U S Warship Readied Amid Cuban Unrest Near Santiago
The gunboat Paducah was held at Daiquiri as Cuban rebels were reported routed at El Cobre. State Department officials fear mine closures at Daiquiri may force job losses and fuel unrest. The U S may land marines for police purposes, with rifles to arm Cuban volunteers and guards.
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Washington
el Cobre
Santiago
State Department
Daiquiri
Senor Rivero
Cuba
War Department
Gomez
Montegnado
Dasquiri
United States
Navy, War and
Havana
Noted Architect D H Burnham Dies in Germany
Washington reports the death of Daniel Burnham, renowned architect of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, in Heidelberg Germany during an automobile tour of Europe. President Taft praised his wide influence on public art and city beautification efforts and noted his service to Manila and the Philippines without holding office.
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Washington
D. H. Burnham
Chicago
Heidelberg
Germany
Burnham
France
Italy
Mr. Burnham
Philippine Islands
Manila
Baguio
Fine Arts Commission
United States
Daniel Burnham
Cuban Commander in Chief Prepares Plane to Front
Havana dispatch says Cuban government troops press in Oriente with constant skirmishes and no decisive results. General Monteagudo plans rapid flying column movements while Daigutri mines are protected. new cruiser Patria sails to Santiago. volunteers aboard for defense and possible threat to foreign property.
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Cuba
Oriente
Santiago
Palma Sloriano
Monteagudo
Efantiago
Daigutri
Wheeler
eCllister
Daiquiri
Patria
Piedra
Gomez
Lus
Pinar del Rio
Caimanera
Arigade
Deeroint
Dynamite Fails to Make Rain in Wichita Falls
Rough clouds and lightning followed Wichita Falls residents exploding 6000 pounds of dynamite to induce rain. By noon today no rain had formed despite two weeks of dry North Texas weather. Some crops suffer while others, especially cotton, have thrived.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Texas
Mellon seeks custody transfer in Pittsburgh divorce case
In Pittsburgh on June 1 the orphans court granted Andrew W. Mellon permission to withdraw custody petitions and transfer custody of his children from the court to the common pleas court where his divorce suit is pending. A settlement over Aisla and Paul is reported, while details involving Nora McMullen Mellon and a British officer are referenced as past conduct in the case. The initial custody order placed the children with Fraulein Bertha Mayer with alternating visitation for the parents.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Orphans’ Court
Andrew W. Mellon
Nora McMullen Mellon
Common Pleas Court
George .A. Curphy
Aisla
Paul
Mellons
Fraulein Bertha H. Mayer
Amendments In Basic Law Up to Voters
Columbus Ohio June 1 The constitutional convention adjourned sine die after signing the 1851 charter. It produced 42 proposed amendments for a Sept 8 election covering women’s suffrage direct primary and judiciary reforms. The body limit saloons one per 500 population and preserves a near unchanged tax system while calling for a new intercounty roads bond issue of 60 million.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Court of Appeals
Court of
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Aerial ace Parmalee killed in midair crash at Yakima show
During a public aviation exhibition in North Yakima an aeroplane piloted by Philip C Parmalee overturned in a gust of wind. Parmalee died at the scene as witnesses watched a dramatic midair accident.
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Parmalee
Philip C. Parmalee
Fair Grounds
Parmaley
Yakima River
C. E. Turpin
J. Clifford Turpin
Hamilton
Collier Mars Ashore on the Bahama Banks
Key West Florida June 1 The government collier Mars is ashore on the Bahama banks and has sent wireless calls for assistance. The battleship Nebraska and two government tugs have gone to her.
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Key West, Fla
Mars
Bahama Banks
Nebraska
Tragic triple killing and suicide near Buffalo
G E Staples a farmer of Angola shot his wife and mother in law Mrs M Fillmore Brown then killed himself. Mrs Staples died later while Mrs Brown perished instantly. The killings followed a farmhouse fire and a separation suit. Authorities fear further victims including Mrs William P Wells of Brockton who vanished after dialling funds.
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Buffalo
N. Y
G. E. Staples
Angola
M. Fillmore Brown
Staples
Mrs. Brown
Brown
Brockton
William P. Wells
Brock
Ton
Glenn Staples
Mrs Quinn Acquitted in Husband Murder Trial
Chicago woman Jane Quinn was found not guilty of shooting and killing her third husband John M. Quinn last December. She fainted when the acquittal verdict was read after she testified that a burglar killed him.
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Chicago
Jane Quinn
John M. Quinn
Pittsburg Father Dies After Five-Week Wound Stabbing
John Rockey aged 50 of Pittsburg died in a local hospital from wounds inflicted five weeks earlier during a family quarrel when his daughter Mary Muir then 17 stabbed him. She has remained in jail since the incident awaiting the outcome of his injuries.
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John Rockey
Pittsburg
Mary Muir
Society Girl Uses Hatpin On Masher
Miss Marie Templeton leader of Charleroi society used a hatpin on a man named George Wilson a local plumber after he ogled her and a friend on a street car. She chased him to a sidewalk where he took refuge with a police officer.
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Commercial Tribune
Charleroi
Marie Templeton
Miss Templeton
George Wilson
Vaniman Airship Akron Lands Safely After Test Flight
Melvin Vaniman launched the Akron airship from a Jersey inlet, circling the meadows and bay for about an hour before making a safe landing. He aims to cross the Atlantic in the ship, which had earlier undergone improvements and a prior flight over the city. A slight earlier mishap could have been disastrous.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Melvin Vaniman
Akron
Atlantic Ocean
Stewart Iron Plant Razed by Fire After Explosion
Fire originated in the paint shop of the Stewart Ironworks on Seven teenth street and Madison avenue Covington. An explosion preceded flames that consumed one end of the 200 by 400 foot plant. About 150 men lost work as losses reach 150000 to 200000 dollars with 100000 insured.
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Stewart Iron Plant
Stewart Ironworks
Seventeenth Street
Madison Avenue
Covington
United States
Hare
Seventeenth and
Scott Streets
Griffith
Eighteenth
L. & N. Railroad
Eighteenth Street
Cincinnati Department
R. C. Stewart
Cincinnati
Stewart
Bunker
Gifts Company
Marshal Beckman
Covinson
Ford Taylor
B. F. Eckman
Taylor
John Sullivan
Greenup Street
Republicans Set Contests For June 6
Chicago dispatch reports 228 contests filed for convention seats as hearings begin June 6. New of Indianapolis chairs arrangements with Taft headquarters planned. ticket incident declared closed. Roosevelt and La Follette delegates prepare distinct headquarters as California primary districts file contests.
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Chicago
National Committee
Pearl Wright
Louisiana
Wiliam Hayward
Harry S New
Indianapolis
New
First Business
Taft Tests Loyal Southern Delegates In Talks With Leaders
President Taft held talks with Florida and Virginia Republicans to learn if defections to Roosevelt are possible. Delegates from Florida and Virginia voiced firm loyalty, denying any desertion, with Virginia pledging its twenty four votes to Taft. Officials said Taft and Secretary Hiller spoke by long distance with other Southern leaders to assess trust in instructed delegates.
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Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
Florida
Virginia
H. S. Chubb
W. R. O'Neal
Henry W. Bishop
C. B. Slemp
L. P. Summers
Chubb
White House
Hiller
Roosevelt Campaign Council Maps Strategy at Sagamore Hill
At Sagamore Hill a Roosevelt campaign council outlined plans for a national convention bid. They aim to mobilize a nationwide executive committee and organize Roosevelt delegates from every state to ensure a unified front at Chicago.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Batttle
Chicago
Vance
W Roosevelt
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