Carranza Note Unsent as Roosevelts Car Is Struck by Knife
May 30 Kansas City report describes an anarchist throwing a four inch blade at Colonel Roosevelt as his car passes GoodCreek. The knife struck the door and fell to the running board before guard Ernest Shell seized it and handed it to police. Chief Hamilton has a description of the suspect, who escaped into the crowd. This marks a second assassination attempt on Roosevelt in the city.
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Walle
Ernest Shell
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Hurtine
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Columbus
Casas Grandes
State Department
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Pershing
Aees Grandes
Carranza
United States
Riots and Invasions Shadow Athens and Frontiers
Athens riots driven by Bulgarian invasion lead Macedonian troops to guard the royal palace in Geneva reports. Austro Hungarian forces reach Asiago near the Italian front, trench bombardments continue and 30000 prisoners held. Carranza tensions ease as Pershing reviews troop posture amid Mexico City dispatches.
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Geneva
Athens
Memphis Cyclone Deaths and Destruction Reported
A powerful cyclone struck Memphis causing deaths and dozens injured. Thirteen reported killed and fifty-three injured as property damage ran high. A tow boat broke from its moorings, drifting ashore on a sand bar, and the storm’s fury lasted about twenty minutes. Residents from Marion and Little Rock reported damage across Alabama and nearby cities.
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Little Rock
Usene
Alabama
Meltee
Theodore Roosevelt warns on universal training and numbers
In Kansas City on Memorial Day Roosevelt urged universal service to strengthen defense. He called for a large navy and a regular army of 250000, plus a strong reserve, and warned that echoing unpreparedness could leave the U.S. vulnerable to an enemy landing near major ports.
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Kansas City
Theodore Roosevelt
Dardanelles
New York
San Francisco
United States
Burglars Loot Local Grocery Leave One Cent Behind
Burglars entered Biehne's Breez grocery last night and emptied the cash register leaving only a single cent. The rear door was found forced by a night patrolman around 1 am. Entry appears tied to a break in the building's electrical system.
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Biehne
Breez
First National Bank Remodeling Underway in Atlanta
The First National Bank begins interior remodeling by Atlanta Bank Plate Company under Mr Harnesberger supervision. Directors had allocated funds and a contract was signed weeks earlier, delaying work until today as fixtures are prepared. The lobby will move to center, with expanded teller and bookkeeper offices on both sides. The rear floor will be lowered for a new marble floor and white marble fixtures with carved details will replace existing grillwork.
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First National Bank
Te Atlanta Bank Platune Company
Harnesberger
Birmingham Man Injured in By-Product Plant Accident
A. Monely a young man employed at the Hemet Belway by-product plant in Ensley is hospitalized in serious condition after a Sunday night joy ride accident near a bridge. He was brought to St. Vincent Hospital with head injuries. Doctors express hope for recovery. His parents live in Port Deposit Alabama.
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A. Moneley
Hemet-Belway
Ensley
St. Vincent Hospital
Enatey
Port Deposit
Ala
H. A. Harria
Youss
Steel Plants at Ensley to Be Busy for Months
Birmingham May 24 With two days remaining in May the steel production at the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company plant in Ensley is estimated at more than 9 000 tons. Billets are being worked on and operations will be steady for several months to come with orders in hand.
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Birmingham
Adelaide cotton mill worker injured near L and N bridge
Dug Hendley, a worker at the Adelaide cotton mills, was found lying under the east end of the L and N railroad bridge at Gadedaem Sunday afternoon. He sustained severe injuries to his right ear and face, with the right side of his head damaged.
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Dug Hendley
Adelaide Cotton Mills
L. & N. Reiiread
Gadedem
Chautauqua program delights crowd on Quintard avenue
A large audience enjoyed a Chautauqua program on Quintard avenue featuring the Killarney Girls whose music and humor charmed both young and old. William Rainey Bennett delivered a forceful lecture titled The man who can, while Weatherwax Brothers provided music and B H Lougher spoke on The shockive of the world.
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Killarney
Quintard Avenue
William Rainey Bennett
Pannie Brett
Weatherwax Brothers
B. H. Lougher
Ambiguous Injury Report From Unclear Incident
A fragmented report describes a bot possibly struck a object on a ridge or fell causing an impact with an unknown bard object. Details are unclear about the exact cause or resulting injuries.
Germans Renew Attacks on French Lines West of Meuse
From Paria May 30 report German forces renewed assaults on French defenses west of the Meuse while bombardment continued east of the river. Crown Prince forces attacked Dead Man's Hill near Cumieres, artillery fire and counterfires repulsed gains. Northwest of Verdun heavy big calibre shells pounded the Douaumont front all night.
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Paria
Meuse
Crown Prince
Heartbreaker held for grand larceny in police court
Harris and a man identified as a Negro pleaded guilty to grand larceny in police court this morning. Miss Lois Street returned home from school and found her purse with 37 dollars missing. Harris took the purse, changed his clothing, and tried to avoid arrest until police caught him on Fifteenth Street.
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Negro
Lois Street
Marvin
Fifteenth Street
Damael
Gamay
Republican Platform Delays Diplomacy Cited by Officials
Washington officials acknowledge that the Caranes to the state department will not arrive soon if ever, and point to the Republican national convention as the likely cause. The State Department hints that efforts appear aimed at stalling diplomatic relations until the GOP platform is settled.
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Washington
State Department
GWE High School Presents Flag and Pole Donation
Citizens plan to present GWE High School with an American flag and pole. The Junior Order United American Mechanics will fund a large flag and 9 foot steel staff to be presented by multiple local orders and individuals. National Flag Day is observed June 14 with efforts for proper flag display.
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United American Mechanics
Rienville
Daughters of the American Revelation
Knights of Pythias
Order of
Easler
Masonic Lodge
Royal Area Masons
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Slattery
J. Ll. Wikle
H. F. Willamenon
United States
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