Suffrage and Dress Issues Dominate 1916 Federation Session
Chicago June 10 Mrs Pennybacker opened the General Federation of Women's Clubs congress with 8000 delegates. Delegates debate dress codes for daily sessions and Parisian gowns for a reception while Indiana’s Grace Julian Clarke seeks the presidency in 1916 and Pennybacker is expected to be reelected.
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Percy V. Pennybacker
Auditorium Theater
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Paris
General Council of
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Indiana
Grace Julian Clarke
Indianapolis
Pennybacker
Texas
Wreck Cause Found Broken Rail On New Haven Train
Washington reports to the interstate commerce commission that a broken rail caused the October 25 1913 Westerly Rhode Island wreck. The derailment injured seventy four passengers and three employees. Belnap notes transverse fissures in the rail head from high wheel loads and warns continued use of similar rails is dangerous. Since 1901 broken rail derailments totaled 2762 with 175 deaths and 6004 injuries, costing 3 237 798 dollars.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Westerly
R. 1
H. W. Belnap
Belnap
Coulon Loses World Bantam Title To Kid Williams
In Vernon California Johnny Coulon bantamweight champion loses his title to Baltimore’s Kid Williams who knocks him out with a right hand in the third round of a twenty round bout. Williams dominates from the start. In Chicago Adlai E Stevenson, former vice president, is reported much weaker after days of critical condition, prostration from heat, doctors giving salt injections.
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Johnny Coulon
Kid” Williams
Baltimore
Williams
Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Grover Cleveland
Baseball Results Across Leagues Today
National League games saw Cincinnati 2 Boston 3 Chicago 1 Brooklyn 2 St. Louis 5 New York 2 Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 3. American League tallies include New York 4 Chicago 7 Washington 3 St. Louis 4 Philadelphia 7 Detroit 3 Boston 9 Cleveland 6. Federal League results list Brooklyn 2 Chicago 3 Buffalo 1 Kansas City 2 Baltimore 7 Indianapolis 6 Pittsburgh 5 St. Louis 6.
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Plumbers' Head Puts Up Bond In Iowa Indictments
Des Moines June 10 Robert Knauer president of the Iowa Association of Master Plumbers and his son both posted a $2000 bond as the first of thirty six master plumbers indicted for conspiracy to put up bond. All indicted have until July 7 to post bonds for a fall term appearance.
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Des Moines
Robert Knauer
Iowa Association of Master Plumbers
R. B. Knauer
Boone
Federal Grand Jury
Federal
District Court
Wells
Murphy Freed on Appeal in White Slavery Case
Murphy a Sioux City traveling salesman convicted of white slavery has been freed by order of Judge James D. Elliott in federal court. The ruling holds the government oversight at the first trial last October violated Murphy's constitutional rights. He faced a five year term in a federal penitentiary for breaking the Mann Act.
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Jne
Harry B. Murphy
James D. Oliott
Elliott
Murphy
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