Congress Closes Fifty sixth Congress Adjourns Sine Die
The Fifty sixth Congress adjourned at 5 pm after a day of limited action. Speaker Henderson and Senate President Frye presided as the House and Senate ended their sessions with farewell songs and mutual good wishes. The naval bill and routine measures passed while major legislation stalled.
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Times Bureau
Washington
Henderson
Frye
Senate
Congress
Representative Cannon
Cockrell
William P. Frye
Carter
Senate Ends Session with Naval Bill Action and Pensions
Washington june 7 the senate moved to private pension bills after conference on the naval appropriation bill with 58 house pension measures on the calendar. a war claim bill was delayed and a disrupted pace drew jokes as the body reconvened after recess to clear the naval bill and adjournment checks.
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Senate
Naval
Philadelphia
Washington
Cockrell
House
Chandler
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Hale
Pettus
Naval Service
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Cullom
Sullivan
Svein
Beveridge
Sons of Veterans
Pettigrew
Committee On Appropriations
House of Representatives
House Adjourns After Senate Amendment to Naval Bill
The House adjourned after adopting the Senate amendment to the naval bill amid a tense session. Conferees reported disagreements on hydrographic provisions and cadet courses, with votes 77 71 and 118 96. The chamber filled with songs during recess as Speaker Henderson prepared a valedictory passing farewell to a partisan year.
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Cannon
House
Senate
Porto Rico
Cuba
Philippines
Day
Mr. Dayton
Dayton
Payne
Eter
Newark
Bingham
Pennsylvania
Richardson
Tennessee
Funeral for Mrs. Cecelia Sherman in Manefiel Ohio
The funeral for Mrs. Cecelia Steward Sherman wife of former Senator John Oorn was held in Manefiel Ohio on June 7. The service took place at the family dining hall which was suspended for two hours.
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Manefiel
Ohio
Cecelia Steward Sherman
John Oorn
Famly Inn
Yates-made boys suits offered at sale prices
A local clothier advertises boys knee pants suits in broken lots marked down from 7 or 8 to 4 dollars with a money back guarantee. The sale promotes value for summer trips and pocket money savings at the Cor 13th and Chestnut Streets store.
Six Hundred Mentally Deficient Children in City Schools
Superintendent Brooks reported to the elementary schools committee that over six hundred children in the city public schools are mentally deficient. The board lacks funds to admit these pupils or expand ungraded classes, and a motion asked Councils for an appropriation to educate children with organic mental defects.
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Brooks
Civic Club
Board of Education
Ungraded Classes Adopted in Public Schools
The by‑laws committee approved an ungraded classes resolution. It authorizes ungraded classes for district public schools. It requires superintendent certification of suitability for ungraded roles and five years of teaching experience. It raises pay for ungraded class teachers to 720 dollars yearly, equal to eighth grade teachers.
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Committee On
Board of Education
Ashbridge Denies McKenna Quote In Obscene Speech Row
Mayor Ashbridge asserts he did not use obscene language at a Junior Order banquet and blames John J. McKenna for the false report. He details past applications for a city post, McKenna’s son’s involvement, and says the allegations stem from a disputed 1899 incident. Waterall delays sharing the reply pending committee review.
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Ashbridge
William Waterall
Citizens
The
Academy of Music
Order of American Mechanics
John J. McKenna
Public Ledger
John A. McKenna
Bureau of Health
McKenna
Haddock
Order of United American Mechanics
Strawbridge and Clothier Boys Suits Sale
The Pr West Store on the second floor offers dramatic discounts on boys suits with prices slashed from 8.50 to 4.25, 6.50 to 3.25, 4.00 to 2.00, and 2.00 wash suits down to 1.00.
Special Lace Parasol Covers and Robe Reductions
A sale at East Store on Filbert St offers lace parasol covers for baby coaches from the entire samples line with various patterns and trims. Also discounted are Appliqué Robes in black taffeta with prices listed from $20 to $80, plus lace all overs in Valen ciennes and Honiton effects at 35c to 50c per yard.
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Valenciennes
Honiton
Filbert St
Skirts Offered at Bargain Prices This Season
The Centre Store on the second floor advertises skirts in various fabrics and styles. Plain white pique skirts start at $1.00, pure Irish linen skirts at $1.50, and Pete Duck and Denial skirts range from $1.50 to $2.00. Pique skirts run plain or elaborately trimmed up to $15, while linen skirts present a rich assortment up to $12.00.
