Put Off Bill After Long Night Fight Appears Doomed
Springfield May 14 Democratic leaders decided to delay further action on the initiative and referendum resolution, planning a return to the house calendar next week. After an all night fight the measure appeared unlikely to pass, with several votes lost and a final outcome still uncertain. The suffrage bill and a Chicago council bill were also addressed with hearings scheduled and amendments considered.
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McKinley
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Democratic Fight For
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Kareh
Lutheran Church Biennial Convention Opens in Atchison
The 45th biennial convention of the General Synod meets in Atchison Kansas on May 14 with delegates from many states. Speakers discuss rapid church growth and sustaining expansion, noting a world membership of about 70 million.
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Atchison, Kan
General Synod of the Lutheran Church
Weather forecast for Rock Island area tomorrow evening
Unsettled weather with showers tonight or Thursday and steady temperatures. Brisk to hard winds. 7 am temperature 53, high 68 yesterday, 61 last night. Precipitation 0.38 inches in 24 hours. River at 7 am 6.3 feet, down 0.1 foot in 24 hours. Astronomical notes list Saturn as evening star and Mercury Jupiter Mars Venus among morning stars with Auriga and Capella visible by 9 pm.
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Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
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Mercury
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Mars
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Capella
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Pfanschmidt Denied Retrial In Murder Case
Ray Pfanschmidt, 21, condemned to death for killing his father, mother, sister, and Emma Kaempen, faces continued legal battles as judge refuses to grant a new trial. A July 8 hearing was set to consider arresting judgment and sentencing. Remaining charges for Emma Kaempen and Charles Pfanschmidt await trial.
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Quincy
Ray Pfanschmidt
Emma Kaempen
Pfanschmidt
Guy Williams
Adams County
Ray Planschmidt
Williams
Charles Pfanschmidt
Ray «Pfanschmidt
Blanca Pfanschmidt
Harry Higbee
Pittsfield
Family Tragedy Follows Wisconsin Household Feud
In Sparta on May 14 retired farmer William Hogue, 70, killed his wife with a stove poker, mortally wounded his daughter Mrs Guy Wilson, and shot her husband twice before dying by suicide with a razor. The daughter and son-in-law were injured and the wife died later. motive cited as long standing property disputes and family quarrels.
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Wis
William Hogue
Guy Wilson
Hogue
Saloon Auto Hold Up Debated as Political Gag
Chicago May 14 Municipal Judge Gemmil heard assurances that the daylight holdup of Edward Dawson's saloon yesterday by six auto bandits was a serious comic demonstration by Dawson's political friends. The hearing was deferred.
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Chicago
Gemmil
Edward Dawson
Dawson's
Walter Johnson Bets Record With White In Scoreless Stints
Chicago May 14 Official Statistician Howe of the American league stated that Doc White of Chicago does not hold the record for consecutive scoreless innings. He could not say if anyone has surpassed Walter Johnson of Washington, who likely passed the mark with 52 1 3 innings. White's best is 46 innings. Ministers Elect Officers. Rockford Ill May 14 The Illinois Ministerial conference of the mission covenant elected Rev F M Johnson Chicago chairman Rev J G Johnson Galesburg vice chairman Rev A M Johansen Moline secretary Rev A Bergstedt Chicago assistant secretary and Rev Gust Nelson Chicago treasurer.
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Walter Johnson
Washington
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Rockford, Ill
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The
Mission Covenant Today
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J. G. Johnson
Galesburg
A. M. Johansen
Moline
A. Bergstedt
Gust Nelson
Train Close to Blow Up from Bombs at Sandgate-on-Sea
Militants arson squad attacked rail travel with suffraget bombs found in a Kingston to London train carriage causing no blasts. A large residence The Highlands at Sandgate-on-Sea was burned after letters insult the prime minister and home secretary were found. Leaders on trial for suffragette activities, mail damage, and fund tracing reveal weak points in the campaign.
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Kingston On Thames
Waterloo
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English Channel
Reginald McKenna
Theft of Plans Still a Mystery
Washington detectives probe the theft of electrical wiring plans for the Pennsylvania dreadnought. Publication leak hinders investigation as Justice Department teams pursue clues with no current link to any foreign nation.
