Wyoming Dreadnought Launched With Knight Kin in Philadelphia
The navy’s new battleship Wyoming was launched at noon at Cramps shipyards. Sponsor Miss Dorothy Knight, daughter of Governor Joseph M. Knight of Wyoming, attended with Governor Knight and guests including Mayor Reyburn and Secretary Meyer. About 3,000 people witnessed the ceremony.
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Dorothy Knight
Wyoming
Philadelphia
Navy
Cramps
Joseph M. Knight
Miss Knight
Gore City College
Gore City
Knight
Jesse Knight
New York
Reyburn
Meyer
Clay
Ion
General Markets Report on Butter Cheese Eggs and More
Butter firm with 12 142 packages at 23 cents ex ship c thirds to firsts 18 to 22 cents. cheese steady with 4 873 boxes receipts. eggs high grades firm others weak with 33 632 cases. potatoes firmer Maine per bag 1 percent to 1.50. dressed poultry barely steady with Philadelphia and Pennsylvania weights and state prices noted.
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Maine
State
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Lawyer O'Reilly Convicted of Receiving Stolen Property
New York May 25 Daniel O Reilly attorney was found guilty by a jury of receiving stolen property. Indicted April 15 the offense carries up to five years in prison and a 250 dollar fine. The case followed a confession by jewelry dealer Frank J Plass involved with the Ban croft securities robbery. O Reilly was among Thaw and Nan Patterson lawyers.
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New York
Daniel O'Reilly
Supreme Court
O’reilly
Buckener
Frank J. Plass
Aaron Bancroft
Wall Street
George Bancroft & Co
O'Reilly
Thaw
Nan Patterson
Governor Docked Eight Hundred For Absence From Office
Trenton N J May 25 Governor Wilson loses part of his pay for absence while touring in the west. Comptroller’s office issued a warrant for 800 to E R Ackerman president of the Senate who has been acting governor in Wilson’s absence. This marks the first time New Jersey has docked a governor.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
Comptroller’s Office
Senate
E. R. Ackerman
New Jersey
French Forces Enter Fez Without Opposition
Tangier May 25 The French column under General Monier has entered Fez with no opposition from the tribesmen besieging the sultan's southern capital. All Europeans in the city are reported safe. Dissensions have broken out among the besieging tribes and they fought among themselves.
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Tangier
Moinier
Fez
Buffalo Bill Wild West Train Wreck Injures Four
A Buffalo Bill Wild West train section wrecked about eight miles from Lowell Massachusetts on May 25 injuring four show workers who are all expected to recover.
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Lowell
Mass
Women Aid Rockefeller In Village Road Plan Fight
In North Tarrytown New York May 25 William Rockefeller wins support from the Women's Civic League in a campaign to approve a 144000 dollar bricked roads proposition. The league appoints a committee to instruct women voters at the polls on voting correctly and folding ballots. The women show enthusiasm for Rockefeller's plan.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
William Rockefeller
Women’s Civic League
North Tarrytown
Rockefeller
Plans for Carnegie Endowment to Promote World Peace
President Nicholas Murray Butler unveiled the Carnegie Endowment for international peace at Lake Mohonk New York during the seventeenth Lake Mohonk conference. Butler forecast an international court of arbitral justice before the third Hague peace conference as key organizers were named. Other speakers included Senor Don Ignacio Calderos Dr Francisco J Yanes Baron d Estournelles de Constant and John Hicks.
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Butler
Lake Mohonk
N. Y
Carnegié Endowment For International‘peace
Andrew Carnegie
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Albert K. Smiley
Carnegie Endowment
International Court of Arbitral Justice
Senor
Don Ignacio Calderos
Bolivia
Francisco J. Yanes
Washington
Pan-American Union
Baron d’Estournelles de Constant
John’: Hicks
Oshkosh
Wis
Peru
Chile
Ocean Derelicts and the Hidden Depths Alarm
A New York Tribune excerpt debates derelict dangers under water and dismisses the belief that water grows denser with depth. It argues any sinking object will reach the bottom, and notes derelicts may show a protruding portion as a warning to vigilant lookouts.
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New York Tribune
New Justice for South District on New Jersey Court
Samuel Kalisch will join the New Jersey Supreme Court on June 16 after Justice Reed retires. The court’s practice allows senior justices to change circuits, with Chief Justice Gummere likely to keep his circuit and Justice Trenchard possibly moving to Reed’s, leaving Trenton without a resident member.
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Justice Reed
Quites
Supreme Court
Trenton
N. J
Samuel Kalisch
Justice Kalisch
Mercer
Justice Trenchard
Atlantic
Cape May
Cumberland
Salem
Trenchard
Reed
Governor Wilson Receives First Minnesota Salute
In St Paul Minnesota Governor Wilson of New Jersey was welcomed with full military honors marking the first time a governor from another state has been received this way in Minnesota. He received a seventeen gun salute at the state capital and addressed about a thousand guests at a public reception. He spoke at a banquet before 600 business leaders urging honesty and independence in American politics. The remarks left a strong impression on local Democrats.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Wilson
New Jersey
St. .Paul
Association of Commerce
Paul Democrats
The Value of an Impression
A brief exchange in a New York Telegraph item notes a chorus potential singer with a charming dimple but lacking vocal talent. The sharp-tonged critic quips she should get a contract even if she cannot perform.
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New York Telegraph
Lost Woman A Problem For City Police
Atlantic City police face a search for Elizabeth Foulkes a 70 year old woman from Gettysburg Pennsylvania who visited Washington and then came to Atlantic City for a short stay. She cannot recall the hotel name or location and police have not located it yet. Relatives in Gettysburg have been notified.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Princeton Year Near End Plans for 1911 Commencement
Princeton New Jersey May 25 1911 Members of the class of 1911 near the end of their college course expect to finish final examinations by June 3. The 164th annual commencement plans include Yale baseball on June 10, class day on Monday, and commencement on Tuesday.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Yale
Lincoln statue unveiling set for Memorial Day in Newark
Memorial day plans in Newark are nearing completion with Colonel Roosevelt as guest of honor for the Lincoln statue unveiling at the courthouse plaza. The common council and G A R committee finalized the celebration arrangements, with Lincoln post in charge of the statue ceremonies.
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Newark
N. J
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Courthouse Plaza
Committee of the Common Council
Lincoln Post Committee
Fire set in a New Jersey school
Police investigate an incendiary attempt at Public School No. 14 in Paterson New Jersey. Fire started in five rooms simultaneously using kerosene oil. Firemen arrived quickly and prevented major damage.
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Paterson
N. J
Union Avenue
Coral Street
Be True to Your Talent and Nature
Inspirational quote urging individuals to stay aligned with inherent gifts and natural path to achieve success. Emphasizes authenticity over chasing external appearances or invented roles. Also warns that choosing a false path leads to vast failure.
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Sydney Smith
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