Illinois approves woman suffrage in legislature
Illinois lawmakers pass the suffrage bill 82 to 58 sending it to Governor Dunne for signature. The measure grants women voting rights in state elections for presidential electors, state offices, and local offices, with separate ballots and registration rules. In Washington, a Senate committee votes to advance a constitutional amendment granting the vote to all citizens regardless of sex.
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Mississippi River
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Tondla
United States
State Board of Equal Gation
Board of Review
Blood donor saves dying mother after failed suicide
Cammillo Zanti, 22, of Gaittimord Maryland, after an unsuccessful suicide attempt, donated two quarts of his blood to Maria Maggie, a dying mother of seven, at a hospital. Doctors had given up on her recovery until the transfusion. Zanti survived a bullet wound to the cranium and is hospitalized.
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Gattimord
Jane
Cammillo Zanti
Zantl
Maria Maggie
Senate committee backs woman suffrage amendment
Washington June 14 the senate committee on woman suffrage favorably reported an amendment to the constitution giving women the right to vote nationwide. The report states we do not feel called upon to discuss equality of the sexes from an intellectual standpoint.
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Washington
Senate Committee On
United States
Assassination of Turkey's Premier Mahmud Shevket Pasha
Constantinople police report Mahmud Shevket Pasha minister of war and grand vizier and his military aide Ibrahim Bey were shot to death by two assassins near the Sublime Porte. The killings follow the Nazim Pasha murder amid Young Turk power struggles. Both leaders had helped restore order after regime change.
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Mahnud Shevket Pagha
Turkey
Ibraham Bey
Nazim
Pasha
Nasi
Shevket
Mahmud Shevket -Pashs
Sublime Party
Mahmud Shevket Pasha
Young Turk Party
Rnver Bey
Turkish Arty
Shavket
Hemp Put on Free List in Senate Victory
Washington reports the Harvest er trust won a signal victory with hemp placed on the free list by the Senate Finance Committee. The House split Republican duties, fixing hemp at 11.20 per ton for revenue. Hemp taxed at one cent a pound under the Underwood Bill was moved to the free list. Revenue from hemp imports totals about 80,000 dollars annually. Few pounds are grown in the United States, while the Harvest er company controls hemp entering the country and the Central American and Ecuador producing districts.
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Washington
Harvester Trust
Senate Finance Committee
House
United States
Harvester Company
Central America
Ecuador
Naval airman shot at near Annapolis while flying high
On June 13 a naval airman Lieutenant A A Cunningham was shot at from an unknown marksman while cruising about 1506 feet over a course fifteen miles below Annapolis. The shot from a small caliber rifle penetrated the propeller and damaged machinery but did not endanger control. The target, including Mechanic Green, heard the shot but the shooter has not been located.
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A. A. Cunningham
Bevalogistars
Callre
Cunningham
Mechaniclan Green
Millionaire and Wife Die in Swiss Double Suicide
Zurich report says Eugene Maggi, 41, and his wife, 35, wealthy Switz erland residents, died by their own action. The joint estate was valued at about ten million dollars after Maggi inherited income from a factory owning father. The act appeared driven by loss of interest in life.
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Switzerland
Eugene Maggi
Eugene Magel
Evely
Magel
Dequen Department Store Declares Bankruptcy in Fort Smith
The Dequen department store, among the region’s largest, entered bankruptcy on June 13 as manager Ernest Loy Ing disappeared. Company liabilities reach about 300,000 dollars, threatening its operations in the southwest.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Dequen Department Store
Southwest
Ernest Loy Ing
Wreck Kills Five As Air Brakes Fail In Stamford
A rear end collision of trains on the New York New Haven Hartford line in Stamford killed five people and injured 31. The air brakes failed to work, allowing the second section to telescope the rear parlor car of the 61st train. Doctors were summoned and hospitals prepared as the injured were rushed from wreckage. Names include Everett Hakey Woodrum of Flushing and Frank Canfield of Springfield among the dead, with several others injured and identified as railroad officials and passengers.
