Lake Sailors Strike Ties Up Great Lakes Transport
More than 1000 members of the Lake Seamen's unions at multiple ports walked out on Saturday, shutting down operations for the Lake Carriers' Association. In Chicago around 200 sailors quit, with about 10,000 seamen potentially affected as strike momentum grows. Independent crews operate alongside the union, and roughly seventy vessels remain in service under three firms.
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Bake Carriers’ Association
Take Seamen's
Chicago
Lak
Victor AL Olander
Lake Seamen’s Union
T Mnaher
Heir Styiite
Lake Seamer Jgnion
Lake Ca Ciation
Burglar-turned-fireman Haley Higgins halts fatal blaze
Eight people slept in Rev. Jacob J. Bernthal’s St. Louis home when burglar Carroll Higgins took up a candle, set draperies ablaze, and saved residents by extinguishing flames. He then looted silverware and jewelry before being arrested, saying he stayed to rescue the women upstairs.
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Higgins
Jacob J. Bernthal
St. Louis
Sfiggins
Seven Hurt In Wine Powder Blast At Coal Mine
A forbidden powder explosion 2000 feet underground at the Keystone Coal Company mine in Arona SCT injured seven miners and caused panic among 200. Miners fled to the entrance. some returned to aid the injured and were taken to Greensburg hospital. Police suspect a five pound can smuggled into the mine was ignited by a trolley spark.
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Keystone Coal Company
Greensburg
Woman Awarded Damages After Ferry Accident
A Philadelphia jury awarded Mrs. Jennie Amos 20000 damages against the Delaware River Ferry Company after she sought 19000 for a crushed left foot. The incident occurred at Kaighn's Point Camden when a boat jolt pinned her foot as she stepped from vessel to slip. Separately, Victor J Metcalf, former Navy secretary, has taken active management of Union Savings Bank in Oakland as president and general manager.
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Jennie Amos
Delaware Hiver Forry Company
Metcalf
Victor JI
Navy
Union Savings Bank
Oakland
Cal. Ile
National Debt Grows as April Expenditures Lead Receipts
The monthly public debt statement shows April 30 cash in treasury at 1.026 billion, with demand liabilities totaling 1.455 billion and a remaining cash balance of 82. The government coinage for April totals 30.6 million with silver at 1172.09 and minor coins at 38.6 thousand, while circulating national bank notes outstanding stand at 65 million.
Cabanne Divorce Secures Custody After Desertion
James Shepard Cabanne Jr. wins a default divorce from Minnie Cabanne Brandenburg and is awarded custody of their son. The boy was recently smuggled to San Francisco by Joughtan Brandenburg from New York. Garbannelms returned from the West to reclaim the child. The case alleges desertion. Mrs Cabannelis says she obtained a divorce in British Honduras before marrying Brandenburg.
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James Shepard Cabanne Jr
Minnie
Cabanne Brandenburg
Joughtan Brandenburg
New York
San Francisco
Garbannelms
Leity
Cabannelis
Versatile Sports Roundup Jumping Between Disciplines
A mixed sports digest notes Eddie Ongan returning to New York after failing to secure a jockey license in England. W K Vanderbilt wins the Wrench Prix de Palaisan in Northeast with Nash Turner’s Pillard second. Midhurst takes the Gadby 2-year-old plate at Leicester. Frank Gotch defeats Mahmout in a famed 17 minute bout drawing 314088.05 total. George Demsey defeats Hingh McMahon in a six-round boxing match in Columbus. Oversight wins Nottingham’s John plate for 2-year-olds ridden by HW Martin. Yale and Princeton alumni push for a dual regatta on Carnegie Dake. Billy Sullivan named manager of the White Sox. Messier and Schubert plan a seven night toe-walking match open to all. Jimmie Dasher KO over Owie Tiss in Savannah. Mack Catlin warns of team expulsions for diet violations. Jockey Club protests Brighton Beach dates amid potential clash with the racing commission.
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Seattle
Eddie” Ongan
New York
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Nash Turner
Leicester
Eng
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Nottingham
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HW. Martin
Yale
Princeton
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Billy Sullivan
White Sox
Fielder Jones
Chicago
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G. RB. Schubert
Airbvankee
Savannah
Jimmie Dasher
Owie Tiss
Brooklyn
Mack Catlin
Iown Uniy Tmick
New York Jockey Club
Brighton Beach Racing Association
State Racing Commission
Congressman Crow Undergoes Eye Operation in St Louis
Congressman Charles A. Crow of Caruthersville Mo sacrificed one eye to avoid total blindness after a hospital operation in St Louis. He likely will recover as the eye removed is reported.
