House Accepts Amended Panama Exemption Act Vote 216 to 71
Washington D C The House voted 216 to 71 to accept an amended Panama exemption act from the Senate and will send it to the president who indicated approval. The Senate also passed a repeal bill with the Norris Simmons amendment by 50 to 38, a move seen as preserving American rights in the dispute with Great Britain.
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House
Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Senate
Great Britain
Bankhead
Bryan
Chilton
Clark
Ark
Culberson
Fletcher
Gore
Hitchcock
Hughes
James
Johnson
Kern
Lea
Lee
Lewis
Martin
Myers
Overman
Owen
Pittsman
Pomerone
Saulsbury
Shafroth
Sheppard
Shively
Simmons
Smith
Ariz
Ashurst
Chamberlain
Lane
Martine
Newlands
O’gorman
Ransdell
Reed
Shields
Thomas
Vardaman
Borah
Brady
Bristow
Burleigh
Catron
Clapp
Wyo
Cummins
Dillingham
du Pont
Goff
Jones
LaFollette
Lippitt
Ohio Congressman Sharp Nominated Ambassador to France
Representative William G. Sharp of Ohio, a member of the house foreign affairs committee, was nominated by President Wilson to be ambassador to France. The nomination was endorsed by the Democratic Ohio delegation, replacing Col Herrick who has resigned as ambassador.
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Washington, D. C
William G. Sharp
Ohio
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Wilson
France
Myrgn
T. Herrick
Col Herrick
Bryan
Sharp
Secretary Wilson predicts more jobs for women nationwide
Washington DC reports Secretary Wilson says women will gain more jobs than men in the United States due to a bumper wheat harvest. He notes requests for over 30,000 workers to harvest the crop have already reached the Labor Department, with Mrs. Sourglone seeking 30,000 workers and a plan to recruit them in the West.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
United States
Department of Labor
Sourglone
Militants Raid London Theaters With Protests
In London the militant suffragists briefly interrupted about a dozen theaters in the West End. Women attempted to address audiences from balconies and displayed leaflets as part of their actions.
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London
England
Langer
Audiancé
Fire in Stable Tail Of Horse Sparks Police Case
In Philadelphia a bakery boss John Conbury rushed to a burning horse tail, doused with water, and police found witnesses who had held the animal by one end earlier. Several boys were arrested after the blaze was suppressed and more arrests were reported.
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Philadelphia
John Conbery
LaSalle Street Bank Closes as Depositors Line Up Times
LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank known as the William Lorimer bank closes, with 1,500 depositors crowding LaSalle Street seeking funds. State bank examiner Daniel D. Harkin, under State Auditor Brady, also shuts three related banks and may reopen them soon. Deposits total about 4.65 million. the bank faced a required 1 million cash reserve.
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Chicago
Ill
LaSalle Street Trust & Savings Bank
William Lorimer Bank
la Sallest
Daniel D. Harkin
State Bank
Lorimer Bank
Brady
Broadway State Bank
Broadway
Ashland-Twelfth State Bank
12Th-St
Illinois State Bank of Chicago
Clark-st
Harkin
LaSallest Bank
James B. Forgan
First National Bank
Clearing House Association
William Lorimer
C. B. Munday
I. L. Bacchus
J. M. Logan
LaSalle
Recognition Letters Highlight Vera Cruz Valor by Fletcher and Crew
Secretary Daniels commends Rear Admiral Fletcher and about 40 enlisted men and 35 officers of the navy and marine corps for bravery during the Vera Cruz action. Medals and $100 gratuities are awarded where provided by law, with letters read aloud in a formal muster ceremony. The praise underscores valor, courage, and exemplary duty under grave conditions.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Frank F. Fletcher
Vera Cruz
Navy
Marine Corps
Secretary Daniels
Fletcher
Class Speaker Drowns After Graduation Picnic
In Zanesville Ohio Jack Rei age 18 a member of the 1914 high school class drowned in the Muskingum river during a class picnic. Rei went under twice while swimming with classmate Charles Shryock who attempted to aid him until a launch arrived. Shryock survived but Rei was lost.
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Zanesville
Bryan
Jack Rei
Zanesville High School
Muskingum River
Charles Shryock
Rei
Shryock
Adlai E Stevenson Dies Former Vice President of U S
The body of Adlai Ewing Stevenson former vice president of the United States died at Presbyterian hospital and was moved to Bloomington. Gov Dunne and state officials attended his funeral at Second Presbyterian church where the sermon was by Rev Dr Elliott. Stevenson aged 78 had a long public career including service as vice president 1893 to 1897 and terms in Congress.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Presbyterian Hospital
Bloomington
Dunne
Fairbanks
Second Presbyterian Church
Elliott
Adlai Ewing Stevenson
Grover Cleveland
William J. Bryan
Cleveland
Bomb outrage hits St George's Hanover Square church
A Sunday blast at St George's Hanover Square damaged a fine stained glass window after a can of gunpowder was ignited by a candle. At St Paul’s Cathedral women disrupted the service, some chained to seats as ushers ejected them amid shouting and chaos.
