Survivors Recall General Slocum Disaster Funeral
A 1921 service by General Slocum survivors at Lutheran Village on Long Island honors the dead and missing from the ship fire. A former captain, blamed as a killer, served ten years and died in Utica. Two tombs with a plaque memorialize the disaster and its victims.
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Caphin van Schaick
Captain van Schrick
Sing Singh
Utica
Long Island
Generali Liocum
Derson
General Slocum Survivors
General Stocum
Legislative chores blurting as Bach’s $200 salary note
A fragment indicates Bach received a $200 payment, one third of his salary, for the 60-day regular biennial session. The text also mentions “PAID to ROUGE, ia June 15” and references lawmakers, though details are incomplete.
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Bach
Rouge
Pimples Lich Use Black and White Ointment
An old advertisement touts Black and White Ointment for external irritation and pimples. It recommends using with Black and White Soap and notes availability sold everywhere.
Flashes In The News: Divorce Case And Auto Crash
Mrs. Ethel R. Hollenbaugh testified she kept a score on her husband’s ride, with times and a test, as part of a divorce cot case. In Ottawa Ohio, Thomas Card, 23, of Columbus Grove, bought a automobile and drove it 100 feet from the garage into a passenger train. hospital staff described his condition as fair.
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Media
Ethel R. Hollenbaugh
Ottawa
Thomas Card
Columbus Grove
Pigeon Delays Visit Invitation to Governor Lehman in Richmond
A carrier pigeon bearing an invitation to New York Governor Herbert Lehman for San Francisco 1998 world exposition reached Richmond but balked at a local store. Antonio Mazza offered crumbs, and the bird refused to depart ten miles from San Francisco.
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Richmond
Calif
Herbert Lehman
New York
San Francisco
Antonio Mazza
Feathered Hitch Hikers Reach Bozeman
Farmer William McGinley drives carefully as a flock of birds clings to his vehicle near Bozeman Montana. The incident highlights unusual wildlife interactions on rural roads.
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Bozeman, Mont
William McGinley
Fisher Buckland Wins Golf Course Ball Retrieval Contract
A. L. Buckland secured a contract with the Chicago park district to fish lost balls from the four courses water hazards. He guarantees 1,000 balls weekly for use on the driving range, with ownership of all remaining balls.
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Chicago
A. L
Tire theft at Beatrice filling station ends with note
Beatrice Neb. A thief stole a tire from Willis Siems filling station. The next day Siems opened the station to find the tire reinstalled and a note saying Sorry the tire wouldn't fit attached to the tire.
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Beatrice
Neb
Willis Siems
Siems
Democrats in Pennsylvania End Internal Labor Split
In Pennsylvania Democrats bury their feud with Guffey appointing Ed ward N. Jones as vice-chairman to win labor support. Guffey vows to build union strength while C I O and A F of L stay neutral. Lieutenant Governor Kennedy and party leaders debate where organized labor will stand in the fall race.
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Guffey
Edward N. Jones
Organized Labor
A. F. of L
Lewis
Thomas Kennedy
Guffey - Lewis
Pennsylvania
Rebels Bomb French Ship Shocks Refugees Across Europe
Refugees flood southern villages after a French ship is bombed, with many families killed or displaced. Officials in Madrid report no fall of Castellon de la Plana while warning hard measures against those aiding refugees. In New England a storm affects lightning rod use.
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Madrid
Castellon de la Plana
Spain
Filibuster on flood control bill compromise in senate
A joint committee compromise on flood control stalled a senate filibuster as leaders pressed for a quick decision. O Mahoney led the opposition over costs and condemnation powers, while Barkley urged passage. In the House, votes approved a $500000 anti trust inquiry and debated farm benefit formulas as rail loan reforms faced White House scrutiny.
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House
Senate
Stor O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Elator Barkley
Kentucky
Mahoney
Rural Electrifications Administration
Representatives
Chamber
Labor, Commerce, Treasury and Justice Departments
Federal Trade and Securities Commissions
Congress
Wagner
New York
Senate Banking Committee
White House
Five suspended union chiefs protest leadership split
Five suspended officers led by secretary treasurer George F. Addes returned to Detroit from Washington to protest Martin leadership. They claim control of a $100,000 account was transferred to Martin and Desmond Garst and say they were barred from desks at the Griswold building. They vow legal action and to seek a special convention to oust Martin.
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George F. Addes
Allies
Martin
Desmond Garst
Addes
Richard T. Frankensteen
Wyndham Mortimer
Walter N. Wells
Ed Hail
Detroit
Washington
Union
Griswold
Martin Allies
Frankensteen
International Executive Board
Chamberlain's Talk Criticized Amid Senate Debate
The report notes strong criticism of Chamberlain's wartime policy as senators press for a tougher stance. Daila quotes imply a warning about relying on British friendship and the risk of escalating to total war with possible reprisals for bombings.
