhia
Eveirggy
Qoerg
Miegaberg
Grace Church
Hasting
Fred M. Ott
John M. Major
City Grays
William F. Tedardson
Eighth Regiment
The
Indies
St. Mary's Commandery
Allentown
J. 2B. Hutchinson
Blue Crosse
Lancaster
Mizpeh
Altoona
Crescent Commandery
Lock Haven
Smeycek
Merchantine
Leutenant
Frank C. Hoffman
Baldrie
Reeser
Mechanicsburg
Smth
H. P
Newport Castle
Doman Castle
Philadelphia
Veterann Castle
Steelton
Chambersburg Castle
Moro Castle
Moro Temple
Commonwealth Band
L. WM. Tobin
Pennsylvania
J. D. Patterson
Har Tishore
Supreme Chief
Co. Rd. Wood
Williamsport
Grand Templar Session Closes After Recess Declared
Mrs. Lizzie Turner presided with representatives present as the past templars degree was conferred by Gg of E.electora. Anna Kerr P. G. T. Mra. A. CG. Lytton G. Mrs. Chinnick. Grand templar adjourned proceedings to Wednesday morning.
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Grand Templar
Lizzie Turner
Child Horribly Burned in Tragic Foundry Alley Accident
Special to the Scranton Tribune reports a 4-year-old son of Adam Fordukits of Foundry Alley, West Pitteten, died after playing with matches igniting his clothing. The boy wrapped in flames leaped onto a bed, father quenched the fire, Dr. M A Tenis attended, but burns from head to toe proved fatal.
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Scranton
Moveton
Adam Fordukits
Foundry Alley
Pitteten
M. A. Tenis
Inter state Commerce Commission Handles Freight Charge Case
The Interstate Commerce Commission in Philadelphia trails the New York Produce Exchange over alleged violations of trade law. William H. Tucker testifies for Philadelphia freight interests, arguing improved waterways boost export activity. Hearing to continue in Washington, D.C., in May.
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Philadelphia
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Washington, D.C
Mystery Note Points to Self-Destruction in Central Park Death
A woman about 30 found dead from an apparent suicide in the Central Park reservoir. A telegraph blank note signed Titania warned identity would stay hidden and a letter to the coroner requested cremation. Her clothing bore a Chicago label and a postscript hinted funds would be sent to the coroner.
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New York
Central Park Reservoir
Ninety-ninth Street
Titania
Schiessinger & Mireor
Chicago
Japan seeks satisfaction over Honolulu immigration incident
Reports from Honolulu dated May 4 indicate the Japanese cruiser Naniwa will arrive with Commulla Akiyama and three immigrants who were barred from landing in February. They are to testify in a hearing about Hawaii’s refusal of entry and lack of counsel for the immigrants. Japan also charges Hawaii with treaty violations and seeks damages from Kobe and the Shin Shu Maru for halted time and costs.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Commulla Akiyama
Japanese Foreign Office
Shimama
Immigration Company
Kobe
Japan
Steampehip
Shin Shu Maru
Texas Battleship Arrives Philadelphia For Monument Ceremonies
The United States battleship Texan passed the Delaware Capes at 9:39 this morning after leaving New York. It will take part in Philadelphia ceremonies for the Washington monument unveiling on Saturday, with the monitor Terror also scheduled to participate.
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Texas
Philadelphia
United States
Texan
New York
Delaware Capex
Washington Monument
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company Directors Re-elected
The Delaware and Hudson Canal company held its annual meeting in New York. The existing board was re-elected with one vacancy filled by I Samars Hayes after the resignation of Cornelius Vanderbilt.
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New York
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
I. Samars Hayes
Corneliuse Vanderbilt
Man Hangs Self in Newark After Two Insanity Spells
William Kane died by hanging with a necktie on a tree in Newark. The 9 year old died by self inflicted action. Kane had been in an insane asylum twice. He has relatives in Chicago Garrett Ind and Newark N J.
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Newark
William Kane
Kane
Chicago
Garrett
Ind
N, J
Governor Griggs backs vestibule trolley car bill
Trenton May 1 Governor Griggs backs an Assembly bill by Soo vol compelling trolley companies to vestibule their cars in winter. The proposal aims to improve passenger protection during cold weather.
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Trenton
N.J
Griggs
Soovol
New Bank Authorized for Kittanning Bank
May 1 report says authority granted to organize the Merchant National Bank of Kittanning Po with capital 0 00. The action creates a formal banking institution in Kittanning under federal charter.
