Eleven Lives Lost In Wreck Of Minnie E Kilton
A schooner named Minnie E Kilton wrecked with eleven lives lost. The report notes official communication about campaign interference and Taft administration plans, including travel and visits, with details on Secret Service handling and potential appearances by officials during the summer period.
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United Press
Washington
Loeb
Oyster Bay
Ae Garing
Sen
Secret Service
Oveter
Taft
Reet
Cortelyou
Meyre
Chicago
Loewen
Mayor Praises First-Class Saloon At Seattle Seminar
In a Seattle talk before city pastors under the Seattle Ministerial Association, Mayor Miller asserted that a first-class saloon is morally preferable to a cheap dive. He argued higher-class venues attract fewer criminals and discourage the footholds of illicit activity, while dives with dim rear rooms harbor theft and lawbreaking. The address drew attentive questions about moral levels between cheap dives and upscale saloons.
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Miller
Seattle Ministerial Association
Association
May annexation plans surge in Georgetown political tension
Georgetown faces a power clash as annexation to Seattle is discussed amid a strike by factions of public officials. A peace conference at Georgetown City Hall with Mayor Mueller and opposition seeks a salary restoration for Marshal Johnson, cut to one dollar. Voter lines split between renters and property owners.
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Georgetown
Telees
Seattle
George Town
Mueller
Marshal Johnson
Meadows Track
Meadows
California
Johnson
Cleveland's Three Cent Town Spreads Amid Higher Fare
Cleveland embraces a three cent streetcar era as aluminum three cent tickets circulate. Merchants tout three cent bargains on collars, towels, napkins, and tumblers while parks sell snacks at three cents. Theaters cut prices and street car fare checks admit patrons, with saloon sales uncertain.
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Star
Cleveland
Anclé Sam
Thut
Municipal Traction Co
Mets
Moving Picture Theatres
Ihs
Minnie Kilton Wreck Hits Yaquina Bay Rocks Near Newport
Eleven men are reported lost from the two masted steam schooner Minnie Kilton of San Francisco which piled on rocks at Yaquina bay entrance near Newport Oregon. Captain James McKenna and eight crewmen were rescued by an ice saving crew. one man J Nelson swam in with a broken leg. The vessel carried lumber from Aberdeen and lay 15 miles north on the desolate beach awaiting salvage.
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United Press
Newport
Ore
Minnie EB. Kilton
San Francisco
James MclKenna
Aberdeen
Yaquing Bay
Kilton
McKenna
J. Nelson
McKenna Beieves
Wealthy Man's Body Found After Abduction Report
The body of a wealthy man once valued around $100,000 was discovered after a ransom demand failed. He had been missing for months, his captivity linked to captors seeking payment from his wife, who did not meet the demands.
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United Press
Jobo Pel
Rotten Food for Army Reveals Vetting Failures in Paris
The Paris government probes reveal dire food quality for soldiers fed by army contractors. Following Gustave Levy’s conviction, the inquiry focuses on La Villette’s eastern cemetery quarter where diseased meat was allegedly sold. Dealers reportedly disposed of diseased organs after slaughter, masking the illness.
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Paris
France
Gustave Levy
la Villette
Czar Has a Dream on Russian Anti Movement Proof
St Petersburg May 4 Caral Nicholas claims Japan and China back an anti Russian movement and says he received the information from Secretary of War William M Taft. The imperial government plans to submit the evidence to the empire council before the Amur railroad is completed to hasten the process.
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United Press
ST. Petersburg
Caral Nicholas
Japan
China
William M. Taft
Council of the Empire
Amur
Fish Resigns From Ili Central and Missouri Pacific Posts
Stuyverant Fish, former president of the Ili Central railway, quits the executive committee and as a director of the Missouri Pacific railway. He cites other business interests that leave him with no time for railroad affairs.
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New York
Senate approves relief aid for cyclone victims in south
The senate on May 4 approved a House resolution appropriating 250000 dollars for relief of suffering from the recent south cyclonic storm. The disaster has caused hundreds of deaths and left many families homeless.
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Washington
Senate
House
South
Battleship Collision Near Monterey In Fleet Incident
A collision between the battleship Milhole and the Alabama in heavy seas damaged the Alabama more, tearing a port gangway and scraping hulls. The crash occurred after one ship drifted toward the other amid a gale, leaving repairs and a costly bow impact. Fleet visitors pour into California as preparations for a grande parade proceed.
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United Press
Montrerey, Cail
Milhole
Alabama
Monterey
Admiral Sperry
Etern
Lilinda
Kentucky
New York Harbor
Illinois
Provincetown
Mass
Navy Fleet Prepares to Sail From Monterey to Santa Cruz
The second squadron of the battleship fleet readies to depart from Monterey with orders to sail at 1 PM for Santa Cruz. Crowds gather as ships glide out under clear skies after a windy Sunday, offering onlookers a close view along the coast.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Santa Crus
Monterey
Flest
Santa Crux
Railroads Fined for Violating Livestock Car Time Limits
Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis upheld $12,400 in penalties on several railroads for keeping livestock in boxcars beyond 28 hours without adequate food rest or water. The Rock Island bore the largest fine at $6,350, with other fines from $100 to $300. Fifty-seven cases settled and 60 pending, violations widespread nationwide.
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Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Rock Island
Murder Probe Stalls Over Dom inic Carlino Slaying
Detectives say no progress in solving the murder of Dominic Carlino found on 23rd Avenue and Massachusetts Street last Thursday morning with a bullet hole through his heart.
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Dominic Carlino
23Rd Av
Massachusetts St
Beaten at a hotel by a cook in a wild melee
J A Fish a cook faces a police judge after a night of heavy drinking with Albert Jacobsen an engineer at the Globe hotel. Jacobsen alleges Fish struck him with a water pitcher and the butt of a pistol in a rooming house after a day of fellowship. Jacobsen bail set at 20 dollars, Fish faces maximum penalty. The Dirigo sailed yesterday for Skagway with general cargo.
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J. A. Fish
Gordon
Albert Jacobsen
Fisk
Jacobsen
Globe Hotel
Nv. S
Fire kills at Avelina hotel in Fort Wayne
Fire tears through the Avelina hotel in Fort Wayne on Sunday morning trapping guests as the building burns. Rescue teams search the ruins for victims, with 10 confirmed dead and estimates suggesting up to 40 may be missing or dead amid the collapsed structure and burned registers.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Avelina
Anckenbruck
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