Littlepage lauded for fair rulings in house session
Washington June 18 Special Congressman Adam B. Littlepage won praise from lawmakers of both parties while presiding as speaker pro tempore. He kept order, denying interruptions from a Democrat and upholding Cannon's point of order as the floor debated the wool schedule.
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Washington
Adam B. Littlepage
Congress
House
Joseph G. Cannon
Littlepage
Cannon
West Virginia
Charles Town
Grafton
Keyser
Mannington
Martinsburg
Moundsville
Sistersville
Wellsburg
Weston
First National Bank
Sisternville
Parkersburg
Secret Service
Underworld
Interstate Commerce Commission
West
Green Bay
Canadian Foresters in Session in Toronto Convention
The annual convention of the high court of Canadian foresters opens in Toronto Ontario on June 13 with members gathering to discuss forestry governance rites and related matters.
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Canadian Foresters
Toronto
Ont
The
High Court of the
Foresters Gather In City For Dominion Meeting
Canadian Order of Foresters held a large session in the city with about 600 delegates representing local branches from across the Dominion.
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Order of Foresters
Dominion
Trust Buster Kellogg Defends Steel Trust Probes
Washington June 12 Frank B Kellogg special counsel of the justice department in the Standard Oil case testified to the Stanley steel trust investigating committee that he had long served as special counsel for subsidiaries of United States Steel in Minnesota and offered no apologies. Chairman Stanley said the panel would summon anyone including the president or J P Morgan to probe railroads owned by the steel trust and their large dividends. It is likely Roosevelt and Morgan will be asked to testify in New York sessions.
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Washington
Frank B. Kellogg
Department of Justice
Standard Oil Company
Trust
Stanley Steel Trust
Companis
United States Stee Corporation
Minnesota
Stanley
The
United States
J. P. Morgan
Steel Trust
Roosevelt
Morgan
New York
Representative Young
Michigan
Mr. Young
Battle lines drawn on Canadian reciprocity in Senate
In Washington on June 13 the Senate Finance Committee reported the Canadian reciprocity bill without recommendation. Senators McCumber LaFollette and Williams presented opposing and pro measures respectively. Debate to begin tomorrow with Curtis and McCumber leading opposition. Dixon voiced surprise the committee offered no clear vote. Heyburn noted a 7 to 7 tie loss on a motion to report adversely.
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Washington
Senate
Penrose
Finance Committee
McCumber
LaFollette
Williams
Stone
Kern
Curtis
Dixon
Heyburn
Clarke Made Bristow Amendment Possible
Washington reports show Democratic efforts to revive direct senatorial elections by recalling the Bristow federal supervision amendment. A tie vote, thirty three to thirty three, ended the move. Senator Clarke of Arkansas crossed party lines, helping the Bristow amendment gain adoption yesterday.
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Washington
Senate
House
Reed
Missouri
Clarke
Arkansas
German Ambassador Speaks at Chicago Convocation
Count Johann Bernsdorff, the German ambassador to the United States, gave the main address at the University of Chicago seventy ninth convocation. Nearly 200 degrees were conferred as he spoke on The Foundation of the German Empire.
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Chicago
Johann Bernsdorff
United States
University of Chicago
Republican candidate Hilith Culbertzon dies by suicide
In Denver on June 13 Mrs Hilith Culbertzon a Republican candidate for county schools superintendent shot herself after leaving a note claiming the wound was personal safety related.
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Denver
Hilith Culbertzon
German aviator Frey badly hurt in Paris to Turin race
Frey, a German aviator, started from Rome and aimed for Turin but crashed in the mountains between Viterbo and Rome. He suffered severe injuries with both arms and one leg broken and facial cuts after pursuing the final leg despite warnings.
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Viterbo
Italy
Frey
Rome
Paris
Turin
Rowe
Goulds Buy Another Road at Receivership Sale
A committee representing the Gould interests bought the International and Great Northern Railroad at a receivership sale for 12 646 000 dollars in iPalestine Texas on June 13.
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Goulds
iPalestine
Tex
Gould Interests
International and Great Northern Railroad
Receipt grows from Agmind to Norton in forgery case
Norton Virginia June 13 Special The case of W. C. Duckworth alias W E King former editor of the Norton Daily Press shows a forged receipt increasing from 100 to 2100 dollars for equipment bought from a Richmond firm He is held in Wise County Texas awaiting extradition while his wife travels to Wise County to await developments
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Norton
W. C. Duckworth
W. E. King
Norton Daily Press
General
Richmond
King
Wise County
Texas
Burilington
Wisconsin
Chicago
Burlington
Wise
Illinois Grand Army Veterans Encampment Opens in Joliet
Joliet greets thousands of veterans for the forty-fifth annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment. The opening day focuses on business with Flag Day parade set for tomorrow. Governor Deneen and Commander-in-chief John C. Gilman are expected to review the procession.
