Suffragette War Could Reshape House Balance
A London dispatch reports militant suffragettes intensifying arson and bomb threats while non militant groups push constitutional action. The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies funds anti liberal candidates and supports labor in hopes of toppling Asquith, influencing next elections and party alignments.
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EPEC
London
Breadeall Church
Derby
Dudhope Castle
Dundee
Sylvia Pankhurst
Canningtown
House of Commons
Asquith
Women Help
Labor Party
National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
Henry Fawcett
Francis Balfour
Countess of Aberdeen
Brassey
Lord Courtney
Lord Lytton
National Union
Laborites
Mauser Rifles Smuggled to Ulster by Yacht Feat
A daring gun running effort by an Irish yachtsman supplied 5,000 Mauser rifles to the Ulster volunteers. Some of the rifles landed south of Donaghadee near Belfast while other crates were moved on the quay at Belfast under police observation by armed volunteers.
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OV Morning Journal Special
Wieg
Helfast
The
Ulster Volunteers
Donaghade
Belfast
Adlai E Stevenson Relapses in Serious Condition
Adlai E Stevenson vice president under Cleveland suffered a grave relapse at Presbyterian Hospital after a nervous breakdown following his wife’s death. He arrived in Chicago from Bloomington for treatment three weeks ago and remains in serious condition.
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Chicago
United States
Clesland
Presbyterian Hospital
Mr. Stevenson
Bloomington
The Senate Debates Panama Tolls Exemption Repeal
The Senate met at 11 am and resumed debate on repealing the Panama tolls exemption. It recessed at 6 06 pm to resume at noon Saturday.
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Panama
Senate actions on bills and resolutions in early June session
The senate adopted a resolution inviting foreign governments to participate in the National Star Spangled Banner celebration in Baltimore in September. Under the five minute rule debate resumed on the railroad securities bill. A progressive party federal employment bureau bill was discussed before the labor committee. The Covington trade commission bill passed without record vote. The Clayton anti trust bill passed 275 to 54. The Rayburn railroad capitalization bill passed 425 to 12. General debate began on the sundry civil appropriation bill as the election contest Gill versus Dyer of Missouri was scheduled for June 18 19. Adjourned at 6 35 pm until noon Saturday.
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Senate
Baltimore
Progressive Party
Federal Employment Bureau
Labor Committee
Covington Trade Commission
Rayburn
Gill
Dyer
Missouri
No Settlement of Ohio Mine Strike
Coal operators and striking miners of Ohio failed to reach a wage cease agreement for the second time since mines closed April 1. A joint conference started Monday and adjourned as John M. Kean, state mining commissioner, delivered a governor Cox message for talks with miners' officials.
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Edonine Journal
Ofecian Longengine
Columbus
Ohio
John M. Kean
Cox
Funston Plans to Reduce Prices in Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz June 5 Brigadier General Funston announced plans to appoint a commission of Mexican residents and American officers to investigate rising living costs since the occupation. He notes complaints that wholesale dealers and importers push prices on retail dealers and hotels and may seek War Department permission to sell army subsistence to individuals to restore prices to normal.
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Morning Journal
Vera Cruz
Punston
Funston
War Department
Taft Heads New York Peace Society Plan
Former President Taft presided at a meeting in New York called by the New York peace society to form a permanent national body. It will advocate federal power to regulate the status of aliens in relation to state governments where they live.
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Momning Jourmal
New York
W. H. Taft
New York Peace Society
Schumann-Heink Divorce Case Delayed by Court Testimony
Depositions detail alleged visits of William Rapp Jr to Mrs. Katherine Dean in New York. Detectives testified to late night calls, shared apartments, and a hotel visit in 1918. Court barred questions on earlier marriages and predicted days of evidence for the defense.
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Mogning Journal Special
Wirt
Chicago
William Rapp, Jr
Katherine Dean
New York
Rapp
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Dean
Brooklyn
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Bayreuth
Germany
Governor Ammons Closes Saloons Amid Northern Strike
Governor Ammons signs a proclamation closing saloons in and near the northern Colorado strike district. The action follows recommendations from county civil authorities and the federal commander to aid civil and military cooperation in keeping order. Affected towns include Louisville Lafayette Frederick Marshall Superior and part of Boulder.
