Ohio Democrats Select Delegates to St Louis Convention
At Columbus May 26 the Ohio Democratic convention adopted the majority credentials report seating 268 conservatives and added a 2 cent railway fare resolution to the platform after debate. Conservatives secured all 208 contested seats while radicals warned of pursuing disputes to St Louis.
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Columbus
William L.finley
State Central Committee
Starr
Hearst
Nr Starr
McClelland
New York
R. B. Anderson
Wapakeneta
W. V. Leas
Delaware
Franklin County
Yeas
We Bee Aee
Committee On Credentials
Dayton
Cox
Dowling
St. Louis
Question of Church Union Sparks Cumberland Assembly Debate
Dallas May 26 The Cumberland Presbyterian general assembly opened with hopes to settle church union but the discussion grew heated. Speakers argued over divergent Northern and Southern views and a rule limiting speeches to thirty minutes was adopted to curb long debate unless a final move ends it.
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Dallas
Tex
General Assembly
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Prohibitionists Convene in Illinois with Record Delegation
The Illinois Prohibition state convention met in the state arsenal with 1200 delegates, the largest attendance ever at a state convention. Alonzo E. Wilson of Chicago chaired the session, and E. W. Chaffin of Chicago, former Wisconsin Prohibition figure, is named as the potential attorney general nominee.
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Springfield
Ill
State Arsenal
Ilinois
Alonzo E. Wilson
Chicago
State Central Committee
E. W. Chaffin
Wisconsin
Prohibition Party
Seventh Federation of Women’s Clubs Ends Quietly in St Louis
In St Louis on May 26 the General Federation of Women’s Clubs wrapped a smooth convention begun May 17. Principal officers were largely chosen prior to voting, and no unusual issues arose as the seventh breed of the federation concluded with harmony.
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St. Louis
Baoting
Breed of General Federation
Odean
Mrs. Sarah Pratt Decker Chosen Colorado President
Odean reports Mrs. Sarah Pratt Decker of Colorado was selected as president marking a leadership change in the organization.
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Odean
Sarah Pratt Decker
Colorado
Presbyterian Assembly Bans Ministers Marrying Divorced Members
The Presbyterian general assembly passed by two thirds a resolution enjoining ministers from marrying divorced persons who are ineligible in churches belonging to the inter church conference, announced from Buffalo New York on May 26.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Presbyterian General Assembly
Inter-Church Conference
Protests Feared Over Mine Laying Near Liaotung
May 26 report notes British and American press talk of possible protests against mine laying off the Liaotung peninsula. Observers say talks are likely confined to press. no embassy instructions. The issue could raise questions on international law as gun ranges extend beyond three miles.
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St. Petersburg
Liaotung Peninsula
International Aw
No Japanese Landing Reported Near Kinchou
May 19 reports to General Staff say no Japanese troops had landed below Kinchou and no collision occurred since May 16. Kinchou remains a shallow water area limiting heavy warship range, while Oku prepares for possible action against Port Arthur and Kinchou. Cossack movements rear of Kuroki monitored. no confirmation of Fenghuancheng abandonment.
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St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Kinchou
War Office
Fock
Ero
Oku
Port Ara
Gt Arean Kinchou
Kuroki
Quiet at Newchwang reports calm military patrols
May 26 Newchwang sits under a quiet military presence with a field battery at the forts. Native runners cannot learn of Japanese movements and Russians avoid discussing plans as Mukden could alter them. Commerce resumes with vessels to Shanghai and Hongkong and cargoes move with no Russian control.
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Newchwang
Mukden
Shanghai
Hongkong
Cossacks Too Mobile In Korean War Movements
Seoul reports Colonel Kioshita’s column reached Ningyong on May 17 and found Russian forces split in two groups moving northwest and east. The eastern group attacked Hamheung, while Japanese infantry could not counter the mobile Cossacks. The main Japanese commissariat base—long at Chemulpo—has moved to Seoul.
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Seoul
Kioshita
Ningyong
Hamheung
Anju
Chemulpo
Korean Minister Leaves for Berlin Amid War Vacancy Rumors
St. Petersburg May 26 Korean minister Chin Pom Yi has departed for Berlin. Rumors say his post may stay vacant for the war's duration, but a secretary says the trip is private and he will return in a few days.
