Riots in Guadeloupe Prompt Warship Toward Island
Mob violence in Guadeloupe linked to election turmoil disrupts town with looting of American goods. Navy ordered to deploy a warship from San Domingo to protect U.S. interests within twenty four hours. Reports from Martinique describe boing Boisneuf firing on passersby, killing two socialists and wounding a customs official as crowds sack his residence.
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State Department
Navy Department
Southerland
San Domingo
Guadeloupe
Fort de France
Martinique
Basseterre
M. Boisneuf
General Council
Boisneuf
Assassination Attempts Hit Russian Governors in May Attacks
In Ekaterinoslav, six unknowns shot and killed the governor general’s aide. In Moscow, a bomb targeting Vice Admiral Doubassoff wounded him in the foot as he rode to the palace. Doubassoff survived when missed by the assassin.
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St. Petersburg
Ekaterinoslav
South Russia
Moscow
Doubassoff
Wspenski
Iswolsky Named to Succeed Count Lamsdorff as Foreign Minister
Baron Iswolsky, about fifty, to assume the post of foreign minister in St. Petersburg, succeeding Count Lamsdorff. He is regarded as a capable Russian diplomat of the younger school. Some cables have misidentified him as the new foreign minister.
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Copenhagen
Baron Iswolsky
St. Petersburg
Count Lamsdorff
M. Iswolsky
University of
British Evacuation Note Spurs Turkish Demarcation Talk
Constantinople May 8 An extraordinary meeting of the council of ministers was summoned to consider the British note demanding evacuation of Tabah within ten days and Turkish consent to a joint demarcation of the Sinaitic peninsula frontier. An attempt by the sultan to reopen the discussion was met with a reply from British ambassador Sir Nicholas O Connor that communications must go through the Turkish foreign minister.
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Constantinople
Council of Ministers
Tabah
Sinaitic
Nicholas O'Connor
Turkey
Wreck Ties Up Cape May Express Line
A Cape May express on the West Jersey and Seashore road overturned at Haddon avenue station due to a broken rail. Twelve or thirteen persons were hospitalized as the line remained tied up.
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Camden
N. J
Cape May
West Jersey and
Seashore Road
Haddon Avenue
Minnesota Man Included in Oregon Land Fraud Indictment
H W Stone of Benson Minnesota state senator and bank cashier faces federal charges in Portland with 20 others for a broad conspiracy to seize 200000 acres of timber land across Ocean Crook Lake and Klamath counties. Warrants prepared for immediate arrest and speedy trial sought.
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Portland
Ore
H. W. Stone
Benson
Ocean
Crook, Lake
Klamath Counties
Germany denies Turkey boundary dispute encouragement
London May 8 Walter Runciman parliamentary secretary to the local government board said in the house of commons that Germany informed Britain there is no foundation for the claim that Germany encouraged Turkey regarding the Egyptian frontier.
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London
Walter Runcyman
Erement Board
Lie
House of Commons
Germany
Turkey
Burglars Loot Joe Leiter Office in Chicago
Burglars broke into Joseph Leiter's office near police headquarters and blew open two vaults taking bonds valued between ten thousand and twenty-five thousand dollars. A $2,000 bond was left behind among scattered papers. Police believe a rubber muffler may have been used on the sledge hammer.
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Chicago
Joseph Leiter
Special Grand Jury Formed to Probe Insurance Campaign Contributions
New York May 8 a special grand jury was empaneled to investigate insurance matters and political campaign contributions. District Attorney Jerome and assistants attended the swearing in as Justice Scott warned jurors to seek crimes under prior laws and to rely on lawful guidance rather than public clamor.
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New York
Jerome
Scott
Criminal Branch
The
Supreme Court
Minister Charged with Arson in Waterloo
Rev. C. C. Stuart Bain pastor of the First Baptist Church of Waterloo has been arrested for arson in the third degree and arraigned in police court. The hearing was adjourned for two days and he was committed to jail. The church burned March 6. Prosecution cites letters Bain allegedly received and possibly wrote.
