Lippitt New Foe to Tolls Repeal Debate Turns Tight
Debates on tolls exemption bill intensify as Senator Lippitt of Rhode Island signals opposition to repeal to protect US rights. Senator Tillman vows repeal support due to state convention while criticizing the President. Senators McCumber James Gore and Lewis defend policy with voting uncertain and La Follette silent on timing.
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Ribot Announces Cabinet Leaders for France
Paris June 9 Senator Ribot accepted the premiership and named his cabinet. Leon Bourgeois heads Foreign Affairs while Theophile Delcasse takes War. Other posts include Emile Chautemps Marine and Jean Dupuy Public Works with several deputies and senators filling key ministries. The cabinet emphasizes strict enforcement of the three years military service law.
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Woman Accused in Broadway Cafe Hold Up Near Home
Mary Martin, 30, well dressed and wearing diamond rings, is charged with attempted grand larceny after allegedly grabbing Albert Menjou near his Broadway cafe and home on West 92nd Street. Police pursued and captured her in the basement of the Stanley apartment building after he called for aid.
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George Dances in Kilts at Buckingham Palace
King George and Queen attend first state ball of the season at Buckingham Palace with large royal turnout. The king wore the Black Watch kilts uniform and danced with Grand Duchess Anastasia while Prince Arthur of Connaught partnered the queen. Buffet supper served in multiple rooms. Among Americans present were Ambassador Page and Mrs Page and other embassy staff including Hallett Johnson and naval and military attachés.
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French Politicians in Duel Ends in Wound and Reconciliation
In Paris on June 9 a sword duel between Senator Henry Berenger, representing Guadeloupe, and Deputy George Ponsot left Ponsot wounded in the right wrist. The adversaries, who quarreled over politics, were reconciled afterward in a publicized resolution of their dispute.
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Royal family links to suffragette funds shock London
A London police raid on a suffragette HQ revealed royal subscribers to militant funds including the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Teck. Queen Mary offered 500 but was refused as militants avoided prosecutions over blackmail. Royalty remain reluctant witnesses, while Westminster preparations for Sylvia Pankhurst’s march continue amid mounting police presence.
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Suffragette destroys Romney painting in Birmingham gallery
A suffragette vandal armed with a butcher knife damaged George Romney's Portrait of a Boy at Birmingham Arts Gallery. On arrest she supplied the name Misa Ryland. Authorities tightened security for a Windsor to St George's procession to curb suffragette interference.
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Moore's Horses Win Winners at International Show
London reports W H Moore captured two first prizes and two seconds at the international horse show. Hila premier awards went to harness ponies Heatrand and White Wall Serrat, while Lord Seaton and Lady Seaton earned the other. American exhibitor Bountiful took second in harness single and in four handed, beaten by W A Barran's team. Winans' entries swept pace action with Nancy Clancy defeating Bonnie View s. Sumner Draper showed Nimbus and Billington, securing a reserve.
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Clam Wins Duel With Rat At Cafe
A Washington patch via the New York World describes a bizarre cafe spectacle where a clam locked its shell on a rat’s nose. The rat struggled for ten minutes before witnesses ended the threat. the clam remained uninjured.
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London Fete Honors Mrs Astor With Columbia Pageant
In Albert Hall London the centenary fete celebrating Anglo American peace gathers elite guests and 48 American born ladies portraying 각 nations hereditary peers. Mrs John Astor will symbolize Columbia amid a display of representative lines from Pilgrim Fathers to Canadian settlers and New World figures.
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Rabies From Kiss Shocks Pittsburgh Area
Ten year old John Dasta, son of An gust Dasta in Pittsburgh, suffers rabies contracted by kissing his dying sister who died weeks earlier. At Mercy Hospital pasteur treatment is administered. Aug ustne Dusty, 36, wife of August, and two young children who kissed the child also receive treatment as doctors puzzle over rabies transmission by kissing.
