Absentees Paralyse Washington House Over White House Favorites
Congressional debate targets absent Republicans Henry Palmer and Hartinl as “White House favorites” while Underwood Sherrid and Speaker stay to press business. Critics accuse leaders of executive order influence delaying adjournment and hindering unity as they preach long sessions and repudiation rhetoric.
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Washington
White House
Henry
Palmer
Atitanma
Underwood
New York
Sherrid
Salaries and disclosures eyed for Federal Reserve action
The article reports debates over bank salary disclosures and government action. Officials and stockholders press for detailed state ments on executive pay, while the Federal Reserve Board resists full public posting. Critics argue salary lists influence voting power and minorities control boards.
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Althor
Tegmris
Danal
Tis Ft
Kheldera
Chimpanzee Seizes Girl as Mother Rescues Child
A chimpanzee escaped from a Riverside Zoo and entered a residence on Maren 1, grabbing a four year old girl before the mother intervened. The incident prompted a lawsuit against the owner for damages, with claims of emotional distress and property loss. The millionaire owner denies responsibility and seeks to settle the matter.
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Rioway
F Lindley
Datstye
Mire
Plans Free Investigation On Penale Use In Promotion
Senate and House discuss a free investigation into the use of penal and promotional funds. A Senate three Appointments report sends Samuel McQuown USN to head the Bureau of Sap 4 and reassigns Iris J Cowir. Proposals include California prohibition measures and a district focus on New Hampshire public offices.
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Senate
Vest
Samuel McQwan
Sap 4
Navy
Iris J) Cowir
Charles
Ned
United States
District of New Hampshire
Fred Strows
Air Tor New Blampshire
Bernhardt Twists Knee After Travel to Hotel
Actress Sarah Bernhardt suffered a severe twisted knee on arrival at Lorient from Nix les-Bains. She was carried in a chair from the tram to an automobile, which transported her to her hotel.
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Lorient
Sarah Bernhardt
Nix les-Bains
Bertardt
Japan Criticizes California Land Laws in Treaty Dispute
The Japanese government denounces California’s alien land law as racially discriminatory, urging U S action under the 1911 treaty. Japan argues ownership limits violate treaty rights and threatens unresolved dispute after multiple notes, with diplomatic steps ongoing and no immediate settlement.
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Japan
United States
California
Glass Addresses Bankers at South Carolina meeting
The South Carolina Bankers Association closed its session in Charleston electing C. J. Shannon of Camden as president J. W. Simpson of Spartanburg as vice president and Lea Holleman of Anderson as secretary and treasurer Representative Carter Glass of Virginia gave the keynote address on the Federal Reserve Law The morning feature and a banquet for about 200 guests capped the event.
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South Carolina Association
Charleston
South Carolina Bankers’ Association
C. J. Shannon
Camden
J. W. Simpson
Spartanburg
Lea Holleman
Anderson
Carter Glass
Virginia
Federal Reserve
Trade Board Pleads For Quick Action On Newlands Measure
Debate on the Newlands trade commission bill opened as the Senate moved the measure to unfinished business with an aim of early adjournment. Cummins offered five amendments banning interlocking directorates and holding companies, with enforcement by the proposed commission. The debate weighed the section defining unfair competition and the constitutional question, while Newlands argued the term has a generally recognized meaning.
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Cumming
Newlands Trade Commission
Senate
Newlands
Congress Sa
Cummins
Trade Commission
Judiciary Committee
McCumber
Borah
Reed
Missouri Democrats pledge to stay in Washington all summer
Twelve Missouri Democratic House members signed a letter to the White House reaffirming their loyalty to President Wilson and vowing to remain in Washington for the summer if needed to aid the administration’s legislative program. The letter, signed by Speaker Champ Clark and ten others, was presented by Reps Rucker Alexander and Russell. Wilson replied with praise for their public service and support.
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House
Missouri
Washington
White House
Hera
Champ Clark
Lloyd, Rucker
Booker
Dickinson
Hamlin Igoe
Alexander Hensley
Russell
Rubey and
Gill
Messrs
Rucker
Alexander
Congress
Lne
Woodrow Wilson
Obituary Notices of Charles West Senaau and Dr True
Obituary notices report Charles West Senaau longtime Interstate Commerce Commission clerk died at Mount Rainier Maryland aged 97 with decades of service since 1871. Also reported is the death of Dr Frederick William True assistant secretary of the Smithsonian born 1953 noted for zoology and marine mammal research.
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Charles West Senaau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mount Rainier
Commission
Kendall
Nevada
Congress
California
Searsmont
Phillips ‘Academy
Yale
War balloons and air power through history and today
A historic overview traces the first use of balloons in warfare, noting their role in reconnaissance and signaling during early conflicts. It contrasts 19th century ballooning with modern airships and the current use of aerial scouts to map terrain, observe troop positions, and relay data by wireless, while describing advancements in weapons and defense.
