Levee Break Threatens Torrens Population as Flood Spreads
Torrens May 2. The levee at the junction of the Old and Mississippi rivers gave way causing rapid flooding. Eleven parishes with about 250000 people face inundation and millions in damage. no deaths reported yet though interior areas fear fatalities due to swift water and disrupted warnings. Three hundred women and children were evacuated to a freight train.
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Torrens
Torreas
Mississippi
Pressmen Strike Delays Chicago Afternoon Papers
Early Chicago afternoon editions were not printed due to a dispute between Pressmen's Union No. 7 and the Chicago local of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association. The issue followed the expiration of Hearst papers' pressmen contracts and stalled renewal terms.
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Chicago
Pressmen’s Union No. 7
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Hearst
Pressmen’s Union
Publishers’ Association
Pittsburg Man Kills Belle Hopkins Then Self Inflicts Wounds
Arthur J. Colligan of Pittsburg shoots and stabs Miss Belle Hopkins in Tulsa a quarrel leads to violence. He cuts his own throat and leaps from a second story window and is said to be fatally injured. Colligan had come to work as cashier of the local gas company.
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Tulsa
Okla
Arthur J. Colligan
Pittsburg
Belle Hopkins
Colligan
Santa Rosa Carnival Opens Amid Festive Decor
Santa Rosa California hosts its annual rose carnival May 2 with a three day program far more elaborate than prior years. The city is decorated and crowded with visitors as festivities commence under favorable conditions.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Woman in personal crisis mania burns self to death
Henderson Kentucky May 2. Helen Smith afflicted with personal crisis mania kept weapons and poisons out of reach. She took matches and kerosene to a secluded place, drenched herself with oil and set a match, dying in a scream for help.
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Henderson
Helen Smith
Widow survivors receive $6000 boost in post office bill
Washington May 2 six thousand dollars is to be made immediately available for widows and heirs of the three United States postal clerks who died in the Titanic disaster the amount was voted by the house as an amendment to the post office appropriation bill.
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Washington
United States
House
Wheat Market May Wheat Closes at 1 14
Chicago May wheat closed at 114 as buyers reflected slight price gains on the day. The final tally showed May contracts ending steady amid modest trading activity.
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Chicago
Tugboat Blown Up in Dardanelles Mine Explosion
A small tugboat inspecting channel buoys in the Dardanelles struck a mine and exploded last night. All crew members perished along with four officers and twelve soldiers aboard.
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Constantinople
Dardanelles
Memorial to Queen Victoria Unveiled at Nice
A memorial ceremony in Nice on April 12 marked the Queen Victoria tribute with Monsignor Poincare, France’s premier, lauding King Edward VII for fostering Franco British co operation. He recalled Edward VII’s vow to serve his people and world peace, praising duty and progress.
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Mons. Poincare
Queen Victoria
Nice
France
England
Edward
Edward VII
United Kingdom
Privy Council
Bay State Men Will Not Desert Roosevelt
In Boston on May 2, Republican delegates at large refuse Roosevelt’s demand to back Taft at Chicago, creating a split where Taft and Roosevelt each hold 18 delegates from Massachusetts. Democratic ballots show Speaker Clark defeating Wilson while Foss delegates head to Baltimore, despite Foss not appearing on the preference column. Roosevelt and Taft teams plan recounts in close districts.
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Boston
Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
Commonwealth
Clark
Wilson
Foss
Massachusetts
Baltimore
Alabama
Alaska
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Tenet
Geo Sete
Enews Dist
Columbia
Hawaii
Cisss
Deasaranalee
Illinois
Indiana
Lowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Philippines
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Nevada
Connecticut selects Baldwin delegates for Democratic convention
Bridgeport reports Connecticut four delegates at large were elected to back Governor Baldwin for the presidential nomination. Five district conventions also chose Baldwin as their first choice and pledged to use all honorable means to secure the nomination.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Connecticut
Baldwin
Underwood Wins Presidential Primary With Rural Strength
Atlanta May 2 unofficial returns show Underwood carried about 100 of 146 counties by a plurality of 8577 while Wilson's strength remained in cities. Harmon polled 189 and Clark 692 as ballots were counted in the presidential primary.
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Atlanta
Underwood
Wilson
Gov
Harmon
Clark
Landslide in Jemez Mountains Near Santa Fe
The Weather Bureau reports a remarkable landslide forty miles west of Santa Fe in the Jemez mountains. It has engulfed a large area and natives fear to approach the brink as trees and rocks along the edge continue to tumble into the abyss.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Weather Bureau
Jemez Mountains
Ismay Returns Home From New York Voyage
J Bruce Ismay managing director of the International Mercantile Marine sailed for England today on the Adriatic. He said he was worn out and had nothing further to add to his Titanic disaster testimony after a hotel departure with Vice President Franklin Morgan and several company directors.
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New York
J. Bruce Ismay
International Mercantile Marine
England
Italian battle ship Rey Umberto sinks near Tunis coast
A Tunis dispatch reports the Italian battleship Rey Umberto was driven ashore by a storm near Quara and sunk. The vessel was stranded during a gale off Constantinople.
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Constantinople
Tunis
Quara
German Fleet Sailing for America in May Visit
Berlin reports the German battleship squadron will depart for America on May 11 to reciprocate the American cruiser visit to Kiel last June. The voyage marks the return of a naval exchange between Germany and the United States.
