Ohio Republicans Conventions Opens With Hanna Backed Position
Columbus June 4 The Ohio Republican state convention opened with strong Hanna influence evident in central committee alignments and crowded auditoriums. Senator Hanna, introduced as temporary chairman, praised the party and Roosevelt while urging unity and cautious campaigns.
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Hanna
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State Central Committee
Cox
Ginnati
Dayton
Y B. Clingerman
Central Committee
Fosr
Bushnell
Congress
Foraker
Myron T Herrick
Sohen
Wmyron T Herrick
Senator Hanna
Republican Party of
Chillicothe Ile
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Boothman
Prince
Thirding
Republican State Convention
James Poindexter
Colored Baptist Church
Senator Foraker
Maine forest fires devastate large timberlands near Portland
June 4 reports from Maine describe widespread fires burning across multiple counties. Thousands of dollars in property and valuable timberland are destroyed hourly as conditions look bleak until rain soaks the ground.
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Portland
Maine
Teast Ou
Fredia
Bemis
Rangeley
Ohio Republican Convention Nominates Herrick and Endorses Roosevelt
The 1904 Ohio Republican gathering nominates Myron Herrick by acclamation after a heated session. The platform backs Roosevelt and his policy, supports Hanna’s senate re election, and backs state reform plus good roads and Ohio River improvements.
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Kfyron T. Herrick
Roosevelt
Hanna
Senate
Gov. Nash
Ohio River
Congress
Warren G. Harding
The
Marion Star
W. A. Irwin
Melville M. Gillette
Newark
Negin
Walter D. Guilbert
Idswell
Guilbert
Gillette
Perry Remmick
W. 5. McKinnon
Ashtabula
J. K. Watson
Nelson Sims
Columbus
McKinnon
Sims
Wade Hampton Ellis
Monks Pressured as Paris Monastery Sealed by Soldiers
In Paris on June 5 a crowd of about 6000 demonstrated against authorities at the La Byie monastery. Monks barricaded entrances as soldiers sealed walls and reached the roof to gain access, driving away protesters and disrupting their actions amid tense confrontations.
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Paris
la Byie
Dense New Jersey Adirondack Forest Fires Roil Northeast
Smoke from northern and central New Jersey forest fires blankets Philadelphia and surrounding areas. Fires spread across the Adirondacks with hundreds aiding efforts, as logs and lumber camps burn near Cascade Lake and Lake George. Boston reports yellowed air from smoke, with 47 days of no meaningful rain and about $1,000,000 in New England losses.
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South Meadows
Cascade Lake
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Whl Tracy
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Boston
New England
Family Feud Tragedy at St Francis Ends in Five Deaths
Reports from St Francis Kansas describe a deadly clash between the Berry family and cowboys from the De War ranch over a homestead fence dispute. As the Berrys tried to pass a wire barrier, cowboys opened fire, killing the old man and three of his sons after a pursuit to their home. John Berry was wounded but escaped on a horse. The assault involved about 20 cowboys and a house fire threat, with the family defending their property amid a volley of shots. Nearby towns cite the event as a violent range feud.
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St. Francis
Kan
Lincoln
Neb
Superior
St Francis
Berrys
Berry
John
Postal Inquiry Narrows in Postoffice Scandal
Washington reports show Thomas W. McGregor and C Ellsworth Upton arrested for conspiring with Charles E Smith to defraud the government in rural carrier leather pouch purchases. About 20 000 pouches bought at 90 cents each, value under 50 cents, with 8000 profit to conspirators and 10000 to Smith. Machen indicted for share of contracts with $18 987 79 ill gotten gains. Bail denied. October trial planned.
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Postoffice Department
Thomas W. McKregor
C. Ellsworth Upton
Baltimore
McGregor
Charles E. Smith
Bristow
Thomas W. McGregor
C. Ellsworth Ajiton
J. D. Sullivan
R D. Simmons
Charles I. Smith
United States
C. EK. Smith
Upton
Smith
Central
Rogers
Post Office
Postofice Department
August W. Machen
Post Office Department
Machen
President Roosevelt Returns to Washington After West Tour
President Roosevelt arrives in Washington after a 65 day Western tour covering 14 000 miles. He is greeted by a large crowd, cadet parade, fire engines, and a Marine Band concert at the White House. He delivered 265 speeches, avoiding accidents and displaying a non partisanship in receptions.
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Roosevelt
Washesington
West
Washington
Capital
White House
Marty
Marine Band
Secretary Loeb
Hurricanes and ship wrecks reported near Philippines
Manila reports no hurricane yet. The US transport Shamshua reportedly wrecked but not confirmed. The US steamer Pearly de Visayas lost off Camotes Island with some crew saved. The San Rafael or Mainlower driven ashore off Ormoc West Leyte with total loss feared. Wheelan- Valine 4 and Wheeling Traction strike averted as company grants 2 cents raise and ends graded wage scales.
