Young Turks in Control Amid Ottoman Massacres
Unnumbered thousands have been killed as Moslems massacre in Asia Minor. Constantinople falls under constitutionalist power, with Sultan Abdul Hamid confined inside the Yildiz kiosk and likely to face parliamentary inquiry. Reports from Adana and Kessab cite widespread slaughter, famine, and destruction, including American missionary concerns and limited relief access as Britain guards evacuation routes.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Mahmoud Gohetket Pasha
Niad Bey
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Helrut
Adana
Seige
Kessab
Miss Chambers
Miss Lambert
Miss Billings
Miss Bowman
Messrs. Lawson and Chambers
Washington, D. C
Near East
State Department
Great Britain
London
Webb
Ortee
Miners Leader Apologizes After Flag Insult Incident
In Sacramento at the State House Hotel lobby after a public lecture, William D Haywood head of the Western Federation of Miners and his press agent A Meyer were forced to apologize for an insult to the American flag. Captain B E Coxe, an Army officer, demanded the apology and warned of violence if not given. Haywood identified himself. Coxe pressed, the pair left the novel with Meyer, and apologies were offered.
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Coxe
Sacramento
Cal
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Mine Workers
A. Meyer
BE. J. Coxe
United States Army
State House
Haywood
Meyer
Bill Haywood
Explosion at St Louis Cathedral Shakes New Orleans
In New Orleans the St Louis Cathedral on Chartres Street was rocked by a bomb blast in the south tower. Only three people were inside the church a priest a woman and a child none harmed. Police suspect worker dissensions amid ongoing repairs as the motive.
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St. Louis Cathedral
New Orleans
Chartres Street
D A R Election Names President and VP General
After twenty hours of counting the D A R ballots the administration side won the presidency with Mrs MatttheW Scott of Illinois. The anti administration faction captured the office of vice president general for organizations with Mrs Miranda Tulloch of Washington, D C. Scott won by eight votes out of 873, a record close contest in the society's history.
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Scott
Tulloch
Washington, D
Daughters of the American Revolution
Congress
Mattthew T. Scott
Illinois
Miranda B. Tulloch
William Cummings Story
New York
Filipino Gift for President Taft Suit Case of 126 Woods
A Philippine gift to President Taft is a large suit case used by John 8. Hord to carry tariff statistics. The mahogany frame holds inlaid specimens with W. H. T. and P. I. initials, caribou hides on the back, a Manila hemp handle, and gold inscriptions. Materials were donated by Taft’s Philippine friends. presented at the White House by General Edwards of the war department insular bureau.
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Washington
D. C
Philippines
John 8. Hord
Internal Revenue
Manila
Taft-Payne Philippine
Benguet
Jolo
Taft
White House
General Edwards
Insular
The
War Department
Ex-Senator William Stewart of Nevada Dies in Washington
Washington reports the death of former Nevada senator William M. Stewart aged 92. A noted silver advocate, he served 28 years in the Senate between 1857 and 1903, earning fame for his “crime of ’73” citation. He split his later years between Washington, his Virginia farm, and Rhyolite Nevada mining interests.
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William Stewart
Nevada
Washington, D. C
William M. Stewart
Stewart
Senate
Congress
Washington
Virginia
West
Rhyolite
Return of Confederate Flags Held by Alabama Governor
Cincinnati veterans learn that Confederate battle flags captured by the Fourth Ohio Cavalry at Selma will be returned. Governor Comer of Alabama will send the flags to Huntsville for viewing by old veterans, including those who served with the rifle scouts known as the Alabama Tigers.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ohio Calvary
Selma
Ala
Comer
Alabama
Huntsville
John A. Pitts
Harmon
Alabama Tigers
Editors Feast With Publishers in New York Banquet
Six hundred editors and publishers attended the joint banquet of the Associated Press and the American Newspaper Publishers' association in New York City. Honor guests included Count Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff the German ambassador and Joseph H. Choate former U.S. ambassador to Great Britain. Speakers also featured Major J C Hemphill Rev Robert B Burdette and ex Senator T M Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Associated Press
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
Joseph H. Choate
United States
Great Britain
J.C. Hemphill
Charleston
8. C
News and Courier
Robert B. Bu
Five Dollars a Week for 120 Years Judgment
New York reports Jonn J Williams ordered by the supreme court to pay a $14,000 judgment with interest from May 3 1904 at $5 weekly. At age 60 he would need to live past 120 to satisfy the debt while Mrs Fisk would be over a century old.
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New York
Jonn J. Williams
Ben
Supreme Court
Williams
Cleveland Tornado Strikes Leaving Dozens Hurt and Dead
A tornado swept through Cleveland and northern Ohio killing six people and injuring nine fatally, with at least fifty wounded. Property losses exceed 1 million dollars as communities reel.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Georgia Gleanings on Convict Funds and Public Health
Governor Smith authorizes distribution of about 93000 from convict hire for 1909 to counties not taking convicts under old law. Debate over near beer tax and prison expenses continues as Georgia plans five north counties to combat cattle tick. Georgia seeks 5 cent cotton rate cut and expands Southern Music festival roster. Disbanding Ath ens Guards due to inefficiency. R. E. Lee Institute plans approved. Macon population estimates 50000. Rabies control advocates muzzle law for dogs.
