President Roosevelt honors Lawton monument in Indiana
President Roosevelt spoke at the monument unveiling for Gen Henry W Lawton in Lawton Indiana before thousands. He praised railway policy and paid tribute to Oliver Morton and Indiana leaders as crowds packed streets and Memorial Day observances paused. The party then traveled toward Lansing with stops in Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, amid a large reception and ceremonies with Gov Hanly and national figures.
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Ind
Roosevelt
Henry W. Lawtom
Oliver Marton
Indiana
Lansing
Bieh
Bert Wayne
Menian Street
Monument Place
University Square
St. Clair Park
Ma Hididay
Fairbanks
Lawton
McGregor
Uh Hana
Vie Inneheon
Ludings
Hanly
Reeridge
States
Indiana National Rct
G. A. Riami
G A. R
D. R. Lucas
Frances Lawton
President Roosevelt honors Indiana with wreath for Harrison grave
President Roosevelt visited Fort Wayne Indiana delivering an address praising clean civil life and honesty. A wreath from Washington was laid on Benjamin Harrison’s grave at Crown Hill Cemetery. Roosevelt, Fairbanks, and Loeb toured the area, met local children, and prepared to resume travel to Lansing.
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Benjamin Harrison
Patty
Indiana
Lansing
Fort Wayne
Fairbanks
Loeb
Crown Hill
Washington
Fairbank
Hemenway
Hanly
Michigan
Ind
President Roosevelts Joyous Indiana Stop Draws Huge Crowds
Continuous ovation as President Roosevelt tours Bellefontaine Sidney Union City Muncie and Indianapolis with brief remarks handshakes and cheers. Voters and veterans praised unity while a young girl presented a rose and a crowd urged more time with the public figure.
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Ind
Bellefontaine
Indianapolis
Ato
Pla
Helfefontsine
Ney
Ohio
Union City
Pellefontaine
Pairbanks
Roosevelt
Sidney
Indiana
Warning of Peril Pleads for Constitution in Foraker Speech
Memorial Day address in Steubenville Ohio by United States Senator Joseph Benson Foraker drew a large crowd and warned against one man power and expanding federal patronage. He urged adherence to the Constitution and free discussion of policies, tackling Cuban questions and domestic issues while stressing the need to test legislation before judgment.
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Steubenville
Ohio
United States
Joseph Benson Wporaker
Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument
Union Cemetery
Foraker
Foraker Warns Against One Man Power
The speaker warns against concentrated power, citing Mexico under Diaz as a cautionary example. He argues Americans must fear potential abuses of authority and the decline of republican principles, noting that reliance on a single patriotic leader offers no guarantee against misfortune.
Bryan at Jamestown Pays Tribute to Patrick Henry Day
In Norfolk Virginia May 30, 1916 Patrick Henry Day at the Jamestown Exposition featured William Jennings Bryan in a speech on taxation without representation. Bryan discussed federal railroad rate laws, challenged corporate power, and urged broader democracy across the North and South with remarks on sectional politics and national unity.
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Virginia House of Burgesses
Patrick Henry
William Jennings Bryan
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Exposition
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New York
Frank T. Lassiter
Virginia
Mr. Bryan
United States
John W. Daniel
Virginia Statesman
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Philippine Islands
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South
Denounced by President Roosevelt over Hagerman resignation
The Silver City reports President Roosevelt’s letter to former Governor Hagerman. The President cited Hagerman’s prior good record as reason for allowing resignation rather than removal amid charges tied to the Pennsylvania Development Company land deal. Hagerman vows vindication, condemning a reference to his father as a threat to ruin reputations.
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Cilver Today
Roosevelt
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Hageman
United States
BALLOONISTS FATE IN DOUBT IN LONDON REPORT
Special Cable to the Baltimore Post: during King Edward’s Aldershot visit a Royal Engineers balloon carrying Lieuts Caulfield and Leake disappeared after a seaward drift. The balloon was last seen near the English Channel off Exmouth 100 miles southwest of Aldershot. The officers’ fate remains a mystery with theories ranging from rescue by a passing vessel to a landing ashore as the craft moved seaward.
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Mob Seizes Flushing Court Over Accused Girl Attacker
A 2000 strong mob besieged the Flushing Police Court to drag Leon Graham from guard duty. He faces assault charges related to Mamie Luck and possible complicity in Amelia Staffeldt murder, with statements from Becker about the killing, and no recognition between the two in custody.
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Becker
Washington Post
New York
Flushing
Mamie Luck
Corona
Kelly
Newton
Michael Graham
Henry Bedser
Amelia Staffeldt
Champ Clark Attacks Root in Georgia Bar Association Talk
Savannah May 36 Congressman Champ Clark denounced Secretary of State Elihu Root in a Georgia Bar Association speech. He accused Root of advocating unconstitutional power for the federal government viacourt tampering and warned against harmful constructions of the Constitution. Clark recalled Aaron Burr and criticized Root’s proposition as immoral and unpatriotic.
