King Manuel Chooses Love Over State Match
The Mundo reports King Manuel's pledge to marry his early love, daughter of a queen Amelie lady-in-waiting, over a politically suitable alliance. Queen Amelie and the Duke of Oporto seek a British match but Manuel insists on his chosen woman, prompting calls for her to go abroad. Nearly 1,000 monarchists from Oporto arrive by train to honor Manuel at the palace.
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Lisbon
the Mundo
Manuel
Amelie
Carlos
Oporto
Parasites Set to Battle Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
Boston May 17. State Superintendent Archie H Kirkland asks the Legislature for funding to wage war on gypsy and brown tail moths. Over eighty thousand parasites have been released from Melrose Heights and twenty thousand more will be ready soon. The program uses large beetles Tachinid flies and a parasitic midge to attack caterpillars and eggs, aiming for long term suppression without harming other insect life.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Archie H. Kirkland
Melrose Heights
United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
New England
Ohio boys for Annapolis pass mental exam list
Special dispatch reports Ohio youths who passed the mental examination for entry to the Annapolis Naval Academy. Principals include C. Bent, D. W. Johnson, and R. A. Lavender. Alternates are C. M. Hunt, C. M. Ingraham, and W. Wilson.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Ohio
Annapolis Naval Academy
CO. C. Bent
D. W. Johnson
R. A. Lavender
C. M. Hunt
C. M. Ingraham
W. Wilson
Cholera Strikes Regiment in Camp Near Mohamads
An official telegram to the Indian Office reports 27 deaths from cholera in the Fusiliers regiment. The unit had been sent to a camp a week ago with Major Wilcox’s force now operating against Mohamads.
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London
Indian Office
Fusileers
Wilcox
Navy invites bids for 100000 rounds of tobacco
Washington May 17 bids are to be opened June 9 at the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts for 100000 rounds of tobacco for the navy. These supplies are in addition to the amount already contracted for the 1909 fiscal year, which proved insufficient.
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Washington
Bureau of Supplies
Navy
Castro Leaves Caracas for Aragua and Carabobo
President Castro traveled from Caracas to Aragua and Carabobo. The customs authorities announced no vessels will be cleared from Puerto Cabello for Curacao.
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Venezuela
Aragua
Carabobo
Puerto Cabello
Castro
Caracas
Curacao
Cleveland Street Car Situation Improves Amid Strife
May 17 report from Cleveland notes far less violence as Municipal Traction runs fuller Sunday service. Police on cars, heavy wire screens guard motormen. one volley of stones harmlessly fired on Miles Avenue. Union leaders Mahon and Behner meet local officials as arbitrators seek settlement amid growing public dissatisfaction over fare and transfer limits and reduced service.
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Cleveland
Municipal Traction Company
Miles Avenue
W. D. Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electrical Railway Employees
Chicago
Behner
Salsa Joseph
Ae Womens
State Board of Arbitration
Dupont
Mahon
Union
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
Midshipman Lucas Drowned Saving Classmate at Annapolis
At Annapolis Maryland Arthur Linford Lucas a Cleveland Ohio native and senior midshipman died after a canoe capsized. Carl D Hibbard of Northfield Minnesota attempted rescue and nearly drowned but survived. Lucas stood eighth in a 215 member class and would have graduated June 5.
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Annapolis
Arthur Linford Lucas
Cleveland
Carl D. Hibbard
Northfield
Minn
Santee Dock
Lucas
Hibbard
Crawford Road
Cheese
Skiff Capsize Tragedy Near Dayton Leaves One Missing
In the Ohio River near Dayton Kentucky Emma Johnson 15 drowned after a skiff capsized while returning from a river trip. Four others Mary Scherer Lucy Hounshell and Mary Fowler plus John Herman Bud Scheyer survived with injuries. Rescue efforts continued for the missing teen as river workers searched with grappling hooks.
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Emma Johnson
Anna Wolfram
Center Street
Bellevue
Ohio River
Jackson Street
Dayton
Mary Scherer
Lucy Hounshell
Mary Fowler
John Herman
Bud Scheyer
Miss Johnson
Herman
Scheyee
Frank Spitzelberger
Bert Schumate
Governors favor Taft nomination after Roosevelt conference
Secret Taft dispatch reports most governors who attended the White House talks except Indiana Illinois Wisconsin and New York believe Taft will win on the first ballot or by acclamation. They say Taft will lead a united Republican party to victory with Ohio New Jersey and New York likely carried.
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Bryan
SaeEore Commercia
Tribune Bureau
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Taft
White House
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
New York
Mr. Taft
Ohio
Allegheny National Bank Closed Pending Reorganization
Pittsburg May 17. The Allegheny National Bank will not reopen tomorrow as Comptroller of the Currency takes charge and suspends the bank amid embezzlement charges against former cashier William Montgomery. Despite $250,000 in private aid and a $250,000 director-led fund, the bank suspends after a review. city and state funds are protected by surety bonds.
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William L. Folds
Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
Pittsburg
Taft Tours Panama Canal Progress Enthusiastically
Secretary of War William H. Taft arrived in Charleston after touring Panama aboard the Prairie noted for upbeat remarks on canal progress. He said he remains a candidate in line for the presidency if his name is urged by the Republican Party.
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Taft
Charleston, & C
William H. Taft
Panama
Prairie
City
Washington
United States
Ing
Goethals
Culebra
Canal Zone
Mr. Taft
Tobacco Bed Near Ripley Destroyed
A tobacco bed of William Rankins near Ripley Ohio is reported destroyed. Cavalry patrols face difficulty spotting beds placed back from roads. About twenty men from Troop A Cleveland are stationed at Decatur ten miles north and patrol local roads. Captain Knauss returns from Columbus to join Troop B. Good weather and moonlight ease troop duties. Bracken County reports a quiet situation today.
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Commercial Tribune
Ripley
William Rankins
Troop A
Cleveland
Decatur
Knauss
Columbus
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King Manuel OF
Portugal
Ohio Boys
Cleveland Street
Pany
Railway Men’s Union
Arthur L. Lucas
Elijah Johnson
Georgetown
Dr. Wolfram
George Johnne
Roosevelt
United Party
United
Harris
Fort
New Jersey
The
Allegheny
William Montgomery
Treasury Department
Treasury de
Tribune
Charleston
Ditions In
Rhett
Charleston Hotel
Tell
Great Gatun
Magoon
Cuba
Richard R. Rogers
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