International police convention opens with DC chief presiding
Washington hosts the annual convention led by Maj. Richard Sylvester of the DC police. Meanwhile 31 Weather Bureau employees in Washington were demoted over ties to political activity linked to the Willis L Moore dismissal. Adee in Paris due to illness. Nine US senators condemn renewed arbitration with Great Britain. Townsend accuses Wilson Democrats of pressuring lawmakers on tariff. Viscount Chinda conveys Japanese grievances to President Wilson. Bryan says Germany Bolivia and Argentina have asked for tentative peace treaty drafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Washington
Richard Sylvester
District of Columbia Police
Weather Bureau
Willis L. Moore
Port land Rose Festival and multiple page events
The Port land rose festival drew large crowds. A Richmond travelers association parade opened their convention. A Missouri Kansas Texas train wreck near Mc Alester killed one and injured sixty. A Norfolk and Western freight crash near Bluefields killed four and injured two. Alaska volcanoes erupt along the peninsula including Shishaldin and Katmai. Garrett and Schneier arrested in Colorado Springs for alleged high school senior class robbery. Dunkards conference at Warsaw prohibits tobacco use. Illinois House defeats initiative referendum measure. Walter Shrouds confesses to bank robbery in Philadelphia and is released after restitution.
Notable Trials and Deaths Reported Across States
Personal Giuseppe Pomaro is arrested in Youngstown Ohio on a black hand letter charge to President Wilson seeking 5000 dollars. Indictments against President John P. White and 18 UMWA officials for Sherman act violations in Charleston West Virginia. Rev Charles A Briggs dies in New York at 72 from pleural pneumonia. Westman widow arrested in Seattle for murder. S L Heeter is dismissed in Pittsburgh for immorality. W E Cottrell arrested in Clarinda for attempting arson. Fred Nevens accused of embezzling 7500 dollars in Los Angeles. Drury College grants diplomas including J Turner Horner and daughter Eva May Horner in Springfield Missouri. Gompers undergoes second surgery for a mastoid abscess in Washington. Vice President Marshall receives honorary Doctor of Laws from University of North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giuseppe Pomaro
Youngstown
Washer
United States Secret Service
Wilson
Six Cent Verdict In Mbel Action Over Book Concern
Rev. Dr. George H. Oryer won six cents in a suit against the Methodist Book Concern of Ohio and others over alleged unchristian conduct and misappropriation of funds. Jere Knode Cook and Floretta Whaley, once connected to a Hempstead pastor, may marry after Mrs. Miranda Clarke Cook won a divorce in Harvard Conn. A Canton man shot and killed three relatives and wounded a police officer. A cannon discharge accident at Ada Ohio injured a former Ohio Northern student. The Railroad Trainmen named Detroit as the 1916 convention city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Oryer
Supreme Court
Methodist Book Concern of
Ohio
Jere Knode Cook
St. George’s Church
Hempstead
L. I
Floretta Whaley
Miranda Clarke Cook
Cook
Harvard
Conn. O
James M. Cox
Ada
Daniel Best
Pitcairn, Pa
Ohio Northern University
Anniversary of William’s accession opens in Berlin
The twenty fifth anniversary celebration for Emperor William I opens in Berlin. Dr Forbes Winslow, noted alienist, dies in London at sixty nine, founder of the British Hospital for Mental Disorders. Emily Wildey Davison dies after leaping before the Derby king’s horse Anmer. One hundred ten bodies from the Matamoros fighting line cremated with no services. The Hague hosts the International Opium Congress on July 1 with Dr Hamilton Wright to represent the United States to discuss his mission with President Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emperor William of
Germany
Berlin
Forbes Winslow
London
British Hospital For Mental Disorders
Emily Wlidley Davison
Wpsom
England
Anmer
Matamoras
International Opium Congress
Hague
Hamilton Wright
United States
Wilson
States Right to Set Railroad Rates Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that states may fix reasonable interstate rail rates until Congress acts, in the Minnesota freight and passenger rate cases. The decision covers interstate commerce concerns and confiscatory features, except for Minneapolis & St. Louis, in a group of 45 related suits from six states.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Minnesota
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Supreme Court
Missouri
Kentucky
Oregon
Arkansas
West Virginia
Alabama
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Sanborn
United States Circuit Court of Minnesota
American Naval Stores Company
Savannah
Turpentine Trust
Department of Justice
Pennsylvania
International Coal Mining Company
Clearfield
Pennsylvania Railroad
Justice Pitney
Government moves to dissolve Eastman Kodak monopoly
The United States files a civil suit in Buffalo to break up Eastman Kodak under the Sherman Act. Attorney General McReynolds seeks dissolution by receivership if needed and division of assets to restore competition, alleging the firm controls about 72 percent of the U S photographic supplies trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastman Kodak
Washington
Kodak Trust
Buffalo
McReynolds
Eastman Kodak Company
Eastman Company
United States
Confesses Slaying Mother in Ohio Farm Town
Ironton Ohio June 11 Local authorities say Barkley Flemming age twenty of Coryville a farmer confessed Monday to the murder of his mother Mrs Flemming and his brother Culbertson twenty five The case centers on the family killings in Coryville and Ironton authorities report a formal confession.
