McFarland Denounces Falls Report on Niagara Threat
J Horace McFarland of Harrisburg and the American Civic Association condemn the international waterways commission report. He says it repeats prior recommendations to divert 64 cubic feet per second from Niagara, threatening the falls as a scenic feature, and vows to renew protests to President Roosevelt and Congress. Letters show support for the Burton Lodge bills to halt Niagara destruction.
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Harrisburg
J. Horace McFarland
American Civic Association
Niagara Falla
International Waterways Commission
Congress
Roosevelt
the Waterways Commission
Falla
Waterways Commission
Burton
Rivers and Harbors Committee
House of Representatives
Niagara
Canada
International Water Walls Commission
Niagara Walls
America
McFarland
Tragedy at McKeesport Tube Plant
Pittsburg May 10. Challoner Dickson, 27, was cut to pieces by revolving shears at the McKeesport tube plant. His hand was caught in the machinery as he tried to free it, the blades drawing him deeper into the jaws before the machine could be stopped. His body was recovered in fragments.
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Pittsburg
Challoner Dickson
McKeesport
Dickinson
Dickson
Auction sale highlights rare coins from late Harlan Smith collection
Numismatists from across the United States attend a four day sale in Philadelphia for the collection of rare coins of the late Harlan P. Smith of New York. W. F. Dunham, ex-president of the Chicago Numismatic Society, paid 2165 dollars for an 1822 United States $5 gold piece. J. M. Clapp of Washington paid 1050 dollars for an 1815 United States $5 gold piece.
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Philadelphia
United States
Harlan P. Smith
New York
W. F. Dunham
Chicago Numismatic Society
J. M. Clapp
Washington
Must Vacate Government Land in Omaha Fence Order
An order by Judge Munger requires twenty five cattlemen to remove unlawful fences from government land within five days. Marshal Warner is directed to pull down and destroy the fences at the cattlemen’s expense and the cattlemen are permanently barred from building fences on the public domain.
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Omaha
Neb
Munger
Marshal Warner
Clerical Embezzlement Hits Philadelphia Firm
Edwin 8. Greenfield a confidential clerk for Harrison Snyder and Co Philadelphia is accused of stealing 100000 from the firm driving it toward bank ruin.
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Edwin 8. Greenfield
Harrison, Snyder &Co
Philadelphia
Bankrout
Speech conciliatory emperor asks parliament to cooperate
The Czar delivered a conciliatory speech at the winter palace urging parliament to help alleviate peasant hardship. Troops were stationed for security as he and the Czarina left for Peterhof and received mild cheers from the riverbank crowd.
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Winter Palace
Peterhof
Russia
Medal for Civil War Vets Proposed in Senate
Senator Dick introduces a bill to issue a bronze medal of honor to each surviving veteran who enlisted under Lincoln’s first call for 75 000 troops. The measure aims to recognize participation in the early Civil War mobilization.
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Washington
Lincoln
Heinze Denies Talk of Senate Seat Succession
New York May 10. F Augustus Heinze denies a report that he will succeed Senator W A Clark when Clark retires from the senate. They note the rumor has circulated for several days.
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Heinze
New York
F. Augustus Heinze
W. A. Clark
Clark
Senate
Millevoye and Noailles Duel Threat Fails on Street
Paris May 10 Lucien Millevoye editor of The Patrie and deputy clashed with Count Mathieu de Noailles after Millevoye refused a duel over elections in the Sixteenth district. The count struck Millevoye with a cane during the street encounter.
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Paris
Lucien Millevoye
the Patrie
Chamber of Deputies
Mathieu de Noailles
Millevoye
Depot worker Oscar Johnson disappears in Valparaiso
Oscar Johnson, assistant day agent and operator at the Grand Trunk depot, vanished a week ago in Valparaiso Indiana. Investigators find he was short in his accounts by 300 dollars. He previously came from Cook County Illinois.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Oscar Johnson
Grand Trunk
Cook County
John D Rockefellersson in law sued for livery bill
John A. Bond of North Adams sues E Parme lee Prentice of New York son-in-law of John D Rockefeller for a livery bill totaling 273 dollars in Pittsfield Massachusetts on May 10.
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John D
Pittsfield
Mass
E. Parmelee Prentice
New York
John D. Rockefeller
John A. Bond
North Adams
Longworths Leave Cincinnati for Washington
Representative and Mrs Nicholas Longworth depart Cincinnati for Washington. The German reichstag passes a bill taxing automobiles from 2 to 10 marks per horsepower. Edwin Burritt Smith dies in Chicago. Frost and icy conditions are reported across multiple states late in May. Senator Gorman remains critically ill.
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Nicholas Longworth
Cincinnati
Washington
Reichstag
William B. Hornblower
New York
New York Idfe Insurance Company
Edwin Burritt Smith
Chicago
Iowa
Missouri
Ilinois
Ohio
Maryland
Gorman
By Heart, Gladys and Aggie Illustrated Bits
A brief exchange on memory and love framed as a light humor panel. The strip presents Gladys asking how one never forgets a love affair and Aggie replying that it is learned by heart.
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Gladys
Roosevelt Muck Rake Speech Focused on David Phillips
The speech targets David Graham Phillips of Cosmopolitan Magazine as a critic of the Senate. Phillips, 38, born in Indiana, Princeton graduate, novelist of The Great God Success and The Plum Tree, has raked the Senate with his Treason of the Senate.
