Denies Mellen Story In Morgan Domination Claim
William Skinner completed his testimony denying that J. P. Morgan & Co dominated the railroad board. Lewis Ledyard, a New York director of the New Haven, said Mellen’s Grand Trunk letter conveyed innocence, not responsibility. Examiners prepare to hear more on Morgan and Morgan records in the commission probe.
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William Skinner
J. P. Morgan & Co
Charionl Mellen
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Hirself
Grand Trunk
J. Pierpont Mor Kan
Interstate Vammerra Commission
Lewis I'Ass Ledyard
New York
New Haven
Tme
Mr. Ledyard
Mellen Ald Pot
Vicariowa
Morgan
Fetter
United States District Attorney
Mellen
E. D. Robbins
Ledyard
Earler
Wiliam Skinner
Europe
Pazile
George F. Baker
The
Laurence Minot
Two titled women plead to king in suffrage protest
The Daly Chronicle reports two titled women interrupted a royal ceremony, kneeling and demanding votes for women. Court officials escorted them out as the king and royal party remained dignified. The Times notes crown lawyers believe suffrage funds subscribers may face asset attachment for damages.
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Binh
Whet
Douglas Dawson
Chamberlain's Department
Yung
the Times
Crown
Transfer Question Revived in District Public Ownership Effort
The citizens' conference on public utilities reopens the universal transfers issue in the District after eight months. Executive committee led by Charles W. Darr met to plan a fresh campaign and to determine the commission's intended course of action.
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Izens’ Conference On Public Utilities
Public Utilities Commisstan
Charles W. Darr
Carnegie Adds New Endowment Gifts to City Institutes
Pittsburgh June 4. Andrew Carnegie announced a further endowment of 2 million dollars plus 1 million more to Pittsburgh educational institutes. The gift, announced by S. H. Church, boosts Carnegie’s local donations to learning to 324 million dollars. The funds will be split between the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh Institutes
Pittapurgh
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Carnegie Institute
S. H. Church
Carnegie
British Women Will Win Vote Despite Militants Crimes
New York The Evening Mail reports that British nonmilitant suffragists expand to 20,000 members, led by Mrs Henry Fawcett, advocating constitutional struggle for votes. It notes militants number about 20,000 and fault their tactics, while government leaders remain determined to advance enfranchisement.
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James Creelman
New York
Evening Mail Today
London
Mra. Pankhurat
Lloyd George
John Simon
Edward Grey
Lord Haldane
Denturies
House
House of Commons
National Union of Woman's Suffrage Societies
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
National Union
Friands
Britain
Henry Fawcett
Great’ National Union
Conservative and Unionist Woman's Franchise Association
Duchess of Bedford
Duchess of
Sunday Civil Bill Cut Reaches Panama Canal Funding Cut
The Sunday civil bill shows a total of 107,696,759 for sundry civil expenditures, reduced by 17,734,989 from the prior year. The largest item is 20,719,000 for continuing construction on the Panama Canal, with other notable allocations for memorials, hospitals, and Washington improvements as debated by Representative John J. Fitzgerald.
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Panama Canal
John J. Fitzgerald
New York
Committee On Appropriations
Hia
House
Washington
Arlington Memorial Amphitheater
Columbia
Hospital For Women
White House
Washington Monument
Grant Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol
Naonal Training School
Providence Hospital
Garfield Hospital
Government Hospital For the
Columbia Institution For the Deaf
Howard University
Freedmen's Hospital
United States
Letters Given to Wynne Decision in Fire Insurance Case
A decision by Assistant Attorney General W. H. Lamar awarded six letters addressed to Robert J. Wynne as president of the First National Fire Insurance Company. The letters were impounded at the city post office after Wynne's protest that they should not be turned over to current officers. The cases were argued by J. S. Hasby Smith for Wynne and Hugh H. Obear for the board of trustees and officers of the company. Robert R. Tuttle declined to comment on the ruling.
