Troubles of Club Continue
Washington special reports ongoing turmoil at the Metropolitan Club. Rumors link failed membership attempts and high ranking resignations to council pressures. Allegations allege plans to blackball Associate Justice Hughes, though his candidacy has not been presented and friends deny it.
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Taft
Washington
D. C
Martin Littleton
Edwards
Justice Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Hughes
Vice President Sherman Faces Street Baseball Fans in D C
In Washington D C Special Vice President Sherman travels to the Capitol when a group of boys plays baseball in Pennsylvania Avenue. He pauses to scold a boy known as the Guinea Kid and guides the youths to a crossing officer, praising Sherman’s voice at the game afterward.
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Washington, D. C
Sherman
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Ets
Breach of Promise Suit Stems From Dated Courtship
New York special Miss Kathleen Douglas 36 plans to sue December figure George H Hughes octogenarian Oilcloth Trust vice president for 100000 in a breach of promise case. She says she has not seen Hughes since obtaining a marriage license April 15 and the wedding was to be April 19 at Central Presbyterian Church. Hughes disappeared after the license. suit notices served. he may be in Europe.
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Dix
George H. Hughes
Oilcloth Trust
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Croton Falls
Miss Douglas
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Berkeley
Fifth Avenue
Europe
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Comway
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Mushes
Hughes Gilcloth Company
Trust
Bible as Detective and War Dance in Old Chronicle Tale
A pair of short items recount a Native American incident where Fighting Skunk challenges white settlers and is subdued by West who takes the opponent’s weaponry. The second note recalls a 19th century East Anglian thief test using a Bible bound rope and a church key to identify culprits.
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Jessopp
London Chronicle
Labor Leaders Ready for Trial
President Samuel Gompers and fellow AFL leaders John Mitchell and Frank Morrison say they are ready to stand trial on contempt charges from Justice Wright of the DC Supreme Court. Attorneys Davenport Darlington and Beck arrive in Washington as the court’s committee begins its inquiry.
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Washington, D. C
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Federation
Justice Wright
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Daniel Davenport
Bridgeport, Conn
J. J. Darlington
Washington
James M. Beck
New York
Wright
Seventeen Year Locusts Reported Near Richmond
Seventeen year locusts have appeared in Chesterfield county near Richmond, Virginia beyond Falling Creek on the Petersburg electric line. W. J. Stiles of the Standard Paper Co. confirms the advance squad emerged from the earth leaving small holes, with little vegetation damage so far. The sight recalls past locust outbreaks and notes the English sparrow as a common foe.
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Richmond
Chesterfield County
Falling Creek
Petersburg
W. J. Stiles
Stiles
Standard Paper Company
Royal fancy dress ball opens coronation season at Savoy
London. The first great social affair of the coronation season will be the royal fancy dress ball to be given tonight at the Savoy Hotel under the patronage of Princess Christin of Schleswig Holstein. Prince and Princess Alexander of Teck, the Duchess of Trent, and many other nobility attend.
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London
Savoy Hotel
Christinn of
Schlesweigh-lolstein
Alexander of
Teck
Dichess of
Trent
Amended Fighting Skunk's Name Sparks Canyon Incident
A university professor’s discovery of a tribe of wild Indians near Deer Creek canyon north of Chico is linked to a report of rancher R. J. West single-handedly quelling an uprising among the same red men. The incident centers on West’s handling of the youths and the claimed amendment to the creature’s name.
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Skunk
Deer Creek Canyon
Chico
R. J. West
Attempted murder and death at Baltimore surgeon’s home
Miss Hester Friedman died during a tonsil operation by Professor John W. Chambers in Baltimore. Mrs. Joseph Goldberg, Friedman’s sister, attempted to stab the surgeon and later tried to kill herself amid a crowd of about 1,000 outside the house. She fought with poison and and tears before collapsing in the alley. Friedman had suffered long tonsil trouble and sought operation.
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Baltimore
Hester Friedman
John W. Chambers
Joseph Goldberg
Friedman
Dr. Chambers
Mrs Taft Departs For Washington In Weak Condition
Mrs William H Taft left New York this morning for Washington in an apparent weakened state as she entered a car to be driven to the station.
