Bees Sting Horses to Death in California Farmland
Visalia reports a ranch worker Thomas Hardin was severely stung by bees while attempting to hire them. The swarm then attacked a team of farm horses, causing the horses to die from stings. In Los Angeles,Judge Houser awards Barney Ferdinand $5000 in damages for injuries to four fingers and part of a thumb while employed by Simons Brick Co. due to a malfunctioning machine.
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Visalia
Cal
Thomas Hardin
Exeter
Los Angeles
Houser
Superior Court
Barney Ferdinand
Simons Brick Company
Ferdinand
Redlands Packers Expect 5000 Car Shipments This Year
Redlands packers report annual shipments near five thousand cars with last night pushing past four thousand. Valencia groves are exhausted except for a few navels kept to meet demand. The focus is on sweets and seedlings now, expected to last about two weeks.
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Redlands
Valencia
Young Woman Seeks Missing Calico Bridegroom in California
A Miss L. Hart from Hot Springs Arkansas arrived in Venice seeking help to locate a man who sent her travel funds with the promise of marriage upon arrival in California. She says he failed to honor the contract. Police advised contacting the district attorney for action.
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Wover
Venice
Miss L. Hart
Hot Springs
Ark
California
Miss Hart
California hotel rates may rise 25 percent
A meeting of managers from major California hotels at the Hotel Hollywood cites the eight hour law for women the employers liability law higher food costs and the new railway law removing half fare as causes. They argue operating costs have increased about 25 percent making rate hikes necessary.
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Los Angeles
California
Hollywood
Births Rise Sharply in California for 1910
Compilations from the state bureau of vital statistics report 1910 births at 32 138 compared with 1909 totals of 80 882 and 1906 20 947. The 1910 birth rate stands at 13.4 per thousand, unchanged from 1909. Los Angeles leads counties with 7 624 births, followed by San Francisco 6 482 and Alameda 3 615. In cities San Francisco reports 6 842 births, Los Angeles 5 458, Oakland 2 407, Sacramento 790.
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Sacramento
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Alameda
Santa Clara
Fresno
Oakland
Berkeley
Painless death in rapid house fire debated by doctors
The New York Medical Journal says deaths in quick fires may be painless due to carbon monoxide inhalation. In a Washington Place blaze witnesses feared painful demise, but experts note gas combines with blood to prevent oxygen delivery, causing swift, likely painless suffocation before flames affect the body.
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New York
New York Medical Journal
Washington Place
Congress to Move Inauguration Date and Election Day
Washington May 10 Congress is assured of ratifying a constitutional change to move the presidential inauguration from March 4 to the last Thursday in April. National elections would shift from the first Tuesday in November to the first Tuesday in April before terms expire.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Taxpayers Unite in Los Angeles to Reform Taxation
A Los Angeles meeting formed the Taxpayers Audit and Equality association as the local branch of the California Taxpayers Association. The group aims to correct taxation evils, promote economy in public spending, and guide opinion and action on state and local tax issues.
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Los Angeles
Taxpayers’ Audit and Equality Association of
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association
California Taxpayers’ Association
Oakland
San Francisco
Berkeley
Alameda
San Jose
Eight-Hour Rule for Women Begins Observance Early
In San Francisco and Oakland several large establishments started observing the eight hour workday for women ahead of the May 21 effective date. Labor Commissioner McLaughlin welcomed the move and anticipated smooth enforcement without difficulty.
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San Francisco
Johnson
Oakland
McLaughlin
Signal corps unit sets agility record at Fort Meyer
A detachment of United States signal corps at Fort Meyer Virginia has established a record for agility. It has repeatedly unpacked its wireless outfit and erected a 40 foot antenna and got ready for service in 68 seconds. The plant can exchange messages at a distance of 25 miles.
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United States Signal Corps
Fort Meyer
Law targets officials for repeated intoxication
From Little Rock Arkansas on May 10 the house passed a measure to remove any public official who becomes intoxicated more than once during their term. The bill imposes no limit on the first spree and would leave it unpunished.
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Little Rock
Ark
House
Woman Suffrage Bill Introduced in Congress
In Washington on May 9 a joint resolution was introduced by Representative Mendell of Wyoming advocating universal woman suffrage. The measure would amend the Constitution to guarantee citizens’ rights regardless of sex, prohibiting denial or abridgment by the U.S. or any state.
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Washington
Congress
Representative Mendell
Wyoming
United States
New Postal Savings Depositories Designated
Postmaster General Hitchcock designated thirty six more post offices as postal savings depositories. Including prior selections, 129 have been established since January 1. New offices include Douglas Arizona Eureka California Twin Falls Idaho and Goldfield Nevada.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Douglas
Ariz
Eureka
Cal
Twin Falls
Ida
Goldfield
Nev
Juror from Lancaster Costs County 13 Dollars Daily
Newquist, a juror sworn in by Judge Willis, lives in Lancaster. The district attorney says it will cost the county 13 dollars per day in mileage to bring Newquist to Los Angeles trials, not including the 2 dollar daily fee.
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Los Angeles
C. C. Newquist
Willis
Superior Court
Lancaster
Newquist
Colorado Senate Adjourns After Seven Ballots Without Electing
The joint assembly of the Colorado legislature dissolved after seven ballots for United States senator failed to break the deadlock from January. Colorado will be represented by a single senator, a Republican, for two years.
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Denver
Joint Assembly of
Colorado
United States
Per Capita Money Circulation Report Stirs Interest
United States treasury figures dated May 1, 1911 estimate a population of 93,705,000 and show a general money stock of 3,546,574,337 with 308,936,220 held by the treasury and 3,237,638,117 in circulation. This implies an average pocketable roll of 34.55 per person.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Treasury
Bangor Rebuilding Rush After Conflagration
Bangor proceeds with rapid reconstruction after a $3,500,000 fire. Authorities plan to replace major destroyed business structures promptly as debris is cleared. Early signs show the city moving toward a recovery, with several projects already underway.
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Bangor
Fires reshape city with many rebuilds and big insurance payouts
Five large business structures and at least 200 4Well ings will be erected as half a dozen churches rise anew. Burned firms operate in temporary wooden shelters while permanent homes are built. Insurance payments exceed $500,000 with numerous offers of capital for real estate investment.
Woman Mayor Confronts Council Over Appointments in Kas
Mayor Ella Wilson demands confirmation of two appointees as city clerk and city marshal. Council members oppose adding women to payroll, shouting down suffragettes and delaying any business until the appointments are approved. Hilton and Osborn urge gubernatorial action to oust the council.
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Honnewell
Kas
Ella Wilson
W. E. Hilton
G. A. Osborn
Hilton
Osborn
Krupp’s Aerial Torpedo Aims to Be Skyrocket War Tool
Berlin May 10 details reveal Krupp patents for a self propelling aerial torpedo designed for long distance warfare in the air. It has no recoil, can fire from dirigibles or airplanes at hostile balloons, and uses gas tubes to spin for stability. Experiments since 1909 show ranges near 5900 yards with a six pound explosive load.
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Berlin
Krupp
Pipeline to Carry Oil From Bakersfield to Mojave
San ta Fe and Southern Pacific railroads completed a survey from Bakersfield to Mojave for an eight inch oil pipeline. The 80 mile line aimed at moving large volumes of oil for engines and eastern commerce at a cost near 1.25 million dollars.
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Bakersfield
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific Rairoads
Mojave
Tehachapi Pass
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Baker
Graves
Taft
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