Sheriff Kills Two Then Surrenders After Shootout
In Kentucky near Middlesboro, Deputy David Elliott killed Luther and James Sizemore after contacting their wives and fleeing over mountains to surrender. An armed confrontation occurred when Sizemore fired at Elliott, who shot both brothers. Elliott's son was wounded in the leg.
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Knoxville
Tenn
David Billott
Bell Coulty
Kentucky
Luther
James Sizemore
Middlesboro
Elliott
Sizemores
Sizemore
Recognizes Titanic Waifs in Paris Claim
Nice France May 10 Mme Navratil has received photos of the two Titanic waifs saved and now cared for in New York. She declares they are her children and will sail on the Oceanic to New York to reclaim her sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
France
Mme. Navratil
New York
Many Hurt in Wreck Near Columbia on Southern Line
May 8 report from Columbia, South Carolina states more than twenty people were injured when Southern Railway No. 31 derailed north of Columbia. Axle breakage on a driving wheel caused the derailment.
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Columbia
S. C
Southern Railway
Two Boys Drowned In Ohio River at Madison
In Madison Indiana on May 10 John Ritchie twelve and Joseph Tarpey ten died when a leaky boat filled with water and sank in the Ohio River.
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Madison
Ind
John Ritchie
Joseph Tarpey
Ohio River
Stork Delivers Cargo in Linton Quintuplets Birth
In Linton Indiana on May 10 Mrs Monroe Bennett 30 wife of a farmer gave birth to quintuplets three girls and two boys. The children are perfectly formed and this follows a prior birth of triplets two years earlier to the family.
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Stork
Linton
Ind
Monroe Bennett
Wilson, Noted Turfman, Dead
Horace W. Wilson longtime secretary of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeder's Association and a renowned horseman died in Lexington at age 52. In Evansville Indiana Mrs Elizabeth Klutz died at home of the Little Sisters of the Poor aged nearly 100, a German native.
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Evansville
Ind
Elisbeth Klutz
Little Sisters of the Poor
Germany
Remarkable 104-Year-Old Woman Dies in New Jersey Home
Mrs Winifred Farrell died at her granddaughter Mrs P J Haggerty's East Orange New Jersey residence at age 104 years and 5 months from infirmities of old age.
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New York
Winifred Farrell
P. J. Haggerty
East Orange
N. J
Train wreck near Smith injures several in Indiana crash
Fast passenger train No. 94 on the Evansville and Terre Haute line side swiped a freight at Smith Indiana last night. Several persons were injured and the trains were wrecked.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Evansville & Terre Hante
Smith
Five Buried in Ruins in Edinboro Street Collapse
A portion of a five story building under construction on Edinboro street collapsed burying five Italian laborers. One man died while being taken to the hospital. Other workers were rescued and searchers continued at the scene in Boston.
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Boston
Edinboro Street
One-Cent Coin Found From 1816 in Indiana
Middleton Indiana May 11 M Morri son while mining gravel for concrete work found a one cent coin dated 1816. The date marks Indiana’s admission to the union.
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Middleton
Ind
M. Morrison
Indiana
Funnel Cloud Spooks Mt Vernon as Storm Hits Indiana
Residents report a funnel shaped cloud moving over Mt Vernon Indiana on May 13. Heavy rain and strong winds caused notable damage around the city while residents watched the storm.
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Mt. Vernon
Ind
Meat magnate tied to conspiracy charges and dairy farm attack
Mrs. Scott Durand of Chicago accuses Arthur Meeker, Armour & Co. general manager, of using U S meat inspectors to ruin her Crabtree dairy farm. She claims inspectors condemned Armour warehouses cows as tuberculous yet passed them, and her testimony prompts investigations and a summons to testify.
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Washington
Scott Durand
Chicago
Nelson
Wisconsin
Agriculture Department
Arthur Meeker
Armour & Co
Meat Inspection Service of
United States
Crabtree
MANY HURT IN MINE RIOT AT SCRANTON
In Scranton Pennsylvania on May 12 a clash at the Cayuga breaker of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western company left two strikers shot during a state police charge as thousands mobbed to bar workers. Foreign workers led the crowd. over thirty women were arrested and several officers and foreigners were injured.
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Scranton
Cayuga Breaker
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company
North Scranton
Springfield
Bend
Macoupin County
Gillespie
Seven Drowned in Storm at Fox Lake Illinois
A party of nine from Ingleside and Chicago was lost when a sixteen foot steel launch owned by Herman Kuhn sank in Fox Lake after leaving Lippincott hotel. Mia Mabel Hansen was recovered. eight others are missing or presumed drowned. Searchers dragged the lake Friday for the remaining victims.
