12 Jun 1914
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
1
A narrative from Page 1 describes wounded veteran from Gettysburg chosen to help transfer flags at Harrisburg on June 15. Veterans and ladies lauded the hospitalities offered by Indiana, praising the town as a model for visitor reception and entertainment, with strong attachment from delegates and veterans alike.
Mrs Rebecca Hill of Jeannette and Mrs Margaret Giles of Spangler visit sister Mrs Sarah Young in South Seventh Street. Rev C J DeCoux of Pittsburgh preaches at Christ Episcopal Church at 11. ER Lumsden of South Sixth Street travels to Pittsburgh then Ridgeview Park with wife and daughter Mae Jean for a brief vacation. Mr and Mrs Walter Kissinger of South Fifth welcome a son. Miss Schoeler’s Sabbath School class entertains at the NeRay home. Mrs Harry E Moore of Edge visits J L Peterman on Tyne Avenue with traveling companions from Baltimore Maryland.
President Wilson pledged to investigate complaints from Grand Army of the Republic officials and veterans over dismissals or demotions in federal service. A committee led by L F Shoemaker Fulton R Gordon and Charles W Carr met with the president, backed by Washington Gardner, urging prompt action.
Rioting persisted in Naples, Bari, Romagna and Emilia as the general strike, sparked by a parade killing, loses force. A Ravenna church was sacked and a police inspector was murdered at Piombino. The chamber of deputies faced a stormy session over Socialist obstruction and government actions. Over a score of rioters have been shot and over a hundred soldiers wounded.
In New York at 11 James street William Brown Patterson secretary of Philadelphia social services and Inter church federation leader was held up by two men. His fiancée Miss Jeannette Butler aided officer Cahill in subduing the assailants. Cahill fired during the incident to save Patterson. Nearby, a Baltimore and Ohio Limited wreck near Clarksburg injured about a score of people. Lehigh University conferred an honorary Doctor of Engineering on Charles H. Schwab during commencement exercises at New Bethlehem.
The Senate approved the Panama canal tolls exemption repeal 50 to 35 in a bitter, months long fight. A near confrontation erupted between Senators Vardaman and West as Sen Ashurst intervened to prevent trouble. Swanson ordered the sergeant at arms to restore order amid charges over funding by shipping interests and the Carnegie foundation. The bill now returns to the House for the Simmons Norris amendment.
The senate saw a heated scene with Senator Ashurst separating Mississippi's Vardaman and Senator West of Georgia. John Sharp Williams lectured Vardaman after the settlement, prompting accusations of motive before West offered a disclaimer after his own remarks.
Washington reports indicate Representative William G Sharp of Ohio will be nominated as ambassador to France soon. The president and Secretary Bryan hinted at the selection, with Bryan not denying Sharp's possible appointment. An ambassador to Russia is also expected to be named shortly.
Weather observations from the United States Weather Bureau report 8 p.m. temperatures and conditions in cities including New York 88 clear Chicago 82 cloudy Philadelphia 86 clear Washington 82 clear New Orleans 90 cloudy St Louis 86 cloudy Ruston 82 cloudy. Predicted weather tonight through Saturday is partly cloudy with generally fair conditions. Also quoted lines include a moral quip contrasting fear and courage attributed to fictional and literary voices.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Madrid on his first Spain visit to attend the wedding of his son Kermit Roosevelt to Belle Wyatt Willard, daughter of the American ambassador. A police presence at the station contrasted with a warm greeting among Roosevelts and embassy officials.
Fragmentary Boston transcript reads like a playful legal parody. The text mentions a lawyer named Deeds and a character Pye with remarks on making a suit last. The piece is garbled with stray phrases about a bachelor, a cook, and a curious stream of exclamations.
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