Postal Service Reaches Self Support for First Time in 80 Years
Washington announces the post office department is now self supporting and has returned 3 million dollars to the treasury. The department inherited a deficit of over 17.5 million and reports a current surplus of more than 1 million with continued expected revenue sufficiency for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Postofice
Department
Treasury
Post Office Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Posttal
Hitchcock
TWO DIE IN ILLINOIS STORMS
A tornado near Granite City Illinois wrecked a grandstand injuring ten players and two spectators. One injured man is likely to die. A second report notes a tornado in Pekin Illinois killing Samuel and Frank Woodley ages 16 and 15 while another girl Louisa Schaeffer 13 was gravely hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Granite City
Childs and Anderson
Pekin
Samuel
Frank Woodley
Louisa Schaeffer
Wea
DISSOLVING STEEL TRUST AND POSSIBLE CRIMINAL ACTION
Washington report says a Justice Department civil suit to dissolve the steel trust will be filed within six months. Criminal action against officers under consideration, with questions about Roosevelt’s approval of the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption potentially blocking such action. Also notes Gates testimony in hands of the department. Auto wreck in Los Angeles: five dead including three from one family after a Pacific Electric car collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Steel Trust
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
Tennessee Cowl & Iron Co
House
John W. Gates
Department
Los Angeles
Cal
Jerry Kauffman
Long Beach
Hollingsworth
Denver
Pacific Electric
Whit Her
Fire devastates Coney Island destroying Dreamland park
A massive fire at Coney Island engulfed Dreamland and hundreds of adjacent buildings in New York City. The blaze began early morning, raged for over three hours, and caused losses totaling between 1 and 2 million pounds, with about 200 structures burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coney
New York City
Coney Island
Dreamland
Harriman to Found Edward Harriman University in West
Mrs. Harriman plans a monumental university named for her late husband to rival Harvard and Yale. She intends a nationwide, fully endowed institution with top curriculum, equipment, and faculty, funded from the Harriman estate to educate in literary, scientific, and technical fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Howard H. Ferriman
America
Brent University
West
Manter
Southern Pacific
Leland Standford Junior University
Palo Alto
Harriman
Harvard
Yale
Edward H. Harriman
Bulldog Dies After Heroic Struggle in Gas Leak
New York City dog Slonge Strangle hold belonging to Madame H. Bird died heroically during a gas leak at 24 West Fortieth Street. The bulldog awoke others by barking and scratching, aiding Mrs McQueen and her two daughters as they escaped in pure air. He collapsed and died with his head between his paws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
H. K. Bird
Major Bird
West Fortieth Street
Belongo
Mia
McQueen
Aviator Makes Long Flight From Parla To Madrid
Madrid greets Pierre Vedrine hailed as Europe’s greatest aviator after a hazardous 721 mile flight from Parla to Madrid. He landed at Getafe at 8:06 AM May 26, completing the record in 738 minutes flight time, beating prior records and surpassing speeds of express trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Pierre Vedrine
Europe
Getafe
Parla
Presbyterian Assembly Suspends Minister Over Doctrinal Errors
Atlantic City New Jersey The Presbyterian general assembly adopted a report finding the Rev Dr William D Grant of Northumberland Pennsylvania guilty of teaching doctrines contrary to the Bible and the Presbyterian confession of faith He is suspended from ministerial duties until he renounces the errors to convince his presbytery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Presbyterian General Assembly
Judicial Commission
William D. Grant
Northumberland
Bim
Gambling Wins in Lusitania Passengers Verdict
Two professional gamblers aboard the Lusitania reportedly netted 14 000 in four days while one victim lost 1 000 in an hour. The Seaton liner carrying 914 000 Seaton Liner details are noted from New York City dispatches.
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New York City
Lusitania
Unitarian Week Honors Taft and Boston Leader
The American Unitarian Association marked its eighty sixth anniversary with week exercises at Tremont Temple in Boston. John Mason Little of Boston was elected president of the National League of Unitarian Laymen, with President Taft reelected honorary president. Former Gov. John C. Long delivered the principal address urging unity to support funds for a new principal church in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Boston
Mia
American Unitarian Association
Tremont Temple
John Mason Little
National League of Unitarian
John C. Long
Washington
Diaz Abdicate as Mexicoan Presidency Ends
Provisional President De La Barra assumes office after Porfirio Diaz abdicates on May 25 1911 in Mexico City. Jose Aspe declares Diaz dead and Diaz’s resignation is read with solemnity. Corral also resigns as vice president and Robles Domingues gains temporary military charge in trust.