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Berlin
America
Kiel
Western Union Sues Idaho Board Over Tax Valuation
The Western Union Telegraph company filed a federal suit against Governor Hawley and state officials to stop tax collection and seek an injunction. The complaint alleges the state board of equalization overvalued its franchise and telegraph line, seeks a perpetual injunction, and cites a 1911 Idaho assessment totaling $1,037,328 with Ada county at $38,323.70.
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Boise
Western Union Telegraph Company
James H. Hawley
State Board of Equalization
Equity
Dietrich
Western Union
United States
Ada
W. L. Gifford
O. V. Allen
D. C. McDougall
D. Taylor
Herbert A. Ellsworth
Williamh. Hillman
Oliver C. Dunford
Mons Wright
John E. Schad
Byron Defenbach
Moses J. Wright
A. C. Christopher
Glenn M. Dewey
John T. Molloy
Daniel M. Burnette
Frank M. Hobbs
M. M. Hammond
John V. Nash
Fred A. Wornacott
Emmet J. Gemmill
Edward G. Esenberg
William R. Wyatt
Robert M. Hull
John Dolan
Leroy G. Hayford
Alva J. Stewart
Idaho
Spokane Chooses Miss Spokane At Ad Club Contest
Miss Marguerite Motie won the Miss Spokane title in a Spokane Ad Club event led by Raymond E. Bigelow. The contest centered on costuming to embody the city’s ideal face and figure for the Inland Empire.
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Marguerite Motie
Spokane
Spokane Ad Club
Raymond E. Bigelow
Metropolis
Inland Empire
Memorial Services Held in Augusta for Major Butt
President Taft arrived in Augusta at eight o clock to attend Major Butt memorial services held in a theatre. Augusta, his home, observed a period of business suspension as thousands gathered while flags flew at half mast and Taft addressed the crowd.
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Augusta
Taft
Here
Major Butt
Cincinnati Bank Wrecker Arrested
Cincinnati May 2 United States marshal arrested Galbraith ex president of the Second National Bank on a charge of mis applying funds of the bank The bank was found in embarrassed condition and is being opened by the clearing house association The warrant cites misappropriation of 33000 dollars Galbraith had formerly served as a federal bank examiner
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Cincinnati
Galbraith
Second National Bank
United States
Clearing House Association
Galbreath
Second National
Federal Bank Examiner
Allen on Trial in Hillsville Courthouse Tragedy Case
Floyd Allen of Carroll County faced the twelve jurors chosen to try him for his role in the Hillsville courthouse tragedy. The jury was completed last night in Wytheville Virginia on May 2.
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Wytheville
Floyd Allen
Carroll County
E Courthouse
Hillsville
Western Union taxes in Idaho by county and company tender
The document lists Idaho counties with Western Union tax amounts and the tender offered to county assessors. Totals show statewide liability around 231,046.25 dollars with an average per mile near 160, while individual counties report varying tax figures and corresponding tender payments.
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Idaho
Western Union
BOR
Bannock
Bear Lake
Bingham
Bonneville
Clearwater
Filmore
Lincoln Wes
Nez Perce
Oneida
Twin Falls
Washington
Whitney bandits seen near Hole-in-the-Wall region
Casper Wyoming May 2 The Whitney brothers and Dick Campbell the noted outlaws seen 60 miles northeast of Shoshoni while posing as cowboys seeking stray horses They travel northeast toward Hole-in-the-Wall region where they hope to find safe refuge A sheepherder who knew them reported the sighting and authorities pursue them with heavy rewards offered by the American Bankers Association dead or alive.
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Casper
Wyo
Whitney Brothers
Dick Campbell
Cokeville Bank
Uinta County
Upper
Wind River
Fremont County
Shoshoni
M Hole-in-the-Wall
Currys
Logans
Butch Cassiday
Hole-in-the-Wall
Hole-in the-Wall
American Banking Association
Northwestern Hosts Northern Oratorical League Contest
Northwestern University in Fisk Hall will host seven top college orators from Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern, and Oberlin in the annual Northern Oratorical league contest. The event, set for tomorrow night, promises a large audience.
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Chicago
Fisk Hall
Northwestern University
Northern Oratorical League
Michigan
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Oberlin College
Beet Prices Reach Seattle High on Scarce Stock
Seattle May 2 beet price at peak with prime steers at 12 cents per pound wholesale, up one cent from last year. Retailers raise prices on pot roasts and boiling pieces from seven to ten cents due to stock scarcity. Pack ers cite limited stock as cause of the spike.
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Seattle
Aviator Gordian Hoesli Dies From Fall Injury
Berlin reports aviation tragedy as Gordian Hoesli dies from injuries after plunging ninety feet from his monoplane last night and dying today.
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Berlin
Gordian Hoesli
New York Cartoonist Homer Davenport Dies at 44
Homer Davenport, the Hearst newspapers cartoonist, died today in New York of pneumonia. He was 44 years old and had been working for Hearst papers.
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New York
Homer Davenport
Davenport
Hearst
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Bay State
Ismay
Supreme Court of the United States—Telegraph Company
Georgia
Whitney Bandits
Wyoming
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