Marriage reform debate on medical certificates before marriage
Prominent Washington women convene at Mrs John Hays Hammond’s home to press for medical certificates for male marriage applicants. Debate splits on whether doctors of any standing or a municipal medical board should issue certificates, with speakers like Dr Eleanor Folkmar and advocates such as Mrs Archibald Hopkins arguing for broader safeguards to prevent hastily arranged marriages and protect public health.
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John Hays Hammond
Massachusetts Avenue
Ita
National Titannic Memorial Fund
Eleanora Folkmar
Wan
Ag Thia
Archibald Hopkins
Wilson
Hopkins
Jotn A. Logan
Mra Hopkins
Logan
Howard Beil
Bell
Health certificate debate shapes marriage law in Washington
Prominent women and physicians urged a health examination for marriage as a safeguard against impropriety and to protect public morals. Dr Folkmar advocated a medical board under the city health department to conduct thorough exams, with emphasis on motherhood qualifications for women and general fitness for men.
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Folkmar
Central Labor Union
George S Duncan
Seventh Street
McLeod
van Schatek Jr
1 Craft
Earl Wilfley
Three Boys Saved From Water After Boat Capsized
Ten year old James Mason clung to the submerged boat as Richard Broadus 15 Leroy Hutchinson 14 and James Mason 10 hired a rowboat near Plunkett boat house. Guard William Shillback jumped from shore in another craft and rescued the boys one by one. Spectators tossed life preservers but helped little until the guard arrived. The Mason boy was near exhaustion but all reached the boathouse and later went home with only minor effects from the ordeal.
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James Maton
Wiliam Shillback
Ife Guard
Potomac Park
Shillback
Richard Broadus
Sil N Street
Leroy Hutchinson
E Street
James Ma~son
Eighth Street
Plunkett 5
Broadus
Mason
Aged widows killed by car near Concordia Cemetery
Special to The Washington Fost Chicago reports two elderly widows aged 76 and 78 were struck by a car on Oak Park Avenue while returning from Concordia Cemetery. They had visited graves of their husbands and talked of life after death before the accident. The vehicle struck them on Lake street, with Mrs Blaurech dying at the scene and Mrs Shalk dying after hospitalization.
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Washington Fost
Chicago
Concordia Cemetery
Marie Blaurech
Johanna Shalk
Lairmkr
Phatchera
oTaul Lake Street
Shatk
Oak Park
Senate Deliberations Focus on Lobby Probe and Tariff Plan
The Senate opens a wide inquiry into a tariff lobby as President Wilson signals currency reform priority. Senator Overman will hear four senators hourly, with Ransdell planning a sugar trust reply while acknowledging a lobby exists. Tariff schedules advance, caucus aims for June action, and West Virginia coal strike inquiry begins in Washington with plans to extend weeks.
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Wil
Sugar Trust
Wilson
Senate
Washington
West Virginia
Tillman
Congress
Judiciary
Overman
House
Louisiana
Judiciary Subcommittee
Ashurst
Education and Labor Committee
Swanson
Shields Martine Borah
Kenyon
Paint Creek
Representative Underwood
Alabama
Wages of Men Beggar's Tour To Be Studied By Senate
The Illinois welfare commission will meet in Chicago to investigate the relation of begging to vice and to set a fair minimum wage for a man supporting a family. It will seek how many men earn less than the proposed amount and how wage insufficiency affects marriages and home life.
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Chicago
Illinois Senate Welfare Commission
Summonacs
Baby Ruth Daggett Baptized as Ward of Masons
Ruth Katharine Daggett, infant daughter of Byron B Daggett, was baptized at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Buffalo on June 1 making her a ward of the Lodge of Perfection and under Masonic guardianship worldwide. Daggett is a thirty second degree Mason.
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Buffalo
Ruth Katharine Daggett
Byron B Daggett
Lodge of Perfection
Daggett
Priests Quit Diocese Clash Over Bishop Nilan Election
Special to The Washington Post reports Hartford diocese priests resigning at higher rates recently. Observers tie the trend to Bishop John Joseph Nilan's appointment and Cardinal William O Connell's stance, arguing the elevation favored ultra montane conservatives in both theological and nonteological matters.
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O’connel
Washington Post
New York
Hartford
Connecticut
John Joseph Nilan
Nian
New England
William H O’connell
Boston
Rome
Amerian College
Portland
O’connell
O'Connell
Bishop Brent Travels In Steerage From Liverpool
New York June 1 Aboard the steamer Corona the Rt Rev Charles H Brent Episcopal bishop in the Philippine Islands traveled in the steerage with immigrants from Great Britain and Scandinavia He said the trip was immensely enjoyable and that clergymen belong with the common people He plans to confer with Secretary Bryan and Secretary of War Garrison in Washington and spoke of the Philippines being in fine political and church condition
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New York
Caronla
Liverpool
Charles H Brent
Philippine Islands
America
Corona
Great Britain
Scandinavia
Brent
Washington
Bryan
Garrison
Philippines
Drowned in Geneva Lake Tragedy Claims Three Victims
In Geneva Lake Wisconsin on June 1 Eric Olson his sister Miss Emma Olson and Charles Strand drowned when a rowboat capsized after being stamped. Miss Helen Rohrers clung to an oar and was rescued. Patton, a nearby fisherman, aided debris recovery as police continued inquiries. Miss Emma Olson resided in Stambaugh Michigan and Miss Rohrers in Muncie Indiana. Mr Olson and Miss Strand were Chicago residents.
