Paris aviation race tragedy claims war minister and premier
At Issy les Moulineaux during the Paris to Madrid aviation race a crash killed Maurice Berteaux minister of war and fatally injured Antoine Ernest Monis premier and interior minister. The start drew about fifty thousand spectators as Naval Lieutenant Conneau led the field followed by Roland Guros.
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Paris
ttenri Maurice Berteaux
Antoine Ernest Monis
Madrid
Issy les Moulineaux
Conneau
Roland (. Guros
Airship crash kills Premier and War Minister in Paris drill
Premier Monis and War Minister Berteaux die in a dramatic airshow crash involving Train the aviator and Bon nier. The crowd fled as the steel monoplane struck near the drill ground, with Monis and Berteaux fatally injured. Werman is noted as the only American entrant in the event.
Boss Cox Retires From Politics in Cincinnati Shuffle
Julius Fleischmann overshadowed by Cox retirement as Hamilton County Republican leadership shifts. Cox says he quits to focus on business and comfort after indictments, pledging irreversible withdrawal though past similar notices. Fleischmann Meischmann and others poised to rise. municipal race looms.
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Cincinnati
George B. Cox
Republian
hilius Meischmann
millonaire
Cox
August Hermann
Rud” Hynicka
Meischmann
Ohio
iCox
Hamilton county
New York
Aged Black minister killed by mob in Georgia
Swainsboro Georgia May 22 Rev Benjamin Smith an aged Black minister and leader was killed by a mob after injuring Deputy Marshal Canady. Smith fled but was captured in a swamp and died tied to a tree near his home. The mob also destroyed the Black community hall with dynamite, sparking fear and flight among Black residents.
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Swainsboro
Benjamin Smith
Marshal Canady
Smith
Canady
Smith house
Monument Erected for Unnamed Victims of 1908 Fire
In Boyertown Pennsylvania a large sarcophagus monument rises at Mount View cemetery to mourn twenty unidentified dead from the January 15 1908 opera house fire that killed 171. Names are carved on Barre granite bases. funds raised by families and friends. No unveiling scheduled.
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Boyertown
Mairview
opera house
Barre
Massachusetts Tech to Receive $1,000,000 State Aid
Boston May 22 Governor Foss backed a bill to grant the Massachusetts Institute of Technology one million dollars in state aid annually for ten years starting Jan 1 191. The institute commits to offering substantial free scholarships in return for the support.
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Massachusetts “Tech
Boston
Foss
Masachusetts Institute of Technology
Madero Grants Insurrecto Demands Amid Settlement Talks
May 22 El Paso reports provisional president Madero announced federal concessions to the insurrecto army, including Diaz resigning and fair elections. He vows the agreement will be carried out with funds to repay insurrecto debts, while troops move to Casas Grandes and Juarez workers prepare for peace.
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Ansures
Juarez
Gasas Grandes
EL Paso
Tex
Prancinco J. Madero
provisconal
Mexico
Madero
Diaz
Corrallas
Luis Terrazas
descredl
Mexico City
city
vasgault
Lowen
Casas
Granides
Chihuahua
México City
Casas Grandes
Nini and shovel
Panama Canal About Three Fourths Done
Washington reports seven years of American effort on the Panama Canal with about three fourths completed. Only 44 million cubic yards remain to be excavated, the lock concrete is over 2 percent done, lock gates are being installed, and 72 percent of Gatum dam filling is completed. Gates are massive with 92 leaves, each 7 feet thick and up to 85 feet long. Twenty two slides at Culebra pose a temporary challenge but will not delay completion.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Panama
Gatum
Culebra
Lightning Cleans House As Tacks Are Pulled From Floors
A May lightning strike in Felton, York County, clears tacks from carpets and linoleum at Mrs. Michael G. Flinchbaugh residence. Smoke fills the room and the occupants fear for their safety, though they remain unharmed.
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York
Felton
Michael G. Flinchbaugh
holt
Stanley committee subpoenas former US Steel president Andrew Carnegie
The Stanley committee, appointed by the House to investigate United States Steel, has decided to subpoena former president Andrew Carnegie. The inquiry aims to uncover details about the steel giant's operations amid the ongoing probe.
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Carnegie
Washington
Stanley committee
Lhe Rouse
United States Steel corporation
Andrew Carnegie
Rival Rebel Leader Seeks Attack on Mexico City
Fifteen thousand troops under General Ambroseo Figueroa press an offensive from the rebel camps toward Cuernavaca and Mexico City. Figueroa plans to seize Cuernavaca first, then march on the capital, with reports confirming a forthcoming assault within days. A Red Cross relief expedition departs Cuernavaca amid anticipated bloodshed. Also, in Pottsville, three men jailed for 30 days rather than pay a $200 fine for drawing a ditch to catch fish.
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Mexico
Madero
Mexico City
Ambroseo Figueroa
Maderos
Figueroa
Carnavaca
Curnavaca
Jaude Ash
Fig Leroa
Red Cross
Pottsville
Charles
John
Samuel Yeich
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