Gettysburg Memorial Beautiful Piece of Work
Gettysburg Pa May 31 The monument on the battlefield commemorates the regular army’s services in the Gettysburg campaign of 1863. Unveiled this afternoon on Hancock avenue south of the bloody angle it stands 60 feet high of Mount Airy granite costing 61 dollars. It features a large east panel inscribed by Congress and a west panel detailing artillery, cavalry and infantry units and their casualties.
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Gettysburg
United States
Anon
Hancock Avenue
Pickett
Mount Airy
N. Y
Congress
Henry J. Hunt
Getttysburg
Taft Dedicates Gettysburg Shaft Monument
President Taft unveils a monument on Gettysburg battlefield honoring regular army soldiers from the 1864 campaign. He lauds the regular army, recounts its history from 1776 forward, and cites its role in wars from 1812 to the SpanishAmerican War. Helen Taft unseals the memorial as War Secretary Dickinson speaks.
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Gettysburg
Regular Army
United States
Philippines
Nllago
Cuba
Republic
Ctry
A New Statue of Lincoln Unveiled in Hodsenville Ky
In Hodsenville Kentucky on May 31 a statue of Abraham Lincoln was unveiled. Mrs. Ben Hardin Helms of Louisville pulled the cord lifting the drapery as the seated Lincoln, with a careworn kindly face, was revealed. Artist Weineman of New York aimed to copy Chicago’s St Gaudens but faced protests. Special trains brought crowds. by 11 o'clock several thousand gathered around the platform.
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Hodsenville
Abraham Lincoln
Ben Hardin Helms
Louisville
Lincoln
Weineman
New York
St. Gaudens
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Northside Park Commission
Tornado Toll Rises as Zephyr Townsfolk Mourn
Tornadoes devastate Zephyr Texas killing 38 and injuring many as 69 homes are destroyed. A lumber yard fire erupted from lightning igniting a block of businesses while residents sought shelter in cellars. Debris blankets hillsides and even animals lie among the wreckage.
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Zephyr
Novel trolley car built for South Manchurian railway
Report describes a new trolley car with two class compartments separated by a rail and central post, requiring reinforced framework. First class features upgraded seats. second class has standard seating. Shadows from the overhead structure cover about unknown distance. Also notes Hubbard Oregon resident Peter Lor growing tea domestically and selling at about 4 dollars per pound to Portland merchants. A new boilerless telephone mouthpiece is easily cleaned by boiling.
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Hubbard
Peter Lor
Oregon
Portland
Succeeds Rogers as Steel Trust Director
J. P. Morgan Jr has been elected to succeed the late H H Rogers as a director of the steel trust. He is the son of J Pierpont Morgan and Frances Tracy, Harvard graduate 1889, married 1890 to Jane Norton Grew. He sits on boards including J P Morgan & Co New York and London Acadia Coal North British and Mercantile Insurance and many others. He is a member of multiple clubs.
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J. P. Morgan, Jr
H. H. Rogers
Steel Trust
J. Pierpont Morgan
Frances
Tracy
Harvard University
Jane Norton Grew
Korgar
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York
London
Acadia Coal Company
North British and Mercantile Insurance Company
Metropolitan
Uuion
University
Harvard
Contary
New Pennies to Carry In God We Trust Inscription
In God We Trust will appear on the new pennies struck at the Philadelphia mint. The radical coinage change also features Lincoln’s head on the cent. Proofs were sent to President Taft by Victor Brenner, and the inscription caused a delay, with new pennies not circulating until late August.
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W York
Philadephia
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Liberty
Taft
Victor D. Brenner
New York
Washington
Zeppelin Balloon in Record Flight
Goophingen June 2 The Zeppelin airship returning to Friedrichshafen from Bitterfield landed in an open field when the bow envelope touched a tree branch tearing it. Damage to be repaired at Friedrichshafen. the voyage covered about 850 miles in 37 hours, the longest excursion yet.
