Taft key figure at World Sunday School meet
President Taft dominates the World Sunday School association session in Washington with a 6000 strong crowd. He calls the Bible school a major instrument of moral and religious uplift and cites youth as pivotal for future reform. The convention faces a race issue as local negro teachers protest exclusion from a men’s Bible class parade.
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Washington
Taft
World’s
Sunday School Association
Bible School
District of Columbia
United States
Lynching of 18-year-old in Albany over assault attempt
In Albany Georgia a mob hanged Charlie Wilson an 18 year old Negro after he abducted and attempted to assault the 8 year old daughter of Henry Tison. Wilson was seized from a bailiff before jail and hanged beside a main road his body riddled with bullets. Local Negroes showed little concern over the lynching.
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Albany
Henry Tison
Baker County
Charlie Wilson
Newton
Wilson
Tison
Knights of Pythias adjourns. Baton Rouge chosen for next meeting
The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias grand domain of Louisiana adjourned after electing officers for the year and selecting Baton Rouge as the site of the next meeting. Bogalusa was a strong contender but lost by a narrow margin.
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Lake Charles
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
Grand Domain
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Bogalusa
First Shipment of Peaches From Arp Texas
Palestine Texas reports the first peaches shipped this week two crates are sent to Houston and San Antonio from Arp in Smith County prospects are good for a large crop and soon the crop will move in carload lots
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Palestine
Texas
Houston
San Antonio
Arp
Smith County
Alvin schoolhouse bonds approved for registration
The attorney general's department approved for registration $22,000 in city of Alvin schoolhouse bonds at ten-forties 5 percent.
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Austin
Texas
Attorney General’s Department
Seven Boilers Explode at Canton Plant Killing Dozens
A boiler explosion at the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company plant in Canton Ohio killed about thirty workers and injured around fifty others. Many bodies were mutilated and scattered. officials say several may die. The blast sent debris miles away, with employers and families rushing to hospitals and homes in search of relatives.
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Canton
Ohio
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
George M. Lemley
George Royer
Charles DeWitt
Walter Ringenberger
George Bole
Charles Brown
J. Henry
North Industry
Jack Wheeland
Harry ‘“Hisley
H. Lothamar
Pete Woolfgoof
Ash Wheeler
F. Dunlap
Charles Richards
First Canteloupes Arrive in San Antonio Carload
A carload of cantaloupes, the first shipment of any size to reach San Antonio, came from Laredo via the International and Great Northern. The crop is late due to drought but railroads expect melons to move briskly in ten days and watermelons around June 1.
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San Antonio
Tex
Laredo
International & Great Northern
Bank Robbery Fails in Wapawhucka Runaway Duel
Four robbers fought a running gun battle with a citizen posse in Wapawhucka Oklahoma after an failed attempt to loot the Peoples' National Bank. A pursuer was wounded, the robbers wrecked the vault with dynamite, and cut telegraph and telephone lines before escaping on a hand car.
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Wapawhucka
Okia
Peoples’ National Bank
Uvalde County Streams Rise After Heavy Thursday Rain
Heavy rains hit Uvalde County Texas on Thursday causing streams to rise to levels not seen in fifteen years. Leona River water stands two feet over the wagon bridge while prospects improve for a hefty corn crop and summer range conditions.
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Uvalde County
Uvalde
Tex
Leona
Rain Boosts Crops Across Ballinger Area
Reports from Ballinger Texas and surrounding counties note a good rain bringing favorable crop conditions. Farmers expect sizable gains as soil moisture improves and pastures recover, signaling strong potential yields for the season.
Rivers Swell As Rain Rises Brazos Waters
Rivers Snelling Hearne Texas report a rise of several feet in the Big and Little Brazos due to two days of widespread rains across the region.
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Snelling
Hearne
Tex
Little Brazos
Congressmen Nervous Over Postal Savings Bank Bill Clash
Washington reports sharp splits among lawmakers as the house debates the postal savings bank bill and related appropriations. Democrats and insurgents oppose changes, while Republicans face a caucus split between Eastern and Western members over deposit requirements and banking impacts. The outcome remains uncertain as leaders push for passage or altered forms.
