Suffrage Bill Defeated Amid Fire and Bomb Plots in London
The women's suffrage bill failed in Parliament by 286 to 21 despite intense debate. Militants blamed for arson at St Catharine's Church Hatcham and a bomb scare near the Grand Hotel Trafalgar Square. Police pursued a suspect Ada Ward who denied planting the bomb as the explosive vanished.
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St. Catherine's
London
May
St. Catharine's
Hatcham
Grand Hotel
Trafalgar Square
Senator's Engagement and Local Notices in St Paul
A report from St Paul Minnesota notes a senatorial engagement involving F Epena and state figures including Senator Brady of Idaho. The article mentions Miss Maes Dale and Miss Alive Tealy linked to Emerson School of Oras in Boston, with various dates and local notices referencing engagements and consent.
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Epena
St. Paut
Minn
Alice Lorraine Daly
St Mantote United
Tio Brady
Idaho
Toda Sester
Maes Dale
Tealy
Sridwins
Anothe
Emerson School of Oras
Boston
Census Clerks Question Authority Over Poll Affiliation
Upward of 24 census clerks on the temporary roll are anxious to know why and by whose authority their poll sender affiliations were revealed after office hours. Officials say the canvass was not official and aimed at congressional action. A movement seeks to place these clerks under the classified service, a trend echoed for 300 pension office temporaries.
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de Jongs
Census Bureau
President Taft
Classified Service
Taft
Congress
Pension Office
Bryan Optimistic Guarded On Mission Amid Japanese Question
Kansas City dispatch reports Secretary of State William J. Bryan cautious about the Japanese question while in California concerns rise over antialien land laws. An embassy probe from Japan is planned to assess Arizona’s statute and possible protests to Washington. Bryan expects to report to the President orally, with cabinet discussions to follow at Friday’s meeting.
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Arizona
Kansas City
William J. Bryan
Kansas Sty Tenight
California
State Department
Viscount Sutemi Chinda
Mr. Bryan
Japan
Hrgan
John Bassert Moore
John Bassert Moore Orvenpied
Ghie Dine
Divorce Granted to Rector in Trinity College Case
May 5 report: Rev Lie of Trinity College awarded a divorce from Elizabeth A Brenton after a trial citing intolerable cruelty. custody of their child granted to Brenton’s former mother-in-law, with cross allegations and letters discussed. Ernest Helman of Rockport connected to the case. Brenton was a former suffragan bishop candidate and English professor.
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Lie
Trinity College
Elizabeth A. Brenton
Bea
Tissau
Brenton
Jamasca
Fang Island
Melman
Qe Brenton
Hilshope
Ote
Holman Okoo
Iit
Dreams Defy Them Speaks at Big Congress
Ambidextrous persons have no nightmares, Col William C Gorgas M D discusses sanitation in the Canal Zone and credits France for groundwork. President Wilson urged to back a federal health department as medical experts from across the United States attend the ninth triennial Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons in Washington.
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William C. Gorgas
Canal Zone
Wilson
Department of Health
United States
Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons
Wiliam A. Gorgas
United States Army
Congress
Unger
Henry A. Christian
Boston
Theodore C. Janeway
New York
Leonard G. Rowntree
Baltimore
Scriptures
American Neurological Association
BE. W. Scripture
Panama
Tropics
William ©. Gorgan
Army Medical Corps
Col. Gorgas
American Ophthalmological Society
American Climatological Association
Association of American Physicians
American Orthopedic Association
American Pediatric Society
New Willard Hotel
Raleigh
American Otological Society
American Gynecological Association
American Waryngological Association
American Dermatological Association
American Association of Genito- Urinary Surgeons
Shoreham
American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists
Cosmos Club
American Society of Tropical Medicine
Hotel Bellevue
American Surgical Association
National Museum
Vaccination and Public Health Reform Discussed
Dr F F Russell presented at the American Therapeutic Society urging compulsory vaccination for all citizens. A committee of the American Medical Association pressed President Wilson to convene a general conference on a federal department of public health and life conservation, backed by notable doctors and politicians.
