Taft Praises Elking and Urges Protection for Japan
President Taft hails Emperor as a wonderful man in a Washington address at the Metropolitan Club honoring Vice Admiral Uriu. He recalls four visits to Japan, lauds the emperor's leadership, and stresses friendship with the island empire amid postwar diplomacy.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Japan
Taft
Metropolitan Club
Uriu
United States
Roosevelt
Urin
United Stataval Academy
Caughter
Banzai
William H. Stayton
Annapolis
Guruyi
Meyer
Commodore Perry
Cannon
Chevemer Cnt
Dewey
Naval academy dedicates class doors with Japanese and American leaders
In Annapolis on June 2 Admiral Uriy of the Japanese navy attended a dedication for the class of 1968 at the Naval Academy. Colonel Albert Thompson of New York funded the new chapel doors and paid tribute to the graduates while Baron Uriu and his party observed the ceremonies.
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Annapolis
Uriy
Pelay
Naval Academy
Albert Thompson
New York
Thompson
Marix
Uriu
Bayouves Taukebira
Quebec Premier Opposes Pulp Wood Exports
Montreal June 1 Lomer Gouin premier of Quebec said the government will prevent export of pulp wood from crown lands to the United States.
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Quebec
Montreal
Lomer Gouin
Premice
United States
Labor strife feared after open shop order at Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia the American Sheet and Tin Plate company issued an open shop order fueling union protests. Unions called meetings for Sunday amid fears the new wage scale could cut pay by three to twenty four percent affecting about ten thousand workers.
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New England
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Elkins
Nova Scotia
Boston
Mr. Elkins
East
New York
New Jersey
United States
Standard Ol
Standard Oil Company
Eikins
Wea
Creares
West Virgina
Wikin
Payne
Whelitg
W. Va
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
San Francisco Papers Merge Under Globe Ownership
The San Francisco Post has been sold to owners of the Evening Globe. It is understood the plants will merge and four new papers will appear under the Globe and Pat...
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San Francisco
Evening Globe
Globe and ‘Pat
Sawmill Town in Hands of Strikers
In McCloud California 600 Italian lumber hands struck at the light and power plant forcing firemen and engineers to quit. Governor Gillett sent four militia companies to the scene with Adjutant General Lauck in command to restore order and protect property valued at about 2 million dollars amid a city with residents and homes at risk.
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Morning Journal
Sacramento
Cal
Dune
McCloud
Gillett
Shasta
Lauck
H. Moore
Bradbury
Strikers Capture Power Plant and Shutdown McCloud
In McCloud, 300 to 400 armed strikers seized the power plant and forced workers off. Deputies retreated, no shots fired, but the plant remained shut and a ton of dynamite stored at the mill remains unused. Sheriff Howard sought help to manage the riot risk, while McCloud River Lumber Co. president J. L. Queale arrived and entered McCloud quietly.
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Sisson
Cal
Ueghting Phint
McCloud
Wivb
Comession
McCloud River Lumber Company
Sherif Howard
Gillett
J. L. Queale
Bisson
Prosecution Sets Witnesses in Panama Graft Libel Case
The government seeks testimony from prominent financiers politicians and officials in the criminal libel case against Delevanmith and Willems owners of the Indianapolis News. Judge Andersen continued the hearing to October 11 to allow witnesses Frank M Hitchcock and Norman K Mack among others to testify.
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Republican National Committees
Norman K. Mack
Democratic National Com
Los Angeles Referendum Halts Home Telephone Rate Hike
Four thousand citizens used the city charter referendum to suspend a Home Telephone rate increase. The ordinance would raise residence telephone charges by $1 monthly, costing about 145000 dollars annually if applied citywide, and will be put to a December vote by the people.
