Florida Battleship Florida Launched At Navy Yard
The 21 826 ton battleship Florida was launched at the navy yard amid a 50 000 strong crowd as Miss Elizabeth L Fleming christened the ship with champagne. The sister ship of the Utah, it will take months to finish and will stand against Britain and Germany’s forthcoming sea fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Uncle Sam
Florida
Utah
Camden
N. J
Great Britain
Germany
William J. Baxter
Elizabeth L. Fleming
Tragic Boat Disaster Claims Eight At Huntington Mills High School
In Huntington Mills Pennsylvani a twelve students from the local high school joined a noon rowing trip. Eight drown after one boat leaked and sank near the Old Paper Mill dam as the others swam to shore. Names of the dead include Maud Sutliff Caroline Koons Ruth Bohan Iris Davenport Kathleen Good Rachel Thompson and Ray Dodson. Robert Minnich believed all girls had landed before seeing them cling to the sinking craft.
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Huntington Mills
Maud Sutliff
Town Line
Caroline Koons
Harveyville
Ruth Bonham
Iris Davenport
Waterton
Kathleen Good
Rachael Thompson
Town Hill
Robert Minnich
Koonsville
Ray Dodson
Dodson
Minnich
Davenport
Minnigh
Miss Bonham
Miss Good
Miss Davenport
Florida Dreadnought Flaunts 621 Foot Length On Trial
The Florida, fourth American dreadnought, is 621 feet 6 inches long with a full load displacement of 23 033 tons and an estimated speed of 21 knots. Hull cost 6 million dollars, total cost 10 million, and power is 28 000 indicated horsepower. Armament includes ten 12 inch guns and sixteen 6 inch guns with torpedo tubes. crew listed as 0 officers and 64 sailors.
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Florida
Utah
Delaware
Arkansas
Wyoming
Great Britain
Germany
Nassau
Frightful Launch Ends in Loss of Students at Dam
A ship launch at a navy yard ends tragically as several students drown after a launch boat sinks. Miss Fleming breaks a magnum during the splash, while Davenport Minnigh and others perish in the dam disaster. Rescuers recover bodies within hours as authorities investigate.
Steamboat Saltillo Disaster Near St Louis
Twelve people died when the river packet City of Saltillo sank at Glen Point thirty miles south of St Louis. Five women and a child were among the drownings. One known dead was the wife and another was the daughter of Isaac T. Rhea, president of the St. Louis and Tennessee River Packet.
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A .St. Louis
Saltillo
Glen Point
St. Louis
Isaac T. Rhea
Wiley elected president of pharmacopoeial convention
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the Bureau of Chemistry, U S Department of Agriculture, was chosen president of the United States Pharmacopoeial Convention for a ten year term. His election followed a factional dispute over his food and drug decisions.
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Washington, D. C
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau—of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Kaiser Fetes Roosevelt with German 12000 Troop Review
Emperor William hosted Roosevelt near Berlin for a sham battle by 12,000 German troops. It marked the first time a civilian observer witnessed a German troop review.
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Kaiser
Roosevelt
Emperor William
Cithzen Roosevelt
Berlin
Ship disaster leaves multiple dead and missing passengers
The company boat's owner reported that Mrs. Rhea was dragged from the water alive but died within an hour. Miss Anna Rhea’s body was not recovered while Miss Louise Rhea fled to safety. Among the dead are seven others including C. Baker, Mrs. Harris of Nashville, Archie Patterson and his child, William J. Pickett of St. Louis, Towler Post, Lena Wall of Nashville, plus unnamed cabin crew and a cabin boy.
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Rhea
Anna Rhea
Louise Rhea
C. Baker
Joseph Harris
Nashville
Tenn
Archie Patterson
Savannah
William J. Pickett
St. Louis
Towler Post
Lena Wall
Cabin Boy
Dolliver Cummins Open Insurgent Campaign in Des Moines
Senators Dolliver and Cummins opened the insurgent Republican campaign in Des Moines on the same platform. Dolliver denounced Taft's tariff revision claims as deceptive and misleading.
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Dolliver
Cummins
Des Moines
Iowa
Taft
Mrs Sage Gifts Church Endowment to Yar Rockaway Church
Mrs Sage presents First Presbyterian Society of Yar Rockaway with a church valued at 400000 dollars and an endowment of 160000 dollars from the financier's widow.
Booths Son Withdraws From Salvation Army Over Family Matter
Herbert Booth, youngest son of General William Booth, announced at a Detroit pastors union address that he is no longer officially connected with the Salvation Army. He called his withdrawal a personal and family matter and declined public discussion.
