Plot to Kill King of Spain Arrests Stir Chamber
Anarchists plotting against King Alfonso XII were foiled as police arrested several conspirators. The Chamber of Deputies faced an anxious wait before the king arrived, received an ovation, and proceeded with the session amid reports of the attempted outrage. The king respectfully allowed the queen mother to pass first as ceremonies continued.
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Plaza de Toros
Alfonso XII
Prado Gardens
Chamber of Deputies
Alfonso
Blanco
Primo Rivera
Palavieja
Phenigh
Kinglfonso
Senor Armijo
Duke of
Bivona
Secor Armijo
Carupano to be shelled by Venezuelan forces
May 17 1924 report from Trinidad indicates Carupano seaport in Bermudez state will be bombarded today at 2 PM by government forces. Attack planned from land and sea after notifying foreign consuls eight hours beforehand. U S minister Bowen in Caracas pressed for restraint as fighting looms between revolutionary and government forces to decide General Casares fate.
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Trinidad
Carupano
Bermudez
Venezuela
United States
Caracas
H. W. Bowsem
Bowen
Republic
Casae
Defiant Datto Ruty Sparks Mindanao Tussle
General Chaffee returns from Mindanao and says datto Ruty still ready to fight. He notes water denial can yield a bloodless victory in days. Also reports U S orders on marine courts and Cholera deaths pace in Manila. Coronation of King Alfonso observed by Spanish residents.
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Manila
Chaffee
Lake Lanao
Mindanao
United States
Davis
Datto Ruty
Datte Ruty
Dattee
United States Philippine Commission
Lloyd Wheaton
American Club
Alfonso
Wright
Sabbath Day Was Discussed By Free Sons Of Israel
Atlantic City May 18. The quinquennial convention of the Independent Order of the Free Sons of Israel met at Hotel Rudolph with 25 delegates. Officers include Grand Master Harburger and William Gans of New York as chairman. The main topic: Dr Emile Hirsch sermon proposing Jews adopt Sunday worship. Debates condemned the sermon and reaffirmed Sabbath tradition.
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Free Sons of Israel
Hirsch
Atlantic City
N. J
Order of the
Rudolph
Song of Israel
Harburger
Grant
William Gans
New York
BE. c. Hamburger
Chicago
Herman Steifel
Simon Cohan
Detroit
J. H. Goldsmith
Julius Harburger
Emile Hirsch
Israel Temple
Benjamin Blumenthal
Dr. Hirsch
Hamberger
Emperor William to Present Frederick the Great Statue
In Wiesbaden during an opera intermission the Emperor suddenly ordered a new Frederick the Great statue. He told sculptor Uphues of the plan for presentation to the United States and sent a cable to President Roosevelt the next day.
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United States
Berlin
William
Frederick the Great
Wiesbaden
Professor Uphues
Uphues
Ophues
Roosevelt
Women Against Beef Trust Form in New York
Five hundred East End Hebrew residents formed the Ladies Anti Beef Trust Association in New York on May 18. Mrs Carrolyn Schatzeberg was elected president with Mrs Pauline Frickel as treasurer and Blu menthal as vice president. Jacob Kirschberg named secretary. A seven member committee will visit tenement houses on the East Side to urge reduced meat prices and non disruptive persuasion.
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New York
Hebrew Women
East End
Ladies' Anti
Carrolyn Schatzeberg
Pauline Frickel
Garment Workers’ Union
Blumenthal
Jacob Kirschberg
Terrible time on shipboard during volcanic eruption
Aboard the Roddam at St Lucia after leaving Martinique, a volcanic eruption showered the Roddam with red hot ash and boiling water. The captain and crew faced flames and collapsing decks as the ship burned, with eighteen bodies found on deck. The Roddam, badly damaged, reached Castries for aid as survivors endured burns and smoke. The Norton of the Etona filed this dramatic shipboard account.
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New York
River Platte
St Lucia
St. Lucia
Cantell
Martinique
Roddam
St. Pierre
Roraima
Castries
Asatlog
Cash Short on Exchange and Berlin Boerse Tumble
London and Berlin stock markets faced cash shortfalls and weak demand amid Whitsuntide holidays and South Africa peace talks. Chamberlain’s Birmingham speech unsettled bears, while New York Wall Street activity shifted volumes to London and Berlin. Industrials slipped, rails held, and a cautious week followed with cautious trading and declining quotations.
