Fairbanks Address Warns Churches Against Socialism
The article reports General Conference remarks by Fairbanks urging unity of Methodist churches amid socialistic threats. He argues socialism harms American liberty, stresses church as a social force, defends separation of church and state, and calls for continued faith in national development and individual initiative.
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Methodist Dual Church South
Christhar
Shineu
United States
de Forguesville
Chameleons Change Color Under Heat Says Russian Biologist
Paris reports Professor Metchnikoff declares color change in chameleons is due to pigment on the skin and controlled by the brain. He notes heat to 60 degrees Celsius (140 F) can kill pigment cells and alter color, with emotion allegedly influencing pigment reaction.
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Paris
Metchniisoff
Metchniket
Academy of Medicine
Mrs. Gorky Says Dont Butt In
Ekaterina Peshkoty, wife of Maxim Gorky, denounces intrusion into private life and declares indignation at meddling in a prominent writer’s personal affairs amid Russian turmoil and public scrutiny. The statement defends the right to privacy and criticizes intrusive reporting on private matters.
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Maxim Corky
America
Russia
Ekaterina Peshkoty
Maxim Gorky
Searchlight Strikes Zululs With Terror in Natal
Durban dispatch reports British forces using a searchlight at a Zulu gathering to intimidate and subdue the crowd. Natives described the light as God’s anger and the glare revealed horizon trails, causing many Zulus to cower or fall to the ground during the display.
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Natal
Punishment by Labor Squads Fights Looting
San Francisco May 1 10 A new police order places rioters under Detective Sergeant Charles Tayt with a labor squad clearing debris. Seventy five men already under his command and more loot rioters to be put to work, aiming to restore cleanliness around Portsmouth Square and the Hill of Justice.
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Sierras
Luiken
Chvil
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Charles Tayt
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Ue Chal Gang
Portsmouth Square
Hill of Justice
Shoote
Dinan
Hoppe Beats Slosson in Chicago Billiard Championship
Willie Hoppe won the professional billiard tournament in Chicago, finishing Saturday at Orchestra Hall. He did not lose a single game in the four rounds, with Sutton taking second after beating Hig credit. Slosson, the reigning champion, and other top players including Cure and Schaefer each won one game but failed to claim the top prize.
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Willie Hopp
Orchestra Hall
Kloppe
Sutton
Hig
Sloxson
Louis Cure
Duke Schaefer
Slosson
Paris population grows yet deputies shrink
Paris reports 2 731 728 people an increase of 71 169 in five years yet only thirty seven deputies will sit in the chamber due to uneven distribution among arrondissements. Suburban movement explains declines in the fourth sixth and seventh. Also a Kansas City marriage story ends with a quip about wedding costs. Boston news notes Wellesley College girls enjoying spring country strolls despite warnings from town paper and student publication.
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Oach
Boston
Maas
Wellesley College
Wellesley Townsman
Royal Nawspaper
Wellesley College News
Mine Owners Hide Strategy Saved Coal Consumers Millions
Philadelphia May 16 An analysis traces how Mitchell exposed a secret stockpile plan by mine owners that would have kept coal prices high during a strike. It estimates storage of 18 million tons and potential savings for consumers totaling about 25 million dollars, with further gains if the strike had escalated.
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Mitchell
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Sud
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John Mitchell
Anthracite Trust
Reading
Vic
Nadov
Dow
Fasoike
Antivacite
Alleged Murderer Meyer Nabbed at Hoboken Dock
William Meyer aged 25, accused of strangling Mrs. Martie Vogel of New Orleans and hiding the mutilated remains in a trunk. Meyer, a furniture creator, pleaded not guilty. A woman identified as his supposed wife, 27, broke down on arrest eve before transfer.
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New York
Martie Vogel
Thyerolf
Soi Inkfort
Hue Main
Eliaboes-Averham
Gvor Wahiersne
Hoboken
Talhwey
Frankforte
Mayey
New Orleans
United States
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Treve Waka
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Hydrid
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Vogel Dd
Miners Get More Pay After Commission Award
The coal commission increased miners pay for May to a 4.60 dollar base, per ton, while coal costs averaged 4.93 dollars per ton at underground mines last month. It marks the highest rate miners have ever received since the commission’s award was made.
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Udewater
Horrific Milton Crews Kill Ackerman Family and Burn Home
In Milton ten miles north of Pensacola a itinerant preacher named Ackerman his wife and seven children were killed and their bodies cremated in a house fire. The crime was discovered by Ackerman’s confidants who found the burned residence and the charred remains. Physicians say both heads showed blunt force trauma and the family’s bodies were scattered amid the wreckage. Citizens have filed for a reward exceeding a thousand dollars with Governor Brown urging a statewide bounty for the assassins. Ackerman’s background remains unclear.
