Labor Wins Big in Ohio 79th General Assembly
Governor Harmon signs labor favored measures after a session led by Ohio Federation of Labor. The Green bill creates a state workers compensation fund with 90 percent employer and 10 percent employee funding. Thatcher reinstated to practice following union pressure. Bills on nonpartisan ballots and improved factory safety also pass.
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Ohio Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Green
Special Employers’ Ability Commission
Harmon
John Evans
Cleveland
Senate
James Reynolds
Charles A. Thatcher
Toledo
Supreme Court
Ohio
Thatcher
Hudson and Cetone
Department of Inspection
Reynolds Bul
Udson
Snow covers Northern Saskatchewan and boosts sleighing
Snow fell from noon to midnight across Northern Saskatchewan on Saturday boosting sleighing. Reports indicate good conditions will continue through Sunday across the district with favorable travel for teams and residents.
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Winnipeg
Man
Saskatchewan
Stork Visits Wife of Winston Churchill
London May 28 Mrs Winston Spencer Churchill wife of the home secretary today gave birth to a son. Mrs Churchill formerly Miss Clementine Hosier daughter of the late Sir Henry Montague Hosier. She was married to Mr Churchill in 1908.
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London
England
Winston Spencer Churchill
Home Secretary
Churchill
Clementine Hosier
Henry Montague Hosier
Emperor's health improves and recovery hoped
Weather allowed Emperor Francis Joseph to be outdoors for three days. Physicians report great improvement in his catarrhal condition and express hope for a complete recovery in the near future.
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Francis Joseph
Rider Thrown From Horse and Killed in Hopkinsville
De linquent Tax Collector L. L. Nichols aged 55 was thrown from a frightened horse after children played on the road. He sustained internal injuries and died later at Hopkinsville Kentucky on May 28.
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Hopkinsville
L. L. Nichols
Walhalla Saloon Brawl Stirs Sunday Crowd in Walhalla
A fifteen minute street brawl erupted near the Walhalla saloon at 522 Walnut street ending with Henry Greenlee of Tennessee injured. Witnesses say the fight started inside the saloon between two men described as one tall and one stocky. Police later questioned a man claiming the aggressor fled back to the saloon as bystanders restrained further violence.
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Walhalla
Walnut Street
Central Police Station
Sixth Avenue
Valhalla
Henry Greenlee
Tennessee
Congress Faces Heavy Week of Probes and Tariff Action
Washington May 2 Investigations into the steel and sugar trusts and government expenditures will fill the House early this week. The Democratic Wood tariff bill is due Friday, delaying other sessions. Senate action on Lorimer and the LaFollette special committee plan edges forward as inquiries resume with witnesses including E H Gary and John W Gates.
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Washington
Steel Trust
Sugar Trust
House of Representatives
House
Lorimer
Senate
Illinois
LaFollette
Martin
Dillingham
Senate Committee On
John W. Gates
E. H. Gary
United States Steel, Corporation Board
Sugar Trust Committee
Post Office Shakeup Sparks Cincinnati Workforce Unease
Washington plans to cut staff while expanding workload The Cincinnati post office now distributes Eastern magazine mail for several states increasing clerks’ duties and pressure Since February several clerks have resigned or transferred as fear of layoffs grows and national postal investigations loom
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Washington
Lawrence Carpenter
Cincinnati Post Office
Alabama
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Remains Identified of Carriage Painter William Schultz
The body of William Schultz aged 55 who died Friday night at Mercy hospital from paralysis has been identified. He was a carriage painter by trade and unmarried. He leaves brothers Fred Schultz of Versailles Kentucky and Jacek Schultz of Lexington who were notified by telegram.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton,.o
Mercy Hospital
William ,Schultz
Fred Schultz
Versailles
Jacek Schultz
Lexington
Republicans Win Election in Portugal
Lisbon reports indicate perfect order as elections for the constituent assembly conclude with regular Republicans winning in most constituencies. Polls show heavy turnout and a likely majority for the regular Republicans though some independents and Socialists may win seats. Monarchy supporters spread rumors of unrest while police maintain order in Lisbon and Oporto. The constitutional program will focus on defining political powers and electoral laws, then moves to dictatorship acts and the budget.
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Lisbon
Constituent Assembly
Republican Party
Independent Republican
Socialist Parties
T Pater
Lkely
Beatrix Agelo
Oporto
Constitent Assembly
Plan To Start Another War Nipped In Bud In Overthrow Of Madero
El Paso May 28 report details a suspected plot by Daniel De Villiers and W F Dunn to fund and trigger a coup against Francisco I Madero. The scheme involved generals Villjoen and Pascual Orozco, with promises of money and attempts to sway figures in Coahuila and Sonora.
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EL Paso
Tex
Francisco 3. Madero, Jr
Mexico City
Daniel de Villieres
Madéro
W. F. Dunn
Madero
Monterey
Mexico
Cientifico Party
de Villiers
Dunn
Benjamin Villjoen
United States
Pasaqual, Orozco
DeVilliers
Villjoen
General Orozco
Senor Madero
Viljoen
Figueroa
Cyclone Strikes Pekin Illinois Killing Two Youths
A cyclone hit Pekin Illinois ten miles south of Peoria at 1 pm causing two deaths Clyde Saker s 14 and Frank Woodley 15 and extensive property damage. The pumping station was demolished and the Boley Ice plant destroyed as the storm crossed the Illinois River. Trees uprooted roofs blown off homes and plate glass windows shattered in the business district while the residential area escaped.
