See Finish of Railroad Bill in Senate This Week
Washington May 23. The administration railroad bill likely goes to the conference committee by week’s end and faces a Senate vote Thursday or Friday barring new obstacles. Debate resumes tomorrow with the Cummins amendment delaying rate increases until approval by the Interstate Commerce Commission as the central dispute. Insurgents expect incorporation of this amendment, while long and short haul and capitalization provisions spark heavy contention in conference. House leaders foresee more trouble over the long and short haul clause, which the Mann measure imposes with teeth, drawing fierce railroad and terminal shipper opposition. Republicans reportedly stand united for final passage.
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Chicken Hawk Fooled Tries to Steal Hat on Church Path
New York May 28 A large chicken hawk attacked Mrs Margaret McPhail walking toward church in Singae New Jersey near Pompton Pike. The bird hovered high then swooped down and grabbed her chinticleer hat causing screams as farmers nearby chased it off.
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Margaret McPhat
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Pompton Pike
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Balloonists missing after Pittsfield ascent from city
Anxiety rises in Pittsfield as three New York balloonists, William Whitehouse, Jim Philip Carroll, and Lorimer Warner, fail to return after a May ascent. A seismic tremor at the state university registered 40 seconds, damaging crockery and chimneys, with locality confined to a 50 mile area.
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New York
William Whitehouse
Jim Philip Carroll
Lorimer Warner
Uian
Death by play turns fatal in Pittsburg tragedy
May 2 in Pittsburg Joseph Klein aged 1 was fatally shot during a “playing wujelde” incident. John Allen aged 17 confessed to firing on his companion, with another boy as witness. The youths describe the event as a play gone wrong. Infant Prince Dies in Madrid after birth to Queen Victoria and King Alfonso. Queen's physician reports her condition satisfactory. Pinchot Homeward Bound aboard the steamer Arabia en route to New York.
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Pitsburg
Joseph Klein
John Allen
Madrid
Victoria
Alfonso
Railroad passenger opens fire after car change demand
William J. Mulkey, traveling from North Carolina to Missouri, was awakened at Indianapolis Union Station by a Pennsylvania train conductor who insisted he change cars. Mulkey, fearing attack, drew a pistol and fired five shots, wounding a passenger named Sctaenger in the thigh before authorities overpowered him. He was arrested, claiming fear for his life. Separately, heavy snowblanket hit Northeastern New Mexico with a major storm centered near Polgom, threatening livestock losses.
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William J. Mulkey
North Carolina
Missouri
Union Station
Pennsylvania
Mulkey
New Mexico
Albuquercie
N. M
Polgom
Governor Harmon vetoes the Schaitbly bill
Columba s May 23. Governor Harmon vetoed the Schaitly bill authorizing county treasurers to hire collectors for delinquent personal taxes with compensation up to 25 percent. He says current means already exist and the measure would hamper travel and passenger service.
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Schaitly
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King George Thanks Subjects For Homage Paid
King George expresses gratitude to his empire for the homage paid to his father and notes the shared sorrow of his people and family. He mentions public demonstrations and the reverent way townspeople awaited the last tribute, pledging courage for the future and faith in God and the constitution. In Bellefontaine Ohio, Lenora Wickershim, 64, died by carbolic acid poisoning, citing ill health.
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Rushes Northward Wheat Shortage Hits May Deliveries
Chicago traders recall P D Armour freighters and a May wheat short squeeze as A J Lichstein faces nine days to cover long May positions sold to Waterman. Trehstein ships move Duluth to Chicago in a near continuous flow while a 1:15 pm May 1 settlement looms. In Berlin, Jews report forced Kiev removals with police guarding exits and forbidding possessions.
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P. D. Armour
Lake Superior
Duluth
Joseph Lester
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Theodore L. Waterman
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Waterman
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Russia
Local Captain Debunks Comet Theory in May Talk
Sandusky Ohio May 23 Captain W C Collins who has studied the skies for more than half a century says the present comet is only a lunar illusion and predicts Halle comet will appear next year. Collins a veteran mariner and keen in astronomy speaks with practical caution.
