Havana under siege as rumors of attacks fuel alarm
Cuban president Gomez issues proclamation urging citizens to arm and organize for defense amid rumors of armed bands near Havana. Officials report militia, police and 25 more soldiers deployed, Santiago alarms persist, and Miami’s Marines may be dispatched if Cuban forces cannot meet protection needs.
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Gomez
Congress
Oriente
Cuba
Legion of Honor
Republic
Bar Worous
Camp Cohimbra
Bastiaga
Jes Helknap
George W. Kline
Guantanamo Naval Station
Helknap
Rows Fa Holaday
Weutenant
Koon Me
Holaday
Muntea
Callister
Auto Truck Rampage Kills Man and Injures Woman
A ten ton auto truck owned by Reisenweber's restaurant roared along Eighth Avenue and Sith Street, fatally injuring sixty seven year old Ivan Denneo and seriously injuring Mrs. Fannie Light. The driver Michael Magyer was jailed on homicide charges as the crowd clashed with police. The injured were rushed to Flower Hospital. Denneo died an hour later.
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Tost
Eighth Avenue
Sith Street
Flower Hospital
Ivan Denneo
Nn GM
Reisenweber's
8Th Street
Denneo
Den[nee
Heer
Michael Magyer
East 67Th Street
47Th Street
John Doe
Guggenheim
Robert Guggenhelmn
Magistrate House
Broadway
Historic Bridge to Be Replaced by Washington Irving Memorial
The Pocantico bridge known as the Headless Horseman's Bridge collapsed last night at five o clock. Workmen used wedges to pull it down after years of wear. Built by Ambrose when he was New York mayor, it stood as a Sleepy Hollow landmark before being torn down to make way for a broader Washington Irving memorial funded by William Rockefeller.
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Santiago
Oriente
Aguirre
Monteagudo
Monteagude
Guantanamo City
Washington Irving
Pocantico
Warfield Syndicate Gets Seaboard Air Line
A Baltimore based Warfield syndicate led by Lavies Warfield buys Cumberland Corporation stock to control the Seaboard Air Line Railroad with five year trust arrangement and Warfield as chairman. New York bankers Vanderlip Wiggin Strong Sabin Fuller and Walker among principals. Southern influence to guide management and financing.
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Southern Business
New York
Lavies Warfield
Baltimore
Seaboard Air Line
John B. Dennis
Blaiee
Houth
Cumberland Corporation
Warfield Syndicate
Warfeld
Warfield
Cumberland Corporaion
Seaboard
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
Albert H. Wiggin
Chase National Bank
Blair & Co
Benjamin Strong, Jr
Bankers
Mr. Warfield
Ryan
Coolidge
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Plaata
Asro-Cates
Seaboart
Th Directora
Baleimore
S. Davies Warfeld
Maryhind
Continental Trust Company
Philadelphia
Mercantile Trust Company
Nkera’ Trust Company
5 Board Air Line
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
Latimore
Norfolk
Savannah
Jacksonville
Tampa
Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
Birmingham
Montgomery
Ala
Virginia
Richmond, Petersburg & Carolina Maltrand Company
Georgia & Alabama Railway
Florida Central & Peninsular
Tafe
T Seaboard Road
Savannah & Statesboro
JRT
Macon, Dublin & Savannah
Atlanta
Birmingham ‘Air Line Railway
Florida West Shore Railway
Joitier
Roanoke Railroad
N. 8
Meldrum
James A. Blair
Holeman Dueca
Prominent Republicans Gather in Chicago
Noted party figures meet in Chicago as Colonel Henry New of Indiana C F Brooker of Connecticut Ernest E Hart of Iowa and Lafe Gleason secretary of the New York State Committee attend discussions and events.
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Chicago
Henry New
Indiana
C.F. Brooker
Connecticut
Ernest E. Hart
Iowa
Lafe Gleason
New York State Committee
Fear no president will be elected in November
In serious talk Representative Kahn of California warns the 1912 election could produce no clear president. He surmises Taft or Roosevelt might bolt Chicago, leaving a 22 Republican and 22 Democratic state split in the Electoral College and a deadlocked House to choose the president. He notes three leading candidates could fail to win a majority, forcing House action per the Constitution.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
House of Representatives
House
Representative Kahn
California
Kahn
Chicago
Taft
Roosevelt
Electoral College
Bellor
John Quincy Adams
Mr. Kahn
Colonel Roosevelt
One Hundred Thousand Rail Workers Face Potential Strike
News from Chicago reports that about 100000 railroad shopmen west of Chicago may strike in sympathy with Marriman Hines. A nine craft union vote favored action, with a conference of International officers to decide next week. Action to begin around July 1 is anticipated, with at least a majority expected to vote inoperative.
