Madero Day of Ovation On Train to Vera Cruz
In Torreon and San Pedro crowds greet Francisco I Madero Jr as his party travels by special train. Jubilant demonstrations, salutes, and large crowds accompany the voyage with a banquet in Torreon and an enthusiastic reception in San Pedro. Diaz sails from Havana on the Ypiranga to exile in Europe. Porfirio Diaz Jr describes the train attack by rebels on the way to Vera Cruz. Generals Reyes and Diaz figures loom in postwar Mexican politics as Vera Cruz welcomes weary leaders.
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Diaz Salls
Havana
Europe
Torreon
Mexico
Madero
Senor Madero
Zacatecas
San Pedro
Gomez Palacio
Senor Manero
Ofelock
Francisco Madero, Jr
Diaz
Ypiranga
Morro Castle
Senor Pasalados
Gomez
Cuba
Porfirio Diaz, Jr
Mexico City
Vera Crus Ig
Tne
Porfirio Chico
Interoceanic Railroad
Vera Cruz
Porto, Jr
Oriental
Porfirio, Jr
Bernardo Reyes
Furst Bismarck
Yavana
Reyes
Diax
May Get Mexican Lines
Monterey Mexico June 4 reports in financial circles that the control of the National Railways of Mexico will pass from the government. American interests tied to the Southern Pacific and the St Louis and San Francisco railroads are seen as probable purchasers. The merger system covers over 7000 miles of track.
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Washington Post
Monterey
Mexico
National Railways of
Southern Pacific
St. Louis
San Francisco
Scolded boy ends life in Newark cellar
Charles Mc Kinley Christian a 14 year old schoolboy was found hanging at his uncle Charles Wilsons home in Newark on June 4. He had been missing since Saturday after a reprimand by his aunt for his studies.
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Newark
N. J
Charles McKinley Christian
Charles Wilson
New Tub Murder Theories On Body Sealing In Boiler
New York June 4 The case of Mrs Lillian Schelb found in a bath tub at 511 East Seventy eighth street prompts fresh murder theories. Police consider scalding to remove flesh from bones and the possible use of plaster of paris to seal the body, with a boiler bought by the husband as a clue. Authorities await Prof John Larkin's report on the liquid in the tub and whether acid played a part.
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Washington Post
New York
Lillian Schelb
East Seventy-eighth Street
John Larkin
Columbia
Plaster of
Married in Speeding Auto Under Palm Trees
Wealthy Los Angeles couple Max Botefuhr and Avis C. Doebler wed yesterday in a car ceremony at West Lake park. Rev. Cassius Morton Carter officiated as the bridal hat became entangled in a palm tree but the ceremony proceeded without disturbance.
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Washington Post
Los Angeles
Max Botefuhr
Avis C. Doebler
William Doebler
Chicago
West Lake Park
Seventh Street
Sixth Street
Cassius Morton Carter
First Baptist Church
Walsh Escapes Serious Injury After Car Crash
Pitcher Edward Walsh of the Chicago White Sox and his family were jolted when a team they were driving was struck by an automobile in Meriden Connecticut. The carriage was smashed and the Walsh party was thrown out but suffered only a severe shaking up. The car fled after rolling over its owner R R Harder of Waterbury who was cranking the vehicle, but he escaped serious injury.
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Meriden
Conn
Edward Walsh
Chicago White Sox
Walsh
R. R. Harder
Waterbury
Wilson Opposes Bryan On Wool Tariff And Reciproc ity
Governor Woodrow Wilson after a West and South tour returns to Trenton to resume duties while meeting visitors from across the nation. He backs the Democratic caucus plan for a 20 percent ad valorem wool tariff, defends gradual tariff reduction and reiterates support for Canadian reciprocity amid 1912 party forecasts.
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Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Washington
Trenton
Martine
Gore
Oklahoma
House
William J. Bryan
Gov. Wilson
West
Hopkins buys Fifth Avenue house for consul general's son
Russell Hopkins consul general of Panama purchased the 104 Fifth avenue residence for his baby son John Randolph Hopkins born two months ago. The child is with his father at a country home in Irvington on Hudson and his grandmother Mrs Lawrence plans to spend 525000 to furnish a five room suite in the new house.
