Racial Revolution in Oriente Cuba Spurs Military Action
Insurgency among Afro Cuban groups grows in Matanzas Santa Clara and Oriente as Haiti born Black residents are cited urging a Black Republic in eastern Cuba. Government rushes troops to Oriente and Guantanamo while reports of arms landings and looting appear near Juragua and Santiago.
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Santa Clara
Oriente
Guantanamo
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Estenos
Ivonet
Estenez
Hebel
Ndt
Col Armentor
Santa Clare
Hait
Cumberland Presbyterians bar athletics at church schools
Warrensburg Missouri May 21 The national assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian church votes against all athletics in church schools calling them a waste of time and gambling while raising 1900 from delegates to pursue recovery of church property taken during the 1906 merger. The assembly adjourns to 1918 in Bowling Green.
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Warrensburg
National Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
I. Ae Peony
Bowling Green
Richeson’s brain declared normal at autopsy
The body of Clarence V. Richeson lies at North Grove Street morgue after execution for Avis Linnell’s murder. Dr George B. McGrath ruled Richeson’s brain normal. His brother Douglas weighs burial options as plans to return him to Virginia are unsettled. Chaplain Johnson describes efforts to have Richeson leave religious testimony for witnesses, aiming to aid his soul before death.
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Boston
Clarencé V. J. Richeson
Avis Linnell
North Grove Street
Earler
George B. McGrath
Suffolk County
Richeson
Douglas Richeson
Chicago
Virginia
Herbert S. Johnson
Johnson
Stebbins
Ridison
Nessea
Warden Bridges
Woe Reigns In Auto Ranks As Gasoline Rises
A Atlanta report notes gasoline prices jump from 10 11 to 12 cents a gallon with retailing at 14 cents amid tight supplies. Dealers blame higher fuel use on steamships and rising crude demand. few contracts available, profits squeezed despite higher costs. Local oil firms the Shindara Oil Company and the Guilt Refinine Company control supply.
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Autosmobile Plvnera
Atlanta
John K. Gewinner
Shindara Oil Company
Guilt Refinine Company
Heroism Against Flood Wins Pardon for Convict Mills
Jackson Mississippi May heroic acts during the Mississippi flood saved Harry Mills a state convict from Vicksburg who fled to Arkansas after an escape. He married started a family and repeatedly faced danger volunteering for perilous tasks to help refugees. A lifelong defender said Mills is the bravest man he ever saw for carrying a life line through a dangerous eddy to a boat full of refugees. Governor Brewer granted him a pardon citing his heroism.
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Jackson
Miss
Missignippi
Harry Mills
Brewer
Mills
Vicksburg
Arkansas
Mississippi
Senator Crane quits Senate amid primary fears
Washington May 21 Special Senator W Murray Crane of Massachusetts a Taft campaign manager for renomination announced he would not seek reelection to the senate The move follows a pattern of taft lieutenants leaving the senate as primaries gain prominence Cranes friends cite wealth and paper interests while noting his sister is Miss Mabel Beard Fastan head of the National Red Cross Society
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Taft
Senate
Al‘arich
Hale
Maine
Frye
Cullom
Iillnoise
Burrows
Michi-gan
Depew
New York
Mfe
Sone
Crane
ML Crand
Mabel Beard‘ Pastan
Red Cross Sociery
George F
Ain
Chicago Sees Surge in Auto Crashes and Speeding
In Chicago during the past week a series of deadly car accidents spurred city and county officials to tighten penalties for reckless driving. Municipal Judge Gemintill fired George 8 Scott after a car struck Anna Falkenberg, 14, in an assault with a deadly weapon case. Mayor Harrison urged ordinance revisions to curb speed, while courts faced renewed releases of speeders. Five people drowned when a car plunged into the Calumet River near Ninety-second Street.
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Chicago
Gemintill
George 8. Scott
Anna Falkenberg
Harrison
Olsen
Speers
Calumet
Judge Archibald Accused in Coal Deal Probes
Testimony before the House judiciary committee reveals coal company officials stating Judge Archbald of the commerce court sought interviews about a proposed Warnke lease. W J Richards of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co testified Archbald inquired about the deal, while other executives denied involvement.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
George F. Baer
W. J. Richards
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Fred W. Jones
Delaware and Hudson Coal Department
Mr. Baer
Baer
Reading Railroad Company
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Archbald
Fred Warnke
Scranton
Clayton
Richards
Pottaville
Warnke
Brea Warnke
Philadelphia
Ceal.and Iron Company
Geen Richards
Gary
Arch‘ Hh
Taft Referred to Taft's Ohio Defeat Not Commented On
Washington dispatch reports Roosevelt supporters at Roosevelt national headquarters announcing Ohio backed Theodore Roosevelt with about 50,000 votes, predicting Roosevelt on the first Chicago ballot and a strong November win. Taft’s campaign offered no immediate statement, awaiting fuller returns. Congress members and leaders crowded both headquarters seeking news on the Ohio results.
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Washington
Dixon
Roosevelt National
Columbus
Taft
Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Chicago
Congress
No Comment From Taft On Ohio Returns Amid Campaign Trail
Pittsburg May 21 President Taft paused overnight en route to Washington and made no statement as Ohio returns remained too indefinite. Roosevelt led in many precincts as Taft received a few Denison reports showing 95 to 74 in three precincts. Taft slept aboard his train and Dr Rhoads expressed confidence for a strong New Jersey campaign start Thursday.
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Pittsburg
Taft
Washington
Hilles
Ohio
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Dennison
Cincinnati
Thomas L. Rhoads
New Jersey
Roosevelt May Bar Root as Chairman
Oyster Bay N Y May 21 Colonel Roosevelt received Ohio primary returns tonight showing a lead but he declined to comment until results are definite He spoke on the temporary presiding officer of the Republican national convention saying progressives may hold a substantial majority at Chicago and he would not speak for the convention without its clear support
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Ohio
Elihu Root
Chicago
A. Spaeth
Buda
Roosevelt Delegates Lead In Ohio Primary Vote
Roosevelt leads by over 15 000 votes for delegates in Ohio while Harmon trails Wilson. Early returns show Roosevelt may gain 25 of 42 district delegates, with Harmon winning most at large and potentially 22 of 24 national delegates. The vote by district and key cities like Cincinnati and Columbus indicate a tight race with final outcomes uncertain.
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Columbus
Ohio
Titstle
Colonel Roosevelt
Aefes
Governon Harmon
Jed
Roosevelt
Harmon
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Cincinnati
Harnton
Glatridas
Hirmde
Teast
Baltimore
Tafti Cally
Taft
la Pollette
United States
la Follette
Wisconsin
Wood County
Weather Prophecy Cloudy Georgia Wednesday Showers Coast
The coastal area foresees cloudy skies with brief showers along the Georgia coast on Wednesday. Temperature guidance is unclear but suggests mild highs and lows around the average for the period. Rainfall details are incomplete in the report.
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Georgia
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