Burns Defends Methods In Seymour Office Inquiry
William J. Burns testifies before William McAdoo in New York defending his investigative methods at the Seymour & Seymour law office. He says he entered the office took copies and installed two devices but did not open desks, remove papers, or tap phones. The piece also notes training plans for youths at Plattsburg under Gen. E Z Steever with Lieut Turdon and a sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Burns
William McAdoo
New York
Seymour & Seymour
J. P. Morgan & Co
Tobacco Shortage Expected As Growers Sold Before Planting
Dealers anticipate demand for tobacco will exceed supply next season. For the first time, Kentucky growers are offered purchase advances before planting to take all tobacco raised at 7 to 8 dollars per 100 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Bryan predicts Hughes nominating choice in party fight
William J. Bryan says the Republican convention will not nominate Co Roosevelt and predicts that Justice Hughes will receive the nomination. He argues Hughes may accept if the call to serve aligns with his party’s duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Hughes
William J. Bryan
Co. Roosevelt
Justice Hughes
British Interests Buy Ship Sarnia for One Million
The Atlantic Fruit Company, with Baltimore as a key port, sold its steamers Sarnia and Siberia to interests tied to the British Government. The Siberia sits in New York harbor, while the Sarnia heads there. A $557,000 certified check was paid for the Siberia, with nearly the same amount due for the Sarnia under the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Fruit Company
Baltimore
Sarnia
Siberia
New York
Relief in Army Aviation School Head Relieved
Capt Cowan, head of the Army Aviation School in San Diego, has been ordered relieved and will leave for the Philippines. He sails October 5 from San Francisco.
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Ool
Cowan
Army Aviation School
San Diego
Cal
San Francisco
Philippines
Aviation Sch
Train Blown From Track in Illinois Windstorm
One and a half miles south of Suanemin Illinois the Chicago St Louis fast mail train No 7 was blown from the tracks by a severe Central Illinois windstorm. Ten persons were seriously injured and several slightly hurt. The accident happened in a deep cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Railway
Suanemin
Ill
Central
Ilinois
Diaz Party Ready for Revolt Across Several Cities
Felix Diaz has formed juntas in El Paso San Antonio New Orleans Pensacola and New York City. Diaz supporters are organized on a military basis with leaders holding rank. The movement appears self funded and awaiting a determined insurrection in Mexico with constant communications among leaders.
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Diaz
Felix Diaz
el Paso
San Antonio
New Orleans
Pensacola
New York City
Bruce Bielaski
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Seli
Mexico
Plans for Irish Parliament Urges Immediate Setup
The London Evening Standard states a basis agreement exists to settle the Irish question and that an Irish Parliament will be established at once with Ulster excluded. The body will consist of the current Irish representatives in Parliament.
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London Evening Standard
Ulster
House of Commons Adjourns to June 20
The House of Commons agreed to Premier Asquiths motion for adjournment to June 20. The decision followed a motion by Premier Asquith to suspend proceedings until the specified date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Asquith
Forest Service tests reveal newsprint from new woods
The Forest Service reports successful trials of newsprint from hitherto unused woods. Eleven woods show promise for paper production, with others suitable for manila paper and box boards. Seventy samples were made in the search for substitutes amid dwindling pulp wood supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service Laboratories
United States Forest Service
Tennessee Railroad Commission Orders Rate Cut for Central Railroad
The Tennessee Railroad Commission issued an opinion reducing intrastate passenger rates on the Central Railroad from 3.5 cents to 2.0 cents per mile, effective thirty days after the ruling. The decision targets a previously high fare level, aiming to lower costs for riders under state regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hate
Tennessee Railroad Commission
Intrastate Central Railroad
Ilindis
Ind
Britain to Borrow Over 111 Billion for 1916 17 Deficit
Reginald McKenna chancellor of the exchequer announces a 1916 17 deficit to be met by borrowing about 111 323 105 000 pounds or 6 615 525 000 dollars. The plan calls for daily loan issuance averaging more than 3 600 000 pounds or 18 000 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Reginald McKenna
Bouck White sentenced for flag desecration in NY church case
Bouck White leader of the Church of the Social Revolution in New York received thirty days in jail and a $100 fine after being found guilty of flag desecration. White’s followers attended the trial, many women, and a ceremony had seen flags of several nations including the United States burned at the church quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouck White
Church of the Social Revolution
New York
United States
White
Women at Erskine Camp Train in Military Drill
Between thirty and forty young women from affluent New York families attend a three month course of military training at a camp near Erskine New Jersey close to Pompton. The program focuses on discipline marching and basic drill under instructors at the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Erskine N. J
Pomp
Old-Time Actor Harry Hawk Dies in England
Veteran actor Harry Hawk born April 28 1837 in Philadelphia died at Granville Isle of Jersey England. He portrayed Asa Trenchard in Laura Keene's company in Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre the night Lincoln was assassinated by J Wilkes Booth. Hawk had moved to Chicago with his parents earlier in life.
