Harroun Wins Big Race at Indianapolis Speedway
Ray A Harroun in a Marmon car wins the speedway 6 hours 41 minutes 8 seconds race at Indianapolis May 30 driving nearly 74 mph. Halph Mulford Lozier second David Bruce Brown Fiat third. 77,000 spectators endure crashes and a fatal accident when 8. P. Dickson dies after a wheel rim failure. Bruce Brown sets 150 mile record 1 59 12. Prizes total $25,100 plus $15,000 in side awards.
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Battle of Speed Giants
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A Lozier
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Fiat
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Pgari
Westcot
John T. Glover
Knight
Bob Evans
Jack Tower
Jackson
John Wood
Joe Jagersburger
Case
Dawson
Sistecbdien
Speedway
Cameron Highlanders Leave Winnipeg for Coronation Trip
A 60 man Cameron Highlanders contingent led by Lieut Col Thomson received a hearty send off from the regiment and crowd as they departed Winnipeg for a six week voyage to Canada starting July 1. The unit was inspected on campus by Col Steele and addressed by Thomson and Rev Dr Gordon before marching to the station amid cheering crowds. The group is due back around July 13.
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Cameron _ ers
R. Thomson
C.P.R
D.O.C
Thomson
C. W. Gordon
Canada
Supreme Court Rules Tobacco Trust Violates Sherman Act
The Supreme Court held American Tobacco and related companies to be part of an illegal restraint of trade. It remanded to lower court to determine a restructured, lawful condition within six to eight months, or face receivership and dissolution. Justice Harlan partly dissented. New York officials say the company will reform under court direction.
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Washington, D. C
American Tobacco Company
Supreme Court of the
United States
Harlan
Tobacco Trust
Wickersham
White
Justice Harlan
Obey
New York
The
United States Supreme Court
W. W. Fuller
Supreme Court
Teade
Circuit Court of the
Southern District of New York
Noted Librettist Gilbert Dies in London
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, famed librettist of Gilbert and Sullivan, died May 29 in London of heart failure while bathing. Born 1836, he was knighted in 1907. He wrote nearly 70 plays and supervised rehearsals, scenery, and costumes for his works, never once seeing a Savoy opera from the audience.
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London
William Schwenck Gilbert
Edward
Arthur Sullivan
William Gilbert
Gilbert
Homestead Entries Rise in Winnipeg District May Totals
May homestead entries on Dominion Crown lands in the Winnipeg district total 230, up from 183 in the same month last year. The rush is the heaviest in 15 years with applicants mostly English-speaking or German families bringing substantial belongings.
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Winnipeg
Feud Ends in deadly clash on town edge at Heorum
One man, George Maxwell, is dead and five others wounded after a feud eruption near Heorum Oklahoma. Cliff Hester is shot in the stomach and may die, Jess Maxwell shot in the arm, Pete Graham shot through the body, plus two unidentified men wounded as about 157 shots were fired in a twenty year feud.
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Heorum
Okla
George Maxwell
Cliff Hester
Jess Maxwell
Pete Graham
King Honors Morgan with Personal Coronation Invitation
London reports King George V extends a personal invitation to J Pierpont Morgan to attend his coronation at Westminster Abbey. The invitation is distinctive as Morgan is the only American not holding an official position to receive this honor.
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London
Geoge V
New York DA to pursue individuals in anti trust cases
District Attorney Wise says future anti trust actions in New York will target individuals for criminal penalties, steering away from equity suits under the Sherman act. He cited Standard Oil and Tobacco cases, noting he will seek a year in prison or a $5,000 fine or both for those found guilty.
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New York
Wise
Standard Oil and Tobacco Trusts
Washington
Diaz Farewell: Diaz Boards Ypiranga for Spain
May 31 Vera Cruz General Porforio Diaz said farewell to Mexico and boarded the steamer Ypiranga with his wife and Diaz family. He warned the guard that current rulers could revert to his methods if peace is to be restored, remarking on his long grip on the nation.
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Vera Cruz
Porforio Diaz
Mexico
Diaz
Ypiranga
Spain
Sunstar Wins Derby at Epsom Downs May 31
Sunsetar, the favorite, a brown colt by Sun Bride, owned by J. B. Joel, a South African mine magnate, won the coronation Derby at Epsom Downs. He defeated the largest field of competitors since Hermit's 1867 victory, securing a dramatic win for May.
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Sunsetar
Sunbride
J. B. Joel
Tate Barney Barnate
Hermit
Advantages to Be Gained by the States
Secretary James Wilson argues reciprocity benefits for the United States by expanding home markets and farm factory linkage. He asserts a strong home market under protection spurred industrial growth and notes potential gains from Canadian access, mutual trade in fruits seeds flax and horses, and shared by products from Canadian wheat milling boosting U.S. dairy values as population grows.
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James Wilson
United States
Helf
Fammer
New England
Canada
Four Die in Fire at Silverton B C
A blaze in Silverton British Columbia destroyed a block of businesses including the Windsor and Victoria hotels. At least four people died all guests were in the Windsor hotel and losses exceed 25000 dollars with 6800 dollars insured. The fire origin is unknown and many guests escaped only in night attire.
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B. C
Silverton
Bert M. Taggart
London
Robert Fairrieve
F. L. Fairgrieve
Phoenix
B.C
Windsor Hotel
Victoria Hotel
Selkirk House
Divorced Eleven Times: Noted Pacific Coast Lawyer Dies
Peter West an attorney from Pendleton Oregon died recently revealing a life of twelve marriages and eleven divorces. He was regarded as one of the ablest divorce lawyers in the country with twenty pending cases at his death, all of which were dismissed.
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Pendleton, Ore
Peter West
West
Pacific Coast
Nothwest Territory
Dutch Capital Party Sails to Canada for Investment Prospects
Dutch financiers with introductions from W T Preston, Canadian agent at Holland, depart soon to explore foreign capital investment in Canada. They claim broad Belgium and Germany connections and plan a head office in Holland for the new project.
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London
Eng
Geme
W.T.R. Preston
Holland
Canada
Belgium
Germany
Grain and Livestock Price Report From Market Review
Market Review lists prices for grain poultry live stock and dairy. It shows bid ranges for choice butcher steers and heifers at 5.75 to 6.00 and calves at 6.00 and 4.50 for heavies. Wool, hides, and wholesale produce prices are indicated with varying cent values.
Thirty Die in Fight at San Luis Potosi
In San Luis Potosi Mexico a clash between police and a mob left thirty dead and many wounded as detainees demanded prisoners release. Police fired killing two women, triggering hours of combat before calm returned and troops protected the American colony.
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Laredo
Texas
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Hay Reaches 827 a Ton in Chicago Market
Chicago wholesale hay sales reach 827 a ton the highest price on record for the staple in this city a short crop last year is cited as the cause buyers report deterring supply and rising costs across markets.
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Chicago
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