Roosevelt Addresses Governors at National Conference on Natural Resources
President Roosevelt opens three day Washington conference with a keynote on conserving natural resources. He warns resources are being exhausted and urges coordinated use, irrigation, drainage, and canalization to renew forests soils and waterways. Governors and major leaders attend a White House dinner signaling the event’s importance.
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Washington
National Conference On the Conservation of Natural Resources
Roosevelt
United States
Jttle
Pacific
Atlantic
Gulf
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Alleghenies
White House
Pennsylvania girl loses fiancé over umbrella gift
A Pennsylvania girl accepts a fiancé's umbrella and proposes, breaking a tradition. The act leads to her losing him, as the suitor ends the engagement over the gift, citing breach of customary rules and propriety.
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Pennsylvania
Navy Bill Passes House 186 to 124 After Debate
After a long session the House approved the conference report on the naval appropriation bill by 186 to 124. A new pay provision for officers and enlisted men drew criticism for alleged overreach. The bill proceeds to the president. The Senate meanwhile passed the post office appropriation bill totaling 229,027,367 dollars. Senator Rayner introduced a resolution for a court of inquiry into Col. William F. Stewart’s charges at Fort Grant Arizona, citing the president’s letter as trivial.
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Washington
House
Marine Corps
Navy
Senate
Senator Rayner
Col
William F. Stewart
Fort Grant
Ariz
Rayner
Col. Stewart
Michigan Delegation Chosen For Taft Convention
Michigan Republicans at the state convention voted to cast an undivided statewide vote for Secretary Taft. Delegates at large were E. D. Stair John W Blodgett Frank W Gilchrist and James McNaughton with alternates Warren Hunaker Frambach and Pfeiffer. In Idaho Governor Gooding and Senators Heyburn and Borah were dropped from the delegation and James H Brady led a Taft pledged laymen group from Pocatello at the Chicago convention.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Taft
E. D. Stair
Detroit
John W. Blodgett
Frank W. Gilchrist
Alpena
James McNaughton
Calumet
Charles B. Warren
Ann Arbor
Walter J. Hunsaker
Saginaw
Col. H. A. Frambach
Cheboygan
John W. Pfeiffer
Edmore
Wallace
Idaho
Gov. Gooding
Heyburn and
Borah
Chicago
James H. Brady
Pocatello
Fullerton in custody after Seattle arrest en route to San Francisco
Robert W Fullerton son of S H Fuller ton lumber magnate of St Louis is in San Francisco custody of detectives after an arrest in his Seattle office at gunpoint. Detectives Fogarty and Fitzsimmons of New York made the arrest for District Attorney Jerome. Fuller ton to answer breach of promise charges in New York arising from a Cornell trip "on a lark."
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St. Louis
Robert W. Fullerton
S. H. Fullerton
San Francisco
Seattle
Wash
Fogarty and Fitzsimmons
New York
Jerome
Fullerton
Gladys Hobart
Cornell
Pole Frank Bololo Arrested in Thayer for Worthless Checks
Frank Bololo a Polish national was arrested at Thayer and transported to Chicago where he is wanted on charges of cashing worthless checks.
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Frank Bololo
Thayer
Chicago
Post Mortem Details Tie New Victims to Mrs Gunness Case
Laporte Indiana May 13 Doctors reports emphasize key findings from the Gunness house ruins opening the door to new victims. Names include John Moe Elbow Lake Henry Gerhart Scandinavia and George Brady Tuscola. Rings bearing initials raise questions about Peter Gunness first wife.
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Scandinavia
Wis
George Brady
Tuscola
Laporte
Ind
Gunness
Peter Gunness
Oklahoma Senators Fight in State Senate Fracas
Guthrie Oklahoma May 15 State Senators Johnson and Mathews clashed on the floor of the state senate Tuesday they were separated by the sergeant at arms in a tense scene during the session
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
Johnson
Mathews
State Senate
Body of Charles McCormack Found on Farm in Vincennes
The body of Charles McCormack of Vincennes was unearthed on James Rousch’s farm by laborer John Snyder who was plowing. authorities investigated the incident and recovered the remains.
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Charles McCormack
Vincennes
James Rousch
John Snyder
Navy Ball Honors Bluejackets and Officers in San Francisco
A fleet entertainment night at the Auditorium featured a reception and ball for bluejackets, petty officers, and San Francisco society women. The Maine and Missouri ships began disintegrating from the fleet. Maine heads to Mare Island for overhaul, Missouri to dry dock at Hunters Point before Mare Island repair. Atlantic torpedo boats depart for Mare Island for necessary repairs.
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San Francisco
California
Maine
Missouri
Mare Island
Atlantic
Hunters’ Point
Atlantic Torpedo Boat Flotilla
Hampton Roads
Navy Yard
Immaculate Heart Church and School Burn in Cleveland
A fire destroyed the church and school building in Cleveland Ohio on Tuesday afternoon. Few children were inside during recess and all escaped unharmed. Separately in Tonopah Nevada a major blaze destroyed 28 business blocks and six homes, prompting rapid hose supply from nearby Goldfield.