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New York
William_H. Taft
Washington
Baptist Convention Elects Officers in Jacksonville
In Jacksonville Florida Dr K E C Dargan pastor of First Baptist Church Macon Ga was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention over incumbent Joshua Levering. Officers include vice presidents John D Mell H B Mallory C A Carson and W M Whettington. Secre taries are Dr Lansing Burrows and Dr Oliver F Gregory. George W Norton was re elected treasurer and William H Harvey auditor. The convention notes new trustees will be elected from several states and the Foreign and Home Mission reports highlight gifts to missions totaling 460 821 in cash and 8 821 in periodicals with further funds for home and foreign work. Georgia led in contributions with 74 970 followed by Virginia 61 703 and Texas 59 705.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Southern Baptist Convention
KE. C. Duargan
First Baptist Church
Macon
Joshua Levering
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Shriners’ Temple
Levering
Dargan
John D. Mell
Georgia
D. Mallory
Alabama
C. A. Carson
Florida
W. M. Whettington
Greenwood
Miss
Lansing Burrows
Americus
Oliver F. Gregory
Staunton
George W. Norton
Louiville
William H. Harvey
Lewwisville
A. Carson
Kissimmee
HL. A. Sumrall
Shreveport
Theological Seminary
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Virginia
Texas
North Carolina
Tennessee
Missouri
Maryland
District of Columbia
Louisville
Sunday School Board
J. M. Frost
Foreign and Home Mission
R. J. Willingham
Gray
Home Mission Board
Foreign Mission Board
Italy
Africa
China
Pialn
Mexico
Brasil
Argentina
Southern Baptists
Missionary Union reports strong growth and missions gains
The Woman's Missionary Union notes from May 1910 to May 1 1911 total missions gifts of 127900 with Georgia 22725 Virginia 15462 and North Carolina 13790. It highlights needs for homes and chapels for missionaries in China and reports 40719 patients treated by twelve male medical missionaries. A 10000 legacy to the endowment from J C Bush adds to the board.
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Woman's Missionary Union
Georgia
Virginia
North Carolina
China
J. C. Bush
Mobile
Ala
Texas
Lone Star State
Lansing Burrows
Alabama
Maryland
Missouri
Theological Seminary
Mullin
Madison directs move to direct election of U S Senators
Madison Wis special edition reports Wisconsin voters will elect U S Senators directly following a bill sent to the Governor for signature. Candidates for the Legislature must declare support for their party’s choice, signaling expected shift to direct election.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
United States
Washington Etiquette Puzzles Stir Capital Social Code
Harper's Weekly notes Washington society debates a fixed dinner rule and a jungle of precedence questions. The piece suggests the American elite are refining etiquette as the republic evolves, with issues from cabinet ranks to the status of presidential daughters debated in a monarchical fervor.
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Washington
Navy
Supreme Court
Harper's Weekly
Berlin Police Allow Youth to Wear Male Attire Public
Berlin police granted unprecedented permission for young males to wear male attire in public. The report notes the subject is twenty four years old and involved in the unusual policy.
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Berlin
Bily
Collapse Buries Newark Workmen at Clinton Street Site
In Newark New Jersey a three story brick building at Clinton Street 39 41 collapsed trapping several laborers on the second floor. Two men were rescued in serious condition and taken to a hospital. Four or five others are feared dead as police and ambulances search the ruins.
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Newark
N. J
Clinton Street
Marine Officer Franklin Drees Dies by His Own Action
Lieutenant Franklin H. Drees United States Marine Corps was found dead in his room at 116 Second Street Southwest a gas tube connected to an open jet and a blanket over his head to trap fumes. An inquest will be held this afternoon. Drees was born March 3 1551 in Carroll Iowa and began service March 10 Laos with assignments in Annapolis Panama Philippines Washington and Portsmouth NLA.
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RDC
Franklin H. Drees
United States Marine Corps
Second Street
Drees
Carroll
Iown
Laos
Annapolis
Panama
Philippines
Portsmouth
Nla
What shall I do my jewel of a chauffeur has given me notice
A London Opinion line ponders domestic choices after a chauffeur's notice to quit, suggesting a humorous dilemma about marriage as a solution and reflecting civic voice of the period.
The Real Problem in Chivuco News Opinion
A brief fragment notes a debate on love and loyalty with a murmured warning about refusing companionship. It hints at social judgment and personal sentiment without a clear event or named figures. The piece evokes a moody, reflective tone typical of a local column.
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