Taft Defends Cuban Policy at St Louis Convention
Secretary of War Taft spoke to millers in St Louis praising nine years of US altruism in Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. He cited costs of war medicine schooling sanitation and the phased transfer of governance toward independent Cuba and self government in the Philippines amid a steady expansion of civil rule.
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St. Louis
Taft
Odeon
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Spain
Eirem
Storms Wreak Havoc Near Houston Area
A violent multi storm system drenched Houston and surrounding areas last night and today. Severe flooding from Buffalo Bayou halted railroad traffic and caused widespread property damage as water rose beyond records.
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Houston
Texas
Buffalo Bayou
Chinese Rebels Murder Family in Canton Swatow Upheaval
Reports from Canton and Swatow describe rebels forcing a Chinese brigadier general’s family to drown in a well. Troops are dispatched toward Swatow as revolutionary factions promise to target officials, with missions evacuated and rail passenger searches cited. A U S cable also notes mutiny killings near Amoy amid unclear causes and a Shensi mission report hints at an anti dynastic surge.
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Canton
China
Swatow
Shivhing
Swatvan Revolutionary Society
Lien Che
China Chuna
Washington
State Department
Harry J. Paddock
Amoy
Joan
Amoi
A. G. Shorrock
The
Baptist Mission
Hsian Fu
Shensi
Arid Land Propositions at Denver Land Convention
The Denver arid land reclamation discussion expands the June convention to include reclamation issues. An official address from chairman Henry M outlines questions on federal land power, state ownership rights, public land withdrawals, monopoly concerns, grazing regulation, and irrigations rights impacting settlement and private ownership.
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Denver
Henry M
United States
West
Department of Agriculture
Tramp 19 Years Travelled 100000 Miles
May 10. A 19 year old tramp who traveled 100000 miles in four years was released from a disorderly conduct charge by the municipal judge after promising to seek work. The boy, Ramsey, reportedly began wandering at 15 and may have circled the globe four times. He kept a diary on the road. Farm laborers in Chile earn 15 to 25 cents a day.
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Terday
Ancs
California Promotion Committee Reports Large Influx Of Colonists On Way
San Francisco reports in its May bulletin that nearly 50 000 colonists arrived in California during the spring at cheap rates plus thousands on regular tickets. European colonies have data showing many will settle this summer and fall. Demand for labor remains high, with about ten thousand workers needed for harvest and crop preparation as crop conditions improve while San Francisco shows temporary depression but steady clearing figures.
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San Francisco
California Promotion Committee
Caifornia
New York
California
San Franisco
Scout Cruiser Birmingham Launch At Fore River Yard
Quincey Massachusetts hosts the launching of the scout cruiser Birmingham with Miss Mary Campbell of Birmingham as sponsor and former Alabama governor Joseph J Johnson attending. The ship aims for 24 knots, 240 feet long, 46 feet wide, 19 feet draft, and about 16 000 horsepower offering greater coal range than English designs.
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Quincey
Mass
Joseph J Johnson
Alabama
Mary Campbell
Birmingham
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Ner
Ingham
Chinese Rebels Put to Flight Across Canton
In Canton province a clash between provincial troops and rebels ended in a government victory. The rebels suffered heavy losses, the rebel leader was captured, and government forces seized flags and ammunition. Additional troops moved toward Chachou as foreign warships deploy to Amoy and Canton to shield nationals.
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Canton
China
Chachou
Swatew
Washington
Helena
Fouchow
Amoy
Kwang Tung
President to end smuggling with new border reservation
Washington reports the president issued a proclamation creating a sixty foot wide reserve along the north border of Mexico including California and the territories of Arizona and New Mexico. The aim is to suppress smuggling across the line, with private entries and road portions exempt from the order. The move follows difficulties policing the Zona Libre.
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Washington
Mexico
California
Arizona
New Mexico
United States
Man Pleads for Life in Jail After Release
Oakland August Guss, released from the county jail after eight days for disturbing the peace, returned and begged to spend the rest of his days in jail. He refused to work, stayed in front of the jail, and was sent to the insane ward for examination to determine his sanity.
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Oakland
Guss
Jaller White
Ash Meadows water system to fuel southern Nevada mining
Rhyolite Nevada and surrounding districts prepare for a giant Ash Meadows project to supply water and power for mining and milling. Three lines will deliver water from 780 acres, with a 15 000 gallon reservoir 1300 feet up, using three pump stations and gravity flow to serve a 40 mile radius.
