Gomez Permits Marines to Land Near Santiago
Reported telegram from President Gomez to General Moncuguedo states Cuban forces may allow American marines to land to guard foreign property as insurgent attacks threaten the Spanish-American iron plant at Calquiri. Fire from Cuban artillery described with unclear casualty count as rumors of a broader fatal clash spread in Havana.
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Havang
Gomez
Moncuguedo
Oriente
Havana
United States Witnbout Paduewah
Calqutri
Santiago
Four Thousand Waiters Out In New York Strike
New York faces a city wide strike as four thousand waiters from thirty famed hotels and restaurants protest for higher wages shorter hours and union recognition. If not settled within twenty four hours leaders threaten a general walkout including cooks and quick lunch spots. About 1000 African American workers from the south ready to be brought in to break the strike. Plaza hotel staff already affected.
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New York
Edward Blochlinger
Workers’ Union
Plaza Hotel
Minnesota Oleo Law Voided by Supreme Court
The Minnesota Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a law banning coloring oleo to resemble butter. The court said coloring reflects consumer preference and there is no intent to deceive if labels comply, noting the motive is to avoid misleading buyers. The case involved a Chicago packing firm.
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St. Paul
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Chicago
Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Dr Dumas Conviction
The Minnesota supreme court sustained the conviction of Dr. Dr. Dumas former mayor of Cass Lake charged with planning the blowing up of the post at Poposky in June 1911. He was found guilty of attempted arson with a sentence not exceeding three and a half years. His defense argued the act was not completed to constitute arson.
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St. Paul
Minnesota Supreme Court
Dr. Dumas
Cass Lake
Minn
Poposky
Explosions Rock San Francisco Saloons
Three heavy explosions shook downtown San Francisco with two blasts at Tom Corbett's pool room and saloon at Fourth and Stevenson and Breyer's saloon at 615 Stevenson Street. A third explosion followed about ten minutes later. Police reported the incidents as mysterious and violent.
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San Francisco
Tom Corbett
Fourth
Stevenson Streets
Breyer
Stevenson Street
Chicago
Palmer College Moves Tied Up In Court Fight
Iowa Christian conference endorses missionary field extension into Catholic territory and separation of church and state. They urge compulsory education to age fourteen and plan to oppose Palmer college's move to Albany Missouri with a temporary injunction likely sought in Judge Nichols court at Vinton. D M Hoffenstein reelected president with R A Lewis J Kyle and F E A Saunders among officers. Next session set for Pleasant Ridge Missouri near Albany. J E Follanshee re elected Palmer college trustee.
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Legrand
Governor Carroll
Dowling
Des Moines
Bethalf
Iowa
Iowa Christian Conference
Palmer College
Abany
Doga
Nichols
Vinton
D. M. Hoffenstein
R. A. Lewis
Madrid
John Kyle
Perlee
A, Saunders
Montezuma
Pleasant Ridge
Albany
J. E. Follanshee
Self defense plea by Davenport button worker in shooting case
Otto Berghaus of Davenport faces charges after shooting Harry King at a LeClaire button factory. Berghaus says he fired in self defense as King and others allegedly threatened him. he says he loaded a revolver after being pursued along railroad tracks and that the shooting occurred near a water tank. Berghaus recently arrived from Russia and worked in Marshall County during a strike era.
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Davenport
Otto Burghaus
Harry King
LeClaire
Vollmer
King
Derghaus
Berghaus
Russia
Herved
Murcatine
U C T ELECTS OFFICERS AT HARMONIOUS CONVENTION
The United Commercial Travelers association held its Iowa grand council meeting in Burlington on June 3 with Des Moines chosen as 1913 meeting site. Officers elected include D G Thompson Burling ton grand counselor and H W Conant Sheldon grand secretary among others.
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Burlington
Iown Grand Council
United Commercial Travelers’ Association
Des Moines
D. G. Thompson
C. EB. Rosemond
Independence
H. H. Doran
H. W. Conant
Sheldon
James Hunt
Dex Moines
W. B. Emerson
Atlantic
Grand Page
James Townsend
Cedar Rapids
Grand Sentnel
Belle Plaine to be Iowa normal training site
Professor A. W. Crane announced that Belle Plaine public schools will host a state assisted normal training department. It marks the first such program in Benton county and among the early seventy six schools statewide to establish the department.
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Belle Plaine
A. W. Crane
Death at Reunion of Iowa Cousins in Knoxville
A. F. Brown of Boone dies suddenly in Knoxville five minutes after greeting a cousin he had not seen in fifty years. Heart trouble caused the death. Undertaker Hinson from Boone arrived to claim the body.
