Hammond Made Head of League
John Hays Trammond was elected president of the National Republican League with William B. Brewster as secretary. Governors and leaders from Ohio Tennessee Missouri Washington and New York spoke as the group adopted aims to advance the party. Hammond urged protective tariff American merchant marine and banking abroad and urged strong national defence to avoid humiliation and war.
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Chicago
John Hays Trammond
National Republican League
William B. Brewster
New York
United States
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
H. Clay Evans
Tennessee
J. Mont Riley
Missouri
John C. Capers
Washington
John Wesley Hill
League
Brewster
Hammond
World's Court League
China
Belgium
Argentine Officers Inspect Charlestown Navy Yard
Rear Admiral J. A. Martin of the Argentine navy inspected the Charlestown navy yard yesterday. He was accompanied by his aide Captain Dairscaury. The marine guard and band were turned out to greet the officers.
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J. A. Martin
Charlestown Navy Yard
Dairscaury
Marine Guard
New England Girls Win Big At Vassar Commencement
Poughkeepsie June 6 New England supplied a large contingent in the Vassar class of graduates with many earning A B degrees. Notable names include Luella Cole Haverhill Anne Whit ing Berkshire Constance Andrews Westbrook Me and Lois Holway Machias Me plus numerous others from Massachusetts Connecticut Vermont New Hampshire and Maine. President MacCracken spoke on high school and college education as the luncheon followed the exercises.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
New England
Vassar
Luella
Mildred Allen
West Roxbury
Mass
Marjorie Arnold
Haverhill
Mildred F. Baxter
Springfield
Dorothy &. Beardsley
Strattford
Conn
Gladys M.blakeslee
New Haven
Marjorie A. Catlin
Leila H. Cushing
Bethel
Dorothy FH. Davis
Danbury
Hilda W. Emrich
Boston
Katharine P. English
Jean Flickinger
Dalton
Priscilla H. Fowle
Newton Centre
Deborah XII. Glover
Fairfield
Helen D. Hertell
Lewiston
Eleanor M. Hobbs
Portland
Mildred Hongwill
Hartford
Mack to Leave Hospital Soon
Edward Mack, famed sporting promoter, wounded by a shooting at Braves Field during a ball game, shows much improvement. X rays taken. discharge planned in a few days. Police have not linked a suspect. Mack declines to name his assailant. The attack suspect is known to many, but the subject remains undisclosed.
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Edward Mack
Braves Field
Mack
Hamelin
Dr True s Elixir Advertises Worm Expeller
An advertisement touts Dr True s Elixir as a family laxative to expel worms in children and adults. It lists symptoms of worms and claims quick relief with prices at 5c 60c and 1 00 plus letters from users in Houston Texas.
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True
Cardinal Farley Bans Dancing at Church Entertainments
New York June 6. The Catholic church prohibits dances at church entertainments across the archdiocese. A decree dated March 31 from the sacred congregation of the consistory is read by pastors, forbidding all dances at church events under severe penalty. The ban targets church-run events, not individual Catholic dancing.
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New York
Sacred Congregation of the Consistory
Cardinal Farley
Jilted Girl Sues for 25000 Breach of Promise
Annie Tebewohl of Roxbury and Fram ingham holds a breach of promise suit in East Cambridge Court against Abraham G Porter of South Framingham. She alleges engagement dated Sept 25 1915 and that Porter reaffirmed intent to marry. She says she was ready to perform her part of the contract.
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Annie Tebewohl
Roxbury
Framingham
East Cambridge
Abraham G. Porter
Arlington Street
South Framingham
Mt. Walt
Paul Revere Post Honors J W Pierce
James W. Pierce led the 47th anniversary event at the Paul Revere Post 88 G A R headquarters in Quincy. Fifty one veterans honored the only surviving charter member born June 7 1885 in Dorchester. He first joined the Eleventh Massachusetts Battery and later served again with the second army corps at Washington through the war’s end.
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James W. Pierce
Paul Revere
Quincy
Mr. Pierce
Dorchester
Massachusetts
Second Army Corps
Washington
Government Departments to Close for Parade
President Wilson signs executive order closing all Washington government departments on June 14 to allow employees to join the preparedness parade he will lead. Cabinet members were invited to march with the President.
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Washington
Wilson
Woodfords Church Portrait Turns into Payment Standstill
Members of the Woodfords Universalist Church in Portland refuse to pay cash for painting services to decorate their house of worship. This stance comes from a financially well-to-do group of local civic figures who balk at the payment method for the painting work.
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Portland
Woodfords Universalist Church
Women in Overalls Paint for Parish Church Fund
Women from banks, brokerages, clubs, and homes put on work clothes to paint a church building at the call of Rev. Mila G. Folsom. They labor daily with brushes and ladders while critics and photographers watch, taking a noon break before resuming until 6 pm.
