Militant Suffrage Fires Hit Hatcham Church and Grand Hotel
London May 6 Hatcham's St Catherine’s church was gutted by fire blamed on militant suffragists. A bomb was found at the Grand Hotel used by American tourists, tied to a Votes for Women placard and a suspect Ada Ward is in Bow Street custody. Nina Boyle and Anna Munro jailed fourteen days rather than pay fines. Florida suffragists gather in Tallahassee urging Senate to act. Asquith threatens to resign if cabinet backs noncompliant support for women’s suffrage.
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London
St. Catherine's
Hatcham
Grand Hotel
Bow Street
Ada Ward
Trafalgar Square
Nina Boyle
Anna Munro
Hyde Park
Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
House
Senate
Asquith
House of Commons
Suffragists Expel Twelve From New Haven Group
In New Haven May, the New Haven Political Equality club expelled twelve members including president Mrs Terrence S McDermott and vice president Mrs August Troup for forming within the club a separate organization named the Pioneer Equality club. The expulsions condemn the methods as a low and unfair bid for control.
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New Haven
Conn
Demand Troops Over Polls In Bluefield Election
Citizens of Bluefield demand troops to preserve order at the polls during the city election. They accuse Democrats of blocking Republican election officers and a Democratic clerk of refusing to sign ballots, with Bluefield militia on standby.
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Charleston
W. Va
Bluefield
Hatfield
Militia Company
Missouri Begins 8.5 Million State Capitol Construction
Jefferson City May 6 construction of a new 8.5 million dollar Missouri state capitol began today. Officials expect occupancy by the end of Governor Major's administration.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Thea
Major
Smithsonian honors Langley on tablet unveiling for aviation pioneer's legacy
On May 6 at the Smithsonian a tablet was unveiled to memorialize Samuel P Langley, father of advanced aviation, amid medals for Glenn Curtiss and Gustave Eiffel. Curtiss attended, Jusserand later accepted Eiffel’s medal. Army and Navy officers and Washington notables observed the ceremony with flying boats on display.
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Smithsonian Institution
Glenn Curtiss
Gustave Eiffel
Langley
Curtiss
Ambassador Jusserand
Eiffel
Army War College
Deportation of 200 Terrified Prisoner Families
Lisbon May 6 The Portuguese government has shipped about 200 political prisoners to Angra on Terceira island for court martial on charges tied to the April 27 attempted overthrow. Families fear for relatives after dawn departure aboard Cabo Verde. Ulra-republicans sparked riots at Lisbon barracks with revolvers bombs and cheers for radical republic.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Azores
Cabo Verde
Terceira
Treas
Angra
Radical Republica
Rumors Fly Over Saloon Case Verdict
Rumors spread in the city about the saloon case ruling after Judge Dunham’s petition hearing. The court will file a written opinion with the clerk, who becomes the public record holder. Judge Dunham is in Manchester this week, with a decision expected soon after three weeks since the trial ended.
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Dunham
Manchester
Temperature Readings From May 6
Markings supplied by Buchanan Optical company note May 6 readings. The night of May 5 measured 11 p.m. to 12 a.m. with the minimum at 59 and maximum at 60 degrees. A year earlier the minimum was 59 and the maximum 74 degrees.
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Buchanan Optical Company
Syndicate
Riot injures many as militia called in Syracuse strike
In Syracuse on May 6 a riot between 400 to 500 Italian striking laborers and police left fifteen injured including seven officers. Shots killed two strikers. six others hurt. Police used a fire hose to break the mob near the county courthouse before the militia restored order.
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Syracuse
N. Y
John Grimes
County Court House
Onondaga Street
Warren
Mathews
Suffrage Fight Reopens in Commons as Bill Moves
London May 6 The second reading of Willoughby Dickinsons franchise bill on enfranchising 6 000 000 women opened the suffrage debate anew in the house of commons Supporters argue granting votes to women while critics claim educated militant acts undermine parliamentary government Opponents include Arthur Cecil Beck Viscount Wolmer and Charles Wortley The piece notes Delgaard buying acres from Lewis Miller on Fourth Street West for a future home.
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London
House of Commons
Willoughby Dickinson
Commons
Dickinson
Arthur Cecil Beck
Viscount Wolmer
Charles B. Stuart Wortley
Johan J. K. Delgaard
Lewis Miller
Fourth Street West
Fourth Street
Waterloo Greek Will Return From Balkan War With Bride
Harry Smirnis of Waterloo, long in Greece during the Balkan conflict, survived Turkish captivity and will wed a Greek girl whom he knew in childhood. The couple, betrothed since the war, plan to marry and settle in Waterloo within a few weeks.
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Waterloo
Harry Smirhis
Greece
Samosa
Harry Smirnis
Dan Cupid
Smirnis
The
Smirnia
Kia
Mothers Day Observances Grow Across Nation
EE Philadelphia reports rising interest in Mothers Day as May 11 approaches. Miss Anna Jarvis, founder of the observance, notes widespread church services and sermons on motherhood and women’s status. In Chicago and some cities, celebrations occur the day before.
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Philadelphia
Anna Jarvis
Chicago
Pinchot Accuses Private Interests in Alaska Leasing Fight
Gifford Pinchot testified before the Senate Territories Committee arguing private interests blocked Alaska coal field leasing under a leasing system. He named Senator Guggenheim and vowed to reveal more names. urged government ownership of railroads and all power resources, citing corruption in Pennsylvania. Fisher expected to testify next.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Senate Territories Committee
Guggenheim
Colorado
Congress
Pinchot
Alaska
Pennsylvania
Greek assassin Aleko Shinas dies by suicide in Saloniki
Aleko Shinas, who shot and killed King George of Greece on March 18 in Saloniki, leapt from a police station window and died. He had been treated for tuberculosis after the attack and claimed the king denied him help years earlier in the palace.
