Senate investigates Titanic disaster safety measures
Washington June 6 government naval experts and others discuss proposed legislation after the Titanic sinking. Topics include double bottoms for steamers wireless service and life saving gear as bills from both houses are reviewed. Rear Admiral Gene cites the Arkansas trial mishap as support for tougher ship safety rules. A broad bill is expected to pass this session.
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United States
Gene
Arkansas
Navy officials press standard for American ship construction
Rear Admiral Hutch I. Cone of the Bureau of Construction, Commissioner Eugene T. Chamberlain, Captain I. N. Hibbard of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., and others urged a uniform standard for building American ships. Captain Hibbard noted that there
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Hutch I. Cone
Bureau of Construction
Navy Department
Eugene T. Chamberlain
I. N. Hibbard
San Francisco
Pacifico Coast Steamship Company
Hibbard
Shaw questioned over letters to Mrs. Stuart in 1912 case
Assistant District Attorney Lavelle pressed Shaw on phrases from letters to Mrs. Stuart and to him. Shaw admitted uncertainty about meanings, described plans with Mrs. Stuart to real estate, and referenced correspondents Alice Eno and Hattie Chesley while denying motives of fleeing creditors.
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Shaw
Mrs. Stuart
Mr. Lavelle
Alice
Alice Eno
Savin Street
Hattie Chesley
George M. Stuart
Guarantee Trust Company
New York
Stuart
East
Merchant in California scheme defends himself in court
The witness, using the alias A S Willis, admits misstatements about funds to Mrs Stuart while denying theft from shoe companies. He explains bonds were his, explains why he urged Mrs Stuart to join him in California, and reveals use of the assumed name to avoid banking traces.
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Shaw
Stuart
West
New York
Los Angeles
Aviator to Fly on Dorchester Day Exhibition
Dorchester Day chairman Walter L. Collins has secured aviator George A. Gray to perform at Franklin Field. Gray will take to the skies at 6 30 for about an hour in a Burgess Wright aircraft.
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Walter L. Collins
George A. Gray
Franklin Field
Dorchester Day
Navy graduates elect Japanese American officer at Annapolis
At Annapolis on June 6 the United States Naval Academy graduates association elected Vice Admiral Uru of the Japanese navy as an officer of the association. He is a former student of the academy.
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Collier’s Weekly
Margaret Wagner
State Normal School
Westfield
Massachusetts
Lewis B. Allyn
Adams House
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Uru
United States Naval Academy
A Woman's Beauty Advocates Health Over Cosmetics
An editorial promotes natural beauty through blood health, diet, and hygiene, touting Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a safe tonic for anemia and weakness. A testimonial from Agnes Goodworth of Pittsburgh recounts rapid improvement after taking the pills, with praise for benefits to her daughter and son. The notice invites readers to request a free booklet and a sample laxative, with pricing for the pills.
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Agnes Goodworth
Grace Street
Mt. Washington
Pittsburgh
Dr. Williams
National Divorce Law urged by Woman's Homestead Association
The association calls for a national divorce law to protect wives and mothers from a divorce monopoly and to promote matrimony by granting 100 acre farms to eligible young couples. They seek a federal bureau of domestic relations to track marriage and divorce records and predict a system where fault lands are returned to the government after divorce.
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Homestead Association
Champ Clark
Charlotte Smith
Federal Bureau of Domestic Relations
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