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Goophingen
Friedrichshafen
Bitterfield
Friedrishafen
Berlin
Ita
Egan Seeks Readmission To Bar After Disbarment
George W. Egan of Sioux Falls petitions the South Dakota Supreme Court for readmission to the bar citing six years practice and education. He argues the disbarment arose from a misapprehension of facts and appeals to moral character and finances as grounds for mercy. Two referendum petitions are filed for the next general election, one on the law dividing the state into two congressional districts and the other on abolishing the state board of embalmers.
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Egan
Pierre
5. D
State Board of Embalmers
Passengers Feared Outrage as Precursor Reaches Guaymas
June 2 in Guaymas Mexico wireless telegraph enabled the American steamer Precursor, crippled by a broken propeller, to be warned and towed into port after three days adrift. Some passengers became uncontrollable from fear and remained in their staterooms during the rescue.
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Guaymas
Mexico
Precursor
Buffalo Bill buys out Bailey interest in Wild West show
Philadelphia July reports that Buffalo Bill Cody and Major Gordon W. Lilie bought the Bailey estate share in the Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill Wild West show. The move signals Cody regaining the Bailey stake after James A. Bailey’s death, with Bailey’s widow trimming the fame from the act.
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Buffalo Bill
Bailey
Philadelphia
Buffalo Bill’ Cody
Pawnes Bill
Gordon W. Lilie
James A. Haller
Cody
Hahare
Lillie
Colonel Cody
Balley
James A. Bailey
Cus
Hit
Clever Capture Of Train Robbers
Omaha Ned June 1 staged arrest identifies Tortensen Woods by Engineer Mickelsohn and Firemen Prawl as men who overpowered drivers on the Union Pacific Overland Limited. Witnesses from Evan Park School and a teacher’s attic search tied suspects to the May 22 robbery, with 100 officers aiding. A later arraignment for Woods Tortensen Gordon Benson awaits June 9 before U S Commissioner Anderson.
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Omar Neb
Tortenson
W. D. Woods
Mickelsohn
Union Pacific Overland Limited
Evan Park
Monay
Ocena
Spokane
Post Office
Great Northern
Secret Service
Brown Park School
Nora Freeman
Post Ofice
Woods
Gordon
Tortensen
Briggs
Omaha
Ned
L.woods
Tor
Benson and Gordon
United States
Anderson
Dr Patten Divorced Over Wife Working Viewpoint
The wife of Dr Simon Nelson Patten a University of Pennsylvania professor of political economy and prominent sociology authority has obtained an absolute divorce in Colorado His controversial stance that married women should work regardless of children sparked a wider criticism years ago Patten argued a husband's income should suffice to provide all advantages for children before the wife ceases employment.
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Patten
Philadelphia
Simon Nelson Patten
University of Pennsylvania
America
Colorado
Missouri Pacific train derailed near Little Blue
Missouri Pacific fast mail train No 7 departing St Louis for Kansas City derailed about one mile west of Little Blue Mo injuring several passengers while one is said to be seriously hurt. Pinchot to railroads in Washington calls on major carriers to conserve forests and improve timber use through letters to presidents of leading railroads.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Little Blue
Howe
Wressagton
Jone
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forester
Haskell Arrested for Land Fraud Raises Bond
Gov N Haskell and five Oklahoma associates faced Muskoge town fraud charges with bonds set at 45000 each. Indictments cite land fraud schemes as prosecutors prepare trials. Support from Oklahoma Republicans cited. debates over origins and intent noted amid preparations for forthcoming court actions.
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Muskoges
Lettes
Waa
Haakell
Ald
Kept Murder Secret 19 Years Revealed by Confession
Selinsgrove Pa May 31 Alfred F Thomas 38 of Beavertown Snyder county says conscience drove him to reveal a 19 year old murder secret He alleges Mrs Robert Has singer was cartwhipped at home and later died Her husband is said to have struck her with the whip butt in a fit of anger He says he told the district attorney after years of torment and seeks court action to relate the full story.
