Covington Charges Philippine Friar Lands Selloff to Sugar Trust
Washington May 21 Covington of Marsland arraigned the Philippine friar lands sale and the sugar trust, accusing magnates Rockefeller Lavemeyer and others of crooked schemes. He alleged the government sold 4000 acres of San Jose estate for a fraction of its then price, and denounced the sugar refining firms as criminally dominant. He linked Taft connections and noted disputes over the attorney general's opinion affecting land transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iby Morning Journal
Washington
Odin’metaation
Sugar Trust
Todmey
Covington
Marsland
Hieseld
Rockefellers
Steaboard OM Company
Lavemeyers
Armerican Sugar Refining Company
San Jose
Hinds
Vvirm
Strong & Chdwallader
New York
Ryuger Trust
Coods
McWintay
California
Lana
Paper Trust Employees Gain Increased Wages
New York May 21 All striking employees of the Internation Paper company will return to work Monday under the agreement signed by officers of the organization and union leaders. The men receive an advance of percent to take effect immediately as part of the settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Internation Paper Company
Orgs
Curtis tests new design of aeroplane
Wewmendeidt New York May 11 Dr Cartier conducted experiments on Curtis’s new aircraft design. The tests included surface reactions and balancing measurements while involving detailed trials and adjustments to the control surfaces. The report notes prior attempts by Sisters in related tests and references a series of technical procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Cartier
Natveus Phaiee
Curtius
Mmel
Ideorigu
Socialists Oppose Elimination of Party Primaries
Delegates to the National Socialist congress vote to refrain from interfering where party nominees are eliminated by a municipal government commission. The congress adjourned after no majority report, as leaders refused to intervene in intra movement disputes. A separate item notes a warrant issued for H. J. Welty, ex-president of Home Security Savings Bank, missing since March, charged with embezzling $10,000 in 1907, with a $500 reward offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siig
Sue Clalletic Congress
Congress
Lever Movement
Ellingham
Wueli
Hi. J. Welty
Home Security Savings Bank
State Examiner
Hie
Welty
New Mexico Lands Open for Larger Homesteads
Temporary withdrawals from the public domain were announced by Secretary Ballinger for power sites along major rivers. The action covers about 67,260 acres in New Mexico designated for settlement as part of a broader land policy shift.
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New Mexico
Washington
Reveretory Ballinger
Jobn Day River
Oregon
Wind River
Wyoming
Rive River
Utal
Blue River
Colorado
President Proclaims Large Oregon Forest Lands Open
An estimated 100000 acres in Oregon have been removed from national forest bounds and added to unreserved public domain by presidential proclamation. The acreage move expands public lands under government control and affects nearby land use and access.
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Oregon
Ballinger Pinchot Hearing Cost Revealed
Chicago May 21 The Ballinger Pinchot committee spent less than 15 000 dollars on investigating the interior department and forest service. Printing costs for the case records do not count against the 25 000 dollar appropriated. Most funds covered stenographers witness per diem and mileage.
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Chicago
Ballinger- Winehot Committee
Interior Department
Forest Service
Lieutenant Owen and Bride Head to Mexico on Wedding Tour
Lieut ant R A Owen and bride formerly Mrs Ruth Trywn Leavitt passed through Lo Paseo Texas en route to Mexico on their wedding tour with Jamaica as the destination.
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Lo Paseo
Texas
R.A. Owen
Bride
Ruth Trywn
Leavitt
Mexico
Jamaica
Estate of eccentric miser McMurren sparks will dispute
May 21 news from Vincennes reports Mrs. Hat th Hannum filed in Probate Court a will on wrapping paper claiming Marshall McMurren left sixty thousand dollars to Emma Grant. McMurren, a tramp, once asked for food at Emma’s employer’s home and later dictated the crude will at Emma Grant’s home. Relatives plan to contest the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ity Morning Journal
Mvansville
Marshall McMurren
Hatth Hannum
Vincennes
McMarren
Vinonnes
McMurren
Emmma Grant
Grafters Guilty in Pittsburg Bank Book Turbulence
James M. Andersen, former secretary to Emil Winter of Workingmen's Savings Bank, pleaded guilty in Pittsburg to mutilating bank ledgers to conceal bribes. He was fined 250 dollars by Judge RR B. Frage. The case drew after a bribery charge and appeals to higher courts, with lawyers seeking new review and possible supreme court action.
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Savings Bank
Merming Journal
Pittsburg
James M. Andersen
Emil Winter
Workingmen’s Savings Dang and Trust Ompans
Pratt
RR. B. Frage
Andereou
Fo. Blessing
Common Coumetil
Rintudoyr
Jillige Thomas J. Mord
Willigim A. Blakeley
Jimbay
Nea Lark
Big Top Circus Fire Sparks Exits as Crowd Calmly Flee
A Barner and Bailey circus tent fire in Schenectady started by a cigar stamp sent spectators rushing out in orderly fashion. No injuries reported as workers tore open canvas and crowd management kept people safe. Exile threats against Jews in Russia prompt protests to Premier Stolypin in St Petersburg with thousands to be expelled from Kiev Kursk and other cities within a month.
