France Fights Strike as Clemenceau Holds Government Line
In Paris a chaotic session of the chamber of deputies backed Premier Clemenceau by 454 to 39 on the postal strike policy and by 365 to 159 on general confidence. The government argued postal workers have no right to strike while the strike movement aims to widen rapidly, with mixed signals about future moves.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Clemenceau
Chamber
M. Harton
The
Seife
France
National League baseball results and standings summary
National League games spread across Boston Philadelphia Chicago Detroit St Paul Kansas City Minneapolis and Milwaukee with multiple scores and battery lines listed for each matchup. Notable names include Campbell McLean Ferguson Mattern Bowerman Moore Doom Willis Leever Gibson White Sullivan Johnson Burns Hughes Gray Street Suggs Willett Donovan Schmidt Manning Warhop Kleinow Blair Leroy Hall Kilroy Carisch Slagel Cheney Shaw Swan Ritter Upp Brown James Cates Block Hogg Peitz Curtis Dougherty Hoatetter West McSurdy Abbott.
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Boston
Campbell
McLean
Ferguson
Mattern
Bowerman
Philadelphia
R.H E
Pittsburg
Moore
Doom
Willis
Leever
Gibson
St. Paul
Rhle
Ngaygad
Indianapolis
Leroy
Hall
Kilroy
Carisch
Slagel
Cheney
Shaw
Kansas City
R.H.E. Kansas City
Columbus
Swan, Ritter
Upp
Brown
James
Minneapolia
R.H.E
Minneapolis
Louisville
Cates
Block, Hogg
British Ironmakers Hear US Expert On Rust Causes
The Iron and Steel Institute of Great Britain opens its annual meeting in London with Dr. Allerton S. Cushman of the US Department of Agriculture delivering a principal address. Cushman reports on rust causes from electrolysis and paints that show rust resistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Iron and Steel Institute of Great Britain
Allerton S. Cushman
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Cushman
Doubt Casts Shadow On Carrie D. Knowles Crew Tale
Report from Caracas says word of the five year captivity of the Carrie D. Knowles crew is unverified. American officials in Venezuela and at La Guaira have no record or knowledge supporting the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Island of
St. Vincent
Carrie D. Knowles
Provincetown
Mass
Legation
Foreign Office
Elisha Payne
W. W. Russell
la Guaira
Mars Polar Cap Rift Report From Lowell Observatory
Professor Percival Lowell reports two rifts in the south polar cap of Mars observed from Flagstaff Arizona. The rifts were noted as the cap suddenly disappearing, with the snowlike cap presumed to melt away.
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Heston
Mass
Mars
Percival Lowell
Flagstaff
Arizona
Lowell
Body of Ben Fuller Recovered After River Drowning
In Terre Haute Indiana on May 14 the floated body of Ben Fuller was found last night near Park street about a mile below the motor boat accident site where Fuller and Mrs Oria Tomlinson died.
Wright brothers return to Dayton after European trip
Booming cannons and brass bands welcomed Wilbur Orville and Katherine Wright in Dayton on May 14. A crowd at the union station and a large West Side reception greeted the aviators before they visited their shop to view ongoing work on several machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Wilbur
Orville
Katherine Wright
Europe
Union Station
National Military Home
Wrights
West Side
Wright
Ten Dayton Boys
Edgar Ellis
Wright Brothers
Old Man Freed After 31 Years In Iowa Prison
James R. Saunders alias William B. Glyndon was released on gubernatorial pardon after thirty-one years for the alleged Grundy county murder of a fourteen year old girl. The 71-year-old Civil War sharpshooter and pensioner saved $1800 in prison. He hid his eastern Ohio family name for decades and hopes to reunite with relatives in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
James R. Saunders
William B. Glyndon
Grundy County
Saunders
Hale and Hearty
Ohio
Glyndon
Familly
Ohio man sues Muncie Hospital for malpractice
Fay Boaser of Wood county Ohio files in federal court in Fort Wayne Indiana a $15,000 malpractice suit against the Muncie Hospital company. He claims injuries from field work left him crippled and a nervous wreck after neglect while a patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Fay Boaser
Wood County
Ohio
Muncie Hospital Company
Muncie
Bossler
Olields
Sherman Beats Travis For Chevy Chase Open Lead
T M Sherman of Utica New York son of the vice president defeated Walter J Travis former amateur golf champion to win the cup for best score in the qualification rounds of the Chevy Chase open spring tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Sherman
Travis
Washington
T. M. Sherman
Utica
N. Y
Walter J. Travis
United States
Bailey’s call to jail steel trust leaders in Senate tariff debate
Senator Bailey denounces United States Steel as violating anti trust laws and predicts dissolution of the steel trust if lawmen act. He urges penitentiary punishment over fines and warns that reform could reshape party leadership as the public demands justice and liberty over wealth.
