Harroun Wins Big Purse in Dramatic Auto Race
The race draws eighty thousand spectators as Ray Harroun takes the lead in the final miles and sets a new pace amid crashes. Bruce Brown holds a record at 150 miles, while Greiner and Dickson suffer fatal and serious injuries. A crowd erupts with the finish and prize money totals reach $21,08 in gold with top drivers earning shares.
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Dave Lewis
Teddy Tetzlaff
Harry Knight
Westcats
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Knight
Bob Evanal
Jacek Tower (Jackson
Join Wood
Tne Jagersburgerase
Dickson
Thelands
Bruce-Brown
Amat Dawson
Harroun
Contingent Gathers for Coronation Day Ceremony
A mixed company of about sixty men accompanied the contingent to the CPR station for a ceremonial departure. The crowd on the campus witnessed the march past the drill hall and a review by officials including Col S KB Stele and Rev. Dro. W. Gordon.
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Wisniteg
Cameron Hick
Aearty
Wtech Nurobers
CPR
Wnitersly
Wie Druball
S KB. Stele
Doc
Dro. W. Gordon
Abe
Supreme Court Sends Tobacco Case Back for Readjustment
The Supreme Court ruled the American Tobacco Company guilty of restraint of trade under the Sherman Act and sent the case back to the trial court. It directed a hear to determine if a new condition can be created to comply with the law. The company pledges to promptly readjust its affairs under circuit court supervision.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Tobacco Company
Cbeccs
Patatsore
Enziah Corporation
Roeperatere
Iff
Imbinatien Hegel
Uniler
Cas
Tower Court
Harlan
Sours
Opin Achiral Syggae Teah
Renee Wickersham
Mont Se Grocers
Ccw
White
Justice Harlan Die
Justice Hatian
New York
American Tobacco Company
United States Supreme Court
W. W. Fuller
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of the
Southern District of New York
Census in Far North records first Canadian return
The North West Mounted Police report the first census for Hudson Bay coastal areas from St Churchill to Chesterfield Inlet. About 206 Whites and the rest Esquimos with a few Indians populate the vast region, with Hudson Bay railway construction expected to boost future counts.
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Itewa
Canada
Oers Us
Nile
Hudson Bay
St Churchill
Chesterfield Iniet Aid Island
North West Mounted Police
Churchill
Great Area
Esquimos
Europe
Four Die In Fire At Silverton British Columbia
A rapid blaze in Silverton BC destroyed a block of businesses including the Windsor and Victoria hotels. At least four men died, among them Robert M. Tagwart and F. L. Fairgrieve, with an unidentified man from Phoenix BC. Dozens escaped or were injured as guests fled in scant clothing. total property loss estimated above 25 000 dollars with 6 400 dollars insured.
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Nelson B
Silverton
Persens
Deat Sre
Robert M. Tagwart
Sondon
Reber
Fairgrieve
F. L. Fairgrieve
Phoenix
B.C
Windsor Hotel
Victora Hotel
Selkirk House
CPR Plans New Southwestern Manitoba Branch Line
William Whyte vice-president of the Canadian Pacific railway announces a new branch line to be built in southwestern Manitoba. The route will run from Boissevain on the Deloraine line to Lauder on the Souris line. The decision to begin construction has been recently finalized after consideration.
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Winnipeg
C.P.R
Manitoba
William Whyte
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Mr. Whyte
Boissevain
Deloraine
Lauder
Souris
Perations
Stuumuier
Dutch Capital Seeks Canadian Investment in Holland Link
Dutch financiers with introductions from W T R Preston travel to Canada to study opportunities for foreign capital investment. They represent Belgian and German connections and plan a head office in Holland for the new project.
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London.Enz
W.T R. Preston
Argest
Holland
Canada
Belgium
Germany
Mighty New Steamer Launched In Belfast
Crowds line the River Laffan to witness White Star Line launch of the Titanic. The ship will join the New York Southampton service later this year while sister vessel Olympic sails from Southampton toward New York. Both ships are 45 000 tons and among the largest in the world.
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Belfast
Ireland
Laffan
White Star Line
Titanic
New York Southampton
Southampton
New York
Poet Laureate Alfred Austin Celebrates 76th Birthday
London reports Alfred Austin poet laureate of England turned 76 on May day celebrations. The king and queen sent congratulations as Austin is in good health and busy with a ceremonial project.
