Air ship Morrell craft bursts aloft injuring sixteen at Berkeley
Oakland dispatch reports the Morrell air ship trial exploded into a catastrophe as the giant vessel rose to about 200 feet before tearing and sinking. Sixteen aboard, including inventor C A Morrell and Australian captain Tenfold, were seriously injured. several may die. Witnesses describe a panic as the craft lurched and dropped, with crew leaping to safety amid wreckage and burning engines.
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Oakland
Berkeley
Crvat
CG. A. Morrell
Morrell
C. A. Morrell
C. C. Tripple
San Francisco
Justin Barber
W. Tyson
B. G. Wallin
P. H. Goodfriend
H. Miller
John Burns
Charles P. Hall
Forward Network
John Peterson
Hall
W. J. Fulno
W. Mowrey
No. 5
Tenfold
Marrell
J. W. Rogers
C. A. Nelson
Clubman Charged With Murder in Arlington Hotel Case
Gaston P. Phillip a wealthy New York and Washington clubman today faced a murder indictment before Justice Barnard in criminal court No 2 for the killing of Frank Macaboy a local cab driver at the Arlington hotel about a year ago The arrest follows a night of heavy drinking during which the men allegedly argued after returning to the hotel His defense counsel plans a self defense plea claiming Macaboy had threatened to kill Phillip and that Phillip acted to save himself while under threat and fear of imminent harm.
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Washington, D. C
Gaston P. Phillip
New York
Washington
Justice Barnard
Philip
Frank Macaboy
Arlington Hotel
Lquor
Macaboy
Therty
Slaters
Coverneck
Phip
Churches of Christ Meet Opens in Columbus Tonight
A thousand or more delegates from across the country gather in Columbus Ohio for the seventh annual Churches of Christ meeting. The formal opening takes place this evening and sessions continue through Thursday.
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Churches of Christ
New York Honors Memory of First Governor Clinton
In New York City on May 28 crowds paused normal life to honor George Clinton, Revolutionary veteran, U.S. vice president and first New York governor. His remains, recently returned from Washington, will be reburied Saturday at Kingston. A state funeral and city procession featured military bands, naval units, and civic leaders, with the route from the Battery to Wall Street and Broadway, ending at City Hall. The body lay in state in the Governor's Room as black drapery and half-mast flags marked the tribute. The procession then sailed up the Hudson aboard the Wasp toward Kingston for a three-day celebration with dinners, receptions, and fireworks.
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New York
Metropolis
George Clinton
United States
Clinton
Washington
Kingston
Empire State
City Hall
Jetsey City
Wasp
Governor's Island
United States Military Band
Grant
Forts Wadsworth
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Naval Band
New Hampshire
McClellan
Board of Aldermen
Citizens’ Committee
Citizens’ Committee of Seventy-Five
Old Guard
Veteran Corps of Artillery
Sons of the Revolution
The
Society, of the Cincinnati
Battery
Bridge Street
Fraunce
St. Paul's Church
Hudson
Baseball and boxing notes from the era
Manager Jennings says Tigers will rise to the top once pitchers settle in. Deacon Jim McGuire works to craft a winning mix with Boston players. Cincinnati beat Christy Mathewson of the Giants twice in four days. Chicago teams lack a 300 hitter among regulars. Fans watch the St. Louis Americans this season as Browns show improvement. Many pitchers have been bumped this season across leagues. Boston is a surprise in the National circuit under Manager Joe Kelley. Burns and Squires bout agreement awards the winner 75 percent of receipts. Burns seeks a big purse and may retire to the stage after Johnson bout.
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Jennings
Detroit
Wwen
Tigers
Deacon Jim
Tommy Burns
Johnson
Tacoma Awaits the Firet Arrival of Battleship Fleet
Tacoma Washington crowds gather in best attire as the battleship fleet is set to arrive this afternoon. City business paused by mayor’s consent to allow residents to witness the historic event.
