Hare Wins Only If Awake in News-Star Contest
The article compares a race where the hare sleeps to a journalism contest in which outside candidates and city contenders risk losing to hard workers. It urges prompt action before the June 26 deadline and explains how subscriptions totaling twenty dollars earn an extra ballot with three hundred thousand extra votes. The grand prize is a 1914 Ford Touring Car, on display at Streland's Garage, plus five diamond rings and five gold watches shared among districts.
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News- Star
News-Star
Streland
DeStard Street
J. Lowe
Ford
East
Youngblood & Foster
May Not Admit Delegates to Conference
Mediators will not officially admit Carranza representatives to the conference in Niagara Falls. South American diplomats insist on an armistice, though informal reception and informal talks with Huerta mediators and American delegates are possible to help settle the dispute.
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Associated Press
Niagara Falls
Carranza
Huerta
Carranza Accepts Niagara Falls Mediation Talks
General Carranza announced he would appoint representatives to the Niagara Falls conferences but did not reveal names or conditions. He said attendance would not halt the campaign against the Federals, which would continue vigorously. Federals were repelled near Mazatlan. 2000 destitute citizens received aid from General Iterbide after his troops fed them with funds from Carranza.
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Seltilo
Carranza
Niagara Falls
Mazatlan
Maazatlem
Iterbide
Wilson Completes Reserve Board Nomination
Thomas B Jones a Chicago lawyer and former Princeton University trustee is nearly named to head the Federal Reserve Board. The nomination with others announced is expected to go to the Senate Monday and the new system should be in operation by August first despite remaining detail work.
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Associated Press
Washington
Thomas B Jones
Chicago
Princeton University
Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Road Foreman Murder Report From The Shreveport Times
The Shreveport Times reports the murder of George Walton, a 30 year old road foreman. Police investigate a violent attack and seek witnesses as details unfold.
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Shreveport Times
George Walton
Killing at Keithville Sparks Manhunt for Ex-Employee
A discharged Newell and Wright worker Columbus Stokes fatally shot Walton at the company camp near Keithville. A posse and officers search the woods near Keithville after the afternoon killing as Sheriff Flournoy disseminates the description to nearby points.
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Newell & Wright
Good Roads Contractors
Osborn
Keithville
Columbus Stokes
Walton
Outlaw Threats Halt West Shore Train Captures Westcott
Detectives stop a passenger train at Bogota New Jersey and capture Henry Westcott after a Cunard special train follows. Westcott, a man described as of Spanish- African descent, allegedly wrote letters demanding ten thousand dollars and threatened to blow up a liner if unpaid. A police captain dropped a package onto the tracks, mistaken for the ransom. Westcott attempted to seize the money, then was arrested.
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New York
Prang
West Shore
Bogota
N. J
Cunard Steamship Company
Henry Westcott
Westcott
Cunard Line
Clergyman Refuses to Officiate at Mrs Stewart Wedding
In Baltimore on June 11 Rev Dr Robert P Kerr a leading Presbyterian minister declined to marry Mrs Alice Gerry Stewart divorced wife of David Stewart to Francis Paylies Griswold. Protests from church members cited Mrs Stewarts divorce prompting Kerr to withdraw and another Presbyterian minister filled the role.
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Baltimore
Robert P. Kerr
Alice Gerry Stewart
David Stewart
Francis Paylies Griswold
New York
Movements of revolutionary character reported from four provinces
Movements of a revolutionary character are reported from four provinces as workers with extreme views refuse to return to tasks after the general strike was called off Monday. Troops are concentrating in key areas.
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Associated Press
Rome
President settles authority conflict over arms shipments
President issues order clarifying control of arms to Mexico. Customs will handle sea shipments under Commerce, while Treasury will oversee land routes if any. The Antilla voyage from New York to Tampico was cited as the source of prior misinterpretation.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Mexico
New York
Tampico
Commerce Department
Treasury Department
Lorimer Bank Seized by State Bank Examiners
Chicago June 12. The LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank led by William Lorimer was placed in the hands of state bank examiners. Conditions warranted closing the bank and the examiners then closed three subsidiaries: The Broadway State Bank at Twelfth and Ashland and the Illinois State Bank amid a mild two day run on LaSalle.
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Associated Press
Chicago
LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank
William Lorimer
State Bank Examiner
Broadway State Bank Twelfth
Ashland
Illinois State Bank
LaSalle
Radical Bill Postponed as Anti Gambling Measure Faces Push
Senator Smiths anti gambling bill is postponed after strong opposition from lawmakers and advocates. The measure aimed to curb gambling activities and require stricter controls across state agencies.
