US Declines Intervention in Cuba Naval Disposition Unclear
Washington says US will not intervene in Cuba as naval force builds near Key West and Guantanamo. State Department leaves marine deployment to Col Karmy with Prairie crew while Beaupre at Havana relays details and Gomez Cabinet meets after Taft cable. If Cuban protest grows, US naval commanders may act to protect American lives and property.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Jersey City
Gomez
Cuba
United States
Havana
Key West
State Department
Beaupre
Col. Karmany
Prairie
Guantanamo
Osterhaus
Cuban
Wilson Likely to Control Texas Democratic Convention
Houston reports indicate Wilson forces appearing set to control the Democratic state convention in Texas, while Champ Clark supporters mount a strong challenge. The contest centers on party leadership and influence within the state delegation.
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Houston
Tex
Wilson
Champ Clark
Cows Enter Westbrook Municipal Judge Office in Maine
Three cows climbed stairs in Edmunds brook at Westbrook and entered the office of Municipal Judge Frank B. Bride today, prompting a lighthearted disruption in local civic routine. The incident appears non violent and no injuries were reported as bystanders observed the unexpected visit.
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Portland
Maine
Edmunds Brook
Westbrook
Frank B. Bride
Advances Held Up on Major Rail Lines from St Paul
Washington reports advances in rates on the Chicago and Northwestern and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroads from St Paul to Kansas City and other points are suspended by the Interstate Commerce Commission until September 17.
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Washington
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
St. Paul
Despondent Clerk William Beard Dies by Self Inflicted Shot
In Muncie Indiana William Beard a room clerk killed himself by shooting through the heart after a quarrel with his sweetheart. He carefully placed newspapers on bed and floor to keep his room tidy during the act.
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Muncie
Ind
William Beard
Unions Defy Plan for Half Cent Coin in U S
Three major Boston labor groups pass resolutions opposing the addition of a half cent piece to the national currency, arguing against its circulation and impact on workers and prices.
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Boston
United States
Wife and Baby Murdered in Fort Smith Home
Neighbors found Mrs. William Etheridge and her four year old daughter slain in their Eagietown Okla residence. The husband and father, Etheridge, is missing.
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Fort Smith
Ark
William Etheridge
Eagietown
Oklo
Etheridge
Peck Sets New Aviation Duration Record in Nassau Long Island
Paul Peck of Washington broke the American duration flight record at Nassau Boulevard Long Island, staying aloft for four hours three minutes and sixteen seconds in great circles at a height of two thousand feet.
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New York
Paul Peck
Washington
Nasesau Boulevard
Long Island
Peck
Plans for Yale Stadium in New Haven Cost 700000
Yale announces definite stadium plans in New Haven Connecticut with a project cost of 700000. The graduate committee favors a coliseum or boatlike structure to seat between 50000 and 60000 spectators.
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Yale
New Haven
Conn
Graduate Committee
Eight Wallpaper Makers Cleared in Sherman Case
Cleveland federal court returns not guilty verdicts for eight wallpaper manufacturers and jobbers accused of conspiring to restrain trade under the Sherman act.
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Wall Paper
Cleveland
Revolt Confined to One Province
Reports from Havana say fighting near the city is unsubstantiated with no insurrectos in the province. The rebellion is confined to the black population in Oriente province with no wider spread indicated.
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Havana
Oriente
Fourteen Refuse Diplomas at Beera High School
Cleveland Ohio report says two seniors were denied diplomas at Beera High School commencement. The remaining fourteen graduates returned their diplomas in protest.
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Cleveland
River Floods Nearing End in Lower Mississippi valley
Restoration of normal conditions progresses as floodwaters recede in the lower Mississippi valley. Relief camps at Hickman Kentucky have been maintained for over a month and camps at Memphis and Helena Arkansas have closed.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi Valley
Hickman
Memphis
Helena
Ark
Storm Wrecks Dirigible at Leipsig Germany
A Parseval VI dirigible in Leipsig was torn from its anchor by a squall and destroyed. A soldier guard near the balloon sustained an injury from the flying debris.
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Leipsig
Germany
Guild Seeks Crane's Seat For Senate Run
Boston report says Curtis Guild, American ambassador to Russia, is virtually chosen as the Massachusetts Republican candidate for United States senator to replace Winthrop Murray Crane. The move signals a clear path for Guild to win the party nomination and challenge in the upcoming election.
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Guild
Crane
Boston
Curtis Guild
Russia
Massachusetts Republicans
United States
Winthrop Murray
Census Alert: U S Population At 101 Million
The census bureau announced the total population now living under the American flag as 101,000,000 in Washington. The report notes a corrected figure for the country’s size and distribution.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Illinois Faces Industrial Accident Toll in 1911
Springfield reports 552 Illinois workers were killed in 1911 with 4510 nonfatal injuries. Statistician C A Mitchell detailed the year ending December 31 1911. He lists International Harvester 607 injuries 1 death and Illinois Steel 251 injuries 17 deaths among top counts.
