Winnipeg flyer wreck kills Berg and wife in Detroit blast
Detroit traffic tragedy reports L F Berg of New York president of the Mobile and New Orleans Railway fatally injured and his wife killed when a Winnipeg flyer strikes a washout near Verdas and derails the private car, six others hurt as wreck and fire ensue. Chicago notes Taft visiting the Western Economic Society to promote reciprocity policy.
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Mich
L. F. Berg
New York
Mobile and New Orleans Railway
Winnipeg Flyer
Verdas
Berge
Chicago
Taft
Wevern Economic Society
Colleges to Hold First Balloon Race
North Adams Mass June 2 Everything is ready for the start from North Adams tomorrow of the first Intercollegiate balloon race in aeronautics history The Williams College Aeronautical Society leads as colleges and universities in the East are invited to compete Williams Dartmouth and the University of Pennsylvania have balloons on the field Harvard may join The 35000 cubic foot balloons will be released within five minutes of each other Referee and starter Lee Stevens a noted New York aeronaut has accepted the role A silver loving cup will be awarded for the greatest distance and another for the longest time aloft.
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North Adams
Mags
Lee Stevens
New York
Free Range Voting Referendum Motioniluted Local Options
Filing of the referendum petition to hold up the held law delays local option votes. Counties not yet voting free range may face a double election next year. If the state vote fails the issue could trigger another two year wait for local settlements depending on petitions and regional outcomes.
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Pierre
Develota
Tte
Ithe
College Track Meet Opens At Minneosta Northrup Field
Race athletes gather on Northrup Field in Minneapolis for the Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Meet trials. Surviving events determine qualifiers for tomorrow's championships as teams from Wisconsin Iowa Purdue Minnesota Northwestern Illinois Indiana Chicago Notre Dame and others compete. Delegations also include Kansas South Dakota Oberlin Missouri Coe and more with a California team noted among entrants.
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Minn
Hundro
Northrup
Minneesta
Wisconsin
Iowa
Purdue
Minnesota
Northwestern
Illinois
Indiana
Chicago
Notre Dame
University of Kansas
University of South Dakota
Oberlin College
Iowa State College
Universalty of Missouri
South Dakota
Bute College
Morningaide College
Coe College
Pacific Coast
University of California
Notre Dame Favored In Big Meet Contention
Teams push to qualify as many athletes as possible for early events and finals, aiming for coveted honors. Notre Dame, Chicago, Minnesota, California and Missouri are cited as top contenders, with experts leaning toward Notre Dame for the championship in this well-regarded meet.
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Agurlug
Notre Dam
Chicago
Minnesota
California
Misouri
Baseball bookies fined leave pool holders unpaid
In Maven Connecticut on June 2 the city fined baseball pool sellers, leaving forty thousand or more pool tickets worth about $10 each unsettled. Many holders are boys and factory workers, and the pollen prevents prize payments this week. Legal action to recover costs seems unlikely as illegal tickets remain in possession. Pool gellers stand to profit from the situation.
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Lurch
New Maven
Conn
More Rain Brings Homesteaders Hail in Hayes
Heavy rain delivered by yester day afternoon and last night soaked the Hayes region, about an inch in places. It marks the third good rain of the week, filling ground and boosting a bumper small grain crop. Thousands of acres have been sown, with Stanley county set to become a key agricultural area as corn plantings expand and early rains seed strong yields.
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Hayes
Yester
Stanley County
More Licht on Maine Matter Letter Written and Vito Reed by Al
A brief note from Al discusses a Maine matter. The item mentions a letter and a magazine or rag piece by Vito Reed, with Mel Ville possibly connected to the byline or the discussion. Further context is unclear due to fragmented OCR.
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Vito Magreed
Al 1
Mel Ville
Poni
Debate Over Maine Explosion Theory Anew
A letter attributed to Rear Admiral Melville argues the Maine explosion was internal and that the United States Navy bears no responsibility for the Havana harbor disaster. The stance adds to renewed attention as plans to pump out the undermanned submerged vessel near the harbor proceed.
