Chiefs of Police Begin Annual Convention in Washington
The International Association of Chiefs of Police opens its annual convention in Washington with Maj. Richard Sylvester presiding. Concurrently, DC police recruit changes follow Willis L. Moore dismissal. Aide Adee foregoes bicycle tour due to illness in Paris. Senate leaders oppose renewal of the arbitration treaty with Great Britain. Townsend accuses Wilson Democrats of heavy lobbying on tariff. Viscount Chinda meets with President Wilson to present Japan's grievances. Bryan reports tentative peace drafts approved by Germany Bolivia and Argentina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Washington
Richard Sylvester
District of Columbia Police
A. A. Adee
Paris
Bryan
Germany
Bolivia
Argentina
Port land rose festival and many public events noted
The report lists crowds at Port land Oregon rose festival and a Richmond traveler's protective association parade. It also covers a fatal Missouri Kansas & Texas train wreck near Mc Alester Oklahoma and other separate incidents including a Norfolk and Western freight crash in Bluefields West Virginia and volcanic activity along the Alaska peninsula.
Six Cent Verdict In Libel Suit Over Methodist Book Concern
In a supreme court ruling Reverend Dr. George H. Dryer won a libel case against the Methodist Book Concern of Ohio and others. he was awarded six cents. The suit alleged unchristian conduct and misappropriation of funds from the book concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Dryer
Supreme Court
Methodist Book Concern of
Ohio
Various 1920s Figures in Legal and Civil News Across U S
Personal Giuseppe Pomaro is arrested in Youngstown Ohio by a U S Secret Service captain for sending a black hand letter demanding 5000 dollars to President Wilson. Indictments in Charleston West Virginia include John P White and 18 UMWA officials violating the Sherman law. Reverend Charles A Briggs dies in New York at 72 from pneumonia. Westman widow jailed in Seattle for murder of her husband Chauncey Depew former employee shot April 27. S L Heeter of Pittsburgh schools dismissed for immorality by 12 to 1 vote. W E Cottrell of the Y M C A in Council Bluffs arrested in Clarinda for an April 1 arson attempt. Fred Nevens of Waters Pierce Oil Cited in LA for embezzling 7500. Drury College announces diplomas at Springfield Missouri. Samuel Gompers undergoes second operation for a mas toid abscess in Washington. Vice President Marshall receives honorary LLD from UNC and speaks to graduates.
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Giuseppe Pomaro
Youngstown
Washer
United States Secret Service
Wilson
Observed World Events From Berlin to Morocco
The twenty-fifth anniversary of Kaiser William I’s accession opens in Berlin. Dr. Forbes Winslow dies in London at sixty nine. Emily Davison dies after a Derby incident. War dead from Matamoros cremated without rites. The Hague hosts a reach of international talks as US envoy Wilson scrambles. A German mob clash injures seventy in Frauendorf after a striker’s death. Moors raid Spanish posts near Tetuan killing seven, two, and three soldiers in separate locations.
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Forbes Winslow
London
British Hospital For Mental Disorders
Frauendorf
Germany
Tetuan
Morocco
Rincon
Dorsa
Rio Martin
Happenings in Indiana headline summaries local deaths and bids
A Huntington brakeman Dan Moran died after being crushed between freight car bumpers near Erie station. M A Newell rescued him from danger. In other Indiana news, banker Robert Green to return to Michigan City prison as authorities track his escapes. Martinsville bids for high school building range 54 800 to 64 947 dollars with bids rejected. Linton wreck kills B A McDaniel and injures others. Bloomington man Will Williams pleads for life in court. Logansport Progressive party nominates a full city ticket headed by Joseph E Crane for mayor and others for city offices.
