Senate tariff bill moves stir over arbitration treaties
Washington June 7. Senate factions clash over renewal and amendments to arbitration treaties with Great Britain France and Japan. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon opposes new entanglements saying U S must avoid treaty obligations without careful deliberation. Bryan peace plan draws cautious interest amid doubt it will bind in a crisis.
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Washington
Senate
Great Britain
Beck & Development
France
Japan
Gemator Chamberlain
Oregon
Maly
Spain
England
O'Gorman
New York
Newlands
Trade
Lewin
Illinois
Pomerens
Ohio
Crawford
Works
California
Borah
Idaho
Bristow
Kan
Chamberlain
Friends
United States
Wade
Earl Grey
Bryan
Pomerone
Officers Are Elected At Ohio Undertakers Convention
The Ohio Undertakers and Embalmers Association closed their 1913 convention in Canton by selecting Columbus as the 1914 convention city. Officials elected include President E. B. Fisher of Columbus and C. B. Fisher of Mechanicsburg, Secretary J. H. Barnhart of Findlay, and Sergeant-at-Arms W. W. Winegarner of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio Undertakers and Embalmers’ Associion
Columbus
E. Eb, Fisher
C. EB. Fisher
Mechanicaburg
Nipped by Tarantula Stops New York Longshoreman
William Collins, a longshoreman in Brooklyn, was bitten on a pier at Wallabout Basin while seated on a plank. A large tarantula bit him after he brushed the spot, causing swelling to his head and hand by night. He was rushed to a hospital for treatment. A banana freighting week on the same pier is suspected to have brought the spider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Collas
Brooklyn
Wallabout Basin
Harry
Collins
Woman in St Louis Lured to Train Stop
A cryptic report notes a young woman from St Louis, described as attractive, who attempted an illicit journey by train ending in Cumberland. She was found aboard a car loaded with chickens, dressed as a laborer, by a railroad policeman, and her exact intent remained unclear.
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Cumberland, Md
June Tlads Binghal
St. Louis
Ni Min
Bt. Louis
Great Send Off For New Japan Ambassador Guthrie
In Pittaburi Pa a public gathering saluted George W Guthrie newly named ambassador to Japan with speeches by Secretary Bryan and Ambassador Chinda. Bryan praised the choice and Guthrie’s future diplomacy while Chinda commended Wilson for selecting him and pledged Japan’s friendly reception to the United States envoy.
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Pittaburi
Representa
Besta
George W. Guthrie
Mde
Japan
United States
Chinda
Wilson
Mr. Guthrié
Tokyo Post
Federal inquiry into West Virginia coal fields set to explore rumors
A special Senate committee led by Senator Claude Swanson plans to travel to Charleston on June 10 to hear testimony on West Virginia soft coal conditions. The inquiry aims to verify alleged violations of the Sherman antitrust law and interference with mail, amid fears of unrest and potential spread of a strike.
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West Virginia
Washington
Senate
Charleston
Claude A. Bwanson
Virginia
General Co. C. Watts
West Virginia Coal Op
Hatfield
Ware
Z. T. Vinson
Watts
United States
Borah
Idaho
United States Mail
Swanson
Excitement in Cambrian Hotel Ends in Shooting
In the Cambrian hotel dining room guests heard a shot from the adjoining pantry. John Byrd, a colored porter, staggered into the room with blood loss from five bullets. He was shot by Harvey I Harris, a Bates employee. Harris surrendered claiming self defense.
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Jackvon
Guetta
Cambrian Hotel
Fred
John Byrd
Harvey I Harris
Bates
Byrd
Harris
A Pension for Harmon in Ohio Demand
Columbus June 7 former Governor Judson Harmon seeks eighteen dollars from the adjutant general's department as compensation for Civil War service as a squirrel hunter. He describes his unit with the Buckeye defenders who rushed to the front to counter a threatened raid by General Kirby Smith near Cincinnati.
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Columbus
Adjutant General's Department
Judson Harmon
Fo Oweare
Buckeye
Ohte Tyer
Cinciinati
Kirby Smith
Mansfeld Editor John Hedgen Found Dead in Crestline
John Hedgen a 50 year old managing editor of the Galveston News for over two decades was found dead in a Crestline hotel. Heart trouble is given as the cause. He had resigned from his Galveston post due to ill health and was en route to visit his two daughters. Hedgen was born in Mana.
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Mansfeld
John Hedgen
Galveston News
Crestline
Hedges
Galveston
Mr. Hedges
Mana
Restitution by Bank Employee Ends Famous Case
Walter F. Rhoards, former supervisor at Merchants Union Trust, confessed to looting securities and cash totaling about 1,010,000, prompting a drop in charges after restitution. Judge Hall entered a not guilty verdict, citing bank officers' pleas to reclaim stolen bonds to save the institution from collapse.
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Philadelphia
Walter F. Rhoards
Merchants’ Union Trust Company
Pinkertons
Burnn
Hall
Bshourds
Gack
Additon
Feelingn
Shourd
Merchants’ Union
Bure
Ti Wan
Parla
New York
Securitiee
Whiel Shourde
Senators Clash Over Lobbying for Tariff Pact
Washington news recounts Senate hearings as Townsend accuses President of using patronage to sway Democratic votes on the Underwood tariff bill. Witness recall motion passes, with Weeks, Cummins, and Dupont testifying on personal interests and influence in the lobbying debate.
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Townsend
Weahington
Benetor Townend
Michigan
Tod
Uhe
Reed
Walsh
Weeks
Massachusetts
Cummins
Dupont
Delaware
Powder Trust
United States Steel Corporation
National Biscuit Company
Death by own action at Chillicothe bottling works
An investigation found 27 year old George Grable died by his own hand on the floor above after shooting himself in the right temple. The report notes other local items including Philo Lester Vaughn admitting bigamy and marriage details in Cleveland and Marion and Mrs Carroll Jackson’s hospital discharge in Mt Vernon.
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Chillicothe
Chillicothe Bottling Works
George Grable
Philo Lester Vaughn
Vaughn
May Walk
Cleveland
March Jaxt
Ann Florence Lane
Marion
Chimiicothe
Carroll Jackson
Gamiter
Mt. Vernon Hospital
New Language Veltlang Debuts From Professor Braendle
Professor Frederick J Braendle unveils Veltlang a new world language based on English with a simplified alphabet of twenty letters and unique vowel marks He claims the system can be learned after mastering the alphabet and offers a regularized grammar and 8000 English root words aimed at universal use in commerce and literature The piece notes Braendle is a translator for the U S pension office and lists his multilingual capabilities while mentioning related linguistic projects and a Chicago statistic on births and dogs.
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Braeadle
Oriental Pensioners
Bracadle
Sam Tas
Braendle
Hila Wost
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Glains Wilson
Tarantula
Harmon
Workman
Dietlet Megae Mas Ol Company
Taak Wagon Stations
THE
Standard Oil Company
Tiacia
Poesion
Veltlang
Chicago
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