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Smith
R. B. Park
Prison Commission
Penitentiary Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia
North Georgia
E. M. Neidbert
South Carolina
Agsistant
R. F. Wright
Stephens
White
Habersham
Fannin
Franklin
Railroad Commission
Atlanta
Geraldine Farrar
Europe
Germany
Zonatello
Antonio Scotti
Ricardo Martin
Mary Lansing
Fifth Infantry
National Guard of
Athens Guards
A. J. Scott
F. L. Palmer
Thomaston
R. E. Lee Institute
Eugene C. Wachendorff
Bradstreet
Macon
J. Edgar Paullin
Pasteur Department
State Board of Health
Georgia Medical Association
General Assembly
Paulin
Association
Eugene Smith
United States
Tenessee
Alabama
Florida
Georgia Railroad Seeks Higher Passenger Rates
Georgia Railroad officials before the railroad commission urged a fare rise from 2 1 4 to 2 1 2 cents per mile. They showed last year the line failed by 290000 in revenue to meet 600000 annual rent. Hearing postponed to May 18. notices to line cities to invite opposition.
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Georgia Railroad
Atlanta
T. K. Scott
A. G. Jackson
Joseph B. Cumming
The
Georgia Railroad and Banking Company
Railroad Commission
Commission
Governor Smith Not a Candidate for Any Office
Governor Smith plans to resume law practice after retirement and will not seek any office. He will stay engaged in Georgia affairs and speak on welfare, while the state and federal efforts push to exterminate cattle ticks with coordinated action from agriculture departments and raisers groups.
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Smith
Atlanta
Georgia
State Department
Athens
State Colege of Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture
Wilson pardons clear Goebel murder case figures
Governor Wilson pardons former Kentucky official W S Taylor and former Secretary of State Charles Finley after nine years in exile in Indiana. He leaves Henry E Youtsey as the sole convict to suffer for Goebel’s 1900 assassination, asserting no conspiracy and citing a fair trial concern amid partisan juries. Taylor and Finley deny returning to Kentucky, with Taylor setting up law practice in Indianapolis and Finley planning a visit to Williamsburg.
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Frankfort
Wilson
Kentucky
William Goebel
W. 8S. Taylor
Charles Finley
Indiana
John Powers
Caleb Powers
Honduras
Holland Whittaker
Butler County
John Davis
Louisville
Zach Steele
Bell County
Wharton Golden
Knox County
Colorado
Frank Cecil
St. Louis
Willam H. Culton
Owsley County
West
Cecil
Henry E. Youtsey
State Penitentiary
Goebel
James B. Howard
Youtsey
Commonwealth
Indianapolis
Ind
William 8. Taylor
Taylor
Finley
Williamsburg
Big Hats Barred at University of Chicago
The University of Chicago bans large hats and lofty pompadours for scientific reasons. Miss Gertrude Dudley, director of women's athletics, calls them unnecessary and unhygienic, arguing their size impedes air circulation and is intolerable for a modern education.
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University of Chicago, Chicago
University of Chicago
Department of Physical Culture and Athletics
Gertrude Dudley
Peter F Collier Dies at 68 Founder of Collier's Weekly
Peter F Collier founder and publisher of Collier's Weekly died suddenly of apoplexy at the Riding Club in New York City. He was the founder chief owner and editor, survived by his widow and son Robert J Collier who assisted him.
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Collier's Weekly
New York City
Peter F. Collier
Riding Club
Peter F .Collier
Collier’s Weekly
Robert J. Collier
Smoke plague conquered by science experts say
Federal experts have studied the smoke problem for years and assert prevention is possible. They offer demonstrations at the United States Geological Survey experiment station in Pittsburgh, where the plant operates without smoke using coal treated as refuse by the trade.
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Washington, D
United States Geological Survey Experiment Station
Pittsburg
Roosevelt Arrives in Mombasa Africa Speaks on Weather
Former President Theodore Roosevelt and his party reach Mombasa aboard the Admiral with high health, greeted by crowds and a guarded harbor. Heavy floods prompt an early interior departure after a ceremonial welcome by acting governor Frederick Jackson. A large Roosevelt expedition camp of 260 followers is set near Kapiti Plains with tents, guards, and porters.
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Mombasa
British East Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Kermit
Protectorate
Frederick Jackson
King Edwardfi
Kapiti Plains
Africa
Mr. Roosevelt
Liberian Commission Sails for Africa from New York
The three Liberian commission members Roland P. Falkner Dr George Sale and Emmett J Scott sail for Africa aboard the scout cruisers Birmingham and Chester from New York. George A Finch serves as secretary. They will report to the president on Liberia's social political and industrial conditions and study foreign relations during the voyage.
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Negro Republic
United States
Washington, D. C
Liberian Commission
New York
Africa
Roland P. Falkner
George Sale
Emmett J. Scott
George A. Finch
Republic
Liberia
Birmingham
Chester
Disappearance Case Letters Demand Ransom and Legal Rulings
Chief of Detectives Smith in St Louis confirms a ransom letter demanding ten thousand dollars regarding the boy James S Cabanne III who vanished from his grandfather’s home. Alabama illegitimate license law for foreign corporations held unconstitutional by Judge Thomas G Jones, injunction against cancelling Western Union’s Alabama license. Dukes of American Tobacco rumored to plan southern cotton mill trust via Southern Power ownership. Vancouver court disciplines Editor Stanley for political fence stance and imposed fines. Rendered insane, Ramage the veterinary surgeon dances near Mount Lowe precipice in front of tourists.
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Smith
St. Louis
James 8. Cabanne, Jr
James S. Cabanne, III
Alabama
Thomas G. Jones
United States Court of the
Middle District
Secretary of State
Western Union Telegraph Company
Winston-Salem
N. C
Dukes
American Tobacco Company
South
Southern Power Company
Southern Mills
Stanley
Ferrie
British Columbia
Ledger
Court of Appeals
Vancouver
B. C
R. C. Ramage
Mount Lowe
Les. Adesirne
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Young Turks
Lome
President Taft
Georgia News
Henry Youtsey
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