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Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Bailey
Senate
Steel Trust
Steel Corporation
Mr. Bailey
Senate OKs Ore Duty 25 Cents A Ton In Break With Party Lines
Washington May 14 The committee amendment making ore duty 25 cents per ton passed the Senate 61 to 27, with 17 Democrats voting aye alongside Republicans and 12 Republicans voting no with Democrats. The House had previously set the article at free. Democratic names voting for the amendment include Bacon Batley Chamberlain Clay Daniel Fletcher Foster Frazier Johnston McEnery Martin Paynter Simmons Stone Taliaferro Taylor Tillman. Republicans voting against were Beveridge Borah Bristow Brown Burkett Cummins Curtis Dolliver Dupont Gamble La Follette Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Bacon
Batley
Chamberlain
Clay
Daniel
Fletcher
Foster
Frazier
Johnston
Ala
McEnery
Martin
Paynter
Simmons
Stone
Taliaferro
Taylor
Tillman
Beveridge
Borah
Bristow
Brown
Burkett
Cummins
Curtis
Dolliver
Dupont
Gamble
la Follette
Nelson
Earthquakes Continue Shaking Ecuador Across Regions
Guayaquil reports a continuing sequence of earthquakes over the last fortnight with a further slight shock felt yesterday. Jipijapa in Manabi province also reports shocks since the first of the month growing stronger in recent days. Quito dispatch notes quakes yesterday and a seismograph recorded very strong shocks in the West Indies region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Jipijapa
Manabi
Quito
Mweat Indies
Man Killed by Big Four Train Near Mattoon
Mattoon Illinois May 14 William Jones aged sixty six was killed by a Big Four train west of the city He had left the employment of farmer Frank Sweeney and said he had a daughter living near Brazil Indiana but did not give her name
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Mattoon
Ill
William Jones
Frank Sweeney
Brazil
Ind
Tewfik Pasha Appointed Ambassador to London
Tewfik Pasha, the late Turkish grand vizier, has been appointed as ambassador in London, signaling a significant diplomatic posting amid historic Turkish leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tewfik Pasha
London
Egg-O-See Wheat Flakes Ad Promotes Strength
An old advertisement touts Egg-O-See Wheat Flakes as a light yet strengthening breakfast. It claims wheat contains essential body elements and promises easy digestion, energizing the day and reducing nervousness while urging readers to look for the E-C Mark.
Ettelson bill passes Illinois Senate on schoolbook pricing
Illinois Senate votes 48 to 0 for the Ettelson bill after a Chicago gauge scandal. The law sets maximum prices for textbooks, bars collusion, restricts local boards from overpricing, and requires standards from samples. publishers face state ban for infractions and boards may change texts only every four years.
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Springfield
Chicago
Illinois State Senate
Ettelson
Boards of Education
Caldwell case sparks cross state pursuit in Indiana
Gustav Remy of Elizabeth town aided by local officers attempted to catch Charles W. Caldwell a Caldwell attorney accused of plotting to run off with his sixteen year old daughter Remy waited at the rendezvous point when Caldwell appeared he fired but the lawyer fled into darkness This Caldwell had recently tried to oust Secretary Knox from the cabinet Caldwell's wife filed for divorce as neighbors in Elizabethtown grew more angry over the alleged enticement of Miss Remy.
