Train wreck near Odessa leaves two dead and many injured
A Chicago and Alton passenger train No. 14 derailed two miles east of Odessa, Missouri. Two persons are expected to die and about thirty others seriously injured as the rear coach toppled, with many passengers from Odessa towns among the injured. Investigators will study the cause as wounded riders are treated and relief trains aid the scene.
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Kansas City
Chicago & Alton
Orlessa
Jonnie Dolyson
Myrtle McNewl
Odessa
Mary Cox
Stilwell
Olsla Agnes Donnaldson
Alvin Stewart
Odesea
M. C. Moore
Columbia
Myrtle McNeil
Richard Powell
Vera Hammond
Cilesia
Herbert England
Gherd
N. Adams
Dalles
J KE. Adams
Sarcosi
Hebert Lewis
Bates City
Ada Finch
Ora Oliver
Peter Ity
Beulaly Gammon
Mixes May Drake
James Drake
E. Hughes
Meaxtes
George Hamilton
Independence
Fred Thule
Husedale
Thead Ub Surreal
Orient Road Holds Election Of Directors
Kansas City May 15 stockholders of the Orient Road railroad met today and elected new directors. Among the new members are Alds Melding Kansas City D W Mulgan Topeka H Astilwell Chicago J T O Dell New York John F Allen Echerter New York HH Maning New York H D Hatrade Western Union general attorney New York Isederu lhing lombarde Mexican board Mate ed Caer Mexican board Cola Vo sullor Mexican board.
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Kansas City
Mer
Holbers
Kanna City
Mexico de Orient
Alds Melding
Mulgan
Topeka
Kan
H. Astilwell
Chicago
J.T O'Dell
New York
John F. Allen
Echerter
Maning
H. D. Hatrade
Travis Wins Chevy Chase Open Golf Final At 36 Holes
Walter J. Travis of Garden City defeated Allan Tard of Chevy Chase in the spring opening golf tournament final at Chevy Chase club. The match concluded after 36 holes with Travis winning 14 up and 13 to play. President Taft and a large gallery observed the event and applauded throughout the victory.
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Washington
Taft
Sherman
Walter J. Travis
Garden City
Ftormer
United Sites
Allan Tard
Chevyhare
Chevy Chase
Travis
Travis Lord
Lord
Taft Visits Golf Course Following Travis Victory
President Taft mingles with the crowd on a hot day and watches Travis in the finals. Taft and Vice President Sherman accompany Travis as he tours the links and shares insights on his record making play.
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Travis
Taft
Sherman
Oliver
Barry and
Edwards
Butts
White House
Girl Graduates Seek Endowment for College
Miss May Ross who just graduated from Emerson College in Boston plans to raise 100000 dollars from wealthy donors to endow the college and expand its facilities. She will join several other graduates in seeking support to make the college bigger and better with an endowed basis as she moves to a new role as assistant professor at the University of New Mexico in Mugtish.
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Boston
May Ross
Emerson College
University of New Mexico
French Strikers Defy as Work Returns to Normal
Morning Journal reports defiant French strikers vote to continue the revolutionary strike and call for a general walkout on Monday. Building workers and street diggers vote again while postal employees resume duties, amid hopes the situation may normalize if other groups stay out.
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France
Montana shaken by quake rocks northern towns
A strong earthquake rattled northern Montana on the evening of May 1, felt in Great Falls and Cheyenne Havre Wagner and nearby areas. The tremor rattled shelves shattered glass and caused minor damage while residents reported fear and disruption.
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Morning Journal
Mont
A& His
Cheteau
Havre
Wagner
Montana
Perions
Earthquake Strikes Helena at 14 O'clock Tonight
An earthquake lasting several seconds was felt in Helena. The only damage reported is at Herman Paul's residence where the front wall of the west wing collapsed near the clock, the wall described as two feet thick.
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Helena
May
Lae
Herman Paul
Winnipeg Tremor Felt Across Provinces
A somewhat severe earthquake tremor was felt in Winnipeg tonight lasting about twenty seconds. The shock moved from west to south and was also reported at Swift Current in Saskatchewan and at Lanigan and Macklin miles west.
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Winnipeg
Wit | Ofelock
Swifturrent
Sask
Lanigan
Mark
Disturbance Shakes Several South Carolina Towns
Reports received by train dispatchers indicate a strong disturbance extending from Grendine Montana eastward. Glasgow and Freeburg areas were shaken as tremors affected nearby towns along the Gulf Northern line.