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Selinsgrove
Alfred F.thomas
Beavertown
Snyder County
Delares
Thomas
Robert Hassinger
Nasinger
Disstrict
Rogers Will Leaves Property to Family
New York May 31 The will of Henry H Rogers filed for probate directs all property to widow, children and relatives except 100000 to Fairhaven Mass for schools. Widow to use New York residence and a trust fund 2.5 to 3 million dollars to provide 100000 annual annuity, returned to residuary estate on her death. Residual estate split into four trusts for each child. upon age 40, half principal to be paid, other half held in trust. four named children Anne Engle Benjamin Clara Leland Broughton Mal Rogers Coe and Henry Huttleston Rogers. Litigation costs deducted from bequest.
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Rogers
Fairhaven
Mass
Henry H. Rogers
Eras
Lfe
Mr. Rogers
Anne Engle Benjamin
Clara
Leland Broughton
Mal Rogers Coe
Henry Huttleston Rogers
Neat Little Fee for Texas Sheriff
George Matthews sheriff in Austin was awarded 4542 by Judge Charles A Wilcox for escorting Waters-Pierce Oil companys 1808000 antitrust fine from banks to the state treasury. The transfer used motor cars and involved four special deputies.
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Austin
Tex
George Matthews
Charles A. Wilcox
District Court
Waters-Pierce O] Company
Sherif Matthews
Waters-Pierce Ol
Texax
Teacher Goes Mad in Missouri School
Miss Lizzie Daum cer, 22, a Wheeling, Missouri teacher, lashed out in class, panicking pupils before being taken to St. Joseph hospital. Overwork blamed for her loss of reason. In Boston, William H Taft chosen honorary president of a new Unitarian national body.
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St. Joseph
Wheeling
Lizzie Daurgher
Daumcer
Boston
William H. Taft
National ‘of Unitarian Inyman
Ex Governor Crittenden Stricken at Baseball Game
Kansan City Mo May 31 Ex Governor Thomas T Crittenden collapsed with a stroke while watching a ball game and shows no consciousness at ten this morning with his condition described as critical. His advanced age and long illness heighten concern among friends and relatives.
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Kansan City
Thomas T. Crittenden
Ree
Hin
Roosevelt Fine Art Commission Wiped Out by Taft Order
President Taft revoked the Roosevelt era Fine Arts Commission which advised on public building design and site selection. The body, made of eminent architects and city beautification experts, was created to guide government decisions in the public realm.
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Roosevelt Fine Art Commission
TAFT
Packers to Enter Argentina Trade Amid Rumors
A Boston dispatch reports major U S meat packers including Swift Armour and Coopers and Co intending to enter the Argentine packing and cattle business on a large scale. Rumors tie Armour bond issues and Swift notes to financing a South American expansion to supply cheaper cattle and dominate trade with London.
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Chicago
Chi Packers
George Young
Washington
Parliamentary Committee
American Beef Trust
Boston
Witt & Co
Armour & Co
Argentina
Swift & Co
South America
Ita Chicago
Swifta
London
Swift
United States
Tolstoin's Publisher Guilty Charged for Pamphlets
In St. Petersburg on May 31 Nicholas Selden was sentenced to six months in the fortress for publishing Count Leo Tolstoi's Thou Shalt Not Kill and other political pamphlets. The court declined to prosecute Tolstoi, who declared Selden a passive offender inviting his own prosecution.
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Tolstoin
St. Petersburg
Nicholas Selden
Count Leo Tolstoi
Tolstoi
Selden
Two Conductors Drowned Near Minneapolis on Lake Chanhassen
Minneapolis May 21. Conley and Gibbs two St Paul road conductors were drowned when their boat capsized on Lake Chanhassen seventeen miles from Minneapolis. In Norristown a horse frightened by an elephant dropped dead in the shafts, the elephant led to the circum grounds.
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Brown
Minneapolis
Minn
W. GQ. Conley
George Gibbs
St. Paul’ Road
Lake Chanhagsen
Dear
Norriston
Mie
Howard Richards
Ee Um Avenue
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