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Mila G. Folsom
Moving Pictures The Pied Piper Promises of Stardom
A columnist warns aspiring actors about the lure of film stardom. Tales of hopefuls quitting steady jobs and risking savings to seek casting show the pitfalls and the need for talent and patience in the early movie industry. A cautious voice urges readiness before chasing studio doors.
New Assistant Superintendent Calls for Human Teachers
Miss Mary C. Mellyn announced her policy prioritizing the personal element in schooling. She urged routine supervision not to suppress individual guidance and stressed the need for humane instruction in the district.
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Mary C. Mellyn
Teacher’s Longstanding Role and New Supervisory Office
The speaker argues human elements in teaching vary by setting and must be valued. He reflects on offering and accepting the assistant superintendent post, preferring to keep practicing educational theory in the Normal School and guiding teachers toward better methods through supervision. He notes the transition preserves his life’s work with added oversight.
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Loys
Gallivan Sees Wilson Victor in Election Outlook
Congressman Gallivan of Boston in Washington predicts President Wilson will be overwhelmingly reelected next fall. He cites Wilson's leadership and the avoidance of foreign strife as key reasons for broad peace-loving support and continued Democratic victory.
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Washington
Gallivan
Boston
Wilson
United States
Staccato reader letters mention film and theatre figures
J T W notes brother Jack at Selig Company and sister Lottie not currently playing. G H confirms The Salamander filmed by Moss Producing Company. Ada E C distances self from a ball sighting and suggests Pauline Fredericks at Famous Players. Alley Mary Pickford talks to run five days weekly in Daily Post and Sunday Post.
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Jack
Selig Company
Lottie
G. H
Salamander
Moss Producing
Ada E. C
Pauline Fredericks
Peppina
Mary Pickford
Daily Post
Sunday Post
May never face jury in Archer-Gilligan poison case
Hartford June term opens as Mrs. Amy E. Archer-Gilligan is reported violently insane in her Hartford County Jail cell. The Archer home for the elderly at Windsor is alleged to be a poison factory after the death of inmate Franklin R. Andrews whose exhumed viscera contained arsenic. State's Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn says he has not prepared the case.
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Hartford
Amy E. Archer-Gilligan
Hartford County
Archer
Windsor
Hartford County Criminal Court
Archer Home
Gilligan
Franklin R. Andrews
Hugh M. Alcorn
Count Okuma Not Dead In Tokyo Report Denied
The Japanese premier Count Shigenobu Okuma is alive and well, contrary to yesterday’s U.S. circulation of his assassination. His secretary said he was in conference with the emperor and hale this morning. The note ends with a brief line about an upcoming Flag Day song and music in the next Sunday Post.
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Tokio
United States
Shigenobu Okuma
Count Okuma
Post
Receivers Appointed for National Piano Company
Arthur D. Hill and Charles H. Keith were named receivers for the National Piano Company of Boston by Judge Morton in the U S District Court yesterday. The firm was brought into bankruptcy by creditors with liabilities about 85000, of which 5000 is contingent.
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Arthur D. Hill
Charles H. Keith
National Piano Company of
Boston
Morton
United States District Court
Man Sentenced to Jail for Job Seeking Struggles
Judge Creed of the Central Municipal Court ordered a man held at Charles Street jail after a tale of hard luck by Joseph Tammenbaum seeking work. The defendant, a New York native, was arrested Monday afternoon in the North Station on loitering charges while awaiting probation department assistance.
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Ait
Creed
Central Muncipal Court
Joseph Tammenbaum
Charles Street
Tammenbaum
Faiming
New York
Truce Reached as City Council Delays Street Work Bill
The city council factions agreed on a truce regarding Mayor Curley’s 253802 street construction appropriation. With minority members possibly absent, a quorum risk could shelve the order until the next meeting. Councillor Kenny pledged to abstain from voting as the measure awaits formal presentation.
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Curley
Hagan
Storrow
Coulthurst
Kenny
Governor McCall to attend Technology pageant in Chicago
Governor McCall announced he would attend the Technology pageant in Chicago on Tuesday June 13 after a stop in New York where he will be presented with a degree from Columbia University.
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Chicago
McCall
New York
Columbia University
Plant Juice touted as cure for stomach trouble in Boston woman
An advertisement claims Plant Juice heals indigestion and dyspepsia, citing Mrs. Joseph Plaff of St. Germain Street Boston who says weeks of use cured her gas, sleep problems, and fatigue. The Plant Juice Man operates daily at Houghton & Dutton Drug Department to explain the remedy's merits.
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Joseph Plaff
St. Germain Street
Boston
Houghton & Dutton
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