Maniac Murders Five Companions at Blackfoot Infirmary
George S. Race, a well known Pocatello resident and former Elks club steward, is among five companions murdered at Blackfoot Infirmary. The attackers reportedly made no resistance and attendants heard no commotion. Race’s wife and daughter, living in Pocatello, were informed by Secretary Graham and the community offers sympathy. Race had been committed to the institution earlier and was said to be progressing well before the killing.
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George Race
George S. Race
Pocatello
Elks’ Club
Graham
Racially charged. Names of victims listed
Five men are named as killed in a race incident in Idaho. George Shepherd of Pocatello, Hyrum Peterson of Idaho Falls, George E. Pede of Boise, Elias Bagley of Moreland, and another individual from Pocatello are identified in the readable text.
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Sunny Days for Royalty at Blackfoot Asylum Tragedy
Five inmates at the Blackfoot state insane asylum were killed by Peter Bradovitch who struck with a stand as the ward slept. He had been trusted and watched but displayed no prior violence. An inquest was held at Blackfoot with local officials in attendance. Berlin May 21 True Hohenzollern weather brightened the eve of a royal wedding with ceremony preparations and a state visit by the king and queen.
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Race
George Sure
Hyerum Peterson
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Poole
Tribune
Bradovite
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Robert Graham
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D. J. Elrod
Berlin
Hohenszollern
Victoria Luiseter
Ceace
Ernest Augusta
George
Zeppelin
Hansa
Rathenow
American G'rl There New York to attend Pan-Pacific event
Miss Grette Borup daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Henry D Borup U S A will be the only American to attend the event in Paka May 21 report from New York.
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New York
Grette Borup
Henry D. Borup
Paka
Romance Ended as Couple Is Barred from Landing
Carlos Domingues and a young Mexican woman were detained at Jian II dock after a Paris cablegram said she is the daughter of a Parisian and not Dominguez’s wife. They were listed as a couple on the ship’s manifest and planned to travel to Mexico City. the woman will be sent back to her mother.
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Carlos Domingues
Jian II
Paris
Dante Ter
Dominguez
Mexico City
Espionage charged in West Virginia questions
The Senate Finance Committee renewed battles over making public the homes of manufacturers before the committee and publishing protest briefs on rates. Senator Penrose led the floor fight, resuming the majority leadership in committee as Senator Hoke Smith called the Education and Labor Committee to consider the Kern resolution on coal age conditions in West Virginia with Works amendment targeting working conditions linked to the strike.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committees
Penrose
Hoke Smith
Committee On Education and Labor
West Virginia
Works
Good Roads Models Will Be Transported Free
Washington dispatch reports efforts by Senator Brady and Congressman Smith to secure free transport for pavement models at the interstate commerce commission. Boise and Moscow officials lobby for first class accommodations as Idaho leaders attend the National Convention of Weights and Measures in Washington.
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Smith
Interstate Commission Commerce
Boise
Idaho
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Senator Brady Honored With West Point Inspection
Senator Brady was appointed a member of the committee on military affairs to visit and inspect the United States Military Academy at West Point New York. The committee plans a full report to inform members and provide first hand information on the academy’s progress. Brady praised conditions and urged western business interests to see the academy’s work. He also discussed Yellowstone Park hotel construction with the interior secretary at Fort Yellowstone.
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Committee On Military Affairs
United States Senate
Military Academy
West Point
New York
Senate
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Secretary of the Interior
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National Yellowstone Park
Fort Yellowstone
Mexico Sanctions Large Loan To Aid Nation
Congress approved a loan of one hundred million pesos at six percent, guaranteed by 38 percent of customs receipts. The Mexican National Bank will supervise disbursements with British and French bankers involved. four articles remain to be voted. Provisional President Huerta backs acceptance amid delays.
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O Hara Exonerated by Senate Panel in Immorality Probe
Lieutenant Governor O Hara was cleared of immorality charges by a special senate committee. The panel said the affidavit by Miss Maud Robinson and the source affidavit by Sam Davis were part of an effort to obstruct the vice commission investigation, with O Hara as its chairman.
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Miss Maud Robinson
Springfield
O’hara
Senate
Maud Robinson
Chicago
Sam Davis
Vice Commission
King Constantine to wear Byzantine imperial crown
King Constantine will be crowned in the ancient robe and crown used by Byzantine emperors. Monks at Mt. Athos, who guard the relics, will allow use by the king and may present the articles. The monastery forbids women from entering its precincts, upholding a long tradition.
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Agean Sea
No Harm to Idaho Fruit Trees
New York report says Idaho fruit damage exaggerated. State authorities in Boise confirm only slight injury to apricots cherries and peaches, with no harm to apples or prunes. The toned down assessment highlights Idaho fruits growing in popularity among eastern buyers.
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Idaho
New York
Commission
Boise
San Francisco Police To Add Twenty-Five Officers
The board of supervisors approved thirty five officers but twenty five are named for appointment. Three of the new officers will be women with the force to grow as conditions warrant.
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San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Prominent Woolen Co Chief Tied to Dynamite Conspiracy
Boston reports detail the effort to link William M. Wood of American Woolen Co and Frederick E. Atteaux to a scheme to plant dynamite during the Lawrence strike of 1912. John J. Breen testified he reported hot strike conditions to Atteaux and that Atteaux sought dynamite through Ernest R. Pittman, who later died at grand jury subpoena time.
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Boston
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Frederick E. Atteaux
Lawrence
John J. Breen
Breen
Atteaux
Ernest R. Pittman
Pittman
Paid Him For It In Early Reports Of Case
Testimony states that 9600 was paid before dynamite placement and a further 200 was paid later. The witness says the dynamite was frozen and denies conspiring with Wood Atteaux or Pitman to harm anyone or any property.
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Breen
Wood
Pitman
Troops Off for Hawaii Denied to Link With Japan
Two special trains carrying about 500 coast artillery from the Atlantic coast to San Francisco passed through Ogden Utah en route to Hawaii. The War Bureau denies the movement is connected to tensions with Japan over the California alien land law.
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Coast Artillery Corps
Atlantic Coast
San Francisco
Ogden
Hawaii
Buadox
Japan
California
Wilson urges Son not to offend Japan in speech
Wilson told Representative Sis son to avoid incendiary remarks during a May meeting. He rejected discussing negotiations and declined a speech that could provoke sensitivities in Japan.
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Washington
Wilson
Sisson
Japan
Dynamite Found in Duchess County Court House Corridor
In Poughkeepsie New York on May 21 tar sticks of dynamite were discovered near a radiator in the courthouse corridor. Caps were fed and a fuse ran outside. Police investigated as the scene raised fears of an intended attack.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Duchess County Court House
Indianapolis Primary Sparks Republican Nomination Push
Indianapolis voters head to the polls this morning as Republican candidates vie for nomination in tight statewide primaries. Early results and party signals show notable competition among rivals.
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