London Miserable Weather Dampens Coronation Visit
London reports describe relentless rain snow and hail delaying sightseers for the coronation. Americans and locals alike endure gloom while scaffolding blocks views of the Abbey and national gallery. Lipton Astor Cassel denied peerage. Lipton declines if offered. Royal children to view procession. Miss Nethersole honored at Sappho performance. theatre plans and dramatizations advance.
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National Gallery
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Associated Press
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Ernest Cassel
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Reas
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Charles ‘Olseley
O Lordey
Weather forecast for Sunday and Monday across states
Washington and Indiana expect partly cloudy skies with warmer temperatures and chances of showers. Ohio also includes showers with cooler nights. Strong southerly winds are noted in the Indiana and Illinois forecasts, with northeast warmth in the Ohio region. Local observations show clear conditions and temperatures near the daily mean.
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Indiana
Ohio
Movements of steamers across ports May 17
Shipping notices list arrivals and departures in multiple ports. New York shows arrivals of St Louis and La Touraine from wre, with sailings including Mecaba to London and Noordam to Rotterdam. Liverpool and Antwerp report several outgoing ships toward New York and Havre, with Hamburg and other ports recording sailings and arrivals.
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Zeeland
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Philaener Southampton
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Rome
American College
Charles McDonnell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Archbishop Corrigan
Morgan's ship combine advances in London and Paris
London reports say J P Morgan returned from Paris after meetings with shipping leaders as the British ship combine moves forward. No new developments noted while Morgan and partners dismiss opposition, claiming high vessel valuations justify prices and dividends. Cunard control remains unsettled.
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Shipping Combine
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Charles T. Yerkes
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Peace conference at Veereningen eyed for end to war
London observers report a widespread belief that the Veereningen talks may end the Boer War. Private telegrams hint at a speedy settlement, though Boer delegates could propose delaying measures. Officials deny Pauncefote resignation rumors as another note comes from Washington.
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Washington
Lord Pauncefates
Santos Dumont Engaged to Daughter of Brazilian Resident
Paris reports in the Velo that famed aeronaut Santos Dumont is engaged to marry the daughter of a prominent Brazilian resident living in Paris.
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Paris
Santos Dumont
Aeronaut
Hastings official beaten in suburban quarrel leaves official injured
Hastings Neb May 17 W Hoagland city water commissioner Edward Ransom and Clarence Pendavis quarreled in a suburban house and a subsequent fight left Hoagland with a fractured skull and internal injuries from which he cannot recover Pendavis and Ransom were badly beaten Hoagland was taken to a hospital and the two assailants jailed. Hoagland a well known business man. An ad for Kruse Deventer furnaces at 429 East Washk street appears in the text.
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Seek ing vindication Rathbone petitions new trial in Cuba
Estes G Rathbone friendly to acquittal files a petition for a new trial with the Supreme Court of Havana under amended rules. Governor General Wood directs the court to review facts and law and to admit new evidence. Rathbone seeks nine witnesses and preservation of Post Office records, while rejecting any pardon. Rainy season begins in Havana with ceremonies marred by a downpour as crowds gather for the republic inauguration.
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Maximo Gomez
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Palma
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Columbia
Mines Strike Spread Weighs on Anthracite and Bituminous Regions
The report outlines potential expansion of a coal miners strike from the anthracite districts to four bituminous areas in West Virginia Michigan Kentucky and the Porter field of Pennsylvania. A Huntington conference set for May 2% may decide policy. Michigan and Kentucky miners may join, with Hopkins County Kentucky already long at odds. Indiana Illinois Ohio likely spared unless coal shipments from striking districts flood markets. President Mitchell has set up command posts at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
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Paper Prices May Rise Amid Strike Rumors
Boston reports unrest in wholesale paper circles as mills may strike over three shifts and weekend closures. A mill representative says rising payroll costs would accompany three shifts, threatening higher prices. Norfolk briefs note Locomotive Engineers routine sessions and a proposed move of headquarters to Washington for closer government contact.
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Exposition
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Washington
Striker attack injures two Western News workers in Chicago
Two nonunion teamsters employed by the Western News Company were beaten by men alleged to be strikers. One man had his harness cut from his horse and was pursued through downtown before escaping. Another, H. A. Albright, was caught near the barns and savagely beaten, leaving him unable to report for work.
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Western News Company
H. A. Albright
Bret Harte A Recluse Seen Through Californias Lens
Washington Post recounts Col. John P. Irish praising Bret Harte as a private, introspective writer who sought England for privacy. The piece notes Californians’ fondness for his depictions of gold camps, his enduring California spirit, and compares Harte with Robert Louis Stevenson in temperament and social life.
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California
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West
Mint
Harte
Overlaad Monthly
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Great Round World Matrimonial Fortunes Amid War Jubilation
The South African war stimulates both male and matrimonial markets with rising marriages. Officers rush to wed once propitious, returning husbands find tearful brides awaiting them. Nurses’ care and wartime heroism spark romance as brave soldiers become lifelong prisoners of love.
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Tommy Atkins
Cold Storage House Burned in Philadelphia Fire
Fire destroyed the Willow Street Storage Company cold storage house at 422 to 426 Newmarket Street. The building held various merchandise and the loss is estimated at 200,000 dollars, borne by numerous business men who stored their goods there.
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Willow Street Storage Company
Newmarket Street
President Roosevelt vows to punish cruelties in Philippines
A Cambridge letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Bishop William Lawrence confirms his determination to uncover and punish every instance of barbarity by U S troops in the Philippines. He says the War Department has ordered a thorough investigation of charges including Major Gardener and will allow courtmartial review.
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National Hardwood Lumber Meet selects Indianapolis for next year
At the convention in St. Louis on May 17 the National Hardwood Lumber Manufacturers Association chose Indianapolis as the next meeting site. A resolution urged Congress to establish a national forest reserve in the Southern Appalachian hardwood region to protect the mountains and curb floods.
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Water for a Cyclist at a Suburban Truck Farm
A Philadelphia Record excerpt describes an Irish farmer, his wife tending the three children, and a passing cyclist who stopped for water at a farm gate. The cyclist showed tearful interest as the wife fetched water from the rear pump before departing.
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