Huertagies Term Admitted to Mediation Parley
Mexico City June 3 Huerta rejects American plan for interim government and proposes July 5 elections supervised by both sides. Carranza rejects outside meddling, says rebels dominate two thirds of the country and condemn mediation. Mediators to admit a constitutionalist rep if hostilities pause. Washington reports rift over peace terms and possible arms embargo or port blockade.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Mexico
Tuerta
Ile
Paso
Tex
Carranza
Durango
A.b.-C
Niagara Falls
Peace Commission
General Villa
Ont
Washington
Senor Urquidi
A.B.C
Department of State
Bryan
State Department
Mourners fall through floor at funeral home
In Philadelphia on June 2 sixty five mourners and the casket of Mrs. Yetta Siegel were dropped into a cellar when the floor buckled and collapsed. No one was injured. The casket broke and the corpse was scattered among a screaming crowd. the funeral resumed after order was restored.
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Philadelphia
Yetta Siegel
Iron Workers Get Stay In Dynamiters Case
Chicago June 3 All 24 defendants in the dynamiters cases now on bond are given until June 5 to begin their prison sentences in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth Kansas.
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Chicago
Federal
Leavenworth
Kan
Forest fire threatens plantations near Cross Clearing
A dispatch from Tupper Lake reports a forest fire on state forestry plantations near Cross Clearing in the Adirondacks. The blaze has consumed about 300 acres of land and may spread further.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Tupper Lake
the Adirondacks
Cross Clearing
Rail Strike Near as Western Road Employers Cite 33 Million Rise
Chicago June 3 Negotiations between western railroads and locomotive engineers and firemen for new wage schedules were broken off. Employers say the demands would add more than 33 million dollars a year to payrolls, while unions plan a referendum to decide on a strike, with results due July 14. Railroad men and shippers in Chicago call the situation critical.
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Chicago
Western Railroads
Western Railways
President says mood in business is mainly railroad driven
Washington June 3 The president spoke on business conditions and the Clayton anti trust bill saying there is no general low mood in US business, only in railroads and allied industries. He noted steel outlook is strong, exports rising, and attributed any gloom to psychological factors that could reverse with confidence. He added labor clauses in Clayton clash with prior stance on enforcing Sherman law via the justice department.
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Washington
United States
Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Emibert H. Gary
Redfield
Department of Justice
Labor Union Exemption Added to Clayton Bill
Washington June 3 Without a dissenting vote the 207 members of the house present added a provision to the Clayton anti trust bill exempting labor and farmer organizations from prosecution under the Sherman law or other trust litigations as conspiracies in restraint of trade but holding members liable for acts judged in restraint of trade. The amendment reads Nor shall such organization order association or the members thereof be held or construed to be illegal combinations or conspiracies in restraint of trade under the anti trust law The house rejected a proposal granting similar exemption to farmers organizations formed for community buying and selling The amendment was offered by Representative Nelson of Wisconsin.
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Washington
House
Nelson
Wisconsin
Thomas Wins Race at Indianapolis with Record Time
Rene Thomas won the Indianapolis international speedway race driving a French car, setting a new record of 6 hours 3 minutes 45.99 seconds and 82.47 mph average. Joe Dawson suffered critical injuries from a wreck, with others like Ray Gilhooley and Vere Barnes also injured. Arthur Duray, Albert Guyot, Jules Goux and Barney Oldfield finished among the top five.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Rene Thomas
Indianapolis Speedway
Joe Dawson
Arthur Duray
Peugeot
Thomas
Albert Guyot
Delage
Jules Goux
America
Barney Oldfield
Stutz
Oldfield
Methodist Hospital
Ray Gilhooley
Gilhooley
Isotta
Vere Barnes
Dawson
Bonnal
Jean Chassagne
Sunbeam
Tom Mitchell
Mitchell
Denies Ludlow Massacre in Colorado dispatch
Edward J Boughton judge advocate for the military district of Colorado testified before the federal commission on industrial relations on Thursday that statements claiming women and children were shot in Ludlow are untrue. He said there was no Ludlow massacre with bodies or burnings, except a small child killed by accident, not by state troops.
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New York
Edward J. Boughton
Military District of
Colorado
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Ludlow
Abel Quits Winters Case After Demand for Special Prosecutor
Abel withdraws from the Winters case after clashing with Prosecutor Meyers and demands a special prosecutor to handle the evidence. He says the evidence warrants murder charges against Mrs Winters and Cooper. Winters and Cooper, along with Mr Winters, were arrested and released.
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Newcastle
Ind
Abel
Meyers
Winters
Secretaries scarred as dynamite scare rattles office
Five sticks of dynamite with burning fuses were found beneath the office of Secretary Houston in the Department of Agriculture building. Watchman Daniel H. Jauch, later confessing he placed the explosives, sparked a panic as clerks fled and officials prepared for a possible explosion. Secretary Houston was away in Missouri. Assistant Secretary Galloway present nearby.
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Washington
Houston
Ta Agriciture
Daniel H. Jauch
Galloway
Jauch
Philippines
Department
National Soldiers’ Home Hospital
B. T. Galloway
Missouri
University of Missouri
Canada Freezes Out Hindus at Vancouver Harbor
Gurdit Singh, leading Hindu emigrants numbering about 275, is set to sail back to Asia aboard the Komagata Maru. Canadian authorities delayed landings rather than forbid them, aiming for a two year-plus examination of each prospective immigrant. Singh plans to warn Indian followers of alleged British turbaned subjects’ indignities on Canada’s west coast and seeks to provoke trouble for the empire.
