Wright Poised to Become Secretary of War for Taft
William E Wright of Tennessee, a Democrat, is expected to succeed William H Taft as Secretary of War, with July 1 as start date if Taft remains the Republican nominee. The plan follows Wright’s service on the Philippine Commission and as civil governor, later American ambassador to Japan, and his strong Southern political support.
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Wrights
Far Eastern Archipelago
Wright Answered Parker Attack On Philippines Policy
Dynamiters wreck the El Paso and Southwestern water pipe line from Bonita Mountains New Mexico to Carrizozo New Mexico cutting supply for the railroad engines. The line diverts water from the Egrifa River and is valued at about 1,000,000 dollars.
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Southwestern
el Paso
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Man Voluntarily Inoculated With Tuberculosis Germs
Frank Merritt a former bookbinder gave himself to inoculation with tuberculosis germs at the Salvation Army Hotel in New York. He says his wife and son died of the disease and he hopes the experiment will lead to a preventive and cure. Doctors report the disease is advancing and Merritt awaits further steps while inviting researchers to contact him.
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Frank Merritt
Yeat Orday
Merritt
Gon
Salvation Army
Chatham Squar
Carroll
Philanthropaests
Sherman Lailding
Broadway
Humanity
Evience
Train Plunge Into River After Washout Near Port Arthur
Winnipeg dispatch reports a Canadian Pacific freight train plunged into the Currant River when a washout overflow from the Grent River occurred near Port Arthur. Engineer Savard Fireman McBride and Brakeman Inmann were killed. Two tramp riders drowned. Locomotive and five cars swept away, with losses to Port Arthur and CPR estimated around 3.5 million dollars.
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Manitoba
Canadian Pacific
Grent River
Port Arthur
Toxy
Fingineer Savard
McBride
Inmann
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Dryden Backs Murphy for Vice President in Taft Circle
Former U S Senator John F Dryden of New Jersey endorses ex Governor Franklin Murphy for the Vice Presidency in a formal interview. He stresses choosing a business executive for the role and signals alignment with Secretary Taft’s views as observed by New Jersey political circles.
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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
Dayton reports the Wright brothers Orrin and Wilbur have built a practical aeroplane or glider resembling a large box kite. The device uses a motor driven rear propeller, two parallel planes, and a front rudder with pilots now seated upright. Flights reach forty miles per hour with low fuel cost. higher speeds grow costly due to air resistance.
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Washington Post
Dayton
Ohio
Manteo, N. Co
Dayton Aeronauts
Kin‘ Devil Hill
Monteo
Wright Brothers
Iever
North Carolina
Wrights Airship Forecasts War Use and Fuel Range
The War Department may purchase a powered airship capable of long range reconnaissance. Engineers project engines from eight to twenty-four horsepower to push payloads from 20 to 30 miles per hour, with hopeful fuel efficiency allowing a thousand mile runs. The Wright brothers argue airships will not supplant rail travel but serve in war as reconnoitering agents. Maceo Bride White reports Joseph Antonio Maceo, a Syracuse University student, marries Alice Isabel Mackley a white woman amid family opposition. The couple plan Catholic nuptials in Syracuse, with the church and Bishop Ludden noting no barrier to a mixed race marriage.
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Washington Post
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Joseph Antonio Maceo
Syracuse University
Alice Isabel Mackley
Jamaica
West Indies
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Miss Mackley
Hidden half million in Montgomery theft may aid pardon
Pittsburg Pennsylvania May 28 Officials of the Allegheny National Bank believe William Montgomery the former cashier who stole about two million dollars from the bank has salted away at least five hundred thousand. They fear he may use part of the money to buy a pardon while the rest would secure his lifetime. An investigation was begun to locate the funds, possibly in Pittsburgh or nearby, even if placed in another name to hinder attachment. Montgomery remains indifferent and uncooperative, living a lazy jail life and offering no help.
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Esicent
Vorys
Hiteh
Hiteh(he Two Managers of the Tart Movement. the President Stl
Taft
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Pittsburg
Allegheny National Bank
William Montgomery
Montgomery
Fittsburg
Wiliam Heney Roberts
Philadelphia
Dr. Roberts
J. Nicholls
St. Louis
Louis Severance
Cleveland
John H. Converse
McNamara
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Mr. Davis
Charles §. White
Macaboy
James Q. Brest
Arlington Hotel
Sessens
Keagan
Pip
Mr. Turner
Mr. Philp
Philip
Colleges Receive Rockwell Gifts and Leaders Elected
New York May 2 The General Education Board endowed by John D. Rockefeller announced college gifts and elected presidents Charles W Eliot Harvard and Andrew Carnegie. Gifts ranged from 12,300 at Smith College to 462,500 for Harvard Business School and social programs in Southern states. Memorial Day rail fares listed include Washington to Leesburg Manassas and Bluemont with special round trips and reduced weekend rates.
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General Education Board
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Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Andrew Carnegie
Lst
Hamilton College
Clinton
Knox College
Galesburg
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Ind
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Williamsburg
University of Rochester
Rochester
N. C
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Manchester College
St. Paul
Desperado Dutch Shot Dead After Rampage in Ambrose
In Ambrose North Dakota on May 2 a desperado named Dutch rode into a sporting resort and opened fire injuring editor J A Lippnardt and attempting to harm lawyer L Todd. A posse engaged him and after about forty shots a citizen’s bullet killed him as he rode away.
