Safer Streets Urged as Motor Traffic Grows
A London dispatch reports a select committee may urge tighter control of power driven vehicles in the metropolis. Reckless driving and drunkenness could become penal offenses. Chicago records about 100 motor deaths in 1912, while proposals include speed equalization and separate slow and fast traffic.
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California youth subject to uncle’s conditional bequest
A California man of thirty will receive $5,000 from his uncle only after he saves $1,000 of his own. The dormant gift tests willpower and financial judgment, praising saving over impulsive spending and questionable associations. The outcome rests on accumulating the required sum.
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California
Egyptian pink boll worm devastates Aboukir cotton crop
A pink boll worm infests Egyptian cotton fields near Aboukir, consuming kernels and injuring flowers. The pest destroyed about 30 percent of the local crop last year, sparking past fears that Egyptian competition would threaten American interests, a concern now waning as the pest emerges.
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Aboukir
Bird Protection Urged to Save Trees and Wildlife
Advocates urge stronger protection for birds to safeguard trees and human welfare, arguing a ban on cruel slaughter aligns with policy and the work of a bird police to preserve natural properties.
Storms and Triumphs Across the Midwest and West
A Chicago man attempted suicide by jumping from a launch but failed. A lightning bolt struck the German Reformed Church near Freeport, killing three congregants and badly injuring a fourth as the building burned. Frank Esola, ex detective, was convicted in San Francisco of grand larceny linked to the Forty Thieves gang. Western Governors meet in Salt Lake to plan Denver next year. Coffield, 84, a veteran, welcomed a baby girl in St Joseph with a $65 pension. Ammons and Spry finalize Midland Trail work with Utah Highway Commission for completion by July 1, and the National Automobile Association will tour the link on the Transcontinental Highway.
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Chicago
Freeport
Frank Esola
San Francisco
Bunco
Salt Lake
Denver
Carey
Wyoming
Ammons
Colorado
William 8. Coffield
St. Joseph, Mo
Coffield
Spry
Utah
Utah Highway Commission
Grand Junction
Salt Lake City
National Automobile Association
Denver post office work delayed for months
Treasury department officers told Representative Kindel that actual construction cannot start for three or four months. Professor William H. Taft, former head of state, visited Washington. George J. Kindel has three West Point appointments, with July 1 exams at Fort Logan. A Washington court fined Richard Müller $25 for a quip to Mrs. E E Thomas. Bird breeders seek cross breeding to produce plumage like Joseph’s coat amid laws against plume destruction.
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Denver
Kindel
Treasury Department
William H. Taft
George J. Kindel
Colorado
West Point
Fort Logan
Bureau of Animal Industry
Joseph
Nations invited to Panama-Pacific Exposition and testmaster nominees
Twenty four governments accepted the invitation to participate while six declined and fifteen failed to reply, listing Germany Austria Hungary Italy Belgium Great Britain Spain Norway Sweden. Representative Keating of Colorado recommended Clark Cooper Carson City W J Brown Rocky Ford W R Liggett Blanca Alexander Gray Ordway and H D Barnhart Creede for testmaster positions.
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Germany
Austria Hungary
Italy
Belgium
Great Britain
Spain
Norway
Sweden
Keating
Colorado
Clark Cooper
Carson City
W. J. Brown
Rocky Ford
W. R. Liggett
Blanca
Alexander Gray
Ordway
H. D Barnhart
Creede
Alaskan volcanoes erupt as smoke shrouds western chain
Across the Alaska peninsula and western islands from Unimak Pass, volcanoes blast flames and thick smoke. In Paris, Lachet the former chauffeur to Baroness Vaughan is jailed for attempting blackmail. A Sierra Leone hangings tally reaches forty for cannibalism and human sacrifices. Orozco saga and suffragette protests shape global events with court actions in London and wartime diplomacy in progress.
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Alaska Peninsula
Unimak Pass
Vaughan
Lachet
Paris
Leopold
Belgium
Leopard Society
Sierra Leone
Africa
Burton to Command Shamrock IIYV in America’s Cup Trials
W P Burton named to steer Shamrock IIYV Sir Thomas Lipton’s challenger. Argentine government paid 150000 for Craganour the Derby winner disqualified for bumping. Davis Cup team USA sweeps Australian foes at West Side Tennis Club. Jockey James Lynch dies after a fall at Piping Rock driving Exemplar. Willie Ritchie to defend 134 pounds while promoter Grany eyes Fourth of July bout with Rivers in San Francisco.
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W. P. Burton
Shamrock Iyv
Sir Thomas Lipton
London
Craganour
England
West Side Tennis Club
New York
Willie Ritchie
Eddie Graney
Ritchie
Joe Rivers
San Francisco
Senate Sets June 28 Deadline for Lobby Investigation
The congressional senate granted the lobby committee until June 28 to complete its investigation and report. Senator Jones led a filibuster seeking action on a resolution for two clerks per senator. Chairman Palmer announced an inquiry into patronage in the house. Representative Broussard pushed a bill to continue the commerce court and extend its powers. Representative Graham offered a bill to authorize three battleships and allocate 15 million dollars immediately. Banking and currency committee formed a subcommittee to pursue open currency hearings. Colorado postmaster nominees confirmed: E. F. Street Englewood, F. T. Donovan Longmont, H. E B. Maxwell Paonia. Luke Voorhees receiver Cheyenne land office and Ralph R. Reede receiver Buffalo Wyoming land office.
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Jones
Palmer
Democratic Caucus
House
Broussard
Commerce Court
Graham
Banking and Currency Committee
Senate
Colorado
E. F. Street
Englewood
F. T. Donovan
Longmont
H. E B. Maxwell
Paonia
Luke Voorhees
Cheyenne Land Office
Ralph R. Reede
Buffalo
Wyo
Boilermakers Strike Over Insult to Flag at Hoboken Foundry
One hundred fifty boilermakers quit Fletcher iron foundry in Hoboken New Jersey rather than work under a foreman who insulted the American flag. Other items include Taft named Yale law professor, a baseball chair, and various national news notes.
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Fletcher Iron Foundry
Hoboken
N. J
Guiseppi Pomaro
Youngstown
Wilson
Cleveland
Ducky” Holmes
Sioux City
Josh’ Clarke
Taft
Kent
Yale
Yale Baseball Association
Mark H. Cobb
Eurace Greeley
Simon Cameron
United States Mint
Philadelphia
Central Park
New York
Public Schools’ Athletic League
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Lawrence
Boston
Frederick E. Atteaux
Dennis J. Collins
Purity Hall
Progressive Hygiene Club of
Chicago
Four Escape Death Under Car in Loveland Crash
An automobile driven by Zenas McCoy rolled over completely in Loveland trapping four occupants including Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cunningham Frederick Boyle and McCoy. Boyle sustained a broken hip and multiple internal injuries as the most serious casualty.
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Loveland
Zenas McCoy
J. M. Cunningham
Frederick Boyle
McCoy
Boyle
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