Deadly auto wrecks reported across states
A string of fatal and severe automobile accidents is reported from Herkimer New York Ashtabula Ohio and Marietta Ohio. In Herkimer five women and two men in a car were struck by a New York Central flyer killing W H Van Wie and Julia Billington and injuring several others. In Ashtabula Leroy Sheldon died when his car turned over after hitting a road hole. Abner Warmington Edward Dibell and Thomas Doyle were seriously injured. In Marietta Dick Holdren was killed and Margaret Carpenter Rolla Hill and Joe Smithberger were badly hurt when a car ran into a ditch and toppled.
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Herkimer
N. Y
W. H. van Wie
Fultonville
Fred Harvey
Amsterdam
N Y
Julia Billington
Gertrude Jones
Rome
Rose Graham
Marie Osterhouse
Oneida
Harvey
Edward Hicks
Ashtabula
Ohio
Leroy Sheldon
Abner Warmington
Edward Dibell
Thomas Doyle
Sheldon
Warmington
Marietta
Here
Dick Holdren
Margaret Carpenter
Vincent
Rolla Hill
Joe Smithberger
Turtle
Dietz Receives Life Sentence For Deputy Harp Murder
John F. Dietz was found guilty of first degree murder in the Cameron Dam case and was sentenced to life in the Waupun state penitentiary. Judge Reid overruled motions for a new trial and granted 10 days to file exceptions after the life term.
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Reid
Dietz
Peace talks resume between Mexican government and insurrectos
Unofficial negotiations in Jaarez show promise of a speedy understanding. Rafael Hernandez presents propositions, Diaz resignation is explained, and insurrecto leaders seek guaranteed reforms and cabinet participation. Proposals include immediate cabinet reorganization with four revolutionary appointees. Natchez reports two women and a man drowned in the Mississippi river when a motor boat collided with a barge. a fourth person escaped.
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Jaarez
Mexico
Rafael Hernandez
Diaz
Limantour
Revolutionist Party
Natchez
Mississippi River
Bayard’s Son Dies After Fall at Garfield Hospital
Philip Bayard of Wilmington Delaware son of the late Thomas F. Bayard secretary of state and ambassador to England died nine hours after either falling or leaping from the third story to a veranda below at Garfield hospital. Autopsy shows pericarditis and shock as the cause with no broken bones.
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Bayard
Washington
Garfield Hospital
Philip Bayard
Wilmington
Del
Thomas F. Bayard
England
Deadlock in Senate as insurgents block Gallinger
The Republican senate fails to elect a president pro tempore after seven ballots with insurgent Republicans opposing Gallinger of New Hampshire. Absences and pairing affect votes as Lodge and Bacon bids clash with Clapp. Debate centers on voting rules and the refusal to break a pair.
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Gallinger
Washington
Senate
New Hampshire
Frye
Maine
Sherman
Lodge
Cullom
Bacon
Georgia
Martin
la Follette
Clapp
Borah
Works
Dixon
Cummins
Kenyon
Bourne
Mr. Bacon
Mr. Gallinger
Tillman
Bristow
Messrs
Grenna
Poindexter
Messrs. Cummins
Crawford
Bradley
Taylor
Tennessee
Root
Bailey
Stone
Authority of Quiz Questioned in Ohio Legislature Probe
Attorneys for indicted lawmakers seek delays while detectives search for rebutting evidence and attempt to block the introduction of the dictagraph record. Probes into legislative corruption continue with subpoenas prepared and hearings open to the public as officials weigh mandamus and habeas corpus routes. The Victoria fishing schooner’s presumed loss off Port Saint Malo is reported from St Pierre New Jersey.
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D. S Creamer
C. E. Belcher
J. A. Connor
Geo. B. Nye
Pike
Belcher
Connor
Burns
Senate
Star Chamber
Atty
Hogan
Nye
Franklin County
Ohio Assembly
Turner
St. Pierre
N. J
Victoria
Grand Banks
Port St. Malo
Lady Decies Under Knife in London
Lady Decies formerly Helen Vivien Gould underwent appendicitis surgery. The operation was performed at Dowager Lady Decies’s home in London and, according to a later announcement, the result was most satisfactory.
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London
England
Decies
Lord Decies
Helen Vivien Gould
Lady Decies
Beer Used to Save New England Hotel from Bolton Forest Fire
Forest fires rage in Bolton Connecticut with about 100 acres burned. At Bolton Notch firefighters poured barrels of beer on the flames to save the New England hotel.
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Bolton
Conn
Bolton Notch
New England
Shaffer bill links county office allowances to collected fees
The Shaffer bill passed the house after senate approval. It ties county office allowances to fees collected rather than charged and limits use of funds to clerk hire and expenses. A key amendment lets an official apply to the common pleas court for extra funds if the commissioners’ allowance is insufficient.
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Shaffer
House
Senate
Common Pleas Court
Juarez Surrenders as Rebels Capture Prisoners in Battle
El Paso May 11 reports Navarro surrenders Juarez after three hours of shelling and fighting. Rebel forces claim 480 prisoners taken, with about 80 dead and 150 wounded on the Federal side. The battle ends amid ruins, evacuations, and celebrations across the border.
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el Paso
Tex
Navarro
Juarez
D. J Viljoen
Col
Manuel Tambourel
Orozco
Viva Orozco
Viva Madero
Red Cross
Custom House
Zuniga
Federal Hospital
Jair
Wilson
Pope in grave condition in Rome amid senile decay
London dispatch reports grave anxiety over the pope's health. The pontiff shows arterial degeneration, a weak heart, and rapidly failing resistance. Gout has increased. doctors Pettaz or Marchiafav attend him as his three sisters stay nearby.
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London
England
Rome
London News
Pettaz
Marchiafav
Outlook Improves for Trade Yet Overall Demand Weak
R G Dun reports warmer weather boosts retail activity in major centers but overall trade remains unsatisfactory. iron and steel see curtailment and lower unfilled orders while steel stocks decline for the first time this year. cotton goods gain from large orders, merchants buy domestics cautiously, and export cotton trade exceeds last year.
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New York
R. G. Dun &Co
Weekly Review of Trade
United States Steel Corporation
Southern Iron
Business and agricultural exports and failures in early May figures
Bradstreets reports US weekly business failures at 245 this week with Canada at 24. Wheat and flour exports from both countries total 3,131,631 bushels for the week ending May 11. Corn exports for the week reach 569,738 bushels. For the 45 weeks ending May 11, cumulative exports and failures show declines versus last year.
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Bradstreet’s
United States
Canada
Markets Report from Cincinnati Grain and Live Stock
The Cincinnati markets show mixed prices across grains and livestock. Grain includes flour patents 4.25 to 5.25 dollars, various red and white wheats ranging from 74 to 98 cents, and corn and oats quoted in the mid to high single digits. Live stock prices list shippers and butcher cattle, calves, bulls, hogs, sheep, and lambs with a wide spread from rough canners to choice grades, plus poultry eggs butter and fruits with assorted regional figures. Prices for lemons, onions, oranges, pineapples, and potatoes are noted, along with turnips and celery in modest ranges.
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Cincinnati
Michigan
California
New Orleans
Ohio
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills Offered Free Trial Package
A free trial package of Munyon's Paw Paw Pills is advertised with a Philadelphia address for Professor Munyon. The letter urges medical consultation and claims the pills gently stimulate the liver and bowels without harsh laxatives, promising health benefits and a 45-pill bottle for 25 cents.
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Munyon
Professor Munyon
53D & Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
Munyon’s Laboratory
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