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Meade
Neste
Pero
Fleu
Marlot
Fossan
Earance Ag An
Vera Graz
Salem Fire Devastates City Across Wide Districts
A massive blaze swept half the city burning factories including Naum kheag Cotton Mills and the leather works near Gallows Hill. Garages were dynamited, refugees fled by road, and St Joseph's Church and the city orphan asylum were destroyed. Firefighting failed despite aid from nearby towns. dynamite was used to halt spread. Amid the chaos a birth occurred at Rose tti inmate. May Train 1916 Olympic Team note follows.
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Boston and Maine
Gallows Hill
Jefferson Avenue
Water Front
Proctor
Boston
Pope
J Breed
Hawthorne
Winthrop
South Salem
Salem
City Orphan Asylum
Lafayette Street
Salem Hospital
Stop Colombia Fight Discuss Roosevelt Attack
Senators say the Democratic plan to apologize and pay 25 million to Colombia over the Panama secession has been shelved for now. Roosevelt’s blast undermines the scheme, with many senators noting his continued denunciation power. Officials decline comment while others defend Roosevelt’s stance and warn the plan cannot secure Senate votes.
Premier and President Ignore Taunt by Roosevelt
New York dispatch reports mixed views on Col Roosevelt declaring the Colombian treaty makes the United States a laughing stock for surrender to blackmail. Secretary of State declines comment. White House says the President has read the statement with interest but will not respond at this time.
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Pomerene
Col Roosevelt
Senator Pomérene
Saulsbury
Teddy
Jonn Sharp Wiliams
Senate
Chairman Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
New York
Washington
Evening Sun
United States
Roosevelt
White House
Nicaragua Debt Scandal Threatens Treaty Outcome
Senate committee hearings reveal alleged improper payments from Nicaragua’s treasury to favored families, with critics calling for bond reductions. Witnesses note links to the Chamorro family and Diaz administration while officials weigh compromises before ratifying the Nicaragua pact.
Society Women Debate Attending London Boxing Matches
London June 35. Society women buy tickets for Olympia bouts and the royal box with guides. The mayor's wife and Lady de Rutzen call the idea shocking while Lady William Cecil says boxing is no place for women. Clergy and managers split on women's attendance.
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London
Wallington
Olympia
Royal Box
de Rutzen
William Cecil
J. H. Douglas
National Sporting Club
Evard Digby
T” Bettison
Four thousand dollar verdict in Hartford suit links Brenton Waterman
A Federal court jury awarded Mrs Elizabeth Curtis Holman 4000 in a $50,000 damages suit against her ex husband Professor Cranston Brenton and Dr Paul Waterman of Hartford alleging conspiracy to obtain a divorce by confining her in a Brattleboro insane asylum. Dr C Smith was exonerated. The jury deliberated seven hours. Judge Thomas charged the jury and noted the central issue was whether an unlawful act occurred and if Holman was held against her will. An appeal was filed by Brenton and Waterman.
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Cranston Brenton
Paul ‘Waterman
C. C. Smith
Thomas
Hartford
Conn
Federal Court Tonight
Elzabeth Curtis Holman
Paul Waterman
C Smith
Brenton
Waterman
Dre Smith
Yonkers
Brattleboro
Frederick Ernest Holman Ha
King Otto I of Bavaria's $20,000 suit arrives in New York
A royal suit described as the most valuable of the last century is shipped from the Red Star Line pier to New York public auction houses for duty appraisal. Made for King Otto I of Bavaria, the ensemble features gold, silver, and nine thousand pearls. Anita Koeck, with proper documents, brought it on the steamer Island, and affidavits certified before the U S consul in Stuttgart value the coat waistcoat trousers and hat at twenty thousand dollars. The suit will be displayed in Fifth Avenue jeweler windows.
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Washington Post
New York
Red Star Line
Otto I of
Bavaria
Ieland
Anita Koeck
United States
Stuttgart
Germany
Fitth Avenue
Kalgan Sacked by Mutinous Chinese Troops
A Shanghai dispatch reports Kalgan, 125 miles northwest of Peking, was looted and burned by a 6000 strong Chinese garrison mutinying troops. Foreigners reportedly unharmed. Women were attacked and carried off as the orgy continued until daybreak, after which the troops fled toward the Mongolian border. Kalgan, a key caravan city of over 69000 residents, sits on the Sibena route near the Great Wall.
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London
Shanghai
Kalgan
Peking
Sibena
Great Wail
Dinners and Dances Hostess Mrs Arthur James Welcomes Dignitaries
London society notes Mrs Arthur James hosts dinner and dance at Grafton Street with guests Duchess of Roxburghe Lord Curzon and Lady Irene Curzon Lord Craven Mrs John Ward and Lady Naylor Leyland among attendees. Earlier Hyde Park luncheon entertained Prince Christopher of Greece Grand Duke Michael of Russia Countess Torby and the Torby countesses.
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Duchess of
Prince Christopher of
Greece
Michael Mikhaylovich
Torby
Zia
Nada Torby
Cuba names new minister to Washington and Brazil
President Menocal appointed Carlos Manuel de Cespedes as Cuban minister to Washington awaiting senate confirmation. Cespedes also named senior minister to Argentine. Reports say Manuel de Saul Vega Calderon, first secretary in Washington, to be promoted minister to Brazil.
