Universal Transfer Plan Defeated in Heated Debate
A lively session defeated the Universal Transfer Plan which would establish a temporary streetcar service within sixty days. The measure faced opposition against street railway companies accused of stock watering and undue influence as debate touched on extending lines to Calon S and Delaware avenues, with consideration of permanent tracks and broader transit reforms for Washington and nearby cities.
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Lrner Sritier
Mesur
Washtighs
Latan
Washington Railway
Delaware
Tulam
Calon
Menta
Norrherzst
Fernslana Avenue
Suca de Sauins
Inter Aly
T Kb
Miligan
Rees
Tle
Inn
Ledersoot
Ata
Neprassa
TRAIN SAVED FROM WRECK IN UTICA TRAIL
Westbound West Shore Continental Limited avoided wreck near Utica as a spike was removed from both rails by Fred Langlois of Savage Arms and Deputy Sheriff Ferguson two minutes before the train passed. Aboard three men planned plunder but fled after witnesses alerted authorities.
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Ferguson
Doctor fears babies his hand scratched by bone
The report describes a Brooklyn doctor fearing rabies after a patient, a man named Wallum H K Walsh, died of hydrophobia. Autopsy and Pasteur treatment were discussed, with officials stating the death resulted from natural rabies exposure and not medical negligence. The account notes surrounding public concern and the precautionary Pasteur regime for the doctor.
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Pasteur
W H Marsh
Omates
Warsi
de Wheeler
Welvey
Hamat
Brooklyn
Travis
Wheeter
Mae Wood jailed after dramatic trial end in perjury case
Mae Wood who sought an absolute divorce from United States Senator Th Colonel Platt was jailed after Justice O Gorman dismissed the suit and ordered her held on five thousand dollars bail on perjury charges. A handwriting expert disputed the alleged marriage certificate and witnesses testified the blank form was not printed until months after the date claimed for the marriage. The judge questioned Wood on the stand and ruled she had committed perjury, ordering jail unless bail is posted.
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New Yok
Mae C Wood
Unite States
Thétas C Platt
New York
Supreme Court
Torris Prson
O Gorman
Platts
Plantuit
Senator Plan
Senator Platt
Pitt
Platt
Mae Wood
Defendiit
Miss Wood
Stacrhfi
Stacrhfi Id Eg In Marvel For the Dismissal of the Compilat and Justres Gant
le Bardi
Moa Dunn
Lannot
Gorman
Vievers
Capl Lynch
Siuul
Vood
le Barbier
Lee
Lynch
Railroad to Rush Corn Prices on Chicago Board of Trade
Rumors say Chicago Board of Trade acts to spark corn trading on May deliveries. Rumors link Boston and Houston interests and James A Patten to the move aimed at guiding corn under market manipulation.
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Patten
Chicago
Cueas
Chicase Board of Trade
Cleo Bu Hston and
Quincy
Printers Reelect Lynch at International Union
Returns indicate President James M. Lynch and Secretary Treasurer J W Bramwood will be reelected at the International Typographical Union headquarters in Indianapolis. Vice President J Hayes also appears reelected. The report notes travel plans and guaranteed return by Sunday night on regular trains except the Congressional Limited.
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International Union Indianapolis
International Typographical Union
James M. Lynch
J W Bramwood
J ‘ Hayes
Baltimore
Saundses
Pennsylvania
ROW OVER CHURCH UNION PROTESTANTS VOTE FOR Baltimore DELEGATES
In Pittshurt May 21 Rev T H Lewis head of the Methodist Protestant Conference Rev A Reynolds Cho and eight lay delegates were chosen to attend the Baltimore Methodist Episcopal Conference on church union plans They arrive Saturday An address by Rev J M Gill of Washington DC sparks protests about the Women’s Home Missionary Board and a Baltimore speech by Rev Dr J M Sheridan prompts a sharp reply from Rev Dr Lewis about insinuations of improper conduct
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Baltimore
Pittshurt Pn
T HL Lewis
Methodist Protestant Conference
A . Reynolds Cho
R Harms
Methodist Episcopal Conference
J M Gill
Washington DC
Womans Home Missionary Board
J. M Sheridan
Balimore
Methodist Protestant Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lewis
Funeral Coach Wrecks In Dust Fifty Street Crash
A funeral coach drawn by a single horse collided with a coal wagon on Dust Fifty Second Street near Park Avenue. Driver John O Neil and two male passengers were aboard. A woman named Bissannie Margulius was thrown out with facial injuries. Another passenger Jacob Katz was badly bruised. The coach was wrecked and a second woman suffered a fright.
