Cornerstone laid for international union building in Washington
President Roosevelt and Secretary Root presided as Andrew Carnegie and Brazilian Ambassador Nabuco attended a ceremony in Washington for laying the cornerstone of the International Union of American Republics. Three thousand guests heard addresses, with flags of twenty one republics and benediction by Bishop Cranton.
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President Roosevelt
Root
Washington
International Union of American Republics
Countries
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Brazil
Nabnneo
Washington Navy Yard
Marine Band
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Senate
House
John Barrett
Bureau
Cardinal Gibbons
Andrew Carnegie
Nabuco
Bishop Cranston
Absent Felicitations at Cornerstone Ceremony for Carnegie Building
President Roosevelt presided as the cornerstone for a Carnegie funded building was laid with a salute to peace and arbitration. Cablegrams from Venezuela and Paraguay presidents were missing and Paraguay is not on the bureau’s governing board. The ceremony included a cordial toast to Secretary Root and the navy, with the structure to be joint property of all American republics.
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Venezuela
Paraguay
Barrett
Castro
Roosevelt
Dent Roosevelt
Root
United States Navy
Andrew Carnegie
America
North
Ato
Insane Soldier Beacham Kills Three in Manila
A telegram to the adjutant general states Private Michael Beacham of the First Cavalry killed three comrades and wounded three in Manila. The dead are First Sergeant William Hoey Private G Wilson and Private Thomas Woodward. Private Edward Woodward is not expected to survive. Beacham is presumed to be sane.
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Manila
Adjutant General
Michael Beacham
First Cavalry
William Hoey
G. Wilson
Thomas Woodward
Edward Woodward
Beacham
Bryan and Johnson Travel Together for Conference
In Chicago on May 12 William J. Bryan and Minnesota Governor John Johnson, rival Democratic presidential hopefuls, shared the same train to Washington for the public resources conference, illustrating politics making unlikely bedfellows.
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Bryan
Johnson
Chicago
William J. Bryan
John Johnson
Minnesota
Washington
Public
Scores on the ball fields big leagues standings and scores
Chicago May 12 following are club standings and daily scores from the national and association leagues. Brooklyn St Louis New York Pittsburg Cincinnati Boston Philadelphia and other points show results with hits errors and pitcher lines and weather notes for several games.
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Chicago
National
R. W
PS. Ood
Peru
Cs Ae
Css Bn Aan
Philadelphia
Tiurouines
Oss
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Leta. Ois
Rucker
Bergen
Raymond
Marshall
Pittsburg
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
Dorner
Bowerman
Campbell
McLean
L. Pe
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Schlitner
Schreck
Oates
Street
Newton
Kleinow
Burchell
Criger
Cardinal on Divorce Irish Primate Sees Mischief and More
New York May 12 Cardinal Ogue primate of Ireland warns divorce causes great mischief and threatens more He argues separation without divorce may tempt immorality while strict Catholic marriage law minimizes separations He prefers Mormon polygamy over progressive divorce and cites effects on wives and children He notes Prince de Sagan and Anna Gould seeking papal sanction hints at limited church approval to second marriages and comments on American divorce trends and international marriages
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New York
Cardinal Ogue
Ireland
Prince de Sagan
Anna Gould
America
Markets Report From Chicago and East Buffalo
Chicago and East Buffalo market quotes show a range of grain prices with wheat corn oats and rye, plus live stock and hay values. Hogs cattle sheep and lambs at Chicago and Buffalo are listed with receipts and price ranges for various grades and weights.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Properly after marriage in a republic I see no reason for state marriages
A quotation argues that in a republic like the United States there is no justification for state marriages. The remark contrasts civil unions with religious or traditional marriage, suggesting the state should not regulate marital status. The speaker emphasizes individual liberty and constitutional principles in the discussion.
