Balfour Charged With Breach and House of Commons Disorder
London May 2 The Commons session opened amid unprecedented chaos as Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman moved to adjourn to discuss Premier Balfour’s pledge on colonial preference. Lyttelton spoke amid shouts while Balfour defended the policy hinting at possible parliamentary action. The Speaker adjourned after exhaustion of attempts to restore order as spectators crowded the lobbies and press.
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Balfour row as Irish clashes disrupt Commons
In a Commons scene marked by shouting and disorder, cries of Balfour and calls for him to defend his honor erupted. The deputy speaker invoked a new rule to suspend the session at peak turmoil as Liberal leaders planned a censure motion for tomorrow. A London colonial conference is set for 16, with premiers to meet on imperial matters. Chamberlain remained outside the chamber during the disturbance.
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Henry Campbell- Bannerman
London
Liberal Morning Papers
House of Commons
Joseph Chamberlain
Prayer to Stiffen Nerve Moves Philadelphia Ministers
Philadelphia clergy marched to City Hall urging Mayor Weaver to block the lease of gas works to United Gas Improvement Company. The May 22 scene showed ministers praying and pressing the mayor, who pledged to defeat the proposed lease within days.
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
City Hall
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United Gas Improvement Company
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Broad Street
Durham
Citizens' Union seeks Tammany Hall cooperation on city ticket
The Citizens' Union nominating committee in New York decided to engage Tammany Hall in shaping a city ticket. Leaders favor re-electing Mayor McClellan but face a split over endorsing him, with conditions including Jerome's renomination. Tammany would present a ticket that could win broad citizen support, while the union aimed to remain nonpartisan. Jerome's fate rests with the convention.
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Charles Murphy
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May corn and wheat surge on Chicago pits amid shorts panic
May corn opened 58 cents and jumped to 68 cents per bushel as traders blamed few operators for cornering the market. Wheat rose to 101 1/2 cents in the session before paring gains. May delivery climbed to 116 cents, then fell back amid profit-taking leaving May contracts higher by several cents.
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Chicago
President Roosevelt’s Rail Trip Costs Paid by Railroads
Colorado railroads used by President Roosevelt for his statewide trip received payment for services. The Pennsylvania Railroad sent a check covering expenses for the entire tour, allocated among the Denver and Rio Grande Western and Colorado and Southern and other lines that operated the President in the state.
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Washington Post
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Roads
Presbyterian Assembly votes to reunite with Cumberland church
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church voted to reunite with the Cumberland Presbyterian branch. A committee on cooperation will study details of consolidation with a 21-member panel, while the Cumberland body in Fresno has not yet decided on full adoption of the report. The assembly also set plans for a bicentennial celebration in Philadelphia and discussed marriage and divorce resolutions.
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Humtsville
Ala
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Philadelphia
R D Breed
Palladelphia
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Brooklyn
Justice Harlan
John M Harlan
Charles Dickey
American Bar Association
Cromwell on the Lid Holds Factions to Silence
A Washington Post report outlines a fierce, hidden battle within Equitable affairs as William Nelson Cromwell leads harmonizing efforts while factions Hyde and Alexander refuse concessions. The May 31 directors meeting will discuss the Frick committee report and future management, with Cromwell’s involvement central to any harmony plan.
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New York
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Alexander
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Frick Committee
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Sunrise Club Debate Probes Conscience and Morality
Special to The Washington Fest reports a Sunrise Club gathering in New York on May 22 as Rev Hugh Pentrost provocatively declares conscience null. He asserts good and evil are mere notions and that character lacks substance, arguing people act from unavoidable desires. Eawing Walker rebukes Pentrost for professing life devoted to moral reform while voicing dangerous views.
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Heaven
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Pentrast
Liberal Club
Physician Kills Woman in Delta Ohio Murder Suicide
Special to The Washington cos Toledo Ohio May 22 Dr Alex Green of Delta Ohio murdered Mrs Bila Tippens of Weston this noon and attempted suicide. The crime was found by her son Fred. two bodies lay on the parlor floor. Green, sixty, a traveling physician, admitted the deed after a revolver was found. Mrs Tippens, thirty five, was separated from her husband and kept boarders including Green.
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Delta
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Weston
Fred
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Delay in Brokaw suit adjourned to Wednesday
New York May 22 Justice Gildersleeve adjourned the breach of promise trial of Mrs Katherine Poillon against William Gould Brokaw until Wednesday. Poillon asked for delay citing a key witness absence. Brokaw’s counsel stated readiness to proceed. The case involves alleged love letters and a $250,000 marriage breach claim.
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Gildersleeve
Mra
Katherine Poillon
William Gould Brokaw
Irs Pollion
John F McIntyre
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McIntyre
Polliam
Doctor Claim Excessive Against McVicker Estate
In Chicago on May, Judge C 8 Cutting of the Probate Court disallowed a $100,000 medical services claim by In LC H Zeigler against the estate of Harriet McVicker widow of a theatrical manager. The judge found the claim excessively instructed and instructed Zeigler to file a new claim for the proper value and timing.
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Elevated Road Wreck Injures Twenty on Harlem Line Crash
A fast moving train crashed into two others on the Third Avenue elevated structure at One Hundred and Thirty third Street and Alexandria Avenue. Twenty injured including six seriously, passengers scrambled to escape as cars dangled over the trestle and near the deadly third rail. Fire crews aided victims after the collision halted traffic and feared a fall to the street below.