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Robert J. Wynne
First National Fire Insurance Company
City
W. H. Lamar
Postoffice
J. 8. Hasby-Smith
Mr. Wynne
Hugh H. Obear
Board of Trustees
Fire Treeraes, Company
Robert R Tuttle
THY Commercial Fire "Insurance Company
District OF Columbia
Commercial Fire Insurance Company of
Southern
Ashington
D. C
Robert R. Tuttle
Bestar A. Watters
F. S. Dudley
Wollam Thyson
Paul F. Grave
John McKee
Clarence A. Krouge
Warren
Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railway Company
Railroad Commission of Georgia
Railroad Mmission of Georgia
Atlanta
Atlata and
Charlotte Air Line Rait~ Way CO
George F. Canfield
Banquet Honors Gonzaga College Founding Anniversary
Gonzaga College alumni held a banquet honoring the ninety third anniversary of the college. Speakers included Speaker Clark and Senator Ashurst plus Rev. B DeL McDonnell president of Gonzaga College. Clark urged support for smaller colleges and closer student instruction while Ashurst stressed education with moral training.
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Clark
Ashurs
B. del. McDonnell
Gonzaga College
Washington
Ashurst
Nonmilitants Prepare Uniform Campaign for Women’s Vote
Tenants and followers praise police courts and papers as nonmilitants press MPs and leaders for justice in the women’s suffrage fight. Labor groups have endorsed suffrage, with Lloyd George and others pushing for an equal franchise bill, while Asquith resists action. A new campaign will deploy outdoor workers in dark green coats and cockleshell badges.
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Trades Union Congress
Manchester
Labor Party
Idoyd George
John Simon
Baward Grey
Asquith
Sol
Corps of Outdoor Workers
Senators Debate Panama Canal Exemption and British Demands
Senators discuss the Panama Canal exemption for Panamanian ships and British objections. Mr Cummins urges repealing provisions to avoid yielding to Britain, arguing the United States should not curtail sovereignty to gain world approval. Senator Borah warns against broken precedent and broader concessions.
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United States
Mr. Cumming
New York
Mr. Root
Borah
Iowa Semaster
Lora Grey
Taft
Cummins
Great Britain
Honors at Friends School Close of Thirty-Second Year
Honors at the Friends School were awarded for proficiency across the year just closed the thirty second. A large audience heard an address by principal Thomas W. Sidwell and a program of music and literature. Recipients spanned high school to primary, with names including Henry C. Kenley Katharine Chapman Boyd J. Brown Bertha S. Buckman Margaret Chapman and Gilbert Ming among many others.
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Friends School
Thomas W. Sidwell
Henry C. Kenley
Katharine Chapman
Boyd J. Brown
Charles B. Weaver
Histe P. Brown
Eleanore Dhy
Louise C. Tayloe
Virginia Brown
Frederick Lamly
Elizabeth Walter
Helen DM. Towner
Hall of honor—High ‘School
Bertha S. Buckman
Margaret Chapman
Gilbert Ming
Frances Sidwell
Lucy G. Buckman
William T. Dent
Eleanor D. Eby
Mary H. Roberts
Norman BE. Towgan
Louisg. ‘Jaylas
Esther Wooton
Beal Woodward
Mation Hall
Albert Thorn
Ralph Tobriner
Mannix Walker
Laura’ Bryn
Ruth F. Harding
Margaret W. Leet
Anita P. Smith
Thomas B. Sweeney
Margaret Claire Norton
I High
Sigmund Aryn
Dexter Bullayd
Richard King
Batelle BE
Reeve
Allen Hunt Roberts
George A. Sacks
Wilhelmina W. M. Spannoold
Charlotte
Washburn
William M. Cashman
Otis P. Dyer
Marion T. Fletcher
Percival Hall
McKay Jones
Rutolf Kirk
Chester G. Blereca
Joseph W.byens
Wilbur Bowen Fairfax
Patricia Herron
Elizabeth C. Langham
Willian
Lemly
Alice S. Vail
Beall M. Woodward
Randle Breraton
John G. Bryn
Landon van Nesa Burt
Hubert M. Cole
Mildred U H. Curran
Ruth B. Curran
Giffard Cochran Ewing
Morgan M. Gilbert
Marion Ethel Hall
Margaret Winfield Leet
Charles H. M. Moses
Anita Phillips Smith
John ¥. Summerlin
Helen Marsh ‘Towner
B. Russell True
Scoviil H. Aspinwall
Busan E. Doyle
Oliver Herman Gash
Francis Herron
Philip Hichborn
George BE. Judd
Fenwick Nelson Reeve
Margaret B. Sharp
Rose W. Stutler
Richard Miller
Henry Boynton
Cameron Haberts
George King
Burdette Taylor
George Sacks
Edward Smith
Caproll Pierce
Boyd Brown
Gilbert King
John Bruce King
Postmaster General seeks 425600 for parcel post relief
Senate and House notes survey urgent deficiency funds for parcel post service. Burleson asks 425600 and 490600 for wagon service plus 35000 indemnity for lost articles. Railways may be paid by mail carry instead of weight, saving about 90000 yearly. Further items cover tax penalties, conservation bills, and carrier liability under the Interstate Commerce Act.
