Senate Will Pass Postal Savings Bill
Washington June 11 The Senate is expected to adopt the postal savings depositories bill as it passed the House. Public demand supported the measure despite efforts by banks to limit its scope. With the president's signature it will become law, creating a government banking system aimed to benefit the people. The House vote was 190 to 102.
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Washington
Senate
House
WIE Institute Postal Savings Depositorice
Gogie
Champ Clark
Graft Exposed in Front Lands Management Scheme
Washington reports reveal friar lands in the Philippines leased to favored individuals including officials and a commission member’s nephew. Rates range from eight to twenty cents per acre, per a report to Congress by the Philippine Commission responding to Rep. Martin. The document names Executive Secretary Frank W. Carpenter and E. L. Worcester as involved relatives.
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Washington
Philippines
Congress
Cepguaane
Martin
Colorado
Frank W. Carpenter
The
Philippines Commission
E. L. Worcester
Commission
Italian Murder Mystery Remains Unsolved at Lake Como
In Como Lily June 11 police progress on the murder of Mrs. Porter Charleton of New York. Her body was found in a trunk at Lake Como's bottom. Authorities believe she was placed in the trunk alive. The night before the crime Charleton went to a hotel to make purchases and asked about his wife, who replied she was not well.
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Como
Lily
Porter Charleton
New York
Lake Como
Charleton
Shaw Reasserts Insurgent Principles in Republican Speech
Chicago June 11 Leslie M Shaw former secretary of the treasury spoke to the Hawk ee BPellowedup club and scored the Insurgents in the Republican party. He labeled the "stant pat" ens as the only logical government principles and criticized the South as ignorant on political issues.
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Chicago
Leslie M. Shaw
The
Treassurgy
Hawkee Bpellowedup Club
Republican Party
Two Men Electrocuted by Power Wire in Butte Yard
In Butte Montana on June 11 Paul Kolich aged 88 and Paul Salser aged 22 were electrocuted when a heavy power wire fell onto an iron rail fence and became charged. The accident occurred at the local works yard.
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Utte
Mont
Paul 5O- Kolich
Paul Salser
Butte Relue
Murder Stirs at Colored Citizens Club in Albany
A quarrel after midnight in the Colored Citizens' club room near Seventeenth and Thomas Streets left James Henry in custody on a murder charge while Levi Tracey lay dead. Henry allegedly stabbed Tracey after a knife was drawn and a revolver grabbed by Tracey, with chaotic scenes and scattered witness accounts as officers investigated.
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Seventeenth
Thomas Streets
Levi
Tracey
Alead
James Henry
Grover Pounds
Laramie
Albany
Colored Citizens’ Club
Henry
Idleman
Sana Sr
Desmond
Millionaire's Son Taken In Act of Burglary
Ramon W. Wiley, a 25 year old civil engineer and former Princeton athletic coach, was arrested after a burglary at 664 Bonnie Brae street in Los Angeles. Police recovered nearly 490 worth of jewelry. Wiley claims financial quarrels at a Venice seaside hotel forced his crime and says he sought money.
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Os Angeles
Ramon W. Wiey
Gem of G
ELL
Wiley
Standard Underground Cable Company
Liberty Street
New York
Rutherford
Ord
Bonnie Brea Atreet
Los Ugeles
Iley
Tie
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Venice
Swiss Calendar Reform Proposal From Zurich
A Swiss proposal by Fritz Reininghaus suggests a new calendar with twelve full 28 day months and two 14 day half months called summer and winter. The plan makes each day and month start on the same weekday, keeping the year and quarter lengths consistent and weeks fixed for time measurement.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Fritz “Reininghaus
Newt al Featist
Reininghaugs
McGoorty Edges Mahoney In Eight Round Bout
Appleton Wisconsin reports Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh won a close eight round decision over Young Mahoney of Racine last night. The bout produced fast exchanges and a narrow margin, with McGoorty showcasing superior aggression.
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Megoorty
Young Mahoney
Appleton
Wis
Eddie
McGoorty
Askosh
Pi Mhoney
Racine
Taft to Speak at Boston in July for National Education Meet
President Taft will address the National Educational Association gathering in Boston during the first week of July. The event at Harrad Stadium is expected to draw more than 25 000 attendees, with hopes the speech will honor public school officials and teachers.
