Democratic Wreetes Love Feast Shapes Ohio Convention
Ohio Democrats in Columbus, led by Chairman Baker, applaud Woodrow Wilson and Announce Cox will file for governor. Senator Pomerene receives strong backing while pledges to support Wilson. A platform committee outlines a rallying program with woman suffrage item deferred. Presidential electors named for districts and at large.
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Columbus
Ohio
Woodrow Wilson
Atlee Pomerene
James M Cox
Wilson
Newton Baker
Washington
Pomerone
Pomerene
Baker
Gov. Cox
Resolutions Committee
Harmon
Cox
J. Henry Goeke
Auglaize
George C Beis
Sandusky
M A Daugherty
Lancaster
George White
Marietta
Matt R. Denver
Wilmington
John Connor
Charles H. Graves
Toledo
Gova Harmon and
Campbell
Alfred M Cohen
Charles Aull
Edwin Osius
Ll. G Neeley
T T Agsberry
Stephen D Mcloughten
Thomas D Wallace
Walter W Woolford
Waite Sentenced to Death at Sing Sing
Dr Arthur Warren Waite was condemned to die in the electric chair during the week of July 10 at Sing Sing after a guilty verdict for murder. He declared he would expiate his sins and offered his life and soul to purge himself as part of his courtroom statement.
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New York City
Arthur Warren Waite
Sing Sing
Mammon
Waite
Shearn
Demand for Low Coal Scale Sparks Hocking Field Row
In Athens Ohio miners demand a scale for coal under five feet in thickness as field operators refuse differential pay, citing the Logan agreement. The dispute, affecting about 1,000 miners, centers on whether the Logan pact covers low coal terms in the Hocking field.
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Athens
Hocking
New York Pastor Convicted for Flag Desecration
Bouck White of the Church of the Social Revolution was found guilty by a court of special sessions of desecrating the American emblem. He received 30 days in the penitentiary and a $1000 fine, after remarks praising flag burning and world Brotherhood.
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New York City
Bouck White
Church of the Social Revolution
World Brotherhood
Pacific Coast
White
McInerney
America
Moss
Justice McInerney
Five Die as Rock Island Train Drowns in Iowa Storm
A Rock Island train plunged from a Packard bridge in Des Moines County during a northeastern Iowa storm. At least five people died and many were injured, with about 15 reported missing. Rescuers feared more casualties in the day coach submerged under water as telegraph lines failed, delaying complete details.
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Des Moine
Rock Island
Packard
Radio Reports Americans and Britons Killed in Peru
An unsigned wireless message to the U S cruiser Raleigh from the steamer Somar via radio to San Diego says several American citizens and British subjects were killed at Talara Peru by striking workers of the London Pacific Petroleum Co. The message attributes the deaths to the strike action and was released to the press.
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Colinton
Nicaragua
San Diego
Cal
Talara
Peru
London-Pacific Petroleum Co
Somar
United States
Raleigh
Tornado Blows Train From Tracks Near Saunemin
Twenty six people were injured when the Wasbash night mail train No 17 traveling 40 miles an hour from Chicago to St Louis was blown from the tracks near Saunemin Illinois.
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Bloomington
Chicago
St Louis
Saunemin
City mulls Grant tribute marking tannery site
Youngstown Ohio officials discuss honoring Ulysses S Grant by marking the tannery site where he worked as a boy with his father along the Mahoning River near the Milton reservoir. The near municipal property location prompts a potential city initiative to lead the tribute.
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Grant
Youngstown
Ulysses S Grant
Mahoning River
Milton Reservoir
Brandeis Takes Seat as Associate Justice of Supreme Court
Louis D Brandeis of Boston was sworn in as associate justice in Washington D C becoming the 62d citizen to rise to that distinction. The ceremony featured Chief Justice White administering the allegiance oath and Brandeis taking the judicial oath before the bench watched by family and notable figures including Newton D Baker and Gregory.
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Washington, D. C
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Supreme Court
White
Brandeis
Justice Pitney
Justice Brandeis
Senate
Alfred Brandeis
Louisville
Newton D. Baker
Gregory
Louis Doembitz Brandeis
Supreme Court of the United States
Lamar
Tornado Ravages Arkansas Leaving Dozens Dead and Wounded
A string of tornadoes across Arkansas leaves sixty dead and more than 100 injured. North Arkansas hit hardest with Judsonia’s area half destroyed. Rescue teams recover twenty-five bodies and many wounded from collapsed buildings as communication fails.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
North Arkansas
Judsonia
Man Has Two Wives in Columbus Case
Columbus police arrest J. Blaine Prince on a Kentucky bigamy warrant. A salesman, Prince admits marrying again without divorce from his first wife, claiming he believed a divorce had been granted. He is held on a bigamy charge. Mrs Prince No. 2 says she knew nothing of a prior marriage.
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Columbus
J. Blaine Prince
Lawrence County
Kentucky
Platform Approval Signals Democratic Agenda In DC
President Wilson examines the draft national platform and approves most planks. The platform stresses peace prosperity and preparedness with credit attributed to Democratic policies. Senator William J Stone of Missouri will chair the platform committee.
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Washington, DC
Wilson
William J. Stone
Missouri
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Progress Reported on Major Automotive Merger
New York reports continued progress on a $250 million motor and automobile accessory merger led by John N Willis. The deal would combine Willys-Overland Co Chalmers Motor Co Hudson Motor Co Auto-Lite Co and possibly Fisk Tire Co under one holding.
