Public Hangings Shock Constantinople After Mutiny
Constantinople again faced shock as twenty three bodies were publicly hanged for mutiny and the murder of the commander of the battleship Assar Tewfik in the harbor uprising. Eight were hanged outside the admiralty, four near Yildiz Kiosk, five outside the war office, with others across the capital.
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Constantinople
Assar Tewfik
Abdul Hamid
Yildiz
Admiralty
War Office
Porto Rico Stirred Up By Taft Message Criticism
United Press reports from San Juan on May 15 that President Tafts message to Congress on Porto Rico provoked strong reaction. Residents denounce charges of unfitness and ingratitude, noting the unionist party controls the house and other elements stay silent. The clash centers on Puerto Rican governance and Washington politics.
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San Juan
Taft
Congress
Porto Rico
Washington
House of Assembly
Trouble in Salvador led by John Moisant roils emigrados
Unconfirmed reports say a group of Emigrados opposing the Salvadoran republic, led by American John Moisant formerly tied to sugar plantations, clashed with the U S Cruiser Albany. Moisant reportedly faces arrest and return to the United States.
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United Press
San Francisco
United States
Albany
Republic of Salvador
John Moisant
Moisant
Kermit Roosevelt Kills Bull Giraffe in Kenya Camp
Reports from Camp Machakos say Kermit Roosevelt, son of a noted figure, killed a bull giraffe during a May 13 dispatch. He planned to visit an American mission about a day from the railroad as part of travel from the camp.
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Nairobi
Kermit Roosevelt
Camp Machakos
Roosevelt
German Emperor William Arrives in Brindisi for Luncheon
The German imperial yacht Hohenzollern with Emperor William and Empress arrives at Brindisi Italy. King Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Helena visit aboard, joining in a luncheon on the Vittorio Emanuele. A second cruise salute follows as Albatross shells greet the arrival.
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Brindisi
Italy
Hohenzollern
William
Tittoni
Hohbenzollern
Great Britain
Albatross
Outcry Over Leopold Selloff of Royal Picture Gallery
London May 13 The Socialist Leader Van der Velde challenged King Leopold's right to dispose of his picture collection. Four paintings have already been sold to Paris dealers including Rubens and Hals works. With Congo revenues drying up he is said to plan selling more artworks to foreign buyers. He plans to introduce a bill to prohibit sales to foreigners, arguing the works should belong to the nation.
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United Press
London
Leopold
Paris
Rubens
Hobbena
Congo
van der Velde
San Antonio shuts out Dallas 1 0
Baseball scores listed show Philadelphia 3 over Pittsburg 1 New York 3 over Chicago 2 Boston 2 over Cincinnati 1 Brooklyn 0 and St Louis 10 with an unlisted opponent in a brief score roundup from the national league.
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San Antonio
Dallas
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
New York
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
J. L. Mayfield
Houston
W. E. Wilson
St. Joseph Mo
Alex Harrison
Maples Minn
French postal strike triggers mass dismissals
Paris May 13 cabinet council met to review postal affairs. Barthou and Simyan reported on the crisis and ordered immediate dismissal of 121 postal employees in the telephone service and seven provincial workers under a March 19 decree allowing swift action against civil servants who quit work.
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Paris
Barthou
Simyan
Exposition Officers Named for Texas at Spokane Irrigation Meet
A Texas committee named by Governor Campbell will join National Irrigation Congress officers in Spokane for the seventeenth session in August. Texas aims to maximize the meeting’s benefits with delegates from El Paso and other cities. expected guests include the U.S. president and cabinet members, along with leaders in irrigation and related fields.
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Spokane
Washington
A. M. Barton
Thomas M. Campbell
Austin
National Irrigation Congress
Texas
Ed. R. Kane
Mercedes
B. H. Collins
Anahuac
L. C. Hill
el Paso
Insinger
United States
Unclear Scorecard From Hidden Matchups
A list of city names paired with numbers shows varied results across teams. Cleveland 2 and Boston 3 appear alongside St Louis 0 and Philadelphia 1, Chicago 2 and Washington 6, Detroit 11, New York 4, indicating a mixed-set scoreboard or schedule snippet.
