Jefferson Davis Birthday Observed Across The South
Across the South June 3 1911 was observed as a legal holiday or similar tribute to Jefferson Davis. Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy held ceremonies at cemeteries and chapels with flowers, speeches, and honors. Banks, schools, and offices closed while Confederate monuments were unveiled or decorated in multiple statesく Virginia Florida Mississippi Tennessee South Carolina Louisiana and Texas.
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Jefferson
Confederacy
Stonewall Jackson
USC
Julia Jackson Drew
Jackson
South
Armend
B. Alexan- Neers
Sociated Press
Od. Va
Jefferson Davis
Florida
Gear
Mississippi
Tennessee
South Carolina
Virginia
Wood Cemetery
Davis
Conecether
Betas
White House
Jeraey
Aia
United Daughters of Tracy
Charleston
Fea
Avis
Uisiana
Jefferson Fing
Confederate Memorial
Memphis
Confeder‘s Holding
Deport Chinamen Sent to San Francisco Deportation
Texas dispatch notes twenty men departed here for deportation to Hong Kong as part of U S marshal actions toward San Francisco.
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Orlated Press
Texas
United States
San Franciseco
Deporta
Hong Kong
Low death rate for smallpox in 1909 U S cases
In nearly twenty thousand smallpox cases in 1909 the United States reported 92 deaths, a mortality rate under one half of one percent. Public Health Service stats note even this low level was high compared with last year. Kansas led with 2,197 cases, Illinois 2,135, Utah 1,854, and North Carolina 1,733.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Public Health Service
Kansas
Twinois
Utah
North Carolina
German Entrant Sets Course for Rome After Repairs
Frey, the German entrant in the Paris Rome Turin air race, left Pisa for Rome at 8 1 o clock but landed near Maccarese due to dense fog. He reported his aircraft is intact and requested mechanics and petrol as fuel trains rushed to Maccarese. he plans to resume at 3 3 o clock. Vidart repaired his wing at Ceccina after a rough landing and flew toward Rome aiming to reach the capital early this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Rome
Frey
Pisa
Maccarese
Aviation Committee
Maccarez
Vidart
Cecina
Madero Reenters Mexican Territory Amid Enthusiastic Welcome
Francisco I. Madero Jr. returns into Mexico at Piedras Negras after a 600 mile journey through the United States, greeted by vast crowds from Eagle Pass and Ciudad Porfirio Diaz. Torchlit bridges, flags, and chants accompany his passage as Senor Carranza escorts him across the international line. Madero thanks the cheering assemblage in a brief address.
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Pedras
Negros
Mexico
United States
Francisco I. Madero, Jr
Eagle Pass
Tex
Cieudad Porvirio Diaz
Viva Madero
Defender of
Senor Madero
International Bridge
Senor V. Carranza
Coahuila
Piedras Negras
Ciudad Porfirio Diaz
Maderistas
Many Barrels of Oil Go Up in Smoke Near New Orleans
Eight oil tanks of the Indian Refining Company along the Mississippi River burned after a lightning strike. The blaze destroyed 30,000 barrels of gasoline and 2,000 barrels of kerosene valued at $250,000. Firefighters aided by two river tugs and 4,000 feet of hose battled the flames, with the fire still burning at six o clock but under control. The warehouse housing filling machines and pumps was also destroyed.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Indian Refining Company
Mississippi River
Charlotte Man Seeks Large Scale Land Development
Paul Whitlock and associates secured an option on 27 000 acres in Richmond and Scotland counties near Cognac and Hoffman. The group plans development potentially as sale in small tracts or a colonization project. Scotland County reportedly leads cotton yield per acre, with Marlboro county holding a long running pennant. developers expect Scotland to rise with the project.