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Congress
Burleson
U S S Honor At Stake In Tampico Gunboat Row
A debate over US policy toward Huerta blockades and Tampico shipments as the Navy faces orders to hinder or permit interdiction. Officials consider whether the administration backs mediators or aims to aid constitutionalists, with potential embargo moves and international law implications.
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Badger
Tarpica
Washington
Tampico
Mexico
United States
Carranza
U S Outlines Carranza Discussions After Mediation Talks
After a Niagara Falls mediation session the United States outlined talks with Mexican constitutionalists. John Lind, the president’s representative, attended and shared American delegation information with Sefiors Zubaran Urquida and attorney Charles A. Douglas, signaling closer U S coordination with the constitutionalists.
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A. B.C
Niagara Falla
John Lind
Sefiors Zubaran
Urquida
Charles A. Douglas
Niagara Falls
Lind
United States
WANTS T. R. FOR GOVERNOR
New York June 4 Theodore Roosevelt as Progressive party candidate for New York governor is the desire of the State Progressive campaign advisory committee which met to consider campaign matters and Roosevelt’s attitude toward national and state affairs After Roosevelt returned from South American explorations Col Roosevelt said he would not be a candidate for governor.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Progressive Campaign Advisory Committee
Hiss
Col. Roosevelt
Martha's Delights At National Theater In Martha Opera
The Aborn English Grand Opera Company presented Flotows Martha last night at the National Theater. Milas Hlena Kirmes sang Lady Harriet in Last Rose of Summer, encores demanded for Ah So Fair by Albert Anmadi, Louise Le Baron starred as Nancy with Alfred Kaufmen Plunkett and Galamzi as Lord Tristan. Cast to repeat tonight and Saturday with Kristoffy Wheatley Stevens joining, Le Baron continuing Nancy throughout the week.
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Flotow
Martha
National Theater
Aborn
Ehgush Grand Opeta
Milas Hlena Kirmes
Harriet
Albert Anmadi
Alnging
Louise le Baron
Nancy
Alfred Kaufmen
Plunkett
Farmer
Mr. Galamzi
Lord Tristan
John Mercer
Crosser Bill Faces House District Committee Vote
The Crosser bill seeking municipal ownership of Washington streetcar lines heads to a House District committee vote with a quorum expected. Supporters claim better service and lower fares, while many committee members show little interest and Capitol sentiment leans against the measure. Julian Pierce, farmer and Study Club of Economics chair, testified that political despotism exists in the District and urged takeover for improved service and cheaper fares.
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House
Morrow
Washington
Julian Pierce
Study Club of Economics
Pierce
NONE TO OPPOSE CLARK IN MONTGOMERY DISTRICT
Montgomery Missouri reports Speaker Champ Clark appears certain to be reelected to Congress with no opposition in the district or party. Claude R Ball, once named as a possible challenger, filed for the legislature, but even if he sought the Democratic primary he could not win against Clark.
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Montgomery
Champ Clark
Claude R. Ball
Clark
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