Funeral plans for Rear Admiral Sampson set for Arlington
Washington May 7 funeral arrangements place the late Rear Admiral Sampson's service Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the rest cemetery. Remains will go to Arlington for interment with a naval and military escort including Naval Academy cadets, North Atlantic squadron blue jackets, Washington Barracks marines, the Marine Band and field artillery. Pallbearers not yet chosen. Secretary Moody will issue orders and President Roosevelt and Cabinet invited.
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Arlington
Naval Academy
North Atlantic
Washington Barracks
Marine Band
Feld
Admiral Sampson
Moody
Naval Service
Schley
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Baltimore
Cristobal Cojon
West Indiana
Taylor
Higginson
Chadwick
Clark
Cook
Distillers Move To Cut Whisky Tax As Yerkes Report Looms
The National Distillers' Association pushes Congress to reduce whisky tax from 1.10 to 70 cents per gallon. Commissioner Yerkes says revenue would drop with the cut, as consumption rises, and he drafts a detailed report for the House committee. The Altantic route Isthmian canal bill moves to President for designating a route with $130 million cost and $10 million initial appropriation.
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Congress
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue
Yerkes
Mem- TS
Hoar
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Man Shot Dead During Quarrel Over Pass Way in Pike County
Louisa Kentucky May 7 Mont Hatfield was shot and instantly killed by King Akers on Cowpen Creek in Pike County during a quarrel over a pass way through a piece of land.
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Louisa, Ky
Mont Hatfield
King Akers
Cowpen Creek
Pike County
Lord Salisbury Sees Optimism at Primrose League Address
London May 7 Lord Salisbury spoke at the Primrose League gathering at Albert Hall in a less pessimistic tone praising conservative support that keeps Britain supreme in Egypt and confident over Ireland while urging patience on imperial federation and peace terms in South Africa. He defended past policy, denied weakening on peace, and warned against hasty federation moves.
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Albert Hall
League
Great Britain
Egypt
Ireland
Morley
Peace Likely as Meyer Wife Receives Cable from Lisbon
London May 7 The wife of Gen Lucas Meyer, commander of Orange Free State forces, in this country, received a cable stating peace in South Africa was probable. Reports say 208 Boers captured, ten burghers killed near Lindley Orange River Colony. Lord Kitchener says British line moved from Frankfort Heilbron Vredefort toward Kroonstad Lindley with no casualties. Okiep relieved by Colonel Cooper. Concordia district cleared of Boers.
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Lucas Meyer
Orange Free State
South Africa
Lindley
Orange River Colony
Lord Kitchener
Frankfort
Heilbron
Vredefort
Kroonstad
Oklep
Western Cape Colony
Defeat for Irish M P s at Parliament
Nationalist members failed to force a vote of censure on Speaker William Court Gully after John Dillon was suspended for one week for parliamentary language toward Joseph Chamberlain. John Redmond and J J Mooney defended the Irish, while Balfour opposed pursuing the resolution, arguing it threatened parliamentary order.
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London
House of Commons
William Court Gully
John Dillon
Joseph Chamberlain
J. J. Mooney
Gully
Mr. Mooney
Mr. Dillon
Chamberlain
John Redmond
Mooney
Redmond Saide
Balfour
Seana Sisi der Caimpbe Panterman
Lip
Conflicts in Parliament and Reports from Abroad
A House of Commons scene shows cheers for Speaker after a clash where John Dillon called Mr Chamberlain a liar. Reports from Trieste state four Chicago sailors were baited. police protected civilians and found the sailors’ conduct above reproach. Iron and Steel Institute notes Fritz lauds American industry and Krupp receives the Bessemer medal. In China ten thousand rebels threaten Cheng-Ting-Fu with Gatling guns massed. Governor Yuan may be unable to halt the uprising led by a military mandarin.
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Trieste
United States
Chicago
London
Iron and Steel Institute
John Fritz
Iron and Steel Institute of America
Bessemer
F. A. Krupp
Essen Works
Germany
Whitwell
Institute
Duesseldorf
Rhenish Prussia
Peking
Favier
China
Cheng-Ting-Fu
Chi-Li
Yuan Ahi Kai
Dublin City Corporation Crashes Meeting Over Lord Mayor
Nationalist members barred from attending a Dublin corporation meeting to decide if Lord Mayor Harrington should attend the coronation. Harrington claimed no quorum, while forty Nationalists stood outside. Derisive cheers of God help the King echoed as the session adjourned.
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Dublin
Corporation of the City of
T. C. Harrington
Joe Edward
Brazilian airship La Paix tests amid calm winds
Paris reports Augusto Severo repeats last Sunday's experiment with La Paix rising to forty meters held by a rope. Motors and steering gear operated satisfactorily before weather forced return to shed. In Berlin and Abbeville heavy snow and frost damage bloom. Preussen launched at Geestmunde as five mast ship, 8000 tons. Bobruisk fire devastates 972 houses and 0 stores in Minsk province.
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Paris
Augusto Severo
la Paix
Berlin
Germany
Abbeville
Amiens
Somme
Geestmunde
Prussia
Preussen
Norwegian physicist unveils electro magnetic cannon in Berlin
Professor K Bjerkeland demonstrated an electro magnetic cannon in Berlin drawing experts and a German artillery firm offered immediate purchase if the lengthened tube could hurl a two ton projectile twelve miles. The device fires without explosive gases and uses a copper wrapped cast iron tube. Observers mark it as potentially revolutionary beyond gunpowder’s impact.
