Shipwreck at Brunkhart's Landing claims many lives
Carbondale Illinois May 14 The City of Paducah a Mississippi river steamer struck a snag and sank near Brunkhart's Landing four miles north of Grand Tower between 25 and 50 drowned seven escaped body of Dr W Bell of Bells Landing Tennessee recovered unknown young woman's remains found diver searches for more bodies hurricane deck water filled state rooms submerged above water coroner Knauer Murphysboro Illinois holding inquest survivor’s tale notes none warning given Rabbi Blorh witnesses overload speculation.
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Illa
Paducah
Brunkhart’s Landing
Grand Tower
W. Bell
Bell’s Landing
Tenn
Texas
Illinois
Theron
Knauer
Murphysboro
Ills
Thomas Johnston
St. Louis
Sarsil
Train wreckers thwarted near Mishawaka in May incident
Mishawaka Ind May 14 Robbers attempted to derail a fast express on the Wabash line. Ties were piled across the track a mile east of Wyatt, seven miles south of here. A heavy freight train ran first, struck the obstruction, and caused only slight damage. The ties were removed before the express carrying a large sum arrived.
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Mishawaka
Ind
Wyatt
Here
Indians Dispersing After Logging Dispute
Mark Hapids reports from Minn on May 14 that John Buddice a trusted Pine Point Indian says a settlement between his tribe and logging companies is underway. The Inmans have agreed to allow logs to move under promise that Tescale will be made, and the Siang are dispersing with no further trouble expected.
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Mark Hapids
Minn
John Buddice
Pine Point
Commonwealth Logging Company
Frasees
Trouble Ant Anticipated
A brief note states trouble anticipated involving an entity named zlondon and an individual May Jeet x ey. Details are sparse, with unclear roles or outcomes, suggesting an unsettled situation awaiting clarification. Further context from the source is needed to confirm parties and stakes.
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Zlondon
Jeet
Scientist David Holman Dead A Philadelphia Contributor
David Shapard Holman famed inventor noted for his work with microscopes has died. He belonged to the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia and served on the faculties of Girard College and Franklin Institute. Born in 1826.
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Mayus
David Shapard Holman
Sone Scientific World
Holman
Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia
Girard College
Franklin Institute
Postponed bank case and man’s illness in Cincinnati
The government case against George Zr. Lapham, president of the defunct First National Bank of Pen Yan, for gileged misappropriation, is postponed again as Lapham lies ill in Cincinnati awaiting surgery. This is the third postponement in the case.
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Pen Yan
N. Y
George Zr. Lapham
First National Bank of
Lapham
Cincinnati
Grain and Stock Prices For May 13 Chicago Cattle
Grain and stock prices for May 13 list Chicago cattle with steers at 5 10 to 6 00, cows 2 86 to 4 65, calves around 3 to 6, hogs 5 50 to 6 82, sheep and lambs 3 75 to 5 25, western and Texas cattle values, and No 2 grains with mixed regional quotes. Also includes Cleveland and Pittsburg price notes, hogs and lambs ranges, buffalo cattle figures, and New York cattle and calves values.
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Chicago
Texas
Colorados
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Helfere
New York
Kentuckian Colonel Hare Flees After Legal Troubles
A Duluth report notes Colonel A. A. Hare, a well known attorney, fled from grip amid complications. The piece states Hare served in Kentucky and was known locally, with references to legal ties and outcomes, though details are fragmentary and unclear in the text.
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Duluth
A. A. Hareris
Grip
Kitchener Seeks Boers Terms by Veld Burn Plan
London dispatch reports General Kitchener May 14 plan to burn veldts to force Boer surrender. Hoopstadt siege eight months. Mafeking compares small. Kitchener advocates favorable terms to Boers, fearing current tactics prolong war beyond a year.
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Pietermaritzburg
Mad
Kitchener
South Africa
Hoopstadt
Orange Free State
Transvaal
Mafeking
Lord Kitchener
McKinley attends Palo Alto visit after May 14 bulletin
Comfort reported for Mrs. McKinley as of May 14 with physicians noting improved condition. President McKinley plans to curtail some events but will still visit Leland Stanford Junior University at Palo Alto with his party, then brief stops at San Mateo and Burlingame. Governor Nash arrives Santa Cruz for luncheon. tree named for Nash. Boxing case heads to court with Manslaughter bill against Jack Roberts. United Brethren centennial session continues with reports and a pilgrimage to the church's first conference site.
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San Francisco
Cortelyou
Leland Stanford, Jr
Nash
Santa Cruz
Cal
Board of Trade
General Grant
Bugillats
United Brethren
Frederick
United Brethrem Church
Nicholas Castle
Hillhart
Ind
Royals Meet Aboard Greek Warship In Abbazia
King Charles of Roumania and King George of Greece met on the Greek warship Psara at Abbazia on May 14. The aim of the May 1 forum is to deepen ties between Roumania and Greece against pan Slavic influence, with emphasis on Balkan rifts over Macedonia and related issues.
