Fremont Mob Halts After Fatal Shooting in Doorway
In Fremont Ohio on May 11 a mob threatened violence after Otto Mischke was shot dead in his doorway by one of three Black suspects. The three men Wheeler Kimbro Walter Stratton and Lorenzo Martin were jailed as crowds dissipated. Mrs Gommell had questioned them about their identity when the fatal shot pierced Mischke’s stomach.
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Otto Mischke
Fremont, O
Norwalk
Mason
Fremont
Engler
Wheeler Kimbro
Walter Stratton
Lorenzo Martin
Martin
Stratton
Albert Gommell
Spotted Fever Breaks on Receiving Ships at Navy Yard
A cerebro spinal meningitis outbreak on the receiving ships Minneapolis and Puritan at League Island Navy Yard has killed three recruits and left five more gravely ill. Authorities plan to move sailors to tents, assign fresh air, and fumigate ships to curb spread, while Admiral Sigsbee pledges full effort to protect crew.
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Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Puritan
League Island Navy Yard
Adm. Sigsbee
Naval Home
Lung
League Island
Train Derailment Kills Engineer Near White Pine
A Southern passenger train running from Knoxville to Asheville derailed one mile west of White Pine Tennessee. The engine operator Roben B. Hellomeno perished under the wreck while several others were badly hurt including Sylvia Smith who is listed as the worst injured and may die. The derailment left rails torn up for 200 feet and caused over six hours of delay.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Southern
Asheville
N. C
White Pine
Hellomeno Oe Enainger
Unknown Man Offers Reward for Murderer in Reichlin Case
Lorain Ohio May 11 A man withheld name sent 4060 to J J Mahoney of the Knights of Columbus to be added to the 1000 already offered by the county for the detection of Agatha Reichlin’s murderer. Friends and others are being asked for more funds to attract experienced detectives. A Cleveland agency detective has arrived to pursue clues.
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Lorain, O
J. J. Mahoney
Knights of Columbus
Agatha Reichlin
Reichlin
Lorain
Cleveland
Check fluttered from train window found in Rahway
Patrick Moore, flagman at the New Brunswick avenue crossing, reported finding a check for 21096 fluttering from a window of the Long Branch express as it passed Rahway on Wednesday. The check, drawn on Merchants National Bank of Chicago in favor of Mrs. Isabella Stewart, had an undecipherable maker's name and was turned in to the railroad’s lost property department.
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Rahway
N. J
Patrick Moore
New Brunswick Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad
Long Branch Express
Merchants’ National Bank of Chicago
Isabella Stewart
Railroad
Secretary Hitchcock Tours Government Reservation in Swphur Springs
Secretary Hitchcock and party inspected the government reservation in Swphur Springs Indian Territory on May 11. He was driven around the area by local citizens and an informal reception followed the tour.
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Swphur Springs
I. T
Hitchcock
Dredging Firms Form Great Lakes Association in Chicago
Twenty dredging companies from the great lakes federation have formed an association. On Monday offices will open in Chicago with F B Daugherty of Duluth, a former Minnesota state senator, named as manager.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
F. B. Daugherty
Duluth
Minnesota Senate
Baltimore banker D Fahnestock dies at 82
Derick Fahne stock D Fahnestock & Co. founder and longtime Baltimore stock exchange president died Sunday at age 82. He led the firm for years and helped guide local finance. His death marks the end of an era in Baltimore banking and markets.
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Baltimore
Derick Fahnestock
D Fahnestock & Co
Baltimore Stock Exchange
Fahnestock
Effort to Settle Chicago Laundry Strike Fails
In Chicago on May 11 a Sunday meeting between the employes special committee and the employers failed to reach a settlement of the laundry strike and a disruption of the em ployes association ranks is expected.
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Chicago
Torrential Rain Floods Solomon River Town of Downs
Rain has fallen in torrents for over 12 hours in Downs Kansas causing the Solomon river to overflow its banks. Business houses are submerged and boatmen row through streets as floodwaters disrupt daily life.
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Downs
Kan
Solomon River
Fierce forest fires threaten Dunle area camps in May blaze
Fierce forest fires in the Allegheny mountains near Johnstown Pennsylvania have raged since Sunday morning. By Sunday night workers from Kuhns & Goodwin in a large lumber district are feared lost as flames force camps to flee and no word has come from them, creating alarm for anxious families and the community.
