Senators Deny Knowledge of Organized Lobby In Congress
Washington reports the senate pursued the “insidious lobby” amid tariff debate. Witnesses, including many long-serving senators, testified on wealth and interests while denying organized lobbying, stressing that interested parties may present arguments to individuals or committees. A few names linked to protests against tariff provisions surfaced, with Me. Murray singled out by Senator Ashurst as pushing Indian contract matters.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Wilson
Congress
Murray
Ashurst
Goux Wins 500 Mile Race at Indianapolis in Peugeot
Goux drives a Peugeot to first in the 500 mile race at Indianapolis, earning $35,000 including the Speedway prize. Wishart finishes second in an American Mercer, Merz third in a Stutz ablaze during the final laps. Merz’s fiery drive captivates 100,000 spectators as chaos and cheers mix along the long grind.
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Indianapola
France
Indianapolis Speedway
Goux
Peugeot
Wishart
Mercer
Merz
Speedway
Francé
Aross
Spencer Wishart
Charles Merz
Btarter Root
Indianapolis
Delbert Buyot
Sunbeam
Theodore Pillette
Mercedes
Knight Foward Wilcox
Ralph Mulford
Louis Disbrow
G. H. Clark
Tulsa
W. Haupt
Jack Tower
Lee Gunning
Tower
Gunning
Record Attendance at Nebraska Editorial Association Meet
More than 200 editors plus many wives gathered at the Rome hotel in Omaha for the Neb raska Editorial Association first day session. Mayor Dahmen welcomed the visitors as C C Rosewater spoke for the Commercial club, and President H G Taylor gave the response with praise for Omaha as a hospitable host city.
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Omaha
Ned
Rome
Nebraska Editorial Association
Convention
Misa Grace Pool
Taylor
Joplin Youth Dies by Dynamite Self-Inflicted Blast
In Joplin Missouri Macrae Gohlson a senior died in a self-inflicted blast by placing a dynamite stick on his stomach and lighting the fuse. His body was scattered across a large area of South Joplin. No motive is known.
Arrested as Suspects in Salle Heist Case
Six men and one woman were jailed after a deadly robbery by bandits who held up pay buggies, killed two men, and escaped. Local authorities in Salle, Indiana, report arrests and ongoing investigations.
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Two Salle
Patterson editor on trial for seditious remarks
Alexander Boyd editor of the Weekly Issue of Passaic stands trial in Patterson N J charged with uttering inflammatory remarks against the Patterson police during the silk workers strike. The case centers on alleged provocation amid labor unrest and police response.
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Patterson
N. J
Alexander Boyd
Passaic
Police Department of
Silk Workers
Spannand Cabinet Is Out
Madrid on June 2 reports King Alfonso accepted the resignation of Count Romanones and his cabinet on Friday amid open hostility in the chamber of deputies.
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Spannand
Madrid
kKing Alfonso
Count Romanones
Chamber of Deputies
Three States steamboat burns at Cairo flood site
The steamboat Three States, in service between Cairo, Wickliffe Kentucky, and Bird's Point Missouri, burned to the water's edge in Cairo on Friday after aiding flood rescue operations.
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Cairo
States
Wickliffe
Bird’s Point
Bulgars Edge Toward Major clash with Greek Army near Safoniki
A Sofia dispatch warns of an imminent Balkan clash as Bulgarian and Greek forces in Macedonia clash repeatedly. Saloniki reports severe tension near Eleftheria and Mount Panghaion with both sides placing guns on hill crests and Greek and Bulgarian positions contesting Doiran and nearby villages.
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London
Sofia
Belgrade
Servia
Balkans
Bulgaria
Greece
Macedonia
Saloniki
Lake Doiran
Multiple fatalities and a political election noted in brief
Marion dies from pony accident near LaRue. William Smith, 19, Warrenton Va., thrown and killed at Belmont Park. Charles W Morse, ex banker, elected president of Hudson Navigation Co. Rev George Holford, Baptist minister, shot by wife at home near Montrage Jasper county.
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Marion
John Novas
LaRue
New York
William Smith
Warrenton
Wedener
Belmont Park Race Track
Charles W. Morse
Hudson Navigation Company
Hudson
Jackson
Miss
George Holford
Montrage
Jasper County
President Wilson Attacks Lobbyists Over Tariff Bill
President Wilson denounced lobbyists in Washington on May 28 for pressuring public opinion against tariff bill provisions. He called the effort humorous, industrious, and insidious and said government branches should be relieved from this intolerable burden and disruption to debate.
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Wilson
Baden
Washington
Golf Ball Bursts Wounding Boy Involved Accident
Kansas City Missouri June 2 A golf ball was struck until it exploded splashing acid into Jack Helfin aged thirteen causing the loss of sight in his left eye Friday.
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Kansas City
Jack Helfin
Twenty Hurt In Car Crack Akron Collision
Twenty persons were injured, some seriously, in a street car collision on the Akron Bedford and Cleveland Line near this city. Friday. The legs of two men were cut off.
