Tillman Defends Sugar Probe as Senate Debates Speculation
Senator Tillman denounces sugar stock speculation allegations and insists the inquiry aims to uncover whether any senator used official power to profit. The Morgan Cuban resolution is postponed to Monday and referred to the Judiciary Committee. Congress adjourns after advancing the Indian appropriation bill setup.
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Tillman
Messrs. Hoar
Chandler
Alien
Gray
South Carolina
Senate
Chapman
Morgan
Allen
Hoar
Committee On Judiciary
Committee On
Indian lands and Indian warehouse act adopted in conference report
The conference report establishes an Indian warehouse at Omatm and ratifies the lease of the Seneca oil lands while adding one judge to the Indian territory courts. The measure passed 54 to 47 after a lengthy debate led by Mr Wheeler of Alabama on session rules. Elverton Chepman, the witness in the senate investigation, will travel to Washington to meet his counsel Jere Winnon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elf
Chipman
Chandler
United States Supreme Court
Whilte House
Senate
Nysed
Tilman
Utah
Omatm
Indian Territory
Wheeler
Alabama
Simpson
Kansas
New York
Elverton Kd. Chepman
Senate Investigation Committee
Jere Winnon
Philadelphia visitors inspect new Pennsylvania Terminal facilities
A large group of Philadelphia newspaper and hotel men and railroad officials visited New York to inspect the Pennsylvania Terminal at Twenty-third Street. They rode on a special train from Jersey City, toured the station, and noted the new car service offering 20 cent rides within a 1.5 mile radius, aiming to reduce transport costs. The return trip to Jersey City set a record time on the ferry St Louis. Frank N. Larkesdale led the trip for the passenger department with Colonel James Martin of the Pullman Car company assisting.
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New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railround
Twenty-third Street
Jersey City
Bne New
Shout Ten
Railroad
North River
Yonkers
Midh Natticntion
Penneyylvania Company
Walters
Hime
Frank N. Larkesdale
James Martin
Pullman Car Company
Leona Fire Probe Shows New Crew and Fire Causes
The United States steamboat inspectors probe into the Mallory Line Leona disaster finds a largely new crew untrained for fire drills. Captain Wikler says the blaze spread quickly five minutes after detection, with matches stored on deck aiding the inferno that killed thirteen, as the investigation focuses on officers and crew rather than passengers sent to Galveston.
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New York
Board of United States Steamboat Inspectors
Mallory Line
Leona
Jame Wikler
Loona
Wallace
Galveston
Eighth Royal Arcanum Session Elects Pennsylvania Officers
The eighth biennial session of the Royal Arcanum for Pennsylvania closed in Beaver Falls. Pittsburg will host the next meeting. Officers elected include Grand regent Charles Cor Heline and grand vice regent Webster Wells. The finance committee praised finances and a growing membership. F. T. Frey was named to represent the body at Boston’s twentieth anniversary celebration.
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Beaver Falls
Grand Council of the
Royal Arcanum
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Charles Cor Heline
Webster Wells
New Bethlehem
T. #. Himes
Philadelphia
J. W. Wright
Allegheny
W. D. Shuster
Hockersmith
Shippingaport
Grand Fulde
H. B. McNulty
Chambersburg
W. H. Niebaum
George W. Kunkel
Harrisburg
Supreme
BE. H
Leisenring
Chamberburg
J. A. Langtint
Wilkinsburg
W. H. Shoe
National Board of Fire Underwriters Holds 31st Meeting
New York May 12 the thirty first annual meeting of the National Board of Fire Underwriters was held. President William B Clark addressed the members. The board lists 100 member companies with capital of 12 000 125 and assets totaling 161 140 20 plus the effects of American and foreign firms amounting to 14 00 50.
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New York
National Board of Fire Underwriters
William B. Clark
Shipping arrivals and sailings listed in port notices
The report catalogs ships arriving and sailing with origins noted as New York and other ports. Entries include Liverpool arrivals Massentio from New York and Hamburg arrivals Porvia from New York along with Genoa and Queenstown departures. Other lines mention Boulogne sailings and Philadelphia connections, and New York arrivals Saale and Hremen.
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Liverpool
Massentio
New York
Hamburg
Porvia
Genoa
Pulda
Queenstown
Poonland
Philadelphia
Boulogne—Buijled
Woerkendam
Rottentam
Saale
Hremen
Senator Aldrich Sets Tariff Bill Timetable
Washington May 1 Senator Aldrich in charge of the tariff bill this afternoon gave notice he would call up the bill on Thursday for a preliminary statement. In any event the bill would be taken up on the following Monday.
