Miss Wilson Leads Resolution at Wisconsin Social Center Talk
In Madison on June 22 Miss Margaret Wilson used a bold maneuver at a social center conference to push through a resolution. She made the motion and declared it carried before the chairman could react, then pressed for an amendment to name civic secretaries for social center work in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin
Washington Post
Madison
Wis
Margaret Wilson
iKige
Social Centera
Wisconsi Social Center
Greece Seizes Naval Edge as Idaho and Mississippi Move
Ambassadors warn that Greece's possession of the Idaho and Mississippi after Turkey gains two new dreadnoughts would not balance power. The United States would bear no blame if Turkey or Greece used naval gains to press war, while U S restraint could avert a larger confrontation, the envoy said.
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Reece
Turkey
Greece
Idaho
Mississippi
Uresce
U.S
United States
Sara
Secret hearing on Wright inquiry delays McVoy panel action
A closed session heard testimony on Justice Wright and aspects of the case amid efforts to end hearings quickly. Details surfaced about the 1903 sale of 142 B Street NW from Augusta L Weisenborn estate with bids from Daniel Y O Donoghue and W E B Ambrose, and evidence showing Wright approved the sale despite higher offers.
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McVoy Judiciary Subcommittee
House
Justice Wright
J. J. Darlington
B Street
Justles Wright
Augusta L.weisenborn
Frank ©. Bright
Bright
Lion and Woman Bond Over Jungle Beast Drama
In New York a dramatic scene unfolds as a woman hugs Teddy the lion, insisting he is not dangerous while defending their love. Meanwhile Mr G W Dietrich recalls Emerson Dudley Dietrich, torn by wild beasts in Chicago, praising his adventurous son who sought danger and loved Teddy, the wild animal trusted by many but revealed as unpredictable.
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Teddy
Miss Contillo
New York
Ibrary
Mr' Nest
G. W. Dietrich
Emerson Dudley Dietrich
Lvng
Chicago
Mgr. Dietrich
Emerson
Coney Island
Hmerdon
Ted
Phi Mu Sigma delegates hear of St Paul at Washington convention
Delegates to the Phi Mu Sigma Sunday school fraternity in Washington heard Dr. B J Bardin and Dr. Clinton P Clark preach on St Paul as an example for youth. Twenty local men joined the interdenominational group as the three day convention included business sessions and a moonlight Potomac River excursion.
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St. Paul
Potomac
Phi Mu Sigma Sunday School Fraternity
Brotherhood of Young Men of
Washington
Mount Vernon M. EB
B. J. Bardin
Mount Vernon M
Church South
Wfe
St. Hans
Dean of Christ's Disciples
Bannem
Louisiana
Potomac River
Caretaker Thieves Loot Northwest Home
Thieves entered the George B. Mitchell residence at 1212 Irving Street Northwest and ransacked every room. Howard Be. Goode, the caretaker, found the break on returning about five o'clock after a three hour absence. Several suits, an overcoat, $45, and a traveling bag belonging to the caretaker were stolen. Police say two men, one white and one colored, were seen loitering nearby in the afternoon.
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George B. Mitchell
Irving Street
Howard BE. Goode
Obituary notices for Carl Petersen and Robert V Laskey
Obituary notices report Carl Petersen a longtime Washington jeweler who died at 302 M Street after a brief illness. Born in Bremen in 1814, he learned watchmaking, ran shops on 7th and 96th streets, and chaired several Masonic bodies. Survived by wife, two daughters and two sons. Funeral at 2 pm. Also noted are the funeral and honors for Robert V. Laskey of 72 Sixth Street NW, Civil War veteran and longtime member of local orders. Burial followed at Congressional Cemetery with pallbearers named. another reference notes his Arlington National Cemetery interment and a civil war veteran’s commemoration.
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Carl Petersen
Washington
M Street
Mr. Petersen
Bremen
Germany
Seventh Street
Ei Street
Peteras
Armeplug Lodge
F. A. A.M. Lafayette
R.A. M
Washington Commandery
K. T
Robert Y. Laskey
Robert V. Laskey
Sixth Street
W- van Fogsen
Trinity ’. &. Church
Anthony Gaegler
Anton Hellmader
Benjamin We ‘Berces
Association of Ordeat Inhabitants
Mr. Laskey
Palibsgrera
Ae Senay
G Toy
Gnd & Foymay
Maryland Legislative
Arlington Na Tonal Cemetery
Toy
Sovernos
Igdyrty
Mewee
Cand
Dog messengers patrol the Harlem precinct in training
Bob the bulldog, Louis J. Kahn, and two puppies Pluto and Peg train as canine police messengers at the Fast 126th street station. Bob relays notes to Capt James Salvage and Lt, aiding in burglary chases. Peg and Pluto, four months old, mimic officers and seek to serve as messengers.
