Panorama of the World News and a Fatal Rail Crash
A deadly crash near Norwalk Ohio involves an eastbound electric passenger car colliding with a westbound package freight car on the Lake Shore Electric line. Several killed instantly and many injured, some critically. Samuel R. Callaway, former president of the American Locomotive Company and Lake Shore Railroad executive, died in New York City after complications from surgery. He was born in Toronto on December 24, 1850 and held leadership roles in railway companies and the National Civic Federation.
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Lake Shore
Wellsorners
Norwalk
Hio
Bamnel R. Callaway
Samuel R. Callaway
Themerican Locomotive Company
York City
Mr. Allaway
Lakehore Railroad
New Yorkentral
Union Pacific
Tie
Toronto
Rubber plant blast injures workers at Akron facility
An explosion in the tire department at the Goodyear Rubber plant in Akron Ohio injured two women and many men. A furnace header ripped loose collapsing floor sections and sending debris across a large area, with about twenty five women in the department caught. Two women were seriously hurt.
Ali Nour Warns of Turkish Massacre in Ottoman Empire
Ali Nour asserts in the Berlin Volks Zeitung that the Sun of Turkey plans a great massacre of Armenians, predicting total annihilation of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire and calling for urgent action. He emphasizes this belief as a lifelong aim and signals a pivotal moment for the anticipated event.
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Ali Nour
Berlin
Volks @itung
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Sualn
Eed
Texas Case Ends With Victory for Defendant in Penalties Suit
Col J M Games of Pittsburg filed suit against eJ.M. Guffy Petroleum Company for penalties under Texas anti ambune laws. Judge Brooks ruled evidence insufficient and instructed the jury to find for the defendant, leading to discontinuation of the suit.
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Fate
Texas
Ej.m. Guffy Petroleum Company
Col. J
Mrs Hearst Cuts Expenses At Berkeley Settlement
Mrs Phoebe Hearst reduces funding for the University of California affiliated Berkeley settlement on Eighth Avenue, West Berkeley. Founded five years ago, it formerly received $5,000 annually and provided housing, instruction, and recreation for resident workers.
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Hearst
Phoebe Herst
University of California
College Settlement
Eighth Avenue
West Berkley
Lee Cauldron
Storm devastates Indiana area with fatalities and injuries
A severe storm in southern Indiana caused deaths and multiple injuries. Lightning struck residences near Tennyson destroying homes and cutting telegraph and telephone lines. A family named Lather lost members including Liery Lather and Annie Lather among the dead. Three children died and others were hurt after an electric shock during the event.
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Holt
Tennyson
Iniana
Feness
Cuthulings
France Promises Aid in Perdicaris Kidnapping Case
Paris Foreign Minister declares France will assist the United States in securing the release of Perdicaris and his son who are held by Moroccan bandits.
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Paris
Delase
France
United States
Latto
Perdicaris
Gatep Son
Freight Wreck in Indiana Claims Two Lives
A Louisville and Ashville Railroad freight train struck a handcar on a tie several miles below nsville Indiana. Two men were killed and one injured while attempting to jump from the track.
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Indiana
Louisville & Ashville
Hearst Indorsed by Democratic State Convention
The Democratic State convention endorsed William Randolph Hearst for President, signaling party support for his candidacy amid a shifting political landscape and regional backing from delegates.
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Hearst
Yaming
Indorse
Steamer Stee of New York Goes Ashore in Dense Fog
The steamer Stee of New York carrying passengers from Toledo to Cleveland ran aground on the south shore of Idle Bass island in dense fog. Passengers were later rescued and taken ashore by the steamer Arrow to Dusky.
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Stee
New York
Idle Bass Island
Toledo
Cleveland
Arrow
Wich
E A Mann Appointed Judge
The president appoints Edward A Wann of Las Cruces New Mexico to the Supreme Court as associate justice. The official announcement names Wann and notes his New Mexico origin and forthcoming service on the high court.
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E. A. Mann
Edward A. Wann
Lag Cruces
New Mexico
Supreme Court of
Japanese Triumph at Kinchou Nanshan Invasion Stages
Army dispatch reports a six day engagement near Port Arthur ending May 26 with a decisive Japanese victory. Mikado's land forces land above Rinchou and drive toward Port Arthur while inflicting heavy casualties on Russian defenders. Japanese bravery and tactics praised as invincible, with warnings Russia must annihilate remaining Japanese forces to win.
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Mikado
Port Arthur
Kuroki
Ixinchou
Rinchou
Kinchou
Nanshan Hill
Yalu
Russia
Manchuria
Cold Harbor
St. Private
Plevna
Shipka Pass
Tugela
Japanese Advance Near Port Arthur Escalates Siege
May 20 night Nanshan taken then by May 27 Naqiuning falls, threatening Port Arthur as Japanese encircle Talienwan Bay. Russian defense weakens with heavy casualties. Stoessel faces possible fall of Port Arthur. Kuroki’s forces spread from Takushan toward Fengwangcheng with 20 000 troops, while his right wing’s strength and plans remain a mystery.
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Nanshan BU
Naquiuning
Tallenwan Bay
Danny
Stat
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Oko
Kuroki
Takushan
Fengwangcheng
Haicheng
Lisoyang
Takush
Kuroki Front in Manchuria Faces Mobile Russian Breakthrough Risk
The long Kuroki line is broken in places with three concentration points Takushan Feng wangcheng and a northern unknown. Cossack raiders slip behind but cause little damage while reconnaissance drives keep both sides in touch along the Liaocheng Liaoyang and Mukden corridor. If 30 000 Russian forces strike Kuroki’s right they may be blocked by terrain and rail mobility.