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London
The
Stock Exchange
Bank of England
New York
Wall Street
South Africa
Berlin
Good American
Dortmud Union Iron Company
Ludwig, Loews & Co
Schuker Company
Nurembure
Strike on in earnest say National Secretary Wilson
Indianapolis May 18 National Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers returned from Hazleton Pa discussing the great miners strike. He said the strike is on in earnest and will be waged by the man with the greatest steadfastness. The district is tied up with about 147000 men out. Engineers and pump workers remain on job. He said no call to a national convention is planned unless five districts demand it and the call would come from the national headquarters.
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Wilson
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers
Hagleton
Moderator Van Dyke urges Presbyterians to unite for Christ
In New York the General Assembly opened with Dr. Henry Van Dyke preaching at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian. He urged Presbyterians to drop denominational barriers and pursue a Christ centered faith, stressing love for all Christians and action to relieve suffering. The Sabbath report condemned Sunday golf and other nonessential activities, calling for stricter observance and noting ministers who preach on Sundays away from city pulpits.
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New York
General Assembly
Henry van Dyke
Assembly
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
van Dyke
J. Ross Stevenson
Penind
Fifth Avenue
Lower East Side
Dr. van Dyke
Christ
Prince Henry of
Prussia
D W. Moffat
Washington-Jefferson College
Richard Holmes
Pittsburg
Hathaway
Sabbath Union
Dust and ash sweep over Martinique amid eruption
The Etona neared Martinique on May 11 2 o clock in the afternoon as a ash and dust cloud from a volcanic eruption covered the island and ship curtains. The northern area near St Pierre lay buried in ashes and lava while a later report from the Horace noted dust storms and thunder along the voyage from Santos and Rio de Janeiro.
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St. Lucia
Martinique
St. Pierre
Lamport & Holt
Horace
Santos
Rio de Janeiro
Barradoes
Byrne
St. Lacks
Roddam
Henry Chastenet
Umbria Signaled By Marconi Wireless Test Planned
New York May 18 The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company reports Sagaponack station nearly ready to signal the Cunarder Umbria next Saturday Energeer Leary says communication should be possible once the Umbria comes within about 300 miles of the Sagaponack station The test is preliminary and passenger messages will not be accepted as land line connections are not yet completed.
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New York
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Sagaponak
Energeer A. Leary
Umbria
Marconi
Nantucket
Sagapenak Station
Mills to Double Capacity At Girard Plant
Columbus Ga May 8 Special The Girard cotton mills opposite Eagle and Phenix mills will nearly double capacity adding 600 spindles and expanding floor space Ground was broken yesterday for the addition and the full machinery for the improvements has been purchased to complete the project.
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Columbus
Girard Cotton Mills
Eagle and Phenix Mills
Officer's Widow Wins Suit Over Insurance
In Columbus Georgia last week Mrs Alice Elizabeth Gaburn widow of Officer M G Osburn shot to death January 1 1901 won her suit against the Knights of the Red Cross order for the insured amount plus principal and 150 97 in costs The superior court granted judgment in her favor for the policy amount and costs in the case filed after her husband's death while on duty.
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Columbus
Alice Elizabeth Gaburn
M. G. Osburn
Order of Knights of the Red Cross
Senate to Debate Philippine Government Bill This Week
Washington May 18 The senate will devote most of the week to the Philippine government bill with debate expected to end before week’s close. An adjournment for Rochambeau statue unveiling may push final vote to the following Monday or Tuesday.
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Washington
Senate
Rochambeau
Burrows
Dolliver
Spooner
Hoar
Bacon
Patterson
House
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Committee On
Toccoa Board of Education Elects New Teachers
The Toccoa city board of education met to elect superintendents and teachers for the public schools. A substantial salary raise for the superintendent was approved, with the superintendent election postponed to May 29. Elected teachers include Miss Lille M. Dodgen Miss Emma Davis Miss Carrie Davenport Miss Gratie Williamson Mrs Harriet Gilmer. Marguerite Wilson of Toccoa was named director of music. Williamson is from Atlanta and highly recommended.
