Parliament Battles Govts Lands Policy Amid Agrarian Drive
In St Petersburg May 29 parliament looms poised for a clash as the government presses an agrarian programme to distribute crown lands in Europe Russia. Ex Finance Minister Shipoff may join talks with the Emperor on a new cabinet but ministers insist on selling crown and private lands through a peasants bank to ease peasant hunger without expropriation.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Shipoff
Weterhof
Nicholas
Russia
Associated Press
Suichinsky
Volga
Peasants’ Bank
Eight Die in Louisville Train Derailment Near Union Station
Eighteen killed? eight persons were killed and twenty two injured when two coaches derailed after a wheel flange broke near Louisville Union Station. Names include Howard B. Coleman Stanford Ky and George W. Ponder Broadhead Ky with several other bridge carpenters and laborers among the dead. the worst injured include Josie Spiess Murray Samuels and Charles Spiess.
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Louisville
Louisville and Nashville
Union Station
Louusville
Howard B. Coleman
Stanford
T.W. Thorpe
Broadhead
Josie Spiess
New Haven
Murray Samuels
Lebanon Junction
Charles Spiess
Senate Sends Rate Bill to Conference as Post Office Bill Voted
Washington May 29 The senate sent the railroad rate bill to conference with no instruction for the conferees Elkins Cullom and Tillman. A long defense by Senator Kittredge on a sea level canal and three Democratic speeches on canal supplies in foreign markets followed. The house passed the purification of sweet wines and the District compulsory education bill Stanley of Kentucky attacked the tobacco trust.
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Washington
Senate
Kittredge
Post Office
Elkins
Cullom
Tillman
Williams
Mississippi
House
Stanley
Kentucky
Tobacco Trust
Louisville Lid Cases Postponed In Police Court
Louisville May 29. The cases of those arrested for violating the Sunday closing law were postponed in the police court until tomorrow.
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Louisville
Guatemalan Revolutionists Driven Back Across Border
A state department dispatch from Combs, American minister to Guatemala, reports that rebels who attacked Ocos have been driven back across the Mexican border. Small groups reportedly appear at various boundary points, threatening the Guatemalan government.
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Washington, D. C
Evening Journal
Ocos
State Department
Combs
Habeas corpus case targets Governor Pattison plan
In Columbus Ohio on May 29 the habeas corpus action seeks Clark a released ex convict from Joliet Illinois police custody. Lawyers claim Pattison did not sign the requisition due to incapacity making the warrant illegal while officials office aides are subpoenaed to testify.
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Columbus, O
Clark
Houck
Black
Howard Shaul
Pattison
Frank Cook
Prison Board
Lord Strathcona Not Implicated In Immigration Scandals
In the British House of Commons Irish Nationalist John J. Mooney questioned if Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, the Canadian high commissioner in London, faced charges and whether relations with the Canadian agency should be severed. Walter Rudman said Strathcona told the colonial secretary the charges do not implicate him personally or in his official role, so no representations will be made.
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London
House of Commons
John J. Mooney
Lord Strathcona
Mount Royal
Walter Rudman
Local Government Board
Canada
Mob lynching in North Carolina town shocks county
In Wadesboro, a mob of 200 overpowered Sheriff Boggin and hanged J. W. Johnson for murdering his brother in law Quinn Johnson. Johnson was taken to the suburbs and shot. Governor Glenn ordered a rapid investigation by Judge Shaw after the incident. At prior trial the jury deadlocked nine for first degree murder, two for second degree, and one for acquittal.
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Wadesboro
N. C
J. W. Johnson
Quinn Johnson
Johnson
Glenn
Shaw
Murder at an Ice Cream Supper in Vienna
In Vienna Illinois on May 29 a fight at an ice cream supper ended with 17 year old John Gore shooting and killing 22 year old Oscar Gurley The ball struck Gurley in the left eye passed through the brain and exited at the back Gore surrendered to officers and remains jailed awaiting coroner’s inquest findings
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Vienna
Ill
West Vienna
John Gore
Oscar Gurley
Gurley
Gore
Guatemala Faces Potential Revolution Threat to U S Interests
Dispatches to the state department report Guatemala threatened by a revolution that could endanger United States interests. The turmoil centers in the northern region near the Mexican frontier, rooted in internal causes and involving Combs and Schwartz & Co., which owns railway and dock properties in Guatemala.