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Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
New York
Texas State League Scoreboard Highlights Multiple Games
Texas State League results show San Antonio 1 Dallas 0, Shreveport 4 Galveston 2, Houston 6 Oklahoma City 1, Waco 5 Fort Worth 4, reflecting varied outcomes across the circuit.
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San Antonio
Dallas
Shreveport
Galveston
Houston
Oklahoma City
Waco
Fort Worth
Southern League scores and results recap
Little Rock defeated Birmingham 10 to 2 while New Orleans beat Atlanta 4 to 2. Montgomery edged Mobile 4 to 1 in the day’s southern league games.
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Little Rock
Birmingham
New Orleans
Atlanta
Montgomery
Mobile
Diamond Dust and the Jokers in Laredo Showdown
A lively Diamond Dust column chronicles a joke on the Jokers if Laredo defeats them three straight while Pearsall’s availability remains unknown. It notes fielder busts and dust ups, and previews the charity game between the Togas and the Peyotes for new suits for the Laredo team on Saturday.
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Laredo
Diamon Dust
Wright brothers welcomed home with cannon fire and flowers
Dayton residents lined the streets to greet the Wright brothers as their train arrived at noon. A cannon boomed the welcome while school children strewn flowers and greenery along the route. Buildings were decorated to mark the homecoming.
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Dayton
Ohio
Wright Brothers
Canon
Lynching at McNeil Ark Sparks Mass Meeting Denouncement
In McNeil Arkansas a black man named John Rist was found hanged in the town square. Citizens held a mass meeting denouncing the lynching as murder and offered a large reward for the capture of the perpetrators. Summit Mississippi reported the event dated May 13. The case remains without a known culprit.
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Summit
Miss
John Rist
Disastrous Explosion Kills Fifteen at Callahan Quarry
Albany May 13 Fifteen men died late yesterday in a Callahan Roads Provident Company quarry at South Bethlehem when a premature dynamite charge triggered a broader blast. Among the dead is John Callahan general manager. Investigators began probing liability for the blast amid skepticism as nearby workers also perished.
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Albany
Callahan Roads Provident Company
South Bethlehem
John Callahan
Mgr
Callahan Quarry
Abdul Hamids Trial Plans Formed by Young Turks
Constantinople May 13 The Young Turks, convinced that the trial and continuation of the charges against Abdul Hamid are needed to justify his deposition in the eyes of Mohammedans, are drafting plans for the forthcoming trial. Charges are expected to mirror those previously brought at his deposition, and the group is not believed to seek the death penalty.
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Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Abdul
Demented Man Claims Texas Mathematics Chair In Arkansas Hotel
A man, claiming to hold a chair of mathematics at a Texas college, stopped at a McNeil Arkansas hotel on May 13. He wears a ring with the initials H A W, does not know his name beyond the first name Henry, and says he has a wife and seven children.
Marquis de Villalobar Named Spanish Minister to Washington
London reports Marquis de Villalobar, popular counsellor at the Spanish Embassy, has been appointed Spanish minister to Washington. A favorite of King Edward and London society, the selection will be announced shortly.
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London
Marquis de Villalobar
Washington
Edward
Sugar Trust Fraudulent Weighing Reported To Taft
Ex Representative Hepburn of Iowa told President Taft that the sugar trust used false weights in New York for nearly twenty years. He said he learned of the fraud while on a committee eighteen years ago that investigated the customs bureau and uncovered bribes from importers and government workers for fraudulent entries.
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Washington, D. C
Hepburn
Iowa
Taft
New York
Customs Bureau
Sailors Fight Fire on Battleship Mississippi at Donaldsonville
Almost the entire crew of the battleship Mississippi aided fire fighters in Donaldsonville Louisiana as flames swept a wharf area. The ship’s engineers played five water streams from its pipes, and the vessel will operate only during daytime runs on the Mississippi river, with a voyage planned to Plaquemine.
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United Press
Donaldsonville
Mississippi
Plaquemine
Mississippi River
Roosevelt Good Shot In East Africa Leopard Cubs and More Captured
Roosevelt’s expedition in British East Africa reports a leopard killed and two cubs captured near Machakos. The party also took a buffalo and two giraffes, with no new smallpox cases among porters.