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Ironton
Ohio
Barkley Flemming
Coryville
Illinois News Tersely Told
Mount Vernon hosts Chicago Association of Commerce inspectors at Christopher No. 2 mine touring 600 foot level by electric cars. Jacksonville trustees hear endowment needs and new gifts raise total to 10,500. Alfalfa tour spans Sangamon county with multiple stops. Bloomington embezzlement charge against Earl Riddle. Springfield electrocution on public square as worker dies on arch lamp work. Requisition for George Braun’s return related to abducting case. Peoria hosts Illinois State Undertakers convention with embalming curriculum proposal. Kilbourne Epworth league to hold Jacksonville district meeting in Greenfield. Dr Norbury delivers blind school address with 4 graduates. Springfield names Henning clerk in banking department. Carmi reports death of White County State's Attorney Martin. Sterling closes most saloons reducing to twelve amid ongoing pro-17 fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Chicago Association of Commerce
United Coal Mining Company
Christopher
Canada’s Finance Minister touts strong Dominion finances
Hon. W. T. White reports a prosperous year with revenue reaching 168,250,000 dollars, up over 32 million from 1911-12. He notes steady monthly growth driven by customs and other revenues, and says Canada reduced debt by 23 million while maintaining high security quotations.
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Canada
Finance Department
Dominion
W. T. White
House of Commons
White
Cowless milk produced in London factory
A new London plant with 40,000 quarts daily capacity makes milk from vegetables mainly soya beans. The product is said to be nearly indistinguishable from real milk and lasts longer while remaining free from disease germs. It sells for six cents a quart.
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London
Castoria Reminder for Parents Through Generations
Mothers urged to scrutinize every bottle of Castoria for the signature It has been in use for over 30 years and is promoted as a safe remedy for infants and children. The message emphasizes child health and brand trust with Fletcher’s Castoria.
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Fletcher
Carry Flint
Norfolk peasants prize pointed flints as thunderbolts and carry red hot stones and arrowheads to avert lightning strikes. The custom reflects a belief in protective power from local superstition and folklore about weather magic.
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Norfolk
Tyree's Antiseptic Powder Publicized for Poison Ivy
Poison oak or ivy poisoning quickly relieved by bathing affected parts in a solution of two teaspoonfuls of Tyree's Antiseptic Powder to a pint of water. 250. at all druggists or sample sent free by J. B. Tyree, Washington, D. C.
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Tyree
Washington, D. C
Not to His Taste at Dinner with Two Women
A humorous exchange where a man complains about being seated between two talkative women. He quips that tongue sandwiches were his expectation, while the women’s conversation supposedly wore him down. The line hints at witty social banter in a dining scene.
Sin Binder ad teases Lewis 5c cigar and domestic quips
An advertising snippet notes LEWIS Sin Binder 5c cigar offers satisfying quality while joking about work and weather. It contrasts the average man fearing a storm with fear of his wife, aiming at light humorous tobacco promotion.
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A. A. Adee
Paris
United States Senate
Great Britain
Townsend
Michigan
Viscount Chinda
Japan
White House
Bryan
Bolivia
Argentina
Portland
Ore
Travelers’ Protective Association
Richmond
George W. Lewis
Kansas City
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
McAlester
Okio
Norfolk & Western
Bluefields
W. Va
Owens
Alaskan Peninsula
Unimak Pass
Shishaldin
Paviof
McCushion
Katmai
Edgar Garvey
Charles Schneider
Colorado Springs
Colo
Justin Miller
Malcolm Ord
The
Dunkards
Warsaw
Ind
Ilinois House
Walter F. Shrouds
Merchants’ Union Trust of
Philadelphia
John P. White
United Mine Workers of America
Charleston
Charles A. Briggs
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Carl Axel Westman
Chauncey M. Depew
Seattle
Wash
Westman
S. L. Heeter
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Board of Education
W. E. Cottrell
Council Bluffs
Clarinda
Fred Nevens
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Oklahoma City
Okla
Los Angeles
Cal
J. Turner Horner
Purdy, Mo
Eva May Horner
Drury College
Springfield
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Marshall
University of North Carolina
Robert Roach
Canton
Brotherhood of Railroad
San Francisco
Detroit, Mich
U. S. Supreme Court
Camera Combine
Illinois News
Jacksonville
Ilinois Women’s College
Doctor Welch
Westfield
N. Y
Martha Dean Weaver
Lincoln
Sangamon County
P. G. Holden
Lindsey Reese
Champaign
Lanesville
Illinois
Mechanicsburg
Riverton
Rochester
Bloomington
Earl Riddle
le Roy
Eliza Stansbury
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Bert Johnson
Johnson
Dunne
Chicago
George Braun
Louisville
Florence Mulcahy
Sheffield Avenue
Margaret Kehoe
Bradley Hotel
Peoria
Illinois State Undertakers’ Association
Enos H. Rener
Urbana
F. P. Norbury
Linois School For the Blind
Dr. Norbury
John F. Fitzgerald
Alvin P. Gillick
Esther Veronica Herron
Laura May Howes
Louis F. Henning
Mendota
State Banking Department
Johns. Stewart
Carmi
States
William L. Martin
White County
Sterling
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