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St. Petersburg
Chinese Unrest Spreads Near Shantun
Missionaries report a movement among Chinese north of Shantun resembling the agitation that preceded the Boxer uprising. The dispatch notes unrest spreading from Harbin as of May 26.
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Harbin
Shantun
Boston Painters on Strike Over Wage Increase
Sixteen hundred house painters and decorators in Boston went on strike for higher wages after a Tuesday night vote. Union officials reported many master painters visited union headquarters in the morning and signed the new schedule, though some strikes ended quickly.
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Boston
Painters’ Union
Barred at the Front Rumors of Engagement at Mukden
Foreign correspondents barred or ordered to remain at Mukden amid rumors of a fierce land engagement. Reports describe control shifts and tense frontline conditions as military actions unfold near the city.
Japanese Forces Said to Be Making Furious Attack on Port Arthur
Washington May 26 The state department released a cablegram from Ambassador McCormick at St Peters burg stating the foreign office bans foreign correspondents from the front by order of the general commanding They may remain at Mukden or Newchwang
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Washington
The
of State
McCormick
St. Petersburg
Fawan Encounters Japanese Fleet Near Port Arthur
A Daily News field report from Chefoo says the Fawan sighted four Japanese cruisers and four destroyers in Society bay aiding a landing party. Heavy fighting was underway ashore near Port Arthur, according to Chinese junk reports.
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Chicago
Daily News
Chefoo
Society Bay
Port Arthur
Attack on Port Arthur by Fleet Bombards Portee
A French observer reports eight large warships circling Port Arthur and firing broadsides at intervals. He notes Dalny civilians remaining, officials preparing to evacuate, and Japanese forces at Pitsewo and Kinchou ready to advance toward Port Arthur.
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Dalny
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Pitsewo
Kinchou
Convict Shoots Two Guards at Ohio Prison
In Columbus Ohio at about 1 30 p m Frank Green a convict from the Ohio penitentiary killed two guards Henry Gearhart of Lawrence county and Albert Hubler of Summit county and then died by suicide Gearhart is dying and Hubler is severely injured Green had a prior record for the Somerset bank robbery and was described as a desperate character.
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Columbus, CO
Frank Green
Ohio
Henry Gearhart
Lawrence County
Albert Hubler
Summit County
Green
Somerset
Played the Ponies: Poolroom Lifer Ends Life in New York
Gustave Nelson aged twenty five shot and killed himself in New York after frequenting poolrooms near his boarding house. He left several letters and 245 dollars in cash. He complained bitterly of his lessee. Racing cards were found in his pockets.
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New York
Gustave Nelson
Result of an Old Feud Leaves One Dead and One Dying
A feud between farmers in the Dakota territory ends with Clarence Chilleau dead and Albert Chilleau dying in a Sioux City hospital after a battle six miles west of Sioux City. John St. Pierre confessed to the shooting and is jailed in Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Here
South Dakota
Clarence Chilleau
Albert
John St. Pierre
Two Farmers Killed by Lightning Near Sioux City
Two farmers were struck and killed by a bolt of lightning near Sioux City Iowa on May 26 authorities reported in this brief dispatch from the region. The victims identified as local farmers were reportedly working in a field when the lightning strike occurred.
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Sioux City
Thomas
Two Men Killed by Lightning East of Here
Srennan and Daniel Tautis were killed by a single bolt of lightning twenty five miles east of here. The incident left two fatalities.
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Srennan
Daniel Tautis
Here
Train Attack Near Yellow Pine Ends in Fatality
An excursion train on the Mobile and Ohio railroad near Yellow Pine Alabama was fired upon during the day. Conductor 8 W Askew of Birmingham was fatally wounded. Flagman Joseph Richardson of Meridian and a Black passenger were seriously wounded.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Yellow Pine
W. Askew
Birmingham
Joseph Richardson
Meridian
Deadly hotel fire in Greenwood devastates city
A daytime blaze at the Cenal hotel in Greenwood during May 26 killed Mrs. Moseley the proprietress and burned her to death. The fire destroyed eighteen stores and the First National bank, with total losses pegged at 133000 dollars.
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Greenwood
Cenal
Editor Killed at His Desk in Wisconsin
La Crosse Wisconsin May 26 editor W J Beck was killed while at his desk in the afternoon. The Ona Yaska German Lutheran church was struck by lightning and burned to the end with considerable other damage.