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Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Tia
Boston Express
New York
M E
Everett Hakey Woodrum
Flushing
Frank Canfield
Springfield
Mass
Burgees
D. J. Kelly
Winthrop
H. G. Howe
Hartford
Q. Walton
Canadian Pacific Railroad
J. Gerity
Hackensack
N. J
Alan A. Warfeld
Washington
Arthur Berkely
Jeenings
BW. Patterson
Red Bank
Hh. J. Kelly
Winthrop, Mass
Four Die as E M Peck Boiler Explodes at Harbor
Four men die and two are seriously injured when a boiler on the steamer E M Peck explodes while being cleaned near the harbor shore. The missing include B Sehoensen of Sandusky. Injured are George Turchi of Toledo and Edward Young of Sandusky. The blast tears the boat nearly in two as the hoisting cable breaks and the ship moves to the upper deck.
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Wie
Ond
E. M. Peck
Andrews
Huron
Adam Krelgy
Gua Gunderson
M. Downs
Toledo
B. Sehoensen
Sandusky
George Turchi
Edward Young
Train collision kills three near Hammond Indiana
A fast freight on the Chicago Indiana and Southern railway derailed into a handcar carrying eight. Three died and five were seriously injured. Victims include Robert Schaefer, his nine year old niece, and Mrs. Schaefer. The group had been returning from a visit in Cook County.
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Robert Schaefer
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Editor Gonzales to Cuba Nomination by Wilson
President Wilson nominated William F. Gonzales of North Carolina to be minister to Cuba Benjamin L. Jefferson of Colorado to be minister to Nicaragua Edward J. Hale of North Carolina to be minister to Costa Rica William E. Vandiver of Missouri to be assistant treasurer at St Louis Minton A. Stiller of Oregon to be collector of Internal Revenue for Oregon Otto R. Meyers of North Dakota to be receiver of public moneys at Dickinson Harry L. Gandy of South Dakota to be receiver of public moneys at Rapid City Wade H. Fowler of Wyoming to be register of the land office at Douglas Wyoming
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Wilson
Wiliam F. Gonzalez
North Carolina
Cuba
Benjamin L. Jefferson
Colorado
Nicaragua
Edward J. Hale
Costa Rica
William E. Vandiver
Missouri
United States
St. Louis
Mnton A. Stiller
Oregon
District of
Otto R. Meyers
North Dakota
Dickinson
N. D
New Lawn for Washington Olymopia June 13
June 13 marks a shift in Washington law reducing capital punishment scope. Capital punishment now limited to treason while dosing of the fifth amendment rights for others leads to imprisonment. The article notes changes in Washington state penal policy and the reduced reach of the death penalty.
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Washington
Olymopia
Wash
Volplanes to death in blazing bi plane at Lima
Andrew Drew of Chicago, pupil of Orville Wright, volplaned to death in a blaze near Lima while attempting a night joy ride. Drew ignored warnings, fell 200 feet as his bi plane burned, partner J C Brabazon and workers rescued his body from wreckage. The aircraft had been used on a coast to coast flight two years earlier by Calvin Rodgers.
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Lima State Hospital
Drew
R Aviation
State Hospital
Jim
Calvin Rodgers
Six U. S. Troopers slain in Moro battle at Bagsag
Manila June 13 six U S troopers were killed and 12 wounded in a fierce clash at Bagsag as American forces overran trench positions held by Moros under the sultan of Jolo. The dead include two privates from Company M Eighth Infantry three Moros scouts and one scout from the Twenty-ninth. Lieut Edwin A Berkley was wounded in the leg.
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Sultan of
Jolo
Bagsag
Yhe
Company M
Eighth United States Infantry
Edwin A. Berkley
Sundry Civil Bill Passes After Senate Recess
Warerington June 14 After a hard fight the senate receded from its amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill increasing the number of managers of the Soldiers Home from five to eleven and the bill was sent to the president. It carries an appropriation of 116000000 and includes an exemption for farmers and labor organizations from certain Sherman law fund provisions.
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Warerington
Senate
Taft
Charley Taft Wins Prize At Taft School Commencement
Watertown Conn June 13 Cher dey Taft son of former president won the principal prize for all around athletic and Scholarship ability at the Taft School commencement. He also captured the Yale Taft Alumni cup for the leading scholar of the senior class.
