William E Wright to be Secretary of War in Taft Cabinet
President weighs Wright as Secretary of War hopeful amid Taft Roosevelt split. Wright, a Tennessee Democrat and former Philippine governor general, would join Taft’s cabinet if Taft is renominated. The choice signals Southern recognition and could ease North South tensions despite Republican opposition in parts of the party. Wright has long Allied ties to Taft and Root, with prior roles as ambassador to Japan and Philippine Commission head.
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Luke E. Wright
Tennessea
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Willam Howard Taft
Gen. Wright
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Roosevelt
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Campaign flap and water pipeline sabotage hit El Paso
The article notes Judge Parker's attacks on the administration in the Philippines and Gen Wright's prompt defense. It also reports dynamiters wrecking the Bonita Mountains to Carrizozo water pipeline supplying El Paso and the Southwestern Railway engines, a loss near $1,000,000.
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Judge Parker
Philippines
Gen. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Gen. Wright
Tate
Ell Paso
Southwestern
el Paso
Tex
Mey
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N. Mex
Carrizozo
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Egrifa River
May Die for Science Risks Life for Humanity
In New York May 28 Frank Merritt a former bookbinder offers his body to science to help fight tuberculosis. Inoculated with TB germs the patient shows disease progression. doctors plan to monitor and attempt a cure as part of an experiment hoped to yield a preventive treatment. Merritt, not his real name, seeks to aid humanity while facing personal ruin and loss from tuberculosis in his past.
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New York
Frank Merritt
Yeat Orday
Merritt
Gon
Humanity
Evience
Train Plunges Into River Near Port Arthur Fatal Crash
Winnipeg report says a Canadian Pacific freight train fell into a washout on the Grent River near Port Arthur. Engineer Savard, Fireman McBride, and Brakeman Inmann were killed. two tramp riders drowned. Locomotive and five cars swept into the current. losses estimated at about 3.5 million.
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Manitoba
Canadian Pacific
Grent River
Port Arthur
Toxy
Fingineer Savard
McBride
Inmann
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Dryden Booms Murphy as Taft backer in NJ scene
Former United States Senator John F. Dryden of New Jersey endorses ex-Gov Franklin Murphy of Lis State for Vice President. He urges a business executive VP choice and signals Taft-aligned views. Also references Baltimore and Ohio excursion notices unrelated to the political item.
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Ial
Washington Pos
New York
United State
John F. Dryden
New Jersey
Taft
Franklin Murphy
Lis State
Dre Dryden
Murphy
Wrights Fly in Kite Speed at Forty Miles an Hour
Wright brothers of Dayton showcase a disc shaped airship, built of spruce and ash with a rear propeller, designed to rise and land with minimal shock. The crew can now sit upright, guided by levered planes and a front rudder, achieving forty mph in trials and noting fuel efficiency up to that speed. They anticipate higher speeds would raise costs, but aim to improve control and stability through mechanical refinements.
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Washington Post
Dayton
Ohio
Manteo, N. Co
Wright Brothers
Sons of Bistrop
Milton Wright
Dayton Aeronauts
Kin‘ Devil Hill
Monteo
Iever
North Carolina
Aeroplane progress and race marriage in Syracuse
War Dept may buy advanced aeroplane as Wrights expect. Engine power scales with weight, and a plane carrying 730 pounds at twenty mph needs eight horsepower. The Wrights claim a thousand mile range without fuel renewal. Maceo’s son marries white Syracuse student Alice Mackley despite family opposition. Catholic rites planned, bishop explains church stance on interracial marriage.
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Spartal
Washington Post
Syracuse
N. C
Joseph Antonio Maceo
Syracuse University
Alice Isabel Mackley
Jamaica
West Indies
Antonin Maceo
Miss Mackley
Officials probe half million stash amid Montgomery pardon plan
Pittsburg Pa May 28 Officials of the Allegheny National Bank say former cashier William Montgomery, who stole about 2 million, may have salted away at least 500000. They believe he plans a pardon using the funds while keeping others in the dark. Montgomery remains indolent in jail, offering no help to locate the money.
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Alleghey National
Montgomery
Pittsburg
Allegheny National Bank
William Montgomery
Fittsburg
Rocke feller gifts fund colleges and institutes
New York May 2. General Education Board endows colleges with gifts totaling many thousands of dollars. Named recipients include Hamilton College Knox College Wabash College Williams College University of Rochester Smith College Manchester College William Jewett College Western College for Women Davidson College Harvard University for graduate business and other programs. Also funding for farmers cooperative demonstration work and high school agents in the South Hampton Institute Tuskegee Spellman Seminary and more. Memorial Day rail fare discounts offered on Southern Railway with several nearby destinations at reduced rates.
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New York
Ne General Education Board
John D. Rockefeller
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Andrew Carnegie
Lst
Hamilton College
Clinton
Knox College
Galesburg
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Ind
Williamsburg Institute
Williamsburg
University of Rochester
Rochester
N. C
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Manchester College
St. Paul
Desperado Dutch Shot Dead After Rampage at Cowboys Resort
Ambrose North Dakota May 2 a desperado known as Dutch rode into a sporting resort firing at buildings wounding editor J A Lippnardt and attempting to gun lawyer L Todd. A posse with rifles and big guns fired back about thirty to forty shots. A civilian ball struck the outlaw in the head as he rode a block before collapsing dead in the street.