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la Crosse
Wis
W. J. Beck
Ona- Yaska German Lutheran
Quarrel Ends in Murder Near Helena Montana
In Helena Montana on May 26 a drunken quarrel led to the death of cattleman Chester Emile Lauened of the Sweet Grass hills. Authorities report the alleged killer, a man named Simmons, is jailed and charged with fatally shooting Lauened with a rifle.
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Helena
Mont
Chester
Emile Lauened
Sweetgrass Hills
Simmons
First batch of coolies sails to South Africa
The British steamer Tweeddale left harbor carrying 1,055 coolies bound for Durban to work in the Transvaal mines. This marks the initial shipment of coolies to South Africa under this program.
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South Africa
Hongkong
Tweeddale
Durban
Natal
Transvaal
Tyner and Barrett Found Guilty in Postal Auto Case
A jury returned verdicts of guilty for Tyner and Barrett in the postal auto case. The trial adjourned after 63 minutes of deliberation with the jury delivering the guilty verdict at 6:30 p. m.
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Tyner and Barrett
Washington
Tyner- Barrett Postal ‘Auto Yy
Fire destroys local Packing Company branch near river bottoms
Fire destroyed the local Packing company branch near the Angeles river bottoms. Loss estimated at about 300000. A note mentions reduced steerage rates from Liverpool to the United States via Boulogne and references a sugar refinery house weigher. Rick J. Hennessy of Brooklyn is named as heir to a substantial claim.
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Ee Ae the En Packing Company
Angeles
Cal
Ihr
Liverpool
United States
Boulogne
Red Star
Rick J. Hennessy
Brooklyn
Baseball Scores From Major Leagues and Association
National League at Pittsburg Boston 0. American League at Boston Chicago 2. Philadelphia 4 Detroit 6. New York 3 St. Louis 0. Washington 6 Cleveland 10. American Association results Louisville 8 Columbus 5. Indianapolis 8 Toledo 4.
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National League
Pittsburg
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
American Association
Louisville
Columbus
Indianapolis
Toledo
Japanese advance resumes toward Liaoyang front
Mukden May 26 reports say Japanese forces resume forward movement toward Liaoyang as Kuropatkin readies to strike at Kuroki. Despite this, most invaders remain near Fenghuancheng with persistent rumors of a peninsula defeat and heavy Japanese losses. Small Japanese scouts seen northeast of Mukden, but no major enemy body detected nearby.
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Mukden
Severah Vancing
Fenghuancheng
Peninsula
MOVE BY KUROPATKIN PROMPTING MAJOR ENGAGEMENT
In St Petersburg on May 26 reports indicate General Kuropatkin is preparing a major move against the enemy. The move is inferred from tightened restrictions on war correspondents at the front and rumors that Kuroki’s forces are in difficulty.
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Bt. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Kuroki
Wheat Prices and Track Quotes From Minneapolis May Market
Minneapolis May 25 Wheat prices quoted with May at 94% cents, July 93% cents, and September at a reduced rate. Market track prices list No. 1 hard at 97% cents, No. 1 Northern at 96% cents, and No. 2 Northern at 94% cents.
Cattle and sheep market prices from St Paul
St Paul on May 25 reports cattle good to choice steers 4.50 to 5.00 with common to fair 3.50 to 4.25 cows and heifers 4.10 to 4.40. Sheep range includes good to choice yearling wethers 4.90 to 5.25, heavy at 4.85 to 5.20, good to choice lambs 5.00 to 5.75, fair to good 5.00 to 5.25.
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St. Paul
Telegraphic Link to Newchwang Cut in War Censoring
Telegraphic communication with Newchwang interrupted and private messages south of Liaoyang refused at St. Petersburg telegraph office. Nature of the disruption with Newchwang unknown and lines absorbed for military purposes, affecting messages to southern points.
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St. Petersburg
Newchwang
Liaoyang
Wheat and flax prices in Duluth market report
In Duluth on May 25 wheat prices show No 1 hard at 96 1 4 cents in store No 1 Northern at 95 cents and No 2 Northern at 92 1 2 cents. To arrive No 1 hard 96 3 4 cents No 1 Northern 95 4 cents No 2 Northern 93 cents. On track No 1 Northern 93 4 4 cents No 2 Northern 91 4 4 cents May 95 cents July 93 4 cents Sept 81 2 4 cents. Flax prices in store and to arrive at 1.07 May 1.06 3 4 July 1.08 3 4 Sept 1.09 Oct 1.09 3 4 dollars.