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Washington
Aldrich
Beams Pool Dissolved In Open Market Move
A May 15 meeting in Philadelphia dissolves the steel beam pool formed fourteen months earlier. Jorce & Loughlin, Carnegie, Pencoyd Tron, Illinois Steel, Phoenix Iron, Pascale Rolling Mill and Pottsville Iron and Steel represented. Percival Roberts of Pencoyd says the move is harmonious and prices will adjust with an open market.
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Philadelphia
Bcam
Jorce & Loughlin
Carnegie Company
Pencoyd Tron Company
Illinois Steel Company
Phoenix Iron Company
Pascale Rolling Mil Company
Pottsville Iron and Steel Company
Percival Roberts
Pencoyd Company
Hoame Aleo
Roberts
Famous organ at auction in Boston today
The famed organ once housed in Hoeton Music Hall, used for patriotic concerts during the war, will be sold this afternoon if there are bidders. With 6400 pipes and 89 speaking stops, it cost $60,000 at installation and was once the largest in the country. It has sat unused in a shed for over a decade, an albatross for the Music Hall directorate.
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Boston
Hoeton Music Hall
Music Hall
Bio
Muste Hall
Universal Stamp Scheme Collapses at Postal Congress
The movement to adopt a universal postal stamp collapsed due to currency fluctuation and impracticability. The general committee will report against it, with expectations of defeat for proponents including the United States and some South American delegates, while European states led by Belgium oppose the plan.
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Postal Congress
Washington
Genera Committee
Congress
Persia
United States
Belgium
Double murder at Longstreth church festival in Logan County
In Longstreth near Logan, Ohio at a church ice cream festival Arthur Barber, intoxicated, fired seven shots into a crowd. Five struck Duncan Christian killing him and wounding his father who died later. Barber fled as mobs scour the countryside and may face lynching.
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Logan
Longstreth
Arthur Barber
Duncan Christian
Christian
Harbor
Lynching of Negro Charlie Jackson Near Red Wood Bridge
Constable F. M. Notworthy took Charlie Jackson into custody near Clinton for attempting to wreck a Jackson railroad train. Five miles from Jackson a mob halted him, took the prisoner, and his body was found the next day hanging from a tree. An inquest by Judge R. B. Austin returned the verdict that he was hanged by parties unknown.
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Jackson
F. M. Notworthy
Clinton
Charlie Jackson
Red Wood Bridge
Austin
Striking Silk Mill Workers Demand Mill Closure
Eight hundred Ashley and Bailey silk mill workers in Paterson hold a late meeting after a strike for higher wages. They sought to close the mill until a union meeting could be held. the request was denied, with the strike affecting production.
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Paterson
Ashley & Bailey
Striker Arrested After Fireworks Mill Disturbance
At Kearney & Foote fireworks mill a clash occurred as non union workers walked out. Edward Kearney was struck by striker Joseph Van Nichen, who was fined 3. The striker filed a warrant against Kearney for assault. The recorder's court heard the case as over two hundred Doherty & Wadeworth silk workers returned to work.
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Kearney & Foote
Ethiers
Edward Kearney
Joseph van Nichen
Kearney
Recorder’s Court
Calle
Doherty & Wadeworth
Supreme Council Elects Officers for A P A in May Meeting
The Supreme Council of the American Protective Association in Washington on May 13 elected officers for the next year. Officers include President John W. Echolt and Vice President THWF. Sticke, Secretary of State Warren C. Bowyer, Chaplain W A Gottwald, and others. The election was reported as nearly unanimous with HW EH Neglhy winning a disputed presidency against Evhiila.
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Washington
Supreme Council of the American Protective Association
John W. Echolt
Atlanta
Thwf. Sticke
Canton
Ohio
Warry C. Bowyer
Pennsylvania
Chaaplain
W. A. Gottwald
William J. Palmer
Colorado
C. J. Stockman
Marylin
Arme
C. FE. Taylor
Path
Supreme Guard
FLT
Davis
Springfield
Mase
Supreme Sentinel
HB. M. Chambers
Maryland
Trustews
T. Th. Haughwaut
T. N. Loeb
J. A. Nickson
HW. EH. Neglhy
Titinhure
Fatal shooting follows farm quarrel near San Augustine
On May 11 in San Augustine Texas two black men clashed with the Johnson family at their farm. Theodore Nobles died from two gunshot wounds, while George Johnson and Agron Johnson were wounded. Felix Johnson sustained arm and leg injuries. A posse hunted the two attackers, one with a fractured skull and both wounded.
