French Forces Fight Riffians Near Fez Morocco
French forces shell Riffian defenders near Djebal Bibani as Marshal Lyautey orders inspection along the expected attack line. Reports say Abd el Krim’s tribesmen assemble in three columns to strike Fez left center and right while French losses run about six men killed.
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Fez
Morocco
Neh
Colobat
Djebal Bibani
Marshal Lyautey
Abd-El Krim
Abd-El-Krim
Colomat
Per
Fleet of patrol craft to enforce dry navy blockade
In Atlantic City on May 5 the dry navy prepares to deploy twenty one patrol boats from the base to join the New York division fleet. Captain W W E Jacobs says measures against rum row begin, with ships watching every vessel hourly. Over fifty craft planned for eventual blockade and arrests follow court martial proceedings for nineteen sailors or more.
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New York
Beneca
Red Wing
Gresham
Yamacraw
Manhattan
Acushnet
W. W. E. Jacobs
Coast Guard
New York District
Connecticut
New Jersey
Iain Jacobs
Jacobs
Atlantic City
Dsy
New York Division
Rum Row
French Morocco reports steady progress against Riffian invaders
May 5 Rabat AP reports the Moroccans under Marshall Gaje directing operations from Fes with 18 infantry battalions, 6 cavalry squadrons, 2 artillery batteries and aviation. French protectorate troops concentrate near El Arba Tissa twenty miles northwest of Fez as Riffians are pressed along the line from Fez to the east.
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Rabat
French Morocco
Morocco
Abd-El-Krim
Marshall Ag Ie
Feshasae
Coloneeidenburg
el Arba Tissa
Fez
Cambay
Tragic Ditch Jump Ends in Death of Boy and Horse
Fifteen year old Max Fowler attempted a ditch jump when the horse fell backward and crushed him. The rider died after being trapped beneath the horse for about fifteen hours before rescue.
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Fowler
Max
Better Mail Week Aims June Campaign Across Nation
Postmaster General announces June 1 to 7 as Better Mailing Week to curb dead letter mail. Campaign seeks return addresses on all mail with support from 16,000 movie theater owners and 20 newspapers plus chambers of commerce and other groups.
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Washington
Ostmaster Creneral
New Today
Chambers of Commerce
Inquest Probe into McClintock Deaths Extends to Clark
Detectives searched for Mrs Earl P Clark who was to testify at the inquest into the deaths of William Nelson McClintock his mother Emma Nelson McClintock and Dr Oscar Olson. The case involves an alleged payoff to William Shepherd and claims of a detective agency visit. The inquest remains open for further testimony as Judge Olson allows flexible verdicts.
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Chicago
Earl P. Clark
William Nelson McClintock
Emma Nelson McClintock
Oscar Olson
McClintock
Clark
William D. Shepherd
Wm. McClintock
Shepherd
Sayer
Guthrie
Evence
Lore
Ogitte He Ik Tock
Frank H. Sheer
He C. Farman
Herry Olson
Oak
Olson
General Electric Denies Charge
Owen D. Young, GE chairman, denies that the company is controlled by J P Morgan and asserts no one in the firm instructed government actions for its benefit. He responds to April 30 letters from Samuel Untermyer and Basil Manly alleging improper influence and calls the Lockwood committee findings on restraint of trade false.
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New York
Owen D. Young
General Electric Company
Samuel Untermyer
J. P. Morgan & Co
Mr. Untermyer
Mr. Young
Basil D. Manly
Washington
The
People’s Legislative Service
Aes Ee Yo
Couple Married Themselves in Local Divorce Case
Media Pennsylvania May 5 AP report says Mrs. Josephine M. Lucas of Stonehurst Pa was granted a divorce from Alpine Lucas of St. Petersburg Fla. The couple married themselves in 1911 after a failed attempt to secure a minister in Wilmington Delaware.
Pioneer woman Sarah Jane Duton dies at 84 in California
Santa Maria county reports the death of President Sarah Jane Duton a Missouri native and daughter of John Hopper who led the famous fox train party to California from Missouri in 1887. She leaves 53 children 43 great grandchildren and four aent.
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Santa Berbera
Calif
Pag 5
Sarah Jane Duton
Missouri
John Hopper
California
Uri
Santa Marie
Lenore Ulric Withdraws From Stage Engagement
A fragmentary note states Lenore Ulric is withdrawing from a theatrical engagement as she tells reporters she is not well. The brief item mentions her corner manager and signals a break in her involvement.
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Miss Ulric
Mment
Phoenix Man Bledsoe Shoots Self After War Wound
Roe E. Bledsoe 30 son of Atchison Tope key Santa Fe general counsel shot himself in Phoenix after a wartime lung wound. He had recently married a nurse and owned an automobile accessory business. Relatives suspected an accidental self infliction akin to a wartime Quanico incident.
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Phoenix
R. E. Bledsoe
Bledsoe
Santa Fe Rail
Chicago
Yuy
Roe E. Bledsoe
Ariz
T. Bledsoe
Atchison, Tope and Santa Fe Railway
Roy Bledsoe
Quantico
Gooding Presses Lower Railroad Rates for Idaho
Idaho Senator Gooding Republican asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to focus on Idaho in the Hoch-Smith inquiry into freight rates. He calls rates "unreasonable unjust and discriminative" and says Idaho has faced higher charges than other agricultural states.