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Boston
Taft
National Educational Association
Ray
Harrad
Joan of Arc
Tait
Daltwater
New England
United State
Lowell
I ‘Ort Lo
Fruit crop on both coasts large after good forecasts
A June department of agriculture report says New England and Pacific coast fruit prospects look strong, offsetting weaker central states from early frost. Apple condition at 53 versus 69.5 normal. peach outlook brighter in Georgia and Delaware. Central frost dampens cherries raspberries and watermelons. sugar and cane yields adjusted lower.
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Washington
D.C
New England
Pacific
Central States
Department of Agriculture
Pacific Coast
Ohio
Missouri
Georgia
Delaware
Lone codfish yields a plipty dollar bid at a summer sale
West Brewster Massachusetts man unloads a codfish and a diamond ring valued around fifty dollars. The fisher notes the ring has a fish bite claim and the sale proceeds come from a local dealer. The account describes a single item with uncertain condition and a humorous tone.
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West Brewster, Maas
Ti T
Keddey
Seattle Fire Largest Disaster of the Year
A massive Seattle blaze from midnight through Saturday morning destroyed lodging houses stores and hotels along the waterfront and Denny Regrade district. Officials fear many dead and hundreds homeless as water-front tugs battled the fire with hydraulic streams and dynamite was briefly considered. The fire damaged a lumber yard and dozens of business houses while rescue teams saved workers and horses amid collapsing structures.
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Seattle
Diemeds
Honoré
Tatoma
Kuttery
Cedar Streets
Denny Regrade
Second Avenue
Girl of Nineteen Masquerades in Claphing of Boy
In New York during a June rain a 19 year old girl wearing boys clothes, believed from a prominent family, fled to Patterson New Jersey. She gave the name Olive Parker to police, refused to explain her departure, and was saved from arrest by a Catholic priest. Her father later claimed custody and withheld identity. police call all involved reputable.
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Ades
New York
Patterson
N. J
Olive Parker
Rocky Ford Banker Injured in Auto Accident
G M Coffman president of the People's Home Bank of Rocky Ford Colo was struck yesterday morning by an auto driven by L C Swith and painfully injured He was knocked to the ground and the small bones of the right foot between knee and ankle were broken and he was badly bruised.
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Rocky Ford
Colo
G. M. Coffman
People’s Home Bank
L. C. Swith
Commission May Reduce Sleeping Car Rates
Chicago June 11 The United States court refused to enjoin the Interstate Commerce Commission from reducing sleeping car rates.
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Commerce. Commission
Chicago
United States
Interstae Commerce Commission
Big automobile and occupants in river near Portland
A vehicle plunged into the Columbia River near the north eastern section of Portland with a party of revelers reported as occupants. Trolley car crews noted a broken guard rail as it passed, and divers were to search the river for bodies the following day.
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Portland
Oregon
Tye
Columbia River
Oklahoma Judge Seeks Lashings for Drunkards
Tulsa Oklahoma June 11 1920 Municipal Judge A Houston asked city officials to provide him a post and a whip to mete out lashings to drunkenness offenders. He proposes replacing fines with corporal punishment as about six arrests for drunkenness occur daily in the Mintoxtear district.
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Tulsa
Okla
A. Houston
Pinchot and Garfield Honor Guests at Roosevelt Club
In St Paul Minnesota on June 11 former Forester Gifford Pinchot and former Secretary of the Interior Garfield were guests of honor at a reception and banquet of the Roosevelt club. The event highlighted notable figures from public service in attendance.
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Pinchot
Roosevelt Club
St. Paul, Min
Forester
Gifford Pinchot
Secretary of the Interior
Garfield
St. Paul
Leadville Miners Strike Rich Nugget in Colorado Shaft
Leadville miners uncover a sixty six pound nugget in No 2 shaft weighing forty pounds of gold. The find, described as the largest in Colorado, sparks speculation on value and potential earnings for the Little Johnny claim owners and partners.
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Leadville
Cole
Lip
Wyon George — Allynn
Stephen Clemens
Willem Crovomb
Johany Ming
Londville
Colorado
D. Rockefeller
Stu Allen
Rockefeller
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Ceeney
Fla
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Wabash Railroad
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Fritz Reininghaus
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