No Change in Committee Headquarters Maintained in the East
Washington May 2 Roosevelt keeps the congressional committee lineup intact as Overstreet and Sherman confer on the fall campaign. The president desires to stay in touch with campaign progress and there is no change in personnel despite the chairman’s illness. Targets include possible headquarters in Washington or New York as strategy unfolds.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Representative Overstreet
Representative Sherman
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
White House
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Sherman
Overstreet
Roosevelt
Congressional Committee
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Sherriman
New York
Chicago
Aggiro
Middle Western
Indiana
Fast Mail Collision Kills Engineer in Clyde New York
New York Central fast mail train westbound collided with a freight near Clyde New York at 5 p m. Engineer John Grant and fireman William Noxson died instantly after the crash. Thirteen mail clerks injured seriously in the wreck include J W Shepard E R Force R Mills and others from Cleveland Elyria Brockton Buffalo Rochester and Corry. The speed was about seventy five miles an hour and authorities cite a possible miscommunication between freight crew and the towerman.
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E. R. Force
R. Mills
E. E. Gibson
Cleveland
R. C. Baird
John M. Mert
G. W. Nummer
Elyria
J. P. Putnam
Brockton
N. Y
George Smert
George Growney
Buffalo
G. E. Wright
Rochester
Arthur Underhill
Nest
John Pitts
Corry
F. W. Everett
Tornadoes Wreck Four Iowa Counties Injuring Fifteen
A powerful storm swept four central Iowa counties last night, injuring fifteen people and causing extensive property and crop damage. Names include David Hardin of Bayard Hazel Williams Louise Williams and families from Weldon Lohrville and Green County with several presumed fatalities. Communications failed as telegraph lines were down and towns reported severe destruction, including Farnhamville and Hiteman.
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Iowa
David Hardin
Bayard
Hazel Williams
Weldon
Louise Williams
O'Hara
Welon
J. W. Muniani
Lohrville
Harvey Miner
Guthrie County
van Wert
Decatur County
Calhoun County
Green County
Atlasea
Farnhamville
Hiteman
Monroe County
Terrific wind, rain and hail devastate Pittsburgh area
A May evening storm in Pittsburgh brought fierce wind and hail, ripping trees from roots, destroying flower beds, and tossing a house in Allegheny with an unknown man trapped and later hospitalized. The Vesta towboat, valued at 50.1, capsized on the Monongahela but all crew survived, and the storm spread to Irwin causing further damage including a farm worker blown from a barn roof, likely fatally injured.
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Vesta
Vesta Coal Company
Monongahela River
Irwin
Taylor Farm
Kratz Surrender Refused by Mexican Government
Washington reports the Mexican government refused the US request to surrender Charles Kratz ex St. Louis councilman on bribery charges. He is held in Guadalajara with eight days provisional detention while the US notes the attempt to pursue prosecution in Mexico failed.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Charles Kratz
St. Louis
Guadalajara
Kratz
Mexico
Tax Rider Sparks Washington Battle Over District Taxes
Washington May 2 three important measures passed the House the anti conspiracy bill the district of columbia personal tax rider and a Cuba diplomatic service bill. the personal tax rider provoked hostility as critics say it targets washington while dc has no personal taxes. the anti conspiracy bill passed without debate and the dc appropriation bill moved ahead with tax enforcement provisions.
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Indianapolis Journal
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Joe” Cannon
Joe
Committee On Appropriations
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New York
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Appropriations Committee
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Maine
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Massachusetts
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Bellamy
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Republic of
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Legation
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Cienfuegos
Santiago
Insular
O Bus
B. H. McCalla
Germany
Ray
Committee On Judiciary
Philippine policy debate and Southern support in Senate
In Washington on May 2 the Philippine government bill faced Senate discussion as Mr. Pritchard urged retention of the islands arguing benefits to the South and cotton goods trade. He claimed a majority of North Carolina and Southern voters support the majorityPhilippine committee plan while denouncing Democratic outrages against Republican voters. He called for prompt punishment of cruelty in the Philippines.
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Cable
Philippines
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Orient
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Islands
Citizens clash over gas meters at council meeting
The council contracts committee heard opposing views on compulsory gas meters with charges that meter supporters are “cappers” for gas firms. George Borst and others presented figures claiming meters cut costs, while opponents argued meters betray the public.
Naval Academy Middies Graduate Amid Roosevelt Address
President Roosevelt spoke to the Naval Academy cadets gathered in the chapel as they received their diplomas. He urged duty and future work for the young officers, marking a proud day for the graduates and a hopeful moment for the nation’s future.
President Roosevelt Honors Naval Academy Grads in Annapolis
President Roosevelt personally presented diplomas to Naval Academy graduates in Annapolis. The ceremony included prize awards for target practice and athletic achievements, a parade and speech by Dr. George T. Winston, and a tribute to Dewey and Sampson. Cadet Emory B. Land received a diploma in the hospital as he lay ill. The day closed with a plebe prank and a boat trip to Chesapeake Bay before returning to Washington.
