First international temple of peace cornerstone laid
President Roosevelt to lay the cornerstone of the First international temple of peace in Washington with heads of twenty one republics attending. Carnegie funds and republic contributions back the project as a symbol of Pan American solidarity and future peace.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Root
Nabuco
Brazil
Andrew Carnegie
Cardinal Gibbons
Bishop Cranston
United States Marine Band
American Congress
Vanness
White House
State, War and Navy
Washington
Western Hemisphere
New World
Carnegie
Tropics
Temperate
All America
Rio Grande
Colorado
Plata
North Atlantic
South America
North America
Address to Pan American unity by President and Nabuco
The President praises rapid development from Mexico to South America and lauds Elihu Root’s unique South American tour. Senor Nabuco commends the President and Carnegie, noting Pan American unity and the attraction of a permanent Latin American union seat.
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South America
Mexico
Central
Elihu Root
Root
Central America
Republic
Western Hemisphere
Senor Nabuco
Laurea
South
United States
Carnegie
America
Authorities Reassemble Clues for Jury Deliberation
Authorities arrange clues in a coordinated effort as the jury prepares to hear key evidence. Investigators catalog items and testimony to guide the panel toward a verdict.
Prosperity Men and Roosevelt Meet to Urge Legislation Aid
A National Prosperity Association committee from St. Louis met President Roosevelt in Washington to push for measures to restore prosperity nationwide. E. C. Simmons led the discussion and praised reforms, while urging cautious regulation of industry and continued government action. Also, Senator Raynor moved to authorize a court of inquiry into Col. William F. Stewart’s charges and the House passed amendments banning racetrack gambling in the District of Columbia.
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Washington, D. C
National Prosperity Association of St. Louis
Roosevelt
Frank
E. C. Simmons
Sociation
Simmons
Raynor
William F. Stewart
Ft. Grant
Arizona
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Camp Creek Destruction Leaves North Dakota Town Wiped Out
Deadwood South Dakota May 11. Camp Creek a town of 400 on the Little Missouri river north of here was destroyed by fire two days ago. The loss was 200000 dollars. News brought here by a courier.
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Deadwood
S. D
Night Riders Grave Threats Reach Indiana Farm
A band of marauders from Kentucky damaged Henry Keiser's tobacco beds five miles south of Aurora Indiana and dug a grave on his land. They placed an old sword a box of matches and a note warning that future tobacco growth would lead to Keiser occupying the grave. Farmers fear further trouble.
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Aurora
Ind
Kentucky
Henry Keiser
Keiser
UWA'S INSURANCE KEPT AT HOME
The auditor's annual life insurance report shows a 3 million dollar rise in force last year. Iowa old line companies gained over 2 million, Iowa fraternal orders over 5 million, while outside companies lost heavily with a decrease of over 3 million.
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Des Moines
Iowa Old Line
Iowa
Tornado Report Near Davenport Sparks Fire Wreckage
Davenport Iowa May 11 reports from nearby towns say Cleveland HL four miles north of Colona is burning after a severe storm. A tornado or severe storm blew across between Calona and Green River at 2 15 leaving telegraph and telephone lines down and details unavailable.
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Davenport
Cleveland
Colona
Calona
Green River
American Racers Claim Lead In New York Paris Race
American competitors arrived in Tokio and left for Vladivostok with reporters noting they are 12 000 miles ahead in the New York to Paris automobile race.
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Tokio
New York
Paris
Vladivostok
Lack of Money Saved Him From Fate
George Anderson of Tarkio Missouri recounts his encounter with Mrs Bella Gunness at a Laporte Indiana farm. He says his poverty saved him from murder after responding to her ad two years earlier and believes Gunness is alive and responsible for multiple deaths and arson.
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George Anderson
Tarkio
Rock Island
Chicago
Bella Gunness
Laporte
Ind
Anderson
Monteith
Mich
St. Joseph
Tornado Toll Rises in Oklahoma District
A sequence of tornadoes swept 25 miles around Woodward Oklahoma causing widespread destruction. Arnett Vici Matnard Grand Estelle Cooley Richmond Little Robe Cestos areas reported in ruins. Injuries and several deaths confirmed including Dr Hauser and Mrs Hale. Telegraph lines down and rail service interrupted.