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Morning Journal
Denver
Symmonds
Colorado
Ammons
Boulder
Weld
Adams
Jefferson
Louisville
Lafayette
Frederick
Marshall
Superior
Kansas needs over sixty thousand harvest workers
Topeka June 5 Kansas requires 61 940 men 6 375 extra teams and 2 269 extra cooks to harvest its wheat crop this year according to W L O'Brien state labor commissioner and director of the free employment bureau whose estimate is based on reports from correspondents in every county in the state.
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Morning Journal
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
W. L. O'Brien
Free Employment Bureau
Trust bills pass in House as adjournment looming
All three administration trust bills cleared the House late today and go to the Senate. The Covington interstate trade commission bill passed without a roll call, the Clayton omnibus anti trust measure 275 to 54, and the Rayburn railroad capitalization bill 325 to 12. Adjournment hinges on Senate action and a party program.
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Morning Journal
Epecia
Washington
House
Senate
Trade Commission
Murdock
Interstate Commerce Committee
Representative White
Ohio
Representative Chandler
New York
Anderson
Barton
Surke
Campbell
Carey
Cramton
Curry
Davis
Dillon
Fair
Frear
French
Gardner
Good
Green
Haugen
Hawley
Helgeson
Johnson
Wash
Kelley
Mich
Kennedy
Iowa
Kent
Kinkaid
Neb
Lafatlette
Lenroot
McKenzie
McLaughlin
Mapes
Mondell
Morgan
Okla
Moss CW
Porter
Roberts
Nev
Scott
Sinnott
Sloan
Smith
Idaho
J. M. Co. Smith
Stafford
Sutherland
Towner
Ware
Woods
Bell
Calif
Bryan
Copley
Falconer
Hinnebaugh
Haulings
Kelly
Penn
Lindbergh
McDonald
J. J. Nolan
Ripley
Temple
Thomas
Walters
Woodruff
Hany Common Carrier
Commission
Naval Graduates Hear Address by President
Annapolis, Md June 5 President Wilson spoke to the naval academy graduates and 56 000 attendees underscoring service to humanity over conquest. He urged officers to model Americans and to view the navy as a civilizing force. He praised Admiral Fletcher and noted Vera Cruz reflections on force versus moral progress. The president departed by the Mayflower for Washington after a ceremonial salute.
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Morning Journal
Annapolis
Wilson
Naval Academy
United States
Vera Cruz
Navy
America
Fletcher
Lovers Lane
Washington
Fullam
Severn
Thief of Mona Lisa Gets Light Sentence
Florence Italy June 5 extenuating circumstances plea accepted for Vincenzo Perugia who stole Da Vincis Mona Lisa from the Louvre Paris. The judge sentenced him to one year and fifteen days imprisonment but he has been in prison since December and will serve about six months.
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Morning Journal
Florence
Italy
Vincenzo Perguia
da Vinci
Louvre
Paris
Perugia
Villa acquiesces in military order in northern Mexico
General Villa agrees to the central division command created by General Carranza. He plans to move from Chihuahua City to Torreon to confer with Carranza and discuss the northern zone and campaigns against San Luis Potosi and Zacatecas. Villa asserts loyalty and readiness to sacrifice for Mexico.
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Paso
Tex
Carranza
Saltillo
Niagara Falls
Villa
Torreon
Natera
San Luis Potosi
Zacatecas
Revolutionary Party
Chihuahua City
Constitutionalist Army
Panfilo Natera
General Villa
Mexico
Huerta Expects Early End to Diplomatic Talks
In Mexico City on June 5 observers say President Huerta remains optimistic about Niagara Falls peace negotiations with the United States and foresees a quick resumption of diplomatic relations. Rumors place General Jose Refugio Velasco as foreign minister with other cabinet vacancies filled tonight.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Niagara Falls
United States
Jose Refugio Velasco
Mediators Draft Peace Plans Amid Mexico Talks
In Niagara Falls on June 5 mediators and American and Mexican delegates refined the general peace plan for constitutionalist representation. No formal conferences occurred as delegates studied data from Washington and reviewed individuals named for the proposed provisional government.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Carranza
Washington
Mediation progress urged as Niagara Falls talks advance
Mexico City reports Foreign Minister Estava Ruiz says the Niagara Falls peace conference proceeds in a favorable strain. He warns against premature results and affirms mediating powers and plenipotentiaries act with justice and patriotism.
