Senators Battle Tariff Bill At House Hearing
The National Council of Women Voters led suffragists at a House Rules hearing on a tariff bill and woman suffrage. Dr. Harvey Wiley endorsed voting rights for women, while warning against militant methods abroad and noting creation beliefs. Mary McFowell urged equal protection for 9 million women workers and ballots for all.
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National Council of Women Voters
Capitol
House
Senate
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Wmen
Th. Wiley
Tie
Mary Mcfowell
Chicago Woman's Trade Union League
Canadian Troops Visit United States Planned in August
The British ambassador in Washington says the United States will permit the Porte third regiment of Ottawa infantry corps, about 400 men, to visit New Haven, Connecticut, on August 20. The Ottawa detachment will travel from Ottawa to the U S for the visit.
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U. S
Ottawa
Washington
United States
Porte Third Regiment
New Hiaven
Con
Four Die As Bridge Collapses Near Memphis
Four men were killed when the approach to the Mississippi river bridge used by the Friseagines collapsed. The structure had been weakened by floods last spring.
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Memphis
Tenn
Aug
Mississippi River
Copper Miner Killed and Sheriff Wounded During Strike in Michigan
Copper Miner killed and two Repouiy sheriffs wounded during the fatal outbreak of the copper miners strike in Calumet Michigan. In Crawfordsville Indiana Richard Souders aged fifty seven is jailed suspected in the death of Mrs Francis J Harrison seventy five found dead near Swatlen Dry creek Wednesday night.
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Calumet
Mich
Crawfordsville
Ind
Richard Souders
Francis J. Harrison
Swatlen Dry Creek
Two Die in Storm as Philadelphia Hit by Gale
A brutal storm in Philadelphia killed a young woman and an infant when a Fairmount park band pavilion collapsed with about 200 onlookers inside. Dozens were injured, many scrambling home, and widespread damage followed including downed poles and ruined roofs. Estimated property loss tops a million dollars.
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Philadelphia
Fairmount Park
Mattie L. Greiner
Port Richmond
Bos
Franklin Trust Companus
Mulhall Testimony Begins With House Inquiry
Martin M Mulhall testifies before House investigators on Capitol Hill and repeats Senate statements as a far reaching inquiry is anticipated. Mulhall’s letters about Representative Richard Hartholdt of Missouri are read into the record as he is questioned on pressuring a report on an eight hour labor bill and supporting the Littlefield anti pilotage measure favored by the Manufacturers Association.
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Washington
Martin M. Mulhal
House
Capitol
Senate
Mulhall
Richard Hartholdt
Missouri
Telegraphic Notes from Newport to Des Moines
A series of brief items from across the country report on personal rumors about a divorce falsehood in Newport and Ro, an accident in Cincinnati involving streetcar cars near Suspension Bridge, a Minneapolis mother leaping from a runaway rig to save her children, a bankruptcy petition by John F. Stevens Construction, and a post office robbery pursuit in West Liberty Iowa with the mayor wounded.
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Newport
Robert Goeler
Elsie Whelan
Cincinnati
Ohio
Minneapolis
Emil Strom
Biowlog
West Liberty
L. W. Swen
Hawn
Three Die As Auto Upsets Near Wyandotte Michigan
In a tragic crash near Wyandotte Michigan an Ontario bound car carrying five from Toledo and Cleveland overturned in a ditch. Louis EB Weil tein of Toledo James J Ross of Cleveland Howard Davis of Toledo were killed. J P Celtis of Jackson Mich vice president of the Michigan United railway was fatally injured and E T Wickwire of Mansfield was seriously hurt.
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Toledo
O. Ang
Louis Eb, Weiltein
Toledo Railway & Light Company
James J. Ross
Cleveland
Northern Ohio Traction Company
Howard Davis
J. P Celtis
Jacckoon
Mich
Michigan United Railway
E. T. Wickwire
Mansfield
Reilstein
Wyandotte
Castro Uprising in Venezuela Suppressed, Reports Say
Washington reports Castro uprising in Venezuela under Cipriano Castro failed. Ambassador Voetter in Caracas confirms General Torres captured and earlier dispatches corroborate the collapse of the revolt.
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Castro
Washington
Cipriano Castro
Riot at Genoa Strike Headquarters Rages in August
Wild scenes in Genoa as strikers attack the headquarters of nonstrikers and assault taxicab drivers and streetcar workers who kept working amid the Italian strike.
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Genoa
Italy
Powers Aide Wilson Faces Removal During Mexico Crisis
Washington Aug 15 The United States weighs Mexico policy as Wilson seeks peace. Ambassador Wilson's resignation and British recognition claims stir administration as John Lind contacts Mexico for peace terms. Japan denies Diaz as Huerta envoy and Bryan plans to verify British remarks on provisional recognition in a tense diplomatic moment.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Mexico
Harry Lane Wilson
Foreign Office
Huerta
Great Britain
Bryan
John Lind
France
Germany
Vuerta
Henry Lane Wilson
Diplomatic Corps
Mexico City
Emmanuel Castrilloe Urito
Campeche
New Orleans
Seven Die As Launch Top Collapses In Bay
Seven persons drown when a flimsy canopy top on the launch Dauplaise collapses after passing a drawbridge on the St. Louis River. The tug Sinclair trailing behind lifts a heavy swell. sixteen aboard are thrown into the water and seven bodies are recovered. Rescuees suffer hysteria but are restrained by government officials.