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Woodward
Okla
Arnett
Vici
Hauser
Matnard
Arthur Sibel
Grand
Ellis County
Estelle
Cooley
Richmond
Little Robe
J. E. Hale
Cestos
Dewey County
Weather Outlook Waves Across Iowa and Illinois
Iowa faces tonight showers and thunderstorms mainly in the east and central regions with cooler air moving in from the northwest. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies, while Illinois expects showers and thunderstorms tonight and possibly Tuesday with mild temperatures. Sunrise is 4 35, sunset 7 00, moon set 2 47.
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Iowa
Illinois
Father Shot by Daughter in Iowa Farmhouse Quarrel
Mont Fleming, a farmer near Winthrop in Buchanan county Iowa, was shot in the temple by his 22 year old daughter Maude during a family quarrel. The weapon was a .22 rifle and the bullet remained unrecovered at last report. The daughter was arrested but released by the sheriff presumably on her own recognizance.
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Dubuque
Fleming
Mont Fleming
Winthrop
Buchanan County
Maude
French Mob Seeks Lynching After Jeanne Weber Verdict
In Nancy France a mob attempted to hang Jeanne Weber a murderess who was found guilty of strangling her seven year old son. The enraged crowd moved toward an extrajudicial punishment before authorities intervened.
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Nancy
France
Jeanne Weber
Chicago Labor Men Threaten Strikes In City
Chicago on May 11 faced mounting labor unrest as street car service on the North and West sides was threatened by a potential strike and truck drivers split from their leaders to reject employers' offers to renew last year's pay and conditions.
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Chicago, Ill
Reverends Smith Horst Speak at Foster Baptist Church
Rev. P. D. Smith from Waterloo and H. D. Horst addressed the Foster Illinois Baptist church audience last evening at 7 30 o clock. Smith is a student at Waterloo theological seminary and is visiting Rev. Judson Kempton's home.
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Rev. Smith
Waterloo
P. D. Smith
H. D. Horst
Baptist Church
Foster, Ill
Theological Seminary
Judson Kempton
Mystery After Lake Station Girl Murder
Chicago police report three recent murders. the Lake Station area near Gary, Indiana, has been rocked by fear as a young woman about 25 years old, 5 feet 6 inches, was found buried in an improvised grave in an abandoned part of Lake Cemetery. The body is held in a vault while investigators seek identification.
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Chicago
Ill
Lake Station
Gary
Ind
Lake Cemetery
OUST CHINESE OPIUM DENS IN SHANGHAI SETTLEMENTS
Shanghai officials move to reduce licensed opium houses by twenty five percent starting July 1 1908 with further action to close all licensed dens by December 31 1909 or as early as practicable under council guidance.
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Shanghai
60 000 Firms to Form Allied Trades League
Milwaukee May 11 60 000 big business firms will form a new allied trades league to combat the prohibition wave during the United Brewers association convention June 8 to 10. Maltsters manufacturers of brewing machinery dealers in brewing supplies real estate men contractors builders wagon makers glassmakers insurance men and perhaps barley growers would join ready to mobilize against prohibition.
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Milwaukee
Wis
United Brewers’ Association
The
Allied Trades
Accuse Farm Hand Linked to Gunness Murders
La Porte Indiana May 11 authorities pursue Ray Lamphere as the prime suspect in the Gunness farm killings and the deaths of Mrs Gunness and her two children. The case grows with new depositions and a crowd swarms the ruins for a macabre Roman holiday as officials seek proof the widow survived the fire.
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la Porte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Gunness
Lamphere
Smith
Gunness Farm
Andrew Helgelein
Dr. Myer
Helgelein
William Brogiski
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Ceremo
Nies
Sou
Bureau of American Republics
John Barrett
Theodore Roosevelt
Joaquin Nabuco
Phere
St. Louis
Stewart Case
UWA
Turnado
Oklahoma
Foster
Smutzer
John Larson
Larson
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