Marines Halt Cuban Rebel Attack On Guantanamo
Cuban rebels were decisively defeated by American Marines and republican troops during a night assault on Guantanamo, Santiago reports say. Lt Colonel Lucas led the Marines and General Nachara commanded the government forces as 300 bluejackets arrived after rebel threats to destroy the town and the U S naval station.
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Santiago
Cuba
Guantanamo
Lucas
Nachara
Ivonet
United States Naval Station
Nadada
Louisiana Congressman Dies in Railway Tragedy
Representative Robert W. Wickliffe of Louisiana was killed when struck by a train at the Potomac River bridge in Washington this morning. His body was found at 10 o'clock by police who are examining whether he was aboard train No. 235 or struck while on the track. A deep head wound and a crushed right leg were noted.
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Washington
Robert W. Wickliffe
Louisiana
Potomac River
Southern
Jackies Denied Shore Leave at Havana
Havana June 11 Rear Admiral Osterhaus barred shore leave for American bluejackets to avoid disorder in the streets. The city remains tranquil but lacks enthusiasm for the ships with Cubans fearing intervention. Osterhaus met Cuban officials including Secretary of State Sanguily and President Gomez.
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Havana
Osterhaus
Washington
Rhode Island
Senor Sanguily
Gomez
Supreme Court Overturns Georgia Knights of Pythias Ruling
The U S Supreme Court set aside Georgia Supreme Court’s injunction barring Negro men from forming a lodge under Knights of Pythias in Georgia. Chief Justice White announced the opinion, with Justice Holmes dissenting. Lurton joined Holmes in dissent.
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Washington
Supreme Court of Georgia
Knights of Pythias
United States Supreme Court
White
Holmes
Supreme Court
Georgia
Lurton
Justice Holmes
Three Forsyth Residents Injured With Right Arms Slung
Forsyth Georgia June 11 three men wear arm slings for different injuries. Lem D Alexander fell onto a wagon while helping load guano injuring the elbow. Lorell Reeves twelve year old worker at Trio mills mangled his hand and needed finger amputation. T R Talmadge mill manager at Southern Cotton Oil Company scratched his hand opening a door risking infection.
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Forsyth, GA
Forsyth
Lem D. Alexander
Trio Mills
Lorell Reeves
T. R. Talmadge
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Retaliation Plan May Kill Augusta Flood Bond Issue
Augusta Georgia June 11 A P A faction deposed two city officials John M Hays and Harry F Beaver. Many faction members plan to defeat the 1 000 900 flood protection bond issue to vent hostility toward the Barrett administration. Some big property owners also oppose the bond citing tax increases.
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Augusta
John M. Hays
Harry F. Beaver
Hayes
Beaver
Barrett
Militia Aids Hunt For Slayer In Vil lisca Tragedy
In Vil lisca Iowa on June 11 militiamen aided sheriff in pursuing a killer after eight people at Joseph B Moore Implement Co home were slain by an axe. Victims included Mr Moore his wife his sister in law and two Stillinger children plus Mrs Vangilder. Bloodhounds tracked scent as investigators sought John Vangilder of Omaha and bloody fingerprints offered leads.
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Joseph B. Moore
J. B. Moore Implement Company
Villisca
Mr. Moore
Moore
Vangilder
Stillinger
Moores
John Vangilder
Omaha
Chicago Waiters Strike at Banquet of Students
Fifty LaSalle hotel waiters struck causing 459 Northwestern medical school students to dine without service. A waiter delegation demanded $8 pay instead of $2 for serving the banquet. the manager refused.
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Chicago
LaSalle Hotel
Northwestern University Medical School
Wolf
Telegraphone Beats Dictagraph In Crime Detection
Los Angeles June 11 Detective W J Burns announces a new instrument called the telegraphone. He says it surpasses the dictograph, offering phonographic recording by hair wires and steel posts, can be attached to a telephone, and records conversations through walls, making it a powerful witness against criminals.
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Los Angeles
W. J. Burns
Burns
Roberts notes pre-nuptial policy for Count Tutino
Philadelphia June 11. Mrs Huldah Justice Steel agrees to take out a fifty thousand dollar life policy for the benefit of Count Tutino whom she is to wed. She also to pay him sixteen hundred dollars annually under the agreement.