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Washington Post
New York
Bob
126Th ‘Street
Knickerbockers
Bot
Plath
Peg
Pluto
Louis J. Kahn
Harlem
Mr. Kahn
James J. Salvage
Mr. Kahn Tust
Hob
Leutenant
Bob Haa
Alumni Association of Business High School Meets
The annual meeting in the school assembly hall reviewed the year and announced new officers: Paul B. Jomelin president, B. J. Land vice president, Lian I. Allison second vice president, W. H. Glarke third vice president, Mrs. C. Houghton secretary, Robert C. Uracy treasurer. Additional executive committee members were named, and Allan Davis welcomed attendees while praising the school’s employment bureau work. Charles Hart reported on the bureau’s progress.
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Alumni Association of the Business High School
Paul B.J. Jomelin
B. J. Land
Lian I. Allison
W. H. ©. Glarke
4. C. Houghton
Robert C. Uracy
Francis Moore
Kilda Malcolm
J. Harlan
T. Ellis Allison
Aakford
Mingle Gorman
Wiliam Patchell
Harvey Height
A. C. Houghton
Allan Davis
Business High School
Thair
Charles Hart
District National Guard encampment in doubt over travel rates
District National Guard officers report inability to secure low travel rates for the annual encampment at Virginia Beach. Maj. Alfred P. Rebbing failed to obtain accommodations from Baltimore steamship firms even after travel rates are deemed excessive. If rates stay high, encampment plans may be relocated or disrupted.
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District National Guard
Virginia Beach
Alfred P. Rebbing
Ayartermaster Corps
Baltimore
Mad
United States Quartermaster Corps
Rhae
Lightning Stuns Watchman At New Hampshire Ave House
During a thunderstorm in Washington last night a white stone house under construction at 167 New Hampshire avenue, Clarke Waggaman owner, was struck by lightning. A watchman named Carter, address 4491 Champlain, was knocked unconscious but recovered enough to answer questions. The damage to the house appeared minor. A separate note reports a Central Labor Union meeting at the Typographical Temple on 4th Street planning the Easter Day excursion to Chesapeake Beach led by John Colors.
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Waggaman
New Hampshire Avenue
Washington
Clarke Waggaman
Jacke Hipen
Ant Capitol
Mr. Hines
Carter
Champlain
Atri ‘Hines
Central Labor Union
G Street
Ual
Ulitao
Chesapeake Beach
John Colors
Man Survives Giant Sea Monster Encounter Near Port Antonio
Hen Beniet aboard the United Fruit Company steamship Obidenae is swept ashore after a fatal encounter with a massive sea creature in a cave near Port Antonio Jamaica. Bull fights the tentacles with a knife, injuring the beast, then crawls to safety while crewmate Jack Forges rescues him.
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Washington
Sark
Hen Brank Bull
Enok
United Fruit Company
Obidenae
Bull
JA Maica
Port Antonio
King Jack Forges
Mason and Dixon Road Bill in Congress Committee
President urges Lincoln Highway markers on a Philadelphia to Gettysburg route through Washington to erase North South lines. Local interests fund the road with national support. Bourne bill seeks $36 million in pro rata bonds, Shackleford bill dropped as Senate panel backs the plan.
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H. B. Joy
Lincoln Highways Association
Philadelphia
Gettysburg
Washington
Mayon
Pixon
Lincoln Highway Association
Lincoln Monument
Frederick
Lum
Bourne
Shackleford
U.S. Treasury
Senate Post Office and
Post Roade Committee
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
House
Senate
House of Representatives
Federal
President objects to open letters on business mood
President protests against systemic letters and telegram campaigns opposing new antitrust legislation. He says he bears no quarrel with patrons but denounces a constant flow of form letters and telegrams as an artificial campaign. He calls for a square deal and open, aboveboard action, and urges slowing and forwarding messages to officials.
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Congress
Missing Day Girls Sought by District Police in Camp Springs
District police search for Nellie Day 7 and her sister Sadie 5 from Camp Springs Maryland after they vanished yesterday. Father James Day suspects a stranger lured them away. a white man about 30 was seen with the girls shortly before their disappearance. Maryland and District authorities have a description.
