Shipping trust exists says committee finds collusion across routes
Washington June 14 chairman Alexander of the house ship trust investigating committees released three volumes of proceedings. He says evidence shows competition among coastwise liners nearly eliminated and all major American port lines are in agreements. Domestic trade shows many methods to curb competition. foreign trade shows seventy six rate fixing understandings. War rules urged to govern West Virginia coal strike as senate committee hears Davis testimony.
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House Ship Trust
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RITSON'S FIRST GOAL SHOCKS MEADOWBROOK POLO
Captain Ritson of the British polo team scored the first goal in the second period as England, despite an initial defeat, fought back against the Americans at Meadowbrook North Carolina. About 800 spectators watched the sensational play.
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N. C
Ritson
Aero Yacht to Start by July 1 for Atlantic Flight
In Savannah a Batson aero yacht will launch by July 1 for a Savannah to New York leg, then to Washington, with letters from mayors and a presidential letter to King Georgie. Captain M A Batson, retired U S Army, designed the craft aiming to win the $50 000 prize offered by Lord Northcliffe for the first transatlantic attempt.
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Boston
Savannah
Batson Aero
M. A. Batson
Lord Northcliffe
London Daily Mall
Turkish stamps bear the sultans hand seal instead of images
A passage in the Koran led Turkey to omit pictures on stamps and print only the sultan's sign manual. The imperial hand impression, linked to Sultan Murad I, originated when he signed a treaty with the Italian republic of Ragusa in 1805 by pressing ink from his open hand onto parchment.
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Ragusa
Boone Patrolman Beaten by Mob in Court Square Incident
Boone Iowa June 14 Patrolman J T Jones was beaten and choked by a mob in Court Square while his revolver and club were taken He lies at home more dead than alive Eight gang members were rounded up and jailed on conspiracy charges The arrestees named are Fred Burton Billy Mickel Dick Mickel Henry Holmberg Clarence Honser John Earle John Engerson and John Bislar
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Billy and
Dick Mickel
Henry Holmberg
Clarence Honser
John Earle
John Engerson
John Bislar
Davenport Gas Next Meet Des Moines June 14
The Iowa State Federation of Labor adjourned after selecting Davenport as the 1914 convention city. It adopted positions opposing using Fort Madison penitentiary prisoners for out of state labor, purchasing coal mined out of state when Iowa miners work only two thirds, and state contracts to firms unfair to organized labor without competitive bidding. It favored affiliating all Iowa miners with the federation and expanding teamsters organization. New officers installed: President J. H. Strief Sioux City, Vice President G. H. Brooks Des Moines, Secretary-Treasurer F. A. Canfield Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa State Federation of Labor
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Sioux City
G. H. Brooks
F. A. Canfield
Cedar Rapids
Judgment cut to 14000 dollars in Illinois Central suit
Fort Dodge Iowa June 14 Judge R M Wright denied the railroad motion for a new trial in the Pelton against Illinois Central case. The verdict was reduced to 14000 dollars, with the plaintiff choosing to accept or appeal. Pelton, a brakeman injured November 20 1911 near Logan when a passenger train collided with a freight train, rode in the engine cab per conductors order, according to the plaintiff. Senator Kenyon represented the plaintiff.
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Pelton
Illinois Central
R. M. Wright
Iowa
Illingis Central
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Kenyon
Overstocks and Price Drops Hit Northern Potatoes
Northern markets report heavy overstock of old potatoes and sharp price falls. John A. McThenny named by President Wilson to lead the civil service commission. Edmond B C Von Klein bound over in Portland on a $5000 bond for alleged polygamy and swindling several women. The steamer Yukon wrecked near Uniniak pass with no lives lost. Tahoma revenue cutter rescued 44 crew and 6 passengers at Unejlaske.
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Texas House Chair Blames Wall Street for Currency Bill Push
Washington June 14 An opposition current among House Democrats to currency legislation took shape when Representative Henry of Texas, chair of the rules committee, charged Wall Street backed the drive. He urged earlier and broader money trust probes, saying the Pujo committee barely scratched the surface as the comptroller refused access to records. He warned Wall Street bankers seek currency reform to create markets for questionable commercial paper and inflate assets.
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Pujo
Repudiates Her Confession in Kansas City Slayings
Mrs Ida May Kellar denied confessing to killing her husband Arthur Keller and their seven year old daughter Margaret with an axe. She told Sheriff Prater the detective scared the admission from her and in a fit named a railroad section laborer as the culprit.
Moros Repulsed at Bagsak Fort Clash
In Manila on June 14 fierce fighting raged between American forces under Brigadier General Pershing and Moros at Bagsak. The Moros retain one fort as bolos charged the lines and were repulsed with heavy losses. Americans plan a strong attack today with expected success. One scout was killed and a hospital corps man wounded.
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Thett
Woman robbed by bandit downtown at noon
Miss Dorothy Daniels, a 22 year old frail employee, was attacked in Varick Street street in view of a crowded noonday crowd. The lone bandit beat her, choked her, and escaped with 1128 dollars in currency and certified checks from the bank to her workplace.
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New York
Dorothy Daniels
Varick Street
Jap Premier Talks to Journaliste in Tokyo
Count Yamamoto, speaking to journalists on foreign policy, lamented the unsettled California alien land ownership issue and said Japan would take prudent steps toward an amicable settlement with the United States. Trial set for June 19 in Calgary manslaughter case over the May 24 fight. Arthur Pelkey to stand trial with promoter Tommy Burns not before fall.
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Alta
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Luther McCarty
Harvest
Supreme Court
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Bridgie Webber Stabbed in Back in New York
Bridgie Webber, a principal witness in the Rosenthal murder case, was stabbed in the back on an east side street this morning and lies unconscious in a New York hospital. The incident shocked investigators and the public as authorities vow a full check on the motive and assailant.
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New York
Bridgie” Webber
Rosenthal
Enat
Soldier Home inmate’s true sex revealed years later
The Soldiers' Home inmate Albert D. J. Cashier, a Civil War veteran long perceived as male, has had the truth about her gender finally disclosed by the home superintendent Colonel J. O. Anderson. The renamed person’s true identity is taking public notice in Quincy, Illinois.
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Soldiers’ Home
Quincy
Albert D. J. Cashier
Soldiers and Sailors’ Home
J. O. Anderson
Secretive Civil War Veteran Woman Revealed by Accident
A woman who served three years in the Union Army and was mustered out in 1865 later received a government pension and entered the soldiers home. Her sex was kept secret by Colonel Anderson until a decade ago when it was revealed in Livingston County UL after a car accident exposed her as a female chauffeur to ex Senator J. M. Lish.
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Anderson
Quate Hospital
Livingston County
J. M. Lish
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