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Washington
Senator Gooding
Idaho
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoch-Smith
Gooding
Mellon Says Surtax Reduction Favored by Treasury
Secretary Mellon told the Mississippi Bankers association that lowering surtax rates and possibly eliminating the federal estate tax will be recommended to the House Ways and Means Committee next fall. He stressed taxes should fund government without hampering business and urged reform to attract capital back to productive enterprises.
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Jackson
Miss
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Mellon
Mississippi Bankers’ Association
Congress
Dogs Save Master's Life in California Cliff Rescue
In Bakersfield on May 5 AP reports H G Hobright owed his life to two dogs a Siberian stag hound and a fox terrier after slipping and hitting his head near a cliff. The fox terrier led rescuers to the scene and the stag hound pulled Hobright back from the brink while the dogs waited for him to speak for first aid.
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Bakersfield
Calif
H. G. Hobright
Hobright
Kansas City
Cummings
Japan Hopeful of the Future
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Shidehara urging a conference on immigration and pressuring prefectural leaders to address the immigrant threat as Japan looks ahead.
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Japan
Tokio
Mrnistes Shidehara
Must Marry or Go to Hoosegow
Joseph Emerick formerly of Canonsburg Pennsylvania now of Detroit Michigan faced a six month jail term for illegal liquor possession in Washington. He said he came to marry the girl he left behind and had whiskey to celebrate. The judge said the sentence could be evaded if he produced a fiancée and a marriage license in court by tomorrow morning.
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Washington
Joseph Emerick
Canonsburg
Detroit
Mich
Emerick
J Erwin Cummins
Cummins
Traction Tied Up by Strike in Paris
Paris faced widespread transportation disruption as street car and bus services were crippled by a strike. About one third of transport workers quit, triggered by suspensions of some employees for May Day labor actions. Barracks and power houses were guarded by troops, and police stood on moving cars. No violence reported by midafternoon.
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Paris
Old Cutter Bear Returns to Mercy Voyage from San Francisco
The coast guard cutter Bear sails from San Francisco for its annual mercy voyage to Alaska, continuing forty years of rescues and aid along the ice. Despite speculation it might be retired, the Bear again resumes its perilous journey to Point Barrow and Grinnell Land, embodying a legend of resilience and aid.
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San Francisco
Coast Guard
Point Barrow
Greely
Exnee
Grinnell Land
Twe The First National ae Bele op a
Srgmatovites Mo May 5 AP report notes a first national ae bele. details are incomplete with fragmented OCR, mentioning dates and a possible event or election in Missouri.
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Srgmatovites Mo
Ae Bele
British hope for peace policy echoed by new US envoy
In London at a Pilgrims dinner, Ambassador Janson B. spoke on the need for a peace based on goodwill in Europe. He warned the US would withdraw supportive role if destructive policies persist, and urged cautious, stabilizing loans aligned with each country's policies.
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London
Addrees
Janson B.oa
Europe
United States
R Etion
Coolidge
Kellogg
St. Jam
Houghton
Times
England
Holland
Atlantic
Dmbassader
Executive Sessions at 38th Convention of Railway Conductors
At Minneapolis on May 5 executive business sessions marked the day's program of the thirty-eighth triennial convention of the Order of Railway Conductors of America and the women's auxiliary.
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Minneapolis
Order of Railway Conductors of America
Women’s Auxiliary
Russian Leader Leon Trotaky Buys San Remo Castle
Genoa reports that Leon Trotaky buys the historic castle at San Remo, the site of the 1920 inter-allied conference, signaling a notable property acquisition by the Russian leader.
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Genoa
Leon Trotaky
San Remo
Jury Sti. Out In Great Falls Mont
At noon today jurist Gordon Campbell faces mail based charges in a case heard by Federal Judge Bourquin. Campbell has been out for 19 hours, only returning briefly to receive further instructions.
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Great Falls
Mont
Gordon Campbell
Bourquin
Passenger engine makes record run
A southern railway system passenger locomotive reportedly set a world record by completing a continuous run from a starting point to a distant mile marker, hauling ten cars for an extended initial distance and additional cars thereafter.
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New Orleans
Southern Railway System
Baseball scores from today’s games across leagues
American League games featured Washington beating Boston 9 to 0 in nine innings with Ferguson and Heving credited. Cleveland defeated Chicago 7 to 2. New York edged Philadelphia 8 to 1 after nine innings. St Louis beat Brooklyn 6 to 4 as rain postponed several matches. cold weather affected Cincinnati Chicago scheduling.
Ty Cobb Drives Detroit to Early Lead in Browns Win
Ty Cobb, managing Detroit, homered twice as the Tigers built a fast lead against St. Louis. Van Gilder contributed a key hit as the Browns faced an early deficit in the game marked by Cobb’s power and steady Detroit hitting.
Players Traded as Veach Goes to Yankees in May Deal
New York on May 5 AP reports Outfielder Bob Veach and pitcher ree of the Boston Red Sox were sent to the New York Yankees for a left handed pitcher and $6,000 in a straight deal.
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New York
Bob Veach
Ree
Boston Red
Yikees
Unclear report notes plot and weapon stash
Fragmentary OCR describes a plot and discovery of weapons including revolvers and a possible delivery in a house, with names unreadable and context unclear. Details are nondisclosive and no clear outcome is given.
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