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Postal Savings Bank
Committee On Post Offices and Post Roads
House
Tornado Hits Oklahoma Towns Wiping McCarty Off Map
A Friday tornado devastated Maysville and nearby McCarty, leaving several dead as the region suffered extensive destruction. Wires were down and details were scarce amid one of the area’s worst hailstorms.
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Pauls Valley
Maysville
McCarty
Patents issued to Texans listed in Washington docket
The Washington patent docket cites Texans named John Barry Jr Antelops Marcus S Clarke Houston David G Galbraith Mineral Wells David P Gilstrap Brownwood Samuel M Hopkins Emhouse Joseph Michalka F A Michalka Cameron Otto Nuernberge Comfort for several inventions including a detachable neck yoke a clinch and pinch bar a paper clip a fish net churn stalk cutter and a pump attachment.
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Washington
John Barry, Jr
Marcuss. Clarke
Houston
David G. Galbraith
David P. Gilstrap
Samuel M. Hopkins
Emhouse
Joseph Michalka
F. A. Michalka
Cameron
Otto Nuernberge
Rainfall Brings Relief to Waelder Farmers
A light to moderate rain began Tuesday in Waelder Texas and continued through the day with prospects of more rain. The soaking is welcomed as the ground had dried and corn crops and livestock will benefit from the moisture.
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Tariff Board
Congress
Fitzgerald
New York
Tawney
Committee On Appropriations
Waelder
Texas
Two Explosions Kill Hundreds at Cuban Barracks
In Pinar del Rio Cuba two dynamite blasts level the rural guard barracks killing about 100 and wounding nearly that number. Most victims are rural guards with many families and civilians among the dead. Cause under investigation with dynamite removal ongoing at the site.
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Havana
Pinar del Rio
Public Works Department
Parker
Eleventh Cavalry
70000 Get Wage Increase at Standard Oil Across U S
A voluntary wage increase at Standard Oil affects about 70 000 workers nationwide with raises from 6 to 10 percent retroactive to May 1. Office staff are excluded, and most beneficiaries are laborers across company works and factories including subsidiaries, boosting annual payroll by an estimated 6 to 10 million dollars.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
United States
Navy gunboat blocks Bluefields bombardment plan
Commander Gilmer of the Paducah warned General Irias that no bombardment of Bluefields will be permitted and no armed conflict within the city will be allowed He also notified Generals Estrada and Madriz of the same restraint The Venus with 300 men had reached Bluefields and a surrender demand was issued through the Paducah and the consulate to protect American lives and property.
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Washington
Gilmer
United States
Paducah
General Irias
Venus
Bluefields
Nicaragua
General Estrada
Madriz
Irias
Estrada
Moffat
Woman killed by lightning in Texas storm
During a heavy thunder and rain storm Mrs. John Bagwell was killed by lightning believed to have struck through a telephone wire into the house. She leaves a husband and several small children.
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Hockley
Tex
Middleton
J. L. House
Redias
John Bagwell
Morgan City Confronts Drought as Water Is Drawn from River
Morgan City Louisiana endures drought with cisterns dry and cattle and crops suffering. The city provides water from the river using fire engines to aid residents and farms.
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Morgan City
A $100 Typewriter For 17 Cents a Day
The Oliver Typewriter offers a $100 machine for 17 cents a day with features like Balance Shift and Automatic Tabulator. Demand floods in from all walks of life as the sales plan proves wildly popular and signals the era of universal typewriting.
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Agaim
Oliver
Oliver Typewriter
Universal Typewry
Oliver Typewriter sales pitch promises easy income at home
The Oliver Typewriter ad touts money making potential for beginners and experts, claiming high salaries and a booming demand. It frames the machine as essential for home use and education, urging readers to request details and a free catalog.
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Oliver
America
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