Roosevelt Urges Honest Peace and Strong Navy Message
Theodore Roosevelt denounces false apostles of peace at Grant's tomb and argues unrighteous peace is worse than war. He defends a strong navy and national arbitration only on terms we can honor, rejects unlimited immigration and Monroe doctrine arbitration, and praises Union veterans while signaling readiness to act if peace harms national self-respect.
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Theodore Roose Selt
Daniel W. Sickies
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Taft and Roosevelt Voice Peace and War Views
Taft and Roosevelt debate peace with nations urging restraint and arbitration. They warn against agreeing to arbitrate matters like the Monroe doctrine or unlimited Asiatic immigration, arguing for patriotism and national self respect while embracing peaceful tribunals for disputes.
Lincoln statue gift frames memorial address in city hall
In a memorial address the city received a bronze Lincoln statue donated by Amos H. Van Horn. The speaker urged laws to modernize beyond flintlocks, uphold liberty and justice, curb wealthy greed, and banish anarchy. He called for clean politics, honest business, and full respect for labor.
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Amos H. van Horn
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Man Breaks Python Neck to Save Itself
Special to The Washington Post Dallas Texas May E W Copley saved himself by snapping the neck of a 15 foot python weighing unknown pounds after the reptile coiled around his legs during transfer from museum display to fresh air. An assistant stumbled and the snake became aroused, prompting Copley to seize the head above the jaws and break the neck to free himself.
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Husband linked to missing wife found dead in New York flat
Special to The Washington Post reports a woman's body found in a first floor East Seventh Street flat. Henry A. Scheib, a chauffeur, was arrested after his rent payments continued for weeks while he had not lived there. He identified the corpse by dental work and told of a troubled marriage, claiming his wife was in Cleveland. The case remains under investigation.
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Motor Race Facts and Fatal Accident at Indianapolis
The 500 mile race at Indianapolis May 20 saw Ray Harroun win in six hours forty one minutes. Ralph Mulford and David Bruce Brown followed. One life, S. P. Dickson, Chicago, a mechanician for Arthur Greiner, died when an Amplex wheel rim failed. Several drivers and mechanics suffered injuries, with Greiner fractured arm. Spectators crowded the track amid chaotic scenes as cars crashed and emergency crews worked.
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Arthur Greiner
Two More Labor Men Held In Bomb Plot Indictment
Three men Bert Conners Ira Bender and A B Maple were indicted for alleged efforts to blow up the Hall of Records on September 9 190. Conners Maple and Bender arraigned and in county jail with 25000 bail each. Maple and Bender were outside the courtroom and Bender is identified as union president.
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Ira Bender
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International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers
Highwaymen strike for five pennies in New Britain
Police hunt two highwaymen who last week pistol threatened a boy named Peter Gorati on his way to a store and robbed him of five pennies. Enraged by the tiny haul, the men beat him and locked him in a railroad car in the yards. he was found yesterday, starved and frightened.
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Pope to create second cardinal for United States
A Rome cable reports the Pope will appoint two U S cardinals to balance East and West. Archbishop Patrick T Riordan of San Francisco is expected to receive the red hat, reflecting the growing Catholic population in the United States.
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America
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San Francisco
Remarkable laryngological operation astonishes delegates
In Philadelphia the American Laryngological Association witnessed Dr Chevalier Jackson of Pittsburgh remove a brass dental plate fragment from a young woman's lung grown embedding for eight years. Using a bronchoscope with a tiny electric heater and forceps, the instrument was severed and the clip removed after about an hour of work.
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Chevalier Jackson
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Speedway Tragedy In Indy 500 Race Leaves One Dead Six Hurt
Chaos erupted at Indianapolis as a 500 mile contest ended in tragedy. Bob Evans escaped serious harm after leaping from a car amid a fiery crash that claimed one life and left six others injured as spectators reacted with panic and then caution. Mulford and Brown were noted as winners in the chaotic report.
