Taft says Roosevelt, Dixon blame spoil peace pacts
President Taft in Memorial Hall charges Roosevelt campaign manager Senator Dixon and Democrats in the Senate with emasculating arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France. He says the pacts were changed to doubtful utility though they would have moved toward universal peace and an arbitral court.
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Columbus
Taft
Memorial Hall
Theodore Roosevelt
Dixon
Montana
Senate
Great Britain
France
Roosevelt Opposed Treaties Cited By Taft Critics
President cites opposition by Roosevelt aides and Dixon as the reason treaties were emasculated. Taft accuses Roosevelt of misrepresentation, says he sought a square deal for Ohio voters and promotes arbitration as steps toward a universal arbitral court to avert war.
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Roosevelt
Dixon
Senate
Taft
People of
Ohio
Guild Coming Home at Once
Washington May 8 Curtis Guild Jr ambassador to Russia returns on leave to confer with State Department officials on steps for a new trade and commerce treaty with Russia to replace the 1882 treaty set to expire by Congress abrogation. Business interests fear export trade injuries and press for timely negotiations to prevent a gap in U S Russian relations.
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Washington
Curtis Guild, Jr
Russia
United States
State Department
Congress
Ambassador’s Brother Plans Immediate U.S. Visit
Courtenay Guild of Boston said his brother the ambassador would delay arrival until September but a Washington dispatch reports he will depart for America immediately.
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Courtenay Guild of
Boston
Washington Dispatch
America
Retains Johnson for Dorr in Lynn murder case
Melvin M. Johnson a Boston attorney has been retained to represent William A. Dorr accused of murdering George E. Marsh of Lynn Mass. Attorney O B Parkinson says Johnson will protect Dorrs rights from arrival in Lynn until another attorney is secured.
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Stockton
Cal
Melvin M. Johnson
Boston
William A. Dorr
George E. Marsh
Lynn
Mass
O. B. Parkinson
Dorr
Johnson
Parkinson
Doubts Rise Over Dorr Mental Fitness Before Murder Trial
Mr Parkinson voices grave doubts about Dorr's survival to Lynn claiming his condition at the time of removal by Inspectors Kane and Burches. He says the man may be insane, not feigning, and suggests possible insanity testing before any murder trial.
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Parkinson
Dorr
Lynn
Kane and Burches
Attorney Parkinson
Oceanic Tests Lifeboats Before Maiden Departure
The White Star liner Oceanic sailed from Southampton for Cherbourg and New York, with every lifeboat lowered and tested before departure. Madame Navratil, mother of two Titanic orphans now cared for in New York, is to board the liner at Cherbourg.
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Southampton
Eng
White Star
Oceanic
Cherbourg
New York
Madame Navratil
Hner
Railroad Men Pay Hays Last Tribute
The funeral of Charles M. Hays president of the Grand Trunk railway and Titanic victim was held at his Montreal home. Many railroad officials attended and he was buried in Mt. Royal cemetery today.
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Montreal
Que
Charles M. Hays
Grand Trunk Railway
Hays
Mt. Royal
Astor Will Challenged as Unfair by Lawyers
Lawyers attacked Colonel John Jacob Astor's will in New York claiming it unfairly binds the widow to widowhood for life to keep her share and argues the unborn child is not legally provided for. The claim emphasizes that William Vincent Astor would receive most of the estate, and the birth of an heir could affect the will's validity.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Court of Appeals
William Vincent Astor
Delay in Making Report Holds Up Case
Governor Foss contemplates postponing execution of Clarence V. Richeson as timing of Dr. Lane's insanity evaluation stalls the process. If insanity is found, the Governor aims to seek council agreement to commute the sentence. The outcome hinges on the expert's report and council action.
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Briggs
Governor Foss
Council
Richeson
Foss
Lane
Bequest Tied to Surviving Children in Astor Will
The article discusses Colonel Astor's will allocating 3.3 million each to the number of surviving children excluding William Vincent Astor and Ava Astor. It notes a 1908 case Stachelberg vs Stachelberg where a posthumous child received a share, challenging such provisions.
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Colonel Astor
William Vincent Astor
Ava Alice Muriel Astor
Stachelberg
Ireland's Only Cure Debate in Commons
Augustine Birrell chief secretary for Ireland led a House of Commons debate on home rule. He argued a strong Irish executive would fix the ills of Ireland and be the pulse of the entire system, with its absence causing weakness before and after the union.
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London
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
House of Commons
Irish capable of government duties warned by local boards
He stated tens of thousands of Irish could bear heavy governing duties proven by local boards. In Parliament discussions he claimed he was mainly a gramophone relaying local commissioners. He believed Ulster fears were unfounded and Catholics and Protestants could work together for the common good.