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Austria
Charles of
Roumania
George
Greece
Psara
Athens
Balkan
Servia
French Parliament Opens in Calm Session May 14
Paris May 14 The French parliament resumed its session in an atmosphere of calm. Neither senate nor chamber showed any striking order of the day. Of 38 interpellations announced only one concerns foreign policy, about the Franco Russian alliance, likely to attract interest. The opposition has lost hope of defeating the ministry.
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Paris
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Japanese Premier Ito resigns after cabinet departure
Washington May 14 The resignation of Marquis Ito premier in Japan's cabinet has been announced at the Japanese legation. He is the sole cabinet officer to retire and is succeeded by Marquis Saionji, an imperial counselor and former foreign minister. Ito became premier last October and remains a leading Far East statesman.
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Washington
Marquis Ito
Japan
Marquis Saioni
Far East
Sites For Boer Prisoners In Bermuda Detention Camps
May 14 report states the British government has rented Tucker's and Morgan's islands for Boer prisoner detention camps with active preparations at Darrell's Island. Also, a Simla dispatch notes unknown assailants fired on a South Waziri militia detachment, killing three and wounding two. A Norwegian steamer Douglas was wrecked near Cartagena after running aground.
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Bermuda
Tucker’s
Morgan’s- Islands
Darrell’s Island
Simla
South Waziri
Douglas
Carthegena
Gardner Bout at Metropolitan Club Stirs 500 in Wheeling
Eddie Gardner of Wheeling and Gus Gardner of Boston fought a 20 round battle before 500 spectators. Gus held advantages in weight height and reach and twice threatened a finish but Eddie recovered each time. Gardner substituted for Jack McClelland of Pittsburg due to illness.
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Gardne
Wheeling
Algh Two Gardners
Eddie
Gus
Boston
Gus Gardner
Jack McClelland
Pittsburg
Match Factory Burned at Walkerville Ont in 115000 Loss
Fire destroyed the Walkerville Ontario match plant in Detroit reporting a total loss of 115000. The eight story brick factory and a one story brick warehouse burned, with a large stock of matches in adjoining yards. About 100 men were employed at the plant.
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Detroit
Walkerville
Ont
Peter Stentus
Callahan Construction Wins Tennessee Central Line Extension
Tennessee Central at Knoxville awards Callahan Construction the contract to build a 33 mile extension from Lebanon to Nashville and extensions from Harriman to Kingston. Work starts next week with Lebanon extension to begin first.
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Tennessee Central
Knoxville
Callahan Construction Company of
Tennessee Central Railroad
Lebanon
Nashville
Hmary Gap
Kingston
Harriman
Did the President Drink Wine
Worcester May 14 at a Methodist ministers meeting an eye witness testified President McKinley drank a glass of champagne on a battleship. Several clergymen denounced the president for the alleged act. Found Murdered Wichita May 14 John B Forsythe a Kay county Oklahoma farmer was found murdered in his house. There is no crew
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Worcester
Mass
Trinity Church
McKinley
Wichita
Kan
John B. Forsythe
Kay County
Oklahoma
Scorpion Steaming Up Toward Memphis
Vicksburg Mississippi May 14 The United States gunboat Scorpion en route for Memphis passed this point.
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Scorpion
Vicksburg
Miss
United States
Mempus
Telegraphic Intelligence of the Word in Tabloid Form
Fourteen petroleum steamers burned at Astrakhan. Archbishop Lewis of Ontario died May 4 while crossing the ocean. National Congress of Mothers convenes in Columbus May 21 to 24. Captain Murray Richardson, 90, famed river pilot, died in Louisville. Burglars entered Thielbar shoe house at Peoria securing $1,000. Eight Italian laborers killed by an avalanche at Campo Coloine, Switzerland. Shamrock II defeated the new cup challenger in the first trial race. Mrs General Bothe sails from the South to plead with Paul Allen, farmer, near Lissrifa.
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Russia
Lewis
Ontario
National Congress of Mothers
Columbus
Murray Richardson
Louisville
Thielbar
Peoria
Campo Coloine
Switz
Shamrock II
Atlantic Transport and Leyland lines merger eyed
In New York May 14 President Bernard N. Baker of the Atlantic Transport line arrived from London to push a consolidation with Leyland lines via J. P. Morgan. If approved the fleets would total about 760,000 tons, creating the world’s largest. Baker warns England lags in machinery and dock infrastructure, while U S and Germany lead. In Washington May 14 AFL unions plan a nine hour workday machinery industry push by May 20. In St Paul May 14 Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Cleveland vie to host the 1908 Order of Railway Conductors grand division. E E Clark seeks another term as grand chief conductor.
