Pilot dies in crash during scouting flight from San Diego
Lieutenant Joseph D. Park of the U S A died when a big military biplane plunged into a gulley at Olive Hill near Los Angeles during a 145 mile aerial scouting trip from San Diego. The wreck occurred at 7am after Park lost his way in morning mist and the radiator crushed his skull. bystanders, including schoolchildren on their way to class, witnessed the tragedy.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
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Olive
Here
Joseph D. Park
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San Diego
Confidence in Giant Levees Protecting New Orleans
New Orleans residents trust the aging Mississippi defenses as flood crests pass southward. Experts warn Lake Pontchartrain and possible inland storms pose risk, but city fronts remain shielded by wide levee systems and armored banks.
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New Orleans
Lake Pontchartrain
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Baton Rouge
Dayton
St. Louis
America
China
Grand jury probes Mexican insurrectionist alliance for air corps
The Federal grand jury in Los Angeles opened an inquiry into a supposed conspiracy to supply an aeroplane corps to Sonora rebels. Witness Van M. Griffith of the Aero Club of Southern California cited negotiations with Glenn Martin. Names of Didier Massan and mechanic Thomas Dean were not disclosed as officials in Tucson, Arizona, were questioned. Separately, Fort Worth reports record cattle receipts in April with 120,385 cattle and a peak weekly run of 25,506. Prices for grass cattle reached $6.75 and $7.45 per hundred pounds.
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Cal
Federal Grand Jury
Sonora
van M. Griffith
Aero Club
Southern California
Glenn Martin
Tuecson
Arizona
Griffith
Daily News
Fort Worth
Texas
South Texas
Lis M. King
Tennesseans Move to Texas Cited by Census
Chattanooga on May 9 reports a federal census bulletin showing 134,702 Tennesseans now live in Texas while Texas-born residents in Tennessee number 5,592, highlighting cross state migration trends among business groups and organizations.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Federal Department of Commerce and Labor
Tennessee
Lone Star State
New Montenegrin Cabinet Formed in CETTINJE
A new Montenegrin cabinet under Prime Minister General Vucotich was formed at CETTINJE as the old ministry resigned after the king decided to evacuate Scutari. King Nicholas told parliament he yielded to European powers for peace to save Montenegro and the Serb race, saying Russia Serbia and Greece advised submission.
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Servia
Greece
Police officers sentenced for graft conspiracy in New York
Denis Sweeney John J. Murtha James K. Hussey and James G. Thompson, former police inspectors, were convicted of conspiring to obstruct justice in graft regulation cases. They received one year in prison and a five hundred dollar fine each.
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Associated Press
New York
Denis, Sweeney
John J. Murtha
James K. Hussey
James G. Thompson
California land law dispute with Japan opens talks
Washington reports negotiations between the United States and Japan began with two meetings between Secretary Bryan and the Japanese ambassador. Japan delivered a formal protest alleging discrimination in the California land law, with Viscount Chinda to meet again at the State Department to hear Bryan's reply.
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Washington, D. C
America
Japan
California
Bryan
State Department
Viscount Chinda
International conference wraps up plans for peace centennial
A week long international conference in New York ends with a farewell banquet at the Hotel Astor. Delegates, soon to tour the Eastern States, will visit Boston Washington Richmond Philadelphia Chicago and return via Detroit Buffalo and Niagara Falls before sailing to England on May 21.
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Hotel Astor
Ferowetes Willan
Boston
Washington
Wilson
Richmond
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
England
Texas ship Viator clears Galveston for Haiti
Galveston, May 1923 reports Lone standing efforts by Texas interests to divert Caribbean trade see a gain as the steam ship Viator of the United States Steamship Company clears Galveston for Haiti. The vessel carries Texas packing house products and wholesalers outputs, marking the first full cargo bound for Haiti from Galveston in many years.
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Galveston
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Texas
Caribbean
United States Steamship Company
Haiti
Texas Packing Houses
Springfield Welcomes Travelers at 23rd Missouri Convention
Springfield hosts the twenty third annual convention of the Missouri division Travelers Protective Association with opening sessions featuring greetings and officer reports. Entertainment plans for delegates and visitors are set for tomorrow.
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Springfield
Missouri
Travelers’ Protective Association
Montenegrins Wreak Vengeance In Scutari Fire
A disastrous fire in Scutari near Vienna destroys a large part of the bazaar and causes heavy losses. Reports say Montenegrins kindled the blaze in revenge for evacuating the fortress.