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Washington Post
New York
Russell Hopkins
Panama
Fifth Avenue
John Randolph Hopkins
St. Regis
Irvington-on-Hudson
Lawrence
J. J. Lawrence
Hotel Plaza
Two Gold Strikes Reported in Alaska
Fairbanks reports two gold strikes in Alaska with earth struck on Indian Creek a tributary of the Koyukuk River and on Long Creek on the Yukon side opposite Melozi. Pay dirt shows 5 to 45 vents per pan as miners rush from Fairbanks seeking fortune.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Indian Creek
Koyokuk
Long Creek
Yukon
Melozi
Opposed Hospitals Vote on Emergency Hospital Plan
Representatives Towner and Oldfield oppose a new Emergency Hospital building if Georgetown and George Washington University hospitals can handle all emergency cases. They urge thorough investigation and caution against an extravagant appropriation for a downtown third institution. The case hinges on capacity, economy, and whether existing hospitals can absorb all emergencies.
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Towner
Oldfield
Boardman
Congress
Georgetown
George Washington University
George Washington
W. J. Boardman
Representatives Towner
Iowa
Arkansas
House
George Washington Hospital
Gdd
Representative Oldfield
Capitol
White House
Rudolph
New York Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Bride's jest triggers suicide in Seversville cottage
In Charlotte on June 4 William P. Ewart 21 shot himself after telling his bride of two weeks he did not love her as much as before. He died instantly in their Seversville cottage. The widow says the reply was a playful test and the act appeared unpremeditated, shocking the community.
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Charlotte
N. C
Hhis
William P. Ewart
Seversville
City Hall Free of Rats After 50 Years Thanks to 11 Year Old Hero
Special to The Washington Post from New Rochelle New York June 4 for the first time in half a century New Rochelle city hall is free of rats due to Harri son Lee an 11 year old black boy. Stolen from Baltimore he rigged a fish line baited with cheese and caught 67 rats in three days then killed a big rat with a club. Today no rats remain and he wept at being sent to an orphan asylum in Riverdale as Captain Edward U Timmons awarded him a gold watch.
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Washington Post
New Rochelle
N. Y
Harrison Lee
Baltimore
City, Hall
Riverdale
Edward U
Timmons
Death in Ohio Storm
Norwalk and Toledo, Ohio report severe weather events. In Norwalk a lightning strike killed one man and injured three others as buildings were toppled, trees uprooted, and poles torn down during a 1:30 PM storm with hail and heavy rain. Toledo endured an electric storm at noon, causing telecom damage and a brief 1.54 inch rain, with a house struck by lightning but no injuries.
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Washington Post
Norwalk
Ohio
Toledo
Montenegro War Talk Frames Frontier Crisis
Special Cable reports Sofia notes a Czar Nicholas interview claiming Turkey Russia war is inevitable due to Turkish frontier presence. Montenegro prepares, Mirdites revolt, Albanian autonomy declared at Oroshi with up to ten thousand fighters. Greek Turks clashes near Dereli leave five Turks dead.
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Sofia
Cattinje
Czar Nicholas
Turkey
Russia
Montenegro
Albania
Oroshi
Athena
Dereli
Sea serpent with wings sighted near New York
Passengers and crew of the White Star liner Celtic reported sighting a formidable sea creature with wings pursuing a school of young whales. The monster rose ten feet or more from the water before fading from view as the ship neared New York.
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New York
Celtic
Decapitated Conductor On City Car In Chattanooga
Daniel P. Wrinkle a conductor on the Chattanooga Electric Railway oak street car was decapitated on the McCallie avenue viaduct this afternoon as the car crossed the structure. The headless body aroused panic among women and children on the car after Wrinkle’s head struck a heavy girder on the running board.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Daniel P. Wrinkle
Oak Street
Chattanooga Electric Railway
McCallie Avenue
Wrinkle
Named to Harvard Posts
Cambridge Massachusetts June 4 Hamilton Fish Jr has been appointed an assistant instructor in government at Harvard Charles Evans Hughes Jr son of Justice Hughes also received an appointment He will teach government Both appointments go into effect next September.
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Washington Post
Cambridge
Mass
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Harvard
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr
Justice Hughes
Quentin Roosevelt Wins Prize at Groton School
Quentin Roosevelt son of Theodore Roosevelt receives a prize for being the second best student at Groton School. He is noted for athletic prowess and popularity among classmates, defying the grind stereotype.
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Washington Post
Cambridge
Mass
Quentin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Groton School
Quentin
Stork Brings Her Four in Calgary Birth Surprise
Mrs. K Kowal osky aged 22 today delivered four babies all alive and well. She had previously given birth to twins and triplets. The note mentions Harpers Ferry Charlestown Winchester with a return trip and a B&O special from Union Station at 8 a.m. on Sunday June 11.
