Carranza Note May Signal Quick Mexico Settlement
Frederick W Lehmann said mediation conferences at Niagara Falls are narrowing to definite terms and Minister Noan hopes for a settlement within a few days. E L Chermont travels from Washington with the Constitutionalists’ preliminary representations as Carranza’s reply is expected tomorrow night or Thursday.
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Lehmann
Ambassador da Gama
Brazil
Noan
Carranza
Washington
E. L. Chermont
Chermont
Niagara Falls
Drastic Action Against Sulis Now Possible
London reporters note public anger over suffragette disturbances as Parliament opens its session. Clergy reactions split between condemnation and support for voluntary starvation as a protest. Police and detectives guard Parliament Square to block suffragette entry and assaults on ministers.
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London
Parliament Square
Suez Canal Tolls Cut to Meet Panama Rates
Paris reports at the annual meeting criticism of canal management as the Suez tolls were reduced by 10 cents a ton to align with Panama rates. Charles Jonnart, former French foreign minister and current company president, said Panama would hardly affect Suez, noting increased vessel drafts require ongoing dredging and deepening.
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Charles Jonnart
Foreign Minster
Suez Canal
Panama
Panama Canal
Wheat Crop Reaches Unprecedented US Record
Washington reports a 900 million bushel wheat crop this year, the largest ever in the United States and about half the world’s expected production. Weather and a 6.4 percent rise in planted area drive the yield, with oats and barley also near historic highs.
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United States
Rebels Reported Take Cuernavaca and Puebla
Unconfirmed dispatches from Vera Cruz claim Cuernavaca and Puebla have fallen to rebel forces. If true, Huerta faces major reverses in the south and Zapata may topple his regime before the Constitutionalist drive on Mexico City begins. Antilla liner and war cargo for the Constitutionalists may reach Tampico within 48 hours, risking US-Mexico tensions.
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Vera Cruz
Cuerevaca
Puebla
Huerta
Zapata
Antilla
Tampico
United States
Practically the Whole Country Sweats in 90 Plus Heat
Pittsburg reports five deaths from a heat wave stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the lakes to the gulf. Central Illinois Indiana Pennsylvania the Dakotas and the Gulf States all hit 90s with Evansville Indiana reaching 108. The Weather Bureau offered little relief aside from scattered thunder showers.
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Pittsburg
Atlantic
Pacific
Lakes
Central
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
The
Dakotas
Gulf States
Michigan
Lake Superior
Evansville
Ind
eWather Bureau
Madam Schumann-Heink Granted Divorce in Chicago
In Chicago on June 9 Madam Schumann-Heink was granted a divorce from William Rapp Jr by a jury in Judge Sullivan's court after the court overruled a defense motion. The verdict followed a heated legal battle as a large crowd packed the court. Madam Schumann-Heink expressed happiness at the victory.
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Chicago
Madam Schumann-Heink
William Rapp, Jr
Sullivan
Use Edison Electric Co Street Adv 18 31
Classified notice announces a street use for the Edison Electric Co. with dates on the 18th to 31st. The ad seeks approval or notification from the city or relevant authority. It lists no additional names or locations beyond the company.
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Elect Edison Electric Co
Street
Survivors of Disaster Landed in Glasgow
Glasgow reports 109 survivors from the Empress of Ireland disaster arriving from Canada. Forty seven crew members and three surviving passengers are among the totals. most passengers were first class and proceed to their destinations. Also, John Bowers was injured at Brunswick yards when a decayed telephone pole wire snagged his car, knocking him unconscious.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Pearing
Canada
John Bowers
Brunswick
Impeachment Move Against Judge Dayton In Congress
Representative M. M. Neely of West Virginia will impeach Judge A. G. Dayton of the Northern West Virginia District in the House. Neely prepared a resolution charging Dayton with numerous serious crimes and misdemeanors. Charleston attorney M. Belcher leads the miners group backing the campaign to secure evidence.
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Washington
M. M. Neely
West Virginia
A. G. Dayton
United States Court
House
Neely
Dayton
Representative Neely
Co. M. Belcher
Charleston
W. Va
Miners’ Organization of
Belcher
Ice Wagon Drivers Threaten 10 Strike In Cleveland
In Cleveland 1,100 ice wagon drivers and helpers threaten to strike over wage demands. Union members meet Thursday evening at their headquarters to review striker grievances.
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IGE
Cleveland
Candoc Boat Club Makes Initial Canal Run
The Candoc Boat Club made its first voyage seven miles down the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal aboard the Candoc, a newly acquired craft from canal management. Members listed include William F. Kerber as president and George W. Hast as secretary treasurer, with the club stating the boat is for member use only and gas powered.