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Cher Dey Taft
Taft School
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Yale
Bay Slayer Reaches Prison in Lewd Case
Herman Coppes fourteen arrived at the penitentiary wearing knee trousers after a murder case in East Plate. He is noted as the youngest prisoner ever to enter the state alate prison.
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Soliet
Herman Coppes
Apri
East Plate
Alate
Gallinger challenges White House influence on tariff debate
New Hampshire Senator Gallinger warns against executive influence in tariff legislation. He objects to calls for intimidation and coercion in Congress, stressing belief in three branches and opposition to lobby pressure. He refuses to accuse President Wilson of coercion while condemning improper lobbying tactics.
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Wilson
White House
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Nelson
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Mr. Gallinger
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Marshalls Borrow A Baby In Washington Visit
Washington June 14 Vice President and Mrs Marshall borrowed a baby to enliven the daily life at their home. The four year old Thomas Marshell Sutherland, son of the vice president's pastor, became their new playmate during a recent Berkeley Springs visit. Young Thomas calls the hosts Pepa Marshall and enjoys the companionship.
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Washington
Marshall
Thomas Marenal Sutherland
Berkeley Springs
Blast Laid to Militants at Runcorn Incident
Liverpool notes a canister explosion that caused a stir at Runcorn six miles from Liverpool. Thrown from an arrest car window, the canister burst on the street near the expansion bridge over the ship canal. A chemist reports sulfur and chlorate of potash. suffragettes are suspected by authorities.
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England
Runcorn
Sixtego
Ship Canal
Morris Declines Candidacy for Governor or Senate
Lieutenant Governor Morris announces he will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for the United States seat in 1924. He says the move is to establish ground for the coming contest and will not begin campaigning for a year. Governor McGovern declines to state if he will seek the same nomination or any office in the next state election.
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Morriy
la Follette
McGovern
Iis
la Crosse
Ciear
Thomas Morris
Guy
Ite
Three Neubauer Children Die In Farm Fire Tragedy
On a farm twenty miles west of Hera a fire destroyed the temporary shack where the Neubauer family slept. Three children perished, a four year old boy, a two year old girl, and an infant. Father Neubauer suffered severe burns while rescuing the baby, and mother Mrs. Neubauer was badly burned as the blaze consumed their makeshift home.
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August Neubauer
Hera
Neubauers
Énon
Neubauer
Mr. Neubauer
Mrs. Neubauer
Fire Devastates Eau Claire Hardware Store
A large wholesale and retail hardware store owned by Voss and Armstrong in Eau Claire was destroyed by fire. Estimated damage ranges from 25 000 to 30 000 dollars as flames began in the basement and rose via an elevator shaft to the third floor.
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Eau Claire
Voss and
Armstrong
Old Episcopal Rector Dies in Marinette Wisconsin
Rev Williams Gulver aged 7 years old is described as the oldest Episcopal rector in Wisconsin. He died at his home following a stroke of apoplexy.
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Les. Marinette
Williams Gulver
Wisconsin
Infant Drowns in Wash Tub Near Berlin Farm
The Smantisold child of Henry Sotoody, a farmer northeast of Berlin, drowned after falling into a washtub left nearby. The incident appears accidental and details are limited.
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Perlin
Smantisold
Henry Sotoody
Berlin
Janesville Church to Celebrate Sixty-Fifth Anniversary
Janesville Trinity Episcopal Church marks its sixty-fifth anniversary with a week long program led by Bishop WoW Webb of Milwaukee. The schedule includes a series of Nia ceremonies conducted by the bishop and local clergy.
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Janesville
Trinity Episcopal Church
Wow. Webb
Milwaukee
Nia
Five Years for Burglary in Milwaukee Home Case
William King from Jonesville and Joseph Kelly of Milwaukee along with De Kalb Ui were cited in a burglary of Dr. W. A. Munn’s residence. The trio received a five year sentence for the crime.
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William King
de Kalb, Ui
Joseph Kelly
Milwaukee
Willpun
W. A. Munn
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