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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
2
Petition from Panama seeks reopening of Houston case
A 3000 signature petition from Panama asks President Wilson to reopen the J Frank Houston case from Kentucky who was sentenced to ten years for killing Harry Stern at Gatun on February 8. Secretary McAdoo invites Treasury officials to propose department improvements. A stay extends for Gompers Mitchell and Morrison until Supreme Court arguments. Keefe resigns as Commissioner of General Immigration. Wilson accepts. Keefe was appointed by Roosevelt.
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Panama
Wilson
J. Frank Houston
Kentucky
Harry Stern
Gatun
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Department
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morri
Supreme Court
Daniel J. Keefe
Department of Labor
Keefe
Roosevelt
Mourned minstrel Billy Arlington dies at 78 in Los Angeles
Billy Arlington legendary national figure among minstrels dies at a Los Angeles hospital aged 78 after heart trouble. The report notes his long coast to coast fame and stage presence.
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Billy Arlington
Los Angeles
Luise
Prince Ernest of Cumberland
Charles McBurney
Stockbridge
Mass
Cornell Defeats Harvard in Easy Row to Remain Favorite
Sports note reports Charles FE Courtney still seen as a wizard with Cornell overpowering Harvard in an easy game. Also mentioned are Willie Ritchie agreeing to box Joe Rivers on July 4 in San Francisco, and George Stovall's reinstatement as St. Louis Browns manager amid suspicions. Edward Mullaney, Georgetown catcher, signed by John J. McGraw to join the Giants next month. Mullaney is nineteen.
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Cornell
Charles FE
Courtney
Harvard
Los Angeles
Willie Ritchie
Joe Rivers
San Francisco
George Stovall
St. Louis Browns
Edward Mullaney
Georgetown University
John J. McGraw
Giants
Mullaney
Poisoned banker General B Sanders Walker dies in Macon Georgia
A string of public notices and biographical items follow. General B Sanders Walker dies in Macon after losing consciousness. The State Department reports a more favorable California question outlook from Japan. Henry W Hubbard dies of heart disease while clipping coupons in a Safe Deposit Company room in New York. The parole board finishes review of 200 Leavenworth applications. J B Webb of Lombard NL traces family lineage to 1350. The Northern Presbyterian Assembly in Atlanta declines constitutional change to allow women deacons. Winnie Colt, a runaway, is killed near Truckee California. Railway fatality at Big Stone City. Rosenthal dies after tuberculosis cure. New York health department to investigate. Chicago citizens campaign to curb noise. Somauna ship arrives with 192000 pounds meat. Rinker of Bayonne electrocuted. Davison criticizes Wilson and Bryan over foreign policy. Leiter estate valued at 3672725. Toner in New Jersey inherits 10000 from German uncle. Hale statue unveiled in Boston. General Joseph Cooke Jackson dies in New York at 78 after 21 battles. Washington women raise 5400 for slum cleanup, Mrs Wilson contributes 100. New York police abolish Wall Street Bureau. Fisheries to plant 1,000,000 lobsters at Cape May. Robert Webb convicted for murder life sentence. New Jersey governor threatens troops over miner strike. Milford W W leaders relocate Draper strikers’ children. Senator Stilwell convicted of bribery. Cohalan denies promising job for note. Long Beach investigates disaster pier collapse. Breen testifies about dynamite in textile strike case. Schwab testifies on steel trust and ore beds.
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B. Sanders Walker
Macon
State Department
Japan
California
Henry W. Hubbard
Safe Deposit Company
Nnd
New York
Federal Parole Board
United States
Leavenworth
J. B. Webb
Lombard, NL
Northern Presbyterian Assembly
Atlanta
Winnie Colt
Truckee
Cal
William Messner
Leslie Yaker
Big Stone City
M. M. Rosenthal
Gloversville
Friedmann
New York Health Department
Chicago
Somona
Australia
Henry G. Rinker
Bayonne
N. J
Henry P. Davison
J. P. Morgan
Wilson
Bryan
Levi Z. Leiter
J. L. Toner
Paulsboro
Edward Everett Hale
Charles Street
Rublic Garden
Boston
Joseph Cooke Jackson
Washington
Waldo
Wall Street
Bureau of Fisheries
Cape ‘May
Robert Webb
Hurt
Fielder
New Jersey
MccAneny
New York Board of Estimate
Daniels
Ashurst
Butler R. Storke
Health Board
New River
West Virginia
America
W. W
Milford
Mass
Draper Company
Providence
Stephen J. Stilwell
Twenty-first
Bronx
New York City
Daniel F., Cohalan
Supreme Court
John A. Connolly
Connolly
Long Beach
Multiple World Event Blasts and Deaths Stir Alarm Worldwide
Reported in a single dispatch: Greek and Bulgarian clashes near Salonica amid Balkan tensions. Cyprus ceded to Great Britain by Turkey in a new accord. An Edinburgh royal observatory blast deranges instruments with suffragette blame. The French liner Senegal grounded after mine strike near Smyrna with five dead and six injured. Lemnos islet identified as Chryssis, submerged since early Christian era. French France blast threatens Tormery village, Savoie. Boxing champion Luther McCarty dies from neck injury in Calgary. Ghent incident destroys payiloion and two restaurants at the exhibition. Tiger Hsu killed in Shanghai by a bomb.