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Candoc Boat Club
The
William F. Kerber
George W. Hast
Geo. H. Stark
Andrew J. Fesenmeier
Frank L. Workmeister
George Couters
Howard Brinkman
Carl O'Neal
Peter L. Long
Wife Confesses to Murder of Brutal Husband
Charleston, June 9. Mrs. Dollie McSurley admits killing her husband Bert McSurry after he allegedly mistreated a child and attacked another with a butcher knife. She says she hid the body in a cellar before dragging it to railroad tracks and surrendering to authorities. Her youngest child is under one year old.
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Charleston
W. Va
Dollie McSurley
Bonner Hill
Townsend
Kanawha & Michigan
Rapp Drops Case Against Noted Singer
Chicago June 9 William Rapps divorce defense against Mme Ernestine Schumann Heink ended after four witnesses as the case went to counsel for argument. The counter claim drew a large crowd. witnesses included Bryan Humphries the chauffeur and Miss Helen Sattler her companion since 1916.
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Chicago
William Rapp
Mme
Ernestine Schumann Heink
Rapp
Bryan Humphries
Centralito
Helen Hattler
Humphries
George Baldwin
Appleton
Wis
Montgomery Seeks Dual Nomination in West Virginia District
Samuel B. Montgomery of Kingwood aims for both Republican and Progressive nominations in West Virginia's second district. He plans to enter a joint June 20 primary in Preston County to win a solid delegation, while George M. Bowers of Martinsburg is favored by several Republicans for the nomination. The convention will be held at Elkins on August 12.
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Samuel B. Montgomery
Kingwood
Congress
West Virginia
Preston County
Montgomery
George M. Bowers
Martinsburg
United States Fish
Elkins
Sunstroke Fatal to Carl Lease
Carl Lease 28 of Ackerman West Virginia died at 3 a m at Western Maryland Hospital from meningitis linked to a gunstroke suffered about three weeks earlier while working as a trackman for Western Maryland Railway Co Lease who was single lived with his parents at Ackerman His body is held at John C Wolford Undertaking Rooms funeral to be announced burial planned five miles above Frank Tort WV
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Carl Lease
Ackerman
W. Va
Pinto
Western Maryland
Western Maryland Railway Company
Lease
John C. Wolford
Freight wreck blocks Seventeen-Mile Grade near Piedmont
A broken flange caused 20 loaded coal cars of an Eastbound freight to derail on the Seventeen- Mile Grade four miles west of Piedmont. Three tracks were torn up over several hundred feet and trains were detoured via Connellsville. Tracks to reopen early this evening. no injuries. Engine 4219 pulled the derailed consist. passenger trains delayed about five hours.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Piedmont
Connellsville
Women Attend 12th General Federation Convention in Chicago
Thousands of women from across the United States gather in Chicago for the General Federation of Women's Clubs biennial convention. Sessions focus almost entirely on woman suffrage with three general sessions daily over eight days and numerous departmental meetings at the Auditorium Theatre.
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Chicago
United States
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Auditorium Theatre
Impeachment Debate Narrowed on Judge Speer
Washington June 9 Members of the House judiciary sub committee handling the Speer impeachment say only two options exist impeachment or no action. Chairman Webb notes no agreement yet but hopes to report to the full committee by next Thursday. The panel cannot recommend censure.
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Washington
House Judiciary
Emery Speer
Macon
House
Webb
Judiciary Committee
Pittsburg Council Permits 26 Pickets Near Westinghouse Plant
In Pittsburg on June 9 an Elizaburg council resolution passed allowing 26 pickets to operate near the Westinghouse plant, where about 10,000 striking workers have tied up shops.
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Pittsburg
Eitzaburg
Westinghouse Concern
Rate increase could spur $3,000,000 railroad upgrades in Hagerstown
The Interstate Commerce Commission may approve a 5 percent freight rate rise to eastern lines. If granted, the Cumberland Valley and Norfolk and Western will invest about $2,000,000 and $1,000,000 respectively in Hagerstown improvements. Plans include elevated Walnut Street tracks and roundhouse expansions amid a prior downturn.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Hagerstown
Cumberland Valley
Norfolk and Western
Road
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Walnut
Aedan
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Frederick W
Mexico
J. A. Waldron
St. Matthew Church
U.S
Paris
Department of Agriculture
Thomas P. Coates
International News Service
Tilla
Gulf
Madam Heink
Oem Geert
Vanitie
Thomas Lipton
Ganized
Chesapeake and Ohio
Candoc
Canal Management
Cumberland
Maryland Boat Club
Candoe Boat Club
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