Sugar Trip Sparks Sugar Trust Charge In Congress
Kentucky Democrat Representative Thomas accuses that Hawaii junket by 40 Senate and House members, with expenses paid, was sugar propaganda. He says the sugar trust will fund next year’s Republican campaign, naming Mann and Cummins as figures. The trip, paid by Hawaii’s legislature, was pitched as study of island needs and defenses.
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House
Hawaii
Robert
Thomas
Kentucky
Representative Mann
Peniter Cumming
Mann
Cummins
Republican
Haiwilian
Lusitania Inquiry Reveals No Armed Ship Status
At the hearing the Lusitania case showed the ship carried no guns or armament and was not armed for offense. Captain Turner testified speed and crew measures, noting the vessel could not be steered to safety after torpedoes struck, while officials debated admiralty instructions and the rescue difficulties.
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Limon
Tuward Line
Turner
Poeusitania
Oc van Atte
Forwand Carson
Edward
Lusitania
Rome
Attrnes
Admiralty
Sir Edward
Gompers Adresses Stereotypers Union Convention in Raleigh
Samuel Gompers spoke to delegates at the fourteenth annual International Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union in Raleigh urging DC residents to have voting rights. He praised organized labor and called DC enfranchisement a national issue. Delegates toured Mount Vernon and Arlington and will attend a banquet tonight with Secretary of Labor James B. Wilson as guest.
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International Stereotypers and Electrotypers' Union
Raleigh
Samuel Gompers
District of Columbia
Mr. Gompers
Gompers
Clayton Law International
James J. Freel
International Printing Presamen and Assistants’ Union
Henry W Kellogg
Indiana
August D Robrahn
Chicago
Maraden G. Scott
International Typographical Union
Matthew Woll
A. P Love
Mount Vernon
Alexandria
Arlington
James 8
Briggs
James B. Wilson
Union protest over fire fighting apparatus contracts
A Central Labor Union committee visited the District building to protest the commissioners awarding fire-fighting apparatus contracts to a seemingly locked out union labor firm. Commissioner Brownlow said bids determine awards with no discretionary power, noting the protested bidder was almost $2,000 lower than the next lowest bidder but found responsible after review.
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Central Labor Union
Brownlow
Froiteln Promises Intestinal Cleansing and Relief
Froiteln claims to act directly on the intestinal tract by softening congested waste and disintegrating hardened particles, expelling accumulation for intense relief. Traxo ix targets the liver and kidneys, boosts digestion by stimulating gastric flow and bile removal, and aims to strengthen weakened vitality.
German agent Meyer Gerhard faces U S in wartime intrigue
A German envoy Meyer Gerhard operated in Washington with Ambassador von Bernstorff and a safe conduct from Bryan. He sought to buy US Krag rifles and cartridges via covert channels, using Red Cross cover and discreet meetings at the Ritz Hotel. Allies, State Department, and Bryan were kept unaware of his true identity and aims.
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Dr. Meyer
Bryan
Meyer-Gerhard
Wilson
State Department
Dr. Meyer-Gerhard
Washington
Dernburg
Red Cross
Germany
Meyer
United States
Connecticut
Italy
Dr Meyer
Count von Bernstorff
Mr. Bryan
German War Office
Colonial Office
Berlin
War Department
Selma Lewis
Carl Schimmel
Chambers Street
Rock Island
Ill
Schimmel
Death of Dr Leon L Friedrich Prominent Washington physician
Dr Leon L Friedrich aged 58 native of Washington died at his home 329 East Capitol Street after more than two years illness. Funeral services will be held at his residence tomorrow at 2 30 pm with interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery. He was active in many medical societies and fraternal orders and leaves his wife Frances G Friedrich and daughter Marie L Harris.
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Leon L Friedrich
East Capitol Street
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Knights of Columbia Commandery
Knights Templar
Lodge No 15
Friedrich
Washington
Columbian College
Austria
University of Vienna
American Medical Association
Ruth
The
Eastern Star
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Frances G. Friedrich
Marie L. Harris
Appeals for July 4 Fund Urges City Help
The Citizens' Independent Committee appeals for donations to fund the Fourth of July celebration as only $20 has pledged so far. A finance committee proposes canvassing the 70 citizens associations with small committees and letters to prominent businessmen. The goal is about $3,000 for fireworks and related expenses, with a contract to be signed soon.
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Citizens’ Independent Committee
John Poole
Federal National Bank
Alaska Railway Sale in Court Challenge to Government Plan
Alaska lines in court over a proposed sale of the Alaska Northern Railway to the United States, with E A Shedd & Co and Chicago treasurer John R. Thompson among defendants. The plaintiffs seek a receiver to safeguard the $1,150,000 price and to ensure bondholders receive payment, while the secretary of the interior and other cabinet officers face a show cause order from Justice Stafford.
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Stafford
Aleaska
Franklin K. Lane
Department of the Interior
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
John Burke
United States
American Security and Trust Company
Sovereign Bank of Canada
The
International Assets, Limited
W. E. Stavert
F &. Jennett
W. J. Boland
G. Clarkson
Secretary of the Interior
Alaska
Wis
Alaska Northern Railway
Justice Stafford
Wendell P. Stafford
W. B. Stavert
F. G. Jennett
W. J Boland
G. T. Clarkson
International Assets, Ltd
Marion Butier
J. M. Vale
Death of James C. Courts Jr. in Washington
James C. Courts Jr. aged 23, son of Mr and Mrs James G. Courts, died at his parents home 1837 Kalotama road NW yesterday afternoon after a heart condition. He grew up in Washington, graduated from Western High School, attended the University of Virginia, and lived in Galveston with an uncle in publishing. Interment will be private at Rock Creek Cemetery. Services tomorrow at the family home. His father serves as clerk of the House Appropriations Committee.
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James GC. Courta
Kalotama Road
Mr. Courts
Washington
Western High School
University of Virginia
Kappa Stema
Galveston
Tex
Official war reports on Italy Germany France Istria June 15
Italy reports Alpine booty and prisoner gains near Montepiano Cortivole valley and Plava. German and French actions yield heavy losses for the enemy with bombardments, captures, and rail line advances across multiple fronts in Europe. Eastern theater notes Moscipka gains and Gednoroczec taken. Franco-Italian front sees repulsed counterattacks and trench gains near Arras and Quennevieres.
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Wiebe
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Volla
Montenero
Plava
Isonzo
Jad
Monfalcone
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Army
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Arras
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Champagne
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Dankaze
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Lipovo-Kalwarya
Orzye
Gednoroczec
Chorzetten
Czernwonagora
Bolimow
von Mackensen
Jaworow
Przemysi-Lemberg
von der Marwitz
Moscipka
von Linsingen
Zekel
Maryampol
France
Paris
French War Office
Lorette
Neuville
Toutvent
Quennevieres
Tracy-le-Mont
Italians Refused Truce for Burial Amid War Front Updates
Reports indicate renewed Italian attempts to reach positions near Tolmino and Piave were repelled while a truce plea for burying dead was denied for military reasons. In the Carinthian front Styrian units repulsed three counterattacks near Pal east of the Ploeken pass as Italians faced reconnaissance and ineffective bombardment on the Tyrolean frontier. A gendarme post forced Italian retreat, taking 58 prisoners.
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Vienna
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand
Sientawa
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Piskorvice
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Krakowiec
Jaroslaw
Oleszyce
Jaroslau
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Lingingen
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Nizniew
Mariampo
Czernelica
Zale Szczyky
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Piave
Isonzo
Landstrum
Pal
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