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Harry Hawk
Asa Trenchard
Laura Keene
Ford’s
Washington
President Lincoln
J. Wilkes Booth
Granville
Isle of Jersey
England
Hawk
Philadelphia
Chicago
NYPD to Investigate Cremation Applications for Dead
The New York Police Department will investigate all applications to cremate bodies of the dead as a precaution inspired by the Dr Arthur Warren Waite case where he sought to cremate his murdered father in law John E Peck to hide the crime.
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New York Police Department
Board of Health
Arthur Warren Waite
John E. Peck
House boosts aviation station funding from two to three halves
The House in committee of the whole increased the aviation service appropriation for the navy and the main maintenance of the Penacola aviation station from 2,000,000 to 3,500,000 by a 129 to 102 vote.
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Navy
Pensacola
House of Representative
Senator Morris Sheppard Champions Postal Savings Act Bill
In a Senate speech Senator Morris Sheppard urged passage of a bill to widen the postal savings bank to aid agriculture and productive industries. The measure directs deposits to be loaned for farming, home building, and improvements with a savings board consisting of cabinet members.
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Postal Saving Bank
Senate
Morris Sheppard
Postal Savings Bank
Savings Board
Grape Juice Suit Against Philadelphia Pickling Co
Jacob Cohen of Vineland New Jersey sues Philadelphia Pickling Co in Court of Common Pleas No 5 for 10000 dollars alleging grape juice sold as non alcoholic contained alcohol causing shock to Vineland residents who bought it from Cohen He was arrested charged with illegal sale of intoxicating liquors and later convicted fined 100 dollars costs and four months imprisonment in county jail
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Pickling Company
Court of Common Pleas
Philadelphia
Jacob Cohen
Vineland
N. J
White Ribbon
Cohen
Woman Sentenced to Twenty Years in Poison Cream Puffs Case
Hattie E. Merrill alias Oakley pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Providence Rhode Island. She admitted serving poison cream puffs containing arsenic that caused Armand Vedebounceur’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie E. Merrill
Oakley
Mur
Providence
R. I
Armand Vedebounceur
Liebknecht Accused of Treason in Berlin Court
A Berlin dispatch reports the court handling the preliminary examination of Dr. Carl Liebknecht, the socialist leader, has decided to prosecute him for treason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liebknecht
Berlin
Carl Liebknecht
Waite Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite was sentenced to die in Sing Sing during the week beginning July 10 after confessing the murder of John E. Peck a millionaire from Grand Rapids Michigan. He thanked the court for the conduct of his trial.
Cleveland Woman Ends Life Over Gossip About Cookie Theft
Pauline Mara a 53 year old resident of Cleveland Ohio killed herself after a grocer accused her of stealing a one cent cookie. Neighbors reported heavy gossip and social pressure preceding her death.
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Pauline Mara
Cleveland
Ohio
Taggart and His Mustache
Indiana Senator Tom Taggart, a Democratic boss, shaved off his mustache after a photo showed only a white lip streak. His wife urged regrowth and Taggart says he will obey. He now seeks a hair restorer that won’t blister his lip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taggart
Tom Taggart
Indiana
Ship sinking probe led by Ambassador Page in Rome
The State Department announced Ambassador Page at Rome is instructed to investigate the reported sinking of the Italian steamer Moravia by a submarine. Officials say no Americans were aboard but the United States seeks the facts.
