Indiana Editors Convention Opens in Fort Wayne
The Indiana Democratic Editorial association begins its summer meeting in Fort Wayne on June 6 with editors and guests boarding special cars to the Traction terminal and registering at Hotel Anthony. President Frank Gwin will address the gathering at the Elks hall, followed by remarks from A. J. Moynihan and a Batle Trio concert.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
Fort Wayne
Traction Terminal
Anthony
Hotel Anthony
Otlock
Courthouse
United States
Robinson Park
St. Joe River
Association
Imnner
Motel Anthony
Princess Rink
Cyrus Cline
Samuel M. Ralston
Governor Marshall
Country Club
Daughters of 1812 Elect New Indiana Officers
The Indiana Society Daughters of the War of 1812 elected officers at its Indianapolis meeting for two years including President Mrs. W. F. Winchester and vice presidents Mrs. C. S. Sargent and Mrs. Allan B. Philpott. Marion county Philip Schoff chapter also announced officers and invitations for membership. Indiana lost to Notre Dame in a first ever Indiana versus Notre Dame oral contest with the topic on federal control of corporations in interstate commerce.
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Indiana Marks’ Association
Anderson
Historic Mounds Park
Indiana
Mounds Park Pavilion
Ellis
Fred T. Barber
Samuel V. Perrott
Indianapolis
Thomas G. Hedian
F. E. Baugher
Fort Warne
David IL. Carlton
Elwood
C. G. Forseman
Muncie
G. W. Zinkey
South Bend
John P. Sullivan
New Orleans
Board of
Vincennes
Logansport
Committee On Resolutions
Joseph E. Hennings
Indiana Society of the United States Daughters of the War of 1812
W. F. Winchester
C. S. Sargent
Allan B. Philpott
Fairfield
Alma Routh
J. H. Falbott
Alma Winston Wilson
H. A. Logan
Plymouth
Sam Matthews
Tipton County
P. Christney
Spencer County
Marion County
Philip Schoff
W. T. Morris
Arthur V. Brown
Miss Parker
J. H. Talbott
F. A. Morrison
C. M. McNitt
Vinson Carter
Philip Schott
Chicago
Daughters of 1812
Lazarus Brown Wilson
Crown Hill Cemetery
Notre Dame
Veterans March at South Bend by Grand Army of the Republic
The Grand Army of the Republic held its annual parade in South Bend with thousands cheering as veterans, timescarred, marched through the streets. Notables including Commander in Chief H M Trimble and Col J R Fesler observed the event with a large delegation from Indiana and Chicago. Indiana farms show rising values per the 1910 census. the average land value rose from 3099 in 1900 to about 6,000 in 1910.
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South Bend
Indiana
Grand Army of the Republic
H. M. Trimble
Charles R. E. Koch
Chicago
William H. Armstrong
William A. Ketcham
Indianapolis
National Council of Administration
Dan Waugh
Tipton
J. R. Fesler
Edwin Nicar
Flavius J. VanVooris
O. A. Somers
Kokomo
H. C. McMahen
Fort Wayne
Percy Albright
Pendleton
J. D. Alexander
Bedford
Department Council of Administration
Census Bureau
Washington
Alternate Juror Chosen in Darrow McNamara Bribe Case
Los Angeles May 26. Following Friday’s selection of A. M. Blakesley as the thirteenth or alternate juror to try Clarence Darrow on bribery charges in the McNamara case. District Attorney John D. Fredericks outlined expected proofs including detectives Bert Franklin Hammerstrom and Harrington and a scheme involving juror Lockwood. He said the defense knew of Lockwood’s name and that Franklin offered money to secure a not guilty verdict.
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Los Angeles
Cal
A. M. Blakesley
Clarence Darrow
McNamara
John D. Fredericks
Darrow
McNamaras
Bert Franklin
Bert Hammerstrom
John R. Harrington
Lockwood
Franklin
London Strikers Rally For National Transport Shutdown
A massive London march on Sunday drew about 150,000 workers from transport, dockers and allied unions in Trafalgar Square. They pledged to sustain protests and press for a nationwide work stoppage, worsening ship congestion on the Thames with perishables undelivered.
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Ndon
London
England
Amalgamated Society of Watermen, Lighterman and Bargemen
Amalgamated Trades Labor Unions and Labor Protection League
Trafalgar Square
Thames
Train Hits Auto. Four Die Near Martinsville
Four people were killed when their car stalled on tracks of the Martinsville division of the Indianapolis Terre Haute and Eastern Traction Co near Martinsville Indiana. The dead are W. D. Brown 53 Mrs W D Brown 53 Bonnie Bailey 17 and Bessie Cure 17 all Martinsville residents. Their son Edds Brown 19 was severely injured.
