Roosevelt Rivals Move to Seat Howell as Committeeman
In Chicago, R B Howell of Omaha seeks immediate recognition as Nebraska's national committeeman elect to replace Victor Rosewater. Roosevelt forces plan to contest, aiming to seat other elects and influence temporary chairman choice while Taft and Roosevelt camps converge for the convention battle.
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Friends of
Col. Roosevelt
Taft
R. B Howell
Omaha
National Republican
New Jersey
Thomas K. Niedringhaus
Missouri
Rebels Capture and Sack La Maya Near Santiago
Havana June 3 Gen Batenoz a negro rebel leader has captured La Maya three miles from Santiago and burned the town after insurgents attacked the rurales as regulars moved out to pursue them. Meanwhile negroes near San Luis looted a hamlet and attacked white women. Rebels demand $6 000 and arms from plantation owners under threat of burning estates. Government troops redeployed toward the area amid reports of intermittent clashes and growing plantation guard shortages.
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Lamaya
Cuba
Santiago
Sanguily
Estenez
Maj. Sanguity
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Pierce Federal
San Luis
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Havan
Daiguir
Wheeler and Collister
la Maya
Eugenio Lacoste
Tartarez
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Faiquiri
Banda
Joturo
Rio Guaso
la Maye
Iglesias
el Cobre
Luna
Ivonet
Truce in Ohio Demanded as Delegation Fight Looms
Columbus June 1 Senator Theodore Burton temporary chairman of Ohio’s Republican State convention offered a compromise on an uninstructed delegation of three Roosevelt and three Taft delegates. Roosevelt and Taft camps claimed control as Brown and Laylin forecast either a contested floor or a state ticket with recess or no recess. Charles D Hikes travels from Columbus to Chicago to attend conven tion.
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Chicago
New York
Taft
Representative McKinley
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Columbus
Ohio
Theodore
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Ohig
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Brown
Cleveland
Laylin
Alx
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Escaping Convicts Killed Near Baton Rouge Penitentiary
Three convicts were killed and three escaped after leaping from a quarter boat on the Mississippi near Baton Rouge as guards opened fire before daybreak. Two were recaptured. all but one escapee were white, with a black convict among the fugitives fading away toward the shore.
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Berty
Acros
Mississippi River
Hymella
Demoralized Spanish American Iron Company workers flee to Santiago
Laborers from the Spanish American Iron Company abandon their posts in large groups, with hundreds leaving last night. Cuban troops seen near Dalquiri as workers demand explosives from the superintendent. The American gunboat PDucahx remains at Daiquiri. marines may land if violence rises. Bridges near Guantanamo and Western Railway reportedly burned or threatened. President Gomez orders strict measures around Daiquiri as gunboat Patria sails with 650 more men to Santiago.
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Havana
Reelection Defeat Cited in Campbells Campaign Expense
Ohio June 2. Sergt. Charles Co Campbell of the Soldiers and Sailors Home reports campaign spending after losing reelection to the Republican bounty central committee. Listed costs include four glasses of beer at 5 cents each and one beer for a precinct carrier, totaling 25 cents.
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Ohio
Republican Bounty Central Committee
Charles Co. Campbell
Soldiers and Sailors‘ Home
Hedges Enters Republican Governor Nomination
New York June 2 Job Hedges, prominent lawyer and after-dinner speaker, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. He said he would accept the nomination but not as the candidate of any faction, noting widespread inquiries from friends across the state.
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New York
Hedges
Ice Box Used For Cell On Ship Motion
A former U S infantryman from the Tenth Infantry, Victor M Kinney, aboard the steamer Panama arriving from Colon, went berserk on deck in his underclothes and tried to steer the ship. He was overpowered and held for decision whether to refer the case to city authorities or Governors Island military HQ.
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New York
Panama
Colon
United States
Victor M. Kinney
Hiewervitech the Tenth Infantry
Benjamin Corning
Kinney
Governors Island
God Has Quit Church Says Episcopal Pastor
Special to The Washington Post Philadelphia June 3 Reverend George Chalmers Richmond preached at St John s Episcopal Church claiming God has deserted the Episcopal Church and shifted his work away from churchly and ecclesiastical paths due to government and church leaders succumbing to wealth. He said the Episcopate is in a state of dry rot and that God has forsaken them, leaving his plans to unfold outside traditional church structures.
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Philadelphia
Episcopal Church
George Chalmers Richmond
St. John's Episcopal Church
Revolt in Turkish Navy Threatens Italian Fleet
A Rome dispatch reports mutiny aboard two Turkish torpedo boats at the Dardanelles. Sailors issue an ultimatum to the commander in chief, vowing to destroy war ships unless Italian fleet is attacked. The Ottoman navy is split between active hostility and inaction.
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Washington Post
Rome
Dardanelles
Cor
Seything
CAPT ROSTRON HONORED AT PHILADELPHIA LUNCHEON
Arthur Henry Rostron captain of the Carpathia, famed for rescuing Titanic survivors, was guest at a luncheon hosted by Mrs. George D. Widener in Elkin Park. Mrs Widener, herself saved by the Carpathia, lost her husband in the disaster. Rostron planned to return to New York to ready his ship for Tuesday’s voyage.
