Turmoil Grows Over Mexican War Munitions Blockade Debate
Dispatches describe tensions over possible U S intervention if Huerta blocks shipments to Mexico. Officials debate neutrality and legality of preventing the blockade while Vera Cruz, Tampico, Puerto Mexico and Mazatlan remain flashpoints. Civil and naval authorities report sick rates and overseas diplomatic activity continues with bunten talks and consular cases unfolding.
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Huerta
Antilla
United States
Tampico
Funston
Ypiranga
Bavaria
Garrison
Puerto Mexico
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Carl Buenz
Hamburg-American Company
Mr. Buenz
Germany
Vera Cruz
Ypset
Mexico
Buenz
General Huerta
Men Suffer in Silence Disease Ad Seen by Dr Hermann
A historical ad urges men to seek help for ailments “peculiar to men” from Dr. G F Hermann at 119 W Seventh St. The notice promises to explain a method to improve thinking and usefulness in life and work. Office hours listed with days and times.
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G. F. Hermann
Seventh Street
Mediators Work Out Details of Peace Plan
Special Dispatch from Niagara Falls Ontario reports mediators and delegates from the United States and Mexico spent the day refining the general peace plan. No conferences were held while American delegates studied data from Washington on individuals named for the provisional government and awaited General Carranza’s position on Constitutionalists.
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Commercial Tribune
Niagara Falls
Ont
Washington
Rebel Leader's Reply to Mediation Plan Delayed
El Paso Texas dispatch says General Carranza will likely delay his Saltillo arrival to answer Niagara Falls mediation proposals. Villa departs Chihuahua City to meet Carranza at Torreon while Pablo Gonzales heads toward Saltillo to join the talks.
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Commercial Tribune
EL Paso
Tex
Carranza
Saltillo
Niagara Falls
Villa
Torreon
Natera
Three Trust Bills Passed In The House
The House approved three antitrust measures forming part of the administration program. Key provisions exempt labor unions from illegal conspiracy claims, regulate injunctions, curb interlocking directorates, and tighten railroad stock issues under Interstate Commerce Commission oversight. The Covington Trade Commission bill would create a three member federal body with broad power over interstate commerce.
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Covington Trade Commission
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Commerce
Bureau
Ohio militia warned as not ready for war with Mexico
General A L Mills of the War Department tells Senator Burton Ohio cannot field a complete tactical division in event of war with Mexico. He cites shortages in cavalry, artillery, ambulances, hospitals, trains and engineer units, plus understrength infantry companies totaling ninety three.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Burton
A. L. Mills
War Department
Mexico
Ohio
Sherman Naylor
Canal Dover
Michigan
Mills
Ohio Militia
Ohio Infantry
Demurrers Filed in Leo Frank Case Hearings Continue
In Atlanta on June 5 the state and defense argued demurrers over the motion to annul Leo M. Frank's guilty verdict and death sentence for the Mary Phagan killing. Two demurrers were filed by Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, one about the court record and the other about fairness due to public sentiment. Frank's counsel challenged the demurrers as the hearing adjourned for the day with the session to continue tomorrow.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
L. S. Roan
Hugh M. Dorsey
Frank
fFrank
Attorney Bates Found Guilty in Police Court
Wesley C. Bates, a Columbus attorney and Socialist, was found guilty by a jury in Police Court of criminal libel against Judge Samuel L. Black of the Juvenile and Probate Court. The case, linked to Bates's jail sentence for contempt of court, continues after Bates announced an appeal with a June 9 continuation.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Wesley C. Bates
Samuel L. Black
Bates
Judge Black
Gunmen Witness Indicted for Perjury in Rosenthal Case
New York June 5 The grand jury indicted Carl Dreamer a witness for the four gunmen executed for Herman Rosenthal murder on perjury charges Dresner was among several witnesses who testified before Justice Goff the Saturday before the execution amid an eleventh hour bid to save the condemned.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Carl Dreamer
Herman Rosenthal
Dresner
Justice Goff
Congress May Take Up Unemployed Problem
A delegation of sociological workers urged national legislation to address unemployment before the House Labor Committee. They backed the Murdock bill for a national employment agency and the MacDonald bill to create employment agencies at post offices nationwide. The committee is expected to report legislation this session and press it in the House next winter.
