Tragic Shriner Special Plunges From Track in California
Santa Barbara May 12 A special train carrying 145 Shriners including Ismailia temple Buffalo and Rajah temple Reading members and families was speeding north when it struck a defective switch at Honda. The wreck killed several instantly and injured many, with 21 bodies in Santa Barbara and nine at San Luis Obispo. The dining car occupants suffered severe burns as escaping steam added to the disaster.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles
Ismailia
Buffalo
Rajah Temple of
Reading
Honda
Santa Barnoon
San Luis Obispo
Here
Shriner
A. Bickford
San Franc
San Luis
Medical men converge on national capital for major conventions
Washington hosts a large medical gathering with the National Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, American Medical Colleges Association, Therapeutic Society, Pension Examining Surgeons, and the Congress of American Physicians. Delegates, including Dr Gustav Killian of Freiburg, discuss papers and plan the TB international meeting set for next September in the city.
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Washington
Mecca Mediea
United States
Wasson
Association of American Medical Collexes
Aan Therapeutic Society
National Association of United States Pension Examining Surgeons
Congress of American Physicians and 3
Cies
Europe
Canada
Gustav Killian
Freibourg
Germany
Charles W. Richardson
George Washington University
Escape at Alexandrovich Prison During Easter Service
A daring plot near Yekaterinoslav liberated thirteen political prisoners. During high mass in the chapel at Alexandrovich, revolutionaries fatally wounded the chief inspector and exploded two devices. In the ensuing confusion, thirteen prisoners escaped, including several prominent extremists. The Easter holidays were otherwise quiet.
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St. Petersburg
Alexandrovich
Yekaterinoslav
Fatal blast injures five Black residents in Ruston Georgia
Unknown perpetrators set off a high hazard charge under the Samuel Cook residence in Ruston Ga. The blast ripped the house apart while Cook and four other Black individuals slept in a front room. One or more victims sustained serious injuries in the explosion.
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Ruston
Samuel Cook
Cook
Explorers Camp Above Clouds Record Height in Himalayas
Dr and Mrs Bullock Workman arrive from India recounting their ascent to 21,500 feet in the Kumkum range where mist thickened and a peak rose nine feet above sea level. They describe rarefied air, avalanches, and a Mongolian type people found at 16,000 feet amid rye and barley growing. At 14,000 feet wildlife thins to partridges and by 16,000 feet life is sparse.
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Bullock Workman
India
Himalayas
Minkum
Snee
Alps
Bears Attempt to Board Train on Mountain Top
Two large black bears chased an east bound Pennsylvanian limited as it neared Altoona marking excitement for passengers. Stenographer John McEllinen spotted the pursuit near Portage to Bens Creek atop the Allegheny summit. One bear ran on the westbound track while the other leaped at the train and fell short. The chase lasted about two miles before the bears disappeared into the woods. Brakeman Ynecoop recalled a similar incident weeks ago when the pair disrupted a tramp car and fled.
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Altoona
Portage
Bens Creek
Alleghenies
John McEllinen
Woods ‘Ynecoop
Camera Built to Observe Mars Planet Expedition Tool
A new camera designed to view the planet Mars was completed yesterday by William Gaertner, maker of scientific instruments. It will be shipped to Professor Percival Lowell of MIT, who is directing the Mars expedition.
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Anals
Polar Cape of Mars
William Gaertner Af Chimaker
Percival Lowell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Moon Stromboli Eruption Threatens Stromboli Island
Messina Sicily report describes Moon Stromboli eruption growing violent with fears the entire Stromboli could disappear. Detonations heard across the area as Mount Aetna activity increases. People near Aetna rush to churches seeking protection amid mounting panic.
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Messina
Sicily
Piri Islands
Uch
Stromboli Island
Stromolf My
Mount Aetna
Icily
Catania
Straits of Messina
Japanese Passport Syndicate Busted At Coast Ports
San Francisco report says Hawaii based ring sold secondhand U S passports to Japanese. Officials claim Roosevelt Tokyo pact excluding Japanese consuls violated by influx of steamer passengers. Two travelers from the China and three from the Alameda refused landing and face deportation.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
United States
Roosevelt
Tokio
Pacific Coast
China
Alameda
Street Car Motorman Killed In Lexington Collision
William Wells, a motorman, died and ten others injured in a crash between a street car and a passenger train in Lexington Kentucky. The street car was demolished after the operator lost control.
