Roosevelt at Chicago Banquet Warns Against Class Hatred
President Roosevelt spoke at the Iroquois club banquet in Chicago urging Americans to oppose class hatred and uphold law and order. He praised unions under law, pledged support to Mayor Dunne, and warned that a republic fails when one class dominates another, stressing regulation of corporations for the public good.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Law and Order
Iroquois Club
Democratic Organization
Middle West
J. Hamilton Lewis
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Auditorium Hotel
Lfe
J. M. Dickinson
Dunne
Gov. Deneen
United States
Mine Explosion Probe Points To Faulty Construction
Springfield May 11 The inquiry into the Zeigler coal mine explosion centers on a state mining board report finding faulty mine construction and inadequate air flow. If substantiated, possible legal action against Zeigler Coal Co for law violations. no crime evidence found in the incident.
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Springfield
Stead
Gillespie
Zelgler
Joseph Leiter
State Mining Board
Zeigler Coal Company
Baseball results from national and minor leagues
National League games reported include Boston 4 Chicago 3 in game one with Frazer Needham Weimar Brown ONeil. Boston 2 Chicago 4 in game two with Wilhelm Needham Lundgren ONeil. New York 4 St Louis 8 with Ames Howerman McVarland Kellum. Brooklyn 0 Cincinnati 5 with Strucklait Bergen Carper Phelps Grady. American Association Indianapolis 6 Columbus 5. Milwaukee 2 Minneapolis 1. Kansas City St Paul 4. Three-Eye League Springfield 43 Dubuque 0 Rock Island 2 Dec 1. Central League Evansville 8 Fort Wayne 2. Springfield 7 Terre Haute 3.
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Boston
Chicago
Tatteries
Frazer
Needham
Weimar
Brown
O'Neil
Wihelm
Lundgren
New York
St. Louis
Ames
Howerman
McVarland
Kellum
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Rbatteries
Strucklait
Bergen
Carper
Phelps
Grady
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Corridon
Dooly
Maherty
Case
Carish
American Association
Indianapols
Columbus
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Springfield
Dubuque
Rock Island
Decwth
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Springfiell
Terre Tlaute
Mourners Miss the Corpse Delays Davenport Funeral
Davenport Iowa May 11 The body of P J McNerny a well known Davenport resident who died in Houston Texas could not be located after shipping and the funeral at Sacred Heart cathedral was postponed indefinitely despite friends gathering for the elaborate Catholic service.
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Davenport
Iowa
P. J. McNerny
Houston
Tex
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Indictment for Cutting Government Ties Shocks Wyoming
J C Teller of Colorado, cousin of Senator Teller, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Cheyenne on charges of cutting and removing 100000 railroad ties from government land in Wyoming. A longtime tie contractor, he previously faced timber-cutting charges in 1901 and 1902 with heavy fines.
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Teller
Cheyenne
Wyo
J. C. Teller
Colorado
Senator Teller
Federal
Grand Jury
Wyoming
Gold Output Forecast From Klondike to Northwest Camps
United States assayer F A Wing reports from Alaska and the Northwest that gold production this winter will total about 22 million dollars. He estimates 10 to 12 million from the Klondike alone, with the remainder from camps on the American side.
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Seattle
Wash
F. A. Wing
United States
End Sulit Against Lawson
In Boston on May 11, a suit brought by Frederick R. Coudert and Paul Fuller of New York against Thomas W. Lawson for 225000 was settled. Lawson stated the plaintiffs would pay him 11000 in counsel fees and no further action would be taken.
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End Sulit
Lawson
Boston
Mass
Sult
Frederick R. Coudert
Paul. Fuller
New York
Thomas W. Lawson
Gold Inkstand Planned for Fairbanks in New York
A double ink stand of gold silver and cut glass valued at 500 will be made for Vice President Fairbanks. The government will pay for the piece and it will become his property when he retires from office.
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Fairbanks
New York
Joseph Buck
Fort Madison
Polk County
Cummins
Buck
Banker's Wife Ends Life in Englewood Tragedy
Mrs. Benjamin Strong Jr., wife of the Bankers Trust secretary in New York City, shot herself in Englewood New Jersey on May 11 during a period doctors labeled temporary insanity.
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Englewood, N. J
Benjamin Strong, Jr
Bankers Trust Company of
New York City
Child saves brother loses life in road accident
May 11 in Cincinnati Marie Brinkmann aged four died trying to shield her two year old brother Joe as he moved into the path of a heavy truck. The infant escaped unharmed.
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Brother
Cincinnati
Ohio
Marie Brinkmann
Joe
Fleet Withdrawals From French Waters Spark Neutrals Tension
Paris reports France ordered Russian ships under Admiral Rojestvensky and Nebogatoff to remain outside French Indo China waters. A dispatch notes the four mile limit breach by the Russians, their later pledge to depart, and a plan to test crews while coasting Annam coast. Multiple sightings and mirrored rumors fill Saigon to Konghai bay reports.
