Paris Not For Him Met With Power At Washington
A Washington dispatch details Frederick Hobbs Allen Jr on a bid for a diplomatic post aided by lobbyist Buford Lynch. The New Yorker allegedly arranged a West Point visit for Senate committee members hosted by Vincent Astor, with Tumulty letters shown as endorsed proof. Allen pursued Paris ambassadorship, backed by Lynch, Woodward, and key senators, amid the Shoreham Hotel meetings and Manhattan Club hospitality.
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Greeks and Bulgars Battle Near Saloniki
Dispatches from Saloni ki and Athens report renewed fighting between Bulgarian and Greek forces. A neutral zone near Saloniki was violated on May 20 by Bulgarian artillery, prompting a Greek defense. The clash continued fiercely with artillery and infantry, while peace conference talks in London faltered. The outcome remains undisclosed.
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Sateniki
Athens
Saloniki
Times Saloniki
Automobile Bandit Robert Webb Found Guilty in Second Trial
In Chicago on May 22, Robert Webb known as the automobile bandit was convicted of murder in the second trial. He faces a life imprisonment sentence for the homicide of Detective Peter Hart. The verdict comes after prolonged legal proceedings and Webb's defense.
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Robert Webb
Peter Hart
Hfe
Noted Rogue Is Dead and Driven to Madness in Lottery Swindles
Chicago May 22 International lunatic swindler Louis A. Gourdain, who built a private prison near Joliet after a fraud spree that netted millions, died in London per officials. Convicted in Chicago, he escaped multiple times, railed before the Supreme Court for imprisonment, and conducted a nationwide lottery racket with roots in New Orleans and Chicago. He vanished after escaping the Washington asylum in 1968, leaving federal authorities unsure of his fate.
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Chicago
Louis A. Gourdain
London
Gourdain
Supreme Court
Joliet Prison
Washington Asylum
Louisiana State Lottery Company
New Orleans
John H Dalton
Louisiana Loan and Trust Company
Joliet
Atlanta
Washington
Army Gun Blast Kills 3 at Fort Moultrie Night Practice
At Fort Moultrie near Charleston three soldiers were killed and nine or more injured when a breech block blew out a three inch gun during a night target practice. Private Baxter Christensen and Private Dalton died at the scene. one officer Guy B. Hinna was wounded. The explosion occurred around 1 am and exact details remain scarce with authorities investigating the mishap.
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Fort Moultrie
Baxter Christensen
Dalton
Coast Artillery
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Mxb White
Fort Nui
Lord Ogilvie Seeks Recovery of Usury Victim’s Property
Lord Robert W F W Ogilvie and Lady Irmasule Bredsoe Desha Ogilvie filed injunctions in the District Supreme Court to recover personal property after alleging usurious storage and loan charges. A temporary restraining order blocked sale of the Ogilvie assets held by Charter Tribby Theodore, Heap Thomas H Yeager, and Adam Weschler, with cause to be shown by May 29.
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Washington
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Heap Thomas H Yeager
Adam Weschler
Ogilvie
Robert Mattingly
Washington Storage Company
South Capitol Street
O M P Brown
Citizens” Loan and Trust Company
Adam A Weschler
Weschler
Ogilvies Allege
Brown
Charles E Tribby
National Loan and Investment Company
Tribby
Heap
Yaeger
Brown & Tribby
Ogilvie Warrior Lineage Ties Scots to Confederate Heroine
Through direct male descent for centuries the Ogilvie family rose as famed Scottish warriors, notably in the eleventh century. On January 1 19 62 Lord Ogilvie wed Miss Harman, daughter of Col Desha Harman, a Confederate cavalry officer. The marriage linked Welsh Scottish line to American society as the couple honeymooned on the family estates in Scotland before returning home.
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Col Bled
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Lady Ogilvie
Mary Loftin
Tennessee
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Emperor Yoshihito Ill as Japanese press reports
Tokyo official bulletin says the emperor of Japan is not seriously ill after inflammation of the lungs and high fever eight physicians in attendance. Meanwhile San Francisco and Washington react with concern and sympathy. U S President Wilson offers consolation as talks on California alien land law may be delayed. no native naturalization changes requested.
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Washington
Wilson
Bailly-Blanchard
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California
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Bostonian robbed in Italy by travel companion
Rome May 22 F Gardener Curtis assistant curator of the Boston Museum Boston Mass traveling between Florence and Bologna was robbed of his pocketbook containing bonds worth 18000 and bank notes totaling 6000 He met a fellow traveler during part of the journey and suspects the acquaintance aided the theft.
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Rome
F Gardener Curtis
Boston Museum
Boston Mass
Florence
Bologna
Curtis
Japanese Labor Boycott Sparks Alien Land Act Backlash
Special to The Washington Fest reports Japanese workers in California have begun a boycott against families of legislators who backed the alien land act. A general order for Japanese to depart ranches vineyards and gardens of supporters is feared. Fifteen workers at the Bruceville winery and vineyards owned by the Bradford family have left recently.
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Bruceville
Myr
Bradford
Hugh Bradford
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Tapestries Lost, Then Hidden in Pau Museum Tockets
A Pau museum laments missing Gobelin tapestries from 50 years past. A government inspector uncovers large pieces in a cupboard sewn into a sack with cleaning materials. The caretaker admits his wife used the remainder to line trousers for his son and himself.
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New York
Pau
DROWNS IN COUGHING FIT AT ST JOHNS RIVER FERRY
Jacksonville Florida May 22 E O Painter a leading fertilizer manufacturer and fruit grower and reputed millionaire drowned when a violent coughing spell caused him to fall into the St Johns River while crossing on a ferryboat He reportedly carried $500000 in insurance and sought a further $50000 today half payable to his family and half to the fertilizer plant of which he was president
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Jacksonville
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St Johns
Painter
DONS MOURNING FOR pog. Mrs William Moore Engages Sculptor
Mrs William Moore formerly Miss Kate Robinson of New York mourns for her favorite dog famed at King Edward era fetes. The dog’s remains will move from a back garden grave to a private tomb as a sculptor designs a monument possibly with an epitaph.
