German Aeronauts Push for Ballon Reform Amid Fatalities
Berlin reports fierce push for tighter aeronautical sport rules after eight German balloonists die. The Kaiser backs expert reviews and weather assurances from Aix-la-Chapelle before flights. Proposals seek telegraphic meteorological confirmation of favorable outlook. lightning and storm risks highlighted. Balloons are advised to rise above storms, though practical ballast limits remain. An Imperial Aero Club address notes a plan for Sahara exploration by airship and motor car.
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Berlin
Aix-la-Chapelle
Stuttgart
Zeppelin
Echterdingen
Berlin Aerological Institute
Lindenberg
Rome
Olivelli
Military Airship Corps
Italy
Iagan
Dr. Siegert
Imperial Aero Club of Berlin
Sahara
Freeing Austro Hungarian officers from debts
Vienna reports a fund to relieve Austro Hungarian army officers of personal debts. A capital sum of about one million dollars will be established, with interest used to discharge obligations. The first draw on the fund is planned for August 18, Emperor Francis Joseph’s eightieth birthday.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
His Fateful Forgetfulness in St. Petersburg Bomb Case
A policeman, ordered by the church to fast four months, carried two bombs to a local smith's shop for opening. He failed to warn the smith that the bombs were explosive, causing the smith and his assistant to die.
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St. Petersburg
TRUST GETS CLARKS STOCK
New York reports that the papers transferring Senator Clark copper properties to Amalgamated Copper Company will be signed within a day or two. The holdings include copper mines in Butte and the Butte reduction works where Clark ores are processed.
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New York
Senator Clark
Amalgamated Copper Company
Butte
Clark
New Orleans Gains Ground For 1915 Exposition
Washington reports show Capitol sentiment cooler toward San Francisco as the 1915 exposition site. The exposition committee complains of unfair treatment and accuses boosters of pressuring foreign affairs to back San Francisco, while Congress weighs sober second thought on the bid.
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Washington
Capitol
San Francisco
Gillett
California
Committee On Expositions
Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Will Maine Be Raised Negotiations With Cuba Underway
Washington reports the state department has opened talks with Cuba to obtain permission to raise the wreck of the Maine abandoned in Havana harbor for a decade. Cuban authority is sought before entering territorial waters with American workmen and wrecking vessels, as engineers doubt the feasibility amid strong public sentiment demanding Maine’s removal.
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Cuba
Washington
State Department
Maine
Havana
Pope Must Die Executed on June 24 in Alabama Case
Alabama Supreme Court upholds the death penalty for Ervin Pope for the April 19 murder of James McClurkin near Anniston. McClurkin, a farmer, was beaten to death in his yard after scaring away thieves. The trial was expedited amid public outcry and the jury imposed death.
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Alabama Supreme Court
Montgomery
Ala
Ervin Pope
James McClurkin
Anniston
Supreme Court
McClurkin
Was it the Comet Texans Witness Meteor Fall
Residents of Galveston and Houston along with the area between observed an unusual meteor Sunday. It appeared high in the southeast moving northwest and was very large and bright nearly equal to Venus. The object reportedly exploded several times during its several seconds of passage, with flashes increasing in brightness.
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Galveston
Tex
Houston
Venus
County Officials Indicted After $13000 Missing in Arkansas County
Expert accountant Homer K. Jones reports Monroe County Arkansas funds missing by treasurer Wallace L. Graham. Shortage over $13,000 leads to grand jury indictment for improper use of county funds. Investigation causes wide stir in Clarendon.
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Memphis
Monroe County
Ark
Clarendon
Homer K. Jones
Wallace L. Graham
Graham
Doctor says King Edward VII had throat cancer
Ohio throat specialist Dr James L Holden of Columbus formerly of Zanesville said he examined the late King Edward VII at the Hotel Bristol in Paris last July and found cancer of the throat He added that an operation would be futile and prescribed a remedy to lengthen life as much as possible
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Ohio
Edward
Columbus
James L. Holden
Zanesville
Edward VII of
England
Bristol
Paris
Holden
To Be Pastors Accident In Henning Tennessee
Rev. R. W. Newsome, pastor of the Methodist church in Henning, Tenn., was injured while cutting dead limbs. An axe struck a clothes wire, rebounding to strike his forehead and cause a deep head gash, nearly serious.
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Henning
Tenn
R. W. Newsome
Methodist
Cartago Province Shaken By Severe Earthquake
San Jose Costa Rica reports Cartago province again struck by a strong earthquake Monday renewing fear. Limited damage due to prior May 4 quake. News reaches belatedly of Santiago destroyed with scores killed.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Cartago
Monilay
Santiago
Troops rushed to Taos Pueblo uprising front
East Las Vegas New Mexico reports a serious Taos Pueblo uprising near Taos seventy miles NW. Troops ordered from Santa Fe by Governor Mills after Judge McFie warned of a probable massacre. National Guard units are mobilized as Pueblos react to territorial punishment and loss of self rule.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Taos Pueblo
Here
Banta Fe
Taos
L. L. Myers
John R. McFie
Mills
New Mexico National Guard
Brooke
National Guard
Santa Fe
Isleta Pueblo
This Congress Will Authorize Huge Expenditures
The current session is expected to authorize at least 1.04 billion dollars in spending, near the record high of the previous session's 1.044 billion. Despite calls for retrenchments the overall budget remains large as savings at one point are shifted to other beneficent proposals.
