Empress of Ireland Disaster Witnesses Face Inquest
Montreal hearings will probe the Empress of Ireland sinking with a panel of two Canadian Admiralty judges and a British rep. Capt Kendall, Mrs Anderson, and Storstad crew join the testimony as coastal inquiries continue. survivor accounts describe rapid chaos and last-minute orders.
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New York Times
Montreal
Quebec
Adolphe Routhier
Quebec Admiralty Court
McLeod
New Brunswick
Representa- Vaux
Comot
Admiralty Court
George
Enghand
France
Kendall
Speel
Anderson
Almos
Empress
Storstad
Cuba Supreme Court Pins Slayings on Asbert Arias Morales
Havana June 1 The New York Times reports the Cuban Supreme Court found Gov Ernesto Asbert and Rep Eugenio Arias and Sen Vidal Morales guilty of killing Gen Armando Riva chief of police last July 7. Asbert 14 years Arias 12 Morales 3. Campina acquitted. Security tightened around the jail and Gov Albert home amid threats to judges.
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New York Times
Havana
Supreme Court
Ernesto Asbert
Eugenio Arias
Vidal Morales
Armando Riva
Asbert
Arias
Morales
Mmillo Campina
Gov. Albert
Albert Club
Riva
Supreme Courts
Asbertistas
Dynamiters Granted Postponement in Leavenworth Case
Twenty four dynamite defendants in Chicago need not surrender at Leavenworth prison on the original June 29 date. President Wilson asks for more time to study pardon petitions before the court decision, with defendants now out on bail. Judge Baker issued the order in the U S Circuit Court of Appeals upon application by James H Wilkerson, U S Attorney, acting on instructions from John W Barr, Solicitor General.
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Chicago
Leavenworth
United States
Saline
Wilsom
Mer
Baker
United States Circuit’ Court of Appeals
James H. Wilkerson
John W. Barr
Washington
Pardons Sought for 24 Los Angeles Times Bombing Convicts
The Chicago Federal Court action prompts Justice Department petitions to grant clemency to F. M. Ryan and 23 others tied to the 1911 Los Angeles Times bombing. Elijah M. Zeiline leads the effort. leniency appeals cover 18 prisoners in one petition, others individual. The President has not yet seen the pleas and no recommendation from Attorney General McReynolds is indicated.
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Sperial
New York Times
Washington
Chicago
Department of Justice
F. M. Ryan
Wilson
Los Angeles Times
Times
Elijah M. Zéoline
Ryan
McReynolds
Mitchel's Charter Views
Mayor John Purroy Mitchel outlines New York City charter goals in Cincinnati on a Midwest school tour. He advocates an empowered city charter with initiative referendum and recall, opposes a rural legislature, favoring a longer mayoral term and constant official checks. The party plans to visit Gary Indiana next, after praise of Cincinnati schools.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Ohio
John Purroy Mitchel
Middle West
Mitchel
New York
New York City
Cleveland
Henry Brucie
T W.churchill
New York Board of Education
Canncinnati
Gary
Ind
Stern
Dean Sehneider
Co-Operative
University of Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce
Aquitania Maintains Speed On Maiden Voyage
The Cunard liner Aquitania reportedly held speeds over 23 knots in the first two days of its maiden voyage to port. Wireless reports show an average around 26 knots since leaving Liverpool at 4 26 PM Saturday, with a eight hour slowdown noted for repairs. If the pace holds, Sandy Block is expected by Thursday night, with possible arrival Friday morning.
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Cunard
Cunard Line
Laconia
Land's End
Cornwall
Liverpool
Mad
Aquitania
Labor exemption accepted 207 to 0 in anti trust debate
In a near unanimous vote the House adopted the labor exemption amendment to the Clayton anti trust bill. Only Charles M. Thompson did not vote. Speeches followed as representatives urged support and framed the measure as advancing workers’ rights without harming the economy.
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New York Times
Washington
House
Administration
Organized Labor
Charles M. Thompson
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Representative Brumbaugh
Ohio
Representative Decker
Webb
North Carolina
United States
Murdock
Kansas
Lewis
Maryland
Carlin
Virginia
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Democratic Party
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Tso
Thomas
Kentuck
MacDonald
Michigan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Ferris
Oklahoma
Volstead
Minnesota
Ex-President Explains Oil Trust Ruling and Misconceptions
An informing article, slated for next Sunday's Times, outlines how the Standard Oil decision fixes the status of trusts under the law. It corrects widespread misapprehensions and clarifies legal implications for readers.
