Japan protests California land law as treaty violation
Tokio reports Japan rebuts the U S note on California alien land ownership, asserting the measure breaches the Japan American treaty by discriminating against a friendly power. It argues the issue is political, cites treaty Article I and the Fourteenth Amendment, and notes ongoing mass protests and grip of public sentiment. Tatsuo Yamamoto says Japan may join the Panama-Pacifi c Exposition if public mood allows.
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Tokio
Japan
United States
California
Tatsuo Yamamoto
Agriculture and Commerce
Cabinet Rule Allows Bureau Chiefs to Sit in for Absent Heads
Washington June President Wilson set a rule that in the absence of department heads, assistant secretaries attend cabinet meetings. John Skelton Williams, assistant secretary of the treasury, was present, and John Bassett Moore of the State Department joined when Secretary Bryan was away. The aim is to have a representative at sessions to report back on department matters.
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Washington
Wilson
John Skelton Williams
The
Treasury
Bryan
John Bassett Moore
Income Tax Bill to be Amended for Unconstitutional Defect
Washington reports the Senate will amend the Underwood tariff act to fix a defect in the income tax provision. The issue arises because the 1913 income tax start date used for taxation predates the ratification of the constitutional amendment by Feb 25, 1912. An amendment is expected to be drafted promptly by the square finance subcommittee.
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Washington
Senate
Square Finance Subcommittee
Johnson is Sentenced in White Slave Case
Jack Johnson, the Negro heavyweight boxer, receives one year and one day in Joliet prison and a $1000 fine for violating the Mann act. Judge Carpenter denied a new trial and Johnson sought two weeks to prepare a writ of error with a $30,000 bond remaining allowed.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Joliet
Johnson
Carpenter
Suffragists fined damages in London court
Mr and Mrs Pethick Lawrence, Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, Miss Christabel Pankhurst and Mrs Mabel Take, representing the Woman's Social and Political Union, were condemned by the king's bench court to pay 1.84 dollars damages in a suit brought by West End London shopkeepers for damage done by smashing windows.
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London
Pethick Lawrence
Emmaline Panthurst
Christabel Pankhurst
Mabel Take
Woman's Social and Political Union
King's Bench Court
West End London
Peary Polar Explorer Discovery Prompted by Noggh Pole
Robert E. Peary, famed Arctic explorer, is highlighted for his role in discovering the North Pole region. The fragment notes his quest, era, and impact on polar exploration history.
Peary Welcomed in Paris by Officials and Dignitaries
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary arrived in Paris on June 7 and was warmly greeted by officials. A garland of flowers was presented, while United States Ambassador Myron T. Herrick was absent. Naval Attaché Hough and Prince Roland Bonaparte hosted a luncheon for the party.
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Paris
Robert E. Peary
Royal Geographical Society
Peary
United States
Myron T. Herrick
Naval
Hough
Roland Bonaparte
Pittsburg Board Dismisses Heeter
Pittsburg June 7. Superintendent S L Heeter of the Pittsburg public schools was found guilty of immorality and unwarranted liberties with women by the board of public education and was dismissed by a 12 to 1 vote. Heeter refused to comment and may sue for $25 000 remaining on his contract.
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Pittsburg
S. L. Heeter
Board of Public Education
Heeter
Board of Education
Clarence Burleigh
Guilty of Grand Larceny in Fortyseven Thieves Ring
Frank Eso la former detective was convicted of grand larceny tied to the notorious forty thieves Ininco gang. He faced charges of conniving with Michael Gallo to rob a farmer of 200 dollars and, with seven policemen awaiting trial on conspiracy charges, was named by banco men as part of a swindling operation yielding more than 90 000 since 1995 under police protection.
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San Francisco
Frank Esola
Ininco
Ysola
Michael Gallo
Banco
Bunco Ring
Severe Denver Storm Claims Several Lives and Injuries
A severe electrical storm over Denver and surrounding areas leaves three dead and many injured with thousands of dollars in property damage. Theodore Arnett, 20, a farmhand at Montclair, was killed by lightning while driving a team of horses.
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Denver
Theodore Arnett
Montclair
Garment Workers Vote to Strike in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia the 8000 members of the women's garment industry voted to strike and will walk out once ordered by a special ILGWU committee. In Washington, Samuel Gompers underwent a second mastoid surgery and was reported to be improving and resting well through the night.
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Philadelphia
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union of America
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Townsend Sees Wilson Lobbying To Push Tariff Bill
Senator Townsend of Michigan charged that President Wilson uses patronage to sway Democratic senators into supporting the Underwood tariff bill. He defined a lobbyist as one who promotes or prevents legislation using money or inducements. The committee extended the lobby investigation to June 28 and debated executive influence on legislation.
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Washington
Townsend
Michigan
Senate Tariff
Wilson
House
Walsh
Senator Townsend
Lam
Executive Department
Nelson
Senate
Slays His Three Pursers in Michigan Manhunt
In Sault Ste. Marie Michigan Sheriff Bone and deputies hunt a Russian Pole suspected of killing James Sutton and three others at Brimley. The fugitive stabbed an Indian in Brimley, then fled toward a Wellsburg lumber camp after shooting Sutton and two Brimley men.
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Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich, Jones
Bone
Soo Junction
James Sutton
Brimley
Wellsburg
Bryan lands job for Metcalf as Panama head
Secretary of State Bryan secures a post for Richard J. Metcalf associate editor of the Commoner. President Wilson agrees to appoint Metcalf to govern civil administration of the Panama Canal Zone with potential promotion to the governorship when civil rule is established.
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Washington
Bryan
Richard J. Metcalf
The
Wilson
Metcalf
Panama Canal Zone
Taft Guests at White House as Yale Teacher
Former President William H Taft, now a private citizen and Yale law instructor, visited the White House for a luncheon hosted by President Wilson and his wife. Taft had last been at the White House after leaving office on March 4 to teach law.
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Washington
June
William N. Taft
White House
Yale Unt Ors
Taft
Wilson
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