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London
England
St. George’s Hanover Square
St. Paul’s Cathedral
President Wilson reveals letters urging adjournment stance
President Wilson made public letters showing that U S businessmen urged customers and associates to wire congressmen to quit. He cited a May 1 Pictorial Review circular read into the Congressional Record and described a broader psychological campaign to push for adjournment before anti trust legislation.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Underwood
White House
Washington
Congressional Record
Pictorial Review of
New York
Murdock
Kansas
Pictorial Review
Reserve Board Named for Federal Reserve System
President Wilson nominated five men to form the Federal Reserve Board with the secretary of the treasury and the comptroller of the currency ex officio. Hamlin Warburg Jones Harding and Miller would serve terms of two four six eight and ten years respectively with automatic ten year terms thereafter. Wilson would choose one as governor of the board.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Charles 8. Hamlin
Boston
Paul Warburg
New York
Thomas D. Jones
Chicago
W. P. G. Harding
Birmingham
Ala
A. C. Miller
San Francisco
Mother Kills Child and Self in Maine Tragedy
County officials reported the murder of a six year old boy by his mother Mrs. William Brown in Jay Maine. After fatally shooting herself she hung the child from a hook in the ceiling. Mrs Brown aged 88 had been despondent since the death of her parents a year earlier.
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Livermore Falls
Jay
William Brown
Gas Explosion Kills Five at Ohio Fuel Work Site
Fifty workers crowded a trench for a new main when a gas blast and 60 foot flame erupted. Five men died and 15 injured, eight critically, as hoses and extinguishers fought the burning main at the Ohio Fuel Supply Co site in Columbus. The foreman warned against smoking. a new man allegedly ignored it.
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Columbus
Ohio Fuel Supply Co
John A. Garard
Stolen Suit Recovered With $700 Certificates
Edward Shoup of South Broadway recovered two certificates of deposit totaling 700 dollars hidden in a suit of clothes stolen from his room last month. He found the suit at a Howardst second-hand shop and discovered the certificates in a pocket after spotting the suit. The dealer said the suit had been pawned by a stranger.
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Akron
Edward Shoup
South Broadway
Howardst
Divorced Man Drives Out Wife In Lima Incident
Grant Sisson, divorced from his wife, entered their Pine street home and took possession of the bed before driving the wife and children to the front porch. Neighbors alerted police at daybreak and Sisson was arrested to face house breaking charges.
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Lima
Grant Sisson
Pine Street
Sisson
Savage hog attack injures two in Xenia pen
Owen Thompson of 70 and his six year old grandson Eugene were injured when a savage hog attacked them as they worked in a pig pen. The grandfather entered to help and suffered further injuries while Mrs Thompson broke her arm in the rescue. The man may lose his left hand due to mangling.
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Xenia
Owen Thompson
Eugene Thompson
Man Faces Bigamy Charge In Conneaut Indictment
George H. Lehman is indicted by a special grand jury in Conneaut on a bigamy charge. He allegedly married a local girl while his wife remained in Bowling Green, Ohio.
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Conneaut
George H. Lehman
Bowling Green, O
Stork Interrupts Cole Campaign in Findlay Visit
Congressman Ralph Cole rushing from Columbus to Findlay after learning he has become the father of a 10 pound boy.
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Stork
Cole
Findlay
Ralph Cole
United States Senate
Columbus
Crushed by Land Roller. East Palestine Man Dies
Willis Forney, 60, of East Palestine Ohio, was crushed to death when a land roller runaway ran over him. The accident occurred as the heavy implement toppled and struck him after a team pulled away.
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Youngstown
Willis Forney
East Palestine
Ohio
Four-Year-Old Dies After Eating Decayed Fruit
Conneaut child Harry Newell Jr. died aged four from ptomaine poisoning after finding and eating decayed oranges behind a grocery store. Authorities reported the incident as a fatal food poisoning case.
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Conneaut
Harry Newell, Jr
Farmer Dies by Own Rifle Shot in Island Creek Township
Jesse Slentz 79, Island Creek township farmer, was found dead with a head wound. Coroner rules death by his own action using a rifle.
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Farmer
Lisbon
Jesse Slentz
Island Creek Township
Fire Threat Reaches Kilbourne Village in Delaware
Firefighters rushed to Kilbourne six miles north of here as a blaze endangered the village. A favorable wind shift confined the flames to several barns, sparing homes and the broader settlement.
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Village
Delaware
Delaware Fire Department
Kilbourne
Here
Severn Barns
Lydia Pinkham remedies praised by readers in letters
Ohio and Pennsylvania residents report relief from female ailments and abdominal pains after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They credit the remedy with stopping pain and avoiding surgery, share gratitude, and invite others to write for guidance from the Pinkham company.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lydia E
Pinkham
C. H. Grirrirs
Madison Ave
Hanover
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ada
Stock St
E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Patriotism in Strawberries and Milk Joke
A boarder quips that the landlady’s berry dish mirrors old glory. She replies the berries are red the dish white and the milk blue, praising the patriotism in a short Missouri Judge moment.
Treatment for Pimples and Blackheads with Cuticura
A home regimen recommends applying Cuticura Ointment briefly to affected areas, then washing with Cuticura Soap in five minutes. Use Cuticura Soap daily to prevent inflammation and clogged pores. Soap and Ointment are marketed worldwide with a free sample offer via Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Ady
Near-Greatness and the Pate du Foie Gras Exchange
A terse dialogue questions if pate du foie gras sparks familiarity. One speaker notes never having it though claims to have visited where it was served.
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