Missouri Beats Roxburgh In Night Of Naval Festivities
Special to The Washington Port Norfolk May 1. The Missouri clashed with the British cruiser Roxburgh in a lively naval entertainment at Hampton Roads. Beoffy Jemmy of Roxburgh fell to Nutcracker Jenks after a brisk boxing bout and a grand feed aboard the Missouri. Jokes, songs, and a minstrel show capped a wild first night as storms postponed planned ship races and a six-bout British American boxing program for Saturday.
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Washington Port
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Chines Waters
Bloomin
Aden
Panages
Roxburgh
Souri
Atlantic Squadron
Jackies
Jemmy
Hartlepool
Neville
Jenks
Connecticut
General Commissariat
Atlantic
General Commissariat Fund
Virginia
Olid Point
St. Louis
Turkey
Corker
Tom Hakstring
Billy Woods
Devlin
Billy
Missouri
Exposition Grounds
Army
Navy
Roon
Bremen
Good Hope
Argyll
Hampshire
Records of Kaiser’s Voice Emperors Speech Phonograph Arrives
Boston discovers copies of a phonographic record of Emperor William I words. Prof L W Scripture arranged for the Emperor to speak for preservation in the National Museum and Congressional Library in Washington and the Harvard Germanic department. Recordings were made January 24 and arrive in Boston. the address is in German.
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Boston
William of
Germany
L. W. Scripture
William
National Museum
Congressional Library
Waanington
Harvard University
Governor Swanson Rides Dirt Cart To Board Train
Special to The Washington Post. Norfolk Virginia May 1. Gov Claude A Swanson and his wife rode in a dirt cart from the exhibition grounds to the boat to return to Richmond. No carriage was available. He needed to catch a train and hailed the cart, taking seats with the driver.
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Washington Post
Norfolk, Va
Claude A Swanson
Exyhisition
Richmond
Fatalities in hurricane devastates Campeche district
A May 1 hurricane struck San Juan Bastista Campeche causing major property loss and several deaths. Cocoa groves and crops ruined, forests leveled, and shipping losses feared along the Guit region. Officials report billions in value wiped out and extensive damage to coastlines and infrastructure.
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San Juan Bastista
Campeche
Mexico
Vestry Probes Rector Affair In Hempstead Church
Aug Belmont era Vestry of St George Episcopal Church investigates letters between Rev Jeremiah Cooke and Miss Floretta Whaley an orphan in Hempstead Long Island. Wife of the rector Mrs Cooke says she knows nothing of her husband or Miss Whaley and will return to Hempstead.
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Floretta Whaley
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Baltimore
Washington
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August Belmont
Hera
Jeremiah Knode
Means
Cooke
Miss Whaley
Misa Whaley
Mary Whaley
Mr. Cowie
Grace Church
St. George's
Whaley Hartford
Conn
Fail to Win Lahm Cup From St Louis Balloon Flight
Capt C De F Chandler and J C McCoy failed to break the long distance balloon record. The craft left St. Louis at 7 20 p m Tuesday and landed near Golconda at 2 30 p m today after drifting 19 hours and crossing the Mississippi three times. A drag rope struck a tree hindering progress and a series of winds forced the course south and east, ending near Golconda with an altitude of two miles.
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Til
C. de F. Chandler
United States Signal Service
J. C. McCoy
New York
St. Louis
Washington, D. C
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Missouri
Arkansas Line
Cape Girardeau
Missizatop River
Ilinois
BaNast
Ohio River
Victoria Maintains Health Amid Courtly Outings
Madrid reports Queen Victoria's doctors declare her health most satisfactory as she continues her routine drives and attends the circus. Water from the River Jordan arrives for the baptism of the expected royal infant, laid at the palace for today.
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Madrid
Victoria
Panic at Chicago lunch room leaves 50 injured
May 1 Chicago 255 Wabash avenue fire traps about eighty patrons and employees in a four story building. Fire starts in basement spreads up elevator shaft leaving a rear fire escape as the only exit. Dozens are injured with many severe burns and broken bones. several victims are named among the injured.
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Chicago
Wabash Avenae
Samuel Kennedy
Hilda Johnson
C W O'Hara
Oo Mason
Annie Young
Mary Studemeyer
Agnes Walsh
Cecilia Maloney
Rose Willey
Kate O'Rourke
Daniel Kerr
Mra & Sullivan
Kate Komakowski
Oscar
Story & Clark Piano Company
Lotus Lunch Club
Cecilia Malaney
Mrs Cromwell Posts Diamonds for Bail in Speeding Case
Special to The Washington Post from New York May 1 A bicycle officer stopped an automobile carrying four fashionable women on the Viaduct at 22 mph at West 157th Street station. Mrs Jennie Cromwell wife of Lawyer William Nelson Cromwell offered bail in diamonds when the bail request was made, removing a bracelet valued at about 100 to satisfy the bail.
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W. M. Cromwell
New York
Washington Post
West 157Th Street
Lieut Rehas
Jennie Cromwell
West Forty-ninth Street
War Spirit Stirs as Gunboat Heads for Guatemala Scene
Mexico faces rising tensions with Guatemala with reports of mobilized troops on the frontier and potential war. The U S gunboat Paducah sails to Puerto Barrios to monitor the situation, remaining in wireless contact with Marietta. A May 1 Newark dinner honors William Jennings Bryan, drawing diverse political groups.