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Berlin
K. Bjerkeland
Bjerkeland
Bierkeland
Yaqui Raid Report From El Paso
William Brown describes another Yaqui Indian outbreak near Guaymas Mexico twelve miles north of the town. A marauding group attacked Mexican settlers causing a brutal battle. A man and his family struggled to escape after the man was wounded and his mother and an child were killed. The survivors fled toward the railroad for protection.
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William Brown
Guaymas
Mex
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Sabena
Jers
No Action by Miners Amid Canvassed Talks in Scranton
In Scranton Pa May 7 United Mine Workers executive boards for the anthracite region met to review a special committee report with railroad presidents. No decision was reached and no concessions were granted. Mitchell said the committee is canvassing the situation and will meet again tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Separate items note Chicago streetcar tensions and a 6000-miner strike in Johnstown over the Altoona scale.
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Rairoads
Carpenters
Mitchell
Buffalo
Mullahy
Stationary Firemens’ Association
Chicago
North and West Side
Bowman
Federation of Labor
John M. Roach
Union Traction Company
Roach
Sargent Heads to Albany as Scranton Convention Weighs Coal Dispute
Frank P. Sargent of the National Civic Federation arbitration committee traveled from New York to Albany awaiting a decision from the Scranton convention on the anthracite miners dispute. Ralph M. Easley said the federation cannot act now, and rumors of concessions were denied by President Truesdale of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad as mines reportedly continued operating.
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New York
Frank P. Sargent
Arbitration Committee
The
National Civic Federation
Albany
Scranton
Ralph M. Easley
Truesdale
Delaware, Lacawanna & Western Railroad
Miners' Demands and Rail Officials Weigh Talks
Philadelphia and Reading President Baer remains reticent on possible talks while Erie Chairman Thomas and Delaware & Hudson President Oliphant show firmness against miners. Delaware Lackawanna & Western President Truesdale hints at possible concessions. In Washington, Judge Bradley upholds the official status of key Knights of Labor leaders in the ongoing controversy.
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Baer
Philadelphia & Reading Raillroad Company
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Thomas
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Oliphant
Delaware & Hudson
Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Washington
Bradley
District Supreme Court
Knights of Labor
John W. Rs
Order of
Rheta
K Ts
Margaret Well Treated Denies Charges by Enemies
Mrs. A. V. Taylor, mother of missing Margaret Taylor, denies accusations raised in Columbus by Mrs. Frances Taylor and Miss Frances Taylor about mistreatment. Her husband and friends join the denial, noting prior refutations in Xenia and Cincinnati. Samuel Assur heads to Italy for extradition papers to fetch Clara and Margaret, contingent on boosting the Margaret Taylor fund, amid celebratory scenes at the Taylors’ home.
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A. V. Taylor
Margaret Taylor
Columbus
Frances Taylor
Margaret
Xenia
Brewers Consider 40 Cent Barrel Price Hike
Milwaukee reports indicate large shipping brewers may raise beer price by 40 cents per barrel. Frederick Pabst Jr, president of the Milwaukee Brewers Association, confirms two delegates will attend the national convention but declines to comment further on pricing.
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Milwaukee
United States
Frederick Pabst, Jr
Milwaukee Brewers’ Association
National Association
Not to wed Don Abaruza in new rumor denial
Mrs Cushman K Davis widow of Minnesota senator denies reports she is traveling to Europe to wed Don Abaruza the former Spanish colonial secretary. She states she is not engaged and would not marry abroad even if engaged, planning a European trip for pleasure.
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Cushman K. Davis
New York
United States
Davis
Minnesota
Waldorf-Astoria
St. Paul
Europe
Don Abaguza
Evening Paper
Walton Weber Elected Ohio G A R Department Commander
Walton Weber of Columbus won the department commander post on the first ballot at the Grand Army of Ohio encampment in Lancaster. Gov Nash marched with thousands of veterans while Marietta was picked for the next state encampment and Mrs. Elien Applebaugh of Wooster became department president of the Woman's Relief Corps.
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Walton Weber
Columbus
Grand Army of Ohio
Nash
Marietta
Elien Applebaugh
Wooster
Woman's Relet Corps
Bishop Potter Faints and Recovers Quickly at New York Event
Bishop Henry C. Potter of the New York Episcopal Diocese fainted during a choir school event at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine today. He recovered consciousness within minutes, was taken home, and doctors attributed the episode to overwork.
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Henry C. Potter
Episcopal Diocese of
St. Luke's Hospital
H. M. Silver
Five Men Dead in Floyd County Shootout
In Floyd County Kentucky five men were killed by Constable Reedy and a posse following the murder of Sol Osborne and Bud Littl two weeks earlier. Names named include James Thompkins and Walter Jones among the dead. three others remain unnamed. Reports say a confrontation with the posse led to their deaths as they resisted capture.
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Floyd County
Reedy
Sol Osborne
Bud Littl
James Thompkins
Walter Jones
Postum Solves Coffee Caused Ailments Says Nurse
A nurse describes cases where coffee worsened palpitations headaches and indigestion. She explains switching to Postum Food Coffee improved her and her husband for over two years. A telegraph operator cousin and a woman with three years of indigestion report relief after using Postum.
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