Gallant American victory crushes Moro forces in Mindanao
General Chaffee reports Bayan fort captured after fierce hand to hand fighting. Eight Americans killed, forty two wounded. Lt. Devars slain, Captain Moore mortally wounded. President Roosevelt and Secretary Root praise the victory and thank Generals Davis and Baldwin.
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Washington
George W. Davis
Bayan
Sultan Bayan
Raja Muda Bayan
Sultan Pandapatan
Frank D. Baldwin
Lieut
Dovars
Manila
Lieut. Devars
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Moore
Porter
Henry S. Wagner
Fourteenth Infantry
Jossman
Navy Secretary Moody Seeks Rapid Ship and Personnel Rise
Secretary Moody favors a quick expansion of the navy in ships and personnel. He outlines strong ideas on officer duties and indicates civilians at the department may soon receive sea assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Moody
Department
Mass Jewish Emigration From Roumania to United States
The Neue Freie Presse reports that persecution prompts a mass exodus of 3,000 Jewish families totaling about 12,000 people from Roumania to the United States within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Neue Freie Presse
Roumania
United States
Potter Palmer Dies Following Heart Failure in Chicago
Chicago mourns Potter Palmer after his death at 5:30 PM at 100 Lake Shore Drive. The 76 year old real estate magnate built Chicago landmarks including State Street frontage, Lake Shore Drive, and the South Park system. His fortune is valued at about 10 million dollars, and funeral arrangements will be announced today.
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Chicago
Potter Palmer
Lake Shore Drive
Mrs. Palmer
H. H. Honore
Mr. Palmer
Favill
Marquis
Palmer House
Palmer
State Street
South Park
Lake Street
Lake Shore
Carnegie Gifts Dominate Public Library and Education Fund
New York reports Andrew Carnegie has dispensed more than 67.3 million dollars since his philanthropy began, with 20 million in the last year alone. Gifts fund free libraries, Cooper Union, universities in Scotland, a national university of research at Washington, and libraries across the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Scotland
National University of Research
Washington
United States
Canada
Cuba
Ireland
England
Maine
California
Michigan
Florida
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Pennsylvania
New York City
Cooper Union
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Detroit
Missouri
Iowa
New England
Tragedy in California Ends in Gunfight at Hotel Savoy
In Los Angeles on May 5 Dr. E W Aldrich of Chicago died after a fatal confrontation with City Detectives Bradish and Hawley at the Hotel Savoy on Fourth and Broadway. Aldrich resisted arrest for supplies of requisition papers and opened fire, fatally wounding Hawley and then killing himself with a pistol to the head after a rifle exchange and a fatal shot from Bradish. A reporter survived the exchange with injuries from bullets in the door and nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
E. W. Aldrich
Chicago
City
Hawley
Aldrich
Hotel Savoy
Fourth and Broadway
Bradish
Illinois
Terrific Storm Hits St Louis Causes Major Property Damage
A Sunday afternoon storm in St Louis brought fierce wind and rain, causing fires and extensive damage. Lightning destroyed the machine shop and part of the Madart patent pulley plant in South St. Louis, with losses around 300000 dollars, partially insured. Firemen, aided by rain, saved an adjoining building containing patterns worth about 500000 dollars, while trees and signs were blown down citywide. No fatalities or injuries were reported.
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St. Louis
William and Philip Madart
South St. Louis
William Medart
Miners Prepare for Potential Anthracite Strike
News from New York and Philadelphia reports that 147000 anthracite miners are urged to strike Wednesday after failed negotiations with operators. President Mitchell calls the situation threatening while outlining concessions denied. A Scranton meeting will decide the action with possible spillover to 300000 soft coal workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Mine Workers
Scranton
Mitchell
National Civic Federation
Philadelphia
Hanna
John Mitchell
Ralph M. Easley
Mr. Easley
Fatal Collision Harms Emigrant Trains Near Rockwood
In Connellsville Pa on May 5 a head on collision between an emigrant train and a fast freight near Rockwood left two dead and 45 injured. The dead were Italian immigrants A D Venturre and Nicoli Sakiei. Fatally injured include B F Smallwood newsboy and Dominico Pedarhoi both on the emigrant train. Brakeman W H Hensel suffered serious injuries from a fall. Most injured were Italian emigrants but none have serious injuries.
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Connellsville
Rockwood
B. F. Smallwood
Cumberland
Western Maryland Hospital
Dominico Pedarhoi
W. H. Hensel
Casselman River
Queen Wilhelmina Hospitalized in Critical Condition
From Castle Loo at midnight it was announced that Queen Wilhelmina was prematurely confined at six o'clock Sunday evening. Doctors were in attendance as her condition grew critical with intense agony and little hope for recovery. The Hague crowds await further bulletins on the queen's life.
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the Hague
Castle Loo
Wilhelmina
Rosenstein
Joessingh
The
Hague
Skiff Sinks in Youghiogheny River Disaster at West Newton
A boat with four adults and a child overturned in the Youghiogheny River Sunday near West Newton Pa. Two people are confirmed dead Mrs Fred Landsparger and her four year old son. Survivors include Mr and Mrs Landsparger Miss Maggi Herrington and Fred Bendig. Landsparger helped Miss Herrington to shore before realizing his wife and child were missing.
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West Newton
Youghiogheny
Fred Landsparger
Maria Hoffman Ends Life in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
In Sleepy Hollow cemetery Miss Maria Hoffman aged 70 died by morphine on graves of her father and mother near the tomb of Washington Irving whom she had known in youth. This succession ends a life connected to the author and local history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Irving
New York
Sleepy Hollow
Maria Hoffman
Beef Suit Claims Chicago Packers Get 3 Million Rebates
The beef suit bill to be filed in federal court this week charges Chicago packers received about $3,000,000 in rebates from railroads over a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Modjeska Leaves American Stage Amid Poland Ban Lift
New York May 5 Mme Modjeska has made her last appearance in America. Her manager says political pressure lifted a longstanding banishment from Poland on the famed actress.
