Clark Wins Amid Whoops at West Virginia Democrat Convention
Clark secured the unqualified endorsement of West Virginia Democrats with six delegates at large instructed to vote for him at Baltimore. The convention featured cheers for Wilson and Bryan proposals, with Davis supporting Harmon before backing Clark’s bid as the crowd urged unity. A St Bernard greeted the cheers as the band played The Houn Dawgs.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Champ Clark
West Virginia Democracy Today
Baltimore
Clark
Harmon
Ohio
Henry G. Davis
Lawrence E. Tierney
W.A. McCorkle
Samuel Hays
J. J. O'Brien
Stewart W. Walker
Johnt. McGraw
Woodrow Wilson
Henryg. Davis
Wilson
Littlepage
Cicero
William J. Bryan
Davis
A. B. Littlepage
Arkansas for Clark Adopts Grandfather Clause Endorsement
Arkansas state Democratic convention fails to endorse the grandfather clause as a suffrage qualifier by a vote of 334 to 242. Eight at large delegates with half a vote chosen, along with district delegates, and Speaker Champ Clark as a preferred candidate were noted. Judge William M. Kavanaugh of Little Rock was chosen national committeeman.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Champ Clark
William M. Kavanaugh
Minnesota Democrats Vote for Full Delegation to Wilson
At the Minnesota state convention in Duluth the party authorized twenty four delegates to Baltimore to back Woodrow Wilson with instructions to switch only if two thirds deem Wilson nomination impossible. An attempt by Champ Clark and William J Bryan supporters to influence delegates failed amid an uproar lasting over an hour. Clark was not named during the controversy. Several Clark supporters were among the delegates but remained instructed for Wilson.
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Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Champ Clark
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Clark
Detroit 400 Gets a Shock as Wedding Invitations Recalled
Detroit news reports a sharp moment when invitations to Miss Carol Newberry and Captain W. H. Alleyne were recalled by her parents. The planned June 18 wedding was halted as Alleyne departed to New York after a trip to Detroit, with over 200 invitations issued.
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Commercial Tribune
Detroit
Mich
Carol Newberry
Truman H. Newberry
Country Club
New York
Buffalo
Newberry
Miss Newberry
Alleyne
Good Sunday Bills at Parks Theaters and Local Amusements
A brief notice lists local plays parks and theaters open for Sunday shows. It notes general hours policies and encourages patrons to check schedules at each venue for latest listings and admission details.
International Auto Races At Lyric Delight Indy Crowd
The Decoration Day international automobile races at Indianapolis drew a near-tragic spill but no fatalities. McMahan and Jackson filmed the event for Lyric theater exhibition starting Sunday at 9 am, promising one of the season’s most sensational programs.
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Indianapolis
Speedway
McMahan
Jackson
Lyric Theater
Emmons
Colville
Strong vaudeville bill at the Grand next week
The Grand presents Beltrap and Beltrap with The Musical Dairy as headliners for the week starting Sunday. Edward Zoller trio, Shriner and Richards dance duo, Virginia Grant singing comedian, and Hesse the juggling ace join a two reel ranch film The Post Telegrapher and a further exclusive short.
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Beltrap
Shriner
Richards
Virginia Grant
Hesse
Mabelle Fisher Leads Chester Park Vaudeville Bill
Miss Mabelle Fisher a noted prima donna headlines the Chester Park free vaudeville bill next week. The Cincinnati remembered singer has a fine soprano voice and promises a real musical treat at Colonel Martins park. The lineup includes Leo Silver Montambo and Wells Fred Zabodie and Irwin and Herzog with blackface minstrels.
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Chester Park
Mabelle Fisher
Miss Fisher
Cincinnati
Chester
Colonel Martin's Park
Leo Silver
Montambo
Wells
Fred Zabodie
Irwin and Herzog
Good free vaudeville bill at Coney Sunday
The third week of the Coney Island season opens Sunday with another wood vaudeville bill following two highly successful weeks.
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Coney Sunday
Coney Island
the Island
Stockwell Veteran Play Manager Dies in San Francisco
L R Stockwell a veteran manager and producer of plays is dying in a San Francisco hospital. A pioneer in introducing Ibsen to America he staged several Charles Hoyt plays. He has been blind in recent years.
