Florida and Arkansas Test Turret Battle Off Hampton Roads
In a near Hampton Roads test off Old Point Comfort Virginia the monitor Florida faced the battleship Arkansas at close range. The exercise aimed to prove turret construction withstands twelve inch shells with heavy explosives. The Florida turret suffered but remained functional while the Arkansas hit its mast and bulkheads without collapsing the ship. A Whitehead torpedo test followed to assess bulkhead effectiveness.
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Old Point Comfort
Monitor
Merrimac
Hampton Roads
United States Navy
Arkansas
Florida
United States
Virginia Capes
Thimble Shoal Light
Rain Bets Pay Off as May Weather Brings Rain
Jim O’Leary, a bookmaker and former gambler, awoke to rain on May 25 and slept on a profit of 10000 after betting it would rain 15 days in May. The April wager with a downtown man hinged on May’s average of 12 rainy days.
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Chicago
Jim” O'Leary
Stock Yards
Wets Win In North Carolina After Dry Victory
Raleigh reports a 60 000 vote dry majority after last week's election. Prohibition swept the state with wets carrying only five of ninety eight counties. Voters filled precincts early with hymn singing and prayers, signaling liquor production will end January 1 1909.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Rockefeler says women belong at home on Pocantico hills
John D. Rockefeller, speaking to a New York reporter on his Pocantico Hills golf links, says women possess many business qualifications but belong in the home. He argues most women become homekeepers, though some exceptional women excel in business, and he notes women are often happier as mothers and homekeepers.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Wright Named Secretary of War in Taft Election Plan
The Post reports General Luke E. Wright of Tennessee as the likely successor to Secretary of War Taft, with July 1 as the start date if Taft is the Republican nominee. Wright’s Philippine service and ambassadorship in Tokyo underline his military insight and administrative experience for the role.
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Washington, D. C
the Post
Luke E. Wright
Tennessee
William Howard Taft
Wright
Taft
Root
General Wright
United States Philippine Commission
Islands
Japan
Tokyo
Memphis
Raphael Semmes
Philippines
Philippine Commission
Far
Parker
Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Paris Diamond Maker Under Watch For Fake Gem
Henri Lemoine works in his laboratory promising a first water artificial diamond within a week. Detectives have cordoned his workshop as Sir Julius Wernher of De Beers presses the case, fearing a possible escape through collusion with police and seeking to recover funds advanced on the formula.
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Paris
Henri Lemoine
Julius Wernher
de Beers Diamond Company
Julius
Lemoine
Fishing With Electricity Near Ohio Canal
The article notes boys using a third rail electric road to kill fish in the Ohio Canal by attaching a wire to the rail and dipping the loose end into the canal. This dangerous method attracts fish to the surface and showcases a new fishing technique observed in Lancaster, Ohio.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Ohio Canal
Progress of Christian Science Lecturing in Berlin
Edward A. Kimball of Chicago on a church tour declares Christian Science grows so fast that a new church opens every four days to serve converts. He notes headway across Europe, with special strength in England.
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Berlin
Edward A. Kimball
Chicago
Kimball
Europe
England
La Follette Ends Historic Filibuster After 18 Hours
The Senate passed the currency bill 43 to 22 after an all night filibuster begun by La Follette. Gore and Stone extended the delay before Vice-President Fairbanks finally ruled the roll call and a reconsideration motion was tabled. Aldrich led the decisive end as Roosevelt signed the measure later Saturday night.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Gore
Oklahoma
Senator Stone
Missouri
la Follette
Jefferson Davis
Little Rock
Stone
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Fairbanks
Heyburn
Idaho
Gallinger
Foraker
Borah
Bourne
Senate Chamber
Senator Hale
Senator Foraker
Banker a horse thief Indianapolis man identified as Greene
A man calling himself Frank Ross of Chicago held on horse theft charges is identified as Robert H. Greene of Waynetown Indiana vice president of the Farmers and Merchants bank and a church worker. Greene, a prominent farmer, has several stolen horses found in his possession and is accused of shipping horses to Chicago over time.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Frank Ross
Chicago
Robert H. Greene
Waynetown
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Greene
Newport Attracts Hetty Green For Summer Home
Newport Rhode Island special reports Mrs Ketty Green plans to relocate this summer and negotiate for a villa. If she comes it would be her first time as a householder at Newport though not her initial visit to the seaside resort.
