Zephyr Tornado Wipes Out Village Killing Dozens
Zephyr Texas is devastated by a tornado that killed 32 and injured dozens more. The storm struck the Brown county town from the southwest, destroying 50 homes and a block of businesses, with two churches and the big school building blown away. A Santa Fe special train with nine surgeons rushed to aid as the death toll rose. Local victims include county attorney T. T. Cabler and other residents.
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Brownwood
Tex
Zephyr
Brown County
T. T. Cabler
Artie Hart
Gertie Huston
Gibbs Gloyce
Oscar Ware
Jessie Ware
W. G. Simmons
William Brown
W. A. Ramsey
M. Carter
Captain Collins
Ruby Campbell
Rodney Campbell
Santa Fe
Thad Cabler
Taft Criticised by National Negro League in Resolutions
The National Pro American league in Columbus on May 28 adopted resolutions condemning Taft s policy of retrogression and denying any apology for opposing him before his election They say his words invite white opposition to Black officeholders and support southern constitutions aimed at suppressing Black voters Prominent at the sessions were Jason Brown 86 son of Captain John Brown now in Akron and W F C Cook 50 of Baltimore son of Captain John Edwin Cook.
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National Negro League
Columbus
National Pro American League
Taft
Jason Brown
John Brown
Akron
W. F. C. Cook
Baltimore
John Edwin Cook
Brown
Harpers Ferry
Governor Haskell Indicted in Muskogee Lot Frauds
Oklahoma Governor Charles N. Haskell and six others were indicted by a U S grand jury on charges of fraud in the Muskogee town lot cases. They allegedly obtained government titles to Muskogee town lots by illegal methods.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa
Okla
Muskogee
United States Grand Jury
Charles N. Haskell
F. B Severs
W. T. Hutchins
C. W. Turner
A. Z. English
W. R. Eaton
Senate Ends Debate on Bacon Beef and Lemons Tariff Proposals
In Washington on June 1 the Senate moved toward adjournment while wrapping up sections of the tariff bill. Debate focused on agriculture duties including bacon hams lard and beef with Aldrich withdrawing committee amendments and maintaining house rates below Dingley levels. A vote of 43 to 28 upheld an increase on lemong from one cent to fourteen and a half cents per pound after Root opposed the change.
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Washington
Senate
Bacon
Aldrich
House
Rasner
Smith
Michigan
Root
Plot to Wreck Temperance Efforts Traced
In Lebanon Ohio on June 1 authorities report a arson attack on the barn of Alfred Snook chief detective for the Warren County Law and Order league. An attempt to derail a Lebanon and Franklin Traction passenger car injured several as the motorman kept control. Police rely on bloodhounds to identify suspects believed linked to bootlegger prosecutions.
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Lebanon
KIIL
Warren County Law and Order League
Alfred Snook
League
Snook
Lebanon and
Franklin Traction Line
Corporation Line
Senator Bailey and Manning clash in senate press gallery
In Washington on May 28 Senator Bailey of Texas and W S Manning of the New York Times exchanged blows in the senate press gallery after a dispute over a NYT article questioning the senator's sincerity regarding income tax. They were separated by Sen Clapp and others. Both accounts agree on the rough cause and that blows occurred with differing counts.
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Washington
Bailey
Texas
W. S. Manning
New York Times
Senate
New York
Clapp
Larrigna
Manning
Zeppelin airship makes long voyage but tears envelope on landing
Goeppingen June 1. The Zeppelin airship returning to Friedrichshafen from Bitterfeld landed in an open field for a maneuver. The bow envelope struck a tree branch and tore. After inspection, ground crew will repair at Friedrichshafen before continuing. The flight covered about 850 miles in 37 hours.
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Goeppingen
Friedrichshafen
Bitterfeld
S Aeronaut
Nagel Ousts North in Census Resignation
Washington May 27. S. N. D. North director of the census resigned after a direct appeal to President Taft. E. Dana Durand named to succeed him as controversy with Secretary Nagel reached a head.
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Taft
Washington
Harvard Oarsmen Lose to Cornell in Double Defeat
Ithaca June 1 Cornell oarsmen defeated Harvard in both the varsity and freshman events on Cayuga Lake. The big race finished Cornell by a length and a half in 10 minutes 41 seconds while the freshmen won by four lengths in 11 minutes. Cornell led from start to finish in both races.
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Cornell
Ithaca
N. Y
Harvard
Cayuga Lake
Prisoner Vanishes From Columbus Penitentiary Farm
After supper and a chew of tobacco, Robert King a 34 year old inmate from Jackson county walked from the prison barn where he was on duty and disappeared. Warden Jones offers an $80 reward for his capture.
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Columbus
John Franklin
Robert King
Jackson County
Jones
Seattle Fair Opens On Time At A Y P Exposition
Seattle June 1 President Taft pressed the opening button as the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition began on time. Grounds and buildings were ready and exhibits in place, with the Pay Streak promising entertainment and a dry show under university ownership and no liquor sales. Alaska’s wealth and Pacific possibilities featured prominently.
