Turkeys Placid Tone Masks Wider War Fear of Turmoil
An ornate foreign policy notice discusses Turkish demands and Allied debates on capitulations and indemnities. It warns Europe against forcing concessions and notes rising tensions among Turkish citizens while Rome and Grecian interests shape the outcome. A separate bank incident describes King’s disappearance after $100,000 moved in a Hayton bank, with no leads yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conmiontiials
Seth
Ceri Ieee
Portia Fotclien
Tavlkoy
Syed
Pacliie
Roger
Servin
Roumania
Greer
Turkey
Europe
Armistice in force between Crete and Turkey amid talks
A Greek and Turkish truce was announced with Crown Prince Constantine authorized to suspend hostilities to discuss terms. Reports from Lamia and Arta note troop movements while officials in Athens and London relay diplomatic instructions including a potential fortnight armistice urged by Germany.
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Athens
Lata
Crete
Turkey
Constantine
Lamia
Othrys
Snivlenski
M. Theotokis
Hija
Arta
Ottoman Empire
Blanding
Algned
Yusauf
Bali
Greece
Arachthos
Matios
London
Daily Chronicle
Germany
Constantinople
Porte
Bank Messenger Missing With Cash From Bank
Boston May 10 Albert M King a 19 year old messenger for Boyleston National Bank is missing along with about 20000 in cash and a 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Albert M. King
Boyleston National Bank
Commercial Conference Entices Visitors To Philadelphia
Preparations for entertaining visiting delegates in Philadelphia begin May 1 with an official program for three days. President McKinley and cabinet members are expected, with a banquet and multiple city receptions. Delegations from South America and numerous U S cities will tour major business centers, hosted by local commercial houses, through July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yyidelphia
Tata
Evan
Dis
Cosson
Mewintey
Ios
South Americ
Fall River
Pittebruric
Cleveland
Cinechunth
Lewisville
Neotville
Chicago
Milwauke
St. Lule
Jaca
Fire in Jersey City Destroys Furnishings. 60 Homeless
A morning blaze at Frederick W. Payne's four story Newark avenue building in Jersey City destroyed property worth about 100000 and left sixty families homeless. Fire, which began before 5 am, raged until nearly 6 o'clock, with walls falling by 11 am injuring several people. Principal losses include Payne’s property at 40000 and tenants at 20000.
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New York
Jersey City
Short
Ames
Frederick W. Payne
Newark Avenue
Flint Street
Payne
Jessee
Thom
Frederick Mayne
Gompers Arrives in New York for Labor Conference
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, arrived from Chicago to participate in talks with striking workers, bosses, and contractors. He said clothing strikes will recur until sweat shops are abolished and plans a public meeting in Union Square Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Clarke Cashier Found. Missing Funds Breech of Trust
Harry M. Clarke, missing cashier of the First National Bank, located in Colorado Springs by a letter to a bank clerk. He was several thousand dollars short, covered by unauthorized checks before funds were deposited. Maud Nicholson, involved in the case, is with her brother in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Harry M. Clarke
First National Bank
Colorado Springs
Maud Nicholson
Chicago
Protection from Witchcraft Stirs Hagerstown Merchant
Isaac Simon a Russian merchant applies to Mayor Keedy for protection from alleged witchcraft by Solomon Saltzman. He reports daily morning salt on his door and pavement and fears the store may be sealed and his wife spirited away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Isaac Simon
Keedy
Solomon Saltzman
Simon
Steamship Arrivals Boulogne May 19
Boulogne reports arrivals and sailings on May 19 with ships including Boaarndam from New York bound for Rotterdam arriving and Obitam sailing to New York via Southampton. Other passages list Waowland to Liverpool from Philadelphia and Bervin from New York, along with 681 Louis to New York. Sailed vessels include Paris Teutonic Pricaland and Antwerp.