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Newport, R. I
Aeronaut Falls Drowned Amid Flag Parachute Drop
Frederick L. Wood an eighteen year old from New Haven Conn drowned after being entangled in folds of a large American flag he waved from a parachute drop two thousand feet above Hillside Park Passaic River New Jersey authorities report a fatal accident during a balloon event Special New York edition
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New York
Hillside Park
Passaic
N.J
Frederick L. Wood
New Haven
Flood of Faked Photos Targeting Senator Allison
The 1936 senatorial fight centers on a plot to mail faked photographs showing a dying man to persuade voters that Senator Allison is too old for further service. Cummins managers are accused of circulating the ghastly image, while Allison supporters publish the original next to the counterfeit and denounce the scheme in bold type.
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Tes Moines
Allison
Cummins
Washington
Yaqui Nation Ends Long War and Surrenders
After over 120 years of intermittent conflict, the Yaqui Nation near Hermosillo Sonora Mexico agrees to submit to Mexican authority. A peace conference led by Luis Bule and Col Jose Gonzales Salas results in terms demanding arming Yaquis surrender and government aid until work is available. Estimated property loss stands at least 50 million dollars.
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Hermosillo
Sonora
Mexico
Spain
Luis Bule
Bacatete Mountains
Jose Gonzales Salas
Tomufstexif
Autoists Struck by Peril on Transsiberian Route
A Paris dispatch from Nikolsk reports the New York to Paris auto race car narrowly escaped an express train and tumbled 200 feet down a precipice due to poor ballast. Brigands claim the autoists are rich and threaten attacks as they press onward.
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Paris
Matin
Nikolsk
New York
Transsiberian
Dare-Devil Autoist Killed in Baltimore
Emanuel Cedrino, renowned Italian auto pilot, died in Baltimore after a wheel hub failure caused a somersault. He was alone in the Fiat Cyclone and reportedly hurled 40 feet as the car overturned. Cedrino had set world track records from 1 to 25 miles.
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Baltimore
Emanuel Cedrino
Cedrino
Reported loss of Red Star Vaderland in North Sea wreck
A Brussels dispatch to the Petit Journal claims the Red Star Vaderland has wrecked in dense North Sea fog with about 1600 on board. Lloyd's is not confirming. Reports say witnesses along the Dover Ostend mail saw the vessel cast away on Goodwin Sands amid heavy channel fog and several collisions.
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Paris
Cable
Petit Journal
Brussels
Red Star
Vaderland
North Sea
Lloyd’s
Dover-Ostend
Goodwin Sands
Channel
Queenswood
Bermero
Loanda
Hamburg
West Africa
Antwerp
New York
Dover
English Channel
Eyeball Portrait Hints at Murder Clue In River Victim
A bearded crooked-nosed man is pictured on the eyeball of an unidentified woman whose body was recovered from the Mississippi near Hartford Illinois. Authorities used the dying gaze theory to fix a likeness on the eye in hopes of identifying the killer. A photo of the deceased's retina was taken.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
Hartford
Visions of Death Come True in Alaska Accident
Mrs. Helen Wingate of Valentine Nebraska, wife of a Cherry county rancher, reported a vision of her son Abner Wingate’s death in Alaska. News confirms the same fate occurred when a shotgun accidentally discharged, killing him as she had foreseen.
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Valentine
Neb
Helen Wingate
Cherry County
Abner Wingate
Alaska
Artist and Mother Strangled in Paris Murder
A sensation in Paris's art world as distinguished painter Adolphe Steinheil and his mother-in-law are found strangled in Rue de Vaugirard residence. Steinheil's wife, gagged and bound, charges two men and a woman, whom she recalls as a model once employed by her husband.
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Paris
Adolphe Steinheil
Rue de Vaugirard
Steinheils
Prehistoric Pyramids Found in Vera Cruz Forest
Mexican archaeologists led by Manuel Torres of the National Museum report discovery of special pyramids and other prehistoric structures hidden in the tropical forest of San Tsracio Huatesco District Vera Cruz. Government plans further explorations.
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Mexico City
San Tsracio
Huatesco
State of Vera Cruz
Manuel Torres
Mexico
Revenge on Sweetheart's Mother Shocks Fond du Lac
Grant Poole son of Moses Poole a prospering farmer near Oakland Wisconsin assassinated Mrs EK H Orvis mother of the girl during Sunday church services Three shots were fired one hit the victim died in her husband’s arms moments later Police and prosecutors investigate motive rooted in rejected attentions and parental opposition to the romance The tragedy follows a violent outburst at a local church with the suspect in custody
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Grant Poole
Moses Poole
Oakland
EK. H. Orvis
German Fleet Mobilizes for North Sea Maneuvers
Crown Prince Frederick William joins flagship Deutschland as seventy German warships mobilize for fleet maneuvers in the North Sea. Coastal defenses participate in the drill set to run through June 6.
