Rioting and deadly incident after trolley car crash in Cleveland
A mob attacked a trolley crew after a hit and run near Woodland Avenue. A girl, Yetta Wolkinsk, was killed by a car as the crowd clashed with police. Motorman P C Elsholz and guards were wounded, and two morgue wagons misdelivered a severed head and a body. Police contained the unrest as unions push for franchise action and wage debates continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
W. J. James
John Swanto
P C Elsholz
John Gray
George Alesander
Mack Burlingame
Yetta Wolkinsk
Woodland Avenue
Car Mens Union
Combeniny
Marriage and Death Notices From Local Papers
An assortment of marriage and death notices from regional papers. Snippets reflect customary notices, with names, dates, and relations noted in terse obituary style. The fragmentary text hints at local celebrations and farewells, typical of community newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Applea
Rend Herald
aTas
Sandard Poot
Funeral Directors and Embalmers Directory Entry
A listing style directory notes multiple funeral directors and embalmers with addresses and phone numbers. It names firms such as WM H Sardo Co Frank Geier's Sons J W Wright and Speare, with locations on Seventh Street Northeast Capitol Street and F Street N W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM H Sardo & CO
Funerai
Sergeon
Costello
Funema Diretor
ADF Mealmer Uuw
Frank Geier’s Sons
LLY
GEO P Zubhorse
Frtaker
Whalme
Capitol
William Lee
Ani Emtan
Tso
John R Wright Co
Funeal
Lyvery
Tabler & Bro
Harvey
Telenaone
Speare
N. W
Terre Frank A Speare
Vgr. Pionts
Heflin Wins as Delegate in Democratic Primary
Late returns show Nebraskan delegate Heflin carried the state by about three to one. Results indicate retailers and supporters favored William Jennings Bryan allies in Birmingham and Philadelphia area contests.
Ohio convention bolt sparks riot at Potsmouth gathering
Riotous scenes erupt as police fail to control crowd at the Tenth district Republican convention in Potsmouth Ohio. Delegates nominate HoH Mechlin of Adams County for Congress by acclamation, while the Clark Johnson faction names Romulus Johnson of Ironton. Bannett denounces efforts to keep his name off the ballot as a second convention is set to select the regular nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potsmuth
Ohio
Representaive Bannon
Hoh Mechlin
Adams
Congress
Clark Johnson
Romulus Johnson
Ironton
Congres
Bannett
Manufacturers Oppose Class Issues and Tariff Moves
The National Association of Manufacturers, meeting in New York, opposes class declarations in party platforms and vows to press a permanent tariff commission while seeking Philippine market closures to all foreign trade. President Van Cleave claims the Hepburn bill was defeated and denounces Western canker men as controlled by land graft interests amid a broad campaign to unify industrial action nationwide.
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van Cleave Claums
Hepburn Bullim
Philippine
New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Untion
Jouhn van Cleave
Albany
Hartsourg
Boston
Columbus
Springfield
Washington
van Cleave
California for Bryan delegates debate platform at state Dem convention
The Democratic State convention adopted a platform naming the California delegation for W J Bryan for President and Theodore A Baller as temporary chairman. The platform calls for the total exclusion of Asiatic laborers, tariff reform to lower duties on necessities, free trade on competing trusts goods, and repeal of the lumber tariff. It favors vigorous antitrust enforcement, excluding unions, Philippine independence, direct presidential relations, direct primaries, initiative and referendum, and postal savings banks. Delegates at large elected: Theodore A Gell, Nathan Pleto, Robert M Fitzgerald, and William Sontey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yresna
Cal
California
W J Bryan
Theodore A Baller
Philip 'S
United States
Theodore A Gell Nathan Ple
Robert M Fitegerald
William Sontey
Big Names in Plot Reveals Suspected Marriage Paper
The trial centers on a supposed marriage between Mae Wood and Senator Platt. Evidence includes a handwritten admission and a disputed typewritten document, with letters showing pressure, duress, and alleged fraud. Witnesses describe forged or altered pages and the broader motive to extort money from the senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marrage
Washington
Bdc
Mae C Wood
Washington DC
Mae
Senators
Mi” Stanchfeld
Thomas C Platt
New York City
Aly
Mr Platt
Walt
New York
Local option faction wins at Prohibition state convention
Delegates gathered at MCA Hall as the Prohibition State convention opened to elect delegates to the national meeting. Dr Day criticized the President for drinking peble art and Pryan for silence on the liquor question. The convention split into two factions, Prohibition and local option supporters, and a single delegate committee from each county was appointed to draft resolutions for submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tierton
Prohibition
Mca Hall
Pryan
Murphy to Back Taft Speech Planned by Chicago Club
Charles Webb Murphy president of the Chicago National League Baseball Club will go to speak this summer for William Howard Taft if he is nominated. The announcement was made to pay his effort in favor of the Republican candidate. Murphy’s destination has not yet been determined.
