Senators grilled on tariff lobby and memory of contacts
Washington June 2. Senate judiciary subcommittee opened hearings on tariff lobbyists amid efforts by Overman Reed to obtain a White House list. Senators Ashurst Bacon Bankhead Borah testified about who pressed them, noting many letters and statements but denying improper influence.
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Wilson
Senaite Judiciary
Ashurst
Bacon
Bankhead
Borah
Overman
Reed
White House
McClure
Thomlinson
Washingon
Supreme Court Discharges Nelson in Contempt Case
Missouri Supreme Court unanimously discharged William R. Nelson owner and editor of the Kansas City Star from contempt in Jackson County circuit court proceedings. The court found the Star article contemptuous but granted relief due to Circuit Judge Guthrie having prepared his opinion the night before the trial.
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Kansas City Star
Jefferson City, Mo
Theissouri Supreme Court
William R. Nelson
The
Jackson County
Supreme Purt
Star
Nelson
Gutherie
Fire at War Eagle mine in Rossale fuels blaze
A dispatch from Nelson, B C, reports the War Eagle mine at Rossale caught fire this morning and is burning fiercely. The silver and lead mine supplies West Canada, and it is unclear if any lives were lost as crews fight the flames.
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Winnipeg
Nelson
B. C
Eagle
Rossale
West Canada
Heinze Wins Out On Suit Against Bank Loans
New York judge rules F Augustus Heinze wins partial judgment in a suit by the superintendent of banks to recover 300000 on loans from the defunct Union Bank of Brooklyn. Heinze counterclaims losses due to bank failure to sell collateral. Supreme Court authority grants Heinze 149825.
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New York
F. Augustus Heinze
Superintendent of Banks
Union Bank of Brooklyn
Heinze
Ajarity
The
Supreme Court
Balkans Leaders Meet to Align War Goals in Bulgaria
Sofia June 2 Bulgarian and Servian ministers reached an agreement in principle to meet the premiers of Bulgaria Servia Greece and pence at the Bulgarian frontier to exchange views on the war situation. The Balkan premiers aim to settle all disputed matters among the allies.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Servia
Greece
Pence
Greeks and Serbs Reach Commercial Understanding
A report from Saloniki dated June 2 says a credible quarter cites a commercial and polite understanding between Greece and Serbia against Bulgarian claims. The Bulgarian commander at Eleuthera informed the Greek garrison that Bulgarians did not intend hostility in their recent movement.
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Saloniki
Bulgaria
Eleuthera
Bulgarian peace delegate S Daneff departs London for Sola
London reports Dr S Daneff principal Bulgarian peace delegate leaves London for Sola in response to an urgent government dispatch. The move follows days of diplomacy as Bulgaria seeks to advance talks on the peace process.
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London
Dr.s. Daneff
Sola
More Torpedo Boats Wanted by Navy
Washington June 2 Secretary of the Navy Daniels announced a bid for six new torpedo boat destroyers the largest of their class. Each vessel will be 310 feet long with 1000 tons displacement and marked for high speed action with greatly increased offensive power. The bids open August 4.
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Washington
Death of Alfred Austin English Poet Laureate
London reports Alfred Austin 77 former poet laureate since 1896 has died. A barrister critic novelist war correspondent and political writer he published his first poem anonymously at eighteen. He passed away at his Ashford Kent home after a period of illness.
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London
Alfred Austin
Austin
Ashford
Kent
Fire destroys Harkness Hotel at McCammon in early morning blaze
At about two o'clock the Harkness Hotel in McCammon burned to the ground after a suspected defective flue started the fire. Inadequate water supply hampered suppression. no major wind aided spread. The landmark hotel, run by Mrs. H. O. Harkness, stood for over thirty years and insurance coverage reportedly exceeds 15,000 dollars.
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Harkness Hotel
McCammon
O. Harkness
Portland Mayoral Race Leads City Election Day
Portland voters face a crowded ballot with five candidates for mayor Dan Kellahar A G Rushlight H R Albee C L Mc Kenna and W J Smith and four for auditor. Eighty candidates compete for four commissioner seats making results unlikely tonight. Amendments include prohibiting sale of intoxicants in precinct 76 and a grade crossing elimination proposal plus bond issues such as 850000 for a Willamette river bridge.