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Grendine
Mont
Dickinson
Glasgow
Freeburg
Edward Pay Weston Walks 27 Miles From Kupsell to Hays
Hays May 13 Edward Pay Weston arrived with a boy's band and large crowd greeting him. After a short rest he resumed his journey walking 27 miles from Kuupsell to Hays in seven hours without resting. He plans to stay a day in Wakeeney, Kansas.
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Kane
Edward Pay ‘Kon Weston
Kupsell
Wakeney
Kan
Díaz Enemies Cellar Saves On Trial At Tombstone
Tombstone Arizona May 15 Last evidence submitted in case of Magoon Villares and Rivera alleged Mexican revolutionists charged with violation of U S neutrality laws. Prosecution rested and defense began testimony. Rangers identified flags papers cartridges and dynamite seized at Douglas raid. Vasquez testified under cross examination.
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Ariz
Magoon
Villares
Rivera
Liberal Party
Regeneration
Eivera
Villareal
United States
Diaz
Tanger Stone
Douglas
Douglis
Vasquez
Cleary
Tornado Strikes Southwest Kansas Killing and Injuring
Six people mourn as tornado devastates Hollis area and nearby towns. Five Mekstrom family members are reported dead while Charles Quance and Janehman escape to tornado cellars. Reports say three dead and fifty one injured in the region. no further fatalities announced today.
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Bers
Mekstrom
Hollis
Kan
Charles Quance
Janehman
Larned
Porto Rican Bill Moves in House Committee
The Porto Rican bill from Representative Clemstead of Pennsylvania was taken up by the Ways and Means Committee and will be reported on Monday. The measure follows Tafts recommendations and doubles prior year appropriations if the Porto Rican legislature fails to apply for continued government. Lang Murray, a famed Yale football tackle from the late 1890s, died suddenly in Mexico City at age 45.
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House
Clemstead
Pennsylvania
Ways and Means
Taft
City of Mexico
Lang Murray
Yal
Tomas
First Southern California Marathon Won by Fred M Low
Fred M Low of Angeles wins the inaugural southern California marathon held at Belesta Park in Los Angeles. His time for the 26 mile race is 3 hours 26 minutes and 90 seconds.
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Angeling Wits
Los Angeles
Cal
Fred M Low
Angeles
California
Belesta Park
Pueblo Secures Gambling Shutdown by Police Order
In Pueblo Colorado Police Captain Sullivan issued a directive closing all slot machines and other forms of gambling starting May 1s. The move comes as part of broader reforms expected to follow.
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Pueblo
Colo
Thief of Police
Sullivan
Wurtenburg Queen In Theater Panic In Stuttgart
Report of a theater panic in Stuttgart during a royal event. The queen attended as audience members reacted to a perceived threat, triggering a swift audience evacuation and a controlled fire precaution with minimal injuries.
Plying Timber Kills Young Man in Wansas
A tornado in Washington County northern Kansas last night killed Frank Boerner, a young man, as flying timber struck his uncle J B Boerner’s home near Troop. The couple’s daughter was severely injured after being blown into a wire fence.
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Topeka
Kan
Washington County
Frank Boerner
Wees
J. B. Boerner
Troop
J. Toorner
Des Moines hit by storm and washouts across railroads
Des Moines and central Iowa suffered damage from a severe wind storm and cloudbursts. Tracks were washed out on the Northwestern at Sheldah. Chicago Great Western trains delayed by cloudburst between Waxter and Gladbrook. Hailstorm reported at Malborne with crop damage. Cloudburst also affected Huxley.
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Des Moines
Northwestern
Sheldah
Chicago Great Western
Electric storm rips Cole Brothers tent at Corey Pa
A severe electrical storm in Corey Pennsylvania collapsed Cole Brothers circus tent injuring many people. Dozens sought help as panic spread with three taken to a hospital and others treated at makeshift relief centers.
Reno Blaze Destroys Manning Building in $400,000 Fire
Fire gutted the Manning building in Reno causing an estimated $400,000 loss. A mother and her seven year old son were among the injured after a blaze started in the basement and spread through the residence district. Fire chief notes arson investigation and violent winds hampered firefighting across the block.