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Cian
Snickerbaker
Forty Second
Broadway
Senator Pratt
Coronado Beach
Cal
Mae C Wood
Misa Wood al Jeges
Platt
Spee
Kathy
Tccrpr
Tom Platt
Washington Post
Chicago
Charles Webb Murphy
Chicago National League Baseball Club
Taft
Harry & New
National Republican Committee
Murphy
Senator McEnery Re-elected in Baton Rouge Lab
United States Senator Samuel Douglas McEnery was reelected to his seat by a unanimous vote of both chambers as the legislature prepared to compare results. In St Petersburg a planned duel between Guchkoff and Milukoff was canceled due to influential Douma intervention after a quarrel over a false statement.
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Baton Rouge Li
United States
Samuel Douglas McEnery
Recordea
Senate
House
St Petersburg
Guchkoff
Milukoff
Constitutional Democrats
Guchkoffs
Saluting Cannon Explodes Killing One Near Eureka
An old four inch cannon used to salute the Atlantic fleet at Centerville Beach exploded. One man was killed, three women and one boy were seriously hurt, and about a dozen others were slightly injured as hundreds gathered to watch the fleet pass through Ferndale and Eel River valley. The cannon had been secured at Ferndale and brought to the beach for the salute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Cal
Ferndale
Eel River Valley
Centerville Beach
New England Mills Resume Operations At Woonsocket Plant
Woonsocket mill resumes full time operation next Tuesday after a two month shutdown, employing 1500 workers. Amesbury Mill also to resume. Hamilton Woolen Co returns to full schedule after months of four‑day weeks, with 740 workers making cotton print goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket LI
Allee MII
Woonsocket Rubber Company
Amesbury Mass
Hamilton Woolen Company
Tracing Effects from the Baltimore American
A fragment from the Baltimore American ponders mythic metaphors as a speaker riffs on Jupiter and Vulcan, joking about headaches and creative blame. The quip ties classical myth to contemporary writ and wry self reflection.
Teeth Found in Ashes in Guinness Case Spark Wisconsin Search
Relatives in Wisconsin write to Sheriff at Laporte Indiana widow involved as officers probe sightings and murders tied to Mrs Belle Guinness. Seven unidentified bodies buried. coroner likely to rule the burned woman as Mrs Guinness amid ongoing Lamphere murder trial focus.
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Wisconsin
Sherif
Laporte
Indiana
Norway
Laporte Ind
Guinness Home
Belle Guinness
P Norton
Guinness
Mack
Ray Lamphere
Smith
Smutzer
William Riedinger
Delafield
Wis
David Hicken
Waukesha
Riedinger
Ming Jennie Graham
Peis
Henry Gurholat
Scandinavia
Luporte
Gurholdts
Gurholdt
Sweeney & Kugler Attorneys
Osage
Smutzers
Ginness
Potters Field
Panama Pledges to Fight Electoral Fraud Ahead of July Vote
After a Cabinet meeting Secretary Taft announced Panama will form a commission of electoral inquiry with power to investigate voter complaints. The move, urged by affidavits alleging registration denial, aims to keep the July 12 presidential election orderly and prevent unrest that might invite U S intervention. The United States would join the inquiry under treaty provisions to preserve order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Panama
United States
Taft Tg
Licensed to Marry in 16 Prolific Couples Across Multiple Parishes
A string of marriage licenses lists numerous couples and officiants, with dates and locations including Ballimors Md and Culebra Panama. Names include Frank J. McShane and Helen A. Rogers, Margaret Regen and Frank J Dorr, Elizabeth Halloran and Mark James Burke, and others, alongside reverends and witnesses.
