Regulars Rally to Uphold Taft Policies in Senate Sitdown
Washington May 6 Regular Republicans push to back Taft as they form a self described majority to defend administration plans. Aldrich warns that surrender to insurgents and Democrats could topple conservative control. Leaders aim for unity after Taft returns to review railroad bill wreckage and decide on a strategy.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Senate
Aldrich
Congress
Republican Party
Ald Fich
Prosecution Opens Case in Gohl Murder Trial
In Montana Washington May 6 the prosecution began testimony in the William Gohl murder case. Gohl, former Aberdeen sailors union agent, is charged with the death of Charlee Hadberg Lightson. A witness said he found the body in Thilian Creek, near Grays Harbor, attached to an anchor. His brother William and George Marshall corroborated the testimony.
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Montana
Wash
William Gohl
Sailors’ Union of
Aberdeen
Charlee Hadberg Iworne Lightson
Thilian Creek
Grays Harbor
William
George Marshall
Gohd
Campbell
New York Tops States in Population Estimates
Washington reports unofficial census estimates placing New York first in population at 865,722. Pennsylvania ranks second, followed by Michigan in third, Ohio in fourth, and Texas fifth in the latest figures.
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Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Miiacle
Ohio
Texas
Expedition to top Mt McKinley leaves for height check
Seattle May 6 One of the best equipped expeditions starts for Mt McKinley aboard the Portland led by Professor Hirsch Parker of Columbia University. The American Geographical Society official expedition aims to determine the mountain height and to verify whether Dr Cook reached the summit.
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Seattle
Wash
Mt. McKinley
Portland
Hirsch Parker
Columbia University
American Geographical Society
Albanians and Turks in bloody Alps battle
Dispatches from Vienna and Uskub describe continuous fighting as revolting Albanians drive Turkish battalions from the Albanian Alps. No death toll estimates yet. reports say fields lie strewn with the slain and non combatants are being slain mercilessly. The goal is believed to annihilate the Albanians.
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Vienna
May
Uskub
Batalliona
Albanian Alps
Congressman Kahn Would Bar Hindoo Immigrants
Congress is told by Congressman Kahn of California that Hindu immigration should be restricted. He states the increase is great and the Hindus are morally and physically unfit, predicting they will become beggars and vagrants.
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Washington
Kahn
California
Ballinger Declares Garfield Untruthful On Reclamation Plan
Secretary Ballinger on the witness stand brands Garfield a liar and untruthful. He accuses Garfield of unfair statements about the cooperative certificate plan for the reclamation service and claims Garfield misrepresented actions by Newell on restoration of power sites.
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Annals Club
Washington
Ballinger
Garfield
Angnine” Club
Taft
Reclamation Service
Senate Committee On Irrigation
Newell
Innis
Cambridge undergraduates foil theater hoax in box disguise
London Cambridge students from Magdalene College joined two women to attend a New Theatre performance of Dear Little Denmark. The ruse began smoothly but failed when the manager, Mr Redfern, heard a distinctive voice and blocked the party at the box stairs, forcing the hoax to retreat.
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London
Cambridge
Magdalene College
Litte
Denmark
Mr. Redfern
Telephone official arraigned in San Francisco bribery case
A. K. Det widler, indicted head of the Home Telephone company, was arraigned today before Judge Lawlor on the charge of offering a bribe to former Supervisor James Galligher. His attorneys said they would seek to have all fourteen indictments set aside.
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San Francisco
A. K. Detwidler
Home Telephone Company
Lawlor
James Galligher
Reading Nature Outshines Shakespeare in Old Age
A remark notes that Darwin in old age could not read Shakespeare yet valued reading nature over books. The line suggests nature offers richer instruction than literature, implying Shakespeare’s works appear less essential when one can learn from the natural world.
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Darwin
Shakespeare
Freewater Pioneer Rejects County Split Says Taxpayers Oppose
E G Publishing Co reports a letter from J W Belied of Freewater dated May 3 1910 arguing against splitting Umatilla County. He notes heavy taxes from land value inflation and asserts most heavy taxpayers disagree with a new division while real estate interests favor it. The letter targets Milton as a potential county seat.
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East Oregonian
Milton and
Freewater
Oregon
E. G. Publishing Co
Pendleton
Sorehead
Umatilla County
Millon
Bourne charges tampering by federal appointments for votes
Oregon senator Bourne accused a former high government official and a Republican central committee activist of trying to sway the Oregon legislature by offering federal offices in exchange for votes. He cited promises of federal appointments to legislators who would disregard pledges during the session.
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Senate
Ormsby McHarg
Chamberlain
Winshington
Hourne
Oregon
Bourne
Republican Central Committee
Hitchveck
Generi
Hyde Defense Opens With Testimony About Swope Life
Dr Hyde's case examining Colonel Swope's private life features J W Spangler testimony claiming Swope drank heavily before death and plotted to secure his estate for the poor. Dr F W Creeching explains toxins could mimic death symptoms with no trace remaining. Chicago considers dance hall bans.
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J. W. Spangler
F. W. Creeching
Roosevelt Berlin Visit Promises Royal Danube Gala
Roosevelt travels to Berlin May 10 11 for talks with Kaiser and royal family. He will lunch with the Kaiser at Potsdam visit city officials attend palace dinner inspect municipal institutions and end day sightseeing. A holiday marks his presence and a public speech on International Peace is noted.
