Currency crisis move in Congress stalls adjournment
Washington May 26. Currency legislation is the chief topic as leaders in the senate and house trade rumors of possible accord on the Aldrich Vreeland bill. Some Republican members fear adjournment without action could hurt the majority, while others push to dovetail the two measures. Democratic leaders announce readiness to talk for a month to block any Vreeland features becoming law.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Bartholdt
House Committee On Public Buildings
Aldrich
Vreeland
Opposition in the House Over Aldrich Bill Faces Burke
The House shows clear resistance to the Aldrich measure led by Burton a Republican conferee. Democrats in the Senate won t yield and Burton s followers resist acceptance. Public demand may influence the outcome though Speaker Cannon s stance remains cautious and some adjournment pressure is noted.
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Cannon
House
Burton
Aldrich
Senate
Scores on the Ball Fields
List of standings and daily scores from major league baseball games across the National and American Leagues. Highlights include Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Boston results with hits, errors, and batter ies. Notable postponement due to wet grounds and minor league scores from Toledo Indianapolis Louisville and other towns.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
TOMER
Cwceetates
St. Owls
National
W. L. PC
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Mathewson, Mullarkey
Wiltse
Bresnahan
Needham
Feister
Brown
Moran
St. Louis
Grrors
Reatteries
Moren
Jacklitsch
Beebe
Ludwig
Cicard Ib Voc
Washington
Walsh
Sullivan
Manning
Kleinow
Blair
BeeterTe i Ieek
Wits
Detroit
Siever
Payne
Burns
Street
Boston
Lotia
Powell
Spencer
Young
Criger
Cleveland
Frrars
Thielman
Bemis
Vickers
Schreck
Stormy bolt kills man near Alton and strikes church
In Alton on May 26 a man unknown in name was struck by lightning and died instantly. Three companions were knocked unconscious but survived. During the storm St Michael's Roman Catholic church at Beelletree, fourteen miles north, was struck and burned down, with losses estimated at 8000 dollars.
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Alton
St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church
Beelletree
Curious Freak of Fate Rescues Boy Then Is Killed
William Wheeler aged fifty two of Alton Illinois risked his life to save a boy from a Chicago and Alton train. Three days later he was struck and killed by the same train in sight of his son Thomas Wheeler a roundhouse watchman. The train running between Alton and Springfield was annulled the same day and that was its final trip.
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Alton
William Wheeler
Chicago and Alton
Thomas Wheeler
Roundhouse
Springfield
Twenty Five Years Since Brooklyn Bridge Ends
New York May 26 Twenty five years ago one of the wonders of the world the Brooklyn bridge was opened many predictions were made about its life. Today trolley cars crossing daily number 3000 to 4000 each car bears about sixty passengers. Maintenance and operation costs up to 1907 totaled 21043 500 while receipts reached 21 267 064. An estimated five million dollars is the coal cost for the Atlantic battleship fleet on its world cruise. Secretary Taft will speak at a Memorial Day ovation at Grant's tomb in New York.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
United States
Wisesores
Taft
Grant
Price paid for 1849 $10 Cincinnati token agreed
Jacob Fisher of Nashville sold to Virgie M. Brand of Chicago president of the Chicago Numismatic Society a $10 gold token issued in 1849 by the Cincinnati Mines and Trading Company. Brand paid $1,750 for the piece.
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Nashville
Tenn
Jacob Fisher
Virgie M. Brand
Chicago
Chicago Numismatic Society
Cincinnati Mines and Trading Compay
Brand
France Declines Hints of Revision in Talks
French officials signal there will be no revision to terms as negotiations proceed. The stance comes amid pressure from partners for changes and expectations of durable agreement on key provisions.
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Germany
Franco German tensions fade but misreadings linger
Berlin report outlines Baron von Holstein remarks on Franco German relations and private efforts toward understanding. He notes hatred may lessen as costs fall but French misinterpretations risk reviving bitterness and a potential push for revising the Frankfort treaty. He asserts German resolve to defend the treaty and empire.