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Johnstown
Allegheny Mountains
Dunle
Kuhns & Goodwin
Mexico to detach Zona Libre from states
Semi official reports say Mexico will make Zona Libre part of the federal district. The 60 mile wide border strip from California to the Gulf will be reduced to 20 miles and all state offices in the zone will be abolished. District governance will include governors and mayors.
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el Paso
Tex
Government of
Reunited Brothers After Half a Century in Milwaukee Home
Charles and Henry Lierman long separated reunite at the National Soldiers' Home in Milwaukee after fifty years apart. Henry, once known as Lehman, emigrated from Wiasmar Germany as a boy of six and lived with his uncle in America while Charles arrived years later to join him.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Charles
Henry Lierman
National Soldiers’ Home
Henry
Lehman
America
Wiasmar
Germany
Resignation Ties to Organ Plan at Pittsburgh Church
Pittsburg May 11. The Second United Presbyterian Church congregation voted to install an organ leading to the pastor Rev. J. S. Littell D D resigning his charge on Sunday. The move follows disagreements over church improvements and leadership.
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Pittsburg
Second United Presbyterian Church
J. S. Littell
Imprisoned For Defacing Picture
In St. Petersburg on May 11 a man was sentenced to six days in prison for defacing the painting titled Fishing which displayed portraits of Count Tolstoy and other famous Russians.
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St. Petersburg
Count Tolstoy
Miners in Wyoming Region to Get 10 Percent Pay Rise
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania May 11. As a result of recent agitation the coal miners in the Wyoming region will receive a 10 percent advance in wages, the same as decreed the coal miners dating from April 1.
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Wilkesbarre
Wyoming
Livermore Joins Infant Life Insurance Venture
Boston on May 11 reports Mrs. Mary A. Livermore as an incorporator in a new company aimed at insuring the lives of women approaching motherhood. She states the chief aim is to prevent race death by her action.
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Boston
Mary A. Livermore
Healy to be Called to English Bar
London May 11 The Times announces that Timothy Healy nationalist MP for Louth northern division is about to be called to the English bar.
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London
the Times Mounday Morning
Timothy Healy
Louth
Chinese officials urge resisting foreign aggression from Manchuria
Shanghai reports a patriotic meeting led viceroys and governors telegraphed the grand council at Peking urging the Chinese government to resist foreign aggression following the Manchuria situation.
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Shanghai
Manchuria
Grand Council
Peking
Jealous Man Wounds Wife Then Kills Contractor
Pittsburg May 11 J F Kuntz wounded his wife then shot dead J E Walsh wealthy contractor he envied It was hoped the woman would recover by Sunday
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Pittsburg
J. F. Kuntz
J. E. Walsh
Jett Surrenders in Marcum Killing at Winchester
Curtis Jett, 28, was seized at his mother’s home and taken to Winchester jail after the Jackson shooting of J. B. Marcum. He offered no resistance, denied driving away by his stepfather, and awaits arraignment. A habeas corpus filing in Lexington seeks to move or delay the case, with multiple Jackson witnesses subpoenaed.
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Lexington
Curtis Jett
J. B. Marcum
Winchester
Sam Jett
McChord
Jackson's Ferry
A. Haggin
Jett
Curtis
Jet
Jackson
Haggin
Richmond
Jeit
Marcum
Breathitt
Fiv
M . Chord
Ted Nair
B. J. Ewen
Dr. Kash
Kelly Kash
James Hargis
Ed Callahan
Elijah Noble
Wm. Combes
J. A. Patrick
S. S. Taulbee
W. H. Blanton
Volcano eruption devastates Guatemala coffee regions
Reports from Guatemala via Mexico City describe Santa Maria eruption ash covering 1000 to 5000 square miles, with ash depths from one to fifteen feet. Manuel Hurtado says all nearby coffee plantations are ruined for all time, about 3000 quintals of prime coffee lost, and land deemed eternally sterile.
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Mexico City
Guatemala
Santa Maria
Y Volecano
Manuel Hurtado
Unions Stand Fast At Deering Plant After Harvester Talks
Chicago May 12. After concessions by International Harvester Co including union recognition, 6000 Deering plant workers voted to stay out until all union demands are granted. The vote follows Monday night negotiations and signals a continued labor dispute with the company.
