Alive and Rich Dallas Byers Faked Death in France
Pittsburg May 31 The claim that Dallas C. Byers, steel magnate and accused graft figure, is alive in a French village is supported by Pittsburg Voters League president A Leo Woll. Detectives report Byers redirected wealth and disposed of real estate to relatives before vanishing, with a coffin said to be buried in Pittsburg and a French death notice. His relatives are in Europe. investigations continue.
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Dallas C. Byers
Grafter
France
Leo Woll
Byers
Dinard
Rome
Voters’ League
E. M. Byers
J. D. Lyonm
Europe
Pitsburg
Byers Steel Company
Foreign loan trouble grows in China amid anti foreign sentiment
May 11 Pekin report shows gentry and popular leaders in Hina and Henan provinces oppose the Hankow Sze Chuen railway loan. A letter from Hunan opposition leader, written in blood, mentions strong disapproval. American Captain Reeves reports government troops in inland areas maintaining control amid outbreaks.
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Hina
Henan
Siu Chi Tehung
Board of Communications
Hunan
Chang Sha
Mather
Calhoun
J. A. Reeves
Tinehe
Reeves
Minneapolis Fire Destroys Warehouses and More
A fire in Minneapolis began at 1 am and raged until 3 am, gutting four large implement warehouses and other property with an estimated loss around 1 million dollars. One man, Christ Madison, was critically burned. The blaze started in the Great Northern Implement warehouse and damaged the Sixth Avenue hotel. several engines from St Paul aided the effort.
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Ainneapolis
Minn
Christ Madison
Great Northern Implement Company
Wallington Avenue
Third Stret
Sixth
Seventh Avenues
Rock Island
Waterbury
Sixth Avenue
St. Paul
Bradstreet and Dan Report On Business Status May 31
Bradstreets Saturday notes quiet rulenth trade and cautious speculation awaiting crop and price clarity. Retail gains exist in western markets while overall trade remains below expectations amid cool weather and price uncertainty. Business failures in the U S week to May 26 totaled 200, Canada week to May 16 shows mixed results. R G Dun & Co reports modest improvement and better crop prospects with iron and steel demand rising and rail equipment use limited by freight-rate uncertainty.
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New York
Bradstreet
Iran
United States
Canada
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade Today
Presbyterian Leader Rebukes Church Over Prize Fight
Bolton Hall son of the late Rev. John Hall issues an open letter to the General Assembly criticizing the Presbyterian church for focusing on the Jeffries-Johnson boxing match while ignoring broader social evils like child labor, factory abuse, and monopolies. He accuses church bodies of petty, time-serving activism and warns against crusades over saloons and gambling as distractions from real issues.
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New York
Bolton Hall
John Hall
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Jeffries-Johnson
Great
Presbyterian Church Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Church declares on social evils
The Presbyterian General Assembly adopts a report urging wealth aligned with Christian ideals and shared for good, abolition of child labor, conciliation in industry, a one day in seven rest, safety protections, and socialized handling of industrial injuries.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Presbyterian General Assembly
Neyen
Pierce City
Lorimer Demands Probe Of Bribery Charge Against Him
Senator Lorimer of Illinois denounces bribery charges as a Chicago Tribune fabrication and offers a resolution directing the Senate privileges and elections committee to investigate the allegations and report findings promptly. The measure authorizes subpoenas stenographic support and necessary staff.
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Washington
United States Senate
William Lorimer
Ilinois
Senate
Chicago ‘Tribune
Senate Amendsrailway Bill Adds Telegraph Oversight
Washington May 31 Senate amends the railroad measure placing interstate telegraph and telephone lines under the Interstate Commerce Commission. It also revives part of section 12 restricting rail- line mergers. The vote to adjourn 31 to 27 postponed action.
