Anniversary of an Awful Crime and Chicago Strife
Chicago May 5. The Haymarket anniversary prompts comparisons to past labor unrest. Riots center in downtown streets with three dead and 184 wounded. President Shen accuses the Employers' Association of trying to disrupt unions and import strike-breakers from the South while most businesses stay open.
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Chicago
Bowd
Haymarket Square
Shen
Eluoployers’ Association
Teamsters
Rioting and business tensions deepen in Chicago area
Police in control as 300 more wagons operate for Employers' Teaming amid riot unrest. Sheriff Barrett commands efforts with Deputy Peters mobilizing deputies to aid Chicago police. Peabody Coal joins fighting merchants while Union Traction resists contract pressure. Receivers vote to maintain Peabody coal delivery despite demands.
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Thomas Barrett
Cook County
Charles Peters
Chicago
Peabody Coal Company
Union Traction Company
Albert Young
Teamsters’ Union
John M. Roach
Union Traction Compa
Roach
Frank
Peabody
Young
United States
Threatened by Jop Torpedo Boats in the South
In St Petersburg on May 5 Admiral Rojestvensky sails south to meet Nebogatoff's division as a Japanese force heads south to cripple or destroy Nebogatoff's ships before joining Ro jestvensky's squadron amid wide unrest in Chicago.
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ST. Petersburg
Evening Journal
Rojestventsky
Nebogatoff
Rojestvensky
Wild Disorder Hits Chicago as Riots Break Out
In Chicago on May 5, mobs renewed violence despite assurances from labor and strike leaders that rioting was waning. Early morning disturbances spread across the city, with many people hurt amid chaotic scenes and clashes.
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Chicago
The
Evening Journal
Strikers Trip Coal and Supply Deliveries to Hospitals
Strikers block traffic on the north and west sides and stop coal deliveries to city hospitals when drivers lack union buttons. President Cold of the Chicago Federation of Labor has barred interruptions to hospital supplies, stating wagons carrying coal or other hospital supplies will not be interfered with.
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Cold
Chicago Federation of Labor
No Help From The State In Chicago Disorder
After a nearly three hour conference Governor Deneen and a Chicago business committee of ten discussed the Chicago unrest. Mayor Dunne and Chief O'Neill claimed control and said no troops were needed as rioting diminished. The group sought a thorough investigation and did not secure a troop commitment. George Thompson J J Sonsteby and George W Geaay led the labor delegation.
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Springfield
Deneen
Chicago
Dunne
Chief O'Neill
O'Neill
Wbs
Sit
George Thompson
J. J. Sonsteby
George W. Geaay
Martin Rasmus Hanged in 2004 Wilkes Barre Murder Case
Martin Rasmus was hanged in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania for the murder of Henry Ortwine an aged German on June 11 2004.
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Martin Rasmus
Wilkesbarre
Henry Ortwine
Prince Chilkoff Aided Transsiberian Rail Plan
Forty years ago Prince Michael Chilkoff worked in a Philadelphia machine shop as John Magill. He later helped plan and build the Transsiberian railway and, for a year, has been moving Russian armies to Manchuria and supplying them with food and other goods as imperial minister of railways.
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Prince Michael Chilkoff
Russia
Philadelphia
John Magill
America
Manchuria
Imperial
Storm damage hits Spirit Lake in Indiana
A May storm at Spirit Lake injures two people, one possibly fatally, and causes about 25 000 dollars in damage. The Rock Island station is wrecked, cars overturned, and several mills, yards, barns, and cottages are damaged. Emerson suffers arm and leg fractures, likely fatal. Ed McMahon, a Rock Island section foreman, is badly bruised.
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Spirit Lake
Rock Island
Bruce Edgerton
Smith Bros
Morey
Emerson
Ed McMahon
Father shoots son in St Paul home dispute
In St Paul at midnight Anton Wier shot his son James Wier aged 25 in a domestic scene. James, a baker, returned home to find his father drunk and breaking furniture and was fired upon after remonstrating. The wounds are described as probably fatal.
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St. Paul
Anton Wier
James
Hoch Plans Swift Action to Enforce Kansas Prohibition
Topeka reports Governor Hoch pledges full effort to enforce the prohibition law in Kansas. He is believed to prepare steps to shut down saloons that have operated openly in several cities for monthly fines.
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Topeka
Kan
Hoch
Kansas
Lynching Attempt Ends with Arrest in Clayton Jail
In St Louis on May 5 Peter Kunbbard a 22 year old Black man was placed in the Clayton jail after escaping lynching twice in 24 hours for allegedly entering the room of Miss Myrtle Bennett where her father employed him.
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St. Louis
Peter Kunbbard
Clayton
Myrtle Bennett
Garfield Suffering Carbuncle Halts Oil Inquiry
James R. Garfield commissioner of corporations arrived in southern California Monday to study oil conditions but is laid up with a severe carbuncle and is temporarily confined while continuing his work.