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Frank J. McShane
Helen A. Rogers
Honk
Milton & Ford
Kate T Hobertson
Ross
Frank J Dorr
Margaret Regen
Mark James Burke
Elizebeth Halloran
Richmond
T Russell George Straues
Annie L. Schaff
Ballimors
S Bundy
Arthur F Hodgson
Emeline P Countreman
G P Wilson James N Wngland
Culebra
Panama
Charlesetta Leonwed
HH Wells
Franwin
Mangum
Annie Hayes
Abbott
Jordan Yutram
Grace EB Grimth
Deaths Reported to March 18 Health Office
Death notices list numerous individuals with ages from 1 month to 88 years. Names include Capt William Brown, Thomas Varxer, William H Belin, Matilda C Lord, Anne Dunn, Florence L Nelson, Veronica E Nolte, Elizabeth Lews, Robert M Tucker, Horace Sigwart, Percy Brock, Estela Brown, Julius Chamberlain, Tillmen Dorsey, Alice B Howard, Henry Duvall, Clara Kenney, Rosa Ware, Charles Willis, and others. Residences span several streets in Washington area, with ages and some institutional notes such as Home Aged and Infirm and Government Hospital Insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm Brown
Ontkrin Rd
Thomas Varxher
H Belin
Mass Ave
Wm Mujholl
Nat Homeo Wespt
Matilda C Lord
Anne Dunn
Florence L Nelson
Veronica E Nolte
Elizabeth Lews
Quincy
Tillmen Dorsey
Alice B Howard
Henry Duvall
Clara
Kenney
Blair
Rosa Ware
Charles Willis
VY St
Arguments on Tobacco Ouster in Sherman Suit
In New York on May 13 the government argued to dissolve the American Tobacco Company under the Sherman act marking a monopoly and restraint of trade. Co defendants include British American Tobacco American Snuff American Cigar American United Cigar Stores and fifty associated firms. Judge Coxe pressed for relief questions as McReynolds sought an injunction to bar American Tobacco from doing business in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
American Tobacco Company
United States Supreme Court
British American Tobacco Company
American Snuff Company
American Cigar Company
United Cigar Stores Company
Coxa
McReynolds
Amercan Tobacco Company
Enjoining an Interstate Commerce Action at Amerian Tobacco
A court may issue an injunction preventing interference in interstate business operations or appoint a receiver to unwind affairs at the American Tobacco Company and restore competitive conditions. The move aims to halt anticompetitive practices and reestablish market balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amerian Tobaco
Michigan Delegates Debate Bryan Backing at State Dem Meet
Wayne County Democrats argue over four delegates at large to the Democratic national convention with Bryan favored for instruction. Gov Johnson supporters and an uninstructed faction exist as Judge Townsley and others lead the fight against national committeeman DJ Campau in Detroit. The Democratic State convention convenes tomorrow to decide the delegation.
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Nigit
del Gates
Brian
Gov Johnson
Hrvan
Ational
DJ Campau
Detroit
WT Townsliy
Wayne County Democrats
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Carriot
Child
Mob
Chase
Closeland Chin
Letca Wonenski
Youlhie
Lakeaoud
Dave
Wits
du Pont
Triden Company
Leentro
Lgve
Benner
Ontilu
Ve Beer
Wade Park
Avenu
Superior Street
Gher
Potectonica
Orvber Oo & Ee
Matheas
Anitton
Fes
Eva Sas
Geo C.le Shaffer
Heflin
Alabama
Bryan
Dimagiam
Ln Way
Democratic Priory
Anidales
Cerial Penina
John
Tom Lisor
Riemnglam Representatie
J Thomas Hefir
Wirth
Wirth Dierict
Clayton
Fueter
Birminghar Ani
R Maim Cham
Yan Sam Will Joner
Birmingham
Briar
Jane
Orkies
Cremio
Bryai
Worky Pevey
Bimingham
Go Johnsons
Philadelphia
William Teningsisan
Jerning
Jed
Albama
Acd
Pennsylvana
Steel Trust
Pennsylania
Ohio Convention Bolt
Portsmouth
To-Kalon Wine CO
14Th St. N. W
G. Womanry
Stanchfied
Justice O Gorman
Senator Platt
Mae Wood
Mr Stanchfield
Howe
Jerome
Hummel
Hommél
Senator Flatt
Repator
Eis Son
Ana
Frank
Counel
Corporations
Harry
New York State
Dana
Atlanticity
Sou
Middlebrook
Red Dragon Seltzer
Snow
Stanchfield
Miss Wood
Vir
Humnel Miller
Miller
Old Platt
Janeway
Nebraska
William Typele
Wynne
London
Robert J Wynne
Tondon
Loeb
Martin Miller
Wood-Platt
Local Option Faction
Jersey
M’enery
Louisiana Statesman
Douma
California Beach
New England
Baltimore American
Jupiter
Vulcan
Throndhje
Bella Guinnesss
Paul Pedersen
Storsethgjarden
Lake Selbo
Republic
Health Office Record
Yasue Bea
Jayimg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bulletin
Atlantic City
Delaware River Bridge
Great American Seashore
Michigan
Johnson
van Camp
van Camp’s
van Camp Packing Company
Indianapolis
Ind
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