Wilson restricts remarks on Japan alien land issue
President Wilson asked Mississippi representative Sisson not to make incendiary or racially sensitive remarks in his Friday House speech. The White House aims to keep discussions focused on legal aspects of alien land ownership and to reassure Japan amid ongoing negotiations.
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Washington, D. C
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Sisson
Mississippi
Japan
House
White House
Congress
State Department
Japan weighs US reply on California land laws display
Tokyo officials say the Japanese foreign office will not release the US reply to Japan’s protest over California alien land ownership laws. Public opinion rests on race politics, education, and national identity as new patriotic groups form amid debates on democracy and fidelity to tradition.
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Tokio
United States
California
Washington
Iichiro Tokutomi
Kokumin Shimbun
Japan
America
Pacific
Shiganori Uesugi
Texas Court holds railroad union depots powers limited
The Texas Court of Civil Appeals affirms part and reverses part of the Hillsboro case State of Texas vs St Louis Southwestern Railway Co. The ruling upholds that the railroad commission may order union depots to curb abuses but requires clear legal definition of abuse and leaves most findings to the commission.
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Austin
Tex
Railroads of Texas
Court of Civil Appeals
Railroad Commission
State of Texas
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company
Hillsboro
State Railroad Commission
Roosevelt plans Arizona hunting vacation this July
Theodore Roosevelt announced that he will spend his summer vacation in Arizona. He will depart early in July with two of his sons for a four to five week pleasure trip in the southwest, most time in Arizona.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Arizona
Southwest
Weather roundup from multiple cities with temps and winds
Observations at 8 a m show varied conditions across the nation. ST LOUIS 72 partly cloudy south wind 14 rain and 70 as low. CHICAGO 64 rain possible 10 south wind. MILWAUKEE 52 cloudy southeast wind 4 with rain. ST PAUL 42 rain northwest wind 14 and colder. KANSAS CITY 652 cloudy northwest wind 22 with 52 24 hours. NEW YORK 58 cloud east wind 6 with rain and 56. BOSTON 56 partly cloudy northwest wind 10 with rain and 62. WASHINGTON DC 60 cloudy east wind 4 with 64.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington, D. C
U. S. Considers Government Armor Plate Plants Revenue
Secretary Daniels said the Navy Department is weighing government owned factories to produce armor plate for warships. He argued private firms face no real competition, and a government plant could lower costs by forcing price convergence. He will not disturb Taft era contracts with Meyer. Senator Ashurst pressed for a probe into private plant profits.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Daniels
Taft
Meyer
Ashurst
Arizona
Senate
Miu Clc
United States
President commutes six months for illicit distillery case
Compassion for a prisoner in final stage tuberculosis and fear of spreading illness in the Ma goffin county jail in Kentucky prompted President Wilson to commute Bry ant Coombs seven six month sentence to expire at once for working in an illicit distillery in Covington Kentucky.
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Washington, D. C
Magoffin County
Kentucky
Wilson
Bryant Coombs
Covington
Taft to Speak at Unitarian Convention Session
William H. Taft adds interest to the American Unitarian Association gathering as he is slated to address the Laymen's League in Channing Hall. The session centers on the topic Purpose and Methods of the League.
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Boston
William H. Taft
American Unitarian Association
Taft
Vacation Days Will Soon Be Here
The Light's advertisements suggest summer needs from cameras to canoes and fishing gear. Readers are urged to study the ads for vacation planning and savings, even for trips in July or August.
Hohenzollern Festivities Mark Victoria Louise Wedding
Berlin hosts a royal wedding prelude as Princess Victoria Louise and Prince Ernest August of Cumberland prepare to wed. King George V and Queen Mary arrive, greet Emperor Wilhelm II, review guards, and ride through Berlin with Zeppelin airships overhead.
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Berlin
Victoria Louise
Prince Ernest August of Cumberland
George
Queen Mary
England
Ernest August
Emperor William
Frederick William
King George
Victory
Unter den Linten
Guards Army Corps
Zeppelin
Hansa
Rathenow
Bryan Plans Ratification Announcement for 17th Amendment
Secretary Bryan will announce the ratification of the 17th amendment establishing direct election of U S senators. The move ends an 87 year effort since the first House proposal in 1826 and follows the 16th amendment's income tax measure announced by Secretary Knox.
