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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1905

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Roosevelt Honored by Iroquois Club in Chicago Banquet

President Roosevelt received a rousing welcome at the Iroquois Club banquet in Chicago. Democratic hosts praised his honesty and patriotism while acknowledging policy differences. The event featured a formal reception, speeches by club leaders, and a toast by James Hamilton Lewis, with Mayor Dunne and Governor Deneen among those present.

Fresident Edward F. Dune Harks Gunther Dragueis Club James Hamilton Lewis Samuel Alschuler Murray ‘ ‘Tulles Thomas ‘T Barrett Charles S Deneen A J Hopkins C ¢ Robisant WooLandia Roosevelt Wry Chicago Col Lewis Toustister Moore Liquois Lab Hwinvis Tine Arts Auditrium Gunther Iroquois Club Preanisation Lewis J MM Dickinson Dickinson Dunne Jong Lis Tin Charles S Dongen Tilinois

Memorial to McKinley Approves Mausoleum Plan

New York May 1 The McKinley National Memorial Association trustees approve the mausoleum design by H Van Buren McGonigie and order immediate work. The site near Canton Westlawn Cemetery will include monument hill a waterway and grand steps with a 72 foot diameter dome and 100 foot high marble lined mausoleum to cost about 500000. Attending members include Supreme Court Justice Willan R Day Postmaster General Certelvon and other notable officials from across the country.

New York McKinley National Memorial Association H van Buren McGonigie Dagen President McKinley Westlawn Canton the Mail Gen. Grant Supreme Court Willan R Day Association Hartrett Fairbanks Cornelius N Bliss William A Lynch William McConway Pittsburg Alexander H Regell Chicago Guy Myphy New Jersey Certelvon J M Duffield Detroit J M Lowry Atlanta Thomas Dolan Philadelphia Cortelyou National McKinley Memoral Association Equitable Equitable Life Assurance Society Lobley Isurance Company Alexander Department of Joans Troudsburg Samneley William Daley Spragueville Here Yeater Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York Staples

Tornado Devastates Snyder Oklahoma Reports Claim 500 Dead

Reports from Hobart Oklahoma and Sapulpa indicate a tornado struck Snyder Oklahoma tonight, wrecking the town and causing many deaths. Frisco Railroad relief trains are en route as communications show extensive damage and uncertain death tolls. Lawrence Kansas reports a destructive windstorm with property damage but few injuries.

Fort Worth Tex Snyder Okla Sapulpa J Guthrie Hobart Snyder Guthrie Chickasaw I. T Oklahoma City Anadarko Frisco Lawrence Kan Everett Hall

Obstacle to Union of Presbyterian and Cumberland Churches

Philadelphia May 10 The Press says the union of the Presbyterian and Cumberland Presbyterian churches faces legal doubt as two general assemblies approach. Judge William M Lanning of the US District Court of New Jersey contends the united church would lack legal rights to Cumberland property, casting a hurdle for reconciliation.

Presbyterian and Cumberland Churches Philadelphia Presbyterian Cumberland Presbyterian William M. Lanning United States District Court of New Jersey United Church

Palmer arrested for bank shortfall larceny in the first degree

Francis H Palmer former cashier of the Peconic Bank Sag Harbor was arrested today on charges of a $1.50 shortage in accounts. Bank suspended May 1 reopened Monday with Palmer reimbursing $300 and directors promising to cover the remaining shortage. The case highlights ongoing efforts to stabilize the bank.

Washington Sag Harbor Francis Halmet Peconic Bank Totay Palmer

Troops and Law and Order Stir Chicago Riots

Chicago May 10 A labor committee sought a White House audience to protest Federal troops in the teamsters strike. The president expressed no action yet, backed Mayor Dunne in upholding law and order, and urged restraint while pledging support to the mayor's efforts to prevent mob violence. The dialogue highlighted tensions over troop use as riots broke out during the visit.

Will Mayor Dunne al of Chicago Roosevelt Teamsters Cornelius P. Shea International Brotherhood of Teamsters Charles Dold Chicago Federation of Labor Joseph [ O'Neil T. F P. Quinn Canvassers’ Union Loeb Shea Employers’ Association Teamsters’ Association Quinn Bhes Dunne United States Teamsters’ Union Densen

Violence and law order in Chicago strike clashes

Amid a Chicago strike, President Roosevelt urges adherence to law as mob actions flare. A clash on Michigan Avenue injures four, including two African American workers. Deputy Sheriff George Waldron shoots and kills George S. Pierce near Clark and Seventeenth Streets as tensions rise and guards bolster wagon deliveries.

Michigan Avenue Roosevelt Joseph Stewart John Hightow Bande Howard Hubbard Stewart Méchants’ Club Dunne George S. Pierce George T. Waldron Wells Fargo Pierce Clark Seventeenth Streets Waldron Clark Street Teamsters’ Union

Hyde Alexander Questioned On Equitable Syndicate Ties

James H Hyde and President James W Alexander faced a long, oath sworn inquiry before State Superintendent Francis Hendricks and counsel M E Driscoll. The probes covered Hyde's leadership of underwriting syndicates, safety deposit company ties, and related salaries and rents within Equitable buildings. Injunction motion against charter changes was denied.