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Fox Lake
Ill
Mia
Mabel Hansen
Chicago
Herman Kuhn
Ingleside
George Russell
Father of Waters Falling Baton Rouge Levee Efforts Focus
New Orleans and Baton Rouge report water on the rise only at Baton Rouge as engineers push levee strengthening. The Mississippi River fell two tenths of a foot at New Orleans and other points north in the last 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Mississippi
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Carpenter Finds Murdered Woman in Vacant House
In Los Angeles on May 11 a carpenter discovered the body of an unknown woman about 30 years old in a vacant dwelling. The corpse showed a cut throat, a broken rib, and clothing partly burned, with the victim unidentified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
London Tailor Strike Expands to East End Workers
London May 11 The tailors strike has grown with 6000 East End workers joining after Thursday stoppage. They demand higher wages and improved workshop conditions as negotiations continue.
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London
Eng
East End
Archbald Inquiry to Be Thorough in DOJ Data Fight
Washington May 14 The house judiciary committee will expand its probe into Judge Robert W Archbald of the commerce court seeking all DOJ information on his conduct and coal land deals since his elevation. If DOJ resists the panel may seek a presidential directive for cooperation and authorize an independent inquiry. Testimony on coal land transactions will extend about three weeks due to subpoena volume.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
Department of Justice
Archhbald
Judiciary Committee
House
Archbald
Hibben Installed as Princeton President in 1912 Inauguration
Dr John Grier Hibben was formally inducted Friday as president of Princeton University in Princeton New Jersey in the presence of thousands of visitors alumni professors students and guests The inauguration began at 11 o clock with a chorale scripture reading and prayer among distinguished attendees from universities colleges and learned societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton University
Princeton
N. J
John Grier Hibben
Confederate Veterans Elect Louisville Man Commander-in-Chief
Gen Bennet H Young of Louisville Kentucky was elected commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans in Macon Georgia. Following the withdrawals of Generals Walker and Van Sant the race was declared unanimous with Walker named honorary commander in chief.
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Louisville
Macon
Bennet H. Young
Army of Tennessee
United Confederate Veterans
Walker
van Sant
Young
Two Officers Shot Down In Florida Ambush
In Gainesville Florida on May 14 Marabal Co H Slaughter and Archer Deputy Sheriff Charles White were lured to a lonely spot and assassinated. Deputy J A Manning played dead and escaped after being wounded, then shot one killer and captured him along with his three sons who are jailed.
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Gainesville
Fla
C. H. Slaughter
Charles White
Archer
J. A. Manning
Florida
Holland Minister of Marine Resigns in Dutch East Indies Row
Vice-Admiral J. Wentholt resigns as minister of marine after the chamber of deputies rejects a plan to build a battleship for service in the Dutch East Indies. The May 13 event follows the defeat affecting defense policy in The Hague.
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Holland
the Hague
J. Wentbolt
Chamber of Deputies
Dutch East Indies
Chief Burdette Abel Dies at Police Headquarters
Binghamton New York May 13 Police Chief Burdette Abel aged sixty eight collapsed at his desk ending a forty nine year career with the force. He headed the department and his death ends a long era of local policing.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Burdette Abel
Police Fores
Taft denies favoring Catholics on Ohio tour
President Taft issues a White House statement denying charges of religious bias as he begins a tour of Ohio. He reiterates impartial treatment of all churches, references past actions in the Philippines, Rome visits, Vatican correspondence, and disputes over Catholic school garb and Indian teacher appointments.
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Ohio
Washington
White House
Taft
Veveral
Philippines
Rome
Leo XIII
Major Butt
Cardinal Merry del Val
New York
Ltor
Secretary of the Interior
Nong
William H. Taft
Crusader II Hydro Motor Boat Hits 55 MPH On Trial
In Atlantic City New Jersey on a trial trip the Crusader II hydro motor boat reached 55 miles per hour covering the mile course of the Ventnor Yacht Club in 1 minute 8 seconds. The trial nearly drowned its crew of two as the bronze propeller, turning 1650 revolutions per minute, shattered after crossing the finish line.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Ventnor Yacht Club
Finds Father's Secured Treasure In Onion Field
Charles Ramsey unearthed a box of $600 in gold coin and paper while digging for onions in Kent on May 14. His father Jonathan Ramsey a former slave buried it years ago in the field.
