Fire blocks fire crew as Chicago apartment burns
Fire destroys a three story South Chicago building at 9316 Marquette avenue. Seven people die and several are injured as firemen are delayed by a freight train blocking the crossing. the crew is arrested and later released on bonds after police probe. Victims include Mrs. Cooley and her two daughters Mabel and Annie. The origin of the blaze remains unknown.
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Chicago
Marquette Avenue
Joseph Cooley
Mabel
Annie
Peter Zook
Victoria Zook
Nicholas Zook
Marshall Driscoll
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad
Brown
Cuban constitutional commission returns to Havana from Washington
The Cuban constitutional convention’s special commission arrives in Havana after meetings in Washington to gauge U S intentions on Cuba. They report progress and say one more meeting is needed to draft a report and issue a call for a conference with other delegates.
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Havana
Washington
United States
Cuba
Scott
Senor Llorente
Scrofula Linked to Blood Poison and Cure Claim
A historic advert claims scrofula stems from blood poisoning and can be cured by S S S. The letter from J M Seals of Nashville cites a daughter who suffered swollen facial glands after a forehead cut, with doctors failing until the tonic healed her.
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S.S.S
J. M. Seals
Public Square
Nashville
Tenn
Conger Denies Enmity With Wu Ting Fang Hero Stance
Chicago May 8 Major E H Conger United States minister to China denies charges of enmity with Wu Ting Fang saying the claim is false He arrives from his home en route to Washington to report at the State Department He plans to resign and campaign if nominated Iowa governor for the upcoming election
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Chicago
E. H. Conger
United States
China
Wu Ting Fang
Conger
Washington
State Department
No Nation Will Proceed Alone in the Withdrawal of Troops
Berlin dispatch states the withdrawal from Chi Li will be under Von Waldersee. A note to Chinese commissioners will name the total indemnity. If China pledges payment, most foreign troops may withdraw while enough stay to settle indemnity. Legation guards and garrisons between Peking and the coast remain until then.
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Berlin
National Zeitung
Chi Li
von Waldersee
China
Legation Guards
Peking
Generals Shafter Wood and Others Discharged From Volunteers
The War Department issues orders discharging multiple volunteer officers. Major Generals Shafter and Wood and Brigadier Generals Barry and Barber are to end service on June 30. Brigadier Generals Whiteside Bell Bird Hare Long Balance and Bliss on June 20. Brigadier General James M. Smith also discharged June 20 but remains collector of the port of Manila.
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Washington
War Department
Shafter
Wood
Barry
Barber
Whiteside
Bell
Bird
Hare
Long
Balance
Bliss
James M. Smith
Manila
Oil Cloth Combine in Works to Unite Plants
Youngstown Ohio May 8 A deal is in progress to consolidate all oil cloth and linoleum plants in the country into one combine. The Ohio Oil Cloth company of Youngstown the largest of its kind is said to head the enterprise. President H M Garlick and Vice President G M McKelley are in New York and it is said their visit aims to effect a combine.
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Youngstown
Ohio Oil Cloth Company
H. M. Garlick
G. M. McKelley
New York
Heavy rain causes widespread damage in Iowa and Illinois
Specials report extensive property damage from storms across Iowa and nearby Illinois. Lightning killed horses and cattle, barns and houses were struck, fires occurred, bridges washed away, and sewers torn out. Rain will aid crops despite the destruction.
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Burlington
Iowa
Illinois
Boy Confesses To Fire Set Fires In Muscatine
An 11 year old son of a prominent local citizen confessed to burning one dwelling and setting several barns ablaze in Muscatine Iowa on May 8. He wanted to watch the fire department respond and was later discovered after his clothes tested positive for kerosene.
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Young Iown
Muscatine
La Crosse Street Railway Strike Enlarges
La Crosse Wisconsin May 8. Several street railway employees struck and all the men will quit unless the company concedes a wage increase. A meeting of employees and officials will be held to settle the dispute. Only about two thirds of the usual crew is at work.
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la Crosse
Wis
Military Balloon Breaks Loose Over Cologne Maneuvers
A military captive balloon with two men aboard rose during maneuvers in Cologne on May 8. It broke free in a gale, vanished into clouds and has not been sighted since.
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Cologne
Delarey’s Force Splits Amid Movements in Transvaal
General Delarey commands about 4000 Boers in the Hartebeestefontein hills as they divide their positions. Some units move southwest while others head north. Delarey himself shifts toward the south.
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Delarey
Klerksdorp
Transvaal Colony
Hartebeestefontein
Delegoa Bay Railroad Destroyed Again by Boer Forces
Brussels reports that the Delegoa Bay railroad has been destroyed again by Boer forces under Commandant Boyer. The incident follows earlier disruptions and highlights ongoing actions in the region.