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Vienna
Australia
Scutari
Sugar Tariff Clash Sparks Senate Debate
Republicans pressed the Underwood tariff bill, seeking public hearings and committee referrals. Key figures like Penrose Simmons and Smoot argued for open consideration as heated debate over sugar schedules and implications for the beet sugar industry drew sharp warnings of hardship and decline.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Penrose
Finance Committee
Simmons
Thomas
Colorado
Smoot
William Alden Smith
Texas Wheat and Kaffir Exports Rise in April
The April report shows Galveston exports of 427 311 bushels of wheat and 12 924 bushels of kaffir corn, with year to date totals up 10 120 574 bushels for wheat and 412 580 bushels for kaffir corn. Eight foreign countries received wheat and three for kaffir corn in April.
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Gabyerige
S&s
Galveston
Wilson to Sign Sundry Civil Bill on Return Home
President Wilson said he would sign the sundry civil bill as it passed Congress amid strong pressure to change his mind. Advisors are split with some backing Taft’s veto, which objected to class legislation and the exclusion of labor unions and farmers organizations from enforcement funds under the Sherman act.
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Washington
Wilson
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Senate
Taft
Arbor Day Observed Across Michigan
Arbor and Bird Day were observed throughout Michigan on May 4 with tree and shrub planting and special exercises in public schools. Local ceremonies highlighted environmental awareness and community participation in the state.
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Michigan
Lansing
Weather note unsettled with showers Likely in West Texas
The forecast shows unsettled conditions with possible showers in West Texas. Saturday will be cloudy and warmer, with Sunday remaining cloudy. Rainfall amounts and temperatures are still to be determined with multiple data points noted.
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Washington
West Texas
Miss Noyes in Daring Greek Costume at Pageant
Florence Fleming Noyes, playing Hope, stood out among about a hundred young women in Greek attire at a Woman Suffrage party pageant at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York on May 3. She lit a torch at the Altar of Truth after the prologue while maidens danced, as the Spirit of Woman urged voting.
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Noyes
New York
Florence Fleming Noyes
Hope
Metropolitan Opera House
Pauline Fredericks
Abundant Rains Bring Hope for Strong Crop Year
Severe electrical disturbance accompanied the rain in Amarillo last night causing temporary darkness in parts of the business and residence districts and brief streetcar stoppages. The Weht plant reported minor damage and total precipitation reached about three quarters of an inch. The steady rainfall followed a heavier storm last week, raising optimism for a record Panhandle crop year and renewed local business vigor.
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City Light & Water Co
Texas Panhandle
League of Good Citizenship forms for Galveston youth
The Woman's Health Protective Association of Galveston starts a children's auxiliary named the League of Good Citizenship. Each city school will form a branch with officers and monthly meetings. Members pledge to refrain from defacing property and to observe city ordinances, with Boy Scouts cooperation sought.
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Woman's Health Protective Association
Childrens’ Auxiliary
Children’ Auxiliary
League of Good Citizenship’ of
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Galveston
League
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Tuberculosis experts urge early detection and prevention
At the ninth annual meeting of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis Dr Harry Lee Barnes calls for advertising sanatoria locations and early symptoms to curb spread. He cites patent tonics sales profits and describes the Preventorium as a new prophylaxis link to save at risk children and curb rural tuberculosis.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harry Lee Barnes
Rhode Island
Dr. Barnes
Thode Island
Alfred F. Hees
New York City
Br. Hoss
Parmingdale
N. J
Experts Investigate Tuberculosis Cure Report Supports Skepticism
The National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis adopted a resolution denying any proven cure for tuberculosis. Government experts Dr. John G. Anderson and Dr. A. M. Stimson presented their Friedmann cure investigation showing no basis for public or medical confidence in the remedy.
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Associated Press
Washington, D., C
National Association For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
John G. Anderson
A. M. Stimson
Friedmann
D. Friedmann
Georgia State Baraca Union holds three day convention in Athens
Several hundred young church workers gathered in Athens for the annual convention of the Georgia State Baraca Union. The event runs three days with addresses by prominent clergymen and other speakers.
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Athens
Georgia State Baraca Union
South Carolina Odd Fellows Convene in Anderson
The South Carolina grand lodge of Odd Fellows opened its annual session in Anderson on May 9 with large attendance from across the state. The city is decorated to honor the visiting dignitaries and the proceedings will continue over the next day.
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South Carolina
Odd Fellows
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