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Standard Oil
Prison Doctor Held as Drug Smuggler at Blackwell's Island
Dr Charles H Baxter interne and house physician at Blackwell's Island workhouse was arrested for selling morphine to prisoners. Police say he accepted marked money for a bottle and over 380 dollars worth of morphine was traced to be sold to inmates amid Commissioner Davis's narcotics crackdown.
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Commissioner of Correction
Katharine BB. Davis
Charles H. Baxter
East Thirty-eighth Street
Blackwell's Island
Miss Davis
Dr. Baxter
Department of Correction
Davis
Woods
Baxter
Crossin
B. G. Lewis
East Thirty-fifth Street
Resta
Ensigns Punished Over Vera Cruz Wedding on Nashville Launch
Ensign George W. La Mountain and Ensign De Witt Clinton Ramsey were confined below decks for four days after permitting a wedding on the Nashville steam launch at Vera Cruz. Chaplain S. C. Ramsden officiated for Private Robert McCarthy and his American bride. Ramsey serves first. La Mountain to follow. Both ensigns are Annapolis graduates from the class of 191? and 24 years old.
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New York Times
Vera Cruz
George W. la Mountain
de Witt Clinton Ramsey
Nashville
S. C. Ramsden
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Robert McCarthy
Nineteenth Infantry
Naval Landing Dock
Ramsey
Ia Mountain
San Juan de Ulloa
Ensign Ramsey
la Mountain
Annapolis
Wic
Change of venue granted for Siegel and Vogel trial
Supreme Court Justice Blanchard granted Siegel and Vogel a change of venue from New York to a different county, citing public sentiment and affidavits fearing prejudice. The decision notes extensive losses to 4200 creditors and 15,000 depositors, with up to 7.5 million dollars involved, and directs the new trial location to be set by the judge.
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New York
Henry Siegel
Frank E. Vogel
Supreme Court
Blanchard
Siegel
Vogel
Boston
United States
Justice Blanchard
Justice Clarke
Siegel and
Joseph Johnson
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr
William Suertmn
Bureau of Fire Prevention
Stunchfield & Levy
Siegel and Vogel
Dstrict
Western railroads break off wage talks in tense standoff
Negotiations between Western railroads and locomotive engineers and firemen ended today raising a possible 72 000 union strike that could halt traffic on about half the U S rail mileage The engineers and firemen may vote by referendum with results due July 14 Managers call the wage demands unreasonable and say they would raise payrolls by more than 33 million annually The affected networks cover virtually all west of Lake Michigan and the Illinois Central area along with Canadian lines west of Fort William
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Chicago
Western Railroads
United States
Conference
Western Railways
Lake Michigan
Illinois Central
Canada
Fort William
Grand Trank Pacific
Trio Die After Baseball Injuries At Games
Three men die from head and heart injuries after being struck by pitched balls in separate games. Frank Boucher, 22, of Rockville Connecticut, dies from skull fracture after continuing play though head pains. William Hlammer, 2, in Tompkinsville Kentucky, dies from brain vessel rupture. Roy Mimms, 30, in Fort Worth Texas, dies minutes after being struck in the heart.
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Rockville
Conn
Frank Boucher
Tompkinsville
William Hlammer
Fort Worth
Texas
Roy Mimms
Woman Averts Major Fire in Flat Near Midtown Hotels
A resident spotted smoke on the sixth floor of a building at 33 West 31st Street and called Fire Headquarters. Engine 1 rush arrived and firefighters contained the blaze before complete spread, with total damage about 18000 dollars to Birnbaum Auerbach & Co. furriers.
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Slo
West Thirty-first Street
Martin
Birnbaum, Auerbach & Co., Furriers
Hotel Woelcott
New Grand Hotel
Hotel Jumwerial
Gaynor's $2000 Dinner Reveals Mayor's Wit
Harry Sutphin of Jamaica recalls an unpublished moment with the late Mayor Gaynor. He recounts a dinner costing over $2,000 for European dignitaries and a Japanese Admiral where only one joke broke the mask. The Admiral asked if he was seasick and finally laughed. the moment cost about $2,500 but proved worth it.
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Harry Sutphin
Jamaica
Queens
Gaynor
Sutphin
New York
No Deals For Whitman In Republican Progressive Plan
Charles I. Duell Jr. announces a movement to nominate District Attorney Whitman for governor on Republican and Progressive tickets, amid opposition from Progressives. Whitman says he may seek the Republican nomination but has made no deal. Duell claims Roosevelt supports the plan and plans a Syracuse mass meeting in late July.
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Charles IL. Duell, Jr
Whitman
Unclear Maritime Notice From Sparse OCR Fragment
Fragmentary report notes a Cunard Line return voyage near Sandy Hook with references to wireless transmission and a Seaboard Air Line in Kentucky. Details are incomplete, including dates, distances, and exact entities, making precise interpretation difficult.
