Excitement Over Francis Madero Arrival Triggers Turmoil in Mexico City
Mexico City beds with decoration as General Francis I Madero nears arrival. Three thousand soldiers rurales and police guard streets while federal officers, backing Bernardo Reyes, plan to resign within a week. A Vera Cruz rebel force wrecked Inter Oceanic Rail Road tracks injuring 19. rioting spreads to three capital suburbs with women taking part.
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Mexico City
Francisco Madero
Federal
Bernardo Reyes
Madero
Vera Cruz
Dr. J W Stagg Visits Birmingham after Commencement Address
Dr. J W Stagg, president of the Presbyterian College, spoke in Birmingham last night after returning from Eutaw where he gave the high school commencement address. He said he has delivered about a dozen commencements across the state this year and praised the bright outlook.
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Presbyterian College
Birmingham
Age Herald
Eutaw
First Cotton Bloom Reported at Cotton Exchange
The first cotton bloom of the season was reported today at the Memphis Cotton Exchange. It was grown by M. H. Alford of Grace, Mississippi. The previous early record was June 15.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cotton Exchange
M. H. Alford
Grace, Miss
Freight Train Wreck Kills Three on New Haven Line
In Fairfield Connecticut two engineers and a fireman died in a freight train wreck on the New York New Haven and Hartford line. Four other railway workers were critically hurt and a dozen more injured in the morning collision and derailment.
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New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Strike of 6000 Garment Workers Ordered in Cleveland
Six thousand garment workers were ordered to strike on Wednesday after union and manufacturers failed to agree on a new wage scale. The City Meat Market moved across East Tenth Street to the old Thrasher stand, with the transfer completed today.
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Cleveland
City Meat Market
East Tenth Street
J. Fpf. Thrasher
Ex-Premier Rouvier Dies After Long Illness
Paris reports the death of former Premier Rouvier after a prolonged illness. He was beloved by the people and his passing brings a period of public mourning.
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Paris
Rouvier
Negro Educator Urges Practical Training For Negroes
Walter S. Buchanan of Alabama’s Agricultural and Mechanical College addresses Sev enteenth Street Public school closing exercises urging practical training in industrial and domestic arts. He argues Negro youths must excel in all lines of work to hold their place in the South’s economy and acknowledges Southern white support built on shared labor history.
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Seventeenth Street
Walter S. Buchanan
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Normal
Ala
Ovletrea
White Board of Education
South
Southland
Wince Mayfield Escapes From Hospital While Charged Burglar
Wince Mayfield, an alleged burglar held for a store burglary with Ed Richardson, vanished from Sellers' hospital sometime between 2 and 5 am after leaving his night shirt on the bed. He had been brought from the county jail for an operation and fled without informing the sheriff or leaving a destination.
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W. Mayfield
Sellers’ Hospital
Wincee Mayfield
Vince
John Mullins
Ed Richardson
Richardson
Wince
Gary to Give Details Of Big Steel Merger
Judge Elbert H. Gary testifies before the Stanley investigating committee on the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company merger with United States Steel Corporation. Representative Martin W. Littleton questions Gary about how the deal was effected without cash changing hands to avert a panic.
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Gary
Washington
Department of Justice
Steel Trust
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Stanley
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
The
Steel Corporation
Martin W. Littleton
New York
Commencement Exercises End at Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Commencement week at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute closed with the graduation exercises this morning. The address to the graduates was delivered by Hon. James Calvin Hemphill of Richmond Virginia.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
James Calvin Hemphill
Richmond
Virginia
Pope Pius III Stricken by Heat In Rome
In Rome on June 7 Pope Pius III is again indisposed due to the intense heat in the city. There is a sense of uneasiness over the pontiff's advanced age and frail condition.
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Rome
Pius
Memphis Faces Ice Shortage Amid Heat Wave
In Memphis Tennessee on June 7 a heat wave pushes ice scarcity as nearby towns depend on Memphis supplies. Crops burn in the drought while local plants struggle to meet demand from surrounding communities seeking cold storage and cooling.
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Memphis
Tenn
Local option election petition filed in probate court
A petition for a local option election with an excess of names was filed in probate court. The judge has five days to order the election, setting a possible July 6 date if approved.
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Mobile
Ingram to Harvest Fine Crops at His Wells Farm
M. Ingram plans a trip to his farm at Ingram's Wells tomorrow to harvest his notable crops of oats and wheat. The event highlights his agricultural yield and upcoming labor on the farm.
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Hk. M. Ingram
Ingram
Hook Worm Crusade Spreads to Seven Alabama Counties
Montgomery June 7. With work just begun in Butler County the hook worm campaign in Alabama has expanded to seven counties and gains state wide momentum.
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Montgomery
Butler County
Martha Martin Not Dead by Own Action Varied Reports
Early reports claimed Martha Martin died by suicide after a dispute with her husband Charley Martin. Investigations showed the initial claim false with later notices alleging an acid self-harm attempt also contradicted. Three physicians found no medical condition beyond marital strife and bad humor.
Remarks on race, labor, and philanthropy in Annis ton
The speech defends loyalty to white philanthropy and warns against yielding labor by inviting European influx. It notes Professor Ovletrea’s first year in Annis ton ending with open industrial exhibits. President Puchanan is mentioned as having made a notable statement.
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Ovletrea
Anniston
Earthquake Crashes Barracks in Mexico City Killing 180
A major tremor struck Mexico City this morning, killing 180 soldiers who were crushed as walls collapsed in their barracks. The quake lasted nearly two hours and was felt across the region, with reports reaching the United States and prompting seismograph readings in Mobile.
Earthquake Records Severe Tremors at Georgetown University
Seismograph readings from Georgetown University indicate the strongest quake in the observatory history. The tremors lasted about ninety minutes, the longest shock enduring eight minutes, with the epicenter estimated to be roughly 4,000 miles away from Washington.
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Washington
Georgetown University
Seismograph Records Two Violent Shocks at Spring Hill
Mobile dispatch reports the seismograph at Spring Hill College recorded two violent earthquake shocks this morning. The tremors were registered early in the day and prompted campus safety checks and dormitory inspections. No injuries were reported as crews assessed building integrity and utility systems.
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Mobile
Spring Hill College
Cotton Seed Crushers Association Holds Largest Convention
New York June 7 The Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers Association opened its annual convention at the Hotel Astor with record attendance. Delegations from Texas Georgia South Carolina Louisiana Mississippi Arkansas Kentucky Tennessee and Alabama attended as President B F Taylor of Columbia S C delivered the opening address before Mayor Gaynor.
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New York
Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
Hotel Astor
Texas
South Carolina
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
B. F. Taylor
Columbia
Gaynor de
Contests to Be Made a Permanent Feature
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union plans permanent oratorical contests after a successful event at the First Baptist church in Anniston. Miss Annie May Hicks won the medal, and future prizes include a gold medal and a subsequent diamond medal.
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Annie May Hicks
Prof. Bush
Wikle
Murphy
Professor Bush
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