Titanic Indictments Target White Star Officials and Captain
The Senate special sub committee report harshly denounces J Bruce Ismay White Star Line leaders and Titanic crew for failures in warning heed, leadership, and lifeboat shortages. It blames Captain Smith for ignoring ice advisories and cites inaction by junior officers and disorganized crew during the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Bruce Ismay
White Star Line
New York
United States Senate
Senate
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Smith
Amerika
Ismay
Andrews
Harlan & Wolf
Steel Trust Is Given Blow In Government Suit
John Stevenson Jr. of Sharon Pennsylvania testifies in the government dissolution suit against the Steel Corporation. He says the trust throttled competition, noting a drop from 46 to 11 wire nail firms and claims the Steel Corporation grabbed the remaining survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Stevenson, Jr
Sharon
Steel Corporation
Stevenson
R. V. Lindabury
Ocean
Methodists Elect Three More New Bishops
The general conference elected three additional bishops: Frederick Deland Leete of Detroit, Joseph Cooke of Philadelphia, and W. P. Thirkfeld of Washington completing eight. Bishop Thomas D. Neely of New Orleans denounced retirement action as irregular and illegal, calling for reform as he protested to applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
General Conference
Frederick Deland Leete
Central Methodist Church of
Detroit
Mich
Joseph Cooke
Philadelphia
W. P. Thirkfeld
Washington
Thomas D. Neely
New Orleans
Neely
Methodist Church
G A R Elect New Officers In Illinois And Indiana Encampments
In Peoria Illinois the forty sixth G A R encampment elected officers with Thomas H Gault Chicago as department commander and Robert M Campbell Peoria as senior vice commander Henry Lamb Washington as junior vice commander and council members including Charles H McConnell Chicago A B Wright Woodstock William Andrews Rockford A D Caldwater Lincoln and James Wilson Chicago Dr W M Hanna Aurora was named medical director. In South Bend Indiana Indianapolis chosen for the 1913 encampment with Capt Frank Swigart Logansport as department commander W B Gorsuch South Bend as senior vice commander W V Williams Bedford as junior vice commander Rev R C Jones Knightown as chaplain Dr Henderson Brown Indianapolis as medical director and council members F J Van Voris Indianapolis O A Somers Kokomo O D Van Arsdale Madison John W Hoffman Ligonier and J C Gordon Argos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Forty-Sixth
Grand Army of the Republic of
James Wilson
Chicago
W. M. Hanna
Aurora
South Bend
Ind
Indianapolis
Indiana G. A. R
Frank Swigart
Logansport
W. B. Gorsuch
W. V. Williams
Bedford
Rev
R. C. Jones
Knightown
Dr. Henderson Brown
Council of Administration
F J. van Voris
0. A. Somers
Kokomo
O. D. van Arsdale
Madison
John W. Hoffman
Ligonier
J. C. Gordon
Argos
Archbold Case Halts as Canal Vote Delays Inquiry
Washington on May 24 reports the house judiciary committee paused the misconduct probe into Judge Robert W. Archbald of the commerce court until Monday due to the decisive early vote demanded on the Panama canal bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
Revolt 16 Crushed Battle Near Escalon Reported
General Huerta reports the Orozco revolt dealt a death blow after the Bellano victory. Rebels heavy losses and Orozco wounded, 1500 desertions, Huerta praised, possible war minister role. Battle near Escalon considered decisive for the revolt’s outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Huerta
Madero
Orozco
Bellano
el Paso
Tex
Benjamin Camanera
Washington
Escalon
Bares Scheme to Kill Taft in Police Record
William Pastorius, convicted in Pittsburgh on sending a bomb to Alexander Peacock and blackmail, claims European anarchists plotted to kill President Taft. He says two men, one in Liverpool and one in Rome, were ordered to carry out the assassination. he alleges he was a dupe in the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
William Pastorious
Alexander R. Peacock
Atoms
Taft
Liverpool
Rome
A. C. Stein
Pastorious Wills
Justice Reid
Carlow
Peacock
Pastorious
Hamburg
Darrow Faces New Bribery Charge In McNamara Case
In Los Angeles 13 jurors sit as Clarence Darrow faces fresh bribery charges. District Attorney Fredericks declares Darrow tried to obstruct justice by paying jurors other than Lockwood and by bribing state witnesses. A thirteenth juror Blakesley is sworn after two days of legal wrangling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Clarence Darrow
McNamara
Lockwood
John D. Fredericks
Fredericks
Darrow
A. M. Blakesley
Sherman Smith
Salvation Army Leader Booth Undergoes Eye Operation
London May 24 Gen William Booth head of the Salvation Army underwent successful cataract removal surgery on his left eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
London
William Booth
U S Wants Act Sparks Cuban Negro Revolt Fears
The Navy says the Prairie with 1,050 marines sails from Philadelphia toward Guantanamo and holds troops ready for instant movement. The State Department cites a Moran law angering blackCubans who vow to resist enforcment while seeking Gomez re election and U S intervention. General Estonez leads marroned rebels burning cane near Guantanamo as federal troops patrol El Caney Del Sitio.