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J. A. Lippnardt
Ufe
L. & Todd
Oltiaw
Strawberries Reach Record Shipments at Four Cents
Bridgeville Delaware May 28 a new shipping record was set with seventy four car loads of strawberries in one day surpassing the prior fifty five car record. Growers expect further records as the season continues while prices collapse to four cents a quart, a price farmers say is not paying.
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Delaware
Bridgeville
Cal
Monitor Florida test proves turret strength for navy
Norfolk May 28 The Florida in Norfolk Navy Yard completes a June 10 test in which its forward turret plates flexed but the mechanism remained sound. Torpedo tests, safety devices, and dummy figures indicate no fatal pressure on exposed crew. cameras forbidden as yard officials study lessons for future turret and mast construction.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Florida
Norfolk Navy Yard
Quinby
Falconer
May corn prices climb as market tightens supply
May corn extended its advance in Chicago trading, closing up 2 1/2 cents near 2 1/2. Armour interests pressured against delivery contracts while Patten house brokers led bids as rain hindered country shipments and forced shorts to miss contracts.
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Armour Interests
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Patten
Hoosier Monte Carlo Raided at French Lick
French Lick Indiana was swept by a raid ordered by Gay Hanly and Attorney General Bingham. A warning from Indianapolis led to closures of gambling rooms and cessation of business at the resort.
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Gay. Hanly
Bingham
Indianapolis
Beey Reeves
Abductor Patterson Killed In Lake Wawassee Region Pursuit
Patterson a steamboat proprietor kidnapped Mrs. Sergent near Lake Wawassee and forced her into his car. A posse closed in near Millersburg in a running gun battle. Patterson and his brother in law were wounded and the abductor was killed at the first shot. Mrs. Sergent safe, no arrests announced.
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Pistel’s Point
Sperial
Washington Post
Ligonier
Ind
William Patterson
Sergent
Patterson
Fred
Lake Wawassee
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Goldsmith
Millersburg
Wabash
Franks
Aims
Mr. Sargent
Fist FIGHT At Texas Democratic Convention Over Bryan Bailey Endorsement
May 2 Fort Worth Texas witnesses a brawl after a platform endorsing Bryan and Bailey and instructing delegates. Anti Bailey and Bailey factions clash as a Waco ally strikes Wolters with an umbrella and fists fly, delaying adjournment amid cheering and hooting.
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Bailey
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Standiffer
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Cullen ‘Thomas
Waco
J F. Wolters
Houston
Wolters
Thomas
Felice
Revolution in Church Dr Roberts Too Efficient
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in Kansas City debated temperance and divorce issues and adopted a reform to ban paid agents or board members from serving on the executive commission. The move shifts governance to new leaders, reducing influence of a few experienced men and mandating boards report to a fifteen member executive commission.
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Contests in Chicago Prompt Prohibition Debate
The Chicago meeting reports 174 contests across eight states and Alaska, with 70 districts and 174 delegates. A resolution seeks a committee to report on convening less often to ease church burdens, amid critique of retiring moderator Dr. Wiliam Heney Roberts and disputes over church governance and benefactors.
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National Committee
Alaska
Rain Pays $10,000 to Jim O'Leary in May Bets
Chicago May 2 Jim TM O'Leary a hand book man awoke to rain and realized his bet paid off. Patterning raindrops yielded ten thousand dollars as he had predicted eight rainy days in May. The piece notes the surprising payout and May weather pattern.
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Jim
O'Leary
Druce Perjurer Sentenced In London Case
London May 2 Mrs Margaret Hamilton a key witness in the alleged identity case involving the Duke of Portland with T C Druce was sentenced to eighteen months penal servitude for perjury her appeal being refused. Mrs Margaret Hampton age seventy was arrested March 7 charged with willful perjury and conspiracy in connection with the Druce case found guilty at the Old Bailey April 0.
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Margaret Hamilton
Duke of Portland
T. C. Druce
Margaret Hampton
Cruce
Old Bailey
Fresh Milk for Panama Experiment in Royal Mail Ship
New York May 28 The Tagus of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company will carry three tons of fresh cow milk in bulk to the Canal Zone. Milk will be refrigerated and served to employees aboard the steamer. If successful, the government may require refrigerating plants on other ships to Colon to handle larger supplies.
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Tagus
Royal Mail Steam Packet
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Colon
Whales Reported Off New England by Russian Vessel Petersburg
Whales large in size sighted between Newfoundland and Sandy Hook by the Petersburg from Labau and Rotterdam. Capt Salsky notes six whales seen after Nantucket lightship passed. Whales described as very large with big heads, traveling in pairs.
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Newfoundland
Sandy Hook
Favor Philip Side Boy Tells Of A Scuffle At Arlington Hotel
Testimony recounts a hall scuffle before a fatal shot at the Arlington. Witnesses say Gaston P. Philip struggled with cabman Frank Macahoy, Macahoy pressed against a railing, and a gun was later found in Philip’s pocket. Evidence included a discharged revolver, a bloodstained bullet, and witness descriptions from elevator and hotel staff.
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Frank Mccahoy
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William Grisset
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Flo
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Brest
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