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Roosevelt
David Graham Phillips
Senate
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Phillips
Indiana
Princeton
Drug Combines Hit Charge Of Conspiracy Made
Attorney General Moody seeks in United States circuit court at Indianapolis a bill to enjoin The National Association of Retail Druggists and allied groups with Eli Tolly Co and others. The suit alleges unlawful restraint of trade across states, charging conspiracy and requests a federal injunction.
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Washington
Moody
United States
Indianapolis
Nationa Association of Retail Druggists
National
Wholesale Druggists’ Association
Tri-Partite Proriotors
Blacklist Manufacturers
Wholesale Contract Proprietors’ Association
Eli Tolly Company
Joseph E. Toms
W. J. Mooney
John N. Carey
Frank E. Holliday
National Association of Retail Druggists
Idaho
Nevada
Wyoming
District of Columbia
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
National Wholesale Druggists' Association
Allhof
Mor gan and Cromwell Questioned by Senate Panel
Senate Investigating Panama canal matters questions Morgan and William Nelson Cromwell about a letter to Secretary Hay and Cromwell's testimony on the Panama railway board. Morgan pressed for pertinent questions while Cromwell refused to answer hypothetical points and cited stock method to remove directors.
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Washington
Morgan
William Nelson Cromwell
Senate
Hay
Cromwell
Panama
Proposed Church Union Fails in Paris Illinois
In Paris Illinois on May 10 the union plan between the Methodist Protestant and United Brethren churches failed. Both pastors and boards favored the merger and approved articles of union. The Methodist Protestant congregations approved unanimously while the United Brethren voted against it by seven.
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Paris
Ill
United Brethren Churches
United Brethren
Immune James Jones Escapes Earthquake Toll
Alpena Michigan May 10 James Jones formerly of Alpena writes from San Francisco that he escaped the earthquake but the building where he lived was destroyed with several inmates killed and injured Jones notes his many narrow escapes from death He mentions the Oct 13 1875 explosion of the tug Miller in Thunder Bay and the 1876 boiler burst at B BR Youngs shingle mill with other crew members killed or injured.
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Alpena
Mich
James Jones
San Francisco
Jones
Thunder Bay
B. BR. Young
Steamer Marine City Burns on Lake Huron Disaster
A 1880 Lake Huron wreck near Alcona saw the steamer Marine City burn to the water line. Several passengers died and Jones, an eight year old aboard, was uninjured and reached shore safely.
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Wis
Jones Arcneae
Lake Huron
Marine City
Alcona
Jones
Drummer Boy of Shiloh to Appe ar at State Camp
W H L Merscon and daughter Mrs McLaughlin of Shelbyville will appear at the state Grand Army encampment in Lafayette on May 22 and 24. Mrs McLaughlin will sing Who’ll Save the Left and her father will provide a battle drum accompaniment. Merscon, titled Original Drummer Boy of Shiloh, won a gold medal in a Denver contest for a triple drag he composed. He now leads the instrumental department of Winona Lake.
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Shelbyville
Ind
W. H L. Merscon
Shiloh
Rappahannock
Denver
Merachon
Winona Lake
Egg Day at Jerseyville Aids San Francisco Sufferers
Jerseyville residents collected over 12 000 eggs or 1000 dozen for the homeless and penniless in San Francisco after the earthquake and fire. J M Page of the Jersey County Democrat inspired the drive urging farmers wives to contribute. The town united under the Bee Day banner with eggs from all county sections.
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Jerseyville
San Francisco
J. M. Page
Jersey County
Market summaries from Chicago cattle and hog markets
Chicago markets report mixed cattle hog and sheep activity with official receipts and shipments. Prices show steady to slightly higher movement across light and heavy hogs and beef cattle while lambs and western stockers hold near prior values. Readers see company names Beach Wickham Co. and McCall Bros. as agents.
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Chicago
Lake Strike on Lakes Ends After Secret Talks
Secret negotiations settle the Great Lakes longshoremen strike. Workers return to last season's wages pending another conference. The stoppage tied up ships with grain and ore, raising fears of higher freight costs, as 20,000 unionized workers were involved and logistics across Detroit and Buffalo ports suffered.
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Cleveland
Keefe
Longshoremen
Fremen
Detroit
Buffalo
Livingstone
Lake ‘Arriers’ Association
Great Lakes
Coal operators rebut Mitchell on working hours and wages
New York May 10 coal operators issue a statement rebutting John Mitchell's Scranton speech. They deny any plan to reduce wages or extend the workday and praise the state constabulary for protecting life and property during the six weeks of unrest and controversy.
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New York
Scranton
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Roosevelt
Coal Commission
Strikes Gold in Michigan Blacksmith Finds Gold Ore
John Mc Names a former Park Falls Wisconsin blacksmith digging a vault near his Marshall Michigan home struck a bright yellow mineral six feet down. Chemical tests by Doctors L C Smith C E Pratt and A H Cathcart confirm the mineral is gold. The discovery causes intense excitement in the neighborhood.
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Michigan
Marshall
Mich
John McNames
Park Falls
Wis
L. C. Smith
C. E. Pratt
A. H. Cathcart
Death of a Milwaukee Editor
Victor L. Gangelin long time city editor of the Milwaukee Herald and notable German newspaper man in the state died after a long illness at his Milwaukee home.
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Milwaukee
Victor L. Gangelin
Milwaukee Herald
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ST. Petersburg
Evening Journal
Trust
Bill
Tripartite Proprietors
Morgan and Cromwell
San
Francisco
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Co
McCall Bros
Baer
John Mitchells
Asser
Bark
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