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Modjeska
New York
Mme. Modjeska
Poland
Executors Seek 250000 Damages From New York Central
May 5 In New York executors of William Leys of New Rochelle sue the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad for 250000 alleging the Park Avenue tunnel wreck caused his death.
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New York
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
William Leys
New Rochelle
Park Avenue Tunnel
River Men Happy Over River Rising In La Crosse
Heavy rains in La Crosse and upriver have raised Mississippi water to navigable levels. Steamboat men rejoice as navigation, nearly suspended a week ago, nears a seasonable outlook and better prospects for river traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Mississippi
Evans Nomination for London Consul General Sent to Senate
The nomination of H. Clay Evans as consul general at London was sent to the Senate for consideration.
Merger Suit Described as Aid to Large Interstate Commerce
The Northern Securities Co and key figures including James J Hill and J Pierpont Morgan filed answers in the Knox suit seeking to enjoin the merger of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways. They claim the anti trust act was not meant to block such enterprise and argue state powers and due process limits do not prohibit this corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Northern Securities Co
Knox
United States
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railways
James J. Hill
William P. Clough
D. Willis James
John S. Kennedy
George F. Baker
Great Northern Railway
J. Pierpont Morgan
Robert Bacon
Daniel S. Lamont
Northern Pacific Railway Co
Congress
Securities Co
Burlington
Fatal New York Factory Fire Kills Two Workers
A blaze at Eureka Bedding Co in building No 304 Pearl Street left Emma Beltcher 19 and John Lynch dead from burns and suffocation. Injured include Ethel McGrath Katie Wadsworth and Annie Gilroy from jumping or burns. Fire began on the first floor near cotton and stair pads, spreading upward as workers fled via rear windows.
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New York
Pearl Street
Eureka Bedding Co
Emma Beltcher
John Lynch
Ethel McGrath
Katie Wadsworth
Annie Gilroy
Gilroy
Wadsworth
Boltcher
Lynch
Mrs Kate Soffel Pleads Guilty in Jail Escape Case
Pittsburg May 6 Mrs Kate Soffel wife of Warden Soffel of Allegheny county jail pleaded guilty in court Monday to aiding and abetting in the Biddle brothers escape. She faces a maximum two year term and is to be sentenced next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Kate Soffel
Soffel
Allegheny County
Biddle Brothers
Flood Claims Twenty Nine Lives in Oklahoma Territory
A Foss cloud burst Sunday evening drowned nine people and left many homeless. Four bodies recovered. Choctaw railway line washed out near Foss. Town property losses around 200000 dollars. Geary reports suggest death toll may reach twenty.
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Oklahoma City
O. T
Foss
Geary
Suicide Tragedy In Toronto Claims Bishop Sweatman’s Son
Arthur Sweatman 33, son of Bishop Sweatman, died in Toronto after deliberately stepping in front of a Grand Trunk train. He had just returned from California and the incident occurred May 5.
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Toronto
Ont
Arthur Sweatman
Bishop Sweatman
Grand Trunk Railway
California
Queen at Loo Palace Maintains Quiet Condition
The Hague reports Drs Roessingh and Pat remaining at the queen's bedside as her fever holds steady. Baron Clifford said no immediate disquiet is expected and the queen slept peacefully at 10 PM, with condition unchanged overnight.
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the Hague
Loo Palace
Major Stock Exchange Suspensions Shake New York Market
Three firms Offenbach & Moore Henry Bros. & Co. and Lockwood Hurd & Co. suspended trading with joint liabilities estimated between two and five million dollars. Assets were unclear and some value doubtful. The market endured heavy declines early but closed fairly steady amid rumors of further failures and possible prosecutions.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Offenbach & Moore
Henry Bros. & Co
Lockwood, Hurd & Co
Webb- Meyer
J. Adriance Bush
Edward D. Perine
Moore
Wall Street
Corrigan Archbishop Dies Suddenly in New York
New York archbishop Corrigan died at 11 15 p m after a day of reassuring bulletins. Surprised by the death, officials said the last bulletin indicated improvement and no more bulletins would be issued. The archbishop spoke with his secretary shortly before collapsing.
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New York
Corerigan
Death of Archbishop Corrigan Follows Rapid Deterioration
About 11 o clock nurses at the bedside observed a change and telephoned physicians. The archbishop's two brothers and several priests were summoned. Within fifteen minutes he died. The Most Rev Michael Augustine Corrigan, D D, was born in Newark New Jersey in 1840 to parents from Leinster Ireland.
Thasos Revolt Sparks Fatal Turkish Island Clash
Athens dispatch reports Thasos islanders uprising against heavy taxes. Gendarmes fired on demonstrators, resulting in a large number of deaths among men women and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Athens
Daily Mail
Thasos
Turkey
Fire destroys Erie shops in Jersey City loss $75,000
Fire swept through the Erie railroad shops at West End Jersey City early today destroying the old dry buildings several day coaches and machinery. Loss is estimated at seventy five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Erie Railroad
West End
Jersey City
Death of Judge Davis in Washington
Judge John Davis, associate justice of the United States court of claims, died in Washington on May 5 after a year and a half illness from Wrights disease. A Massachusetts native, he was 51 or 52, twice served as assistant secretary of state under Garfield and Arthur, and since 1885 held the court of claims seat. A widow and two children survive him.
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Judge Davis
Washington
John Davis
United States Court of Claims
Wright
Massachusetts
Garfield
Arthur
Court of Claims
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Taft
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