Taft Opens Seattle Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
President Taft presses a Alaska nugget key at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle signaling the official opening. The event showcases permanent exhibits, university ownership of grounds, and a dry show with no alcohol sales, highlighting Pacific Northwest potential and Seattle as a gateway to Asian markets.
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Taft
Charles Dana Gibson
A. YP
University of Washington
Uncle Sam
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Yukon
Pacific
A.Y.P
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Puget Sound
Orient
United States
Philippines
Hawaii
Japan
Chicago
St. Louis
Portland Exposition
Jamestown
Striking Carmen Motormen Face Hiring and Protests
Philadelphia sees strike-breakers deployed to run street cars but none left barns by nightfall. Sympathy marches arrested several. mounted police charged crowds at West Philadelphia barns. Mayor Reyburn vows 10,000 extra policemen and to keep lines running, possibly using city forces.
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West Philadelphia
Reyburn
Arbitration under Erdman Law in Georgia railroad dispute
In Atlanta on June 1 officials of the Georgia railroad and the brotherhood of firemen failed to agree on settlement terms and invoked Erdman law arbitration. Neill and Kuapup urged selecting an arbitrator within five days as White firemen push for dismissal of Negroes and seniority rules limiting Black workers.
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Georgia Railroad
Brotherhood of Firemen
Labor Neill
Kuapup
Interstate Commerce Commission
Neill
Minnesota Man Murdered in Hog Farm Tragedy
John Arvid Carlson, 35, was murdered after a drunken brawl on a hog farm at Twin Lake south end in Golden Valley township. His body was found by boys who were forced to chase away hogs to reach the corpse. August Carlson, his uncle and employer, his wife Marie Carlson, and the hired man Charles Carlson are held at Hennepin County Jail as the case continues.
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Minneapolis
John Arvid Carlson
Twin Lake
Golden Valley Township
August Carlson
Marie Carlson
Charles Johnson
Hennepin County
Stevens Rejoins Hill Rail System Leaders
John T. F. Stevens resigns as vice president of the New York New Haven and Hartford and returns to James J. Hill railroad systems. Once Panama Canal chief engineer 1905 to 1907 he will draft an extensive report on the Hill roads and may head the Great Northern or the Northern Pacific.
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Record-Herald
New York
John TF. Stevens
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
James J. Hill
Stevens
Panama Canal
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Lancaster woman sets world record in live bird shoot
Miss Annie W. Riecker of Lancaster wins a handicap live bird tournament in Pottsville and shoots 47 of 50 birds to break the previous record of 45 set by Annie Oakley. The event marks a historic achievement in women’s shooting sports.
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Annie W. Riecker
Lancaster
Annie Oakley
Two Men Drowned Off Gulfport Steamer Northumbria
In Gulfport Mississippi on June 1 engineer N L Peel and second mate J G Gair of the British steamer Northumbria were drowned at night after Gair went to Peel’s rescue. Both men were aboard the anchored vessel.
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Senate votes on tariff bill agriculture sections
The U S Senate advanced many tariff provisions with a major focus on agriculture. Mr Bacon led a lengthy debate over proposed increases on bacon ham lard beef and related duties while Mr Aldrich withdrew committee amendments to keep lower house rates.
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Taft Returns to Washington After Three Day Trip
President Taft comes back to Washington at 8:15 p m from a three day tour to Pittsburgh and Gettysburg. He travels with his brother Charles Taft daughter Helen Taft and aide Captain Butt. The Gettysburg visit included invited guests and a delayed return due to heavy excursion train movement. Mrs Taft remains in ill health but improving.
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Pittsburg
Gettysburg
Taft
Charles P. Taft
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Bell
Baltimore
Union Station
White House
Storm Ravages Black Hills Meade County Roads Floods
A severe rain and wind storm swept the Black Hills area on June 1. Waterspouts appeared and bridges in Meade county were washed out. Streets in Sturgis flooded as firemen build dykes to repel the floodwaters. Train service slowed amid widespread property damage.
