Presidents talks lead to broad diplomatic nominations
Sixteen senators from thirteen states met with President Wilson to discuss upcoming diplomatic appointments. Names mentioned include Justice Janes Watson Gerard to Spain and Frederick Penfield to Italy with other posts to Persia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Costa Rica, Switzerland, Portugal, Cuba, Norway, and more. Final decisions awaited Senate action and country confirmations.
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Washington
Janes
Senate
Janes Watson Gerard
Supreme Court of the State of New York
Spain
Gerard
Frederick ©. Penfield
Germantown
Italy
Thomas A. Burch
Burlington
Wilson
New Jersey
Persia
Charles W. McAlpin
Princeton University
Netherlands
Joseph
Willard
Virginia
Belgium
B. J. Wale
North Carolina
Manchester
England
Costa Rica
Stovall
Savannah
Savannah News
Switzerland
Renton McMillan
Tennessee
Penu
John E. Lamb
Indiana
Redrressman
Cuba
Jefferson
Colorado
Albert Schimedemen
Wisconsin
Democratic State Committee
Norway
Another Culebra Slide Reports Conditions At Canal
A new slide in the Culebra cut in Panama buried a train and two steam shovels, according to a dispatch to the Isthmian Canal Commission. The report also notes that the Gatun lock cement walls are finished and the locks are ready for the opening of the sea gates.
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Washington
Culebra
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
Gatun
Williams resigns as New York immigration chief
William Williams, commissioner of immigration at New York, sent his resignation to President Wilson on May 6 asking it take effect June 1. The president replied wishing him to stay through the fiscal year and allowed the resignation to take effect June 20 191?. He praised his conscientious and intelligent service in a delicate government role.
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O'Gorman
William Tf McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Prince
Henry Morgenthau
Democratice
Turkey
China
Mer
Morgenthau
McCombs
C. M Endriff
The
State University
C. O Quist
Minneapolis
Capitol
Joseph St Tunnully
Secret Service
Teu
Arns Higgins
William Williams
Immigration
New York
Wilson
Admits murder he was freed in Steubenville case
Columbus June G Lee Cage of Wheeling West Virginia a member of the Iron Molders Union confessed in court to shooting Pittsburgh detective John J Rearden during a strike period in Steubenville Ohio The confession led to dismissal of related suits and a $1500 heirs award amid prior rewards and damages actions none of which proceed to a new trial due to double jeopardy protections The event follows Cage earlier acquittal on the same charge and the court proceedings surrounding the Rearden death and related claims
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Columbus
Lee Cage
Iron Molders’ Union
Wheeling
W Va
John J. Reardon
Pittsburgh
Steubenville
Cave
United States District Court
Suter
Rearden
Aye
Reardon
Cage
Chio Cage
Inter
Jefferson County
Ton
Live Stock Markets Pittsburgh June Cattle and Beef Prices
Market reports show steady cattle supplies with pricing ranges: choice $8.40 to $8.50, prngie around $8.20 to $8.40, good to tidy butchers $7.75 to $8.00, common $7.40 to $7.60, fat bulls $6.75 to $7.60, cows $4 to $7.60. Sheep and lambs supply fair, prime wethers around $6.35 to $6.55, lambs $7.25 to $8.50. calves $8.10 to $11. Heavy and thin calves $8.48 to $8.50. Hogs receipts, various weights: prime heavy about $8.70 to $8.80, heavy mixer $8.80, mediums $9.00 to $9.85, light workers and pigs $8.85 to $9.00, sows $7. The report notes market flow and range shifts across categories.
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Mttsburgh
Linz
Whitman Announces Candidacy for Mayor of New York
District Attorney Charles S Whitman says he would accept a mayoral nomination and run for office rather than seek re election or a bench position. A Citizens Democracy delegation and Whitman confirmed support, while fusion and bull moose factions weigh their options in Bronx and citywide races.