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Akron
Akron, Bedford
Cleveland
Japan to Reply Soon on Alien Land Legislation Issue
Washington reports Japan plans to send a note to the U S State Department concerning the California alien land law and American naturalization statutes. Tokyo and Washington have exchanged cables as negotiations continue. A Canadian approach separating races by excluding non citizens is cited as a possible model for resolution.
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Washington
Japan
State Department
Bryan
California
Foreign Office
Tokyo
British Columbia
America
Receivers Appointed for Frisco System Railroads
United States Judge Sanborn appointed receivers for the St Louis and San Francisco railroad known as the Frisco system after the system failed to meet 2 250 000 five percent two year notes maturing June 1. Judge Carpenter in Chicago named receivers for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad part of the Frisco system. Benjamin L Winchell and Thomas J H West named as receivers.
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St. Louis
United States
Sanborn
St. Loouis
San Francisco
Frisco System
North American Company
Benjamin L. Winchell
Frisco Company
Thomas JH. West
St. Louis Union Trust Company
Carpenter
United State District Court of Chicago
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Frisco
Railway Steel Spring Company
William J. Jackson
Road
Edwin W. Winters
New York
Trains Collide Near Brant Missouri. Several Dead and Injured
Four people were killed and 18 passengers along with two train crew members were injured when two Missouri Pacific passenger trains collided head on near Brant, Missouri, twenty six miles west of Jefferson City. A further list of injured passengers and crew is expected at the local Missouri Pacific office as details improve.
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Sct. Louis
Louis-Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Brant, Mo
Jefferson City
Earthquake Felt Far Southwest Reported in New York
A quake line recorded Friday by the seismograph at the American Museum of Natural History indicates an earthquake shock felt in New York though the epicenter appeared to be far to the southwest, south-southwest of the city.
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New York
American Museum of Natural History
Client accuses lawyer clubman in Philadelphia case
A warrant for the arrest of George M. Wagner, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer and clubman, was issued Friday by a client who accuses him of misappropriating $5,000.
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Philadelphia
George M. Wagner
Roosevelt wins libel suit over drinking allegations
Colonel Roosevelt prevailed in a libel case against George A. Newett editor of the Ishpeming Iron Ore. Damages were nominal six cents with no costs as the judge instructed verdict for the plaintiff and Newett admitted publication was in good faith while Roosevelt waived damages beyond nominal. Newett retracted the charge and testified he found no witnesses proving Roosevelt drank to excess.
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Marquette, Mich
Theodore Roosevelt
George A. Newett
Ishpeming Iron Ore
Flannigan
Nawett
Roosevelt
Newett
Colone
van Renschoten
Pound
Michigan
Colonel Roosevelt
Newetti
Hut
Schoolgirl Dies in Gasoline Fire Incident in Clarksville
Tennie Evans, a Clarksville schoolgirl, saturated her clothes with gasoline and ignited them after her mother refused approval for a children's picnic. She died from her burns.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Tennie Evans
Death of Chicago City News Bureau founder Sayler
Indianapolis June 2 Harry JL Sayler founder and general manager of the Chicago City News Bureau and noted writer of boys stories died Saturday after an apoplexy.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harry JL. Sayler
Chicago City News Bureau
Blind Man Receives Columbia Bachelor of Arts Degree
New York June 2. Among 2000 plus graduates to receive degrees at Columbia University on Wednesday is Carlton Glover who will earn the bachelor of arts degree though he is totally blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Columbia University
Carlton
Glover
Infant Hygiene Education Expands in Cleveland Schools
Seventeen trained nurses teach infant care to girls in sixteen public schools. Students show eager interest as they learn proper baby care. Public school instruction aims to reduce infant death rates by training girls in vital caregiving skills.
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Cleveland
America
Remains of ancient Cercline civilization spread across Ponape and Lele
Scattered ruins cover hundreds of acres with walls, towers, and earthworks of great scale. Old stone roads and platforms survive, and lagoons hold remnants of fish weirs. The sites, likened to a Venice, hold mystery for archaeologists exploring the Cercline islands.
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Cercline Islands
Ponape
Lele
Venice
Oh George De Filet Taxicab Tragedy Joke Ad Parody
A fragment from an old paper features Mrs De Filet exclaiming Pido has been run over by a taxi and her husband quips about a taxidermist. The page also includes scattered ads for Lewis' Single Binder cigars water blue products and other quips about marriage happiness and common goods.
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George
Lewis
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
Utica Ohio and Nebo Illinois readers report long lasting relief from female weakness and related symptoms after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Women describe improved strength, energy, and health, with renewed ability to work and walk.
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Utica
Ohio
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Mia
Mary Earthwine
R.P.D. No
Nebo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hettm Greenstr
Clincis
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Hamburg
Fred W. Hill
Owa
Wiishert
Fulton, Ky
Colli Bint
WN. Co
St. Tl
Palace of Agriculture
Charles C. Moore
Safoniki
Mikado
Canada
Eastern Illinois
M.ps
Meraly
Stelle
Bella
Lydia E.pinkham
Carter
Rerer
Nebreste
Ecaupeas
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