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Inteae Ledecs Gamnate
Daila
Guee Franco
Peano
Franco
Esatte
Signature Needed On Bill Sets Wage and Hours Rules
Congress considers a 500000 appropriation to enforce a new wage law. The act caps weekly hours, raises minimums over five years, and sets overtime pay. exemptions include seasonal industries and many professional, administrative, and local retail workers. Senate debate explores interstate commerce reach and constitutionality with Borah Bailey and Glass weighing in.
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Congress
Senate
Supreme Court
Borah
Republican
Idaho
Bailey
North Carolina
Senator Glass
Virginia
Lynchburg
Glass
Louisiana Legislature Deliberates On 110 Million General Budget
Baton Rouge reports show committees shaping the 110 million general appropriations bill as Senate and House weigh bonds for 5 million to fund farmers roads and highway maintenance. Morvant’s park, shrimp tax defeat, and a printer bill move amid fights over local city sales tax and teachers leaves.
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NS Batoner
Louisiana
Senate
House
C. A. Morvant
LaFourche Parish
Morvant
Harvey Peltier
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Richard Leche
Senate Committee On
Senate Ze
H.W. Gilbert
Franklin Parish
Huey P. Long
House Education Committee
T. H. Harris
Louisiana House Bills Move, Withdrawals and Passage Noted
The Louisiana House tabled and introduced measures on June 15. Bills include H. 672 to extend Bossier City water mains outside city limits and various withdrawals and actions on liquor tax, prohibition of out of state trucks, shrimp fishermen tax, and court fines. the session adjourned to 11:30 a.m. with more business planned for tomorrow.
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HOUSE
Baton Rouge
Beckum
Bossier City
Edwards
Beckom
Cohen
Coenen
Louisiana
Morvant
Wright
Orleans
Senate Acts On Several Meal Bills In Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge June 15 The senate acted on several measures today including H 399 to refund 8 612 200 of Louisiana serial bonds passed 29 0 and H 141 to form ice associations passed 4 9 Lorio 22 to require 30 days public notice before discontinuing service passed 2 4 and 238 Rhodes to permit dismissal at Daneven even Sevea that Waxed tas poned 1 4.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Burke, Morvant and Stich
State Board of Liquidation
Louisiana
Delshoussaye
Lorio
Rhodes
Daneven
Eyes and Smell Save Four Lives in Flight
St Louis report credits Orville B. Scott with sharp eyes and keen smell for saving four lives during a brief flight yesterday. He detected a smoke anomaly, tanked the plane, and returned to the field where passengers disembarked safely before two fuel tanks exploded, leaving only the motor and propeller.
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ST. Louis
Orville B. Scott
Scott
Doctors Argue Free Medical Care for Poor
A government survey of 2 800 000 people prompted delegates to blame broad deprivation rather than lack of medical service. They warned against interdepartmental plans to coordinate agencies and warned officials of the dangers of direct administrative action. The AMA survey results to be shared at the national health conference July 18 19 20 are cited as evidence that the poor suffer more illness and need more preventative services and care.
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American Medical Association
Dr. Draper
Capitol Hill Stir Like Last Day of School
The piece reflects on freshmen lawmakers leaving Capitol Hill after adjournment, with students debating who might become president or cabinet members, and pondering the long, ceremonial rituals of Congress. It questions the fame and influence of new members and the enduring vigor of political life.
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Capitol Hill
House
Congress
Oldsters
An- Automobiles
Cornus
Saxowear
Floods threaten Chinese and Japanese forces amid remorseless river surge
Chinese peasants stranded on rooftops flee floods as refugees build rafts amid eerie scenes. Japanese dispatches note flood waters moving southeast from Chungmow, trapping towns along the Peiping Hankow railway. Kaifeng remains safe but surrounded. Japanese positions vague. Missionaries aid farmers against rising waters as a historic Mont Pelee eruption is recalled.
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China
Chungmow
Yushih
Kihsien
Peiping-Hankow
Changko
Chengchow
Hankow
Sunghai
Peiping- Hankow
Kaifeng
Realignment debates shape Congress amid government reorganization clash
The piece profiles key lawmakers across parties including Senator Byrd, Byrnes, Rayburn, Snell, Martin, OConnor, Wadsworth, Norton and others. It highlights Byrd opposing the reorganization bill while maintaining ties with administration figures, and notes Norton as a pioneering female committee chair amid wage-hour battles.
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Senate
Harry Byrd
Byrd
Senator Byrnes
South Carolina
Garnet
Sam Rayburn
House
Texas
Bertrand H. Snell
New York
Congress
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Snell
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
John J. O'Connor
Harvard
House Rules Committee
James W. Wadsworth
Republican Policy Committee
Yale
United States
Mary T. Norton
New Jersey
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