Abandoned marriage case targets ex congressman and Duke ally
Former Colorado representative Lafayette Pence faces a separation suit filed by wife Catherine Pence alleging extreme cruelty and abandonment and claiming ongoing misconduct with Mrs Lilian Duke, widow of tobacco man J B Duke. The suit seeks divorce relief and damages amid references to Pence’s career and Mrs Pence’s assertions of surveillance and attempted interference by lawyers and associates.
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Lafayette Penge
Colorado
Atherine Super Pence
Lilian * Inike
J B Duke
Fence
Clark L. Jordan
Pence
Mr Pence
Jordan
Duke
Pence Traveling in West On Business Amid Suit Filing
A Virginia woman, Mrs Lanalne Holt Inman, files suit against her spouse Pence, a member of Michener Pence in Newark NJ era. Pence is traveling through the Central West on business and will not return before next week, as announced by L T Michener. Pence was unaware of the divorce action when he left Washington.
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Brin
Owirado
Denver
Speitttern
Congress
Qrtc
Artneshiy
AvLins
Michener
Washington
Mis Pence
Reptemder
IMS Hu Net
Wis Pence
Catharin Soper
Robert Gopers
Georgetown
Pence
Bernord
Upper Broadway
Duke
Ebbitt
Cuba
Mrs Duke
Jordan
Colorado
Dinner to Ambassador Page Honors Guests in London
London June 11 The charge d affaires of the American embassy and Mrs Laughlin hosted a dinner for the American Ambassador Walter H Page. Guests included Sir Edward Grey the foreign secretary, the American consul general and Mrs John L Griffiths, Mr and Mrs Humphrey Ward, and J Ridgly Carter former minister to Roumania and Mrs Carter.
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Sir Edward Grey
Laughlin
London
Walter H Page
John L Griffiths
Humphrey Ward
J’ Ridgly Carter
Roumania
Carter
Japan Seizes Yacht Columbia En Route from Nagasaki
The American yacht Columbia was seized at Wakayama Japan while sailing from Nagasaki to Yokohama It rested in a nonopen port for repairs and faces possible fine or confiscation under Japanese law The party aboard includes J Harvey Ladew and relatives planning a 10000 mile journey to St Petersburg via Trans Siberian railroad The action sparks U S policy and Bryan was told but did not comment immediately
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Yokohama
Wakayama
Tokyo
Columbia
Nagasaki
Foregn
Marine Department
J. H. Laden
Bryan
Frank M Wall
Ladens
State Department
Mr Wall
Russia
Japan
St Petersburg
New York
Panama
Washington
Saya
United States
Sugar lobby echoes in Wilson tariff hearings in Washington
Senate probes into the sugar lobby reveal Louisiana and Hawaii planters and traders urging letters and messages to senators to oppose free sugar. Witnesses recount attempts to meet President Wilson, denounce insidious lobbying, and defend campaigns backing the anti free sugar position amid White House access denials. Proceedings spotlight lobbying tactics, campaign funds, and alleged assurances to sugar interests to reassure against tariff changes.
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Wilson
Lousiana
Louisiana
Jules Godchaux
Washington
United States
Congress
John F Hamburg
New York
White House
FE F Dickinson
Dickinson
Robert Ewing
Sol Wexler
Broussard
Ransdell
Thornton
Seagit
Explosive attack targets Paterson silk strikers home
A bomb exploded in front of the home of three brothers in Paterson New Jersey early today. The house was damaged but occupants were uninjured and returned to work escorted by police. It was the second dynamite attempt since the silk strike began. Sixteen pickets were arrested outside a Broad Street silk mill as police noted renewed enthusiasm among strikers.
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Paterson
Broad
Stikers
Cruiser South Dakota Sets Four Hour Speed Mark
San Imego Cal June 11 The armored cruiser South Dakota broke sea record by maintaining 1 knot for four hours then returning to port. Crew actions and engine performance cited as key factors in the notable result. Other details describe station times and local schedules.