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San Francisco
Cal
L. R. Stockwell
Stockwell
Charles Hoyt
Actor Dies From Broken Neck In Buffalo Hospital
Arthur Hammond, 27, an actor, died after sliding headfirst from the foot of a hospital bed in delirium. He had come to Buffalo from Goldfield Nevada ten days earlier.
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Buffalr
N. Y
Arthur Hammond
Hammond
Goldfield
Nev
Nat Goodwin Rescues Girl From Surf Death at Santa Monica
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports Nat Goodwin saved high school girl Avanelle Ferguson from drowning in the Santa Monica surf on June 6. He swam through a fierce tide to bring her to shore but could not assist with resuscitation due to exhaustion. Friends speculate romance may follow.
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Commercial Tribune
Santa Monica
Calif
Nat Goodwin
Avanelle Ferguson
Ferguson
Goodwin
Alumni Choose Officers At Chicago University Group Meet
The Chicago university alumni association held its annual meeting and dinner at the Hotel Arms. Dr. G B Foster and Miss Myra Reynolds spoke at the event. Officers elected for the coming year: President Dr Paul Woolley of the University of Cincinnati. Vice president Miss Frances Bowman of the Glen dale Girls School. Fred Carr named secretary and treasurer.
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The
Chicago University
Hotel Arms
Windy City University
G. B. Foster
Myra Reynolds
Paul Woolley
University of Cincinnati
Frances Bowman
Girls’ School of
Glendale
Fred Carr
Prominent Covington Merchant Dies at 52
Walter B. Crail a veteran coal dealer and longtime Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce member died after months of illness at his home 626 Greenup Street Covington He built a coal business spanning Louisville to Pittsburgh He is survived by his widow and two daughters Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 am at his residence with burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Walter B. Crail
Greenup Street
Covington
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati
Louisville
Pittsburg
Vergreen
Sane celebration planned for Camp Washington
The Camp Washington Business Men's club plans a safe Fourth of July event this year after last year’s success. They will stage a fireworks display in the evening for children and feature a drill by the kids as part of the celebration.
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Dierickz Brothers
Airdome
Koster
Oliver
Helman
Dixie Boys
Kennedys
Eugene Emmett
Weslyn Hamilton
Camp Washington Business Men's Club
Notable Local Figures Improve Hospitalized Condition
Reports indicate Attorney L. C. Black Judge W. H. Worthington and Norman G. Kenan have shown significant improvement overnight. The Jewish hospital noted both Black and Worthington are progressing well while Christ hospital said Kenan is improving nicely.
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L. C. Black
W. H. Worthington
Norman G. Kenan
Jewish Hospital
Mr. Black
Judge Worthington
Christ Hospital
Mr. Kenan
Former Schoolmates Wed in Madisonville Episcopal Ceremony
Dr. George M. Kreiger of Madisonville and Miss Mary Stewart of Madisonville wed at the Madisonville Episcopal Church. The ceremony, officiated by Rev. Mr. Cooley, followed a lifelong friendship formed in district schools.
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George M. Kreiger
Madisonville
Mary Stewart
Madisonville Episcopal Church
Cooley
Dr. Kreiger
Miss Stewart
Ball Scene Of Splendor At Albert Hall With Royal Attendance
The 100 year ball, a Waterloo eve recreation, drew four thousand guests at Albert Hall. American notables and royals attended, dancing Waterloo quadrille and other period dances. The event benefited the Soldiers and Sailors' Help Society with German ambassador Count Von Bernstorff in attendance. The party toured the academy with naval officers present before returning to Washington for a Navy-friendly dinner.