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State Department
Page
Rome
Moravia
Boal
Candidate Spends Twenty Cents on Delegate Campaign
Walter E B Ritter of Harrisburg Pennsylvania filed an expense affidavit showing he spent 20 cents on his campaign for Democratic delegate at large. He bought ten postage stamps as part of his campaign costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter EB. Ritter
Harrisburg
Garment Makers End Lockout
A crisis in the struggle between garment makers and their employees ends as the lockout is lifted, signaling a pause in labor tensions and resumption of factory activity.
Picket plan to reopen shops amid stalled lockout
In New York the Cloak Suit and Shirt Manufacturers Protective Association ordered shops opened to allow employer return after a lockout on April 29. The July start of the busy season aims to have shops running by mid June. Employers showed no sign of granting the union demand for a preferential union shop as union officials adopted a defiant stance and deployed pickets to deter workers from returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cloak, Suit and Shirt Manufacturers
Protctive Association
Ford Ride Sails for Europe
Gaston Plantiff, business manager for Henry Ford, sails from New York to Europe on the Frederick VIII for possible plant sites abroad. He denies the trip is a peace expedition and says Ford may go abroad in about a month to inspect locations for new factory branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Europe
Gaston Plantiff
Henry Ford
New York
Frederick VIII
Germans Hold 30 710 British Prisoners in Europe
Baron Newton told the House of Lords that Germany held 26 710 military and 4 000 civilian British prisoners, with 1 370 deaths. He added 449 British prisoners in Bulgaria and 8 960 in Turkey, including sixteen civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Newton
House of Lords
Germany
Bulgaria
Turkey
Clara Kellogg Leaves $300000 Inheritance To Husband
The will of Clara Louise Kellogg Strakosch, famed prima donna, was admitted to probate in New Hartford Connecticut. She leaves the income of most of her estate, about $300000, to her husband Cary Strakosch.
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Clara Kellogg
Clara Louise Kellogg Strakosch
New Hartford
Conn
Cary Strakosch
Prince of Wales to Wed Yolanda of Italy
Rome reports an imminent engagement between Prince Edward of Wales and Princess Yolanda daughter of King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. The 15 year old princess is described as beautiful and popular with Italians. Edward recently visited Rome and the Italian front and is said to have received the king and queen’s congratulations at army headquarters.
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Prince of Wales
Prince Edward of Wales
Yolanda
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Rome
Army
Army officers hail motor test for infantry mobility at San Antonio
Southern Department officers in San Antonio reviewed a motor truck transport test for infantry. The Thirtieth Infantry, about 850 men, moved sixteen miles and deployed in just over two hours. The regiment loaded onto twenty seven three ton trucks in one minute with detailed observations on cost and reliability.
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Southern Department
San Antonio
Judge must sentence by height to fit stature
Superior Judge F B Ogden of Oakland California imposes a six year San Quentin term on John King a bootblack for assault explaining the sentence is light because King is 4 feet 8 inches tall and handicapped by nature the judge warns that leniency should not be expected in this court if the offender were of ordinary height the sentence could have been fifteen years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Ogden
Oakland Cal
John King
San Quentin
King
Von Roedern Named Finance Minister in Berlin Shakeup
Count von Roedern, former secretary of state for Alsace Lorraine, appointed minister of finance in Berlin succeeding Karl Helfferich according to Berlin advices.
State Department Questions Gerard Over Berlin Peace Interviews
Secretary Lansing told Ambassador Gerard in Berlin that Washington sought his denial of reports that he discussed peace interviews. Officials doubt the remarks were made and awaited a direct denial from Gerard, prompting the inquiry when none arrived.
