Roosevelt Breaks Ground in San Francisco Welcome Parade
President Roosevelt reviews troops at the Presidio, greets thousands of schoolchildren on Van Ness Avenue, and accepts a solid gold gift from Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West. He speeches at Mechanics Pavilion and marks a McKinley monument site after lunch at Cliff House.
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San Francisco
Roosevelt
Palace Hotel
Schmitz
Native Son's Hall
Mason Street
California
Sons and Daughters
Golden West
van Ness Avenue
Presidio Military Reservation
Golden Gate
United States
MacArthur
Presidio
Golden Gate Park
Cliff House
San Francisco Harbor
Baker Street
McKinley
Mechanics Pavilion
Market Street
Herrick Favored as Roosevelt’s Pick for Vice President
An unnamed cabinet official says Myron T. Herrick is groomed in Ohio for the Republican vice presidential slot with President Roosevelt’s knowledge and Hanna’s backing. He notes Herrick is a leading probability for second place, contingent on a strong Ohio gubernatorial majority next fall.
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Washington
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
Roosevelt
Hanna
Herrick
Cunard Dock Mystery Reveals American Builder
The New York American reports the man who built the infernal machine and mailed it to the Cunard dock last Saturday lived in New York as a boarder at 366 West Thirty-first Street for two weeks. He used the name G Rosseau and spoke flawless English. Mrs Currie identified the wagon that carried the box, traced to Joseph Rooney's Express on Thirtieth Street and Ninth Avenue with driver Peter Bathe, assistant Joseph McCormick, and employee Frank Carton assisting.
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New York
New York American
Cunard
Joseph Currie
West Thirty-first Street
Western Canada
Kanen Sues Central Railroad for 18000 in Westfield Disaster Verdict
Elizabeth New Jersey May 14 A jury awards Frederick I Kanen of Plainfield seventeen thousand five hundred? no the record states eighteen thousand dollars for injuries suffered in the Westfield disaster on January 27 last. The Central Railroad of New Jersey faces the claim.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Frederick I. Kanen
Plainfield
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Westfield
Commonwealth Battleship Launch Sets Naval Record
The Commonwealth, the largest battleship afloat, was launched at Govan on the Clyde. It features ten inch guns protected by an extended barbette, plus four twelve inch guns four nine inch guns and twenty four smaller guns. Speed will reach eighteen and a half knots with a crew of 755. Displacement stands at 16,350 tons and engines total 18,000 horsepower.
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London
Commonwealth
Govan
Clyde
Forest Fires Threat Adirondack Tracts Near Tupper Lake
Reports from the Adirondacks say several large forest areas near Tupper Lake are ablaze with dangerous fires. Gangs of men strive to control the flames but extreme dryness limits their effectiveness.
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Utica
N. Y
Adirondacks
Tupper Lake
MEN READY TO STRIKE TION OF GREAT NORTHERN TROUBLE REMOTE
A conference of representative business leaders prepares to act on issues facing the Great Northern region. The committee outlines plans amid ongoing tension and calls for coordinated action.
Open Manchuria Travel Assurances Amid Railway Row
A May 14 report from St Paul says Twin Cities businessmen meet Great Northern General Manager Ward to avert a strike over double headers. Unions threaten work stoppage if concessions aren’t offered while foreign travel in Manchuria is opened and passports declared unnecessary by Russian envoy Plancon.
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St. Paul
Twin Cities
Ward
Great Northern
Garretson
Rand
Peking
M. Plancon
Manchuria
Newchwang
Whiich
Liao
United States
Conger
State issues demand for 100 conductors on Great Northern
The state free labor bureau reports an order from St Paul for 100 railroad conductors to operate freight and passenger trains on the Great Northern line. No applicants have yet applied. experience is not required but capable men are sought. Salary offered is 140 dollars per month.
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Kansas City
State Free Labor Bureau
St. Paul
Great Northern Railroad
Heads Adorn the Walls as Tetuan Battle Rages
Ceuta dispatch reports rebels repulsed after pushing to Tetuan walls. Imperial troops retook positions with heavy losses on both sides. A courier says the battle paused to bury roughly 300 dead. Tetuan displays many heads and has three days of ammo left. Tangier reports imperial forces routing rebel mountaineers near Fez with heavy losses.
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Madrid
Ceuta
Morocco
Tetuan
Tangier
Fez
Germany names Goetsch to Venezuelan arbitration panel
Berlin report says Herr Goetsch, from the German legation in Caracas, will serve on the Venezuelan arbitration commission. It notes Germany’s blockade costs have reached about 340,000 dollars, nearly half of the claims.
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Berlin
Neues Nachrichten
Germany
Venezuelan Arbitration Commission
Herr Goetsch
Caracas
OxfordCam bridge athletic board declines Yale contest in London
The Oxford Cam bridge athletic authorities report a cable from Yale announcing the proposed inter-university contest in London in July is declined due to Harvard's refusal to participate.
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London
Oxford-Cambridge
Yale
Harvard
Body found in Monongahela hints at murder mystery
The unknown man was found floating in the Monongahela river at the foot of Short street Pittsburg May 14. A handkerchief was forced into his mouth and there were several wounds in the back of the head.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela River
Short Street
Royal Neighbors reports growth in membership and camps
At the supreme camp session in Indianapolis on May 14 the order reported prosperity with 126 391 members. The number of camps reached 3464 signaling a strong expansion.