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Paris
Saigon
Petit Journal
Nebogatoff
Cape St. James
Rojestvensky
France
Annam
Victoria
B. C
Nha Trang
van Fog Bay
Mong Kong
Nenumthlen
Colombo
Kamranh Bay
Hajiman
Amoy
Straits of Formosa
Konghai Bay
de Jonquieres
Konghai
Indo-China
Anti-Jewish Riots Reported in Zhitomir and Gostynin
Private advices from Zhitomir indicate sixteen dead and over one hundred injured, mostly Jews, with marshal law proclaimed. Rioting feared to resume Saturday and Sunday. Reports also note Jewish casualties and looting in Gostynin, Warsaw province, as anti Jewish sentiment grows along the Polish frontier. Social Democrats pledge demonstrations across Russia Sunday and warn of devices to confront troops if needed.
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St. Petersburg
Zhitomir
Marshal Law
Gostynin
Warsaw
Social Democrats
Russia
Bu ycott Americas Merchants Spark Chinese Protest
A large meeting of Chinese merchants in Shanghai protested a proposed Chinese exclusion treaty. They voted to boycott American goods until terms are revised and urged cooperation across the Chinese empire. Telegr ams were sent to Yuan Shi Kala and Chou fu viceroys.
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Shanghai
United States
Yuan-Shi-Kala
China Province
Choufu
Nakin
Side Meeting on Russian Moves Triggers Cries for Boycott
London dispatch reports growing anger over Russian Pacific squadron actions near French and Japanese waters. Japanese and French officials debate neutrality breaches as calls to boycott French goods gain traction. details cite Russian ships' access to French ports and coaxing supplies, with Tokyo press framing Japan's case.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
St. Petersburg
Almaz
Voelkersam
Rojestvensky
Vladivostok
Tokyo
Bougauin
I. Strange
Tokio
M. Delcasse
Motono
Paris
Navy Department
Hon-hal-Kol Bay
Kamranh Bay
France
Chamber of Commence
Japan
Cherbourg
Dakar
Algiers
Jontil
Maguuna
Norst Te
Port Dayot
Yonkohe Bay
Javan
Kuropatkin Talks on War Tactics and Retreat
A May 11 AP report from Gunshu Pass quotes General Kuropatkin denying rumors of a Russia return, saying Japan has rebuilt strength and starts offensives. He laments Mukden’s non evacuation before March 7, cites missteps in retreat orders and positioning, and asserts a trussian victory is essential to avoid a shameful peace.
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Gunshu Pass
Associated Press
Kuropatkin
Russia
Mukden
Hun
Hne
First illustrated news framed by 1607 Monmouthshire flood
The fragment recalls an early illustrated news scene from 1607 showing a Monmouthshire flood and mentions Joseph Chamberlain of Birmingham. It notes his illness prevented attendance at a Queen's College reopening, with Ebeneser Parkes oratorically confirming the illness temporary. A joking jail exchange is cited from the Kansas City Times.
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Monmouthshire
England
Joseph Chamberlain
Birmingham
Unionist Association of Birmingham
Queen's College
Ebeneser Parkes
Parliment
Chamberlain
Kansas City Times
Maeland
Tornado Leaves Marquette Destruction and Death
A late night tornado struck Marquette Kansas causing at least twenty six deaths and dozens injured. The storm demolished the Swedish Lutheran and Methodist churches and the opera house block, with many homes wrecked or moved. Rescue efforts faced darkness and confusion as towns nearby sent aid.
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Marquette
Kan
Salina
Tesun
Kans
Japan Seethes Over France Aid to Russia in Far East
Residents voice resentment toward France for aiding Admiral Rojestvensky and the Russian Pacific squadron. The debate centers on French rescues at Kamranh Bay and Indo China, with calls for Britain alliance and neutrality pressure on Paris. The government maintains cautious diplomacy while seeking a settlement.
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France
Rojestvensky
Tokio
French
Far East
Russia
Kamranh Bay
Paris
Pall
Mall
Detroit Free Press
Stimson
Willie
Tommy
Reward offered for banker embezzlement in Des Moines
Notes from the capital report Governor Cummins sets a $300 reward for the discovery of banker FE. Snyder missing after an embezzlement case in Olin that left creditors with about $125,000. Jones county officials urged the reward as the grand jury returned a true bill and ongoing legal actions continue.
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Des Moines
Cummins
FE. i. Snyder
Bank of Olin
Snyder
Jones County
A. G. Bauder
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Republices
Patriots
Joe Leiter
Alaska
Northwest Territory
Buycott American Goops
Kansas
Teanjamin BF. Parker
Des Moines National Bank
People’s Savings Bank
Belle Trumphrey
Supreme Court
Frank Baird
Supreme Court of
Towa
Marion Fishburn
Washington County
Burlington & Northwestern Railroad
Westover
Dora
Clara
The
Dancing Reform Association
Conservatories
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