Japanese Warships Enter U S Pacific Ports
The Japanese training squadron led by Rear Admiral Ijichi, aboard the Aso and Soya, entered San Pedro classically aboard warships once prize vessels of the Russo-Japanese War. The flotilla plans visits along the Pacific coast and to return by August 1, drawing welcome from Southern California’s Japanese community.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Japan
United States
Soya
Aso
Hijichi
San Pedro
Pacific Coast
Twce
Bayan
Port Arthur
Stoessel
Variag
Chemulpo
Ijichi
Russia
San Francisco
Seattle
Victoria
America
Pacific Fleet
California
Turko uprising threatens Constantinople as sultan seeks talks
Reports describe the Third army corps outside Constantinople about 32 000 strong demanding cabinet dismissal and abdication. The young Turks threaten to seize Yildiz Kiosk, execute leaders Ali Kiamel Said Pasha and Ismail Kemal Bey, and restore their parliamentary seats while Niazi Bey works to rally loyalists.
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Constantinople
Young Turks
Third Army Corps
Yildiz
Abdul
Hilmi Pasha
Ali Kiamel
Ikdam
Said Pasha
Kiamil Pasha
Ismail Kemal Bey
Niazi Bey
Nagle and North Dispute Over Census Authority
Washington, D. C. N. D. North, director of the census, declined to resign amid a clash with Secretary Nagle over authority and administration in the census bureau. If North retires, E. Dani Durand, assistant commissioner of the bureau of corporations, is rumored as a possible successor.
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Census Bureau
Washington, D. C
N. D
North
E. Dani Durand
The
Bureau of Corporations
Roosevelt Bags Game on Safari in East Africa
Ex President Roosevelt and party hunted at Kapiti Plains then moved to Sir Alfred Pease's ranch on the Athi river. Roosevelt shot two wild ebbeestes and a Thompson gazelle with Kermit joining. he hoped for a Grant gazelle but was disappointed.
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Nairobi
British East Africa
Kapiti Plains
Roosevelt
Sir Alfred Pease
Athi River
Col
Kermit
Poisoning at Des Moines college club sickens students
Fourteen students including seven men and several women were sickened after dinner at the Kamaraderie and Astruria clubs in Des Moines. Officials probe the cause with the dairy source under review. One student, B J Powers, collapsed at his door and went blind.
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Des Moines
Jia
Des Moines College
B. J. Powers
Margaret Estes
Minnie Baker
Edith Anderson
Ruth Calvert
Dorothy Tina
Edith Johnson
Emery Pease
Edward Hawkins
E. E. Clayton
Eomer Carter
Fred
Clarence Workman
Grocer John P. Davis Shot Dead in Muskogee
Prominent Muskogee grocer John P. Davis was found shot in bed Monday. His wife Emma J. Davis is charged with murder after the coroner's jury concluded the death was not self-inflicted.
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Muskogee
Oklahoma
John PP. Davis
Emma J. Davis
Soldiers Fight Mosquitoes in Leavenworth Reserve
Soldiers at the Leavenworth military reservation plan to drain or oil ponds and pools to prevent the spread of mosquitoes.
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Leavenworth
Kansas
German liner told wireless to shut up at sea
The wireless operator aboard the transport Kilpatrick reports a German liner answered his call with shut up during the Atlantic crossing. The incident has been officially reported to U S authorities.
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Singapore
Kilpatrick
Atlantic
United States
Minister to Chili Appointed
The president nominated Thomas C. Dawson of Iowa to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Chile.
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Chili
Washington, D. C
Thomas C. Dawson
Iowa
Doctor Washington Surrenders After Farmhouse Shooting
In Murfreesboro Tennessee Dr John E Washington shot a man named Eagle on the Washington farm Monday over a horse dispute. Washington who is brother to Gen W H Washington of Nashville and counsel for the Coopers in the recent murder trial surrendered to authorities.
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Cooper Counsel
Murfreesboro
Tennessee
John E. Washington
Eagle
Washington Farm
Washington
Gen
W. H. Washington
Nashville
Coopers
Seven Die in Warnick Ohio Mine Explosion
Reports indicate seven men were killed and several injured in a mine blast at Warnick Ohio. Rescue and investigation teams are on site as authorities assess the catastrophe.
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Whelling
W. Va
Warnick
Ohio
Villages Ablaze Amid Turmoil Near Hajim
Fire rages through Hajim region as Anticent and Birejik are looted and villages burn. Five American missionaries are in danger. Miss Lambert appeals for urgent aid as nomad tribesmen converge on Allepo where 400 Turkish troops and diverse groups occupy the city.