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Charles A.crow
Caruthersville
St. Louis
Opera star Johanna Feehlmann dies in Tebanan
News reports the death of soprano Johanna Feehlmann once with Conreid, who died at a private sanitarium in Tebanan, Ohio. She passed from pneumonia after entering the facility for treatment.
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Johanna Feehlmann
Conreid
Tebanan
Ohio
Five Die in Black Hand Fire at New York Tenement
A deadly blaze at a crowded Spring Street tenement in New York left five dead, including children, and fourteen injured as occupants fled or leaped to escape. Investigators say blackmail demands by a so called Black Hand gang preceded the fire, with kerosene spread through hallways. Propriety owner Jacob Bruck reportedly received threatening letters demanding 31,000, which were turned over to police.
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Spring Street
New York
Black Hand” Society
Iith
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Ack
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J Hazen Hyde Sentenced In Paris Auto Crash Case
J Hazen Hyde former Equitable Life vice president and his chauffeur Landice were sentenced in Paris for causing a collision last October that injured a passenger. Hyde received one month imprisonment and a $100 fine. Landice faced a similar term and fine. Hyde is reportedly abroad on an automobile trip.
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Hyde
New York
Landice
Paris
Ayde
Hiviera
Imports Show Prosperity From Diamonds and Pearls
Imports valued at 2,445,242 and 45,662 entered indicate prosperity as luxuries proceed from New York customs data. Diamonds and pearls dominate, with import values up nearly 500,000 above last April. In April 172 bales valued at 1 were also imported.
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Coal Company President Shoots Self in Home
Hilbert D. Preston, president of Interstate Coal and Coke Company, shot and killed himself in the bathroom of his Columbus residence. For twenty years he worked with Johnson Coal Mining Company and later with Loraine Conk and Deck Company. He helped form the Interstate Company amid grief for his daughter and business worries.
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Hilbert D. Preston
Interstate Coal and Coke Company
Columbus
Preston
Johnson Coal Mining Company
Loraine Conk and Deck Company
Interstate Company
Mother Kills Son and Herself After Memorial Card Tragedy
Mrs Bernard Rister of Stafford Springs Connecticut, driven insane by a memorial card for her daughter Elsie who died a month ago, attacked Charles F Emory of Boston with a belt, fatally shot her two year old son Bernard, then fatally shot herself.
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Bernard Rister
Stafford Springs
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Boston
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Fraudulent Morroriage Convict Sentenced in Detroit Trial
John A. Adams known as Dr Weich ers, once of Buffalo, N Y, was found guilty of fraudulently misrepresenting his age to Hosa Renz of Louisville Kentucky. Judge Fudge Connolly of Detroit sentenced him to two and a half to five years in prison.
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Dr. Weichers
Buffalo
N.Y
Hosa Renz
Louisville
Fudge Connolly
Detroit
Massacre Continues in Adana and Province Death Toll
Reports from Adana in Asiatic Turkey describe ongoing killings with a city described as lawless. The massacres have left about 30,000 dead in Adana province and 5,000 refugees homeless and penniless wandering the vilayet.
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Turkey
Villayet
Supreme Court Upends Commodities Clause Interpretation
The U S Supreme Court upholds the Hepburn act commodities clause as constitutional but limits its reach, ruling that railroads may own coal properties only if they separate mining from transport of output. The decision supports existing practices of western and many eastern coal railroads moving to mine and sell their product through subsidiaries or separations before interstate transport.
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Joe White
Lehigh Valley
Dela Storm Roads
Ware
Lackzwinna
Wat Least
Supreme Court
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Corey Plans Copper Combine to Regulate Industry
William B. Corey, president of United States Steel, pursues a major copper combine with aims to curb competition and reduce costs. He reports support from major copper firms and allied interests after gathering about forty top copper executives, though doubts remain on full execution.
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Nye Strong
William B. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
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Weary H. Rogers
Amalgamated Copper
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Mdent
Mr. Corey
Tog
Simady
Engineer Drowned in Teanet Panion Case
Electrical engineer H Demrick died in a sluicing accident while working on the Salt River Valley reclamation project. L Harris, assistant to in charge of construction, escaped unharmed as the Luna tunnel 600 feet long breached and swept through the tunnel into the river.