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Mexico City
Diaz
Porfirio Diaz
Jose Aspe
Ramon Corral
National Palace
Minister de la Barra
Mexico
Drax
Didy
Alfredo Robles Domingues
Francisco I. Madero
Manke
Corral
De La Barra Declares No Candidacy for Presidency
Senor De La Barra issues a public letter outlining a provisional president’s policy and pledging not to seek the presidency or vice presidency in the upcoming general election. He promises to transfer power at the earliest permissible time and defends Mexico’s policy of open, fair relations under international law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor de la Barra
Diaz Leaves Mexico City Secretly on Special Train
Mexico City reports Porfirio Diaz fled the capital on May 26 aboard a three-section express freight train bound for Vera Cruz. He traveled with family, leaving Chapultepec early and reaching San Lazaro station before boarding to France. Limantour’s resignation is accepted by De La Barra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Vera Cruz
Ding
Diaz
Porfirio Diaz, Jr
Chapultepec
San Lazaro Station
Secret Service
Dine
Vera Crux
Tharronts
France
Tina
Havana
General Keyes
Limantour
de la Barra
MADERO RENOUNCES TITLE IN MEXICO PEACE TERMS
El Paso report says Francisco Madero abdicated the presidency of the provisional government after Porfirio Diaz resigned. He issues a manifesto renouncing the title and explains peace terms with federal forces. He backs Francisco De La Barra as temporary president and offers insurrection troops to assist in restoring peace.
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el Paso
Tex
Francisco, Madero
Mexico
Porfirio Dine
Francisco de la Barra
Senor de la Barra
Presbyterian Assembly Drops Charges Against Two Theologians
The Presbyterian general assembly in Atlantic City New Jersey unanimously drops charges of heresy against Presidant Francie Brown and Prof. William Adams Crown of Union Beminary preserving their church status. The committee urged reaffirming core doctrine for ministers and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Assembly
Atlantic City
N.J
Presbyterian General Assembly
Francie Brown
William Adams
Union
Iowa
West Jersey
Browne
Why She Did Not Send Her Picture
An advertisement notes a disfiguring skin eruption prevented a photograph. It praises Resinol ointment and soap for eruptive skin conditions and other ailments, with a testimonial from Mist Opal Lilley of Camp Creek, West Virginia. Product details include two sizes and prices fifty cents and one dollar from Resinol Chemical Co., Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mist Opal Lilley
Java
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Drawing Him On Edith and Ernest in a Parlor Scene
In a parlour Edith asks what she would do if Tatene ran away. Ernest answers he would try to catch and hold her, prompting Edith to instruct him to prepare because she is going to attempt it.
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Edith
Ernest
Criminal neglect of skin and hair urged by ad
An advertisement extols Cuti cura Skin Soap and Cut Cura Ointment for treating poor complexions rough hands and hair loss. It claims minimal cost and urges warm baths and gentle anointments, offering a free Cut Cura book via Potter Drug and Chen Corp Boston Mass.
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Potter Drug & Chen. Corp
Boston
Maas
The Passing of the Wife in a Suffragette Age
A reflective, ironic notice laments the traditional wife as the suffragette era nears. It notes her roles mending hose and housework, praises obedience, and foresees the wife becoming extinct and displayed in museums as society changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya
Welcomed by Men Who Smoke
Advertorial note praising Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as a remedy for tobacco breath and mouth odor. It claims the product deodorizes the mouth, sweetens breath, and leaves a clean taste. Sold at drug stores and by The Paxton Toilet Co with sample offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Way Drug Store
Paxton Toilet Co
Howton. Mans
Questioning Liberal Congress and Police Wage Talks
A garbled passage questions Liberal Congress and the push for one hundred additional policemen. It notes debate over new laws, cites confusion, and hints at money motives influencing policy and public order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington Iis
Doctors Failed to Help Her in Wisconsin Ad
A Wisconsin reader writes that after fourteen years of dyspepsia and female troubles and visits to multiple doctors, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her. The letter touts the remedy's safety and urges others to seek advice from Pinkham in Lynn Mass, claiming widespread cures and offering free guidance.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Henitax Brera
Wis
Lydia BE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pice Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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Eah
Madero
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Eri
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Haber
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Theo
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Daisy
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Buffalo
New York
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Cleveland
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