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Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dixon
Montana
la Follette
Wisconsin
Brown
Nebraska
Commission
Bacon
Cownie Demands Jury Probe in Libel Case
Des Moines May 31 Joan Cownie returned from South Dakota and asked the county attorney to have the grand jury investigate Governor Carrolls accusations of impropriety. He said if true he deserves prison but believes the charges are untrue and promised to sue those who libeled him and prosecute perjurers.
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Des Moines
Joan Cownie
South Dakota
Mae
Carroll
Carrall
Mitchellville
Umit
Berneyo Wins Long Race From Philadelphia To Havana
The Berneyo owned by BS W Granberg of Brooklyn won the Yachtemen's club power boat race from Philadelphia to Havana. The Berneyo finished with a time allowance of three hours and 46 minutes, beating the competitor by two hours and 44 minutes. The race ran under strong conditions with the leading boats across the Atlantic course.
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Barneyo
BS. W. Granberg
Brooklyn
Yachtemen
Philadelphia
Havanu
Berneyo
Thedatter Pant
Legislators End a Strenuous New York Session
Albany May 20 legislative leaders close a heated session without the direct nominations bill. Gov Hughes fails to win a key reform while measures pass to tighten race track gambling impose public utilities supervision and extend park and water power development with reform on insurance banking and white slave traffic.
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Albany
Hughes
Public Rear Vice Commission of the & and District
Harriman Park
Palisades Park
Forest Preserve
Golden Rule Chief Now Under Charges
Cleveland may 30 chief of police Frederick Kohler known as the golden rule chief and praised by roosevelt is suspended on charges of gross immorality habitual drunkenness and disobedience of orders. a civil service trial date is set and Kohler and accusers prepare for sensational testimony involving city officials.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Frederick Kohler
Roosevelt
Buehr
Kohler
Civil Service Commission
Koller
Chasf
KohlJer
Rebels penned up in last stronghold at Blufields
Washington May 30 The Madriz forces have completely surrounded Blufields, the insurgent last stronghold in Nicaragua. A cable received at the navy department from Captain Gilmer of the US gunboat Paducah confirms the siege.
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Madriz
Blufields
Tt Estrada
Nicorgua
Pablog
Navy
de Teday
Gilm7 ‘Tmenter
United States
Paducah
Divorce suit linked to polo captain's death in London
London May 30 Captain Claude de Crespigny reportedly ended his life over the divorce case of Captain Sir Arthur Spencer Holland and his American wife. Debt and a failed pursuit of Miss Marjorie Gould are also cited as motives, with ties to Captain and Mrs Holland and heiress connections to American wealth.
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London
Claude Chiduon de Crespigny
Arthur Spencer Holland
Sufelda
de Crespigny
Marjorie Gould
Drexel
America
Hurlingham Polo Club
Gould
Captain de Crespigny
Spencer Holland
Lisa Pitzer
Charles H. Pfizer
French torpedo boat rammed in channel
London reports a French submarine was rammed and sunk in the English Channel today by a small boat between Calais and Dover. Twenty three crew members perished. The submarine was named Plaviess. In Chicago, May 20, the state Prada presented its argument against quashing the indictment of Lee O Neil Browne charged with bribing C A White to vote for William Lorimer for US senator.
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London
Admiralty
Tiadfrench
English Channel
Calais
Dover
Plaviess
Chicago
Priday
Lee O'Neil Browne
C. A. White
William Lorimer
United States
Woman Ends Life in Nightgown Near Train
Chicago May 30. Mrs William Straan aged years committed suicide by stepping in front of a train. She appeared to have risen from bed and hurried to the railroad tracks. Her body was badly mangled and she was believed to be temporarily deranged.
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Chicago
William Straan
Fire destroys Hooker Development plant at Niagara Falls
A major blaze in Niagara Falls at the Hooker Development Company plant, a leading chemical firm, destroyed the facility early today. The fire caused about 400000 dollars in loans and equipment losses with extensive damage reported.