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Lexington
William Wells
Birth of Spanish heir greeted with royal pomp
News from Madrid reports Queen Victoria gave birth to a son who is heir to the Spanish throne. Crowds gathered outside the royal palace as Premier Maura and officials viewed the silver tray bearing the newborn prince. The capital echoed with cheers as the royal standard flew atop Punta de Diamante and the public rejoiced.
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Madrid
Victoria
Spain
Royal Palace
Maura
Alphonso
Camarara
Infanta
Eulalie
Byer
Punta de Diamante
Sturins
Japan Friendly Toward United States Says Kurino
Paris minister M Kurino said in an interview that Britain France and Russia should guarantee the territorial status quo in the Far East and protect against new colonization. He suggested a Franco Japanese entente aimed at the United States would be unlikely. He noted Japan's sympathy for the United States after the San Francisco incident and warned a German treaty in the East would be useless if Kiso Chou remains Chinese ground.
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Paris
M. Kurino
Japan
France
Russia
Kurino
United
San Francisco
Ben Eost
United States
Toko
Germean
Far East
Kiso Chou
Witnesses Tell How the Government Was Robbed
Pittsburg witnesses in the trial of J Jay Dunn and Charles Ise, charged with supplying defective boiler tubes for warships, testified that Shelby Steel Tube workers aided the scheme. Elmer S Mason backed Frank Emmett, a state’s witness, while R Burnett said half the tubes lacked pressure and Emmett offered him money to pass them.
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Pittsburg
J. Jay Dunn
Charles Ise
Shelby Steel Tube Company
Elmer S. Mason
Frank Emmett
Emmett
R. Burnett
Burnett
Earthquake Refugees Reported in Distress
Kingston Jamaica preliminary showers of the rainy season have ruined race course camps where people driven from homes by the recent earthquake are housed. Wooden shelters incomplete and tents wrecked have caused widespread distress among the refugees.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Prominent London Doctors Question Alcohol Use
London physicians publish a contrary view to the recent alcohol manifesto. A dozen signatories led by Sir Frederick Treves, Sir James Barr and William E Wart dissent from the manifesto’s conclusions. They state alcohol is unnecessary for healthy people and its removal would not harm welfare, while noting alcohol contributes to poverty disease and crime though some doctors now use it as a remedy.
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London
Medical
Frederick Treves
James Barr
William E. Wart
Flames Rise From Sea After Submarine Eruption Near Groix
Reports from trawlers off Orient France describe bright flames and smoke rising from the sea forty four miles southwest of Groix and sixty miles west of Belle Isle. The Kernvale approached the area to assist but found no burning vessel and the glow persisted through the night, increasing toward morning.
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Orient
France
Isle of Groix
Belle Isle
Kernvale
Nations Seek Far East Peace Through Understanding
London reports that France and Japan are negotiating to maintain the status quo in the Far East, aligning with British view and easing concerns about China. The proposed understanding mirrors aspects of the Russo-Japanese treaty, suggesting a broader regional agreement limiting interference among major powers.
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London
Great Britain
France
Japan
China
Far East
Old Bark Adelaide Cooper Raised From San Pedro Harbor
Diver Martin Lund hauled the wreck of the Adelaide Cooper from the harbor floor after twenty five years. The dredge San Pedro at the entrance to the inner harbor disturbed the wreck, clogging pipes with timbers. Old timers recall the bark had vanished after lying near Dead Man island.
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San Pedro
Martin Lund
Dead Man Island
Sealing Season Ends in Newfoundland Drop
Sealing season closed with a catch about 100 000 lower than last year as 23 steamers faced severe ice and weather. Several vessels were trapped for weeks. Two of six steamers remain entangled in Gulf of St Lawrence ice. Rookeries yield 240 000 seals versus 345 000 last season.
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St. Johns
N. F
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Japan Wants Power's Rights in Diplomatic Talks
Constantinople reports show Japan pressing for parity with European powers on capitulations in Turkey. Japan seeks ambassadorial posting in Constantinople and aims to secure supervision over schools missions consular courts. The Porte resists expanding foreign supervision as Turkey has lately worked to curb such privileges.