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Washington
Guatemala
United States
Republic
State Department
Combs and Schwartz & Co
Tragedy on Desplaines River Drowns Five Teens
In Chicago on May 29 three young men and two others drowned when a rowboat capsized at Santa Fe park. Victims are Robert Heiden 24 Charles Saenger 22 Albert Brinke 19 Mary Rigney 19 and Samuel Goldstein 20. Those aboard clung to the overturned craft until rescue.
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Chicago
Desplaines
Santa Fe Park
Robert Heiden
Charles Saenger
Albert Brinke
Mary Rigney
Samuel Goldstein
Alfonso the Young King and His European Throne
The twenty year old Alfonso has ruled in his own right for two years and is the only Bourbon on a European throne. He speaks four languages besides his own and is noted as a daring automobilist, skilled marksman, horse rider and boxer. He fences uses a kodak climbs mountains and has shown kindness to the poor, endearing himself to his subjects.
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Alfonso
Europe
Meat Inspection Battle Rages Over Publicity and Payment
A White House conference on Senator Beveridge's meat inspection amendment reveals a split over publicity and funding. President Roosevelt favors passage with government inspection, or failing that, releasing reports to Congress. Packers prefer delay and cost shifting to the government, while Beveridge advocates practical inspection and public accountability.
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Washington
White House
Beveridge
Indiana
Carter
Montana
Charles P. Neill
Labor
Neill
James RB. Reynolds
New York
Roosevelt
Congress
Government inspection costs to be shared among industry
The speaker notes inspection expenses will not exceed 5 cents per beef carcass and 8 cents per hog carcass. He estimates total annual costs around 1 million dollars, but stresses the burden will be widely distributed and not fall on packers alone.
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Flo
Conferrers GHT Together in Preliminary Senate Joint Meeting
Washington May 29 ten minutes after the senate sent hertcts on the rate bill were appointed Chairman Elkins called a meeting of the joint conferees and they assembled In Elkins room The meeting was only preliminary with discussion of the bill The house conferees were asked to present objections to the wisdom of the senate in amending the house bill
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Washington
Senate
Hertcts
Elkins
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Congress
Baker May Get Immunity in Indiana Bribery Case
Governor Handy could not promise immunity to Oscar A. Baker the indicted tobacco lobbyist but the state prosecutor may arrange it. A return for Baker to testify is anticipated as he claims to hold letters implicating legislators in the anti cigarette bill bribery scheme. Grand jury sessions had summoned several Baker associates who denied involvement.
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Indianapolis
Handy
Oscar A. Baker
American Tobacco Company
Baker
Ananias Baker
Fulton County
General Assembly
Grand Jury
Forest Fire Loss Concentrated in Delta County
Escanaba May 29 reports show a survey of upper peninsula fires last week finds Delta county bore the main damage. Early estimates proved high and total losses to lumber firms equipment timber and village homes should not exceed 250000 dollars.
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Escanaba
Mich
Peninula
Delta County
Fire destroys homes and timber in widespread blaze
The fire wrecked 110 homes and left about 400 people homeless. Loss estimates from various counties show Delta at 100000, Marquette 85000, Menominee 25000, Dickinson 10000, Alger 25000, with additional timber damage not yet counted.
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Michigan
Delta
Lowes
Marquette
Menominee
Dickinson
Quinneser
Alger
Ex city clerk indicted in Omaha tampering with ballots
Douglas county grand jury indicts William A H Felbourn former city clerk on charges of altering ballots in the Republican primary. Ten indictments against third ward election officers for alleged voting machine misconduct accompany the case. No arrests announced yet.