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Calgary
Alta
iMrs
K. Kowalosky
Harpers Ferry
Charlestown
Winchester
Baltimore & Ohio R. R
Union Station
Drowning at Utah Lake Tragedy Claims Six On Boat Gala
Six drowned when the sailing launch Galilee capsized during a party off Salt Lake City Utah Lake. Bride to be Vers Brown and Edward B Holmes among the dead, as family members including Frank and Helen Brown perished. Rescue efforts saved ten others after a squall overturned the vessel.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Utah Lake
Galilee
Vers Brown
Edward B. Holmes
Frank
Helen Brown
Frank Brown
Benjamin W. Raymond
Fiancee
Four Drown in Mississippi River Launch Capsize
Four men drowned and three survived after a gasoline launch capsized in the Mississippi River near St. Louis on June 4. The dead include 16 year old John A. Dietrich, grocer August Masterbrook, butcher Charles Totsch, and an unidentified man. Bodies not recovered. Overcrowding caused the disaster as seven men crowded the stern and were swept under when the craft dipped.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
John A. Dietrich
August Masterbrook
Charles Totsch
Woman Shot in West Brownsville Riot During Rail Strike
In Brownsville Pennsylvania a violent strike riot injures a woman shot in the breast and three men in the legs. About twenty others are beaten as strikers attack a residence housing 65 strikebreakers at Michael Sonick's home. Mrs Sonick, seated with her baby, is taken to Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. Police find five strikebreakers wounded.
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Washington Post
Brownsville
Pennsylvania Railroad
West Brownsville
Michael Sonick
Mercy Hospital
Pittsburg
Sherman Pumps Auto Tire Compound's Sole Utility in Time of Stress
Vice President Sherman and Gen. Howard Carroll helped change and inflate a tire after a large automobile tire punctured on Broadway in Tarrytown New York near the Ardsley Club. The incident occurred while the party returned from Sleepy Hollow after lunch. Sherman lightheartedly described Sunny Jim moments, while Carroll quipped from the sidelines. A large dinner followed at Carrolls home with noted guests including Judge E. H. Gary and Chauncey Depew among others.
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Washington Post
Tarrytown
N. Y
Sherman
Howard Carroll
Ardsley Club
Gen. Carroll
Sunny Jim
United States
Carroll Home
E. H. Gary
John D. Archbold
Chauncey M. Depew
Charles Francis
Troy
Daniel Bacon
Lewis Nixon
Edwin Gould
J. Allen Townsend
New York
New Ambassador from Mexico Is Named
A note in today's issue lists Panes as appointing a new ambassador from Mexico while other items reference political moves with Wilson, hospital opposition, and various civic notices. The issue highlights include education announcements, coronation reflections, and local society notes.
Bolt Hail Strikes Trinity Church During Storm
Fort Wayne Indiana June 4 amid a severe electrical storm a lightning bolt struck Trinity Episcopal Church stunning worshipers. A prayer book held by Mrs W W Shryock burned from her hand while her hand was blackened by the bolt. Momentary panic followed but was quickly subdued.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Trinity Episcopal Church
W. W. Shryock
Duty on American pets triggers border duty ruling
New York June 4 The Payne Aldrich provision now requires duty on American born animals returning to the United States from abroad. Grace Carlisle paid 15 for her Pomeranian Brownie aboard the Celtic, as inspectors insist all pets and even draft horses face duties. Treasury officials warn of disputes unless Congress amends law.
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Loeb
Treasury
Milady
Niagara Falls
Washington Post
New York
United States
Brownie
Grace Carlisle
Miss Carlisle
Cariele
Customs Court
Congress
Europe
Treasury Department
TOTS ENCOUNTER LIVE WIRE IN BRADDOCK TRAGEDY
PittsburgJune 4 Winn pulled down electric light wires in Braddock. Mary Colona aged 6 and her mother 4 were struck. Mary dying and John possibly brain injured. Father Joseph Colona rescued daughter while four friends perished. Andrew Bulosh saved the child by grabbing the wire with a rubber coat.
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Pittsburg
Winn
Braddock
Mary Colona
Mary
John
Joseph Colona
Andrew Bulosh
Russell Receives Domestic Prelate Honor at St Patrick's
Cardinal Gibbons officiates as Rev William T Russell rector of St Patrick’s is invested by Pope Pius X as domestic prelate. The ceremony in Washington’s St Patrick’s features simple rites, a Pentecost mass, and tributes from Rev John T Whelan and other clergy. Daniel Whelan leads sermon praising Russell’s service to church and nation.
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William T. Russell
St. Patrick's
Cardinal Gibbons
Pope Pris X
Mgr. Russell
Tenth Street
Aimple
Mar. Russell
Mgr
Bodlaventure Cerretti
Charles M
Church of St. Mary Star of the Sea
Baltimore
St. Patrick's Parish
Cardinal
Sacred College
Whelan
Pope Pius X
Mgr Russell
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Charles E. Hughes, Jr
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Young Roosevelt
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Parsons
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