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Department of Justice
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Shriners Close Annual Meeting in Dallas Texas
Dallas May 14 Shriners wrapped up their annual meeting naming the 1914 convention city Buffalo as the next site and electingWilliam W Irwin of Wheeling West Virginia imperial potentate A grand parade drew more than 100 temples of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and thousands of members in review before W J Cunningham imperial potentate of Baltimore The imperial council reported 185446 members a net gain of 12790 across 133 temples The session included debate over democratic principles and reforms and a vote on woman suffrage resolution by the Senate committee.
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Wheeling
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N. Y
W. J. Cunningham
Baltimore
Imperial Council
Public Hearings Issue in Tarife in Washington Senate
Washington May 14 The senate Republicans press ahead to prolong the public hearings issue as an opening wedge against the Underwood bill. Penrose's amendment to Simmons' reference motion becomes the Penrose LaFullette proposal demanding manufacturers answer 16 questions on production and transportation costs and duty percentages. The Kern resolution on West Virginia coal fields awaits a 2 pm vote while manufacturers seek private hearings.
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Underwood
Penrose
Simmons
Penrose-LaFullette
Kern
West Virginia
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Ransdell
Lewis Howley
Lansing
Mich
Wilson Man
Mrs Pease Blames Nurse In Alimony Case
Chicago May 14 Mrs Clara Dun lap Pease says she will sue for increased alimony and against Pease household members for alienation of her husband's affections after 17 years of marriage and separation. She cites nurse Harriet Stetzer residing with Edwin Pease in Aurora as a trigger for the breakup. Senator Pleads Not Guilty New York May 14 State Senator Stephen J Stilwell pleads not guilty to bribery indictment for allegedly seeking 3500 from George H Kendall for a favorable report on a bill Kendall was involved in.
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Chicago
Clara Dunlap Pease
Edwin Pease
Aurora
Ill
Pease
Harriet Stetzer
Stetzer
New York
Stephen J. Stilwell
George H. Kendall
New York Bank Note Company
Senate and
Assembly Codes Committee
Kendall
New Evidence in the O Hara Case
Springfield report says two Springfield men Thomas Vredenburgh and Sam Davis will testify tonight before senate investigators looking into charges of immorality against Lieutenant Governor O Hara. The meeting at the state house is open to the public. Davis, a minor dealer, obtained an affidavit from Maud Robinson and will be questioned on motives. Vredenburgh will recount his Chicago trip and O Hara involvement. Rumors claim detectives found startling evidence and that Davis acted under others influence.
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Thomas Vredenburgh
Sam Davis
Senate
O'Hara
Senate Committee
State House
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Chicago
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Devis
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Maud Robinson
Davis
Baptists Weigh South Problems At St Louis Meeting
The southern Baptist convention opened at Third Baptist Church in St Louis with delegates from across the South and visiting missions from Asia Africa and Spanish America. Officers to be elected, committees formed, reports heard from foreign and home missions boards and the Sunday school board. Home missions reports urge denominational loyalty amid challenges including the Negro, materialism, religious apathy, and housing needs. Foreign missions report notes a debt free year and optimism for the year ahead.
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Africa
Spanish America
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Foreign and Home Missions
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Board of Home Missions
South
Lord Jesus
Home Mission Board
Foreign Mission Board
Accounting Bill Now Dead Issue in Springfield
In Springfield Illinois in May 1914 Senator Hay’s uniform county accounting bill failed to advance to a third reading as the Senate narrowly avoided enacting clause removal. The vote tied 21 to 21 with O’Hara casting the deciding tallies against progression. The session also advanced Clark’s Chicago firemen’s double platoon bill and discussed a Cook county commissioners term extension.
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Ill
Hay
Senate
Hays
Tossey
O'Hara
Clark
Chicago Firemen
Wange
Cook County
Johnson Guilty In Mann Act Case Against Pugilist
Jurors convict Jack Johnson on all seven counts for transporting Belle Schreiber from Pittsburgh to Chicago in 1910. Assistant U S Attorney Parkin calls verdict a forerunner of miscegenation laws, as Johnson testifies about gifts and furnishing a Chicago flat. Maximum penalty five years or $10,000 fine, or both.
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Jack Johnson
Belle Schrieber
Pittsburgh
Johnson
United States
Harry Parkin
Belle Schreiber
Wobneon
Mie Schreiber
Mr. Bachrach
Parkin
Bachrach
Chiccago
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