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Home Telephone Company
Stevens to Study Water Power for Hill Roads
In St Paul the Great Northern announces John F Stevens will join for a six week assignment to inspect water power potential and other engineering questions on the Montana and Washington routes. Stevens leaves the New Haven job and will not relocate family or open St Paul offices.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford
Great Northern
Hit
Stevens
Great Northern Railway
Montana
Washington
New Haven Read
Lberty
St. Paul
Military Tournament Opens at Seattle Exposition
A military tournament began at the Alaska Yukon Pacific grounds with troops from Fort Lawton and Worden and sailors from American and Japanese fleets forming a permanent camp. Daily events include indoor wrestling and boxing added to the program, while Japanese entrants focus on rushing races and wrestling bouts.
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Seattle
Fort Lawton
Worden
Alaska, Yukon Pacific
Reprieve Granted for Convict Judge Abner Smith
Governor Deenen granted a reprieve to former Judge Abner Smith who faced a penitentiary sentence for mishandling Bank of America Chicago funds where he served as president. The pause allows the governor and pardons board to review evidence in his plea for reduced punishment.
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Springfield
Deenen
Abner Smith
Bank of America
Chicago
Smith
Beneen
Board of Pardons
Harness Dealers Call Tariff Removal on Hides
Des Moines June 2 wholesale harness and saddle dealers of the midwest held a convention and passed resolutions denouncing existing tariff rates on hides and demanding free hides. They argued the duty benefits packers and harms buyers.
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Des Moines
Middle West
Henry Excites Philadelphia Wrath of Court
A San Francisco trial: Patrick Calhoun case sees a dozen witnesses appear as prosecution cites corroboration and contradictions. Tense exchanges arise between Heney and defense attorney Rogers prompting Judge Lawler to threaten contempt. Witnesses describe stolen Burns documents and Masonic ties as cross examination reveals disputed testimony. Hamlin, Burns' former secretary, refuses to testify to avoid self-incrimination.
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Morning Journal Special
San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
John H. Helms
W. J. Burns
William H. Lawler
Helms
Calhoun
Earl Rogers
Helma
Lawler
Rogers
New York
Italy
Heney
An & Witheenn
Mins
Helen Hitchings
Hiarris
Humboldt County
Kin
Whit Sier
Mine Hitchings
Coleg
Wo Ss
Lamba
A. B. Monroe
Eureka
Judge Lawler
Riots as Non-Union Workers Try Nightly Car Runs
Philadelphia riots erupt as non-union conductors and motormen are dragged from cars and beaten by a mob of strike sympathizers. Cars are wrecked or set ablaze in Kensington and West Philadelphia, with multiple injuries and one police officer gravely shot. Police struggle to control crowds as workers are forced back to barns.
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Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Kensington Mill
Levy
West Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Railroad Transit Company
Union
Kensington
Mille
Irs
Kensington Aves
New York
One
Vie
Witness Stands In $30 Million Sugar Refining Suit
George H. Karl Jr., receiver for the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Co, faced cross examination in a $30,000,000 antitrust damages suit. The defense sought to show that Karl stood to gain over 4.6 million in securities from the Real Estate Trust Co, tying stock and bond assignments to the case.
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New York
George H. Karl, Jr
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
Pennsylvania
Kort
Real Estate Trust
Alliance between Walsh and Rhea grows tense in court
New York on June 2 reported that Alice Walsh formerly of Chicago was said to recover from wounds allegedly inflicted by Cornelius Rhea former president of the Teamsters Union. Rhea was admitted to bail.
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New York
Alice Walsh
Chicago
Cornelius Rhea
Teamsters’ Union
Rhea
Wu Ting Fang Sails for Peru and Central America
Wu Ting Fang departs New York on June 2 bound for Christobal en route to Peru to study the condition of Chinese workers there. He serves as minister to this country and holds same official ties to Mexico, Cuba and Peru.
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New York
Wu Ting Fang
Christobal
Peru
Beesides
Mexico
Cuba
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California
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Hitchcock
Panama
Wiliam Nelson Cromwell
New York World
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Panama Canal
France
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Cromwell
Senate Investigating Committee
Licetee
United
Prout
Los Angeles
L. W Hill
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Frisco
Tex. I. Hamlin
Wo HH Burns
Witness Stands
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Shea
Mr. Wu
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