Seeing America First Promotes National Park Tourism Plan
The interior department backs a drive to keep travelers at home by improving park access and lodging. The aim is to save millions spent abroad by Americans and showcase sites like Yellowstone, Niagara Falls, and the Rockies. Investors would be encouraged to build hotels under long leases to attract visitors.
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Department of the Interior
Eastern Hemisphere
Yellowstone National Park
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Niagara Falls
Hudson
Rhine
America
Superintendent of National Parks
Latin American Advice From Peru’s Minister to U.S. Graduates
Senor Peret, Peru’s minister to the United States, told Miami University graduates that the United States will be a chief factor in Latin American development. He urged study of Spanish to understand southern republics and play a larger role in their destinies. The remarks reflect growing Latin American interest in U.S. influence amid Argentina, Brazil and Chile’s stance on the Mexican situation.
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Miami University
Senor Peret
Peru
United States
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Men Higher Up
District Attorney Whitman of New York convicts twenty two election officials for poll frauds dated April 7 during the constitutional convention vote. Six jailed and sixteen fined one hundred dollars each. The defense claim that officials did not know it was an election is dismissed as weak. The hunt for higher level culprits continues. Chicago DA likewise pursues major figures in the Lorimer bank failure.
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Whitman
New York
Chicago
Lorimer
Odds of Eight to One Navy Trust Proposal
The World Peace Foundation plans to urge Secretary Bryan and Secretary Daniels to limit the navy to one for eight nations namely Germany United States Japan Great Britain Italy Austria France and Russia. Protests are anticipated from Ireland Switzerland Persia Abyssinia and Tibet. Armorer clang remains in dockyards.
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World Peace Foundation
Bryan
Navy
Daniels
Germany
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Italy
Austria
France
Russia
Ireland
Switzerland
Persia
Abyssinia
Tibet
Sayings of the Editors
A collage of editorial quips from multiple papers noting mediating boards for Mexican constitutionalists, Mrs Pankhurst near Buckingham Palace, a mass regimental buildup by Britain, concerns about Justice Hughes leaving a secure career for a presidential race, and income tax results showing citizen willingness to cede duties to others.
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Washington Star
June 22 Historic Events Snapshot
A compact list marks key incidents on June 22 across years. Highlights include the Cape of Good Hope English expulsion order in 180%, 1893 naval disaster near Tripoli with 358 dead, and the 50th anniversary events at Gettysburg in 1913.
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Cape
New England
Paris
New York
Washington
Camperdown
Tripoli
Syria
St. Paul
Porto Rico
Torpe
Terror
Barcelona
Spain
Gettysburg
Timely Topics My Perfect Wife Poem Praise
A humorous poem praising a perfect wife who avoids cooking, expense, and complaint while remaining ever cheerful. The speaker fondly imagines a flawless partner who meets his approbation in fantasy, describing a dream wife who never greets with a frown and endures rain without issue.
Mediation in Niagara whirlpool of Mexican politics noted
A mosaic of 1914 era commentary references mediation, Huerta, Villa, Roosevelt, and UK figures. The piece lampoons diplomacy and public figures, noting tension between American and Mexican powers, with operatic divorce notes and a satirical mood throughout.
Francis Lathrop Portrait Painter and Stained Glass Artist
Francis Lathrop born at sea near Hawaii on June 22, 1849. Son of Marine Hospital official and U S Consul at Honolulu. Educated in New York City and Columbia Grammar School. Studied at Royal Academy Dresden and with Sir Burne-Jones in England. Returned to the United States in 1878 to paint portraits and decorative figures. Produced mural paintings and stained glass for churches and homes in New York Albany Boston and Baltimore.
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Francis Lathrop
Hawaiian Islands
Islands
U.S
Honolulu
United States
Mr. Lathrop
Columbia Grammar School
N. Y
Royal Academy of Fine Arts
Dresden
England
Sir Burne-Jones
Zimmerman Notes Ard ent Sues Millionaire
Miss Icy Wareham sues Eugene Zimmerman for 100000 for breach of promise. She says letters she sent will be used to claim a share of the Cincinnati man's estate. Zimmerman, 69, is absent from Cincinnati with friends predicting a fight, location uncertain amid rumors of Frankfort Michigan or Kentucky.
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Icy Wareham
Zimmerman
New York
Eugene Zimmerman
Duke of Manchester
Frankfort
Mich
Kentucky
New York Plans Vocational Training and Park Rehabs
Public schools aim to expand vocational and continuation training as Thomas W. Churchill endorses Mayor Mitchel's plan to connect education with business life. Central Park loses migratory songbirds with blame on pampered nesting squirrels. Delancey Street parks reopen for mothers and children to address park space shortages. Theaters report solid summer runs including Potash & Perlmutter and Seven Keys to Baldpate, with new cast additions and cooling upgrades at Weber's.
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New York
Thomas W. Churchill
Board of Education
Mitchel
Churchill
Robert Chappell
Muncie
Ind
Gulf
Canadian
New York City
Plays and Players in Greater New York
William S. Brewer notes no new play this week but reports Belasco plans to stage all new works at the Belasco Theatre and possibly enter film. The Winter Garden production The Passing Show of 1914 draws praise with 18 scenes including moving pictures and aviation themes. The Things That Count runs at Playhouse amid warm weather.
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Thirtyninth Street
New York
David Belasco
Belasco Theatre
Belasco
Winter Garden
Moving Picture
Players
Queen of the Movies
Persian Garden
Hempstead
San Francisco
Coubt
Playhouse
Bits of humor and social notes from a bygone column
A mix of quips about the Fourth of July, tax collectors, and daily absurdities. Standalone lines reference Diogenes, mail and letters, sailors, racing, advice, a counterfeit bill scare, and musings on love, marriage, and ambition. The piece closes with graduates planning big game and future reflections.
First hearing held by Workmen's Compensation Commissioner Luckingham
Bridgeport reports the first hearing under the new compensation act. James Shanley, a ground worker for the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, was killed while electrifying the line. His brother filed a compensation claim the railroad disputes.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Edward Luckingham
James Shanley
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Murder Trial Opens in Albany Against Malcolm Gifford Jr
Albany June 22 Malcolm Gifford Jr son of a Hudson financier stands trial for the murder of Frank Clute a local chauffeur Gifford has been an inmate at Albany county penitentiary hospital for years long term lung trouble noted in court records
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Albany, N.Y
Malcolm Gifford
Frank Clute
Gifford
Albany County Penitentiary Hospital
Cumberland Press Vacation Mail Service Ad
During vacation periods The Cumberland Press offers free mail forwarding so readers can keep up with the Cumberland news while away. Call to arrange delivery and stay informed about local events and happenings.
Of Interest to Men Len Bros Advertisement Teaser
A brief advertising note mentions a forthcoming Len Bros event this week with details to follow in the next day or two. It signals a planned feature aimed at male readers and hints at a watch-related promotion.
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Len Bros
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