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Champ Clark
Root
Georgia Bar Association
Clark
Elihu Root
Aaron Burr
Hale Illness Not Serious After Baltimore Operation
United States Senator Eugene Hale of Maine is recovering after a sight operation in Baltimore. Reports deny any critical illness and say he is so far recovered he can sit on a piazza. The operation was minor and he should be able to be around within a few days.
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Vist
Railroad
United States Senate
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St. Louis
Missouri
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Hale
Baltimore
40000 Miners to Strike in Pittsburg District
Special to The Washington Post reports a looming strike by at least 40,000 coal miners in the Pittsburg district. The dispute centers on new automatic steam or shaker dumps, with miners demanding removal. operators led by Francis L Robbins warn strikes could shutter mines permanently for those who join.
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Pittsburg
United Mine
Workers of America
Francis L. Robbins
Soft Coal Trust
Cleveland Woman Rallies Behind Dr Long in Roosevelt Dispute
Mrs. W. H. Moodie of 1221 Superior Avenue Northeast vows to aid Dr William Long by providing ammunition for a reply to President Roosevelt who labeled Long a nature faker. Moodie adds her wilderness upbringing and a Canadian trapper uncle corroborate Long’s claims about wolves deer and bears.
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Washington Post
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Roosevelt
William Long
W. H. Moodie
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Ong
Moodie
Dr. Long
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Floor falls at cornerstone event injures many
At St Marys Greek Catholic Church cornerstone ceremony in Wilkes Barre Pa a temporary floor collapsed plunging about sixty into a cellar twelve feet deep One child died later. Bishop Hoban and several priests were injured but safe. Ladders and ambulances aided rescue as the cause was blamed on insufficient flooring bracing.
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St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church
Casper Kalfunzky
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Scranton
Coopey
Gabriel Cooper
Perth Amboy
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Alden
Jackovier
Kaminsky
Kingston
Father Fenses
Throop
Father Loughran
Pittsburg Man Takes Poison Leaves Live-for-Death Note
In Boston on May 30 Herman Unger of Pittsburg Pa committed death by his own action with morphine at Clark's Hotel. A pocket note stated his body wanted to live but his intellect wanted to die and asked letters be sent to R W Hele and George Dexter of Boston. A separate note named Montford Lodge and O F Pittsburg. Atlantic City special train schedule lines appear in the text.
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Clark
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R. W. Hele
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H. Unger
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Trolley Car Tragedy On Holiday Crowds
Crowded trolley on a Cleveland line collided with a following car near Sixth street in Middle avenue around 6 pm. At least two dead and eleven injured including elderly men and a five year old boy. Wreck occurred as rear platform passengers were boarding, ambulance crews aided victims near Elyria.
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Ohio
Cleveland and Southwestern
Wellington
Cleveland
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Middle Avenue
H. M. Billings
Eiyria
W. EL Allen
Lake Shore Railroad
Donald Sela
Donnell
Crockery Merchant
Mabel Dean
Eunica Wurst
Tve
Ely
Arthur Hoadley
Jack Leslie
Carlisie
George Chamberlain
Madison
Avery
Second Avenue
J. P. Sela
Homer
Margaret Butler
City Hospital
Fifth
Middle Streets
Wreck at Belmont Park Derails Long Island Train
Four injured but none fatally after a Long Island Railroad train derailed at Belmont Park station. The 12:20 p.m. accident sent the crowd fleeing as the front car jumped the track and tore through the platform, with witnesses noting slow speed limited casualties.
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York
Long Island
Belmont Park Race Track
S&s
Twelve-Hour Charivari Disturbs Sioux City Household
In Sioux City Iowa May 30 a newly married couple Mr and Mrs Henry Brown faced a record twelve hour charivari by 200 revelers to honor seven and five children respectively. The nocturnal noise kept the town awake and left the bride’s father’s house nearly wrecked with a torn porch smashed windows and torn screens. Outbuildings were damaged to supply drums clubs and tom tom beaters.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Henry Brown
Giant Italian mob figure slain in East Side saloon
In New York on May 9 a feared Italian giant known as Jumbo Giordano was killed by a hand ax blow after forcing his way into a saloon game. The attacker, a compatriot who carried the weapon, fled, leaving Little Italy relieved for the night.
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Giordano
East Side
Ciordano
Italy
Idle 40,000 in Frisco Amid Labor Troubles
Harbor Commissioner W. W. Stafford reports about 40,000 San Francisco residents idle due to ongoing labor troubles, outlining the economic impact of the dispute on the city.
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Gov. Gillett
San Francisco
Harbor
W. W. Stafford
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