American Battleship Fleet to Visit Japan Waters
The U S battleship fleet will tour Japan with planned stops at Hawaii Samoa Melbourne Sydney Manila Yokohama and back via the Suez Canal Officials expect a Chinese invitation next then possibly more invitations Metcalf and Pillsbury arrange the itinerary amid Roosevelt’s cabinet approval The trip supports cordial ties with Japan and possibly China with Manila campaigning for target practice during the voyage
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Japan
Root
Washington
Baron Takahira
Roosevelt
China
Metcalf
Admiral Pillsbury
Atlantic
Hawaiian Islands
Samoa
Melbourne
Sydney
Manila
Yokohama
Philippines
Suez Canal
State Department
Creek Indians push to sell lands and lift restrictions
The Creek Nation convened at Cheoita Oklahoma where delegates adopted resolutions urging removal of restrictions on land alienation for mixed bloods and requesting the interior secretary remove the four Creek delegates and the attorney in Washington who oppose the measure.
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Congress
Cheoita
Okla
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Customs Inspectors Die in Rio Grande Duel
In El Paso Texas on Thursday night customs inspectors Charles Logan and Charles Jones fought a duel in the riverbed. Both were killed and their bodies found Friday. It is believed each man mistook the other for a smuggler.
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Benny
Charles ‘Logan
Charles Jones
Rio Grande River
el Paso
Texas
Mothers seek punishment for Collinwood school fire guilty
Mothers whose children died in the Collinwood Ohio school fire petition the governor for punishment of those found guilty. At a mass meeting they denounce the coroner’s verdict and trustees’ investigation as whitewashes and vow to fix the blame.
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Collinwood
Labor protest to Congress urged by federation leaders
A Washington conference of eighty seven national and international labor unions and farmer groups met to back a memorial to Congress titled Labor's Protest to Congress. They urged immediate action to counter Supreme Court decisions applying Sherman Act to workers and to secure legal protections for unions and workers' rights.
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Samuel Gompers
Cannon
Fairbanks
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
American Federation of Labor
Washington
House of Representatives
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the
United States
Three Black Defendants Bound Over in Atlanta Pawnshop Case
Jim Madden Tom Frazier and Woodson Davis were bound over by Judge Broyles in Atlanta police court on a serious incident at a pawn shop. Jacob Hirsvitz was struck outside the shop on February 29 during a scuffle and shooting as defendants allegedly fled with a public safety item.
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Atlanta
Jim Madden
Tom Frazier
Woodson Davis
Broyles
Jacob Hirsovitz
Hirsovitz
Home Seeker Train Wreck Kills Two in Texas
Two men died and seven were seriously injured when an excursion train carrying homeseekers from Kansas and Oklahoma to Las Paletenas Mexico was wrecked by a broken rail at Pearsall Texas. The International and Great Northern line handled the derailed party.
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Great Northern Road
International and Great Northern Railroad
Kansas
Oklahoma
Ls Paletenas
Mex
Pearsall
Texas
Liberia appeals to United States for protection against France
The government of Liberia has appealed to America to safeguard its territorial integrity from French encroachment. A delegation from Monrovia is en route to Washington to urge the president and Secretary Root to restrain France from seizing a large border region with French West Africa.
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Little Negro Republic
Uncle Sam
France
Little African Republic of Liberia
America
State Department
Monrovia
Washington
Root
Liberia
French West Africa
Death of Florida Senator William J. Bryan in 32nd Year
Senator William J. Bryan of Florida died at Providence hospital Washington at 8 30 am from typhoid fever after 73 days in Washington since his January arrival. He was born October 10 1876 in Orange county Florida and a Emory College and Washington and Lee graduate who practiced law in Jacksonville. He was survived by his wife Janet Allan and one son.