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Portland
Ore
Dan Kellahar
A. G. Rushlight
H. R. Albee
C. L. McKenna
W. J. Smith
Willamette River
Fire destroys Canton Daily News plant in Ohio
Canton Ohio June 2 Fire destroyed the plant of the Daily News Publishing Co causing an estimated loss of 50000 dollars. Origin of the blaze is not yet known.
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Canton
Daily News Pulishing Co
Disloyal Democrats Attack Sugar Trust Critique
Senator Ransdell of Louisiana assailed the free sugar schedule as a violation of Baltimore platform pledges and warned it would hurt legitimate industry. He cited Louisiana beet sugar and refinery jobs, noting 150000 and 200000 workers in sugar sectors and Hawaii respectively, accusing refiners of leading the campaign to distract attention.
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Washington
Ransdell
Louisiana
Trust
Baltimore
Hawaii
Osage Tribe Officers Removed By Interior Secretary
The district court upheld the secretary of the interior’s right to remove Osage tribal council officers for cause. The case grew from former Secretary Fisher’s removal of chiefs over oil land leases alleged to disadvantage the Indians.
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Washington
District Court
Secretary of the Interior
Fisher
Kansas Girl Becomes Baroness After London Wedding
Miss Frances Scoville daughter of C. C. K. Scoville president of Citizens State Bank Kansas joins Walter Mumm maker of Extra Dry Champagne and aviator as his wife in London. The couple met in Switzerland after a love at first sight visit. Baron Mumm wounded in a past shooting incident is recovering as they wed.
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Kansas
Walter Mumm
Seneca
Frances Scoville
C. C. K. Scoville
Citizens’ State Bank
Paris
London
Mumm
Switzerland
Baron Mumm
Marie Ranseimer Barnes
Miss Scovell
Will Consider Firemen's Wages
Washington June 2 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen held a long session in the capital to discuss wages for firemen on eastern roads. C A Mackenzie of Oakland carried invitations from the Commercial club the mayor and council the San Francisco convention league and Governor Hiram Johnson urging the 1915 convention be held in San Francisco or Oakland speeches by Congressman Knowland and Kahn extended the invitations. The order has 925 lodges in the United States and Canada.
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Washington, D. C
Brotherhood of Locomotive
C. A. Mackenzie
Oakland
Cal
Commercial Club
San Francisco Convention League
Hiram Johnson
San Francisco
Knowland and Kahn
United States
Canada
Protection for coast sea lions ordinances locals
Santa Ana California June 2 ordinances now prohibit wounding maiming taking capturing or crippling any seal or sea lion in Orange County. The rule follows recent actions by Japanese and other parties who continued to shoot and take the animals.
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Santa Ana
Cal
Orange County
Free-for-All Race for Education Chair Man in Southern States
Democrats on the ways and means committee presented selections for house chairmanships. Hughes of Georgia won the education committee post after Hobson declined. The group also named chairs for banking and currency, good roads, labor, and expenditures in the labor department as the tariff bill work proceeds. Senator Williams’ sub committee moves to decide on equalizing raw materials and agriculture items, including meats and grain.
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Contest For Education Committee
Georgia
Washington
Ways and Means
House
Banking and Currency
Representative Glass
Virginia
Shackleford
Missouri
Hughes
Hobson
Renmin
Lewis
Maryland
Wilson
New York
Department of Labor
Simmons
Finance Committee
Williams
Relief of Lackfoot Asylum Seeks Emergency Funds
The attorney general may seek a construction of the emergency provision in the last legislature's deficiency warrants law to relieve Blackfoot asylum crowded conditions. Gov Haines plans to allow deferrals only in emergencies, with the board urging enlargement of quarters to protect inmates and prevent tragedies like the Bradowitch killings.
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Haines
Blackfoot Asylum
Peter Bradovitch
Capital News
Blackfoot
Clerks Slated in Caribbean Office Shuffle
Caracas reports a staff change with a left clerk taking charge of the office as of June 2, while Elliot Northcott is noted as United States minister in the region. The move signals adjustments in diplomatic staffing and office leadership.
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Caracas
Elliot Northscott
United States
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