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Seattle
Wash
Taft
Alaska
Charles Dana Gibson
A.Y.P
University of Washington
Uncle Sam
Yukon
Pacific
Hungon
Pacific Northwest
Chicago
St. Louis
Portland Exposition
Jamestown
Arbitration Sows Georgia Railroad Strike Resolution
Georgia railroad officials and the Brotherhood of Firemen unable to settle terms have invoked arbitration under the Erdman law. Commissioner Neill orders both sides to pick an arbitrator within five days, with three on the panel. If the two disagreed, Knapp and Neill name the third member. decisions bind both parties by law.
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Georgia
Atlanta
The
Georgia Railroad
Brotherhood of Firemen
Neill
Erdman
Knapp
Negro Convicted of Murder in Virginia Trial
Calvin Johnson, a black man, was found guilty of first degree murder for fatally using Walter F. Schultz, Chicago artist, near Alexandria on March 5. Johnson faces the death penalty under Virginia law.
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Alexandria
Calvin Johnson
Walter F. Shultz
Chicago
Here
Civic Education and the City Beautiful Crusade
A piece from the Los Angeles Times argues that universal adoption of the city beautiful hinges on teaching taste to children. It urges gradual, weekly civic lessons, school gardens, nature study, and reform of curricula so students carry civic beauty into homes, inspiring parents toward lasting beautification.
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City Beautiful
Towail’bhs
Los Angeles Times
Unkempt Yards to Attract Home Seekers and Builders
A compact guide urges neat lawns to boost town appeal and draw residents and factories. Tips cover low maintenance beds, hardy shrubs like Golden Glow, Salvia, and dahlias, plus fencing to keep geese away and sensible layout to avoid overextension.
Monument to Gettysburg Regular Army Fallen Led by Taft
President Taft dedicates an 86 foot shaft monument at Gettysburg Pennsylvania honoring the regular army units who fought there in June July 1863. Miss Helen Taft unveiled the memorial as thousands gathered on the historic ground near Lincoln’s Gettysburg address site.
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Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
William H. Taft
Lincoln
Taft
Biebigg
Helen Taft
Congress
United States
Tornado toll hits 14 in Guthrie area
Report from Guthrie Oklahoma on June 1 states a tornado that struck Saturday killed 14 people. The affected region is described as predominantly Black with fatalities and financial losses concentrated among the local Black community.
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Guthrie
Okla
Tidy Parkways and Vacant Lots Improve Town Beauty
Cleanup efforts focus on parkways gutters and vacant lots to enhance the town’s appearance. City officials urge residents to maintain vegetation clear debris and report neglected areas to support a cleaner safer community.
Join the Band of Betterment and March for Progress
A civic exhortation by J. A. Edgerton urging citizens to unite in a movement for improvement. It calls for action, discipline, and civic spirit to advance town life and collective good, likening participants to soldiers in a band of betterment.
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Progress Hill
Band of Betterment
Civic Brotherhood
United Action
J. A. Edgerton
Markets Report Prices Across Cities for Cattle Hogs and Grains
East Buffalo and Pittsburgh show cattle values from 3 50 to 7 85 with high calves and milkers listed. Chicago Cleveland and Boston detail steers heifers cows bulls and hogs with varied price ranges and grain quotes for wheat corn oats and rye.
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East Buffalo
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Boston
Ohio
Delaine
Kentucky
Indiana
Cincinnati
Toledo
Nobel Letter Dismisses Hedin on Asian Expeditions
Sven Hedin, honored at a luncheon, reads a letter from Alfred Nobel who rejects his Asian exploration plans. Nobel argues exploration is unnecessary in an age of telegraphs and posts and offers financial support only as a counterexample to his own belief.
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Sven
Hedin
Alfred Nobel
Asia
Nobel
Squandering Ability and The Power of Determination
Orison Swett Marden argues in Success Magazine that wasting talent and failing to train hard wastes life. He notes many only skim the surface of potential, never grasping the life proposition with grip and purpose to achieve maximum effectiveness.
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Orison Swett Marden
Success Magazine
Exclusive perfumes and a scented sleuth in history and fiction
Dr Andrew Wynter praised personal perfume for ladies though warned of its flaws. The London Globe notes stories where scent reveals truth, from a heroine in Diplomacy to assassins smelling the king Yezdijird’s robes, illustrating perfumery as evidence.
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Andrew Wynter
Yezdijird
London Globe
Reliable Market Reports Highlight The Record Herald
The Chicago Record Herald is praised for trustworthy financial and commercial coverage. It emphasizes full, unbiased reports on London consols New York railroad stocks Kansas City core prices Minneapolis and Chicago wheat with an experienced staff and a dedicated Wall Street correspondent.
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West
Chicago Record Herald
London
New York
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Chicago
Record-Herald
Board of Trade
Record- Herald
George S. Beacher
Daily
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