Fort in Managua Explodes Killing Eighteen Soldiers
Special to The New York Times reports an explosion at Las Lomas fortifications near Managua on May 31 killing eighteen soldiers and damaging the Presidential Palace. The event follows political upheaval with Estrada out and Gen. Mena wielding real power amid Liberal Conservative tensions.
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New York Times
Managua
Nicaragua
Las Lomas
Estrada
Luis Mena
Seriars
Orleans
Mena
Republic
Riot in Lisbon Quelled After Post-Election Turmoil
In Lisbon on May 31 a crowd mobbed officers of the newspaper Dia before Civil Governor intervention. An official note reports British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey informing the Portuguese representative in London that Britain will recognize the Portuguese Republic once the constitution is voted. Foreign Minister Machado says the Constituent Assembly opens June 19 and the constitution will be voted by month’s end. The Chamber will then elect a President of the Republic.
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Lisbon
Dia
Edward Grey
London
Machado
Mrs Colter's Trunk Stolen At Cos Cob Station
Evening gowns silk undergarments street gowns automobile veils and linen goods were stolen from a Cos Cob railroad station trunk Tuesday night. Burglars described as Frank Lee and James Smith of West Thirty-fifth Street New York were stopped at 4 30 AM. An imported hat from Sound Beach station was taken and shipped to Mrs J H Colter of St Marks Place Brooklyn daughter of Eugene Blackford. Sound Beach station master reports missing pennies and rings.
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New York Times
Greenwich
Court
Coscobd
New York
Frank Lee
James Smith
West Thirty-fifth Street
Coscob
Sound Beach
J. H. Colter
St. Mark’s Place
Brooklyn
Eugene Blackford
Ot Giars
Dreamland Ruins Plundered Near Dreamland Pier Theft of Copper Wire
Police hunt a four masted schooner crew after they stripped copper wire from the Dreamland ruins near the Dreamland pier as a fire raged. Loss estimated at 300000 with insul ation burned off. Five Italian junkmen arrested and more in Brooklyn. Dreamland operations resume with Diving Girls show. fire cause investigations continue.
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Coney Island
Dreamland
Dreamland Pier
Ocean
Sergt
Frederick Klinsk
William Ellis
Samuel W. Gumpertz
Hamilton Avenue
Brooklyn
Dreamland Company
Seaside Park
Brophy
Samuel H. Gumpertz
Dreamand
Hammond quits Yale School in mining department split
John Hays Hammond resigns from Yale Sheffield Scientific School after conflict between Prof Huntoon and director Prof Chittenden. He joins Huntoon in severing ties, ending major funding alongside Frederick Vanderbilt. They plan to align with a Western institution, Hammond travels to England for George V coronation.
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Spegia
New York Times
New Aven
Conn
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale
Louis D. Huntoon
John Hays Hammond
Huntoon
Russell H. Chittenden
Sheffield
Hammond
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Messrs. Hammond
Will contest in Alfred Maine over Mrs Bull's will resuming
In Alfred Maine, May 31, Mrs Ole Bull Vaughn contends her mother Mrs Ole Bull's will, made a day before July 14, 1910, is being challenged. Judge Hobbs heard testimony from J H G Thorp, executor, about timing and communications including a March 1910 letter to the mother.
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New York Times
Alfred
Ole Bull
J. H. G. Thorp
Nathaniel Hobbs
Olea Bull Vaughn
Thorp
Norway
Mamma
Olea
Joseph Thorp
Sherman S. Whipple
Mr. Whippie
Mr. Thorp
Clea Bull Vaughan
Sunday Stage Contracts Unenforceable
Supreme Court Justice Page ruled Sunday stage contracts cannot be enforced in this state. The decision came in Alexander Albera's suit seeking damages for breach of contract against Salvatore Sciaretti, even if other states permit Sunday performances.
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Supreme Court
Page
Alexander Albera
Salvatore Sciaretti
Maillard’s Vanilla Chocolates Highlight New Confections
A brief note profiles chefs Sepeeren Shibata Uy at a leading restaurant scene as they craft vanilla chocolates and novel confections. The piece underscores culinary artistry and evolving dessert trends in modern patisserie.