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Boulogne
Boaarndam
New York
Rotterdam
Balled
Obitam
Southampton
Lahn
Hremer
Queenstown
Waowland
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Bervin
Louis
Paris
Teutonic
Pricaland
Antwerp
Public Building Funding Approved for Altoona Washington
The senate today approved appropriations totaling 126.00 for a public building project in Altoona Washington, with funds designated for May 18 action and related construction costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Washington
Senate
Debates Over Cuban Question Mark U S Policy
Senate debate centered on protecting US consuls in Cuba and whether to intervene. Senator Foraker argued mediation failed and urged decisive action while Senator West pressed for disclosure of consular evidence. Further discussion referenced Olney letters and Spain’s rejection of mediation as the chamber prepared for a vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Countoy
Cuba
Teo
Ble
Atr Ciannaty
CIA
Mir
Vest
Morgan
Hale
Mme
Senate
MR. West
West
Missouri
Committee On Foreign Relations
State Department
United States
Lee
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Foraker
Ohio
Spain
Olney
Steel Workers Meet in Detroit Discuss Paddling Rate Debate
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers hold an early adjournment in Detroit to allow committee work on the paddling rate after Pittsburg mills cut rates by 60 cents per ton triggering a strike. The wage committee urges restoring a 15 percent tariff cut on black plates used for canning and export. President Garland criticizes the Senate for catering to large concerns and rebates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers
Pittsburg
Mils & Month
Agi
Amalgamated
Congress
Garland
Senate
Standards
Cannibal Attack Report From Santa Cruz Islands Kills Englishman
News from San Francisco confirms a young Englishman named Lichtenstein and a missionary were killed and eaten by cannibals on the Santa Cruz Islands. The brigantine Gallee, which arrived yesterday from I afid, carried the details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
I'ahidl
Lichtenstein
Santa Crus Ilands
Akron banquet scandal leads to subpoenas for witnesses
Akron Ohio May 19 Landlord W F Pence of the Hotel Buchtel was arrested for serving snipe out of season at the Akron club banquet. Game wardens say they will subpoena every guest as witnesses if he defends the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soason
Akron, O
FE. Pence
Buchtel
Sonson
Akron
Odd Fellows Meet in Williamsport Elects New Officers
Pennsylvania Odd Fellows session in Williamsport elected W Guaylord Thomas of Scranton as grand master and Samuel McKeeever of Philadelphia as deputy grand master. Wilkes-Barre won the year’s meeting site over Harrisburg by 412 to 361.
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Harre
Rebekah
Williamsport
Peninsylvania Od
Mansel
Grand Lodge
Vallamount
Grampian
W. Guaylord Thomas
Scranton
Samuel McKeeever
Philadelphia
Rrang
Exan Loomis
West Chester
James B. Nicholson
M. Richards Mueckle
Philadephia
Gerund
F. M. Rena
Robert BE. Wiiwht
Allentown
Wilkes-Barre
Harrisburg
Huntingdon
New Caste
Mrs McConnell Seeks Divorce From Edward McConnell
Mrs. McConnell files for divorce from Edward D. McConnell a U S pensions examiner earning 250 dollars monthly. Married in Philadelphia in 1842 they left in 1896. She accuses him of wishing her dead and threats to send her to Kankakee, and says he deserted her forcing her to support herself and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Til
Fila D. Mee Connell
Edward D. McConnell
United States
Philadelphian
Alderman Seeks City Consent on Motive Power Change
Alderman Hall proposed a resolution at a board of aldermen meeting to require Metropolitan Traction to obtain city consent before changing motive power on the Sixth and Fifth Avenue lines. He noted reports that such a change could save about $600,000 annually, arguing the city should benefit from the saving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alderman Hall
Board of Aldermen
Metropolitan Traction Company
Sixth
Fiehth Avenue
Hall
Oscar Wilde Free From Jail Movement Seized in London
London May 19 Oscar Wilde was secretly moved from Reading jail to Holloway prison last night and will be released tomorrow morning. He appeared in the clothes he wore at sentencing and looked distinguished attractive and healthy though observers say he needs rest to restore his mental powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
London
Oscar Wille
Reading
Holloway Prison
Colored cadet fails naval academy admission exam
John William Smith, the colored applicant from Illinois, failed his Naval Academy admission exams after English responses were incorrect. He may take a re-examination, but must also pass a physical test. Smith achieved goal records in Chicago public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
John William Smith
Naval Academy
Illinois
Smith
Public Schools of
Chicago
Missing money as safe at Clayton House in Wilmington
May 19 report from Wilmington Delaware states manager J L Willis failed to unlock the hinge safe at the Clayton house hotel. After experts worked through the evening the safe opened revealing 430 dollars missing and night clerk William Neff has disappeared along with concerns over valuables and large drafts stored inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
J. L. Willis
Clayton House
William Neff
Fortune Turns Head Miss Laura Currier Found Drowned
In Chester New Hampshire on May 19 Miss Laura E Currier aged 1 a member of a prominent local family was found drowned in a swamp near the town. It is said her sudden fortune increased wealth led to her tragedy.
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Chester
N. H
Laura E. Currier
Body of Portland Millionaire Stolen From Cemetery
The body of William S. Ladd, Portland financier who died in January 1903, was removed from Riverview Cemetery. A cemetery employee discovered the disturbed grave and the coffin empty. Sons of the deceased notified, no clues found, motive suspected money for the return of the body. A temporary wooden marker with initials W. S. L remains at the site as the marble monument is unfinished.
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Portland
Ore
William
Ladd
Riverview Cemetery
Aswociation
Chicago Mystery of Mrs Luetgert Death at Sausage Factory
Chicago police press forensics tie Mrs Luetgert’s death to a sleeping room adjoined to the Luetgert sausage factory. Bloodstained paper and bone fragments near a vat, hair clump and fresh handprint in the basement doorway bolster the murder link as the case widens to family history and imprisonment records in Germany.