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Philippine Islands
United States
Shamshua
Pearly de
Local military post to shift June 15
Text suggests a planned relocation of general allies from a fortress area to another base around June 15. Details are garbled but indicate a scheduled transport or reassignment affecting personnel at a Cleveland area facility.
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Ghioazo
Trenht
Raideoul
Clevelace
Cle
Kishineff Massacre Police Report Details Bias and Riots
The Russian police director describes growing Jew hatred among peasants in Bessarabia, triggered by a murder and a Faster holiday riot in Kishineff. He notes police failings, killings of nine Jews, martial law, and dismissals, with authorities granting firearms to quell disturbances and denying new citizenship rights to Jews.
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Rusia
New York
The
Christian Herald
Kishineff
Russia
Bessarabia
Kieff
Siberian
Review of Trade Shows Cautious Market Signals
R G Dun and Co reports limited unfavorable developments with greater conservatism in business. May railway earnings up 12.7 percent over last year and 254 percent vs 1901. Iron and steel contracts deferred. cotton goods sellers reluctant to lock distant delivery. Western floods and eastern drought restrain interior trade. wool and textiles largely unchanged. US failures 182 this week vs 278 last year. Canada 24 vs 16.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Telegraph Company Seeks Right of Way Condemnation
Isidor Raynor counsel for Western Union files in U S circuit court a petition to condemn a right of way for poles and wires along the Pennsylvania railroad line from Philadelphia to Washington The petition cites the July 24 1866 act granting telegraph companies the right to build along post roads.
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Baltimore
Isidor Raynor
Western Union Telegraph Co
United States
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Washington
Congress
Venezuelan forces reoccupy San Felix as march to Ciudad Bolivar begins
Caracas reports the government has retaken San Felix on the Orinoco as troops close on Ciudad Bolivar. Concentrations near Coro aim to surround General Matos who allegedly has about 1000 men. If Matos cannot flee to Curacao he faces capture.
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San Felix
Orinoco River
Ciudad Bolivar
Coro
Matos
Curacoa
Mass Meeting of Protest in Washington Over Kishineff Atrocities
About 1,200 Washington citizens gathered at the Columbia theatre to denounce the Kishineff outrages in Russia. The meeting, chaired by former pensions commissioner James Panner, united men and women of diverse backgrounds in horror and indignation that such acts could occur in a civilized country at the start of the twentieth century.
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Washington
Columbia Theatre
Kishineff
Russia
James Panner
Pensions
Labor War in Wilkesbarre Pa Begins
June 6 1 Labor war erupts in Wilkesbarre Pa as builders trades clash with contractors. Carpenters and other building trades quit in sympathy over a strike causing contractors to refuse work to workers who joined any strike or sympathy lockout.
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Willkesbarre
Kesource
Collision Near Marseilles Sinks Liban. 100 Feared Dead
Two Fraissenet Line steamers Insulaire and Liban collided near Marseilles. Liban sank after 17 minutes. about 200 on board, roughly half feared drowned. Balkan and Blechamp rescued 77 passengers and crew. wreckage found amid masts and exploding boilers as ships struggle to save lives.
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Fraissenet Steamship Co
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Maire Islands
Blechamp
Balkan
Fraissinet Co
Maire Island
Lockout by Master Builders Halts Pittsburgh Construction
Master Builders in Pittsburg decide a general stop to all building operations until the quarrel between bricklayers and stone masons is resolved. The action, announced after two secret meetings, will take effect Saturday and affect 35 000 to 7 000 skilled workers plus many day laborers.
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Pa. James
Allegheny
Master Builders’ Association
Master Builders
Fire Destroys Buffalo Carting Plant Parts Of Goods Loss
Fire in Buffalo on Sunday at the Buffalo Carting & Storage Co plant caused 400000 dollars in damage with about eight percent insured. The Lake Shore railroad stored goods for distant manufacturers in the warehouse which burned after being discovered shortly before 2 o'clock. The collapse of the wall crushed several small adjacent buildings and most losses fell on the goods owners.
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Buffalo Carting & Storage Co
Lake Shore Railroad
Manhunt Underway in Indiana After Mother's Murder
In Loogootee Indiana Sheriff Holsapple and a posse scour the hills seeking Arthur Dennison, accused of killing Mrs Lion. Dennison, armed with two revolvers and a rifle, has escaped after being sighted several times and reportedly vowed to kill two more before dying.
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Ind. Jones
Holsapple
A Grosse
Mig Grain Firm Collapse Shocks Local Market
One of the nation’s largest grain rafters firms, Eppnger & Co, failed suddenly in Salinas California. The collapse threatens to disrupt the local grain market with losses expected to reach into the millions. Two young men, Williams and Perry, were caught in the incident and drowned.
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Cabie
Tin City
United States
Aio
Dresden Branch Schedule Notice for Millersburg Route
Daily weekday service announced for Dresden Branch with trains leaving Millersburg at 11 10 a m on week days. Details credited to E A Ford General Passenger Agent Pittsburg Penns?
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Vaneaville
Dresden
Millersburg
E. A. Ford
Gen
Pittsburg
Penn
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