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Comerce
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Commercial Tribune
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MacDonald
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Winer
Senator Reed Denounces General Motors as Criminal Trust
Senator Reed of Missouri called General Motors a criminal trust in the Senate and urged the Attorney General to act. He spoke in reply to a letter from Henry M. Leland, president of the Detroit car company, released in the Senate yesterday by Senator Townsend. The Detroit firm is part of General Motors.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Reed
Missouri
General Motors Company
Senate
Attorney General
Henry M. Leland
Detroit Motor Car
Dickason Heads Ohio Prohibition Ticket for Governor
J H Dickason of Wooster University was nominated by the Ohio Prohibition party for governor, defeating Rev. Dr Henderson by two to one with 70 votes to 35. Other nominees include Henderson for lieutenant governor and Hawke, Ferguson, Van Ausen, and Fox in key posts. The convention debated whether to use God as revealed in Jesus Christ or God alone in the preamble and adopted a platform calling for strict antiwhite slave law enforcement and broader reforms to liquor laws, education, and arbitration.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
J. H. Dickason
Wooster University
Ohio Prohibition Party
J. H. Henderson
Dayton
Henderson
George S. Hawke
Cincinnati
J. H. Ferguson
Dela
Supreme Court
J. G. Vanausen
Ohio State University
S. E. Fox
Fostoria
God
Jesus Christ
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State plans two week bank inspection tour in Northern Ohio
Ohio State Bank Superintendent Emery Lattamer will lead a two week joint inspection of banks in contiguous territory starting June 15. Deputy George Walters and the department’s assistants accompany him to gather thorough loan information. Separately the Merchants and Miners Bank at Nelsonville will pay 85 percent to depositors, with 35 percent to be disbursed June 19.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
State Bank
Emery Lattamer
George Walters
Ohio
Lattamer
Merchants and Miners’ Bank
Nelsonville
Decks Cleared for Vote on Tolls Bill in Senate
The Senate cleared the decks for a vote on the tolls exemption repeal and hoped to close general debate by tomorrow. Senators Cummins Poindexter and La Follette were ready to finish their remarks, with a possible vote on the amendment Monday. An arbitration bid by Senator Sutherland added to the bill’s复杂 path amid President Wilson’s reluctance to arbitrate before repeal.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senate
Folla
Cummins
Poindexter
la Follette
Panama Canal
Sutherland
Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Cox Signs Petitions For Governor Nomination
Governor Cox signed eighty seven petitions nominating him for Governor on the Democratic ticket in Columbus Ohio. Lake County did not return petitions but is expected to send them later. He certified he would accept the nomination and the office if elected and would abide by party principles.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Cox
Lake County
Roosevelt welcomed by France on Cherbourg visit
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Cherbourg aboard the Olympic for a trip to Madrid to attend his son Kermit Roosevelt’s wedding to Belle Wyatt Willard. The French government welcomed him and President Poincare arranged transport. He praised the voyage and declined to comment on US politics.
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France
Theodore Roosevelt
Spain
Kermit Roosevelt
Belle Wyatt Willard
Roosevelt
Poincare
M. Nichoux
South America
United States
Madrid
Paris
White Opposes New Trust Bill in Congress
Congress man George White of Ohio breaks with the Wilson administration by voting against the antitrust bill. He condemns provisions that would exempt farmers and labor organizations and says the Sherman Law already covers all elements of doubt.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
George White
Ohio
Wilson
White
Pomerene Disgusted At Double Crossing In Manchester Postmaster Row
Senator Pomerene of Ohio condemned the postmaster appointment process in Manchester Adams County as double crossing and ordered an election by Democratic patrons. Two main candidates emerged: Robert H. Fisher backed by Whitacre allies and Harry C. Brown aligned with Governor Cox. Nineteen members of the county central committee signed Fisher's petition then many backed Brown.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Manchester
Adams County
Pomerene
Ohio
Robert H. Fisher
Whitacre
Harry C. Brown
Cox
Democratic County Central Committee
Fisher
Brown
Outing for Children at Zoo Hearts Tuberculosis Hospital Group
Miss Herbert organized an outing for nineteen children from the Tuberculosis Hospital to the Zoo yesterday. Automobiles supplied by superintendent Bachmeyer and assistant Dr Kennedy conveyed the party, who afterward expressed thanks to the organizers.