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Vo Commercial Tribune
London
Duchess of Richmond
Brussel's
Waterloo
Albert Hall
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Viscount Hardinge
Duke of Wellington
Arthur Paget
Duchess of
Alfred Paget
David Beattie
Alastair Innes-Ker
Lavinia Bingham
Lady Acheson
Viscountess Maitland
Count von Bernstorff
Ward
Belknap
Bricker and Williams
Gibbons
Germany
United States
Admiral Ward
Captain Gibbons
Washington
Friends of the Navy
Wright Memorial Honored by Paris Aerial Group
The aerial navigation group of the chamber of deputies adopted a resolution of sympathy on the death of Wilbur Wright. President M. Painleve will send a message to Orville Wright expressing the group’s condolences.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Wilbur Wright
M. Painleve
Orville Wright
Shipwreck Medal Awarded to Captain Rostron for Titanic Rescue
The Shipwreck Humane society awarded a gold medal to Captain Rostron of the Carpathian for his role in saving Titanic survivors. The ceremony took place in Liverpool on June 6.
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Commercial Tribune
Liverpool
Humane Society
Rostron
German aviator Rost mortally injured in flight
Hamburg report states German aviator Gottlieb Rost was mortally injured during an aeroplane flight today. No further details were provided on the incident or its location within Hamburg.
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Hamburg
Gottlieb Rost
Carnegie address sparks rowdy meeting at Aberdeen
In Aberdeen University, Andrew Carnegie faced disruption as students hurled chairs and rugs, sang and whistled during his lecture. The uproar eased after he resumed speaking, ending with cheers for Carnegie and his wife. He urged students to stay teetotal until they reach millionaire status.
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London
Andrew Carnegie
Aberdeen University
Carnegie
Royal Trip Delayed by Riots as King and Queen Plan Ostend Stay
In Brussels on June 6 King Albert and Queen Elizabeth postponed their seacoast visit to Ostend due to a volatile political climate. A La Louviere crowd hissed Socialist orators urging strikers to return to work. In Musson Luxembourg a two hour clash between Clericals and anti Clericals left one dead and twenty wounded.
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Brussels
Albert
Elizabeth
Ostend
Seacoast
la Louviere
Musson
Luxenburg
Women Can Practice Law Adopted by Duma
Peters burg report states the Duma approved a bill allowing women to practice law. The measure grants legal professionals equal access to the profession, marking a milestone in gender rights and public service.
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Petersburg
The
Duma
Prices soar at Douchet art sale in Paris
At the continuation of the Douchet collection sale in Paris Houdon’s Sabine bust sold to the Duveens for 90000 dollars. Baron Henri de Rothschild acquired Clodion’s Livresse du Baiser for 41000 dollars.
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Paris
Douchet
Houdon
Sabine Houdon
Duveens
Baron Henri de Rothschild
Clodion
Veiled Prophets Elect Officers at Annual Convention
In Columbus on June 6 delegates at the Mystic Masonic Order of Veiled Prophets elected next year’s convention site for Springfield Massachusetts. Officers named include Henry A. McGruer Syracuse grand monarch Everett L. Haynes Chicago deputy grand monarch Hiram D. Rogers White Plains grand chief justice and others. More than 3 000 delegates and their wives attended the event.
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Columbus
Mystic Masonic Order of Veiled Prophets
Springfield
Mass
Henry A. MccGruer
Syracuse
Everett L. Haynes
Chicago
Hiram D. Rogers
White Plains
N. Y
Robert G. Holden
Rochester
Charles M. Colton
Sidney D. Smith
Hamilton
William H. Snyder
Elmira
William J. Cross
Jersey City
J. Edmund Thompson
Worcester
Henry Pears
Cleveland
Edwards. Schmid
Washington,d. C
Germans Visit Naval Academy at Annapolis
Admiral Von Rebeur Paschwitz and nine officers from the German cruisers Moltke Stettin and Bremen toured the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. They observed instruction and left impressed by the institution and its future officers.
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Washington
von Rebeur-Paschwitz
Moltke
Stettin
Bremen
United States Navy
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Wireless Waves to Cross Ocean From New Jersey
Marconi Wireless Telegraph company of America announces two twin stations to link New Jersey with London within a year. The Belmar site covers 550 acres and a second station at Tom's River or Barnegat will operate on a different key to receive and send simultaneously. Estimated cost is 750000 dollars per plant for about 3100 mile distance.
