Peace topic highlights at Pilgrims Society dinner
London June 28. A Pilgrims Society dinner honoring John Hays Hammond featured four speeches by Arthur Balfour Augustine Birrell Chauncey Depew and Hammond. They praised democracy and urged joint Anglo American work for universal peace amid hopes for an arbitration treaty.
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London
Pilgrims Society
John Hays Hammond
Arthur J. Balfour
Hammond
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
Chauncey M. Depew
United States
Delaware
Mr. Hammond
Vreeland
Navy Department
United States Army
Great Britain
England
Balfour
Mr. Balfour
New York
George
Birrell
Mr. Depew
Richard A Westacott
Henry Mortimer Durand
Washington
Percy Sanderson
Edward Carson
John Cockburn
W. H. Crocker
Thomas Dewar
Alfred East
Royal Society of British Artists
Ian Hamilton
Robert Harvey
Marquis of Headfort
Archdeacon Sinclair
Cyrus H. McCormick
Ames McDonald
Clarence Moore
H. G. Selfridge
Joseph Pennell
Sir Joseph Lawrence
European heirs bid farewell to King George at coronation close
The heirs to European thrones and royal guests departed London after coronation events. Special trains carried them to the coast while the Duke of Connaught represented the king at departures. The Spithead fleet dispersed as foreign warships saluted. King George visited the Royal Agricultural Show in Norwich.
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London
Europe
George
Mary
Duke of Connaught
Spithead
Great Britain
Norwich
London Chamber Hosts US Visitors at Savoy Luncheon
London June 28. Members of the London Chamber of Commerce hosted American business men at a Savoy Hotel luncheon during a European tour under the Boston Chamber of Commerce. Lord Desborough chaired as John H Fahey urged delegates to attend the fifth annual congress of Chambers of Commerce in Boston next year.
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London
London Chamber of Commerce
Savoy Hotel
Europe
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Lord._ Desborough
John H. Fahey
British Chambers of Commerce
Congress of Chambers of Commerce
Boston
Fahey
John L. Griffiths
W. Fortune
Indianapolis
United States
Great Britain
London Chamber
Aviators Race to Roubaix Ends With Vedrines Leading
Crowds welcomed air racers at Roubaix Exposition grounds as Vedrines finished first from Brussels in 58 minutes 46 seconds earning the largest share of a 3000 dollar prize. Garros followed closely at 11 17 as other pilots battled wind and a capsized Duval with no injuries.
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Vedrines
Aviation Committee
Brussels
Beaumont
Garros
Vidart
Renaux
Gibert
Kimmerling
Duval
Prevot
Roubaix
Valentine
Train
Lords Battle Over Parliament Bill Begins In Lords
London reports the committee stage of the Parliament bill with opposition leader the Marquis of Lansdowne pressing amendments. They seek excluding home rule bills, a joint sitting on discord, and a national referendum in other cases. Urgent whips from both sides crowd the benches as Whitelaw Reid and Charles Patton visit. Debate likely to run until end of next week.
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London
House of Lords
Marquis of Lansdowne
Lord Lansdowne
Whitelaw Reid
Prccrice
Charles Patt
Foreign embassies warn Lisbon over church law
British Chargé dAffaires and French Italian and German ministers tell Portugal's government that foreign churches must be exempt from the new church and state separation law set to take effect July 1. Flags of the countries will fly over churches and Portuguese authorities cannot enter. Spain Russia and Austria back the protest.
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Lisbon
Via
Badajoz
Spain
Russia
Austria
Morse Denied Habeas Plea In Morse Case
In Atlanta on June 28 Judge Newman denied Charles W. Morse a writ of habeas corpus. Morse’s attorney Reuben Arnold pledged to take the case to the Circuit Court, arguing the 15 year sentence was void or illegally extended beyond ten years. The judge noted Morse’s status but ruled the relief could not be granted and suggested designating another prison if needed.
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New York Times
Atlanta
United States Circuit Court
Newman
Charles W. Morse
Morse
Mr. Arnold
Supreme Court Criminal Branch to stay open for summer
District Attorney Whitman announced that the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court will stay open part of the summer to clear cases awaiting trial. Justice Arthur L. Tompkins will travel from Nyack to try these cases, relieving Justice Vernon M. Davis who has presided there for three months.
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Whitman
Supreme Court
Arthur L. Tompkins
Nyack
Vernon M. Davis
Strike Tying Up Atlantic Liners Spurs Dock Strikes
Liverpool and Hull see massive dock strikes with 4000 more workers joining. Ships from Cunard Canadian Pacific Dominion White Star and others deserted. Haverford Empress of Britain crews walk out urging union recognition and non union worker nonemployment. Government mediation sought with Askwith to broker talks.
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Liverpool
Cunard
Canadian Pacific
Dominion
White Star
Ellerman
Haverford
Red Star Line
Philadelphia
Britain
London
Hull
Askwith
National Federation of Transport Workers
Shipowners’ Association of the
United Kingdom
Sailors’ and Firemen's
Board of Trade
Engand
Transatlantic steamers set for regular sailings from Rotterdam port
Six steamers including the Sloterdyk bound for Baltimore and Newport News sail from Rotterdam with full crews. The Shipowners' Federation says shipowners can guarantee regular sailings for weeks as unions report sufficient hands. Next week ships depart from Southampton Havre and Liverpool to New York Philadelphia Boston Quebec and Montreal. Verbal settlements with union committees are noted for sailors and firemen.