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Washington Pot
New York
Waham Gould
Wamster
Eason
Park Avenue
Lexmeton Avenue
Ato 1
John O Neil
Bissannie Margulius
Ted
Wis
Jacob Katz
CINTYRE ARRESTS FOLLOW SIGNED BY SUPREME COURT
Supreme Court Justice Rockwood of Siatona signs arrest notices for two brokerage members Thomas Meintyre and John Welatie. Frederick MoRaara of Waterford Noir is linked to the case over value of molecules claimed to be diverted for private use. Proceedings fixed at $30 per week, with daily Milnuty res finishing.
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Justine Rockwood
Siatona
Atested
Thomas
Meintyre
John
Welatie
Frederick
Mo Raara
Waterford Noir
Pashi
Ruef Jury Disagrees In Bikery Case Trial
The Watimatan jury in the Abe Rueff case failed to agree after thirteen ballots. Six jurors opposed a conviction, ruling Pelvisions testimony inadmissible against Rueffin, affecting the chief grafters verdict.
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Abe Ruett
Latas
Hueure
Siaty
Rueffinite
Baldieg
Severe North American Snowstorm Strikes Multiple States
A major snowstorm sweeps across Wyoming Montana Nebraska and adjacent areas near May 21 causing three foot drifts and widespread damage. The storm disrupts transportation heightens hazards and results in significant crop and property losses across the region.
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Wyoming
Montana
Nebraska
Taft Praises Ghurgh Aid and Philippine Policy Remarks
Secretary of War Taft addresses Tennessee Bar Association on the difficulties of transferring sovereignty from Spain to the United States in the Philippines. He notes church state relations and predicts benefits from Catholic church prosperity, urging careful transition. Also lists Beltimore and Ohio Railroad excursion details to Frederick and return.
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Tennessee Bar Association
Nashville
Taft
Bar Assocition
Tennessee
Philppines
Amercian
Philippines
Spain
United States
Beltimore & Ohio Railroad
Frederick Keedysville
Antietam
Hagerstown
Union Station
Eleet in Four Harbors
Puget Sound ports honor entertaining battle ships as seven Atlantic fleet vessels enter Bellingham Bay after voyage from San Francisco. Municipal authorities greet the ships while shore crowds assemble to welcome the visiting fleet. Pilot Herbert F Beecher guided the fleet from Cape Flattery to Port Angeles where some vessels left the line for Port Townsend and Bremerton Navy Yard.
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Puget Sound
Bellingham
Wash
Bellingham Bay
Se Francisco
Cape Flattery
Herbert F Beecher
Henry Ward Belcher
Port Angeles
Louisiana
Virginia
Missouri
Ohio
Illiois
Kearsargo
Port Townsend
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Kentucky
Bremerton Navy Yard
Lusitania Sets Westbound Atlantic Record Amid Fog
The Lusitania aimed to beat the Daunts Rock time and set a new westbound transatlantic record despite dense fog and a storm delaying progress. Speeds exceeded 25 knots with 62 knots logged in one day, narrowing the gap to Sandy Hook, while the Mauretania and Cunard subsidies hinged on a strong performance.
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Mauretania
Tisiania
Daunts Rock
Lustama
Tiee
Sand Hook
Cunard
Trial of Abra ham Collier Begins in Circuit Court
The trial of Abraham Collier, brother of a New York publisher, for the murder of William H Haughey began in the Circuit Court before Judge Van Eabber. District Attorney Stifler urged a first degree verdict, while defense attorney Robinson contended the killing was in self defense after Haughey interrupted a conversation and threatened Collier. Witness John Connor testified Collier struck Haughey with a shovel after an argument. Mrs Collier and Amos Dick corroborated the sequence. The case hinges on whether Collier acted in self defense or murdered in cold blood.
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Abraham Collier
New York
William H Haughey
van Eabber
Collie
Stifler
Collier
Ir Robinson
Haughey
Amos Dick
Antwerp Train Disaster Kills Dozens Near Conteh Station
A crowded pilgrim train to a shrine was struck by the Antwerp Brussels Express at Conteh station near Antwerp. Speeding at about fifty miles an hour, the express leaped onto the local tram, causing widespread destruction and dismemberment. Officials report many dead and injured as surgeons, clergy, and soldiers assist the relief effort. Prince Albert visited the wounded and pledged support at a banquet planned later.