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Ash Meadows
Nevada
Armagosa
Survey Gang
Borax Smith Road
Funeral Range
Lee
Greenwater
Ash Meadows Company
Scranton
Treasury
Ray
Ry & Wonderful
Homestake
Mayflower
Death Valley Mines Company
Scotty Shows Up At Goldfield In High Lively Style
Walter Scott of Death Valley fame drew crowds in Goldfield on his way to New York. He entertained at the Northern and Palace hotels from 7 p m until late, breaking a $100 bill for change, scattering silver, and delivering a pointed speech claiming ownership of a mine and hinting at a possible sale to New York capitalists.
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Walter Scott
Death Valley
Goldfield
New York City
Scotty
Main and
Crook Avenue
Rome
New York
Japanese planning maritime conquests
Victoria British Columbia steamers Kaya Maru and Athrian arrived with full passenger loads for the Orient. Among Kaya Maru travelers were Japanese ship builders reporting Nippon Yusen Kaisha line to build four large liners for Yokohama Seattle and Europe. Kawasaki yards build two, Mitsubishi builds the rest. Chilled steel shot now used for core rock drills.
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Victoria
B. C
Kaya Maru
Athrian
Nippon Yusen Kaishi Line
Seattle
Kawasaki Yards
Mitsubishi Company
Serpent Worship Reported Near El Paso Pueblo
A priest alleges a Native community in New Mexico forms a puebla to worship a huge serpent. He claims newborns from nearby pueblos are fed to the serpent and that many children are missing. Major Llewellyn forwarded the priest’s affidavit to territorial authorities due to lack of jurisdiction.
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el Paso
Texas
United States
Llewellyn
New Mexico
Puebla
Pueblas
Aise
Japanese Smugglers Captured Near Tucson
Immigration officers detain twenty Japanese smugglers twenty five miles south of Tucson for immigration law violations. All carry medals from the Russian war era.
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Tucson
Ariz
Yosemite Valley A Vast Scenic Wonder in California
The piece describes Yosemite Valley in Mariposa County California discovered in 1851 by the Mariposa Battalion led by Major James D. Savage. It highlights dramatic granite cliffs Merced River canyons and a climate favorable for visitors. Camp Yosemite close to the coast reports growing facilities and attentive service with Miss Frances Hickey in charge. The Southern Pacific offers special rates for travelers to this celebrated site. It also notes a claim of 800 million pounds of English money invested in submarine cables.
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Yosemite Valley
Mariposa
James D. Savage
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Mariposa County
California
Merced
Yosemite
Alps
Yellowstone
Colorado
Camp Yosemite
Frances Hickey
Southern Pacific
Pasadena man walks after neck dislocation before brain hemorrhage
Thomas M. Mason of Pasadena dislocated his neck while tightening a nut then walked to the hospital and later left the emergency with one side paralyzed. He suffered a brain hemorrhage that doctors fear may prove fatal, making his case one of the most peculiar and alarming in recent memory.
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Los Angeles
Thomas M. Mason
Pasadena
Mason
Pasalena
McCoy Mason
Guatemala Ready for Hard Battle
City of Mexico. El Diario de la Tarde publishes a Tuxila Guiterez message claiming Guatemalan troops are entrenching opposite Ocos with artillery. The Twenty-fifth infantry has arrived and Mexican troops are arriving daily. no official word on the fate of nineteen men condemned for alleged conspiracy in the attempt on President Cabrera.
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City
Mexico
el Diario de la Tarde
Tuxila Guiterez
Ocos
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Caba Rera
Guatemala
Treaty of Peace Language Reached For Central America
The State Department received a translated treaty of peace from Amalpa Honduras reestablishing friendly relations between Nicaragua and El Salvador after their estrangement over conflicts with Honduras. Disputes will be settled by obligatory arbitration by the presidents of the United States and Mexico, who may name a third arbiter whose decision is final. The Mexican president may delegate his arbitrator duties.
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Washington
State Department
Amalpa
Honduras
Nicaragua
Salvador
United States
Mexico
Conference to be Held in 13th Century Castle
The Hague hosts the second peace conference in the Hall of Knights within the Binnenhof fortress. Delegations from forty six countries will be quartered in the ancient castle with American, English, Japanese, Italian, Spanish and Brazilian groups assigned to prime apartments. United States Minister Hill secured preferred rooms.
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The
Hague
Haagsebe Forest
Binnenhott
Binnenhoff
Holland
United States
Hill
Temporary Gore Upgardson Dialogue Clash
Upgardson and Atom spar over a mental clash as insults fly. The exchange centers on ego and a burst of creative storming, described as a hard knock on the brain.
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Upgardson
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