Washington agrees to Panama exemption act amid swift approval
The House passes the Panama exemption bill 216 to 71 and sends it to the president who indicates he will sign. Secretary Wilson says unemployment will reverse and labor demand will outrun supply. The Dill plan for Philippine government moves toward White House approval. Senate repeals Norris Simmons amendment 50 to 35 and conferences with the House begin.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Senate
United States
Wilson
United
House
Carranza delegates named for Niagara mediation conference
General Venustiano Carranza appoints three delegates to the Niagara mediation conference. Treasury orders tighten border controls to stop arms entering Mexico. Vera Cruz rail links are threatened by constitutionalist forces amid rumors of Huerta assault plans. Brigadier General Funston reports on Carranza's provisional presidency and his proposal for U S pacification of Mexico in the style used in Cuba.
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Mexico
Niagara
Washington
Treasury Department
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Huerta
War Department
Funston
General Carranza
Constitutionalists of
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Cuba
Wealthy Philadelphia banker Thomas Dolan dies at Torresdale home
Obituary notes the death of Thomas Dolan former head of United Gas Improvement and leading Philadelphia financier. Other items mention Wilson’s ambassadorial pick William G. Sharp, Chicago divorces for Blewett Lee and Mme Schumann-Heink, King Gustaf’s recovery in Karlsbad, and various international notes.
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Thomas Dolan
United Gas Improvement Company
Philadelphia
Torresdale
Mme. Schumann-Heink
William Rapp, Jr
Chicago
S .S
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Women's Suffrage in State
The Illinois Supreme Court rules the equal suffrage law constitutional, granting women the right to vote for all statutory officers including presidential electors. Justices Dunn Cartwright Carter and Vickers join the majority. Cooke Craig and Farmer dissented. The decision affirms voting on local option questions not forbidden by the constitution.
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Springfield
Illinois
Supreme Court
Frank W. Dunn
Charleston
James H. Cartwright
Oregon
Orrin N. Carter
Chicago
Alonzo K. Vickers
East St. Louis
George A. Cooke
Aledo
Charles C. Craig
Galesburg
William M. Farmer
Vandalia
Mial
General Fellow of Women’s Clubs
Auditorium Theater
Etvate
Pennypacker
Miners Riot in Butte on Union Day Turmoil
Butte Montana enforces armed rule after a day of riots on union day. Police seize arms as a 9000 member miners union splits. Over 2000 workers reject the main union and attack the parade. Alderman Frank Curran, acting mayor, is hurled from a second story window and seriously injured.
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Butte
Mont
Butte Ia
Miners’ Union
Frank Curran
Adlai Stevenson Dies After Illness in Chicago
Adlai E Stevenson former vice president died in Presbyterian hospital after failing to regain consciousness following a weekend illness. His death came months after the loss of his wife ending nearly fifty years of companionship. Born October 28 1835 in Kentucky he served in Congress and as first assistant postmaster general under President Cleveland.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Presbyterian Hospital
Stevenson
Adlai Ewing Stevenson
Christian County
Kentucky
Congress
Cleveland
Adlai Stevenson
Mr. Stevenson
Letita Green
Danville
Balloon Pilot Berry Found Near Oregon City Forest
Pilot John Berry of St Louis and Alde G Y Morrison of the balloon Million Population club were located in a forest south of Oregon City after being entrants in the Aero club of America race.
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Portland
Ore
John Berry
St. Louis
Alde G. Y. Morrison
Balloon Million Population Club
Aero Club of America
Oregon City
Three Die in Attempted Rescue at Raven Coal Mine
E G Gia superintendent and W J Lewis with his two sons drowned in a rescue attempt at the Raven coal mine. They tried to save a young Leip boy who had gone beyond his depth.
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E. G. Gia
W. J. Lewis
Leip
Fire destroys Gintz broom factory in Normal
Fire threatening Normal's business district destroyed the F L Gintz broom factory with losses estimated at 10000 dollars. The incident is part of a Illinois state roundup covering crimes, appointments, and local notices across Peoria Springfield Pana and Rockford.
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Peoria
George Fassas
Monmouth
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Mount Pleasant
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Estelle Baird Smith
Woods
Pana
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Rufus M. Potts
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Rockford
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W. S. Cherry
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Gibson City
Shelbyville
George Moore
Moore
Arthur Fox
Fox
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Personal Appeal Silenced by Tailors Convention in Pittsburgh
Registrar O Loughlin of Brooklyn tried to address a tailor convention but received no attention as his tailor introduced Max Schreiner buyer for Clipperstein Menx. After three false starts O Loughlin sat down amid buzzing, anger rising to arson level while the tailor urged the audience to listen to his best customer.
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O'Loughlin
Brooklyn
O'Toughlin
Max Schreiner
Clipperstein & Menx
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Massachusetts Golf Fans Spend Big on the Game
The piece notes that Massachusetts golf enthusiasts invest around $800000 annually in the sport and jokes about their hunting for Scotch as part of the hobby.
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Redd
Massachusetts
Greene
Eye Strain Relieved by Quitting Coffee
An AN woman recounts eye trouble improved after quitting coffee and using Postum. Her son stopped needing glasses and both report improved health, crediting Postum with relief from nervous symptoms. Postum Co. of Battle Creek promotes Regular and Instant Postum with prices and brewing notes.
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AN. J. Woman
Optician
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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