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Philadelphia
Tutino
Huldah Justice Steel
Postoffice Safe Blown Up In Stratford Theft
The Stratford Connecticut post office was dynamited early today. A safe was blown open and about 1500 dollars in postage stamps were stolen. Local authorities investigated the incident and searched for suspects.
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Stratford, Conn
Man 76 Prosecuted for Alienating Wife’s Affections
Baltimore June 11 A verdict of 1500 dollars was returned against Eugene H Brown 76 for alienating the affections of Mrs Margaret Willie 36 years old The case rests on Brown allegedly wooing and winning the wife away from her husband and resulted in monetary damages awarded to the injured husband or spouse This case highlights early 20th century personal injury style claims over marital entanglements and legal remedies.
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Baltimore
Eugene H. Brown
Margaret Willie
Confederate Student Veterans Return to UVA for Reunion
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA June 11 Judge Emory Speer of Macon Ga congratulated after delivering an address at Cabell Hall during UVA final exercises on Robert E Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia. Sixty two Confederate veterans attended the reunion with Georgia veterans Lt Robert H Cowper Malbone Sgt P J King Captain Jesse P Williams and Captain Adrian S Morgan among them. Judge Speer a Confederate veteran recalled war experiences with peers as Dr Lewis Parke Chamberlayne delivered the alumni address as UVA’s youngest honoree.
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Charlottesville
Emory Speer
Macon
Cabell Hall
University of Virginia
Robert HK. Lee
Army of Northern Virginia
Georgia
Robert H. Cowper
Malbone
P. J. King
Rome
Jesse P. Williams
Atlanta
Adrian S. Morgan
Warrenton
Judge Speer
Orphan Brigade
Lewis Parke Chamberlayne
University of South Carolina At Columbia
Chamberlayne
John Hampden Chamberlayne
Richmond State
Dixie’s Walters to Break Strike
An invasion plan to bring Black workers from the South to replace striking hotel and restaurant staff in New York is reported from Atlanta. Waldorf Astoria Vanderbilt Rector’s Astor and other famed houses are said to be recruiting in Georgia to fill skilled European walkouts. An exodus of Southern Black workers is anticipated and Atlanta households fear resignations from maids seeking urban perks.
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New York
Atlanta
Waldorf- Astoria
Vanderbilt
Rector’s
Astor
Manhattan
Georgia
Foreign Invasion of South Likely
The piece discusses a predicted influx of foreigners into the South as a result of labor shortages in luxurious service. It notes abundant butlers and valets from France, Switzerland, and Germany, and warns that an importation of black workers could impact European staff, with hotelkeepers in New York planning to retain colored help.
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South
New York
Atlanta
Adolph
Gaston
Henri
Railway Promotion Shifts in Southern Carrier at Columbia
The Southern Railway Company promotes W. E. McGee from Charleston division passenger agent to assistant general passenger agent in Columbia effective June 15. W. F. Gaffey, currently passenger agent at Columbus, Ga., succeeds him.
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Washington
The
Southern Railway Company
W. E. McGee
Charleston
S. C
Columbia
S.C
W. F. Gaffey
Columbus
Roosevelt Committeemen Condemned for Voting With the Bosses
Roosevelt reorganization of field forces and potential return of the colonel amid plans to shift leadership at the Republican national committee follows Indiana delegate contests. The Taft faction benefited as Roosevelt’s men backed Taft in seating Indiana delegates. Kentucky Michigan and Missouri cases loom critical to Roosevelt’s nomination bid.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
Missouri
National Committee
Taft
Hoosier
Marion
Indianapolis
Roosevelt Camp Faces Delegates Clash In Convention Battles
Roosevelt committeemen displease contestants as differences flare among Roosevelt leaders. Michigan and Kentucky factions threaten abstention after floor leaders vote against their own contests, weakening the Taft side's case as New directs sub committee actions.
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Roosevelt
Michigan
Kentucky
Steam Roller
Harry New
Atlanta at Poncey Park contested case in Day IIT notes
In the Day IIT record from AG Snalding and Bron filed in the Librarian of Congress office in Washington DC the proceeding lists Atlanta at Poncey Park as a far in ager case with a phone reference.
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IIT
AG. Snalding & Bron
Librarian of Congress
Washington, D. C
Ager
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