Senate Debates Canal Tolls Repeal Amid Treaty Tensions
The Senate debated repealing canal tolls with amendments to protect treaty rights with Great Britain. Supporters argued economic benefits while opponents warned exemptions could violate the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Senators Norris, Smith, Simmons pressed for or against broader exemptions as the discussion centered on coastwise traffic and U S sovereignty over the canal.
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United States
Great Britain
Norris
Nebraska
Kioke Smith
Georgia
Simmons
Norria
Senate
Hitchcock
Thompson
Colorado
Works
California
Amy
Cummins
Tien
England
Britain
Panama
Trial postponed for I W W demonstrators at Tarrytown
Twelve I W W prisoners arrested in a Rockefeller protest were arraigned before Justice Moorhouse who denied a jury trial and set $200 bail each. Alexander Berkman failed to return with bail funds, while Upton Sinclair and others faced village officials over free speech. A secret trustees session was scheduled to hear Sinclair and companions. No agitators appeared at Fountain Square.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Tarrytown
Justice of the Peace Moorhouse
Justus Sheffield
Weeks
Westchester County
Justice Moorhouse
Mr. Sheffield
White Plains
Berkman
F. R. Pierson
Sinclair
Free Speech League
Leonard Abbott
Theodore Schroeder
Fountain Square
Unclear Almanac Notice from Altoona PennsylvaniA
Fragmentary text notes broad statements about orders, workers, and dates in Altoona Pennsylvania. The content references June, numbers, and shops but lacks coherent facts or names to identify a concrete event.
Pittsburgh Strike Row Signals Tense Westinghouse Clash
In Pittsburgh and Turtle Creek Valley 10000 Westinghouse workers strike after a man is assaulted entering the East Pittsburgh plant. John Phillips fined ten dollars. Strikers tighten ranks, saloons closed, and pickets guard plants. The company rejects strike-breakers and union recognition. A New York union group seeks admission to the local Allegheny Congenial Industrial Union.
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Pittsburgh
Penn
Westinghouse
Turtle Creek Valley
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
John Phillips
E. M. Herr
The
Electric Company Today
Allegheny Congenial Industrial Union
Brotherhood of Metal Workers of
New York City
Mind Test for Trainmen Considered by Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad reports completed psychological tests for engineer and trainman applicants aiming to replace written and physical exams. If adopted, it would be a pioneering move to filter fit workers and reduce costly training.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hugo Munsterberg
Harvard
Bryan's Property Declines as Lincoln Assessor Reports
June 6 Lincoln Nebraska William Jennings Bryan remains comparatively poor per county assessor returns. Personal property valued at 10 325 in Lancaster County, the Commoner listed at 6 166, with Bryan owning real estate including forty acres near Lincoln a Mission Texas farm and a Florida summer home. The Commoner notes a valuation drop since last year and a shift from weekly to monthly publication.
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New York Times
Lincoln, Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln
Bryan
Lancaster County
Mission
Texas
Florida
New Haven Inquiry Practically Ended
The Interstate Commerce Commission closed open hearings into the New Haven Railroad. William Rockefeller cannot testify in Washington due to severe illness and possible danger. deposition plans may occur at his country home. Witnesses reported discrepancies in Morgan firm ledgers and New Haven assets, with calls to review and adjust reported surpluses and asset valuations.
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New York Times
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Haven
William Rockefeller
John A. Garver
Garver
Folk
McChord
Rockefeller
Mr. Falk
New Haven Board of Directors
Commission
J. P. Morgan
George M. Miller
Charles F. Mellen
Mellen
Miller
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Rockefeller
David E. Brown
New England Navigation Company
Worcester, Nashua & Rochester Road
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Rutland
Morgan Company
Navigation Company
Boston & Maine
The
Intimate Pictures of Col. Roosevelt's Home at Oyster Bay
A rotogravure feature showcases Col Roosevelt’s Oyster Bay residence with intimate images and captions. The page highlights March of Events seen through the camera, plus sections on polo, racing, and summer entertainment as part of the Sunday Times magazine.
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Col. Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Fettle
London Banking House Suspends Commitments
The London firm Chaplin Milne Grenfell & Co suspends operations amid heavy selling after Arthur Morton Grenfell’s recent disclosures. The bank’s decline follows years of strong dividends and Canada-focused dealings, with Earl Grey and other British figures among the reported heavy losers. California oil interests and Union Oil ties are cited as linked to Grenfell’s activities.
