Six I.W.W. Members Plotted To Murder San Diego Officials
San Diego police chief J. C. Wilson says six armed Industrial Workers of the World were chosen by lot in Los Angeles to come to the city and kill Mayor James Wadham and other officials. The plot, conceived a month earlier, unfolded as ten men arrived by steamer, later splitting into groups and prompting arrests of many I W W members. A rebel informant warned authorities, and another note flagged fresh plots with six men selected to strike.
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San Diego
Los Angeles
J. C. Wilson
Wilson
James E. Wadham
John Kl. Sehon
H. 8. Utley
Jalis
San Diego IWW gunmen story called ridiculous
Frank Moore an IWW attorney rejects police chief Wilsons claim that IWW gunmen came to shoot the mayor and officials. The reorganized committee of citizens to handle the IWW situation will not be formed for a few days.
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San Diego
Calif
Frank Moore
Wilson
I. WW
Roosevelt to lead 22 Ohio delegates to national convention
Columbus May 24 Theodore Roosevelt will have 22 Ohio district delegates to the republican national convention and President Test 10. Governor Harmon will go to the Baltimore convention with 2 against 11 for Governor Wilson of New Jersey in addition to the six delegates at large the right to name which he won by his victory in the democratic presidential primary. The six republican delegates at large probably will be in dispute until after the republican state convention June 3.
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Columbus
Theodore Roosevelt
Ohio
Harmon
Baltimore
Wilson
New Jersey
JAIL REBEL PLOTTERS
Havana reports American Intervention in Cuba is believed certain after dispatches from Santiago and Bayamo railway towns describe fresh riots by negroes. The rebel situation in Santiago grows acute and fears arise that the government cannot control the area without U.S. aid. Rebels allegedly loot hundreds of homes and massacre women and children along the Bayamo line.
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Havana
Cuba
Santiago
Bayamo
United States
Two More Methodist Bishops Named at Conference
Minneapolis May 24 Rev F D Leet of Detroit elected bishop on the twenty third ballot at the quadrennial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church receiving 511 votes He is the sixth bishop named Rev R J Cook pastor of a New York Methodist church elected bishop on the 24th ballot Only one more bishop to be chosen Bishop Neely accused the conference of political machinations and secrecy in its procedures and said the body misinformed concerning him He cited his sacrifices and hard assignments in church work and suggested the conference might reconsider its vote against him
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Minneapolis
F. D. Leet
Detroit
Methodist Episcopal Church
R. J. Cook
New York
Neely
Thirteenth Darrow Juror Forces Adjournment
Los Angeles May 24 The Darrow trial stalls as no progress occurs in the morning session over the thirteenth juror. After exhausting veniremen borrowed from other departments, the court adjourns to 2 PM and calls more jurors, with the judge and counsel insisting the thirteenth juror be retained.
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Los Angeles
Clarence Darrow
Double Wedding Dilemmas In Four in Hand Ties
A local couple faces a knotty choice in a double wedding as traditions collide with modern style. Guests debate etiquette and the groom’s choice of four in hand tie and its suitability for the church ceremony and reception.
Teddy Toasted in Senate in Roosevelt Attack Debate
Senator Stone of Missouri toasted Colonel Roosevelt in the senate and read a Virginia newspaper editorial criticizing Roosevelt's attacks on Senator Lorimer for accepting $100,000 from the lumber trust while Roosevelt was taking larger sums from steel, harvester, and other combines.
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Washington
Senator Stone
Missouri
Colonel Roosevelt
Senate
Virginia
Roosevelt
Lorimer
Lumber Trust
Judge Maloney Reveals Illegal Umatilla Bridge Deal
Pendleton May 21 ex County Judge Gilliland challenged corruption claims. Maloney presents official Umatilla bridge bids from 1910, noting award to A B Eberhart at 7000 for superstructure and ten dollars per cubic yard for cement piers, inviting public inspection of files and contract details.
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OLD County Court
Pendleton
Ore
East Oregonian
T. P. Gilliland
Umatilla
Gilliland
Umatilla Bridge
Umatilla River
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery
Ogle le Nwt
Atlas Bridge Co
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A. BE. Eberhart
Call
Three Republican Candidates Plan Day of Speeches in New Jersey
May 24 New Jersey campaign coverage shows Taft Roosevelt and La Follette active across Trenton Phillipsburg and nearby towns. Taft addresses about a thousand in Phillipsburg in a calmer tone while Roosevelt and La Follette push through seven and a dozen speeches respectively. Roosevelt slated for three meetings and an address tonight.
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New Jersey
Trenton
N. J
Taft
Roosevelt
Senator la Follette
la Follette
Commencement Week Program Set At Local High School
The high school outlines a full commencement week with a Baccalaureate sermon Sunday at the Christian church by Rev. E. M. Clingan of Walla Walla. Exams close Monday and diplomas are awarded to seventeen seniors Wednesday evening. Clergy from several churches will lead services, with hymns, Elijah chorus selections, and a Maud Swingle vocal solo.
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First Presbyterian Church
Walla Walla
Christian Church
Clingan
J .R. Holmes
The
Herbert T. Cash
Baptist Church
Nathan Evans
Methodist Church
Elijah Chorus
Maud Swingle
Frank J. Milnes
Presbyterian Church
Honest man given card passport for night repairs
New York reports Ralph Fisher, an honest mechanic arrested sixteen times for burglar tools, received the first police passport. He works nights repairing kitchen utensils for hotels and restaurants and says officers mistook him for a burglar. Police Commissioner Waldo notified all department members of the passport.
