Taft Taft Roosevelt clash looms as Barnes eyes seat
William Barnes Jr, longtime New York Republican chairman, sails to Albany en route to Chicago for the party convention. He says Taft will be renominated and plans to present a direct, unbound briefing to delegates. Barnes hints at possible resignations and reshuffles if Roosevelt is nominated, while promoting the Rochester platform as a model for convention deliberations.
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Chicago
William Barnes, Jr
Republican Btare Committee
Lake Shore Limited
Albany
National Committee
Taft
Aleghany
Chiago
City
Auditorium Hotel
Chcago
Jeff
Wiliam L Ward
New York State
Mr. Barnes
Barnes
Roosevelt
Haines
William J.ward
Timothy J. Woodruff
Foose Welt
New York County
Rochester
Theodore Roosevelt
Suffragists Rally Over Women Working to Support Families
At the Interborough Suffrage Club meeting on West Street and Broadway, speakers including Miss Grace Raymond and Miss Mary Donnelly argued that women take jobs to support families when fathers lose work. They pressed for an eight hour labor law for women and defended Teddy Roosevelt's stance while praising suffrage and urging support from men who will back the cause.
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Louis
B Sereed
Interborough Suffrage Club
Weat
Miss Raymond
Mia Elder
Inter- Rornwel Club
Donnelly
Roosevelt
Nostragista
Teddy
Pastor Poet Popham Demands $150 From Mayor
Reverend William Lee Popham, Louisville pastor poet, returns to Atlanta with marriage certificate and demands $150 from Mayor Courtland Winn. He and his wife were arrested after registering separately but found together, citing a May 11 ceremony in McDonough Georgia and stating he is also husband to Mrs William Lee Popham.
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Ee BG
Atlanta
William Lee Popham
Louiaville
Courtland Winn
Sam William Ee Popham
Maria Sorte
May Yohe, Former Francis Hope Star, Missing Since Thursday
May Yohe, once known as Lady Francis Hope, has vanished from her West 434th Street home since Thursday morning. The missing actress, back in New York three weeks after an Asbury Park engagement, did not indicate plans to depart. her maid Josephine Scott reported the disappearance to police after a fruitless search.
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May Yohe
Francis Hope
West 434
Joephine Scott
New York
Asbury Park
How Assiel
Mire Yohe
Deaf bride and mute wife spark annulment suit
In a Supreme Court action, Orowitz seeks to annul his marriage to Rosa Crowie, claiming Rosa was deaf and dumb and that he was deceived into a. contract marriage to avoid deportation to Russia. He alleges Rosa’s disability was concealed at the time of marriage and that Wednesday would have marked five years if they had remained united.
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Meyer Crowie
Rosa
Orqwitz
Supreme Court
Orowitz
Russia
Comes 6 000 Miles to wed on a freighter captain
Miss Erma Finder aged twenty eight from Tuenon Ayres travelled six thousand miles from Argentina to marry Captain Loftus, master of the British freighter Voltaire now in port. Immigration officials initially barred her landfall while Captain Loftus claimed her as fiance. The couple had met in Buenos Aires months ago and plan to wed today and depart aboard the Aymeric on June 20.
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Lamport A& Holt
Voltaire
Argentina
Mies
Erma Finher
Onix
Tuenon Ayres
Misa Hisher
Buenos Ayres
North
Day
May Card All Pupils in Elementary Schools Plan
Washington report outlines a plan to card catalog all U S elementary pupils and maintain a permanent running history of each student’s school career. The system, approved by the National Education Rehabilitation group, already in 300 cities with six million pupils projected. It enables precise fiscal statistics and answers to many questions. The investigators propose a uniform reporting method for computing costs.
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Washington
United States
Ole
Dow
Nurses Urged to Be Sunny and Professional
Miss Hertha W. Allen of Newton Lower Falls told Chicago nurses, members of the American Nurses Association, that a sunny disposition is valuable in alarm but must not become affection for patients. She urged nurses to focus on work and ignore brusque physician directions and patient-affection remarks.
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Chicago
American Nurses’ Association
Hertha W. Allen
Newton Lower Falls
Mike Allen
Children Fall From Fire Escapes In City Blocks
Two boys aged around eleven and a ten year old girl tumbled from second story fire escape balconies within blocks yesterday afternoon. Anna Priester of 244th Sith Street and James Lightbody of Ninth Avenue 422 Westarth Street were rushed to hospitals after sustaining injuries. A surgeon at Heck Meverk To spiial treated a broken collar bone and head lacerations before the boys were taken home.
