Daring midtown bank hold-up ends with two wounded officers
In broad daylight on Canal Street three men attacked bank messengers and ignited pepper spray as they attempted to grab $43,000. The guards fought back, a waitress raised the alarm, and police arrived to rescue two messengers. one thug escaped, another was captured and identified by witnesses.
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Porchonsa
Cisetty
Pankc
Wang Thant
Leran Fa
Palieenen
Boleshan Ning
Jefferson Hank
Thair
Freom
Whaton
Houston Tiers
Canal Shrek
Samuel Idderman
Joseph UL Velsorhee
Pam Steve
Mae Wood Out of Tombs in Perjury Case
Mae Wood, held on perjury charges, was released on bond after a lengthy court session. The defendant, linked to former senator Platt in November, is expected to appear to defend herself as proceedings continue in the Tonys case.
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New York
Catherine Wool
Neire
Ste
Tangeworn
Marcelle
Platt
Hourse Kills Mad Dog In Sharpsburg Suburb
A horse owned by von Joarington of Sharpsburg charged and killed a mad dog that attacked children playing in the street. The dog died after being struck by the horse and later collapsed as residents watched. Though the dog was mortally wounded, the horse suffered no noted injuries.
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von Joarington
Sharpsburg
Thirteen Strikers Arrested In Cleveland Riots
Thirteen Cleveland strikebreakers were arrested on rioting and property destruction charges. Two suspects are held for dynamiting strike cars. Otto Poschke, a leading combustor, is alleged to have confessed dynamite supplied him at strike headquarters. The strike may be called off by March 30. company operations continue. Public notices advertise May travel deals and May prices.
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Cleveland
Ohi
Mreer Cir
Otto Poschke
Pawe
Tammany Chooses Daniel Cohalan as Grand Sachem
The Washington Post reports that on May 23 the Tammany Society elected Daniel F Cohalan grand sachem to succeed W Bourke Cochran. Charles F Murphy ordered Cochran’s elimination three months earlier and Cohalan is viewed as closest to Murphy among Tammany leaders.
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Bourke Cochran
Washington Post
New York
Tammany Society
Daniel F.cohalan
Order
W. Bourke Cochran
Charles F. Murphy
Sergeant Cram
Cohalan
Mr. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Cochran
Murphy
Mr. Cohalan
Or”Der
Lawyer Missing From Ship Bay State
Boston May 25 William J Mitchell a Boston lawyer and passenger on the steamer Bay State bound for Portland is reported missing. Officers believe he fell or jumped overboard. A Superior Criminal Court case on an indictment charging him with mortgage note forgery was to begin today.
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William J. Mitchell
Bay State
Portland
Superior Criminal Court
Mitchell
Florida Monitor to be Bombarded in First Naval Test
The Florida, escorted by Arkansas and Morris, will endure gunnery and torpedo tests off Hampton Roads as dummy crewmen are placed in a test tower. Observers will monitor, while interior damage is studied and repairs planned. This marks the first time such bombardment tests are conducted by the U S Navy.
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Washington Post
Nortok
Seleice
United States
Florida
Norfolk Navy Yard
Hampton Roads
Naval
Esaneake
Navy Yard
Arkansas
Morris
Uplaws
Scasket
Itt Navy
Navy Department
Therban
Quimby
Dense fog causes ship collisions and groundings near New York
Dense fog sweeping the eastern seaboard disrupts harbor traffic as the Clyde Line steamer Seminole and another coastwise vessel run aground off Jersey shores. A mid river collision alarms 200 passengers while life saving crews assist stricken crews. Two transatlantic liners anchor offshore at Sandy Hook as more ships drift near the harbor.
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Anchorage
New York
Sandy Hook
Point Pleasant
Long Branch
N. J
Bryhead
Mantoloking
China menaces Japan with troops on Korean border dispute
A Russian source reports China has sent 5 960 foreign drilled troops from Ki to Tehentae to force its claim on the Tehentae area near the Korean frontier. Japan contends Tehentae is Korean, while China disputes this. The move heightens tensions and could inflame the broader dispute between China and Japan over border lines.
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Washington Post
St. Petersburg
Russian Manchuria
China
Tehentae
Pecs
I la
Cleveland Still in Bed Renewed Concern Over Former President
Special to The Washington Post reports renewed concern for former President Cleveland. While not clearly worse, he has not shown expected progress, remaining largely bedbound for two weeks. He is very wakeful at night and alternates between deep daytime sleep. Mrs. Cleveland plans to move their children from Princeton to the Cleveland summer home at Tamworth.
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Washington Post
Takewood
Cleveland
Winderstomi
Leas Olmes
Magoon Wages War on Gamblers in Nova Paz Cuba
In Havana on May 23 the mayor, chief of police, city treasurer and nineteen others in Neuva Paz are indicted and jailed for abetting gambling. Bail totals 390,000. Indictments follow Gen Loynaz Del Castillo’s complaints to Gov Magoon. Gamblers expelled from Havana during carnival then moved to Matanzas and other towns. Also notice: antique furniture sale at Sloan's today with two sale times and a Chicago and Return rail deal dates.
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Neuva Paz
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Havana
Loynaz del Castillo
Magoon
Hanava
Matanzas
Frank Morris Defends Self in Chelsea Court
Frank Morris of Butte Montana, part of a Wild West show, faced charges of larceny in the Chelsea Police Court. He proclaimed his innocence and urged Judge Cutler to telegram the White House for confirmation that Gol Scott Morris is all right. Morris claimed he found a gun in a feed box and warned against lynching. No message to the President was sent.
