American fleet near Cuba aimed at protecting citizens
Report notes the US plans to deploy marines to Guantanamo and Key West to safeguard American lives and property as Cuba’s Gomez weighs a conciliatory reply to Taft. Officials warn ships may move if Havana cannot guarantee safety amid dock strike tensions.
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Washington
Gomez
Key West
State Department
Beaupre
Yavana
Karmany
Prairie
Guantanamo
Osterhaus
Cuban
Havana
Wright Takes Turn for Worse in Typhoid Sufferer
Dayton reports Wilbur Wright's condition worsened with typhoid fever as medical staff battled high fever and unconsciousness after a restless night. The aviator's prognosis remained uncertain and concern grew for his health.
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Dayton
Wilbur Wright
Wright
Fire Loss Tops 175000 in Cleveland Garage Building
Four caners in a two story building on Buckl d avenue near East Nineteenth street suffered over 175000 in fire damage. The blaze started from defective wiring in a garage where automobiles worth 30000 were destroyed. Jewelry stock valued at 25000 is expected to be recovered from the ruins.
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Leveland, O
Kucld Avenue
Nineeenth Street
Town Griers Rest Sunday at Galveston
San Antonio hosts Town Criers for eighteen hours of enlightenment and entertainment ending with a quiet Sunday in Galveston. The group enjoyed church visits gulf breezes and a two hour ride aboard the U S revenue cutter Winston before returning to Houston.
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Town Griers
Galveston
Houston
Tex
Special Dispatch
San Antonio
Gulf of Mexico
United States Revenue Cutter
Winston
Waterloo
Gulf
Peterson
Lorimer Says He Feels Better Amid Residency Talk
Chicago May 27 Senator William Lorimer appeared at his bank and faced questions about Vice President Sherman’s Chicago visit. He offered no direct answers, saying only that his health is improved and that the day is pleasant. Friends still expect him to stay in the Senate.
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Chicago
United States
Wm. Lorimer
Sherman
Illnois
Senate
Clark Sweeps Kentucky in Democratic Convention
Clark easily wins in Kentucky with about half the counties reporting results. He exceeds the 613 instructed votes needed to control the state convention and will gain all 26 Kentucky delegates to the national Democratic convention. Greensboro North Carolina also signals an uninstructed delegation in state contests.
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Louisville
Clark
Kentucky
Harmon
Wilson
Jefferson County
James
Greensboro
North Carolina
Underwood
Brean
Newsboy Strikers Beat Driver in Chicago Rampage
In Chicago on May 27 a delivery wagon driver, 21 year old Warren Wallace, was attacked by about fifteen striking newsboys and sympathizers. He was knocked down and kicked repeatedly, with no arrests reported. Temperatures and weather data follow in the item.
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Chicago
Uwarry Wallace
Wallace
Pulpit Swap Shocks First Congregational Church
Rev L B Hix of Plymouth Congregational read Rev W H Rollins D D s resignation effective August 31 1912 causing surprise and regret among members. Rollins takes the new post as president of Tabor College after six years of pastorate during which the church has grown and a new building was begun.
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First Congregational Church
L. B. Hix
Plymouth Congregational Church
W. H. Rollins
D. D
Ing Congregational Schools
Cornell Bluffs
Des Moines
Sioux City
Conservatory of Music
Hix
First Congregational Church of
Waterloo
Friends and Brethren
Tabor College
Walter H. Rollins
Iowa
Rollins Redeems Waterloo Church After Fire and Growth
Reverend Rollins, from Dartmouth trained, boosted membership and vowed growth at the First M E church in Waterloo. He serves as Iowa director for the National Home Missionary Society and has helped expand spiritual strength while his wife supports missions. The church's property value rose from 14000 to 70000, and the congregation welcomed the pastor during repairs after fire. Mrs Rollins is niece of Ellen Stone, famed missionary abducted in Asia Minor. Tabor College, 47 years old, stands as a leading state institution.
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Rollins
Massachusetts
Dartmouth College
Iowa College
Grinnell
Iowa
National Home Missionary Society
First M. E. Church
Cole
Missionary Society
Waterloo
Ellen Stone
Asia
Minor
New Field
Tabor College
Army Bill May Legislate Wood From Chiefship
The army appropriation bill reported back to the senate includes anti administration amendments that would remove Major General Wood from the chief of staff position and shift posting locations to a panel of retired officers with bipartisan committee input. A resignation letter from Pastor Walter H. Rollins of Waterloo accompanies a separate church note dated May 26, 1912.
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Washington
Senate
Wood
House
Des Moines Mother Seeks Writ for Custody of Nine Month Old
Ethel Stewart of Des Moines filed for a writ of habeas corpus to gain possession of her nine month old daughter Gladys Stewart who is in the care of Anna E. Lantz in Linden addition. The filing claims the child is restrained of liberty by Mrs Lantz and husband George Stewart while both parents now seek custody. Sheriff Shores held the child for court as the mother anticipated the hearing set for 2 PM.