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Omaha
Neb
Douglas County Grand Jury
William AH. Felbourn
Beeen
Elbourn
United Mine Workers Call National Board Meeting
Indianapolis May 20 A call from UMW headquarters orders a meeting of the national executive board in the city Monday next.
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U. M. W. National Board
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
National Executive Board
Baseball Scores From May 29 League and Association Results
Chicago May 29 Baseball scores list League games Philadelphia 8 Cincinnati 5 and New York 4 St Louis 5 with Chicago 4 over Boston 2. American rain halted games. Association results Minneapolis 5 Kansas City 1 and Milwaukee 4 St Paul 2. Western Sioux City 6 Lincoln 4 and Des Moines 2 Omaha 0.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Boston
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Columbus -Indianapolis
Columbus
Louisville
Toledo
Sioux City
Linccoln
Des Moines
Omaha
Chicago Markets May 29 1906 Cattle Hogs Sheep Steady
Chicago markets report steady pricing across cattle hogs and sheep with estimated receipts 22000 cattle 20000 sheep and similar hog inflows. Beves and cows range 400 to 6600, natives 340 to 860, and lambs 350 to 664. Prices constrained by yesterday’s figures and shipping grades.
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Chicago
Beach Wickham Co Adopts McCall Bros As Agents
Beach Wickham Company of Chicago names McCall Brothers as its agents in a formal business arrangement.
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Chicago
Beach-Wickham Co
McCall Bros
Spain Welcomes Princess Kina as Future Queen of Spain
A Madrid delegation from the chamber of Deputies and senate met Princess Kina of Battenberg at the Pardo palace to convey Spain’s cordial welcome and support for King Alfonso XIII and his future queen. Parliament leaders praised the match and pledged royal and civic backing for the couple’s happiness and Spain’s good. Paris reports that royals including the Prince and Princess of Wales depart to Madrid to attend King Alfonso’s wedding.
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Madrid
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Kina of
Battenterg
Spain
Alfonso
Ona
Pardo Palace
Senor Canalajes
Cortes
Parliament of
Don Alfonso XIII
Lopez Dominguvez
Municipality of
Ena
Paris
Prince
Princess of Wales
Vladimir
Russia
Ludwig and Alphonse
Bavaria
Andrew
Greece
Parrot Gave the Alarm in West 102nd Street Fire
A fire at 241 West 102nd Street caused property damage and one death. A leaking gun started the blaze in the basement and a parrot sounded the first alarm to tenants. Four firemen were overcome by gas, and broker Charles K. Northrup died during the evacuation.
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New York
West One Hundred and Second Street
Charles K. Northrup
Rebels Seize Hongju in Korea as Japanese Send Aid
May 20 dispatch reports a new revolt in Korea with several hundred rebels occupying Hongju. The town, protected by walls, stands fortified and would require artillery to be captured, prompting Japan to dispatch a force in response to what is described as the most serious uprising yet.
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Tokio
Korea
Hongju
Walla
Wife Murderer Johansen Dies in Prison Waiting Trial
George Johansen a sailor awaiting trial for the murder of his wife in Philadelphia county prison died by his own action. He shot his wife five times after a March 10 quarrel when she visited him after leaving due to alleged brutality.
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Philadelphia
George Johansen
Cabinet Crisis in Austria Causes Resignation
Premier Prince Conrad von Hohenlohe Schillingefuest and the cabinet resign over dissatisfaction with Austro Hungarian customs tariff settlement proposals. The prince denies an agreement was reached by the Hungarian side.
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Austria
Vienna
Conrad von Hohenlohe-Schillingefuest
Austro-Hungary
Tobacco Blight Hits Connecticut Valley Beds
Hartford May 29 a serious blight has swept many tobacco beds in the Connecticut valley in the form of black rot or tobacco root rot the disease arising from a fungus growth in the soil.
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Connecticut
Hartford, Conn
Connecticut Valley
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Paltison
Ohio
Strathcona
Peer
Uncle Sam
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