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New York
Admiral Melville
Sued States Navy
Maine
Vana Harbor
He ‘Erdam
Hearst Sues Hills Publisher Sees Suit Dismissal
New York June 3 Robert J Cter publisher of Collier's Weekly has been sued by William Randolph Hearst over an article by Will Irwin. He says he is glad the suit has been unfatuated but fears it will not go to trial Brisbane is Hearst's chief editorial writer.
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York
Robert J. C.ter
Collier's Weeky
William Randolph Hearst
Collier's
Will Irwin
Brisbane
Hearst
Ulster Loyalists Under Close Government Scrutiny
London officials monitor Ulster loyalists amid Home Rule debate the Daily Afternoon Times notes militants prepare opposition. Customs watch arms imports and chief leaders are closely observed as authorities plan potential steps. Organization at home replaces outward campaigns to appeal to British voters.
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London
London Afternoon Times
England
Ulster
Huntish
Russian Fleet 18 Not Improving Much
St. Petersburg June 2 The Russian fleet is worsening as detailed accusations accuse the Ministry of Marine of misusing 15 million dollars in Duma approved installments for four dreadnoughts. Funds diverted to orange plantations and ministerial furniture. ships delayed, plans drafted piecemeal, and obsolete vessels kept in service amid high costs. The Duma may authorize a Black Sea Fleet, while foreign shipyards likely build the battleships due to the inadequate Russian yards.
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Ministry of Marine
Duma Han
Minister of
Riveion Navy
Dunn
Black Sea
English Classic Taken By Sulsar Ensom Downs Derby
Sulsar owned by J Bree and piloted by W Griggs won England's classic Derby at Ensom Downs on May 31. King George Queen Mary and other nobility attended as thousands watched the event.
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Ensom Downs
England
Sulsar
J. Bree
W. Griggs
King George
Queen Mary
New York Tobacco Case Signals Directors Liability Debate
In New York on May 31 the Supreme Court option in the tobacco trust case reached the city, reviving the issue of director responsibility and potential criminal action against prominent magnates. Attorneys for the tobacco combine plan conferences with federal judges to align reorganizations with the law as Wall Street notes a revival of Sherman Act considerations.
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Supreme Court
Cubacco Trust
Etrenit Court
Wall Street
Giant NIG liner ready for service at Liverpool
Amid cheers and whistles the White Star liner Olympie cleared Liverpool for its trial voyage under Captain Smith RN. The ship will run to Plymouth and South Swamp, then depart on June 14 for its maiden New York voyage. Luxurious fittings include squash courts gym Turkish bath and swimming tank. Passengers total 1200 with 600 second and 600 steerage accommodations. Crew comprises the commander seven deck officers and seventy sailors.
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Mefast
Smith
Sli
Liverpool
Plymouth
South Swampon
New York
Secretary Meyer Opens War College at Newport
Secretary Meyer presided at the opening of the Navy War College in Newport. Speakers included Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce, retired, regarded as the father of the war college.
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Newport
Meyer
Navl War College
Secretary of the Navy
Stephen N. Luce
Father of the War College
Million Doblan Steamer Northwest Destroyed by Fire
A Buffalo blaze gutted the million dollar passenger steamer Northwest in June, causing substantial loss. Spontaneous combustion is listed as the probable cause, with estimates placing damages around seventy thousand. Fire officials and investigators are assessing the scene for final conclusions.
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Buffalo
Northwest
Exorbitant Freight Rates Charged, Minneapolis Group Alleges
The Minneapolis Association files with the Interstate Commerce Commission charging all freight rates from Minneapolis to South Dakota as exorbitant and out of line. The complaint alleges multiple rate hikes across varieties of freight are improper and seek action to correct them.
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Washington
Alinneapolla
South Dakota
Dick Ferris Elected Leader in Lower California Republic
Dick Ferris, local auto race promoter, was elected president of a new republic formed near Tia Juana, Los Angeles. The movement, led by General Pryce’s soldiers, establishes headquarters at Tia Juana and adopts a flag of thirteen stripes as national emblem.
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Cal
Dick Ferris
Way
Lower Calfornia
General Pryces' Goldiers
Slevequarters
Tia Juana
Packers Request New Hearing Today
Chicago June 3 Indicted millionaire packers ask Judge Carpenter for a re hearing of their demurrer recently overruled. The move cites the Supreme Court opinions in the Standard Oil Tobacco Trust cases and questions the so called unreasonable clause. Attorneys argue and pressed the point in court.
