California alien land bill arouses protests and action
San Francisco May 18 Asiatic Exclusion League votes to draft a referendum on the alien land bill and launch an initiative to exclude Japanese and Chinese from ownership and leases. Leaders call the leasing clause a joker that could enable eventual land ownership by Japanese. A meeting will discuss a rough draft of the initiative law amid protests over the Webb act.
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San Francisco
Asiatic Exclusion League of California
Gov. Johnson
League
aPeechea
Exclusion League
Olaf A. Tveitmoe
Los Angeles Times
Leavenworth
Iveltmoe
P Antufle Geaeraloo League
Tbdw
End Near in Cincinnati Street Car Strike
Special to The Washington Post Cincinnati May 18 Quiet returned as negotiations on the traction dispute continued. A receivership suit by Mayor Hunt may be delayed while a board of arbitration is formed. Conferees from Cincinnati Street Railway Company and the union will resume talks tomorrow to seek arbitration and avoid further rioting.
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Washington Post
Cincinnati
Ohio
Traction Company
Common Pleas’ Court
Henry T. Hunt
Hetain
Juagé Geugheganv&il
Ask Gourt
Cincinnati Street Railway Company
Cincinnati Traction Company
Union
Geoghegan
Hunt
Board of Arbitration
Street Railway Company
Street Car Company
Schoepf
John Mahon
International Street Car Union
Rezim Orr
Walter Knight
Federated Association of Municipal Organizations
Street Railway Men's Union
Street Railway
Orr
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Chicago
Natonal Congress
American Beef Trust
Mngland
Beef Trust
Armour & Co
Mrs Armour's gowns saved from Paris train fire
Mrs Armour of Chicago and other wealthy Americans were aboard a Paris train when two baggage cars burned near Calais. Initial fears that valuable Paris gowns were lost were dispelled as trunks later reached their hotel. Reports indicate several Americans lost baggage in the incident.
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Paris
Washington Post
London
T. Oxeden Armour
Chicago
Calais
Pacific Enters the Canal After Giant Explosive Blast
The Pacific Ocean waters were admitted into the Panama Canal after a massive blast near Miraflores locks. A dynamite charge of 32,750 pounds was detonated to demolish the dike and flood an extensive finished excavation area. The blast was reported successful and caused noticeable vibration in Panama City.
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Miraflores Locks
Panama
Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal
Remarkable Vitality in Mercury Poison Case
Macon banker B Sanders Walker Jr. slowly weakens after ingesting bichloride of mercury thinking it was aspirin. Despite paralysis of kidneys and retained consciousness, doctors report no antidote and expect death may come in days while he arranges business and updates his will.
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Apedal
Washington Post
Macon
B. Sanders Walker, Jr
Mr. Walker
Walker
Monroe
Sollicitor
Western Circuit Court of Georgia
W. C. Stevens
Citizens’ National Bank
Max Jackson
Jackson
Charles C. ‘Harold
Count Max von Buelow Buried After Identity Doubts
Special to The Washington Post from Reno reports Count Max von Buelow, a German noble linked to a vanished Newtown Pennsylvania wife and child, was buried by the county after kin could not be located. Father Kierhan and local undertakers tied to the coroner’s inquest confirm the man’s identity through correspondence and death documents.
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Washington Post
Reno
Max von Buelow
Count von Buclaw
Newtown
Bucks County
J. R. Kierhan
Pennsyvania
Suffragettes Hooted In Hyde Park Police Aid Secures Exit
London reports a lighter scene as suffragettes struggle to address crowds in Hyde Park and accept police escort to leave safely. Meetings extended to Hempstead and suburbs with similar interruptions. Annie Bell, hunger striker, arrested at Brighton under the cat and mouse bill after a pistol sentence and illness from fasting.
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London
Hyde Park
Hempstead
Annie Bell
Brighton
Death of Baltimore piano man Keidel Jr in Atlantic City
Charles Keidel Jr., president of William Knabe & Co., died by self-inflicted gunfire in an Atlantic City hotel Friday evening. Despondency over a long illness was cited as the cause, with funeral planned tomorrow at the home of his uncle Henry Keidel in Catonsville.
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Baltimore
Washington Post
Jong Ulneza
Charles Keidel, Jr
William Knabe & Co
Atlantic City
Mr. Keidel
Henry Keidel
Catonsville
Meat Prices Rise as U S Packers Dominate Argentina
American packers drive up cattle and mutton prices in Argentina, cornering supply and threatening cheaper meat in the United States. Buenos Aires trusts seek to limit exports, while a proposed law would cap weekly slaughter to 4000 cattle and 30000 sheep, with fines for overage. The move aims to curb English-market dumping and protect Argentine consumers from high prices.
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England
Legan
Cabinet Council
National Congress
Woman in Gun Fight at Mexican Mine
John Walker a British mine owner and his wife fought off eleven workers at a Zacatecas area mine. They killed five and wounded three before escaping with help from a Spanish priest and an American consul to reach Aguascalientes under military escort.
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Aguas Calientes
Mexico
John Walker
Villa Garcia
Zacatecas
Walker
War Spirit Dying Yet War Profits Wage Burden on Masses
Secretary Bryan at Hague anniversary meeting denounced subsidized patriotism and profits from battleships. He urged arbitration treaties, universal education championed by Dr P P Claxton as peace safeguard. Clergy across Washington preached peace amid large turnout.
