Wilson Cabinet Strife Over Bryan Ouster Plot
Washington June 13 Democrats blame Mr Wilson and Mr Bryan amid cabinet tensions. Bryan’s friends say a plot seeks to drive him from the cabinet over Mexican policy tolls and canal issues. Carnegie offered Bryan a peace foundation post with a $25000 salary, but Bryan declined to stay with Wilson and Baltimore promises.
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Carnegie
Wilson
Secretary of State
Place
Peace Foundation
Congressional Democrats
Bryan
England
Mr. Bryan
Carnegie Peace Foundation
Mr Bryan
Mr. Wilson
Department of State
Mr. House
Mr. Carnegie
Tips on Tipping in The United States
In a San Francisco report a steamship line outlines a US tipping guide for Australian travelers. It notes higher aggregate tips in the United States than England, with fewer tipping recipients. Recommendations include 10 percent in restaurants, 5 to 10 cents for bellboys, 50 cents weekly for hotel maids, 10 cents for barbers, and about 25 cents daily for sleeping car porters.
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San Francisco
Australia
England
United States
San Francisco Steamship Company
Costliest Bells on Sibley Farm in Venango County
On a 1300 acre farm between Franklin and Oil City Venango County former Representative Joseph C Sibley a millionaire oil operator has installed the costliest set of chimes made in modern times The eleven bells weigh from 3500 to 300 pounds and total 13500 pounds They are made of bell metal a mix of Lake Superior copper and imported tin and can be played by a single operator from a keyboard after a year of work and testing
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Pittsburg
Franklin
Oil City
Venango County
Joseph C. Sibley
Lake Superior
Captain Besley Heads Peru Expedition to Recover Bodies
Captain J Campbell Besley famed for Alaska to Acapulco adventures and polo, now plans an expedition into Peru to recover the bodies of two Americans who died while excavating the Inca city Plat er lyayce. Besley, in London for preparations, remains linked to a tumultuous social scene in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
J. Campbell Besley
Alaska
Acapulco
Elizabeth Medini Wood
Peru
Plater
Lyayce
Besley
London
Forgives His Erring Wife Pays Her Bills in Medford
In Jackson County Oregon a husband, R. J. Norris, forgave his wife Mrs. R. J. Norris after a run away romance with Ben Kennedy. Kennedy and Mrs Norris were jailed after a dramatic meeting. The next day Norris relented and the couple reconciled.
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Medford
Oreg
Jackson County
R. J. Norris
Ben Kennedy
Mr. Norris
Kennedy
Doctor must pay 1500 for patient death at typhoid case
In Chehalis on June 13 Mrs. Cora Enis won a 1500 verdict against Dr. Bush Banks for malpractice during the Centralia typhoid epidemic last winter. She charged improper care and feeding his patient too soon after initial recovery. The case will be appealed to the state Supreme Court.
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Chehalis
Cora Enis
Bush Banks
Heir to Duke Millions Reaches His Majority
Wood ward W. Duke, heir to the Duke fortune, has turned 21 and begun a cross country auto trek with three friends. He plans to cover the Mojave route through Arizona passes to Chicago and then east, paying all expenses himself.
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Los Angeles
Classmate of Wilson Sues for Divorce and Legitimation
Oklahoma City June 13. Catherine Rogers seeks divorce from Robert A. Rogers and asks that their son Robert A. Rogers Jr. be declared legitimate. The long legal battle traces to a 1911 union after a Galveston beach meeting. Rogers denies cohabitation or fathering the child, while Rogers faced pressure as a Wilson ally and cabinet hopeful.
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Oklahoma City
Robert A. Rogers
Okla
Cian
Wilson
Catherine Rogers
Robert A. Rogers, Jr
Rogers
Galveston
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Oklahoma
Helen Morton to Return to Parents
Washington dispatch notes mediation efforts between Chicago pianist Helen Morton and her wealthy parents in Delaplane Virginia have made some progress though some doubt mediation. Her father reportedly froze her allowance to sway her views, with Morton likely heading back to Chicago.
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Helen Morton
Washington
Delaplane
Chicago
Miss Morton
Mrs Knowland Campaigning For Husband In Alameda
Mrs. Joseph R Knowland wife of the congressman and senatorial candidate announced she will campaign for him in California. While he speaks at general political meetings she will address women to explain his qualifications and why he should represent them in the United States Senate.