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Carpenter
Supreme Court
Oland Tobacco Trust
Packers
Olympian Limited Delights Aberdeen With Welcome Train
Crowds line the Aberdeen railyard as the Olympian Limited arrives at eight threety several officials and local residents greet the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul route. Passengers receive souvenirs of Aberdeen candy and a half pound club made box. The Columbian also arrives, marking the first Chicago to Pacific coast train service.
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Olympian
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W. C. Swain
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Florence
Martha McLeod
Violet Easton Vivian Doty
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S. D
Hao
Seisttre Tous
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Milwwaukee
Pullman Company
Barney and Smith Car Company
A Delicate Position Play Provokes House Disapproval
A tale from Metropolitan Magazine recounts a bad stage play where audience groans rose after the first act and intensified after the second. One man remained silent, explains he has a free ticket and does not feel justified in booing. He plans to leave, buy a ticket, and return to kiss the play.
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Pont
Metropolitan Magazine
Ontario Historical Society Annual Meeting Opens in Brantford
Brantford hosts the Ontario Historical Society annual meeting over three days with members from across the province attending the formal opening.
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Ont
Branford
Ontarioo Historical Society
Wool tariff uproar at caucus stalls House talks
Members discuss reducing tariffs on wool imports at a heated caucus. Officials debate impact on farms and textile mills as a vote nears. The session centers on tariff levels and potential adjustments to support domestic industry.
Democrats caucus backs 40 percent wool bill
Refusal by Bryan Washing and June 2 news notes Howse Democrats caucus last night declared a forty percent reduction in the wool bill, with all Democrats standing by the caucus action. Representative Underwood stated the bill would go through.
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Howse
Underwood
Senate permits new Lorimer probe
Washington June 2 More talk of Lorimer resigning is current today after the Senate allowed a sub committee to investigate the methods used to obtain the election of the Illinois member Clapp of Minnesota and Kenyon of Iowa named to the panel by progressives.
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Washington
Lorimer
Senate
Illinois
Clapp
Minnesota
Kenyon
Iowa
Memphis Lynching Breaks Thirty Year Silence
Memphis reports its first lynching in thirty years as fifty men dragged Pat Crump from a street car and hanged him. Crump, accused of assaulting Mrs. W. L. Whitsington, a widow of a wealthy planter, was being escorted to jail by deputy sheriffs when the mob acted.
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Memphis
Pat Crump
Crump
W. L. Whitsington
Willie
Prison Chaplain Recalls Civil War Hardships at Libby
Denver journalist records Howard Church Chaplain recounting a perilous Civil War route from Fredericksburg to Gettysburg. He describes capture during the Petersburg campaign, Libby prison tunnels, and transfers to Macon and Savannah, noting scarce rations and a guard‑aided escape attempt.
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Howard Church Chaplin
Denver
Fredericksburg
Antietam
Gettysburg
Col
Foster
Petersburg
Colonel Foster
Sever Wen
Savanna
Macon
Savannah
Escape and Hardships of a Vermont Soldier in Civil War
Chapin of the Fourth Vermont regiment recalls a perilous tunnel escape from a Confederate stockade. Ground collapsed under digging, lumber improvised sleeping platforms, widespread illness, a cow’s fall into the tunnel, and eventual discovery. Moved through Charleston and Raleigh before exchange, he received a 30 day leave after nine months in captivity as Sherman moved toward the sea.
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Raleigh
N. C
Sherman
Chapin
Fourth Vermont Regiment
Sixth Corps
Army of the Potomac
Ex-President Diaz Sails to Havana Amid Guarded Sendoff
Vera Cruz reports Diaz leaves for Havana with family and twenty officers, en route to Spain. Crowds bid him farewell as fears mount of Diaz allyship with Reyes for a reactionary presidential candidate, though Diaz says he leaves politics forever. Monterey notes Apilite Gonzales named to receive insurrection damage claims, eight million in Torreon Chinese massacre claims. American mining firms also filing. Juarez recounts Gustavo Madero stating Diaz’s overthrow occurred in New York Astor Hotel with Limantour, who is reassured by Madero’s honesty and U.S. approval of a Madero victory.
