Ambassador Page Presented to King at Buckingham Palace
Walter Hines Page the new U S ambassador to Britain was presented to King George V and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace after meeting Sir Edward Grey. Page described the audience as cordial and pleasing and will meet other ambassadors and attend numerous official functions.
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London
Walter Hines Page
United States
Court of St. James
George
Edward Grey
Mr. Page
Whitelaw Reid
Ambassador Page
Cordial
Wilson
Hig Ony
Senators Oweat at Holiday Work
Washington May 30 Both houses adjourned for a holiday but the finance subcommittee members pressed tariff testimony and briefs to revise the Underwood schedules for full committee next week. Senators Stone Johnston Williams and Simmons led the sub committees and rushed to have schedules ready by June 3 for the committee consideration.
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Washington
Congress
Stone
Johnston
Williams
Simmons
Duchess of Orleans to file separation suit in Paris
Brussels reports the Duchess of Orleans plans to begin legal action tomorrow for separation alimony and restitution of large sums alleged to be owed by her husband Prince Louis Philippe Duke of Orleans The duchess was Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria before marrying in 1896.
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Brussels
Belgium
Duchess of Orleans
Louis Philippe
Duke of Orleans
Orleana
Maria Dorothea
Austria
Man Kills Wife At Dance Then Shoots Self in Marshalltown
Marshalltown Iowa May 20 A 27 year old James Quick allegedly shot his wife as she attended a dance after he warned her not to go He then turned the gun on himself leaving a likely suicide note or indication of intent Investigators report the event at the dance hall in Marshalltown with police pursuing details of motive and condition of the shooter and victim.
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Marshalltown
James Quick
City Honours Heroes With Civic Holiday And Graveside Flowers
Waterloo observes a holiday with stores closed and flags raised as veterans of the Civil and Spanish American wars receive floral tributes. committees place plants at graves. a parade and program at the opera house honor soldiers, led by Major F R Fisher with Attorney James C Murtagh delivering the main address.
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Waterloo
Universal
Grand Army of the Republic
Sach
Lincoln Circle
G. A.A
Iowa National Guard
F. R. Fisher
Waterloo Band
W. R
Sons of Veterans’ Auxiliary
Spanish War Veterans’ Auxiliary
Sons of Veterans
Opera House
James C. Murtagh
Ingersoll Tribute Reveres Civil War Heroes at Indianapolis Speech
Extract from Robert G. Ingersoll's September 30 1876 speech in Indianapolis describes the Civil War as a great struggle for national life. The orator recalls soldiers lovers and families parting in rain before marching to glory.
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Freedom
Prairies
Robert G. Ingersoll
Indianapolis
Reproducing Gettysburg Scene on July Fourth Anniversary
Gettysburg plans recreate the Civil War battlefield for the fiftieth anniversary on July 4. Citizens have labored to match the wheat, walls, entrenchments, and overall landscape as it appeared in 1863 when Union and Confederate forces clashed.
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Gettysburg
Oldest New York veteran parades with work horses at 103
Emanuel Oppenheimer aged 103 rode behind Lady Kate the work horse during a parade in New York. He holds medals from the Mexican war and, with his 101-year-old wife, honors 79 years of marriage and service to the country. Their son Alexander, 61, drove the horse. the family includes two other children, nineteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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New York
Emanuel Oppenheimer
Oppenheimers
New York City
Lady Kate
Alexander Oppenheimer
Tribute Paid to Dead at Arlington and Washington
Veterans from the Civil War era and Spanish American War era gathered in Washington May 3 to honor soldiers and sailors. Arlington Cemetery hosted major services with Ft Meyer troops, including the decoration of the unknown dead. Government officials and Congress members spoke as veterans and civilian groups paraded with flowers and flags along capital avenues. A flower boat was launched on the Potomac in tribute to sailors who died at sea.
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Washington
Spain
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington
Ft. Meyer
Congress
Sons of Veterans and Patriotic Societies
Potomac River
Wilson Sends Wreath to McKinley Mausoleum
Canton Ohio May 30 Floral tributes to Monument Hill include wreaths from President Wilson former secretary of the treasury Geo B Cortelyou and Justice Wm R Day of the United States Supreme Court for the McKinley mausoleum where his body lies.
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Canton
Monument Hill
Wilson
Geo. B. Cortelyou
Secretary of the Treasury
Wm. R. Day
Supreme Court of the United States
McKinley
Closing of Astor House Marks Seventy Seven Years End
In New York on May 30 crowds lingered in the Astor House rotunda after it sealed its seventy seven years of operation. Proprietor invited patrons to take mementos as they sang and spoke, with over 2,000 people passing in and out. The last registrant was Francis J. Terrance, steamboat owner of Fitts.
