Auto Racing Fatal and Injury Crashes Hover at Speedway
At Indianapolis Motor Speedway a car hit the outer wall during tuning for Memorial Day 600 race, sending Harold Van Gorder and mechanic W I Bardell over the wall. Van Gorder blamed tire blowout on the outside tires. In Denver a three mile course incident during practice for a 300 mile race left Robert W Bean dead and several injured. At Hawthorne Park four riders collided at speed, killing Harry Nixon and injuring three others.
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Kurtett
Speedway
van Gorder
Bardell
George Aialee
Denver
Cole
Sable
Robert W. Bean
Detroit
Rean
Atto E. Manglitz
Lee B. Roberts
Harry Ball
Chicago
Hawthorne
Harry Nixon
Dayton
Paul J. Bailey
Indianapolis
Hinkley
Aurora
Frank Hart
Springfield
Mass
Ste Gest Ke
Bandits Burn Their Victim at the Stake
In Sen Francises Ma district bandits demanded money from Americans. Robert J. Sweasey, superintendent of the Central railroad of Michoacan, was burned at the stake on May 16 after refusing to pay. His wife Mrs Sweasey was captured. refugees say Sweasey’s body was found later.
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Sen Francises
Aluno Michocan
Robert J. Sweasey
Céntral Railroad
Michocan
Joseph Hansfelder
Newport
Manzanillo
Hansfelder
Sweasey
United States
Sweney
San Diego
Supreme Court Upholds Hours of Service Act
Washington May 20 The hours of service act for railroad employees passed by Congress in 1907 was upheld as constitutional by the U S Supreme Court in a decision announced by Justice Hughes. The ruling held the act applicable to persons engaged in interstate commerce and noted the act differed from the employer liability law of 1906.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Hughes
Tast
Hartimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Hughes
Peruvians Obnoxious to Haughty Chileans
Santiago Chile May 20 In consequence of the serious conflict between Peruvians and Chileans at Iquique a large public meeting was held demanding the forcible expulsion of Peruvians from Chile.
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Santiago
Chile
Inquique
Jaeg Xt
Ie Eel
North west deaths Ridgeley Neb widow of farmer dies
Mrs John Bader wife of a prominent farmer died suddenly Wednesday her parents rushed from near Aurora Iowa arriving too late to see her alive. She leaves a husband and two young children. Funeral held in Ridgeley.
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Ridgeley
Neb
John Bader
Kremarik
Webster City
Anna Frank
Dent
Portugal Encyclical Condemns Portuguese Government Actions
Rome reports a pope issued an encyclical decrying Portugal’s anti religious measures. It denounces expulsion of orders, abolition of religious holidays, divorce laws, bishop removals, church state separation, and suppression of ecclesiastical acts and emblems. The pope urges allegiance to Rome and condemns the law as null against church rights.
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Rome
Vatican
Portugal
Oporto
Beja
Holy See
Alma
Sayan
May Wheat Futures Jump in Chicago Trading
Chicago May wheat rose amid delivery fears and the approaching holiday. May option climbed to 1.02 3/4 dollars, with some trades at 1.08 3/4 dollars, as traders feared tighter supplies and bullish leadership could push prices higher.
Mormon settlers seek $1 million in Mexican claims
Joseph Smith of Salt Lake City says Mormon settlers in Chihuahua Mexico filed claims totaling over 1,000,000 for damages by insurrectos and bandits during the latest revolution. He warns they will appeal to Washington if the Mexican government does not settle promptly. The Mormon community, linked to Salt Lake City, asserts greater suffering than any other settlers.
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New Orleans
Chihuahua
Mexico
Joseph Smith
Salt Lake City
Washington
Chihuahus
Mr. Smith
Nous
United States
Death plot targets Madero era Mexico leaders
El Vaso Tex May 30 Revelations of an alleged plot to spark a new revolution in Mexico after overthrowing Francisco I Madero Jr and blocking his trip to Mexico City stirred intense excitement in the army. Some believe the delay in Madero’s departure was to consult President De La Barra about government reorganization.
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el Vaso
Tex
Mexico
Francisco L Madero, Jr
Mexico City
Madero
St Petersburg
Sherlock Holmes
Berger Resolution Beaten in Committee By House Rules
Washington May 20 The House committee on rules rejected the Berger resolution calling for an investigation into the arrest and extradition of J. J. McNamara, Indianapolis labor leader, in the Los Angeles dynamiting case and decided to take action on the measure.
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Washington
Congress
California
Los Angeles
J. J. McNamara
Indianapolis
House Committee On Rules
Wild Lion Rampage Destroys Coney Island Amusement Zone
A massive fire at Coney Island Dreamland and adjacent sections in New York on May 89 devastated Bramland and 200 buildings, costing between 2 and 3 million dollars. About 2,000 concessionaires and employees became homeless as 60 of 106 animals perished and the Dreamland Tower failed amid a strong wind. Police shot the charging lion, ending its rampage, while spectators looted the carcass for souvenirs.
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New York
Coney Islang
Bramland
Amus
O'Clork
Coney Imand
Bell Gate
Dreamland
Wwere VI
Hell Gate
Bostock
Spectrators
Hane
Dublin
Equatorial Africa
Bis Son
Non
Dreamland Tower
Dreamland Pier
Ty Steel Foundation
Auioke
Treiman
Mentor Hospital
Hiseupa
Imland
Coney Island
Steeple Chase Park
Bree
Locust Invasion Forecast For Eastern States
Washington reports a predicted invasion as seventeen year locusts threaten vegetation in the eastern states this summer. The Vanguard of the insects is said to have appeared in Alexandria County, Virginia, with predictions of the plague becoming common within a few weeks.