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Duluth
Minn
St. Louis
Northern Pacific Railway
Sinclair
Assassins Sent to Kill Sun Yat Sen in Japan
Tokyo reports that Yuan Shi Kai's provisional government sent one hundred assassins to Japan to kill Dr Sun Yat Sen Huang Sing and other Chinese revolutionary fugitives. Japanese papers say authorities will shield revolutionaries in exile but will not allow Japan to serve as a base for plots.
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Tokyo
Japan
Sun Yat Sen
Huang Sing
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Fire at Knowlton warehouse devastates Buffalo yards
A large fire at the Knowlton warehouse in Buffalo spreads to nearby shipyards. The frame building held two boatloads of rosin valued at 200000 dollars, with the warehouse assessed at 100000 dollars. Firefighters face intense heat as they battle the blaze.
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Knowlton
Buffalo
N. Y
Wilson Calls for Distinct Rural Credit System
President Wilson urges a special machinery for rural credits and a government commission study of foreign methods. He argues farming needs direct federal banking reform, affordable bank accommodations, and prompt action by Congress to establish a complete rural credit system.
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Washington
White House
Wilson
Inurope
Congress
United States
America
Typographical Union Hosts Nominations In Nashville Convention
Calgary Canada and Providence R I emerged as leading candidates to host the next International Typographical Union convention as the Nashville gathered delegates heard nominations. The laws committee report on fining foremen for gender discrimination was unfavorably viewed.
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Nashville
Tenn
Calgary
Canada
Providence
International Typographical Union
Laws Committee
Rays Cure Cancer Claim From Hobart Surgeon
Hobart Tasmania August 14 Dr Roberts senior surgeon at the general hospital says he has achieved remarkable success curing cancer with Roentgen secondary rays filtered through silver copper or tin plates He reports 40 treated cases with no recurrence of the disease cited as evidence of effectiveness
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Hobart
Tasmania
Roberts
General Hospital
Governor O'Neal names Layton to fill Johnston Senate seat
Washington observers were surprised Tuesday night as Governor O'Neal of Alabama appointed Representative Layton to succeed the late Senator Johnston. The move shifts Alabama's Senate representation and leaves a vacancy in the House.
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Washington
O'Neal
Alabama
Representative Layton
Senator Johnston
Sole Survivor Returns Home After Auto Tragedy
New York August 14 Mrs William Lalmbeer the sole survivor of an auto crash near Long Beach that killed her husband Os good Pell and the chauffeur was carried into her Hempstead home by rescuers detailing the somber aftermath of the accident and the family’s distress
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Craeh
New York
William Lalmbeer
Long Beach
S. Osgood Pell
Hempstead
Posse Cornered Bank Robbers Near Crickett Arkansas
Surrounded by a posse in the woods three men who blew the bank safe at Omaha Arkansas fought for their lives. The robbers escaped with seven thousand four hundred dollars.
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Crickett
Ark
Bank of
Omaha
Bankers to Meet in Chicago to Discuss Federal Reserve Bill
Invitations were sent to 46 banking associations and 129 savings institutions across the nation to attend a Chicago conference of bankers on August 14 to discuss the federal reserve bill.
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New York
Chicago
Catholic Federated Societies elects leaders at closing session
At Milwaukee closing session of the Catholic Federated Societies Charles J. Denechaud of New Orleans was reelected president and Anthony Matre of St. Louis named secretary. Baltimore awarded the next convention.
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Milwaukee
Catholic Federated Societies
Charles J. Denechaud
New Orleans
Anthony Matre
St. Louis
Baltimore
Perfector of American Beauty Rose Dies in Gardens
Washington story reports C Lealia Reynolds famed for developing the American Beauty rose collapsed and died during an incident at the National Botanical Gardens while pursuing some youths. Reynolds was a noted horticulturist in American circles.
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Washington
C. Lealia Reynolds
National Botanical Gardens
Oldest Grist Mill in U S. Richmond Va Tidal Mill Still In Operation
The tidal mill on East River in Virginia is likely the oldest in commission in America. Built in early Virginia settlement days, it uses tidal ebb and flow for power and has grinding history through five wars, including Washington’s army at Yorktown.
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Richmond
America
East River
Mobjack Bay
Virginia
Washington
Yorktown
Blowing Coal Through Pipe Proposed by London Borough
Hammersmith Borough council supports a scheme to move coal from the wharf to the electricity works by blowing coal and water through a pipe. The coal water mix would travel about seven feet per second, roughly five miles an hour, with surplus water returned to the river. Estimated cost stands at 50 000 dollars.
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London
Hammersmith Borough
Fashionable rest suits trend in quiet evenings
A London fashion piece describes a shift in male dress away from gaudy socks and laces toward understated ensembles. The rest suit, worn by a well known peer, features dark green watered silk, olive braid trim, wide trousers, colored silk shirt, torn silk collar, bow tie, and silk slippers.
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London
Boy to receive hundred thousand for tobacco abstinence
Leonard Thomas of Haverford, eight, is to inherit 100000 on his twenty first birthday if he proves he has never used tobacco in any form. The condition is set by the will of his grandmother Elizabeth Van Horsen Nicholson, probated in Norristown Pennsylvania.
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Norristown
Leonard Thomas
Haverford
Elizabeth van Horsen Nicholson
Thomas
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