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Detroit
Mich
Herbert Booth
London
England
William Booth
The
Salvation Army
Pastors’ Union
Booth
Notable Women in Day's News and Public Life
A roundup of prominent women including Nancy Bingaman a Vassar graduate in Pittsburg. Baroness Vaughan receiving Congo bonds from King Leopold. Helen Taft in a Bryn Mawr College revival. Anne Morgan turning down a Denver political address. Mary Dreier backing trousseau insurance. Margaret Selenka leading a Java expedition. Mrs Alexander White Griz elected president of Congressional Clubs. Victoria Woodhull Martin injured in a car crash near Tewkesbury England.
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Nancy Bingaman
Vassar
Pittsburg
King Leopold
Vaughan
Congo
Helen ‘Taft
Bryn Mawr College
Anne Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Denver
Woman's Public Service League
Mary Dreler
Woman's Trade Union League
Trousseau Insurance
Margaret Selenka
Unil Selenta
Java
Alexander White Gregiz
Grege
Texas
Washington
P-G
Mra
Victoria Woodhull Martin
Miss Claflin
New York City
Tewkesbury
England
Pittsburg Councilmen and grafters face prison and fines
Pittsburg officials and associates charged with bribery receive varied sentences. A. A. Vilsack gets eight months in jail and a $5000 fine after pleading guilty. several others receive eight months or four to six months and fines up to $2600. Some sentences suspended amid family illness and appeals, with references to bank executives and city officials involved.
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Pittsburg
S!x
A. A. Vileack
Charles Stewart
Hugh Ferguson
W. H. Weber
P. B. Kearns
Morris Einstein
E. H Jennings
Columbia National Bank
Frank A. Griffin
Charles W. Friend
Clinton Iron and Steel Company
M. L. Swift, Jr
A. A. Vilsack
Dante
Vilsack
Frazer
Commonwealth
Custom Wall Court of Justice
Ramsey
Mr. Vilsack
Harry E. Muchibronner
Charles Veverka
J. M. Swearingen
Workingman's Savings Bank and Trust Company
Boil er Explosion Kills Three at Diamond Coal Plant
A boiler explosion at Diamond Coal and Coke Company in Chewtown Washington County killed three men William Adamson electrical engineer Earl Bovard Peter Walsh. Six others were injured and several nearby houses were damaged or burned.
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Pittsburg
Diamond Coal and Coke Company
Chewtown
Washington County
William Adamson
Earl Bovard
Peter Walsh
Former Governor Arrested on Smuggling Charge
Former New Hampshire governor Frank West Rollins and his son Douglas Rollins were arrested by U S Customs after arriving from Europe on the Lusitania. They face smuggling and fraud charges. Mrs Catharine Rollins, wife of the former governor, was allowed to leave the pier for the Belmont Hotel.
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New York City
Frank West Rollins
New Hampshire
Douglas Rollins
United States
Europe
Lusitania
Catharine W. Rollins
Belmont Hotel
Seattle Politician L E Rader Dies After Fasting
L E Rader a former Seattle state political figure and legislator died after fasting thirty nine days following advice from a woman physician. He had suffered persistent stomach trouble and chose starvation as a treatment.
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Seattle
Wash
L. E. Rader
Ays Rader
Nurse poisons children in Demopolis case shocks town
A ten year old black girl employed as a nurse for Davis Cains five children in Demopolis Alabama allegedly gave dog poison to the youngsters after being denied a trip to Birmingham. The three month old died and two other children were seriously ill while the girl showed no concern when arrested.
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Demopolis
Ala
Birmingham
Davis Cains
J. W. Van Cleave Dies at Home in St. Louis
J. W. Van Cleave former president of the National Manufacturers Association died of heart disease at his St. Louis home at nearly sixty. His illness followed a war with labor unions his associate said. A separate note reports Judge Corrigan’s suicide in Minneapolis. Augustus Meine was acquitted in a New York banking case with a claim of a $5,000,000 copper stock loss.
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St. Louis
J. W. van Cleave
National Manufacturers' Association
Mr. van Cleave
H. C. Thompson
J. R. Corrigan
Minneapolis, Minn
Corrigan
W. J. Bryan
Augustus Meinze
Annustus Hotne
New York City
Toledo Mayor Whitlock Defends Open City View on Crime
Mayor Brand Whitlock writes to the Federation of Churches defending Toledo's approach to crime and public sentiment. He argues no city can be truly closed and condemns enforcing laws without broad support, urging focus on economic conditions, gambling, street life, and public morals.
