Rioters Attack in Odessa. Infernal Machine Kills Police
Rioting in Odessa leaves police chief and two detectives dead after an infernal machine exploded in the central police bureau. A girl and two men are said to have planted the device. three attackers fled, two captured. Police pursue suspects as mobs threaten Jews. violence erupts amid broader political upheaval in St. Petersburg with unrest tied to radical groups and anti Empire plots.
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Odessa
Central Police Bureau
Gurl
Peher
Shben
Hargman
Czar
St Petersburg
Beon
Stolspin
Nicholas
Lis Meljesty
Tol
Count Bobrinsky
Constitutional-Conservative
Premer
M. Stolypin
Department of Public Actor and Security
St. Petersburg
Wreck injures thirty on Central of Georgia train
Birmingham May 20 Passenger train No 3 of the Central of Georgia Railroad wrecked at Waverly near Opelika about noon. Thirty injured none fatally. Names include Adelaide D York of Cleveland Ohio with a dislocated hip R K Waters Morley Michigan arm cut and bruised Mrs G B Adams Alexander City W E McIntosh Opelika right ear cut off Rev A Holmes Bessemer and several black passengers among the injured.
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Birmingham
Ala
Central of Georgia Railroad
Waverly
Opehka
Adelaide D
York
Cleveland
Ohio
R. K. Waters
Morley
Mich
Babcock Honored by Local Admirers at Home
Washington friends and admirers of Joseph W. Babcock former Wisconsin congressman and twelve year District Committee chairman last night presented him with a massive silver loving cup at his B Street residence The cup bears an inscription thanking him for twelve years of service and fifty seven American Beauty roses symbolizing years served The gift was bought by subscriptions led by B H Warner Commissioner Macfarland delivered the remarks and Washington officials attended Mrs Babcock received a silver card case and pocketbook as a token from city friends
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Washington
Joseph W. Babcock
Congress
Wisconsin
House
Babcock
B Street
Joseph Weeks Babcock
National Capital
District of Columbia
House of Representatives
B. H. Warner
Muacfarland
Board of Commissioners
Macfarland
West
W. Woodward
Charles
Bundy
William H. Sanders
Richard Kingeman
John McHirey
BE. Southard Parker
Commissioner West
Green bug invades Illinois threatening oats yield
Special to The Washington Post reports that the so called green bug has spread into Illinois from the southwest. In Champaign County and other southeastern counties the pest is widespread with yellowing patches in fields. Chicago grain traders confirm its presence and farmers fear crop failure for oats.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Illinois
Champaign County
Charge Two Slain Soon Married the Widow
Dr D S Rowland formerly of Henderson and active in Raleigh faces murder charges in Henderson for killing his eleven year old son David with suspected strychnine after a roadside orange feeding. His wife Mrs Strange arrested as accessory before the fact in the elder Strange death. Police seek exhumation findings and insurance connections loom large.
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D. S. Rowland
Washington
Raliegh
N. C
D. S. Rowfiand
Henderson
David
Charles R. Strange
Rowland
Audiden
Strange
Norfolk
Releigh
Seaboard Air Line
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Stradge
Chicago
David Rowland
State Agricultural and Mechanical College
Strike by 1000 Italian trackmen on New Haven line
About 1,000 Italian trackmen employed by the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad struck in New Haven Connecticut after the road refused a 1 percent wage increase from the current rate of 1.50 per day. The strike centers in Hartford with affected divisions including New York Hartford and Highland.
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New York, New Haven
Hartford
New Haven
Conn
Busse Removes Eight From Chicago School Board
Chicago May 2 Mayor Busse formally ousted eight school board members who refused to resign after a prior request for twelve. Four did resign and the move aims to secure E G Cooley remains as superintendent of schools.
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Chicago
Busse
E. G. Cooley
Students Riot At Circus In Lafayette May Night
About 200 Purdue University students disrupted a circus side show in Lafayette Indiana then moved to threaten the main tent. A brisk clash with circus security followed and several students were beaten but no serious injuries were reported.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Circus Seiages
Coreys Reach Cherbourg on Kaiser's Arrival
Special cable reports Mr and Mrs William Corey landing at Cherbourg aboard Kaiser Wilhelm II arrival. They hastened to a waiting car and departed in privacy with Corey avoiding contact. Mrs Corey's identity remained veiled as she emerged late from the steamer amid roped off approaches.
