Soft-nosed shells and warship armor debate in senate
In Washington the senate debated armor for ships with Tillman proposing a $300 per ton ceiling and a possible government armor plant at up to $4 million. Hale argued private firms overprice armor, while a government option could be used if private prices remain high. The plan aims to pay $445 per ton or build a plant to resolve the armor controversy. Meanwhile General Edward S. Bragg broke his right leg after a horse incident, with his condition described as serious but not dire.
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Tillman
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Secretary of the Navy
Hale
Tam
South Carolina
Stewart
Edward
Bragg
Main
Eleventh
Romulus
Mayham
Tilman
United States
Indian Head
Tillican
Armor debate and wildlife tragedy headline bundle
In Racine and surrounding areas, officials discuss armor effectiveness and the soft-nose projectile memorandum from Rear Admiral O'Neil. Separate items report a streetcar accident settlement in Milwaukee and local tragedies tied to intoxication, along with regional livestock and grain market quotes.
Burt Sues Rockefeller Over Iron Ore Trust Plot
Wellington Burt of Saginaw files a Duluth suit against Lake Superior Consolidated Iron Mines and Rockefeller iron ore firms alleging attempts to create a monopoly by withholding ore and fixing freight rates. The case seeks to annul a Rockefeller lease by claims of underproduction and failure to mine profits.
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Saginaw, Mich
Wellington R. Burt
Duluth
Lake Superior Consolidated Iron Mines
Rockefeller Iron Ore Corporation
Rockefeller
Neenah Man Arrested for Attempted Wife Killing
Andrew Koloff of Neenah Wisconsin has been arrested charged with attempting to kill his wife. The report notes his arrest and the alleged motive guidance from local authorities while investigators pursue further details. Richard Storrs Willis renowned author and brother of N P Willis and Fanny Fern is dead in Detroit at 81. Friends of Charles Morton longtime clerk at Grand Pacific hotel Chicago and later at Southern hotel St Louis express concern he may have committed something.
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Neenah
Wis
Richard Storrs Willis
N. P. Willis
Fanny Fern
Detroit
Charles Morton
Grand Pacific
Chicago
Southern Hotel
St. Louis
Yates Nominated for Illinois Governor at Republican Convention
In Peoria Richard Yates of Jacksonville won the Illinois Republican gubernatorial nomination on the fourth ballot with 927 votes to Reeves 610. The convention, meeting in late May, endorsed the full ticket including W A Northcott and James A Rose, and backed McKinley while approving a platform on trusts and tariff policy. Other state delegations and officers were selected as the session concluded.
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Reeves
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Charles W. Peters
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Edwards
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Tanner
H. Db. Pierce
John M. Herbert
John W. Bunn
H. Watson
Charles Bent
Joseph Robbins
BE. H W. Morris
Joseph Bruecker
Bernard &. Anderson
W. A. Northcott
James A. Rose
James S. McCullough
M. O. Williamson
TH. J. Tamlin
State University
S. A. Bullard
Alex McCain
Carrie T. Alexander
SOG
McKinley
McNinley
Miles Kehoe
Des Moines
St. Louis
TL. M. Shaw
George W. French
Davenport
Delegates Fill Sioux Falls Big Tent for People's Party Convention
About 500 delegates and many alternates attended the People's Party national convention in Sioux Falls South Dakota with Bryan Towne banners, welcoming speeches for Butler Alen Heitfeld Pettigrew and Gov Lee, songs by the Fifty first Iowa band, and a festive atmosphere amid portraits of Washington Jefferson Lincoln and Bryan.
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People’s Party
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Jefferson
Lincoln
Bryan
Guo
Suo
Minnesota
Butler
Alen
Heitfeld
Pettigrew
Gov. Lee
Fifty-first Iowa Regiment
Gage Seeks Inquiry Into Lost Gold Fortunes
Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage orders assistant treasurer Muehlmann to locate $400,000,000 in gold coin missing from U S records. He notes early 1870s currency distribution and current balance calculations, with jeweler surveys and further inquiries to uncover where the gold went and why calculations may be in error.
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Lyman J. Gage
the Treasury
M. L. Muehlmann
New York
Treasury Department
Secretary Gage
Methodist delegates cheer as bishop places flags together
Bishop Moss presided at the Methodist general conference in Chicago placing an American flag and a Union Jack among roses on the Speakers' stand. Delegates and visitors erupted in applause as he noted their symbolizing unity, later echoed by Rev. William Hunter from Canada.
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Chicago
Moss
Ofs
William Hunter
Charles Wesley
Quiet second day in St. Louis street railway strike
Police massed along the line as the St. Louis Transit and Suburban systems did not run until late afternoon. A single police protected line opened with crowds kept moving and no major violence. Mayors office and police board meetings urged calm while strike leaders, officials, and citizens sought peace and a settlement.
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Zeigenbein
Mercantile Club
Street
Zeigenhein
Campbell
Boers Show Their Teeth and Fires at Hutton’s Column
Reports from Smalded dated May 8 describe General Hutton’s attempt to seize a Boer convoy near the Zand river. Boers opened fire with ten guns, demanding a retirement toward Woelgelegen as reinforcements arrived. The retreat was covered but shells continued to strike the marching troops.
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Hutton
Zand
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