Forbes Likely Appointed Philippines Governor
Washington notes report that Governor Cameron Forbes is likely to be named governor of the Philippines to succeed General Smith. A separate postmaster appointment in Carver, Minnesota, is under review after an official complaint cites failure to respond to requests and to maintain official mail service. Also noted are White House guests at a state dinner including many Senators and Representatives and their spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cameron Forbes
Philippines
Smith
Post Office Department
Davis
Minnesota
John S. Nelson
Carver
Nelson
Alice
White House
Taft
Frye
Gallinger
Perkins
Johnson
Smoot
Shively
Senaor
McCumber
Owen
B.C. Londensehlager
J Hill
Plaintston
F.C. Stevens
Carrer
Notable Deaths and Disasters Across the Nation
A broad obituary roundup lists Col Manchester aged 92 at Winniper, Andrew Devine in Brooklyn, Hammond J a Mont in New York, Peter Wells of Elwood dead, and Levi T Mennington winning honors at Earlham. Countess of Orford dies in London, and Thomas A Sprague’s will yields over 300000 for charity. Count Szecheny leaves New York for Hungary. Mrs Margaret L Young remarries George W Langdon. George J Owens dies in St Louis, a Syracuse fire kills two, a Potomac drowning occurs, Benedict Maryland fire wipes a village, and a bridge collision near Bedford, Ohio. more casualties and accidents reported.
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Col. Manchester
Winniper
Andrew Devine
Camelil
House of Representatveu
Brooklyn
Hammond J.a Mont
the Nation
New York
New York Evening Post
Peter Wells
Elwood
Ind
Thomas A. Sprague
Spraue, Warner & Co
Chicago
Pasadena
Cal
Count Szecheny
Hungary
Vanderbilt
Syracuse
N.Y
Paul M. Friedinger
Potomac River
Washington
Benedict
Patuxent River
Maryland
Prince Karl von Wrede
Baden
Mannheim
Explosion kills five at Sehonnebeck gunpowder works
A blast at the Sehonnebeck gunpowder factory leaves five men dead. Reports describe subsequent violence in Rome, Buenos Aires strikes, and military actions in Monaco, with injuries and political fallout across several regions.
Notable Executions and Legal Cases Across States
Reports of hangings in Bamberg and electrocutions in Richmond outline a spree of capital and penal actions. Manslaughter verdicts in Iowa, forgery and embezzlement sentences in Kentucky and Indiana, and a Chicago jail health push follow national crimes and civil cases. A New York tragedy ends with a suicide after a romance on a voyage.
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Willie Carter
Bamberg
8. C
John Brown
P. W. Brown
Hison
Richmond
Onawa
Iowa
Fran Dyer
Dyer
A. Kirk
Charles E. Boon
Kentucky State Auditor's Office
Elget
Wisconsin Senatorship Fund Transfer Tied to Plankinton House
Madison reports detail a money handover linked to Wisconsin senator Stephenson’s campaign. Witnesses say Frank Wagner saw money move through a transom at the Plankinton house in Milwaukee to M. J. Regan via banker Puelicher, with Ramsey denying direct involvement. Assemblyman Ramsey claims Wagner misled investigators about his Plankinton house sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Frank
Sanker
Mathesaw
Ramsey, Farrell and
Towne Democrats
Plankinton
Milwaukee
Isaid Stephenson
United States
Wisconsin Legrelature
Wagner
Plankinsom House
Puelicher
Marshall & Asley Bank
M. J. Regan
Trout
Stephenson
Europe
Ramsey
Midison
Thomas F. Ramsey
Frank T. Wagn
Plankinton House
Desire for a new Lake Superior state grows in Wisconsin
Residents angry at the legislature for blocking terminal taxation reform push. A secret committee based in Superior with links to Ashland and copper country resumes plans to create a new Lake Superior region state. The proposal would include Northern Minnesota, North Wisconsin, and the upper Michigan shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Superior
Wis
Ashland
Lake Superior
Minnesota
Michigan
Evelyn Thaw Pays Fine to Avoid Contempt Jail
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw avoided jail by having her representatives pay the fine imposed for contempt to George B. Hayes, the receiver. The contempt stemmed from failure to appear in supplementary proceedings in a suit filed by a milliner, with Daniel O'Reilly acting as her counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice McAvoy
New York
George B Hayes
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Ines
Blale Hartwig
Mrs. Thaw
Ludlow Street
Daniel O'Reilly
George B. Hayes
Taft Unable to Attend Longfellow Statue Ceremony
President Taft canceled his plans to attend the Longfellow statue unveiling in Washington due to a badly inflamed eye. A small insect reportedly flew into his eye while he was horseback riding Wednesday afternoon, and he wore a light bandage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Longfellow
Mr. Taft
Hains Trial Nears End With Final Summations
In Flushing on Monday both sides will sum up in the Hains trial. Much of the day focused on testimony from three state insanity experts who, based on a prosecution hypothetical, concluded Capt. Hanna was sane when he killed Annis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flushing
Capt. Hanna
Annis
Madman shoots saloonkeeper in Chicago
Chicago May 9. Fred Lindquist armed with two revolvers and iron chest plate entered Otto Linquist’s saloon. He began shooting and Lindquist was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fred Lindberg
Otto Linquist
Lindquist
Mercer court begins trial in Whitla kidnapping case
James H Boyle is on trial in Mercer Pennsylvania for abducting Willie Whitla of Sharon. A jury was tentatively selected when the court adjourned for the day yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitla
Mercer
James H Boyle
Willie Whitla
Sharon
Boyle
Forker
P. Whitin
Clevemont
Six Hurt in Wreck on Romney B&O Line
Six persons were injured when a Baltimore & Ohio train on the Romney branch struck a herd of cattle last night. Two coaches were thrown over a bank in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romney
W. VI
Rowmey
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Boyle and Wife Sentenced in Mercer Kidnapping Case
Mercer Pa May 12 Boyle and his wife were sentenced after a dramatic trial in which Boyle alleged Harry Forker of Sharon instigated the kidnapping of Willie Whitla. Boyle claimed Forker paid for silence with letters and money, while Forker denied the charges as false.