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London
Alfred Austin
England
Austin i
Noted librettist Sir William Gilbert dies at 87
British author and librettist Sir William Gilbert died May 29 after heart failure while bathing. Born 1336, he was knighted in 1907 by King Edward. Gilbert, famed for works with Sir Arthur Sullivan, wrote nearly 70 plays and supervised rehearsals and costumes for many productions. He never attended the Savoy theatre after final dress rehearsal.
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Tandon
William —Schwenck Gilbert
Edward
Arthur Sullivan
Sir William Gilbert
Gilbert
Divorced Eleven Times Built Up Noted Practice
Pendleton Oregon attorney Peter West died in the city aged fifty one. He had been married twelve times and divorced eleven, earning recognition as a leading divorce lawyer on the Pacific coast. At his death twenty divorce cases were pending, all of which were dismissed.
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Pendleton
Ore
Peter Wet
West
Pacific Coast
Nothwest Tor Phosy
Southeast German floods wash away houses and claim lives
Berlin reports cloudbursts and heavy hail in South Germany cause major damage. In Baden several houses were swept away by floods and twelve people drowned. Four died near Heidelberg when a mill was washed away as eight inches of rain fell across the region destroying crops and fruit trees.
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Germany
Grand Duchy of
Baden
Heidelberg
Maharaja Loses Diamond in London Street
London search continues for a valuable diamond believed dropped from the turban of the Maharaja of Bikaner amid coronation visitors who arrived with costly gems.
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London
Bikaner
Sunstar Wins Coronation Derby at Epsom Downs
Sunstar the brown colt by Sun Bride owned by J. B. Joel towed a large field at Epsom Downs on May 31 to win the coronation Derby by a commanding margin. Joel, nephew of the late Barner Barnato, celebrated as the favorite triumphed over a record entry since Hermit's 1967 victory.
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Sunstar
Sunbride
J. B. Joel
Barner Barnato
Hermit's
King Honors Morgan With Special Westminster Invitation
London King George V honors J Pierpont Morgan with a personal invitation to attend the coronation at Westminster Abbey. The invitation is distinctive as the sole American nonofficial invitee.
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London
King
Geoge V
J. Pierpont Morgan
Westminster Abbey
Hay Tops 27 a Ton in Chicago Market
Chicago dealers report wholesale hay selling around 37 dollars a ton, claimed as the highest price ever in the city. Officials cite a poorer crop last year as the key factor behind the surge.
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Chicago
Har
The More Faults a Man Has Belief in Heredity
A saying reflects that increasing fault lines in a person strengthen belief in heredity as a causal explanation. The aphorism implies psychology and genetics interplay shaping character.
Reciprocity and Home Markets in American agriculture
James Wilson argues for reciprocity to expand home markets for American farmers. He cites Canada access, export wheat use, and expanded dairy byproducts as benefits while warning against past protectionist limits. He envisions closer Canada US trade boosting farm and factory prosperity.
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Darial States
Giay Te
United States
New England
Tam
Canada
Thirty Die in Fight at San Luis Potosi
Thirty people were killed and many injured in San Luis Potosi Mexico in a clash between police and a mob over prisoners demands. Police returned fire killing two women and the mob attacked the police, ending three hours of fighting. A special train was prepared to evacuate Americans, but troops quelled the outbreak and protected the American colony.
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Laredo
Texas
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Terdinesa
New York DA shifts anti trust focus to individuals
District Attorney WW Lone says prosecutions in New York will target individuals under the Sherman act, abandoning equity suits. He cites decisions in the Standard Oil and Tabaco trusts cases and predicts no more equity actions from his office, aiming for criminal cases with terms in prison or fines.
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New York
Mr . Wise
Standard Oil
Tabaoes
Washington
May 1911 Customs Receipts Set All-Time Records
Itawa Customs receipts for May 1911 exceed all prior months in the country’s history. The May 1911 total surpasses May 1910 by 1 173 892 90 dollars and is 500 000 dollars above any previous month. May 1910 receipts were 5 779 351 versus 6 953 155 41 for May 1911. Over the past two months revenue rose 1 628 208 72 dollars from the same period last year.
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Itawa
Dominion
Customs Department
Homestead Entries Rise on Dominion Crown Lands
The Winnipeg district recorded 290 homestead entries in May, up from 183 a year earlier. This marks the heaviest rush in 15 years, with many applicants being English-speaking or German and bringing families and valuables to the lands.
