Wilson on flag unity and just use of power as nation reunites
President Wilson addresses a Washington crowd at Flag Day ceremonies. He calls the flag a great emblem of justice and urges restraint against aggression, stressing united spirits and a strong, lawful national power. He warns against using the flag for selfish aims and criticizes political and financier pressures that threaten prosperity and constitutional rights.
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Wilson
Washington
Navy
Congress
Natera falters as Villa rushes to aid Zacatecas
Reports from Zacatecas say General Natera bungled an early attack on a federal stronghold, forcing a retreat and near disaster for the Constitutionalist army. Villa answers the distress call with 20,000 seasoned troops, aiming to regain the initiative and lead the rescue in Zacatecas.
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Zacatecas
Natera
Villa
Carranza
de‘ Natera
Chronological Brief of Historic World Conflicts and Disasters
A compact digest lists notable events from 19th to early 20th centuries: a 1830 earthquake swallowing 2,000 in the East Indies. 1862 Mount Etna eruption destroying villages. 1876 Hayes nominated by Republicans. 1898 Sampson fleet shells Santiago forts. 1904 Russian squadron returns after sinking Japanese transports. 1912 London dock strike ends. 1918 Moros driven from positions with six Americans killed and seven wounded.
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East Indies
Mt. Etna
Turkey
Japan Sea
London
Baltimore Receives Most of State School Funds distributions
State Comptroller Emerson C. Harrington announced quarterly allocations of school funds. Total school tax 305192.72 dollars and book fund 37500 dollars with 31075 dollars for approved high schools. Baltimore city again receives over a third of the tax. Allegany and Garrett show 15848.70 for books, 1811.97 for high tax fund, 2500 for Garrett.
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Emerson C. Harrington
State Treasury
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Allegany
Fatal fall from cherry tree in Martinsburg
Miss Gay Busch aged 17 adopted daughter of Mr and Mrs Robertt Sewart of Tablers Station died yesterday after a fall from a cherry tree in Martinsburg West Virginia. The accident occurred on June 16 and the victim was visiting relatives when the fatal plunge happened.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Gay Busch
Robertt Sewart
Tablers Station
Timely Topics and Town Affairs Mixed in Cumberland
A reflective Cumberland column touches on magistrates, street plans, and civic friction. It notes Wilson signing the Panama repeal, discuss a pedestrian subway, bank closings in Chicago, suffrage marches in Garrett county, and a six day local chautauqua. It laments railroad rate cases, school commencements, and local speeding fines while musing on journalism life and public ceremonies.
Oswald West to Speak at Lincoln Chautauqua
The Oregon governor Oswald West, criticized in press for enforcing laws and decency, is slated to address the Lincoln Chautauqua program in Canyon City. The Eagle notes West’s honesty and decisive governance, predicting strong public interest in his appearance as a representative western statesman.
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Overnor West
Eagle
Canyon City
Ore
Lance of Justice
West
Oregon
Oswald West
America
Strikers Use Search Lights At East Pittsburg
Westinghouse strike pickets at East Pittsburg set up search lights and watched a suspicious train pass through the area. Pickets planned to block all trains east and west of East Pittsburg amid fears of strikebreakers. A shooting near the plant left a bullet lodged in the city as a crowd accused guards, who blamed the strikers.
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Westinnhouse
Pastors Plan Series of Meetings With Biederwolf in Hagerstown
The Rev. Dr. Charles L. Pate Rev. Dr. A B Statton and Rev. George B Townsend sailed to Philadelphia to urge Rev W E Biederwolf to conduct a series of meetings in Hagerstown If he accepts a tabernacle seating 10 000 will be erected for the event.
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Charles L. Pate
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
A. B. Statton
St. Paul’s
A Modern Rip Van Winkle Visits New York City
Charles Henry Adams notes Lord George Shaw Lefevre Lord Eversley visits New York after forty seven years away. He recalls the Niagara voyage and changes such as skyscrapers bridges elevated rails taxis the subway and the telephone while contrasting old and new perspectives on a transforming metropolis. The piece also discusses whether cities have sex with New York described as feminine by an Australian visitor Miss Marjorie.