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Sandusky
W. C. Collins
Toledo Editor A. D. Pelton Dies at 87 in Toledo
Toledo report notes A. D. Pelton owner of the Toledo Blade from 1857 to 1868 died at his home aged 87. The death results from age related infirmities. Bucyrus brief reports a local politician named Worrest ended his life with a revolver amid Democratic activities. Morris to Prison: Harry Morris, a young society man, sentenced for attempted burglary and to begin a two year term in Port Leavenworth, Kansas.
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A. D. Pelton
Toledo Blade
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Morris
Cleveland
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Port Leavenworth
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Celestial Moon Eclipse and Comet Tail Debate
Astronomers debate the fate of a tall comet tail during tonight’s total lunar eclipse observations in Chicago. The tail's origin and possible detachment spark theories as experts work to refine calculations before a definite outcome is known.
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America
Daniel McHugh
Depauw University
STOCKMAN SHOT DOWN IN Springfell gunfight
Andrew Luck a wealthy stockman and former Lockwood back president was shot and mortally wounded in Springfell Missouri after threats in a drug store. Dr G J Massey acted after Luck reportedly vowed to clean Massey a confrontation led to the fatal shooting. Elmer Collins set a bicycle speed record at Passaic New Jersey, clocking 15.6 seconds for the one mile track event, beating prior marks.
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Andrew Luck
Lockwood
G. J. Massey
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Massey
Passale N. J
Puce
Elmer Collins
Lyntt
Mate
Amierleay
Clifton Stadium
Pretty School Teacher Killed in Peoria Hotel Room
Minnie Ahlers a 20 year old teacher from Princeville was found dead with three bullet holes in a Peoria Metropolitan hotel room. East erly a Santa Fe freight conductor linked to the case is jailed but not charged. He says they registered as married and she planned to leave for Wyoming, with no stated plan for suicide.
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Miss Ablers
Peoria
Hasterly
Spanish government seeks fresh inquiry into Maine disaster
Madrid on May 23 reports Spain will demand a new inquiry if the battleship Maine is raised. Spanish naval experts have prepared reports asserting spontaneous combustion in the powder magazine as the cause.
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Maine
Lorimer to Seek Senate Inquiry Into Charges
Washington May 23 Senator Lorimer of Milneis has returned to Washington and is near deciding to ask the senate to investigate the bribery charges tied to his election. Rumors say one or two Democratic senators may introduce a resolution. Lorimer spent hours after his arrival preparing a statement as his defense.
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Lorimer
Milneis
Senate
Fortune for Princeton in Will of Salem Benefactor
Princeton, May 23. Isiac C. Wyman of Salem Massachusetts left a legacy watch to Princeton covering the difference of opinion that caused the withdrawal of William Cooper Proctor's offer of half a million dollars for theses. Wyman's bequest funds the graduate school per Dean West and is estimated from two million to ten times that sum.
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N. J
Isiac C
Andrew F. West
Weather Grounds Return Flight of DeLescopa Second Channel Flight
London May 2 Weather conditions force aviator Jacaner de Torgeps to abandon the Haglien channel return from Calais to Dover in a monoplane. He retraced to the French torpedo boat sent to accompany him, leaving his aircraft packed for shipment home.
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Jacaner de Torgeps
Haglien
Calais
Dover
England
Driver Dies In Parade In Piqua Ohio
In an open carriage during a parade by the Knights of Columbus commandery in Piqua Ohio on May 71 John Croy a local cab driver collapsed and died from heart failure while seated in the carriage authorities said.
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Ghio
John Croy
Herrick quits race at Chicago county GOP convention
Cleveland dispatch reports ex Governor Myron Herrick decided not to seek Senate endorsement. In Chicago a merchant died from pneumonia at his home, Brown Hills area noted in the same item.
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Chyhiogo County
Myron Herrick
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