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F. F. Russell
American Therapeutic Society
Department of Health
Wilson
American Medical Association
Department of Public Health
Crof
Irving Fisher
Yale
John, St. Murphy
Chicago
H. Simmons
L. BK. Frankle
Abram Jacobi
New York
Harvey W. Wiley
Gwen
Foster
Tinois
Curley
Massachusetts
Riots Injure 25 in Syracuse Labor Clash
In Syracuse on May 6, 25 people including laborers and police were hurt in a pitched battle linked to a laborers and carriers strike. Two strikers died, eight officers were wounded, and clashes spread near the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception as Cesare Sconfetti, the Italian consul at Rochester, sought arbitration with employers who agreed to discuss settlement.
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Syracuse
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Cesare Sconfetti
Rochester
Despondent Papercutter Triggers Gas Blast in Tenement
In New York on May 6 a despondent East Side papercutter turned on gas in his tenement room and caused an explosion. The blast injured over twenty, with two likely mortally, as crowds gathered and Police officer William J. Cummings looked into the odor of gas from Samuel Gordon's room. A fire followed but did little damage.
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New York
East Side
Madison Street
William J. Cummings
Samuel Gordon
Soreone
Cummings
Brazil Maintains Tariff Breaks on Flour and Cement
Rio de Janeiro May 6 Brazilian government will keep the tariff reductions for American flour and cement as approved by Congress. The decree to make the arrangement effective has not yet been issued.
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Rio Janeiro
Solons Watch Bouts as Carroll Bill Sparks Boxing Reform
Springfield May 6 legislators and city officials attended a scientific boxing program to support Senator Carrolls bill legalizing ten round matches in Illinois. Fifteen hundred spectators saw four bouts as Chicago figures Barry Coulon White McFarland wrestled for titles with pillow gloves amid calls for reform.
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Springfield II
Carroll
Harrison
Springfield
Carter Ho.Harrison
Chicago
Carroll Senate
Harrson
Fred Gilmore
Mickey’’ Sheridan
Jimmie Barry
Johnny Coulon
Barry
Coulon
Frankie White
Frank McNichols
Dons Groves
George Hilton
Pete Boyle
Packey McFarland
Wil Jie Schaftz
Senator Carroll
Jury Reform Bills Face Special Session In Trenton
New Jersey Legislature met in special session at noon under Gov Fielder call to tackle three topics jury reform constitutional convention and small boards of freeholders. Wilson supporters expect passage of Chancellor-Sheriff plan amid compromise while others demand referendum and Republicans must unite to back Read bill.
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Trenton
N. J
May
New Jersey
Fielder
Wilson
Freeholders
Gov
House
Martin
James KR. Nugent
King Alfonso Leaves Madrid for Paris Visit
King Alfonso of Spain and Premier Count Alvaro de Romanones depart Madrid with a large suite for a two day Paris trip. In Bordeaux two Spanish anarchists are arrested on suspicion of plotting against the king. Paris authorities reinforce precautions amid rumors of threats to Alfonso during the forthcoming visit.
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Madrid
Spain
Alfonso
Alvaro de Romanones
Paris
Bordeaux
France
Alfon Paris
Policc
Paria
Trial Reveals Army Captain's Divorce Claims at Fort Monroe
Special to The Washington Post from San Francisco May 6. Captain Henry Merriam in charge of mine patrolling at the Presidio testifies in Superior Judge Graham's court about the events leading to his separation from his wife Mrs Bessia Merriam at Fort Monroe. He recalls alleged attempts to shoot and abuse, including scratches and name calling, and details letters and dinners with Major Murphy. The couple's custody dispute over their 9 year old daughter Charlotte is noted as Merriam cries on the stand while Mrs Merriam weeps nearby. Capt Merriam plans to testify again tomorrow. A special train schedule to Harper's Ferry etc listed.