Change Washington Post New York James H. Hyde Equitable Life Av. Strange Society Francis Hendricks Con. Messman M E. Driscoll Syracuse Equitable Hyde Hendricks Mr. Hyde James W. Alexander Alexander James H. Hyde and Associates Equitable Bowtery Bether Equitable Life Herbert C. Tull MacLean Supreme Court

Bankruptcy action filed against Haight and Freese Company

In New York on May 10 involuntary bankruptcy petitions were filed by Charles A A Dougherty claiming $1686 deposited for stock certificates that were not issued. Receivership orders remained in force as Judge Incombe and later Judge McPherson appointed receivers in Philadelphia and elsewhere. Intervening petitions from three creditors in Boston and Lynnfield seek party status in the Circuit Court proceedings.

New York Haight & Freese Company United States District Court Charles A. A Dougherty Incombe United States Circuit Court Haight & Creese Henry W. Robinson W. D. Edmonds Philadelphia McPherson United States Ghenlt Court J. Hector McNeady Haight & Freese ‘Company McNeal Boston Walnut Street Philadelphia Consolidated Stock Exchange Provident Investment Company Ctrcuit John P Moore Lynnfield Hugh R Blethen Albert Blebony Canaan N. H

President Talka ta Democrats In Roosevelt Meets Strike Leaders

Roosevelts talks with strike leaders and a broad agenda headline the session. Equitable Insurance inquiry and Cyclone toll of five hundred are noted as major developments.

Talka Roosevelt Equitable Insurance Rueman Episcopal Criminum Bcores Justice Harlan Orphana’ Cage Supreme Court Loeb

Dynamite Kills Fifty in Harrisburg Train Crash

The Eastern express of the Pennsylvania Railroad collided with a freight train loaded with dynamite in South Harrisburg at 1 10 this morning. The wreckage caught fire and detonations continued as rescuers worked. Officials estimate about fifty dead and one hundred injured.

Harrisburg Eastern Express Pennsylvania Railroad

Cause of Bank Failures by Outside Interests

Comptroller Willa Barret Ridgely told the Massachusetts bankers that private speculation by officers and directors causes most bank failures. He urged presidents and managers to dedicate themselves fully to their bank duties, avoid outside ventures, and uphold sworn duties to prevent defalcations and misuses of bank funds.

Boston Mass Willa Barret Ridgely National Bank Cashiers’ Association of Massachusetts Young's Hotel

Patterson Case Delay Frays Nan Patterson’s Spirit

District Attorney Jerome declined to say when he will decide Nan Patterson’s fate, causing the Tombs chorus girl to fret as she awaits the outcome. In Memphis a negro, Pete Evang, killed planter C E Delny with a double barreled shotgun and fled. posses search for the assailant. A note on new railcar safety features promotes the consolidated axel light system for indicators and fans, reducing heat and fire risk. Raffles the Amateur Crackaman and Sherlock Holmes serials continue in the entertainment column.

Washington Post New York Jerome Nan Patterson

Yale Student Arthur Haserot Dies in Mystery

Special to The Washington New Haven Conn May 10 Haserot a 22 year old Yale academic and junior returned from a Wells College dance Aurora N C and died yesterday. Medical Examiner Bartlett declines to declare suicide citing wound location while noting stomach trouble Haserot left a letter to his father in an envelope without a teller. Roommates say he began the letter then may have altered plans and shot himself by accident.

New Haven Conn Wells College Aurora N. C Arthur Haserot Yale Bartlett Haserot Shove Whateaale Grocey Cleveland Ohio

Rosseau Declared Sane By Commission In New York

A court commission found Gesner Russell alias Geyster Rosseau sane for the Infernal machine case tied to the Umbria incident two years ago, though he warned he might be a monomaniac. He offered to serve a five year prison term rather than indefinite confinement.

New York Goff Court of General Sessions Gesner Russel Geyster Rosseau Umbria Russell Rungslt

Riots At Zhitomir Leave Dozens Dead and Wounded

Private advices from Zhitomir report anti Jewish riots resulting in sixteen dead and over one hundred wounded. Martial law is proclaimed, troops patrol the city, and while order is largely restored, isolated violence and renewed rioting fears linger into Saturday night and Sunday. Barricaded stores reopen gradually as city life returns to normal.

Tn Peterspure Zhitomir

Alleged Spies in Tokyo Arrest Sharpen Neutrality Debate

In Tokyo, May 10, sensational arrest of Capt Bougenin, a French former military attaché, and his stepson Strange, an English subject, on charges of divulging military secrets. Bougenin reportedly served as a Paris paper correspondent, fueling public sentiment over French neutrality violations.

Speciato Tokyo Capt Bougenin Strange Bougouin Legation Ately Paris

Russian Officer Claims Yashima Sunk By Mine

Lieut Count Kellar and three naval officers from the Russian Pacific squadron arrived aboard the Empress of India Count Ketler at Victoria British Columbia May 10. He stated the Japanese battleship Yashima was sunk by a mine about the time the 7tense and Yoshino were lost, and he had seen her founder from the Pobieda. Atmospheric conditions do not affect the Axle Light electric car lighting system.

Victoria B. C Count Kellar Ketler

Russians and Japanese clash over fleet moves near Pescadores

A Paris dispatch reports Admiral Nebogatoff's squadron sighted near Cape St James with orders for Nieboxatoff. The Diana's escape attempt from Saigon was blocked, its machinery stripped. Japan accuses France of lax neutrality while press outlets note coal depots and shelter for Russian ships around Saigon and Formosa.

Pescadores Keelung Paris Japan France Diana Saigon Formosa Hongkong Bally Mall Percedures Keelong Tamsuit Genan Gore Pescadore The Times Paria Nebogatoff Cape St James

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