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New York Times
London
Chaplin, Milne, Grenfell & Co
Stock Exchange
Bank of England
Arthur Morton Grenfell
Morton, Rose & Co
Morton, Chaplin & Co
Isso
Canada
Grenfells
England
Lord Desborough
Lord Grenfell
Victoria
Earl Grey
Ottawa
Grenfell
Lombard Street
Grand Trunk
Arthur Grenfell
General Petroleum Company of California
California
Los Angeles
J. T. Currie
Weir-Smith
Union Oil Company
Andrew Weir
K. Tilden Smith
Union Oil
Currie
Busy day in Paris for Col. Roosevelt
Col Roosevelt spends a social and official day in Paris touring the Latin Quarter and Luxembourg Gallery. He hosts and meets figures including Gabriel Hanotaux Auguste Rodin and Henry Cabot Lodge while dining at Ambassador Herrick’s and preparing to sail for Madrid.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Col. Roosevelt
Ambassador Herrick
Latin Quarter
Luxembourg Gallery
Gabriel Hanotaux
Poincaré
Auguste Rodin
Louis Liard
Henri Bergson
Mme. Bergson
Mme. Waddington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Longworth
Edith Wharton
Philip Roosevelt
Mooreton Fullerton
Col
Roosevelt
Sud Express
Madrid
Auto Death Toll After Freight Train Collision Near Freehold
Nathan Lopatin a building contractor and his wife two children ride toward his father's home near English Town when their auto stalls on an unprotected crossing a freight locomotive strikes the car lifting it and killing the younger Lopatin and his daughter. The father was severely injured and taken to hospital. Coroners police and railroad officials investigated as the locomotive crew reported the engine jumped the car at the crossing.
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New York Times
Freehold
N. J
Nathan Lopatin
Pennsylvania
Lopatin
Long Branch
Dillon
Monmouth County
Neafle
Lewis
Elmer Patten
Harry Jones
Jamesburg
Roosevelt Visits Madrid as Private Citizen Guest
Madrid June 6 Our New York Times correspondent reports the American Embassy clarifies Col Roosevelt's visit is strictly private. He comes as a personal guest of the Spanish ambassador with no official status or duties.
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Madrid
New York Times
Col. Roosevelt
Auto Hits Trolley Car In Broadway Collision
Chauffeur Richard Keilor drove Henry Luge to Staten Island then north on Broadway, hitting a south bound streetcar after near Barclay Street. Luge, a steward, suffered head lacerations and a broken right leg as the car wrecked and glass rattled. Keilor remained uninjured. ambulance took Luge to Hudson Street Hospital.
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Richard Keilor
Fox Street
Bronx
Henry Luge
SS+ Southern Boulevard
Broadway
Pak Place
Murray Street
Luge
Staten Island
Keller
Barclay Street
Flannagan
Hudson Street
Tornado Kills Seven in Northwestern Iowa
A June tornado swept northwestern Iowa killing seven people and injuring about a dozen. Reported dead include P. W. Yetuma and Patrick Dougherty of Sanborn, John McNult and Mary Bisland of Archer, and William Bilis, Howard Bilis, and William McDaniels of Sanborn and Marcus.
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Sioux City
Iowa
P. W. Yetuma
Sanborn
Patrick Dougherty
John McNult
Archer
Mary Bisland
William Bilis
Howard Bilis
William McDaniels
Marcus
John Bisland
Bernhardt Rejects Rostand Offer On L Aiglon Film
Paris June 6 Sarah Bernhardt declines Rostand's offer to waive rights in the L Aiglon film deal worth 40 000 dollars. She drops her injunction demand and ends the dispute.
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New York Times
Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Rostand
L’aiglon
Wanted law not medicine Baldwin case in crash
Mrs George Tucignas of Patchogue, injured in a collision near Baldwin Inn, urged rescue as she asked for her lawyer Frank P B Hildreth of Amityville to sue the truck driver’s employers. Her two unnamed companions were also hurt while the chauffeur escaped injury.