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Washington
Taft
Theater War in Texas Spurs Houston Gossip
The Texas angle in the ongoing Broadway theater dispute draws attention as Klaw and Erlinger sue Albert Weis of the American Theatrical Exchange in New York Supreme Court, seeking to block Shubert attractions in Houston and other major Texas cities.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Klaw and
Erlanger
Theatrical Trust
Shubert
Whitney
Supreme Court of New York
Albert Weis
American Theatrical Exchange
Heinze Freed by Jury
New York reports F Augustus Heinze acquitted of misapplying Mercantile National Bank funds while president in 1907 and of over certifying his brother Otto Heinze & Co checks. Foreman Lavell announced not guilty, triggering a hysterical reaction from Heinze and cheering from his supporters in the crowded courtroom.
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New York
F. Augustus Heinze
Mercantile National Bank
Otto Heinze & Co
Lavell
Heinze
Rain Delays Isthmian Canal Digging Work
Washington reports heavy rainfall on the isthmus has slowed canal construction. The Isthmian Canal Commission notes weather interruptions delay progress and may affect schedule and costs.
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Washington
The
Isthmian Canal Commission
Boundary clash looms as Ecuador plans with 900 troops
Dispatch from Guayaquil reports President Alfaro leaving Quito with 900 soldiers toward the frontier. U S State Department notes indicate an early Peru Ecuador boundary dispute may turn into active conflict. Authorities urge caution as tensions rise between the two nations.
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Ecuador
Washington
Peru
State Department
United States
Guayaquil
Alfaro
Poles criticize Taft for missing banquet
Washington report notes Poles in America express disappointment that President Taft did not attend their convention banquet. S. A. Dangel of Chicago, head of the press committee, says Taft often attends dinners for smaller groups and had reason to honor their event. The absence leaves Poles feeling aggrieved despite loyalty.
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Washington
Taft
S. A. Dangel
Chicago
America
Auto Race and the Usual Toll of Death
Brighton Beach report of a twenty four hour auto race where a fatal crash occurred as William F. Bradley of Newark, mechanic for Louis Strang driving a Marion, crashed at the turn into the stretch, the car skidding into the fence and turning three somersaults. Bradley died an hour later.
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Brighton Beach
Oval
William F. Bradley
Newark
N. J
Louis Strang
Marion
Ex-Governor Arrested as Smuggler in New York
New York reports ex governor Frank W Rollins of New Hampshire and now a Boston banker his wife Cath erine and son Douglass charged in sworn complaint by four customs inspectors with conspiracy to smuggle wearing apparel jewelry and souvenirs into the United States without duties due Lexington Kentucky Margaret Pryor dies wealthy and widely known colored woman Aunt Margaret the longtime domestic of Major B G Thomas leaves residence valued about 50000 to her reflecting on her influence and famed cooking manners
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New York
Frank W. Rollins
New Hampshire
Boston
Catherine
Douglass
United States
Lexington
Margaret Pryor
Kentucky
B. G. Thomas
Margaret
Old Thomas
Horsewhipped Pastor Honored in Savannah
Dr. J. H. Wilson, pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Ascension, who resigned after being horse whipped by Mrs. C. H. Monsees and her daughter, was called by church officers and given a gold watch as a token of esteem and confidence in him.
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Savannah
J. H. Wilson
Lutheran Church of the Ascension
C. H. Monsees
Keene Paid Up in Customs Over Clothing Valuation
Foxhall Keene, famed polo player, was notified by customs inspectors that he failed to declare wearing apparel from England valued at 300 dollars. He claimed it was an oversight and agreed to pay the 60 percent duty. his explanation was accepted.
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New York
Foxhall Keene
England
Keen
Starvation Treatment Fatal Ends State Politician
Seattle reports the death of L. R. Rader a former state political figure and legislator after he endured a 39 day fast. He had stomach trouble and, following a doctor's advice, undertook the starvation treatment.
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Seattle
L. R. Rader
Rader
Outrage Says Governor Over Naval Base Rejection
Governor Albert W. Gilchrist of Florida denounces Washington's rejection of Key West as a war naval base. He accuses government leaders of belittling naval defense needs along the Florida and Gulf coast.
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New York
Albert W. Gilchrist
Florida
Washington
Key West
Gulf Coast
Happenings of the Week From Washington
Opposition in the House to Minority Leader Champ Clark grows as Congress debates tariffs and rail bills. Taft is urged to seek treaties with Canada on wood pulp, while a comprehensive public buildings system is discussed and the Panama Exposition sentiment shifts toward New Orleans.