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Mairabi
British East Africa
Roosevelts
Abuffalo
Machakos
Charges Arise Over Free Pass Use By Officials In Florida
A Florida House committee report accuses many state and federal officials of accepting railroad passes in Mexico and elsewhere, alleging violations of the free pass ban and detailing investigations into the State Railroad Commission files.
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Tallahassee Flo
Florida
House
State Railroad Commission
Concert Programme at Concordia Theater Nuevo Laredo
The Concordia Theater program lists the Municipal Band overtures and solos by Miss Ottia Garza, Miss Vivia Brewster, and Miss Attie McClendon. Vocal numbers include Carmen pieces, Ave Maria, Ave Maria, and an aria and Romeo and Juliet selections performed by noted soloists and three young men.
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Concordia Theater
Nuevo Laredo
Municipal Band
Ottia Garza
Violeta (Wildember
Vernon Bolleter
Bizet
Vivia Brewster
Juan Galvan
Ramiro Zarate
Marcial Rodriguez Lozano
Attie McClendon
A. la Bohemia
Puciani
Ave Maria
Mascagni
Maria Caballero
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Riddle Killed In Auto Crash
Salina Kansas May 13 Ex Lieutenant Governor A P Riddle of Kansas was killed when his automobile went off the road and crashed into an embankment. He was riding with a party of friends. one side of his head was crushed in the crash.
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Salina Kans
A. P. Riddle
Kansas
Plot to Assassinate Diaz Reported in Grand Jury
Federal grand jury in Tombstone, Arizona, hearing papers read in May, uncovers a plot to assassinate Mexican President Diaz and execute top officials. Letters allegedly show the plot, tied to revolutionists Rivera Villareal and Magoon under investigation.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Diaz
Mexico
Republic
Federal Grand Jury
Tombstone
Rivera
Villareal
Magoon
Grand Jury
Bishop Galloway Buried In Jackson Memorial
Bishop Galloway was buried in Jackson after his funeral held this afternoon in the city. The service drew mourners from church and community, honoring the prominent religious leader.
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Bishop Galloway
DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Ad
An advertisement warns buyers to insist on DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve option for cuts burns bruises and especially piles. It notes Reed's Drug Store as the seller and cautions against substitutes.
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DeWitt
Reed's
Burrows Warns Aldrich Tariff Fails To Protect Iron
Senator Burrows of Michigan warned in the senate that the Aldrich tariff failing to pass could threaten the iron industry. He argued Cuban ore deposits would outcompete U S from ore mines, despite cheap ore or high grades from domestic sources.
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Washington
Aldrich
Senator Burrows
Michigan
Senate
Cuba
Urbahn versus Cotulla notes case on trial after Claherty suit verdict
In district court Laura Claherty vs. D C de Lachica ended with a verdict for the plaintiff in trespass to try title and for damages. This morning Albert Urbahn vs. Joseph Cotulla, suit on notes, was taken up and is still on trial.
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Laura Claherty
D. C. de Lachica
Albert Urbahn
Joseph Cotulla
Real Estate Transfers Filed Since Yesterday Noon
Real estate transfers filed with the county clerk include F E Linch transferring section 1672 with certificate 1169 containing 640 acres to Ernest Hikel for 1440 dollars.
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F. E. Linch
Ernest Hikel
Personal passengers through from Mexico today
A long list of travelers passed through the city from Mexico this day. Names include W H Pool A G Gorton J D King Henry C Rich H J Moore L Harmon Henry Weiss C Miller Geo C Albright H N Blackman R 8 Payne C E Yeaton J K Mayfield Howell J Elliott and many more. Also noted were Rev A T White of the Methodist church and James L Mogford, Nelson Chesman & Co southern representative visiting the city.
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W. H. Pool
A. G. Gorton
J. D. King
Henry C. Rich
H. J. Moore
L. Harmon
Henry Weiss
C. Miller
Geo
C. Albright
H. N. Blackman
R. 8. Payne
C. E. Yeaton
J. K. Mayfield
Howell J. Elliott
Mexico
James L. Mogford
Nelson, Chesman & Co
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Ad
Advertisement urging readers to take DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for back and groin pain urinary trouble. Claims quick relief and warding off serious ailments. Promises a free trial box by mail from E C DeWitt & Co. Chicago via Reed's Drug Store.
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DeWitt
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Reed
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