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House of Commons
Ireland
Ulster
Unionist drilling in Ulster confronts government
The government seeks an immediate list of officers and NCOs active or retired who drill Unionist clubs in Ulster, including Orange lodges and workers in factories and shipyards, after a series of drills drew official attention.
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Belfast
Ireland
Ulster
Lord Leutenant
Dublin
Orange Lodges
Archbald Impeachment Probe Delves Into Railroad Option
May 8 report says Judge Robert W. Archbald of the Commerce Court faced expanded charges before the House judiciary committee. Edward J. Williams of Scranton testified that Archbald amid lighterage case deliberations allegedly negotiated a railroad option for 42,000 tons of culm dump property to yield about 12,000 dollars profit.
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Washington
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
House Committee On Judiciary
Archbald
Edward J. Williams
Scranton
Erie Railroad
Williams
Judge Archbald Testimony on Timber Land Deal and Note
Judge Archbald with two sons and counsel A S Worthington heard testimony and reviewed letters about a bank negotiation. Williams testified Archbald joined in a 1 000 000 acre Venezuelan timber land option and a $500 note. Bolands refused to discount it and later lost their federal case. Williams said he warned Boland the outcome might change if discounted, but Archbald denied knowledge of the remark.
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Archbald
A. S. Worthington
Williams
C. J
W. P. Boland
Marion Coal Company
Scranton
Bolands
Boland
Rice's Circus Men Battle Villagers in Newburgh
In Newburgh New York on May 8 villagers attacked workers from Rice Brothers' circus. Tent crews and teamsters fought back and several villagers were injured. A black man who was assaulted by the crowd signaled the alarm and the fire department responded.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Rice Brothers’ Circus
Ex Mayor Green Failing. Doctors Say Only Minutes Remain
Dr Samuel A Green former Boston mayor in Boston City Hospital children's ward since March 27 is rapidly sinking this morning. Relatives summoned to bedside. Physicians note his rugged constitution kept him alive until now with death imminent.
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Samuel A. Green
Boston
Boston City Hospital
Boston's Grand Old Man Succumbs to Final Relapse
Dr. Green, 82, long known as Boston's Grand Old Man, deteriorated after a cab accident May 27. He suffered major injuries and a series of relapses culminating in a sudden decline at 10 p.m. last night, with doctors declaring it the likely end.
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Green
Boston
Washington Street
Kneeland
Isidor Straus Funeral Held at Family Home
Isidor Straus, Titanic victim, was buried from the family residence in New York on May 8. The service was conducted by Rabbi Samuel Schulman with only family members in attendance, and interment followed at Bethel Cemetery on Long Island.
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Isidor Straus
New York
Samuel Schulman
Bethel Cemetery
Long Island
Boston and Worcester trolley service advertises line
For Business and Pleasure Use the Boston and Worcester trolley for Worcester and intermediate points. Express and accommodation service advertised.
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Boston & Worcester Trolley
Worcester
Governor and doctors clash over Richeson sanity
The report by Drane leaves the Governor unsettled while councillors debate Richeson's sanity. Dr Lane disputes a prior finding and hints Richeson may be insane, prompting further examination by Dr Briggs who raises doubts about Richeson's mental state.
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Foss
Drane
Lane
Richeson
L. Vernon Briggs
Sun Moon Times: Day 14 of Spring and Celestial Rise Times
The entry notes the thirteenth day of the year’s spring, Venus rising at 8 56 a m and Jupiter at 8 48 p m, with lights to be lit at 7 22 pm. It lists anniversaries including John Brown born 1800 and Charles H Cramp born 1828, and references the Northern Pacific corner panic of 1901 and a 1904 death.
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Venus
Jupiter
John Brown
Charles H. Cramp
Battle of
Swift Creek
Wall Street
Lee
Henry M
Fair Outlook for Boston Area and New England
The forecast calls for fair weather in Boston and vicinity on Thursday and Friday with rising temperatures and moderate variable winds turning southerly. In New England showers Thursday with brisk north and northwest winds, followed by Friday with fair skies and somewhat warmer temperatures.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Weather Fragments From Yesterday and Averages
A garbled OCR fragment reports yesterday's temperatures with scattered figures and phrases. It mentions average temperatures around 45 to 68 with partial cloud notes and various unreadable codes or data points.
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Mises
Avera
Isis
Dia Bopda
Ses Agia
Baseball results and notes from a busy National League card
Chicago beat Boston 9 to 5 while Cincinnati edged Philadelphia 11 to 5. St Louis defeated Brooklyn at Pittsburgh as rain affected Chicago and Washington games. Detroit, St Louis, Cleveland, and New York were noted with various matchups. Jennings predicts a Tigers comeback as Yale and Harvard plan significant spring activities.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Washington
Detroit
New Yarke
Cleveland
Jennings
Tigers
Yale
New London
Olymonic Fund
Harvard
Dartmouth
Charles
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