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Columbus
Ind
Charles W. Caldwell
Gustav Remy
Elizabethtown
Caldwell
Remy
Washington
Knox
King James Wins Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park
Belmont Park May 14 King James carried 125 pounds and led from the far turn to win the Metropolitan handicap by six lengths as Fayette and Juggler followed. The favorite dominated the race with a clear margin to the finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmont Park
King James
Fayette
Juggler
Foley's Kidney Remedy Advertisement Claim
An advertisement promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy as a health product. It claims to tone kidneys and bladder, purify blood, restore health and strength, and notes it is pleasant to take with no harmful drugs. Signed by O. D. Knoefel.
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Foley
O. D. Knoefel
Turco Bulgarian Protocol Approved by Chamber of Deputies
The chamber of deputies in Constantinople approved the Turko-Bulgarian protocol by 121 to 34 in secret session. It settles all claims from Bulgaria's independence proclamation and also elected two deputies, a Muslim and a Christian, to join the government inquiry into the Adana massacres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Chamber of Deputies
Bulgaria
Adana
New Discovery Cures Severe Coughs and Lung Ailments
A Mountaineer exile’s two year cough cured after taking Dr King s New Discovery. The advertisement claims the remedy relieves coughs colds hoarseness sore throats grip bronchitis hemorrhages asthma croup and Whooping cough. Bottle 1.00 with free bottle offer guaranteed by Chas D Knoefel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Oak
Obla
Wasan
Mountaineir
G A R Encampment Badges Highlight Crawfordsville Preparations
Crawfordsville Ind May 14 Thousands of badges for the Indiana G A R encampment to be held next week have arrived with about 1500 for delegates. The bronze delegate badges and antique gold souvenirs feature Crawfordsville Civil War generals Lew Wallace E R S Canby Mahlon B Manson and William H Morgan with the legend Crawfordsville Heroes and Department of Indiana G A R May 1909. The event promises 26000 visitors as Crawfordsville anticipates a gala welcome with W R C assistance providing private rooms for guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Lew Wallace
E. R. S. Canby
Mahlon B. Manson
Wiliam H. Morgan
John P. Hawkins
Indianapolis
Department of Indiana
Railroads seek ruling on liquor sales in dry Indiana counties
Indianapolis May 14 The attorney general has been asked by Winston Payne Strawn Shaw of Chicago to rule if railroads may sell intoxicants on dining and buffet cars while passing through counties voted dry under Indiana's county option law The firms want to know if the state license granted under the 1907 act can stand when a county prohibits such sales Only four roads have renewed licenses nine were licensed last year and the issue centers on license validity in dry counties through which trains operate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
James Hingham
Winston, Payne, Strawn & Shaw
Chicago
Indiana
Medal Awarded to Dunkirk Soldier for Bravery in Philippines
Washington May 14 The War Department announced Amos Weaver of Dunkirk Indiana received a medal for conspicuous bravery in the Philippines. Weaver formerly sergeant of Company F Thirty sixth United States Infantry. Records show on November 5 1899 he attacked fifteen insurgents single handed and alone dislodging them killing four and wounding several others.
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Indiana
Washington
War Department
Amos Weaver
Dunkirk
Ind
Philippines
Weaver
Indianapollo horse dealer injured by frightened horse in Mattoon
In Mattoon Illinois on May 14 C A Selz a dealer in Indianapollo horses was thrown to the pavement when a frightened horse he rode attached to a $500 animal bolted toward a passing train. The horse was killed after the animal darted between two box cars. Former Nebraska governor Lorenzo Crownie has died at his Omaha home.
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Mattoon
C. A. Selz
Indianapollo
Selz
Lorenzo Crownie
Nebraska
Omaha
Yale and the Administration Rough Rider Statesmen
Washington May 14. A special dispatch claims former President Roosevelt favored Rough Riders in appointments and suggests Taft might favor Yale graduates. The piece notes taft loyalists seek Yale influence, cites a delicate case of lumber mill owner W S Harlan facing prison for peonage, and discusses broader business, tariff, and census appointment issues with named figures such as Charles W. Arthur.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Yale
Taft
Taft. and If A Man Was Fortunate Enough To Be In the Class With Mr. Taft
William Howard Taft
Alabama
Florida
W.S. Harlan
Covington
Ala
Russell
Harlan
United States
Tillman
McCumber
Senate
Nelson
Minnesota
Tishnan
South Carolina
Local notices and court actions headline busy week
Obituaries funeral for Peter Clemenson. heed to local option address at DePesw Memorial church next Sunday. Legal actions include suit by John T Kinaseo against United Gas and Electric for 950000 injuries from a live guy wire. Wages dispute at McKinley Bordes plant and contractor suit over West Main street improvements.