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Mexico City
Estava Ruiz
Niagara Falls
Mediation Declarations Aim to Satisfy Mexican People
A speaker asserts that the statements made will reassure Mexico about the fairness of the mediators methods. The declarations promise both conflict resolution and honor for the republic and its government.
National Legislation for Unemployed Urged in House
A delegation of sociological workers urged national effort to curb unemployment before the House Labor Committee. They backed the Murdock bill for a national employment agency and the MacDonald bill to create post office employment agencies nationwide.
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Borming Journal
Washington
House Labor Committee
Murdock
House
Bernhardt to Sail for World Tour Ending Career on Stage
New York reports that Madame Sarah Bernhardt, 70, will sail October 10 to begin a 28 month world tour. Fifteen weeks will be spent in the United States, marking the end of her stage career after multiple farewell tours. Roosevelt welcomed in Plymouth as he arrives from New York aboard the Olympic.
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Wophiwt
Specal Leade
New York
Madame Sarah Bernhardt
United States
Madame Bernhardt
America
Paris
Roosevelt
England
Plymouth
Eng
Olympic
Theodore Roosevelt
Mother Jones Allowed to Enter Canada After Overrule
A Vancouver labor official said Ottawa overruled British Columbia police and allowed "Mother" Jones to enter Canada as a lecturer or tourist. Labor leaders had feared she would incite striking coal miners near Namargo. Secretary Wilson notified Frank Farrington of the UMWA and asked State to review the exclusion. Coal operators and Premier McBride had been negotiating a settlement to end the long strike.
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Seattle
Wash
Vancouver Central Labor Union
Ottawa
Provisional Police
British Columbia
Jones
Canada
Namargo
Vancouver
Wilson
Frank Farrington
United Mine Workers of America
Bryan
Farrington
Victoria
McBride
Mother Jones May Be Readmitted To Canada
Vancouver British Columbia June 5 Superintendent of Immigration Reid directs Seattle inspector to admit Mother Jones if she re applies to enter Canada once more.
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Vancouver
BR. C
Reid
Seattle
Jones
Canada
Cyclone Images Damage in Western Iowa Farm House
A cyclone swept into a farm house in Hospers Iowa seriously injuring Mrs Neth Hoogsterp and her three children. A farm hand named Sorenson is missing. A Chicago Northwestern passenger train halted by wreckage along the tracks as the storm moved westward after a day of heat.
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Morning Journal
Hospers
James Allen
Neth Hoogsterp
Sorenson
Chicago & Northwestern
Settlement Near in Sonora After Governor Agrees on Election
Douglas Ariz June 5 a report says a practical settlement of the feud between Governor Jose Maytorena and the Pesquiera factions in Sonora has been reached. The governor will issue a call within days for elections to form a new state chamber of deputies replacing the legislature he dissolved over a year ago.
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IBY Morning Journal
Douglas, Ariz
Jose Maytorena
Pesqueira
Sonora
Chamber of Deputies
Storm wrecks church in Evansville with $20,000+ loss
A severe thunderstorm in Evansville Indiana caused over 20000 dollars in damage. The First Avenue Presbyterian church sustained about 10600 dollars in losses as wreckage and debris spread across the site.
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Evansville
Ind
First Avenue Presbyterian
Lakewood Postoffice to Be Moved Across Street
Santa Fe June 5 The Lakewood Eddy county postoffice will move across the street on June 16 per official notice sent to Postmaster John Pflueger today.
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Lakewood
Santa Fe
Eddy County
John Pflueger
Mediation Tensions Over Tampico Ammo Deliveries
Washington reports indicate the Sunshine carried arms to the Mexican constitutionalists at Tampico with no US or Huerta interference. Diplomats watch potential blockade implications as mediation efforts and international law shape responses to the shipments and naval patrols.
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Bryan
State Department
Riano
Huerta
United States
Washington
Antilla
Tampico
Funston
Ypiranga
Bavaria
Garrison
Puerto Mexico
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Carl Buenz
Hamburg-American Company
Bueng
Germany
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Puerta
Buens
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