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Royal Palace
Teddy
Roosevelt
Christiana
Haakon
Ike
Narsery
Prince Oli
National Theater
Berlin
Potsdamex
Ambassador Hill
Woolgrowers Refuse Lower Prices in Westward Wool Trade
East Oregon woolgrowers at Pendleton and other points delay sales as they suspect market manipulation to keep prices down. Idaho grower A J Knollin counsels storing wool, arguing foreign markets stay strong and domestic conditions pressuring prices. He notes buyers aim to clear old stocks, while talks of tariffs and strikes weigh on sentiment for a drawnout buyer producer struggle this year.
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Pendleton
Oregon
Chicago
A. J. Knollin
Idaho
Chicago Commission
Cago Wool Paper
A. J. Knolin
First steamer of season leaves Dawson down river
Dawson May 4 The little steamer Pauling is moving down the river to Dawson with freight today as the first boat of the season The ice is not yet broken by Big Salmon but if weather holds the river will clear by the steamer arrival A hopeful year is forecast for Klondyke with a strong rise in gold output from dredges hydraulic and elevator
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Dawson
Pauling
Klondyke
Steamship Albatross Returns With Specimens
The Albatross arrived in San Francisco after a two year south seas cruise. It delivered thousands of dollars worth of specimens to the Smithsonian Institution. Captain M C McCormick, U S N, led the expedition with fish catching soundings and ocean bed exploration.
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San Francisco
Albatross
South Seas
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Fish and Game Commission
Institute
M. C. McCormick
Protest Against Jeff Johnson Fight Draws Local Authority Notice
The Congregational Conference of Southern California passed resolutions denouncing the Jeff Johnson fight as barbaric and will file a formal protest with state and Alameda County authorities. The action follows a recent protest meeting held last night in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Jeff Johnson
Alameda County
Congregational Conference of
Southern California
Supreme Court Winding Up Term with Trapp Murder Case
The court is finalizing the term with most cases argued or submitted. The Trapp murder trial from Baker county is the afternoon case, the last on the docket, as judges and lawyers depart this evening and on midnight trains. Several appeals were disposed, some dismissed, others continued or transferred to Salem.
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Trapp
Baker County
Supreme Court
Salem
Jasperson
Huntington
R. N. Bostwick & Cod
Gauntlet Lodge K. of
Co. R. Elliott
Wallowa County
State
Chandler
Susan Hendreson
A. Backus
Sam Carnes
James Dalton
Thomas V. Burke
Parllee Hindman
Vy. B. Thorsen
Vy. B. Thorsen Et al
J. A. Hooper
Minnie O. Haines
Jones & Co
Frank E. Hodgkins
John Hoxkell
Anna Oliver
Fred Snydhorst
Dreyfus Alive Recalled by Mme Zola in Lawsuit
Madame Emile Zola sues for two thousand dollars after a bronze statue of Dreyfus chained to a rock given to a tenement charity by Zola was sold by the manager to a junk shop for sixty dollars. The suit highlights that Major Dreyfus remains alive in Paris.
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Poria
Emile Zola
Novellet
Major Dreyfus
Boulevard Malesherbes
Paris
France
Dreyfus
Madame Zola
Madame Zain Chlme
Lobster boats armed near Algerian waters amid piracy rise
North African piracy remains widespread as lobster boats fishing in Algerian waters are now armed. Crews carry eight rifles and ammunition provided by naval authorities at Brest to defend against Moorish pirates following official Navy guidance.
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Algerian
Breston
Taft May Lose Union Card In Missouri City Ball Game Fight
President Taft faces possible expulsion from the Building Trades Council after attending a ball game it branded unfair. His five day midwest swing ended in St. Louis with enthusiastic crowds and bouquets sent to hospitals, while taft defended public figures against demagogic charges and noted railroad funding challenges during remarks to local clubs.
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Building Trades Council
Taft
St. Louis
Capital
Cleveland
Middle West
Washington
Mr. Taft
Wes
St. Luke's Hospital
Business Men’s League
Walker Hill
Mersia
Lorton
Hughes
Supreme Court
Bryan
Traffic Club of
Sixth Circuit
Formal Charges Against Taft in Union Boycott Case
Cleveland May 5 formal charges against President Taft as a member of the steam shoveler's union were incorporated in a letter to national officials today by Secretary Roberts of the building trades council. It is charged that Taft ignored the boycott against the Cleveland baseball park by attending the games.
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Taft
Cleveland
Steam Shoveler’s Union
Nations
Roberts
Building Trades Council
Woman Claims Knowledge of Lost Mine Tale
In San Bernardino California on May 6 Mrs. R. Dillman of Victorville said she found data locating the famed lost Peg Leg mine in the San Bernardino valley. An expedition to search the valley was organized while Pee Lee Smith previously discovered the mine in 1889 and unearthed large nuggets before vanishing. many who hunted the treasure have since died.
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San Bernardino Calif
San Bernardino Valley
Mayor Garner Seeks Grass Enjoyment Move in Parks
New York Mayor Garner orders removal of Keep off the Grass signs in city parks and replaces them with an invitation Come on the Grass to encourage public use. He argues parks are for enjoyment, not just viewing.
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Garner
New York
Moran and seconds will escape charges
In San Francisco Owen Moran testified at the inquest into Tommy McCarthy's death that the bout was not fixed though he sought a chance to KO McCarthy. The jury ruled McCarthy's death an accident and it is likely manslaughter charges against Moran and his seconds and McCarthy's seconds will be dismissed at arraignment.
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San Francisco
Owen Moran
Tommy McCarthy
McCarthy McCarthy
McCarthy
Moran
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