Foreigners in Haiti May Be Attacked
Port Au Prince Haiti May 21 with nine strong troop forces moving south to quell a renewed anti government outbreak former minister of war Septimus Marus acting general of the Halden insurrection from his refuge in Kingston Jamaica President Nordal ox and his advisers warn the nations and consolates to Narbor no more rebels under direct penal ex the situation is extremely critical and foreigners fear an attack on them imminent.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Septimus Marus
Kingston
Jamaica
Nordal Ox
Narbor
Coroner confirms Mrs Belle Gunness murder victim
Laporte Indiana May 21 It is my verdict that the body viewed is that of Mrs Belle Gunness and she died by felonous homicide the perpetrator unknown Coroner C S Mack notes this is the first official verdict in the Gunness case and will aid the state attorney in court The report references Dr J P Norton and the Gunness teeth bridges The narrative mentions the disappearance of Mrs Witteler of Toledo and the burial of Jennie Olsen The Swed ish Lutheran church service for the identified dead completes the exhumations from Gunness private cemetery
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Mra. HH. Whiteler
Toledo
Mravees Whitteler
Valparaiso
Mira
Witteler
Jennie Olsen
P August Johnson
Swedish Lutheran Church
Mra. Cunness
Sheri Smutser
Miner Schultz
Currency legislation abandoned in congress stalemate
Washington May 21 All efforts for currency legislation this session were abandoned last evening. A conference on the Aldrich-Vreeland bill showed no chance of agreement between Senate and House. A nine senators nine representatives currency commission plan would be introduced, but leaders favored adjournment. The failure to agree on emergency measures followed deep demands across both chambers for broader currency reform.
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Washington
Congress
Aldrich Vreeland
House
Aldrich
Senate
Neasion
Congrom
Congresa Nox
House of Representatives
United States
Sem Ton
Ylell
Conference on Aldrich reform bill to stay alive until March
The meeting on reform proposals faces differing views and will remain active into March. Conference leaders plan to reconvene to renew debate on the bill amid unsettled opinions.
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Aldrich Reol
Dim Wil
Murder in Chicago City Alley Claims Purchasing Agent
The body of R. C. P. Holmes, purchasing agent for Commonwealth Electric Company, was found in a downtown alley in Chicago on Thursday. He was murdered and robbed, with a fractured skull and evidence of choking. His watch and valuables were missing, and he was last seen alive at the Auditorium hotel during an electrical convention.
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Chicago
R. C. P. Holmes
Commonwealth Electric Company
Ile
Wathroat
iMilomea
Orelock
Auditorium Hotel
Women Clubbed in Front of Asquith Office
London May 21 suffragettes staged a protest before Premier Asquith’s office with hundreds of men awaiting outside. Police used batons and clubbing as they dispersed the crowd. The unrest followed a petition delivered after Asquith’s refusal to respond to demands.
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London
Downing Street
Pilgrimage Draws Thousands to Our Lady Shrine
The annual Catholic pilgrimage at Our Lady of Consolation church in Carey Ohio on May 21 drew thousands including several hundred who credited healing through the shrine’s holy virgin. Clergy and lay participants joined in the ceremony with prayers and blessings.
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Ueper Sandusky
Platt Vindicated in Divorce Case and Mystery Death
New York May 21 Justice C Gorman ordered the divorce suit by Minutiae Wood against Senitor Thon C Platt to proceed with the plaintiff’s claim for a $6000 loan. The autopsy on Besore showed a stomach poison and the coroner planned an inquest with about twenty five witnesses. the father’s body was exhumed and a chemical test revealed a lethal toxin. No arrests or charges have been filed, and officials withhold suspects’ names as the coroner investigates the case.
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New York
C. Gorman
Minutiae Wood
C. Platt
Enn
Jeerlney
Steventon
Dowell
Hume
Collision near Antwerp Leaves Dozens Dead
A collision between passenger trains near Kontich, Belgium, resulted in about sixty fatalities and around one hundred injuries. Early reports say one train bound for Brussels and another for Merode collided after a mispositioned switch, with coaches telescoped and passengers crushed.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Qontich
Here
Hwssels
Merre
Coroner orders ex of Besore body in stunchine case
In Youngatowt on May 21 Coroner Klyne ordered the exhumation of the body of Jacob C Besore born January 8. The note references strychnine in the stomach as part of the case details.