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Delegoa Bay Road
Brussels
Delegoa Bay
Boyer
Scott's Emulsion Advertises Health Benefits
Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil touted as life and health, claiming appetite restoration, flesh gain, and energy for all ages. Promises it eases digestion when food is hard to take, invites free sample, lists price 50c and 1.00, from SECS TY & BOWNE, New York.
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Scott
TY & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
United States Cavalry and Artillery Leave Peking for Tong Ku
On May 7 in Peking the U S cavalry and artillery departed for Tong Ku after elaborate farewell ceremonies. Sir Alfred Gasalee and British generals witnessed the departure as Baluchi guards escorted the Americans. General Chaffee praised the troops for their service in the relief expedition and for their conduct. Infantry and staff will travel by rail when transports reach Taku.
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Peking
United States
Tong Ku
Alfred Gasalee
Chaffee
Taku
Constitution Christened By Mrs. W. Butler Duncan At Bristol Launch
The yacht Constitution was christened by Mrs. W. Butler Duncan who broke a bottle of champagne on her bow as she slid into the water at Bristol. The ceremony drew cheers and fireworks as experts noted the Herreshoff design’s balance and responsiveness. Approximate measurements list 90 ft load water line, 133 ft overall length, 25 ft beam, 20 ft draft, and about 14,500 square feet of sail.
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Bristol
R. L
Constitution
W. Butler Duncan
Colonia
Columbia
Open Manchuria to All Powers Proposals Stir Opinion
A Times Shanghai correspondent says China has asked powers for a complete reopening of Manchuria to foreign enterprise. Japan approves. The United States generally agrees with caveats about applying the principle empire wide. Britain fears Russia may object. Trade groups oppose a tariff rise to 10 percent.
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London
Shanghai
The
Times
China
Manchuria
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Chamber of Commerce
Russian Manchuria Operations Reported Ines
The Russky Invalid records that the North Manchurian division under General Zerpitski fought over twenty engagements in Manchuria. It lists 24 killed and 68 wounded, with two officers killed by wounds, and notes rifles and guns captured. Three bands once menacing Manchuria have been reduced. two annihilated and the third chased by a Russian division.
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St. Petersburg
Russky Invalid
Manchuria
Zerpitski
Court sets auspicious date for march to Kai Feng Fu
Shanghai May 7 report states famine pressure forces the Chinese court to leave Lian Fu soon. Astrologers are awaited to fix the exact auspicious date for the journey to Kai Feng Fu in Ho Nan province.
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Shanghai
Lian Fu
Kai Feng Fu
Ho Nan
Cherokee lands treaty defeated by 1232 vote margin
Acting Chairman Bixby of the Dawes commission wires the Cherokee Nation that canvass shows the allotment treaty rejected by a majority of 1232 votes. The vote closure follows the May 6 report from Washington.
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Washington
Bixby
Dawes Five Civilized Tribes Commission
Cincinnati Gas Light Votes to Consolidate and Rebrand
The Cincinnati Gas Light and Coke Company approves a consolidation plan absorbing electric firms, enlarges capital to 28 million dollars, and renames to Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company. The board expands from seven to fifteen, with about 85 percent voting in favor and no opposing ballots.
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Cincinnati
Gas Lighting Companies
Cincinnati Gas Light and Coke Company
Gas Company
Electric
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Indictments Returned Against Five Maryland Men
Washington reports indictments in Baltimore federal court for census frauds in Maryland. Enumerators Abel Bowles Graves and Guyther face two counts each for falsifying returns and conspiracy. Attorney Ching faces one count of conspiracy. Hearing set for the 27th inst. The papers total 48 pounds with 3,565 items in the counts.
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Maryland
Washington
Baltimore
Abel
Bowles
Graves
Guyther
Ching
Hare and nurse freed after bubonic plague case ends
Charles B. Hare the student cured of bubonic plague has been released with companion Cumming from the university pest house which is now disinfected There has been no further infection and Hare suffers only a weak heart as an after effect
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Charles B. Hare
Cumming
University
Hare
To Regenerate the Human Species
Paris reports a will from Count St Quen de Perricourt to Rouen gifting 10 million francs for a yearly marriage gift of 100,000 francs to a couple of giants. The aim is to regenerate humanity, with couples medically examined and the healthiest pair chosen.
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Paris
St. Quen de Perricourt
William the Conqueror
Rouen
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U.G. Fowler & CO
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Collier’s
Foremost Illustrated Journal
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