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Athens
Aleko Shinas
George
Greece
Saloniki
Shinas
Volo
Thessaly
Senator Goff Draws Full Pay as Retired Judge in Addition to Senate Salary
Washington May 6 Senator Nathan Goff of West Virginia will receive 7500 dollars as his senate salary plus 7000 dollars as full pay of a retired federal circuit judge. The total equals the salary of an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Comptroller Tracewell granted the salary as allowed by law for judges who resign after ten years at age seventy.
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Washington
Nathan Goff
West Virginia
Senate
Supreme Court
Theft of 14800 From Express Package Baffles Detectives
A Washington to Oakland package bound for Central National Bank of California contained only clipped magazine pages instead of 14 800 in hundred dollar bills. Officials say the seal was perfect and tampering unknown while Wells Fargo and government agents pursue the missing funds.
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Oakland
Cal
May
Washington
D. C
Central National Bank
Oakland Bank
National Bank Redemption Office
United States Express Company
Express Company
Denver
Wells-Fargo Company
United States
Wells-Fargo Express
Central National Bank of California
Welle-Fargo Company
State Troops Win in Battle Above Guaymas
Nogales Arizona May reports say government forces repelled a federal advance on their base at Ortiz. The federals were surprised from the rear and forced to retreat with 209 men captured, while Col. Luis M. Darron commanded the losses. Col. Benjamin G. Hill led a flank movement after insurgents seized Torin. Reports of Aubert surrender are untrue. he reportedly retreated to Monterey.
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Nogales
Ariz
Guaymas
Ortiz
Luis M. Darron
Benjamin G. Hill
Torin
Guayman
Battlefeld
Eagle Pass
Tex
Tracy Aubert
Mexico
Carranza
Piedras, Negras
Associated Press Today
Aubert
Monterey
Jury selection in Jack Johnson Mann Act trial
In Chicago on May 6 the trial of Jack Johnson proceeded as federal veniremen were examined for prejudice. Ten jurors were questioned after being drafted by the government, with potential bias toward the black fighter and the case involving the Mann Act.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Carspenter
Gifford
Elgin
Etta Dirvea Johnson
Diatribe on Rags and Love Feast All on Same Day
Washington May 8 The tariff bill discussions focus on administrative and income tax features as Congress convenes. Mondell proposes freeing imports of rags but Underwood notes rags are clean. debate centers on how the tax and free list affect insurance and northwest wheat policies. Mann hails Underwood on his birthday with a bipartisan love feast as the bill nears final passage.
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Washington
House
Senate
Mondell
Turkey
London
Naples
Rome
Balkan Peninsula
Underwood
Mr. Mondell
Sherman
Illinois
Northwest
Mann
Alabama
Mr. Underwood
Mr. Mann
Wilson Urged to Consider Health Department Plan
A committee of the American Medical Association urged President Wilson to convene a general conference on creating a federal department of public health and related conservation of life and efficiency. Yale’s Prof. Fisher and others pressed for health legislation while Wilson aims to study further before committing. Senator Owen discussed currency reform with the president and a Chinese‑American issue was raised by W. M. Martin of Los Angeles about treatment of Chinese travelers.
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Washington
Wilson
American Medical Exugoriation
Department of Public Health
Ilfa
Irving Fisher
Yale
John B. Murphy
Chicago
G. H. Simmons
L. K. Frankle
Abram Jacobi
New York
Harvey W. Wiley
Owen
Foster
Illinois
Curley
Massachusetts
Fisher
Wm. M. Martin
Los Angeles
Cal
Fear Designs on Life of Alfonso
Madrid reports rumors of anarchists plotting against King Alfonso during his Paris visit. Police anxieties rise as precautions are laid by Paris authorities. French legislature allocates 48,500 dollars for royal entertainment. two Spanish anarchists are arrested in Bordeaux on suspicion of involvement.
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Madrid
Spain
Alfonso of Spain
Alvaro de Romanones
Parie
Paris
Alfonso
Parla
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Bordeaux
Death of John Hussle in Waterloo man dies at 77
John Hussle aged 77 died Tuesday afternoon of pneumonia at his daughter Mrs Howard Miller's home 618 Denver Street Waterloo Funeral services will be held at the house then burial in Omaha He was born June 26 1880 in Carbondale Pa He left Omaha for Waterloo 32 years ago and was father to five children including Mrs Howard Miller Mrs Anna Atwood John H Hussie and M Sp Hussie all of Omaha and Baltimore Columbus area.
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John Hussle
Howard Miller
Denver Street
Omaha
Mr. Hussle
Carbondale
Waterloo
Manuel
Cuesta
Baltimore
John H
M. Sp. Hussie
Wilson cabinet meeting on alien land bill and other topics
President Wilson did not discuss the California anti alien land bill or its impact on Japanese with his cabinet at the May session. Mexican problems received some attention while Dr. G E Boyce left for a visit to western Iowa. Acting Secretary Moore sat in for Bryan. No decision on Saturday half holidays for government workers in Washington.
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Washington
California
Wilson
John Bassett Moore
Bryan
Contractor Meyer Fridstein Arrives for Russell-Lamson Hotel
Meyer Fridstein of Dunphy and Fridstein Milwaukee returns to inspect the site and oversee initial plans for the Russell-Lamson hotel project. Superintendent O'Hara accompanies him to supervise construction.
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City
Meyer Fridstein
Dunphy and Fridstein
Milwaukee
Fridstein
O'Hara
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