Riots in Russia Signal Growing Troop Reluctance
Reports from St. Petersburg and London describe arrests of military officers and a rising unwillingness of troops to fire on rioters. Proclamations forged in the czar's name urge peasants to seize noble lands, while labor unrest spreads from Novorossiysk to southern mines and mills.
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St. Petersburg
Voronej
Kharkoff
Russia
Novorossik
Black Sea
London
Reuter
Sumy
Moscow
Swindler Using Seven Aliases Nets $12000 From Hotels
A NYC swindler with seven aliases and a letter of credit like the National Hotel Keepers Protective association allegedly forged checks on Earl Fruit Co California to defraud hotel keepers in Portland Missouri Boston Albany Springfield Syracuse Indianapolis Troy Buffalo Pittsburgh Springfield New London Hartford. Names listed include L. O. Hoffman C. A. Cotterall Jas Dailey A B Webster W G Bissell H D Gordon L O Steuben.
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New York
National
H. D. Gordon
L. O. Steuben
Portland
Boston
Albany
Springfield
Mass
Syracuse
Indianapolis
Troy
Buffalo
Pittsburg
New London
Hartford
New Water Way Canal Bill Advances in House
Chairman Davidson reports favorably the Dalzell bill authorizing formation of the Lake Erie and Ohio River Ship Canal Co. to build a 122 mile private canal from the Ohio River near Pittsburg to Lake Erie near Ashtabula. The canal would be 1561 feet wide, 15 feet deep with 84 locks and no public burden.
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Washington
Davidson
Committee On Railways and Canals
Dalzell
Lake Erie & Ohio River Ship Canal Co
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Ashtabula
Roosevelt Delivers Felicitous Speech at SAR Congress Banquet
In Washington on May 8 a banquet at the New Willard hotel closes the Sons of the American Revolution annual congress with about 400 attendees and a keynote speech by President Roosevelt, who attends as a fellow com patriot.
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Washington
New Willard Hotel
Congress of the Sons of the American Revolution
Roosevelt
Fitzsimmons to Fight Jeffries for Heavyweight Title
Bob Fitzsimmons starts for San Francisco on May 3 where he expects a bout with Jim Jeffries for the heavyweight championship. He is accompanied by his wife and Soldier Tom Wilson, who will act as Fitzsimmons' sparring partner.
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New York
Bob Fitzsimmons
San Francisco
Jim Jeffries
Bob
Tom Wilson
Fitzsimmons
Five Hurt in Denver Chemical Gas Tank Blast
Five people were severely injured when a tank of chemicals exploded during gas generation for stereopticon displays. Dr. Perry K. Patt suffered grave burns to his hands and face and may lose sight in one or both eyes.
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Denver
Col
Perry K. Patt
Monument Fund Gift From President for Tombs Angel
President Roosevelt sent a contribution to the fund for a monument to Mrs. Rebecca Salome Foster the Tombs Angel who perished in the Parke Avenue hotel fire in New York on May 3.
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New York
Roosevelt
Rebecca Salome Foster
Parke Avenue
Earthquake Losses Reported in Guatemala City Port
A cable from Guatemala to a San Francisco shipping concern states over 1,000 lives lost in the April 18 earthquake in that republic. More than 30,900 people were left homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Franciso
Republic
Queen Wilhelmina Confined as Ill in The Hague
Reports from Castle Loo say Queen Wilhelmina was confined Sunday evening with intense agony and a critical condition two hours later. London notes the illness crisis may affect European succession and raise political tension across Germany and other capitals.
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the Hague
Castle Loo
Wilhelmina
Rosenstein
Roessingh
London
Holland
Amsterdam
Europe
Germany
Albrecht of
Hohenzollern
Brunswick
Berlin
State Funeral for Amos J. Cummings Marks Rare Honor
Congress honors Amos J. Cummings with a public memorial service in the House chamber. The New York congressman dies of pneumonia after surgery at a Baltimore infirmary. Delegations from G A R and unions attend as thousands fill the Capitol galleries. Remains travel to New York that night.
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Baltimore
Amos J. Cummings
New York
Washington
House
Hall of Representatives
John Kelly
Pennsylvania
Nelson Dingley
Maine
House and Senate
Capitol
Department of New York G. A. R
Typographical Union No. 6
New York Pilots’ Association
Archbishop Corrigan In Critical Condition In New York
Dr Keyes reported Archbishop Corrigan remains in a dangerous state with no favorable signs. He cannot retain solid food and doctors emphasize quiet in the sick chamber as they seek to improve his condition.
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New York
Keyes
Corrigan
Head-On Collision Kills Two in Connellsville Area
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on May 5 two people died and forty five were injured in a head-on crash between an emigrant train and a fast freight near Rockwood on the Baltimore and Ohio line. Two victims were reported fatally hurt and rescue efforts followed as crews described a straight stretch that prevented a far worse wreck.
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Connellsville
Rockwood
Santo Domingo Falls to Insurgents Reported in Haiti
From Jacmel Haiti on May 5 it is reported Santo Domingo the Dominican capital surrendered to insurgent forces President Jimenez is said to have sought refuge in the French consulate there.
