Beresford Attacks Navy Weakness in Commons Debate
In London a June 20 Commons session features Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beresford urging stronger naval armament while noting both France and the United States hold superior matériel. The debate occurs as the president’s message on a Chalmette supply depot is introduced by General Grosvenor.
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London
House of Commons
Lord Charles Beresford
Mr. Clark
General Grosvenor
Ohio
Lean
House
United States
Barnes
Robinson
Chalmette
Criticism of Admiralty and Navy Reshapes British Defense
Lord Beresford condemns the admiralty as rot and wasteful, citing a pervasive lack of efficiency. He warns that naval growth depended on outside pressure, with Britain’s Mediterranean fleet now a quarter stronger than a year ago. He calls for a separate business board to ensure armament and staffing reforms.
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England
Lord Charles Beresford
House of Commons
Mediterranean
Lord Beresford
Great Britain
United States
France
Admiralty
William Vernon Harcourt
Diplomats Prepare Summer Exits From Washington
The diplomatic corps plans a summer exodus with Ambassador Cambon departing to France, Aspiroz to Mexico, Brun to Denmark, and Proda to Switzerland. Wu has seen Chinese edicts about his ministerial posting but awaits the document and wonders if work can be done from here rather than return to China.
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Washington
Cambon
France
Aspiroz
Mexico
Brun
Denmark
Proda
Switzerland
China
Robinson's Honor Noted By Clark In Congress
Champ Clark of Missouri praises Robinson of Indiana as uniquely honored among Democrats in recent Republican congresses for presiding in the house and receiving a message from a Republican president. The remark was made the other day during a session.
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Robinson
Indiana
Champ Clark
Missouri
Aged Man Takes Suicide Attempt in Paris Railway
Anthony Schoneder of New York aged 72 tried to kill himself by leaping before a locomotive at Courcelle Station on the Paris belt railway. Both legs were severed below the knees and he is expected to die. His daughter-in-law arrived moments too late to prevent the tragedy and fainted. He reportedly lost heavily at Monte Carlo last April.
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New York
Anthony Schoneder
Paris
Courselles
Schonederf
Monte Carlo
Driven Crazy by White Caps in Monroe County
Henry Deming, beaten by white caps in Monroe County two weeks earlier, has become a raving maniac. He remains morose and taciturn, fixating on his mistreatment. In Bloomington he cried out for protection from his enemies and was restrained, then jailed. He believes the white caps seek him and pleads for safety.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Henry Deming
Monroe County
Bloomington
White Caps
Doctor Bower Suffered Severe Illness After Suspected Poisoning
Dr. G B M Bower fell violently ill Thursday after consuming lettuce with vinegar that had an unusual color. He vomited severely, reportedly rupturing small blood vessels in his eye and throat. He is improving but remains affected by the incident.
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G. B. M. Bower
Filthy Temples in India Adverts Dr King’s Pills
A historical classified style ad warns against bodily constipation and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills for liver and bowel relief. It claims the product cleanses the system, improves digestion and appetite, and is sold for 250 at Dreier & Bro.’s drug store.
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Dr. King
Dreier & Bro
Commencement at St Augustine Academy Draws Large Audience
Commencement exercises at St Augustine academy were held in Library hall last Friday, drawing a large audience despite rain. The program featured the school operetta Joan of Arc performed by pupils led by Loretta Logan as Joan and Jeannette Muhler as King Charles VII, with many other named students in principal and minor roles and a chorus of fifty children.
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St. Augustine Academy
Library Hall
Joan of Arc
Academy
Loretta Logan
Joan
Jeannette Muhler
Charles VII
Mary Kane
Queen Isabel
Anna McNamara
Philip
Duke of Burgundy
Frances Welsh
Duke of Orleans
Lettie Krumlauf
Gertrude Hoke
Maude Muhler
Eva Burke
Catherine Keenan
Anna Surfus
Alice Dittoe
Agnes Logan
Mary Lowry
Alice Dooley
Violet Kuntz
Celeste Blume
Merla Rudd
Carroll Sheridan
Frances Veith
Henrietta Ader
Winifred Callahan
Frances Welch
A. McNamara
Mary Moran
Helen Franke
Gertrude Raidy
Venita Dyer
Celeste Bloom
Mary Ryan
Margaret Monahan
Louise Irwin
Cleona Smythe
Celeste Dinnen
Ednia Joly
Emma Schmieman
Esther Fox
Linda McKinnie
Alma Dreier
Florence Baker
Body of 12 year old found in Gravesend bay
In New York on June 20 a twelve year old girl was found dead in Gravesend bay. The body showed cuts and bruises on the head and hands suggesting possible foul play. Police ordered an investigation to determine whether she was drowned or murdered and thrown into the bay.