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Aman Cnuaren
Anna Priester
Tve
Ont Sith Street
Tumbil
New York Hospital
Tames Lightbody
Ninth Avenue
West Arth Street
West 7Th Ureet
Heck Meverk
Spiial
Real Twin Daughters’ Death Ends Revolution Age 80
Hastings Michigan June notice reports Mrs. Julia Ann Demaray of Woodland dead at eighty from paralysis. She is one of the surviving real twin daughters of the American Revolution. Her sister Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Russell of Lake Odessa survives. Father John Peter Frank enlisted in Philadelphia and served through the Revolution. The family later settled in Bernda after the war and she came to this country forty years ago. She was mother of fourteen children.
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Noman
Hastings
Mich
Julia Ann Demaray
Woodland
Elizabeth Ann Russell
Lake Odessa
John Peter Frank
Philadelphia
Bernda
Mra. Demuray
Mister
Jach
Big Sisters Form Group Similar to Big Brothers
A newly incorporated charity named The Big Sisters aims to aid children, especially girls, brought before the Children's Court and to prevent delinquency by improving guardianship. Corporators include William K. Vanderbilt Ameline H. Olin Sally Wright Emily Morris Lilite Havemeyer Gertrude Sends and Virginia O. Sanger.
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Cetyermra
Mia
William K. Vanderbilt
Ameline H. Olin
Sally Wright
Emily
Morris
Lilite Havemeyer
Gertrude Sends
Virginia
Sanger
Jurti
Suffrage Groups Merge Under Chicago Leader Wingate
Chicago journalist Geraldine Wingate leads a move to amalgamate New York suffrage societies into a united body. The Historical Suffragette and Suffrage Literary Society will debut in New York with Wingate editing and plans for larger offices in the Marbridge Building.
Miss Newberry Denies Engagement Breakoff
Detroit June 7 Truman H Newberry denies his daughter's engagement to Captain W H Alleyne of the British army was broken off for a romance with Frank W Brooks Jr He says reports are mistaken and the decision was the result of a young girl acting impulsively He adds Captain Alleyne learned of her change of mind and that the engagement remained unsettled amid public speculation about Bermuda trip motives.
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Miss Newberry
Brooks
Alleyne
Detroit
Truman H. Newberry
W. H. Alleyne
Frank W. Brooks, Jr
Trial marriage defense raises novel breach suit
Miss Jennie Hingo, a Langs Teach nurse, sues carpenter James M. Elston for 8000 in a breach of promise suit. Elston contends that during a proposed short trial marriage he found the plaintiff insulted him and he ended the engagement. The case was heard in the Los Angeles Superior Court on June 7.
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Los Angeles
Jennie Hingo
Nurse
Langs Teach
Hames M. Elston
Carpenter
Elston
Marlborough Hotel Exterior Remodel Planned on Broadway Corner
Plans by Rouse & Goldstone to remove the Marlborough Hotel exterior and rebuild with ground floor storefronts on Broadway, shifting the entrance to Goth Street. Estimated project cost about $100,000.
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Marlborough
Broadway
Mth Street
Goth Street
Rouse & Goldstone
Danish Lutheran Women Vote on Equal Church Rights
The National Church Association adopted a plan to hold a referendum among all women members of the Danish Lutheran Church in America to decide whether they should have equal rights with men in church matters. The vote will be conducted nationwide at the denomination’s annual meeting.
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Pes Coines
Arraignment after deadly hit run down by suspect
Michael 4987 charged before Coroner Hellenstein with causing the death of Nelson Denne age 70 and injuring two others after a Thursday night incident on No 1 West Yoh Street. Fannie Light and David Sheehan were hospitalized in serious condition. Bail set at 500 but later reduced due to channel illness.
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Michael
Cnmurreur
Hellenstein
Nelson Denne
No 1
West Yoh Street
Denne
Fannie Light
No. Si West 4Th Street
Flower Hospital
David Sheehan
Bank Didn’t Want Account Exposed Eccentric Will Maker
In Supreme Court, the trial to set aside the will of Mrs. Louise Beauchamp Hughes revealed her eccentric acts and a penchant for making many wills. The 85 year old, once in charge of a jewelry stash, gave small amounts to relatives in Italy and most of her estate to charity. Testimony described a safe deposit vault visit and a maid cashing checks, prompting the bank to require her to close the account. The case resumes Monday.
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Louise Beauchamp Hughes
David M. Hughes
Second Avenue
Supreme Court
Hughes
Italy
Elisabeth Mangen
Mrs. Hughes
Park Avenue
Washington Trust Company
Capital
Importer Sued by Wife for Seventeen Years Ill Treatment
Mrs Edith H Douglas of River Hide Drive and Palham files for separation from James F Douglas importer of woollens at 2 Fifth Ave alleging personal abuse including throwing china when reproved for risque stories. She seeks alimony, arrest order, and notes a May 1900 separation agreement with modest support, and claims coercion to drop the suit.