Louisiana Senate Debates Anti Gambling Bills In Close Fight
In Baton Rouge the Senate battled over the Smith anti gambling bill with a vote to indefinitely postpone and a pledge to reconsider Friday. Senator Smith also pushed another bill banning gambling houses with penalties while opponents warned it could outlaw private card games.
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Special Correspondence News-Star
Baton Rouge
General Assembly
Senate
Committee On the Judiciary
George Wesley Smith
Rayville
Dymond
Plaquemines Parish
Oratory
Smith
Enator Taylor
Taylor
Monroe
Alexandria
Louisiana
Safety First in Ads and Shopping Choices
The News-Star urges readers to compare advertisements carefully before shopping. It emphasizes verifying claims, choosing reliable merchants, and trusting satisfaction as a guide to sensible consumer decisions.
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News-Star
Greece protests to Turkey over Greek persecution
The Greek government filed a vigorous note with Turkey demanding an end to the persecution of Greeks in Turkey. It calls for compensation for damages to Greek interests and notes an acute stage in the crisis. Greece accuses Turkish authorities of excluding Greek Christians in Thrace while Turkey counters by alleging oppression of Turkish subjects near Saloniki.
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Associated Press
Athens
Turkey
Greace
Thrace
Siloniki
Underwood Survives Narrow Auto Crash
Oscar Underwood escaped unharmed after a runaway team crashed into his car in Washington. The horses were killed and the vehicle’s front was smashed. He called it one of his narrowest escapes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Oscar Underwood
Will Be More Jobs Than Men In Month
Labor Secretary Wilson predicts a month will see more jobs than men in the United States due to a big wheat crop a revival of the iron trade and increased winning and the unspecified factors.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
United States
Arm Shipment Reaches Tampico for Constitutionalists
Tampico reports the Antill landed the arms for the Constitutionalists yesterday. A special train hurried them north to reinforce the front.
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Tampico
Antill
Wrong head offered in evidence in damaged suit
In Jackson Mississippi on June 12 lawyers George Butler and L Easterling and Dr W L Crook opened a grave in Smith county to obtain evidence about a mill accident. They severed the head of Joseph Hughes and brought it to the city not realizing they had opened his father's grave by mistake. Clifford refused to allow the father's head to be returned and the trio was arrested.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Jaspeh Hughes
George Butler
L. Easterling
W. L. Crook
Smith County
Hughe
Clifford
Suffrage Debate to Lead General Federation Meeting
Chicago June 12 The question of woman's suffrage will receive fullest consideration at the convention of the General Federation of Womens Clubs according to Mrs Trennyhacker the president.
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Associated Press
Chicago
General Federation of Womens Clubs
Huerta Concession Moves Mexican Crisis Toward Pacification
At Niagara Falls mediators and Mexican delegates agreed to abandon Huerta’s method to transfer authority to the provisional government. The United States opposed naming a foreign minister to succeed the provisional presidency, insisting on a constitutional route. The mediation panel had warned of possible collapse after weeks of stalled talks.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Mexico
United States
Huerta
Carranza
Western Star Lodge to Host State Grand Lecturer Visit
Dr. W. H. Baker state grand lecturer will visit Western Star Lodge No. 24 F and A M on Saturday June 13 and Monday June 15. The lodge opens at 8 p m by order of W M 122 J D Oakley secretary.
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W. H. Baker
Western Star Lodge No. 24
F. and
A. M
S P. m
Pee W. M
Senate passes tolls repeal and votes in town
Senate action repeals tolls after a vote in a local town meeting. Lawmakers push for taxpayer relief, citing relief from rising transport costs. Public reaction mixed as residents weigh impacts on services and budgets.
Senate Votes to Repeal Panama Canal Toll Exemption
The Senate approved repeal of the Panama Canal tolls exemption for American coastwise shipping by 50 to 55, sending the measure to the House. The move, supported by 13 Republicans and many Democrats, is tied to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and potential presidential action under President Wilson. Eleven Democrats led by Senator OGorman opposed the bill to the end.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Wilson
Marshall
Panama Canal
Nct
Canal
Taft
Congress
Sen
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Flournoy
Lorimer Bank
Examiners
Rock Pile
Leon Smith
Caddo
Lawrenson
Shreveport
Benkston
Tangipahoa
Amite City
A. G. Cook
Fas
Julius Rosenwald
South
Booker T. Washington
Tueskegee Institute
Gray
Nick Wilbury White
James E. King
Underwood
Masonic
J. D. Oakley
Great Britain
State Department
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