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New Bank
Kittanning
Washington
Merchant National Bank of
Washington Monument Unveiling in Fairmount Park
Philadelphia May 1 experts deem the Washington monument the world’s finest and costliest memorial awaiting dedication in Fairmount Park. The Society of the Cincinnati led fundraising since 1910 with funds from 1810 1824 1832 and 1858 merged to finance a 200000 monument. A grand civic military procession will precede a formal unveiling by President McKinley and a ceremony featuring W W Porter and William Wayne.
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Philadelphia
Washington Monument
Fairmount
Society of the Cincinnati
Hema
Washington
Great Parade
Washington Square
Independence Hall
The
Cincinnati
Citizens Fund
Charles Chauncey
the Cincinnati
Chauncey Fund
John Sartain
Joseph R. Ingersoll
Joseph Harrison
Alexander Purvis
Philadelphia Society
Jess
Treasury
Grand Spaole
National Guard
Army
Navy
Grant Monument
New York
Fairmount Park
Sixth Cavalry
Fort Meyers
Pennsylvania National Guard
New Jersey
Delaware
Navy Department
Columbia
France
Fulton
Talbot
Infant Teachel
Grand Army
McKinley
Broad Street
Spring Garden
Twenty-fifth
Green Street
Park
William Wayne
Society of the Cincinneath
W. W. Porter
Cincinnat
Wayne
Warwick
Fratescunt
Washington Statue Memorial Details and Dimensions Describe Equestrian Figure
The article outlines a grand monument dedicated to the father of his country. A 6 foot high Swedish granite pedestal rises from a platform reached by thirteen steps symbolizing the original states. An equestrian Washington statue in colonial uniform stands atop with the king reins in his left hand as the horse moves.
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Washington
Death of Billy Strong Ended Mountain Fighter Era
Lexington May 11 Captain William Strong famed eastern Kentucky mountain fighter died yesterday after being shot seven times while visiting a neighbor. A hidden blind above the road suggested ambush by gunmen who rode nearby. Lieutenant Ed Marcus leads a posse to identify and pursue the killers. Strong had long fought feuds, claimed many killings, and recently planned coal mining ventures.
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Lexington
William Strong
Kentucky
Jackson
Strong
Lylie
Ed Marcus
Captain Strong
Leutenant
Union
Marcus
Ed. Callahan
Amos
Brent- Hilt County
Breathitt County
Callahans
Duel of two admirers ends in brutal knife fight
In Poughkeepsie on May 11 the colored community in Jay street watched Nancy Jane Hiewing arrive from Baltimore. Two men named Chas Sally and Ignatius Pease dueled with tetcher knives over her attention, ending with both men bloodied. Pease was stabbed in the back and head while Sally suffered severe facial cuts. The police intervened and separated the combatants.
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Poughkeepsie
Jay Street
Baltimore
Nancy Jane Hiewing
Nancy
Chas
Sally
Ignatius Pease
Pesee
Day Street
Reading Baptist Association Convened its Twenty Third Session
The Reading Baptist Association met in its twenty third annual session in this city with Rev. EK Edwards of Minersville elected moderator and J Woignrad of Pottsville as secretary and D S Beverly of Reading as treasurer. The sermon was preached by Dr LI EB Tichards of Slatington and speakers included Drs FY 8 Dobbins and W H Conrad of Philadelphia and J K Dixon of Scranton.
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Joseph K. Dixon
Forty One Councils Reported by Pennsylvania Delegate
At the annual meeting in Washington the Pennsylvania representative announced forty one new councils formed in the past six months. The gathering of the Supreme Council of the American Protective Association noted the expansion of its regional network and ongoing organizational growth.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Insurgents in Cuba Prompt Senate Refer to Foreign Relations
Debate on the Cuban question references a confidential Lee report dated late April describing insurgent strength, organizational limits, and failures to conform to modern warfare. The document is private but may be reviewed by committees, with emphasis on policy guidance for the administration.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
State Department
Lee
Cain
Cuthins
Transvaal Raid Hearings In London Continue
A parliamentary committee in London questioned Duke of Abercorn and Duke of Fife about the Transvaal raid. Abercorn denied stock manipulation. Fife admitted selling shares and claimed no knowledge of the raid. Lord Gifford connected Rhodesia enrollment and arms import to the revolt separately.
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London
Transvaal
Duke of Abercorn
Chartered Company of
British South Africa
Henry Labouchere
Duke of Fife
Prince of Wales
Johannesburg
Rhodes
Lord Gifford
Rhodesia
Mr. Rhodes
Sixteen Year Old Hero at Tamarack Mine
Calumet lad John Thomas aged 16 saved two fellow workers during a Tamarack mine fire drill last week. He stayed at his post by a compressed air hoisting engine on the twenty third level a half mile below the surface to help ensure their escape while others fled the alarm.