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Waterloo
N. Y
C. C. Stuart Bain
First Baptist Church of
Bain
Bodine
Senate Finance Committee Opposes National Credit Guaranty Plan
The Washington Senate Finance Committee authorized an adverse report on Senator Newlands' resolution for a national guaranty of credit to San Francisco. It declared unanimously that relief plans lack congressional scope and that appointing a joint committee to study them is inadvisable.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Finance
Newlands
San Francisco
Insane West Seventy-Sixth Street Tragedy Ends in Double Death
Mrs Mary Waters shot her daughter Agatha in their New York home then killed herself. The 52 year old wife of insurance broker John R Waters cites temporary insanity from worry over Agathas ill health as the motive. Agatha 26 and Ruth 17 both slept upstairs when the killings occurred shortly before 2 am.
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New York
Mary Waters
West Seventy-sixth Street
Agatha
Ruth
Europe
Famed Staten Island Executive Shot in Home Duel
Charles L. Spier a Staten Island businessman and Standard Oil associate was killed in a morning confrontation with a burglar at his New Brighton residence. He rushed to confront the intruder after burglars earlier robbed the house, exchanged shots until Spier was fatally wounded and the burglar fled with stolen silver.
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New York
Charles L. Spier
Staten Island
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
New Brighton
Spier
Richmond Light and Power Company
Staten Island Rapids Transit Railroad Company
Island
Deed of Craze Grips Menominee Miner in Child Tragedy
In Menominee Michigan on May 8 Bragini Giacomo a 28 year old Italian miner at Iron Mountain seized the four month old child of Mrs Enrico Montenatto and fatally attacked it, then pursued the mother amid a chaotic scene. He was arrested after a violent struggle in which six men were injured and jailed.
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Menominee, Mich
Bragini
Giacomo
Iron Mountain
Enrico Montenatto
Religious leader Creffield shot dead in Seattle street
Frank E. Creffield head of the Holy Rollers was shot to death on First avenue near Cherry street by George Mitchell a 23 year old laborer. Mitchell said Creffield had wronged his two sisters and fired after addressing a low remark to Creffield as they walked with his wife past Cherry street.
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Seattle
Wash
Frank E. Creffield
The
Holy Rollers
First Avenue
Cherry Street
George Mitchell
Mitchell
Creffield
Death of Boston Broker Leland W. Folsom Follows Financial Reverses
Boston May 8 Leland W. Folsom forty five who long paced State street brokerage circles in this city shot himself. Authorities say financial reverses likely drove the act as the cause of death.
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Boston
Leland W. Folsom
French Election Returns Increase Government Seats in Chamber
Paris May 8 The interior ministry reports government gains of 35 and losses of 11 for a net 24 seat rise. The bloc now holds 243 votes to 146 for the opposition, securing a substantial majority. Notable victors include Delcasse, Ai bot, Etienne, Thomson, Duchief, Bont de Castellane, de Dion, Par thou, Runel, Jaures, Baudry d Asson, Sarrien and Deschanel.
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Paris
Ministry of the Interior
Chamber of Deputies
Delcasse
Aibot
Etienne
Marine Thomson
The
Interior
Duchief
Count Bont de Castellane
Marquis de Dion
Parthou
Agriculture Runel
Jean Leon Jaures
Baudry d'Asson
Sarrien
Paul Deschanel
Riots In Austria Erupt Over Franchise Reforms
Vienna reports violent socialistic rioting at Lemberg with loss of life. Public sentiment in Galicia grows tense as aristocratic opposition to franchise reforms fuels unrest.
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Vienna
Lemberg
Galicia
Feeding 250000 People Near Future
Washington reports from General Greely in San Francisco describe growing camps housing about 50,000, with 250,000 people currently fed and rations tight for many items. The dispatch notes camps expanding, measures to cut numbers through cheaper meals, and 230,000 rations issued last Saturday.
