Roosevelt Plans Union of Forges Move At Convention
Roosevelt and followers map a national canvass to unite delegates for a showdown with Taft at the Republican convention. Aimed to organize Roosevelt forces nationwide, with an executive committee and state canvassing to shape the temporary chairmanship and seats. He warns he will attend if needed to oppose unfair packing and clamor to control the convention.
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Siness
Maine
Sagamore Hill
Taft
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Roosevelt
Chicago
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Uchets
Posvelt
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Fairbanks Wins Billposting Prize At Culver Picnic
Special to The Washington Post reports Charles W Fairbanks former vice president in blue overalls wins first prize for posting a billboard at Culver Military Academy Hoosiers parade with about a thousand in attendance George Ade finishes poorly second while Rev John Cavanaugh Notre Dame president and Gov Marshall John T McCutcheon and John M Studebaker are in the crowd Fairbanks earns a plug hat prize and later tries pitching a ball for Come-On-Homes with Gus Durbin as backstop. opponent scores eleven runs.
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Chicago
Charles W Fairbanks
United States
Culver Military Academy
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George Ade
John Cavanaugh
Notre Dame University
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John M Studebaker
Fairbanks
Indiana
Widow Advice Sparks Trial In Harlem Court
New York June 1 A columnist recounts Mme Adeline Herman a noted seeress advising Mrs Isabella Goodwin headqu arters woman detective linking the guidance to her arrest in Harlem court The widow reportedly urged being forward in affection and was held in $1000 bail for purportedly violating the law against fortune telling.
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New York
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Harlem Court
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Mme Adeline
Taft Roosevelt La Follette Cummins Hq Heads Open
Chicago spins into political hub as Taft Roosevelt La Follette and Cummins establish national headquarters around Congress and Grand Pacific hotels. McKinley aide to open Taft HQ Monday, Dixon arrival delayed, press seats expanded to 64. Contests and votes projected on first ballot point to Taft a slim edge over Roosevelt.
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Coroner's jury holds two for deaths in Lotus tragedy
Arthur W Simpson and Charles Toef fer were held for the grand jury after a coroner’s inquest into the sinking of the Lotus near Marshall Hall. Witnesses testified beer aboard the craft and poor steering preceded the collision with the Angier. Simpson and Toef fer posted bonds and were arraigned, as the inquest weighed negligence and possible manslaughter charges.
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Navy Yard
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McGregor Signals Vote Against Cusumano Commution
Boston dispatch reports Councilor Alexander McGregor will likely oppose commuting Lena Cusumano’s death sentence as the governor’s council prepares to meet. He defends Massachusetts law and the state's justice system, saying his oath binds him to uphold the laws rather than obstruct them.
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Boston
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Melalac Lake
Massachusetts
Vehicles kill 28 children in New York May toll
National Highway Protection Society reports May street deaths in New York reach 62 with 176 serious injuries. Automobiles caused 16 deaths and 112 injuries, trolleys 10 deaths and 39 injuries, wagons 8 injuries and 0 deaths, plus one motorcycle and one bicycle incident each.
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National Highways Protectio Society Today
TRY TO BREAK JAIL DOOR DEMONSTRATION IN SAN DIEGO
In San Diego on June 1 a jail demonstration by 23 Industrial Workers of the World aimed at breaking a main door. Chief Wilson reports the inmates used improvised weapons and were stripped and searched, then placed in solitary confinement with privileges denied until they comply with jail rules.
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Collier Mars Grounded Off Bahama Banks
The government collier Mars ran aground on the Manzanilla Bank near the Bahama Banks while about 40 miles east of its usual course near Jupiter Light. The battleship Nebraska and two government tugs have gone to assist. the civilian crew and master command the ship. News from Nebraska is due as the eight hour run from Key West passes.
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Fifteen Years For Allen In Second Degree Murder
After two and a half hours the Wythe County jury found Claude Swanson Allen guilty of second degree murder in the shooting of Judge Thornton Massie. Sentenced to fifteen years in the state penitentiary at Richmond, the sentence was suspended to allow testimony in other cases linked to the Carroll County courthouse carnage on March 14. Five people died. additional indictments loom including first degree murder for Sheriff Lewis Webb. Proceedings adjourned as venire from Washington County ordered for July reconvening. Allen family ties noted with Floyd Allen already jailed for a separate murder.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Warship sent to aid seven American castaways off Cape Horn
In Punta Arenas Chile a government warship searches for seven Americans after a bottle note washed ashore mentions a wrecked steamer possibly named Virgenes. The note says they have provisions for a month and fear cann ingia, begging for help and promising payment from their government.
