Lower California Longe to Paddle Own Canoe
General Pryce, liberal commander in Lower California, returns to assume Tijuana command while planning a republic for the peninsula. He telegraphs Madero seeking support and warns of hard fighting and possible abandonment of Tijuana as other impregnable towns rise. Washington fears deeper Mexican troubles ahead despite Dias resignation and election calls.
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Los Angeles
C. Rhys Pryce
Lower California
Tijuana
Phyce
Madero
California
Mexico
Washington
Dias
Alternate Plan Suggested for Reapportionment in Washington
Dr Joseph A Hill chief statistician proposes a new apportionment method for the house of representatives that aims for more uniform and equitable results. The census committee described it as very interesting but did not adopt it, citing it would yield the same outcomes as the major fractions method used for 433 members.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House Committee On
Joseph A. Hill
Houston
House Census Committee
Dr. Hill
House of ‘Representatives
Committee On the Census
Coronation Costs Assessed As King George's Ceremony Near
London reports the coronation planned for June 22 will run high costs with no precise estimate possible. The expense already exceeds past royal celebrations by about $301,000 versus King Edward's coronation, provoking chatter about lavish spending.
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London
George
Edward
Nebraska Couple Drowned in Colorado Reservoir
Clyde Lewis and his wife, married two months ago in Summer, Nebraska, were found drowned at the bottom of a large reservoir near Glenwood Springs Colorado. Their boat capsized in deep water and the couple's bodies were recovered still clasped in each other's arms.
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Nebraska
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Clyde Lewis
Here
Lewises
Summer
Neb
Prohibition Campaign Opens Across Texas
Fort Worth hosts the statewide prohibition kickoff with delegates and a show of enthusiasm. The campaign will continue statewide until the question of adding prohibition is decided early next month.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Granted Purple Robes for William 2 Rector of St
The Very Reverend William 2 has been granted purple robes as rector of St, becoming monsignor and a domestic prelate of Pope Pius X.
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William 2
Pius X
Seismic Disturbance Shakes Sioux City Friday
A distinct tremor was felt in Sioux City Iowa on Friday afternoon. Businesses in the central blocks reported shaking for about thirty seconds and phones rang with inquiries. Similar earth tremors were reported in Mitchell and Miller South Dakota and Valentine Nebraska at roughly the same time.
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Sioux City
Weather Bureau
Mitchell and Miller
S. D
Valentine
Neb
Treasury Showing In May Report In Washington
The May display by the treasury surpassed April with a stronger condition than a month earlier. Gold coin and bullion in vaults continued to accumulate steadily. On June 1 the treasury held a little over 1.815 billion dollars in gold, a new high watermark.
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Treasury
Washington
The
New Alaska Gold Strike Reported Near Fairbanks and Yukon
A gold strike is reported on Indian creek a Kayokuk tributary 360 miles up the river with pay dirt found in two spots. Miners are stampeding toward the site. Another strike is reported on Long creek south of the Yukon opposite Meloz i with dirt yielding 6 to 16 cents per pan.
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Alaska
Fairbanks
Indian Creek
Kayokuk River
Long Creek
Yukon
Melozi
Six Drowned in Utah Lake Ceremony Victims Named
Six people died when the launch Galilee capsized on Utah Lake during a party honoring the upcoming marriage of Miss Vera Brown and Edward B. Holmes. Among the dead were the prospective bride and groom, with sixteen aboard at the time of the accident.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Lake
Galilee
Vera Brown
Edward B. Holmes
Chicago Dental Society Inspects Teeth Of School Children
One hundred members of the Chi cago Dental society began to inspect the teeth of public school children as part of a health outreach program.
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The
Chicago Dental Society
Dynamite in the Ballroom Aimed at Madero in Juarez Event
El Paso reports an alleged plot to harm Francisco I Madero during a Juarez ball attended by him and his wife. Insurrecto police say dynamite was brought into the ballroom with a time fuse. Cruzrey former jefe politico of Guadaloupe was detained in Juarez as arrests followed.
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el Paso
Francisco I.madero
Mexico City
Insurrecto
Senor ‘Madero
Juarez
Cruzrey
Jefe Politico
Guadaloupe
Fabens
Madero
Insurrecto Secret Service
Senor Madero
Boiler Explosion Kills Three Near North Platte
A freight engine boiler exploded Friday morning six miles west of North Platte on the Union Pacific main line. Engineer Warren Kelly of North Platte, Fireman Ralph Smith of Salina Kansas, and Head Brakeman Tad Thompson of North Platte were killed. The boiler blew about 500 feet and tore deep holes in the earth.
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Kikie
North Platte
Neb
Warren Kelly
Ralph Smith
Salina
Kan
Tad ‘Thompson
Union Pacific
Heat records shattered across the southwest
Kansas City reports a sequence of heat records as temperatures topped 105 in Pittsburg Kansas. Nearby readings hit 98 in the area while Joplin reached 97 Oklahoma City 96 and Wichita 94 with heat also reported across northern Arkansas.
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Kansas City
Pittsburg
Kan
Mercury
Joplin
Oklahoma City
Wichita
Arkansas
Clay Center Candidate A C Epperson Files for Supreme Judge
Clay Center Nebraska A C Epperson former supreme court commissioner has filed as a candidate for supreme judge. The move places Epperson in the race with potential support from local voters and party affiliates.
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Clay Center
Neb
A. C. Epperson
Supreme Court
Supreme Judge
Democratic wool tariff bill passes caucus at midnight
Washington reports the Underwood bill revising the wool tariff was adopted by a Democratic caucus at midnight after quick maneuvers by House leaders. The measure, framed as a revenue bill, preserves free wool advocacy in future but ties Democrats to current support. Rucker Ashbrook Sharp and Gray were excused from the pledge.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Democratic House
Rucker
Colorado
Ashbrook
Francis
Sharp
Ohio
Gray
Indiana
Sun Hits the Soldier Boys in Texas March
Heat mows down troops as ambulances wend through Galveston to Houston. About 97 degrees and a blistering shell road force many of the first separate brigade out of ranks. An estimated 500 men went missing from march with some cases serious.
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Houston
Tex
Galveston
Ohio Legislature Closes After Record Session
Columbus reports the Ohio legislature adjourned after a lengthy session marked by grafting charges against several members. The house scene drew laughs as three members drank champagne openly in the chamber and galleries while the crowd sang Nobody Knows How Dry I Am.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fortress Blown Up at Tiscapa Hill
In Managua's Tiscapa hill fortress at 3 p.m. on Wednesday a massive blast destroyed the fort and all its ammunition. One hundred fifty soldiers were killed in the explosion. The cause remains unknown as cable censorship is enforced from Managua.
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San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Tiscapa Hill
Managua
Heavy Rain Wrecks Missouri Rail Lines
A heavy storm washed out the Chicago Burlington Quincy tracks near Forest City and Forbes causing widespread disruption. About half a mile near Forest City and three hundred feet at Forbes are out, crippling traffic in the region.
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St. Joseph
Chicago, Burlington @ Quincy
Forest City
Forbes, Mo
Trafic
Indictments Returned Over Tacoma Census Frauds
Grand jury returns indictments over census frauds tied to paid enumerators and volunteers in Tacoma. No names released.
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Tacoma
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