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Winnipeg
New CPR Steamer Princess Alice Launched at Wallsend
The Princess Alice, CPRs Vancouver Pacific steamer, was launched in Wallsend England. It is claimed CPR has decided to withdraw from the North Atlantic conference. A late war is still anticipated.
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Wallsend
England
C.P.R
C._P.R
Coronation Travel Boom and Royal Expenditure Forecast
The piece details soaring coronation era costs as visitors from the United States Canada Australia and beyond flood London. It estimates hotel flats fares and private mansions reaching into the millions with a potential total near a billion dollars.
Heroic Treatment on Jamaica Quarry Crunch
A traveler recounts a Jamaica excavation where a rock toppled onto a worker. The foreman fled and triggered dynamite to free the man, but nothing remained of the worker afterward.
London Bus Conductor Confirms Route After Confusion
An elderly passenger questioned the bus route to the Angel as the conductor, amid misheard cries of Hange Igngate and Igagate, finally declared the destination. He jokes he may verify with a police officer if needed.
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London
Mium
London Telegraph
Money and marriage warned with a wry tale
A witty anecdote contrasts marrying for money with risks of dependency and loss. A speaker recalls a man who gained wealth through marriage but faced instability as a rich wife could end the arrangement or cut his allowance to mere cents. The humor pivots on the idea that money often carries an attached, costly burden.
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Man
A Queer Sight In Holland
A passerby recalls a Dutch scene in Lurepe with wooden shoes outside a Duten farmhouse on Saturday morning. The farmer’s large clogs the mother’s slippers and children’s tiny shoes stood in a line, all scrubbed and whitewashed for Sunday.
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Lurepe
Holland
Man and Boy Observe Park Statues and a Figurative Word
A father and son stroll past a large park filled with statues. The son points to the largest figure labeled Woman and asks what it is. The father replies that it is not a statue but a figure of speech.
First Cradles in History and Their Uses
The article traces cradle origins to biblical Moses and suggests Nineveh tablets show earlier infant arks from around 4000 years before Christ. It notes Phararaoh's daughters cradle around 1400 B.C. as comparatively modern and explains early cradles protected babies from wild animals by hanging from tree branches.
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British Museum
Pa Teaches Transcendentalism From Dictionary
A father asks his son to chain up the dot and then, on the return, explains the term transcendentalist using a dictionary. The exchange showcases a simple, instructive parental moment.
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Bobby
The Rough-on-Bores Machine Devised by Yamakawa
A Japanese engineer named Yamakawa designs a device to remove tedious orators painlessly. Pipes from seats converge under the pulpit and drop leaden balls to lower the platform, silencing the speaker with a comic, silent collapse while the audience reacts with relief.
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Yamakawa
Child speaks of dates in playful Downtown gossip
A seven year old Olive mishears a remark from Aunt Hazel about Louise, five, and dates. The girls exchange a curious line about dating and social games, reflecting lighthearted street chatter.
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Louise
Hazel
Had a puncture and tire care in tense scene
In the carriage scene a chauffeur reassures the driver that a tire change is underway instead of a puncture. He explains the other tires are worn and he is replacing the air in the tires. The dialogue conveys tension and routine maintenance.
The Sunday School Lesson on Hezekiah and Passover
This lesson discusses Hezekiah during his reign and the Passover kept in Jerusalem, focusing on cleansing the temple, restoring Levitical service, and the revival among Judah. It notes multiple Passovers in Scripture, contrasts with Egypt and Sinai, and emphasizes the applied blood of the lamb as safety in Christ.
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Feud Feudists Battle Ends With One Dead In Oklahoma Town Edge
In a town edge battle concluding a twenty year feud, George Maxwell was killed and five others wounded including Cliff Hester Jess Maxwell Pete Graham and two unidentified men. About 150 shots were fired during the pitched fight.
General Diaz Farewell as Ypiranga Embarks to Spain
General Porfirio Diaz said farewell to Mexico today aboard the steamer Ypiranga en route to Spain with his wife and Diaz family members. He warned that current rulers would resort to his methods if peace is restored, addressing soldiers who had guarded him during the trip from the capital.
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Porforio Diaz
Mexico
Diaz
Ypiranga
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