China and Portugal at Macao dispute escalates
London reports a sharpened crisis as China rejects Portuguese talks. Portugal plans to send General Machato to China seeking an amicable agreement while China insists all Macao dependencies be evacuated and only Macao itself was ever conceded. The British government has reportedly intervened at China’s request.
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London
Portugal
China
Macao
Joaquin Jose Machato
Ilegally
Weather and crime notes from a distant era
News briefs report a London weather conference set for June 21 with US delegate Professor Willis J. Moore, plus a grim domestic murder hunt in Gillith park, California, and a sorrowful Paris green suicide of Dearborn's “Uncle Billy” Gray.
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Washington
London
Europe
United States
Willis J. Moore
Weather Bureau
Dearborn, Mich
Billy” Gray
Billy
Navy builds five destroyers and one cruiser under federal plan
New York reports outline of a naval act funded to add five torpedo destroyers and a modern cruiser for fleet use. The Helena and Butte project lines up with railway underwriters plus a major bond issue, enabling rail-linked shipyard work while a legacy subsidy covers portions of costs.
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Washington
United Sates
Tatfetrethey
Helena
New York
Siies
Butt & Helens Bieetrir
Eames
J G White
Butte
Ener
Masked bandits rob Overland Limited near Omaha
Four masked men held up Union Pacific passenger train No. 2 about five miles west of Omaha after midnight May 22, seizing seven registered mail pouches believed to contain a large sum. Robbers escaped south as police pursued. passengers unmolested.
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Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
Overland Limited
Here
Explosion injures six at Promontory Point rock quarry
Six men were seriously injured Saturday at the Promontory Point rock quarry along the Southern Pacific cut off. The blast of a missed shot wounded workers within ten feet, with a work train nearby awaiting blasting. Conductor Jenkins led the train. Blasting Foreman Erick Guetaeon directed the operation.
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Wlseed
Southern Pacific
Ogden
Promontory Point
Jenkins
Tribe and
Earhart
Wardleigh
Carlson
Erick Guetafeon
Senate Defies Tariff Bill Pause in River Harbor Appropriation Debate
The Senate refused to authorize spending unexpended balances for river and harbor work while the tariff bill is pending. A committee report urged action, but the chamber again blocked further business. In New York Harlem Emma Goldman rally was halted by police as hundreds gathered and clashes occurred with arrests reported.
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Washington
Senate
Burton
Committee On Commerce
New York
Emma Goltman
Harlem
Fatal Ending of Pleasure Trip on Missourie River
Manhattan and Minnespolia residents Gladys friah and Walter Goddard drowned early Sunday when a boat capsized on the Missouri River during a pleasure trip. They were students at the Kansas Agricultural college. A fourth passenger and the crew suffered injuries. rescue teams worked at the wreck site as river conditions hampered efforts.
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Manhattan
Kio
Gladys Friah
Walter Goddard
Minnespolia
Kan
Bie
Kansas Agricultural Cottage
Otime
Or Nee Aigmlee
Memorial Day Reflections on Union War Dead and Reunification
The piece honors Memorial Day as a national observance honoring soldiers from the Civil War and later conflicts. It notes May 30 as the traditional day chosen by Gen. John A. Logan, the holiday's evolution, and the impact of national reconciliation. It emphasizes the shared memory across regions and the enduring duty to remember those who died for the nation.
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Union
Southland
South
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Real
Amtetam
Fair Oaks
Mercely
Gettyeburg
Lone
Kettieields
Spain
North Carolina
Grand Army
Hine
Sons of Veterans
Bank Robbery and Fires Dominate Turbulent News
The report bundles bank thefts with explosions that destroyed a Cairo state bank, killing four children in Torani and a lamp blast elsewhere. It covers political shifts, weather damage in Texas and Oklahoma, a lightning death in Bonham, and varied criminal and social updates from across the era.
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Cairo
Benk
Ernen Oldfield
Torani
Rome
William E Annis
Peter C. Hains
Texas
Oklahoma
Mivck
Ontarius Dodge
Bonham
Ilingis
San Diego
Earl Weston
George Berend Ghaw
Arrest Warrants and Treason Accusations In Turbulent West
Scattered reports describe a nationwide search for bandits near Morige and Iuka, reward offers for arrests, and related crimes. Incidents include a fatal bride murder in Oregon, a Nevada jockey club dispute, and a waves of robberies and arson tied to varying towns and suspects.
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