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Springfield
Ilinois
C. A. Mitchell
Bureau of Labor
International Harvester Company
Ilinois Steel
Lightning Kills Man and Team at Leckrone Barn
In Murphysboro three hundred delegates attended district lodge gathering. In Salem Leander Arnold was killed when lightning struck George Leckrone’s barn where Arnold and Leckrone worked. Leckrone was knocked unconscious and two horses were killed.
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Murphysboro
Salem
Leander Arnold
George Leckrone
Arnold
Leckrone
Centralia Prisoners Returned From Weir Kan
Sheriff Charley W. Wursell returned from Weir Kansas with Carl Blattner alias Jack Hamilton and George Anderson who are wanted in Centralia on burglary and larceny charges.
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Centralia
Charley W. Wursell
Weir
Kan
Carl Blattner
Jack Hamilton
George Anderson
Assembly Adjourns Over Browne Obstruction
The Springfield assembly adjourned until June 3 due to absence of many members and Browne's obstruction tactics. No further legislation will be pursued until Gov. Deneen acts on the $25,000 Assembly appropriation. Browne claims members will return after the 10 day period for signing the bill.
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Assembly
Springfield
Lee O'Neil Browne
Gov. Deneen
Browne
Investigation Opens Into Hospital Fire at Kankakee Laundry
The board of administration began examining the circumstances of the blaze that nearly destroyed the laundry at the State Hospital at Kankakee with an estimated loss of 15000 dollars.
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Springfield
State Hospital
Kankakee
Board of Administration
Traveling salesman faces charges over false age affidavit
William R. Martin of Louisville, a traveling salesman, was arrested in Murphysboro after several elopement attempts with Miss Blanche Chamberlain were stopped by her parents. He is charged with making a false affidavit about the young woman's age.
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Murphysboro
Blanche Chamberlain
William R. Martin
Louisville
Two Held Under Food Law In Federal Case
Springfield report says T. J. Virgin and F. M. Rule of St. John Madison county were arraigned in federal court on charges of shipping impure milk into St. Louis. Both pleaded guilty and signed each other’s bond for appearance.
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Springfield
T. J. Virgin
F. M. Rule
St. John
Madison County
St. Louis
Four Injured in Kinmundy Sawmill Boiler Explosion
Four men were injured in a boiler explosion at a sawmill east of Kinmundy. Boyd Ferguson, 24, is feared to have fatally injured with a fractured skull. doctors say he will die. Other injured workers are being treated for injuries not specified in the report.
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Centralia
Kinmundy
Boyd Ferguson
Smallest Midget Killed in Runaway Accident
Madame Coretta claimed to be the smallest midget in show world and was traveling with a circus. She died in a runaway accident in Kankakee. her home was in Iowa.
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Kankakee
Madame Coretta
Iowa
Belgian aviator falls in trial flight at Rock Island
Victor de Younck, a Belgian aviator and one of the few who crossed the English Channel, crashed during a practice flight at Rock Island. He escaped with a nasty head wound and a severe shake, while his Bleriot aircraft was a total wreck.
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Rock Island
Victor de Younckhere
English Channel
Hail Mows Wheat Near McLeansboro
A hailstorm eight miles northeast of McLeansboro killed poultry and damaged growing wheat. Three inches of hail fell with a farmer losing sixty turkeys in the event.
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McLeansboro
Here
Devee Repair Survey Begins in Cairo
Government Engineer Luther Y. Kerr arrived from Memphis to assess drainage district levee repairs. Water declined and most of the Mound City road opened as work started on closing breaks.
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Cairo
Luther Y. Kerr
Memphis
Mound City
Pythian School Held at Murphysboro Convention
Grand Chief Alice M. Dempsey of Harvey led a district convention school of instructions for the Pythian Slaters in Murphysboro. The event focused on training and leadership within the order.
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Pythian
Murphysboro
Alice M. Dempsey
Harvey
Pythian Slaters
Fatally Burned Caning Fruit Leads to Death
In Chapin, Mrs. Joseph Hedrick died hours after her clothing caught fire from a gasoline stove while canning fruit at home. She sustained severe burns in the incident, which occurred in Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville
Chapin
Joseph Hedrick
Negro Slayer Acquitted in Cairo Circuit Court
Gus Johnson, a Cairo policeman, was acquitted by a circuit court jury in the killing of Napoleon Lipe, a Black man, whom he was attempting to arrest. He was indicted afterward at the request of the boy’s father.
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Cairo
Gus Johnson
Napoleon Lipe
The Call A Cost Below Two Cents A Week
The Call charges under two cents weekly, making it affordable for every home in Troy and Jarvis township to have access to the paper. The notice promotes the paper as essential local reading across the two communities.
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Troy
Jarvis Township
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