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Washington
Navy Department
Prairie
Philadelphia
Guantanamo
Cuba
Beaupre
Gomez
Moran Law
State Department
Santiago
Morau
United States
Estonez
Rorales
el Caney del Sitio
Ivonez
Bayamo
Cuba Company
Rurales
Quake Rocks Hawaii as Mauna Loa Rumors Erupt
A severe Hawaii quake alarms residents of Hilo and surrounding areas. Reports say Mauna Loa is smoking with a predicted eruption in June. Residents recall past lava flows that devastated crops and homes while natives remain largely unafraid.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Permet
Hilo
United States
J. A. Jaggar
Harvard University
Denmark's late king buried after Nordic royal meeting
King Frederick VIII's funeral gathers Christian X Haakon VII and Gustav V in Roskilde. About 2000 mourners attend as casket is laid in the royal tomb. Simplicity marks the rite with royal opera singers and choral students performing. Dowager Queen Alexandra and Dowager Empress Marie attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Frederick VIII
Hamburg
Germany
Christian
Haakon
Gustav
Roskilde
Europe
Royal Opera Singers
Choral Union
Alexandra
England
Marie
Russia
Budapest Strike Turns Deadly As Workers Walkout
In Budapest the clash between police and strikers has killed two workers and injured many others. Virtually all unionized workers joined a general strike in protest of Count Tisza's election as speaker and his opposition to universal suffrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Socialist Union
Count Tisza
London
Transport Workers’ Federation
Thames
United Kingdom
Roosevelt Wins Ohio Delegates in Republican Primary
Complete returns show Roosevelt securing 32 of 42 delegates to the Republican national convention and the six delegates-at-large. Harmon leads the Democratic side with 28 of 42 delegates, Wilson has 8, and Taft carries three districts. The Roosevelt victory margin nears 20,000 in popularity votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Roosevelt
Harmon
Gov
Wilson
New Jersey
Taft
Man calls flag a dirty rag in San Diego crowd unrest
A man claiming to be I W Tevis and described as an Englishman termed the American flag a dirty rag as a girl attempted to pin a flag on his coat at Fifth and F streets. A mob gathered, shouting lynch and exile terms, police intervened but could not calm the crowd until the man was hurried away by car after two groups met at Third and D streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
I. W. Tevis
Fifth
Third
Reichstag Anger Over Rastatt Duel Incident
In Berlin on May 25 the reichstag voiced great indignation over the fatal Rastatt duel where Surgeon Bruning killed Lieutenant Sprenger. The incident is seen as boosting support for a bill to make dueling a penal offense despite the Kaiser’s opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reichstag
Berlin
Bruning
Sprenger
Rastatt
Man Confesses to Killing Airship Inventor and Wife
Bert G. Lewis, former Toliver secretary and chauffeur, told Capt. Myers in jail he acted alone in the Toliver killings. He described luring Toliver’s dog away, returning with two pistols and a dagger, and firing 19 shots as the couple arrived home in their car. The motive cited is Toliver ruining his home.
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San Diego
Cal
Bert G. Lewis
C. H. Toliver
Myers
Lewis
Toliver
Priest Calms Crowds as Platform Collapses at New Church
Mons Levelle Vicar General of the Diocese of New York continued his blessing of St. Clement's church on West Fortieth street as a platform failed, plunging 50 women and children into the basement 15 feet below. Police quickly controlled the scene with 3,000 onlookers to prevent a panic. Seven injured, more than 20 badly bruised, but no fatalities reported.
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New York
St. Clement’s Catholic
West Fortieth Street
Mons
Levelle
Diocese of
Ocean City Assaults Woman Dragged From Home In Tar Bath Scandal
Worcester county reels as a gang claiming protection dragged Mrs. Mary Holzman from her Ocean City residence. They beat her, kicked her, and finally dipped her into a vat of tar in view of her eleven year old son, who tried to intervene.
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Ocean City
Worcester County
Mary Holzman
New Office Building Considered for Columbus State Offices
State money totaling 50 000 dollars annually is being wasted due to quartering of state offices across Columbus buildings. A new office building near the state house lawn or elsewhere in Columbus was proposed to consolidate offices and preserve funds, as reported by State Auditor Fullington to Gov. Judson Harmon.
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Columbus
Fullington
Judson Harmon
State House
F Pullington
Three Die in Centerton Car Crash Near Martinsville
In Martinsville Indiana a southbound Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern traction car struck an automobile touring party at Centerton. Killed are W. D. Brown 54, Mrs. W. D. Brown 53, and Bessie Cure 18 of Martinsville. Injured are Bonnie Batley and Howard Brown, youths of Martinsville. Miss Cure is daughter of William Cure merchant and undertaker. The traction company rushed a train to the scene.
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Martinsville
Ind
Centerton
Terre
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Illinois
Thomas‘ H. Gault
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