Rumors of Greene Interests Arm for Potential War at Border
At Nogales Arizona on May 14 rumors say Greene Consolidated Copper is arming for possible conflict. Mexican officials report 500 rifles seized near Naco and fear seven thousand more may be on the U S side awaiting smuggling. Authorities tighten border controls as a Mexican governorють and troops move to tense Sonoran districts.
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Vogales
Ariz
Mexican Atom
Naco
Greene
Sonora
Sasabe
Altar District
Hermosillo
Ares
Mrs. Green Seeks Gun Permit Amid Estate War
New York May 14 Mrs Hettie Gwen described as the wealthiest American woman claims lawyers conspired to kill her. She has secured a 4 caliber revolver permit from the police department the first for a woman. She vows to press her estate case against Wall Street lawyers who control her father's 1865 estate now valued at about 1.5 million. She says she fears for her life and would use the gun to deter threats from attorneys and others.
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New York
Hettie Gwen
California
Wall Street
Vermont
Brooklyn
Semple
Bank of New Amsterdam
Mr. Wycoff
Boston
Woman Accused Of Hanging Child In Maryland
ELKTON Maryland May a woman named Brown is charged with murder in the death of Annie Booze a child found dead after being hung at a Waldorf home on March 18 The suspect held at Charles County jail faces trial as investigators report brain clots found on the skull and the body initially buried before being exhumed for examination.
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Elkton
Mayee
Line Brown
Charles County
Annie Booze
Yale Boxers Invited to King Edward VII Coronation
A $700 check from King Edward VII was cashed in New Haven as Yale faced a potential boxing invitation to attend coronation sports. The faculty banned official participation, while an unnamed capable man arranged to send students. An inquiry is underway to determine if Yale endorsed the invitation.
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New Haven
Conn
Edward VII
Yale
Ruling Against Chain Letter Schemes
The Postmaster General calls Van Kirk and Robins chain letter plan fraudulent and bars use of the mails. About 19,000 fountain pens sold and receipts listed at 47,500 dollars with potential payouts totaling 152,000 dollars. The ruling implies broader fraud in chain letter advertising and canvassing schemes.
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Washington
van Kirk & Robins
Wilkesbarre
United States
Willkesbarre
van Kirk & Robins Company
Farmer Harley H. Rice Dies After Fulfilling Funeral Plans
Harley H. Rice of Kalamazoo township died in La Grange Ind after a two day illness. He had foreseen his end for a year and arranged a funeral contract with an undertaker and settled the bill. He predicted death at midnight and passed away fifteen minutes after.
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LA Grange
Ind
Harley H. Rice
Kalamazoo Township
Mrs Merton Smith Dies in Albuquerque Evangelist's Wife
Mrs Margaret Smith wife of Rev Merton Smith well known evangelist died in Albuquerque New Mexico from heart disease after arriving a week ago She and city churches held united services in a 1200 capacity big tent Funeral will be held from the tent with local clergymen as pallbearers Burial to take place in Albuquerque Illinois origin noted for Mrs Smith and Scottland ties of her husband the evangelist
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Albuquerque
N. M
Margaret Smith
Merton Smith
Destruction at St Pierre and Caribbean Volcanic Turmoil
A correspondent reports appalling destruction at St Pierre Martinique with dead bodies rotting in streets and gangs robbing the dead. Survivors flee by boat or raft toward Dominica as Sofriere volcano on St Vincent erupts with ash showers and distant cannonade. Kingston remains safe.
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Castries
St. Lucia
St. Pierre
Martinique
Associated Press
Kenneth
Moulage Rouge
Bassepoint
Maccaba
Dominica
Sofriere
St. Vincent
Kingston
Grover Cleveland Planned Mississippi Visit in May
Ex president Grover Cleveland will visit Mississippi this month at the invitation of Greenwood’s Ananias Fishing Club. He is to join a piscatorial trip to delta lakes to fish black bass and other local species. A public event may be held in Greenwood in his honor. John D. Allen of Benson is visiting Jackson.
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Jackson
Miss
Grover Cleveland
Mississippi
Ananias Fishing Club
Greenwood
Delta Lakes
An Arizona Outlaw In Los Angeles Jail
Pedro Morales, hunted by California and Arizona officers and northern Mexico settlers, is in the Los Angeles county jail. He is to be tried for the December 6 1896 killing of Deputy Sheriff Lee Wilson at San Gabriel, with three other murders charged against him. F S Hafford of Morenci is visiting Tucson.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pedro Morales
California
Arizona
Mexico
Hammel
Yuma
Morales
Lee Wilson
San Gabriel
Reconcentration in Philippines Backed by Root Policy
Secretary Root asserts War Department support for reconcentration orders in the Philippines. He defends General Smith and Bell actions as lawful under Lincoln era General Order 100 and confirms no interference with their enforcement. The report notes soldiers killed prisoners, and court martial for General Smith as part of war policy.
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Washington
Philippines
Culberson
Chaffee
Bell
Smith
Lincoln
War Department
Inceca
L. W. T. Watter
Samar
Senate
Luzon
Waller
Root
United States
Arthur L. Wagner
Adjutant Generals Office
Toll Rises in Sheridan Disaster at Pittsburg
The Pittsburg Pennsylvania disaster at Sheridan on Monday leaves at least two more dead for a total of twenty six and expected to rise to forty. Injured exceed three hundred fifty with six houses destroyed and about one hundred damaged. Loss estimated at one hundred seventy six thousand dollars.
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Pittsburg
Sheridan
Haytian Revolution Gains Momentum in Port au Prince
May 14 Port au Prince Hayti Admiral Killick has declared for General Jirmin and begun aiding with Haytien warships. Revolutionists seize custom houses collect duties as diplomatic corps protests. A severe engagement is expected. foreign ships view unsettled conditions in the colony and provisional government loses control. A fatal gas explosion injures a man who wonders if he could have escaped sooner.
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Port Aup Prince
Hayti
Killick
Haytien
Jirmin
Ipl
Moses Johnson Survives Fall From 60-Foot Sink Hole
In Bethlehem Pennsylvania on May 14 a colored man named Moses Johnson fell into a sixty-foot sink hole. He endured a frightful experience and was rescued after his descent.
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Bethlehem
Moses Johnson
British Ship Camorta Lost Crew Believed Lost After Cyclone
A life boat and boom from the British Ship Camorta, overdue at Rengan, British Burmah, were found in the Bay of Bengal. The ship’s fate is tied to a May cyclone. the vessel carried 650 native crew and 89 according to reports.
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London
Rengan
Burmah
Bay of Bengal
Mayne
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Greene Interests
Mrs. Green Fears
Royal Creok Gauses Surprise
Grover Creveland
John D. Allen of
Benson
City
F. S. Hafford
Morenci
Tucson
Iforms
Haytian
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