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New York City
John N Willys
Willys-Overland Co
Chalmers Motor Co
Hudson Motor Co
Auto-Lite Co
Fisk Tire Co
Mystery of Wahl murder deepens with failed bloodhounds
Henry Wahl a 28 year old farmer was shot in his car near his home on a Saturday night. Bloodhounds failed to track the killer due to crowds at the scene. Wahl’s wife opened the gate twice. each time a passerby closed it, believed to be the slayer.
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Mr. Crab
Henry Wahl
Farmer
Wahl
Queen Mary Sinks After Fierce Naval Battle At Sea
Edinburgh reports The Queen Mary went down in close action with German battleships as Zeppelins bombed the ship and heavy gunfire from Lion and Tiger pounded. Survivors say at least 40 German ships were sunk or disabled. Queen Mary’s magazine was hit and she exploded within minutes.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
The
Scotsman
Queen Mary
Beatty
Erie Leader Pat William B Trask Dies at 70
Erie mourns the death of Pat William B Trask president of the Marine National Bank and senior partner in the Trask Prescott and Richardson department store firm. The longtime city figure had been ill for months after a general breakdown.
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Erie
Pat
William B Trask
Marine National Bank
Trask, Prescott & Richardson
Trask
Rockefeller board gifts for education total 789980
The Rockefeller General Education Board announces gifts totaling 789,980 dollars for educational institutions nationwide. The funding supports schools and related programs across the United States, highlighting philanthropy aimed at advancing American education.
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New York City
Rockefeller General Education Board
German Editor Shot at Akron Carnival Grounds
Menger editor of the Akron Germania shot in the back during a carnival fundraiser for German allies. Police arrest Lee Worley, owner of a nearby shooting gallery, as Worley allegedly was cleaning a rifle after closing. Menger’s injuries not life threatening.
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Akron
Menger
Akron Germania
M . B. Lagg
Cleveland
Lee Worley
Worley
Republicans in Big Convention Opened in Chicago
In Chicago on June 7 the Republican national convention opened with a capacity crowd at the Coliseum. Charles D. Hilles called the gathering to order as delegates and officials filled the hall. Senator Charles Warren Harding of Ohio was named temporary chairman and delivered the keynote, urging party harmony and defense readiness. Committees were promptly named as routine proceedings began.
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Chicago
Republican Party
Charles D. Hilles
National Committee
Hilles
Diplomatic Corps
Washington
National
John Timothy Stone
Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago
James B. Reynolds
Massachusetts
United States
Charles Warren Harding
Ohio
Harding
Europe
Mexico
Philippines
Chicago hosts first convention of new Woman's party
The new Woman's party held its inaugural convention in Chicago with officers elected: permanent chairman Miss Anne Martin of Nevada and permanent secretary Miss Ella Abeel of Illinois.
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Chicago, NJ
New Woman's Party
Chicago
Anne Martin
Nevada
Ella Abeel
Ilince‘s
Bootleggers Arrested in Mount Vernon Raid
Mount Vernon officers with State Inspector F. H. Evans of the liquor license department arrested six to eleven bootleggers in a Saturday night raid. Three women were among those detained and the operation targeted illegal liquor activities in the area.
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Mount Vernon
F. 8. Evans
State Liquor License Department
Russian Offensive Opens On Eastern Front Front
Russian forces begin a major eastern front offensive from the Pripet to the Romanian border to relieve pressure on Italy and Verdun. Paris reports repeated Verdun assaults fail with French forces holding Fort Vaux and Damloup as Austrians and Turks claim gains elsewhere.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Tyrol
Verdun
Pripet
Petrograd
Vienna War Office
Lagarina
Coni Zugna
Posina
Cengio
Fort Vaux
Crown Prince
Damloup
Nivelle
Paris
Turkish War Office
Erzerum
Day Strike 18 Over in Youngstown
About 600 structural iron workers who walked out two weeks ago to erect plant extensions in the Youngstown district are returning to work. Employers report men are coming back for the 60 cents an hour rate that prevailed, while others say terms were not discussed until striking employees return. Striking machinists are also returning at several plants.
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Youngstown
Justice Hughes Declares for America First
Washington DC Justice Hughes declares for America First in a speech at a girls school where his daughter Catherine Hughes graduates. His remarks reach Chicago and echoed among Republican and Progressive delegates seeking his stance on current issues.
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Washington, DC
Justice CE. Hughes
America
Catherine Hughes
Chicago
Suffrage Boost From Central Iowa Early Returns
Early returns from Iowa show the equal suffrage amendment passing with a safe margin. In central Iowa the drive carried about three to two, with Des Moines and surrounding counties contributing to the result.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wife wounded by husband shotgun blast in Youngstown
Mrs Anna Phillips, 30, is in serious condition after a shotgun discharge in the hands of her husband John Phillips in Youngstown. The incident occurred during an accidental shooting and authorities are investigating the matter.
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Youngstown
Anna Phillips
John Phillips
Girls Cannot Graduate For Riding In Cars With Men
Oxford Miss Josephine New man of Hawesville Kentucky and Mary Montague of Fort Smith Arkansas, both graduates in domestic science and music, will not receive diplomas because they rode in automobiles with men, violating college rules.
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Oxford
Josephine Newman
Hawesville
Mary Montague
Fort Smith, Ark
Oxford College
One Dead Four Hurt In Milbury Train Collision
Mrs William Lounsbrough, 50, of Toledo, was killed instantly on a Milbury crossing when the auto she rode in was struck by a Lake Shore train on the return from Elmore. Her son Irving, 20, died from injuries and daughter Ida sustained severe injuries. The father, William Lounsbrough, driver, is believed to have a broken back. The car, bought just last week, had the curtains down due to the storm, obscuring the view of the tracks.
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Toledo
Elmore
William Lounsbrough
Irving
Ida
Lake Shore
Milbury
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