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Chicago
International Harvester Co
Deering
Famine Rages in Kwang Si. Wives Sold for Food Relief Efforts
Famine sweeps Kwang Si province with husbands selling wives and children to secure meals. Hong Kong governor initiates relief programs and mobilizes resources to confront the food crisis.
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Hong-Kong
Kwang, Si
Hong Kong
Christians Murder in Suburbs of Monastir
Consular dispatches from Monastir report Mussulmans and Turkish troops murdering Christians in the suburbs of the Christian quarter of the town.
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Constantinople
Monastir
Turkey
Lajoie returns to field as warm weather aids recovery
Cleveland May 12 Napoleon Lajoie has recovered enough from illness to resume his place in the field. The improvement is attributed to warm weather and permits him to rejoin this team on the upcoming schedule.
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Cleveland, C
Napoleon Lajoie
No new suspicious cases in Lima 48 hours
Lima Peru reports no new suspicious illness in the last 48 hours. It has not been proven that the recently deceased individuals were caused by bubonic plague.
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Lima
Peru
Baden-Powell Denies Engagement Rumor in London
Maj. Gen. Baden-Powell says he has never even seen Miss Daisy Leiter, daughter of L. E. Leiter of Washington and sister of Lady Curzon, in response to circulating chatter that he is to marry her. The denial comes in a letter from London dated May 11.
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Baden-Powell
London
Daisy Leiter
L. E. Leiter
Washington
Lady Curzon
Kedleston
Miss Leiter
State of Siege Proclaimed in Salonica Harbor
A Salonica correspondent reports ten foreign warships in the harbor. A state of siege has been proclaimed and Turkish troops guard every square yard of the town.
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London
Salonica
Warrant Issued for Two Contractors in Eight Hour Violation
Washington May 12 The police court issues warrants for the arrests of Sidney Clay James Bradley and Samuel Cowarden in charge of government reservoir excavations on a charge of breaking the eight hour law. A laborer from Richmond Va says 38 colored men were brought April 23 to work for a dollar daily with board and lodging but worked ten hours a day and were housed in a stable with horses before being dismissed Monday morning.
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Washington
Sidney Clay
James Bradley
Samuel Cowarden
John Johnson
Richmond
Transcontinental party departs New York for Pacific coast
About 800 tourists embark by special trains for Los Angeles to attend the Presbyterian church assembly. Seven trains with luxury cars and full staff depart, two leaving Monday and five on Tuesday, marking the largest personally conducted tour to the West.
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New York
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Cal
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Floods in Kansas Claim Lives and Halt Rail Traffic
Heavy rains across Kansas trigger severe flooding with loss of life and widespread property damage. The Republican river floods thousands of acres, destroying wheat and corn while the central Missouri Pacific suspends traffic. Louise Studden drowns in Buffalo creek near Randall. Patrick Murray and his son drown in Cheyenne creek near Jamestown.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Central Branch
Missouri Pacific
Louise Studden
Buffalo Creek
Randall
Patrick Murray
Cheyenne Creek
Jamestown
Petition by Filipino Women Seeks Retention of Friars
In Manila on May 12 a petition signed solely by Filipino women was presented to Archbishop Guidi, apostolic delegate in the Philippines. It requests the retention of friars, contends no reason exists for expulsion, warns hundreds of parishioners would lose spiritual guidance, and accuses a small minority of driving the anti friar movement.
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Manila
Guidi
Philippines
President Roosevelt Traverses Santa Clara Valley Beauties
President Roosevelt toured Santa Clara valley after crossing the Santa Cruz mountains, sleeping in his car in San Jose. He viewed sequoias near Felton and toured prune orchards from Del Monte to Monterey, receiving enthusiastic welcomes at every stop. Flowers decorated stations, and a luncheon featured beans cooked by Mrs Gesetterest, drawing a light joke from the President.