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Duluth
Chicago Market Prices at Stock Yards May 25
Chicago May 25 cattle and hog quotes show good to prime steers 5.15 to 5.65, cows 1.75 to 4.60, hogs mixed to good heavy 4.50 to 4.67, light 4.45 to 4.55, and sheep with wethers 5.25 to 5.75 and native lambs 5.00 to 6.50. Market conditions reflect steady demand across categories.
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Chicago Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Chicago Grain and Provisions Market Report May 25
Wheat May five cents, July eight six cents, Sept eighty percent, Dec nine and three quarters. Corn May forty seven cents, July forty seven, Sept forty seven and a half, December forty two. Oats May eleven dollars and five cents, July eleven fifteen, Sept one dollar eighty seven and a half. Flour cash Northwestern one dollar six cents, Southwestern one dollar even. Butter fifty to fifty one cents, dairies twelve to seventeen cents. Eggs fifteen and one fifth cents, springs three pounds six dollars per dozen.
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Chicago
Uly
Plax
Northwestern
Southwestern
Butter
Cr Ss
Dairies
Egge
Nogra Ae
Lle
Russians Burn Sacred Korean Mausoleum Alleges War Atrocity
A May 26 telegram from Gensan reports Russians after the Hamheung engagement on May 19 burned the sacred shrines and royal mausoleum founded in 1364 amid Korea's ancestor worship. Koreans denounce the act. Namheung lies fifty miles north of Gensan along the coast. Cossacks are believed to be at Kyongsong.
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Seoul
Korea
Gensan
Hamheung
Namheung
Kyongsong
Korean Reports Include About Twenty Guna With Them
Fragmentary notes describe a party with approximately twenty gunas. No further context or details are provided in the readable text.
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Suns
Japanese Land Forces Attack Port Arthur Area
Reports from Takushan and Elliott Island indicate Japanese troop landings near Taku and Elliott Island with a buildup of ships and temporary barracks. Light fighting persists along the Liao tung peninsula while Japanese fleet movements around Port Arthur remain uncertain.
Heavy fighting rumored at Liaoyang front May 26
AP correspondent reports rumors of heavy fighting at advanced positions of General Maro forces on the Liaotung peninsula near Liaoyang. Official confirmation could not be obtained.
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Liaoyang
Maro
Liaotung Peninsula
Associated Press
Japanese communications cut split Kuropatkin land line
A St Petersburg dispatch reports General Kuropatkin has severed land communications between the Japanese commanders Kuroki and Oku. The maneuver disrupts Kuropatkin’s coordination as Russian forces press toward strategic positions.
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St Petersburg
Oral Kuropatkin
Kuroki
Oku
Black Sea Fleet Mobilizing Reported in Vienna Dispatch
Intelligence from St Petersburg cited by the Times dispatch states fourteen vessels of the Black Sea fleet are being mobilized and readied for service.
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New York
St. Petersburg
Vienna
New Jersey Man Finds 5000 Dollars in Old Coat
Elmer Eckerson of Bogota, New Jersey bought an unclaimed baggage lot at a railway station auction in New York. He found five thousand dollars in ten one thousand dollar treasury notes hidden in a moth eaten coat. The notes bore no markings of identification and were wrapped in oiled silk.
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New Jersey
New York
Treasury
Elmer Eckerson
Bogota
N. J
Eckerson
Chinese Warships Threaten Macao Port and Portuguese Settlement
Chinese warships near Macao demand surrender of a fugitive from Chinese justice. Four Sunboats and two torpedo destroyers arrived to back Canton Viceroy’s demand as Portuguese authorities prepare to resist a landing. In Wisconsin, a mother dies saving her two children from an infuriated bull in Kenosha.
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Hongkong
Stroyers
Macao
Canton
Kenosha
Wis
Charles Luke
Bale
Severe rain and hail flood Northwest Nebraska and South Dakota
Severe rain and hail storm drenched Northwest Nebraska and South Dakota overnight. Roads and tracks were inundated with washed out bridges and crops submerged across several thousand acres near Norfolk and surrounding areas.
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Norfolk
Neb
Nebraska
South Dakota
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Presbyterian Assembly
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Federation OF Women’s Clubs
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TION
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Takushar
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