Julus Kruttschnitt Railed Pioneer Dies at 71 in New York
Funeral services for Julus Kruttschnitt former head of the Southern Pacific will be held in New Orleans after private services in New York. Born July 30 1854 in New Orleans he led the railroad system through a 48 year Harriman era expanding mileage from 10 000 to 16 000 and earnings above 300 million. He played a key role in the Railroad War Board and held director positions with Western Union Harriman Bank and United States Mortgage.
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New York
Julus Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific System
New Orleans
Pennsylvania Railroad
Presbyterian Hospital
Kruttschnitt
Harriman
Western Transportation Lines
Southern Pacific
Harriman Lines
Mr. Kruttschnitt
Washington and Lee University
Llouisiana & Texas Railroad
E. H. Harriman
Napoleon
Union Pacific
Cruttschnitt
Seader
Western Union Telegraph Company
Harriman National Bank
United States Mortgage and Trust Company
Railroad War Board
Madame Yajima Dies W C T U Leader in Japan
Tokyo June 16 Mme Kajiko Yajima educationalist founder and President of the W C T U of Japan died here today.
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Madame Yajima
Japan
Tokyo
Mme Kajiko Yajima
Kajiko Born in Kumamoto. Lifelong Social Work Leader
Kajiko was born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1834. She entered a teachers training institute at age 38 and dedicated her life to social work for girls. At 86 she represented Japan at the international prohibition meeting in London.
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Mme. Kajiko
Kumamoto-Ken
Japan
London
Tufts Grants Sargent Honorary Doctor of Laws
Attorney General Sargent, Tufts College alumnus of 1887, received an honorary doctor of laws degree at Tufts sixty ninth commencement held in Medford Massachusetts framing the event as a recognition of his public service.
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Lacy Swener
Wes
Medford
Mass
Sargent
Tufts College
Barneys Three Fife Horses Retired From City Service
Washington in June 1915 marked retirement of Barney, Gene and Tom the city’s last veteran team of fife horses. Officials and hundreds witnessed a procession with fire gongs, then wreaths and a move to a farm where they will receive a pension of clover and oats.
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Washington
Barney
Gene
Tom
Robbers Loot Two Downtown Stores for About 2600
Bandits blasted a safe and forced a cash register in two downtown shops before daylight, grabbing roughly $2600 and a large quantity of clothing. They beat and bound night watchman Carter Armstrong at 433 West Eighth Street. The Richman Bros clothing store at 114 West Fifth Street and E. J. Lynch & Co. fish dealers at 35 West Sixth Street were the targets. Approximately $2000 in cash was taken from the fish store. Saturday receipts of about $600 were removed from the register. The bound watchman was discovered by Ohio Messenger policemen responding to the 4 am call.
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Richman Bros
West Fifth Street
E. J. Lynch & Co
West Sixth Street
Carter Armstrong
West Eighth Street
Ohio Messenger and Telegraph Company
French Premier Painleve Returns From Battle Front Visit
Premier Painleve returns to Paris after a Moroccan trip and Toulouse stopover. He travelled Rabat to Malaga then by train to Paris to brief President Courmergue and Parliament. Reports from Fez cite discouragement among Abd El Krim tribes and a setback to Communist propaganda in the French zone. Barcelona reception uplifted Franco Spanish collaboration hopes in pacification of Morocco.
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Toulouse
France
Painleve
Rabat
Malaga
Paris
President Courmergue
Fez
Abd-El-Krim
Barcelona
Morocco
President of Denison resigns amid student controversy
Granville, Q June 15. Dr. Clark W. Chamberlain resigns as president of Denison University. Trustees announced the move effective August 31. He resumes physics research after ending his administration marked by a clash over extracurricular activities and college newspaper funding.
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Granville
Clark W. Chamberlain
Denison University
Denison
American appointed editor of English Law Quarterly
London June 15 for the first time an American has been named editor of a major English professional journal. A L Goodhart, Yale graduate and Cambridge fellow lecturer, will head the English Law Quarterly, a mouthpiece of the English legal profession.
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London
England
A. L. Goodhart
Yale
Cambridge
English Law Quarterly
Sargent's Will Filed Leaves Estate to Sisters in London
Will of John Singer Sargent filed for probate in London. The famous American painter, who died April 15, leaves most of his estate valued at £25,703 to his sisters Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond.
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London
John Singer Sargent
Emily Sargent
Violet Ormond
Dunham Family Heads to England for X Ray Conference
Dr H Kennon Dunham Mrs Dunham and children Amelia and Harry Jr depart Cincinnati for New York and sail to England to attend the X ray conference in London. They will tour cathedral towns Shakespeare country and travel through Holland Belgium and Switzerland before sailing home from Cherbourg on September 7. Mrs Dunham hosted a farewell luncheon at the Cincinnati Country Club with about forty friends.
