Blass-Leavitt Torpedo Secrets Face Prosecution Over Disclosure
New York United States District Attorney seeks a permanent injunction to stop Bliss-Leavitt from revealing torpedo secrets to the English government or any other nation. The firm has contracts to build 300 and 120 torpedoes for Newport, Rhode Island, with clauses prohibiting disclosure. If secrets are shared, the company could be prosecuted under the Spy Act of March 3, 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Istrict
Auornes
William J. Youngs
Brooklyn
Thomas Chatfield
Federal Feourt
V. Bliss Company
Ionels Whitehead & Co
F. M. Lowgitt
Whitehead & Co
Japan
Youngs
Bliss Company
E. W. Biss Company
West Virginia
Emouth Street
Brookly
Leavitt
Governent
Bliss.Leavitt
Bliss
Newport
Miss
Louis R. Bick
Kansas Town Fire Destroys Four Buildings In Valley Center
Four buildings burned and several more damaged in Valley Center Kansas as a large fire started in a main street general store. Lacking local firefighting, volunteers battled smoke and heat until Wichita fire crews arrived with gear to subdue the blaze. Resident Iver Taggart was carried out unconscious but survived. no serious injuries reported.
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Valley Center
Kan
Wichita
Con
Iver Taggart
Defense attacks breen testimony over misrepresented transactions
Andrew J. Montague’s defense challenges Breen declarations and portrays innocent deals as maliciously distorted. The case opens by undermining Chauffeur Pira who swore he drove a man like Atteaux to meet Breen. Witnesses say Pira lacks recollection of the Boston trip until speaking with district attorney officials who supplied details prompting his revival of memory.
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Breen
Pira
Atteaux
Boston
District Attorney's Office
Kaiser William Jubilee Plans Rise Across North America
German societies in the United States and Canada outline tentative programs for June 15 to honor the twenty-fifth anniversary of Kaiser William II. New York leads amid widespread celebrations in major cities. The Kaiser memorial fund, surpassing expectations, will fund local philanthropic projects, with New York allocating to the Kaiser William Pavilion at the German hospital on Seventy seventh Street. An addressed message, signed by all contributors, will be presented to Emperor William on June 15.
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New York
United States
Canada
William
Germany
Fatherland
America
Central Committee
Boston
Providence
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cleveland
Chien
St. Louis
Washington
Mcrmond
Denver
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Kaiser Memorial Fund
kKaiser
Count von Bernsdorff
Seventy Seventh Street
Park Avenue
Emperor William
Blackmail figure tied to dynamite case trial
Boston reports the opening of the dynamite planting trial with Daniel H. Coakley naming John J. Breen as the central figure in a vast blackmail scheme. Breen is described as a Lawrence undertaker whose motive remains disputed as Frederick E. Atteaux and William M. Wood defend against the accusations.
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Boston
John J. Breen
Lawrence
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Frederick E. Atteaux
Daniel H. Coakley
Atteaux
Coakley
Breen
Lee's Farewell Sells For 425 At Autograph Auction
In Philadelphia on June 5 the original copy of Gen. Robert E. Lee's farewell to his army after surrendering to Gen. Grant at Appomattox sold for 425 dollars. The sale of John Mills Hale's autograph collection also included Napoleon Bonaparte at 21 dollars Marie Antoinette at 21 dollars and Cardinal Richelieu at 50 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Robert EB. Lee
Grant
Appomattox
John Mills Hale
Phillipsburg
Napoleon Bonaparte
Marie Antoinette
Cardinal Richelieu
Roosevelt Libel Case Ends In Nominal Damages
Col Roosevelt’s libel suit against Edit Newett for 10,000 dollars ended after Newett testified he believed the editorial accusing the colonel of drunkenness was true but could not substantiate it. He apologized and asked the jury to find nominal damages. Judge Flannigan noted the Michigan statutes and affirmed the verdict. The jury awarded 6 cents in nominal damages with no costs.
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Marquette
Mich
Col. Roosevelt
Edit Newett
Newett
Roosevelt
Flannigan
Wilson tariff reform debate opens June sixteen
Senate Finance Committee prepares to debate the Underwood tariff bill with plans for a lower ad valorem rate than the House version. President Wilson pushes for free cattle hogs wheat and oats while maintaining protective schedules for wool and sugar. Committee aims to finish caucus by June 14 and begin debate June 16 with extended sessions.
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Senate Finance Committee
House
Washington
Wilson
Simmons
Senate
Williams
Shively
Gore
Underwood
Finance Committee
Bryan to Cross Continent Addressing Endeavor Union
Secretary Bryan will address the international meeting of the Christian Endeavor Union in Los Angeles between July 1 and 9. The trip marks a cross continental journey with the event hosting leaders from multiple nations.
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Bryan
Washington
Christian Endeavor Union
Los Angelas
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Tipedo Secrets
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Bucket Brigade
Che Bank
Prescott
Ollar
Bank of Prescott
Arkansas
Andrew J. Montague
Andrew Jackson Montague
Virginia
Kaiser William
Dawyer
Wood
Wool Trust
Lee
Napoleon
Richelieu
Gzan Mergantile Company
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