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United States
William James Bryan
Florida
Providence Hospital
Washington
Stephen R. Mallory
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Senate
Alabama
Morgan
Pettus
Mallory
Latimer
South Carolina
Proctor
Vermont
Whyte
Maryland
Jacksonville
Fla
Malolry
Duval County Criminal Court
Janet Allan
Lexington
Elephants Captured After Four Days Rampage
Two elephants escaped from the Van Amberg circus in Florida and roamed seven miles from Jasper for four days and nights. They were fired upon several times, swam streams, broke ponds, and tore down fences before circus members recaptured them Saturday night.
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van Amberg
Florida
Jasper
Panic Grips Kentucky Tobacco Farmers Over Night Riders
Fear spreads across Kentucky as night riders pressure farmers in nearly all forty two counties to destroy tobacco beds. Warnings and letters trigger actions with signs posted declaring plans to skip crops this season.
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Kentucky
Southern railway deposits moved as Georgia faces garnishment
Chairman McLendon of the state railroad commission reports the Southern railway removed about $600,000 in deposits from Georgia to avoid garnishment and bond requirements tied to $294,888 in damage suits. He notes 3 percent average injury claim payments and calculates bond needs over $610,000. Finley cites garnishment laws impounding funds and equipment, prompting the relocation of funds.
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Southern Railway
Georgia
McLendon
State Railroad Commission
Finley
Shairman McLendon
Railroad Commission of Georgia
Black Sport Hanged for Policeman Murder at Atlanta Jail
At 11 o'clock Wednesday sheriff Nelms executed Andrew Johnson alias Black Sport in the Atlanta jail. In fourteen minutes he died of strangulation for the killing of Policeman Ma nier. His final words expressed faith and forgiveness as nitroglycerin and opium were given beforehand to steady him.
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Policeman Manier
Atlanta
Nelms
Andrew Johnson
Black Sport
Johnson
Haitien Refugees Deported by Government Decision
Insurrectionists granted asylum may depart Haiti aboard the French cruiser d Estrees from Port au Prince. Refugees in the French German and Spanish consulates at Gon aives St Marc and Port au Pal will be boarded and taken to St Thomas.
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d’Estrees
Port-au- Prince
Gonaives
St. Marc
Port-au-Pal
St. Thomas
Two Priests Indicted for Obscene Publication in Puerto Rico
A federal grand jury in San Juan Puerto Rico indicted two priests editors of a Roman Catholic publication for printing an article asserting civilly married individuals live in concubage and that their children are illegitimate. The jury deemed the article obscene and not publishable.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Porto Rican Legislation Ends Sessions With Key Bills Killed
The Porto Rican legislature adjourned in San Juan as lottery and cock fighting bills, once tied to a $40,000 monthly prize plan, were killed in the executive council. A new utilities bill modeled after New York and large education and road appropriations were approved.
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San Juan
Executive Council
New York
Denver Convention Backed by New York Democratic Committee
The New York Democratic State Committee voted largely for an uninstructed delegation to the national convention. Only Charles Williams of Lyons opposed, declaring support for Bryan.
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Denver
New York Democratic Committee
W. J. Conners
New York Democratic
State Committee
Brown in Race for Governor
Joseph M. Brown of Marietta announces his Georgia gubernatorial candidacy challenging Governor Smith in the June 4 Democratic primary. His platform calls for pension reform, tax reduction, railroad regulation, strong public support for schools, prohibition enforcement, a labor department, anti lobbying laws, and economic revival with emphasis on agriculture and industry. He asserts collaboration with the people and cautions against swift political gains.
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Joseph M. Brown
Marietta
Georgia
Smith
Mr. Brown
Railroad Commission
Department of Labor
General Assembly
Peonte
Unite
Goeorsian
Marietta, Ga
Iowa Republicans For Taft Delegate Action
Delegates at large were elected at the Des Moines state convention to vote for William H. Taft at the national convention. The body endorsed Senator William B. Allison and approved the Ohio platform plank calling for tariff revision.
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Town
Des Moines
William H. Taft
William B. Allison
Ohio
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Labor’ Memorial
Canon
Commission
LAW Entra?s
Charles Williams
Lyong
Brown
State of
Gov. Smith
Iowa
Republicans
Taft
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