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Martinsville
Ind
Centerton
Here
Indianapolis, Terre Haute & Eastern Traction Company
W. D. Brown
Bonnie Bailey
Bessie Cure
Edds Brown
Rhodes Scholarships Qualifying Exams Set for October 15 16
New York May 28 Rhodes scholarships annual qualifying examinations will be held across the United States on October 15 and 16 according to announcements from Oxford.
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New York
United States
Oxford
Girl Scales Mount Blackburn Beattie May 28
A cablegram from May Beattie reports a climb of Mount Blackburn with details of ascent and ascent team members. The message notes the route, conditions, and tentative timing for the party.
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Mount Blackburn
Beattie
Three Nordic Kings Attend Frederick VIII Funeral
The funeral in Roskilde Cathedral honors King Frederick VIII of Denmark with Danish King Christian and Norways King Haakon and Sweden’s King Gustav present. About 2,000 dignitaries attended as the casket was laid in the royal tomb. Dowager Queen Alexandra of England and Dowager Empress Marie of Russia attended as royal sisters of the deceased.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Frederick VIII
Hamburg
Germany
Christian
Haakon
Gustav
Roskilde
Europe
Royal Opera Singers
Choral Union
Alexandra
England
Marie
Russia
Pension increases pour into Washington under Sherwood law
Thousands of applications for pension increases under the Sherwood dollar a day law arrive at the pension office in Washington. Massachusetts moves to ratify the federal amendment for direct election of U S senators, becoming the first state to do so. Detroit players fined for strike warning Cobb reinstatement, and Warren S Stone reelected Grand Chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Alfred Vanderbilt begins London to Brighton coaching season amid cheering crowds.
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Washington
Boston
Senate
Massachusetts
United States
Philadelphia
Ban Johnson
Detroit
Johnson
Cobb
Harrisburg
Warren
Stone
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
London
Alfred Vanderbilt
Brighton
Lorimer Refuses To Quit As Bid To Unseat Him Intensifies
Vice President Sherman met with Senator Lorimer in Chicago and Lorimer again declined to resign before the upcoming Senate vote. Lorimer asked fellow senators to adjourn the decision until his return, but Sherman kept details of the conference private.
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Washington
Sherman
Chicago
Lorimer
Senate
Riots in Oporto as judges acquitted conspirators
Rioting continues in Oporto after judges acquitted royal conspirators. Two judges were seriously injured by bomb blasts.
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Badajos
Oporto
City Planning Meet in Boston Draws 300 Delegates
About 300 delegates from cities across the United States attend a city planning meeting in Boston Massachusetts on May 28 to discuss urban development and zoning policies.
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Boston
Mass
The
United
Warships Go South Five Thousand Troops to Be Moved
Five U S navy dreadnoughts rush to Cuba with three more battleships and a cruiser loaded with marines and munitions. The 5 000 troops stand ready for embarkation as Newport News and Hampton Roads prepare transports. Navy officials hint at a broader aim beyond a mere naval display.
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New York
United States Navy
Cuba
Hampton Roads
Gulf of Mexico
Key West
Norfolk Navy Yard
United States
Mexico
Osterhaus
Tompkinsville
Washington
Navy Department
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Narrows
Georgia
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Montgomery
Guantanamo
Nebraska
Culgoa
Newport News
Provincetown
Delaware
Minnesota
Pawnee
Staten Island
Brooklyn
Morgan Aids Naval Training in London Ship Loan
J Pierpont Morgan contributed 250 toward fitting out a ship loaned by the admiralty for training working boys in London for the Royal Navy and the mercantile marine.
Presbyterian Assembly Ends in Louisville May 27
The one hundred twenty fourth general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States of America ended in Louisville Kentucky on Friday after beginning at Warren Memorial church on May 16.
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Presbyterian Assembly
Louisville
One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Warren Memorial Church
Hens of Country Prolific
Washington May 27 report notes a provisional RES for each person, with 207 units mentioned in the context of poultry production. The fragmentary text suggests a statistical update or estimate related to hen counts and per capita figures.