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San Augustine
Texas
George
Felix Johnson
Satters House
Beluw
Johnson
Theodore Nobles
George Johnson
Agron Johnson
William White
Meeting of Board of Erin in New York May 14
The A H Board of Prin adopted a resolution to appoint a committee to join with a similar Board of America to pursue union of both orders in the country. Officers elected include National delegate Rev A Et Phillips Mains Pao national secretary 1 Ft Hughes New Brunswick NJ national treasurer John R Wallach Brooklyn and national organizer Father Conway Brooklyn The next convention will be held in Brooklyn.
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New York
Order of Mibernians
Board of America
A. Et. Phillips
Mains
Pao
Ft. Hughes
New Brunswick
Snow and Cold Hit Europe With Widespread Damage
London reports heavy snow and frosts sweep across Europe damaging fruit trees in Austria and Germany. A snowstorm hit Hamburg and Nancy with vineyard losses in Bordeaux Angouleme and Burgundy. Temperatures run about 11 degrees below seasonal average.
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London
Austria
Germany
Hamburg
Coloome Am Nancy
Bordeaux
Angouleme
Burgundry
Fatal boiler blast at saw mill near Reel Foot river
A boiler explosion at a Tiptonville Kentucky saw mill along the Reel Foot river kills Ed Patterson and Dink Hodges, a white man and two colored men. Three others are badly mangled and expected to die, one man blown to pieces with fragments scattered.
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Tiptonville
Reel Foot River
Ed Patterson
Dink Hodges
Will
Seven Men Killed in Tennessee Mine Disaster Near Florence
A tipple at the Pinckney Tennessee ore mines near Florence collapsed this afternoon killing seven men and wounding several others. Communication with Pinckney is cut, and full details are unavailable. Physicians have been dispatched to the scene.
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Florence
Ala
Pinckney, Tenn
Pinckney
Outlook for Peace in Orient Amid Greek Turkish War
Telegrams from Lamia and London report wavering talks of a Turkey Greece armistice while Thessaly actions stall. Dispatches note Edhem Pasha delaying moves, Sultan's hesitation, and ongoing Greek offensives at Nicopolis and Prevent with broader European support and troop movements.
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Paris
Jornal
Lamia
Yeaterday
Turkey
Greece
Thessaly
Athens
Journal of Parie
Constantinople
Gulf of Volo
Vnsi Fron
Nicopolis
London
Daily Mall
Baron de Calice
Tefik Pashao
Domokes
Barred from Washington Monument ceremony for Washington descendant
In Philadelphia on May 11 a great great grandnephew of General Washington, George Steptoe Washington, was refused a guest invitation to the unveiling by the State Society of the Cincinnati. The committee cited ticket demands as excessive and declined his request. Washington, a Philadelphia grocer, claimed connections to the Sons of the Revolution and past ceremonies with General Wayne’s family.
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Philadelphia
Washington Monument
The
Cincinnati
General Washington
George Steptoe Washington
State Society of the Cincinnati
Washington
Thomas Foberte &@ Co
Sons of the Revolution
General Wayne
Old Gulf Ronda
Valley Forge
Harwood
W. Va
Richard Bieckburn
Dayton Man Killed by Kick While Riding With Son
Enoch Wickersham was instantly killed near Dayton Ohio on May 1 when a horse kicked him in the chest as he rode toward Bellbrook with his son James. He toppled from the seat and the horse struck him with both feet, one over the heart and the other to the chest, killing him instantly.
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Dayton
Enoch Wickersham
Horae
Bellbrook
James
Mr. Wickersham
Daulols Announces Castellane Plans Charity Project
Comte Castellane writes Baron Mackay that the Comtesse, in memory of her mother, will dedicate a million francs to buy a site and build a charitable center for various welfare purposes.
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Parle
the Daulols
Comte Castellane
Baron Mackay
Comteese
Special Weather Bulletin Forecast for Philadelphia Saturday
Weather Bureau bulletin predicts unsettled conditions followed by fair and pleasant weather for Philadelphia on Saturday. The notice cites timing around Friday and Friday night with a forecast issued from Washington on May 13. Weather official Wills L. Moore is named in the bulletin.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
Wills L. Moore
Washington Family Ties to Harwood Estate
The passage notes Washington lineage tied to Mount Vernon and Harwood, describing Lawrence Washington builder of both sites. It claims Hare wool remains in the family since construction and recalls Dolly Madison’s marriage at Harwood and a long family tradition.
