Roosevelt or Hughes Likely as G.O.P. Progressives Split
Washington May 24 The double headed Republican progressive conventions in Chicago June 7 face many outcomes. Roosevelt and Hughes loom as possible GOP nominees while Burton Weeks Fairbanks Root Sherman McCall Borah Cummins LaFollette or Wood are listed as alternatives. The Progressive side may back Hughes Roosevelt or a Burton/Woods class candidate, with Roosevelt possibly declining a cross nomination.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Charles F. Hughes
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Weeks
Fairbanks
Root
Sherman
McCall
Borah
Cummins
LaFollette
Leonard
Waite on trial as prosecutors outline motive in double murder
Testimony shows Dr. Arthur Warren Waite told Percy Peck the Peck deaths left John H. Peck grief stricken and fragile. Waite allegedly asked about Mrs. Peck's sister's share of estate income before probate as prosecutors push insanity defense gaps. The piece also notes looming GOP convention tensions and boss control over candidate choice.
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New York
Arthur Warren Waite
Percy Peck
John H. Peck
Waite
War stocks rise on open as markets show strength
New York report notes war stocks opened higher on the market today while other issues moved irregularly. The gains followed battlefield updates and investor optimism about defense-related sectors.
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New York
Kelley fined for public nuisance in liquor raid case
J. J. Kelley, former saloon man with a drug store at 1313 Firntave, pleaded guilty to maintaining a public nuisance after a police raid on April 21. He was fined 200 dollars by Judge Ronald Fines. Assistants R. G. Hawkins and James W Blaine were fined 50 dollars each. R. G. Thompson, the registered pharmacist, was given one day to plead.
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R. G. Hawkins
James W Blaine
Kelley
R. G. Thompson
Lemp Quits Hackensack School Over Paddle Incident
William Lemp, son of a St. Louis brewer, left the Newman school in Hackensack New Jersey after being paddled by fellow students for talking back to a class leader. This spurred his departure from the school, reported May 24.
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Wm. Lemp
St. Louis
Newman School
Hackensack
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Mayor Gill Honored by North Yakima Church Members
About one thousand church members in North Yakima through Rev. W F Turner of the First Christian church commended Mayor Gill by Jetter Wednesday for his fight on blind piggers. The preacher said your efforts are helping law enforcement here.
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W. F. Turner
First Christian Church
Gill
Jetter
Lawyers in Seattle Prepare for National Defense Parade
A regiment of Seattle lawyers will march in a united division for national defense in the Seattle preparedness parade started Wednesday. Ben L. Moore led signup, joining the 20 supreme court justices and Judge Alton B. Parker in a New York prepareness example. Judge Thomas Burke and his wife offered to march, inspired by the New York pageant. The American League Against Militarism challenged city officials, aiming to kill the Dale resolution authorizing city participation, while peacers plan a Dreamland rink mass meeting Sunday at 3 PM with ten speakers condemning militarism as a drift toward war.
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Ben L. Moore
Supreme Court
Alton B. Parker
New York
Thomas Edison
Thomas Burke
American League Against Militarism
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Judiciary Committee
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Moore
Bolton
Hanna
Robert Pretlow
Anna Louise Strong
Rose Barrett Aschermant
James Duncan
Sydney Strong
Edgar C. Snyder
C. E. Woodward
Edith Levi
Etta Tripp
Edith Townsend
Dreamland Rink
Verdun combat rages as Germans Press Douaumont
In fierce fighting near Verdun on May 24, German forces attacked Dead Man’s Hill and the Douaumont ruins, sustaining heavy casualties while pressing to reclaim ground. French troops held lines amid hand to hand combat, with 10 000 killed estimated over two days. Berlin reported gains around Douaumont and Cumieres, and 308 prisoners taken with 500 captives freed. Queen Victoria of Sweden underwent ear inflammation surgery on Tuesday.
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Prince Von Buelow to Become Ambassador to Washington
London reports Prince Von Buelow, former German chancellor, will be reassigned as ambassador to Washington with a broader German diplomatic corps shakeup. The Exchange Telegraph cites good authority though not corroborated, amid rumors of a push for early peace and prior peace moves by Prince Von Paelew and Von Beulow’s perceived neutrality.
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Prince von Buelow
Washington
Exchange Telegraph
von Bernstorff
Germany
Prince von Paelew
Switzerland
Italy
von Beulow
Section Good for Homestead or Coal Land Opened Near Kenasket
The United States Land Office will open an entire government land section near Kenasket in King County at 2 p.m. on June 7 for entry and appropriation as homestead or coal land. The tract is section 34, township 22 north, range 7 east, Willamette meridian. It has been restored to public domain by cancellation of patents.
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King County
United States Land Office
President and Mrs Wilson attend Dr. Grayson wedding
The president and Mrs. Wilson arrived in New York for the wedding of Dr. Carey Grayson, the president's doctor and close friend, to Miss Alice Gertrude Gordon at 4 p m.
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New York
Empire Day Speakers Set for Victoria Birthday Ceremony
Gov. Lister and M B Young education minister of British Columbia named speakers at Empire day salute honoring Queen Victoria at Leschi Park on Wednesday night.
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Gov. Lister
M. EB. Young
British Columbia
Queen Victoria
Leschi Park
Brandeis Backed for Supreme Court Seat by Senate Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10 to 8 to recommend confirmation of Louis D. Brandeis as associate justice. Democratic senators aligned with Brandeis while some absences and party lines shaped the result. A prolonged fight in the full Senate was anticipated and supporters predicted a smooth floor victory.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Shields
Tennessee
Brandeis
Mittee
Cummins
Senate
W Packers
Rubbe
Sinn Fein Leader John Mac Neil Convicted in Dublin Court Martial
John Mac Neil president of Sinn Fein and professor at the Irish university was court-martialed and found guilty of participating in the rebellion in Dublin on May 24.
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John Mac Neil
The
Sinn Fein Society
Irish University
Heard of Him Sure You Have Harold MacGrath in Focus
Harold MacGrath, famed author and former newsman, rose to prominence with Arms and the Woman at age 28. His popular novels include The Puppet Crown The Man on the Box Hearts and Masks and The Goose Girl. Pidgin Island will begin in The Star next week.
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Harold MacGrath
MacGrath
Man-Reporter Seeks Homes for Tiny Babies in Seattle
The Star follows a man reporter who uses a so called scientific method to match two orphaned infant girls with adoptive families. A second mother urges adoption through intuition, as both sets of parents are chosen and the papers filed. Both outcomes hinge on care, love, and securing good homes for the babies.
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