Senate faces tariff clash over wool and sugar free lists
Senate finance sub committees consider free wool and free sugar in coming changes. Montana's Walsh questions the move as Democrats jitter about a possible tie with Vice President Marshall's vote. Poindexter may side with reformers, altering the tally. Administration backs Underwood bill amid Southern Western resistance. Woolen interests led by William Whitman clash with wool schedule, while beet sugar head Henry Oxnard presses the sugar plan.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Finance
Walsh
Montana
Ransdall
Thornton
Louisiana
Senate
Marshall
Poindexter
Underwood
William Whitman
Henry T. Oxnard
Fort Moultrie Gun Explosion Claims Captain and Crew
Capt G B G Hanna of the Coast Artillery died today after a gun explosion at Fort Moultrie. Three artillerymen were killed and nine injured. A board of inquiry was appointed to determine the explosion’s cause.
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Associated Press
Charleston
8. C
G. B. G. Hanna
Coast Artillery
Fort Moultrie
Boston doctor reports cancer serum progress at Massachusetts Homeopathic
Dr. Howard W. Nowell of Boston University Medical School treated fifty cancer victims at the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital. Within 96 hours those given opiates to alleviate suffering showed marked improvement and no longer suffered. He used a serum from rabbits and stresses results are experimental. He says no cure claimed, many patients treated, and inquiries answered.
Greeks Resume War with Bulgarians Moves to Salonika
In the wake of renewed hostilities between Greece and Bulgaria, King Constantine with Prince Alexander and the army general staff departed for Salonika today.
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Constantine
Salonika
Associated Press
Athens
Greece
Alexander
Young violinist Daniel Melsa saved by Cossacks kindness
The orphaned boy violinst Daniel Melsa, under twenty, is taken in by New York benefactors including Otto H. Kahn and Mrs. Samuel Untermyer as legends recount his rescue by Cossacks during a 1905 pogrom after his sister’s murder. He played his violin to calm the attackers, earning a blessing from the camp leader.
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New York
Daniel Melsa
Otto H. Kahn
Kahn, Loeb & Co
Samuel Untermyer
Pujo
Melsa
Orpheus
Lord
Music Festivals Open in Ghent With De Schelde Oratorio
Ghent Belgium hosts summer rand music festivals tied to the world’s fair. The opening performance is Peter Benoit’s oratorio De Schelde. The events are conducted by M Mathieu director of the Royal Conservatory of Music of Belgium.
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Ghent
Belgium
Peter Benoit
de Schelde
M. Mathieu
Royal Conservatory of Music of Belgium
Royal Wedding Preparations Highlight Emperor's Daughter
The court prepares for a royal wedding as elaborate ceremonies unfold for the emperor's daughter. Officials, courtiers, and foreign dignitaries converge on the capital for the ceremonial events and associated celebrations.
End of Feud as Victoria Louise’s Wedding Unites Hohenzollerns and Guelphs
Berlin May 22 Royal wedding preparations near completion for Princess Victoria Louise and Prince Ernst August of Cumberland. The union ends a 50 year feud between the houses, drawing King George and Queen Mary of England and other European royals to Berlin with vast celebrations and gifts valued around 1 million dollars.
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Berlin
Victoria Louise
William II
Ernst August of Cumberland
Potsdam
Adlon
Henry
Prussia
George
Mary
England
Prince Ernst
Hohenzollern
Cumberland
Italy
Oncle
den Ser
Europe
Imperial Palace
Trousseau
William
Grand Duchy of
Brunswick
Kingdom of
Hanover
Lunenberg
Guelpha
Germany
George I
Brunswick-Luneberg
House of
Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
Work of waitress s best for girl
Missouri Senate committee probes working conditions for women in the restaurant industry. Testimony highlights wages hours and safety concerns faced by female waitstaff across the state.
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Missouri Senate
Wages of very low for rural domestic work in Missouri
The Missouri Senate wage committee heard testimony that rural domestic servants earn very low wages with many girls paid two and a half to three dollars weekly and the highest being ten dollars a week. A restaurant worker said seven dollars weekly plus tips averaging over a dollar daily, while laundries expose workers to extreme heat causing faintness.
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Associated ST. Louis
Missouri Senate
National Industrial Traffic League Meets in Buffalo
The National Industrial Traffic League met at the Hotel Iroquois in Buffalo on May 23 to discuss uniform classification bills of lading freight storage rules and railroad shipper relations. The meeting will continue tomorrow.
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Traffic League
Buffalo
N. Y
National Industrial Traffic League
Iroquois
Fund Drive Planned for Tyatra Centenary Celebration
New York May 23 members of the American executive committee overseeing next year’s Tyatra of Kent centenary events met to map a plan to raise several million dollars for the celebration.
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New York
Kent
Toronto Race Meeting Opens With King's Plate at Woodbine
Toronto opening day marks the start of the seven day spring meeting of the Ontario Jockey Club at Woodbine Park. The King's Plate is the feature event for the debut day.