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Maillard’s Vanilla Chocolates
Sepeeren
Shibata Uy
Great Northern to Seize Burlington in Massive 600 Million Bond Plan
Great Northern Railway of James J. Hill issues 600 million in bonds securing a first and refunding mortgage. The plan aims to gain full control of the Burlington route by absorbing Northern Pacific's half, with 270 million to be sold and 20 million offered soon. Louis W. Hill confirms the report as market reacts to anticipated merger benefits.
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James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Great Northern
St. Paul
Mr. Hill
Hill
Supreme Court
Billings
Mon
Chicago
Louis W. Hill
The
James N. Hill
L. W. Hill
New York
Mr.Hill
O Keeffe and Waldo Feud Delays Fire Chief Appointment
The vacancies for Fire Commissioner and First Deputy Police Commissioner were not filled as allies of Deputy Fire Commissioner Arthur J. O Keeffe urged Mayor Gaynor to name him head of the Fire Department. Waldo favored Johnson as First Deputy Police Commissioner, with Gaynor likely to announce decisions if O Keeffe changes his mind.
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Friends
Arthur J. O’keeffe
Gaynor
Waldo
O'Keeffe
Joseph Johnson, Jr
Johnson
Johnson To the Vacancy At the Head of the Fire Department. Should Mr. O’keeffe
Woman’s Civil War Claim Declared False
Mrs Louise E Bliss of Sheridan Wyoming and Augusta County Virginia claimed to have served as a man in Company G Sixty third Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. Commissioner of Pensions Davenport announced an investigation proved the tale untrue and she will receive nothing from the government.
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Washington
Louise E. Bliss
Sheridan
Wyo
Augusta County
Virginia
Sixty-third
Illinois Infantry
Davenport
Mad with Extravagance Prompts National Reflection
A critique by Irving Bacheller targets the public appetite for lavish living and neighbor comparisons. He argues excess reflects broader social evils and urges readers to rethink consumption in light of moral concerns.
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Irving Bacheller
Four youths linked to Cherry Street murder of Johnny Miale
Johnny Miale, 11, disappeared from 38 Cherry Street and was found dead in the cellar of 19 Cherry Street in a burlap bag with a bullet wound. Carmine Piombino confessed to the shooting, claiming it was accidental, after initial denials by Andrew Leone and the Laico brothers. The group of four boys, all under fourteen, faced accusations as police gathered statements and prepared inquiries.
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Johnny Mille
Cherry Street
Miale
Cak Street
Andrew Leone
Cherry Hill
Johnny
Leone
Carmine Piambino
Piambino
Johnny Miale
Piombino
Frank Laico
Batavia Street
Anthony Laico
Oak Street
Lake Boys
Carmine
Joseph
Maile
Lako
Carmine Piombino
Holzhauser
Lagrua
Mbino
Lichtstern Wheat Corner Heads Toward Losses and Market Turmoil
Chicago May 31 Adolph Lichtstern the daring wheat speculator has acquired up to 15 million bushels, aiming to trumpet a new era in grain fortunes. The likely outcome may yield a $2.5 million loss if harvests improve or prices fall, amid a market squeeze that unsettled traders and prompted investigations into forced deliveries and job lots.
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New York Times
Chicago
Adolph J. Lichtstein
P. D. Armour
Joseph Leiter
James A. Patten
Leiter
Board of Trade
Providence
Lichtstern
Bull Clique
Lichstern
William H. Lanyon
St. Louis
J. B. Bennett Co
Lanyon
Financial District
J. Ogden Armour
Shearson, Hamill & Co
New York
Daniel G. Reid
Lichtstein
Armour Grain Company
Chicago Wheat Pit
E. W. Wagner
Hamburg liner to be sister of Imperator says Boas
Emil L Boas stated the new Harland and Wolff ship at Belfast will be a sister to the 890foot 50000ton Imperator for the New York Hamburg service in Spring 1913 with readiness for commission planned for Spring 1915 Docking is set for Hoboken with a 1000foot pier extension while Montauk Point docking is rejected Shipping circles debate how new mammoth liners affect passenger flow and overall tonnage growth.
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Emil L. Boas
Harland & Woolff
Belfast
Imperator
New York
Montauk Point
Boas
Hoboken
Hamburg-American Line
Atlantic Lines
New Fast Train to Colorado In Service June 43
A new high speed passenger service to Colorado is slated to begin in June 1943. Officials announced the Moon line will operate with enhanced schedules and quicker routes, aiming to boost regional travel and commerce.