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Heligoland
Germany
Frederick William
Deutschland
North Sea
Col Snell Will Set Aside After Insanity Verdict
The jury found Col. Thomas Snell insane when he made his will, setting it aside. Richard Snell becomes heir to half the $1.5 million estate, while Thornton Snell’s children receive the other half. The $1,200 annual annuity to Mabelle Snell McNamara is cut off.
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Clinton
Snell
Col
Thomas Snell
Richard
Richard Snell
Thornton Snell
Col. Snell
Mabelle Snell McNamara
Finds Richest Gold Mines in French Guiana
Paris reports vast gold in French Guiana found by traveler Capt. Villanme. The metal totals in hundreds of millions of dollars and the French Government has not decided whether to mine or sell the territory to miners.
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Paris
French Republic
French Guiana
Villanme
St Petersburg considers vodka label reform
The Drauma commission, after reviewing the drink question, favors replacing the imperial eagle on vodka labels with a skull and cross bones and warnings against overindulgence.
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St. Petersburg
Drauma Commission
Death from nail scratch shocks Atlantic City
Special report from Atlantic City details how a scratch from a thumbnail caused a slight arm abrasion that led to blood poisoning and the death of Miss Etta Conover of this city.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Etta Conover
Confederate Choir Renames Dixie Lyrics Sparks Veteran Protest
The Special Women of the Confederate Choir of America in St. Louis announce new words to the tune of Dixie claiming the old ones do not fit the song or its cause. Confederate veterans condemn the change amid public debate in Missouri.
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St. Louis, Mo
Confederate Choir of America
Armed Afghans Seize Regan Town Near Kerman
Reports say 700 well armed Afghan fighters crossed into Persian territory and occupied Regan, a town about 180 miles southeast of Kerman, triggering international concern.
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Regan
Teheran
Persian
Kerman
Twelve Chi namers smuggled in nailed boxes to New York
Report to Commissioner Sergent describes twelve Chinese travelers sent from El Paso to New York in nailed boxes. telegram from El Paso dated May 18 1908 notes all gone to heaven. Berkshire notes the improbability and seeks verification while recalling other smuggling methods including freezing in a refrigerator car.
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Washington
Mexico
el Paso
New York
Frank P. Sergent
F. W. Berkshire
San Antonio
Chinatown
Sergent
Detroit
Canada
Elinor Glyn Visits Reno Wild West Camp
Elinor Glyn arrived in Reno with Sam Newhouse Count Leon Delaborde and several women friends. She wagered 200 four times in the Northern gambling hall, won totaling 1000, then watched a gunfight between a saloon keeper and a gambler under state police guard. Thousands followed her through dance halls and street life in Stangaree gulch Rawhide.
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Reno
Nev
Budapest
Bombay
Boston
Bakersfield
Elinor Glyn
Sam Newhouse
Utah
Leon Delaborde
Paris
Stangaree Gulch
Rawhide
Newhouse
New Aeroplane Record at Rome Piazza Darmi
De La Grange won the $8,000 prize in Rome as he flew nearly eight miles in fifteen minutes and twenty six seconds in the same machine used for a trial before King Emmanuel. His aeroplane completed nine circuits of the Piazza Darmi in the prize winning flight, the best officially recorded.
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Rome
de la Grange
Victor Emmanuel
Piazza Darmi
Statesmen Tour in Autos Headed for Indiana Home
Clad in linen dusters and automobile goggles Speaker Cannon along with Senator Warren Senator Hemenway Representative Landis L W Busby and a photographer left Washington in two cars Sunday morning for Landis residence in Indiana. They planned to scatter to their homes or travel to Chicago by train after the stop.
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Washington, D. C
Cannon
Warren
Hemenway
Landis
L. W. Busby
Indiana
Chiago
Law Bars Free Press Puffs in Guthrie Special
The Oklahoma Legislature passes a bill requiring all news favorable to a candidate during primaries or campaigns to be printed in at least ten point type as political advertising. The measure applies to both House and Senate sessions and tightens controls on campaign coverage.
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Guthrie
Okla
House
Senate
Typhoon Disaster and Mining Tragedy Reported
The Shinomo Maru brings news of a swift typhoon near Hankow that wrecked hundreds of Kan River boats and left shores strewn with riverine dead. Shanghai reports many bodies recovered. A separate mine disaster in Kwang Sa killed about 1,000 workers.
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Victoria
B. C
Shinomo Maru
Hankow
Kan River
Shanghai
Kwang Sa
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