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New York
Astor House
Broadway
Francis J. Terrance
Fitts
Memorial Day Observances Across St Louis and Denver
In St Louis memorial day exercises focused at Jefferson barracks where 16 000 soldiers rest in the national cemetery. Crowds traveled by steamboat and train to view the ceremonies as Denver marks Decoration Day with official and civilian participation honoring the nation’s war dead.
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ST. Louis
Jefferson Barracks
National Cemetery
Memorial Day Observance At Gettysburg Draws 10000
Ten thousand people gathered at Gettysburg today for the annual Memorial day observance. A parade of civic and patriotic groups and veterans preceded ceremonies at Soldiers' National Cemetery. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was read and Congressman T. H. Heflin of Alabama delivered an oration.
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Gettysburg
Fifth United States
Soldiers’ National Cemetery
Lincoln
T. H. Heflin
Alabama
Edifice Once Called Most Commanding to Be Demolished
Fragmentary note recalls 1836 description of a grand building, once deemed the most commanding edifice in America after the Capitol, now slated for demolition to make way for Broadway subway construction.
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Pame
Finis
America
Capitol
Washington
Ita Alte
Dillon Beats Klaus in Ten Round Victory in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on May 29 Jack Dillon of Indianapolis defeated Frank Kisus in a ten round bout before 12 000 fans. Dillon controlled the match after the third round using repeated right hands while Klaus relied on wrestling and close milling without producing a knockout threat.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Jack Dillon
Frank Kisus
Dillon
Klaus
Dillion
Pilion
Klaug
Ser
Boston Civil War veterans honor fallen soldiers
Confederate and union veterans of the Civil War paid tribute in Boston today to the dead. Members of the old guard of Atlanta, guests of the E W Kinsley post No 113 G A R, joined in Memorial Day exercises at the State House and Tremont Temple on Boston Common.
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Boston
Old Guard of
Atlanta
E. W. Kinsley Post
State House
Boston Commons
Tremont Temple
Dillon Clinches Narrow Victory in Pittsburgh Bout
In a tense match Dillon used both hands to gain edge over Klaus sending jolts to the Pittsburgh bear cat. He landed sharp rights in the seventh and ninth rounds. Klaus crawled into the ring first as fans roared. Referee Tommy Dillon conferred with the fighters before they squared away for renewed exchanges.
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Dillon
Klaus
Pittsburgh
Tommy Dillon
Battlers
Spanish Premier Romanones Resigns Along With Cabinet
Madrid May 30 The Spanish premier Count Alvaro de Romanones and the entire cabinet resigned today. Romanones had served as premier since November 14 1912 after the assassination of former Premier Canalejas.
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Madrid
Alvaro de Romanones
Count Romanones
Canalejas
Militia Patrols Council Bluffs After Italian Suspect
Local militia sweeps Council Bluffs streets as hundreds search for Francisco Guldtee also known as Henry Wiley who is under arrest for the murder of Howard Jones Tuesday night. The mob attacked Greek and Italian properties but caused limited damage as authorities warn of possible demonstrations. The prisoner’s location remains known only to officials.
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Council Bluffa
Council Bluffs
Francisco Guldtee
Henry Wiley
Howard Jones
Haverford Towed Clear After Shore Run in Fog
Queenstown May 30 powerful tugs towed the American line steamship Haverford from rocks in Rocky bay west of Cork's Head to harbor. The vessel ran ashore yesterday in dense fog with 184 cabin and 850 steerage aboard. It will be patched in port before a Liverpool repair. Nearly 1,000 passengers viewed the wreck as baggage sailings were arranged for New York aboard the Baltic.
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Queenstown
American Line
Haverford
Rocky Bay
Cork’s Head
Liverpool
Cork’s
New York
Baltic
Thompson Faces Colombia Tangled Trade
Thada A. Thomas of Austin Texas is chosen as United States minister to Colombia to succeed James M. Dibois. A Democrat and Baltimore convention delegate, he is a friend of Postmaster General Burleson. He must handle U S Colombian disputes over Panama and delays in talks until a minister is named.
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Washington
Thada A. Thomas
Austin
Tex
United States
Colombia
James M. Dibois
Thompson
Burleson
Panama
Bryan
Senor Hbatencourt
Shooting tragedy preempts wedding hours away
Chicago May 30. Peter Becker shot his fiancée Miss Genevieve Thomas and then turned the revolver on himself a few hours before their wedding. Thomas survived in critical condition as Becker died today after the attempted murder-suicide. Becker alleged infidelity before the shooting.
