America Outbids Europe for Great Operatic Stars
European opera houses face a salary crisis as American managers secure marquee talent. Melba and Tetrazzini leads depart for US contracts, leaving Europe with a diminished lineup and fading prestige in a market tightening under U S influence. Cape Cod forest fires rage with 20 men fleeing a wall of flame and seeking shelter in a clay pit after a desperate night.
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United Press
London
Euroa
London Convent Garden Syndicate
Melba
Tetrazzini
Europe
North Eastham
Mass
Cape Cod
South
Hitchcock Freed After Bail Accepted in Assault Case
New York June 11 Raymond Hitchcock was released from the Tombs after Justice Goff accepted bail of 7500 posted by Martin Engel of Tammany Hall. Hitchcock, acquitted of assaulting Helen VonHagen, left at noon and said he did not expect the remaining four indictments to be pressed.
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United Press
New York
Martin Engel
Tammany Hall
Justice Goff
Raymond Hitchcock
Helen VonHagen
Tower leaves old Berlin after diplomatic retirement
Charlmagne Tower former U S ambassador at Berlin departed for Paris in sorrow over the end of his diplomatic career. Only embassy staff saw him off and he felt the lack of a fuller farewell. Mr and Mrs Tower will tour Europe for four months then return to the United States in the fall.
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United Press
Berlin
Charlmagne Tower
U. S
Paris
Tower
Europe
United States
Burns Sidesteps Mistah Johnson
London report says Jack Johnson will not get a Burns bout as Burns rejects every proposal. The National Sporting Club offers a 7500 dollar purse for a Johnson versus Marvin Hart fight in September. Johnson plans to travel to Australia afterward to pursue a Burns match.
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Tommy Burns
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Johnson
National Sporting Club
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Kentucky
Australia
How the Japanese Deal with Enemies
Steam ships arriving from Corea report the burning alive of sixteen Koreans by Japanese forces at Sanjuin during a skirmish. Japanese troops surrounded a fortified rebel leader’s house and set it ablaze after failing to storm it, consuming sixteen defenders.
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Sanjuin
Sewer Flooding Hits North Hill Homes
A broken sanitary sewer near Grant and Mercer streets floods several cellars with filth. Families evacuate to new quarters as a crew works to locate the leak.
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North Hill
Grant
Mercer Streets
Ejectment Filed Over Alley Fence Dispute
Patrick Keams through attorney B A Winternitz sues Thomas McManaman of Union township in ejectment over ownership of an alley where the defendant allegedly erected a fence, seeking title relief.
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Patrick Keams
B. A.winternitz
Thomas McManaman
Union Township
Blood Poison Cure Advertisement for B B B
An advertisement promotes Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a cure for blood poisoning and skin diseases. It claims to purify the blood, ease pains, clear eruptions, and heal sores, with a price of one dollar per large bottle and availability through Paisley's Pharmacy in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
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Express
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Paisley’s
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Call
New Castle Men to Attend G O P Convention
Thomas W. Phillips delegate to the Republican National convention will leave New Castle Friday with his son Ben. Lewis Emery and W. H. McCandless join the party with Bert Wells of The News. John H. Rhulman will join in Youngstown as assistant sergeant at arms.
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Chicago
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Pennsylvania
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Knox
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the News
Phillips
Youngstown
John H. Rhulman
McKinley
Roosevelt
Pittsburg Society Girls Refuse Tights for Charity Pirates
Pittsburg socialites staging a Pirates of Penzance benefit for the Home of Crippled Children refuse tights or sheath skirts. Director Nelson sought New York sheath skirts but costume choices met with fashion protest as the elite chorus prepares for the show in ordinary garb.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Society
Pirates of Penzance
Frank .Elson
New York
Paris
Directoire
Minister Wu to mediate among Chicago Chinese groups
Wu Ting Fang the Chinese minister to the United States arrives in Chicago during the Republican National Convention to seek peace between rival tongs while observing the murder trial of Chin Wai and co defendants led by Judge Chytraus.
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United Press
Chicago
Wu_ Ting ‘Fang
United States
Tongs
Chytraus
Dong Hoy
Chin Wai
Think Tax on Poles Too High
Attorney B A Winternitz appeared at Mercer with H L Keck of Greenville for Greenville in a suit against telephone and telegraph firms to compel payment of a 50 cent pole tax. Pettit and Tittle represented the borough. Companies argued the tax is unreasonable and cited cases where the rate was ten cents per pole.
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B. A. Winternitz
Mercer
H. L. Keck
Greenville
Pettit and Tittle
Dynamiters Blow Up Street Car on Euclid Heights
Explosives planted on the tracks near Euclid Heights wreck a street car early today. The front of the car and track were damaged. Six passengers and two carmen were aboard but suffered no serious injuries. Authorities have not identified the dynamiters.