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Asura Smith
Sanday
DePesw Memorial Cherch
Mre
Genith
Asd
John W. Kinaseo
John T. Kinman
United Gas and Electric Company
Main End
Maris & Trusty
Peter Clemenson
Constitution Street
Frank T. Porter
the Park Christian Church
Hope Lodge
Friendship Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association
Fairview Cemetery
The Separation in a Louisiana Lodge Ball
In a humorous tale from the New Orleans Post Dispatch inspired column Brother Smathers recounts a staged secession in a lodge hall. A striped vest gentleman collects two bits from men and ten cents from boys and then vanishes after announcing a planned soul separation.
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Smathers
Buckaloo
Jessah
Louis Post-Dispatch
Woman Credits Dyspepsia Cure For 20 Years Of Ill Health
Mrs James Duncan of Haynesville Maine says Dyspepsia was her worst foe for two decades. After failing remedies and several doctors, Electric Bitters restored her health allowing her to eat again at 70. Also advertised is a remedy line including digestion appetite kidney back and female complaints with limited sale at Knoeffer’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Duncan
Haynesville
Chas. D. Knoeffel
Vienna Decked in Flags and Evergreen Bedeckment
Vienna is gaily bedecked with flags and evergreens today in honor of a national event. Two dead and a third wounded follow a pistol fight at a wild west show in Los Angeles. President Tucker of Dartmouth plans to close official duties June 15. James J. Hill met with the White House, expressing optimism about the outlook. Lillian Nordica will retire from performance after her marriage to banker George M. Young next spring. Elmer Dover is expected to be appointed national bank examiner for New York. Indictments against lawyer John C. Davis and his brother Martin T. Davis allege embezzlement and misappropriation in Washington.
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Vienna
Welet
Los Angelo
Tex
William Jewett Tucker
Dartmouth College
James J. Hill
White House
Lillian Nordica
George M. Young
Elmer Dover
Republican National Committee
New York
John C. Davie
Martin T. Davis
Washington
Peace Society calls for arms reduction at eighty first meeting
The American Peace Society meeting in Boston reports opposition to expanding armaments. Secretary Benjamin F. Trueblood urges limitation and gradual reduction of national armaments as a duty of all governments party to The Hague conventions. Robert Treat Payne is elected president in Chicago. Traders note Kansas rainfall as wheat prices fall and close steady to lower than Wednesday.
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Boston
American Peace Society
Benjamin F. Trueblood
Robert Treat Payne
Chicago
Board of Trade
Kansas
Floating a Whale in Whale Hunt Technique
The text describes hoisting a whale to the surface using a pulley and winch, then cutting the flukes, inflating the carcass with air via a rubber hose and a perforated steel spear, plugging the incision, and setting the buoyed carcass adrift for later retrieval.
Market Quotions from Indianapolis to Toledo Grain and Livestock
Indianapolis grain and livestock prices show wheat at 1.40 to 2.14 in Toledo and Chicago, corn around 76 to 78 cents, oats near 56 to 60 cents, and livestock bids across Cincinnati New York East Buffalo and Chicago with hogs at about 4.00 to 7.50, cattle mainly 2.25 to 7.25, and lambs up to 9.30. Receipts include hogs 8,000 and cattle 1,800 across markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Timothy
Chicago
New York
East Buffalo
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition travel notice
Monon Route offers $6765 to Seattle and return for Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition travel from June 1st to October 16th. Contact telephone Monon route for information. Agent WH Bavigs.
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Alaska
Yukon
Seattle, Wash
Seattle
Jane I
Bavigs
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