Ottawa Hull explosion kills and injures dozens
A five ton explosive magazine at General Explosives near Hull detonated, killing at least fifteen and injuring scores. A baseball crowd watched nearby. debris, damaged buildings, and shattered windows spread through Hull and across Ottawa. The disaster caused extensive damage to Rideau Hall and widespread hospitalizations.
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French Socialists Gain In Second Ballot For Deputies
Paris May 8 The second ballots for 220 Chamber seats show 116 Government, 44 Socialist, 36 Right. Government loses 14, Socialists gain 14. Notable winners include M Millerand and M Painleve. defeats include Paul Doumer. Madrid also votes with 114 uncontested deputies declared elected. Bilbao and Ciudadela see disturbances. Republicans gain Madrid seats. Lerroux-led Radical group wins in Barcelona.
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Paul Painleve
Jules Lemire
Paul Doumer
Fernand Dubief
Madrid
Spain
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Ciudadela
Barcelona
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P . Jenier Canalejas Y Mendes
Garden City Ladies Plan Three Day Fast Test
Mrs Keith Trask Miss Marian MacKellar and Miss Anne Townsend, Garden City residents, will abstain from food Monday to Wednesday and follow a milk diet to test a magazine claim that fasting cures. They seek physical conditioning despite no illness, while friends watch and wagers arise on temptations.
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Anne D. Townsend
Frederick Sewyer
Morristown
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Eet
Bomb wrecks a drug store on Chrystie Street
An explosion collapsed the front of Dr. Vincenzo Buffa’s drug store at 268 Chrystie Street New York. Police and detectives investigate with a lone hat as the only clue as residents evacuate to safety and crowds gather.
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Fatal riot at Westmoreland mine in Yukon
Rioting between miners and 30 company guards at Westmoreland Coal in Yukon left one man dead, two fatally wounded, and many others injured. A 30‑member guard squad and mounted police responded, with gunfire lasting about 20 minutes.
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Westmoreland Coal Company
Yukon
Paul Keenan
Michael Fasig
Antonio Martin
Asburg
Prince Iyesato Seeks Quiet Interview In New York
Prince Tokugawa Iyesato, head of Japan's House of Peers, dodged questions after a prepared interview and spoke briefly with reporters at the Plaza. He travels from Seattle to London for the Anglo Japanese Exhibition, with a schedule of official events in New York before departing on the Mauretania.
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Ce Lyesato
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Bertan
Samiek
Senate
Times Sunday features prompt newsdealer orders
Readers are urged to place orders with newsdealers today to ensure access to the many notable features planned for next Sunday's Times.
Four Sailors Lost as Oceana Lifeboat Capsizes at Sea
The Oceana sailing from New York to Bermuda halted for a two and a half hour search after a lifeboat capsized during a rescue attempt for an Italian stoker who jumped overboard. Three of the six rescuers saved themselves with life preservers, while three others disappeared. The ship continued to Bermuda where it arrives tomorrow.
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Bermuda
New York
Vassar Graduate Nancy Bingaman Dies by Suicide in Pittsburg
Miss Nancy Bingaman, 26, a Vassar graduate from a prominent Pittsburg family, killed herself with a gun. Family cites sudden dementia from grief over her fiancé’s death a year earlier. She was found after church services, with relatives discovering the barred maid’s room and her body.
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Harry K. Thaw
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J. E. Johnson
J. P. Bingaman
E. M. Bigelow
Ithaca Student Wins Woodford Prize Oratory
Stanton Griffis of Ithaca won the 100 prize in the Woodford oratory contest for Cornell seniors with a confession style plea urging serious college work. Judges Dean White, Prof Alexander, and Judge McCann unanimously awarded him the top honor. Griffis has held multiple campus ranks including editor in chief of the Cornell Sun and membership in Theta Delta Chi.
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Cornell Sun
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H. 8, White
Harvard
Alexander
University of Toronto
George McCann
Elmira
Brewers Back Police Ban on Liquor in Tenderloin Resorts
More than 30 Chicago breweries join police in a crusade against liquor sales in Tenderloin resorts. They guarantee aid to Chief Steward and vow not to deliver beer to any resort under the ban, arguing city administrations can curb such sales if they choose.
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Roosevelt Will Not Be Kaiser’s Guest in Berlin
Theodor Roosevelt will not meet the Kaiser in Berlin after arriving Tuesday. He will stay with Ambassador Hill at the American Embassy for five days and attend events privately. The Kaiser will host a private luncheon and attend Roosevelt’s Berlin University lecture.
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Roosevelt in Stockholm with bronchitis and indoor rest
Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to Stockholm was cut short by bronchial inflammation. A throat specialist advised staying indoors amid blustery rain. he appeared only once, lunching at the American legation with Charles H. Graves and meeting notable explorers and scholars. Thousands lined the water and sang as Roosevelt bowed from the legation balcony.
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Queen Alexandra III Falls Ill After King’s Death
Reports from London on May 8 say Queen Alexandra III has fallen seriously ill with possible blood vessel rupture. Buckingham Palace says she is fairly well, but illness follows the king’s death and intense public concern. The Queen Dowager might be known as Queen Mother, a title unused since Henrietta Maria.
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Alfred Austins Tribute The Truce of God poem tribute
London May 9 Alfred Austins tribute to King Edward titled The Truce of God extols peace over war. The laureate links the late monarchs fame to efforts for national unity and urges factions to lay aside feuds and follow a path toward patriotic peace.
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Tax receipts from corporation levy near 26 million
Washington reports Internal Revenue Office results show corporation tax receipts approaching 26 million dollars, about a million above MacVeagh's December forecast. By week’s end 25,819,715 had been assessed with anticipation of half a million more, and the department notes broad compliance among some 275,000 corporations represented by 230,000 returns.
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Thief Fails to Seal Tray of Diamonds in Trenton Shop
A young man entered Cook & Jaques in downtown Trenton at 10 pm and snatched a tray of diamonds valued over 5000 dollars. He fled but dropped the tray. no stones were taken and the thief, described as a professional, has not been captured. A womanidentified the suspect as he fled.
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Woman Savage Belief Sparks Boston Commentary
Dr. Max Baff of Clar College Worcester argues today that women remain psychologically similar to savages of the past. He opposes woman suffrage and bachelorhood yet claims he is not a woman hater. He cites fashions, jewelry, hair dye and cosmetics as evidence of lingering savage habits.
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Proclamation of King George V Marks May 9 in London
London dispatch reports the 6,500 troops marching at 8 AM for the public proclamation of King George V. Heralds proceed from St James's Palace to Temple Bar with the City of London gates opened by the Lord Mayor and sheriffs amid a royal fanfare.
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