Rochambeau Statue Unveiled in Washington Amid Franco American Bond
A vast Washington crowd witnessed the unveiling of the bronze Gen Count de Rochambeau statue at Lafayette Square. Flags of France and the U S intertwined as French and American dignitaries and naval and military units from both nations joined in a ceremonial display. President Roosevelt welcomed guests and Countess de Rochambeau led the unveiling while Senator Lodge delivered the day’s oration.
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Pauncefo te Dies After Breathing Difficulty At Embassy
Lord Pauncefote British ambassador to the United States dies at the London embassy in Washington at 6 35 am after a decline in breathing and heart function. Earlier improvements faded Friday evening with a weakening pulse as doctors consulted Johns Hopkins and Baltimore specialists. Colleagues mourn him as a kindly counselor and friend of the younger diplomats.
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Old Glory His Salvation Tan crede Auguste Flees Port-au-Prince
In Port-au-Prince Haiti on May 27 Tan crede Auguste former interior and police minister fled on the Paloma for Jamaica after seeking refuge at the U S legation during disturbances following President Sam’s resignation. A hostile crowd formed and troops escorted him to the wharf as the U S minister W F Powell helped accompany him in a carriage.
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Tuk Riches Thousands Face Death at Thunder Mountain
A harsh journey forces explorers to cross Snow Peak Trail with perilous 30 foot drifts. Harsh conditions, scarce supplies, and extreme cold threaten lives as riders endure grueling travel over treacherous terrain.
Fabulous Strikes Report Idaho Eldorado Prospectors
Five thousand men endure a 30 foot snow barrier to reach Thunder mountain Idaho the new Eldorado claimed to outshine Cripple Creek and Klondike reports recount nightly treks amid danger as prospectors race toward gold rich ledges with ore valued up to $85000 a ton and claims paying from $200000 to $500000 each amid scarce provisions and booming frontier towns along the old Hudson Bay trail.
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Murderer 168 Lynched at Paris Missouri
Abe Wi, the black man condemned for the murder of William Grow, was seized from the Paris jail at 2 a.m. and lynched by a mob of over a hundred. Sheriff Clark and deputies held the crowd for more than an hour at the jail stockade before the mob moved toward the bridge on the town’s north end.
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POSSES IN PURSUIT NEAR ATLANTA KILLING AT Wesley Chapel
Five or six posses, totaling about five hundred men, hunt Millard Lee near Atlanta after he shot and killed nineteen year old Lilla Suttle at Wesley Chapel Mount Gilead camp grounds. The youth, son of a farmer, fired from behind Miss Suttle as the benediction ended, hitting her in the back and again fatally wounding her. He fled toward the woods as churchgoers stood in shock.
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Tornado and Fire Smoke Panic Near Osorto
Lisbon dispatch reports Pedroso, six miles from Osorto, thrown into panic by a wind tornado and fire and smoke emerging from earth fissures. No damage reported. Authorities link the phenomena to volcanic eruptions in the West Indies.
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Osorto
West Indies
Wealthy Woman Leaves Rooster as Heir in Lisbon Will
A rich Lisbon widow named Silva bequeathed all her property to a rooster, claiming the soul of her deceased husband had entered the bird. Her relatives balked, a lawsuit loomed, until one heir had the fowl killed and thereby became next of kin.
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Silva
Lisbon
Traster
Caught in the Act Mall Carrier Arrested for Stealing Letters
Kansas City May 27 post office inspectors arrested Frank H. Sturgeon a longtime mall carrier in Kansas City Kan for stealing a bundle of letters caught in the act at the post office He confessed the thefts spanned eight months citing debt and he has a family.
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Markets Report From May 27 Across Wheat and Cattle
May 27 market roundup lists Wheat prices across No 1 and No 2 northern grades in St Paul Minneapolis and Chicago with bids around 76 to 83 cents. Cattle and hogs quoted in Sioux City Chicago and South St Paul with steers from about 6 to 9 dollars and hogs near 7 dollars, lambs and sheep shown at various values.
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Diner Collapse at Rockaway Beach Injures Several
Three hundred diners were eating on the great pier when a steel girder snapped and the dining room collapsed to the beach. Several people were bruised and a woman was injured internally. Around twenty thousand spectators on the boardwalk and in pavilions watched the incident unfold with anxiety.
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