Isthmian Zone Governance Orders and Health Push
President issues instructions to the canal commission detailing powers to regulate the zone, establish civil service, conduct surveys and contracts, acquire property, manage funds, and enforce laws. Major General Davis named governor to ensure lawful execution and health improvements modeled after Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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Washington
Canal Commission
Secretary of War
Isthmian Canal Commission
United States
Congress
Canal
Canal Zone
Davis
Cuba
Porto Rico
Gold Melt At U S Mint Coins Mass To Eagles
Philadelphia May 10 Twelve tons of virgin gold were melted at the United States mint and converted into golden eagles. Today twelve more tons will be melted and within days about 12900000 dollars will be coined. Most of the gold came from New York in bullion.
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Philadelphia
United States Mint
New York
Explorer Stanley Dies
Sir Henry M. Stanley the African explorer died this morning in London of pleuro-pneumonia.
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Explorer Stanley
London
Sir Henry M. Stanley
Peru Replies to Brazil in Boundary Dispute Statement
The Peruvian legation rejects Brazil’s claimed rights to the disputed territory and reiterates Peru’s title. Peru calls Brazil’s policy hostile, cites arbitration as desired, and notes troop movements toward Alto Jurua and Chandless to defend sovereignty.
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Washington
Brazil
Peru
Lima
Legation
Bolivia
Jara
Purus
Manaus
Alto Jurua
Chandless
Crop Bulletin Reports General Condition Below Ten-Year Average
The 4 crop bulletin notes that overall growing conditions are weaker than the ten-year average. It cites cooler temperatures and limited rainfall as factors impacting yields and agricultural productivity in the reporting period.
ROD CONDUCTION PRINCIPLES IN LIGHTNING PROTECTION
W. Franklin discusses lightning rod grounding and the transmission of rapid electrical oscillations. He asserts direct earth paths are vital, that metal form like ribbon or tube conducts better than solid rods, and that direct ground connection minimizes insulation needs in protected regions. The piece emphasizes simple direct grounding over insulation.
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Franklin
New Yorker
Official May report on winter wheat acreage and conditions
Returns from the Agriculture Department up to May 1 show 27,085,500 acres of winter wheat still under cultivation, down 15.4 percent from last tall and 16.7 percent from last year. States reporting abandonments include Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, California, Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, and others. The May 1 condition average is 76.5 for remaining wheat, with rye 81.2 and meadow lands 85, spring pastures 80.5, while spring plowing 57.5 percent complete.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Kansas
Ohio
California
Oklahoma
Texas
Illinois
Michigan
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Missouri
Pittsburg Crime Record: Murder and Shootings Mark Sunday
Pittsburg reports a murder two fatal shootings and a death by own action. Ivan Kruzer dies after being shot. Dillian beaten. suspects Jackson Oby Meyers arrested. Solomon wounded dying after a dispute. Royster arrested escaping on freight. Officer Lebelle accidentally shoots Covert, dying. Hutchinson commits suicide.
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Pittsburg
Ivan Kruzer
Jacob
Mike Dillian
Ambridge
American Bridge Co
Dillian
Kruzer
Charles Jackson
Walter Oby
Charles Meyers
Allegheny
Jacob Kruzer
Louis Soloman
William D. Royster
Lee Covert
Jacques Lebelle
Covert
John W. Hutchinson
Herron Hill
Interchurch Conference Appeals for Public Education on Divorce
The inter church conference on marriage and divorce representing 14 denominations issues a public appeal led by Rev. William H. Roberts. It launches a national education campaign and seeks laws in state legislatures and a constitutional amendment. The movement also aims to prevent remarriage by ministers of other faiths and marks the first official joint action by major denominations.
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Philadelphia
Interchurch Conference On Marriage and Divorce
William H. Roberts
United States
Death of Gen Groesbeck in St Louis May 9
Brig. Gen Stephen Groesbeck United States Army retired died Sunday at his brother in law’s home in St Louis. He served as a Union volunteer in the Civil War and later as a regular army officer in Cuba and the Philippines. Born 1840 in Albany New York he moved to Iowa and enlisted in the Fourth Iowa Cavalry at the outbreak of the Civil War. He served in various Indian wars in the west.
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Groesbeck
St. Louis
Stephen Groesbeck
Cuba
Philippines
Albany
N. Y
Iowa
Fourth
Iowa Cavalry
Promoter Hooley Arrested in London Conspiracy Case
London May 1911 Ernest Terah Hooley promoter once famed for rapid fortunes was arrested on a conspiracy to defraud charge. Henry J Lawson another promoter was also taken into custody. Bail for Hooley set at 40,000 with two sureties. Lawson bail 30,000 with three sureties, not yet secured.