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Illinois
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Ilinois
J. H. Blackburn
Massachusetts
Clayton M. Simmers
Pennsylvania
Walter G. Diamond
Nichl H. Nichols
Michigan
Academy
Emory
Land
Wyoming
Semmes Road
West Virginia
Francis
Pennsylvania Railroad
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J. H. Siegmeier
Lucas
George T. Winston
Board of Visitors
Navy
Dewey
Manila
Sampson
Santiago
Richard Wainwright
Henry D. Cook
New York
Ich
Alice Roosevelt
United States Navy
Xen
Emory 8. Land
Gwynn
Chesapeake Bay
Washington
President Roosevelt Addresses Cadet Navy Graduates At Ceremony
A large crowd watched as cadets received diplomas from the President making them officers in the U S Navy. Roosevelt urged preparedness, training, and stringent modernization, stressing that national defense hinges on a strong navy and long-term buildup rather than quick improvisation.
Census Clerk Barrows Removed Over Shortage Confession
Washington May 2 H A Barrows disbursing clerk at the Census Department was dismissed after a discovered shortage in his accounts. Treasury experts began an audit. Barrows confessed a $7 4 shortage blamed on speculation. Bonds secure the government. two weeks for full report. Barrows, from Berwyn Maryland, has a wife and seven children.
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Washington
H. A. Barrows
United States Census Department
Treasury Department
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Merriam
McCauley
Edward McCauley
Berwyn
John P. Langley
Kentucky
Senate
Earl of Rosslyn Refuses War Loan Repayment Claim
In the Lords Lord Rosslyn near the Pretoria prisoner of war fund row defended his stance on repaying a £25 advance. He argued the money was a gift to officers and civilians alike, while Lord Raglan and Lord Lansdowne disputed the interpretation and stressed the funds were advances to be refunded by some recipients.
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House of Lords
Earl of Rosslyn
Thorneycroft
South Africa
Pretoria
Adelbert S. Hay
United States
Lord Raglan
Mr. Hay
Lord Rosslyn
Lord Lansdowne
War Office
Postmaster Surrenders in Bellevue Embezzlement Case
New York May 2 Hamilton Schuler surrendered today admitting embezzling over $1200 in government funds while post master at Bellevue. He said he fled from Kevue last February and was penniless and hungry when he turned himself in.
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New York
Hamilton Schuler
Bellevue
Kevue
Logansport Interurban Fight Sees Boyds Near Merger
The Logansport interurban dispute pits Boyd syndicate against Logansport Rochester & Northern Traction and McCulloch interests. Open street seizures on Fifth and High streets pressure Boyd out while injunctions delay hearings to May 7. Damages may be sought by Logansport Northern for lost time and money. In Madison, City Council grants an Eastern syndicate a franchise for an interurban electric line.
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Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
Wabash River Traction Company
Boyd Syndicate
Logansport, Rochester & Northern Traction Company
McCulloch
Boyd
Fifth Street
High Street
Wth High
Fifth Streets
Chase
Attorne Aeneye
Northern Traction
Madison
Boone County records two self inflicted deaths in one day
May 2 Lebanon Indiana Boone County reports two suicides in a single day Ora Parr 32 an Osborn Machine Company employee died at his home by strychnine despondent over ill health and finances He belonged to Knights of Pythias Moose and Modern Woodmen of the World Jacob Smiley 32 from near Whitestown shot himself in the temple He had worked at the Indianapolis Insane Hospital and failed to join the police force He left a cuff inscription I am tired of living Good-bye Both deaths attributed to personal crisis or despondency.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lebanon
Ind
Boone County
Ora Parr
Osborn Machine Company
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Order of Moose
Woodmen of the World
Frankfort
Jacob Smiley
Whitestown
Smiley
Indianapolis
Vision of a looming calamity comes from Rev. Ephraim Miller
Evansville Indiana May 2 Reverend Ephraim Miller formerly a preacher near Yankeetown Spencer County visited here to describe a terrifying vision he says foretells a dire national calamity. He warned of a great storm symbolizing Gods power over the nation and that it would occur within seventy days. Miller previously warned before President McKinleys assassination and is regarded as cautious by locals despite his warnings.
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Rome
Meyer
Massachusetts
Moody
Tarent
Secretar
Navy
Gardener
Senator Lodge
Yron Promoç
Indianapolis Journal
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Ind
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Yankeetown
Spencer County
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Miller
Washington
Mr. Miller
McKinley
Fort Wayne business man Abbanus disappears with money
George Abbanus, once a carriage maker and Fort Wayne College of Medicine student, has vanished from his home. His wife fears foul play after he was last seen with a large sum of money. Continued on page OL z.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
George Abbanus
Fort Wayne College of Medicine
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