O'Brien Confesses to Murder of Hull in Av on
Edward O'Brien, under police and prosecutorial pressure, now admits he wielded the hammer that killed Gardiner C. Hull at Hull & Deppisch’s New Jersey office. Paired with Edward Farle Paige, arrested in Philadelphia, he claims Paige helped plan the robbery gone deadly. Prosecution considers extradition as grand jury convenes.
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Edward O'Brien
Avon
N. J
Gardiner C. Hull
Edward Farle Paige
Arthur Carey
Hull
Paige
Philadelphia
O'Brien
Peter F. Dood
Institution
Carey
Hull & Deppisch
Captain Garey
O’brien
Eddie
1,500,000 Tons Of Shipping Is Tied Up Here
Shipping experts estimate at least 1,500,000 tons of shipping idle in New York Harbor due to seamen strikes. About two thirds owned by the United States Shipping Board, with 186 vessels tied up. Foreign crews from English and Scandinavian ships quit in sympathy. Longshoremen consider action as tug crews report unpaid overtime. No settlement in sight as leaders miss meetings and fear mass resignations.
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New York
United States Shipping Board
New Haven
Tternational Longshoremen’s Association
Galveston
Woard
John H. Pruitt
National Association of Master Matea and Pilots
Hotel Continental
G. H. Brown
Amen
American Steamship Association
Frank 9. Ferris
Shipping Board
HH. Raymond
American Steamship "Association
William
Brown
The
Marine Engineers
Buffalo
Yeaterday
Lightning Wrecks British Airship NS-11 and Crew Lost
The British airship NS-11, from Pulham Norfolk, is believed struck by lightning with seven crew lost. The non rigid mine sweeping craft exploded and crashed into the sea near Cromer after a midnight Tuesday morning flight. Wreckage washed ashore, and eyewitnesses reported a second explosion as the airship fell.
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London
Pulham
Norfolk
Cromer
Chaloner Sane Wins Right to Handle Estate
John Armstrong Chaloner, after a twenty year battle, is declared competent to manage his own estate by New York Supreme Court Justice Ford. The case traces Chaloner’s commitment to Bloomingdale Asylum in 1899, his flight in 1900, and Virginia court rulings in 1901 that he was sane, with ongoing disputes over his estate and committee.
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John Armstrong Chaloner
New York State
Chatoner
Supreme Court
Ford
Chaloner
Loner
Bloomingdale “Asylum
Thomas T. Sherman
Morris Streusané
Herbert J. Wishford
Mr. Sherman
Albemarle County
Virginia
Merry Mills
Lincell
Bickford
Hor
Reva
Howard Taylor
Taylor
Justice Ford
Tierney
Joner
New York Evening Post
United States Supreme Court
New York
John Armstrong Chanler
John Winthrop Chanter
Massachusetts
Lewis Uyvesant Chanter
Amelie Rives
Bloomingdale
Lewis S
Winthrop Chanler
Menken Backs Democratic Shift at Republican Club
Stanwood Menken, longtime Democratic ticket supporter and National Security League organizer, was proposed for membership at the National Republican Club by Charles D. Hilles. Reportedly switching to the Democrat Milia Hon, his name awaits committee review with more names discussed for future inclusion.
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Stanwood Menken
National Republican Club
Charles D. Hilles
Menken
Wilson
National Security League
Frank C. Lowden
Titfoid
H. F. McGregor
Ford Warns of War If League Fails and Covenant Fails
President Ford calls for strong national preparedness arguing the United States would wage a new war if the League of Nations or covenant fails to secure peace. He urges maximum readiness and warns of potential global conflict if diplomatic efforts collapse.