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Nellie Day
Sadie
Camp Springs
James Day
Day
Maryland
Big Sums For Can Plants In Abuse Of Market Power
Testimony in a government dissolution suit against the American Can Company details large payments for Baltimore and other plants. Witnesses report factory sales near two hundred thousand dollars, machinery values, and leases. executives describe prior lower prices before consolidation. The affair notes an agreement among firms to refrain from making tin cans for fifteen years, with exceptions over specific buyouts.
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Baltimore
Jyne
Enormata Pyicea
American Can Company
Baltimore Can Makera
Edward Hacker
United States
Jem Black
Black & Krebs
Baltimora
Indianapolia
William Fairway
Pheodarg VN. Nagle
Br, Tynes Smith Can Company
Stephan J. Seneen
Havre de Grace
P. L. Lineweaver
Burleson Announces New Postal Money Order Rules
Postmaster General Burleson issued instructions to implement the 1914 act allowing money orders to be cashed at any money order office within 80 days of issue. Third Assistant Postmaster General Bockery forwarded forms to postmasters nationwide as the department advances a system aimed at travelers and mobile patrons. The change benefits banks by reducing forwarding delays and expenses in reimbursement.
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Burleson
Bockery
Senate summons Jones for questioning by banking panel
Federal Reserve Board nominee Thomas D. Jones faces Senate Banking Committee scrutiny, as members demand in person appearance and questioning before approval. The panel intends to review all nominees rigorously, despite White House endorsement and a push to end controversy. Chairman Owen briefed the White House on the plan amid presidential irritation at ongoing vetting.
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Federal Reserve Board
Thomas D." Jones
Owen
Senate Banking Committee
Jones
Owan
White House
Labor Is In House Debate Over Labor Union Sherman Act Exemption
In the House last night Representative J Hampton Moore Republican Pennsylvania said Theodore Roosevelt opposed exempting labor unions from the Sherman law, sparking a clash with Progressive members who denied the claim. Moore’s amendment to strike the provision failed 6 to 102. Discussion referenced the harvester trust ruling and cited claims Roosevelt wanted no class exemptions.
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Theodore Roosevelt
J. Hampton Moore
Pennsylvania
Attorney General
Moore
Supreme Court
Harvester Trust
Cal
Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Mr. Moore
Fitzgerald
John J. Fitzgerald
President Fast
W. #. Stafford
Wisconsin
Roogevelt
Charles B. Barnatt
Georgia
McCormick
Saga
Charles H. Sloan
Nebraska
George M. Graham
J.W. Bryan
Washington
Dayton’s Federal Judge Denies Impeachment Charges
Federal Judge Alston G. Dayton of West Virginia presented a formal statement to the House military committee denying all charges raised by Representative Neely. The statement, backed by numerous affidavits, was submitted as Neely faced a request to appear and show specific information supporting impeachment demands.
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Alston G. Dayton
West Virginia
House Judlitary
Representative Neely
Movies at the Jail Delight 999 Inmates In Vera Cruz Display
Prisoners at the District jail enjoyed six humorous moving picture reels about army and naval events in Vera Cruz. The show featured dancing by the Smoke Trio and songs by Harry Chick and partner couple Mrs. Chick Miss Hickey and Miss Devine on piano. A chorus of 300 prisoners sang old-time favorites. Supt Zinkhan and guests from the Washington Asylum Hospital attended.
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Distridt
Vera Cruz
Harry Chick
Miss Hickey
Miss Devine
Louis Zinkhan
Zinkhan
Washington Asylum
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Milas Tilson Fnally
Carey
Hasten Wright Inquiry
Tella
Galt & Bro. Jewellers
Pennsylvania Ave
PHI MU Sigma
Hia
G. B. Mitchell
James
Q. ‘Poy
Lauds Employment Bureau
Business High
Jack Forges
Jack
Mason and Dixon
Lincoln Highway Men
Bill
I John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
James H. Martine
New Jersey
Nathan P. Bryan
Florida
Martine
GAN Plants
Trust
Emil
GROVE
THE
Progressives
Bryan
Mr. Roosevelt
Royal
Navy
Copenhagen
Alice
Dayton
Kneessi
All Hinds
Potomac Electric Power Company
Istrict of Columbia
Deniel Doody
Doody
Potomac Electric Power Co
Edmonston
Oxford
Heme
Batile Retant Gis
Asenerere Fie
Heurich Brewing Co
Hodges
Big Book Bindery
FANE
Xander
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