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Republic
The
United States
Weather forecast for Midwest states with showers likely
The official forecast lists Illinois Indiana lower Michigan and Wisconsin with possible showers and thunderstorms and mild temperatures. Iowa is partly cloudy.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Birth Rate in France Falls Sharply in Recent Years
Vital statistics for 197 show France’s birth rate sliding again with a century drop from 107.00 to TAO births a year. The previous year saw a fall of 33,008 births while deaths totaled THS.000, 19,000 more than births, and the Avène diocese records 12,000 deaths in seven years.
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Paris
France
Tao
Ags
Avene
Principal Slater Suicide Shocks Boyne Falls
Walter C. Slater twenty year old principal of Boyne Falls high school shot himself in his bedroom just after excusing himself from a Sunday school class of boys who had arranged a banquet in his honor and awaited his arrival to begin the event.
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Boyne City
Mich
Mrs War Rensselaer Croger Wed Wade Chance in Washington
Washington on May 12 reports Mrs War Rensselaer Croger daughter of the late Thomas Wentworth Storrow of Boston married at her residence to Wade Chance formerly of Canton Ohio and now of London. The couple plans to reside in England.
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Washington
War Rensselaer Croger
Thomas Wentworth Storrow
Boston
Wade Chance
Canton
Tee
London
Chance
England
Fatal Mine Accident In Blue Mine At Negaunee
In Negaunee Michigan on May 12 Alex Saarl a Finn was killed while sinking a 4 winze with two others. He fell from a scaffold thirty feet striking his head and breaking his skull. He leaves a widow and three children.
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Negaunee
Mich
Alex Saarl
Bad to Lean On
A brief verse notes borrowers face little reward and the burden of a lien makes it hard to stand alone, reflecting a moral about debt and responsibility in a Kansan City Times style.
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Kansas City Times
Well Known Woman Dead in Indianapolis Note
Mrs. Helen J. Moses, long time national president of the Christian Woman's Board of Missions, dies in Indianapolis after twenty years of service with the organization.
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Indianapolis
Helen J. Moses
Christian Woman's Board of Missions
Chicago Hog and Cattle Market Reports May 12 1908
Chicago market update shows hog receipts estimated at 14 000 with strong to higher tone. Cattle and sheep numbers listed at 2 500 and 18 000 respectively with general steadiness for sheep. Officials note yesterday receipts 47 395 and shipments 12 587 with futures and grade ranges for packing houses and stockyards.
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Texas
John A. Babcock and North American Commission Co
A compact Chicago Illinois note from John A. Babcock referencing the North American Commission Company. The message promises availability and a firm, square deal without further details or context.
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The
North American Commission Company
Professor Rawden Refuses to Quit Over Private Views
Cincinnati May 12. H Heath Rawden a philosophy professor at the University of Cincinnati refuses to resign after president C W Dabney requests his retirement over private views on marriage and public stance on sociological questions. Rawden says he will fight the forced retirement and notes he never taught his ideas to students. His wife suggests another woman is involved but Mrs Rawden plans to live elsewhere. Rawden contends the facts are open to interpretation and that he did not teach controversial views in class.
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Cincinnati
H. Heath Rawden
University of Cincinnati
C. W. Dabney
Rawden
Vassar
Dabney
Randena
Herrick
University of
Chiago
Professor Rawden
Susie T. Rawden
Europe
Dabney Faces Call to Oust Officer Over Private Views
Professor Rawden questions whether a university officer with private views but an impeccable life should be removed for those beliefs. President Dabney defends the tenure, citing non destructive aims and a pathology view from Dr. Herrick. Mrs Rawden claims changes in views over the last two years and asserts no harm to Europe due to lack of funds.
Fell Overboard During Dance Fight
In Quincy Illinois on May 12 Adam Wagner fell overboard and drowned after a skiff fight with George Scott witnessed by Wagner's wife. Scott was arrested but released. The coroner's jury ruled accidental death.
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Quincy
Adam Wagner
George Scott
Scott
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