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Gladys Stewart
Anna ¥. Lantz
Linden Addi
Anna E. Lantz
Linden
Ethel Stewart
Des Moines
Stewart
George Stewart
Heather
Shores
Lantz
World Famous Pilots Prepare for Memorial Day 500 Trials
At Indianapolis speedway fourteen of twenty six cars qualified in the first speed elimination session for the Memorial Day 500. De Palma in a Mercedes posted the fastest lap at 1:44.62, with De Palma and matsaw ina boxer among top times. Romine's Continental failed to qualify in the first run and faced two more chances.
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Pfts
TA Miles An Henvy
Ray Hartoun
Tine
Mercedes de Padtun
Stutz Anderson Crates Borman
Bhart
Endirett Dealszt
McFarian Marquette Linen
White Tenkins
Lexington
Ramine
Continental
Burman
Iidt
de Palma
Mercedes
Matsaw Ina Boxer
Liesaw
Marquette-duick
Frazders Firestone-Columbus
Vegetables and Meat Carried in London Cabs
London reports describe police preparations to move meat and provisions from steamers tied up by river disruption. Transport workers and laborers support strikes aiming to mobilize all staff at Covent Garden market while unionists dominate the vegetable market amid limited peaceful picketing.
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London
Covent Garden
Canton
Balloon After the Lahm Cup
A balloon believed to be the St Louis ascended at 7:54 last night from San Antonio and passed over Chanute Kansas this morning heading northeast. It carried Albert von Hoffman and Capt. John Berry with oxygen tanks for high flying. The San Antonio to Challnite distance is about 582 miles.
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Chanute
Kan
St. Louis
San Antonio
Texas
St Louis
Albert von Hoffman
John Berry
Chall Nite
Anarchy Seethes in New Republic in Wu Chang Area
A dispatch from Pei Tsin reports rising unrest near Wu Chang with General Le Yuen Heng, vice president, headquartered there. In nearby districts, crowds threaten action as republican forces in Maleing Wu Chang gather secretly. Wholesale executions are reported in the surrounding district.
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Wonden
Lorimer Refuses to Resign as U S Senator
Chicago dispatch reports Senator Lorimer will not quit the Illinois senate seat despite appeals. Vice President Sherman conveyed the denial to Washington as Lorimer’s allies plan to push for action near the decisive vote, with Deneen speculated as a potential successor in April.
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Chicago
William Lorimer
United States
Illinois
James 5. Sherman
Washington
Lorimer
Men with Prison Records Driving Taxicabs
New York cops report about two hundred men with prison or police records hold taxi chauffeurs licenses in the city. Police squads will target criminals using cabs as threats to public safety amid recent murders holdups and robberies connected to taxi work.
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New York
Police Department
Tmeah
Polses
Poller
Paving Resumes on East Fourth Street
Large gang of workers employed by the Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern railway resumes paving along Fourth Street east beside the company tracks. Most laborers arrived in Waterloo yesterday and more men are expected.
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Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
Fourth Street
Waterloo
Son Succeeds Father as Burlington City Solicitor
In Burlington Massachusetts May 2758 BL Poor son of city solicitor C J Poor and member of the firm Poor Poor was appointed city solicitor to succeed his father who died three weeks ago for gentlemen San Felice fe elgar.
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Burlington
BL Poor
Ite
C. J. Poor
of Poor & Poor
Coday
Campaign Day In New Jersey Amid Roosevelt Taft Clash
New York May 27 reports describe a heated campaign as Taft and Roosevelt press battles ahead of New Jersey’s primary. Roosevelt leaves Oyster Bay for a possible last trip before the national convention. Taft continues along the Atlantic Coast ending in Atlantic City.
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New York
Taft
Col. Hoongevelt
New Jersey
The
Ton
South Dakota
Col
Roosevelt
Oyster Gay
Mr. Taft
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic City
Moors Repulsed Leaving 4 000 on Field is Report
Paris reports a claimed Moors attack on the French camp at Merada near the Algerian frontier with French casualties listed, while the ministry of war says the report is unconfirmed and Fez wireless says Fez battery action was silenced. A 6,000 French force is to move toward Rabat Fez route.
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Paris
Merada
Ministry of War
Fez
Rabat
Funeral in Jesup for Leo Blake man Drowned at State University
Large funeral in Jesup for Leo Blake man drowned at Iowa City where he was a freshman at the State University. Services started at home then at the Methodist church with Rev. C C Depuy officiating. Church packed and sixty teams formed the hearse procession to the cemetery as classmates served as pallbearers.
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Jesup
Hell
Leo Blakeman
Herman Blakeman
Iowa City
State University
Methodist Church
C. C. Depuy
Leo
Lorimer Friends Say He Will Not Quit Senate
Close friends of Senator Lorimer said he would not resign under pressure and would return to Washington when health allowed to defend himself against opponents. They warned the fight would go to the last ditch if necessary.
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Chicago
Lorimer
Senate
Hoe
Washington
Hig Flont
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