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George Widener
Washington
Philadelphia
Arthur Henry Rostron
Carpathia
Widener
Elkin Park
George D. Widener
Rostron
New York
Cornerstone Laying at St Charles Smeedsen College
Cardial Gibbons and St Marys Seminary faculty led a ceremony marking the cornerstone laying of the new St Charles S College in Catonsville. Alumni priests from Baltimore Washington and nearby areas attended along with other notable guests this afternoon.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Washington
St. Charles Smeedsen
Baltimore
Jimes
St. Charles S College
Catonsville
St. Mary's Seminary
Catholic University At
Paris Suicide of Indiana Woman Miss Cravens
Miss Margaret Cravens of Madison Indiana died by suicide in her Paris apartment at 4 Rue du Colise. She shot herself through the heart. A letter to a friend requested cremation. Police noted a recent emotional impact from a letter from America. She was about 33, from a prominent Indiana family, wealthy, and had studied music in Paris. Her relatives offered no light on motives or love life.
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Miss Cravens
Madison
Ind
Paris
Margaret Cravens
Rue du Colise
Joseph M. Cravens
Misa Cravens
Alexander Cravens
Roosevelt Campaign Gossip From Medill McCormick
Medill McCormick says progressives cannot be welded and will act as they please while regulars obey. He forecasts Roosevelt’s first ballot wins and Southern whites swinging to him, with Taft backing shaping delegate loyalties. Col Roosevelts plans include show down talks and decisive Chicago contests.
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Medill McCormick
South
T. BR. Roosevelt
Washington Post
New York
the Herald
Chicago
Roosevelt
Illinois
Senator Root
Mr. McCormick
Washington
Mr. Taft
Taft
William Loeb, Jr
Port of
National Committee
Dixon
Montana
Oyster Bay
Col
Heat records fall as Fresno hits 106 at noon
Mercury tops 108 in Fresno while San Francisco endures a heat wave. The day marks the hottest in three years for the city and one of the highest in bureau records. An auction in Washington Gallery offers $100,000 worth Oriental art starting tomorrow.
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California
San Francisco
Weather Bureau
Fresno
Washington Gallery
Oriental Ruga
Ton Galles
Orozco Uprising Sparks Border Crisis in Mexico
Rebels near Bachimba fail to secure money and arms driving desperate actions in Sonora and western Chihuahua. Stores looted for clothes and goods totaling thousands. Orozco declared lost as Madero’s secretary denies peace talks. Widespread fear and depopulation noted as federals push toward Batapuan.
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Navajo
Mexico
Chihuahua
Sonora
Orozco
Morris
Occampo
Jose E. Hinojosa
Chininas
Guazapares
Batapuan
Plunge Kills Two In German Aviation Race Start
At Bremen June 2 a monoplane piloted by Albert Buchstaetter and carrying Lieut Stille of the German army crashed soon after takeoff on the northwest aviation circuit. The craft over-banked and buried itself, delaying the event as rescuers and officials attended the two casualties. The accident halted the contest, witnessed by a large crowd including the Grand Duke of Oldenburg.
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Germany
Albert Buchstaetter
Lieyt Stille
Buchataetter
Army Aviation Corps
Palsengers
Grand Duke of
Oldenburg
Hechesteetter
Bidger Blaze Claims Mother and Infant in NYC Flat
A fire on Forty-ninth Street New York started by candles around a bier in a Wet apartment killed a mother and her baby. Oscar Warner husband and Mrs Jentie Warner mother in law were burned. They lie in critical condition at a hospital.
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New York
Roosevelt's First Chicago Test
Roosevelt visits Chicago for a decisive test of his administration amid national tensions. Progressives reject a truce in Ohio as Mexican unrest and other global events unfold.
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Chicago
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Mexico
Carmania
Capital
Walters
McGovern
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Chase
Financial Review
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Joaquin Miller
FUR lined bathing suits in Chicago summer
Special to The Washington Post reports Chicago will see fur lined bathing suits this summer. Dressmakers are busy with costumes made from skins of seals otter muskrat beaver and other aquatic animals. The aim is protection from the cold not improved swimming ability.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Carmania Fire Near Destruction at Liverpool Wharf
A Cunard steamer Carmania caught fire at her Liverpool dock in the saloon quarters. The blaze, extinguished by evening, caused heavy damage to dining and reception salons and much of the superstructure. Tug assistance prevented capsizing as water flooded the hull. repairs may take months.
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Liverpool
Cunard
Carmania
Pastor's Donts For Wives Special In Washington Post
The Rev W W Bustard of Euclid Avenue Baptist Church in Cleveland presents Donts for Wives. Do not marry for money but for love. A woman should avoid over or under dressing and avoid nagging. Truthfulness to the conductor about a child’s age is advised.
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Washington Post
Cleveland
Ohio
W. W .Bustard
Rockefeller
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Tomgnht
Birth Marriage and Death All on One Chicago Block
In Chicago on June 2 three life events occurred within a half block on Alma avenue. A baby was born as a clergyman united two residents in marriage and another service was held for a funeral nearby. Otto J Schultz of 600 Alma avenue welcomed the newborn. The wedding and funeral were in homes on the same street, 6 Alma avenue and Elizabeth Finley’s residence, respectively. A group celebrated the bride at the Finley home as memories were shared for the late Miss Sereh Finley.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Austin
Otto J. Schultz
Alma Avenue
Walter Morton
Elizabeth Finley
Alms Avémue
Sereh Finley
Waiters Demand Bigger Wages and Strikes Loom
Washington hotel workers push for higher pay and shorter hours. About 400 at seven large hotels and 1,000 at smaller spots may strike if their demands are not met by Wednesday noon. Leaders including Grant Hamilton rally, while New York unions influence the action. Local managers express confidence and warn against disruption during the Columbus statue dedication weekend.
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New York
Grant Hamilton
American Federation of Labor
International Hotel Workers’ Union
Washington
Willard Hotel
Ble
Raleigh Ebbitt
St James
Old Masonic Temple
Hotel Workers’ Union of Washington
Paul Kavanaugh
International Geneva Association
Walters’ Benefit Union
New York Union
Kavanaugh
Walters
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