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Toronto
Ont
Canada
Ontario Jockey Club
Woodbine Park
United Shoe Machinery Company Trial Faces Acquisition Question
In Boston on May 23 Judge Putnam questioned whether the United Shoe Machinery Company would need a twenty five million dollar capital stock to acquire new firms as part of its growth. The government’s dissolution suit continues with adjournment to Tuesday.
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Boston
Mass
United Shoe Machinery Company
Putman
United Company
Tuesaday
Cettle Legal Process Mentioned by Both Nations
A fragment notes that a legal process involving Cettle is central to the intentions of both nations concerned. The text hints at a formal exchange or provision but lacks clear details on parties, actions, or outcomes.
Embassy Collects Material as California Bill Sparks Talks
The Japanese embassy has not received new instructions from Tokyo to press the United States on the California land bill. It is gathering material to support ongoing negotiations over a possible clash between state law and treaty obligations, with the foreign office to decide policy. Both sides appear poised to pursue legal proceedings to determine responsibility for testing the issue.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Japan
United States
California
Foreign Office
Silos Rise Across Hereford Plains Region
Report from Hereford notes multiple silos erected in the area over recent weeks signaling a growing movement. Observers expect the plains country to soon be dotted with silo structures as farms adopt the trend.
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Hereford
Conductor Charged With Manslaughter in Baldwin Wreck
Hudson Wisconsin May 23 W F Meyer conductor of a freight train held on a manslaughter charge arising from the Baldwin wreck last month He appeared for a preliminary hearing Meyers home is St Paul He was driving the freight train that collided with a passenger train killing two men and injuring several others
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Hudson, Wis
W. F. Meyer
Omaha Road
Baldwin
Meyer
St. Paul
foJerings
Eral
Harvard Cornell Boat Race Practice Prepares Crowd
Ithaca N Y May 28 The Poughkeepsie plan of running an observation train will be tried tomorrow for the Harvard Cornell boat race. The two varsity crews showed splendid form in final practice spins on Lake Cayuga and the big race looks like a close and interesting contest.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Harvard
Moving Picture Depicts Possible War With Japan Banned
A moving picture drama shown in Seattle portrayed a 1920 war with Japan and US with Wilson and Roosevelt as participants and was forbidden after censors found it could incite unfavorable sentiment. The draft notes editors meet at East St Louis to hold a Southern Illinois editorial convention.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Japan
United States
Wilson
Roosevelt
East St. Louis
Southern Olinda Editorial Association
J. T. Galbraith
John M. Chamberlain
Sweetwater Forms Chamber of Commerce at Mass Meeting
Sweetwater hosts a mass meeting where the Chamber of Commerce is organized with a $1 membership. Farmers nearby are urged to join to ally with agricultural and educational interests in the community.
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Sweetwater
Sweetwater Chamber of Commercce
May Fest in Schulenburg Draws Wide Attendance
The May Fest held in Schulenburg on May 1 attracted crowds from the city and surrounding counties enjoying the events. Organizers anticipate the festival becoming an annual affair.
Republican National Committee to consider party reorganization
The Republican National Executive Committee meets in Washington to decide on early plans for reorganizing the party ahead of the next Congressional Convention. The Progressive wing urges a call, while others weigh timing and the impact of the tariff law as the country analyses current administration policies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Republican National Executive Committee
Charles D. Hilles
National Committee
Chicago
Cummins
Siaofu Upholds Anti Alien Land Bill
Representative Sisson defended California anti alien land legislation despite President Wilson's caution on incendiary talk. He denied war aims and urged rights to regulate land ownership, arguing foreign aliens could let corporations monopolize farming land.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Sisson
Wilson
California
England
France
Germany
Tenements and street children in New York city
New York youths in crowded tenements lack basic knowledge of farming and nature while living in cramped housing with limited space. They see grass only in parks and are kept off it by a communal sign once used against a protest in Washington.
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New York
Coxey
Washington
Texas Railroad Commission to Consider Freight Reduction
The Texas railroad commission announced it will study on May 27 an emergency order to reduce freight by two cents per 100 pounds on all car load classes from Texas ports to points in Texas. The move follows railroads’ plan to stop absorbing loading charges from shipside to cars.
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Hy Associated Press
Austin
Texas
The
Railroad Commission Today
Catalog for Texas State Fair 1913 Ready for June Release
Dallas May 23 1913 The catalogue copy for the Texas State Fair is completed and will publish in June. Applications for hundreds of copies come from across the United States and foreign countries, with demand from all sections of the Lone Star State.
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Dallas
Lone Star
United States
Foreign Coum
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Prince Ernest of Cumberland
Edward
Cettle
Cornell
Moving Picture OF v
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G. O. P. National Committee
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Lion CO
Waco
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Dagget
Hk. Cohn Cashier
Railroad Commission
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