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Meade County
Hill Visits Exposition and Discusses Wheat Market
Seattle June L J Hill chairman of the Great Northern board spoke at the Alaskan Yukon Pacific exposition. He argued the wheat situation shows a growing domestic need and that Patten did not corner the market, citing rising per capita consumption and a large U S population. He warned surplus exports will shrink as Eastern Washington wheat ships eastward within five years.
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L.J. J. Hill
Great Northern Board of Directors
James A. Patten
United States
Washington
West
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Bomb-Thrower Resumes Attacks Hurting Three In Chicago
A famed bomb thrower, enemy to local gamblers, conducted a new blast injuring three and wrecking the first floor front of a gas and electric fixture firm in the downtown area. It was the thirty first in a series tied to a gambler feud, with police assuming a pause before this attack. The bomber told newspapers by phone he had struck again.
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Union Men Under Arrest In Missouri Dynamite Case
Fred Campbell A J Sullivan and Henry Sorenson union workers are under arrest in St Joseph Missouri charged with involvement in dynamiting two new school buildings. Police report damaging evidence against Campbell including unexploded charges and dynamite wrapped in Kansas City newspaper pages found at the scene. All three deny knowledge of the explosions.
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Fred Campbell
A. J. Sullivan
Henry Sorenson
Campbell
P. P. Budy
J. Leight
Iron Workers’ Union
Kansas City
Fire destroys Nevada grain docks at Port Costa
A large fire at Port Costa on the bay burned two thousand feet of the Nevada grain docks where California grain bound for foreign ports is stored. The loss is estimated over one million dollars with nine hundred tons of grain and 100 tons of hops destroyed.
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San Francisco
Nevada
Port Costa
California
Doctor Held by the Police in Chicago Mystery
Chicago police detain Dr. Haldane Cleminson amid a perplexing case after his wife is found dead at home on Saturday night. He claims burglars broke in and attacked her, but investigators have not released details or confirmed his account.
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Chicago
Haldane Cleminson
Two Boys Drowned in Detroit Creek Tragedy
In Detroit on June 1 Hester Block fourteen and Henry Thilke sixteen drowned while swimming in Connor's creek. Frank Faulkner ten narrowly escaped. Block died saving Faulkner and Thilke died attempting to rescue Block.
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Hester Block
Henry Thilke
Frank Faulkner
Connor's Creek
Block
Faulkner
Thilke
Italians in Fatal Fight at Round House Stabbing
Following a quarrel over right of way George Arrobbia an Italian stabbed Charles Leach to death at the Minneapolis and St. Louis round house Arrobbia was arrested in Des Moines Iowa after the incident on June 1
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Des Moines
George Arrobbia
Charles Leach
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Arrobbia
Four Persons Drowned Near Atglen Mill Pond
In Lancaster Pennsylvania on June 11 a drowning occurred at a mill pond near Atglen involving William Donahue and four Italian workers who were employed there. The incident occurred while they were shooting on the pond.
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Lancaster
William Donahue
Atglen
Dunning Wins Marathon in Kansas City Race
George Dunning of Kansas City won the marathon race in Kansas City Missouri on June 1. Frank Johnson of Granite City Illinois finished second and Guest Garrison of St. Louis placed third.
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Kansas City
George Dunning
Frank Johnson
Granite City, Il
Guest Garrison
St. Louis
New Zeppelin airship damaged after 85 miles in 37 hours
Count Zeppelin's airship, returning from Bittenfeld to Friedrichshafen, covered 85 miles in 37 hours before a gust and a tree collision caused heavy damage. The bow broke and the stern hung 65 feet high as ground was uneven, hindering recovery and signaling a long repair period.