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San Imego
Cal
South Dakota
Cook
Carter’s Visit Fails To Meet President On Sugar Planters
Former Hawaii governor George R. Carter, here to press Hawaiian sugar interests, failed to secure a White House audience as President Wilson declined to receive him. Carter had testified before a Senate subcommittee that he was unable to see the President, though a scheduled meeting was granted before cancellation. The episode highlights tensions over tariff policy and industry lobbying with costs cited for sugar interests.
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Overman
Dickinson
Louisiana
Watson
Williams
Senate Finance Committee
Lowry
New York
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Royal D. Mead
Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association
Washington
Hawaiian Sugar Association
Islands
Senate
White House
Wilson
George R. Carter
Hawaii
Carter
Congress
Reed
Engineer Killed as Fireman Halts Train at Shamokin
June 11 Shamokin Pa a Reading Railroad passenger train narrowly avoided disaster when fireman Thomas Eslick acted quickly to apply the emergency brake and stop the locomotive as engineer John Downs lay dying on the floor of the cabin with a crushed head. The cause of Downs's fatal accident remains undetermined. Tickets to Cincinnati and return from Baltimore June 1 6 and 16 valid to June 24, consult ticket agents.
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Thomas Hilich
Reading Railroad
Eslick
John Downs
Downs
Cincinnati
Baltimore
American Bride of Prince Weds Cousin of Servian King
Mrs Singer Pratt of Cleveland Ohio wed Prince Alexis Karageorgevich, a cousin of King Peter of Servia, in Florence Italy. Ambassador Myron T Herrick and John R Chadwick witnessed for the bride. Baron de Schwarz and Comte de Ri boisiere for the groom. The couple met through friends of her daughter Mrs Wight, with the ceremony held at Villa Bologna. Mrs Pratt, lively and outdoorsy, enjoys golf and recently won a Florence tournament.
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Cleveland
Servia
Washington Post
Paris
Singer Pratt
Abigail Pankhurst
Omo
Alexis Karageorgevich
King Peter
Myron T Herrick
United States
John R Chadwick
Baron de Schwarz
Comte de Riboisiere
Pratt
Prince Alexis Karageorsevich
Wight
Athens
Bologna
Florence
Italy
Pratts
Arthur Actons
Chicago
Wright
Peance
Baltimore Man Donates Blood To Save Italian Mother
Cammilio Zanti, 22, after a failed suicide attempt, gave two quarts of blood to Mrs Marla Magete, a dying Italian mother of seven, at a Baltimore hospital. Doctors said the woman likely would live and that Zanti was not in danger. He had been treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound and released home.
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Baltimore
Cammilio Zanti
Zanti
Marla Magete
Samuel Demarco
Million to His Benefactor in Australian Heir Tale
Welleston Ohio June 11 Dr Higley aged 72 receives notice from Henry Thorncroft Melbourne that he is sole heir to a $1,000,000 fortune. In the eighties Higley loaned farmer Charles Froelich $700 to finish his education. Froelich later became a mining engineer, repaid the loan with interest, and died in Australia leaving no relatives.
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Washington Post
Welleston
Ohio
Higley
Henry K Thorncroft
Melbourne
Australia
Higtey
Charles Froelich
Froelich
Copperhead Snake in Pillow Wounds Woman
Mrs. George Styles of near Washington, Pennsylvania, is in serious condition after a copperhead found under her pillow bit her. she cut the wound with a knife, likely saving her life. In Washington High School, Miss Geraldine Henning encountered a large black snake and killed it after a fierce struggle as classmates rushed to help.
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Washington Post
Washington, Pa
George Styles
Washington High School
Geraldine Henning
Dogs Kill Counts Nephew in Kennel Attack
Trouville, France, June 11. Disobeying his governess, the young nephew of Count de Nevailles entered a police training kennel with twelve savage dogs. The animals attacked and tore him to pieces, shocking authorities and prompting inquiries into training conditions and handling.