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Houghton, Mich
Calumet
Tamarack
John Thomas
Thomas
Courageous boy rescues miners from raging mine blaze
A boy risked his life as flames from a mine drift neared his post. Six dynamite boxes stood in the crown near the hoist when a miner’s candle caused a fire. He signaled others to a bucket, guiding them to the level floor just as his clothing began to smolder, and all fled to the shaft.
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Thomas
Waroly
His Sermon Crossed the River at Green Valley
Perry Oklahoma May 11. A Methodist preacher could not cross a swollen creek to reach a congregation on the far shore. He preached his sermon across the stream while members gathered on the opposite bank. The report recalls a Beaver County wedding where the couple stood apart and were married by a clergyman shouting prayers from the other side with a fee tied in a handkerchief.
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Perry
Oklahoma
Green Valley
Clerryman
Beaver County
Body found in well in New Boston village
The swollen body of Anthony Konitskuski was retrieved from a thirty foot well in New Boston village Mahanoy City Pa. Authorities believe he was murdered and dumped to hide his whereabouts after last being seen two weeks earlier. Coroner Fogarty took charge of the remains.
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Mahanoy City
Anthony Konitskuski
New Boston Village
Koniinkusci
Konitskuekl
Morea
Fogarty
Boy Pirate of Louisville Attempts River Theft on Yacht
James Bar, 18, claiming Philadelphia origin, boarded the steam yacht Anne at 1 am and tried to sail it down the river. Life savers at the Falls pursued and captured the vessel below the bridge. Porto produced three revolvers and a knife and claimed he was robbed and set adrift. He was arrested and held for trial.
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Louisville
James Barto
Philadelphia
Anne
Barbour
City Hospital
Vas
Porto
Triad
Ex Senator Don Cameron Receives Gold Watch From Diaz
In Mexico City on May 11, ex Senator Don Cameron who previously gifted President Diaz a thoroughbred stallion now receives an elegant gold watch and chain from Diaz. The watch bears the president's monogram.
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Mexico City
Don Cameron
Diaz
Dias
Emperor William's Gift to Charity Amid Paris Fire Aftermath
Emperor William of Germany instructed the German ambassador Count von Munster-Ledenburg to remit 10 000 francs to the Charity Bureau. The bureau has been crippled by the terrible fire that occurred Tuesday a week ago.
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William
Paris
Willdjaim
Germany
Count von Munster-Ledenburg
Buguar
Knights of the Golden Ftyle Convened Amid Media Clamor
Local pages report the annual state convention of the Knights of the Golden Ftyle as media access grows. Mentions of Penato discussing the Cuban situation and notes on Washington monuments appear alongside amateur baseball and local council delays on ordinances.
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Greeve
Powers
Knights of the Golden
Penato
Philadelphia
Washington Monument
Council
de Tees
Greece Bows To Fate in Mediation with Turkey
Greece formally adheres to preliminaries of peace, accepting mediation by the powers. Ambassadors in Constantinople prepare to press Turkey for terms while Greece recalls officers and stops Edhem Pasha’s advances. London reports MPs say mediation is offered and Greece lacks war supplies.
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Greece
Constantinople
Turkey
Baron von Pleasen
Creece
M. Onou
Edhem Pasha
Bapoundank
Hadjipeiro
Athens
London
House of Commons
Treasury
A. J. Balfour
Thirly Telegraph
Vassos
Turkish Troops Advance Toward Domokos and Lamia May 11
A dispatch from Lamia reports the Imperial army moving in two columns from Pharsalos toward Domokos and Almyro with fighting expected. Turkish forces sent to Lake Nefero aim to block the Domokos route as Greek troops reinforce at Domokos to prevent encirclement by Edhem Pasha.
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Constantinople
Lariam
Pharsalos
Domokos
Almyro
Greece
Lamia
Thessaly
Lake Nefero
Tollgate outrages disrupt Millereburg area raids rise
In Millereburg Kentucky on May 11 mounted raiders cut down two more toll gates threatening keepers. Officials report toll roads struggle to hire gatekeepers as two additional gates were destroyed near Cardale and Allondra to Carlisle celebrate a victory crowd.
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Millereburg
Cardale
Ronda
Carlisle
Weather Forecast for Middle States and New Pawland
The forecast notes partly cloudy conditions with fair intervals and southwesterly winds. Temps trend slightly lower with local rains. Thursday brings fair weather after local rain, variable winds, and a slowly rising temperature.
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New York
Middle States
New Pawland
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