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Washington, D. C
Bryan
United States
Congress
House
Senate
Knox
Wood choppers convicted in threat letters to President-elect Wilson
Seeley Davenport and Jacob Dunn of Wharton New Jersey were found guilty by a federal jury of sending threatening letters to Woodrow Wilson while he was president-elect. The pair faced up to 20 years in prison and a $4000 fine. Davenport received a mercy recommendation.
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Newark
N. J
Seeley Davenport
Jacob Dunn
Mountain Wood Choppers
Wharton
Woodrow Wilson
Davenport
Dunn
Nine men drown as storm drives pile driver ashore near Katalla
A May 21 report from Cordova says nine men were drowned Sunday night when a storm blew a pile driver and barge ashore near Katalla. They were building a fish trap for the North Western Fisheries Company at the Martin River mouth when six anchors failed. The vessels drifted 18 miles before Beach contact.
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Cordova
Alaska
Katalla
Northwestern Fisheries Company
Martin River
Roosevelt libel suit set for May 26 in Marquette
In Marquette on May 21 the libel suit of Colonel Roosevelt against George A. Newett publisher of the Ishpeming Iron Ore is scheduled before Judge R. C. Plannigan on May 26 with Roosevelt expected to be present.
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Marquette
Mich
Roosevelt
George A. Newett
Ishpeming, Mich
R. C. Plannigan
Young Banker Dying in High Spirits at Macon
B Sanders Walker, a young banker in Macon, Ga, swallowed chloride of mercury a week ago and remains cheerful despite doctors warning of possible death. He requests talks with family, reassures his wife, and says dying would not be as unpleasant as commonly portrayed.
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Macon
B. Sanders Walker
Walker
Train swept down mountain side in West Virginia landslide
A Chesapeake & Ohio train was toppled 300 feet down a mountain slope near Sewell and Landisburg after a day of debris clearing from an earlier cloudburst. Six believed dead including James Walker and Mrs. Amick. three men aboard the caboose unaccounted for.
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James Walker
Hinton
Amick
Landisburg
Sewell
Debrig
Murder of Grace Johnston Shocks Pittsburgh Area
Grace Johnston, 14, was murdered near Blackburn in Westmoreland County. Investigators from Allegheny County and state constabulary seized two foreign suspects after a late night raid. A $1000 reward was posted. Johnston left for school Monday. her body was found after she failed to return, death by strangulation. Bloodhounds pursued the scent but lost it in Greensburg.
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Pittsburg
Grace Johnston
Blackburn
Westmoreland County
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania State Constabulary
Miss Johnston
Secretary Daniels plans visit to Naval Academy in Annapolis
Secretary Daniels leaves for Annapolis to inspect future admirals at the Naval Academy. He will return tonight and had planned a longer visit but duties forced a postponement. He will visit again on June 6 to hand diplomas to the graduating class.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Patients to Publish Newspaper at Morris Plains Hospital
New Jersey May 21 report states patients at the Morris Plains state hospital for the insane will publish a newspaper under the direction of medical director Dr Britton D Evans. He will set policy and write editorials while many patients who are capable writers will contribute.
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Newark
N. J
Morris Plains State Hospital For
Britton D. Evans
Leased Wire Day Report Enhances The Light Coverage
The San Antonio Light reports using the Associated Press Leased Wire Day service, providing approximately 20,000 words daily of general news. The paper also carries its own extensive special news coverage beyond the wire content.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Dynamite Plot Tied to Textile Strike Trial
Frederick E. Atteaux a dye manufacturer and co defendant with William Wood of the American Woolen Company in the dynamite conspiracy trial hired Lawrence undertaker John J Breen to plant explosives in mills housing strikers Breen testified he received 500 before the dynamite was placed and 200 later Dennis J Collins another co defendant testified Breen had paid 50 for planting The witness described meeting Atteaux in January 1912 and an ongoing discussion of dynamite or other means to suppress the striking workers Walter Wedgett an explosives expert identified samples of dynamite and detonators found in Lawrence scene with testing and cautions about frozen dynamite popping detonators
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Boston
Mass
Frederick E. Atteaux
William Wood
American Woolen Company
John J. Breen
Lawrence
Breen
Atteaux
Lawrence School
Essex Court
Dennis J. Collins
Wood
Attor
Walter Wedgett
Wedgett
Money Negotiation at Teas and Tip About Dynamite
The speaker offers $500 to hire help and mentions a friend who would not suspect a tip about dynamite. The dialogue centers on arranging aid and discussing the loan or payment amount.
