Carmen Strike Grows Serious in Cincinnati Riots
Governor Cox refused to send troops to quell the Cincinnati Traction Company strike amid continuous rioting since the company attempted to operate cars. The city filed for a receiver after hearings adjourned, with Judge Goohan set to rule Monday.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cox
The
Cincinnati Traction Company
City of Cincinnati
Goohan
the Common Pleas
Federated Women Make Progress in Amarillo
Amarillo Federation of Women met at City Hall in regular session presided by Mrs. Thomas Currie. Minutes read by Mrs. Imogene Agard and adopted. Reports noted waste paper receptacles placed, post office improvements, and park improvements planned. Trees from W. E. Groendycke presented to Polk Street Mothers Club and then to Federation for placement. Public library locking discussed. committee to visit city council. Street, Sidewalk and Alley Committee to hold a meeting at 700 Van Buren Street Monday at 4 PM.
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Amarillo Federation of Women
Thomas Currie
Imogene Agard
Avery Tyyrner
Amarillo
W. E. Groendycke
Polk Street
C. T. Callahan
Polk Street Mothers’ Club
Federation
J. 8. McKnight
van Buren Street
Eight Officers Under Indictment Held for Grand Jury
San Francisco police officers who patrolled the downtown Tenderloin district in the past two years will be subpoenaed for the grand jury meeting. Eight officers are already indicted for sharing profits from banco games, with additional witnesses to be questioned to support the indictments.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Tenderloin
Banco Games
Drove Mosquitos From Malay Peninsula Doctor Heads to Panama
Dr. Malcolm Watson of Klang Malay Peninsula, praised for solving Malay malarial problems, travels to the Panama Canal District to study yellow fever. Government funds draining swamps and blasting rocks to reclaim land receive support in the effort.
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Washington
PD. C
Malcolm Watson
Klang
Malay Peninsula
Panamaanal Zone
Watson
Panama Canal District
Millionaire 10 Appears in Court in Lawrence dynamite case
William M. Wood of the American Woolen Company Fred Bb Atteaux and Dennis J. Collins face trial in the Sanwalk Superior Court's criminal division on charges of conspiring to plant dynamite in Lawrence during the January 1912 textile strike. District Attorney Pelletier and Assistant Weber lead the prosecution as the high profile case draws nationwide interest.
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Boston
Mass
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Fred Bb. Atteaux
Dennis J. Collins
Sanwalk
Joseph C. Pelletier
Abraham Webber
Wood
Lawrence
John J. Breen
Mexico Recognizes Huerta Regime by Russia Japan
Washington dispatch notes that Russia and Japan have recognized the Huerta government. Italy Germany and the United States are to be heard from, as brief official replies continue to unfold.
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Washington, D. C
Russia
Japan
Huerta
Italy
Germany
United States
Mill Strikers Proclaim 48 Hour Industry Stop Protest
Several hundred silk mill workers in New York joined by I W W members and sympathizers plan a 48 hour industry shut down beginning Wednesday to protest Patrick Quinlan's conviction. If ineffective, leaders may call a national general strike to free jailed workers.
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Associated Press
New York
Union Square
Patterson
N. J
Patrick Quinlan
United States
Norwegians in Northwest Celebrate Independence Day
Norwegians forming a large element of the Northwest population marked Independence Day with popular gatherings and festivities in cities and towns across the region.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Northwest
Newspapers Await Indefinite Delay From Legislative Ruling
In Austin on May 17 the attorney general's office upheld that concurrent resolutions lack legal force and appropriations under them are invalid. Representative Reedy notes a joint resolution proposing constitutional amendments falls under the same rule. About 145 newspapers statewide will wait for the next legislature to fund printing of the amendments.
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Daily News
Austin
Texas
Attorney General's Department
Reedy
King Alfonso Celebrates 27th Birthday in Madrid
King Alfonso, born May 17, 1886, marks his 27th birthday with heightened national admiration. The king’s calmness and bravery during the latest assassination attempt drew widespread public celebration across the kingdom, more vigorous than in recent years.
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Alfonso
Madrid
Anhut Convicted of Bribery in Thaw Case
New York May 17 Jno Anhut the lawyer convicted on the charge of attempted bribery tonight by a jury before which he has been tried in connection with an attempt to free Harry K Thaw from Matteawan by alleged illegal means will be sentenced Monday.
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New York
Jno Anhut
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Prison Officials Blamed for Horrors at Sing Sing
An official report by George W. Blage as special commissioner to Governor Sulzer accuses Sing Sing warden John S. Kennedy and prison officials of tolerating brutal conditions. It cites overcrowded, dark filthy cells, unsanitary dampness, and inmates suffering rheumatic illness and crippled health as consequences of mismanagement.
