Roosevelt Victory Dominates Ohio Primary As Taft Trails
Ohio results show Roosevelt leading Taft by about 20,000 votes for the Republican presidential delegates with Harmon likely to gain more delegates than Roosevelt. Taft carries few districts while Roosevelt dominates many counties. Harmon appears set to boost his Baltimore convention slate. Democratic gains show Harmon leading Wilson and Bryan in national vote centers.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Democratic Party
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Fulton County
Clarke
Bryan
Adams County
Cincinnati
Congress
House of Representatives
Suffragette Leaders Found Guilty in London Conspiracy Case
Mrs Pankhurst and Mr and Mrs Pethwick Lawrence were convicted of conspiracy and incitement to damage property over the March 1 window smashing. They received nine months in prison with a leniency recommendation. Justice Coleridge ordered the non labor division confinement. Annie Pankhurst had earlier been jailed for damage to property and faces related sentencing.
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London
Pankhurst
Pethwick Lawrence
Votes For Women
Coleridge
Annie Pankhurst
Alrs. Lawrence
Crystabel Pankhurst
Roosevelt Declares Ohio Result Settles Contest
From Oyster Bay May 22 Col Roosevelt hails Ohio votes as decisive in the presidential contest. He says the deliberate verdict of the people, not party bosses, yields victory and blocks opponents from contesting at Chicago. Taft returns to Washington planning New Jersey trip for next primaries.
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Roosevelt
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Oyster Bay
N.Y
Ohio
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Chicago
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Indiana
Kentucky
United States
Walter Brown
New Jersey
Canadian Women in Council Opens Annual Meeting
Delegates from many parts of Canada gather in London Ontario for the nineteenth annual meeting of the National Council of Women. The week long program features a supper and reception for Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Connaught, honorary president of the council.
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Ont
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National Council of Women
Duchess of Connaught
Unionists Want Admiralty Lore Back In Ranks
A summary notes that the Pall Mall Gazette sketches Win stone Churchill's career and the Daily Chronicle suggests Unionists hope he returns to the floor of the house. The Liberal paper argues Churchill is the right man at the Admiralty for radicals tied to Peace retrenchment reform.
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London
Winstone Churchill
Pall Mall Gazette
Daily Chronicle
Liberal
Chronicle
Ireland
Admiralty
New Zealand Cruise Move Seen as Hostile to Germany
Berlin may 22 the Taceliche Rundsgebau argues that New Zealand placing a cruiser at the disposal of the British Admiralty proves Britain remains hostile to Germany the report notes.
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Taceliche Rundsgebau
New Zealand
Admiralty
Britain
Germany
Mounted Police Recruitment Struggles in Ottawa
Ottawa May 22 The Northwest Mounted Police report great difficulty securing new recruits for the force. Inspector Gordon now in the Maritime Provinces says it is nearly impossible to find applicants meeting the required efficiency and intelligence levels. He cites inadequate remuneration compared with other rising opportunities.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Ottawa
Northwest Mounted Police Department
Gordon
Maritime Provinces
French Sailor Found With Reversed Internal Organs
A Petrie battleship sailor, after five years in the navy, is in a Paris medical ward where doctors discovered his heart is on the right side and all other organs are mirrored on the opposite side. He had complained of ill health and was found to have the liver on the left side and organs twisted.
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Paris
Petrie
Navy
Russian Ambassador to Germany Dies in Berlin
Monte Carlo May 22 Count Dmitrije Von Der Osten Sacken Russian Ambassador to Germany and dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Berlin died today in his 52nd year. He entered diplomacy in 1853 and earned the title of count at Sevastopol. He served in the Crimean War and later remained in Russia’s foreign service, becoming ambassador to Germany in 1895 and retaining the post after a severe paralytic stroke for 17 years.
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Dmitrijevitch von der Osten Sacken
Germany
Berlin
Count von der Osten Sacken
Sebastopol
St. Petersburg
German Empire
Port Bolivar Line to Begin Operation This Week
Austin May 23 Arrangements are under way to place the new Port Bolivar and Iron Ore railroad in operation by week’s end. The line runs from Longview to Cass County iron ore fields where Charles M Schwab and associates are developing extensive properties. It will operate as part of the Texas and Gulf division of the Santa Fe system.
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Texas
Port Bolivar
Longview
Cass County
Charles M. Schwab
King Opens Big Flower Show at Chelsea Exposition
London May 22 The King officiated today at the opening of the International Horticultural Exhibition on the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The event is described as the largest of its kind, with displays occupying nearly twenty five acres, about seven acres under canvas.