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Washington
Philadelphia Vaccination Drive Quarantines Dense Section
Five hundred police and a fifty strong medical corps led by Dr. Coplin quarantined a crowded Philadelphia district for ten hours. They screened 20 000 residents and vaccinated 4 000 to halt a smallpox outbreak that has produced two cases. The area is largely Black with pockets of higher income residents.
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Philadelphia
Coplin
Department of Public Health
Abandonment Ordered for Chicago City Hall Northeast Wing
Building Commissioner Bartzen orders the northeast wing of Chicago city hall closed as it is in danger of collapse. The adjoining county building was removed months earlier for a new structure, causing the city hall to sink with cracking walls and slipping joists. Crowded offices remain without funds to relocate.
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Chicago
Bartzen
City Hall
Roosevelt backs Niagara Falls preservation report
President Roosevelt has sent to Congress the international waterways commission report on Niagara Falls. It recommends restricting water diversion for power, proposing limits by treaty or law: 26.009 cu ft per second from Canada and 18.5 cu ft per second from the United States, plus 19 000 cfs for the Chicago Drainage Canal.
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Washington
May
Roosevelt
Congress
International Waterways Commission
Niagara Falls
Chicago
Settlement Reached as Anthracite Miners Resume Work
New York May 8 committees for mine operators and Mine Workers union met for two hours and unofficially agreed to extend the strike commission award for three more years. Companies will replace most officials except those with no violence records, with the award effective through March 31, 1909.
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New York
Mine Workers’ Union
No Signs of Weakening in Cleveland Strike
Cleveland May 8 report says after a meeting of longshoremen oilers and firemen no sentiment to end the strike. The Pilots Protective association says all mates off vessels lack union cards but fear license loss for leaving port. Captain Bush notes no friction with Longshoremen’s president Keefe and satisfaction with current status.
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Cleveland
Pilots’ Protective Association
Erie
Bush
Pilots’ Union
Keefe
Longshoremen’s Union
Boston Cigarmakers Strike Affects Major Factories
A daytime strike began in Boston with about 1,200 workers out to demand higher wages. Seven of the largest cigar factories are affected as the walkout continues.
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Boston
Dock Situation Unchanged as Grain Waits Aboard
Buffalo news reports no unloading efforts at the docks by May 8. An estimated 2,230,000 bushels of grain remain afloat in the harbor with no change in the situation.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Rhode Island Strikes Mud Bottom Off York Spit
The Rhode Island ran aground on mud at York Spit while en route from Boston to the York River target grounds. It was floated by Minneapolis and tugs Heracles Mohawk Wahneta Uncas after about a day with little, if any, injuries reported. If divers find dock repairs needed it will return north for docking due to insufficient Norfolk yard facilities.
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Norfolk
Rhode Island
York Spit
Boston
York River
Minneapolis
Hercules
Mohawk
Uncas
Norfolk Navy Yard
American School Furniture company reorganized into American Seating
Racine Wisconsin May 3 1920 officially announces the American School Furniture company has reorganized becoming the American Seating company. Bondholders surrender their bonds and take checks. Capital stock stands at 106000900. The firm operates twenty one factories with ten in operation. Thomas Moyd of Chicago serves as president and A Pell of Racine as vice president.
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Racine, Wis
American School Furniture Company
American Seating Company
Toomas Moyd
Chicago
A. Pell
Racine
Castro arrives in London after Dover dispatch
A Dover dispatch reports General Castro former Venezuelan president arrived in London from Calais France in the afternoon amid diplomatic interest and press attention.
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London
Dover
License Spike Sends Chicago Saloons Packing
Police reports to the city collector show 1,354 saloons have closed since April 30 due to the $1 100 license. Saloons unable to bear the cost or closed for other reasons are scattered across city districts.