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Washington Post
San Francisco
Cal
Jackson Barracks
Llenry
Merriam
Graham
Bessia
Bessia GC
Clarence Murphy
Charlotte
Capt. Merriam
Galveston
Murphy
Charles Halliday
Four Police Inspectors Convicted in Obstruction Case
In New York on May 6 James Thompson James Hussey John Martha and Dennis Sweeney four demoted police inspectors were found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to obstruct justice in a case tied to graft disclosures. The verdict came after 38 minutes of deliberation with sentencing set for Friday and a possible appeal through a certificate of reasonable doubt. The result is hailed by District Attorney Whitman as a major win in exposing police corruption linked to the Rosenthal murder case.
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New York
James F. Thompson
James I. Hussey
John J. Martha
Dennis Sweeney
Supreme Court
Theystem
Eet
Thompson
Trussey
Martha
Sweeney
Whitman
Becker
Herman Rosenthal
George A. Sipp
Wdermanic
Pollen Department
Sipp
Grand Jury
Brand
Charles Becker
Goff
Setardsance
Gov. Dix
Seid Justice Goff
Suffrage Killed in Communes and Japan Optimism
Page notes show a jumble of items including suffrage setbacks in communes, optimism toward Japan, a conviction of a New York poller, a doctor’s divorce suit, and threats to pursuers. It also highlights two horse show events, Senate confirmations, cadet coverage, and an array of editorial and sporting notes.
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Japan
New York
Jamzles
Senate
Wilson
Houy
Hevlew
Milwaukee Aviator Suicide At Sitter Lake
Aero reports The Wasting in Poot Micron suspect died by his own action near Sitter Lake. Carles Wurl tse biplane engine shut down deliberately as he glided to within a foot of the ground. Fellow aviators at Liver Lake aviation school question premeditated death while letters from a Detroit woman were found among the dead man's belongings.
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Milwaukee
Sitter Lake
Carison
Carlsen
Liver Lake
Wenn
Detroit
Leipe
Death for pursuers and a squealer in police case
A New York report details the pursuit of an alleged pickpocket Davis Danion who aided detectives locating Lefty Louie and Gyp the Blood, sentenced to death for the Rosenthal murder. Judge Rosaisky frees Danion, prompting distrust and fear of retribution among police and Italian residents as Danion warns he will be hunted as a squealer.
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Lefty Lovie
Gyp
Judge
Davis Danion
Wan
Rosaisky
Dougherty
Police Department
Danion
Lefty Louie
Gyp the
Rosenthal
House Leaders Laud Underwood as Tariff Bill Passes
Rep Oscar W TVrderweod, Democratic House leader, received praise for backing a new tariff law. Republican Leader Jay Mann lauded the chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee and Underwood’s work, noting the caucus’s patience and courtesy as the measure moves toward final passage.
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Oscar W Tvrderweod
Jay Mann
Underwood
Mr. Mann
Milei
Alabama
Jongen
Sfann
Thia House
J* i
Langley Day Honors Aero Pioneers With Medals
A. G. Bell presents medals to Glenn Curtiss and Gustave Eiffel as Langley Day observations at the Smithsonian honor the father of modern aviation. The ceremony recalls the 17th anniversary of the first powered flight and features Langley’s legacy, with remarks from the French Ambassador and demonstrations of early heavier-than-air craft.
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A. G. Bell
Glenn Curtiss
Gustave Eiffel
Firab
Washington
Langley
Smithson
Glenn Ho
Curtiss
Tles
Driffel
Smithsonian Institutd & Group
Savaneed Aviation
Curtin
Waleer Seers
Bete
Thung
Smiths
Ike Fe
Bell
Kcef
America
France
Eiffel Tower
Beit Udon
Wartis
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