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Pitelarg
Im Hoste
Chees
Boyle
Mercer
James Hoyle
Harry Forker
Sharon
Forker
Man Rechle
Youngstown
Porker
Rinsom
Royle
Whitla
Cleveland
Mill Guy Saloonkeeper Dead in Suspected Suicide
Minneapolis May 1 A saloonkeeper Frank Ju Atrom aged thirty eight was found dead after ingesting carbolic acid. He was discovered by a teenager last night and died two hours later in the city. Police believe the death resulted from self poisoning while he was intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Guy
Minneapolis
Frank Ju
Atrom
Sultan girds sword of Osman in historic Dolna Bagtsche rite
Constantinople May 12 Mehmed symbolically girded the sword of Osman by holding plow handles as two horses dragged it a short distance. The ceremony at Dolna Bagtsche palace lasted twenty minutes with priests singing. Attendees included Bueknam Pasha, an American, and Woods Pasha, an Englishman. The day passed peacefully despite rumors of plots. In Adana the wali claims 1424 Muslims and 542 wounded, with Armenians 382 wounded. officials call the counts biased. Conditions improve in Adana province as troops restore order and allow refugees to harvest crops.
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Constantinople
Mehmed
Dol Na Bagtsche Palace
East
Mehmed I
Osman
Japan
J Bueknam Pasha
Woods Pasha
Thele ‘Slam
Adana
Thhat
Vas
Vilayet
Woman Duped by Clairvoyant Abducts $1050 in Minneapolis
Mrs. Mary Norbeng, forty, accused a clairvoyant of promising $2000 return after taking $1050 last Saturday. The pair, posing as Mr. and Mrs. Sigrid Johnson, vanished after failing to repay. Detectives are investigating in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Mary Northeng
Verander
Polie Headquarters
Receiver Appointed for Brainerd Water Works
Judge W. 13. Merenahan appointed FP. Alderman receiver for Minnesota Water Works, an operation of Central Trust Company of New York. Trustees of the first mortgage bonds approved the action, and Alderman says the same superintendent, jury, and mechanical force will continue under receivership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainerd Water Works
Frainerd, Minn
Mcrenahan
Alderman
Minnesota Water Works Company
Central Trust Company of New York
Judder
Bishop Cotter in Dying Health as Atlantic City Visit Fades
Rt. Rev. Joseph P. Cotter head of the Winona diocese lies gravely ill in Atlantic City after a two month health retreat. Prayers were offered at the pro cathedral in Winona as his condition deteriorates despite treatment and accompanying Father Gallagher during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Catholic Church
Atlantic City
Minn
Joseph P. Cotter
Cotter
Father Gallagher
Lehigh Man Drowns While Bathing in Des Moines River
Thomas Reed, twenty, single, of Lehigh, drowned after attempting to bathe in the Des Moines River near Fort Dodge on a Sunday. Friends warned him before the tragedy occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Thomas Reed
Lehigh
Les Moines
Sunlay Pathis
Four Blown to Atoms in Laflin-Rand Pow Incident
A May 92 report from Kan details a violent blast at Tayou Station near Pare supesterity afternoon killing five men. The event describes bodies blown apart in the explosion and notes the scale of destruction at the Laflin-Rand pow facility.
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Kan
Kingdom of the Laflin-Rand
Tayou Station
Pare
Fanz Il
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C. C. Knappen
South Dakota
Gisseton
Margaret L. Young
Gaesar Young
Nan Patterson
George W. Langdon
Sheepshead Bay
Langdon
Young Racing
Mrs. Young
George J. Owens
City Hospital
St. Louis
Owens
Tropics
Bedford
Ohio
Fred Graves
Boone County
Indiana
Sugarcreek
Ivan C. Tolle
Gold Hill
Panama
Culebra
Sehonnebeck
St. Peter's
Rome
Pape Pus
China
Duke Luttpold
Aout
Chamber of Deputies
Italion
Melleo Barratto
Rodileurz No Bherla
Claearensis
Hague
Venezuda
Place Constitucion
Buenos Ayres
Euviley
M. Forzinetti
Principality of Monaco
Maj
Dreyfus
Lecauke
Monaco
Prince of
KH. Rentsch
Indianapolis
Chester
Joe Newbey
Will Brown
Knoxville
Tenn
Newbey
Brown
Halsted Street
Herman Herzfeld
Peter Douglas
Henrik Ibsen
Ally Wiedstrand
Jane Hanson
America
Romania
Mendal Weinstock
New Haven
Rosie Cohen
Standard Oil
Spencer County
Clay
Pulaski
John R. Walsh
Walsh
Marengo
American Embassy Association
Transom
Phenson
Evelyn Thaw
Boyles
Suisige
Bishop Cotter
Ploward
First National Bank
Sisseton, Sours Dakota
Batterton
Calmengon
Soura Dakota
Dak
Sisseton
Do' A, W. Pay
Osteopath Office
Wood Bros
A E Taplin, M.D
Maple Street
K, Bowe
Henry Goebel
Parc
Roberts
Day
Marshall
Alwayn
Plimresova
Canada Farm Lands
Sissetom
Standard Office
Eck's
Wes
Ben Eck
Heel
Ane
PSOE
Rset
D. Bland
Brewton
Druggtate Maheumatic Cure Company
Dopede
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