Coup in Senate Attacks on Procedure by Hitchcock
The Senate faces a clash over a favorable report on a bill to regulate stock exchanges. Senator Owen, chair of the banking and currency committee, sent the measure to the calendar and left for Europe. Senator Hitchcock denounced the action as irregular and moved to recommit the report, while the VP refused to rule on the procedural issue.
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Banking Committee
Owen
Banking and Currency
Senate
New York
Europe
Hitchcock
Hollis
Foreign Relations Committee
Pomerene
Shafroth
Antil
Shafroch
Europa
Shatroth
Dog Moans Death Decreed in Kane Murder Trial
Special to The Washington Post New York June 2 A stray dog moan in the court yard signals doom for Robert Kane on trial for his life In Justice Bleckmar's court Kane nearly collapses as his lawyer Edward J Reilly's summing up is interrupted The jury quickly convicts Kane of murder in the first degree and a date for electrocution will be set by Justice Blackmar The defendant had slain Arma Klein with whom he had lived for some time.
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Washington Post
New York
Robert Kane
Bleckmar
Supreme Court
Kane
Edward J Reilly
Justice Blackmar
Ffteen
Arma Klein
Tyrus Cobb Fined for Disturbing Peace in Detroit Court
Detroit reports that baseball star Tyrus Cobb pleaded guilty in justice court to disturbing the peace and paid a fine of 60 dollars. If unpaid, he faced six months in jail. a 3 cent correction appears in the item.
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Detroit
Tyrus Cobb
Justice Court
Maj J W Green Dead Fought In The Civil War
Maj John W Green prominent in Alexandria business died at his daughter's home in Pocomoke City Maryland. He served as Confederate quartermaster major and later ran Green Wise real estate with Peter Wise before retiring twenty years ago. He belonged to the RE Lee Camp and St Pauls Church. Survived by several children. Burial at Ivy Hill Cemetery.
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Washington
King Street
Alexandria
John W Green
Pocomoke City
Green
James Green
Prince and Fairfex Street
Peter Wise
Green & Wise
Mr Wise
Maj Green
R E Lee
St Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church
Kate M Wiliams
Fannie Semper
Rosermnt
Alexandria County
Johnstan Green
Braddock Heights
Mac Arthur Green
Denver
Cole
Ivy Hill Cemetery
Anticapital Punishment Society Formed in New York
Special to The Washington Post Albany NY June The Anticapital Punishment Society with headquarters in New York City has been incorporated with the secretary of state Its purpose is to awaken and crystallize public sentiment for the abrogation of capital punishment in New York State. The incorporators are the Rev Henry Motet Robert E Fuller the Rev Edgar Talton or Leo L Redding Anna R Strange and Joseph E Kean all of New York City.
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Washington
Albany
New York City
Secretary of State
New York State
Henry Mottet
Robert E Fuller
Edgar Talton
Leo L Redding
Anna R Strange
Joseph E Kean
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William Fihspore
Iday
Humphrey
Texas
Leman
Georgia
Hartinl
Tee
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Reserve Bank Men's Pay
Salanes
Bernhardt
Department
State Department
Foreign Minster Phys
Igene
Glass
Bankers
Hastens Trade Board
Charles West Kendall
Elizabeth Dean
Baltimore
Dean
Funior
Baltimore Academy of Music
Indianapolis
Frederick William True
Smithsonian Institution
George Washington University Hospital
Dr True
True
Louise E Prentiss True
Marlon True
Webster P. True
Alfred Charles True
Department of Agriculture
American Philosophical Society
Academy of Natural Sciences of
Philadelphia
The
Cosmos Club of Washington
Sons of the American Revolution
Zoological Society of London
Middletown
University of New York
Fish Commission
National Museum
Brary ‘and International Exchange Service
Naumkheag Cotton Mills
St Joseph's Catholic Church
Orphan Asylum
Manchester
N. H
Chicago
Martin A Delaney
Chicago Athletic Association
Delaney
Mike Murphy
Colombia
Panama
Col. Roosevelt
Capitol
Willa Alden Smith
Smith
Caudra
Switch
Nicaragua
Diaz
Beater Hitchcock
Democrat
New Braska
Ethelberga Syndicate
Charles A. Conant
Ernest J .Wands
Brown Bros and Seltzman & Co
Republic
King
Otto
Arthur James
Paris
Garters
A. Stein & Company, Makers
Cuba
Carlos de Cespedes
Proxies
City
Attchcock
Maj
J. W. Green
Kate M Willams
Pokomoke, Md
Armives
Bly O Brant
Hobo Billy
Southern Railway
King and
Washington Streets
Frank Schwaikert
Washington and Old Dominion
Raihoad
Alexandre Hospital
Jast
T Marshall Jones
John H Fisher
Charles P Wallerer
J F Buckley
J C Brown Arethur A Paul
M R Norris
First National Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
Anticapital Punishment Society Is Incorporated
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