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Berlin
Baron von Holstein
Foreign Office
Germany
Nord Deutscher Zeitung
Market echoes of European war talk and grain prices
Chicago May 25 reports note that discussions on a potential European war influence global policy, with famine and revolutions feared. Wheat, corn, oats, pork, lard, and cattle futures show varied moves. receipts and quotes reflect a sluggish market across commodities and livestock in Chicago and East Buffalo.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Secon Sanacy
Colorado
Springs
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Rev Labetery injured in Salisbury stabbing reported resting
Rev Father Joseph F Labeley, stabbed after church services in Salisbury Missouri, is reported resting comfortably at St Marys infirmary. He is kept quiet and, barring complications, may leave hospital within three weeks.
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Labetery
St. Louis
Joseph F. Labeley
St. Mary’s Infirmary
Joseph Schuette
Salisbury
Hopital
Maulai Hafid Threatens German Subjects in Morocco Crisis
Paris on May 26 reports Mulai Hafid the Moroccan sultan says he would kill several German subjects if needed to force intervention by France's rival in Morocco. The Usurper asserts strong measures to draw foreign power involvement.
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Paris
Mulai Hafid
Morocco
Mafin
France
Death of Charlotte Woman Attributed to Parrot Bite
Dr. B C Palmer reports Mia Mae Bennett. a parrot bite ten days earlier led to blood poisoning and her death in terrible agony. An old newspaper clipping mixes in a stray quotation from a Baltimore American cartoon.
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Charlotte, Mich
B.C Palmer
Mia Mae Bennett
Charlotte
John A. Babcock and North American Commission Company Mentioned
A brief line notes John A. Babcock with the North American Commission Company promising timely service and a square deal. The fragmentary text emphasizes personal trust and reliability in business dealings.
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The
North American Commission Company
Floods Wreak Havoc Across Oklahoma and Iowa
Severe floods devastate Oklahoma and Iowa with seven deaths and thousands homeless. In Oklahoma seven people perished and hundreds of homes were destroyed while rail lines from Guthrie to Apache suffered washouts and bridges lost. Weat Guthrie reports over seven hundred submerged houses and knee deep water in streets as rescue by boat continues. River valleys along the Cimarron Arkansas Washita and Red rivers suffer crop and property losses across wide areas.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
William M. Lindsay
Anadarko
Troumpkins Cheek
Shawnee
W. B. Hallers
Frederick
Megro
Guthrie
Cimarron River
Weat Guthrie
Cimarron
Arkansas
Washita
Red Rivers
Four Die In A Texas Flood
Four lives are known to be lost as record Trinity river floodwaters deluge Dallas. Over a million dollars in property destroyed, thousands rendered homeless, and telegraph and telephone lines knocked out. The North Dallas area is cut off from downtown, with only one streetcar line operating. waterworks and light plants swamped. In Des Moines, rivers rise rapidly prompting preparations as farmers face stalled corn planting and widespread field flooding.
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Dallas
Tex
Trinity River
North
Des Moines
Raccoon
All His Life Under Ground in Marquette Miner Dies
Captain William E. Jones aged seventy five died after a life spent underground. He began work at fourteen and labored for sixty one years, last employed as a superintendent at the Big Chopin mine for United States Steel Corporation.
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Marquette
Mich
William E. Jones
Ron Mountain
United States Steel Corporation
Big Chopin
Millionaire Killed by Lightning at Glen Echo Links
Joseph J L Howard, millionaire president of the W P Howard Commission, was struck and killed by lightning during a storm at the Glen Echo club golf links near Normandie Missouri. Caddy Edward Book stealer, twelve, was stunned by the shock.
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St. Louis
Joseph JL Howard
W. P. Howard Commission Company
Glen Echo Club
Normandie
Edward Bookstealer
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