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Rotterdam
Sloterdyk
Baltimore
Newport News
St. Louis
Southampton
Oceanic
White Star Line
Minnehaha
Atlantic Transport Line
London
Lusitania
Cunard Line
Liverpool
la Lorraine
Havre
Pennsylvania
Hamburg
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Lloyd Line
Bremen
Vaderland
Red Star Line
Antwerp
Caledonia
Anchor Line
Glasgow
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Quebec
Montreal
Coastwise steamer wage rise sparks union recognition dispute
In Boston a clash between firemen and United Fruit Company over recognizing the men’s union threatens wider trouble. H. P. Griffin, chairman, warned the dispute could spread to this city and delay the Almirante’s scheduled departure from the port today.
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H. P. Griffin
United Fruit Company
Boston
Almirante
the Fruit Company
Boston Woman Jumps From San Francisco Hotel
Miss Florence B. Cushing of Boston arrived from Honolulu and fell from the seventh story of a San Francisco hotel. A note said troubles drove her to suicide and asked her brother in Needham, Massachusetts, be notified. Her Boston ticket, bought Jan 25 for a nine month tour, identified her.
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San Fancisco
Florence BR. Cushing
Boston
Honolulu
C. E. Cushing
Needham
Mass
Miss Cushing
Miss F. Cushing
Pacific Coast
Cushing Reveals Sister's Declining Health After Vacation
Boston report says shoe merchant Charles E. Cushing of Needham describes his sister Florence taking her first break in years after years of caring for their invalid mother. He notes her health worsened, though letters hinted she was improving while she visited Honolulu.
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New York Times
Boston
Charles E. Cushing
Needham
Loving Cup Presented to M H Moses at 70th Birthday
A silver loving cup was given to M H Moses Vice President of Temple Emanu El at a temple meeting on his 70th birthday in gratitude for his long service. Former Judge A J Dittenhoefer delivered the presentation speech. Engraved on the cup are Temple Emanu El and congregation seal, with inscriptions praising Moses’s lengthy activity. Enclosed resolutions from the choir and a list of generous donors accompanied the gift.
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M. H. Moses
Temple Emanu-El
The
Temple
A. J. Dittenhoefer
Isidor Lewi
Temple Emanu- el
Moses
Mr. Moses
Max Spicker
James Seligman
Samuel M. Schaefer
Louis Marshall
Daniel Guggenheim
W. I. Spiegelberg
David Leventritt
Henry Sidenberg
Joseph Silverman
Leon J. Bamberger
Jacob N. Bloom
B. J. Greenhut
Isaac H. Herts
Irving Lehman
Isidor Lewis
Emanuel J. Meyers
Divorce Granted to Mrs Belling in Sing Sing Case
The Supreme Court Justice Bischoff granted a divorce to Mrs. Charles A. Belling, wife of the former Bronx National Bank cashier serving a Sing Sing sentence for embezzling funds. The decree followed testimony from Bowery and Coney Island resort workers that Belling embraced and kissed Mrs Minnie Schoen, after years of visits and late nightly motor rides.
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Charles A. Belling
Bronx National Bank
Sing Sing
Minnie Schoen
East Sixty-fifth Street
Supreme Court
Bischoff
Justice Bischoff
Belling
Bowery
Coney Island
Jury rules for defendant in Stevenson divorce suit
The jury trying Clarence A. Stevenson vs Helen Wall Stevenson returned a verdict for the defendant last night. Tried before Justice Dugro, the case had a prior disagreement and was set for trial again. The Stevensons wed in December 1907 and have a two year old daughter Muritel. They separated in 1909 after Mrs Stevenson returned to the stage.
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Clarence A. Stevenson
Helen Wall Stevenson
Dugro
Stevensons
Muritel
Stevenson
Prince of Pilsen
Death of Navy Tug Chief Aboard Iwana near Birmingham
Chief Boatswain John A. Riley, commander of the tug Iwana, collapsed dead in the pilot house while towing the cruiser Birmingham into drydock. Investigators cited heart seizure as the cause as the ship neared the dock and the engineer failed to signal properly.
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Boston
John A. Riley
Iwana
Birmingham
Heart Sease
First Negro Named for City's Police Force
Samuel J. Battle, 28, of 27 West 136th Street, becomes the first black officer in the New York police after passing the Civil Service exam in 1910 and being approved by the police surgeons. He joins a small number of African American officers in Brooklyn prior to consolidation and begins a thirty day apprenticeship at the Police Training School. Commissioner Waldo notes his appointment and discusses pay raises and department changes amid a busy day that also includes retirements and protests over the new platoon system.
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New York
Brooklyn
Samuel J. Battle
West 136Th Street
Battle
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Cropsey
Ba‘tle
James Creelman
Police
Grand Central Station
Atendant
Newtern
N. C
Headyquarters
East Sixty-seventh Street
Eighty-eighth Street
Henry B. Schryzer
John A. Butler
Gerald B. Hillyer
Merchants
Fifth Avenue Associations
Frederick B. de Berard
Merchants’ Association
Robert Grier Cooke
Fifth Avenue Association
Waldo
Court Clerk Celebrates 71st Birthday
John F. Brophy, Clerk of the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court, marked his seventy first birthday yesterday receiving congratulations from the Judges and District Attorney Whitman's staff. An Irish immigrant, he came to America at age six and taught in Washington, D. C. in 1861. He led St. Louis College from 1869 to 1893 and has served as a clerk since 1902.
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John F. Brophy
Supreme Court
Whitman
Mr. Brophy
America
Ireland
Washington, D. C
St. Louis College
Tno
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Roubaix Exposition
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Labor Department
Amsterdam
James S. Coward
Greenwich St
N.Y
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U.S
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Broadway
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Greenwich
125Th Street
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Union Square
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Chicago
Chicago and North Western Railway
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North Western Line
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Pusblo
Chicago & North Western Ry
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Union Pacific Ticket Office
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