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Indianapolis
Supreme Camp of
Royal Neighbors
Royal Neighbors of America
Coffee Plantations Ruined by Volcano Eruption
Reports from Guatemala cited in Mexico City say the Santa Maria volcano eruption has destroyed all coffee plantations in the surrounding area. Manuel Hurtado, arriving from Guatemala, confirms the extensive devastation and long term ruin of local coffee production.
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Guatemala
Santa Maria
Mexico City
Manuel Hurtado
Chinese Hold Off on Manchuria Trade Talks
Shanghai dispatch says Chinese revision commissioners were told not to discuss article 12 of the proposed trade treaty opening Manchuria to foreign trade. Negotiations are deemed inadvisable due to Russian actions, with Peking favoring informal dispatch exchanges. The United States maintains a firm policy relying on Russian assurances to protect treaty rights in Manchuria.
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London
Imes
Shanghai
Board of Foreign Affairs
Manchuria
Peking
United States
King Edward and Queen Alexandra Visit Edinburg
Crowds greeted King Edward and Queen Alexandra in Edinburg on May 13 as they traveled from Dalkeith Castle to Holyrood Palace. The royal couple held a court and levee at Holyrood, the first such function there in eighty years, receiving public addresses and auspices of presentations.
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Edinburg
Scotland
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Dalkeith Castle
Holyrood Palace
Armenian rebels push into Bayazid and Sasun districts
Armenian bands have entered the Bayazid and Sasun districts of Armenia from Russia, signaling a widening border action as the Civil War fronts shift.
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Constantinople
Bayazid
Sasun
Armenia
Russia
Armenian revolt reports reach Constantinople
London officials view the Constantinople announcement that Armenian revolutionary bands entered Armenia from Russia as a potential start of renewed anti Turkish agitation in a region previously marked by Armenian massacres by Turkish troops.
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London
Constantinople
Armenia
Russia
Prospects of Peace Seen in Balkans in May
The Times correspondent at Sofia says peace prospects for the coming summer are more favorable than since January. A meeting between the Bulgarian premier and the Ottoman commissioner settled the Turkish note amicably, ending a dangerous situation. In six weeks Bulgaria and Macedonia will be busy with harvest.
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London
Times
Sofia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Inhabitants Panic as Tetuan Besieged by Tribes
Advices from Tetuan report the town entirely surrounded by hostile tribes who have set fire to gardens and plantations. The inhabitants are in a state of great panic as troops are dispatched by sea to Tetuan from Tangier.
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Tangier
Morocco
Tetuan
Emperor Opens Japanese Diet in Yokohama
In Yokohama on May 13 the emperor opened the diet in person and announced measures essential to complete national defenses without referring to foreign relations.
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Yokohama
Talks With the Ministers over Nicaragua Costa Rica Route
Report from Bogota predicts defeat of the Colombian treaty. Dr. Herran says no re signing told here. Secretary Hay discusses reopening negotiations with Nicaragua and Costa Rica only if the Panama route is abandoned. Officials expect no need to use Nicaragua route again. Modern Woodmen of America to elect officers and consider bylaws changes. proposal would admit women over seventeen. The Modern Woodmen meet June 16.
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Washington
Thomas Herran
Marroquin
Panama
Spooner
State Department
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Hay
Senor Corea
Senor Calvo
United States
Panama Canal Company
Association
Modern
Woodmen of America
The
Woodmen
Modern Woodmen of America
Prophesy of Panama Canal Treaty Rejection in Colombia
Bogota papers report growing opposition to the treaty with letters noting wavering government officers. They forecast rejection by the Colombian Congress in its present form.
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Colon
Colombia
Bogota
Colombian Congress
Physicians And Surgeons Convene In Washington
At 3 p m the sixth triennial session of the congress of American physicians and surgeons opened at the Columbia Theatre. Noted specialists from the United States and Europe attended, with Dr Walter Keen of Philadelphia presiding. Dr Adolph Lorenz was expected but not yet arrived.
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Washington
Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia Theater
Walter Keen
Philadelphia
Jefferson Medical College
Adolph Lorenz
United States
Europe
Misappropriated City Funds Verdict in Minneapolis
William H. Johnson, once superintendent of the poor under Ames, was found guilty by a jury of misappropriating 150 dollars of city funds. Sentencing is set for the morning with an appeal likely. The offence carries a maximum five year term. Johnson was appointed by Mayor Ames and later stood on his bond.
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Minneapolis
William H. Johnson
Ames
Johnson
Engineers Will Stand Alone
Chicago May 13. The Packing Trades Council will not call out union workmen of the stock yards in sympathy with the engineers strike. This action means that, so far as the strike is concerned, the move leaves engineers to handle the work themselves.
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Chicago
Packing Trades Council
Great Northern to Resume Search for Superintendent Egan
Kalispell Mont May 13 The Great Northern railway plans a renewed search for Superintendent Egan missing since last fall. Experienced woodsmen and a camp near the last sighting site will guide a systematic hunt once enough snow melts.
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Kalispell
Mont
Great Northern Railway
Egan
Texas Editor Kills a Man
Dalhart Texas May 13 W T Keith an attorney here was shot and killed by George F Kornegay editor of the Sun in a quarrel over a Sun article. Keith fired at Kornegay but his shot went wild. Kornegay fled after the shooting.
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Texas
Dalhart
Tex
W. T. Keith
George F. Kornegay
The
Sun
Keith
Kornegay
New Waiters Strike Feature Affects Kansas City
Kansas City May 13 A new feature in the waiters strike is the refusal of bakery drivers to deliver to nonunion restaurants. The order will affect every member of the Restaurant Men's Protective association which numbers forty eight.
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Kansas City
Restaurant Men’s Protective Association
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