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San Jose
Cal
Roosevelt
Santa Clara Valley
Santa Cruz Mountains
del Monte
Monterey Bay
Santa Cruz
Coast Range
Santa Clara
California
Felton
J. M. Gesetterest
Lick Observatory
Mount Hamilton
Seizure Orders Sale Of Choctaw Lumber Mills
Ardmore May 12 Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock orders sale of 2,000,000 feet of seized lumber from mills closed for law violations in the Choctaw nation. Proceeds will fund Choctaw Indians. Action blocks mills from operating in the Indian country.
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Ardmore
J. T
Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Forest fires destroy 50 oil rigs near Ormsby
In Bradford Pennsylvania on May 12 forest fires devastated about 50 oil well rigs near Ormsby, most owned by South Pennsylvania Oil Co. Nine thousand cords of timber prepared for wood alcohol were burned. A separate blaze burned at Timbuctoo as flames moved swiftly through the oil region.
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Bradford
Ormsby
South Pennsylvania Oil Co
Timbuctoo
Small Race Riot in St. Tammany Camps Outskirts
In St. Tammany parish near New Orleans a Saturday night clash between black loggers and white citizens escalated after a white grocery clerk struck a black man with an ax handle. Four black men were killed, one the aggressor, before peace was restored. The incident occurred in logging camps off the main communication lines.
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New Orleans
St. Tammany Parish
Insanity Proceeding in Moses Fowler Chase Case Extended
Lafayette Indiana May 12 Judge De Hart continued the Moses Fowler Chase insanity case until May 25 to allow fairness. Doctors Hillis and Davidson submitted a mental health report, not released to the public, with court appointed physicians. Attorneys may examine the report.
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Lafayette
Ind
DeHart
Moses Fowler Chase
King Edward and Queen Alexandra Reach Scotland
King Edward and Queen Alexandra with large suites left London on Monday for their first ceremonial Scottish visit arriving in Edinburgh Monday evening.
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London
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Scotland
Edinburgh
Arrest of Clay Taylor alias Prof. Platte over Roosevelt life plot
In San Jose on May 12, Clay Taylor also known as Prof. Platte was arrested on charges of devising to assassinate President Roosevelt and for recent anarchist utterances.
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San Jose
Cal
Clay Taylor
Prof
Platte
Roosevelt
Argentine Foot and Mouth Outbreak Halts Exports
Washington reports May 12 that the state department told the department of agriculture foot and mouth disease has reappeared in the Argentine republics and that Argentina has prohibited animal exports.
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Washington
State Department
Department of Agriculture
Argentina
Nicaragua weighs switch from silver to gold standard
Washington reports on Nicaragua debating a shift from silver to gold currency. The transition is expected to be gradual and could take several years, reflecting careful planning rather than immediate action.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Missouri Rain Stays Long As Crops Benefit
In St. Joseph Missouri on May 12 heavy rain persisted for 16 hours over northern Missouri, with stronger rainfall Monday night and warmer temperatures, the downpour bringing notable benefits to crops across the region.
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St. Joseph
Missouri
Engineers Stand Alone in Chicago Strike Fight
Chicago May 12 The packing trade council will not call out the union workmen of the stock yards in sympathy with the strike of the engineers. The engineers will stand alone in their fight.
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Chicago
Packing Trade Council
Most of the Money Recovered After $200 Stolen
Detectives in Philadelphia on Monday recovered all but $200 of a $20,000 currency theft from the United States Express Co. safe. The money was en route from Pottsville to Philadelphia, and authorities say the suspected messenger confessed.
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Philadelphia
United States Express Co
Rensit
Pottsville
President Williams' Successor Elected in Bank
New York May 12 The directors of Chemical National Bank elected W H Porter formerly vice president to fill the presidency after the death of President C G Williams. Porter will assume duties immediately and steer the bank through a period of transition with the board confirming his appointment.
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Williams
New York
The
Chemical National Bank
W. H. Porter
C. G. Williams
Crazed by liquor he kills wife and wounds son
Edward Clark a switchman on a Kansas City street shot and killed his wife at their home on Holly Street after learning his mother was dying. He also struck his son wounding him seriously. A liquor-fueled, tragic family shooting scene unfolded Monday night in Missouri.
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Kansas City
Edward Clark
Holly Street
Report Not Confirmed Resignation Rumor in Colombia
Washington May 12 no confirmation reached state department or Colombian legation regarding reported resignation of President Marroquin amid political troubles.
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Washington
State Department
Marroquin
Colombia
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