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Storm Clash at New York Hotels as Waiters Strike
Riots erupt in Fifth Avenue districts as waitsers strike halts service at Delmonico’s Netherlands Savoy and others. Police firef weapons to deter strong-arm elements while hundreds of officers guard hotels and street traffic. 700+ workers across 12 properties join the walkout amid wage and condition demands.
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Astor
Eastern University
Fleet quieted Japan state secret is revealed
A Washington dispatch reveals a high official acknowledged the around the world battleship cruise of 1907 08 was a naval demonstration against Japan. It describes Roosevelt ordering sixteen first class battleships ready and the fleet moving from Hampton Roads shifting Japan’s stance on immigration and signaling future readiness amid partisan calls in Congress.
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New York
Washington
Japan
Aoki
Elihu Root
Department of State
Root
Con
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Roosevelt
Tleet
Hampton Roads
Oscar Straus
Congress
Democrats
Sued for $100000 fee in Cotton Leak case
George G Goodrich files suit in New York Supreme Court against William Nelson Cromwell and Ash Rockwood claiming $100000 for services in government prosecutions of the cotton leak and Provident Life affairs. He alleges work aided the syndicate purchase and that Cromwell’s firm represented the majority owner of Provident Life. He notes he incurred only $1 disbursement.
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Washington Post
New York
Supreme Court Today
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William Nelson Cromwell
Judge Rockwood
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Postal Life Insurance Company
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Oldest ship afloat salutes convict ship at sea
The steamship La Provence arriving from Havre relayed a message from the convict ship Success. The Success described itself as the oldest ship afloat and bound for New York under sail after sixteen days at sea. It reported all well and sighted near May 27. The notice includes a schedule for Baltimore and New Jersey coast points with weekly Friday and Saturday service.
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Havre
Success
Crashed Aero Flyer Parmalee Killed In Gust Shock
North Yakima Washington June 1 Parmalee a renowned aviator died when a gust sent his biplane plummeting after lifting from the fairgrounds. Farmers dragged his broken body from the wreckage. wind and strong turbulence were blamed for rendering the elevating planes unmanageable. Parmalee had earlier dismissed warnings and sought to fly despite crowding winds.
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Dead Hand Held Throttle Engineer Is Dead in Rail Accident
F L Golden, engineer of the westbound Lake Shore mail train No, was found with his hand on the throttle near Danbury as the train passed. Fireman took the train to Port Clinton and the body was removed. A Baltimore doctor warned engineers may suffer psychic epilepsy, a factor in future railroad accidents.
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Arnold Sets U S Army Altitude Record at 6400 Feet
Capt Chandler and Lieut Arnold topped records during a Columbus Day flight from College Park to Annapolis. Arnold reached 6400 feet while Chandler climbed to the greatest distance above Washington, aided by a favorable tailwind. Chandler later faced dusk and adverse wind on return, taking an hour to reach College Park hangars.
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Hydroaeroplane display on the Severn River
Annapolis observers witnessed Lieut Towers pilot a hydroaeroplane in a dual air and water display near the Severn River. The torpedo boat Manley acted as referee vessel as the craft performed turns and dips before crews departed the boathouse toward the Bay.
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June Thore
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Artiss
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Elopement Fugitives Captured After Father Shot
John Me Mannis 24 and Rose Kindy 16 fled after an armed pursuit. They allegedly shot Rose Kindy’s father George Kindy in the jaw in Centerville. the couple was captured in Kindy’s barn and jailed. Kindy’s injuries are not serious. A posse searched for the couple near Mottville.
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Boiler Explosion Claims Three at Greensboro Plant
A boiler blast at a Creedmere sawmill near Greensboro kills DC Pomeroy, owner, and two workers. The dispatch from Durham notes the accident occurred this morning and mentions travel schedules and routes in a garbled continuation.
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DC Pomeroy
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Washington
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