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Charles Henry Adams
New York
George Shaw Lefevre
Lord Eversley
Winchester
England
Brooklyn
Fifty-ninth Street
Central Park
Gotham
London
Paris
Berlin
Marjorie
New York's Woman Charmed World and Bijou Theatre Opens
The essay notes New York as a feminine oriented city where women lead in shops dining and culture. The Bijou Theatre in New York reopens as a theater for colored people with a mostly Black staff and performers in The Darktown Follies of 1914, aiming afternoon shows for white audiences to hear real singing and see real dancing.
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New York
Hammerstein’s
Bijou
Peaceful Streets Dismayed by Bicycle Alarm Cry
Readers in Cumberland Maryland protest constant bicycle alarms used as crossings signals. They says the whir and noise disrupts the sick and anxious, demanding restrictions. The letter complains such devices create noise pollution and seeks relief from the nuisance.
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Cumberland
the Press
Queen City
President Wilson pledges to press anti trust bill
Washington June 16 President Wilson told his callers he would not yield from his determination to have the Anti Trust bill passed during this session of Congress.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Sons of Veterans MD Division Convention At Baltimore
The Maryland division met in convention at Odd Fellows Hall Baltimore. An increase of 90 in the membership of Maryland Virginia West Virginia and the District of Columbia was reported. Officers will be elected today.
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Sons of Veterans
Maryland
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Baltimore
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Visiting Cards Engraved Or Printed The Evening Press
Visiting cards engraved or printed featured in The Evening Press. The item notes options for personal or business use and hints at local trade offerings.
A Bit of Everything For The Press Readers
Carousel of humorous vignettes and quips on fashion, politics, manners, and daily life. Poking fun at taxpayers, suffragists, and social norms, the pieces mix jokes about weight, romance, and consumer goods with light satire of contemporary trends.
Sayings of the editors collection
A compilation of editorials and quotations from major papers. The items touch on political shifts in the United States and abroad, comments on polling booths, Tampico events, Hearst and Roosevelt dynamics, and President Wilson’s optimism.
King Grants Discharge to Palace Intruder
Harry Pike, who entered Buckingham Palace intoxicated, was arraigned at Bow Street police court and discharged at the King George's request. The prosecutor said the King believed Pike meant no harm and intended no hostile act as he scanned palace walls and entered the royal abode.
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London
Harry Pike
Buckingham Palace
Bow Street
George
Pike
Birthday Honors for Cushman Kellogg Davis
Cushman Kellogg Davis born June 16 1838 in Henderson New York. He moved to Wisconsin as a child, studied at the University of Michigan, served in the Civil War, and later became Minnesota governor from 1874 to 1876 and a four term U S senator. He helped bring new territories into statehood and helped negotiate the peace with Spain. As governor he helped pass and enforce railroad freight rate regulation by a railway commission.
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Cushman Kellogg Davis
Minnesota
Henderson
N. Y
Wisconsin
University of Michigan
United States
Union of States
Davis
Spain
Candidates to Speak at Pittsburg Orphans Picnic
Senator Pen rose Gifford Pinchot and Representative Palmer of Pennsylvania will lecture at the Orphans' picnic in Pittsburg next month. After speaking, women will be allowed to draw a vote at the picnic.
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Pittsburg
Senator Penrose
Gifford Pinchot
Representative Palmer
Pennsylvania
Senator Alexander Introduces Bill to Smash Shipping Trusts
Washington June 16 Rep Alexander chairman of the shipping trust investigation committee introduced in the Senate yesterday a bill to smash all shipping trusts. The bill requires filing of all agreements with the Interstate Commerce Commission for approval. The Commission may order cancellation or modification of any agreement.
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Washington
Alexander
Shipping Trust Investigation Committee
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Miners Return to Work in Butte Strike
Miners resumed work after a strike in Butte Montana with Governor H S Stewart saying he expected no further trouble as the workers appeared quiet.
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Butte
Mont
H. S. Stewart
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