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Promoter Hooley
London
Ernest Terah Hooley
Hooley
Henry J. Lawson
Lawson
Laborer killed as iron from Ferris wheel falls
A bar of iron fell from the Fair Ferris wheel in St. Louis injuring and killing a laborer. Dr. Edward Lewis arrived at the scene to declare death and refused hospital transport, prompting a mob to assault him before he was carried away in his ambulance.
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St. Louis
Edward Lewis
Dr. Lewis
Roosevelt Orders Removal of U S Marshal in Georgia
Macon Georgia May 11 United States Marshal J M Barnes was removed from office yesterday by telegraphic instruction from President Roosevelt. The action is linked to a dispute at Valdosta Georgia involving Judge Emory Speer and the marshal. Judge Speer departed for Washington last Saturday.
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Macon
J. M. Barnes
Roosevelt
Valdosta
Emory Speer
Telephone merger planned in Louisville conference
Preliminary steps toward consolidating all independent U S telephone lines will be taken at a Louisville conference between President J G Splane of the Pittsburg and Allegheny Telephone Co and officials of the Louisville Home Telephone Co in Louisville Ky.
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Louisville
the Post
United States
J. G. Splane
Pittsburg and Allegheny Telephone Co
Louisville Home Telephone Co
Injunction Bars Damaging Santa Fe Shops Action
Topeka Kansas May 11 Judge Hazen in the district court issued an injunction restraining Thomas L Wilson and J D Buckalow vice presidents of the International Association of Machinists and 93 other former employes from damaging the companys property or interfering with its employes.
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Topeka
Kan
Hazen
District Court
Thomas L. Wilson
J. D. Buckalow
International Association of Machinists
Santa Fe Railway
Eight Hundred Bookbinders Strike Chicago Typothetae
Chicago workers walkout by eight hundred bookbinders in the Typothetae shops as sympathetic women binders and rulers threaten disruption if non union labor is used. Major firms R R Donnelly and Rand McNally keep operating with non union staff while union action spreads to pressure other shops to hire union bindery men.
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Chicago
Ginseng Trade Hurdles Told by Seoul Official
United States Minister H N Allen in Seoul issues a circular denying demand for ginseng seeds and plants. He notes germination issues, scarce seed stocks, long distances from farms, and that overseas exports risk upsetting native relations. The Korea product is valued for soil and climate, while China remains the main buyer. overproduction in Korea could prompt waste.
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United States
H. N. Allen
Seoul
Korea
United States Department of Agriculture
America
San Francisco
Cal
China
Plenty of Work Promised for Summer Harvest Labor
The Western Association of Free Employment Bureaus predicts at least 45,000 laborers are needed across Nebraska Missouri Kansas Iowa Minnesota Oklahoma and South Dakota. The seven states cover 37,097,722 acres with a grain output of 692,088,444 bushels.
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United States
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Minnesota
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Western Association of Free Employment Bureaus
Peruna Boosts Family Health Claims From Chicago and Lansing
Mrs. K. Kane of Chicago writes that Peruna kept her children well during croup colds and catarrhal troubles and even cured her long-standing catarrhal issue. Mrs. A. Hobson of Lansing says Peruna helped her grippe sick child recover quickly and keeps both mother and another child in good health, recommending it to others.
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Peruna
Mrs. Kane
Chicago
K. Kane
Grippe
A. Hobson
Peruna Protects the Entire Household Against Catarrh
An ad notes Peruna as a universal remedy against catarrh and colds, claiming it protects families in changing climates. It touts widespread use across the United States and asserts Peruna remains in every home after first trial.
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United States
Peruna
Gibraltar Weakens as Fortress At Gibraltar Is Questioned
British officials examine Gibraltar safety after Port Arthur fortress impotence. Gibson Bowles casts doubt on fleet superiority in peace maneuvers. Maj. Gen. Slade returns to present evidence. authorities plan to reinforce rock defenses with 24 000 pounds for heavy guns.
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Port Arthur
Gibraltar
Gibraltar Bay
Gibson Bowles
Bowles
F. G Slade
War Office
Army Council
Warning about kidney disease and Dean's Kidney Pills
An advertisement urges readers to treat hidden kidney problems with Dean's Kidney Pills. Testimonial from Frank D. Overbaugh of Catskill New York claims Bright's Disease was cured after use. Free trial offer and mail order details accompany the 50 cent per box price.
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Jack
Dean
Frank D. Overbaugh
Catskill
N. Y
Bright
Mr. Overbaugh
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Vast Endorsements Pour In for Dr Hartman Peruna
Readers glimpse the flood of unsolicited testimonials praising Dr Hartman for Peruna with claims that no other physician has received such a volume of enthusiastic letters of gratitude each month.
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Hartman
Peruna
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