Death by opiates alleged in Marsh case in New York
May 21 report quotes President Clark Hell of the Gimdive legal society of Greater New York claiming William H. Marsh, a wealthy Flatbush manufacturer, died not of hydrophobia but from opiates given to ease suffering. Brooklyn health department refused permit for burials after noon. Coroner Brewer ordered autopsy in the presence of noted physicians.
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New York
Clark Hell
Gimdive Legal Society of
Greater New York
William H. Marsh
Flatbush
Brooklyn
General Conference Elects Two Bishops
Haltinora Maryland May report shows Rev. Doc tors W B Anderson Secretary of Methodist education in New York City and Jen Nuel son professor in Naval theological seminary at Herve Ohio were elected bishops on the second ballot for bishops taken by the General Conference last eight Rev Doc tora W A Quayle of Chicago and by J Cooke of New York made forge going In the second ballot their election be regarded as certain.
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Haltinora
Doctors W. B. Anderson
Methodist Love Pf Eduction
New York City
Jen . Nuelson
Naval Theaulogical Seminary
Herve
Ohio
Methodist Episcopal Wharch
Doctora
W. A. Quayle
Chicago
J. Cooke
New York
Odd Fellows Enact Laws Governing Drunk Members
Sandusky Ohio May 21 The grand lodge of Ohio Odd Fellows at Put-in Bay enacted laws governing subordinate lodges, including expulsion for intoxication. Meeting time changed from third week to third Tuesday in June with three days following. Australian ballot plan adopted for future elections of second lodge officers.
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Sandusky
Prand Lodge
Ohio
Odd Felows
Secand Lodge
Governor Harris Vetoes Howe Bill
Columbus May 21 Governor Harris vetoed the Howe DHL bill for a new penitentiary. He warned of revenue risks from a United States Supreme Court decision and said spending over 2 million is unwise now. He objects to the bill’s drawing and the commission’s penology expert requirement.
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Supreme Court
Columbus
Howe “Dhl
Harris
United States Supreme Court
Texas
Ohio
Jie
Platt Divorce Hearing Details Delanah Wood Case
In the Wood Platt divorce hearing Frank Piatt testified he was at Abe Hummel's office when Delanah Nin jot dated for Senator Platt paid 10 000 for letters to Minn Wood and affidavits. Young Platt said none of 30 letters cited marriage between the senator and Miss Wood. He said 10 000 was to cover blackmail and notoriety, as family sought to end the affair. Attorneys for Senator Platt introduced Freder ick Hafely the stationery maker who furnished a marriage certificate claimed by the plaintiff. The certificate date and printing arrangement remain unclear in the record.
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New York
Wood- Platt
Frank Piatt
Senator Phatt
Abe Hummel
Delanah Nin
Familly
Platt
Mins Wood
Frederick H. Hafely
Pennsylvania Delegates Defeated Instruct Plan For Bryan
In Harrisburg on May 21 the Democratic state convention voted against binding instructions to delegates for William J Bryan at the Denver convention. Colonel James F Guffey led the Guffey faction to a clear victory, annulling Bryan’s large delegates plan. The convention also dropped former state leader William H Berry of Delaware County, with Guffey naming as delegates Colonel Guffey J K P Hall A G Dewalt and John G Hanman.
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Bryan
Harrieburg
Denver
James F. Guffey
Pennsylvania
National Committee
Gaffey
William J. Bryan
Brown Democratic League
Guffey
Tio
Iit
Iain
Wiliam H. Ber Iry
Delaware County
Mr. Berry
Colonel Guffey
J. K. P. Hall
Elk County
A. G. Dewalt
High County
John G. Hanman
Columbia County
Trainmen Victims in Oregon Express Wreck
Oakland May 21 A wreck of the Oregon express killed Birmingham and Fireman Cody and seriously injured Engineer Ward with details still incomplete as rescue work continued.
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Oakland
California
Ixpress
Birmingham
Cody
Ward
Oregon Express
Paole Messenger Crash Sparks Involved Rescue Rumors
Early today Messengers McCoy and Cam mites ended an unknown man and were believed buried under wreckage near Paole. No passengers were injured in the incident with authorities treating it as a risky transport mishap and investigating the scene.
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Paole
New Rhere
McCoy
Cammites
Cleveland strike moves toward arbitration amid talks
Cleveland officials report gradual progress as arbitration talks begin between streetcar operators and city unions. State board members meet with municipal authorities to urge an end to the walkout. A key concession has been reported: seniority waivers are being considered to speed settlement.
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Cleveland
Uniom
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