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Antwerp
Europe
Conteh
Staty
Jovn
Brussels
Eline
Fedcial
Lis Swtech
Confich
Conlich
Neghboring
Amiens
Prince Albert
Cuntich
Presi
Dynamiters wreck Harlem branch bridge near Bay Chester
A fifty pound demolition charge destroyed the first span of a modern steel bridge on the Harlem branch near Bay Chester delaying traffic. The attack targeted a bridge long troubled by labor unrest with threats attributed to striking workers, investigators say.
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New York
Harlem
New Haven
Hartford
Bay Chester
Yale Tap Day Honors Thirty Five Juniors Elects Notables
Special to The Washington Post New Haven May 21 Yale conducted its tap day on campus as 35 academic juniors were admitted into the three major senior societies. Elisha F Riggs Jr of Washington and Alfred A Biddle of Philadelphia were among those elected to the scroll, signaling recognition by Yale social groups.
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Washngton
New Haven
Yale
Elisha F Riggs Jr
Washington
Alfred A Biddle
Philadelphia
Russia to Sell Rail Lines in Asia and China
Shanghai dispatch reports Russia has sold the Kwangshentz Harbin Railway to Japan and plans to sell the Primorsk Manchuria Railway to China. The notice mentions new fast trains with dining cars and meals at standard rates, plus a $500 reward for flood information. A Washington Post column note invites readers to watch for their name with the cashier for details.
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London
Shanghai
The
Morning Post
Russia
Kwangshentz- Harbin
Japan
Primorsk- Manchuria
China
Baltimore
Ghle
Chicago
Washington Post
Bryan Calls It Betrayal in Harrisburg Convention Row
In Harrisburg May 21 William J Bryan spent an hour and a half between trains meeting with Jere Black Warren Worth Bailey and other Bryan men. He denounced the state convention for betraying the voters by ignoring primaries and urged the necessity of primaries to prevent delegates from misrepresenting public will.
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Harrisburg
William J Bryan
Jere § Black
York
Warren Worth Bailey
Johnstown
Bryan
Bar to Adjournment Williams Urged to End It
Congress faces a noted filibuster as Williams and allies resist roll calls. Republicans fret over wasted time with 29 conference reports and 6 more days likely before adjournment, while Democrats consider pressure to end obstruction. Senate ready to adjourn tomorrow. House seeks home for national convention.
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Wes
Congress
House
Carnun
Williams
Furter
Senate
Presbyterians in Council Elect Fuller as Moderator
In Kansas City on May 21 Rev Haxter P Fullerton of St Louis was elected moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the United States by acclamation to succeed Rev William H Roberts of Philadelphia. Fullerton becomes stated clerk of the assembly, belonging to the southern branch, the first moderator from that branch since the church amalgamated.
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Kansas City
Haxter P Fullerton
St Louis
Presbyterian Church In
United States
William H Roberts
Philadelphia
K Fullertor
Iso Becan
Fullerton
Vanderbilts divorce papers sealed in New York Supreme Court
The referee report in the divorce suit of Mrs Elsie Fienen Vanderbilt against Alfred G Vanderbit was sealed and filed in the New York Supreme Court. The report was favorable to Mrs Vanderbilt and the motion to confirm it was taken under advisement. The article also mentions railroad travel details and ticket offices in Washington.
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New York
Elsie Fienen Vanderbilt
Alfred G Vanderbit
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Justice Owerman
Supreme Court
Vanderbilt
Ana
Fernald Defends Denial of District Bribery Charges
Witness testifies that money was never given to district employees in a favored bid scheme. The Cranford Paving Company president denies paying to influence contracts and confirms discussions to reduce expenses without harming competition, remarking that any proposals were unauthorized and aimed at cost savings.
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Brennan
Cranford
Ilegally
Cranford Company
Sephai
Brennan Company
Sidre
Inddin
P J Brennan
Joseph Dinford
Cranford Paving Company
Cranfenl
Ul Ocloch
Charles A Douglas
Gibbs J. Bikes
Mer Céinfort
Te Bronan
Nan Ren Ifler
Siiney Fieber
QOWH
Perre John
Poonian Company
Havng
Crawford
Dietret
Crawas
Hunt
Wr Johnson
Trennan
Fuennin
Johnson Percy Cranford
Mvess
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