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United States
Paducah
Marietta
Washington Post
Mexico City
Guatemala
Mexico
Cabrera
Diaz
Antonio R. Flores
Puerto Barrios
Bryan
Newark
N. J
People’s Lobby
Colby Republicans
Independent Democrats
Womae
Fegulars
Kruegar
William Jennings Bryan
Se Banking
Paton Test Conne F
Sailors Clash With Santiago Police After Banquet Incident
In Santiago on May 1 a clash erupted between Tacoma sailors and police after a banquet at Cafe Leon de Oro. Eleven or more sailors were wounded, captain Lay and officers suspended, and the American consul Holaday began a full inquiry while reports cite mistaken identity and multiple ver sions of the incident.
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Tacoma
Santiago
Capt Lay
Brisbin
Trevolver
Index to Today's Issue
Foreign Jackie entertainers and a mix of society notices fill the pages. Fire panic injures fifty while a mine explosion causes deaths as coverage spans labor, politics, and local scenes across multiple sections.
Terry's Life in Balance Hint of Suicide or Accident
Philadelphia May 1 Henry C Terry was wounded by his own revolver in an elevator at the Hotel Normandie. His life hangs in the balance as doctors in University Hospital extract the bullet from his abdomen. Police suspect a possible self-inflicted act while his family says it was an accident and an unfolding personal crisis.
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
Henry C. Terry
Hotel Normandie
University Hospital
Thirty-seenth
Spruce Street
Terry
M Bernard Hoffman
Walnut Street
Mercedes Leigh Married in New York Ceremony
Marion McAllister Smith, son of the late Lieut Gey Smith of Rhode Island, wed Mercedes Leigh playwright and actress this afternoon at 7 West Twelfth Street residence. The service was by Bishop Partridge of Tokyo and Rev Dr Moran. Best man was Henry Kissam. two flower girls attended. Mr Smith belongs to the Harvard Club and is brother-in-law to Mrs Josephine H Hanan of New York and Narragansett Pier.
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Washington
New York
Marion McAllister Smith
Carnegies Sail for Europe on May 8
New York May 1 Mr and Mrs Andre w Carnegie and daughter will sail for Europe on May 8 to spend the summer there They will go direct to Skibo Castle where Mr Carnegie will spend most of his time Since the close of the peace conference he has been confined indoors suffering from bronchitis Yesterday he was much improved.
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Washington Post
New York
Andarew Carnegie
Europe
Skibo Castle
Carnegie
Smiths Nephew His Heir a Widow In Testate Wealth
Attorneys for relatives of James Henry Smith report a will that disperses several million while leaving the bulk of the estate to Mason’s son. The will may trigger litigation as beneficiaries seek a share of what could reach seventy million dollars, with large sums to Lady Mary Cooper and a $2 million legacy to the widow. Other relatives named include Beatrice Smith of Evanston, George A. Smith of Philadelphia, Mrs Victor Roshbach and Mrs J N Mills of Evanston, and William S Mason.
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New York
James Henry Smith
Mra Mason
Mason
Mr Smith
Lady Mary Cooper
Sir George Cooper
Mr. Smith
Smith
Mia Anita Stewart
Beatrice Smith
Evanston
George A. Smith
Philadelphia
Victor Rossbach
J. N. Mills
Wiliam 8. Mason
Nes
The
City National Bank
Whipple Mine Disaster Entombs Nearly 100 Miners in West Virginia
An explosion at the Whipple Mine in Scarboro Fayette County leaves about 100 miners entombed with 40 believed dead. Eleven recovered on surface. many injured. Mine boss Isaac Pelter missing while securing air flow. Cage and shaft damaged but operating by night. cause suspected as ignition of dust by a heavy shot. The Swamp mine, near Par rall and Stuart, saw over 100 deaths this year. State inspector to investigate.
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Finny
Hinton
W Va
Whipple
Scarboro
Fayette County
Edward Smith
Erastus Willey
Arnold Kelley
Charlly Burgess
Burgess Raleigh Tucker
ED Melton
W Temper
Will Hump
Ed ‘Melton
Isaac Pelter
New River
Parrall and Stuart
Race riot in Greensburg Indiana after assault
In Greensburg Indiana on May 1 a race riot followed an attack on Mia Sefton, a white woman. Six Black men were badly beaten in the night long violence that drew a mob of about six hundred, burning saloons and forcing Black residents to flee. police persuaded the crowd to disperse and promised to remove Black everyone of bad character. No arrests were reported.
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Greensburs
Ind
Mia Sefton
Kidnapping in Cleveland Echoes Horace Marvin Case
Cleveland police race to solve a suspected parallel kidnapping of 3 year old Alexander Hoenig missing since 8 p.m. Monday from his father Davin L Hoenig’s grocery on Sea vile avenue. A man seen near the store is believed linked, though the name is unknown.
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Washington Post
Cleveland
Ohio
Horace Marvin
Alexander
Fittie
Davin L
Anna Hoenig
Seavile Avenue
Hoen
Lightning strikes gun. infant killed in Alabama
At Tom Phurrough's home near Anniston Alabama a bolt of lightning knocked a loaded shotgun from a wall rack. The shot discharged in midair and killed Phurrough's infant child who was playing in the room. The tragedy occurred May 1 and left the household in shock.
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Washington Post
Anniston
Ala
Tom Phurrough
Pharrough
Reader Acquitted In Perjury Trial Of Ella Rawls Reader's Husband
The jury in New York on May 1 found Athole R Reader not guilty of perjury in the United States Circuit Court. Reader, husband of Ella Rawls Reader, was accused of perjury in a campaign for commissions. B. Heggin led the defense.
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Ella Rawls
New York
Athole R Reader
Ella Rawls Reader
United States Circuit Court
Reader
B. Heggin
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