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United Press
Cleveland
Euclid Heights
Lyndal Street
Personal Notices of Births and Visits
Birth announced for a ten pound boy to Mr and Mrs William French. John McKay of Indianapolis will spend Sunday with W Orr on Highland Avenue. Mr and Mrs W S Meyers of Sumner Avenue have returned from Bethel. Miss Marie Dickey of Greenville visits Miss Leta Breckenridge on Wallace Avenue. William Skyles has returned from a visit with his daughter Mrs M B E Mumbaugh of Sharon. Florence Montgomery of Cleveland returns home after visiting Mr and Mrs Robert Allen and Mr and Mrs J H Mills of the Fountain Inn.
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William French
John McKay
Indianapolis
W. Orr
Highland Avenue
W.S. Meyers
Sumner Avenue
Bethel
Marie Dickey
Greenville
Leta Breckenridge
Wallace Avenue
William Skyles
M. BE. Mumbaugh
Sharon
Florence Montgomery
Cleveland
Robert Allen
J. H. Mills
The
Fountain Inn
Last Effort Today to Save Billik From Gallows
In Chicago on June 11 a series of citywide meetings led by Rev. P. J. O Callahan sought to sway public opinion for George Billik a condemned necromancer and fortune teller awaiting execution tomorrow. An effort to commute his sentence to life gained momentum with a petition of 5000 names to Governor Deneen and a habeas corpus petition denied by Federal Judge Landis.
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United Press
Chicago
Herman Billik
P. J. O'Callahan
Billik
Telegraph Briefs Bring News From The Wire
A fast moving wire brief notes Sherman's potential vice presidential bid in Illinois. Persian capital unrest remains calm despite threats. Langdon Smith's wife dies in New York, possibly by poison. Amoy consulate chief Hauker to be replaced by Julian Arnold. Thomas Clifford of New York owns extensive Plaza bonds. A Cleveland party injures in a car crash. two die, six hurt. Hamburg America may cut steerage rates, per Liverpool report. Samuel Collins faces art fraud accusations in New York. Anni Kiselia predicts death next Sunday amid preparations. Jennie Stanford Lathrop elopes with Walter Watson after large fortune. Extortion charges loom around Joseph E. O'Brien, as boy Antonio Macaluso testifies. Lawyer Carl Fisher Hansen stands trial in New York.
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Langdon Smith
N. Y
Edward C. Hauker
Amoy
China
Julian H. Arnold
California
Joseph E. O’brien
Antonio Macaluso
Carl Fisher Hansen
Supreme Court
Goff
New York
Die Kneipe: Debate on Beer Turns Birthday Barrel
In Yorkville a German-run resort nicknamed Die Kneipe hosts a heated debate on beer brands. An American, noting bias toward birthplace, conspires with the veteran landlord to celebrate a birthday with a barrel of imported beer, which patrons soon realize they were praising the domestic brew.
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Yorkville
Mr. Yankee
When to Quit in Debate and Divorce
A compact observation arguing that prolonged arguing after a concession by a woman can lead to more divorces. The piece uses a sharp, editorial voice to warn against dragging out disputes once a victory is declared.
A Man's Opinion on Woman Suffrage
A persistent bachelor argues women would refuse to vote if men pressed for woman suffrage. The piece reflects contemporary gender role views and political debate.
There Is Nothing New Under the Sun Says Scholar
A philosopher argues that history repeats itself and human error mirrors past patterns. The reflection emphasizes continuity in human behavior across generations and cautions against assuming originality in current mistakes.
Greatest Thing In Life Quote by Mrs Craigie
A brief quotation notes that the greatest thing in life is to love rather than to be loved, attributed to Mrs. Craigie.
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Mrs. Craigie
Two Edged. The Man Who Tells a Woman Everything
A concise moral note contrasts a man who reveals all to a woman with a reminder that full disclosure may not reflect true knowledge. The aphorism implies prudence in sharing intimate thoughts and cautions against overconfidence in understanding.
Fels-Naptha Ad Claims Quick Laundry Relief
An Anty Drudge dialogue promotes Fels-Naptha soap to prevent swollen hands from laundry. Mrs Youngwife frets about guests for Tom’s birthday while chores loom. The ad urges using the wrapper directions to wash in cold water, avoid boiling and hard rubbing, and let the soap do the work.
$50 000 Mail Pouch Reported Missing in Transit
Secret service men and post office inspectors left Los Angeles to pursue a registered mail pouch containing 50000 dollars and other valuable registered matter. The sack disappeared during transfer from the old Kansas City station to the new station and will be traced in a few days.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Secret Service
Post Office
Kansas City
Hospital Notes On Shenango Man Returns Home
A. C. Reno of Shenango township, ill with typhoid fever, returned home Thursday after a hospital stay. James Bagshaw, worker at the steel mill, fell ill at work and is improving. C. W. Davies of 310 State Street, car inspector for the Pennsylvania Company, lost the little finger of his left hand Thursday morning and was treated at the hospital.
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Shenango Township
James Bagshaw
C. W. Davies
State Street
Pennsylvania Company
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