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Chicago
Peter Becker
Genevieve Thomas
Becker
Mason Car Wrecks At Speedway Leaves Two Injured
The Indianapolis May 30 race saw Mason No 5 driven by Haupt retire on lap 5 after a slipping clutch, tests planned for a new carburetor at the pit. Tower’s Mason No 6 crashed on the back turn injuring Tower and mechanic Lee Dancing. Dunning suffered three broken ribs and leg injuries.
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Speedway
Haupt
Mason
Barnam
J. Nikront
Indianapolis
Carl G. Fisher
Jenkins’ Schacht
Jenkins
Anderson
Stutz
Zacarelli
Peugeot
Herr
Ralph de Palma
Mercer
Burman
Keeton
Goux
Geta Lend
Grant
Isotta
B. Endicott
Oif
de Palma
Bragg
Tower
Mason No
Lee
Bob Butman
Dunning
Field Hospital
County stirred up over shooting affray
Princess Anne Md May 30 two men badly wounded four negroes jailed under guard and a county lynching stir follows a raid by Sheriff Tull and deputies on a negro camp to arrest for alleged local option law violations.
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Princess Anne
Somerset County
Tull
French Aviator Kreyder Dead In Flight Accident
Lieut Jean Ferdinand Kreyder a France army aviator attached to the fifty fourth regiment of artillery was killed when his monoplane fell during a military practice in a sudden storm. He was observing the exercise at Borges France on May 30.
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Nelled
Borges
France
Jean Ferdinand Kreyder
Entries in the Race with Mixed Car Numbers and Drivers
The list shows multiple entrants by car number and driver names including Nyberg Endicott Utz Merz. Gil Andris. Keeton Burma. Devsenberg Evans Isan Tower. Cunabeam Guynt. Henderson Knipper. Gray Fox Wilcox. Zaccarelli Gon. Ames Leisaw. Schacht Jenkins. Mercer Bragg De Palma Wishart Knight Pilette Tulsa Clark. Botta Grant Tetziatt Tsotta Trucea Mulford Disbrow Nikrent Endicott Haupt.
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Nyberg
Harry Endicott
Utz
Charles Merz
Stutz
Gil Andris
Keeton
Bob Burma
Devsenberg
Bob Evans
Isan
Jack Tower
Case
W. Endicott
Densenberg
Wiliam Haupt
Victories of Peace and War Across Europe
London reports a preliminary peace treaty signed by Balkan allies and Turkey with Sir Edward Grey presiding. Bulgarian peace delegate says it means general peace for Europe. A Bulgarian artillery action against Greek positions near Elathera is also noted. Rockefeller assessed as poor by tax assessor John D. Fisher with estate details listed in Cleveland Heights.
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London
St. Jamies Palacn
Balkan
Turkey
Howard Grey
Taneff
Europe
Edward Grey
Uar
Rockefeller
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Joon D. Fisher
Cleveland Heights
Forest Hill
Senate Unanimous for Lobby Probe
The senate voted unanimously to direct an investigation into the president s charge that a lobby seeks to influence sentiment on the tariff bill in Washington. Senator Cummins of Iowa introduced the measure after over four hours of debate, with amendments that drew criticism from Senator Root and others. President Wilson welcomed the probe and offered to provide information to support his charges.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Washington
Cummins
Iowa
Root
Wilson
Teacher Cleared Charge Withdrawn in Jesup Case
In Jesup Mississippi May 20 the charge against Prof Rolla Newcomb principal of the local schools by pupil Henry Hohl alleging unduly punished him has been withdrawn no trial will proceed. A large crowd attended services for Decoration Day as Civil War veterans graves were decorated and the memorial day address was delivered by Rev HL Ga Irvine.
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HL Ga Irvine
Street car collision injures twenty in Akron line
A head on collision on the Akron Redford and Cleveland streetcar line near First Street injured twenty people, with several in serious condition. Two legs amputated in the crash, and other victims suffered severe injuries. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene.
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Akron
Akron, Redford
Cleveland
Firs
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Harold Fowler
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Kalsa
Russian Poland
Wire
Orator
Mkinley Mausoleum
Denver
Battlefield of Gettysburg
Columbia Tangle
Corina
Ravana
Balkans
Peace For
Prava
Elathera
Exchange Telegraph Company
Athens
Eluthera
Martin
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