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Alexandria Avenue
Italian Home Bombed by Black Hand Threats
May 22 at Monassen a fruit store and home of Vinceno Palumbo Italian were damaged by dynamite. Aimed by Black Hand Society members after threatening letters demanding money. No injuries reported. Separately at Kenton Warman J Dolph real garage dealer escaped when dynamite damaged his house.
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Kenton
Warning to Greece from Vienna Powers over Macedonia Support
Diplomatic circles report that the signatories of the Berlin treaty of 1878 plan a united protest vote against Greece because of its support for bands in Southern Macedonia. Greece’s government faces declarations that its conduct breaches international law and could face decisive action.
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Greece
Macedonia
Two Women Killed by Train Near Forest Glen Chicago
May Dagmar B Turnberg and Dera ereter two young woman stenographers were struck and killed by a passenger train near Forest Glen. They were among five women seeking to evade a brake. The other woman escaped injury.
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Parliament in an Uproar and Presbytery Votes for Reunion
Page summary notes a Parliament in uproar and a presbytery voting for reunion amid various other items including a wreck on an elevated railroad and a focus on war speculation.
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Manchuria
Virginia
Loomis
Nelson Earldom
Washington
Settlement in sight as teamsters strike nears end
After hours of talks union and employer reps reported excellent prospects for settlement within 48 hours. Mayor Dunne discussed with Gov. Deneen militia deployment, police boosted to 200, and a deputy sheriff shot a suspect during a clash with strike supporters. An incendiary fire damaged Ruttenhaus yards amid the unrest.
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Teamsters’ Union
Shea
Teamsters
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Gov Deneen
Neill
Barrett
Michael Fitzgerald
Frank Voelker
Ruttenhaus
Explosion kills six on Hocking Valley freight engine test
At Columbus Ohio May 22 a Hocking Valley freight engine No 4 exploded during a test run near the roundhouse. Six men were killed instantly and a seventh severely injured. Bodies and wreckage were scattered across yards and street, as officials launched an investigation into the blast.
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Howler
James Davis
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Fred Crumley
Boss Hostler
Lewis Manchester
Carl Hand
Mound Street
Treasury Secretary Shaw Defends US Deficit Outlook
Secretary Shaw toured St Louis and Cleveland detailing the US deficit. He downplayed concern, predicting a June reduction as business activity rises, and cited import trends in duttable and nonduttable goods. He also spoke at a Cleveland church noting Washington officials’ faith and public duty.
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Ardmore Ind
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Secretary of the Treasury
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Washington
Christ
Servian Cabinet Resigns After Speaker Election Crisis
Belgrade May 2 Crisis from failure of government candidate for Speaker to win a majority when a loan was proposed. Basics ministry resigns after telling the King they could not stay in office without dissolution of the Skupshta and a general election. Countess Cassini leaves St Petersburg for Carlsbad and Paris to meet Cassini on arrival.
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Paria
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Moblas Negro Killings Sparked White Mob Action in Kentucky
A violent confrontation in Waitman near Owensboro ends with Robert Shaw, an African American man, killed by a mob after resisting arrest in a burning house. Deputies and bystanders were wounded as Shaw fired repeatedly, killing Deputy Sheriff Brown and injuring several others before the mob finally killed him. An air of panic swept the region as posse members sought to apprehend Shaw while he barricaded himself inside his burning home.
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Robert Shaw
Waltman
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Risody
Shaw
Woc Brown
Shaws
Marshal Wetson
John Jackson
Ho Plitt
Howard
Pelly
Pores
Kelly
Lewisport
James Ford
John Robinson
Brown
Hancock County
Browns
Rockefeller Threatened Along Adirondack Preserve
Utica May 2 Rockefeller magnate and Standard Oil head owns a Bay Pond Adirondack preserve. Threats of assassination were posted on trees warning him to stay away this summer. Adirondack woodsmen express hostility tied to recent lawsuits over trespassing and perceived actions against locals and the Dexter murder case.
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Washington Pees
Utica
William Rockefeller
Bay Pond
Rockefeller
Brandon
Orlando P Dexter
Lives Lost In Storm Across Texas May 22
Dallas reports several deaths and severe crop damage from a violent wind and rain storm. Northwest Haskell County homes destroyed, Will Tounds’s family injured, Malone churches wrecked, Temple child Bertha Henry killed by lightning, Waco homes unroofed.
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Mre Tounds
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Mr Tounds
Malone
Christan
Baptist
Temple
Bertha Henry
Waco
Goldfield Bank in Nevada Closes Its Doors
Warrants issued for officers of the Goldfield Bank and Trust Company after a sudden closure. President J and Young and Cashier JRB Boal left town. Depositors face 8100 in liabilities and cash on hand of 00. Young in San Francisco pledged promissory notes and stocks totaling 49 and 2000 respectively. A lawyer fanaama is also under warrant for overdrawal. Sufferers include small merchants and tradespeople.
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Nev
Bank and Trust Company
Washington Post
Goldfield Bank and Trust Company
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Boal
Young
San Francisco
Boel
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Youn
Boo
Asphalt company appeals ruling in Cassation Court case
Caracas May 2 The New York and Bermudes Asphalt Company appeals a Cassation Court decision dissolving the Hamilton contract and ordering damages. President Castro returned after a trip to the interior of the country.
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Venezuela
New York and Bermudes Asphalt Company
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