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Washington Post
Paris
William Pais Corey
Cherbourg
Coreys
Corey
Séchision
Rifled Dr Clark Desk At Brooklyn Church Office
A young man claiming ties to a Pittsburg law firm representing Mrs. Corey rifled Rev J L Clark's desk at Bushwick Avenue Congregational Church in Brooklyn. He sought notes and church records and left an unintelligible note, muttering of possible legal action. Dr Clark faced questions at a Presbyterian Ministers meeting and apologized to his church.
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Corey
Wellington Post
New York
Pittsburg
J. L. Clark
Bushwick Avenue Congregational Church
Linden Street
Brooklyn
Dame
Miss Gillman
Dr. Clark
Presbyterian Ministers Association
Clark
Woman Arrests Self Then Hires Man To Wed Her
In Cleveland on May 20 Mrs Alice Leach aged 46 filed her own arrest warrant and turned herself in at police headquarters after declaring her trial marriage with Harry Mantel had failed. She claimed she and Mantel planned lifelong partnership but he sought a new license to wed another. Police learned both faced charges, and Mantel appeared to marry Mrs Leach to settle the matter.
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Washington Post
Cleveland
Ohio
Alice Leach
Leutenant
Harry Mantel
Leach
Denounce Speaker Cannon by Trainmen in Atlanta Resolution
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen adopted a resolution denouncing Speaker Cannon for opposing railroad labor protection and a bid for re election. A second resolution condemns the current indiscriminate wave of immigrants, especially Asians. The grand executive board was elected: J W Rhodes chairman R J Powers Arthur W Evans O C Cash and F C Lockwood.
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Atlanta
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Cannon
National House of Representatives
Asiatica
French Cruiser Chanzy Ashore Near Saddle Islands
The French cruiser Chanzy ran aground on a Saddle Island in the Chusan group. The ship lies in a dangerous position and assistance is being dispatched from Shanghai. The dispatch notes urgency and the peril facing the vessel amid ongoing chestnut storms.
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Shanghai
Chanzy
Saddle Islands
Chusan
Seven Die In Engleville Mine Fire Near Trinidad
Seven miners including Superintendent Alexander Jay were burned or suffocated in Engleville mine after a fire that had burned for over a year spread across the incline tunnel three miles from the opening. Bodies recovered. rescue teams built a temporary tunnel to reach them.
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Trinidad
Col
Alexander Jay
Cobs
Engleville
Cote
Train Ditches. Twenty Three Hurt Near Hillsboro
A south bound Central of Georgia passenger train left the track near Hillsboro Georgia today about noon. The wreck injured twenty three people, none seriously. The train carried delegates, mostly from Athens and nearby, to the Odd Fellows convention in Columbus.
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Hillsboro
Central of Georgia
Here
Athens
Odd Fellows' Convention
Columbus
Jury wrangle delays Steunenberg trial in Boise
In Boise on May 20 the Steunenberg murder case faced further delays as only 11 of 20 peremptory challenges were used and 9 of 100 veniremen remained. Judge Wood planned to adjourn for more talesmen while juror Fisher faced scrutiny over alleged remarks about the accused.
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Fisher
Boise
Idaho
Steunenberg
Wood
Hodgin
Joseph Chinn
Chatr Neu
William McGuffin
Chatr No. 6
George Powell
Lee Scrivener
Iaat
Scrivener
Kansas
Wiliam D. Haywood
Tounsel
Cc. P. Allen
Alien
Allen
Colorado
James H. Hawley
T. D. Callahan
Day
Split in Club Reported by Cleveland Paper
A Cleveland paper claims the Washington Nationals are divided into two factions the Stalwarts of old players and the Invaders loyal to Manager Cantillon. The report says Cantillon favored new players and would relegate some veterans to Des Moines or Minneapolis. Cantillon denies any truth and no confirmation from players.
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Cleveland
Nationals
Washington Post
Ohio
Washington
Stalwarts
Invaders
Cantillon
Des Moines
Minneapolis
National Commission
Clash Within Sect Hierarchy Plan Charged
In Columbus on May 20 the Presbyterian General Assembly adopted a report urging centralization via an executive committee of fifteen to act between sessions on church matters except judicial. The move sparked opposition as an attempt to create a Catholic hierarchy, while supporters argued it extends church governance and power execution under the moderator.