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Washington Post
Boston
Cutter
Chelsea
Roosevelt
White House
Gol Scott Morris
Frank Morris
Butte, Mont
Chessea
Earl Venner
Judge Cutler
No Babies For Oyster Bay Stray Dogs Slated
Before President Roosevelt’s summer visit, Oyster Bay and nearby villages plan to kill all stray dogs. The town boards offer 2 dollars per dog killed and appoint a dogcatcher in each of fourteen election districts. Scramble for the jobs begins as locals decline the 2 cent rate.
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Washington Post
New York
President Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Long Ieland
Locust Valley
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Glen Cove
Sea Oll
Norwich
Nps
Giant Wave Tosses Ship Near Port Antonio
Special to The Washington East New York May lifts a Norwegian steamer Joseph J Curleo under Captain Christian Amdt aboard the ship Joseph J Curleo as it neared Port Antonio Jamaica. The captain reports a violent submarine eruption caused a 30 foot lift and a plunge into a sea trough. Dead fish floated afterward as calm returned for the remainder of the voyage.
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New York
Joseph J. Curleo
Christian Aamdt
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Jamaice
Amdt
Record Floods Displace 4000 as Towns Submerged
The highest water on record roared through the region drowning thousands of people and flooding hundreds of towns. Thousands of acres were submerged and millions of dollars in property destroyed. Many homes were swept away as floods displaced about four thousand residents.
Floods Wallop Dallas and Fort Worth Area Riots Hit Cities
Record Trinity River flood devastates Dallas with four known dead, thousands homeless, and vast property loss. Riots flare in Chester Pa amid strike tensions. Denison and other towns report Red River floods, many communities cut off, trains halted, gas lines strained, and emergency relief under way.
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Oklahoma State Corporation Commission
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Sparks
Oklahoma
Yale Receives English Will Gift Worth About 441000
The will of Archaford Henry Blount, who died a year ago, giving Yale University the residue of his estate, was admitted to probate in London. J A Barret, Yale’s proxy, presented evidence to show Blount was of sound mind when he signed and remained so until his oath. The residue value is about 441000. The donor had few ties to the United States and only a single brief visit there.
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Hunt
Marva
Fidelity
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London
Moltke
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Henry Blount
Yale University
J. A. Barret
Yale
Blount
Yale Universary
United States
30000 Children See Fleet in Seattle Harbor Visit
Seattle harbor hosted eleven war vessels with a crescent of ships from Smiths Cove to the harbor’s south end. Excursion launches filled with visitors crowded the docks while 30000 school children toured the ships without incident. Rear Admiral Sperry and officers were later honored at the Rainier Club banquet.
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Northwest States
Smiths Cove
Ohio
Navy Yard
Bretsterton
San Francisco
Rainier Club
Adwiral Sperry
Actior
Bank cashier commits suicide in Natchez Mississippi
J D Davidson son forty year old cashier of the Woodville Bank Wilkinson County died by drinking carbenic acid today in Natchez Mississippi. He had reportedly suffered heavy losses from cotton futures but the bank was not expected to be affected.
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Davidson
France Adopts Income Tax for Government Funds Investors
The Chamber of Deputies voted 349 to adopt a clause taxing income from rentes and government funds. Prime Minister Clemenceau called the issue one of conscience as the government moves to implement the tax.
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Currency crisis draws House leaders toward compromise
Capitol Hill darkroom negotiations narrow gaps between Aldrich Vreeland plans as Speaker Cannon leans on a currency measure to compel Western deputies. Conference talks in Aldrich's Arlington room yield hopeful headway amid insistence on a bill acceptable to both chambers and backed by commercial paper and bank security.
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Self Sacrifice Ends in Death of Expert Caily Examiner
Julius Katz a New York expert cailey examiner committed suicide by poison today after sacrificing to save for an expensive operation. He had cancer of the stomach and his daughter recovered from spinal meningitis while the fund dwindled and his illness worsened. He balanced Hebrew organizations’ books to the cent before taking poison.
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New York
Julius Katz
Katz
Two Bishops Elected as Methodist Conference Votes Rise
The Methodist General Conference elected two bishops on ballot. William A. Quayle of St. James Church Chicago received 519 votes, while Charley W. Smith of the Pittsburg Christian Advocate had 118 votes. The anti saloon league line won with 19 votes for the minority report. Professor Hinkley G. Mitchell of Easton won a new appellate round in his Hebrew scholarship case.
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Washington Post
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Temperance Committee
Anti-Saloon League of America
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Easton
Boston University School of Theology
Committee On Judiciary
Pro Mitchell
Abraham
Divorcee Anna Gould to Retain Control of Estate for Life
Mme Anna Gould, preparing a marriage contract to Prince Helie de Sagan, will keep property control under a separation-of-property regime. The planned marriage, to occur in France after a public loan publication, may involve transfers and custody disputes with former husband Boni de Castellane. A separate note denies a Hoboken marriage, and a New York judge has not performed any such ceremony. A separate insanity finding concerns William Halstead Gray Jr for murder.
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Anna Gould
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France
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New York
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New Jersey
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Syracuse
William Halstead Gray, Jr
Brennan Disputed Major Morrow Apology Clears Record
Testimony at district inquiry reveals Brennan offered to pay for dumping earth on land near Union Station plaza and sought $1,000 payoff from Sidney Bieber for permissions. Maj. Morrow apologized for calling Brennan a liar, and the record was stricken.
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P. J. Brennan
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