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Beirut
Hajim
Miss Lambert
Anticent
Birejik
Allepo
Hirikan
Steamer Eber Ward Sinks After Ice Collision Near Mackinaw
Five sailors drowned when the steamer Eber Ward struck a heavy ice floe and sank in the Mackinaw Strait five miles west of Mackinaw City. The Milwaukee to Port Huron bound vessel was a total loss with its cargo of corn. Survivors on deck launched a yawl and were rescued. In Berlin, the Moltke Harden slander trial resumes as a sequel to prior scandals.
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Mackinaw City
Mich
Eber Ward
Mackinaw Strait
Here
Milwaukee
Port Huron
Super Works
Sultans Troops Surrender as Istanbul Falls to Constitutionalists
In Constantinople the Yildiz Kiosk garrison surrendered to the Constitutionalists after hours of heavy fighting. Nisci Bey takes command of the garrison as Sultan Abdul Hamid remains inside Yildiz with ministers awaiting the outcome. The capital faced violent clashes and fears of a major massacre amid rising sectarian tensions.
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Constantinople
Yildiz
Mahmoud Schefkel Pasha
Nisci Bey
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Ayas releases 420 murderers fueling rioters
At Ayas, 420 murderers have been released from prison and joined rioters. Women missionaries with Miss Lamber at Hajim face danger with named carriers Miss Virginia A. Billings Miss Olive L. Vaughan Miss Emily F. Richter and Mrs. Mary P. Rogers, wife of the Rev. D. M. Rogers who died in Adana.
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Ayas
Miss Lamber
Hajim
Virginia A. Billings
Olive L. Vaughan
Emily F. Richter
Mary P. Rogers
D. M. Rogers
Adana
Disorder in Asia Minor as fleeing soldiers terrorize countryside
Disruptions across Asia Minor intensify as fugitives from Constantinople riot, burn villages, and kill residents. Coastal towns report foreign warships restoring some order, while interior areas face worse conditions. Death toll estimates rise beyond 10 000, with limited aid from English and German ships at Alexandretta and Mesinna.
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Alexandretta
Messina
Sultan on Verge of Collapse in Constantinople
The sultan is reported Thursday to be near physical collapse from fear and anxiety. Only a few allowed audiences in the Yildiz Kiosk. his condition is described as extremely grave. Constantinople faces a campaign of assassinations against leading reactionaries as mutineers are executed.
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Constantinople
Yildiz
Man Fires Self in Golden Gate Park Incident
Eugene Moore stood at the Sir Francis Drake memorial in Golden Gate Park and shot himself in the temple. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
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Gene Moore
San Francisco
Cajffornia
Sir Francis Drake
Golden Gate Park
Eugene Moore
Daughter Escapes as Buggy overturns injuring mother
Mrs Brazle of Lawton Oklahoma was thrown from a rear Elgin buggy when the horse became unmanageable and tipped the conveyance. She suffered very serious injuries while her daughter escaped unharmed.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Brazzle
Elgin
Man Found Robbed and Slain in Chicago Front of Church
James Campbell a machinist was found dead with a crushed skull and empty pockets in front of Warren Avenue Methodist Episcopal church on Thursday.
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Chicago
Llinois
James Campbell
Warren Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Electrical Men of Iowa Hold Ninth Annual Convention
The Iowa Electrical association convened in Cedar Rapids at the American Auditorium with President L D Mathes of Dubuque presiding. Mayor J T Carmody welcomed attendees as technical papers and social events filled the program.
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State Association
Cedar Rapids
American
L. D. Mathes
Dubuque
Iowa Electrical Association
J. T. Carmody
Thomas Ferris
Osage
D. F. Fradette
Des Moines
Celar Rapids & Iowa Railway and Light Company
Celar Rapids & Marion City Railway Company
M. A. Harrison
Nevada
M. P. Ellis
New York
J. B. Lind
W. W. Stearns
Humboldt
W. J. Greene
Celar Rapids
Iowa Threshers Meet Opens Large Des Moines Convention
Owners attended as the Threshermen's association of Iowa opened its annual Des Moines convention. About 2000 delegates, the largest gathering, will hear welcomes, music, and committee appointments. Gov. Carroll and Attorney General Byers address the crowd. Wednesday covers organizational business and talks on good roads. a big banquet closes the event Thursday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Threshermen’s Association of Iowa
Des Moines Thresher Club
Huntington Captain Die in Wabash Football Game
John Mc Arthur aged 20, captain of the Huntington football team, died from injuries sustained during a game against Wabash high school in Wabash Indiana. The tragedy follows the on field collision and medical treatment at the scene and hospital.
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Wabash
Indiana
John McArthur
Huntington
Wabash High School
Moncheur Named Belgian Minister to Constantinople
The Belgian government appoints Baron Moncheur as minister to the United States to represent Belgium in Constantinople, with the appointment officially gazetted on Tuesday.