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Morning Journal
Schenectady
Barner and Bailey’s
Mall
Circus
Gy Morning Journal
St. Petersburg
Pale
Kiev
Kursk
Turk
Tambov
Kharouv
Yaketerineliv
M. Friedman
Duma
Stelypin
Senate
Yekaterinoshiv
Sinc isSe
Moscow
Aged Denver Man Dies After Accidental Revolver Discharge
Charles Cooper, 73, dies in a Denver hospital from a bullet wound caused by an accidental discharge. His wife, 74, tripped on a rug while handling a revolver found in a bureau drawer. The gun fired as her finger pressed the trigger, injuring Cooper in the abdomen.
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Cooper
Balloonist Survives Rain Swollen Jump Then Tent Collapse
LeRoy Percy Oklahoma parachute failed to open in rain as he jumped from a balloon at Milwaukee near Pittsburgh. An hour later, during a circus, the grand stand collapsed burying spectators but caused no serious injuries. Fire crews pulled people from the soaked canvas.
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Pitsburg
May
LeRoy
Percy
Okls
Mlwoud
Ccute
Taft Life and Sunday School Association Honor Ceremony
Theodore Roosevelt William Jennings Bryan and King George attend as World Sunday School Association members. Delegates pledge funds and a large crowd gathers for ceremonies at the capitol grounds with enthusiasm and praise.
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Weehington
Taft
Mre
Teft
Theodore Roosevelt
King George
England
Mievitent
Dies
Meston
Wilhiem J. Urven
World’s Sunday School Association
Canada
Twei
Willian M. Taft
Cme
Raven
William Jennings Bryan
Nebrasks
Capitol Grounds
Oper
Army ration gives way to real food amid war prep
Washington reports the government plans to replace hermetically sealed emergency packets with a haversack ration. The new mid war supply uses Dacon and hard tack and aims to be as satisfying visually as it is to the stomach. Government stock numbers reach about 200,000 units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aperex
Intry Equipment Board
Surrender Near As Nicaraguan Rebels Tighten Grip
General Mena reports Madriz forces close in on the government stronghold as insurgent leader Joan Estrada awaits a likely surrender. Insurgent detachments under Moncado cut off Chavaria's ammunition train, seizing 200000 rounds and provisions near Puma and Kuma.
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Hase
Farm in Kaneae county suffers crop and property damage
A May 21 report from Tupeku in Kaneae county notes a farm inlay county damage to crops, trees and outbuildings. Telegraph wires are down and full extent of the damage is not known.
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Kaneae
Tupeku
Krun
Lay
Kaseag
Tontgi
Shooting in Denver Ends in Suicide After Fatal Girl Shot
In Denver on May 21 Marty Pike formerly of Chicago shot himself in the hotel lobby after Hagel Rit ter, 25, was fatally shot in her room. Both were taken to the county hospital with likely death. Pike's divorced wife reportedly lives in Chicago and his two young sons stay in the city. The Hitter girl is said to have come from Laramie Wyo.
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Denver
Hagel Ritter
Marty Pike
Chicago
Knaiserhouf
Pike
Laramie
Parous Director New York May 21 Wagnerian conductors
Private ties and reports from Lore in New York indicate Hans Dichter, a prominent Wagnerian conductor, is set for a concert or engagement in London. Details remained unclear but the involvement of Dichter signals a major Wagnerian event.
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Parous
New York
Tiestages
Hans Dichter
Cortomeis Til
London
Duke Family Ailing in Durham as NY Specialist Sails In
Benjamin N. Duke suffers a persistent fever around 104 degrees. His physician wired for a New York specialist, while August Duke and Poe xen also summoned to Durham for support and possible care.
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Durham
Benjamin N. Duke
New York
Poe Xen
August Duke
Memorial Day Proclaimed as City Holiday
Mayor Felix H. Ter proclaims Monday May 28 1910 a city holiday in Albuquerque New Mexico honoring Memorial Day. He urges suspension of business and participation in patriotic and religious services and asks community leaders to organize suitable observances.
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United States
New Mexico
J. Pelix J. Tanter
Aiuhuouerque
Felix H. Ter
Taft and Roosevelt May Dedicate New Bridge
May 21 reports announce the planned opening of the International bridge linking Browneite Texas and Matamoras Mexico with July dates. Invitations extended to Taft Roosevelt Diag Governor Campbell of Texas and Tamaulipas governor to attend. Senator Lorimer sails for Washington and hints at possible public Senate action as investigations loom over his election charges.
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Pat Antonio
Tex
Browneite
Matamoras
Mex
Taft
Roosevelt
Diag
Campbell
Texas
Tamauillpase
Atteact
Salem man wills bulk of estate to Princeton memorial
Teuves Milltote te Collec. Salem Maine May 21 reports Ikone Waemait of Salem filed a will probating the bulk of his estate at nearly 10,000,000 dollars. The document leaves the estate to the graduate school of Princeton as a memorial of his lasting affection for his alma mater.