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Chicago
Iowa Central foreman named master car builder for Panama Canal
C H Mead of Marshalltown Iowa, general foreman of the car shops for the Iowa Central railway, is appointed master car builder for the Panama Canal Zone by George D Brook the superintendent of motive power and machinery.
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Marshalltown
C. H. Mead
Iowa Central Railway
Panama Canal Zone
George D. Brook
Capay Valley Flood Threat After Mountain Slide Dam
Woodland California May 8. A massive earth slide has dammed Cache creek in the Capay valley creating a 1000 foot wide barrier with 100 feet of water behind it. If the dam fails a large area including Capay Rumsey and Guinda faces serious flooding. Authorities note earlier action could have released water safely but is no longer feasible.
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Capay Valley
Woodland
Cal
Cache Creek
Capay
Rumsey
Guinda
Rockefeller Institute Opens With Lead Gift For Medical Research
New York May 8 With proper ceremonies the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research will be opened Friday afternoon. Mr Rockefeller who has given 3 000 000 dollars to build and equip the Institute is expected to attend. Addresses will be delivered by Charles W Eliot president of Harvard University Nicholas M Butler president of Columbia University and others. The Institute is the first of its kind in the United States and was founded after the death of Mr Rockefeller s infant granddaughter in Chicago five years ago to study diseases especially those of infants.
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New York
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Mr. Rockefeller
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Nicholas M. Butler
Columbia University
United States
Rockefeller
Chicago
Notable Early Toll of Frost Hits Central Iowa Fruit
A heavy Central Iowa frost damaged small fruits especially plum orchards. The brief items note multiple deaths including Fewin W. Clark a NY Cotton Exchange broker, Col Henry H. Adams of Greenwich, and Jax Judd the chess figure. Michigan reports light snow but no fruit damage, while New York state records a record rise in insane patients.
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Iowa
Fewin W. Clark
New York Cotton Exchange
Henry H. Adams
New York
Iron and Steel
Greenwich
Conn
Jax Judd
Michigan
Daniel E. Murphy
Milwaukee
Thomas B. Cannon
Shelbyville
Tenn
Newton Cannon
Speaker Cannon
National House Ofpresentatives
New York State
State Charities Aid Association
State Commission
Wheat market quotations and prices brief
Market quotes from Minneapolis show May wheat at TK with May July and Sept futures. On track prices list No. 1 hard at 80 percent, No. 1 Northern 79 44 cents, No. 2 Northern 78 cents, No. 3 Northern 76 7 8 cents.
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Minneapolis
Wheat and flax price quotes on track in Duluth market
Wheat prices show arrival on track with Northern at 30 1 2 c, No 2 Northern 78 3 4 c for May, 79 c for May, July 10 c, Sept 78 c. Flax bids steady with May 1.15 4, July 1.17 4, Sept 1.17 4, Oct 1.26.
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Duluth
Northern
Livestock Markets Report From St Paul May 7
Cattle ranges show good to choice steers from 1.50 to 5.50, common to fair 3.50 to 4.25, and good to choice cows and heifers 3.00 to 4.50. Hogs bring 36.00 to 6.20. Sheep list yearling and wethers at 4.75 to 5.50, good to choice lambs 5.00 to 5.83.
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St. Paul
Market Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep Reported
Chicago figures show cattle and stockers prices with ranges for cows heifers and stockers and feeders across Texans and other categories. Hog quotes cover mixed and butchers heavy real heavy and light categories with several dollar ranges. Sheep and lambs are listed with per head prices and small variations in the week’s market.
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Chicago
Market Quotes Chicago May 7 Commodities Prices
Wheat May R0%c July c. Corn May 4% 46%c July 15%c. Oats May 82% 22%c July 30% sic. Pork May $15.07% July $15.22%. Cash plax Northwestern $1,134 Southwestern $1.07%% May $1.11%. Butter Creameries 13 20c, dairies 1344 18c. Eggs 14 15cc. Poultry Turkeys 19%c, chickens 12c.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Southwestern
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Great Lakes
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Chicago Union Stock Yards
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