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New York
Gravesend Bay
Quarrel Ends in Murder Near Valley City
Jennie Daley was shot and killed by her partner William Bennett after a quarrel in Valley City North Dakota. Bennett fled the scene and authorities pursue him as a homicide investigation continues.
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Valley City
N. D
Jennie Daley
William Bennett
Fatal shooting ends partnership after late night quarrel
A business partnership of many years ended in tragedy when Bennett fired six shots at a woman during a violent midnight quarrel and then killed himself. Police reported no further suspects.
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Bennett
Bank Cashier's Suicide Shocks Newport Community
Anthony S. Sherman, cashier of the Merchants' bank in Newport, BR, shot himself in the head last night. Authorities say the wound is mortal and the bank, a private institution, was closed today.
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Newport
Anthony S. Sherman
Merchants’ Bank
Diplomat Anxious Over Publication of Venetian Case Findings
A Venetian case dispute unsettles Italian envoy Signor Des Planches who met with acting Secretary of State Hill and Secretary Moody to protest the Chicago court of inquiry findings. Moody plans a strict inquiry and cabinet discussion to curb further disclosures amid efforts to preserve good will.
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Washington
Signor Mayor Des Planches
State Department
Hill
Hay
Chicago
Venice
Moody
Chicago Court of Inquiry
Change of venue ordered in Irma Pfohl case to Washington County
In Vincennes Indiana Judge O H Cobb granted a change of venue for William Edson alleged to have harmed 4 year old Irma Pfohl. The move to Washington County was for a speedy trial amid mob pressure. Edson was rushed to jail and taken away on the first train. Sheriff Summitt discharged the militia and deputies from further service. The town was quiet after the action.
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Vincennes
Ind
Knox County
O. H. Cobb
Washington
Davies County
William Edson
Irma Pfohl
Summitt
Vessel Caught in Ice Pack Near Bering Strait
The steamer Portland under Captain Lindquist was trapped in sea ice on June 4 and drifted toward the Arctic Ocean at 2 to 3 miles an hour. The Nome City narrowly avoided similar danger, and a rescue attempt led by Captain Healey via Thetis began as the ice threat grew.
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Nome
Seattle
Portland
Lindquist
Northern Commercial Company
Bering Straits
Arctic Ocean
Diomede Islands
Arctic
Daniels
Thetis
Healey
Captain Healey
Northern Indiana News Briefs Highlight Local Crimes and Developments
Kokomo man pays 14 dollars in fines for telephonic swearing. A farmer’s daughter in Adams county is threatened by a robbery gang. Elkhart plans a manual training school and gains a factory with 250 workers. Mob activity in Bluffton targets saloons. Elkhart’s Miles Medical adds a meteorology lab. A Berne man, 81, injured in a buggy accident. Green Center and Upland deaths noted. South Bend revenue office to be closed by July 1.
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John King
Adams County
Elkhart
Joel Flowers
Cromwell
Bluffton
Chicago Telephone Supply Company
Samuel Trump
Goshen
Benjamin Bower
Noble County
Fairfield Center
Harry Peters
Marion
Miles Medical Company
Weather Bureau
Jacob Liechty
Berne
Silas Moore
Green Center
Moore
George Glasgow
Upland
Andrew Gardner
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Smith
McCoy
Lassiter
Hill Attacks Wood Sparks Gen Wood Rebuttal
Gen Wood, former Cuba governor, replies to D B Hill’s criticism at the Tilden club reunion in New York. He says Hill shows either profound ignorance or disregard for the truth and asserts the facts if known would not support his statement.
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Washington
Gen. Wood
Cuba
D. B. Hill
Tilden Club
New York
Hill
Black murderers die in jail yard incident near Baltimore
In Ellicott City jail yard near Baltimore Maryland Frank Jones and John Johnson two Black men accused of murdering Israel Radetski a Hebrew peddler died in a related incident at 8 this morning authorities reported.
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Baltimore
Frank Jones
John Johnson
Israel Radetski
Ellicott City
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Ina Hutzell
M. Lowry
H. Franke
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R. Geary
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Watkins
N. Y
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