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Washington
Bishops Consecrated in Minneapolis Conference Service
In Minneapolis on Sunday hundreds packed the service as ten new bishops were consecrated by two bishops each, with two ministers presenting them from their conferences. The list includes Homer Clyde Stuntz Theodore Somerville Henderson William Orville Shepard Naphthali Luccock Francis John McConneil Frederick Deland Leete Richard Joseph Cooke Wilbur Burton Thirkfield John Wesley Robinson and William Perry Eveland. The judiciary committee also found Trinity church in rebellion for defying the general conference of 1908 after a careful case review.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Homer Clyde Stuntz
Theodore Somerville Henderson
William Orville Shepard
Naphthali Luccock
Francis John McConneil
Frederick Deland Leete
Richard Joseph Cooke
Wilbur Burton Thirkfield
John Wesley Robinson
Willam Perry Eveland
Trinity-Marie Church
Trinity Church
Primaries and Conventions Set Across States
Washington date notes primaries and conventions naming delegates to major parties. Republican delegates advance from New Jersey Texas District of Columbia Rhode Island Arizona to Chicago and Baltimore. Democratic delegates chosen in Texas Montana Kentucky Idaho Nevada South Dakota Ohio Louisiana Arkansas Minnesota North Carolina West Virginia with Vermont closing June 15.
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Washington
New Jersey
Texas
Chicago
District of Columbia
Rhode Island
Arizona
Montana
Kentucky
Baltimore
Ohio
South Dakota
Idaho
Nevada
Louisiana
Arkansas
Minnesota
North Carolina
West Virginia
Vermont
Man and wife slain in San Francisco airship inventor case
C H Toliver of San Francisco, famed dirigible inventor, and his wife were murdered Sunday in San Diego by Bert H Lewis, former secretary. Lewis confessed. The two had recent business disputes with suit battles over alleged alienation, damages, and recoveries. Toliver built the largest Pacific coast airship.
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San Diego
Cal
C. H. Toliver
San Francisco
Bert H. Lewis
Toliver
Lewis
Pacific Coast
Mexican Rebels Lose Fight Near Bellano
In a decisive 24 hour battle around Bellano Mexico the federals under General Huerta defeated the rebels led by General Orozco. Government forces counted about 4009 troops while rebels sustained about 5000. Both generals directed actions and Orozco took fire from federal long range artillery.
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Orozco
el Paso
Tex
Bellano
Mexico
Huerta
House approves Panama Canal bill with toll amendment
Washington May 25 The House passed the Panama canal bill after adopting the Doremus amendment ensuring American owned vessels engaged in coastwise trade are not required to pay tolls for canal use. The vote was by viva voce.
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Washington
Doremus
House
Fire destroys Graceland lodge. Mrs. Phares perishes
Fire at the Davis estate lodge Graceland in Elkins West Virginia Sunday devoured the building. Mrs Belle Phares wife of the lodge keeper was burned to death in the blaze.
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Davis
Elkins
W. Va
United States
Henry Gassaway Davis
Graceland
Belle Phares
Killed in Aeroplane Fall at Johannisthal Germany
A fatal aeroplane crash near Johannisthal in Germany on May 28 results in a death. Details remain sparse as investigators inspect the wreckage and official records are reviewed for causes and casualties.
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cone _Johannisthal
Germany
Taft Oays Will Not Intervene Cuba Crisis Grows
Washington plans for potential Cuban intervention continue as Beekman Winthrop orders four colliers to join the Atlantic fleet. Taft reassures Gomez that ships are precautionary and not an intervention. Officials predict US troops could reach Cuba within a week, with 15 000 troops prepared if needed.
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Washington
Cuba
Taft
Gomez
United States
Beekman Winthrop
Key West
State Department
Guantanamo Naval Station
Arthur Beaupre
Lamayo
Guantanamo
Songo
Estenez
Guantanamo and Western
Bolona
Biguados
Santiago
el Caney
Dayate
Santre
Lamaya
Army
Navy
Army Transport Service
War Department
Plot to Assassinate King Victor Emmanuel Uncovered in Italy
Rome May 28 reports reveal a nationwide crackdown labeled wholesale arrests across Italy after the discovery of a plot to kill King Victor Emmanuel. The breakthrough followed admissions by Antonio d Allea, a young anarchist who attempted to shoot the king.
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Rome
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Antonio d’Allea
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Indiana State Dental Association
G. E. Hunt
Doctor Hunt
Bis
John N. Hurty
Indiana State Board of Health
Severance Burrage
Vfardue University
Otis B. Nesbit
Waliso
State Organization of Dentists
Daughters of 1812 Elect
Boland Brothers
Scranton
Archbald
E. T. Boland
W. P. Boland
Talesmen
Frederick
Cuban
Panama
Taft Oays
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