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Iowa
Knoxville
A. F. Brown
Boone
Hinson
Cummins Seeks Nomination Role at Chicago Convention
Des Moines reports Senator Albert B. Cummins expects to be a compromise candidate if neither Taft nor Roosevelt gains enough votes to nominate. He said presenting his name at Chicago may be unnecessary and that the convention's roll call will decide. Campaigns across Iowa closed with mass meetings as primary races determine senators, governors, and other offices.
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Iowa
Chicago
Des Moines
Albert B. Cummins
Cummins
Taft
Roosevelte
Senator Cummins
Roosevelt
United States
W. 8
Kenyon
Waterloo
Daniel W. Hamilton
Sigourney
George W. Clarke
Grinnell
A. V. Proud
Foot
Indianola
Perry G. Holden
Council Bluff
BE. BE. Gunn
Mason City
John T. Hamilton
Cedar Rapida
Young
Polk County
Kernite
Offerig
Ihs
Lafayette Young
Campaign Push for Cornell Endowment Gains Momentum
Mount Vernon Iowa reports a major step toward a $500000 endowment for Cornell as over $5000 was raised by the student body in a mass meeting. Seniors have subscribed $4300, bringing total pledges to $12045 with $400000 more needed to satisfy the Rockefeller board by June. Over $300000 has already been pledged and the full amount is expected soon.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell
Rockefeller Board
E Rawson Dies After Prolonged Illness
Des Moines businessman Charles Elbert Rawson longtime insurance leader and former president of Des Moines Life Insurance Company died at home after a long illness. He is survived by his wife and son Homer Hibert Rawson an undergraduate at Harvard University.
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Charles Elbert Rawson
Middle West
Des Moines Life Insurance Company
Chicago Insurance Corporation
Des Moines
Mr Rawson
Homer Hibert Rawson
Harvard University
Seventeen Year Locusts Found Near Ottumwa
June 3 Ottumwa Iowa J H Mitchell reports discovery of seventeen year cicadas in nearby woods as they break through the dry walls and begin to enter their destructive stage.
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Ottumwa
J. H. Mitchell
Mitchel
Baby Body Found in Culvert Near Mount Pleasant
The body of a baby girl was found wrapped in newspapers in a road culvert east of Mount Pleasant and authorities investigate. Physicians say the child was prematurely born and likely in the culvert for several days before discovery.
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Mount Pleasant
Roy
Army Equipment Arrives in Dubuque for Sparta March
Dubuque reports arrival of equipment supplies and auto trucks for 2000 regular army men gathering for seven days this week in preparation for the march to Sparta Wisconsin.
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Dubuque
Sparta
Wis
Taft Welcomes German Naval Division at Hampton Roads
President Taft welcomed the German naval division visiting American waters at Hampton Roads. On the Mayflower, with Mrs Taft and key officials aboard, were Mrs Nichols Jongworth of Cincinnati Miss Mabel Boardman Count von Bernstorff the German ambassador and the secretary of the Navy.
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Washington
United States
Hampton Roads
Taft
Mra
Nicholas Jongworth
Cincinnati
Mabel Boardman
Count von Bernstorff
Navy
Search for Castaways Near Cape Horn by Chilean Warship
In Punta Arenas Chile on June 3 the government dispatched a warship to locate seven American castaways on a small islet after a note in a bottle washed ashore. The note claimed an American steamer possibly named Virgenes wrecked off Cape Horn and requested help with a month of provisions.
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Punta Arenas
Chile
Cape Horn
International Law Congress Adjourns for Madrid Meeting
The International Law congress at Paria adjourned to meet in Madrid in 1915 with Premier Canalejas as host. Professor J. D. Lawson of Columbia Missouri was elected vice president to represent the United States.
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Paria
International Law Congress
Seaason
Madrid
Canalejas
J. D. Lawson
Columbia
United States
Standings of National and Western Leagues
National League standings show New York Chicago Cincinnati Philadelphia and other clubs with wins and losses. Western League tables list St Joe Denver Wichita Omaha Lincoln and others with their win loss records and games played.
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W.L. P
WL. P
New York
Chicago
Phila
al Chicago
Boston
Pitab’h
Detroit
St. Louis
Wash'n
Clevel'd
Brooklyn
St. Joe
Denver
Dex M's
Wichita
Omaha
Lincoln
Soo City
Topeka
R.h.le
Philadelphia
Walsh-Block
Coombn-Lapp
Cleveland
R. HE
R.ele
Hicks—Johnson
Olmstead-Spahr
Tanecola
Mt. Joseph
Lincoln Oes
Johnson-Gossett
Smith-Carney
Bionx City
Sage-Orendorff
Ellis-Clemons
R.hb
Topeka Des Moines
Hornsby-Chapman
Northup-McGraw
Congress Ready for Beef Trust Inquiry to Proceed
The Judiciary Committee plans to investigate the beef trust after a meeting between Representatives Henry and Clayton. The Department of Justice may be asked to provide data on the beef industry and its operations. A Sherman antitrust amendment could emerge from the inquiry.