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Vancouver
B. C
Gurdit Singh
Pacific
Canada
Asia
India
Chicago ballot referendum strike vote outlined for firemen
Chicago report notes printing and distribution of ballots for a western railroad strike referendum will take ten days. Expected result by July 14. Warren S. Stone, grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, says strikes likely but will be authorized only after other avenues, including federal mediation, fail.
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Chicago
Warren S. Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Mr. Stone
Diplomat Resigns to Seek Real Estate Wealth in New York
New York dispatch reports Johan R. De Saulles has resigned as United States minister to Uruguay to abandon diplomacy temporarily and pursue wealth in New York real estate. Separate item from Muncie notes Charles W. Fairbanks, former vice-president, spoke at the dedication of a $250,000 YMCA building. Paris reports the French cabinet under Gaston Doumergue has decided to resign.
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New York
Johan R. de Saulles
United States
Uruguay
Muncie
Ind
Charles W. Fairbanks
Paris
Gaston Doumergue
Explosion kills three in Boston sewage plant fire
Three men are dead and one missing after an explosion wrecked the Metropolitan sewage pumping station screen house on Chelsea street in East Boston. Half a dozen others are injured.Authorities investigate the blast and assess the extent of damage to the facility and surrounding area.
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Boston
Metropolitan Sewage
Chelsea Street
Woman Sues Governor Over Alleged Attack in Topeka
In Topeka Kansas on June 3 Mrs Luella West filed a damages suit against Governor George H Hodges for 2315 dollars alleging the governor struck her during an incident cited as the basis for the claim.
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Topeka
Kan
Luella West
George H. Hodges
Hodges
Wilson Invited to Indiana Monument Dedication
President Wilson was invited by Senators Kern and Shively of Indiana to attend the dedication of a monument at the Soldiers' Home in Marion. If he attends, he may choose any date after July 3 for the unveiling.
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Wilson
Indiana
Washington
Kern and Shively
Soldiers’ Home
Marion
Ind
California Volcano Erupts Near Chico
Mount Lasson located about 80 miles northeast of Chico erupts after 60 years of silence. Steam clouds issue from fissures and residents within a 50 mile radius observe the activity clearly.
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California
Chico
Cal
Mount Lasson
Convicts Seek Pardon If Enlisted for War Service
Sing Sing N Y June 3 One hundred fifty convicts at the state prison have asked to be pardoned on condition that they enlist and go to the front in case of war with Mexico.
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Sing Sing
N. Y
Mexico
No Relief for Sulzer Sees Sulzer Removal Upheld
Albany N Y unanimous court of appeals upholds the court of impeachment action removing William Sulzer from office. Sulzer counsel announced plans to appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Court of
William Sulzer
Sulzer
United States Supreme Court
Wilson at Church Dedication in Washington
President Wilson attended the opening of the Central Presbyterian Church in Washington on Sunday with his daughter Miss Margaret Wilson. The ceremony marked the formal dedication of the church building.
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Wilson
Washington
President Wilson
Margaret Wilson
Central Presbyterian
Parachute jumper dies at Elitch Gardens in Denver crowd watches
On Sunday Harry Corbett J. young parachute jumper fell about 2000 feet to his death at Elitch Gardens Denver. A crowd of several thousand women and children watched in horror as the tragedy occurred during the show.
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Denver
Colo
Harry, Corbett
Elitch Gardens
Distillers Pay Vast Revenue to Government in Peoria
Peoria Illinois, the world’s largest distilled spirits producer, has paid the government over thirteen years enough money to build the Panama Canal. The claim underscores the city’s massive revenue impact from distilling industries and federal tax contributions over a lengthy period.
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Peoria
Ill
aPnama Canal
Bryan to go onto circuit in public lectures
Secretary Bryan announced he would spend part of his vacation this year lecturing on a chau tauqua circuit if public business permits. His first lecture will be delivered in North Carolina on July 4.
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Bryan
Washington
North Carolina
Robbers Blow A Safe In Chicago Heist
Nine robbers bound six St. Lawrence Ice Cream employees and blew open the safe, escaping with the contents. Police investigate the daring Chicago crime and review security footage for clues.
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Chicago
St. Lawrence Ice Cream Company
Wheel Talk: Wayside Walter and Tired Tommie Meet After Months
Wayside Walter and Tired Tommie reunite after months apart. Walter explains he has been across the country. Tommie asks if he traveled incognito. Walter answers he traveled in the axle.
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Walter
Tommie
Youngstown
Castoria Safety Reminder Marks Over 40 Years Use
Public health note urges caregivers to carefully inspect each bottle of Castoria for the signature of Fletcher and the claim In Use For Over 40 Years. The message emphasizes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and recalls child patients crying for Castoria.
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Fletcher
Be Happy Use Red Cross Ball Blue Ad
Ad copy promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry bluing as superior to liquid blue, claims it delights the laundress and is available from all grocers. Subtext references a humorous dialogue about tobacco stocks and a hen laying an egg.
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Hostetter’s Spymath Bitters
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Nebraska
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