Paris Storm Wrecks Streets and Kills in Three Hours
A devastating thunderstorm swept Paris on June 16, flooding streets, bursting sewers, and causing the collapse of sidewalks. Police list at least seven dead as 500 square feet of roadway heaved up swallowing sheltering pedestrians and a taxi along Rue la Boetie. Firemen recovered the chauffeur and Mme Lavoili from the wrecked cab.
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Paris
Pars
Rue la Boetie
Faubourg Saint Honore
Poincare
Mme. Lavoili
Boulevard Ney
Gare du Nord
Reserve Board nominations sent to Senate in June
Washington June 16 President Wilson sent to the Senate nominations of Charles Hamlin Boston T B Warburg Chicago W P G Harding Birmingham Ala Paul Warburg New York and A C Miller San Francisco to the federal reserve board for terms of two four six eight and ten years respectively Hamlin is a finance expert formerly assistant secretary of the treasury under Cleveland and later in charge of customs Williams’ appointment as comptroller of the currency created the vacant post Hamlin then filled the treasury fiscal bureau role
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Washington
Charles 5. Hemlin
Boston
T. B. Jones
Chicago
Birmingham
Ala
Paul Warburt
New_York
A. C. Miller
San Francisco
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Wil
Hamlin
Warburg
Jones
Harding
Miller
The
Treasury
Cleveland
Treasury Department
Wilson
Customs
John Skelton Williams
Treasury Fiscal Bureau
Simmons Named To Federal Reserve Post In 1914
A Washington dispatch reports that E C Simmons, head of the Gibbons Hardware Co of St Louis, altered his stance on a federal appointment and urged President Wilson to consider him for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, amid broader lobbying by various firms and groups.
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Washington
Dilla
Southwest
E. C
Quiet ends riot by Butte miners in Montana
In Butte on June 15 16 seceding Western Federation of Miners members rioted over extra assessments and the union card system. Dynamite was used, a safe looted, and a plan for a new union under Industrial Workers of the World leaders emerged as Gov. Stewart prepared to arrive to restore order.
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Butte
Mont
Western Federation of Miners
The
Gov. & W. Stewart
P. N. Sullivan
Miners’ Union
Industrial Workers of the World
Gary youth trances into bicycle act under hypnotist
Arthur Tracy an 18 year old in Gary spent 24 hours flat on his back with his feet moving as if pedaling a bicycle. Crowds of women’s clubs and residents demanded action at the police station while hypnotist W B Griffiths faced charges. Tracy was awakened after Griffiths promised to end the episode and charges were withdrawn.
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Gary
Ind
Arthur Tracy
Tracy
W. B. Griffiths
Griffiths
Griffith
Publc
Adlai Stevenson Dies in Chicago Bedside Death
Adlai E. Stevenson, vice president of the United States during the Cleveland administration, died at his bedside in Chicago on June 15. Born in Christian County Kentucky in 1835, he had long been a prominent political figure.
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Chicago
Adlai. E. Stevenson
United States
Cleveland
Mr. Stevenson
Christian County
Kentucky
Mediation at Niagara Falls stalls over armistice demand
At Niagara Falls on June 16 the three South American mediators warned General Carranza they would not admit his delegates without an armistice and a full scope for mediation. Talks on selecting a provisional president for Mexico continued without agreement, as Huerta and Constitutionalists opposition blocked progress and interest grew in Zacatecas reports. Washington officials remained hopeful for peace while noting ongoing diplomacy to pick a neutral provisional leader.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Carranza
Rafael Zubaran
Washington
Fernando Iglesias Calderon
Luis Cabrera
Jose Vasconcelos
United States
Mexican Republic
Carranga
Saltillo
Huerta
Naon
Argentina
Yale
Harvard
Zacatecas
Mexico
Wilson
Bryan
Justice Lamar
Lehmann
Court Law Revisers Begin Their Work in Missouri
Governor Elliott W Major welcomed a commission to revise Missouri court procedure. He urged funding and praised the lawyers as capable to simplify the system. The group met in Division 2 of the Supreme Court with Judge Elijah Robinson as temporary chair and Breckinridge Long as temporary secretary. members hail from St Louis Kansas City and other Missouri cities.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Division No. 2
Supreme Court
Elijah Robinson
Kansas City
Breckinridge Long
St. Louis
David H. Harris
Fulton
Hugo Muench
Edward J. White
Missouri State Bar Association
Alonzo D. Barnes
Platte City
James Williamson
Bar Association of
That City
William T. Ragland
Paris
Frank G. Harris
Boone County
John W. Halliburton
Carthage
A. D. Nortons
Butler Beats Loebs Maroons In Ten Inning Thriller
The home team defeated Loeb's Maroons 5 to 3 in ten innings Sunday afternoon. Two Maroons errors in the tenth gave Butler three runs, sealing the lead they could not overcome in their half of the inning. Brilliant fielding and strong pitching defined the game as exciting on both sides. Misses Edna Harshaw and Mignon Coleman are writing in Quincy Illinois.
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Butler
Loeb
Maroons
A Letter From Oregon Hardman June 1914 Missouri trip
In June 1914 Mrs. Harlan Porter details a Missouri to Oregon vacation by train. She describes weather, crop conditions in Kansas and Missouri, mountain scenery near Denver and Pikes Peak, Cheyenne industrial exhibits, beets from irrigation in Idaho, a large deer mounted for a lodge, a mountain ranch trip, and anticipation of reading family items in upcoming newspapers.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Kansas
Ellsworth
Denver
Colo
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Greeley
Pikes Peak
Twin Mountains
D. L. Woods
Falls City
Oregon
Pocatello
Charles
Snake River
Nampa
Idaho
Umatilla
J. R. Kelly
Elizabeth
Papa
Mulberry
Johnny
Elkhart
Harlan Porter
Judge Yourself Endorsements Prove Merit in Local Testimony
A local testimonial from George Bailey of Butler Missouri asserts relief from kidney problems after using a product marketed by Foster Milburn Co New York. The ad claims home endorsements outweigh manufacturer claims and notes the product sells for 50 cents via dealers.
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Butler
George Bailey
Maple St
Butler, Mo
Foster-Milburn Co
New York
Jersey cattle sale at Round Barn Farm in 1914
John Speer and J. R. Baum bring Jersey cattle to Round Barn Farm for a sale on September 1, 1914. The event highlights dairy stock trading and local farming interest.
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John Speer
J. R. Baum
Jersey
Round Barn Farm
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Lord Wimbourne
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U. S
Indiana Youth
Adlai E. Stevenson
London
L. C. Smith & Bros
L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Company
Syracuse, N. Y
Major
Rich Hill
Edna Harshaw
Mignon Coleman
Quincy, Il
Hardman, Ore
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