Carnegie Heads Delegation to Berlin for 25th Anniversary
Andrew Carnegie led a sizable American delegation to greet Kaiser Wilhelm II on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his reign. The address praised peace and Germany’s progress, noting cooperation across government, industry, and culture, with gifts totaling millions and widespread amnesty rumors. Delegations from various groups and a cheering crowd accompanied the celebration in sunny Berlin.
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Associated Press
Berlin
William
Andrew Carnegie
Germany
Brotherhood of Man
Reveille
Castle
War Department Hears From Jolo Details of Mount Bunga Action
The War Department reported no new fighting today on Jolo but released late details from Brigadier General Perishing. Captain Patrick Moylan led the Philippine Scouts in a hand to hand assault to seize Mount Bunga with the Thirty first and Fourteenth companies, resulting in one scout killed. The terrain was steep and the ascent involved carrying a gun up the mountain.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Jolo
Perishing
Patrick Moylan
Philippine Scouts
Mount
Bunga
Currency reform advances toward passage in extra session
Washington dispatch reports Senators Owen and Glass near completion of a currency reform bill. A regional reserve system and a federal controlled central board are proposed with bankers to exit government finance. The plan aims for committee review and quick passage before adjournment, amid debate over a new money trust inquiry and railroad rate issues.
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Associated Press
Washington
Owen
Glass
Central Board of Control
Henry
Money Trust
Will Welcome Mobile Trade Commission at Chamber Meeting
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce plans a Thursday night general meeting to welcome back the Mobile Trade Commission. Congressman Hobson may speak on river and harbor improvements and Mobile waterways. First Vice President Estes G. Baker will preside in place of President Armbrecht.
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Richmond Pearson Hobson
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Trade Commission
Captain Hobson
Mobile
Association of Dairy, Food and Drug Officials
Gentral America
Tropics
Estes G. Baker
W. H. Armbrecht
Vanderbilt Accepts Carnegie Gift for Medical Department
Vanderbilt University board accepts Carnegie gift of 1,000,000 for the medical department. Dr Henry S Pritchett of New York named to the seven member governing board. Dr William L Dudley resigns as dean though he remains professor of chemistry.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Board of Trust
Vanderbilt University
Andrew Carnegie
Henrys. Pritchett
New York
Carnegie Foundation
William L. Dudley
Dudley
Oregon Wins Out In Railroad Rate Case
The Oregon Railroad Commission rates were upheld by the U S Supreme Court, affirming a state ruling. Washington dispatch notes the decision on June 16 and the federal courts of Oregon concur.
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Oregon
Washington
Supreme Court
Oregon Railroad Commission
Hunger strike wins again for Emmeline Pankhurst
London reports the militant suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst is released on license after another hunger strike pressure. The incident occurred today in June with Pankhurst regaining freedom from jail.
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Hunger Strike
Associated Press
London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Supreme Court Upholds State Freight Rates in Several States
The court sustained 2 cent passenger laws and maximum freight rates in Arkansas Missouri and West Virginia. Kentucky case left undecided. Missouri decisions mostly upheld rail rate reforms as valid while many claims of interstate interference were dismissed.
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Hughes
Missouri
Minnesota
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
Kansas City
Washington
Arkansas
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Kentucky
Oregon
Ipswich Rioting Case Reopens as Judges Defend Industrial Reputation
Judge Charles A Baynard reopened the Ipswich riot case with nineteen defendants amid defense of the towns industrial standards. records showed wages from about two dollars a week for worker Paulitsa Bizou while health authorities examined Greek tenements. families plan a tent colony ahead of possible eviction by the hosiery company.