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Ambrose
N. D
J. A. Lippnardt
Ufe
L. & Todd
Oltiaw
Strawberries at 4 Cents Break Delaware Record
In Bridgeville Delaware on May 28 a new shipment record for strawberries was set with seventy four carloads shipped in a single day surpassing the prior fifty five carloads. Growers predict further records as the season advances though prices have fallen to four cents a quart, a rate farmers say is not profitable.
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Delaware
Bridgeville
Cal
Florida Monitor Torpedo Test Proves Successful
Norfolk May 28 The Florida underwent a June 10 test after turret damage in a prior run. Capt Quinby and crew reported perfect results while scientists measured concussion using dummy figures. Cameras are barred. steady aim and mast-shot effects were observed with no fatal pressures detected in exposed areas.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Florida
Norfolk Navy Yard
Quinby
Falconer
May Corn Advances Despite Rain and Deliveries
Chicago May corn continued its rise closing 2 1 2 cents higher at 2 1 2. Armour interests sold against near term delivery while Patten house brokers led bids. Persistent rain hindered country shipments this month, leaving many shorts unable to fill contracts and enabling Patten and associates to dodge widespread losses.
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Chicago
Armour Interests
Patten House
Patten
Hoosier Monte Carlo Raided in French Lick
Gambling places in French Lick were raided by order of Gay Hanly and Attorney General Bingham after a wire from Indianapolis. The raid followed a statewide warning. business at resorts ceased and gambling paraphernalia was seized. Decoration Day sale advertised for Saturday at Sloar’s. sale invites dealers and housekeepers.
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Gay. Hanly
Bingham
Indianapolis
Beey Reeves
Sloar's
Lic
Abductor Patterson Shot Dead After Lake Wawassee Kidnapping
William Patterson, owner of a steamboat on Lake Wawassee, abducted Mrs. Sergent from a carriage near Lake Wawassee. A posse pursued in a running firefight. Patterson and his man shot dead. Mrs. Sergent uninjured. Dr Frank and H Hoover involved. no arrests reported.
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Washington Post
Ligonier
Ind
William Patterson
Sergent
Patterson
Fred
Lake Wawassee
Sargent
Mrs. Sargent
Goldsmith
Fist FIGHT In Convention Over Bryan Bailey Endorsement
Texas Democrats clashed in a May 2 convention ending after adopting a platform endorsing Bailey and Bryan and instructing delegates to back Bryan. Anti Bailey factions fought during a heated session with cheering and hooting. Cullen Thomas struck J F Wolters with an umbrella. Wolters responded with a punch as others joined in blows before the attendees separated.
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Bailey
Fort Worth
Tex
Standiffer
Denver
Cullen ‘Thomas
Waco
J F. Wolters
Houston
Wolters
Thomas
Felice
Church Reform at General Assembly Shifts Power
The Presbyterian General Assembly in Kansas City adopts a reform to bar paid agents and board members from joining the executive commission, leaving governance to non executive leaders. All boards will report to a new fifteen member executive commission, shifting control away from previously dominant officials.
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May
United States of America
Sess
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174 Contests At Chicago Reflect National Church Meeting
Chicago reports 174 contests across eight states and Alaska, involving 70 districts and delegates. A proposal to appoint a committee on polity aims to reduce central assembly frequency and ease church burdens. Prohibition trends show 4 states ending saloon laws, with 34 legislatures passing liquor restrictions recently, while prominent figures like Dr Roberts face internal opposition.
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National Committee
Alaska
Hunter
General Assembly
Central Assembly
Chicago
Republican National Committee
United Subcommittee
Committee On Temperance
United States
Rain Brings $10,000 Win for Jim O Leary
In Chicago on May 2, Jim TM O Leary, a hand book man, awoke to find rain had begun a streak. He had wagered there would be eight rainy days in May, and today, the eighteenth day, fulfilled his bet earning him ten thousand dollars.
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Chicago
Jim
O'Leary
Druce Perjurer Sentenced in London Case
Margaret Hamilton, key witness in the alleged Duke of Portland identity case, received eighteen months penal servitude for perjury after her appeal was disallowed. Elderly Margaret Hampton, 70, was arrested March 7 on willful perjury and conspiracy charges related to the Druce case and found guilty at the Old Bailey in April.
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London
Margaret Hamilton
Duke of Portland
T. C. Druce
Margaret Hampton
Cruce
Old Bailey
Fresh milk for Panama aboard Tagus voyage
New York May 28 report that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship Tagus will carry three tons of fresh cow milk in bulk to the Canal Zone. Milk will be refrigerated and served to employees on board. If successful, the government may require refrigerating plants on other ships to Colon to handle larger supplies.
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New York
Tagus
Royal Mail Steam Packet
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Colon
Whales Spotted Off New England by Russian Steamer
Special to The Washington Post reports many whales sighted between Newfoundland and Sandy Hook by the Petersburg from Labau and Rotterdam. Capt Salsky notes six whales seen after Nantucket lightship, large in size with giant heads, traveling in pairs.
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New York
Newfoundland
Sandy Hook
Favor Philip Side Boy Tells of a Scuffle at Arlington Hotel
Testimony recounts a quarrel between Gaston P. Philip and cabman Frank Macahoy on May 18 1957 at the Arlington Hotel. Elevate says a scuffle occurred on the fifth floor the cabman pressed Philip to the wall and a shot followed. Witnesses describe the weapon and ensuing events as police investigate the fatal incident.
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Frank Mccahoy
Arlington Hotel
Philip
Macahoy
Despie
William Grisset
the Arlington
Macahey
Flo
James
Brest
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Ister
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Macaboy
Agnerod
Opdyke
Macahay
James Q. Brest
Sessens
Keagan
Pip
Mr. Turner
Mr. Philp
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