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Charlotte
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Cognac
Hoffman
D. L. Gore
Wilmington
Sand Hills
Sand Hill
Marlboro County
Scotland County
Richmond County
Marlboro
Scotland
Whitlock
Western Intercollegiate track meet set for afternoon
Heavy rain soaked Northrop field at Minneapolis as the eleventh annual Western Intercollegiate conference meet prepared to run this afternoon. Cinders track may dry with sun but record chances drop. 150 entrants from 17 colleges compete in 19 events with Notre Dame, Chicago, Illinois and Wisconsin favored to win.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Northrop Field
Western Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association
Notre Dame
Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Lorimer May Go Before Committee For Testimony
Senator William Lorimer asked to appear before the new investigating committee to testify in his own behalf regarding his senate election re investigation. The telegram was sent from Chicago and the committee on privileges and elections indicated willingness to hear him.
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Associated Press
Washington
William Lorimer
Senate
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Lorimer
Chicago
Locusts On The Job In Hastings New York
Local naturalists report the 17 year locusts in full force in Hastings New York. Trees are swarmed with insects and a humming sound fills the village. The insects show the distinctive W mark at wing tips.
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Hastings
N. Y
Silk Manufacturer Ends His Life in Brooklyn Home
New York June 3 Alexander Schreiner a retired silk manufacturer shot himself in the head in his Brooklyn home last night and was dead when his wife reached him from an adjoining room. Schreiner was 60 and had wealth but suffered insomnia and loss of appetite, according to his widow.
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Associated Press
New York
Alexander Schreiner
Brooklyn
Schreiner
Kellogg Sought by Justice for Steel Trust Case
Frank B. Kellogg, famed trust buster, is sought by the Justice Department to lead a civil suit to dissolve the United States Steel Corporation, expected to be filed within six months. Kellogg’s noted achievement was steering the government in the Standard Oil case.
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Frank B. Kellogg
Department of Justice
United States Steel Corporation
Kellogg
S Standard Oil
Controversy Over Fraudulent Bills of Lading Reaches Verdict
Northern cotton brokers fail to compel banks to pay losses from spurious bills of lading linked to Knight, Yancey & Co. The New York appellate division upholds a lower verdict setting aside $39,910 won by Springs & Co. against Hanover National Bank and orders a new trial. Banks not guaranteeing genuineness of bills of lading attached to discounted drafts.
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Associated Press
New York
Northern Cotton Brokers
Knight, Yancey & Co
Southern Cotton Brokers
Supreme Court
Cotton Exchange Firm
of Springs & Co
Hanover National Bank
Springs & Co
Red Flag Must Come Down In Lower California Crisis
Dick Ferris, yesterday named president of the so called republic of Lower California, said the red flag would be removed Monday and a new flag raised. He pledged a constitutional convention and asked Madero to recognize the insurgents and reimburse them and others for revolution costs in Lower California.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Cal
Dick Ferris
Republic of
Lower California
Madero
Camorist Trial Postponed Over Rome Monument Visit
In Viterbo on June 3 the Camorist trial was delayed to June 7 due to juror illness. Officials and lawyers plan a Rome trip to witness the June 6 unveiling of King Victor Emmanuel II’s monument, a move prisoners decry as delaying justice. Priest prisoner Ciro Vitrizzi lamented that unity brings such effects.
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Associated Press
Viterbro
Italy
Cammora
Camorrist
Rome
Victor Emmanuel II
Ciro Vitrozzi
Reverend Arthur Tappen Pierson Dies in Brooklyn
By Associated Press New York June 3 The Rev. Arthur Tappen Pierson eminent physician clergyman and author died today at his Brooklyn residence.
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Associated Press
New York
Arthur Tappen Pierson
Brooklyn
Roosevelt And Root May Be Summoned As Witnesses Soon
In Vergas Minnesota a derailment on the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie line near a washout killed Mrs S L Berg wife of the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad president and seriously injured her husband Mr Berg. The private car of the couple was destroyed and eight of eleven cars left the track with three cars burning including the Berg coach. Berg was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover. Several passengers had narrow escapes.