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Douglas
Edith H. Douglas
River- Hide Drive
Palham
James F. Douglas
No. 2
Fifth Avenue
China
Lorene Physioe
Reginald
Dowklas
Europe
Toronto
King Edward Hotel
Doug
Pelham
Hs Son
Dowglas
Douxina
Pay Well for Dead Flies War on the Pest Sweeps Towns
A quirky health plan spreads across states as cities test bounties for dead flies. In Williamsburg Virginia a penny per fly is offered, with larger sums in Fredericksburg and nearby towns. Counts run into millions killed in some areas, including Baltimore area records and other localities, as officials promote fly extermination and nuisance abatement.
Bicycle Accidents Fatal In Brooklyn Suburbs
Mrs Mattarowan wife of a rich retired manufacturer drove with her son and a friend toward Prospect Park when a group of boys on bicycles appeared. A twelve year old rider swerved into her car causing a concussion and multiple injuries. he later died. A tailor Ampere Anderson fell from his bicycle in Fourth Avenue near West Street and was killed after colliding with a crowd leaving Public School 2. William Meyer was knocked down in the same incident.
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Mattarowan
Orom
Dean Treet
Brooklyn
Ospect Park
Plaza
William Roth
Mia
Dean
Ampere Anderson
Nowit Stat Street
Fourth Avenue
Wéth Mreet
Yh Street
William Meyer
Anderson
Brooklyn Youth Tries Gas Fire at Home
Frank Tuero an eighteen year old son of a tobacco importer attempted suicide by turning on gas and barricading doors at 4 McDonough Street Brooklyn Two patrolmen forced entry found him unconscious revived him and he was arraigned at Gates Avenue court held in 309 bail for Monday hearing He did not explain his action when questioned by the magistrate
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Frank Tuero
McDonough Street
Brooklyn
Tuero
Gates Avenue Court
Women war on kosher shops shocks Brooklyn neighborhoods
In two Jewish Brooklyn sections women crusaders ringed Myrtle Avenue meat shops, forcing closures and seizing meat. A woman was assaulted, and several shopkeepers shuttered as crowds pressed for price relief amid rioting and tense confrontations. Police intervened as mobs dispersed.
Meat Price War Backed by Pittsburgh Restaurateurs
In a Pittsburgh communique Mrs J Flannery head of Federated Marketing Cities is urged to lead a meat price boycott. Restaurateurs justify the stance by noting higher costs for jobs and ribs and call for a national movement among butchers to press packers to lower prices. A rally at Homewood Carnegie Hall will feature Mrs Flannery Dr J T Holdsworth and Harry S Lydick as speakers.
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Annapolis
Taft
Naval Academy
Board of Visitors
Senator Swanson
Virginia
West Point
Army
Swanson
Moet
Tacoma
Wash
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Bulle
James J. Hill
Miles
Nort
Gibbons
Maryland National Guard
Raanslene Ebira
Goldsborough
Washington
Mr Taft
Secretary of the Navy
Meyer
Pittsburgh
J. Flannery
Federated Marketing Cities
Homewood Carnegie Hall
Retail Butchers’ Association
Flannery
J.T. Holdsworth
University of Pittsburgh
Harry 8. Lydick
United States District Attorney
Surgeon Sues for 5000 in Supreme Court Action
Dr Shapiro seeks a writ of commission to examine Adolph Lorenz in Vienna regarding a 1910 operation for Peter Gibson the playwright. Shapiro sues Gibson's Widow for payment claiming service value. defendant argues charges aligned with Vienna and New York rates. Court reserved decision.
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Deane
Supreme Court
de Adolph Lorenz
Vienna
Peter Gibson
Shapiro
Gibson
Loren
New York
Four Liners for Delegates Plans for World Sunday School Meet
Philadelphia June 7 Representing 288 000 Sunday schools New 28 000 000 members World Central Committee met to plan the Seventh Sunday School Convention to be held in Zurich Switzerland July 15 1918 Four ocean liners chartered to carry delegates from the United States and Canada depart New York Boston and Montreal A preconvention Orient tour led by Jd Henna Pittsburgh and Frank Brown Brooklyn will precede the meet with preliminary conventions in the Philippines Japan China and Korea and other delegations visiting the Holy Land.
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Zurich
Philadelphia
Central Committee
Switzerland
United States
Canada
New York
Boston
Montreal
Jd. Henna
Pittsburgh
Frank {. Brown
Brooklyn
Orient
Philipp
Japan
China
Corea
Holy Land
FIELD DAY AT WEST POINT
West Point commencement program reports a morning gymnastic display by fourth class cadets and outdoor calisthenics with shelter tent pitching. A parade and artillery and cavalry drills follow. Notable guests include a Senate Military Affairs Committee with members Hinges due Pont Warren Norris Brown Guggenheim Bristow Jones Chamberlain Johnston Hitchcock Williams Foster Lorimer. Distinguished alumni include Wilson Farlow Godfrey Pitman Gifford Farragut Chase Gorthals Helstand.