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Ipswich
Mass
Charles A. Baynard
Paulitsa Bizou
Government Liability Questioned Over Mississippi Flood Losses
The Supreme Court ruled the federal government was not financially responsible for flooding over 100 plantations on the Mississippi due to levee construction. Attempts to recover about 7 060 000 in land values were rejected.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court Today
Mississippi
Road improvements advance as county approves bridge contract
Board of revenue and road commissioners let the Nashville Bridge Company repair seven county bridges to start in fifteen days. Road graders to be purchased to replace two worn units. Slag purchases authorized to improve Mary's Lane. Cedar Point road rights of way criticized for demanding payment. Old Shell road resurfacing to begin with oyster shells. Houston street to be surveyed for chert resurfacing.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Nashville Bridge Company of
Nashville
Bauer
Brannan
Green
Gaillard
Hagan
Houston Street
Cedar Point Road
Mountain Girls Made to Wade in Greek by Guards
Charleston June 16. Witnesses testified before senate mine investigators about guards enforcing orders during strikes. A. H. Honaker said guards arrested him taking him from his home after allowing miners to erect tents on his Holly Grove property. Elizabeth Fish and two other women said guards forced them to wade a creek. Co L. Workman blamed the guard system for most trouble. C. R. Shaw said he worked four weeks in Mucklow during the strike without pay, with earnings eaten up by the company store.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
A. H. Honaker
Holly Grove
Senate
Ile
Elizabeth Fish
May Claypool
Gone
L. Workman
Cc. R. Shaw
Parkersburg
Mucklow
Hogs in Transit Die From Heat
Chicago records show 98 degrees at the observatory tower marking a hot June day. Five deaths attributed to the heat, prostrations common, health department notes more infant illness, and livestock in transit suffer severe losses with dozens of hogs dead at stock yards. County board plans free ice distribution for the poor.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Health Department
Weather notes for Alabama and Mississippi regions
Weather: Alabama fair tonight and Tuesday. Mississippi generally fair tonight and Tuesday. Temperature readings at Dauphin and Royal Streets show morning highs near 81 while early values around 73 were recorded, indicating mild to warm conditions across the area.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Dauphin and
Royal Streets
Japan May Confiscate American Yacht
Washington officials say Japan may confiscate the steam yacht Columbia under its laws. The vessel was arrested for entering Makayama’s closed port without permission while owner J. Harvey Laidlaw, hosting guests on a long voyage, claims entry to Nagahama for repairs with a confused skipper.
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Washington
State Department
Columbia
Makayama
J. Harvey Laidlaw
Nagahama
Hartwell barred from Mobile election by residence rule
Hartwell lost candidate status for city commissioner due to nonresidence requirements. He did not live in Mobile for three months before the September 1 election and cannot vote or qualify as a candidate. The article notes past residence shifts and cites legal filing rules.
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Harry Y. Hartwell
Harry Pillains
Hartwell
Major Pillans
Mobile
Government Street
Mary's Lane
Pat J. Lyons
Women Fight Shy of Militancy at Suffrage Congress
At the International Woman Suffrage Alliance congress in Budapest Carrie Chapman Catt presided as delegates avoided endorsing militancy. A resolution said the alliance cannot meddle in national policy but noted that disorderly revolution is not a valid argument against male suffrage.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Hungary
Congress
The
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Carrie Chapman Catt
New York
Alliance
Civil Rights Act of 1875 Declared Unconstitutional nationwide
The Supreme Court ruled the civil rights act of 1875 null and void as to territories DC navigable waters and seas in the case of Mary F Butts a Black woman who sued Merchants and Miners Transport Co for damages after being forced to eat at a second table on a Boston to Norfolk trip despite a first class ticket.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Territories
District of Columbia
United States
Mary F. Butts
Merchants and Miners’ Transportation Company
Boston
Norfolk
Yale President Hadley Turns First Dirt for Stadium
Yale University held class day as seniors gathered under the Elms to hear poets and speakers while President Hadley and most students turned the first spadeful of earth at the site of Yale's new athletic field and stadium in New Haven Connecticut.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Mule Kicks Wire Causing Fatal Explosion in Mine
In Dillonvale Ohio on June 16 a mule kicked a wire at Jefferson Coal Company Mine No 3. The shoe contact sparked a keg of powder triggering an explosion that injured four men, all likely fatally.
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Associated Press
Dillonvale
Ohio
Jefferson Coal Company
Warning Note Sounds Loud by Bartholdt in Prohibition Clash
Bartholdt denounces Prohibition tendencies before German Day crowd in Johnstown. He frames the struggle as Puritan laws versus liberty, alleging lawmakers overrode Taft’s veto with a two thirds majority and warns of increasing restrictions eroding personal freedoms. He predicts a future where Americans are bound by un-American laws.
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Associated Press
Johnstown
Congress
Bartholdt
Missouri
Senate
Taft
Missourian
United States
Dent’s
Progressives Demand Convention For GOP Reforms
Members of the Progressive Republicans conciliation committee will oppose any national committee action on reforms without a party convention. They plan further conferences to consider issues such as Southern representation, recognizing primary delegates, and the unit rule. Senator Cummins says a national convention would be more salutary than quick committee action.
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Hy Associated Press
New York
Conciliation Committee
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Cummins
Mine Probe Delayed As Miners Rally In Paint and Cabin Creeks
In Charleston West Virginia June 16 the senate mining inquiry opened the operators side but was delayed when miners lawyers called witnesses. The hearings touched off what amounts to another strike in Paint and Cabin Creeks districts with unclear impact on the mine areas.
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Cabin Creek
Charleston
W. Va
United States Senate
Cabin Creeks
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