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Miss Herbert
Tuberculosis Hospital
Zoo
Bachfheyer
Dr. Kennedy
Bachmeyer
Kennedy
North Land Floated Off Rocks by Four Wrecking Tugs
The North Land was freed from rocks tonight by four wrecking tugs and towed into New London. She arrived under her own steam and will proceed to New York for repairs tonight.
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New London
Conn
New York
Suffragette raids hurt American tourist trade in London
Special cable from London reports lucrative American tourism declines as suffragette raids close public museums and galleries. The American Embassy is flooded with requests for permits to visit sealed institutions but Ambassador Wester Hines Page cannot assist.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Wester Hines Page
Bitter Ohio coal strike talks fail to reach deal
In Columbus a joint conference between coal operators and miners adjourned without agreement. Governor Cox met with UMWA President White and others but no compromise wage scale emerged. Miners seek 49.64 cents a ton, operators offer 41.62. outlook is for a prolonged strike and potential coal shortages.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ohio
Joint Scale Committee
Cox
State House
John P. White
United Mineworkers of America
Frank Hayes
John Moore
Moore
District Organizatio
District Treasury
John M. Roan
Roan
Ten Thousand Quit In Westinghouse Shops
About 10 000 workers of the Allegheny Congenial Industrial Union struck in Pittsburgh and East Pittsburgh demanding ended premium and bonus pay, recall of those discharged since February 1, and job rotation during slow periods. Pickets recruited about 1 000 machine workers, with no violence reported.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Westinghouse Machine Company
Allegheny Congenial Industrial Union
Turtle Creek Playground
Turtle Ene Valley
East Pittsburg
Burgess A. H. Snyder
Quinlan Conviction Upheld by New Jersey Court
The New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed Patrick Quinlan's conviction for advocating hostilities during the Paterson silk mill strike. He was sentenced to two to seven years and a $500 fine, with an appeal to the Court of Errors and Appeals planned.
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Commercial Tribune
Trenton N. J
New Jersey Supreme Court Today
Patrick Quinlan
Industriall Workers of the World
Paterson
Quinlan
Supreme Court
Court of Errors and Appeals
Mother Jones Confirmed Free to Enter Canada
Special Pienarch to Commercial Tribune Seattle June 5 Mary Jones the famous labor organizer may enter Canada as lecturer or tourist Ottawa cannot exclude her government message states Mary Jones holds right to Canadian entry and travel without hindrance in the course of her lecturing work
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Pienarch
Commercial Tribune
Seattle
Wash
Mary Jones
Canada
Ottawa
Calamity Howlers Targeted in Reed Senate Speech
Senator Reed of Missouri attacked "calamity howlers" in a Senate address defending Democratic policy since taking national power. He argued critics blame the party for low business mood whether bills restore confidence or aid trusts. He warned fear could slow progress and prompt hoarding.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Democratic Party
Senate
Reed
Missouri
Carpenters Strike Reviewed by Kirby
James Kirby, General President of the Carpenters Union, declares victory near midnight after a four hour conference with the District Council. He arrives from Indianapolis to aid the strike and says the union will not accept closed shop contracts or sacrifice hardwood floor work. Wages for next year is the main issue, with both sides expected to seek a quick adjustment.
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James Kirby
Carpenters’ Union
District Council
Kirby
Indianapolis
Sheet Metal Workers’ Union
Carpenters
American Federation of Labor
John Potts
The
Board May Cancel Concert Contracts
City Solicitor Schoenle said the Park Commissioners can cancel contracts with bands that refuse to play in the parks. All union band contracts will be rescinded and concerts awarded to the First Regiment Band or others. The commissioners hope to keep nearly all summer concerts and seek amicable settlement with the union.
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Schoenle
Park Commissioners
First Regiment
Parx
Paine Resigns From Federal Reserve Board Candidacy
Cleveland banker C. A. Paine withdrew as candidate for Class A Director on the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland board. The first group includes H. Wilson of Cleveland Rober tardrop of Pittsburgh and W. S. Row.
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Reserve Board
Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
C. A. Paine
Federal Reserve Bank
S H. Wilson
Robertardrop
Pittsburg
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