Marines Ready to Enter Cuba and Intervene
A surge of insurgents burns 8,900 tons of sugar cane near Guantanamo on Marcos Sanchez plantation owned by American Fidelity. The transport Prairie lands 774 US Marines in Cuba as Washington signals readiness to send marines and bluejackets into the interior to protect American and foreign interests if Cuban forces are unavailable. President Gomez replies by noting US restraint while affirming Cuban resolve to restore public peace.
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Santiago
Marcos Sanchez
Guantanamo
American Fidelity Company
Cainamera
Guta
Payal
Prairie
United States Marine Corps
Interior
Washington
United States
Cuba
Gomez
State Department
Havac
Havana
Taft
Titanic disaster blamed on captain and officers
Senate report finds Captain Smith and Captain Lord of the Californian share blame for Titanic tragedy. It cites failure to heed iceberg warnings, poor discipline, lack of drills, slow lifeboat readiness, and lax regulations. Carpathia rescuer Rostron praised as critical.
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Washington
Smith
Lord
Senate
William Alden Smith
Michigan
British Board of Trade
America
England
Baltic
Ismay
White Star Line
Wan
Dr Wiley Outlines Pure Food Baby Rearing Plan
Washington May 28 Harvey Wiley outlines his plan to rear John Harvey Wiley as a pure food and fresh air baby. He advocates natural mother feedings and delayed weaning, open-air sleep, light clothing, and ample cow’s milk. He also favors early water intake and specific dietary steps through age three.
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Washington, D. C
Harvey Wiley
Harvey W. Wiley
John Harvey
Wiley Hag
Aes! Count
Bonghe
Laiaan Elotion Shares
Hig San
Roosevelt and Taft era politics in midwest telegrams
A Sioux Falls Press telegraph summary reports Col Roosevelt unable to attend Memorial Day events in Gettysburg. The message highlights his call to voters, fighting for farmers and wage workers, tariff protections, and a split with political bosses as a defining issue.
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Flex Alls
Chicago
Mr. Taft
Lorimer
Wilbur Wright Reported Dying In Dayton
Wilbur Wright Premier in aviation reportedly sinking at his home in Dayton on May 28. Physicians and family aides have attempted heroic measures to revive him as his condition worsens and hope fades.
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Dayton
Wilbur Wright
Roosevelt, Taft Camps Battle For New Jersey Votes
New Jersey voters face a tight primary as Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft campaign across the state. Roosevelt heads to Oyster Bay after a convention while Taft tours Atlantic City making a final appeal. Delegates and direct presidential ballot questions appear on the ballots amid varied expectations.
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Newark
New Jersey
Chieseo
Uallmore
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Hay
Gettysburg
Taft
Atlanta
Follette
Wilson
Feach
Tatt
Atlantieuly
Presiddet Taft
Dagen
Bynes
Oex
Franklin Murphy
Ne and Mind
Thomas J. Rhoades
Secrer Service
Murphy
Water loo Town Criers enjoy charming Houston visit
Waterloo Town Criers receive a royal welcome in Houston with free rides and hotel services for guests. 2000 locals greeted officials, flowers showered at the station, and a 4000 dollar auditorium hosted a formal session before trains departed amid cheers.
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Dallas
Tex
Houston
Waterloo Town Criers
Waterloo
Imaton
Ironston
New
Toten
Titanic inquiry report outlines cause and failures
Washington May 24 The Senate passed a joint resolution praising captains and crew of the Carpathia and Carpathian and voting 4 000 for a memorial. The committee report blames non watertight compartments and delays in distress signaling for the disaster and cites warnings to Capt South and crew ignorance of duties.
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Senate
Arthur H. Kosteen
Abe
Carpathia
Smith
Raynor
Maryland
Senator Stith
Lee
South
de Hence Igniny
Minning
White Star Line
SAMA
Ter
Cait
Eighty Killed in Picture Theatre Disaster in Spain
Castellon de la Plana, May 28. An overnight cinema explosion and fire at a Vallareal theatre killed eighty and left many injured. The building was burned out and panic caused numerous fatalities and injuries among nearby families.
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Castellon de la Tlana
Spain
Vallareal
Lightning kills Independence boy in rare incident
Independence Louisiana May 38 Harvey Peterson 15 was killed instantly by lightning while closing a wire gate. Companion Clint Christiansen stood nearby uninjured in the afternoon blast. Contempt case against Detective Foster moved to Superior Court in Los Angeles by Judge Hutton to Presiding Judge Willis.
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Independence
Harvey Peterson
Here
Clint Christensen
On Burger
Los Angeles
R. J. Foster
Hutton
Willis
Auperior Court
Waterloo Song Recital Delights Distant Train Farewell
The event featured CG Munger bedridden with illness while Ed Munger and Paul Davis joined a group to sing "Home to Waterloo" repeatedly. The audience cheered as the train departed, and the performance drew warm appreciation from the attendees, including M.C. A. members and the secretary Peterson.
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Waterloo
CG. Munger
Ed Munger
M.C. A
Paul Davis
Peterson
Gray New Head of Great Northern
Directors of the Great Northern Railway elected Carl R. Gray as president to succeed Louis W. Hill with effect June 1. The meeting adjourned with no further action or statements about James J. Hill retirement and Louis W. Hill remaining head of the executive committee. Attending were James J. Hill, Louis W. Hill, William H. Dunwoody, R. A. Jackson, R. I. Farrington, and Carl R. Gray.
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Minneapolis
Great Northern Railway Company
Carl R. Gray
Louis W. Hill
James J. Hill
James J
Lois W. Hill
William H. Dunwoody
R. A. Jackson
R. I. Farrington
Death by own action linked to Sherman law fear
Chicago May 28 Frank Fl wood Tukens secretary of the Minody Wisconsin Retail Dealers association died by suicide yesterday, feared the Sherman law would ruin his business. Tukens moved from Pecoria Alabama where he was city clerk before joining Chicago retail offices and founding the association which grew from 180 to 600 members amid federal antitrust scrutiny. He said he did not fear indictment but feared it would ruin his firm.
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Tne
Mr. McHarg
Col
Roosevelt
Taft
Missour
Oyster Bay
Chicago
Tuinola
Ovater Bay
Dacuas
Central States
Jesup
I Speciary
C. A. Emerson
Iuy Council
Sunvone
Independence
Mr. Emmerson
Mr. Emerson
Frank Flwood Tukens
Minody-Wisconsin Retail Goal Dealers Association
Tatkens
Pecoria
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Andrear
Richard M.wats
Wiliam Alden Smith
New York
Olympic
Frederick Marrett
The
Litanic
Teddy Senos
Emerson Word
Roat
Medill McCormick
Ormsby McHarg
Coil
Smoke Martin
Eugene Brennan
San Felice
Mr, Wilbur
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Cini
Committee On Titanic
Gray
Great Northern
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