Roosevelt narrowly escapes assassination attempt in Kansas City
Former President Theodore Roosevelt, riding in a car on Grand Avenue, was nearly struck by a thrusting knife from a tall man in brown clothes and a straw hat. The blade hit his hand but caused no injury. police pursue the assailant, John McGrath notes.
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Kansas City
Theodore” Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Grand Avenue
Roosevelit
John McGrath
It Is A Privilege To Live In Nevada
A Nevada hotel clerk touts the state's climate to an Independent reporter. He contrasts Nevada with Chicago and New York, praising clear skies and warm breezes and calling living in Nevada a real privilege amid favorable weather and scenic views of the Ruby mountains.
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Chicago
Nevada
Independent
Bob Sturn
Commercial Hotel
Ruby Mountains
New York
European nations plan trade war to regain prestige
European countries intend to engage in a trade war with the United States to recover their lost prestige in South America and Asia, signaling a shift in postwar economic policy as officials discuss tariffs and retaliatory measures.
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Int'l News Service
Washington
United States
South
America
Paul M. Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
Cyclone near Memphis leaves three dead and towboat wrecked
A cyclone swept near Memphis this morning injuring over score and killing three. The storm lasted about 20 minutes with winds of 125 miles per hour. The towboat J. B. Finley was torn from moorings and left on a river sandbar, dragging 16 fully loaded coal barges that sank.
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Memphis
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J. B. Finley
President Wilson Speaks at G A R Memorial Exercises
President Wilson was the principal speaker at the G A R memorial exercises at Arlington National Cemetery. He spoke reverently of fallen heroes and urged staying free of entangling alliances while affirming the nation’s resolve to defend against aggression and avoid new territorial ambitions.
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Woodrow Wilson
Arlington National Cemetery
Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington
Wilson
United States
America
Hobson contests Bankhead win in new Alabama district
Capt William Pearson Hobson, Merrimac hero, challenges the election of William B Bankhead as congressman for Alabama s new Tenth District claiming polling irregularities and unqualified voters skewed the result He argues a corrected count would yield Hobson ahead by over a hundred votes The report also notes Paul M Warburg comments on looming global conflict and US trade prep.
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William B. Bankhead
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Capt
Innes and Wife Face Georgia Trial in Larceny Case
Victor E Innes and Ida May Innes appeared before Judge Ben Hills court in Atlanta on eight indictments for larceny after trust tied to the disappearance of Eloise Nelms Vennis and Beatrice Nelms. The couple, previously acquitted of murder, faced claims of misappropriating 3397 in funds sent to Salt Lake City Fergus county and Sonora Mexico.
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Utah
Fergus County
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Sonora
Mexico
Innesses
San Antonio
Texas
Georgia
Harris
Ferguson
Supreme Court
Hill
Florence Crittenton official visits Reno home in Nevada
Mrs Emma L Robertson secretary of the Florence Crittenton Homes mission with headquarters in Washington DC visited Elko this morning while eastbound after touring western homes. She stopped in Reno to assess the local home noting it is the only Florence Crittenton home in Nevada and does excellent work for local girls before continuing to Ogden and Salt Lake for a few days.
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Emma L. Robertson
Florence Crittenton Home
Washington, D. C
Elko
Wall Street Volunteers Plan Emergency Police Force
Wall Street financiers organize a volunteer police unit to patrol the money district if police are drawn away. New York police drill to expand to a 10 000 strong force for war emergency, with similar precinct based forces drawn from local residents. Many workers live outside Wall Street, requiring recruitment from commuters.
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Int'l News Service
New York
Wall Street
Money District
Cotton Planters Pay Dearly For Seed Prices Soared
Memphis Tenn May 10 Many cotton planters in the south who were persuaded to sell cotton seed at 30 to 40 per ton last fall faced paying 100 per ton for planting seed this spring. Farmers kept enough seed for planting but when the first planting failed they were forced to buy. Cotton weed formerly sold at 5 to 64 per ton, rose to 10 and 12 per ton five or six years ago and after the European war outbreak climbed to 40 per ton and sold at that price last fall.