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H. Kennon Dunham
Amelia
Harry, Jr
Cincinnati
New York
England
Dunham
London
Plymouth
Shakespeare
Scotland
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
Paris
States
Cherbourg
Cincinnati Country Club
Spectacle Opens Rotary International Convention in Cleveland
About 12 000 Rotarians from around the world gather in Public Hall for the sixteenth annual Rotary International convention. The opening program includes an organ recital, addresses by local and international leaders, and a large pageant titled Rotary featuring a five hundred performer castle and a twelve horse chariot race. Business sessions begin tomorrow morning.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Four Corners of the Earth
Public Hall
Rotary International
Dean Franciss. White
Trinity Protestant Cathedral
George H. Miller
Cleveland Rotary Club
William Thompson Elliott
Liverpool
England
Rotary
Frank L. Mulhollang
Toledo
Robert H. Burnside
New York
Arch C. Klump
International
College men bulwark of nation says Baker at Oberlin
Newton D. Baker former Secretary of War urged Oberlin College graduates to carry intelligence and conscience into national councils. He spoke at commencement where 314 degrees were awarded, seven honorary, as President Henry Churchill King presided. He urged colleges to join churches in moral matters to guide public opinion and policy.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Newton D. Baker
Baker
Henry Churchill King
America
World Court
Senate
United States
Bishop Henderson elected to Ohio Wesleyan Board of Trustees
In Delaware Ohio on June 15 Bishop Theodore B Henderson of Cincinnati area Methodist Episcopal Church was chosen as a member at large for a five year term at the Ohio Wesleyan University trustees meeting. Walter A Jones of Columbus president, along with all officers, were re elected.
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Delaware
Theodore
Henderson
Cincinnati
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ohio Wesleyan University Board of Trustees
Walter A. Jones
Columbus
Writ Issued for Taxi Driver Frank Edwards
Judge Edward M. Hurley granted a writ of habeas corpus via A. L. Luebbers for the release of Frank Edwards a taxicab driver of 1217 John Street from County Jail. Edwards was arrested on a warrant charging conversion after he held a woman’s valise when she could not pay her Cincinnati to Newport fare.
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Edward M. Hurley
A. L. Luebbers
Frank Edwards
John Street
Edwards
Luebbers
Cincinnati
Newport
Fall kills powder foreman in New Jersey
William McIlivane aged 70 a veteran of forty four years with DuPont De Nemours was killed when he fell from a cherry tree at his home in Paulsboro New Jersey His death follows a long career as a powder line foreman without serious prior accidents.
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New York World News Service
Paulsboro
N. J
William McIilvaine
duPont de Nemours Company
Calles reply to Kellogg warning draws no official reply
Washington reports sharp Mexican president Calles responded to Kellogg’s warning on protecting American lives and property in Mexico. Officials said words will be weighed against actions and future conversations with Mexico City will rely on embassy reports and pending expropriation cases. Ambassador Sheffield has returned to New Haven for a degree, delaying direct talks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Calles
Mexico
Kellogg
Coolidge
Mexico City
Sheffield
Foreign Office
New Haven
Dalles
Shepherd Doctored Orphan Witness Testimony Juxtaposed
In a two hour chamber session Judge Lynch limited the defense by barring questions about Rongetti’s conspiracy conviction and allowed scrutiny of a prior denial. The testimony centered on Shepherd and a home sale linked to the North Shore suburb as Miss Pope’s anticipated appearance drew a large crowd.
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Thomas J. Lynch
Amante Rongetti
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Dr. Dwyer
Rongetti
Dwyer
Shepherd
Young McClintock
Shepherd-McClintock
North Shore
Miss Pope
Educators Blame British in China for Strikes
Professors of the National University assert British authorities misrepresent anti foreign and Bolshevik motives in China. They demand support for Chinese workers and denounce perjury by British agencies claiming protests target foreign elements. They note French concessions operate normally and diverse nationals joined the protest in solidarity.
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China
Shanghai
Peking
National University
tCopyright
N. Y
World News Service
N. Y. World) Press Pub. Co
Doctor Edmunds on Far East unrest roots
Dr. Charles K. Edmunds, provost of Johns Hopkins and former Canton Christian College president, says abuses against Chinese by foreigners fuel China turmoil. He cites economic grievances in mills, reports on gunboat incidents, and notes Americans face low danger while conditions could breed nationalist movements.