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Pensacola
Fla
Unis
Milton
Ackerman
Asaassins
Oar
Fides
Acksr
Mutual Life Policyholders Shift to North British
London May 11 British policyholders of the Mutual Life Insurance company in New York organize in camps following the protection plan led by D C Haldeman former London manager. They file applications to transfer policies to North British and Mercantile. Haldeman claims a majority support and moved swiftly after late Saturday night arrangements.
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Mutual Life Insurance Com
New York
Linitlee
D. C. Haldeman
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Mutual Company
Haldeman
North British
Cassie Chadwick Says She Got Only 211000
In Columbus on May 16 Cassie Chadwick, aged and frail, testified in a federal court deposition for the Friend-Jutte case. She claimed she never received 500000 from men, asserting the exact sum was 211000. Depositions were taken in private by Pittsburg attorneys amid her deteriorating condition.
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Columbus
Cassie L. Chadwick
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Fie on Supreme Court Decision in Blaine Divorce Move
Mrs James G Blaine arrives in Sioux Falls with the avowed aim of securing a divorce from James G Blaine. She and her maid take rooms at Cataract hotel and will reside there for six months while suit proceeds. The visit recalls a prior attempt by Miss Nevins to obtain a divorce in the city.
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Sioux Falls
Jimmi
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James G. Blaine
Sioux Malls
Miss Nevins
Dr. Bull
New York City
Explosion at Bridgeport powder magazines prompts mass panic
The blast tore through storage rounds at Union Metallic Cartridge, scattering about 100000 pounds of powder. The southern Bridgeport area was shaken, with windows shattered and residents fleeing in nightwear. The concussion stirred widespread alarm though few injuries were reported.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Union Metallic Cartidge Company
Phillips Sells Interest in McClure's Magazine Firm
Tarbell Baker and Steffens plan to depart McClure, Phillips sells his stake in McClure, Phillips asks about muckrakers, Oscar W Bray elected treasurer of both McClure, Phillips, Co. and Meures Magazine, with McClure declining to comment on the change.
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McClure's
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John S. Phillips
Ures Magrzine
McClure, Phillipe & Co
Oscar W. Braay
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McClure
M. Tare Belt
Ray Stannerd
Boxer
Thim
Carl Schurz Dies After Short Illness
New York May 16 Carl Schurz renowned publicist and former cabinet member died at his home from a complication of diseases after stomach trouble. He was 76, born near Cologne Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1852. He served as minister to Spain, general of volunteers, and later in the Hayes cabinet before becoming an editor and lecturer.
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Forthcoming Marriage of Alfonso and Ena Condemned in London
A London crowd denounces the planned marriage of King Alfonso XIII of Spain to Princess Ena, labeling the alliance unholy. Speakers urge the Church of England to protest, citing danger to England and the pope’s blessing as ominous. Strong anti papist sentiments dominate the Exeter Hall gathering.
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Spain
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Death in mummies and tuberculosis spread claims
A Chicago Tuberculosis Institute monograph argues that disinterred ancient Egyptian mummies broadcast tubercle bacilli across Europe and America over the last millennium. Dr Refuelle Sorgnac contends mummy dust and exhumed cases seeded epidemics, with factories and keepers exposed. Napoleonic importation linked to early European cases.
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Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago
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Maharajah of Baroda Arrives in New York for US Visit
Prince of India, direct descendant of Baroda rulers, lands in New York from the Celtic. The maharajah, ruler of Baroda with about 2 million people, plans visits to Yale Princeton Harvard and Cornell and to meet President Roosevelt after touring colleges and Yellowstone. His brother acts as secretary. guests noted but no opulent display.
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Another Revolution in Santo Domingo Reported Planned
Washington reports say a new revolutionary movement against President Caceres is forming with Porto Rico as its base. Ex Presidents Morales and Jimenez are named as leaders. Instructions seek to enforce neutrality laws and naval steps to stop hostile landings.
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United States
Washington
State Department
Caceres
Santo Domingo
Morales
Jiminex
Insular
San Domingo
Is Hard Hit. Carter Denies Westminster Creed Dubbed Heresy
Rev Dr Samuel J Carter challenges the Westminster confession calling it man’s invention and not the truth of God. Nassau Presbytery meeting at Jamaica, New Jersey, took up possible charges of heresy, with Carter’s Rome letter urging reform and protest. Officials expect possible assembly actions at Des Moines as Carter’s views surface.
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Westminster Conference
New York
Samuel J. Carter
Nassau
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