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Washington Pit
Lake
Geneva Wis
Geneva Lake
Eric Olson
Emma Olson
Charles Strand
Helen Rohrers
Rpd Patton
Miss
Chicago
Mr Olgon
Wedding plans by wireless charm United States wedding by wireless
W Pillsbury owner of the Manchester Salgn arrives from Europe with his bride whom he met on a world cruise and married at Yokohama after arrangements made by wireless while the steamer was 1000 miles from port. His bride is Mrs H C Valentine of Trenton New Jersey a widow. The Cleveland left San Francisco last February. Pillsbury befriended a courtship from the moment they met. Engagement announced at Hongkong.
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Washington Post
Boston
Mass
R W Pillsbury
Salgn
Europe
Insbride
Cleveland
Yokohama
Pillsbury
H C Valentine
Trenton
San Francisco
F Pillsbur
Hongkong
Barefoot Burglar Caught After Police Chase
Indianapolis June 1 after a 2 mile chase four policemen fired at a barefooted burglar identified as William Williams a negro suspected of terrorizing the South Side for months He was spotted by a man whose home he is said to have entered last night The burglar allegedly robbed many homes and assaulted women as police hid extra men in the district追
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Indianapolis
Ind
William Williams
South Side
Concord
Bayard
Wilson
Dewey
Leonard 5S Wood
Army
Winfield Scntt Schley
Bovs
Marina Bana
Groun
Alain
Rieke
Ding
Roosevelt in Chicago Quaffs Milk Before Eastbound Train
Special to The Washington Post Theodore Roosevelt in Chicago after victory in the Newett Heel case jokes with a policeman and friends while breakfasting at Union Station He refuses to discuss the libel verdict or any subject saying he has nothing to say He and his party waited for a dining car and prepared for departure on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line
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Washington Post
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr Roosevelt
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
Union Station
Roosevelt
Frank Tyree
United States
West Virginia
Tyree
Washington
Lnion Station
Miss Helen Foss In Paris With Scarlet Fever
Special describes Miss Helen Foss daughter of Governor Foss of Massachusetts, suffering scarlet fever in a Paris hospital. She travels abroad with her mother and sister, currently staying at the Hotel Majestic in Paris.
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Washington
Boston
Mass
Helen Foss
Gov Fons
Massachusetts
Paris
Hotel Majestic
Vivid murder role fears friends of Frank
James Conley, a central figure in the Mary Phagan case, is removed from Atlanta jail amid reports of threats by Frank's supporters. Detectives clash with Sheriff Mangum over access to Leo Frank, while a missing witness Al Formby raises new concerns. Conley gives a detailed affidavit describing aiding Frank in moving the factory girl's body, and Frank’s supporters confront investigators as public tension rises.
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M Negro
Washington Post
Atlanta
James Conle
National Pencil Factory
Mary Phagan
Leo
Frank
Langford
Conley
Leo Frank
Mangum
Myorfective Department
Franks
Alice Formby
Phagan
James Conley
Tie
Reform Three Resolved and Senate Inquiries Open
The issue highlights national politics with reform talks advancing and Senate inquiries into various matters. Prominent figures and institutions shaping policy and public oversight are noted alongside commentary on current governance challenges.
Four Men Die in Chicago Heights Gas Well Disaster
Four men were killed today by gas in a new well at Chicago Heights a suburb near Chicago. Three of the men lost their lives while attempting a rescue. All six workers were employed by the National Brick Company factories.
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Chicago
Chicago Heights
National Brick Company
Mexico Plans 100 Million Foreign Loan In Paris
Negotiations reported in New York indicate Mexico seeks a 100 million dollar foreign loan for government purposes and railways financing. Bankers note an almost finished issue of 10900 thousand two year notes by the National Railways of Mexico, with official announcements expected.
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New York
National Railways of
Mexico
National Railwaye of Mexico
Mexico City
Paris
National Railways
National Railways of Mexico
Belton man held for ransom in Mexico
Belton Texas June 1 L L Wavis of Kleen left May 5 for Matamoras Mexico to aid his uncle John Rives in moving a large cattle herd to Texas. After several empty communications a letter arrived from a Mexican friend stating that Rives and the cattle were held for ransom. Authorities and Washington were notified as the situation developed.
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Washington Post
Belton
Tex
L L Wavis
Kleen
Matamoras
Mexico
John Rives
Texas
Hia
Darts Rivas
Washington
Divorce talks drift toward peace pact amid rumors
The Washacon divorce case involving Sperial 9 and James Tunningham Bisn spawns speculation of a reconciliation. Mrs Bishop named Gwathme as a potential partner, while Mr Gwathmet denies plans for divorce and hints at possible renewed harmony.
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Mhill
Peace A Far Ideal President At St Alban Cathedral
Thousands in Washington Cathedral Close honor the dead at a United Spanish War Veterans memorial service. President Wilson, diplomats, and senators attend as 270 trained voices with the United States Marine Band perform. Bishop Alfred Harding presides and Chaplain Livingston Bayard delivers a sermon urging renewed patriotism and moral restoration.
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Washington
President Wilson
Army
United Spanish War Veterans
Washington Cathedral
Mount St Alban
United States Marine Band
Episcopal Church
Alfred Harding
Livingston Bayard
United States Navy
Bayard
Arlington
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