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New York World News Service
New York
Far East
China
Charles K. Edmunds
Edmunds
Johns Hopkins University
Canton Christian College
Canton
Pampanga
Honan Island
American College
U. S. S. Pampanga
U.S. S. Asheville
Shaneen
Dr. Edmunds
Presbyterian Board
Peking
Shanghai
Peking University Ranks High in China
June 15 New York The statement from the faculty of the National University of Peking offers the most authoritative Chinese view on current events. It reflects mainstream education leaders rather than radicals. The native university, founded 26 years ago, advanced under Chancellor Tsai Yuanpei in 1916 to become a leading institution.
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New York World News Service
New York
National University of Peking
Ts’ai Yuan-Pei
Cooking Is Hobby Of Ohio Governor Vic Donahey
Columbus June 15 The Ohio governor Vic Donahey says cooking is his hobby and he will cook during summer visits to Indian Lake He plans frequent trips where Adjutant General Frank Henderson has bought a cabin and he will cook for the group provided the party is not too large He jokes that someone must bring water when he yells for a bucketful and he accepts criticism of his cooking.
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Columbus
Vic Donahey
Indian Lake
Frank D. Henderson
Chancellor Appointed As University Expands Courses
The Chancellor is appointed by the President of the republic. The university offers courses in mathematics physics chemistry geology philosophy Chinese literature English literature French literature Russian literature history political science economics and law.
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China
Republic
British Action Awaits Chamberlain Return
Premier Baldwin told the House of Commons the government watches the China situation closely and will decide after Foreign Secretary Chamberlain returns midweek. Britain leans against intervention while the United States reportedly opposes it. Japan favors stronger action but will consult with others. Ratification of the Washington treaty tariff could bolster China’s central government, though pledges on law and order may be sought first. Chamberlain’s return may prompt questions on Soviet influence and Russia ties.
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John L. Balderston
New York
United States
Japan
China
Chamberlain
Tory
Russia
tCopyright
N. Y
World News Service
Cuny
World Press Pub. Co
Nations Pay on Funded Debt to U S Treasury
The Treasury reports payments from Great Britain Finland Hungary Lithuania and Poland toward their funded indebtedness to the United States dated June 15.
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Washington
the Treasury
Great Britain
Finland
Hungary
Lithuania
Poland
United States
Gangland on the Run After Chicago Offensive
Chicago authorities press a wide crackdown after a fifty hour assault on gang activity. Over four hundred suspects detained as raids target beer runners and gang hideouts. Scalise and Anselmo face murder counts in pending grand jury indictments.
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Chicago
Crowe
Collins
Hoffman
Cook County
Grand Jury
John Scalise
Albert Anselmo
Genna
Borah Opposes Mellon Tax Reform Plan from Idaho
Senator Borah of Idaho voiced opposition to Secretary Mellon’s tax reduction scheme. He indicated he would attack the surtax cuts and warned the Mellon reform appears too well organized. Borah planned to travel to Idaho to rally revolt against the administration program as Green of Iowa prepared his own tax ideas.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Senator Borah
Idaho Today
Mellon
Borah
Idaho
Simmons
Representative Garner
Treasury Department
Green
House
Ways and Means Committee
Europe
Mondell Calls for Broad Tax Reform to Cut Nuisance Taxes
Frank Mondell former Republican leader of the House and 1924 RNC chairman spoke at the Hamilton Club in Chicago urging elimination of nuisance taxes and simplification of tax methods. He stressed reducing surtaxes to keep capital in productive industry and lowering excise taxes seen as a constant burden on wealth invested in industry.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Frank Mondell
House
Hamilton Club
City considers widening East Fifth Street to relieve congestion
The City Council committee discussed widening East Fifth from Main to Sycamore by 64 feet instead of 25, with a plat to condemn property. City Engineer Krug to draft maps and seek Planning Commission approval. plan aims to make Fifth 130 feet wide from Main to Sycamore and eventually link to Pike Street via viaduct for better east–west traffic flow.
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City Council
East Fifth Street
Main
Sycamore Streets
Frank Krug
City Planning Commission
Main Street
Broadway
Sycamore Street
Masonic Temple
Fifth
Government
Fountain Square
Krug
Pike Street
Sycamore
Cliff Martin
Council
Pike Streets
Findlay Market Improvement Association
Eggleston Avenue
Bootleggers Tip Triggers Seizure of 270 Gallons Alcohol
Acting on a bootlegger tip, prohibition agents obtained a search warrant and seized 270 gallons of pure grain alcohol in St. Louis. The alcohol, valued at bootleg prices around $10,000, was shipped from Philadelphia in wooden boxes labeled Automobile Parts. The alleged sender was the Standard Electrical Supply Company of Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
General Prohibition
Philadelphia
Standard Electrical Supply Company
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Southern Pacific Lines
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Beat and Bind Watchman
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Bishop Henderson
Citizens National Bank & Trust
Fourth & Main Sts
Kellogs
Peking University
Ohio
ETHOT
Southern
Potomac
Mississippi
Southern Railway System
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