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Los Angeles
Cal
James R. Garfield
California
Standard Oil Questions Strike Prices in Minnesota Hearing
John H H Hull manager of the Corn Planter Oil Company testifies before the railway and warehouse commission in St Paul. He says Standard Oil will not let competitors do business and cuts prices before arrival, forcing independents to sell at a loss. Margin on 7.28 cent oil in tank cars becomes 8 cent sale price with small state fees. Higher grades show similar but larger margins for Standard Oil.
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St. Paul
John HH. Hull
Corn Planter Ol Company
Railway and Warehouse Commission
Rock Island Train Derailed Near Ainsworth
A Rock Island train derailed minutes after 4 PM near Ainsworth, local officials report the engine and cars in a ditch but not overturned. The cause and casualty status are unknown as residents rush to assist at the scene.
Chicago Man Sues Neenah for 85000 Damages Over Strike Flagging
W A Long, a Chicago independent Workman, sues Neenah Wisconsin for 85000 damages claiming harm from being flagged by union strikers. Senator Beveridge plans a month’s rest. The War Department has been advised of the death of Major George M Wheeler A A retired in New York City.
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W. A. Long
Chicago
Neenah
Wis
Beveridge
Hurepe
War Department
George M. Wheeler
New York City
Markets Report Hogs and Cattle Opening Prices May 5 1906
Chicago market notes show hog receipts 12060 with yesterday’s leftovers. trade expected 5 higher across light mixed and heavy packing at 85.05 to 85.65. Cattle runs about 1500, steady. sheep around 5000, steady.
Fire in an Opera House as Flute Performance Pauses
At the Vienna Imperial Opera House during The Magic Flute a backstage electric short circuit caused a panic. Opera Director Mahler calmed the crowd by playing the piano, and the show finished to a half-filled house with many foreigners applauding Mahler.
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Vienna
Imperial Opera House
Mahler
Chicago Market Report Shows Mixed Gains Across Livestock
Chicago today reports official receipts and shipments with strong hogs and steady beef. Cattle and sheep prices show light gains and overall market activity remains active with mixed packers and ship grades noted.
Kansas Grain Dealers Leader Jailed for Anti-Trust Violation
E. J. Smiley secretary of the Kansas Grain Dealers association is jailed in LaCrosse for a ninety days sentence from the U S Supreme Court. The case, argued through multiple courts, marks the first instance of a trust member being imprisoned in Kansas.
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LaCrosse
Kan
E. J. Smiley
Kansas Grain Dealers’ Association
United States Supreme Court
Kansas
Taft Names Carlton as Law Officer for Insular Bureau
Secretary Taft announces the appointment of Paul Carlton of Nebraska to succeed Judge Charles K. Magoon as the law officer of the insular bureau in Washington.
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Washington
Taft
Paul Carlton
Nebraska
Charles K. Magoon
Insular Bureau
Baseball Scores From May 5 League Matches
Scores from games played in Chicago Boston Detroit and other cities show Chicago beaten 3 to 1 by St Louis and Cleveland defeating Chicago 9 to 5 while New York beat Boston 9 to 4 in another league matchup. Association results include Columbus 8 to 5 over Toledo.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
Association
Louisville
Columbuse
Teledo
Columbus
Iowa ditch law upheld by judge in Onawa ruling
Judge Gaynor of the district court declares the new Iowa ditch law constitutional. The decision enables hundreds of drainage ditch projects in the state, including the Monona Harrison ditch. Estimated cost is 300000 dollars and will affect hundreds of thousands of acres.
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Onawa
Iowa
Gaynor
District Court
Monona Harrison
Whiter Teeth Quip Sparks Family Spar in Dialogue
Allie taunts Maudie with a line about mothers and teeth while Maudie retorts that hers are whiter because they are changed more often. The exchange captures a domestic quarrel over appearances.
Fleet Near Penang to Singapore Delays War Plans
Reports from Singapore and London on May 5 describe Nebogatoff s Russian second Pacific squadron sighted between Penang and Singapore. Six warships and four colliers were seen near Amoy while a typhoon damaged ships, delaying Admiral Krestven sky s strategic moves.
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Nebogatoff
Penang
Singapore
Semidarkness
Bage
Amoy
China
South China
Krestvensky
Selantor
Jugrah
China to Fight Our Law In Secret Circular
Chinese minister Sir Chentung Liang Cheng issues a confidential circular to all Chinese in the United States asking for reports on applicants denied admission and deportations for non registration since the 1904 exclusion treaty. The aim is to build evidence to challenge the U S exclusion laws in court.
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Washington
Chentung Liang Cheng
United States
Soga
Fire destroys Fifth Avenue hotel in Duluth. four dead
May 5 report from Duluth Minnesota says a blaze leveled the old Fifth Avenue hotel, a frame structure. Four lives lost, three bodies recovered after the blaze was put out, with one body found later. Names remain uncertain though Duncan McIntyre is positively identified and two others are believed to be John Miceases and Abe Fletcher.
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Minn
Fifth Avenue
Duncan McIntyre
John Miceases
Abe Fletcher
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