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Bob Evans
Tower
Harroun Wins Hard Fought Auto Race Amidst Crashes
In a fiery collision the Lozier rolled over tearing wheels from Dis brow while Teizlaff’s mec hanician broke a leg. Harroun led most of the race, with Mulford and Bruce Brown battling for second as tire trouble and off track moments tested all drivers. Spectators panicked briefly before the finish as Harroun secured victory and the top ten shared in prizes totaling near $15,000 plus bronze plaques.
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Simplex
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Knox
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Discipline on ship brings heavy loss in Taboga tragedy
Special cable dateline Panama May 30 reports the steamship Taboga wreck off Punta Guanica. The Yorktown brought twenty one passengers and forty drowned when a lifeboat capsized. Survivors condemn Taboga’s discipline and overload while praising chief engineer Lorenzo Perivanchie for aiding in救.
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Yorktown
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Drugist Pays Man to Kill Him in Hazleton Case
Francis X. Eble a Hazleton druggist disappeared two months ago amid marital troubles and allegedly paid $250 to a man to murder him. The gunman failed, Eble fled to New York, and he later wrote friends detailing the failed attempt and chiding the would‑be killer in a letter.
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Francis X. Eble
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Nebraskan Editor Sparks Bitter Factional War Rift
A commoner editorial accuses opponents of free wool of being Democratic Aldriches and hypocrites. House leadership denounces the charge in strong terms. Clark, a friend of Bryan, moves to prevent an anticipated attack.
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Bryan's Charge on Bryan and Democratic Party Split
A political column condemns William Jennings Bryan for urging Democrats to bolt caucus and chide his party over tariff policy. It argues the Wilson bill’s wool tax reduction is not a genuine protective measure and questions Bryan’s loyalty to party goals. The piece favors audacious policy shifts and maintains party unity under Aldrich-like reform.
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Underwood Attacks Bryan Over Wool Free List Rift
Oscar W Underwood chairman of the ways and means committee accuses William Jennings Bryan of trying to wreck the Democratic party in a statement ahead of a Commoner editorial. Underwood vows to wage the wool tariff fight to the floor of the 191% national convention and beyond, while Speaker Champ Clark faces a split as Bryan’s stance tests party unity.
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Index to Today’s Issue and Page Headlines
Index lists items across sections including Wars Not Evil Roosevelt Says. Dead in Bath Tub for Months. Tragedy at Auto Race Underwood Raps Bryan. Big Strike on Southern Threatened. Government's Trust Policy 2 Taft's Memorial Address. Rally to Aid Clerks. Reyes to Aid Madero. Medicines That Lead to Madness. Auto Run to Leonardtown. Search for Missing Voucher. Wrecked Launch is Found. Tobacco Trust Plans. Justice Harlan is 78. Editorial Comment. Society. Sporting Events. Baltimore Loses Cricket Match. Good Roads Meeting Planned. Taft to Greet Naval Class. News of Alexandria. St. Elizabeth's Hospital Lauded.
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Underwood
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Taft
Reyes
Madero
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Tobacco Trust
Justice Harlan
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Rumors of Francis Joseph's Death in Paris and Vienna Update
Rumors from Paris claim the Austrian emperor Francis Joseph died, but a late Vienna dispatch says his condition is improving and he drives for hours daily. The report notes he plans a farewell audience with Hungarian premier Tharro.
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Southern Railway Engineers Join Firemen in 2 Percent Pay Demand
In Washington engineers representing about 1,400 Southern Railway workers joined firemen in demanding a 2 percent wage increase. They vow not to compromise, with a strike deemed probable if negotiations fail by Wednesday. Trackmen and bridge workers also seek raises, with 4,000 affected as unions press for higher pay.
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Easons Will Rule and the Rule of Reason in Antitrust
Administration officials indicate the government will pursue antitrust policy under the rule of reason, aligning Sherman Act interpretation with Standard Oil and tobacco rulings. Justice Harlan’s dissent is cited amid debates on judicial legislation, while Holy Trinity principles illustrate balancing literal text with legislative intent in antitrust and immigration cases.
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E. Walpole Warren
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Justice Brewer
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