Memorial Day Fuses Veterans Honor With Outdoor Sports
Memorial Day blends solemn remembrances with sport as New York and cities nationwide honor fallen soldiers. Races, parades, and public events appear alongside official ceremonies, including Harvard-C Cornell boat race on Lake Casusa and St. Louis balloon race, with new and old veterans marching and wreaths laid at graves.
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Giant's Despair Mountain
Wilkesbarre
Pal
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Conno
Lake Casusa
No Y
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United States Supreme Court
New York
Chicago
New York City
Greatest wheat deal ends in Chicago speculation
May 1 report from Chicago notes the May wheat market closed at 1.94 with James Patten leading the bull campaign from his office. A Chicago trader praised the cash-driven eruption as the largest and most profitable wheat campaign in history, surpassing even Joseph’s Egyptian venture. Patten remained bullish after the close. In Bloomington, railroad porter John Dooley confessed to shooting William Jackson in Marion, Ind., and was brought to Chicago for a hearing.
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James AL Datten
Joseph
Egypt
Patten
Blogioaton
John Dooley
Chicago and Alton
William Jackson
Marion
Ind
Dooley
The Philadelphia Strike Update
Philadelphia May 31 report shows little change in the strike, city cars run around the clock but service remains crippled. No former conductors or motormen have applied to resume their old jobs.
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Philadelphia
National League and American League Baseball Results
Baseball scores from Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis St Paul Columbus Minneapolis and Toledo games with line scores and listed pitchers in the National and American leagues. Highlights include multiple shutouts and close contests with key performances by players named in each batterym line.
Zephyr Tornado Rips Through Texas Village
A Texas tornado struck Zephyr in Brown county at 1 a.m. Sunday, destroying almost fifty homes and triggering a deadly blaze. The death toll rose to 32 with about fifty seriously or fatally wounded and many more injured as emergency crews cared for victims.
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Brownwood
Tex
Zephyr
Brown County
Storm reports from Key West district cite injuries and large losses
Late reports from the storm stricken district near Key West Oklahoma indicate no lives lost, about fifteen injured with two fatally, and property damage expected to be extensive.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Key West
Depositors Arrested in Capital Bank Case In Indianapolis
Paul C Gall a noted Indianapolis tobacco dealer and local political figure was arrested on charges as an accomplice of Max Emmerich the Capital National bank bookkeeper now a fugitive. Gall posted 5000 bond and awaits US commissioner. Harry C Prinzler confessed he acted as a dummy in Gall s credit account. The case centers on November December 1907 overstatements totaling about 2800 dollars as Emmerich allegedly hid discrepancies.
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Paul C. Gall
United States
Max Emmerich
Capital National Bank
Gall
Harry C. Prinzler
East North Street
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Prinzler
Paul Gall
Zeppelin Sets New Airship Distance Record
Berlin reports Count Zeppelin ascended in the airship Zeppelin 11 from Friedrichshafen at 9 42 Saturday night and covered more than four hundred fifty miles before starting the return trip from Bitterfield without landing.
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Berlin
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Bitterfield
Honor for Men of Gettysburg Memorial Dedicated by Taft
At Gettysburg on Memorial Day 190? William H. Taft dedicated a monument to regular army soldiers who fought in the Gettysburg campaign. Helen Taft unveiled the eighty five foot shaft commemorating cavalry artillery and infantry of the regular army with inscriptions detailing losses. About 2,000 regulars were expected, with troops stationed at Fort Meyer Plattsburg Barracks and other districts in Virginia New York Delaware and Maryland.
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Roosevelt postpones departure from Nairobi camp
Former President Roosevelt delays leaving his Nairobi area camp until June 6 due to unfinished packing of animal skins from his party hunt. The delay keeps him in British East Africa longer than planned.
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Kijabo
Ripley County Votes Wet by Narrow Margin
In Batesville and Ripley County Indiana on Saturday May 31 voters approved the wets option. Ripley County tally showed a 4 point margin in favor and Batesville reported about 800 votes for wets.
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Indiana
Batesville
Ind
Ripley County
Exposition Opens. Horse Show Nears Start in Two Weeks
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle is now open. The international horse show begins inland on Wednesday and runs for two weeks.
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Seattle, Wash
Foley Honey and Tar Heals Tough Coughs Quickly
The item touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for hoarse throats bronchitis and stubborn coughs. It asserts the product soothes heals the throat and bronchia tubes and that the genuine article helps coughs disappear. A separate note mentions tariff talks in Congress and a slow legislative pace with many speeches.
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Hoaresneas
Foley
Koley
O. D Kooefel
Moon and Sun Eclipses Set for June
Washington reports two astronomical spectacles next month. A total lunar eclipse on June 3 will darken the moon for about an hour, followed by a total solar eclipse on June 17 visible near the north pole region.
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Washington
North Pole
Compromise Verdict in Jabor Leaders Case
A jury in Chicago returned a compromise verdict finding Martin B. Madden Fred A. Pouchot and Mo J. Hosle guilty of conspiracy to extort from the Joseph Klicka company. Each defendant received a $500 penalty and the long trial concluded after more than two days of deliberation.