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Washington
Lansing
Gerard
Berlin
Germany
Wilson
Eace
State Department
Forest fire losses in Pennsylvania fall short of recent years
The state forestry department reports spring fire losses in Pennsylvania will be smaller than in recent years. Twelve largest fires burned about 57 000 acres in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Forestry Department
Pennsylvania
James J Hill Dies Without Will In Mississippi Estate Valued at 10 Million
In St Paul Mississippi on June 7 James J Hill left no will. His widow filed for Louis W Hill to be appointed administrator. The estate is valued at 10 million dollars and eight children join in the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Miss
James J. Hill
Louis W. Hill
Russian Gamble on Galician Front Boosts Offensive Momentum
Report from Petrogard on June 6 says a sudden Russian blow along a 275 mile Galician front from Pripet to Rumania signals a brilliant beginning to a broader offensive. Gen Bruzziloff leads a coordinated attack with 600,000 Teutonic troops facing 40 Austrian infantry divisions and 10-15 cavalry divisions. The Russians report capturing 480 officers and over 25,000 men, 27 guns, and 50 machine guns, aiming to relieve Austrian pressure on Italy and affect the Balkans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruzziloff
Carpathians
Teutonic
Balkans
Pottsville Library Loses City Support Over Carnegie Gift
Pottsville public library fails to gain a $5000 annual appropriation needed to attract a $45,000 Carnegie library grant. City and school officials clash over using public funds for a private organization, risking closure and prompting calls for a new, publicly controlled board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Carnegie
Taxpayers’ Association
E. P. Leuschner
A. L. Shay
Yuan Shi Kai Dies in Peking Ends China’s Headed Era
Yuan Shi Kai president of China died at Pekin on Monday. He had led the government since October 10, 1918, succeeding Sun Yat Sen. His death leaves China without a head. likely a cabinet member will assume, with Tuan Chi Jui as prime minister and Lu Chen Hai ang as foreign minister.
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Shanghai
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Pekin
Sun Yat Sen
Tuan Chi Jui
Lu Chen Haiang
Wilson Approves James to Lead Democratic Convention
President Wilson approves Senator Ollie James of Kentucky as permanent chairman of the Democratic convention in St Louis. James to head the committee notifying Wilson of his nomination. Senator Stone of Missouri likely to chair the platform committee with draft platform outlines.
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Washington
Wilson
Ollie James
Kentucky
St. Louis
James
Baltimore
Altho
New Jersey
Senator Stone
Missouri
Bleakley Spends Funds for Nomination Campaign
Mercer County Congressional Committee records show C. D. Bleakley spending 4437 dollars on nomination efforts with allocations for transportation of voters, dissemination of information, and clerical work. Receipts total 1350 with listed expenses including Watchers, transportation, and miscellaneous costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
General Miller Delegate Expenditures Reported
General Charles Miller of Franklin is listed as a Republican delegate candidate with $283.69 in expenditures and no outstanding debts. Most of the amount, $233.89, paid for advertising in multiple papers including the Sharon Telegraph and Warren Mirror, plus others, with the remainder covering postage, clerk hire, and related campaign costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ementon News
Sharpsville Advertiser
Roe Reisinger
Border raid feared as Funston rushes troops to border
General Funston said he had positive information that Luis de la Rosa was marching from Laredo toward the border with intent to raid west of Rio Grande City. American forces in the district are limited, prompting patrol fortification and guarding at Laredo while authorities assess how soon De la Rosa might strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Funston
Luis de la Rosa
Laredo
Rio Grande City
de la Rosa
William Mann
Zapata
Rio Grande
Mexico
Brownsville
Democrats to Name Candidates Saturday
St Louis June 3 President Wilson and Vice President Marshall to be nominated as Democratic standard bearers early Saturday at the final convention session. McCombs said vote on Wilson about 1 AM Saturday with vice president nomination to follow. Conference lists June 14 to 17 schedule with platform focusing on preparedness and foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Wilson
Marshall
McCombs
Therafter
Tempporary
Erie Garage and Forty Autos Burned
Erie June 6 The new model garage with 40 automobiles was destroyed by fire today entailing a loss estimated at 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
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Russia
Czar
Eastern Republic
C. D. Bleakley
Texas
Will
Warren
Wholesale Merchants & Manufacturers Association
Buffalo
Wholesale Merchants & Manufacturers Association of Buffalo
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