Commissioners Refuse to Include Bryan in Telegram to Wilson
The United assembly debated sending a telegram to President Wilson commending his moral stand but rejected including Secretary Bryan's name. Atlanta Presbyterians planned a reception for three general assemblies' commissioners at Agnes Scott College. A lay committee was formed to improve minister relief amid calls for stronger interchurch cooperation.
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Atlanta
United
Associate Reformed
O Union
Pentecost
United States
de, J. Lyons
Kh M. Trussell
J. T. Stone
Trussell
Lyons
Stone
Northern Assembly
Committee On Christian Life and Work
Southern Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Organic Union
United Assembly
Wilson
Bryan
Agnes Scott College
8. M. Clelland
Wilmington
Pel
G. M. McCormick
Salinas
Cal
A. J. Wilson
Pittsburgh
Sartell Prentice
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
United Brethren to Unite with Methodist Church
Decatur May 16 The general conference of the Church of United Brethren in Christ voted to submit to the membership by November 1913 a proposition for union with the Methodist Protestants. The union committee supported the plan and proposed the name United Presbyterian Church.
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Decatur
General Conference
Church of United Brethren In Christ
United Frethren
United Church
United Presbyterian Church
Convention delegates push for fair treatment across states
Louisville delegates praise work in Fort Worth and Liberty seminaries while Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Louisiana and Texas groups complain of long travel and lack of proper consideration in administration. Officers decide charter amendment to allow women delegates will wait until next year. Women's Missionary union reelects its officers.
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Louisville
Fort Worth
Texas
Liberty
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Mississippi
Women's Missionary Union
Insurgent Woodmen Form New Company Federation
The Modern Woodmen of America Federation was permanently organized at the final session of 660 Insurgent Woodmen. Dr. James V. Beghtel was chosen president with BE. 5. Smith as vice president Harry F. Hooper as secretary and John H. Sehnell as treasurer. The True Woodman was adopted as the federation's official publication. Mitchell takes oath as state labor commissioner at eight thousand dollars yearly.
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Ray Morning Journal Special
Springfield
Modern
Woodmen of America Federation
James V. Beghtel
Hastings
Neb
Provisional Committee of the
Insurgent Movement
Smith
Harry F. Hooper
Tecumseh
Okla
John H. Sehnell
Moquoketa
Iowa
True Woodman
Marseilles
Lil
Mitchell
Albany
N. Y
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
English Militants Target Suffrage in America and UK
May 16 report on English suffragists with the Women’s Freedom League advocating law breaking without violence. Dr Anna Shaw criticizes American perceptions of British militant suffragettes and urges continued advocacy. An anonymous warning leads to arrests at a Lancashire viaduct as militants planned to wreck a Midland line express. A London Great Western Railway bridge faces a bomb scare with a fuse ignited but failure.
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Morning Journal
London
Charlotte Despard
Women’s Freedom League
League
Anna Shaw
Westminster
England
United States
America
Shaw
Midland Railroad
John Wilson
James Lucas
Whaley
Lancashire
Manchester
Liverpool
Scotland
Great Western Railway
Westborne Park
West End
Baptists Pick Nashville Conn as Next Meeting Place
The Southern Baptists convention chose Nashville, Conn., as the next meeting city and fixed May 13, 1914, as the date. A special committee was reappointed to work with similar committees from other Protestant churches to pursue closer unity on faith. Resolutions by President S N Marlins of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary paused a plan to organize western groups into a separate convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lewis
Southern Baptists Convention
Nashville
Conn
Mississippi River
SN. Marlins
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Allied Printing Trades Council takes no protest on Page appointment
The Allied Printing Trades Council of Greater New York says it has not protested Walter H Page's appointment as ambassador to Great Britain. Thomas J Carroll, president, states no council representative has spoken to the London council and any protest would have gone to Wilson or Page.
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Morning Journal
New York
Allied Printing Trades Council of
Greater New York
Walter H Page
Great Britain
London
Thomas J. Carroll
London Council
Wilson
Page
Augusta Dietz Held for Murder in Husband Death
Coroners jury finds Mrs. Augusta Dietz may be responsible or have guilty knowledge of the death of her husband George H. Dietz, a fashionable tailor, found dead April 4. George Nurnberg, a friend of both Dietz, is exonerated.
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Chicago
Augusta Dietz
George H. Dieta
George Nurnberg
Contradictory Evidence in Trial of John W Anhut
The trial details a man named John W Anhut accused of attempting to bribe officials to secure Harry Thaw's freedom. The proceedings involve disputed evidence and responses from defense and prosecution as hearings continue in Washington.
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Washington
John W. Anhut
Harry Thaw
United States weighs reply to Japan over California land law
Washington on May 16 reports a preliminary draft reply to Japan's protest against California land legislation. President Wilson and the cabinet reviewed it with no details released. Secretary Bryan urged caution to avoid harmful speculation. The state department awaits Governor Johnson's alien land bill action as Japan watches closely. Navy and army officials seek to avoid sensational moves while Maryland conducts coal tests at San Francisco.
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Washington
United States
California
John Bassett Moore
State Department
Wilson
Bryan
Japan
Johnson
War and
Navy Department
Hawaii
Daniels
San Pedro
San Francisco
Maryland
Atlantic
Pacific
Bribe Trial Testimony In Thaw Case Delivers Conflicting Claims
In New York May 16 begin trial of John N Anhut prosecution and defense present contradictory testimony over a $20 000 bribe offer to Dr John W Russell to free Stanford White slayer Thaw Anhut claims the $25 000 fee was contingent and not a bribe He says Thaw funded legal efforts to secure release by early next year with further records to prove it Thaw's money and stock were handled amid disputes over alienist lists and insanity proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Journal
New York
John W. Russet
Matteswan Hospital
Tarry K. Thaw
Lefense
John N. Anhut
Supreme Court
Anhut
Stanford White
Dr. Thussell
Dr. Russell
Fr Russell
Thaw
Russell
Colonel Scott
Matteawan Institution
Sulzer
Edward L. Beer
Albany
Horace A. Hoffman
Mutteawan
Hoffman
Solons Override Veto By Governor in Arizona
The Arizona legislature passed the penal code over Governor Hunt's veto. Senate 15 to 1, House 25 to 6, with members noting a referendum would challenge a section removing the governor’s pardoning power. Hunt denounced opponents as the force of reaction and warned of party wreck if victorious.