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Chicago
Martin B. Madden
Fred A. Pouchot
Mo J. Hosle
Jabor
Joseph Klicka Company
New Discovery Claim Heals Severe Lung Ailments
Exiled Glen Osk resident Mountainair seeks cure for two year cough with a six month stay, claims Dr King 1 New Discovery cured him. Advertises relief for coughs colds hoarseness throat grip bronchitis asthma whooping cough at 50 cents to 1.00 per bottle, guaranteed by Chas L Knoefel.
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Illinois General Assembly Ends After Historic Session
Springfield report recalls the forty sixth Illinois General Assembly closing at 6 45 a m on May 29 with one US senator elected and about one thousand bills rejected. Major actions include a 20 million budget, a medical board reform, a ten hour work day bill, a tuberculosis hospital levy, and a waterway and asylum fight resolved by conference. A fall special session is probable to address primary law issues and other vetoed measures.
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Insurance Man Shoots Self After Poisoning In Mt Carmel
A. F. Stinsel, an insurance man from Mt. Carmel, died at the St George hotel in Evansville after taking poison and then shooting himself. Police say he was on a spree before the fatal act.
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A. F. Stinsel
Mt. Carmel
St. George
Stinsel
Revolt Against President Leguia Suppressed in Peru
Lima May 31 reports say revolutionists under Isaias Pierola seized President Leguia and marched him to a public square to force resignation. Troops were sent to rescue the president and restore order amid the upheaval.
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Peru
Isaias Pierola
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Leguta
Revolt Crushed as President Leguia Seeks Unity
The uprising was suppressed with over forty killed. Order is restored and President Leguia issued a proclamation praising the public for resisting the revolutionary movement and urging continued cooperation in national progress. Several faction leaders have been arrested.
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Stumbling block in railroad firemen strike looms
Officials of the Georgia railroad and the Brotherhood of Firemen spent the day in conference over unresolved strike terms. Commissioner Neill, Chairman Knapp, and S57 art attended. A board of arbitration under the Erdman act is likely to settle remaining disputed points, with retention of Negro firemen the main hurdle.
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Georgia Railroad
The
Brotherhood of Firemen
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Knapp
S57art
Erdman
Longboat Sets World Record in Twelve Mile Race
Terre Haute Ind May 31 Tom Longboat defeated a strong four man relay team at Athletic park in a twelve mile race taking the world record for the distance by a narrow margin. The relay entrants ran seven legs but Longboat finished about a half mile ahead of the trailing team.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Tom Longboat
Athletic Park
Electric Bitters Prove Merited Cure for Dyspepsia
Mrs James Duncan of Haynesville Missouri claims Electric Bitters cured her twenty year battle with dyspepsia and insomnia after other doctors gave up. She is seventy and says she can eat anything again and has regained health and strength. The ad promotes Electric Bitters for indigestion loss of appetite kidney trouble lame back and female complaints with a limited stock at Obas D Kniefel's.
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James Duncan
Haynesville
Obas
D. Kniefel
Stockholders to Elect Officers for Georgetown Bank
Local stockholders of the Georgetown bank plan a Thursday meeting to elect directors and officers. A Third Presbyterian Church gathering tonight will hear a report from women active in last Thursday’s local option election. New Albery Company No. 6 Uniform Bank Knightwoof Pythies plans a North Pearl street street carnival the week of June 7 after a contract with Cosmopolitan Carnival Company.
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Thaoreday
Ace
Third Presbyteriso Church
New Albery Company
Uniform Bank Knightwoof Pythies
Pearl Street
Cosmopolitan Carnival Company
Baseball Scores Thetwood, Jeffs, Browns Victors
Talented Wood defeated Hyde Park 6 to 2 yesterday with five runs in the first inning. Overton homered as the visitors battled in a close game. The Jeffs beat North Vernon 4 to 2 with Dowd of the Jeffs allowing five hits. New Albany Browns beat Imperials 8 to 1 behind Moore who struck out 11 and allowed three hits. Larkins pitched four innings for the Imperials, Jacketon for the Browns hit a two bagger scoring three. Next Sunday the Browns meet the Etreeg Lads of Jeffersonville in Jeffersonville.
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Jeffs
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Mascal
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Arkansas Mob Lynches Joe Blakeley in Portland
A 31 man posse in Portland Arkansas lynched Joe Blakeley brother of Sam Blakeley after he vowed to avenge Deputy Sheriff Cain's death. The killing followed the weekend shooting of Cain and the pursuit of Cain's alleged killer Bud Harper over the Blakeleys dog Trouble.
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Ark
Joe Blakeley
Sam Blakeley
Cain
Here
Bud Harper
Blakeley
Soos Tang Takes The Ball In A Quiet Tennis Bout
The player Soos Tang returns a precise serve and keeps calm on court. After a match against Lennie or baseball, observers note a refreshing, cooling vibe from his sportsmanship.
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