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Chicago
Luetgert
Guetersioh
Germany
Adolph Luetgert Wan
Eal
Holland
Family of four murdered near Helena Montana
Advices report William H Hamilton a Denver contractor his wife Catharine and his two children Lee and Elizabeth were murdered near Helena Montana about three weeks ago. The crime was suppressed to help Montana authorities trace the murderers.
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Denver
Col
William Hh, Hamilton
Catharine Hamilton
Lee Hamilton
Elizabeth Haubnes Hamilton
Helena
Mont
Montana
Rockefeler Offer Prompts May Anniversary of Home Mission
In Pittsburg on May 19 the Northern Baptists open their sixty fifth annual meeting led by President H K Porter. He alludes to John D Rockefellers pledge to give one half of the society debt if a matching amount is raised by June 1, 1907.
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Washington
Fendre
Formker
Ohio
Cannon
Lindsay
Kentucky
Hour
Massachusette
Foraker
American Baptist Home Mission
Pittsburg
Northern Baptists
H.K. Porter
John D. Rockefellow
Mormon Elders Speak to Cumberland Crowd
Mormon elders I A Kelech of Murray and A P Kesler of Salt Lake City preached in the Cumberland post office square to a large crowd. They had just returned from Beranton Pa and planned to visit Hagerstown and Rockville Md to open missions.
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Cumberland
A. Kelech
Murray
A. P. Kesler
Salt Lake City
Utah
Post Office Square
Beranton
Hagerstown
Rockville
Fire destroys town in Japan’s Huchloji district
The steamer Empress from Yokohama reports a devastating blaze in Huchloji prefecture, burning nearly 4000 houses and causing substantial loss of life. Fire crews fight to control the spread in the wild district.
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Victoria
B. C
Empress
Jodi
Yokohama
Huchloji
Japan
Drowning Death on Steamer Ben Hur at Midnight
John W. Richle of Washington PA drowned after falling from the steamer Ben Hur at a Wheeling location at midnight. He was accompanied by his son and planned to drill an off well near Marietta.
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Wheeling
W. Va
John W. Richle
Washington
Marietta
Disappearance of Two Conductors in California
Cornelius Curran of Dadmmore and C Ed Dunn of Huntington Ind both delegates to the conductors convention have vanished without a crew. Curran was accompanied by his wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tos Angeles
Cal
Corneliua Curran
Dadmmore
Ed. Dunn
Huntington
Ind
Curran
Memorial Day Orders and Local Council Actions
Weather shows fair and warmer conditions. Local notices report Memorial Day orders and the formation of an Electric City Council. Officials announce council meetings and public events. Lackawanna County notes and total abstainers meet at Nanticoke. financial and commercial news abbreviated.
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McKinley
Cuba
Senate
Odd Fellows
Williamsport
Notwa
Washington Goasly
Major Harrington
Institution of Electric City Council
Drc
Drc. U. A. M
Loca
Boranton
Lewis
Lackawanna
President McKinley's Cuba Policy Report and Purchase Plan
The President will seek Cuba’s purchase of independence after Calhoun’s report, with a note to Spain proposing self rule. If Spain rejects, radical steps including possible intervention are planned, tempered by Hanna’s appeal and major commercial concerns. The administration aims for peace to revive commerce.
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Cuba
Spain
Washington
Calhoun
Lea
Cube
Fenater Hanna
Pennsylvania Candidates Favored For Swiss Minister Post
The Washington dispatch reports John G. A. Leishman of Pittsburgh is expected to be named Swiss minister soon after Quay and Brutus J. Clay factions push. Hilary Brunet Greensboro editor is also eyed for a consul post in Etienne France after passing required exams.
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Washington, D. C
John G. A. Leishman
Pittsburg
Switzerlan
Quay
Brutus J. Clay
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Hilary
Brunet
Greensboro
Tost
Etienne
France
Senate
Wealthy Nathan Rosenfeld Attacks Mass Benefit Life
Nathan Rosenfeld of Hoston Massachusetts files a bill in equity seeking return of all premiums and dues paid to the Massachusetts Benefit Life Association. He alleges the firm, claiming 42 000 members, operates as an assessment company with level premiums and burdensome demands. He also charges fraud in assessments and disbursements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoston
Mass
Massachusetta Benefit Life Association
Nathan Rosenfeld
Penn Mutual to Celebrate Semi-Centennial Convention
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia prepares a three day convention starting in May to celebrate its fifty year milestone. General agents from across the country will gather with delegates from thirty nine states to discuss key insurance issues and broader community interests.
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Philadelphia
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Weather Outlook for New York and Midwest Regions
In the Midwestern and New England regions today expect fair to slightly warmer conditions with light to fresh southerly winds. Rain is likely in western and lake districts, followed by cloudiness and possible night rain. Friday brings partly cloudy to full conditions with minor temperature shifts and fresh southwest winds, with scattered rain and storms in the Comat area.
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New York
May
New England
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Dupuy
Forsker
Weyler
Allance
Foraker Eloged
Porarem
the Odd Fellows AT
Mrs. M'Connell
Tracetion Company
Oscar Wilde
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