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New York Times
Baldwin
L. L
George Tucignas
Patchogue
Baldwin Inn
Tucignas
Lakewood
Wilson's Chauffeur Fined for Speeding
President Wilson orders White House chauffeurs to observe local speed laws after a White House party incident. One chauffeur pleaded guilty and was fined in a county court near Washington on June 6.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Thaw Chauffeur Killed In Vermont NH Auto Crash
Frank Cantin the chauffeur who previously transported Blarry K Thaw after his Canada expulsion was killed in an automobile accident near North Stratford New Hampshire He was found buried beneath his overturned vehicle two miles outside the town while en route to Colebrook he was alone at the time of the crash.
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New York Times
North Stratford
Nhl
Frank Cantin
Blarry K. Thaw
Canada
Vermont
New Hampshire
Here
Cantin
Ile
Colebrook
Mother Jones Reaches British Columbia After Ottawa Ruling
Mother Jones, United Mine Workers organizer, sailed to Victoria BC last night and arrived today after Ottawa overruled local officials who refused embarkation. The British Columbia government barred her, citing potential unrest among Vancouver Island coal miners. She then proceeded to Nanaimo to address the strike district.
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Seattle
Wash
Mary Jones
United Mine Workers of America
Victoria
BK. C
Ottawa
British Columbia
Jones
Vancouver Island
Nanaime
Textile man expects boom after tariff lift
Lewis W. Vaurker head of eighteen Southern cotton mills predicts a profitable period for the textile industry. Parker Cotton Mills of Greenville S C tops his list of concerns as he notes the upward market despite a transition period and asserts foreign competition will not threaten the industry.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Lewis W. Vaurker
Southern Cotton Mills
Bennet
Parker
Parker Cotton Mills Company
Greenville
S.C
Basia
Tam
Arer
Seek Heirs to Eight Thousand in Leg of Denver Man
Henry C. Wise died in a Denver hospital leaving an artificial leg containing eight thousand dollars in certificates of deposit. Wise, once a brakeman from Sherman Texas, lost both legs after a fall in Gibson Oklahoma. He had family in Kansas City and invested railroad damages into oil ventures. Public Administrator seeks heirs to claim the leg and funds.
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Denver
Col
Sherman
Pexas
Wise
Cal
Kansas City
Gibson
Okla
Ford Plant Closes Nights Spedal to The New York Tomes
Ford Motor Company announced a 90 day policy of night and Saturday shop closures affecting 10,000 workers in Detroit. The move aims to shorten the workweek during slack season while keeping day work and five dollar a day pay unchanged.
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Spedal
New York
Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Sumner Tronths
James Couzens
Ford
Two schooners Lost in Halifax Gale
The American schooner Wolon of Machias and an unknown vessel were lost in a North Atlantic gale. Captain Hicks and five crewmen were rescued by the Gloucester schooner Romance after the Wolon foundered near Sambro. The unknown schooner reportedly wrecked on rocks near outer Egmont Bay with all hands likely lost. The Kolon, en route from Magdalene Island to Machias, sank ten minutes after abandonment, twenty miles SE of Sambro.
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Halifax
N.S
Wolon
Machias
North Atlantic
Hicks
Kolon
Romance
Sambro
Charlottetown
EEL
Egmont Bay
Magdalene Island
Saumbro
Huerta Gunboats Sail For Tampico Clash May Follow
The Navy reports the Federal gunboats Zaragoza and Bravo left Puerto Mexico to deter the Antilla from landing arms for Tampico. U S warships Sacramento and Tacoma pursue, while officials warn Huerta could face further action to keep Tampico open.
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Washington
Navy Department
Badger
Zaragoza
Bravo
Antilla
Tacoma
Puerto Mexico
Tampico
United States
Sacramento
Huerta
Fampico
American State Department
Pierta
Slibp
Dryan
Bryan
New York
State Department
Mr. Brian
Mr. Lansing
Admiral Badger
Bifforts
Mr. Bryan
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William H. Taft
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Thomas W. Hanshew
VIL. Book Review
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May Sinclair
Anton Tehekoff
Gilbert Parker
Elinor Stewart
Punch and Judy
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George Borrow
Hildegarde Hawthorne
BIG London Banking House
Grand Trunk and Oil
the Elysee
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Alexandre Felix Ribot
Henri J. Brugére
Charles Mangin
Morocco
Henri Baudan
Emile Boutroux
Louis Jaray
Gustave le Bon
d’Aussonville
Myron T. Jerrick
Robert Woods Bliss
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