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New York
London
New Jersey
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America
Belmar
N. J
Tom’s River
Barnegat
Young Astor Receives Flood of Begging Letters
William Vincent Astor, the world’s richest youth, is besieged by letters from women worldwide asking for money for various purposes. He orders all correspondence burned as soon as received.
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New York
William Vincent Astor
Astor
Buckeye Farmers to Be Given Aid
Ohio will station a resident farm expert in each of its 88 counties to advise farmers on farm management and crop optimization. The state leader will oversee seven district supervisors across the state. The plan is a joint effort of the Wooster-based Ohio experiment station and the U S Department of Agriculture. Operation begins around July 1.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Experiment Station
Wooster
United States Department of Agriculture
Ohio Nation guard encampments announced for 1917
The War Department released dates for Ohio guard units encamping nationwide. Infantry units at Fort Ancient and Camp Perry hold sessions in July and August, with camps also at Pleasant Hill Gates Mills Indianapolis and Leavenworth.
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NSDY
Washington
War Department
Central Division
Ohio Nations Guard
Fort Ancient
Camp Perry
Pleasant Hill
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Seventh
Marietta
Eighth
Ninth Infantry
Gates Mills
Corps
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Signal Corps
General Service Corps
Catholic orders seek court review to save religious property
Attorneys for the Order of St Benedict of New Jersey plan to ask the U S Supreme Court to review a ruling by the Eighth Circuit that a monk may not convey his property to his order. The case of Father Augustin Wirth ends with his relatives receiving 5000 dollars instead of the Benedictine order.
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Washington
Order of St. Benedict of
New Jersey
Supreme Court of the United States
Eighth United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Augustin Wirth
Springfield
Minn
Fighting renewed by rebel bands near Casas Grandes
Juarez Mexico June 6 Fighting restarted today near Casas Grandes as two rebels under Colonel Gamboa clash with a federal detachment from Sonora commanded by General Jose DeLa Luz Blanco. Thirty five rifles were captured yesterday in a skirmish opposite Sierra Blanca Texas and rebels claim several federals were killed and a supply cable cut.
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Texas
Mexico
Oklahoma editor Jeffries in habeas corpus hearing delay
Oklahoma City June 6. Tardiness of his attorney and an officer keeping him in custody halted habeas corpus proceedings for H Oy Jeffries editor of the Oklahoma Goheen case. Jeffries was returned to jail and his attorney fined $25 for lateness. Hearings resume Tuesday with expected evidence to free him.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
H. Oy
Jeffries
Oklahoma
Irene Goheen
Nowata
Ohio constitution convention to advertise via supplements
Delegates voted to advertise the convention through newspaper supplements. Each county will receive ads in two newspapers, with an address to the people and explanations of the 41 proposed amendments. Campaign runs five weeks before the September 3 election as the convention plans to close by noon tomorrow.
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Columbus
Attorneys Confer in Olesen Case Seattle
Acting U S Attorney William G McLaren conferred with Leonard Olesen's Tacoma defense today on overturning his canceled citizenship papers. If Judge Hanford does not set aside the judgment, an immediate appeal to the Ninth Circuit at San Francisco is planned with government cooperation.
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Seattle
Wash
United States
William G. McLaren
Leonard Olesen
Tacoma
Cornelius H. Hanford
Olesen
Hanford
Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Thaw Transferred to Jail From Matteawan Asylum
Supreme Court Justice Keogh ordered Harry K. Thaw moved from Matteawan asylum to the Westchester County jail in White Plains on June 8. The transfer aims to place Thaw closer to his counsel for proceedings toward release set to begin June 17.
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White Plains
N. Y
Supreme Court
Keogh
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawar
Thaw
Vote on Senator Precipitates Row in New Mexico
The New Mexico house, amid blows and gallery clears, rescinded its earlier vote refusal and re elected United States Senator A. B. Fall. Twenty five votes for Fall and two for Speaker RR L Baca were cast while twenty two members abstained. Fall was declared re elected for a six year term beginning March 4, 1913.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico House
Mhen
United States
A. B. Fall
House
Fall
L. Baca
Senate
Senator Fall
Successor chosen for Treasury supervising architect post
Washington with Secretary MacVeagh selecting Oscar Wenderoth of Carrere Hastings New York to succeed James Knox Taylor who resigned. Wenderoth had worked with Elliott Woods on Capitol projects including the senate and house office buildings.