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Ieee West Point
Military Academy
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Frank 0. Hinges
New Jersey
Henry A du Pont
Delaware
Francis Warren
Wyoming
Norris Brown
Nebraaka
Simon Guggenheim
Colorado
Josaph T. Bristow
Kansan
Wesley E Jones
Washington
George E. Chamberlain
Oregon
Joseph F. Johnston
Alabama
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Nebraska
John Sharp Williams
Missis Rippi
Murphy J. Foster
William Lorimer
Mock Duck Gets The Limit For Hip Sing Leader
Mock Duck, leader of the Hip Sing Tong of Chinatown, was sentenced by Judge Swann to not less than one nor more than two years. The term is the maximum for a first offender, with Hubert M. Moore appealing on behalf of Mock Duck as he awaits possible release.
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Hip Sing
Mock Duck
Hip Sing Tong
Chinatown
Judge Swann
al Sessions
Polley
Psi Upsilon Council Ends 29th Convention Dinner at Astor
Psi Upsilon finished its 29th convention with a dinner at the Astor. Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University spoke on Minding Our Own Business in Silence, former Senator John Spooner urged constitutional government, Justice Isaac Franklin Russell and Herbert L. Bridgman gave talks, and members sang the fraternity song and yelled their Psi Upsilon yell.
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Psi Upsilon Aniverany
Astor
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbi University
John Spooner
Isaac Franklin Russell
Herbert L. Bridgman
State claims take precedence in Carnegie Trust case
The Supreme Court ordered the State Superintendent of Banks to prioritize the State of New York's claims over others against the Carnegie Trust Company. The State Treasurer holds 145,843 dollars in deposits, largely from the barge canal fund. Justice Scott stated government needs and tax collection rights are paramount to individual claims.
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Tsion
Supreme Court
State Superintendent of Banks
State of New York
Carnegie Trust Company
Barge Canal Fund
Jstice Scott
Diamond Jim Brady Leaves Hospital for Atlantic City
Baltimore dispatch reports James Brady and George B. Stevens are markedly improved after Johns Hopkins treatment and will depart for Atlantic City next Sunday. Brady, patient for about three months, plans a seaside trip with Stevens, declaring both are in good shape and avoiding sensational detail.
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Stevens
Brady
Tribune
Baltimore
Diamond Jim
George B. Stevens
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Atlantic City
Chicago
World's Best Terrier Sick at Hillsborough Kennels
In San Francisco on June 7 the world's finest Boston terrier owned by Miss Jennie Crocker, valued at $10,000, is ill at Hillsborough kennels. The dog has the "little Johnny flea" disease, causing severe itching and self harm. Crocker has lost more than twenty pets in three years due to this ailment.
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Wilamsburs
Wiliamsburg
Predericksburg
Logansport
Ind
Winchester
New Rochelle
Port Chester
Mount Vernon
Maryville
Washington
San Antonio
Tex
San Francisco
Jennie Crocker
Hillsborough
Miss Crocker
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Dad
Sunny
Woman's Suffrage Party
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Mian
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Wellesley
Chicago Teihune
Monolith
West Hth Street
Suffrage Literary Society
Society
Miss Wingate
Marbridge
Belle Squire
No Vote
No Tax League
E. P. Stephens
Wingate
Cheage Society
Mrs. Belsont
America
Carnerie Lyceum
Mise Wingate
National Woman Suffrage Association
Chicago Tribune
Lorimer
Mice Wingate
DeAnna Shaw
Ue National
Shaw
Susan J. Anthony
Mattenal
Woman's Journal
Hhe
Woman Suffrage Party
Mee
A.C. Hughstrom
Taghatrem
I Larke
Detern
Misa Wingate
Thia
Ator Tient
Eee
Chatlam
Board of Health
Rufus
Ia Wcheme
Navy
Williamsburg
Myrtle Avenue
Etta Rosenberg
Stockton Street
Myrtle
de Kail Avenues
Morris Tothenstein
Moe Danndiger
Tompkins
Park Avenues
Vernon Avenue
Fanny Toothman
Me Kalb Avenue
Benjamin Diamond
Thurwlay
Mirabeau J. Towns
Eighth Avenue
Leagun
Julian Heath
League
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Heath
Chuck
Mra Heath
DeKalb Av Nue
Mouse Wives’ League
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Marie T. Garland
Francis C. Green
Grant
Suffolk
Green
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Walt
Colorado Rockies
Santa Fe
Fred Harvey
Rockies
Santa Fé
New Mexico
Grand Canyon
Titan of
Chass
Geo. C. Dillard
New York City
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Senate Committee
PSI Upsilon Council
Carnegie
Mata
Walters Mastertone
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Bloomingdales
Talaer
the Tribune
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Lake Hopatcong
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Columbus
West 54Th
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