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Admiral Must Pay Nurses for Sick Officer Attendants
Washington dispatch reports Rear Admiral Usher must pay his own nurses after two naval hospital attendants cared for him during a typhoid attack at Norfolk. Comptroller Downey refused $486, saying no authority to hire and no appropriation to pay them.
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Court Ends Romance In High Society Elopement Case
In London Sir Samuel Evang's divorce court heard the tale of George Summerly Carmichael Cole of the Indian police and Miss Torfreda Allanore Lethbridge as they eloped to Paris and then faced a marriage nullification. The court annulled the union after testimony showed shifting affections and a troubled background surrounding the Ward on Chancery. The proceedings revealed a social circle linked to the Wroth Lethbridge family and allied American connections.
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Kaiser Bows to Cupid in Prussian Royal Marriage
Berlin reports Prince Oscar of Prussia will wed Countess Ina Marie von Baasewitz, a former empress aide. An official statement says the Kaiser consents, happiness outweighs strict family tradition, the bride won’t be Princess, and their children won’t be in line for succession. The likely wedding will bring a high noble rank for the countess after her court appearance.
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Roosevelt Visits Spanish King At La Granja Luncheon
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria hosted former President Roosevelt at the La Granja summer palace near Madrid. Col Roosevelt praised the king and Spanish language while discussing Spanish history. Amb Willard and Kermit Roosevelt attended, with wedding preparations for Kermit and Miss Willard noted. Embassy security remained tight.
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Berlin Couple Arrested While Attempting Aeroplane Elopement
London report notes a seventeen-year-old Berlin heiress and a German aviator were intercepted at Johanniethal aerodrome as they prepared to elope by plane. Her father alerted a policeman who halted the plan and detained the pair before takeoff.
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Captive Gorilla Dinah to Visit New York From Africa
Dinah the large female gorilla captured after a two year wild period in East Africa is described as lively and happy by her captor R L Garner of Philadelphia. The creature nicknamed Dinah reportedly laughs when tickled and has poor manners, eating rudely, with plans to bring her to New York in August aboard the New York zoological expedition led by Garner. A separate note mentions discounted Baltimore and Ohio routes to Seattle return and other Pacific Coast fares through June 17 with September return validity.
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Pare 1 Lipitt Now for Tolls Repeal
Pare 1 Lippitt Now for Tolls Repeal. Nab Girl ag Footpad Militants Hold Up Royalty Peace Ball to Be Gay Court Ends Girl's Romance. Roosevelt Guest of King. Cerranza in Villa's Grip Up Objections Halt Mediation. Redfield'a Statistics Assailed Merchants Urge Bad Check Law.
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125 Lost In A Gale Reports From Bay Of Chaleur
Reports from St John Newfoundland detail a deadly gale in the Bay of Chaleur between New Brunswick and Quebec. Estimates allege that 100 to 125 lives were lost over Thursday and Friday, with many fishing families suffering multiple losses.
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Village for Lester Boys in Virginia Glass House Village
The two sons of Mr and Mrs Joseph Lester will live in a small village built around their Virginia country home. Each boy will have a dwelling to sleep, play, and learn household economy with an allowance guiding daily tasks and budgeting lessons.
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Villa Keeps Carranza Under Guard as Campaign Presses
Reports from Fresnillo to Zacatecas detail Gen Pancho Villa tightening control over Gen Venustiano Carranza. Villa sent troops to Saltillo to guard the provisional president, while preparing for a Zacatecas campaign. Federals retreated from Fresnillo, destroying the rail line to Zacatecas.
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Objections Halt Mediation In Mexican Provisional Government Clash
Niagara Falls June 9 The United States refuses to recognize a provisional Mexican president if Huerta appoints the foreign minister who would then become president. Mediation delegates and Americans clash over the transition method, with no quick end in sight. Possible compromise candidates discussed, but optimism fades as talks stall.
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