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Tacoma
Wash
Tucker
Miller Om
Carlete Ganger Wedding in Washington D C May 27
Miss Hadith Sanger daughter of General and Mrs Sanger wed Mr Manderville Carlisle at St John s Church in a ceremony at noon attended by many. Rev Dr Roland Cotton Smith officiated the nuptials in Washington D C.
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Carlete-Ganger
Washington, D. C
Hadith Sanger
Sanger
Manderville Carlisle
St. John's Church
Roland Cotton Smith
Dog Show Opens at Victoria Rink Montreal
One of the best shows ever held in Canada opened at the Victoria rink under the Montreal Canine association. Entries from Canada the United States and England include prize winning specimens of many breeds. Judging began today and continues through Friday.
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Montreal
Canada
Victoria Rink
Montreal Canine Association
United States
England
Suffrage Anniversary Observed in Seneca Falls
The sixtieth anniversary of the 1848 first women rights convention was marked with exercises. Speakers included descendants of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other pioneers. A bronze tablet unveiling at the Weseyan church and a trolley car expedition for woman suffrage were announced, led by Harriet Stanton Blatch with movement leaders aboard.
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Seneca Falls
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Matt
Isabella Beecher Hooker
Harriet Stanton Blatch
New York
This is My 89th Birthday by Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe born May 27 1919 in New York City daughter of Samuel Ward founder of the New York Bank of Commerce educated by private tutors. Since 1843 she has lived in Boston after marrying Dr Samuel Gridley Howe who died in 1876 a pioneer in blind education. A lifelong leader in literature philanthropy and women’s rights she is known for anti slavery suffrage prison reform and the perversal movement. Her most famous poem is The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
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Julia Ward Howe
New York City
Samuel Ward
New York Bank of Commerce
Samuel Gridley Howe
Boston
May history notes a mix of births and events across centuries
On May 27 various notes mark births of Dante Alighieri in 1265 and Patrick Henry in 1726, plus figures like Julian Ward Howe in 1819 and Fort George events in 1818. Line items recall 1830 Jackson era road bills, 1838 Governor Durham in Quebec, 1850s slave fugitive issues, 1857 Delhi action, and 1864 riot suppression in Illinois.
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Alighieri Danté
Pote
Patrick Henry
Studley
Charlotte County
Julian Ward Howe
Fort George
Jackson Yetoad
Mayesville Road
Governor Durham
Quebec
Boston
South
Anon
Delhi
India
Trinota
Bminonk
Battleship Michigan launched at New York Shipbuilding yard
The Michigan, the United States Navy’s first all big gun battleship, was launched at Camden New Jersey with officials from Washington and Michigan in attendance. Miss Carol Barney Newberry christened the ship as bells and bands filled the riverfront celebration, and a banquet followed. The vessel features four turrets carrying 12 inch guns, heavy armor, and engines producing about 16 500 indicated horsepower, with a planned displacement around 16 000 tons and a heavy mixed armament including 34 inch guns and torpedo tubes.
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Camden
N. J
Michigan
United States Navy
New York Shipbuilding Company
Washington
Atate
Carol Barney Newberry
Newberry
Naval
Ner
National Democratic and Republican Nomination Talks
Senator Johnston of Alabama backs Governor Johnson of Minnesota for the Democratic presidential nomination. Maryland ex-governor Warfeld says a Johnson Folk ticket would sweep November. Governor Floyd of New Hampshire predicts Bryan and Johnson on the Democratic ticket with Ruth Bryan Leavitt campaigning in the West. Missouri candidate Staple opposes statewide prohibition. Pennsylvania temperance leaders expect local option to dominate the gubernatorial race. Texas signs favor reelection for Governor Campbell amid neutrality in the Bailey fight. Vassar mock Republican convention nominates Taft for President and Fort for Vice President. Massachusetts plans to present Gould for Vice President at the Republican convention. Connecticut leaders debate delegates-at-large and Brandegee opposition, with Burrows as Republican temporary chairman for Chicago. Burrows’ senate term ends March 8, 1911.