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Atteaux
Ty ‘Lice
H Trspe
Tariff Bill Nears Completion As June Target Looms
Democratic members of the Senate finance committee plan to stop hearings after next Tuesday then draft the Underwood bill schedules. Chairman Simmons says briefs may be filed until the bill is completed, with a June 7 target for Senate readiness. Senator Owen may propose an amendment to curb dilatory debate and filibuster.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
Simmons
Finance Committee
Senate
Owen
White House
Flow of San Pedro Springs May Be Restored
The San Pedro Springs flow may return as mud and silt are removed from the basin. Workmen dug out sediment and a small blast in the rocky head is expected to restore a strong water flow. The draining had killed many fish, but some were restocked in the upper basin to replenish the lower pool.
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San Pedro Springs
French Soldiers Rebel Over Extended Service Term
May 21 report from Paris describes protests by French soldiers against government plan to extend active service for an extra year. Demonstrations occurred in garrison towns, with court martials in Toulon sentencing participants to finish their terms in disciplinary battalions in Northern Africa. At Macon, 100 soldiers sang the International and criticized the policy.
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Paris
Toulon
Africa
Macon
Seven Cent Meal Achieved by Settlement Officials
Officials of the negro social settlement announce a seven cent per person meal for six, totaling 42 cents. They detail costs including flank beef at 12 cents a pound, spinach five, potatoes five, parsley one, onions one, plus 12 cents for beaten biscuits and baked apples, claiming meals are routinely offered at this price.
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Washington, D. C
Negro Social Settlement
Texan Gets Ovation at Gettysburg Address
General Felix Robertson of Texas, a living Confederate brigadier, spoke to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Odd Fellows in Gettysburg Pa. His welcome address earned a tremendous ovation as delegates rose and applauded, marking the first time such an address was delivered there.
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Gettysburg
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
Odd Fellows
Felix Robertson
Texas
Pope Receives Cardinal in Private Audience
The Pope in Rome held a private audience with Cardinal William H. O'Connell archbishop of Boston on May 21.
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Rome
William H. O’connell
Boston
Mexico City approves 100 million loan for ten years
Mexican Congress sanctioned a 100 million dollar loan at 6 percent for ten years. The loan will be guaranteed by 38 1 2 percent of customs receipts with the Mexican National Bank overseeing disbursements. Debate ran past midnight as critics challenged offers and urged delay.
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Mexico City
Mexican Congress
Mexican National Bank
Huerta
Texas stays neutral in Mexican situation
Austin May 21. Texas governor told Senor Jesus Acuna general secretary of Governor Carranza of Coahuila that Texas remains neutral and will not back either Carranza or Huerta. He added Texas will protect its citizens and would not allow acts of lawlessness on the border.
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Tex
Texas
Senor Jesus Acuna
Carranza
Coahuila
Senor Acuna
Huerta
Senor
Acuna
E Pass
el Paso
Bom
Itg ‘Zens
Garfias Seeks Amnesty After Leaving Constitutionalist Army
Lieutenant Colonel Luis G Garfias second in command of the Constitutionalist forces in Coahuila arrived in El Paso to accept amnesty from the federal government He will return to Mexico City after arranging surrender of the troops under his command Garfias once served as Madero s chief of staff and says he quits the revolution after learning General Huerta s provisional presidency was ratified Federal reports say a strong federal column is planned to move south from Chihuahua City Jiminez and Parral after Parral garrison evacuated the town
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Tex
Luis G. Garfias
Coahuila
Garfias
Trea
Carranza
Mexico
Diebold
Vasquez
Juarez
Mexico City
Madero
Huerta
Congress
Inez Salazar
Mexicans Prepare Concentration Plan in Morelos
General Robles announces a reconcentration plan to operate in Morelos within days. The Mexican Herald reports that three concentration points will be established near Cuernavaca as part of the effort.
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General Robles
Morelos
Mexico
Mexican Herald
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