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Chicago
Mystery of Confederate Seal Solved by Tribune
The silver utensil that served as Richmond’s official seal nearly fifty years ago vanished at war’s end. The Tribune next Sunday will reveal the full history and its disappearance, solving a long standing puzzle.
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Richmond
Roosevelt Named Daughter Tralice Highland in New Jersey
Benjamin and Mary Highland of Paterson New Jersey named their eleventh child, a daughter, Tralice Highland. The couple had planned to name a girl Alice after Theodore Roosevelt and a boy Theodore Roosevelt. Assemblyman Jacob De Ligier witnessed the event, suggesting the initials Tr before Allee to honor T. R. The birth is noted as possibly unique in bearing the name Tralice.
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Roosevelt
Tralice
Paterson
N. J
Benjamin Highland
Holland
Tralice Highland
Alice
Theodore Roosevelt
Jacob de Ligier
Indictment of English Jockeys Stirs Racing Circles
London June 7 Lord Lonsdale disputes Tod Sloan on English riding faults tracing them to the American seat and short saddles. Raphael defends Sloan saying Scots lack of neuve and horsemanship is exaggerated and jockeys are overly instructed, leaving little room for individual display. Yale Princeton baseball game details note special trains from New York Pennsy and Philadelphia terminals.
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Sere Cnerteeet Aioe
London
Tod Sloan
Lord Lonsdale
Sloan
Raphael
Yale-Princeton
Princet N
Pennayt Railroad
New York
Pennsylvani Xory
Eh Terminal 2A
Lower Yard
Girl Leonia Heiss Falls From Ferry Into New York Water
Miss Leonia Heiss twenty one year old sister of Mrs Louisa Santoro Brooklyn leaped from the ferry Clinton as it neared Manhattan slip. Lifebelt tossed, she sank despite reaching near the belt. She left a handbag with 684 dollars a German textbook and an umbrella. A note gave her name and Brooklyn address. She had recently moved from Plate Bush to De Koven Place and had a history of mental distress after a prior knife attack by a Black man.
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Ren Uscema
Leonia Heiss
Louisa Santoro
No. St Main Street
Brooklyn
Clinton
Fulton
Manhattan
Charles ©. Benjamin
Somerset
L. H
Flint Street
Santoro
Leonia
Germany
Miss Heias
Politeness Rewarded by Will Probate
Albany June. Politeness to an aged woman yields fortunes for three affable bellboys as Mrs. Hanna Dwin Green, aged eighty one, probated by Surrogate Van Derze. She leaves about 60000 dollars to Edwin J. Greenwood George Hedenburg and Frank Donegan for friendship and courtesy shown at hotels where they worked. The heirs include nieces and nephews of The Springfield Republican owners. Estate invested mainly in New York New Haven Hartford Railroad and United States Steel stocks.
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Albany
van Derze
Hanna Dwin Green
Edwin J. Greenwood
Littleton
N. IL
George Hedenburg
Providence
Frank Donegan
Boston
Green
Lucky” Baldwin
Charles and
Samuel Bowie
The
Springfield Republican
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
United States Steel
Tunnel to Improve Venice Communication
Venice plans a lagoon tunnel with openings at St Mark's Square and the Gladecca and Lido islands to connect with the mainland. The tube will lie 17 to feet below sea level and cost 2 400 000 dollars. Great Bear Spring Water Sag por case of 6 glass topped bottles.
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Venice
St. Mark's Square
Gladecca
Lido
Roosevelt Men Beaten in First Taft Convention Fight
The Chicago rally reports Theodore Roosevelt losing the first contest vote at the Republican National Committee. The defeat fuels Taft sentiment, while Roosevelt managers push claims of rigged rules and the arsenic bottle programme. The committee elected Victor Rosewater chair and limited press access, with Kellogg’s motion for full press access defeated 13 to 39. The session adjourned to hear initial contests tomorrow morning.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
R. B. Howell
Nebraska
National Committee
Howell
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Victor Rosewater
John Hill
Maine
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Messrs
Borah
Idaho
California
George A. Knight
du Pont
Delaware
O'Laughlin
Sidney Bieber
District of Columbia
Burnam
Kentucky
Wight
Louisiana
Kellogg
Ward
New York
Capers
South Carolina
Thorson
South Dakota
Lyon
Texas
Loose
Utah
Rogers
Wisconsin
M. C
National
Tennes
Haywood
Dixon
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Haine
Jong
S Davies Warield
Wirch Ham
Fath
South
Southern Railroad
Underwood & Under
Woo
Ational Republican Committee
Joseph BR. Kealing
T. R
Lonsdale
Sporting Authority
Wenat
Negro Grealier
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