United States holds off on Nicaragua intervention
Washington declares no plan to assume protectorate or recognize sides until one gains full control. Bluefields blockade tightens as Dr Julian Kias issues a decree restricting port entry. US gunboat Paducah blocks bombardment while Estrada shows strength with 300 prisoners and six killed in last clash.
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Madriz
Estrada
Washington
United States
Nicaragua
Bluefields
Julian Kias
Atlantic
Venus
Paducah
Chamorro
Lara
Taft Sets Three Day, 1500 Mile Excursion
President Taft leaves Washington for a three day trip covering about 1500 miles. He will attend Bryn Mawr College commencement in Pennsylvania with Helen Taft among attendees, then Northern Ohio University in Ada Ohio. The tour includes Detroit Michigan and visits Jackson and Monroe before returning to Washington.
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Washington
Taft
Secret Service
Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr College
Helen Taft
Ada
Ohio
Northern Ohio University
Mr. Taft
Detroit
Michigan
Jackson
Monroe
Big land dispute tied to old San Francisco trick
In Los Angeles on June 2 a major land dispute over Palo Verde Valley lands valued at 2,500,000 is heard before U S Surveyor General Archer. The suit challenges a 35 year old title tied to a San Franciscan who allegedly swapped a boat on a wagon to claim 44,000 acres under swamp and overflow land, jeopardizing settler rights.
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Los Angeles
Archer
Palo Verde Valley
San Franciscan
Peary Sees King George at Marlborough House
Commander Robert E Peary met King George at Marlborough House and spoke for about thirty minutes about his achievements and the outlook for Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition.
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Peary
London
Robert E. Peary
King George
Marlborough House
Captain Scott
Papke Drops Planned Bout With Flynn in Late Cancellation
Billy Papke signed to fight Jim Flynn for 25 rounds at catch weights but canceled the bout last night and left for the East. The match had been set for June 18 at Vernon pavilion in Los Angeles.
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Papee
Los Angeles
Jim Flynn
Billy Papke
East
Vernon Pavilion
Man wanted in Kellner murder buys ticket to Antwerp
A man described as Joseph Wendling, sought in the Alma Kellner murder, bought a New York to Antwerp ticket on January 20, according to Louisville reports dated June 2.
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Louisville
Joseph Wendling
Alma Kellner
New York
Antwerp
Democratic senators weigh railroad bill changes
Washington reports Democratic senators will meet tomorrow to decide their stance on the railroad bill. The senate agreed no vote until after the conference. The Overman amendment on injunctions was adopted. the Crawford commodities clause failed. La Follette’s tariff filing amendment passed 34 to 28 after a substitute proposal.
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Washington
Senate
Overman
la Follette
Interstate Commercce Commission
Wisconsin
Sutherland
LaFollette
Utah
Eastern roads raise freight rates effective July 4
Revised freight rates were filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad the West Shore Railroad and Delaware Lackawanna and Western. An advance in commodity rates eastbound from Chicago to New York was filed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and will take effect July 1. The average increase is about nine percent.
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Washington
Interstate Commission
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company
West Shore Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Chicago
New York
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Wickersham Has Not Opened Talk on Rail Tariffs
Attorney General Wickersham said after noon that he had not given any thought to whether the government should seek injunctions against eastern railroads that have filed increased tariffs with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
Wickersham
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railways Served Injunction Suit In St Louis
Government sua sponte seeks to restrain twenty five railroads from advancing freight rates. Service in the injunction suit was obtained on officials of three roads in St Louis on June 2.
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St. Louis
Army Lieutenant Weds in Bryn Mawr Wedding
A Washington and other officers attended the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Maris Black and Lieut. Earl James Atkin at the bride’s aunts home in Bryn Mawr. The groom’s brothers served as beer man and ushers.
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Bryn Mawr
Washington
Elizabeth Maris Black
Earl James Atkinson
Dover Aviator Flies Dover to Sangatte and Back Nonstop
Charles 8 Rolls, the aviator, today flew from Dover to Sangatte in France and returned across the English Channel without stopping, achieving a notable aviation feat reported from Dover.
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Dover
Charles
Rolls
Sangatte
France
English Channel
Faculty v Seniors at Idaho academy annual banquet and game
The Idaho Academy faculty and Senior Class prepare for a Friday baseball game following the tenth monthly YMCA membership banquet. Faculty captain Reed and Southpaw Cheney lead a quirky lineup as seniors promise their best effort amid humorous pregame antics.