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Cleveland
Sponsor named for battleship Michigan launch
Miss Carol Barnes Newberry daughter of Assistant Secretary Newberry is named sponsor for the battleship Michigan. Gov Warner of Michigan and staff will attend the launch on May 26 at New York Shipbuilding in Camden New Jersey. Mr Newberry and friends will travel from Washington to witness the event.
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Washington
Carol Barnes Newberry
Newberry
Gov. Warner of
Michigan
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
Theresa of Oshkosh Narrowly Survives Fox River Dam Incident
The steamer Theresa of Oshkosh carrying 45 Beta Sigma Phi fraternity members from Lawrence University and their guests was partially wrecked on the Fox river in Appleton Wisconsin but saved from going over the upper dam by a narrow margin late Monday night.
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Appleton
Wis
Theresa
Oshkosh
Fox River
Clifton
Beta Sigma, Phi
Lawrence University
Black Hand conspirator Lanasa jailed ten years
Antonio Lanasa, a Baltimore fruit dealer, was sentenced to ten years in prison after conviction for conspiracy in the alleged Black Hand attempt to blow up Joseph Di Giorgio’s Baltimore residence last December.
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Baltimore
Antonio Lanasa
Joseph di Giorgio
Cooks Who Cook Feature Secured by Reporter Columns
A local columnist profile highlights cooks who gather daily to prepare meals for community events. The piece notes their routines, teamwork, and the role of food in community bonding.
Tornado Toll Rises Across Nebraska Missouri Oklahoma
A May 13 report details a devastating tornado sequence across eastern Nebraska and northern Texas. Twelve killed, scores injured as the storm hit Bellevue, Louisville, Richfield, Fort Crook, and nearby towns. College buildings at Bellevue were wrecked. Louisville saw major damage and many injuries with uncertain death toll. A Burlington train crew near Island Park Iowa reported a wrecked bunk train with foreign workers killed or injured. Cloudburst in Oklahoma and tornado damage in Crandall, Texas caused further fatalities and property loss.
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Neb
Sarpy County
Bellevue
Louisville
Richfield
Springfield
Bellevue College
Nebraska
Park Hall
Lowry Hall
Rankin Hall
Fort Crook
Missouri Pacific
Burlington
Cass County
Imer
Ed Miller
Missouri
St. Joseph
Watson
Mel Cox
Island Park
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Okla
Dawson
Here
Richard
Texas
Dallas
Tex
Leonard
A. T. Bowdry
Crandall
Seven Miners Die In Wyoming Coal Mine Explosion
Seven mine workers were instantly killed and more than a dozen injured in a Tuesday afternoon explosion at the Mount Lookout colliery of the Temple Coal and Iron Co near Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania. The blast occurred 600 feet underground and 1,800 feet from the shaft exit. A surface shock alerted rescuers who entered the mine to reach the trapped workers.
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Wilkesharre
Mount Lookout
Temple Coal and Iron Company
Wyoming
Smithfield Bank Closes after Stockholder Meeting
Smithfield bank doors closed Tuesday after a conference between Cashier W A Lewis and IL D Morgan the largest stockholder of New Martinsville Morgan said stockholders will lose considerable but depositors will be paid in full
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West Virginia Bank
Smithfield
W. Va
W. A. Lewis
IL. D. Morgan
New Martinsville
Smithfield Bank
Morgan
Michigan Freshman Drowned at Whitmore Lake
Edwin F. Stevison a Webb City Missouri freshman at the University of Michigan was knocked from a sailboat by a swinging boom and drowned in Whitmore Lake near Ann Arbor on Tuesday.
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Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
Edwin F. Stevison
Webb City
Whitmore Lake
University of Michigan
Sheriff Ralliff in Bloomingtion Quarries Run-In No Injuries
Sheriff Joseph Ralliff clashed with three Italian quarry workers in a running fight near Bloomingtion. No injuries reported.
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Joseph Ralliff
Bloomingington
Sores and Ulcers Cured by Blood Purifier S S S
An advertisement explains old sores resist local treatment because impurities in the blood cause persistent ulcers. It says S S S purifies the circulation, healing from the bottom up, with the product described as vegetable and safe for all ages. A special book and medical advice are offered.
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S. S
Maps-Flake Wheat Food This Is Our Superior Process
A company explains its meticulous 96 hour steam cooked and toasted Maps-Flake wheat food made to digest fully and appeal to children with maple syrup flavor. It claims lower speed alternatives fail to digest. It notes the product is served in hotels clubs cafes and dining cars.
Doctor revives beat during lung operation on Chial
Hartford May 12 Dr D E Sullivan and colleagues operated on Nuncia Chial to remove diseased lung tissue from pneumonia. The heart briefly stopped but the surgeon restarted it by squeezing it and later revived again. Chial rests comfortably at St Francis hospital.
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Hartford
Conn
D. E. Sullivan
Nuncia Chial
Chial
St. Francis Hospital
Anti Landis Club Organized in Camden Indiana
Delphi May 12 An Anti Landis club formed at Camden to defeat Company B Landis of the city for Congress from this district. It follows the Bull Frogs model that ousted Fred Landis in the Eleventh district two years ago. Two other groups operate in eastern county. one planned at Flora.
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Ind
Camden
Co. B. Landis
Congress
Fred Landis
Flora
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