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Peoria
Ill
Pekin
Clyde Sakers
Frank Woodley
Illinois
Boley Ice Company
Storm Tornado Destroys Homes in St Louis Parks
A storm reaching tornado proportions struck neighborhoods in St Louis this afternoon causing damage to houses and parks. Dr J J Mere dith sought shelter under a tree in the West End and was struck by lightning but not seriously hurt.
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ST. Louis
J. J.meredith
West End
Rumors of Riots Reach Lima Over Chilean Attacks
In Lima on May 28 rumors spread that rioters in Iquique Chile attacked the Peruvian consulate and the Peruvian club though no confirmation had been received.
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Lima
Peru
Iquique
Chile
Dayton Lads Die After Box Car Accident
Smith was killed and Ralph Fritz fatally injured when knocked from a box car by an overhead bridge near West Sonora Ohio. Both boys were 17 and from Dayton Ohio. The incident occurred today as trains moved along the Pennsylvania Railroad line.
Heat records fall across Lower Ohio Valley on warm spell
A heat wave drives season highs in the Lower Ohio Valley with Louisville Kentucky and Evansville Indiana tied at 98 degrees. Temperatures reach 90s in Vermont and stretch across the Atlantic states from the Ohio and Mississippi valleys to the Gulf states. The Weather Bureau forecasts moderate conditions next week with unsettled, shower-prone patterns in the gulf and midwest regions.
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Washington
Ohio Valley
Louisville
Evansville
Gulf States
Ohio
Mississippi Valley
Middle Plains
Lake
Lawyer Drowns in Two Feet of Water in Olympia Park
George A. Johnson fifty a prominent Allegheny county lawyer was found dead in two feet of water at Olympia park Pittsburg May 28. His son said he visited the stream to escape heat and collapsed into the water after an attack of prostration.
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Pittsburg
George A. Johnson
Allegheny County
Olympia Park
Arson
Five Men in Car Crash At Bradner Death Toll Rises
A five passenger touring car left the road near Bradner and pinned three men beneath it. The vehicle caught fire and the chauffeur Albert Ebersole perished as witnesses describe a terrible scene this morning. Continued details follow on page two.
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Commercial Tribune
Bowling Green, CO
Bradner
Albert Ebersole
Businessmen Oppose Inquisition Tax Probes
Cincinnati business leaders condemn the tax commission inquisition as unjust to corporations. F. O. Stone of a baking firm and Fred A. Geier of Cincinnati Milling Machine urge selective cooperation, citing undue personal questions and business secrets.
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Tax Commission
Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati
F. O. Stone
F. O. Stone Baking Company
Fred A. Geier
Cincinnati Milling Machine Company
Netherlands Eyes Peace Arbitration Interest Grows
Washington May 28 The Netherlands joins other nations in keen interest as negotiations toward a general arbitration treaty advance. Secretary Knox has received several requests from diplomatic representatives in Washington for copies of the draft treaty. The Dutch delegation echoes the arbitration principle's appeal.
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Washington
France
Great Britaan
Knox
Netherlands
Five Die as Electric Train Hits Auto Near Rivers
Five people were killed and one injured when a Pacific Electric car collided with an automobile at a railroad crossing near Rivers in Los Angeles County today.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pacific Electric
Bookies Take Wagers With Life At Stake Auto Race
Indianapolis May 2 The fastest sport on the speedway is betting on life as trials reveal fatalities and injuries. Bookmakers offered odds of 10 to 5 that two or more drivers would die on Decoration Day and Cincinnati visitors arrive alongside Burman who aims to lower records tomorrow. Committees prepare for 100000 spectators as 1200 staff organize crowds for Memorial Day events.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Great Speedway
Beng
Buick
Speedway
Cincinnati
Leslie Mahan
Charles Walters
The
Hanaver Co
Bob Burman
Burman
Four Chicagoans Injured in Gary to Indianapolis Drive
On the way to the Memorial day race in Indianapolis, four Chicago men including Harry Quick and George Richardson were injured when their car skidded and plunged over a twenty foot embankment near Gary, Indiana. Separate crash three miles west of Crown Point left diamond dealer J A Brown with a fractured skull after he was thrown from a motorcycle.
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Gary
Ind
Indianapolis
Harry Quick
Wabash Avenue
George Richardson
Oliver Cook
Albert Bay
J. A Brown
Chicago
Crown Point
Army riding tests spark mileage abuse claim
Representative W E Cox of Indiana charges army riding tests ordered by President Roosevelt are unpleasant but yield a 10 cent a mile mileage allowance each way plus board money. He says officers are sent long distances to boost pay, costing the government about 400000 extra annually, and plans a bill to limit allowances to actual travel only.
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Cox
Army
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