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Joliet
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Illinois
Deneen
John C. Gilman
Boston
International chiefs of police begin 18th convention in Rochester
Rochester hosts the eighteenth annual convention of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. About 300 chiefs from metropolitan police departments in the United States and Canada attend as Major Richard Sylvester of Washington, D. C., presides. Delegates from several foreign cities join the gathering.
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Rochester
N. Y
International Association of Chiefs of Police
R Richard Sylvester
Washington, D. C
Chiefs of Police
United States
Canada
West Point Class of 1915 Graduates Matriculate Under Wood
West Point New York June 13. Eighty five graduates of the class of 1915 received their diplomas this morning from Major General Leonard Wood chief of staff. The ceremony featured army officers, congressmen, and other distinguished officials on the platform.
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West Point
N. Y
Til
United States Military Academy
Geveral Leonard Wood
I. 8
Guathere Army
Coneroes Anl
Embalmers Board Members Appointed in West Virginia
Governor Glasscock announced the appointment of H. B. Thompson of Keyser and C. H. Watkins Jr. of Wheeling to the state board of embalmers for a three year term.
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Board of Embalmers
Charleston
W. Va
Glass¢ock
H. 8. Thompson
Keyser
C. H. Watkins, Jr
Wheeling
State Board of Embalmers
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia sees fair weather Wednesday and Thursday with slowly rising temperatures. Virginia continues fair, Wednesday and Thursday warmer with light northwest to north winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Hag Sixteen Reading for Opposition
Agricultural Development urged, calling for crowds of farmers and their families to flood cities. The movement promotes sending hundreds and thousands of sons and daughters to urban areas to voice support or opposition actions.
Canadian relief bill faces adverse senate report
Senator McCumber of North Dakota filed a minority report opposing the Canadian reciprocal bill. He argues it would lower U S prices by opening markets to Canadian farm products and hinder home market gains. He cites wheat price gaps, says Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan could feed the world, forecasting a drop in American prices to Canadian levels.
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Washington
Senate
McCumber
North Dakota
United States
Canada
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Mine Inspectors Meet. Move to Admit Canadian Inspectors
Mine inspectors from eighteen states convened in Charleston for the Mine Inspectors Institute annual four day session. A key action was the appointment of a committee to draft an amendment to the association constitution to permit Canadian mine inspectors to join the institute.
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Charleston
W. Va
Mine Inspectors Institute of the
United States of America
A. D. McCorkle
John Laing
Ohio coke production rises with by product ovens
Ohio’s coke output in 1910 reached 282,518 short tons valued at $911,087, the state’s highest level aside from 1906. Much of the coke is made from West Virginia coal delivered to by product retort ovens in Hamilton and Cleveland, reflecting high transport costs and proximity to consumption points.
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Washington
Ohio
United States Geological Survey
West Virginia
Oho
Appalachian
Pennsylvania
West Virgina
United States
Hamilton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Illinois
Princeton University 164th Commencement Held in New Jersey
Distinguished visitors joined the 164th annual Princeton commencement in Princeton New Jersey. The procession formed before Nassau Hall and moved to Alexander Hall for diploma presentations and degree conferrals. The day included alumni trustee election luncheon and a swimming exhibition at Brokaw pool.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Nassau Hall
Alexandria Hall
Brokaw Pool
Woodmen of the World Holds Biennial Session in Rochester
The Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World convened in Rochester New York for a ten to fourteen day biennial session with hundreds attending. Debates include establishing a tuberculosis sanitarium in Texas and building an eighteen story national headquarters in Omaha.
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Sovereign Camp
Rochester
N. Y
Sovereign
Woodmen of the World
America
Texas
Omaha
Southern Newspaper Publishers Held Ninth Annual Meeting
Publishers from Virginia to Texas and Missouri to Florida gather in Louisville for the ninth annual Southern Newspaper Publishers Association convention. The two day program features discussions on many topics and addresses by nationally prominent speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Virginia
Texas
Missouri
Florida
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Weselans
Cholera Reported On North Lloyd Berlin Steerage Passenger
The North Lloyd liner Berlin arrived in New York from the Mediterranean ports and reported at quarantine that a steerage passenger had fallen ill with cholera.
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New York
Berlin
Mediterranean
Cholera Case Reported On Incoming Steamer
A cholera case appeared on a returning steamer days after leaving Naples with the passenger dying within thirty four hours. The body was buried at sea. This marks the first cholera case on an incoming steamer for many months.
