Congress Refuses Action on Porto Rican Matter
In Washington on May 13 the House defeated Garrett of Tennessee as 74 voted against a resolution to appoint a committee on insular affairs to study the president's Porto Rican message.
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Washington
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Senate
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The
Geological Survey
United States
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Wright brothers arrive in Dayton amid cheers
The Wright brothers and Miss Katherine Wright reached Dayton Ohio today to a warm reception from old friends and neighbors. Plans call for more formal ceremonies on June 17 and 18 with a large crowd expected, as whistles shriek and cannons boom at the station.
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Dayton
Ohio
Wright Brothers
Katherine Wright
Hill urges end to tariff talk for early prosperity
James J. Hill told the president that cutting tariff agitation and halting congressional oratory would spur a new era of prosperity soon. He argued the nation would benefit if the public debate cooled and policy moved forward promptly.
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Washington
James J. Hill
Congress
Death Penalty Possible in Night Riders Case
In Waverly Tennessee Judge Cook warned to stop depredations while Humphrey county night riders seek a new trial. The defense indicated a motion for a new trial would be filed once prepared, and the judge pledged strong action, even a regiment of soldiers if needed.
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Waverly
Tenn
Cook
Humphrey County
Blames the Cow Tuberculosis Rise Tied to Milk
Nathan Straus cites New York health data showing a 33 percent TB rise in two years. He argues dairy cows spread the disease and calls for making it a crime to sell milk not tuberculin tested or properly pasteurized. Washington May 12 meeting remarks at the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
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Washington
Nathan Straus
New York
National Association For the
Straus
New York Health Department
Koch
Mutinous Turkish Officers Demand Sharia Rule
A Saloniki dispatch reports Erzroom officers of the Young Turks have telegrammed local union and progress officers claiming soldiers refuse obedience and demand sharia restoration while threatening a general massacre. In Alexandrieda, the Tacoma arrived to protect American interests.
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Cologne
Koelnische Zeitung
Saloniki
Erzroum
Asiatic Turkey
Committee of Union and Progress
Alexandrieda
United States Revenue Cutter
Tacoma
Funeral of Heinrich Conried At Former Opera House
The public funeral for Heinrich Conried former Metropolitan Opera director was held in the building where he labored many years. Impressive services featured music as the dominant element with a large crowd seeking admission far exceeding capacity.
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New York
Heinrich Conried
Metropolitan Opera Company
Family Suspect Stories in Post Mortem Murder Case
In St Paul police probe a butcher Louis Arbogast was murdered at home with his head crushed and the bed oily and set aflame. Daughter Ida 22 and her mother give conflicting accounts as investigators seek truth amid a mysterious case. Mrs Burdette collapses in illness due to strain, while Theodore Roosevelt Jr declines to join Governor Week's staff in a separate notice.
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St. Paul
Minn
Robert J. Burdette
Los Angeles
Temp Baptist Church
Burdette
Hartford
Conn
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelt
Lilley
Week
One Vote Indicates Lorimer Lead In Joint Ballot
Springfield May 13 The SG A joint ballot for United States senator shows Hopkins 71 Fess 14 waason 2 Shuttle 19 Stringersu PB W Gallagher 26 Scattering 15 Senator McElwain voted for Congressman Lorimer Text Book Bill Passed Illinois Senate approves Ettelson bill to cap grammar book prices promising $200 000 annual savings with publisher bonds fees and penalties. Waterway bill advances in senate while house considers Lorimer Cooley proposal to delay until federal aid and funds are pledged.
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Springfeld
United States
Hopkins
Fess
Waason
Shuttle
Stringersu
PB. W. Gallagher
Canton
Scattering
Senator McElwain
Lorimer
Springfield
Senate
Ettelson
John J. Sonsteby
Chicago Board of Education
Illinois
Schmitt
Edward J. Smejkal
Lori
Taft Message Stirs Porto Ricans on Federal Appointees
Excerpts from President Taft's Porto Rico message provoke strong reaction among island politicians. Governor Post calls disappointment likely but no unrest. Republican leader Barbosa condemns the approach as unjust to Porto Ricans while unionist Rivera and AFL organizer Iglesias voice similar criticism.
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Taft
San Juan
Porto Rico
Regis H. Post
J. C.barbosa
Republican Party
Amercans
Labor Party
House of Delegates
Island
Louis Munos Rivera
Unionist Party
Washington
Santiago Iglesias
American Federation of Labor
Premature Blast Kills 20 In New York Quarry Disaster
A dynamite premature ignition at the Callanan Road Improvement quarry near South Bethlehem, 11 miles from Albany, kills 20 including company officials and twelve Italians. A 500 pound cap detonated early, blasting 40 000 tons of rock and hurling bodies across the site as homes shake and a makeshift morgue forms in the engine house.
