Roosevelt reviews army during secret Berlin visit
President Roosevelt inspected European troops in Berlin in a private, staged display before departing for America. The event, intended to impress him with Kaiser Wilhelm’s regiments, drew praise for its pomp but was criticized as a sham spectacle.
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Hyde trial in Kansas City ends closing for murder case
Rebuttal testimony finished and judge's instructions given as the Hyde trial nears verdict. The state argues Dr. Hyde killed Col. Thomas Hooper to gain $275,000, with jurors told murder in the first degree could carry death or life imprisonment.
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Oldfield Sets World Records On Cheyenne Dirt Track
Barney Oldfield driving his Bene machine yesterday on the Cheyenne Motor Club dirt speedway established two world records. He covered a mile in 36 seconds and a half mile in 17 seconds, aided by traveling partner Ben Kiracherz. Spectators cheered as the “Speed King” accelerated beyond previous marks, with prior records held on the Angeles motordrome a month earlier.
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Halley's Comet Captures World Attention in 1882 Echoes
Reports from San Jose London and Durban note Halley's comet visible in the sky with a widening tail. Director Campbell of Lick Observatory says it rivals the 1882 apparition and will likely surpass it in apparent size as Earth passes the tail. Locals fear the sight as omens among native tribes and scholars weigh its meaning.
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Mrs Morse Gains Wide Senate Support for Pardons Appeal
Washington May 11 Mrs Morse seeking presidential clemency for her husband at Atlanta federal prison collected signatures from nearly 200 senators and representatives on a petition. She later announced having more than 5,000 names from prominent national figures on the appeal.
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Balloonists in crash near Center face critical condition
Al Holland Forbes and J Carrington Yates of the Viking balloon crash near Center after a long record quest from Quincy. They survived the fall but lie seriously injured in a farmhouse as rescuers report their dire state and uncertain minds.
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New York Society Takes Up Fasting
Three young New York society women begin a health and beauty fast at Garden City L I and report mild results. Marion Mackellar Annie Townsend and Keith Trask start with weights of 102 126 and 125 pounds respectively and rely on water only.
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Father's Threat Triggers Tragic Death Near Du Quoin
In Du Quoin Illinois a boy died from fright after his father attempted to punish him for a minor offense. The incident occurred near the Balne residence and prompted local officials to investigate the father's actions. The death underscores dangers of severe punishment in domestic discipline.
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Special Homeseekers from New York Arrive in Chicago
A party of 60 infants aged three months to a year, plus 17 nurses, arrived in Chicago from New York en route to New Orleans. The New York Foundling Hospital shipped the babies to remedy an oversupply, aiming to test a system that if successful may supply other cities.
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Widow Delivers Baby Aboard Cotton Belt Train
On a Texas limited train near Jonesboro Arkansas a widow Mrs John Mitchell gave birth to a child minutes after her husband John Mitchell a merchant from Marmaduke Arkansas died on the train at Pip Bluff. The event occurred while she lay on a cot in a baggage car and learned of the death only when the conductor announced the body. The stork paid his visit as the couple traveled from Dallas.
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Widow Wins Brave Battle for Fortune in Chicago
Chicago May 11 The famous Dean will care a legal battle over dower rights in the 1.4 million Dean estate. Mrs Susan Ella Wood Dean wife of John Dean the millionaire sues four stepdaughters for her dower in the estate. Executors will pay her 200000 and she relinquishes all dower rights including the homestead. The prenuptial contract she signed is invalidated. Diaries of Susan Ella Wood Dean underpin the dispute.
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Ceremonies Planned for Roosevelts London Visit
London May 11 It will be impossible to complete the elaborate program for Mr Roosevelt s visit in this city An informal reception will be held at Guildhall where the honorary freedom of the city will, be presented Few havens are contained in the program notes and changes are expected
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Mrs Longworth Sails to Join Roosevelt in England
Mrs Nichol as Longworth sails from New York aboard the Mauretania to meet her father Theodore Roosevelt in England. The departure occurs on May 11 and follows her prior residence in New York.
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Senate Leaders Press Taft Railroad Bill Revisions
Washington May 11 Senators pressed ahead with fixing up the railroad bill as the House moved to refuse concurrence. The House altered two sections permitting railroad consolidations and rate agreements, while the Senate version remains to be reconciled. A conference is expected with a quick fallback to Senate recommendations.
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Wrights Aim Record Flight From Dayton to Chicago
Dayton and Oslo report that the Wright brothers plan a world record attempt in an aeroplane to fly about 250 miles from Dayton to Chicago. The target overtakes Louis Paulhan’s 186 mile London to Manchester flight, with the exact date to be announced within weeks.
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Twenty six millions from corporation tax
Washington on May 11 figures show 231 243 returns total assessments 25 709 645 and penalties for failure to file by March 1 amounting to 101 570 under the new tariff tax on net income of corporations released by Internal Revenue Commissioner R E Cabell.
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Infant Heiress to Patch Throne in Holland
Advices from The Hague report Princess Julians, infant heiress to the Dutch throne, in critical condition as her illness takes a turn for the worse in London.
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Toledo Mayor Whitlock Calls Equal Rights Principle Abandoned
Toledo mayor Whitlock condemns equal rights as abandoned in an 18000 word letter to the Federation of Churches. He argues laws on saloons gambling and drinking fail as cures and urges roots of poverty and industrial slavery be addressed to prevent crime and vice.
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