Harriman Plans Paris Vienna Trip for Health and Rest
Harriman, pale and hopeful, will sail today on the Kaiser Wilhelm II for a three month abroad stay. He says he will seek medical advice in Vienna after a Paris stop and hints at possible health resort visits. He asserts he remains in rail business and believes crops will drive a strong economy this year.
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H. Harriman
Harriman
Odo
Paris
Suliman
Vienna
Fifth Avenue
Zeppelin Wreck Near Ulm After Collision with Tree
Count Zeppelin s airship returning from Bitterfeld to Friedrichshafen collided with a tree near Ulm Stuttgart area. The bow was crushed and a lengthy repair period is expected, with six weeks for permanent work at Manzell. No one injured. crowd gathered as repairs began.
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Géppinger
Zeppelin
Bitterfeld
Friedrichshafen
Enief
Ulm
Stuttgart
Count Zeppelin
Oppingen
Ulu
Berlin
Million Lost in Fire at Nevada Docks Port Costa
Fire at the Nevada docks in Port Costa caused a loss of 1 006 000 dollars. The Overland trading of Southern Pacific was stalled for hours. banker James C Flood and later James Fair attempted to corner wheat markets, failing with losses totaling 15 660 000 dollars. Nine hundred tons of wheat and one hundred tons of hops were destroyed.
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San Francisco
Nevada
Port Costa
Southern Pacific Overland
Nevada Bank
James C. Flood
James Fair
Davenport Declines Direct Primaries Commission
Senator Frederick M. Davenport of Oneida County declines the invitation to serve on the joint legislative commission probing direct nominations. He cites prior Hinman Green bill opposition, and says he cannot be both advocate and judge. He dismisses the inquiry as wasteful and urges retrenchment while planning political speaking engagements.
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Albany
Frederick M. Davenport
Oneida County
White
Joint Legislative Commission
Davenport
Hinman- Green
Hughes
Senate
Baltimore & Ohio machinists strike calls nationwide action
General strike called by James O Connell of the International Machinists Union for all B and O repair shop machinists. Mount Clare in Baltimore cited for resisting abolition of the piece work system. Sealed orders await conference with Vice-President Potter to settle the dispute. boiler makers blacksmiths and pipefitters may join.
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Baltimore
James O'Connell
International Machinists’ Union
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Mount Clare
Potter
Death of Alfred Vollmer in suburban Detroit baseball game
Alfred Vollmer seventeen was struck in the heart by a pitched ball during a Sunday school teams game in Ecorse suburb. He collapsed en route to first base and died almost instantly, the umpire declaring a dead ball after the blow.
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Detroit
Alfred Vollmer
Ecorse
Vollmer
Explosion in Meadow Kills Two Boys on Long Island
Aerial bomb found in North Woodside meadows exploded injuring Louis and George Jaegg and killing Harry Kaiser. George Jaegg died at St John’s Hospital after sustaining severe injuries. Louis lost an eye and survived. Police investigate how the bombs reached the meadow near three small fireworks factories.
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Harry Katseer
George Jaegg
Louis Jaegg
North Woodside
Long Island
Louis Jaegs
7Th Street
Lawrence Jaegg
Kaiser
St. John’s Hospital
Long Island City
Jaege
Frank Jaege
Louis
Lawrence
Astoria
Almeriana Forced to Bay of Bulls After Berg Strike
Halifax May 31 A Furness steamer the Almeriana capt Hanks, traveling from St John’s to Halifax, was driven to Bay of Bulls Newfoundland by ice. Striking a berg in fog the vessel leaks in the fore peak but damage is not serious.
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Halifax
Furness
Almeriana
Hanks
St. John’s
Bay of Bulls
Newfoundland
Rebels Flee To Hayti From Santo Domingo Conflict
General Camacho and his followers, driven by government troops, crossed the Hawatian frontier last Saturday and have been placed under arrest likely facing exile. The government reports Santo Domingo as tranquil despite the pursuit.
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Santo Deming
Camacho
Santo Domingo
Jail Fire Kills Man in Tia Juana Cells
In San Diego on May 31 a jail at Tia Juana California burned to the ground. Leandro Machado a scion of a wealthy Spanish family died in his cell. He had been arrested for drunkenness and is believed to have started the blaze with a cigarette.
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San Diego
Cal
Tia Juana
California
Leandro Machado
Six injured at Hill Climb crash in Bridgeport
At Sport Hill on May 31 a 50 horsepower Isotta driven by Glenn Ethridge of New York jumped the road crashing into spectators. Six men were injured including Gorman and Garind with broken legs, Pottor with multiple injuries and death likely, Spittler with both legs broken, Krie ling with a broken leg, and Leowith with leg injuries. Ethridge and the other occupants were unhurt. Fire and ambulances aided victims as crowds surged.
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Bridgeport
Conng
Sport Hill
Glenn Ethridge
New York
Gorman
Joseph
Garind
George
Providence
Loewith
Herbert
Lee
Pottor
Hosmer
Bridgepor
Bridgeport Hospital
Krieling
William
4Th Company
Coast Artillery
Spittler
Jason
Mr. Ethridge
John H. Tyson
Stamford
Quarry
Walker
Little Girls Tribute Loyal Confederate Soldier Grave
Nine year old Mary Clipper bought a wreath for her grandfather’s Confederate grave at Jefferson Barracks. She placed it on the sunken stone, confessed at the florist shop, and was arrested and held at the House of Detention.
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Tribune
St Louis
Mary Clipper
Jefferson Barracks
Automobile crash kills child in Ravenna. two Americans involved
On the Venice Rome road near Ravenna a car carrying two Americans struck and killed a child. The driver, Wilfred Dunne of Boston, was arrested as the investigation began.
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Ravenna
Italy
Venice
Rome
Wilfred Dunne
Boston
Taft Defends Army at Gettysburg Monument Unveiling
President Taft and his daughter Miss Helen Taft led Memorial Day events at Gettysburg as a granite monument to regulars was unveiled. He opposed any reduction in the standing army and praised the profession of arms while noting Congress under commemorating service.
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Gettysburg
Penn
Congress
Helen H. Taft
Taft
United States Army
Pittsburg
York
Washington
Memorial Day
Old Town
Western Maryland Railway
Battlefield
Dickinson
Oliver
J. Franklin Bell
Leonard Wood
Clarence R. Edwards
Crozier
S. B. N. Young
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Europe
WSS
Wplantis
Standard Oil
Pople
Busi
United States
Ny Phang
Uln
Panama
Colorado
Deadville, Col
Mayor Wclellan
Pireworkes Factory
L. I
Hayti
Burns
Advt
Little Girls
DEWEY
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
Lord
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