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Covenant
United States
Witness in His Libel Suit Is Witness in His Libel Suit
Mount Clemens Michigan July 15 Henry Ford shifts against pacifism to preparedness in his $1,000,000 libel suit against The Chicago Daily Tribune He testifies he favors a new great war if a league of nations plan fails and defends lawful conscription as a method to build an army Ford also discusses a so called flag of humanity and pacifist arguments from 1916 amid attorney questions supporting or challenging the Tribune narrative The trial reveals Ford’s evolving views on war preparedness disarmament and universal peace as a central issue of the libel case
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Henry Ford
Chicago Daily Tribune
League of Nations
Wee
National Guard
United States
World Brotherhood
Ford
Vx. Ford
General Grant
General Pershing
the Tribune
Ford Ty
Mr. Word
Mr. Stevenson
Stevenson
Mr. Ford
Withess
Bourder
Alfred Lucking
Congress Weighs Ban on Liquor in Home Storage
Washington July 15 A House Judiciary Committee test of a home liquor ban faces new phase as an amendment to prohibit possession of liquor stored before July 1 is pushed. The panel stripped the original home storage ban, but pro prohibition leaders expect further tightening. Floor action paused by other bills. Blanton’s request to strike Gallivan remarks debated.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
House
Representative Blanton
Texas
Gallivan
Massachusetts
Congress
Lett
D Annunzio Plans 20000 Mile Rome to Tokio Flight
Poet aviator Gabriele d Annunzio will attempt a round trip from Rome to Tokyo lasting about a month. The 20000 mile route runs through Asia Minor India Tongking and China to Japan with stations for replenishment along the way.
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D’annunzio
Rome
Tokio
Gabriele d'Annunzio
Asia Minor
India
Tongking
China
Japan
D'Annunaiohen
Fate of Ex Kaiser Taken Up by Allied Committee
The Inter Allied Committee on War Responsibility discussed the future fate of the former German Emperor. It was stated that no demand has yet been made to the Dutch government regarding William Hohenzollern.
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Allied
Aris
Inter-Allied Committee On
William Hohenzollern
Hays Demands Modifications to League Covenant
Republican Chairman Will H. Hays demands strong reservations on the league covenant. He calls for U S sovereignty safeguards, Monroe Doctrine certainty, possible Article X elimination or modification, and full U S control of immigration tariff and domestic policies with a right to withdraw on notice. He says the administration must decide to accept these guarantees, which other nations would likely accept.
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Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
United States
Congress
League
Mail Service With Germany Resumed
New York Tribune report from Washington states Postmaster General Burleson lifted the wartime suspension on mail to Germany. Mail will be accepted at normal European rates and forwarded via Holland and Denmark due to no direct German steamship service. The action follows State Department moves to lift the trade ban on most commodities with Germany.
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New York Tribune
Washington Bureau
Washington
Geneval Burleson
United States
Germany
Holland
Denmark
State Department
President May Harry Swing Around Circle Rumors of White House access
Washington July 15 rumor swirled that Senate Foreign Relations Committee may defer treaty talks with President Wilson prompting a possible earlier start to his national tour. White House officials said open access days 10 to noon would extend to congressional visitors with ongoing press conferences and weekly briefings.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Senstora
White House
Congress
Commons rejects plan to restrict alien labor
London July 15 the chamber of the alien bill restricting alien labor to 10 percent of the working staff for any person company or firm in the country was rejected by the committee of the whole in the House of Commons today
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London
House of Commons
Tokio Said To Aim for World Rule
Washington July 10. Senate debate on Shantung in the peace treaty reveals two lines of defense by Administration supporters. Hitchcock and Williams defend the provision as a benefit to China while Norris and Lodge press for the text of the Japan Germany pact and potential revision.
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Washington Bureau
Washington
Shantung
Senate
Japan
Germany
Britain
Lodge
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Paris
League of Nations
Johnson
California
Hitchcock
Beneft
China
Enator Williams
Sens
Tor Norris
Norris
Corea
Underwood
Phipps
Foreign Relations Committee
Swanson
Williams
France
United States
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U. S. Board
Chaloner Sane
Supreme Justice
Brotherhood Flag
RTV
John Mule & Co
Ree Forganoour
Hays
May Harry
Commons
U. S
By Carter Field
Eague of Nations
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