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Kuroki
I Kuroki
Takushan
Fengwangcheng
Ihouropathin
Isureki
Newehwang
Liaicheng
Liaoyang
Mukden
Liaoeyang
Oku
Port Arthur
Korean Troops in Battle Near Wankowt Lamhenusi
The Japanese consul at Gensan reports the first clash between Russian and Korean forces at Wankowt Lamhenusi, a center of recent disturbances. Koreans were robbed and maltreated, Cass attacked the city castle, exchanging fire with an 3800-strong Korean garrison for two hours. one Russian killed. Russians reportedly retire northwest. Gensan battalion garrison refrains from initiative pending attack. The Warenns are the only sufferers.
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Gensan
Wankow Ti Lamhenusi
Tonvshak
Cass
Iworean
Russian quest reports sinking and troop movements abroad
New ehwang authorities say a Japanese battleship was sunk by a submarine. Three similar ships are at Port Arthur and another is en route to Vladivostok by rail. A French priest in Newehwang says Russian troops near Mukden and 100,000 men at Linayane with heavy reinforcements daily. Feng Ling Keto, deported in July, returned and leads 5,000 brigands near Iwanling against former enemies.
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Newehwang
Port Arthur
Vladivestok
Muk- Gen
Linayane
Feng Ling Keto
Iwanling
Russians Face Japanese Forces at Tatienling Pass
Report from Newehwang via The Shaghaikwan with May 3 action notes 15,000 Russians from Hicheng and Liaorang advancing toward Fenchuangcheng, meeting 30,000 Japanese at Tatienling pass, Russian losses 4000 and over 1600 taken prisoner, Japanese casualties not stated.
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Shaghaikwan
London Daily Chronicle
Newehwang
Fenghuangcheng
H«icheng
Liaorang
Fenchuangcheng
Tatienling Pass
Russian sortie at Port Arthur defeats Japanese
Reports claim General Stoessel led a successful Port Arthur sortie with a combined force and a train of war munitions, yielding over 1,000 Japanese casualties and 116 Russian losses. Wireless telegraphy maintained communications during the engagement.
Capture of Kinchow by Mikado’s forces after desperate battle
Japanese troops under Gen. Oku seized Kinchow near the Lino tung peninsula after a fierce assault, cracking a line of Russian defenses at Port Arthur. Heavy losses were reported on both sides, with about 12 000 Japanese casualties and higher Russian figures. Port Arthur's fate hangs on the outcome of continued attacks and Russian defense.
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Mikado
Kkinchow
Linotung
Oku
Nangkwanling
Sinchow
Winchow
China
Shinehow
PortArthur
Ninchow
Kinchow
Port Arthur
Pitsevo
Russia
Stoessel
Far East
Orient
Talienwan Bay
Winchasy
Admiral Evans Warns China Could Trigger Wider War
Jienzr Admiral Evans, back from a Far East cruise aboard the Kentucky, warns that Chinese arms for Japan could spark a vast European war. He cites unrest in China and says Russia would likely move toward Pekin, drawing in at least three other nations and making outcomes unpredictable.
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Evans
Far East
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Pekin
Grant artesian well spouts fish from distant source
The Grant artesian well near Iroquois South Dakota stands SS0 feet deep and ejects water in large quantities along with many two inch fish. The surface water source feeding the well is believed to lie in the Black Hills more than 300 miles away.
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Grant
Iroquois
S. D
Black Hills
President Roosevelt at Gettysburg in Memorial Day address
President Roosevelt spoke at Gettysburg praising the battle and Lincoln's memory as rain soaked the 10,000 strong crowd. He praised the Civil War as a fight for liberty and order and urged Americans to honor the dead by living with duty and reverence for the nation.
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Roosevelt
Gettysburg
Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Lfe
Western trade and crops improve amid cautious outlook
Advices from New York indicate improved distribution of merchandise at Western centers and stronger retail demand in Omaha and similar markets. Weather this week supported crops across the West, with favorable conditions in the Missouri Valley and Pacific coast though Texas cotton faced some softness. Grain shipments stood at 2,744,919 bushels, with minor declines in corn and oats prices and mixed gains in livestock values as buyers resume full supplies and merchants report growing confidence.
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New York
International Mercantile Agency
Omaha
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Oklahoma
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountains
Paciflc
Texas
South
Dan
Chicago
Wheat Hill
Supreme Court Upholds Gleomargarine Tax Confronting Butterine Makers
The U S Supreme Court ruled constitutional the 10 cent per pound tax on gleomargarine colored like butter. The ruling affirms the tax on colored oleomargarine and foresees hardship for butterine manufacturers in Chicago and elsewhere after Leo W McCray’s case.
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United States Supreme Court
Act of Congress
Supreme Court
United States
Leo W. McCray
McCray
Congress
Ohio
Chicago
Ex Senator Thurston Receives Golden Matte Gift
Former Nebraska Senator John M Thurston has been presented with an 800 ounce matte of pure gold from two mines in Nicaragua. Thurston serves as counsel for James Deitrick who holds a concession of 2 000 000 acres of land and other rights in Nicaragua.
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John M. Thurston
Nebraske
Nicaragua
Thurston
James Deitrick
British forces seize Tibet position after six hour snow clash
A six hour fight in a snowstorm two miles below Karo Pass Tibet leaves Captain Bethane and several men killed and twenty one wounded. The British gain the position held by 1,300 Tibetans who suffer about 200 dead while the attackers secure the position.
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Karo Pass
Tibet
Bethane
Oee
Market price snapshot for cattle hogs sheep and grains across cities
Regional price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo New York. Wheat corn oats rye barley and butter and eggs listed with varied No 2 grades and regional spreads. Prices shown per unit and vary by item and city.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
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