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Pet
Washington Post
Paris
Kate Robinson
New York
Edward
GULT LEADER PUT IN JAIL FOR IMPROPRIETIES
Robert fF. T Milligan head of the Kingdom of God Vineyard Missionary Association is jailed on charges of improprieties with women. Dorothy Shubert claims to be his wife and narrator of a troubled past, including a Vancouver marriage and a baby, with authorities probing Milligan’s life and cult ties. A traveling evangelist tale and a note on a May 40 memorial excursion complete the fragment.
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Chicago
Robert Ff. T Milligan
Kingdom of God Vineyard Missionary Association
Dot
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Millligan
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Vancouver
Giirl
St Louis
Dorothy
Deborah
Milligan
Mre J Freeman
Volunteers of America
Leona Rushton
New Orleans
Harlem Bank Messenger Under Fire In Broad Daylight Robbery
James A. Wintress, a Columbia Bank messenger, was robbed on East 106th Street as three highwaymen attacked in daylight. Wintress fired with a magazine pistol, was wounded in the arm and head, saved $300, and three suspects were captured after a police chase and house to house search.
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New York
106Th Street
Harlem
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Wintress
Columbia Bank
Fifth Avenue
Mathan Manufacturing Company
East
Sergi Skehan
Nau
Skhehari
Pedro Plescho
Finnegan
Frank Puna
Maids Declare Union Over Dog Baths in Chicago
In Chicago on May 22 a South Side society matron orders Elise to bathe Pom Pom. Maids in boulevards districts form an alliance against dog baths and gown hooking. They seek Household Workers charter amid fears of arm strain from tight tube gowns and lacerations from hooks.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Elise
South Side Society
Milady
Wholesale jeweler accuses bookkeeper of forty five thousand theft
John J Dallas, a bookkeeper and church treasurer from Ardmore, is accused of embezzling more than 45000 from Louis P White, a wholesale jeweler. A $7500 bail was set for a hearing tomorrow after Dallas allegedly cut 172 pages from the cash book and other books disappeared. Dallas earned about 20 dollars weekly. Roosevelt agreed to address Gov Sulzer at direct primary mass meetings in New York on May 28.
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Phiadelphia
Louis P White
John J Dallas
Dallas
Ardmore
White
Paris Ambassadorship Not For Hin Famous Swindle
An unclear clipping hints at a Paris ambassadorship and a swindle case involving a famous figure. The piece mentions a Japanese emperor and a senator’s attempt to recover a heartless or broken trust. Details are fragmentary, but the item appears to cover political appointments and fraud allegations with names obscured.
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Hin
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Wire protest against page in New York union recall demand
At a Central Federated Union meeting in the labor temple East Fourth Street strong objections were voiced to Walter Page as Ambassador to Great Britain. Secretary Bohm telegraphed President Watson urging withdrawal. The protest, tied to a London Trades Council action, mobilizes union men nationwide. The Typographical Union supported the Federated Union action after tonight’s meeting.
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New York
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Labor Temple
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Fourth Street
Walter Hoose
Trim
Great Britain
Line
T Bohm
Watson
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Bohm
Executive Council
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Federated Union
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London Trades Council
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Central Federated Union Typographical Union
Reverend Patton confirms son Fraul Patton’s Catholic conversion
Special to The Washington Post New York May 2 The Rev Dr Francie L Patton former head of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary confirmed today the report that his son Fraul Patton has embraced Catholicism The report is true he said Why not Patton denied his resignation was influenced by his son’s change of faith He also denied any estrangement in his family over the Presbyterian to Catholic switch My son is 42 years old and perfectly able to judge such things for himself
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Washington Post
New York
Francie L Patton
Princeton University
Princeton Theological Seminary
Fraul Patton
Tr Patton
Deaf Doctor Rescued After Lost Night in Kontapot Swamp
New York physician Dr Charles McBurney and his coachman Martin Dooley were trout fishing near Blockbridge on May 21 when separated. McBurney, deaf, could not hear calls, wandered into a bog as searchers from Blockbridge and surrounding towns scoured the swamp with motorized lights. About 50 volunteers located McBurney at 11 p.m., nearly exhausted, and he was rescued with his coachman nearby.
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New York
Washington Post
Blockbridge Mass
Charles McBurney
Kontapot
McBurney
Martin Dooley
Dooley
Burney
May delay Mexican loan and minister's leave
Mexico City May 2 Charges by chamber deputies that finance minister failed to seek best offer for a 210000008 loan were denied by War Minister Monda gro. The session adjourned without final action on the loan bill. Francisca de la Barra, foreign minister, was granted a leave of absence and may travel to the United States and Europe. President Taft indicated no decision on recognizing Huerta until conditions in Mexico are adjusted. In St Augustine thousands viewed Henry Flagler's body in state as funeral services set for tomorrow at 4. A Philadelphia Sunday excursion to Philadelphia and return offered at 25, with rail specials from Washington.
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Chamber Bar Deputies
Moandragon
Mondagon
Francisca de la Barra
United States
Europe
St. Augustine
Fla
Henry Flagler
Ponce de Leon
Flagler
Republicans plan joint caucus to reorganize campaign
Washington runs with Republican activity as a conference of 31 senators led by Gallinger outlines a plan to form a five member committee to confer with House leaders for a joint caucus. They aim to reorganize the congressional campaign committee and establish a headquarters for a united party effort ahead of the next election.
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Healquark
Townsend Clarke
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