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Morning Journal
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Senate
House
Hunt
Democratic Party
Plan A Revolution in Collection of Custom
Washington May 16 Administrative changes in the tariff law would revolutionize the customs system. A Senate finance sub committee will hear recommendations from Denison and Curtis to empower the secretary of treasury to fix dutiable value and prohibit contingent fees in appeals. They seek a new six to seven member board of examiners to handle reappraisements. The panel would probe under valuation fraud and replace the current board of general appraisers as a judicial body. Senators Williams Gore and Shivet to consider the questions.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Denison
Secretary of the Treasury
Curtis
Secretary of Treasury
Board
Unites States General Andraisers
Civil Service
Messrs
Cuurtis
Simmons
Underwood
House
Board of General Appraisers
Williams
Gore
Shivet
Judge Upholds Governor's Martial Law Detention Power
Judge Samuel Litepage of the circuit court refused a writ of habeas corpus for Frits Merrick socialist editor jailed by Governor Hatfield for alleged inflammatory articles during the West Virginia coal strike. The ruling affirms the governor's authority to arrest and detain under martial law procedures.
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Charleston
W.C
Frits Merrick
Henry D.D. Hatfield
West Virginia
Samuel Litepage
Circuit Court
Publicity urged for tariff hearings in key tariff debate
Sen La Follette presses open hearings and wider publicity on tariff schedules as Senate debates the Underwood tariff bill. Democratic leaders push private hearings while Smoot and La Follette call for open access, cross examination, and public accountability in finance committee action.
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la Follette
Congress
Simmons
Senate
Finance Committee
Smith
Georgia
Washington
Penrose- la Vollette
Ransdell and
Thornton
Louisiana
Poindexter
Jones
James
Kentucky
Wilson
Smoot
Clarke
la Pollette
House
Walsh
Montana
Newlands
Cuba
Margaret and
Eleanor Wilson
Democratic Party
Meyers
Commercial Club Club
Moore
Teed
Senator Smoot
England
Germany
France
Arket
Indictments Against Four Railroads and Coal Firm
A federal grand jury in East St. Louis returned five indictments charging rebating and discrimination on sixty three counts against four railroads and the O Gara Coal company. The Vandalia Big Four Chicago Indiana Southern Grand Trunk and the O Gara Coal company face charges of illegal rebates discriminatory rates and conspiracy under the Elkins Act of 1903 with penalties up to 260000 per count and 1000 to 260000 in most cases. The conspiracies allege transportation tariffs violated and that the O Gara coal firm is effectively owned by the Big Four or New York Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Four
Chicago, Indian & Southern
O'Gara Company
Grand Trunk
The
Coal Company
Chicago, Indiana & Southern
Grand Trunk Railroad
O'Gara Coal Company
Elkins
United States
O’gara Coal Company
New York
New
Road
Harrisburg
Eldorado
South Bend
Ind
Oregon settlers press for Lane envoy at Kla math project
At interior department reclamation conferences in Washington on May 16 a petition urged Secretary Lane to send a personal representative to the Kla math project in Oregon to determine a fair course. Abel Ady led critics charging past gov ernment policy favored land speculators over settlers.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Lane
Klamath Reclamation
Oregon
Interior Department
Abel Ady
Democratic National Committee Charts 1914 16 Campaign Plan
Washington May 16 The Democratic national committee opened plans for a nationwide educational campaign with permanent Washington headquarters. A Mitchell Palmer named chairman and Rolla Wells treasurer will lead publicity with Thomas J. Pease in charge. The drive targets ten thousand weekly and two thousand daily papers to spread party views before the next elections.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Congressional Committee
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
House
Rolla Wells
St. Louis
Thomas J. Pease
North Carolina
Wilson Press
John I. Martin
Missouri
Pease
Ite House
Wilson
Lloyd
Representative Page
National Committee
Congressional Committee
Arizona officials protest ranch lands hold in Colorado Basin
Officials in Tucson and across southern Arizona object to Secretary Bryan's suggestion to withhold patents to lands in the Colorado river basin until treaties with Mexico are concluded. They warn the move would harm thousands of homesteaders and delay development of millions of acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OY Morning Journal
Tucson
Ariz
Bryan
Arizona
Washington
Senator Ashurst Probes Armor Plate Bids On Pennsylvania
Senator Ashurst announced he would introduce a resolution asking the navy secretary for information on armor plate bids for the super dreadnought Pennsylvania. He charged Carnegie Steel Bethlehem Steel and Midvale Steel conspired to submit near identical bids, claiming experts say the government lost about 1.6 million dollars by not producing its own plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SY Morning Journal
Washington
Ashurst
Secretary of the Navy
Pennsylvania
Carnegie Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Midvale Steel Company
Panama Canal Nears Completion Report
May 16 report shows 6.5 million cubic yards of earth remaining in the Culebra cut while lock gates exceed 90 percent completion.
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Panama Canal
Panama
Culebra
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Unsted
United Brethren
Methodist Church
Walter Page
Penrose
Upper
Legislative Investigating Committee
Solons
Brazil
National Capital
Senator Ashurst
Steel Trust
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