President Roosevelt Opens National Schuetzenbund Event
President Roosevelt started the national Schuetzenbund event in Charleston by pressing a White House button that fired shots at a Charleston target. He heard each shot via telephone linked to the Schuetzenbund and his car receiver, scoring 69 of 75 as the shots rang out at three minute intervals. The German Saal greeting was exchanged as the president wished good luck.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Schuelenband
Charleston
Schuetzenbund
Coney Island Enforcers Trim Off Overhanging Stands
Armed with axes and a police guard, workers under Assistant Commissioner Van Vleck cut back incumbrances along Surf avenue in Coney Island. Franks stands soda fountains and signs were removed, catch penny devices hauled away, and owners warned that ten more feet of encroachments will be cut by Thursday to place all stands inside the building line.
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New York
Wo van Vleck
Brooklyn
Deseen
Surf Avenue
Coney Island
Coler
Court Yar
Mayo
Governor withholds Oklahoma constitution election proclamation
Guthrie May 7 Governor Frantz refuses to issue a proclamation for the Oklahoma state constitution election until the convention’s draft is filed with the territorial secretary. William Murray, president of the convention, met the governor offering a certified copy, but the governor will not recognize it until filed. Murray says the election will be called regardless of the injunction suit in the supreme court.
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Guthrie
Frantz
Oklahoma
William Murray
Murray
Supreme Court
Territory Tragedy Claims Life of Local Cattleman
Duncan Iowa Territory May 7 James Ler wich a wealthy cattleman of Loco and candidate for state senator on the Democratic ticket shot and killed J Clark another wealthy cattleman. A feud had long existed and Ler wich was quicker in drawing his revolver.
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Duncan
I. T
James Lerwich
Loco
J. Clark
Leftwick
Diplomatic Ties Continue Between Mexico and Guatemala
City of Mexico May 7 Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Guatemala remain intact. Subsecretary of foreign affairs Jose Algara denied reports from Washington that Minister Gamboa had been recalled.
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Mexico
Guatemala
City of
Jose Algara
Washington
Gamboa
Fairchild Surrenders in Forgery Case in New York
Charles O Fairchild former president of Security and Trust and treasury official with George W Perkins was indicted for forgery in the third degree. He pled not guilty and posted 10000 dollars bail in supreme court. Separately Rev J K Cooke formerly of Hempstead was arrested in Saranac Lake by private-detective agency agents. local authorities deny knowledge of the arrest.
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New York
Charles 8. Fairchild
The
Security and Trust Company
United States Treasury
George W. Perkins
Supreme Court
Saranac Lake
N. Y
J. K. Cooke
Hempstead
L. J
Bricklayers on Strike
Chicago May 7 4000 bricklayers strike crippling building operations city wide and in suburbs leaving work stalled and projects delayed across the area.
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Chicago
Suburbs
Postponed One Week in San Francisco Case
Illness of Abrah Ruef forces a one week delay in the case in San Francisco. Proceedings paused while Ruef receives care and a new date is set.
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San Francisco
Abrah Ruef
Revenue reduction debate stalls tax relief plan
In Austin on May 7 Representative Reedy introduced a resolution urging the revenue and taxation committee to report two bills cutting the ad valorem tax rate from 16 2 3 cents to 12 1 2 and then 10 cents. The measure faced strong opposition and was defeated 62 to 87 as session business focused on the telephone connection bill and other finance matters.
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Reedy
Austin
House
Treasury
Silliman Arewe
Cyclone damages homes and claims young life near Rosebud
A May cyclone south of Rosebud wrecked multiple residences including Jim Peck’s home. Four year old son injured, twelve year old visitor Willie Miz fatally injured after being blown 150 yards from the house. Several barns collapsed, horses killed, and several other houses and structures damaged. The storm moved northwest to southeast, about 300 yards wide.
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McKinney
Rosebud
Jim Peck
Willie Miz
Peck
J. D. Jordan
Johns Strine
S. S. Dickson
C. T. Pratt
Mr. Pratt
S. O’brien
Jim Maunes
M. Burger
Ed. Baker
John Stalcup
Freight Train Wreck Damages Track Near McKinney
A Central freight train derailed three miles south of McKinney on May 7 causing quarter mile of track damage and traffic delays lasting several hours.
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McKinney
Here
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