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Kent, C
Charles Ramsey
Jonathan Ramsey
Two Sets of Delegates Named at Arkansas GOP Meet
Eureka Springs Ark May 14 The Republican Third district held two conventions in the courthouse on Sunday and chose two sets of delegates to the Chicago convention.
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Choocee
Eureka S Prings
Ark
Chicago
Rebel Chief of Mexico In Flight From Juarez
Mexico's provisional government lacks an official head as Emilio Vasques Gomez and his cabinet flee Juarez. Jose Cordova claims his aim was to force a retreat. The Orozco rebel army retreats to Bel lano after repulsing at Conejos. In Washington, 200 Americans flee to the Buford for safety under the U.S. flag on the Mexican west coast, contradicting prior refugee exaggerations.
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el Paso
Tex
Mexico
Emilio Vasques Gomez
Juarez
United States
Jose Cordova
Orozco
Cordova
Vasquez
Pradilio
Gomes
Pascual Orozco
Chihuahua
Enrile
Jose Yves Limantour
Conejos
Bellano
Washington
Buford
State Department
Four Shots Fired by Claude Allen in Hillsville Court House
Claude Allen testified in the Hillsville courthouse shooting trial admitting he fired four shots at Dexter Goad the county clerk during the battle while claiming Dexter Goad fired first. He denied shooting Judge Massie and said he fled behind Uncle Sidna after his pistol jammed. Victor Allen also testified denying involvement and said he saw Dexter Good fire the second shot.
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Claude Allen
Wytheville
Hillsville
Big Father
Floyd Allen
Dexter Goad
Goad
Dexter Good
Vote on Lorimer in June
Washington May 14 The majority and minority reports in the Lorimer case will be filed with the Senate May 20. Senator Lea of Tennessee said the majority report will be presented by Monday week after discussion. The signed minority report is ready but awaits the majority. Lea hopes for a vote date between June 10 and 16, though opposition to a Chicago convention delay could push a later date.
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Senate
Washington
Lorimer
Senator Lea
Tennessee
Lea
Chicago
Court Refuses to Enjoin Steel From Destroying Papers
In New York May 11 the United States district court at Trenton N J refused to issue a temporary injunction against United States Steel corporation and several subsidiaries to stop destruction of books and papers that might be used as evidence in the government’s dissolution suit. The ruling, in a per curiam opinion by Judges Gray Buffington and McPherson, grants relief only as to American Steel and Wire company due to prior destruction in another case, though the court says no evidence shows malicious intent.
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Entre Corporation
New York
United States District Court
Trenton
N. J
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Gray, Buffington and McPherson
American Steel & Wire Company
Plan Boycott Against Tipe in California Travel Group
Los Angeles on May 14 Califor nia traveling men affiliated with the United Commercial Travelers vow not to patronize any hotel barber shop or cafe where tipping is not prohibited. The boycott aims to enforce a no tipping policy across lodging and service venues in the region.
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Tipe
Los Angeles
Cal
California
United Commercial
Pay for Sunday Work by Wisconsin Legislature
Madison May 14. Attorney General Bancroft ruled that certain legislature employees may receive pay for work done at home on Sundays during the special session.
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Madison
Wis
Bancroft
Goa Front Talk and Age Denial Quips
A humorous voice notes social pretenses and dietary choices, praising Red Cross Ball Blue for boosting dress appeal, while mocking the indiscreet talk of men and women who claim youth regardless of age. The fragment hints at wit about appearance, decorum, and honesty in social critique.
Step the Pain Remedy Ad Promotes Quick Healing
An OCR fragment promotes Carbolisalve for quick healing and scar prevention from an injury. Branding mentions Black River Falls Wisconsin and Marine Hyde Remedy Co. Chicago. It quips on plays without words or actors and suggests talking up a product with bold claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Eile & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Milky Way Shifts May Trigger Ice Ages
The article discusses astronomy theories that glacial cycles could stem from the sun’s position relative to the Milky Way. Dr Rudolf Spitaler proposes that changing stellar distribution affects Earth’s climate and heat. Also included is a humorous cafe anecdote about a man seeking eggs.
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Milky Way
Rudolf Spitaler
They Saved His Life Carnegie Medal Hopefuls
Two young motorists almost struck an old man at a crossing then stopped to check on him. Finding him winded they gave him a ride around the parks and later to his home where he praised them as life savers. The pair now consider applying for Carnegie medals.
Doctor cites Postum as cure for coffee heart trouble
A physician describes his own experience with coffee causing heart palpitations and how switching to Postum, with proper preparation, eliminated most symptoms. He notes recommending Postum to friends and patients and cites The Road to Wellville as an explanation.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle C . Mich
Wellville
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