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Jacmel
Hayti
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Jiminez
New World's Record in Portland Exhibition
Portland on May 5 saw H W Kerrigan break world records in exhibition events. He surged to 6 feet 2 25 inches in the running high dive and cleared 15 feet 8 1/2 inches in the running long dive, adding 20 inches to the existing marks.
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Portland
Ore
H. W. Kerrigan
Court martial trial of Gen. Jacob H. Smith ends in Manila
The May 5 report states Gen. Jacob H. Smith’s court martial concluded on Saturday and findings will go to Washington. Local sentiment favors acquittal, with general expectation of dismissal.
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Manila
Jacob H. Smith
Washington
Moro Fort Captured After Hand to Hand Fight
Gen Chaffee reports the Moro fort at Bayan captured after four lines of ditches. Sultan Bayan, Raja Muda Bayan, Sultan Panjiapstan and many leading Dattos were killed or surrendered. 1 officer and 7 enlisted men died, 4 officers and 37 enlisted hurt.
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Washington
War Department
Chaffee
Sultan Bayan
George W. Davis
Bayan
Raja Muda Bayan
Sultan Panjiapstan
Frank D. Baldwin
Datta
Manbang
Sultan Tarlac
United States
Congressman Peter J. Otey Dies in Lynchburg
Washington May 5 Congressman Peter J Otey of Virginia Sixth district died in his Lynchburg home Sunday afternoon at 3 30 o clock The sergeant at arms office of the House received word of his death He had been named to accompany the remains of the late Congressman Cummings to New York but notified the speaker he was too ill to attend
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Washington
Peter J. Otey
Virginia
Lynchburg
House of Representatives
Otey
Cummings
New York
England and Scotland Play Drawn International
London reports the England versus Scotland international replay at Birmingham before 60 000 fans after the Glasgow disaster noted as no game. The match ended in a draw with both sides earning a point.
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London
England
Scotland
Glasgow
Birmingham
Adm Schley Visits Lookout Mountain Party In Chattanooga
Adm. Schley spent three hours on Lookout mountain in Chattanooga Tennessee on Sunday morning. He was accompanied by Gen. Boynton Col. Frank G. Smith of the Chickamauga park commission and members of the local entertainment committee.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Schley
Lookout Mountain
Boynton
Frank G. Smith
Chickamauga Park Commission
Fire at Mit Gamti wipes out town amid heat
In Cairo on May 5 a deadly fire at Mit Gamti on the Damietta branch of the Nile killed fifty people. The blaze destroyed thousands of native homes and about 200 stores, triggered by extreme heat.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mit Gamti
Damietta
Nile
Romanian Jews to Leave Roumania for United States
The Neu Freie Presse reports that 3000 Jewish families totaling 12000 people will depart Roumania for the United States in a few days due to systematic persecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Neu Freie Presse
Roumania
United States
Senate and House in 1900s session update on Philippine issues
The Senate and House debated Philippine policy, Samar killings reports, and civil bills. Discussions covered Aguinaldo and witnesses, public building allocations, District of Columbia tax rules, and a broad anti conspiracy bill defining unlawful combinations in labor disputes.
Battleship Indiana Arrives for Overhaul in Brooklyn Yard
The battleship Indiana of the North Atlantic squadron arrived at Brooklyn navy yard on Sunday after months in West Indian waters. She will stay for several weeks for overhauling and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Wellsburg Glass Works Fire Wrecks Departments
Fire Sunday night at Eagle glass works in Wellsburg West Virginia destroyed the decorating and packing departments. Paul Bros ownership reports losses from seventy five thousand to one hundred thousand dollars with fifty thousand dollars insured.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wellsburg
Eagle Glass Works
Paul Bros
Ohio legislature actions loosen bonds and amend laws
Ohio state news reports Senate moves to allow municipalities to issue bonds for natural gas under the Longworth Chamberlain Herrick plan. Log salvage rules altered. Roads and insurance laws flagged. House passes tech and safety measures including pharmacist exam standards and auto brakes inspector creation.
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Columbus
Senate
Moore
Wayne
Roger
Pike
General Assembly
House
Supreme Court
Stationary Engineers
Beal
Carroll-Harrison
Ohio
Miami Universities
Ohio University
Miami University
Howe
Rowland
Cincinnati
Jones
Lucas
Transportation Department
Fisher
State Livestock Commission
State Board of Agriculture
Cain
Nippert resigns as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Lieut. Gov. Carl L. Nippert resigns effective Thursday and Frank B. Archer becomes presiding officer of the state senate. Nippert departs for Cincinnati to be sworn in as probate judge of Hamilton County. Senate members honor him with a silver loving cup an ivory gavel and roses. His farewell speech was emotional.
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Columbus
Carl L. Nippert
Frank B. Archer
State Senate
Nippert
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Howard Ferris
Senate
Woman Bound Over On False Pension Charge
Mrs Josephine Murray alias Anderson appears before United States Commissioner Cochran with a four month old baby as she is charged with presenting a false pension claim. She is bound over to the federal grand jury with ball set at 300 dollars which she cannot provide and she is jailed with her child. The trial reveals she has collected since 1885 a false pension totaling 1650 dollars.