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Pete Duck
Silk remnants sale at Centre Store Main Aisle
Remnants of silk taftas priced 50c a yard, high-grade novelties at 1.00 each, crepe de chine remnants 7ic, and printed indias and foulards half price or less. Centre Store Main Aisle.
Reduced price sale on children’s parasols across sizes and styles
More than one thousand season’s best parasols offered today at prices below maker cost. 12-inch pink satin parasols were 50c now 38c. 12-inch pink, light blue and red satin parasols with one ruffle were 75c to 50c. 14-inch satin parasols with one or two ruffles priced from 65c to 85c. 16-inch china silk parasols with ruffles priced from 1.00 to 1.50. coaching parasols in changeable taffetas at 1.50 to 2.50. East Store West Aisle.
Travel Bags and Accessories Sale at Centre Store West Aisle
A Centre Store advertisement lists leather and fiber travel bags including tan or olive dress suit cases at a single price of 3.75, Alligator and Grain leather cabin bags with varied sizes and prices, Alligator Oxford bags, Hercules Telescope cases and linen telescopes with sizes from 16 to 26 inches and price range from 0.55 to 3.00, all offered in West Aisle center store.
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Boston
McKenna Denies Mayor’s Claims In Public Dispute
McKenna flatly denies the mayor's statements as false in every particular. He claims the mayor and Director English pressed unverified assertions about applicant eligibility, and accuses the mayor of trying to escape an unpleasant dilemma.
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McKenna
John J. McKenna
English
Board of Examiners
Made a Scene in Senate
A gray haired man shouted from the gallery as the Senate adjourned declaring a message from the great white throne and that Jesus is coming soon. He had previously interrupted the Grant ceremonies in the House with a similar display.
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Washington
Senate
Jesus
House of Representatives
Washington Notes and Pensions Clarify Postwar Agencies
A fragmentary Washington notes list mentions Senor Don Luis Korea receiving leave of absence, Chilean-American Claims Commission setup, Philippine investigations, a Postmaster General order on revenues, and Industrial Commission bearings on agricultural conditions with witnesses from state and Grange groups.
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Senor
Don Luis Korea
Permiasi
Sarr
United States
Povenues
Moreal
Canada
Industrial Commission
W. W. Ler
Serres
Edderburn
State Grange
Wir
Aristocratic Wedding of Miss Crocker and Francis Harrison
Miss Mary Crocker and Francis Burton Harrison wed at St Mary’s Church in Tuxedo Park in a ceremony attended by a distinguished crowd. The church was lavishly decorated with peonies greens and woodland sprays. Attendants included Miss Crocker’s sister and Archibald Harrison with a guest list featuring notable names from New York and Chicago.
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Francis B. Harrison
Mary Crocker
Times
Surrern
Tuxedo Park
Charlies F. Crocker
Francis Burton Harrison
St. Mary's Church
Missen Jenuie Crocker
Harriet Alexander
Miss Crocker
Archibald Harrison
Albert T.fairfax
Gouverneur Morrie
Eric D. Hauteville
William Sloane
New York City
Benjamin Cable
Chicago
New York
Popping Marbles Must No Longer Be Sold
The Director of Public Safety ordered the sale of the noisy torpedo marbles stopped after receiving an analysis from chemist William C. Robinson Jr. The letter to Superintendent Quirk directs immediate action to halt sales due to health concerns and possible poisoning risk.
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Public Safety English
Police
William C. Robinson, Jr
Bureau of Health
Robinson
Whiteside Promoted by Governor for Santiago post
Colonel Samuel M. Whiteside of the Tenth Cavalry in the Department of Santiago and Principe has been recommended by Governor Sener Wood for promotion in recognition of the importance of the post.
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Santiago de Cuba
Samuel M. Whiteside
Tenth Cavalry
Department of Santiago and Principe
Sener Wood
Hunter Appeals From Tax Dispute Over Tea Company
Thomas F. Hunter trading as the Acme Tea Company appealed to the Court of Common Pleas from a Mercantile Appraisers decision. The case centers on business taxation and assessment.
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Thomas F. Hunter
Acme Tea Company
Court of Common Pleas
Mercantile Appraisers Reting
Eee
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