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Salonica
Turkey
Cyprus
Great Britain
Royal Observatory
Edinburgh
Scotland
Senegal
Smyrna
Lemnos
Chryssis
Tormery
Department
Savoie
France
Luther McCarty
Calgary
Alberta
Arthur Pesky
Ghent
Belgium
Hsu Paosas
China
Tiger Hsu
Yang Chow
Shanghai
Supreme Court Kills Patent Price Fix for Retail Goods
The U S Supreme Court ruled that patent owners cannot fix retail prices for patented articles, affecting items like safety razors watches and medicines. The decision cancels enforced sale prices and may reshape hundreds of cases pending before the court. The ruling also upholds a tax on lands irrigated under federal reclamation and validates Denver's water works plant.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Hughes
Secretary of the Interior
Washington State
Denver
Wilson Denounces Lobbies Over Tariff Debate
President Wilson denounces lobby groups in Washington as he weighs changes to the Underwood Tariff bill. He released a formal statement after critics urged clearer public comment on industrial and commercial influence in shaping legislation.
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Washington
Wilson
Americans Flee Tampico as Red Cross Funds Aid
Washington reports the American Red Cross has placed 2000 dollars with the American consul in Tampico to transport destitute Americans to Galveston. Conditions beyond the city are described as atrocious with altered rebels attacking oil camps and farms, while authorities uncover a plot against the Huerta government and arrest ten men sent to Vera Cruz.
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Washington
Tampico
Mexico
American Red Cross Society
Galveston
State Department
Huerta
Vera Cruz
J B Riley Named New Prison Head In New York
John B. Riley of Plattsburgh resigns Clinton County judge post to become State Superintendent of Prisons in Albany. Governor Sulzer appoints him at a $6000 salary with a five year term if confirmed, otherwise he serves until a successor is appointed.
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New York
Albany
N. Y
John B. Riley
Plattsburgh
Clinton County
Sulzer
Riley
Senate
News of New Jersey week highlights and local incidents
Flehermen report good luck at coast resorts as agitation grows for a nine hour day for Elmer borough workers. A Germantown man builds a 12000 dollar Ocean City cottage. A Closter woman repels a would be assailant with a hatpin at Piermont. Hackensack barbers strike for shorter hours. A Moorestown woman breaks her arm after a fall. A Rosenhayn boy loses a toe in a cleaver accident but the limb is reattached. Woodbury merchants prepare sanitary displays to control flies. Pearl Frances Kiefer dies before her wedding in Florence. Father Paul Patton joins the Roman Catholic Church after resigning Princeton Seminary presidency. Burlington W C T U convenes in Vincentown advocating militant temperance. West Orange man jailed for insanity at Edison home. Paterson man mourns two headed calf. Woodbury Chautauqua organized with September tent meeting. Morris County man sues for damages after trolley injuries. A horse fracture from a runaway is treated. Burlington man dies of apoplexy at work. Jersey City juveniles accused of stealing in a milk case. Several dairy keepers fined in Jersey City for milk violations. Atlantic City Railroad agrees to pay damages for timber loss from a forest fire. Woodbury factory workers settle shift hours with pay.
Lesson on Joseph and his brothers in Genesis forty four
The passage analyzes Joseph testing his brothers after last week’s reunion, focusing on their fear deceit and eventual remorse. It highlights Judah’s plea for Benjamin, the brothers’ shift from suspicion to concern, and the moral lesson of divine grace transforming character.
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Joseph
Benjamin
Joey
Bethjamin
Jacob
Judah
New York Wholesale Prices Overview
Market listing shows wholesale price movements in New York with figures 10 36 30. Data reflects daily price levels for key commodities and related indicators in the urban trading hub.
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New York
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