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Naples
Caucus Bound Men Denounced as Traitors
Washington June 18 Denouncing as traitors representatives who surrender action to a party caucus, Rep Lindbergh insurgent Republican Minnesota attacked boss control in the house during the wool tariff debate. He charged Democrats with freeing action in the last congress but adopting caucus evils now in power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washimgton
Congress
House
Lindbergh
Minnesota
Destructive Tornado Hits Warlville New York
A tornado on June 13 in Warlville New York swept a path about a mile wide and four miles long unroofing houses lifting freight cars from tracks and blowing down 500 trees. It caused no loss of life but hurled debris into the Clesango river.
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Warlville
N. Y
Clesango River
Reduction in country's sugar bill predicted
Washington June 18 Edwina F Atkins head of the American Sugar Refining Company predicted a fall in the national sugar bill as a result of reducing the tariff on raw sugar. He warned putting raw sugar on the free list would force many beet producers out of business and cripple Louisiana cane growers. The hearing before the house special sugar committee covered sugar prices as Atkins testified most of the day.
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Washington
Edwina F. Atkins
American Sugar Refining Company
House
United States
Madison
Kansas
Atkins
Iardwick
Conmiitee
Mr. Atkins
Charles R. Helke
Old election law not repealed for Nicholas County vote
In an opinion by Attorney General Couley the special election on a county high school proceeds under the old registration law until the new law takes effect everywhere. Summers county officials are advised to register voters and conduct the election under the old rules, as registrars are not appointed until fall.
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Charleston
W. Va
Couley
Nicholas County
Opon
Summers County
Chicago delegation heads to Boston to repay commerce visit
A 150 member Chicago Association of Commerce delegation, joined by governors from Mississippi Valley states, leaves Chicago for Boston to repay the Boston Chamber of Commerce visit from the prior year.
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Chicago
Ill
Chicago Association of Commerce
Missisippi Valley
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commercce
Spekce attaches motor to reaper near Columbus
Charles Spekce installs a gasoline engine on his reaper to power the machine while still using a team to lift and guide the pole. The device aims to boost efficiency though manual guidance remains required.
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Columbus
Tnd
Charles Spekce
Aviator Falls 125 Feet in Berlin International Race
Karl Mueller, in a biplane, crashed during landing at the first seriona accident of the international aviation race. He suffered concussion of the brain but is believed to recover. Lindpaloter Koenig Rusehner Laitech and Wittenstein completed the first stage from Berlin on time and move to Schewrin for the second leg.
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Magdeburg
Germany
Karl Mueller
Lindpaloter
Koenig
Rusehner
Laitech
Wittenstein
Berlin
Schewrin
Knox Summoned by Committee Over Border Fund Payment
Secretary Knox is summoned by a House committee to explain a $5,000 disbursement from the Canadian border fund paid to Fred T. Hale, son of Senator Hale. The inquiry centers on the propriety of the payment and potential political implications.
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Knox
Washington
House
Fred T. Hale
Seniator Hale
West Virginia Educators Converge for Forty-First Session
The forty-first annual West Virginia Educational Association meeting opens tonight at the high school in Morgantown with over 800 teachers registered from Morgantown and nearby states. Railroads offer reduced fares and local groups provide lunches as the program centers on industrial education and state officials address the gathering.
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West Virginia Educational Association
Grantel
C. R. Murray
Williamson
Norfolk and Western
Kenova
Lida Davis
Wi'taison
Board of Trade
Daughters of the Confederacy
Morgantown
H. B. Lee
Waltman Parke
M. P. Sheawkey
Matz
Bluefield
Broker Huge Kanzler Dies of Heart Disease on Train
On a Rockaway Park to Manhattan trip Huge Kanzler a broker collapsed from heart disease at Hammel Station and died after being removed from the train. He was accompanied by his son in law and was en route to business from his summer home.
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New York
Manhattan
Rockaway Park
Huge Kanzler
Hammel Station
Kangler
Hoosick Falls Man Loses 4700 In Bank Hoard Burned
Meyer Danels of Hoosick Falls, Renselaer County, lost 4700 in greenbacks when his house burned yesterday. He attempted to rescue the cash from the blaze and nearly died in the effort.
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Miser
Troy
Meyer Danels
Hoosick Falls
Renselaer County
Black Hand Attacks Chicago Saboon in June
In Chicago a saboon owned by an Italian man was damaged by two simultaneous bombs on the south side. Several people were slightly injured as broken windows affected many blocks. Authorities suspect Black Hand operatives aiming to extort money.
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Black Hand
Chicago
Black Hands
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Police Chiefs International Convention
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