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New York
Charles S Whitman
Citizens’ Democracy
Whitman
Criminal Courts
Fusion
Friends of the District Attorney
Gorough
George McAneny
Whitwao
Louis Wolfert
Thomas Long
Bull Mouse
Bull Moose County
Iy the
Bronx
Year and a Day for Johnson Must Pay Fine
John Arthur Johnson a negro pugilist must serve one year and two days in Leavenworth federal prison and pay a $1000 fine for violating the law. Judge Carpenter denied a new trial and suspended execution for two weeks while papers are prepared. Johnson was released on $30,000 bail after indictment.
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Chicago
John Arthur Jonson
Leavenworth
Carpenter
Benjamin Bachrach
Johnson
Gunmen Seek Delay for Rosenthal Appeals
Albany June 6 four New York gunmen convicted in the Herman Rosenthal killing seek extension to October for argument on their appeals. defendants include Jacob Seidenshuer alias Whitey Lewis Frank Cirofici alias Dago Franks Louis Rosenberg alias Lefty Louie and Harry Horowitz alias Gyp the Blood. William Van Amee of Newburg to argue in the Court of Appeals.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Herman Rosenthal
New York
Jacob Seidenshuer
Gyp the Blood
William van Amee
Newburg
Movies for Royal Family Theater at Buckingham Palace
A moving picture theater is to be installed at Buckingham Palace for the instruction and pleasure of the king's younger family members and their friends. A small salon will be used and the screen will be small but the apparatus will be the best in the market. Operation to begin after the royal return from Cowes.
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Buckingham Palace
London
Trou Cowes
Record Buying Surges in Chicago Wholesale Houses
June 6 report from Chicago notes wholesale dry goods firms logged their largest weekly business, with hundreds of merchants in town. Dealers say orders have been hard to fill and restocking pledges abound as buyers seek prompt shipment.
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Chicago
Whitman Confirms Mayoral Run Possibility After City Committee Visit
New York District Attorney Charles S. Whitman said he would seek the mayor's office in the next municipal election if he receives a nomination from any authorized body. The remark comes after a visit by a Citizens' Democracy committee to his criminal courts office.
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Citizens' Democracy
Criminal Courts Building
New York
Charlies & Whitman
Whitman
Overman Blasts Tariff Lobby as Public Pressure Tactic
Senator Overman chairman of the senate lobby committee says a new, powerful form of lobbying seeks to mold public sentiment through organized pressure rather than direct appeals. He warns of misrepresentation and the insidious use of publicity in pushing or opposing legislation. New witnesses and subpoenas widen the probe with names tied to sugar, banking, and manufacturing industries.
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Washington
Senate
Overman
George B. Gilliland
Charles Hamilton
Charles B. Landis
Indiana
Robert Crain Balthmore
Truman G. Palmer
Frank C. Lowry
New York
Committee of Wholesite Grocers
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Woman fined for short skirt and slit in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee on June 6 Judge Page fined Elizabeth Geiger thirty eight for wearing a tight model skirt with a high slit and a blue coat. The officer testified the slit showed silken hose and attracted attention and the hem was more than twelve inches above the ground.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Page
Elizabeth Geiger
First Bigamy Conviction in China Granted
Shanghai June 6 The first bigamy prosecution in China resulted in conviction and an eight day jail term for a Chinese man who married a Chinese girl and then wed an American white student.
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China
Shanghai
Fire Wrecks Motor Truck Plant In Indianapolis
Fire in the motor truck plant in Indianapolis caused heavy damage. A section of the Mais motor truck plant was destroyed with an estimated loss of 680,000. Valuable patterns and many unfinished machines were ruined.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Not on the Map and a Patchwork of Vignettes
A children's lesson about mapping yields a misread geography moment with Colwinnais referenced as a starving place. The text weaves in quotes from Mrs Kellins on stage craft and a bank cashier exchange about a check and address, plus a Cincinnati anecdote.
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Kellins
Mr. Gasey
Casey
Mr Gasey
Cincinnati
Dante
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Royal Family
Charles S. Whitman
Long Branch Daily Record
Norfolk
Straw Hat News
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Milan
Manhattan
Arrow
B. V. D. Athletic
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Holeproof
Everwear
Onyx
Fowne’s & Meyers
Union
Krides Clothier, Hatter and Haberdasher
Broad Street
Red Bank
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Maxiots
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Colwinnais
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Inewarks
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