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Memphis
Tenn
South
Republicans Baffled In Their Search For Real Platform
Washington May 30 Never in its history has the Republican party approached its nominating convention with so confused an idea of the issues. The party faces two schools of thought, one opposing Wilson’s policy as dangerous, the other urging the view that he is a pacifist. Leaders show division over resolutions and defense plans while the press and business community largely back Wilson. Partisanship has faded as patriotism rises under his leadership, though clamor from seeking power threatens to distract.
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Washington
Republican Party
Wilson
McLemore
America
United States
Train of Disasters in San Francisco
Fire of unknown origin wiped out three frame structures in San Francisco including a garage with 18 automobiles worth $18,000. A 13 year old drowned near the Cliff House. rancher Antonio Lenardo killed. attorney Hugo K. Asher fatally injured after being struck by a train near Sunol. Nellie Levilakt broke her neck after sliding from a Mt Tamalpais cliff trail.
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Pac
News Service
San Francisco
Frank Bruwn
Antonio Lenardo
Hugo K. Asher
Sunol
Nellie Levilakt
Mt. Tamalpais
State's Own Railroad Becomes Georgia Gubernatorial Issue
Georgia gubernatorial race centers on the Western and Atlantic railroad. Candidate Joe R. Pottle opposes the road’s gate and pledges to present the issue to voters. The W and A is leased to Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis, while Louisville and Nashville seeks a parallel route. failure to renew could spur extension to Savannah or a new line from Gadsden, Anniston, Cartersville to Atlanta.
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Western and Atlantic Railroad
State of Georgia
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Georgia
Joe R. Pottle
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Louisville & Nashville
Savannah
Gadsden
Ala
Anniston
Cartersville
Motorists Celebrate Reciprocity Across Border
Canadian and American motorists welcome a new reciprocity pact allowing Ontario and New York vehicles to cross into the other jurisdiction without new licenses and stay up to twenty one days. The Ontario Motor League and New York State association lobbied for the agreement, calling it a major victory for cross border mobility.
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Ontario
New York
Ontario Motor League
New York State Association
Baseball Schedule Turbulent Day Across Cities
Fragmentary sports note shows multiple city matchups including Detroit Chicago and St Louis Cleveland extended to 16 innings. Mentions Philadelphia at Giants and Brooklyn against Boston with scattered lines about Chicago Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.
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St. Louis Cleveland
Wreck Causes Six Coaches to Pile Up on Scenic Limited
A southbound Denver and Rio Grande Scenic Limited derailed near Denver, killing engineer Henry Fehrmeyer and injuring ten others as six cars piled up likely due to spreading rails. Authorities investigate the cause. Italian papers predict near victory for Italy in the war, claiming a decisive Trentino and Isonzo breakthrough and a large army ready to advance.
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Denver
Colo
Henry Fehrmeyer
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Here
Int'l
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Trentino
Isonzo
Austria-Hungary
Trent
Gorizie
Corriere Della Sera
Milan
Roverto
Austria
British Steamer Trunkby Blown Up by Submarine
Algiers reports the British steamer Trunkby of 2635 tons was blown up in the Mediterranean by a submarine. The crew landed safely. A second German steamer Kolga was also blown up in the Baltic Sea with six crew members killed while entering lifeboats.
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Int'l
Algiers
Trunkby
Mediterranean Sea
Kolga
Baltic Sea
Ufe
German Victory Halts French Attack at Dead Man's Hill
German forces gain a commanding position at Dead Man's Hill after capturing 36 French officers including staff, and 1200 troops, enabling a stabilized line to repel two French counterattacks near Corbeaux and the Cumières forest. German aviators strike the enemy destroyers off Ostend as Austria–Hungary and Bulgaria seize the Struma ridge in Macedonia, with Greek forces retreating before the advance.
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Dead Man’s Hill
Corbeaux
Cumiérs
Cumieres
Omtend
Struma Ridge
Macedonia
Automobile racer killed at Indianapolis
May 30 report from Indianapolis notes racer Rooney lost control and crashed into a brick wall, overturning his car and dying. Earlier D Resta won the 300 mile sweepstakes with a time of 3 hours 36 minutes 10 seconds and an average speed of 83.26 mph Delene finished second and Mulford third.
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D. Retan
Rooney
Hele
D. Resta
Delene
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