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Heute Judiciary Committee
Department of Justee
Weebington
Congress
Chicago
Washington
Henry
Texas
House Rules Committee
Clayton
Alabama
Department of Justice
Beef Trust
Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt Faction Seeks Seat for Howell at National Committee
Chicago June 3 Friends of Colonel Roosevelt announce the first real test of strength with President Taft as Rh B Howell of Omaha national Republican committee elector from Nebraska demands seating as successor to Victor Rosewater before contests are heard. Roosevelt managers plan to seat Howell and other committeemen.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Taft
Rh. B. Howell
Omaha
National Republican Committee
Nebraska
Victor Rosewater
Howell
Borden D. Whiting
New Jersey
Thomas K. Niedringhama
Missouri
Harry §. New
National Committee
Mr. Howell
Root Ag Semorary
Hall Like Ball of Fire for Democratic Convention Week
Baltimore plans the most elaborate electric light display in the city for the Democratic convention week. The Fifth Regiment armory will be outlined with bulbs along the roof edges cornices and exterior features to create a radiant glow visible across the city. An entry on Hoffman street will be similarly illuminated.
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Baltimore
Fifth Regiment
Hoffman Street
Wisconsin Declines Root Support for Convention Chair
Governor Francis McGovern of Wisconsin, chairman of the Wisconsin delegation, refused to back Senator Elihu Root as temporary chairman after a telegram reply to William Barnes Jr of New York. He cited Root's political views and methods as unsanctioned and warned Root's selection could lead to a November defeat.
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Root
Madison
Wis
Francis McGovern
Wisconsin
William Barnes, Jr
New York
Elihu Root
McGovern
Chicago
Strike Ballots of Shopmen Received in Chicago
Ballots from about 160000 railroad shopmen west of Chicago on whether to strike for different working conditions reached union headquarters. Counting will take several days. Tinian men in close touch with the nation believe a strike is probable.
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Chicago
All Nation
Queen Wilhelmina in Paris for three day official visit
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and the prince consort arrived in Paris for a three day official visit. They were greeted by a large crowd at the railroad station and driven through troops to the foreign office where they will stay. President Pallères hosted a banquet at the Elysee Palace followed by a gala opera performance.
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Paris
Wilhelmina
The
Netherlands
Prince Comfort
Foreign Office
President Pallleres
Blysee Palace
Lorimer Goes to Capital for Senate Battle
Senator William Lorimer left Chicago for Washington with William J. Cooke acting as bodyguard and nurse. Friends insist he will not resign despite calls for ouster, as Lorimer plans to attend Kern's address and fight the challenge in the Senate.
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Cooke
Chicago
William Lorimer
Washington
Pennsylvania
Senate
Kern
Lorimer
William J. Cooke
Senator Lorimer
Architect Burnham Dead in Germany at 66
Daniel Hudson Burnham founder of the Chicago plan died in Heidelberg Germany at age sixty six. He had been ill with diabetes and was traveling with his wife son Hubert Burnham his daughter and Mr Wells when death occurred during a continental motor trip.
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Chicago
A. B. Wells
Mr. Wells
France
Italy
Germany
New York Waiters Riot Near Savoy Amid Strikes
Police used revolvers to keep 300 hotel strikers and sympathizers back after nine were arrested near the Hotel Savoy on disorderly conduct charges. Detective Poy was knocked down and later removed. The clash disrupted elite districts near Cornelius Vanderbilt’s residence as the hotel men’s association rejected arbitration proposals.
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New York
Savoy
Poy
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York Hotelmen’s Association
Fealin
Suffragists Plan Balloons to Promote Equal Suffrage
Topeka June 3 women of Kansas will use toy balloons bearing a picture of a boy carrying a banner reading Vote for Mother to boost the suffrage campaign through the rest of the current effort.
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Topeka
Kansas
McClaughrey Suspended at Federal Prison
Leavenworth June reports say William McClaughrey, a Hertilion expert at the federal prison, was suspended from duty by the Department of Justice after a quarrel with an Inspector. The inspector notified Washington of the incident.
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Leavenworth
Run
William McClaughrey
Department of Justice
Washington
Armed Girl Captures Peeper in De Beque
Pearl Hopper, eighteen, single handedly captured Frank E. Lynch after finding him peeping in her bedroom window. She covered him with her father's revolver and turned him over to the city marshal. Lynch was jailed for thirty days.
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Peeper
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John D. Rockefeller
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Packer
Henry and
Queen Wilhelmina
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