Mothers Riot Outside Fire Threatening School
In New York on May 25, six hundred women mothers of pupils surrounded public school No. 01 at Forsythe and Stanton streets as a six story tenement at 56 Stanton burned. Principal Mary McClay and Battalion Chief Worth ordered doors barred with 2,600 children inside. Police used clubs to restore order after clashes. eight people were rescued and one man injured as the blaze was controlled and students released.
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New York
Forsythe and
Stanton Streets
Stanton Street
Mary McClay
Worth
Presbyterians urged to endow own colleges
Denver reports Dr J Steffen of Dubuque urged the Presbyterian assembly to fund college endowments with gifts from Hockefeller and Carnegie. Swifen pressed 144 hours yearly Bible study as compulsory for regular students. The assembly authorized spending 100000 for churches in the Tennessee synod to replace ones taken by a Supreme Court ruling.
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Denver
Hockefeller
Carnegie
J. ©. Steffen
Dubuque
Presbyterian General Assembly
Board On Colleges
Swifen
Synod of
Woman on Trial in Federal Court Today
Postoffice inspectors and others connected with the postal service have been called to testify in the case of Mrs. Ethel Donnovan, former postmistress of Diets, before the United States court today. She is accused of misappropriation of postoffice funds and money orders during her term in the Diets office. A competent counsel defends her in what promises to be an interesting trial.
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Postoffice Service
Ethel Donnovan
Collngel
Miners Panic as Fire Breaks Out at Pony Vat Goel Mine
A fire in rear entry of Mine No. 1 at Pony Vat Goel Company Dear ie win Pa sent 400 miners scrambling to the surface. The blaze spread quickly, threatening the mine and likely requiring walling in. Origin of the fire is undetermined.
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Pony Vat Goel Company
Dear Ie Win
Dlarm
Wrath of Mitchell Wrath of Mitchell
New York May 25. John Mitchell former president of the United Mine Workers condemns John Kirby the new president of the National Association of Manufacturers in the National Civic Federation Review. Mitchell quotes Kirby on his election and attacks his stance on organized labor contrasting it with Taft Pope Leo XII Gladstone Hanna and others. He accuses manufacturers of protecting their rights while denying workers, and argues they seek to suppress organized labor with violence and misrepresentation.
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New York
John Kirby
National Association of Manufacturers
John Mitchell
National Civic Federation Review
Mitchell
Kirby
Lnhor
Taft
Pope Leo XII
Gladstone
Mark Hanna
Geological Survey to Classify Coal Lands
Washington May 25 The United States Geological Survey increases effort to classify and value public coal lands. The director forwards land classifications to the General Land Office based on field geologists reports. New law allows agricultural entrymen prior to passage to take surface rights while coal rights stay with the government. Denver office indicates 96 percent of Colorado entrymen in coal areas will elect surface title, keeping coal rights reserved. If contested the dispute weighs agricultural versus coal values.
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Washington
United States Geological Survey
Denver Field
General Land Office
Colorado
Coa
United States
Wholesale roundup of thieves in Manila
Manila May 25. After repeated thefts from the Cavite navy yard, officials rounded up Filipino workers as they left the yard. A marine guard swept up a gang of several hundred, arresting forty with various articles concealed on their persons.
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Manila
Navy Yard
Cavite
Five Children Burned in School Commencement Accident
Five youngsters at Mrs. B OC Boyd's school in Central City Kentucky were badly burned when a candle lit during a commencement ceremony ignited dresses. Dorothy Clay 8 Zelma Clay 10 Louise Maraball 12 Nellie McGeary 8 May Miller 9 suffered severe burns as crowds of relatives tried to help. some other children were hurt but not as badly.
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Central City
B. OC. Boyd
Dorothy Clay
Zelma Clay
Louise Maraball
Nellie McGeary
Ores May Miller
Ian
Henilaetaes
Dorothy
Loulae Marshall
Cheyenne Women Press for Juvenile Inmates Reform
The Alpha club of Cheyenne calls municipal action to reform jail detention for youths. They demand a separate matron supervised facility, expansion of the jail, and quicker measures to keep young offenders from mixing with seasoned prisoners.
