Girl Club Thug Incident Intercepts Robbery
In New York on June 12 William Patterson secretary of Philadelphia's social service commission was dragged into a hallway by two footpads. A policeman and a girl onlooker intervened as the assailants attacked Patterson and rifled his pockets. The girl used the billy to subdue one robber before both were captured and taken to a police station. Patterson was hospitalized.
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New York
William Patterson
Social Service Commission of
Philadelphia
Lower East Side
Yattervon
Billy
Patterson
Kermit Roosevelt Marries Mise Belle Wyatt Willard in Madrid
The June 12 ceremony at the British embassy chapel united Kermit Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt, and Mise Belle Wyatt Willard, daughter of Ambassador Willard. Rev. Dr. Samuel Watson and Rev. Herbert Brown officiated as a rain-soaked crowd watched from the American embassy and church. The couple, with bridesmaids in white and yellow accents, left in carriages and autos for a Spanish honeymoon in the south.
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Madrid
Kermit Roosevelt
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Mise Belle Wyatt Willard
Ambasaador Willard
Samuel Watson
Rec ‘Tor
Church of the Holy Trinity
Paris
Herbert Brown
Elizabeth Willard
Spain
Attack on Coronation Chair at Westminster Abbey
London reports a thwarted blast aimed at the Coronation chair in Westminster Abbey, blamed on militant suffragettes. The chair, known as St Edward’s chair, sheltered the Stone of Destiny, with its history tracing to King Edward I and ancient Scottish kings. A second note reports Grand Duke Adolf of Mecklenburg-Strelitz dying in Berlin.
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London
Westmbster Abby
St. Eadeward
Edward
Edward 1
Abbey of
Sens
Perthalire
Kenneth
More Jobs Than Men Can Fill Promises Wheat Boom Ahead
Secretary of Labor Wilson predicts a coming crop and industrial revival to end unemployment. He cites bumper wheat yields, iron trade revival, textile activity, and rail delays as factors. Demand for over 40,000 workers for harvests already exists, with Missouri alone requesting 31,000 laborers. Western farmers pay 2 to 2.50 daily, while railway plans may move east workers for rural vacations and pay.
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Washington
Manseas
United States
Wilson
Department of Indor
Missouri
Lurpass Harpers
Ardlers
Wilken
Wile
Early Action On Home Rule Delayed Lords Bill Plan
London, June 12 The Premier Asquith announced in the House of Commons the intention to introduce the promised amending bill to the Irish home rule measure ahead of Lords consideration. Unionists win a concession to test government and nationalist willingness to compromise with Parliament free to modify provisions shielding Ulster and protecting Protestant minority. The new bill likely won’t reach Lords before the week of June 21.
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London
Vane
Asquith
House of Commons
House of Lords
Ulster
Ireland
The Times Foresees War Between Greece and Turkey
The Times predicted a new Balkan conflict as tensions rise after renewed Turkish actions in Asia Minor and Thrace. It warned that Greece, Saloniki, and Macedonia could be flashpoints, with Turkey pursuing reconquest and expansion amid volatile regional shifts.
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London Times
Greece
Turkey
Times
Asia Minor
Turkish Thrace
Timea
Grona
Saloniki
Macedonia
Lond
Perkins Refuses to Be Turned Out
New York June 2. George W Perkins vows he will not retire as chair of the Progressive national committee amid attacks by Amon D Paschal. He hosts New York park commissioners aboard the steamer Highlander for a Hudson outing. He says Pinchot’s letter changes nothing and plans no reply.
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New York
Progressive Nationsl Committee
George W. Perkins
Amond Paschal
Hudson
Perkins
New York Park
Letter Controversy Faces Progressive Party Delegates
The exchange centers on Pinchot's hint that Perkins doctored the party's Chicago convention plank to reflect Perkins view. Perkins denies predicting the national committee's stance and says he will not write to them. Both sides refuse to disclose how they felt before the convention.
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T Perkins
Pinechot
Perkind
Pinchot
Perkins
Progressive Party
Chicago
Rheuma Promises Pure Blood Remedy
Advertisement claims Rheuma cleanses blood, restores vitality, and boosts mood, selling through Red Cross Pharmacy for 0 cents. It warns dangerous drugs may fail and urges quick action to prevent inflammatory rheumatism and heart damage.
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Red Cross
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