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London
Royal Hospital
Chelsea
Fire Still Burns Onboard British Steamer Alexandria
Steamer Alexandria off Mobile Alabama continues to burn after a tire outbreak in the hold. The ship laden with cotton lumber and naval stores was to sail to Liverpool when the blaze flared and crews fought to contain it.
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Liverpool
Ottawa Railways Chief Engineer Resignation Stated
Ottawa report says no official notice of resignation from Chief Engineer Chas Bruce of the Hudson Bay survey, despite a Lepas despatch claiming he has resigned.
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Ottawa
Department of Railways
Chas, Bruce
Hudson Bay Survey
Lepas
Canada Conference decries militarism spirit
Vancouver report says the B. C. Methodist Conference at Victoria last night passed a resolution opposing the encouragement of militarism across Canada.
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Vancouver
B. C
B. C. Methodist
Victoria
Carstairs Named Chief Inspector of Ontario Customs
Ottawa May 22. S Carstairs long time chief Conservative organizer in Ontario is appointed Chief Inspector of Customs for Ontario to succeed the late Alexander MacKay of Hamilton.
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Ont
S. Carstairs
Ontario
Customs
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Alexander MacKay
Hamilton
Vancouver Clerk Sentenced to Three Years for Theft
W J Keist, a 22 year old registered letter clerk in Vancouver, BC, pleaded guilty to theft yesterday and was sentenced today to three years in prison. He had served six years at the post office.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Vancouver
B. C
W. Jd. Keist
Conductor Jim Foley Fatally Injured Boarding Train
Fort Frances Ontario May 22 Jim Foley long time conductor on the Canadian Northern Railway lies at death with injuries from a Rainy River accident after slipping while attempting to board his freight train.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Fort, Frances
Ont
Jim Foley
Canadian Northern Railway
Rainy River
Merry Chase by Police After B C Indian Outlaws
Clinton British Columbia May 22 men and extra horses chased Paul and Spintla desperados pursued by constables and posse after a murder. Trackers following a bloodhoundlike trail have sighted the quarry and will press the pursuit through night camps and frost covered dawns with Superintendent Campbell directing additional constables to tighten the cordon.
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Paul
Spintla
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Bridge Creek
Campbell
Minimum Wage Below Reasonable Living Figures
The Miners Federation, meeting this week, adjourned after a unanimous resolution protesting lower than living wages set by district boards. The federation will urge government action and reconvene to press for a higher minimum wage for miners.
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English Miners Federation
London
Miners’ Federation
CW. A. PL
Federation
Western Canada Cold Storage to Run Medicine Hat Plant
The Western Canada Cold Storage and Packing Co Ltd led by Capt D M Bruce and N B Nichol has taken possession of the Medicine Hat packing plant. The firm plans cash financing, bricking boilers, setting up engines, and installing an ammonia system to enable immediate operation focused on packing meats and storing produce. Bruce and Nichol aim to involve farmers in hog and poultry raising for profit.
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D. M. Bruce
N. B. Nichol
Medicine Hat
Capt. Bruce
Centr. Packing Co
Dominion
Bruce
Wheat and grain prices advance on North American markets
Winnipeg and Minneapolis grain prices show May wheat opening higher with gains across old and new contracts. Oats and flax move within narrow ranges as cash prices list No. 1 Nor and No. 2 CW oats and flax strong on May contracts. Chicago closes with May wheat near 108 3-8 and September around 103 5-8, signaling firm grains trading across regions.
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CW. A. P. Dispatch
Winnipeg
WRECK AT WHITE RIVER DELAYS CP TRAINS
Winnipeg reports a collision between a freight and stock train near White River Ontario caused main line tie up. Through passenger and freight trains east and westbound on the Canadian Pacific Railway are cancelled due to the disruption.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Winnipeg
White River
Ont
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Cadets Parade Before Royal Figures
Canadian cadets yesterday paraded before Princess Louise and the Duke of Argyle in London. They also visited Lord Strathcona, highlighting a ceremonial review by prominent figures.
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Cc. A. P. Cable
London
Princess Louise
Duke of Argyle
Lord Strathcona
Dominion Elections Inside Year
The Toronto Star reports rising talk of a general election in Canada within a year. John Stewart of Ottawa predicts dissolution and an early vote after Parliament’s forthcoming program. Provincial results in Quebec and Saskatchewan could shape the government’s timing.
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