Canada Tornado Dumps Death Toll To Two Hundred
A massive tornado struck Hexint Sask and Regina Manitoba causing about 200 deaths and 5 million dollars in damage. The storm, followed by fires and widespread destruction, wrecked the telephone exchange building the Standard Block and churches. Six grain elevators toppled and power failed. Banks warehouses and residences were leveled as the cyclone moved northward from the new parliament building. The disaster left Regina in mourning with many buildings reduced to rubble and days of disrupted news print.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Hexint
Sask
Telephone Exchange
Standard
First Baptist Church
Baird and
Parliament
Canadian Pacific
Saskatchewan
Canadian Northwest
Regina
Von
Cutting & Ewath
Army Worm Warning Affects Georgia Crops
Georgia faces a potential multi million dollar loss as army worms spread from Alabama. State Entomologist M W T Worsham urges farmers to apply Paris green and arsenate of lead, with detailed dusting method provided. The notice also warns of the cotton caterpillar and calls for newspaper circulation of the warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ailanta
Billie Leal
Aterests
M W. T. Worsham
Georgia
Worsham
Alabama
Cardus Cardui credited by Newburg woman in ad
Myrtle Cobrum of Newburg Alabama credits Cardus for curing back and head pains a year of suffering with a sallow face pimples and temporary relief from doctors She says Cardui is a vegetable tonic benefiting women of all ages and claims a million users Also promotes Lady Advisory Dept Chattanooga Medicine Co and a 64 page book to request by mail
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburg
Ala
Myrtle Cobrum
Cardus
Cardui
N. B
Chalooga Medicine Co
Chattanoog i
Nellie Bly Shipwrecked in Contempt Case in Brooklyn
Elizabeth C Seamon also known as Nellie Bly and owner of Ironclad Manufacturing was found in contempt of court in a creditor inquiry. She received twenty days in jail and a $3000 fine after refusing to produce books from American Steel Barrel, alleged subsidiary, amid bankruptcy proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nellie Bly
Elizabeth C. Seamon
Ironclad Manufacturing Company
Brooklyn
Mayer
Seaman
Ironclad
American Steel Barrel Company
Gave Pepper to Elephant in New York Yard
A Italian in Tarrytown tried to entertain friends by feeding an elephant named Jumbo a pint of black pepper. The elephant sneezed violently, knocked the man away with his trunk, and tossed him 50 feet. In Washington exports and imports for May rise, with May imports at 155,710,573 and exports at 175,498,958. In another note, Frank Kinnaman leaves for Europe after refusing a $5 fine for mischievous property damage, citing it as unjust.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Jumbo
Washington
United States
Commerce and Labor Department
Bureau of Statistics
Frank Kinnaman
Europe
Kiinaman
Elven
Kinnaman
Four Killed in Auto Crash Near Kansas City
Four killed and four injured when a car driven by G. W. Strope collided with a Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul passenger train near Kansas City. Mrs. Strope, Mrs. F. Feraugon, Feraugon’s seven year old daughter Shirley, and Strope’s daughter among the dead. Mr. Strope seriously injured and hospitalized. Ferguson and Strope daughter also badly hurt.
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Kansas City
Here
G. W. Strope
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Stropes
Demands of Powers Rejected by China
London reports from the Pekin correspondent of the Daily Telegraph state that China rejects the six powers terms. The loan demand was $300,000, and European financial supervisors would be appointed. China insists no five month financial agents or bond obligations, and dismisses the proposal tied to $59,600,000.
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China
London
England
Pekin
Daily Telegraph
Erhon
Bombs, battles, and claims in Cuba action around Calabazas
Cuban Marines guard outposts near El Cobre and Calabazas as clashes with Insurgents continue. A bomb near the El Cobre outpost caused no damage. Cueto was destroyed by rebels. Government troops engage Esténoz and Iyónet forces. Esténoz may lead about 300 men and is reportedly fleeing with a small following.
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Santiago
Cuba
Qulick
el Cobre
Mayari
Cueto
Tyonst
Esteoz
Calabazas
Estenoz
Juragia
Oriente
Estenos
I[yonet
Women Clubs in Session at Eleventh Biennial Convention
Mrs. Philip N. Moore of St. Louis opened the General Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in San Francisco with 600000 club women in attendance. The Sutler Street pavilion glowed with floral decorations as delegates debated proposed law revisions and a reorganization plan named the Pennsylvania pillin, rejecting both a two house structure and expanding the directorate from fifteen to fifty.