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Phoa
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Twenty Hurt In Tray Crash Near Minn Train Shunt
Fragmented OCR reports a late 19th or early 20th century style collision near St. Marys or Proviner involving a west bound passenger train with about twenty injured. Names and exact locations are garbled, but the event centers on a train crash and ensuing weather and stock concerns as chaos spreads.
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Congestra
St. Macy's
Urother and Sister Crown Tragic Lake Accident Near Atlanta
William and Pearl Withra, siblings, drowned after a squall struck their boat on Lakewood near Atlanta Georgia. Rescue efforts followed as the incident ended tragically with both victims lost to the lake. Authorities investigated the sudden boating accident and reported the fatalities.
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William
Pearl Withra
Lakewood
Atlanta
The Center of Population Movement Across the U S
A Geographical Journal writer notes the center of population shifted westward from Indiana in 1900, tracing a slow, uniform drift along a latitude belt. He highlights the eastern half’s resources and geography, with the eventual center remaining east of the Mississippi as the west grows arid and mineral-rich.
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Baltimore
Geographical Journal
United States
Cortana
Sundhee
Joke Costs Life of Roy in Tragic Family Prank
In Emporia a youth named Griffith Mite Goas planned a fright for his parents and brother. He descended to the basement to scare them, triggering a fatal shooting when his younger brother fired, wounding Griffith who died from the incident.
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Lad
Crifith
Taft eyed for record trip if Congress funds travel
Washington weighs a year-end plan for a record-breaking presidential journey funded by a $25,000 travel appropriation. Senate and House leaders show support, with talk of a special passenger train and a Seattle Alaska-Yukon Exposition stop while Taft attends a tribute in Arlington.
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Unemployment proposal and strange crimes headline a troubling report
Nemedy and John Martin discuss a Briton’s study on poor conditions, urging a national labor bureau system to link jobs, limit youth work, and cut hours. A deranged vault theft, a naked man on a tombstone, and a sanctification tale anchor a chaotic St. Paul scene.
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John Martin
Rich Heiress Caught in Duty Evection Fashion Plot
A New York inspector flagged a woman passenger wearing an extravagant coat under an outside dress on the Feesch liner Touraine. The duty had been paid but authorities probed the high end garment, amid broader religious debate as church leaders condemn a Cleveland inspired vow movement, while thousands pursue Christ’s daily living.
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Miss Laura Steffens Suffers Eye Injury in Accident
In Sacramento a peculiar mishap struck Miss Laura Steffens daughter of Jacob Scellens and relative of Lincoln Steffens. While sharpening a indelicate pencil at the State Library extension department the pencil point snapped and sprayed purple coloring into her right eye. The injury caused smarting and impairment of sight, with the incident occurring at the library.
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Jacob Scellens
Lincoln Steffens
Mielsons
State Library
Washington Marriage Law Tightens License Rules
New Washington law requires physicians certificates and affidavits proving physical and moral fitness before county auditors issue marriage licenses after June 1. Women must be 18 and men 21, with parental consent only if the girl is over 15. Penalties include fines up to 1660 and up to three years in state prison for false statements or illegal marriages. Prohibitions bar certain individuals from marrying or marrying within the state if already barred by age, habit, or disease.
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Washington
Spiteful Skunk Farm Sparks Neighborhood Feud
Neighbor sparring over a rendering plant on White Norse Row near Srepton New Jersey has erupted into a skunk farm retaliation. Eph raim Rockhill aims to force neighboring disruption by odor as Oscar Neift resists relocation. Skunk odor already disrupts traffic and work as threats of suits emerge and health officials may seek injunctions.
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Srepton
N. J
Ephraim Rockbill
Rockhill
Nefdt
Hve
Neidt
Aml
Rockhil
Nps
Board of Health
Five in Family Insane in Day Near Lavendar Ontario
James Johnstone a farmer near Lavendar Ontario sought arrest of his wife daughter and three sons who went insane and threatened him. Constables subdued the five after a struggle. They were sent to an asylum. The wife, over 70, was very violent and three men had to handcuff her. Some family members aged 23 to 87 were found nude and paraded in court, creating a pitiable scene.
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Cro iMind
James Johnstone
Lavender
Ontario
Pann
Women Hats in Church Sparks Continental Debate Across Cities
Reports from Richmond to New York describe church leaders pushing women to remove hats before services. Some congregations have barred women who refuse entry with head coverings, while others propose designated hat rooms. The debate, echoed by Christian advocates, frames the issue as a moral offense rather than mere fashion.
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Hirst Methodist Church
Metropoltan Tabernacle
New York
Cincinnati
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Somerville
Boston
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