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Toledo
Ohio
Brand Whitlock
The
Federation of Churches
Cato
Demosthenes
Kant
Jeremy
Bentham
Savigny
Blackstone
Ralph
Waldo Emerson
William Dean Howells
Whitlock
M Geadle
United States
Canada
Changes the Spots on Horses He Is Charged With Stealing
Columbus police arrest painter Wilmer Pratt on horse stealing charges after discovering he dyed horse spots to disguise stolen animals. The mule Fiat, taken two weeks earlier from a local ferryman, had been driven around the city by Pratt while owners and authorities searched.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wilmer Pratt
Fiat
Ends of News Stub Recall a Mixed Bag of Events
Robert L. Cutting of New York City died in London. An annexation of Korea was expected in Tokio. A Pekin report says about 1000 Chinese soldiers were killed at Shassi. New Baltimore and Ohio notes issue announced. A boy in New York City drowned in Central Park while fishing. Roosevelt provokes Norway by demanding a newspaper interview retraction.
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Robert L. Cutting
New York City
London
Korea
Tokio
Pekin Sayo
Shassi
Baltimore and Ohio
Mien
Canada
Knox
Bryce
Gaynor
Robert Brenner
Central Park
Washington
Rusasia
Normandy
St. John's
Roosevelt
Norway
Taft Opens Actors Fair In New York And Passaic Dinner
President Taft opened the Actors' Fair in New York City and then traveled to Passaic New Jersey to address the Board of Trade dinner where he praised anticipated congressional action on legislation related to the event.
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Taft
Actors’ Fund
New York City
Passaic
N. J
Board of Trade
Federal Court Upholds Bleached Flour ruling
Judge Smith McPherson of the Federal Court dismisses the Shawnee Milling Company and Up- Uke Milling Company suit seeking to enjoin the U S District Attorney M L Temple from handling bleached flour shipped into Iowa The court upholds the federal ruling regarding bleached flour with Iowa involvement and parties named.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Smith McPherson
Shawnee Milling Company
Kansas
Up- Uke Milling Company
Omaha
Western Miing Company
United States
M. L. Temple
Federl
Labor unrest spans nations with unions growing
The text notes union activity from Marysville to Australia. It reports 1600 San Francisco dry workers in good standing, impending 30 000 newspaper press workers to gain a 1 hour day, Australian Labour victory in federal elections, and a Montreal street railway pay rise. It also mentions a Providence strike settlement and a barber shop Sunday ruling.
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Stage Hands
Marysville
Cal
Enploves
Australia
Labor Party
San Francisco
Cal) Steam Lawn Dry Workers’ Union
California
Providence
Montreal (Can.) Street Railway Company
Court of Appeals
Ken Qbuley
Australian Workers (Shearers’) Union
Roosevelt Attends King Edward's Funeral in London
Theodore Roosevelt special American ambassador arrives in London and meets King George at Marlborough House. He views King Edward VII's body at Buckingham Palace, travels with Ambassador Reid to Dorchester House, then calls on the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. A lecture in Oxford is announced for June 7 with an honorary degree to Roosevelt.
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London
Theodore Troosevelt
Edward VII
King George
Marlborough House
Buckingham Palace
Edward
Roosevelt
George
Ogden M. Reid
Lord Dundonald
Roosevelts
Mrs. Reid
Dorchester Touge
Reid
Catafalque
Duke
Duchess of
Prince Tsai Tao
France
Cherbourg
Emperor of China
George Washington
Legation
Francé
China
King Edward
Uniform style for paper money planned by MacVeagh
Secretary MacVeagh seeks a uniform paper money size and design. Mint Director A Platt Andrew will design new Treasury and bank notes for a standardized issue.
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Washington, D. C
MacVeagh
A. Platt Andrew
Mint
Treasury
Murder Verdict Delivers Life Sentence in Swope Case
Kansas City Missouri Dr D Clarke Hide found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Colonel Thomas Swope the famed philanthropist. The jury set life imprisonment replacing the death penalty amid testimony on polyon poisoning and strychnine levels.
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Kansas City
D. Clarke Hide
Thomas Ho Suajpe
Dy Hyda
Swope
Polson
Colonel Swope
Theartea
Editor Killed by Auto in Cleveland
Simon Hickler long time editor in chief of the Wachter indelZer, dies in an automobile accident in Cleveland Ohio. He, his wife and two children were in a car when his hat flew off. He stopped to retrieve it and was struck by a backing car. He suffered a fractured skull and died without regaining consciousness at age forty nine.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Simon Hickler
Wachter
Ind —Enzelger
America
Hickler
Arthur Rose
Minturn
Trenton
Rose
Paterson
I Asane
Five British sailors killed in mine laying off coast
Berlin reports five bluejackets killed and several wounded by an explosion during mine laying maneuvers off the coast. Other items note royal welcomes at deathbed, Huggins death, Prince Tsai Tao in France, a Paris duel, and aviation tragedy in Lyons.