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Albany
Callanan Road Improvement Company
Bethlehem
John Hoyt Callanan
Charles D. Callanan
Leroy McMillan
John Hendrickson
Fred Snyder
James Maloney
William Baumes
Fred Za
Ex-Police Chief Convicted in Revolutionary Case
Lupokine, former police director, was found guilty of belonging to a revolutionary organization and sentenced to five years of hard labor. The ruling was delivered in St. Petersburg on May 13 after his January arrest on the technical charge.
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Lupokine
St. Petersburg
Former Lieutenant Governor Killed in Auto Crash
Salina Kansas May 13 A P Ridout a former Kansas lieutenant governor was killed when the car he was driving pitched out onto the head of the vehicle in an accident in Salina.
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Kansas
Head
Salina
Kan
A. P. Rid
Kansas official dies in automobile accident near city
Former lieutenant governor of Kansas Riddle was killed today in a car crash en route from Minneapolis to Salina with four companions. Their car slid off the road, hitting an embankment and crashing into a ditch. Riddle died after a head injury, living only an hour.
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Dle
Kansas
Riddle
Minneapolis
Kan
Salina
French Post Telegraph Strike Turmoil Grips Paris Chamber
Paris scenes erupted in the chamber of deputies as the government sought a confidence vote amid a strike by postal and telegraph workers. Deputies clashed while socialists sang international and royalists sang Vive Henry IV as security intervened. Outside, supporters clashed and tensions remained high. Official counts put strikers at 936 with limited service in major cities. Some postmen were expelled and navy personnel took over deliveries.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Brissen
Chamber
Henry IV
Bordeaux
Havre
Navy
Wireless telephone links Chicago and Milwaukee debut
The Milwaukee Journal reports the first wireless telephone message between Chicago and Milwaukee, received clear and steady without falter. In Omaha Light Hall, Fort Omaha auditorium lit by wireless power shows new method by Dr. F H Millener with Army Signal Corps support, lighting nightly at the exposition.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Milwaukee Journal
Omaha
Neb
Fort Omaha
F. H. Millener
Union Pacific Railroad
Millener
United States Army Signal Corps
Taft Fools Put But Wins At Golf With Travis
President Taft and Walter J. Travis defeated General Clarence R. Edwards and F. Oden Horstmann one up at Chevy Chase. Taft’s long drive on the 18th nearly sank a birdie but he settled for par. Travis posted 74 as Taft totaled 92. The crowd praised Taft’s display of skill.
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Washington
Taft
Chevy Chase Club
Walter_J. Travis
Clarence R. Edwards
Insular Bureau
War Department
F. Oden Horstmann
Archibald Butt
White House
President
Travis
Edwards
Butt
Travi
Tra
DIE TO SAVE FIVE CENTS Three Men Seeking Work Try Leaky Boat
Five foreigners out of work for months tried to cross the Monongahela at McKeesport in a sinking boat and three drowned. In a separate note, rain aided Kansas crops with about an inch of rain reported in central Kansas and showers in the region.
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Dodge Bridge
Pittsburg
Monongahela River
McKeesport
Kansas
Kansas City
Missouri
Senate Debates Tariff Schedule After Resource Concerns
Yesterday in Congress the Senate debated the tariff bill focusing on window schedules and glass articles while Senator Crawford urged no tariff on iron ore lumber and coal. Senator Paynter supported removing a six cent leaf tobacco duty to aid growers. The session adjourned around 5:24 p.m. The House was not in session.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Klarich
Crawford
Geo
Paynter
Eos Trust
Roosevelt's hunting party bags two giraffes and a rhino
Nairobi May 13 Roosevelt's hunting trips continue to be successful with two giraffes and a rhino killed. The party visited the American mission at Machakos and will move to the JuJu ranch of George McMillan near Machakos after breaking camp.
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Roosevelt
JuJu Ranch
Nairobi
Machakos
George McMillan
Rat in Hair Saves Woman Life in Car Crash
In Jackson Michigan on May 13 Mrs. Richard Frost and her baby were thrown from a car when it hit a telephone pole. A large rat in Mrs. Frosts hair is credited by physicians with saving her life as hair pins drove into her scalp and the baby suffered a head injury. Doctors fear internal injuries for both mother and child.
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Jackson, Mich
Richard Frost
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