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Columbus
Ohio
Presbyterian General Assembly
Special Committee
Presbytery
General Assembly
Net General Assembly
Doremus
Michigan
Alexandert. Kerr
Pennsylvania
James D. Moffatt
Washington and Jefferson University
Henry E. Dosker
Church Federation of Temperance
Anti- Saloon League
Dosker
Hendle
Lima
Portsmouth
Steubenville
Lawyer shoots politician in Oklahoma political clash
Haskell B Talley, a lawyer and politician, shot B F Pettus, cousin of Alabama Senator Pettus and Oklahoma Democratic leader. The shooting at a street corner was witnessed by about a dozen people. Talley allegedly acted over Pettus’s rejection of him as a suitor for his daughter. Pettus is expected to recover.
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Off
Lenin
Uhanoff
Alexander II
Vladimir
St Petersburg
Siberia
Russia
Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Social Democratic Party
Finland
Pettus
Tulsa
Ind. T
Stromboli and Etna Again Active in May
In Messina Sicily on May 20 the Stromboli and Mount Etna volcanoes are active, with continual deafening explosions, especially at Stromboli. The island’s population is terrified as Prot. Platania is sent by the government to Stromboli to study the phenomenon, report danger, and advise precautions.
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Italy
Platania
Messina
Sicily
Stromboli
Mount Etna
Arkansas Insurance Firms Pay $600 Each to End Suit
Sun Insurance of New Orleans Hartford Fire Palatine and Commercial Insurance firms agreed to pay $600 apiece to settle amid anti trust claims in Arkansas. The four companies denied all allegations and the settlements bar further prosecutions for acts prior to the agreement.
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Arkansas
Lite Rock
Ark
Sun Insurance Company
New Orleans
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Hartford
Wife of Roosevelt kin entangled in city banking case
Frank Kilemme sues wife Hannah Meta Klemme for alienation of affection from Constant A. Andrews, president of United States Savings Bank. The trial in New York Supreme Court features Mrs. Figge, mother of Klemme, alleging Andrews’s influence over Klemme’s wife, with Roosevelt family ties and a sanitar ium commitment adding to the drama. The case centers on alleged improper relations and the menage at 727 Madison Avenue, as witnesses including John E. Roosevelt are expected.
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Washington Post
New York
Frank K. Kilemme
Philadelphia
Hannah Meta Klemme
Constant A. Andrews
United States Savings Bank
Roosevelt
Andrews
Klemme
Madison Avenue
John &. Roosevelt
Figge
Jemme
Mr. Andrews
Mr. Kiemme
Mrs. Klemme
Mrs. Andrews
Bir Andrews
Suit by Mrs Gould charges cruelty and conspiracy
Katarine Clemons Gould files in New York Supreme Court for permanent separation from Howard Gould. She accuses him of cruelty and public humiliation, spying, mail interference, and plans to manufacture evidence with police help to ruin her. The suit seeks alimony and a $20 million estate stake, with possible open-court trial and Jerome to investigate police involvement.
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Jerome
New York Police Department
Jit Ig
Gould
Hawley
Police Department
Micell
Nicol
Goauld
Howard Gould
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Si- Adirasa
Oftar
Hestrets
Department of Public Order and Security
St. Petersrine
Nicholas Nicholas Devitech
Council of Ministers
Imperial
Social Democrats
Count Robrins
Constitutional Conservative Party
Shirsky
Rucial Democrats
Ingperly
Nikolai Lenin
Social Democratic Congress
London
Vladimir Chan
Alabama
Babgock
Dept. of Union Trust Co
Raleigh
Frank BR. Stockton
Stockton
Frank R. Stockton
Sloan
C. F
Jake
Venice
UAY
U. S
Hierachy Plan Charged
Etna
Bettles
John E. Roosevelts
Klemumie
Johanna Figge
Kiemme
Elfe
Alwas
John & Roosevelt
Eff.t
Howard
Washington Port
Katarine Clemmons Gould
Supreme Court
de Lancer Nicoll
Clarence J. Shearn
Goulds
Nicoll
Bingham
Central Office
Hingham
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