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Washington
Alexandria County
Virginia
Chicago Blistering Heat Tops May Records
Chicago reports a deadly May heat wave with one death and two heat prostrations on the third day of a record breaking spell. The weather bureau promised relief tomorrow as the sizzling period continued with thirteen deaths overall and May records falling for ten weeks.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Aviator Completes Paris to Madrid Flight Triumph
Pierre Vedrink the French aviator completed the Paris to Madrid aviation race leg by landing at Burgos then Getafe Aerodrome. He traveled 140 miles in 4 hours 1 minute, was carried by a crowd, treated by doctors, and later honored by Madrid's civil governor on behalf of King Alfonso.
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Madrid
Pierre Vedrink
Frank
Mak
Burgor
Imash
Vedrine
Getafe
Paris
Alfonso
St Louis Man Leads Million Dollar Wheat Deal
William Lanyon, a St Louis capitalist, is orchestrating a vast May wheat deal involving over 1,000,000 bushels valued near $1,000,000. He aims to deliver at the Chicago market price and expects deliveries to exceed 1,000,000 bushels by month’s end, with cash for all.
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St. Louis
William Lanyon
Chicago
Lanyon
St. Touts
Danbury Farmer Alleges Woman Bilked Him in Elopement Plot
Danbury farmer Thomas Foulkes testified in court that Miss Lodovite Miller and her brother J Warren Miller conspired to extract eleven thousand three hundred twelve dollars from him. He said the courtship led to a scheme ending with him being abandoned and told to marry a rich widow after giving the funds.
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Bace
Thomas Foulkes
Danbury
Lodovite Miller
J. Warren Miller
Foulkes
Miss Miller
Los Angeles
Moe
Poker Sharks Make Killing on Steamer
New York reports two professional gamblers who arrived on the Lusitania ran a rapid poker spree. In four days they reportedly netted about 14 000 with a single passenger losing 71 000 in an hour. Play started at 11 p m in the smoking room and ran to 3 4 a m as officers kept watch for such gamblers.
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New York
Lusitania
Parte
West
Hostile Indians in Nevada Seek Blood
Reno reports eighteen armed Shoshone, led by a 23 year old elder, march from Duck Valley toward High Rock canyon to avenge the February killings of four Washoe county stockmen. Authorities warn prospectors to stay away unless ready to fight as the band plans action after four stockmen were killed and four Indians died resisting arrest at Kelly's Creek.
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Reno
Nev
Duck Valley Reservation
Tue High Rock Canyon
Washoe County
Mike
Kelly's Creek
Preacher Guilty of Heresy in Atlantic City
Rev. Dr. William D. Grant of Northumberland Pennsylvania was ruled guilty of heresy by the commission that heard the charge. The commission reported its findings to the Republican General Assembly this morning, stating that Grant taught doctrines contrary to the word of God in the Bible and the Presbyterian confession of faith.
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Atlantic City
N. J
William D. Grant
Northumberland
Republcan General Assembly
Grant
Church Opposed To Rum For Diplomats Document Adopted
A Presbyterian style assembly urged Congress to curb alcohol use by diplomats and officials at home and abroad. The resolution called for dissuading intoxication among U S representatives and urged the secretary of state to circulate the stance to foreign and domestic authorities. The meeting adjourned to reconvene in Louisville next year.
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Gernton
United States
Vyterian Church
Ae Beerata
Bryan
Congréss
Louisviile
NEBRASKA CRIME COMES TO LIGHT AT DES MOINES
A Des Moines police report cites the arrest in Omaha of J. C. Stone linked to a death at Mercy Hospital. Swiss Jonnie Johnson of Bloomfield is connected to the case with ties to Miss Margaret Johnson, sister of the deceased. Police say letters between Stone and the Omaha pair prompted the arrest as the girl died suddenly of heart failure.
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Nebraska
Des Moines
Yaawer
Omaha
J. C. Stone
Ercy
Tyeny
Jonnie Johnson
Bloomfiel
Joan Rost
Stong
Mrs Hichborn Bagk In Home Of Mother
Mrs Philip S Hichborn plans unclear future after joining her mother in Washington as divorce proceedings loom for her husband Horace Wyle's return from Black Rock Conn. The case parallels unresolved estrangements amid a life story echoed in her husband’s tales.
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Mrs. Hichborn Bagk
Washington
Philip S. Hiehbers
Henry H. Hoyt Jr
State Department
Hichborn
Atttorney
Black Rock
Conn
Phone Gall by Dog Reveals Rescue Effort in New York
A late night phone call from a frightened trainee operator led police to a New York address after a dog allegedly knocked over a trash can and trapped in Greenwood Avenue, East Orange. The dog fled when investigators broke in, but the incident prompted an internal safety check and a reported attempted murder inquiry.
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New York
Michael Bers
Bettus
Green
Wood Avenur
East Orange
Bothay
Parola Philip Zukrah
Boltolls
Zink
Thu
Iamakhorh
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Florence
E. C. Oshelm
Dage & Jones
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G. F. Kiernan
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Hamm Brewing Company
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Frank Ecker
Miller
Miller Building Company, Incorporated
J. A. Bushfield
Webster
R. D. Irwin
J. C. Ermund
James Knox Taylor
Washington, D. C
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State School For Blind
W. H. King
Parker
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P. R. Schank
J. Gilbert
Twin City
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Wetonka
J. K. van Ess
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CWA
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Jed Ford
Vinton
Lowa Canning Co
C. Osmundson
Cambridge
C. A. Howd
R. FD
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York
J. A. Diffenbacher
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Carnegie
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Andrew Carnegie
Pender
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Johnson
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Dakota City
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