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Trouville
France
Count de Nevailles
Bride and groom wed amid acid assault aftermath
In Springfield Massachusetts special to The Washington Post a wedding occurred at the Church of the Holy Family as sulfuric acid injuries left the bride Catherine McCarthy severely burned. Miss Johanna Moriarity, enraged by a prior romance with Bailess, attacked Baileys home, throwing acid. Mrs Moriarity’s brother restrained the attacker, sparing Baileys from worse harm. Catherine Bailey will bear facial scars. Bailey’s injuries are painful but not severe. The Moriarity family says Bailey had promised to marry Moriarity, a claim contradicted by Bailey’s engagement to McCarthy.
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Washington Post
Sprinsfield
Simothy Waller
Catherine McCarthy
Church of the Holy Family
Johanna Moriarity
Sebn Bailey
Millions Ready in Vaults Under Aldrich-Vreeland Plan
Secretary McAdoo stated that up to 500 million in new national bank notes can be issued immediately to banks or currency associations under the Aldrich-Vreeland act. No applications have yet been received but the Treasury holds 900 million in new notes ready for issue. The move aims to reassure bankers and the public that the Wilson administration will provide aid to ease any financial embarrassment if needed.
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Aldrich-Vreeland
Treasury
McAdoo
Massachusetts
California
New York
Chicago
St Louis
Treasury Department
Wilson
Wall Street
McReynolds
United States Supreme Court
Minnesota
Oppose Hasty Action On Currency Measure
A Senate banking and currency committee discussion showed strong opposition to enacting a currency law. The debate was described as significant as the Capitol, with continued coverage promised on the third page.
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Banking and Currency Committee
Senate
Notable Headlines Missing Coherent Summary From Fragment
Fragmented OCR page lists scattered items including morphed names and sections such as Finance Editorial, Secrets, Sporting, Catholic Chaplains, and Divorce notices. No clear event or person details are readable to summarize beyond the general section headings and page numbers.
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Lafayette Peres Japars
Westorg
Heserias
Calme
Financal
Wilson
Flick
Fire on Olinda Put Out by Munson Line Vessel
The Munson Line steamer Olinda which lay 13 miles off Charleston was reported fully extinguished today. The ship is expected to arrive in Charleston tomorrow morning as sea duties end and local tugs assist.
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Charleston
Olinda
Illinois approves limited women’s suffrage in Illinois House
Illinois House votes 83 to 58 to pass a limited suffrage bill allowing women to vote for all statutory offices but not for constitutional officers or U.S. senators. Gov Dunne expected to decide by week’s end. leaders in Chicago hail the vote as a major East of the Mississippi advance for the national movement.
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Springfield
Illinois
Dunne
McCarty
Chicago
Senate
P. S Magill
General Assembly
McKinney
Barker
Messrs Farrar
Harris
Jackson
States
United States
Womans Suffrage
Massissippi
Catherine Waugh McCulloch
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Nevada
Ilinois
Army Bride in Secret Sparrow of Stamford Society
Special to The Washington Peru New York June 11 Miss Audrey Hall daughter of a Stamford Conn society man eloped and secretly married Tour William KB Morri son of the United States in fants stationed Woes Port. The ceremony was hushed as Miss Hall’s well to do father had announced the wedding plans previously.
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Washington
Peru
New York
Audrey Hall
Daugher
Stamford
Conn
William KB Morrison
Mies Hall
Rival Overtakes Weston In 24 Hour Start Race
A rival from New York, Edward Payton Weston, teams with John Inne to challenge Walker in a grueling 24 hour start event. The pair, headed toward Minneapolis, aim to cover about 4,800 miles in under 60 days, cutting Weston’s lead as celebrations erupt in Elmira.
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Elmira
Edward Payton Weston
New York
John Inne
Walker
Westen
Minneapolis
Wartime rule in coal strike regions described before Senate panel
Charleston June 1 wartime rule in West Virginia coal strike areas described before the Senate mine investigating committee. Military officers testified the civil laws were disregarded and that sentences were imposed by a military commission without civil court processes. They said the state constitution was suspended by acts of the military, justifying extreme measures to restore the state and constitution.
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Charleston
W Va
West Virginia
Senate
United States
Charles R Morgan
James E. Pratt
Second Military Court
Beth
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United States Army
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Borah
Miltia
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Supreme Court of the United States
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Martine
Penitentiar
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Merro
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