President McKinleys Wife Ill Delays San Francisco Visit
Mrs McKinley falls ill en route to San Francisco prompting a special train from Del Monte. President McKinley and party reach Vallejo Street station and move to the Scott home for rest as doctors report no immediate danger. If her condition improves the San Jose and San Francisco visit may proceed otherwise the programme may be curtailed.
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San Francisco
McKinley
Southern Pacific
Third
Townsend Streets
Valencia Street
San Jose
del Monte
Cal
Pajaro
Santa Cruz
Governor Yates Approves 77 Bills From Assembly
Springfield Illinois May 13 Governor Yates returned to the secretary of state with his approval seventy seven bills passed by the Forty second general assembly.
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Springfield
Ill
Govy. Yates
Secretary of State
Forty-second General Assembly
Murderous Farm Tragedy Stuns Bloomington County
In White Oak township near Carter Merritt Chism killed his wife during a church outing as their daughter and stepdaughters watched. He wounded his stepson Harvey Freeland and injured another bystander before fleeing, attempting to drown himself, then taking refuge with a son and surrendering to the sheriff in Bloomington. Chism, a wealthy farm owner, had inherited 100 acres and about 200000 dollars.
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Bloomington
Ill
White Oak Township
This County
Carter
Merritt Chism
Chism
Harvey Freeland
Harvey
Night Ride Tragedy Kills Two in Jamaica Collision
Twenty six youths from College Point New York took a star light ride on a wagon to a hotel ten miles away. A trolley collision fatally injures Michael Schneir and Joseph Pickel as the wagon is struck at Distler's hotel. Remainder suffer injuries with one girl Miss Mattie Debovise gravely hurt.
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New York
College Point
L. I
Michael Schneir
Joseph Pickel
Distler
Jamaica
Pickel
Schnier
Mattie Debovise
Peaceably Settled in Detroit Free Speech Clash
In Detroit on May 13 Mayor Maybury and Police Director Frank Co Andrews met after a weekend dispute. They agreed Andrews would not act against free speech on campus without mayoral consultation. About 7,000 gathered to hear Maybury, with no police presence or disorder.
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Detroit
Mich
Maybury
Frank Co. Andrews
Andrews
Tom Bawden
Strike Threat Looms Over Machinists in May
Washington May 13 A general strike involving 150000 directly and 500000 in related metal trades is planned for May 20 unless a settlement is reached. President James O Connell of the International Association of Machinists cites demands for a nine hour day and a ten hour pay for nine hours worked as the core issue.
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Washington
James O'Connell
International Association of Machinists
O’connwell
Machinists’ Association
Dorothea Training Ship Joins Illinois Naval Reserves
The yacht Dorothea, recently bought by the government, prepares to serve as a training ship for Illinois naval reserves. Commanded by Capt. C. H. Hamill, the vessel sails from League Island to Chicago via the St Lawrence river and the Great Lakes with a 50-strong Chicago crew.
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Illinois Boys
Philadelphia
Dorothea
Naval Militia of
Illinois
League Island Navy Yard
Chicago
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
C. H. Hamill
United States Navy
League Island
Mail row with Ottoman porte threatens diplomatic ties
May 13 Constantinople reports a growing war talk as ambassadors clash with the porte over foreign post offices. Sir Nicholas O Connor notes Turkish refusal to concede and a sultan crafted note demanding suppression of foreign mail. Ambassadors protest, citing international law while the Young Turkey plot seeks to topple Abdul Hamid.
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Constantinople
Nicholas O’connor
Porte
Count von Marshall
Young Turkey Party
Abdul Hamid
Signor
A. Pausa
M. Constans
France
Baron von Calice
Austria-Hungary
M. Sinowyev
Russia
New Orleans Teller Arrested in $40 000 Shortage Case
Samuel Flower a teller at Hibernia National Bank was arrested by U S Marshal Fontenelle on a $36 000 shortage. Flower allegedly mailed a government sealed package to another bank in the city claiming it held $40 000 and exchanged it for gold clearing house certificates, then returned the certificates and kept the real funds. The package received in March contained $4 000 in one dollar bills.