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Diaz
Havana
Spain
Reyes
Monterey
Mex
Apilite Gonzales
Torreon
Actor claims breadth of Hamlet roles in Britain
Theatrical manager questions a new company recruit about Hamlet work. The actor responds with a boast that he has played in every Hamlet in Britain, including London.
Cashier Charged With Embezzlement at University of Minnesota
Minneapolis report states Joseph D Bren, longtime cashier at the University of Minnesota, was arrested after he claimed a campus robbery but is now charged with embezzling fourteen thousand dollars. Official charges allege misappropriation of funds during his tenure.
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Minneapolis
Joseph D Bren
University of Minnesota
Beach show opens at Zoo Kennel Club in Cincinnati
The second annual beach show at the Zoological Garden began in Cincinnati today and runs through the week. About five hundred dogs of popular breeds are exhibited with cash prizes totaling 2500 dollars, plus numerous cups and trophies for winners.
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Cincinnati
Zoo Kennel Club
Zoolouleal Garden
Pristdent Gary of Steel Posit Admits Brussels Meet Purpose
Pristdent Gary of Steel Poist admits the purpose of a Brussels meeting, outlining aims and expected talks with Belgian officials. The admission signals a shift in diplomacy and raises questions about future cooperation and strategic objectives.
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Gary
STEEL
Polst
Brussels
Judge Gary Urges Global Steel Trust Regulation Meeting
Washington June 2 Judge Gary urges a worldwide steel trust to form an investigative body. He calls for absolute government control and supervision of large capital combinations, including price oversight, to curb abuses. A meeting of industry captains is set for Griesels July 5 and 6.
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Washington
Gary
Steel Trust
Tod
Woosh
I.vs
Eid Et Griesels
Highway Across Nebraska Planned and Plotting Progress
Lincoln June 2 Nebraska moves toward a river to mountain highway from Holdrege to Omaha and beyond. George of Omaha completed eastern end as crews beat rain through to Lincoln. Route runs via Louisville Waverly Papillion and brick pavement Omaha to Papillion with plans for ads and photo features.
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Neb
Nebraska
Holdredge
Omaha
Holredge
State Line
S&s
A. Leare
H. E. Frederickston Gui Mr. George
Louisville
Hivelock
Waverly
Greenwood
Exeter
Hastings
Naming of America Celebration At Mont Ormont Peak
Paris dispatch reports nearly all leaders of the American colony in Paris including Ambassador Bacon and General Mason journeying to St Di on the Vosges for the 400th anniversary of the Comma nape Introduc tio first naming America. A Franco American love feast marks the event with a military review historical pageant and installation of a table on the site where America was first named. A cornerstone will be laid on an obelisk dubbed Americas Tower atop Mont Ormont in the Vosges forest.
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Pari
Bacon
Unsil
Mason
St. Dion the Vosges
America
Uate America
Mont Ormont
Vosges Forest
Bond posted for Steam Fitter business agent in killing
Deage June 3. Matrice En right, business agent for the Steam Fitters, was released on a 50,000 dollar bond today. He is charged with killing Gene Flemuon in the slugger war.
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Deage
Matrice Enright
Steam Fitters
Gene Flemuon
Madero Returns to Mexican Soil Seeks Peace
At eight this morning General Madero stepped onto Mexican soil in Ciudad, signaling his intent to work for peace after arriving from exile.
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Ciudad
Mexico
Madero
Mexican Coll
Engue
Jealousy Drives Man to Kill Woman Then Suicide
Albert Shule, 45, shot and killed Mrs. Kap Levin Moran during a fit of jealousy, then killed himself. Police reported the incident occurred today in an apparent domestic tragedy.
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Albert Shule
Kaplevin Moran
Madero and Family Depart for Mexico City in Secret Itinerary
Al Pa reports President Madero and his wife and staff departed for Mexico City via Eagle Pass today amid a guarded security detail of eight armed soldiers. The exact itinerary remains secret. Madero hosted a ball for Juarez's descendants at the Customs House last night.
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