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Niagara
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Hooker Development Company
Wild West Show Lures High Wife From Good Home
Detectives in Brooklyn nabbed Dr. Francie Correa’s wife amid a traveling wild west show lineup. The blonde performer, accused of causing dissension with lavish parties and pricey gifts, quit the tour after manager Perinazat Miller deemed her a distraction. She reportedly returned to Philadelphia home before heading toward Brooklyn.
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Philadelphia
Francie Correa
Germantown
Brooklyn
Perinizat
Correa
Land Gun Club
Ita Range
Miller
Tee
Horsmack
Aiko
M Stand
Equestrienno
Wilmington
Del
Ttm
Two Young Women Dead in Auto Smash Near Oines Bridge
In Toran Ohio at midnight a car driven by William Snyder of a bumper company ran over an embankment by Oines bridge. Miss Lillian Wright and Miss Prossie Herman were killed instantly. Mrs. Don Goss had a fractured rib and Snyder broke a leg. Misa Wright was to wed next Wednesday.
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William Snyder
Oines Bridge
Lillian Wright
Misa Prossie Herman
Don Goss
Snyder
Misa Wright
Priest Elopes With Pretty Jersey Girl in Atlantic City
A Roman Catholic priest Rev. Alphonse Consolazio of the Trenton diocese eloped with Katherine Johann, said to be one of the citys best looking young women. The romance led to a wedding in Atlantic City after a courtship that prompted an inquiry by Bishop Mefaul. Katherine sent a message to her mother announcing their marriage with kisses and regards. The Johanns, devout Catholics, grieved over the elopement as Consolazio had served in the Princeton area for several years and was known for his fine appearance and attention to Miss Johann.
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Trenton
N. J
Alphonse M. Donaolazio
Katherine Johann
Atlantic City
Mefaul
Johann
Katherin
Frans Jonann
Consolazio
Princeton
Former Congressman Jesse Overstreet Dies in Indianapolis
Jesse Overstreet, who represented Indiana's Seventh district in Congress from 1896 to 1908, died at his home in Indianapolis after a long illness. He chaired the Postroads and Postencies Committee and authored the Gold Standard Law of 1900. He later led the National Monetary Commission and served as secretary of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee. Born December 24, 185? in Frankfort, Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Jesse Overstreet
India
Congress
Oversieet
Fle
National Monetary Commission
Mr. Overstreet
Charles A. Earbly
Frank UN. Ind
Final session of national sled tele Light union held
The final session of the National sled tele Ligh uusockition was held this morning to wind up the business. President Frank W. Frevaumt of Denver presided as chair.
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Electric Mfn
Bt. Louis
Heporta
Frank W. Frevaumt
Denver
Explosion at Dolores mine kills one in El Paso region
An explosion at the Dolores mine near El Paso Texas May 20 killed one man and injured seven others. The blast at 9 a.m. damaged the mine facilities and left 500 people without homes in the nearby area due to destruction of the smoke.
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el Paso
Texas
Dolores
King George Not A Drunkard Declares Abstemious Monarch
New York reports wT Stead in London asserts King George II never touched alcohol and suffers indigestion not intoxication. He cites first hand accounts from hospitalities to prove the king abstains, while debunking rumors of marital strife and royal excess.
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New York
London
George
Theaw
Buckingham Palace
Edward
Exodus of Jewish Families from Kiev Reported
St. Petersburg May 23 The exodus of Jewish families from Kiev continues with 300 prescribed families leaving the city up to last night. The evacuation is marked by harrowing sights as the poorest classes pursue departure from the capital.
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St. Petersburg
Kiev
Ben Kun
Hutton & Co Suspended From NYSE for One Year
New York May 23. J. P. Hutton & Co is suspended from NYSE privileges for one year after charges it violated exchange rules on sharing and related regulations. The action follows an announced investigation into the firm's practices and compliance with exchange policies.
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J. P. Hutton & Co
Frm
New York Stock Exchange
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