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Springfield
Josephine Murray
Anderson
United States
Cochran
Federal Grand Jury
Ball
Rail ties and rails removed on Findlay to Lima line
It is reported along the Findlay and Lima segment of the Western Ohio railroad controlled by the Mandelbaum syndicate that ties and rails are being removed. The move is construed as a response to the Everett Moore crash.
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Findlay, O
Findlay & Lima
Western Ohio Railroad
Mandelbaum Syndicate of
Cincinnati
Everett-Moore
Hillsboro Baptist Church Names New Pastor
Piqua Ohio May 3 The Hillsboro Baptist church has extended Robert B Licklider a call to the pastorate and he has accepted. He will begin his labors June 1. Licklider graduates from the theological seminary at Rochester New York next week.
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Piqua, O
Hillsboro
New Hamma Divinity Hall Dedicated at Wittenberg College
The new Hamma divinity hall at Wittenberg college in Springfield Ohio was dedicated Friday afternoon as a school of theology. The building cost 15000 dollars and was a gift from Dr. M. W. Hamma of Washington.
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Springfield
Hamma
Wittenberg College
M. W. Hamma
Washington
Strikes Hit Youngstown Trades for Shorter Hours
Two thousand carpenters stonecutters painters lathers and plumbers and structural iron workers in Youngstown Ohio strike for shorter hours and higher wages.
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Youngstown
Strikes Hit Cincinnati Unions on May Day
In Cincinnati on May Day 190?, trades unions staged three strikes. Steam Fitters with 60 members demanded an eight hour day and pay rises of 30 to 40 cents per hour and 21 to 25 cents, but were refused. Fixture Hangers with 25 men sought $3 for eight hours. most shops signed the scale and workers returned. Carpenters won all demands and did not strike. Electrical Workers also struck at noon.
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Cincinnati
Steam Fitters
Electrical Workers’ Union
Daring Escape From Wellsville Jail
Mrs Libbie Burnfield fled from jail in Wellsville Ohio after being led to Mayor Fogos office for trial She escaped while the mayor searched for friends to pay her fine She slid down a quarter inch electric light wire 35 feet to the ground and evaded capture for two hours before rearresting efforts succeeded
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Wellsville
Libbie Burnfield
Freight Train Wreck Near Cincinnati
A freight train on the Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern line derailed after an open switch at Winslow Park, twelve miles from Cincinnati. Engineer Ellery Baker was pinned beneath the engine for three hours and died at Betts street hospital. Fireman Joe McGarr suffered fatal injuries, with two other men slightly hurt.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern Road
Winslow Park
Ellery Baker
Betts Street
Joe McGarr
Prohibition State Convention Nominates Ticket in Ohio
Zanesville Ohio May 1 The prohibition state convention adjourned after nominating A L White for secretary of state Samuel W Dunlap for board of public works A L Talcott for supreme court judge and George A Mace for dairy and food commissioner all from specified counties in the state
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Zanesville
A. L. White
Muskingum County
Board of Public Works
Samuel W. Dunlap
Pickaway County
Supreme Court
A. L. Talcott
Cleveland
George A. Mace
Darka County
Kyle Renominated and Sumner Endorsed for Court
Springfield May 2 Thomas B Kyle was renominated by acclamation for congress by Republicans in the Seventh district. Judge Augustus N Sumner of this city was unanimously endorsed for judge of the supreme court to succeed Judge M J Williams.
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Kyle
Springfield
Thomas B. Kyle
Congress
Augustus N. Sumner
Supreme Court
M. J. Williams
Senate Passes Jones (Lucas) Bill Repealing Habitual Criminal Act
Columbus Ohio May 2 The senate passed the house bill of Jones Lucas repealing the habitual criminal act after a bitter fight. The measure gained only a bare constitutional majority. Penitentiary officials favored repeal while Chamberlain Connell Hosea and Decker opposed it in the senate.
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Columbus
Senate
House
Jones
Lucas
Chamberlain
Connell
Hosea
Decker
Tragedy in Cincinnati as woman shoots herself
In Cincinnati on May 2 Alice Schroth 28 daughter of Michael Schroth of J. F. Schroth Packing Co. shot herself in the temple in her bedroom. Reports say she had suffered epilepsy and had been tormented by worry.
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Cincinnati
Alice Schroth
Michael Schroth
J. & F. Schroth Packing Co
Kidnap Case Inmate Frances Taylor Works Night Shift
Columbus report May 3 notes Frances L. Taylor once jailed for kidnapping the Taylor child now serves on the night shift as a linotype operator for the Press.
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Columbus
Frances L. Taylor
Taylor
Night Force of
the Press
Horsewhipped a Marshal in Spencerville Ohio
At Elgin six miles west of here the town marshal was publicly horsewhipped for alleged slights about Mrs. Runyon and her brother. Friends intervened before the official was seriously hurt.
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Spencerville, O
Elgin
Here
Triplet Colts Born Near Hamilton
A brood mare owned by Michael Collins a farmer four miles west of Hamilton gave birth to three perfectly developed male colts all doing well.
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Hamilton
Michael Collins
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