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Colorado
Metropolitan Art Gain In New York Purchase
The Morning Post reports the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York bought Perugino's Resurrection for 25000 dollars as a companion panel to four others owned by Martin A Ryerson of Chicago.
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London
Morning Post Today
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Perugino
Martin A. Ryerson
Chicago
King's Greetings to Taft in Copenhagen Visit
King Frederick hosted Rear Admiral Badger and the American battleship squadron in Copenhagen. He conveyed warm appreciation to President Taft, and a dinner was held with Dr. Maurice F. Egan, Danish officials, and naval officers. Crowds lined the harbor to view the warships before they sail to Stockholm.
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Copenhagen
Frederick
Badger
Taft
Maurice F. Egan
Stockholm
Failures On Stock Exchange Endorsed By Henry Coolidge
Henry Coolidge, NYSE member since 1884, announced inability to meet obligations and was suspended. Liabilities described as small. Previously a partner in W. L. Stowe & Co. with two prior suspensions during the 1907 panic. Since then he operated as a two dollar broker on the floor, with desk space at 20 Broad Street but no current connection to Provost Brothers & Co.
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Henry Coolidge
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Coolidge
W. L. Stowe & Co
Provost Brothers & Co
Broad Street
Million Dollars for Missions Theme at General Assembly
Washington Penn May 31 The United Presbyterian Church sought one million dollars for missions and twenty five thousand souls for Christ this year as delegates at the Fifty third General Assembly heard committee reports and plans presented by J J Porter of Pittsburg chairing the Ways and Means Committee outlining the fundraising goal.
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Washington
Penn
United Presbyterian Church
Fiftythird General Assembly
J. J. Porter
Pittsburg
Ways and Means
Russian Officials Deny Planned Entry Rules Change
A St Petersburg AP inquiry finds no knowledge of a new regulation to admit foreigners including Jews. Officials say any revision is tied to a broader overhaul of laws on Jewish citizens in Russia and is not underway.
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ST. Petersburg
Associated Press
Russia
Foreign Office
Ministry of the Interior
Death of Sir William Gilbert in Bathing Rescue
An inquest in London found Sir William S. Gilbert died from syncope caused by overexertion while attempting to rescue a woman from drowning during a bathing party at Harrow. The coroner's jury returned the verdict today.
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London
William S. Gilbert
William
Harrow
Reappointment of Boston Police Commissioner Kept by Governor
Stephen O'Meara a Republican was reappointed Boston Police Commissioner for five years by Governor Foss a Democrat today amid pressure from Boston Democrats including Mayor Fitzgerald. Protests by some Boston clergy claimed he failed to suppress vice in the city.
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Boston
Stephen O'Meara
Foss
Fitzgerald
O’meara
O'Meara
Dumont Clarke Becomes Presbyterian Minister in Chicago
Dumont Clarke, son of the late American Exchange Bank of New York head and brother to the bank’s present president Lewis Clarke, has been ordained a Presbyterian minister. He forsook banking to marry Annie McGuire of Chicago, daughter of Rev. Dr. J. G. McGuire. The couple wed June 20 and plan a ranch stay in the West before returning to pursue missionary work in Chicago.
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New York Times
Chicago
Dumont Clarke
American Exchange Bank of New York
Lewis Clarke
Clark
Annie McGuire
J. G. McGuire
Clarke
Diaz departs Vera Cruz amid loyal farewell to Mexico
Ex-President Porfirio Diaz sails from Vera Cruz aboard the Ypiranga bound for Havre with Spain as final destination. A public farewell shows strong public support despite past opposition as Diaz warns that peace may require his methods. Soldiers guard Diaz, while crowds cheer and flowers are showered on him before departure.
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Vera Cruz
Porfirio Diaz
Ypiranga
Havre
Havana
Mexico
Diaz
Upiranga
J. B
Eleventh Infantry
Zapadores
Victoriano Huerta
Tepeyahualco
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Adolfo Diaz
Cos Cob Station
Sheffield Scientific Faculty
Mrs. Bull
O’keeffe Forwaldo
Pension Office
Times
Hill Pals
Pres
N. J. Lichtstern
Hamburg
Metropolitan Art
New York Museum
King
Frederick of
Denmark
Admiral Badger
Stock Exchange
United Presbyterians
Gilbert
Woman
Gen. Diaz
Fort Santiago
Madero
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