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House
Champ Clark
Congress
Senate
Taft
Canada
Tariff Board
Ransdell
New Jersey
New Orleans
Washington
Elkins
Nelson
Tariff Talks Sought With Britain Over Wood Pulp
Washington reports that the secretary of state has sent a formal U S proposal to the British ambassador proposing tariff negotiations begin at a time convenient to the Dominion government. The United States will press for better treatment of wood pulp and pulp wood.
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Washington
United States
Behrman Heads Delegation For Panama Exposition Fight
New Orleans Mayor Behrman led a committee that traveled to Washington to confer with the Louisiana congressional delegation about New Orleans efforts for the 1915 Panama Canal completion international exposition. A larger committee headed by Governor Sanders will go to Congress later and attend the May 26 proceedings.
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New Orleans
Behrman
Washington
Louisiana
Congress
Gov. Sanders
Supreme Court docketed in Ya zoo vs Mississippi Valley case
The Ya zoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company, plaintiff in error, against Greenwood Grocery Company of Greenwood Mississippi, has a Supreme Court docket for hearing. The railroad seeks $67 demurrage. Greenwood asserts $58 delayage under Mississippi railroad commission rules.
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Washington
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company
Greenwood Grocery Company
Greenwood
Miss
United States Supreme Court
Mississippi Railroad Commission
House approves reimbursement for St Louis sub treasury theft
Washington report states a bill to reimburse the sub-treasury of St Louis for 61500 dollars stolen from its vaults in 1906 passed the house by a strict party vote of 121 to 90.
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St. Louis
House
Congress
New Orleans
San Francisco
Estrada
Venus
Washington
Wickersham
Dixon
Heyburn
Senate
United States
House Judiciary Committee
Craig
Alabama
Department of Justice
Henry N. Condon
House of Representatives
Parker
Ballinger
Ballinger-Pinchot
Brandeis
War Department
Mindoro
A. P. Davis
Reclamation Service
Davis
Mexico
Taft
Baltimore
Albert G. Towers
Robert A. Ravenscroft
Clarence C. Pusey
Towers
Supreme Court
Sub-Treasury of
Paper Money to be Smaller
Washington reports Secretary MacVeagh aims for uniform, smaller currency. Mint Director A Platt Andrew will design new treasury and bank notes, reducing size by one fifth to resemble European notes.
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Washington
MacVeagh
A. Platt Andrew
Mint
Treasury
Indictments Against Gov Haskell to be Pressed
The Department of Justice will press indictments against Governor C N Haskell of Oklahoma in the Indian land cases. Attorney General Wickersham announced the plan after a conference with President Taft. A jury is expected to hear the matter early in June.
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Washington
C. N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Department of Justice
Wickersham
Taft
Department
What With Kitchener
London debates what to do with Lord Kitchener now that he is in the capital He is not expected to remain as commander in chief of the Mediterranean after the Duke of Connaught vacated the post as it was deemed an empty title and of little real value
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London
Lord Kitchener
Mediterranean
Duke of Connaught
Roosevelt Denies Letters Endorsing NY Governor Candidacy
Berlin reports Mr. Roosevelt made an unqualified denial of the published claim that he wrote letters voicing his views on Taft’s administration and supporting a candidate for governor of New York state.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Taft
New York State
Russia backs Knox plan for permanent arbitral court
St. Petersburg reports the Russian government gathering support for Secretary Knox's proposal to extend the jurisdiction of the 1907 Hague International Prize Court, aiming to establish a permanent arbitral justice court.
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Russia
Knox
St. Petersburg
Two Boys and Six Girls Drown at Huntington Mills Dam
Eight high school students eight teenagers all from Wilkesbarre area perished while boating on the Old Paper Mill dam at Huntington Mills about twenty miles below the city. Rescue efforts and authorities investigated the tragedy as local officials described the incident as a boating accident with the cause under inquiry.
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Wilkesbarre
Huntington Mills
Faribault family perishes in home fire
In Faribault Minnesota a fatal blaze killed Bert Sperry his three children and their grandmother when their house burned. The incident ends a tragedy linked to the Sperry family in the city as investigators assess the cause and impact on the family. Separately the steamer Senator Cordilla was added to the New Orleans Teche service, expanding regional maritime connections.
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Faribault
Minn
Bert Sperry
Senator Cordilla
New Orleans
Teche Points
Chiefs for fair here endorses New Orleans canal exposition
Police heads at the International Association of Chiefs of Police convention in Birmingham unanimously endorsed New Orleans as the logical site for the Panama Canal exposition in 1916. The group decided to postpone fixing the date for that city’s chiefs convention to a later year.
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New Orleans
Birmingham
Ala
International Association of Chiefs of Police
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King
Cartago Province
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Klaw & Erlanger
Strang
Mechanician
Keene
Wasington
Capital
Sam
Mississippi
Y. & M. VY. Railroad
Louis
Kitchener
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