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Washington
Oscar Wenderoth
Carrere & Hastings
New York
MacVeagh
Treasury Department
James Knox Taylor
Wenderoth
Elliott Woods
Capitol
Senate
Prisoner Loses In Grim Gamble
William L. Bernard pleaded gambling as he faced sentence for stealing 540 dollars from his employer to bet on games. Judge Kennedy warned a seven year maximum but imposed three years in the Columbus penitentiary after Bernard guessing two years.
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Cleveland
William L. Bernard
Kennedy
Bernard
Columbus
Mail Carrier Indicted For Opening Letter In Columbus
Albert N. Bird a Steubenville mail carrier was indicted on three counts by a federal grand jury in Columbus for opening a letter addressed to a hotel guest. W F Sulzbacher of Chillicothe was indicted for placing gum opium in the mail. James Bitts of Delaware was indicted on four counts for bootlegging. Four secret indictments were returned.
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Columbus, O
Columbus
Albert N. Bird
Steubenville
W. F. Sulzbacher
Chillicothe
James Bitts
Delaware
Indianapolis Cadet Wins NRA Medal Qualifier at Camp Perry
Todd W. Gulley of Indianapolis led the Miami cadets by qualifying for the National Rifle Association medal with a 35 of 50 on the 200 yard prone course amid a strong west wind. In the day’s standings W H Hopkins Cincinnati 42 Cushman Toledo 41 Catron Dayton 41 Heckley Buffalo 40 Voges Canton 40. The final shoot and medals are set for tomorrow.
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Camp Perry
Todd W. Gulley
Indianapolis
Miami Cadets
National Rifle Association
Gulley
W. H. Hopkins
Cincinnati
Robert Cushman
Toledo
Jack Catron
Dayton
Donald Heckley
Buffalo
N. Y
Claus Voges
Canton
Aerial Mail Ship Hit By Bullet In Test Flight
Clinton O Hadley aboard Dr William W Christmas airship suffered propeller blade and engine cylinder damage after a bullet struck the headless biplane he was testing at Mineola Long Island. The first official aerial mail flight from New York to Washington was halted. The bullet recovered from the engine cylinder confirms the hit. The incident occurred during preparation for a public launch.
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Mineola
L. L
Clinton O. Hadley
William W. Christmas
Washington
New York
Hadley
Earth
Rail line to face suit over mob transport to lynching
Mrs Annie May Rogers and three children sue the Vicksburg Shreveport Pacific Railroad for carrying a mob from Monroe Louisiana to Talulah Louisiana where Rogers was lynched. The case seeks damages and goes before the supreme court after a lower court ruling on liability.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Annie May Rogers
Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railroad Company
Monroe
Talulah
Rogers
Ulcerated Tooth Fatal in Zanesville
James K. Geddes dies at his home in Zanesville Ohio after a three week illness from blood poisoning linked to an ulcerated tooth. A physician initially blamed the tooth and sought removal but a dentist dismissed the idea.
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Zanesville
James K. Geddes
Taxable Property Levy Made Public by Auditor
Auditor of State Fullington notified county auditors that the following rates shall be levied upon each dollar of taxable property for state purposes. Sinking fund 0.033 mills, university fund 0.023 mills, state common school fund 2.55 mils. The rate remains the same as last year.
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Columbus, CO
State
Fullington
University Fund
Newark Captain Identifies Suspect in Store Robbery
In Norwalk Ohio on June 6 Captain Swank of the Newark police identified the jailed man from Chicago Junction as Black Bibbis of Newark, arrested on a store robbery charge.
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Commercial Tribune
Norwalk
Captain Swank
Newark
Chicago Junction
Bibbis
Three Banks for Dayton Opens July First
Three new postal savings banks will be opened in Dayton on July 1 at post office stations A B and C. The dispatch notes the move as part of a federal plan to expand savings facilities in the city.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington, D. C
Dayton
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