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Johnston
Alabama
Johnson
Minnesota
Edwin Warfeld
Maryland
Folk
Missouri
Charles M. Floyd
New Hampshire
Denver
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
John A. Johnson
Ruth Bryan Leavitt
Colorado
Wyoming
Henry F. Staple
Pennsylvania
William H. Berry
Texas
Campbell
Bailey
Vassar College
United States
Taft
Fort
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Gould
South
Bulkeley
Brandegee
Connecticut
Chicago
Senate
Julius C. Burrows
Michigan
United States Senate
Fransie B. Stockbridge
Burrows
House of Representatives
Christian Socialist Fellowship Opens Its New York Convention
The third annual convention of the Christian Socialist Fellowship began in New York and will run through Monday. The slogan is The Golden Rule Instead of the Rule of Gold. Leaders say branches cover major cities and members include Unitarians and many Protestant denominations. The fellowship leans toward socialism though its exact differences remain unclear.
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New York
Christian Socialist Fellowship
Fta
Archbishop Christie Celebrates Sixty Years in Portland
The Most Rev. Alexander Christie, Roman Catholic archbishop of Portland, marks his eightieth birthday today. A Vermont native educated at Grand Seminary in Montreal, his clerical career began in Minnesota. He became bishop of Vancouver Island in 1898 and was later promoted to archbishop of Oregon City.
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Portland
Alexander Christie
Ias
Vermont
Grand Seminary
Montreal
Minnesota
Vancouver Island
Jeter
Oregon City
Whittemore Faces Trial in Harrison Marsh Murder
Theo dore S Whittemore stood trial before Judge Blake in Jersey City on a wife murder case known as the Harrison marsh mystery. The victim Mrs Whittemore was found half submerged in marshy meadows near Harrison after Christmas last year, with jealousy and quarrels cited as background.
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Jersey City
N. J
Theodore S. Whittemore
Blake
Harrison March
New York
Alvany
Brooklyn
Whittemore
Southern Golf Association Opens Seventh Annual Tournament
The seventh Southern Golf Association tournament opens in Nashville on May 27 with clubs from many Southern cities represented. The program runs through the week with qualifying rounds, rounds of championship, and finals for Dixie Chickasaw and losers sixteen cups, plus handicap finals. Notables and runners up from New Orleans, Nashville, Dallas, Atlanta, and Memphis are listed among participants and runners up.
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Albert Schwartz
New Orleans
A. W. Gaines
Chattanooga
Andrew Manson
Darien
Leigh Carroll
Nelson Whitney
P. H. Whiting
Nashville
A. D. Edwards
Dallas
Texan
W. P. Hill
Atlanta
Nobles
Hardee
L. Eustis
Memphis
Tenn
Southern Golf Association
Stich Ag
Dixie
Meeting of Knights Templar in Nashville Tennessee
Nashville has surrendered unconditionally to the Knights Templar whose annual conclave began and will continue over tomorrow. With bands playing and plumes waving the Straights poured into the city from every quarter. The grand commandery opened this morning at 11 oclock and a second session was held this afternoon. Public receptions and other social features are planned for tonight and tomorrow.
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Knights Templar
Nashville
Tenn
Knights Templar of
Teunesses
Librarians Gather at Sesalon Michigan Meeting
Cadillac Mich May 27 librarians from cities towns and colleges across Michigan gather for the annual Michigan Library Association meeting. About 150 librarians attend as Henry Lefler Wisconsin library secretary is slated to deliver the principal address.
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Sesalon
Cadillac
Mich
Michigan Library
Henry 3. Lefler
State Library” Association of Wisconsin
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Otea
Pacific
Chamber of Commerce
Archbishop Christie
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