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Salem
Mines
Ikone
Waemait
Graduate School of
Prince
Wsimou
Veterans of 1096 Choose Chief at Naval Vets Session
Henry M Dutfield of Michigan was elected commander in chief of the Naval and Military Order of Spanish American Veterans at the session in New York. Roosevelt was floated as a candidate. Draper of California has not responded. A Denver meeting is planned for September 6 7 and next with Roosevelt’s name mentioned during the New York event.
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Dutfield
New York
My Morning Journal
Sfenry M Dutfield
Michigan
Naval and
Military Order of
Nprons
Theodore Rootevelt
T. W. Lraper
California
Svroud
Roosevelt
Wktim
Eitinet
Draper
Tu Tn
Denver
Parnell Harrington
Norfolk Navy Yards
Spain
Walter Howe
Department of the Cast
Snowstorm in Oklahoma Disrupts Pauls Valley Wires
A severe storm hits Pauls Valley Oklahoma on May 21 bringing heavy rain and widespread wire outages. No fatalities reported as telegraph and telephone lines go down and the area experiences significant disruption.
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Oklahoma
Pauls Valley
Okla
Severe electrical storms sweep southern Oklahoma towns
May 21 reports describe severe electrical disturbances, heavy rains and hail across southern and southeastern Oklahoma. Wires are down and rivers rise as storms near Hugo and Durant cause damage. McCarty and Wynnewood area injuries include eight treated by a physician with some clothing blown off.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Wichita
Canadian
Ole
Little Rivers
Hugo
Durant
Colbert
Red Deer
McCarty
Wynn
Bitter blow for Queen Victoria and royal birth tragedy
The Morning Journal reports Queen Victoria delivering a stillborn son at 4 am in Madrid. King Alfonso remains in London for a funeral as Spain’s royal family endures a rare royal birth tragedy with a ceremonial burial planned at the royal pantheon.
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Sevetal
Madrid
Viletoria
Alfonso
London
King Kidward
Canalejas
Mendes
Isabella
Victoriian
Sister of Charity in Court Ad Owinder Charged
French religious worker Sister Candide, previously a supervisor of the Be Anne order, faced an examining magistrate protesting innocence after failing to explain a tangled charity account. The foundation's books show about 2 million in receipts with a 500 thousand deficit while donations came from many prominent figures.
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Uy Morass Dournal
Pariw
Candide
Leon Stein
Gouvre Ormesnon
Char- Halle
Sie Wat
Order of
Be Anne
Miners strike at Provines and White Dog mines
Seven hundred non union miners in Webb City Missouri struck in response to a wage reduction tied to lower ore prices. The stoppage followed the company refusal to restore wages to pre decline levels.
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Webb City
Heavy Snow Blocks Roads Across Colorado
May 21 Trinidad reports heavy snow delaying railroad traffic and threatening telegraph service. Six inches fallen in the Stonewall mountains as melts. The moisture benefits farmers and stockmen with prospective crops and pasture.
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Colorado
Trinidad
Ule
Stonewall Mountains
Weather Forecast Reports Mixed Conditions Across States
Washington May 21 reports cooler conditions in southeast New Mexico and a Sunday warmup in the south with a Monday fair outlook. Arizona, western Texas see variable winds and showers while North and East portions turn cooler Sunday.
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Washington
New Mexico
Patr
Arizona
Texas
Protest Faction Urges Gillett to Block San Francisco Fight
A large protest at the Presbyterian general assembly in Atlantic City calls California Governor James M. Gillett to stop the Jeffries Johnson bout planned for July 4 in San Francisco. A resolution urges federal and state action to prevent the fight, citing morality and youth education concerns.
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Morning Journal
Atlantic City
Stron
Jeffes-Johnson
San Francisco
Presbyterian General Assembly
James M. Gillett
California
Seattle
Wash
Sacramento
Cal
United States
Jeffries
Johnson
Lind
Assembly
Taftanc
Rey
J. Willis Baer
Federation Club
Sean Francsco
Nathan Newby
William HL. Roberte
Philadelphia
Dr. Roberts
Roberto
A. Albert Moore
Lord's Day Alliance of
Canuada
Unis
Southern Presbyterian Church restructures work for budget system
In Lewisburg West Virginia on May 21 the general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church approved a threefold reorganization to operate more like a business. Executive committees will focus on foreign missions home missions ministerial education and relief and publication and sabbath schools.
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Lewisburg
W. Va
General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
Lee
Violent Demonstration at Paris Opera Opens Aida Performance
A violent demonstration erupted during the Metropolitan Opera Company of the Chatelet theater opening of Aida. Demonstrators in the upper gallery voiced discontent over not freeing two French singers, but the opera continued after a storm of cries and hisses died down.
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Mauris
Metropolitan Opera Company
Chatelet Theater
Aida
Mine Wave Scale Agreement Reaches Between Parties
After three weeks of talks a joint agreement on a wage scale was reached in Saginaw Michigan. Mines will resume Monday after a shutdown since April 1 with about 900 men returning to work during the week.
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Saginaw Mich
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