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Moore
San Francisco
Philip N. Moore
St. Louis
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Sutler Street
Council of the Federation
Chinese Cheer for the Suffragettes in Chinatown Rally
An automobile filled with women drew up in Chinatown and a speaker in an Oriental robe addressed 200 Chinese on a street corner in their native language. The speaker, introduced as Mrs Jean White, sparked volleys of Chinese cheers as an innovation in suffrage tactics.
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New York
Chinatown
Mra
Jean White
Reward Offered for Malicious Telephones Tampering
Gainesboro Telephone and Telegraph offers a reward of 25 dollars for evidence leading to conviction of anyone maliciously tampering with telephone lines to interfere with service. Reward paid immediately upon conviction. Dated May 9, 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesboro Telephone & Telegraph
New York Hotel Strike Ends After Near Unanimous Vote
Waiters and hotel workers returned to work after a long strike. A delegation of eighty surveyed major hotels and reported favorable conditions for resuming duties. Among 2,800 workers present, the vote to end the strike was nearly unanimous.
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Walter
New York
Tragic Collision Near Newell Claims Jamison Life
At a four grade crossing north of Charlotte near Newell a northbound Southern Railway freight train struck an automobile carrying J. M. Jamison part owner of the Stonewall hotel in Charlotte and Mrs. W. M. Bagwell and her seven year old son. Jamison was killed instantly while Mrs. Bagwell and the boy were seriously injured. Mrs. Jamison and two other children escaped unhurt as Jamison tried to rescue the family after the car stalled on the tracks.
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Auto
Charlotte
N. C
J. M. Jamison
Stonewall
W. M. Bagwell
Hamlet
Newell
Southern Railway
Two Killed in Dormitory Fire in Louisville
A fire on the second floor dormitory of a business building in Louisville killed two people and seriously injured three others. One victim, a homeless woman who sought shelter the night before, was found burned in the kitchen after smoke inhalation. She gave the name Lula Day.
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Louisville
Lula Day
Cubans Slay Rebel Leader in Oriente Campaign
Reported battle near Virginia Ballaca Micarasongo in Oriente province leaves General Estenez dead along with over a hundred followers. Lt de La Torre’s federal forces claim victory as Estenez is identified by papers in his uniform and civilians oppose the flag-draped corpse. Telegrams say black regiments are being hunted down with no quarter and no prisoners.
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Negro
Santiago de Cuba
Evaris Estenez
Negro Reyalt
Cuba
Lieutenant de la Torre
Virginia Ballaca
Micarasongo
Estonez
Ivonez
Estenez
Oriente
Gompers and Morrison Appeal After Contempt Sentence
Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor appeal Justice Wright's contempt ruling. They were sentenced to one year and nine months in jail, with execution stayed pending appeal, tied to the Buck's Stove and Range company boycott case.
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Gompers
Washington
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Wright
Buck's Stove and Range Company
Foley Kidney Pills Restore Man's Health
In hard times a medicine that lifts a man from bed is valuable. John Heath of Michigan Bar California had kidney and bladder trouble and was bedbound. He started Foley Kidney Pills and was relieved at once. His example worth following. Sold by JT Drug Co.
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John Heath
Michigan
Cal
Jt Drug Co
Good Positions Guarantee Course Ad
A written guarantee promises a good position after completing the Guarantee Course at Caughan's Practical Business College. Offered in Atlagtd Ga or Jacksonville Fla or Nashville Tenn, the program markets secure employment prospects upon graduation.
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Caughan's
Atlagtd
Jacksonville
Fla
Nahville, Tenn
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C.f.simmons Medicine CO
ST. Louis, Missouri
Red Cross
Temple Pharmacy
Carrollton Temple
General Assembly
Obear
Thomasville Guards
Cedartown Rifles
Valdosta Videttes
Waycross Guards
Emmett R Fies
Savannah
Anniston
J. T. Wayson
Wayson
Honolulu
Territorial Board of Health
Hawaii
Castor
Bede
Rae
Bears
Georgia School of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Ga. ‘Tech
K. G. Matheson
Ll.d
Chichester
Reo
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