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Zeppelin
Bittenfeld
Friedrichshafen
Count Zeppelin
Fire on gasoline launch leaves one dead in Potomac accident
A gasoline launch carrying three young married couples exploded off the Potomac shore. Mrs. May Wood, 22, drowned while her husband Carl P. Wood narrowly escaped. Morgan Moore and wife Arthur Wells and wife were rescued. Mrs Wood burned. others suffered severe burns to bodies and arms. all residents of Alexandria Virginia.
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Potomac River
May Wood
Carl PD. Wood
Narowly
Morgan Moore
Arthur Wells
Alexandria
Wood
Mrs. Wells
Mrs. Moore
POSSE HUNTING BANKER WHO ESCAPED PRISON
A posse of officials and citizens search marsh land northwest of Valparaiso Indiana for Robert Greene a banker convicted of horse stealing who escaped Michigan penitentiary and reportedly stole a horse and buggy from J Payne's barn ten miles south west of the prison. The horse and buggy were recovered while the driver fled and shots were fired at Greene with blood found along the roadside indicating a wound. Greene once served as vice president of the Merchants and Farmers Bank of Waynetown Indiana and turned to horse theft to recover funds from stock and bond speculation.
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Valparaiso
Robert Greene
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J. ©. Payne
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Merchants’ and Farmers’ Bank
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Cornell Garnsmen Defeat Harvard in Big Row on Cayuga Lake
Ithaca June 1 Cornell gar men easily beat Harvard in both varsity and freshmen eight oared races on Cayuga Lake. The varsity race came in 10 minutes 41 seconds by a length and a half with Cornell leading from start to finish. freshmen finished four lengths ahead in 11 minutes flat. Water conditions were near ideal and large crowds observed.
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N. Y
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Cayuaga Lake
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Longest World Pro Baseball Record Set In 26 Innings
Decatur defeated Bloomington 2 to 1 in 26 innings, the game starting at 2 PM and lasting 4 hours 20 minutes with Burns and Clark pitching superbly amid a drizzle and muddy field. Fisher was hit by a pitch to start Decatur’s winning rally as Purtell hit a threebagger. Bloomington protested Fisher’s base.
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Janet
Loonington
Decatur
Felding
Burns
Clark
Fisher
Purtell
Rock Island
Davenport
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln Overcome by Heat at Hodgenville Statue Unveiling
Robert T. Lincoln sixty nine years old was slightly overcome by heat near the end of the ceremonies unveiling his father Abraham Lincoln’s statue in Hodgenville Kentucky. He leaned on Henry Watterson for support and later recovered after resting in a private car. He regretted missing the three mile ride to the Lincoln cabin birthplace.
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Louisville
Robert T. Lincoln
Lincoln
Hodgenville
Henry Watterson
Orphee Wins The Marathon At Brighton Beach
Louis Orphee of France won the $10,000 professional international Marathon at Brighton Beach finishing in 2 hours 59 minutes 57 seconds. Edouard Cibot of France placed second and Pat Dineen of Boston third as seven of the fifteen starters dropped out.
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Louis Orphee
France
Brighton Beach
Edouard Cibot
Pat Dineen
Boston
Whiiam Davis
Canada
Pat White
Ireland
Four and eight year olds killed under freight train wheels
In Kirbyville Texas on June 1 Josephine and Jake Pomsio aged four and eight were run over by a freight train and their bodies were ground to pieces. Their father suffered severe arm lacerations while trying to save them.
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Tex
Josephine
Jake Pomsio
Auto kills a child in Italy
An automobile traveling the Venice to Rome road killed a child near Ravenna. The two American drivers were involved and the chauffeur Wilfred Dunne of Boston was arrested.
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Ravenna
Italy
Venice
Rome
Wilfred Dunne
Boston
A Frog's Nest in Brazil Protects Tadpoles From Fish
A tree frog in Brazil builds a water nest by forming a circular mud wall from the pond bottom that rises above the surface. The enclosed area houses eggs and newly hatched young, shielding them from predators until they can fend for themselves.
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Brazil
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