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New York
Police Department of
Ralph Fisher
Fisher
Waldo
Police Department
Eye injuries at local game endangering sight
Sandsky D Ralph Bock, 19, an out fielder for an amateur team, struck a stone while waiting to bat. The stone hit his right eye, destroying sight. A triangular piece of eye was removed and repaired by Dr. Bliss with two stitches. Dr. Biles hopes to preserve appearance.
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Sandsky
Ralph Bock
C. B. Bliss
Biles
Wright Slightly Improves. Aviator Wilbur Wright Critical
Dayton May 24 Wilbur Wright shows slight improvement as he remains critically ill with typhoid fever at a local hospital. Doctors say the condition is stabilized but serious. Wright, pioneer of aviation, gained prominence for early flight experiments and has been under careful observation.
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Wright
Dayton
Wilbur
Women Fight for Ballot as Rioting Wanes in Budapest
Rioting continues in Budapest after government defeat on universal suffrage. Women demand manhood suffrage while Count Tisza and his party concede. Factory lockouts trigger shop looting and clashes with police. over twenty wounded, no deaths. Military troops keep order. conditions to be restored gradually.
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Budaps
Count Tisza
Traffes
Senior Stunt Night at Pen Meton High School
High seniors perform tonight in a public program titled Senior Stunt Night featuring a Kitchen Symphony Everyone Recitation Clings Rally and other acts. The regular commencement with 17 diplomas will be held next Wednesday evening.
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Pen Meton High School
Gladya Satterlee
Claire Raley Sallie
Clayton Strain
Carpenter Inherits £6,000,000 From Aunt in England
Joliet, NJ Frank A. Jackson a local carpenter contractor receives word he is sole heir to Mrs. Mary Jackson of Pelkington England. The aunt died April 2 and left 2,500 acres valued at $6,000,000 under English entail law. Jackson is the eldest son of a brother of the aunt's husband. she was 103 and childless.
Cobb Will Come Back in Time for Saturday Return
Chicago May 24 Ty Cobb the suspended Detroit star will be back in the game by Saturday according to President Comiskey of the Chicago Americans who spoke after the American league meeting following Jennings players strike. Comiskey conveyed a ten days’ suspension was placed but not announced.
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Cobb
Chicago
Ty Cobb
Detroit Star
Comiskey
Chicago Americans
Jennings
Grandstand
Thaw Loses Sanity Appeal in White Slay Case
In White Plains New York on May 24 a jury trial for Harry Thaw regarding release from Mattew asylum was denied by Justice Keogh Thaw who sought an insanity defense and the court rejected his appeal The decision ends the bid for release from the asylum after the Stanford White murder case remains unresolved in the appeal.
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White Plains
N. Y
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Mattew
Justice Keogh
Thaw
Englishman accused of insulting flag sparks San Diego chase
May 24 in San Diego great excitement as an Englishman is alleged to have insulted the American flag in a saloon. He hurried away before his identity was known, pursued by a mob of about 1,000 men.
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San Diego
Calif
Man Who Kills Himself Over Love Despair
A concise note describes a man who ends his life by his own hand after deep disappointment in love, highlighting the tragedy and personal despair without sensational detail.
London Port Tied Up Over Dock Workers Strike
Thousands of tons of perishable freight rot on London docks as a transport workers strike ties up the port. The Board of Trade seeks to settle grievances of about 150,000 dockers, carmen, fightermen and related workers with union leaders on a joint inquiry board. Order prevails nowhere.
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London
Board of Trade
Boards of Inquiry
Diamond ring found clears two-day mystery in Winona
In Winona Minnesota a diamond ring worth 160 dollars owned by Mrs. Anna Ehlers was found in a flower pot filled with earth by an officer assigned to the case, resolving the brief disappearance.
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Winona
Minn
Anna Ehlers
Funeral held for Denmark King Frederick VIII in Copenhagen
Impressive funeral services were held in Copenhagen for King Frederick VIII who died in Hamburg. About two thousand European notables attended including four kings and four queens. The king was buried at Roskilde in Frederick VII’s chapel, in the crypt with the remains of thirty three Danish kings.
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Copenhagen
Frederick VIII
Denmark
Hamburg
Roskide
Frederick Vit
Frederick
Cript
Mexican Leaders Arrested In Plot To Seize Cities
President Gomez rushes two thousand troops into Nogales area to curb a rebel plot. Lieutenant Colonel Reyrea, former Nogales garrison commandant, and three others held at Hermosillo pending investigation. Madero optimistic about victory. vows quick peace as government tightens grip on rebels. Sugar mills in Santiago province shut as government forces fortify and pursue quiet stance.
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Nogales
Ariz
F. Gonzales
Sonora
Reyrea
Federal &Arrison
Mex
Hermestillo
Gomez Assures T Washington on Cuba Troop Move
President Gomez of Cuba notified the State department that two thousand troops in Santiago province have been ordered to crush the rebellion. The United States said it would not interfere unless imperative.
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Gomez
Washington
Cuba
State Department
Santiago Providence
United States
Alaskan Railroads Ordered to Meet Commerce Rules
Washington May 24 Interstate Commerce Commission notifies Alaskan railroads to file a rate schedule before August 1 and to comply with safety appliance requirements and hours of service regulations. The action enforces interstate commerce rules across Alaska.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commerce Commission
Senate committees to report findings on Titanic disaster
Washington May 4 The senate committees investigating the Titanic disaster will not submit their findings to the senate until Tuesday.
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Washington
Senate
Pendleton Park Adopts Crackdown on Betting and Rowdyism
Pendleton Ball Club President Bond today announced strict rules for Pendleton Baseball Park banning betting drinking and profanity at Round-up Park during games. Violations will lead to ejectment arrests and denial of season access. The policy targets rowdy elements while protecting respectable patrons and ensuring a safe grandstand for ladies.
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Bond
Pendleton
Garrett
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