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Vergas
Minn
S. L. Berg
New Orleans
Berg
Recovered Sight After 40 Years In Georgia
G T Mathis of Colquitt Georgia, 40, who had been totally blind for fifteen years, regained sight after a local hospital operation. He walks Atlanta streets marveling at tall buildings and feminine fashion as he adjusts to the world anew.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
G. T. Mathis
Colquitt
Mathis
No Change in Lining Up of Polo Flayer
New York June 3 There will be no change in the line up of the English and American polo teams for Mondays international cup match. Captain Harry Payne Whitney says his Meadowbooks players will be on their ponies and Lawrence Waterbury is returning to form. The English lineup is reported unchanged due to their strong first match showing.
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Associated Press
New York
Harry Payne Whitney
Meadowbooks
Lawrence Waterbury
Holiday on London Exchange
London stock exchange observes a holiday. Bar silver remains steady at 24 5 10 per ounce. Money rates quoted at 11 4 1 2. Discount rates for short and three months bills at 21 16 per cent.
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London Exchange
London
Stock Exchange
New York Money on Call Rates Reported
Money on call in New York shows firm time loans with quotes for 60 days at 2 1 2 to 3 4 percent, 90 days at 2 3 4 to 3, and 6 months at 3 1 2 to 4 percent. The note reflects a stable money market with minor variation across maturities.
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New York
Bath tub murder mystery stuns New York authorities
The Bath tub murder case in an East Side flat stalls progress as chemists await stomach contents analysis. Henry A. Scheib, husband of the deceased, is to be arraigned amid questions about reporting the death. A half empty ether bottle found in the bathroom deepens the case as coroners ponder if the victim was drugged before drowning. The court refuses Scheib's release while investigations continue.
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Associated Press
New York
Henry A. Scheib
East Side
Roosevelt May Be Called On In Tennessee Coal and Iron Merger
The Stanley steel trust inquiry plans further light on the 1907 Tennessee Coal and Iron Company acquisition by U S Steel. Roosevelt and Elihu Root may be summoned to verify meetings with Gary and Frick. Witnesses, including Joan Lambert, will testify in New York if needed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tennessee Coal & Iron Company
U. S. Steel Corporation
John W. Gates
Elbert H. Gary
Stanley “Steel Trust
House
Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Messrs
Gary and
Frick
Tennessee
Stanley
Gary
Joan Lambert
Republic Iron & Steel Company
New York
Steel Corporation
Suffragettes to Float a Vessel on Erie Canal
Albany June 3 suffragettes plan to commission the first vessel of their navy this summer on the Erie canal a houseboat that will travel peacefully along the route. From the decks suffrage colors will fly in large pennants and tea hosts will entertain crowds in each city. Campaign speeches will be made from the canal boat to canal banks.
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Associated Press
Albany N. Y
New York
Suffragettes
Erie Canal
National Citizens League forms in Chicago for currency reform
Chicago leaders at the Union League Club adopt articles of incorporation creating the National Citizens League with headquarters in Chicago. John V. Farwell Jr. serves as first president and J Laurence Laughlin chairs the executive committee. State and territorial branches will follow as local groups form.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Union League Club
Springfield
National Citizens League
John V. Farwell, Jr
Firs
J. Laurence Laughlin
Department of Political Economy
University of Chicago
Intercollegiate Rowing Races Open Soon at Pougakeep
Columbia University oarsmen travel to Pougakeep today as the first crews to arrive for the intercollegiate rowing races set three weeks hence. The squad lists 30 men across the varsity eight and four, freshmen eight and substitute eight with both varsity and freshmen substitutes.
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Associated Press
New York
Columbia University
Pougakeepsie
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Scosses
Somewall Jackson
J. C. Mangum
E. J. Allison
Huntersville
Best
H. B. Walters
Yburk
Cresses
the Trust Co
Lou?onal Guard
Confederate Veterans
New He Cotton Exchange
Board Work Exchange
Macon
Iternoon
Tobacco Trust
Johnnie
Sam
Standard Oil
Charlotte Man
WTT
Sik
Oy Knight -Yancy & Co
Arthur Pierson
Root
Ohe
Liverpool
The
Cotton Exchange
Stanley “‘Sirei Trust
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