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Nev
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Manning
Heng
Bear
Yeault
Mattesser
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Ren
Strike on Hawaiian sugar plantations pressures Japanese workers
Honolulu report notes over 5,000 Japanese plantation laborers walked out for higher wages. Six hundred strike breakers from Thai, Portuguese and Chinese groups were put to work at a Honolulu mill while Ewa and Oahu mills remained idle. No disorders reported though two fires on the Ewa plantation prompted warnings of possible arson. Japanese merchants plan to press planters for wage concessions.
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Honolulu
Ewa
Oahu
Russian Troops Sent to Turkish Frontier
Tiflis May 15 two thousand Russian troops and two sapper companies head to the frontier to reinforce General Snarsky as Turks menace Urumilah. The mobilization signals a Beri us strain in the quartermaster's office. Conductor Nicholson Survives Wreck in Kansas City May 15, Frank Nicholson of the work train was not killed but seriously hurt and expected to recover.
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Snarksy
Urumilah
Nicholsonm Surives
Kansas City
Frank Nicholson
Helster
Kan
Hie
Confederate Monument Unveiled in Lang Park Paducah
A Confederate monument topped by a bronze statue of General Lloyd Tilghman was unveiled in Lang Park Paducah Kentucky in the presence of a large crowd. The memorial honors Confederate soldiers erected by the Paducah Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Paducah
Lloyd Tighman
Lang Park
United Daughters of The‘unfederacy
Conservation meeting ends with directives on resources
The Colorado conservation committee closed a two day session in Denver instructing its committees on forestry minerals sand and water to report by October 4 on best media to conserve resources for the state. The anticipated Roosevelt Pinchot policy clash did not erupt.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Conservation Committe
Colombian Army Chief Victor Calderon Reyer Dies in City
Former minister of war and recently commander in chief of the Colombian army Victor Calderon Reyer died in the city today. News from May 1 and notes his high rank in the national security apparatus.
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Hogeta
Colombbna
Victor Calderon Reyer
Democratic Rally Under Jefferson Club Sponsorship
A Jefferson club event hosts 1600 attendees including men and women. Speaker Willa J. Diryan H discusses war topics and asserts that defeat will not diminish the Democratic Party's dominance in the motion.
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Columbus
Jefferson Club
Willa J. Diryan H
Railroads Secure Delay in Rate Decision
The Interstate Commerce Commission postponed the Spokane rate case from June to July 1 with a further hearing set for June 9. A prior postponement moved new rates to January 1, but recent conferences within the past days caused the latest delay.
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Ity Morning Journal
Washington
Rail lines postpone rate cuts to July first across multiple routes
The Interstate Commerce Commission agreed to delay the effectiveness of new class and commodity rates until July 1. Northern Pacific Great Northern Union Pacific Oregon Railroad and Navigation Oregon Short Line Chicago and North Western were notified and a hearing set for June 9 to review objections to the fast filing. The commission did not rule on the reasonableness of the cuts, deferring that question for future consideration.
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Hill and Harriman
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Union Pacific
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Oregon Short Line
Chicago & Northwestern
Pacific Coast
Spokane
Prouty
Brewers in Montana Strike endorsed by miners union
In Hutte Montana the Red Lodge coal miners union and a major state federation endorsed the strike of brewery workers in town. Stage hands union also backed the strikers as violence marked the day with a driver badly beaten and beer wagon drivers harassed via cut harnesses.
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Hutte
Mont
Red Lodge Coal Miners
Charles H Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Denver
Grand jury in land fraud case dismissed in Oklahoma
Judge John A. Marshall of Utah dismissed the May grand jury empaneled to investigate Mushowee land frauds after ruling it was improperly influenced. A new grand jury was ordered to report next Tuesday. Indictments against Governor Haskell and six others had been quashed earlier amid misconduct accusations against a prosecutor.
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Tulsa
John A. Marshall
Utah
United States
Elreonic Court
Grand
Reinyverth Wate
Mushowee
Eee Ae
Marshall
Hinskell
Bylvester Itasly
Oma
Haskell
Grand Jury
Aldrich Leads Charge for Tariff Reductions in Steel Schedule
Washington May 16 Senator Aldrich pushes downward revisions in eight to ten steel classes as Beveridge and others cheer progress. Carnegie testimony spurs debate on profits with Tillman denouncing favoritism. discussions cover high speed steel imports and duty adjustments to protect American industry.
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Beveridge
Finance Committee
Senate
Carnegie
Ways and Means
Tillman
Culberson
Oliver
Europe
Colorado
Hughes
Mr. Aldrich
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