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York State
John S. Kennedy
Sing Sing
George W. Blage
William Sulzer
Hudson River
Scott
Mine Explosions Kill Two. Dozen Trapped in Ogara Coal Mine
Bellevalley Ohio May 17 Two are dead and three fatally wounded with sixteen more entombed after two explosions in the Imperial Mine of Ogara Coal Co located half a mile northeast of Bellevalley. Rescue teams work to reach trapped workers a mile and a half from mine entrance.
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Bellevalley
Ohio
Imperial
Ogara Coal Company
Democrats Grant More Time for Tariff Hearings
Washington May 17 Senator Simmons chairing the Senate finance committee announced the sub committee on the Underwood tariff bill will grant more time to protesting manufacturers. Private cotton and chemical schedule hearings may be conducted by Hoke Smith with stenographic records.
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Washington, D. C
Simmons
Senate !Hance Committee
Senate
Hoke Smith
Georgia
LaFollette and Bristow
Finance Committee
Laf’ollette
Tragic double tragedy rocks Vallejo including Navy yard worker
J F Rainey an electrician on the receiving ship Cleveland was shot dead by Joseph Hoversby, a Mare Island Navy Yard employee, after which Hoversby’s wife swallowed poison and died. The couple had been married 20 years. Rainey enlisted in 1909 in New Orleans.
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Vallejo
Cal
J. F. Rainey
Cleveland
Joseph Hoversby
Mare Island Navy Yard
War warning in Pall Mall Gazette on US Japan conflict
The Pall Mall Gazette warns against underestimating the danger of war between the United States and Japan. It states that if war breaks out, Australia, New Zealand and Western Canada would strongly side with the United States.
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Associated Press
London
United States
Japan
Pall Mall Gazette
Australia
New Zealand
Vincent Astor Seizes Speed Mania On Sea And Road
Wealthy heir Vincent Astor, famed for his New York fortune, is described chasing speed in cars and boats. Senators visiting West Point witnessed his yacht offer, while his Rhinecliff race car hits 96 mph testing roads. Relatives worry over dangerous fast craft and autos as Astor aims Newport trials.
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New York
Nix
Vincent Astor
United States
Yooung
New York City
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
West Point
Mr. Astor
Norma
Newport
Astor
Hudson River
Rhinecliff
Herman Oelrichs
Cuban aviator Rosilio wins 10000 prize in Havana flight
Havana Cuba May 17 Associated Press Rosilio the Cuban aviator completes an 80 mile flight from Key West to Havana in 2 hours 25 minutes winning the prize offered by the Havana City Council. Rival Augustine Parla protested delays and then attempted self harm before pursuing Rosillo as high winds forced his return to Key West.
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Havana
Cuba
Mingo Rosilio
Day
Key Weert
Augustine Parla
Ronville
Rossillo
Paria
Rosillo
Key Weat
Weather Forecast Generally Fair For West Texas
Washington May 17 West Texas forecast calls for fair weather Sunday and Monday. A high near 76 degrees is expected with a low around 32. conditions mainly dry across the region.
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Washington, D. C
West Texas
Named Joint Committee approves plan to coordinate campaigns
In Washington on May 17 the Democratic National Committee and the Congressional committee outlined a program for active cooperation in upcoming congressional and presidential campaigns. The plan, placed before a joint committee including Palmer, Howell, Sells, Lynch, and Cummings, with members from the Senate and House, aims to concentrate campaign strategy and split publicity work between the two organizations. President Wilson voiced support for the program.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Democratic Nationsd
Congressional Committee Today
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Tlowell
Georgia
Sells
Texas
Lynch
Minnesota
Cummings
Connecticut
Senate
Econgressional Committee
Wilson
May Move to Recognize Huerta Regime In Mexico
The administration will decide on recognizing the Huerta regime in Mexico. Foreign powers are ready to acknowledge Huerta, and a strong endorsement is expected soon with credentials to the provisional president Huerta.
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Huerta
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Mexico
Gibson Confident of Acquittal in Murder Trial
Newburgh May 17 Lawyer Burton W. Gibson says he will prove his innocence on the eve of a second trial for murder. He is charged with killing his wife Rose Menehik Szabo during a July lake accident near the New Jersey line. The first trial in Goshen ended with a hung jury.
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Gibson
Newburgh
N. Y
Burton W. Gibson
Tompkins
Goshen
Rose Menehik Szabo
Glenwood Lake
N. J
Szabo
Bila Szabo
America
No Change in Japanese Trouble Hints at Land Negotiations
Fragmentary report suggests negotiations over formal lands were not in progress and that no development is expected. Governor John wed the bill as far as hing ten are advised, indicating a necessary precedent to resumption of talks with the Japanese embassy.
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John
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