Constantinople Hangs Twenty-Five in Public Executions
Inside Constantinople twenty five mutineers from the army and navy were hanged in public, bringing the total executions since the April revolution to thirty eight. Priests prayed with the condemned as courts martial explained the need for display to counter corruption. A separate wire report notes massacres in Adana and casualties among Turks and refugees, with details of fires and deaths.
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Sultan’s Palace
Marine Barracks
Djinzi Heidan
Stamboul
War Office
Constantinople
W. W. Peet
American Board
Thomas D. Christie
Tarsus
Adana
Laer
Uttet
Andose
Reef
Hadjin Safe
Hadjin
Asiatic
Turkey
Ferbert N. Irwin
Talas
United Orphanage and Mission of
Reading
Rose Lambert
Ada Tschumi
Cleveland
Anna
Dorinda Bowman
Michigan
Alexandrina
G. H. Kennedy
the Rish Church
Alexandrietta
Armenian Refugees Reach Antioch in Turkey Turmoil
Report from Antioch describes mass Armenian casualties with ten killed and thirty wounded. Surrounding villages burned leaving 3,600 destitute fugitives in Deurtyul and 2,000 elsewhere. Large numbers of Armenian refugees are arriving. women and children only, no Armenian men left in homes.
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Deurtyul
Antioch
Asiatic -Turkey
Widow seeks rights to husband's body as father-in-law graves the coffin
In Vermilion county Illinois an injunction suit seeks to determine property rights in the body of William R. Davis killed in the Sandford disaster. Branson Davis allegedly guards the plot and encases the coffin in concrete to prevent removal. The case heads to the June term.
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Erty
William R. Davis
Sandford
Vermilion Cemetery
Davis
Winn
Death by Own Action T H Netherland White House Clerk
Washington May 12 Physic al breakdown from overwork as a White House clerk led Thomas H Netherland 46 to shoot himself at his home He had moved from the White House to the post office department and served as counsel for the third assistant postmaster general He was once known for his skill with pen and drafting social invitations and had ties to prominent southern families.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
White ‘House
Thomas *H. Netherland
Alexandria
Netherland
White House
Walton Sister Admits Assault In Local Court Row
Carrie Seppe of Walton pleads guilty to assault and battery in Hanawalt's court after a family quarrel involving her brother’s wife Mrs Paris Stevenson. Stevenson had filed affidavits against her husband and Seppe, claiming the husband offered ten dollars to beat his wife. The case continues with the husband to face charges and further testimony expected.
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Cummi Stevenson
Carrie Seppe
Hanawalt’s
Wheels of Justice
Seppe
Tipton Township
Five Foreigners Drown Crossing Monongahela River
Five unemployed foreigners attempting to save toll by crossing the Monongahela River in a small boat near McKeesport sank at mid stream. Three men drowned, others rescued. Pittsburg May 12 report notes the tragic crossing.
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Pittsburg
McKeesport
Shoveled Up Remains in Albany Quarry Disaster
A dynamite blast at the Callanan Road Improvement Co quarry near South Bethlehem blasts killed at least 20 workers. One thousand pounds exploded sending bodies flying hundreds of feet. victims were so mutilated as to be nearly unrecognizable. Workmen recovered remains and carried them to a temporary morgue.
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Tims
King and Kaiser Meet at Brindisi Amid Salutes
At Brindisi on May 12 Emperor William and Empress saluted by cannon as King Victor Emmanuel and Queen greet aboard the German yacht Hohenzollern. Italian luncheon on Vittorio Emanuele, then sea visit. British cruiser Alpbatross joins salute, signaling thaw after Baja talks.
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Associated Press
Brindisi
Italy
Hohenzollern
Great Britain
Alpbatross
Bradisi
Baja
Edward
Victor Emmanuel
Elks Band Hired for Decoration Day Parade
Executive committee employed the Elks band for the Decoration Day parade. Music committee failed to pick a band and referred the matter to the committees of the whole. W R C to handle marine services at the bridge and Ladies of the G A R to manage monument services.
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Elks
Bridge
Monument
Roosevelt expedition bags big game in Africa
Theodore Roosevelt's last hunting expedition reports success near Machakos with a leopard and two cubs shot, plus a buffalo and two giraffes captured. No new smallpox cases among porters as the party remains in camp.
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Associated Press
Nairobi
British East
iAfrica
Theodore Roosevelt
Machakos
Jockey Harry Birkenruth retires to run Vienna cafe
Harry Birkenruth longtime American jockey retires for the season and buys an elegant cafe and billiard parlor in Vienna. He plans to stay with his brother Sol and three sisters, remaining with family as he shifts to business life abroad. He notes the weight burden of racing made retirement likely.
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Vienna
Birkenruth
Sol
Fred Terrell
Birkenroth
Logansport
Senate Debates Tariff Glass Schedule and Iron Ore
The Senate hours long discussion centers on the window glass schedule of the tariff bill with Aldrich asking to pass over that paragraph. Crawford argues against any tariff on iron ore oil lumber coal and warns against depleting natural resources. Paynter advocates removing the six cent duty on leaf tobacco to aid growers from tobacco trust control.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Aldrich
Crawford
Paynter
Tobacco Trust
Will Build New Fence Around Mount Hope Cemetery
Harry Fidler, manager of the S. M. Wesley estate, let the contract for a new iron fence around the first and second additions of Mount Hope cemetery. About 1200 feet will be installed, replacing the aging eye sore. Workmen begin today with postholes and expect completion by Decoration Day, featuring two large double entrances and three single gates.
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Harry Fidler
S. M. Welsey
Mount Hope
Ten Bodies Found in Ferry Disaster After Search Ends
The Associated Press reports ten bodies recovered by nightfall as the search for victims of last night’s ferry boat accident ends. The revised death toll reaches 23, up from 20 reported earlier.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Paris Sees Postal Strike as Troops Guard City
Paris resembles a siege as troops seize central post and telegraph stations and infantry guard offices. Gen Dalstein commands 50,000 in reserve while 500 military telecoms and hundreds of mobiles prepare for instant service. Strikes spread from Lyons and Bordeaux to Paris. government aims to keep lines of communication open amid arrests and heightened patrols.
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Gallerie Des Machines
Dalstein
Paris
Lyons
Bordeaux
Chamber of Deputies
Clemenseau
Nancy
Hospital Fund Committee Initiates Active Work
The Hospital Fund committee met to start raising the fund. Arrangements were made and lists and necessary papers have been sent to the men.
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The
Hospital Fund Association
Apl
Death of Patsy Dean Linked to Wallace Show Shooting
A city tragedy tied to Patsy Dean, a petty criminal with a scattered history, killed by Patrolman Kroeger after a Wallace show incident. Witnesses linked Dean to prior thefts, Bob Burton’s gang ties, and a web of eastern-city crime figures including Blinkey Morgan and Nell Lowery, with past stints in Dayton and Cincinnati.
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Dayton
Ohio
Fritzie Dehines
Tom ‘Farrell
Cincinnati
Frank Burton
Michigan
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Lebanon
Ind
Greenfield
Patsy
AWAS
Charley Lowrey
Cleveland
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Low
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Morgan
Colunbus
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Morga
Nell Lowery
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Indi
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Woma
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