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Alameda
Joseph R. Knowland
Knowland
United States Senate
Senate
Women May Smoke At Cost of Ideas
In Philadelphia on June 18 Dr Le Baron Russell Briggs dean of Harvard and president of Radcliffe College declared the college graduate the coming woman in his address at the annual com- mencement. He spoke of education and modern views, urging graduates to uphold intellectual independence and social progress.
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Philadelphia
le Baron Russell Briggs
Harvard University
Radcliffe College
Miss Hill
Briggs
Heiress Maude Scudder Courted by Italian Count in St Louis
In St Louis on June 13 Lieutenant Count Caesare Buzzi of Rome wooed Miss Maude Scudder, heiress to the Cupples fortune. The Italian aviation officer and bodyguard member met her in Rome during Lent and traveled back to America after a month of courtship, with his banker father noted as among Rome’s wealthiest.
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ST. Louis
Count Caesare Buzzi
Rome
Maude Cupples Scudder
West Pine Boulevard
Samuel Cupples
Miss Scudder
Count Buzzi
Aviation Corps
Italy
Scudder
America
Reward Offered for Film of Girl Pictures in Saltillo
In Saltillo and New York a $500 reward is offered for a Brownie camera and undeveloped but exposed film. Geo Jones, of the Buckingham Hotel, says the camera and film disappeared from his apartment after noon Monday. The film reportedly contained two photographs of a young woman. A diamond pin and other jewelry also vanished. The article cites Gerald Brandon as the American war correspondent who photographed the girl, described as the Joan of Arc of North Mexico
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Eneral Villa
Saltillo
Elvira Guitterrez
Joan of Arc
Mexico
Gerald Brandon
Geo. ©. Jones
Buckingham Hotel
Lost film and jewelry case sparks public notice
George O. Jones offered a 3500 reward for the return of a Brownie camera with six undeveloped films taken June 1 from his apartment at 621 Fifth Avenue. The case, tied to a missing woman and photographs at the Long Island Club, involves a prized diamond pin and other jewelry. Jones sought help from photographers to identify the film if turned in for development.
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Europe
Fifth Avenue
George O. Jones
Buckingham Hotel
Jones
Long Island Club
Arrests Three Sons So She Can Marry
In San Francisco on June 13 Mrs. Caroline Garibaldi a prosper ous widow swore warrants for her three sons charging threats against her life. She says the sons oppose her marriage and would kill her if she wed, yet she remains determined to marry.
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San Francisco
Caroline Garibaldi
Finding No Seat He Wouldn't Pay Fare
The New Jersey Supreme Court, led by Justice Swayze, set aside Calvin Burns's conviction ruling a passenger who refuses to pay a fare unless seated is not a disorderly person under the 1911 act. Burns rode a crowded Atlantic City and Short Railroad car from Pleasantville, declined to pay due to no seat, and stayed on though he could have alighted at two stops. There was no proof of intent to travel without paying or of a rule violation.
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Supreme Court
Justice Swayze
Calvin Burns
Burns
Atlantic City and Short Railroad
Pleasantville
Bread on Waters Returns Thousandfold in Newburgh
In Newburgh New York on June 13 Mrs. Joseph Kampe receives fifty thousand dollars after lending fifty dollars forty years ago to Joseph Patton to fund his Westward venture. Patton, then a youth at the Pacific Hotel in Greenwich Street New York City, promised to repay a thousand dollars for every dollar. The string of decades finally yielded the fortune.
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Joseph Patton
Kampe
Patton
Pacific Hotel
Greenwich Street
New York City
Carranza Plans Property Appraisal and Fixed Tax, No Confiscation
In Durango on June 13 Venustiano Carranza outlines first acts for his government in Saltillo, pledging an accurate property appraisal, fixed taxation, and nullifying Huerta’s acts including international treaties. He dismisses the need for immediate cash and defends the peso-like currency as backed by national resources. He vows to void Huerta’s decrees and warns that foreign or domestic actions by Huerta are invalid.
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Gerald Brandon
the American
Durango
Saltillo
Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Coahuila
United States
Mexico City
Carranza
Sonora
Chihuahua
Sinaloa
Vales
Huerta
Lord Cowdray
Madero
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President Scott
Scott
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U.S
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Capt. Besley
Wilds
Wildon
Suit
Robert Rogers
Homa
Interior
Mrs. Knowland
Buzzi
Girl Pictures
New Yorker
New York
Dr. Briggs
High Jersey
Trenton
N. J
Newburg
Newburgh, N. Y
Joseph Kampe
Gartanza
New Mexico
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