Senate moves toward arbitration over Panama tolls dispute
Senate Foreign Relations Committee reports a resolution seeking submission of the U S Great Britain dispute to arbitration under the Hay Pauncefote treaty regarding Panama canal tolls. President Wilson opposes arbitration. Senator Vardaman denounces the president and Senator Root, calling the party leadership weak as debate looms over tolls repeal.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
Senate
Vardaman
Mississippi
Root
United States
House
Wilson
Baltimore
New York
Two pretty blouses for summer wear
Fragmented notes describe mining scenes where diamonds cling to inclined tables amid earth and sand, guarded by miles of barbed wire fences. A Lebanon Pennsylvania widow Amanda Woomer, recently deceased, leaves a will about separating her husband’s body by a brick wall. Government flour mills are urged in New South Wales cabinet discussions. A misattributed painting tale ends with a dealer claiming a Raphael work once bore a Rachel signature.
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Amanda Woomer
Lebanon
Orlando Woomer
Governor of Sonora Held as Close Prisoner
June 3 report from Hermosillo states Governor Jane Maytorena is under military detention amid factional denunciations. Opposition labels her an absolute ruler, while constitutionalists and Pesquiera allies claim tensions with the military endanger elections. Town meetings near the Sonora border urged Maytorena to call a state chamber election as pacification continues.
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Jane Maytor Vrais
Hermostilo
Pesquiera
Maytorena
Doug
Sonora
Agua Prietas
Amusing Blunder in Lord North Biography
Excerpt from Reginald Lucas biography of Lord North recounts an opera box misunderstanding. Lady North is described as plain, with North explaining the wife as the daughter and noting they are among London’s ugliest. The anecdote highlights social vanity and witty retort.
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Reginald Lucas
Lord North
North
London
Polish Scnponsers Law Dress Code Enforced
In Poland, scnponsers must wear hats away from their faces and tie them at the back with a brown hair ribbon. They are forbidden to wear jewelry or corsets until graduation, reflecting strict attire restrictions during training.
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Poland
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