Roosevelt Urges Early Action to Check Naval Armaments
In Christiania on May 5 Col Theodore Roosevelt urged immediate limits on naval armaments as essential to peace. Speaking at the Nobel Peace committee event he praised the prize and outlined the need to curb both capital and labor greed, urging practical steps toward disarmament and a peace grounded in justice.
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Christiania
National Theater
Nobel Peace Committee
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Europe
Haakon
Sorbonne University
United States
Comedy Drama of Puppy Love Court Ruling Farce
A circus of romance unfolds from the Rescue Mission to the Juvenile Court in a satire titled From the Rescue Mission to the Juvenile Court. WilleKiein and Erma Reno star as puppet heroes while Dan Cupid and Satan pull strings amid romantic drama and a staged courtroom finale. The May 1 juvenile court scene dismisses the tale as an overworked instance of puppy love and orders no further contact.
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Dan Cupid
the Devil
WilleKiein
Erma Reno
Dan
Devil
S. East Street
Kentucky
Erma
Satar
Hero
King Edward Worse Causes Alarm Across England
London May 5 King Edward was struck by a new illness Thursday and could not greet Queen Alexandra on her arrival from the continent. The king’s health has caused anxiety for months as his throat trouble lingers and weakens his constitution.
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London
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Town Held Up by Bandits in Newell Va Ohio River Robbery
Five bloodhound pursuers tracked four desperadoes who looted the North American Manufacturing company safe in Newell West Virginia across the Ohio River. The robbers set explosive charges after tampering with arc lamp circuits, fired over 50 shots, and fled on two horses toward New Cumberland West Virginia as police and residents sought clues. Dr. Harry A. Turk fired at the bandits from a window but likely did not hit. Bloodhounds traced the trail through Chester Virginia and to the Pennsylvania station before diverging toward New Cumberland.
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Liverpool
Newell
W. Va
Ohio River
North American Manufacturing Company
Curty
Harry A. Turk
Chester
Pennsylvania
New Cumberland
Peace Provers Told In Norway
A Roosevelt speech fragment emphasizes righteous peace and readiness for defense, urging rapid action to curb armaments. He advocates a league of peace among major powers and the creation of an international peace power, while noting his Nobel Prize medal as a treasured legacy to his children.
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Helricem
Theoders Roosevelt
Sun Office Debuts Electric Ball Field Game
Men women and children watched the first game on the Sun's electric ball field with glowing boards showing each play a strike ball or error. The Kan sas City field sent play by play via leased wire and the Sun office flashed the results across 600 miles in seconds.
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Sun Office
Blues
Sun
Kansas City
Ft Ia
Packing Plant Burns in Kansas City Fire
Peet Bros packing plant at Kansas City Kansas was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night causing an estimated loss of 500000 dollars. Insurance coverage is partial.
Farmers Agree to Join Labor Organization
In St Louis on May 5, Samuel Gompers seeks a political union between the American Federation of Labor and the Farmers Educational and Co operative Union of America, a 3 000 000 member body. The plan awaits endorsement by the Farmers union executive committee after three days of secret talks at the Planters hotel. A formal announcement may come within three days as talks continue among Gompers and 20 labor leaders.
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ST. Louis
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union of America
Farmers’ Rally
The
Farmers’ Union
Planters Hotel
Mr. Gompers
Hundred Die in Palo Mine Disaster Near Birmingham
News from Palo, about 30 miles from Birmingham, reports a gas explosion at Palo mines owned by Palo Coal and Coke. About 100 men killed and 175 to 250 believed entombed. relief is rushing to the scene. explosion occurred at 2 p.m. Thursday.
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Sion
Palo
Taft Intended To Fire Pinchot Before Fight
Washington May 5 Secretary Ballinger read Taft's September letter stating he valued Pinchot's service yet planned to remove him at the earliest opportunity. The disclosure fuels Pinchot allies' claim that Taft planned Pinchot's ouster from the start, using Dolliver’s letter as a pretext. Ballinger resumed testimony as the 36th session opened, detailing reclamation service work and challenging Garfield's assertion of approval for the cooperative certificate plan by the Senate irrigation committee since 1903.
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Sun
Washington Service
Hibbs
Washington, D. C
Ballinger
Taft
Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot
Dolliver
Secretary of the Interior
Congressional
Reclamation Service
Garfield
Ananias Club
Senate
French Steamer Ondine Wrecked Near Iceland Coast
A Lloyds cablegram from Reykjavik reports the French steamer Ondine wrecked on the south coast of Iceland with total loss of the ship. No lives were lost.
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Lloyds
Reykjavik
Teeland
Ondine
Youth in Terre Haute Earn Navy Enlistment After Weight Rise
A Terre Haute youth, Raymond Melton, nearly failed the Navy entry due to weight but ate furiously through the night, reached 109 pounds by Thursday morning, and finally enlisted with one pound to spare. He then rested, dreaming of life at sea.
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Terre Haute
United States Navy
Indianapolis
Uncle Sam
Raymond Melton
Melton
Castle
Brazil Clay Workers Strike Threat Shuts Down Factories
Seven hundred clay workers formed the International Brick Terra Cotta and Tile Workers union in Brazil Indiana. They presented demands for a nine hour day and a minimum of 20 cents an hour, with about 1 000 employed across ten factories. Six plants closed indefinitely, others remain at work. Owners plan to import foreign labor. unions vow broad, extended action.
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Brazil
Ind
International Brick, Terra Cotta and Tile Workers’ Association
William van Bodegraven
Columbus Strike Ends with Carmen Win and Agreement
After failed efforts, Columbus street car conductors and motormen voted at 1:45 AM Thursday to accept an agreement proposed by Mayor Marshall. Signatures from General Manager Stewart, labor leader John McBride, and W D McKinney sealed the deal. Service resumed at 4:00 AM. Four workers not reinstated may accept city service or return to car service at reduced pay. Union membership decisions now protected from intimidation, and the company agrees to remove union status from hiring decisions.
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Carmen
Columbus
Marshall
Stewart
John McBride
W. D. McKinney
Industrial Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Miners Prepare for Long Strike in Evansville District
Miners in Evansville Indiana demand parity with top men on the B&O and equal working conditions, signaling a protracted strike if operators refuse. Board member William Ramey is in town to assure strike benefits and support. Operators say they cannot meet the demands due to competition from nonunion Kentucky coal.
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Evansville
Ind
William Ramey
Kentucky
Watts Dies in Wreck Near Bluefield
Brakemar Watts was killed in a freight wreck on the Norfolk and Western railway Thursday near Bluefield West Virginia.
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Watts
Bluefield
W. Va
Brakemar Watts
Norfolk & Western Railway
Thursaday
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