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Toccoa
City Board of Education
Lille M. Dodgen
Emma Davis
Carrie Davenport
Gratie Williamson
Harriet Gilmer
Williamson
Misa Williamson
Atlana
Marguerite Wilson
Pelee Still Erupting As Lava Flows On
London reports Mont Pelee remains alight with lava flowing from La Soufriere. The British cruiser Pallas sighted wreckage near Martinique and volcanic dust fell thickly offshore. Fort de France stays at risk while Georgetown buries fifteen hundred and two bodies. survivors fade as lava consumes the island.
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London
Daily Mail
Kingstown
St. Vincent
Pallas
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Fort de France
Sittyr
Georgetown
la Soufriere
Dalton Female College Commencement Prep Feature
Dalton Georgia May 18 Special The Dalton female college commencement begins next week with a May 23 elocution recital led by Miss Juliette Brown. Activities include a baccalaureate sermon by Dr T B Headden of Rome and a class reception. A music concert and literary address by Mrs W H Felton follow before diplomas are awarded. Visitors are expected.
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Dalton
Dalton Female College
Jutiette Brown
Crawford
T. B. Headden
Rome
First Methodist Church
W. H. Felton
Cartersville
Negro Urges Cleanliness Crusade in Mobile
P. J. Scott, a Mobile educated Black man, has launched a hygiene crusade among Mobile’s Negro community. He delivers lectures urging increased soap and water use and adherence to cleanliness laws across several points.
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Meridian
Misé
P. J. Scott
Mobile
Paine's Celery Compound Promises Youthful Vigor
An advertisement extols Paine's Celery Compound as a revival tonic for the elderly. It claims the medicine purifies the system, strengthens nerves and digestion, banishes rheumatism and headaches, and restores vitality, citing Mrs Mary Burgess of Clements California as a testimonial of improved appetite and strength for herself and her husband.
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Paine
Mary & Burgess
Clements
Cal
Auction sale offers free lot with attendance at 32 lots
Mere attendance at the auction sale at Fair and Woodward this afternoon gives a chance to win a free lot. The event lists 32 lots for bidding.
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Fair and Woodward
Heads for two colleges Alabama University ad Auburn Presidencies Are Vacant
Vacancies in the presidencies of the State university and Auburn Agricultural and Mechanical college are to be filled at June commencements. Rumored candidates include Dr Brown Ayres and Dr Montague for the university and Professor C C Thach or Dr Smith at Auburn. Both boards will meet with open minds. salaries are $3,000 plus a president’s mansion at each institution.
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Alabama University
Auburn
Montgomery
Ala
The
State University
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Brown Ayres
Tylang
Montague
Furman’ University
South Carolina
J. H. Philips
Birmingham
McIver
Bratt Normal College
North Carolina
C. C. Thach
Congressman Sheppard Ketter Recovers in Stafford Springs
Congressman Sheppard of Texas, who has been ill in Stafford Springs, Miss, for several weeks, is rapidly recovering and will soon resume his official duties. Last week reports of his death circulated nationwide, prompting him to quip that the report of his death has been greatly exaggerated.
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Sheppard Ketter
Stafford Springs
Miss
Sheppard
Texas
Lone Star
Mark Twain
Potato Bug Epidemic Hits Delta Farms
In Rosedale Mississippi on May 18 farmers report widespread potato bug damage across the delta. Local officials say the pest outbreak is the largest in several years and farmers are using aggressive methods to protect the upcoming crop. In Madison Georgia on May 18 Morgan County peach growers report a promising crop with abundant fruit and plans to ship crates once ripening occurs, highlighting Balberta peaches as near perfection in middle Georgia.
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Rosedale
Miss
Madison
Morgan County
Middle Georgia
Morgan County Fair plans organized for fall event
Madison Ga May 18 Special At a Morgan County Fair and Park Association meeting organizers moved to immediately establish the fair for next fall Committees were named to handle different lines of work and the enthusiasm expressed promises a grand year that will eclipse past efforts
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Morgan County Fair
Madison
Morgan County Fair and Park Association
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Datto
Ruty
Women Against Beef Trust
Bane
Chamberlain
Boerse
Manchester
China
Mediterranean
South American
Philippines
Board OF Education
Pelee
Pittsboro
Mass
Biloxi
Oystermen’s Protective Association
W. M. Bush
Atlantic
Paine’s
Cine
of Youth
J. Newton Hathaway
M. D
Inman Bldg
Atlanta
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