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Constantinople
Japan
Turkey
Europe
Porte
Pioneer James Hadfield Dies During Civil Action Testimony
Des Moines Iowa James Hadfield a Polk County pioneer testified as a witness in a civil action yesterday saying I am 65 but sound as a dollar and good for at least 85 He then slipped from his chair and dropped dead in the courtroom authorities say the death occurred shortly after the remark.
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Des Moines
Iowa
James Hadfield
Polk County
Trouble in Mexico as War With Guatemala Possible
Mexico faces possible diplomatic break with Guatemala amid reports of General Lima’s extradition dispute. Guatemala refuses surrender, prompting fears of hostilities and potential invasions by irregular forces. Officials in Mexico City and Guatemala City monitor the crisis as Creel and Herrera seek a settlement.
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Washington
Guatemala
Mexico
Guatemalas
Philip Brown
Legation
Creel
Lima
Barillas
Thier Seace
Lee
United States
Brown
Herrera
Secutary Ron
Cabrera
Gen
Natives Carry On Cannibalism in South Seas Islands
Cable report from the Manuka indicates cannibalism is widespread among the natives of the Sir Charles Hardy island group in the South Seas. The Sumatra's captain informed the German governor who dispatched a yacht to the islands. Villages were destroyed, ringleaders arrested, eleven natives detained, with one escapee.
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Vancouver
B. C
Manuka
Sidney
Sumatra
Charles Hardy
South Seas
Hahl
Herbert Shope
St. Charles Hardy Islands
Dover Coroner's Inquest Probes Horace Marvin Jr. Death
A Dover coroner's jury investigates the death of Horace Marvin Jr. in a private inquest. Witnesses include Dr. Horace Marvin, the boy's father, Ollie Pleasanton who found the body, farm hand Joseph Webb, and several neighbors. testimony details remain undisclosed.
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Dover
Del
Horace Marvin, Jr
Horace Marvin
Ollie Pleasanton
Joseph Webb
Dr. Marvin
Evaporation Tests Planned for Salton Sea
Kansas City Missouri meteorologist Frank H. Bige sow of Washington and C Grunsky a government reclamation service engineer left for Yuma Arizona to conduct evaporation tests for the government at the Salton Sea.
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Kansas City
Frank H. Bigesow
Washington
United States Weather Bureau
C. Grunsky
Government Reclamation Service
Yuma
Ariz
Salton Sea
Feud Killings Mark Sugar Island Creek Fight
Reports from Middleboro Kentucky describe a feud on Sugar Island Creek where John Howard was killed by a gunshot and Martin Green was fatally wounded along with Jim and George Green. The violence erupts in early morning, with no further injuries reported.
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Middleboro
Sugar Island Creek
John Howard
Martin Green
Howard
Jim
George Green
Kills Friend Who Became His Rival In Independence
Kansas City report says Clyde St Clair, son of George St Clair, a prominent Independence citizen, was shot and killed by Van Tappan after a party dispute over a woman. Tappan surrendered, claiming self defense as St Clair allegedly threatened him with a revolver. no witnesses available.
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Kansas City
Clyde St. Clair
George St. Clair
Independence
van Tappan
Duns
Tappan
St. Clair
Embezzler Guilty in $100000 Bank Theft Case
Birmingham jurors found Alexander R. Chisholm guilty of taking $100,000 from the First National Bank of Birmingham, reportedly lost in cotton speculation. He asserted the verdict was just, denying insanity, as the judge set the sentence at six years.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alexander R. Chisholm
First National Bank of Birmingham
Atlanta
Chisholme
Short Tobacco Crop Reported From Cuba
New York reports Havana cigar manufacturers face a serious situation since the Wes ler edict. An article in Tobacco Leaf cites exhausted stocks and a short crop as the reasons based on an extensive Cuba investigation.
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New York
Havana
United States
Cuba
Starvation Claims 11000 Troops in Africa Move
Cape Town reports a German Southwest Africa force aimed for Lake Ngami region. Of 15,000 Herrero tribesmen said to resist, only 4000 reached the destination while 11,000 perished from starvation during the march, according to information received.
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Cape Town
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