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New Orleans
Samuel Flower
Hibernia National Bank
United States
Fontelieu
Fidelity & Deposit Company
Baltimore
Flower
National Bank
Hiberna National Bank
Hamburg American expands with Atlas line buy
In New York on May 13 the Hamburg American line announced acquisition of the Atlas Steamship line. Atlas serves Jamaica, Haiti, Central America and will fly the German flag under Hamburg American ownership. The deal adds seven ships and increases the fleet to 120 vessels totaling about 630000 tons across 30 services. Estimated cash price reported between 4 and 5.9 million dollars.
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New York
Albert Ballin
Hamburg-American Steamship Line
Hamburg-American Line
Atlas Steamship Line
Jamaica
Haiti
Central America
Atlas Line
Atlas
Altas
Alps
Athos
Alghany
Adirondack
Andes
Alene
Dreyfus Bordereau Authorship Claims Published in London Affidavits
Brussels reports affidavits signed by Count Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy admitting authorship of the Dreyfus bordereau and stating the document was written with the connivance of former secret intelligence chief Colonel Sandher before the French consul in London.
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Brussels
Independence Belge
Ferdinand Wals
Esterhazy
London
Sandher
Secret Intelligence Bureau
French Statesman Henri de Verninac Dies in Paris
Paris May 13 reports the death of M. Henri Francois Charles de Verninac, vice president of the senate. Born May 18, 1841, he was a prominent French statesman and long active in politics.
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Paris
M. Henri Francois Charles de Verninac
Senate
Army Reorganization Reduces Philippines Force To 40 000
The War Department released orders reorganizing the regular army to 77 287 total with 2 753 officers and 74 504 enlisted. It specifies cavalry, coast artillery, field artillery and infantry strengths and directs Gen MacArthur to transfer several infantry regiments and artillery batteries to San Francisco and other commands as volunteers return from the Philippines, aiming to cut total force to 40 000 after volunteer departure.
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Washington
War Department
Cavalry
Coast Artillery
MacArthur
San Francisco
Regular Army
Philippines
Porto Rican Exhibit Seized at Pan American Grounds
Buffalo a Pan American exhibit from Porto Rico seized by Brendel the customs collector. The Porto Rican goods arrived by army transport and were unloaded in the Brooklyn navy yard avoiding inspection. Pan American grounds function as bonded warehouses with no entry for these goods.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Porto Rico
Brendel
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Stricken from Docket in Roberts Cohabitation Case
In Salt Lake City on May 14 the unlawful cohabitation case against Brig ham H. Roberts was struck from the supreme court docket as the indictment was defective. The action likely ends the well known case.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Brigham H. Roberts
Supreme Court
Wabash Machine Shops Fire 30 Workers and Strike Ordered
Springfield Illinois May 14 Thirty Wabash machine shop employees were discharged yesterday. A union machinists strike was ordered at a meeting last night. Officials say layoffs aim to cut labor costs but belief favors punitive motive against organizers. Over 130 machinists affected.
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Springfield
Ill
Wabash
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Turkey
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Texas
Thomas Johnston
Hammond
Struthers Station
Warren
THE
Warren Savings Bank
A. J. Hazeltine
Pee
Warren National Bank
Hon
Wm. D. Brown
Jerry Crary
D. W. Beaty
A. T. Scofield
Nelson P. Wheeler
G. N. Parmlee
Andrew Hertzel
Charles Chase
C. Schimmelfeng
Christian Smith
H. A. Jamieson
F. E. Hertzel
Cashier
the People's National Family Newspaper
York
Mtribune
Tribune
Warren, Pa
Seles
T. O. Slater
F. W. Devoe & Co
Rull Weiguts
Stearns
Iver Johnson
Peepee
Water ST
Citizens Nat'l Bank
David L. Gerould
KE. T. Hazeltine
L. W. Dennison
K. T. Hazeltine
Jas. O. Parmlee
Levi Smith
J. G. Curtis
2. M Bewis
G. W. Campbell
Samuel Peterson
D. L. Gerould
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