Row Over Dog in Theatre at Progress Moving Picture Theatre
A dispute at the Progress Moving Picture Theatre over ownership of a poodle ends with police escort to the East Math Street station. Mrs Williams and Jennie Solkin claim the dog, labeled Tootsie, with both sides offering ownership history. The fate rests with the Magistrate at the Harlem Court.
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Progress Moving Picture Theatre
Ts08
Third Avenue
Worth Street
Thomas Hh, Williams
East 109Th Street
Jennie Solkin
William Solkin
Mrs. Williams
Miss Solkin
Mr. Solkin
Mr. Williams
Ayres
East Math Street
Lieut. Lasky
Threats Received by Mexican Constitutionalist Urquidi
Francisco Urquidi, envoy for the Mexican Constitutionalists, reports receiving several threatening letters over ten days. The latest promises harm to Urquidi and his twelve year old daughter, and a prior note warned of consequences if he continues his duties. Urquidi fears for his family as he weighs an official report to police.
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Francisco Urquidi
Sefera Urquidi
Urquidi
Bie
Wood
Waldo Resigned. Court Bars Dismissal Correction
Justice Lehman of the Supreme Court ruled that ex Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo did resign and thus could not be dismissed. The ruling concerned Waldo’s request to correct the City Record which had stated a dismissal by Mayor Ardolph B. Kline on December 8. The court found no power to order any correction to the record.
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Lehman
Supreme Court
Rhinelander Waldo
Waldo
Mitchel
Ardolph Ob. Kline
Navy Secretary Delays Badger Relief Plans
Secretary of the Navy said Badger would likely be relieved July 1 if conditions permit. Rear Admiral Winslow in line to command the Atlantic fleet special service squadron. Possible successors named include Rear Admirals Fletcher and Fiske, though extended Mexican duties may prevent Fletcher’s transfer.
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New York Times
Washington
Vera Cruz
Badger
Mexican
Fiske
Rader
Nixon's son pays $200 fine in assault case
In New Haven June 1 Lewis Nixon's son, Nixon, paid a $200 fine after a charge of assaulting Edward Averitt with an iron belt. The appeal failed and the case was cleared from the docket. Averitt plans a civil suit for damages and a report says a $6,000 settlement with Lewis Nixon may settle the matter.
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New York
New Haven
Conn
Stillhope Nixon
Lewis Nixon
Edward Bvertt
Pats
Mient
Young Nixon
David Pitagerald
Everit
Yours Nixon
New York City
Nixon
Lightning kills Army man near New Mexico cross country trip
Captain Joseph Walkup in charge of Fort Bayard New Mexico died when a lightning bolt struck his car near central New Mexico. General Francis Moore retired was stunned. other occupants escaped serious injury. Walkup had led Fort Bayard for years and his family were visiting in Pennsylvania.
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New York
el Paso
Texas
Joseph Walkup
United States Armiv
Fort Bayard
New Mexico
Francis Moore
B. J. Tillman
Agnes
Esapt
Walkup
Moore
Capt
Athens
Aund Duth
Svenneth
Pennsylvania
Cummins Leads Iowa Senate Nomination By Wide Margin
June 1 Des Moines early returns show Albert B. Cummins leading A Savare by about 40,000 votes for the Republican U S Senate nomination. Connolly defeats K T Meredith by ~20,000 for the Democratic Senate nomination. Ch funk leads for Governor over J Dae and J W Toenley. Hamilton leads Merriants for the Democratic nomination for cybernatorium. Master and Schenk in a close Progressive Senate race. White favored for Progressive Governor. Great Bear forms water special bottles for Oulgong steamers.
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Des Moines
Albert B. Cummins
United States Senate
A. ©. Savare
Connolly
K. T. Meredith
George W. Chirk
Sternlican
A. Dae
Ames
John W. Toenley
Kensington
Huerta Urges Admission of Rebels as Mediation Key
President Huerta proposes to admit Constitutionalists to the mediators conference and hold a July 5 national election. He rejects a provisional government, pledges to relinquish power to the elected president, and demands rebel representation, drawing Washington scrutiny over Niagara Falls armistice plans.
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Niagara Falls
Trnvegta
Iierta
United States
Huerta
Rebels May Join Niagara Falls Peace Talks
AHE mediators plan to admit rebel representatives to the Niagara Falls conference if their forces suspend hostilities during peace negotiations. They expect Carranza to approve the armistice condition, and believe unified Mexican delegates with US and Huerta watching may lead to eventual peace. The mediators await Carranza’s reply.
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New York Times
Niagara Falls
Ont
AHE
Carranza
Constitutionalista
Carranas
United States
Huerta
Mexico
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