Attempt to Lynch a Tramp in Mishanka Suburb
In Mishanka near Mic howka Indiana on May 11 a tramp named Lewis fired at Peter Direll and fled dropping his pistol. A pursuing crowd armed with clubs shotguns and other weapons cornered him and brought him to the town center where a rope was produced. Lewis dared lynching but his bravado and cool head kept him safe as officers finally escorted him to safety. His accomplice awaits burglary trial.
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South Bend
Ind
Michowka
Lewis
Peter Direll
Colle
Mishanka
Battle at Nueva Paz reported clashes in havana province
From Havant May 13 reports say Coronel Aguilera attacked insurgents at Peperanais near Nueva Paz. Lt Colonel Canin’s squadron engaged at Cangre killing 23 rebels, while Aguera’s force fought at Aguedita leaving twenty insurgent dead. Three troops wounded. Authorities say Spanish forces captured Cavite forts and expect to repatriate sick and disabled soldiers. Rumors of a Maxime Gomez attack denied.
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Havant
Coronel Aguilera
Alexandro Rodriguez
Rafael Cardone
Peperanais
Nueva Pay
Havan
Canin
Numada
Wos
Cangre
Agu- Hera
Aguedita
Madruga
Veylee
Azcarraga
Cavite
Philippine
Lome
Maxime Gomez
Gomes
Puerto Principe
Vault Collapse Reveals Grim Graveyard Mischief
In Turlington New Jersey an old burial vault holding Benjamin Pierre and four relatives collapsed as rotted trestles failed. Coffins toppled and bones were scattered while a crowd of youths and workers mocked the scene. Authorities moved to repair and consider removal of the vault at First Baptist Church.
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Turlington
N. J
Benjamin Pierre
G. W. Lewis & Son
Jooese
Adame
Board of Health
First Baptist Shurch
Adams
Coffee Triggers Attack by Dog on New Jersey Boy
In New Brunswick on May 14 Willie Gordon, a boy about years old, gave his pet dog coffee at breakfast. The dog allegedly went mad after drinking, bit the boy’s nose, and tore a nostril. Edith Gordon fought the dog, then the father shot it to stop the attack.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Willie
William Gordon
Edith
Tailor William Kane Hangs Self Near Newark
William Kane, a Newark tailor, hanged himself from a tree two and one half miles east of town. He had spent time at the state insane hospital twice and was in poor health.
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Newark
William Kane
Here
State Insane Hospital
Weather and Politics Bits From Early Morning News
A collage of items includes weather outlooks for the day, regional political chatter, a sensational speech reference by Senator Tillman, and notes on local incidents. Headlines hint at civic issues, sports rain postponements, and editorial mentions from Harrisburg and Washington.
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Geneva
Tillman
KK. G
Harrisburg
Washington
Lovall
Ocal
Commission
Conmon Council
Lackawanna County News
Relief as Cuban unrest prompts U S action
At the Spanish legation in Washington and in Congress a debate grows on relief for Americans driven from farms in Cuba by Weyler and the need for rapid action. President McKinley seeks verified facts from Calhoun in Cuba before decisive steps, while the Red Cross aid through Barton is allowed to aid the destitute without aiding insurrection.
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Weyser
McKinley
Washington
Capitol
Congress
Queen of the Antilles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
United States
Cuba
Friends of Cuba
Calhoun
Spanieh Legation
Senate
Legation
Enid
Spain
Red Cross
Mise Barton
Weather Forecast for Middle State and New England Coast
The Herald reports cloudy to partly cloudy conditions in the Middle State with light to fresh southerly winds. Rain likely heavy along the New England coast in the morning, followed by cooling and clearing. Saturday expect fair cooler weather with westerly winds and frost near the lake region.
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the Herald
New York
Middle State
New Waxland Coas
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MR. Tillman
Caro
Lina
Elverton
Maoney
Netson
New Hampshire
Havemeyer
Avnaite
Sugar Trust Grande
Vestignie 80 Ag
Royal Arcanum Council
Boston Music Hall
Universal Stamp Scheme
Louisiana
Supreme Council
Board OF
ERIN
New York City
Europe
Borden, Angontieme
Burgundy
Pinckney Ore Mines
Porte
Crnoece-Turk
Portes
Journal of Parts
Edhem Pasha
Domokos
Constantinopl’y
Larssen
Russia
Times
Biaracharis
Epirus
Foreign Legion
Lake Tynlas
Comteese Castellane’s
Nueva Paz
Esperanza Plantation
Radical Action
Weyler
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