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Moncheur
Constantinople
Brussels
Baron Moncheur
United States
Mansion 15 Taken Away From Yerkes Widow in Court Battle
Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes, widow of a traction magnate, faces removal from the Fifth Avenue mansion guarded by receivers. Creditors claim $3.5 million in unsecured debts against the estate, with the home and art gallery as the sole assets. The court ruling bars her from managing the property or touching gallery paintings while ill.
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New York
Charles T. Yerkes
Traction
Fifth Avenue
Sixty-eighth Streets
Yerkes
Federal
Fifth Avenue House
Art Gallery
Mrs Scott Elected President General of DAR
Mrs. M. T. Scott of Bloomington Indiana was elected president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington D C Missouri sent twenty of twenty one delegates voting for the administration candidate with one vote for Mrs Story Wallace Delafield was re elected vice president general by near unanimity ten vice presidents general were chosen from thirteen candidates and the outcome reflected broad support for the administration slate.
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Washington, D. C
M. T. Scott
Bloomington
Inl
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Missouri
Scott
Story
Wallace Delafield
Monitor survivor Hans Anderson dies at 85 in Brooklyn
Hans Anderson of Hall Street Brooklyn aged 85 died at his home relatives say he was the last survivor of the Monitor crew He served as quartermaster on the Monitor during the battle with the Merimac and died recently in New York City.
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New York
N. Y
Hans Anderson
Hrickson
Monitor
Hall Street
Brooklyn
Merimac
Drys Win in Florida Senate on 1911 Amendment Vote
The Moe Mullin bill to submit a statewide prohibition question as a constitutional amendment passed the Florida Senate on final reading by 24 to 7. The action occurred in Tallahassee and advances the prohibition effort for the state.
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Drys
Florida
Senate
Tallahassee
Hats too big for Chicago Women's clubroom
The Chicago Women’s Club votes to spend 1500 dollars to enlarge its dressing room so members can fit large hats this year.
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Chicago
Officials Missed Election in Uniontown Kansas
Uniontown Kansas officials forgot to call an election or let it go by default. The current administration will hold over.
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Uniontown
Kansas
D A A Prominent in D A R Elections and Campaigns
Washington reports the Daughters of the American Revolution focus on president general race as leaders and state delegates jockey for pledges. Mrs George A Sternberg was elected vice president general for the District of Columbia, with ratification expected Thursday. States lobby for candidates and leaders outline plans for patriotic education and conservation efforts led by Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot. Arkansas Kentucky and Tennessee announce elected regents and vice regents as the convention continues.
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G M. Sternberg
District of Columbia
Washington, D. C
Daughters of the American Revolution
George A. Sternberg
Wiliam Cummings Story
Matthew T. Scott
Colorado
John Campbell
Illinois
Charles V. Hikok
Forester
Gifford Pinchot
Arkansas
John Barrow
Q. McNeel
Kentucky
E. Gibson Humphreys Chenault
Walcott
Tennessee
W. G. Spencer
Mary Temple
Storm Hits Cleveland Area with Casualties and Damage
A fierce wind and rain storm struck Cleveland early Wednesday afternoon injuring several and killing a woman and a man. Widespread havoc spread to Indiana Illinois and western Pennsylvania as telegraph wires went down and damage mounted into thousands.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Olive Phalen
State Hospital
Charles Caspar
Cincinnati Woman Jailed for Stealing Field Glasses
Mrs Eliza B Collins a St Louis society woman faced a jail charge for stealing field glasses. Attorney Wallace Mair of Lexington posted her fine and she was released. Collins recently inherited $30 000 and loved bridge whist, gambling away her money. She lived with Robert J Sullivan at Hast Walnut Hill and sent her children to the Lexington Episcopal Home. Glasses and other items were found in a pawnshop where she had pawned them for $7.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Wallace Mair
Lexington
Eliza B. Collins
St. Louis Society
Collins
Robert J. Sullivan
Walnut Hill
Lexington Episcopal Home
Sullivan
Body Found in Lake Michigan Prompting Inquest
The badly bruised and cut body of an unknown man was washed ashore at Randolph Street on Wednesday. Police suspect murder and Coroner Hoffman has ordered an inquest.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Randolph Street
Hoffman
Sixty Slain in Battle at Tabriz Persia
Sixty Nationalists were killed and 100 wounded in desperate fighting in Tabriz, Persia, ongoing since Tuesday morning. Casualties among Royalists are unknown.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Tabriz
Persia
Oil Merger Completes as Houston Oil to Acquire Waters Pierce TX
Houston Oil company announces completion of its merger with Waters Pierce, gaining Texas properties and continuing to operate from its headquarters in Houston.
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Houston
Texas
Houston Oil Company
Waters Pierce Company
Royal Party Arrives in Malta Aboard English Yacht
The King and Queen of England and the Dowager Empress Marie of Russia landed in Malta on Wednesday aboard the royal yacht.
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Malta
England
Marie
Russia
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