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Academy of Idaho
Mr. Reed
Caesar
Cheney
Reed
Limi
Mr. Slaughter
Mr. Holmes
Mr. Maughn
Mr. Gentner
Mr. Retherford
Mr. Steendail
Meuhlen
Gles
Seattle Woman Kills Ex-Husband Aboard Train
Rees Prosser a Seattle automobile salesman was shot and killed on an eastbound Great Northern train at Libby Montana. His divorced wife Mrs Prosser was later arrested after the incident following a prior sensational assault in a downtown office.
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Seattle
Rees Prosser
Libby
Mont
Creat Northern
North Carolina Municipal Association Holds Second Annual Meet
Winston-Salem hosts the two day official gathering of mayors clerks engineers and other city officials from nearly all major towns. Officials plan a varied program of discussions on municipal topics and services.
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Winston—Salem
N. C
Winston-Salem
North Carolina Municipal Association
Weather Forecast Very Fair and Warmer Friday
The outlook calls for fair weather across the region with rising temperatures. Friday is expected to be warmer with light winds and plenty of sun.
Plainfield Horse Show Opens With High-Class Entries
Plainfield New Jersey June 2 many visitors from New York Philadelphia Newark and other cities attend the opening of the seventh annual Plainfield Horse Show association exhibition. The show continues through the week with strong entries in roadsters harness saddle hunters and jumpers proving its growth over previous years.
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Plainfield
N. J
New York
Miladelphia
Newark
Plainfield Horse Show Association
Fatal blast at Lehigh Portland quarry in West Coplay
Premature explosive blast at the Lehigh Portland Cement Company stone quarry in West Coplay Pennsylvania today kills three men and seriously injures three others. Three more men are missing and believed buried under rock.
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Allentown
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
West Coplay
Enthusiastic Bannock Republicans organize county club
Bannock County Republicans gather at the courthouse with sixty attendees to form the Republican Club of Bannock County. Walter H. Cleare elected president. M. E. Hughes secretary. T. M. Edwards a leading candidate for vice president. The group plans to educate voters on the direct primary law and to coordinate the primary campaign.
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Bannock County
Court House
Republican Club
Walter H. Cleare
Pocatello
T. M. Edwards
McCammon
M. E. Hughes
D. W
Bancroft
C. W. Gray
W. H. Cleare
L. Bush Livermore
Cleave
Livermore
Hughes
W. H. Witty
C. H. Bassett
Robert Lewis
W. R K. Blalock
C. 0. Pierce
G. Gallet
C. Li. Steely
Wining
Cleare
John J. Hull
H. H. Whittlesey
Meyers Cohn
Oneida
Grace
George T. Hyde
Downey
Neck of the Woods
W. A. Hyde
Noah Pond
Johnson recounts Idaho lodge travels from Challis to Mackay
C J Johnson longtime Idaho Odd Fellows leader details a trip through Lemhi and Custer counties in 1910. He describes rough staging over Sawtooth snowfields, the Mackay dam project, the inactive Mackay smelter, and a lava desert route to Blackfoot before returning to Pocatello for the town’s upcoming 19th anniversary.
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C. J. Johnson
The
Odd Fellows of Idaho
Lemhi
Custer County
Odd Fellowship
Challis
Mackay
Sawtooth Range
Thousand Springs
Lost River
Hailey Mountains
Syrian Desert
Tim Farrell
Center Street
Blackfoot
Big Butte
Bingham County
Pocatello
Nevada State Labor League formed to push labor friendly laws
Reno June 2 delegates from fifty unions formed the Nevada State Labor League. The group will enter state politics to support labor friendly laws and back candidates recognized as friends of labor.
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Reno
Cie
Nevada State Labor League
Friends of Labor
Oregon Threshers Meet Opens at Albany
A large crowd visits Albany for the Oregon Threshers association second annual convention. Governor Benson United States Department of Agriculture official Benjamin F. Heidel Madison Wisconsin leader Philip S. Rose and association president William H. Fletcher spoke at the opening session. The convention closes tomorrow.
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Albany
Ore
Oregon Threshers’ Association
Benson
Benjamin F. Heidel
United States Department of Agriculture
Philip 8. Rose
Madison
Wis
William H. Fletcher
Association
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Aviation Triumph
L. W. Batten
Albert Kelsey
New American Re
Pulic
Pocatello Railroad
Young Men’s Christian Association
William White
Montana
A. B. Stevenson
Idaho
B. B. Corliss
Jensen Creamery
W. W. Woolard
Boosterville
Husband
Conference OF Officials
Old Bannock
Nevada
Oregon
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