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Cheyenne
Alpha Club
Less
Neptewet
Thio
Cook
Kitzmiller divorce suit cites infidelity and co respondent
Grand Junction Colorado May 25. Mrs A A Kitzmiller files for divorce alleging her husband’s infidelity with Stella Barth. She claims daily association since spring 1909 and lists towns including Neav er Montrose and Provo Utah where she says they lived as man and wife. The Barth woman was recently divorced from her husband.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Kitamiller
Neaver
Montrose
Provo
Utah
Myre
Barth
Kitumillera
Cheyenne
Mob Hangs Suspect at Telephone Pole in Pine Bluff
In Pine Bluff Arkansas Lovett Davis a Black man accused of attempting assault on a 14 year old girl was seized from jail by a mob of about three thousand three hundred men at midnight. He was hanged from a street telephone pole. the rope broke but he was raised again and left hanging.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Lovett Davis
Adhaca
Few Strikers Tie Up All Railway Traffic
Atlanta May 26 A small group of fewer than a hundred striking workers halted most train service across a large territory. Federal Commissioner Noll arrived and met with Georgia Railroad General Manager Scott to address the disruption. Handcars and vehicles failed to move the three thousand bags of delayed mail in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Noll
Scott
The
Georgia Railroad
Negro in Des Moines Aims for Guilty Plea and Mercy
John Junken, a Black man accused of killing Clara Ekosen, told reporters he would plead guilty tomorrow and throw himself on the court’s mercy. Judge Roberts indicated the death penalty would be sought if convicted, with fears of lynching surrounding the case. Junken showed collapse as the day wore on.
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Des Moines
John Junken
Clara Ekosen
Junken
Roberts
Congress urged to adopt federal cocaine control plan
New York May 25 thousands of medical men philanthropic workers and drug houses back the American Health league call for federal control and a prohibitory duty on foreign cocaine to curb illegal supply and dope dens. Leaders say only half of US cocaine last year went to legitimate use and the rest fed dope markets. They accuse senate leaders of ignoring the moral issue.
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New York
Congress
American Health League
United States
Finance Committee
Senate
Wastinton
A ‘Slaima
Hanan of Shoe Fame Near Death
New York May 25 John Hanan wealthy shoe manufacturer and his wife were rescued from a burning automobile outside the Metropolitan opera house where the Lambs club was entertaining. A rear car flare ignited the gasoline tank spreading flames as a crowd gathered. A police officer freed Mr Hanan and then carried Mrs Hanan to safety across the burning street.
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New York
John Hanan
Metropolitan Opera House
Lambs Club
Hanan Mechs
Hanan
Mr. Hanan
National Feed Dealers Draft Cattle Food Law in Chicago
In Chicago on May 25 the National Association of Feed Dealers began drafting a national law to protect the cattle industry by ensuring pure food for palmala and safeguarding dealers in related products during its session.
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Chicago
National Association of Feed Dealers
Seasion
Democrats Split Over Sugar Tariff Debate in Senate
In Washington on May 25 two Democratic senators Foster and McEnery urged a high tariff on all sugar grades. McEnery defended protection as Democratic policy while Foster joked about protection. The debate also touched on revenue tariffs, the constitution, and potential tax amendments as Cummins and Bailey maneuvered around vote timing amid party coalitions and tariff schedule discussions.
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Washington
Foster
McEnery
Senate
Heveridge
Taft
Crate
Finance Committee
Bailey
Aldrich
Cummin
Cummins
Long terms for haul of 60 cents
New York on May 25 sentences for David Anderson and Michael Condon impose seven and a half to fifteen years in Sing Sing for robbing a drunken man of 66 cents.
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New York
David Anderson
Michael Condon
Sing Sing
Six Die When Express Collides With Freight Train
Delaware report says the northbound Norfolk express collided with a freight train on a siding two miles below Salisbury Maryland on the NY, Philadelphia and Norfolk road this afternoon. Six men were killed and several injured.
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Wilmington
Del
Norfolk Express
Salisbury
New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk
Government Promotes Permissible Explosives for Miners
Washington reports the Geologic Survey has issued a list of permissible explosives to reduce coal mine fatalities. The program tests 17 explosives from multiple manufacturers under Dr Joseph A Holmes and Clarence Hall, aiming to curb fire damp and coal dust hazards.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Geologic Survey
Pittsburg
Bix
Aoton
Actna Powder Company
Chicago
Til
Keystone, Powder Company
Emporium
L.B
L. F
Meteor Dynamite
Monobel
DuPont Company
Wilmington
Del
Coalite
D. Potts Powder Company
New York City
Collier
Sinahoulog Powder Company
Masurite M. L. K
Fanorite Explosives Company
Shu
Pateata
Joseph A. Holmes
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Geological Survey
Coal Lands
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Mrs. Kitzmiller
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