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Rochester
Erie Station
Dan Moran
Huntington
Woodlawn Hospital
Moran
M. A. Newell
Athens
Newell
William H. Willets
John Madden
Laporte
Robert Green
Waynetown
Michigan City
Ohio
West Chester
Indiana
Green
United States
Pennsylvania
Martinsville
Martinsville High School
Gaddis
Vincennes
Bloomington
Will Williams
Louisville
W. H. Fielder
Bloomington Southern Railroad
Logansport
Progressive Party
Joseph E. Crane
George A. Custer
O. M. Cooper
John Applegate
Frank Justice
E. B. McAllihiter
Board of Forestry
Tariff Bill Backed by Wilson Optimistic Note
President Wilson says there are few threats to wage cuts or mill closures and that business leaders push for tariff changes to calm the economy. He argues consumers cannot be funded by manufacturers and urges consulting producers and workers alike. Also reports several local fatalities in Indiana cities Gary South Bend Muncie including Turner, Kehoe, Mayler, and Stimpson.
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Wilson
Senate
Congress
United States
Jokers in Tariff Bill Are Target for Revisions
The tariff bill is a lengthy measure with a 218 page draft and a 800 page committee report. Progressives and progressive Democrats can flag jokers or inequities, such as the ferromanganese duty, and push corrections while keeping the bill’s overall strengths.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Progressive Democrats
The Few or the Many in Montana Politics
Senator Myers of Montana replies to the Commercial Club of Moore urging him to oppose free wool and free sugar. He says he will stand pat for the people, not for special interests, illustrating the clash between special privilege and the square deal. The wool and sugar interests seek continued government aid at the expense of the many.
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Commercial Club
Moore
Mont
Myers
Montana
Progressives of 1776 and the Revolutionary spirit
John Adams estimated during the revolution that at most one third supported independence while one third were indifferent and one third Tories. The piece contrasts today’s standpatters with the mall minority of progressives who engineered the war and shaped the nation.
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John Adams
Mall
Needs Wider Leaders
Opinion argues the Republican party requires more competent leaders who grow from local to national levels, not be created by conventions. It cites Abraham Lincoln as an example, noting his rise from county to congressional district, to state, then national prominence after the Douglas campaign.
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Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
Douglas
Lincoln
No Procrastination on Free List, Says Democratic Tariff Plan
The remark asserts that the Democratic tariff program excludes any delay in extending free-list provisions. It emphasizes timely action rather than hesitation on tariff matters.
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Weather Bureau
Willis L. Moore
United States Senate
Great Britain
Townsend
Michigan
Viscount Chinda
Japan
White House
Portland
Ore
Travelers’ Protective Association
Richmond
George W. Lewis
Kansas City
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
McAlester
Oklo
Norfolk & Western
Bluefields
W. Va
Owens
Alaskan Peninsula
Unimak Pass
Shishaldin
Pavlof
McCushion
Katmai
Edgar Garvey
Charles Schneider
Colorado Springs
Colo
Justin Miller
Malcolm Ord
The
Dunkards
Warsaw
Ind
Mlinois House
Walter F. Shrouds
Merchants’ Union Trust of
Philadelphia
Paterson
N. J
Vernie Goff
Joplin
Harry Miller
Monett, Mo
Jeve Knode Cook
St. George’s Church
Hempstead
L. I
Floretta Whaley
Miranda Clarke Cook
Cook
Harvard, Conn
Robert Roach
Canton
James M. Cox
Ada
Daniel Best
Pitcairn, Pa
Ohio Northern University
Brotherhood of Railroad
San Francisco
Detroit, Mich
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, Ia
Clarinda
Council Bluffs
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
Emperor William of
Berlin
Emily Wilding Davison
Epsom
England
Anmer
Matamoros
Hague
Hamilton Wright
Linton
B.A. McDaniel
McDaniel
Goldie Carr
Mary Harris
Claudie Smith
Eugene Brewer
South Bend
Joseph Turner
Gary
Thomas Kehoe
Cleveland
Michael Mayler
Chesterton
Muncie
John Stimpson
Lake Erie & Western
Janesville
Forest
Russiaville
McCormick
Ross
Union City
G. A. Auble
G. L. Wood Yessiavive
Gawn. Kemp
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