Pan-American Exposition Dedicated in Buffalo Parade Honor Roosevelt
In Buffalo on May 22 the Pan-American exposition was formally dedicated amid a grand parade with nearly every country represented. Vice President Roosevelt attended as guest of honor joining a city of flags, fireworks, and a noon entry procession to the Temple of Music.
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Buffalo
City Hall
Exposition Grounds
Roosevelt
Midway
Tropics
Orient
Mediterranean
Esplanade
Milburn
Temple of Music
Seventy-first Regiment
Charles H. Fowler
Remains of Ex Ambassador Uhlay Lying In State
In Grand Rapids on May 22 the late ex Ambassador Edwin F Uhlay lay in state in St Pauls church from noon to 2 p m thousands viewed the body Episcopal funeral without eulogy. Prominent lawyers from several states attended. The remains were to be taken to Ypsilanti for interment in the family lot. All city courts and banks closed in his memory.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Edwin F. Uhlay
St. Pauls Church
Ypsilanti
United States
Alleged Chinese Embezzler in New Orleans Firm Charged
Fuo Loy Tai also known as Louis Loy and Tai Hook, a senior member of Lou Loy Tai & Co. of New Orleans, was arraigned in New York police court on embezzlement charges totaling $30,000. He admitted his identity but denied guilt and was remanded awaiting advisories from New Orleans.
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New York
Fuo Loy Tai
Louis Loy
Tai Hook
Lou Loy Tai & Co
New Orleans
Protest Against Tablet Erection in Quebec
Ottawa May 17 Sir Wilfrid Laurier reported in the house of commons that a protest from United Empire Loyalists opposed an American admirer project to place a Montgomery memorial tablet at the spot in Quebec where the general fell. He suggested the Americans aim to honor the fallen general.
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Ottawa
Ont
Wilfrid Laurier
House of Commons
Quebec
Montgomery
Conservatives Claim Cuban Conservatives Hold Majority at Convention
Havana May 22 Conservatives claim a four vote majority in the Cuban constitutional convention. Absentees reduce both sides. Radicals split threaten Juan Gualberto Gomez who now faces critics accusing him of accepting Platt amendment elements. Cisneros criticizes Washington commission for not gauging US sentiment. Conservatives move to table reports as sessions stay secret.
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Havana
Juan Gualberto Gomez
United States
Senores
Portuondo
Bravo
Alleman
Eduardo Tamayo
Senor Cisneros
Washington
Thousands Idle as Machinists Strike for 9-Hour Day
National Association of Machinists leader says about 50 000 workers nationwide walked out seeking a 9 hour day and wage increases to match the 10 hour rate. By 5 pm, 904 firms employing around 30 000 had signed agreements or arranged settlements.
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Washington
O’connell
National Association of Machinists
Scranton
Associated Press
Callahan Discharged in Cudahy Kidnapping Case
In Omaha on May 22 Judge Baker discharged James Callahan in the robbery and larceny cases tied to the Edward Cudahy kidnapping after ruling jeopardy had attached. Remaining charges are false imprisonment and a new perjury case. Bond lowered from 8500 to 3000.
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Cudahy
Omaha
James Callahan
Baker
District Court
Edward Cudahy
Callahan
New England Machinists See Small Strike Response
Boston reports show only a small fraction of New England machinists refusing to work for a nine hour day. Except for unions in Boston, Providence, Springfield and a few cities, most members did not join a strike. No reports reached from Maine or New Hampshire, where Concord and Keene shops might have struck but an agreement prevented trouble.
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Boston
New England
Providence
Springfield
Maine
New Hampshire
Concord
Keene
Sixteen Hundred Out on Strike in Milwaukee Plants
About 1,600 machinists aligned with President James O'Conell of the International Association of Machinists walked off work in Milwaukee. Several hundred helpers joined as 25 of 28 city plants halted operations awaiting a 9 hour day and a 12 percent wage increase.
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Milwaukee
James O’conell
International Association of Machinists
Strike for 9 hour day spreads across New York area
Reports from New York and Northwestern New Jersey indicate a near universal strike for a nine hour day among workers in many manufacturing towns. Small plants with few workers hinder precise tallies, making comprehensive statistics difficult to obtain.
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New York
New Jersey
Striking Machinists In San Francisco Grow With Tie to Nation
In San Francisco on May 22, about 6500 union machinists and iron trade workers quit work. Expect another 1000 to join as directed by their national leaders.
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San Francisco
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