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Hague
P. P. Claxton
A. D. Call
Bryant
Washington Peace Society
First Congregational Church
The
Bryan
United States Commissioner of Education
Arthur DD. Cail
American Peace Society
Mr. Bryan
Washington
John E. Briggs
Ifih Baptist Church
Hermon 4. Finkham
Immanuel Baptist Church
Garner
Plymouth
Paul B. Worthington
Maryland Avenue Baptist Church
Wedderspoon
Bishop Oldham
Foundry M. E
Henry Anstadt
Luther Place Memorial Church
Martial Law for Nicaragua Declared in San Juan del Sur
May 13 report from San Juan del Sur states Nicaragua placed under a state of siege due to nationwide threats. Also notes railroad fare specials: Philadelphia round trip $2.50, Chester $2.95, Wilmington $2.00 with a May 7 schedule and a 7:44 a.m. departure from Washington.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Rail Bn
Chester
Washington
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Wilmington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lwachington
Referendum on Land Law Asked in May Issue
Page l notes a referendum on land law, along with items on Meat Trust in Argentina and war spirit. Also mentions May Day observances in churches and hospital fund efforts. Includes notes on social events, memorial services, and editorial comments.
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Pagel
Argentina
Bryan
Cincinnati
Senate
New York
G. A. Ro
Pittsburgh Council Pushes Modesty Standards on Skirts
Pittsburgh councilman W A Hoeveler seeks a law to form a three member commission to confer with modistes and set modesty standards for skirts and hosiery. The measure would define minimum skirt circumference and allowable hosiery in public dress.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
Pitt
W. A. Hoeveler
Four Cornell Students Feared Drowned After Cayuga Lake Canoe Reach
Four Cornell University students two women and two men went for a paddle from Willow Point to Remick in Cayuga Lake with a strong wind. The overturned canoe was found at daybreak and searches continued as divers worked. relatives arrived to aid the effort and authorities planned dynamite blasting to recover any bodies. The incident disrupted university events and cast a pall over Ithaca.
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Itcaca
Cayuga Lake
Cornell University
Brainard Bailes
Troy
Carl Daily Sun
Reinhart A. Zimmer
Rochester
Martha H. McCormick
Mina Nell C. Matlett
Willow Point House
T. H. Tweeson
Sheriff Miller
Sage Cottage
Sanhyomores
College of Arts and Defences
Bailey
Zimmer
Randhu Fraternity
Law
College of Mechanical Engineering
Ithaca
University
Train Kills Four In Auto At Warren Crossing
A Baltimore and Ohio express struck an automobile at a grade crossing in Leavittsburg near Warren Ohio injuring and killing four occupants. Mrs Henry Turner 73 Mrs Frank Housel 40 Mrs Ward Turner 4 Ward Turner died at a Warren hospital Frank Howard was treated at home. The driver failed to see the train until 160 yards away and coasted onto the track before the collision.
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Warren
Ohio
Leavittaburg
Henry Turner
Frank Housel
Ward Turner
Frank Howard
Turner
Hatfield pledges martial law stay to curb unrest
Charleston May 18 Gov H D Hatfield says martial rule will not be relinquished until those seeking new strife end their lawlessness Threatening letters have reached the governor and he warns further detentions may occur to guarantee peace and tranquillity He asserts no intimidation will deter him from his duty to all citizens.
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Charleston
W. Va
H. D. Hatfield
Firemen Battle Massive Geological Survey Blaze
Twenty five firemen fought a severe basement fire at the Geological Survey. Gases from the basement caused men to drop at posts, six in serious condition. The blaze started by spontaneous combustion, totaling about $40,000 in loss. The American Express office and other business houses were damaged, plus $20,000 in survey stock and government data valued at $5,000,000 escaped injury. Chief Wagner among those treated.
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American Express
Wagner
Firemen Treated After Major Washington Fire
A basement blaze at the Geological Survey building in Washington NW caused heavy damage totaling about 46 000 with records and stock losses at the geologic survey and adjacent firms. Twenty five firemen were overcome by smoke and gas. Chief Wagner and several others were hospitalized but later improved. The emergency hospital arranged extra space as firefighters were treated for asphyxiation and convulsions, with two officers returning to duty shortly after.
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Wagner
American Express Company
Washington Fire Department
Geological Survey
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Streets
Engine Company
J. J. Hanlon
Florida Avenue
J. P. Farrell
Ninth Street
T. ?. Lyons
Fourth Street
J. W. Covington
William Ashe
First Street
W. L. Arkhyns
H Street
No. 7
Ernest Howard
K Street
C. AC. McKay
Morton Street
W. F. Lanahan
G Street
William Scherbtfegan
Virginia Avenue
George Meeks
No. 15 Engine Company
C. C. McKay
No. 7 Engine Company
Father Smits Shun H
Patrick
Kanahar
Lieut. Smith
Howard, Farrell
Steinman
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Paul
Sidia
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New
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Wompur
Obin River
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Sumnsl Point
Winchester
Sundinethene Aid
Toston Station
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Newspaper
RA iHiye
Mrs. Armour
Pacific
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Broker
Pennsylvania
C. Keidel, JR
American Trust
Alvo
Daniela
Remedy In Education
Cornell
Willow Point
Renick
Cayuga
Hatfield
A 23 Engine Company
J.P. Farrell
T. P. Laonn
J. W W. Covington
Williamshe
W. L. Athyna
NO. T Engine Company
Ernest Howard, Private CO
Messay
NO. 6 Engine Company
W. Scherbtfegan
No, 1 Engine Company
P. R. Steinman
J. A. Smith
No, 2 Engine Company
Lieut
G. W. Smith
NO. 18 Engine Company
G. Meeks
Geoulogical Survey
Becker Leather Goods Company
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Wre
Pital
Lewis
Gas Company
Rafter
Dope Newhouse
Brear Indusing
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Soietson
Aoisen
Opti
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Watsol
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