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Bernard N. Baker
Atlantic Transport Line
London
Minneapolis
England
J. P Morgan
Atlantic Transport and Leyland Lines
Baker
United States
Germany
Parliament
St. .Paul
Nonunion Men Mobbed in Albany as Strike Rises
On May 14 in Albany a mob of about 2,000 forced 200 nonunion workers to the United Traction company Qual] street car barns. Stones were hurled at the captives as they were escorted to the barns. Company officials say traffic will be resumed as they proceed with nonunion labor for operating the lines.
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Albany
United Traction Company
Big Strike Threatens Over Dismissed Iron Workers
In Muncie Indiana on May 14 Vice President Jarvis of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Tin and Steel Workers arrived to meet with the Republic Iron Company committee and workers over the dismissal of four puddlers at the Indiana Iron Mills. A general strike is threatened. over 1000 workers could be idle if it occurs. In Pittsburg Pennsylvania later the same day a plan for an offensive and defensive alliance between iron making and iron erecting trades was discussed by Amalgamated leaders Theodora T Shaffer and J. W. Pyrale.
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Mapid
South Africa
Foreign Office
Streagn
Hagmead
Ireland
Muncie
Ind
Jarvis
Amalgamated Association of Iron Tin and Steel Workers
Republic Iron Company
Indiana Iron Mills
Indiana
Pittsburg
Theodora T Shaffer
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
J. W. Pyrale
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Jacksonville
Fin
Jacksonville Reiief Association
Garner
Relief Association
Weed
Episcopal Diocese of
Florida
Bowdin
United States
Wholesale druggists form regional association in Toledo
Twenty seven wholesale druggists from Toledo Cleveland Detroit Grand Rapids Columbus Chicago Minneapolis Denver Indianapolis and Louisville gather in Toledo on May 14 to organize a regional body aimed at ending cut rate competition. A second item notes a meteor seen in Peru on May 14 breaking into two fiery parts.
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Toledo
Cleveland
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Columbus
Chicago
Minneapolis
Denver
Indianapolis
Louisville
Tima
Peru
Smallpox Widespread Among Western Indian Reservations
Reports to the interior department show smallpox widespread among Indians on western reservations in Washington and nearby. A Cheyenne River Sioux agency report from South Dakota notes prevalent disease and several deaths. Quarantined residents near Pierre total 22 with one death and 16 affected. The Yankton area reports outbreaks among whites and Indians at upriver agencies with numerous deaths.
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Western Reservations
Washington
Interior Department
Cheyenne River Sioux Agency
South Dakota
Pierre
Yankton Reservation
Cuban constitutional convention in secret session
Havana reports that the constitutional convention studied the Washington commission’s report on U S intentions. Senor Gomez moved to refer the report to the relations committee. A majority favors accepting the Platt amendment while Banquilly objects to incompleteness.
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Havana
Washington
United States
General Banquilly
Juan Gualberto Gomez
Committee On
Senors Tamen
Villuendas
de Quesada
Platt
Conflagration Roars Through Delray and Nearby Yards
A May 13 blaze along the Rouge River in Delray Michigan destroyed the Salliette and Ferguson lumber mill and spread to docks and several mills. Poles yard, Cedar storage and Maltby Lumber building burned. total property loss over 606600. Fire swept to Ecorse yard, destroying 500000 feet of lumber. Separate fire at Parker City furniture factory and nearby structures in Muncie.
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Detroit
Rouge River
Delray
Salliette & Furguson
Carkis, Stickney & Cram
Brownlee & Company
Brownies
Western Union Telegraph Company
Maltby Lumber Company
G. A. Raupp & Company
Ecorse
Muncie
Ind
Parker City
Vaught & Sons
Joseph Hommell
Lon Hudson
Fire destroys most of Dumont business district
Waverly Indiana May 18 nearly the whole business portion of the town of Dumont was destroyed by fire. Eighteen business houses were ruined with an estimated loss around 60000 dollars.
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Waverly
Dumont
Russian Duke Eyes U S Visit Yet Uncertain
Grand Duke Michael heir presumptive to the Russian throne hopes to visit the United States, but success depends on future events. He told Ambassador Tower he would be glad to come and recalled Grand Duke Alexei’s visits and American hospitality. Meantime smallpox cases mounting in Kosciusko County Indiana and revolts expand in Mecca and La Vega. A Toledo strike of Kentos Hardware workers occurred after a Spaniard was named supervisor, creating labor tension.
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St. Petersburg
Michael
United States
Ambassador Tower
Grand Duke
Alexsiw
America
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