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Berlin
Wilhelmshaven
Convicts Cause Stockade Fire at Bibb County Mine
A prison fire at the Red Feather Coal Company stockade near Lucile Mines Bibb County Centerville Indiana killed one convict who started the blaze to gain freedom. Twenty six inmates died and twenty one were seriously burned with several others injured during rescue efforts.
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Centerville
Red Feather Coal Company
Lucile Mines
Bibb County
Woman impaled on chair when improvised scaffold fails
Mrs Joseph White of Buckton near Falls New York fell from improvised scaffolding while papering a ceiling and was impaled on a broken chair back. Farm hands returning for dinner found her struggling with the chair sticks piercing her body. She died from the injuries.
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White
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Joseph White
Buckton
Police Chief's Wife Kills Daughter Then Self in Baldwinsville
Mrs Anma Titey Chapman, wife of Chief Charles P Chapman of Baldwinsville New York, shot and killed her fifteen year old daughter Hazel and then herself. She had been deranged for some time due to illness.
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Daaghter
Merself
Anma Titey Chapman
Fottree
Chartes
PF. Chapman
Baldwinsville
N. Y
Hazel
Chapman
W. H. Lawson
Cross Keys
Boston Banker’s Wife Charged With Smuggling
Mrs Frank W. Rolling, wife of a Boston banker, held in New York City on a charge of smuggling. Bail set at $2000.
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Frank W. Rolling
Boston
New York City
Ballinger dismisses stenographer in Washington row
In Washington Ballinger summarily dismissed stenographer Kerby after Kerby publicized that President Tate's exoneration letter was partly prepared by the secretary's subordinates, triggering a sharp administrative dispute.
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Ballinger
Washington, D. C
Kerby
Tate
Railway Wage Increase For Michigan Central and Lake Shore
E Ns Clarke and P H Mortrees issued a decision in favor of the employees of the Michigan Central Hallway and the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. The average wage increase is thirty one percent.
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Clarke-and
P. H.mortrees
Michigan Central
Lake Shore
Michigan
King's Body Borne to Westminster in Solemn Procession
Massive crowds lined the route as King Edward VII's bier traveled from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall. The scene was marked by quiet dignity, military pageantry, and reverent tribute from royal family and foreign princes.
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London
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Hall
George
Mall
Horse Guards
Whitehall
Army
Admiralty
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Brigade of Guards
Norway
Denmark
Queen Mother
Marlborough House
Scots Guards
Chopin
Rogan
Ifandel
Taft Denies Letter on Ballinger and Gravis Exoneration
President Taft denies that a letter exonerating Secretary Ballinger and ordering Gravis's dismissal was prepared for him. The London Daily News blames the Anglo Japanese alliance for Japan's attitude toward Korea.
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Taft
President Taft
Ballinger
Mr. Gravis
Japan
The
London Daily News
Korea
Member of Parliament Ousted Over Election Expenses
Frederick Edward Guest, son-in-law of Henry Phipps of Pittsburgh, Pa, was warranted for the East Division of Dorset in the British Parliament on grounds of excessive campaign spending.
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Frederick Edward Guest
Henry Phipps
Pittsburg
Dorset
Free Dentistry Advocated At New York Conference
At the Dental Hygiene Conference in New York City health board physicians urged free school dentistry to combat disease and perceived moral decline, linking oral care to public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Health Board Physicians
Leper Attempts Suicide by Leaping from Window in Baltimore
Mrs Providencia Mascari, described as a leper, tried to kill herself by leaping from a window as her husband restrained her. Mascari says the act follows weeks of suffering worsened by locals and intensified by harassment from others.
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Haltimore
Providencia Mascari
Mascari
Tragic Freight Incident in Ridgewood Kills Man
A 23 year old Joseph Pearson, living in Buffalo, was killed when a freight train struck him near Ridgewood, Paterson woman identifies the body. The Erie crew had just passed prior to the incident and letters in pockets confirmed identity. Other items note Census findings on crowded Passaic housing and a rising scarlet fever outbreak with 45 quarantines.
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John Pearson
East Main Street
Paterson
Ridgewood
Iha
Joseph
Buffalo
Erie
Pearson
Weaver
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Thaw
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Greenwich
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Aly
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Alo Vista
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Cherryvale
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