SEEK TOLLS VIEWS Antirepealers Hoping Roosevelt Will Speak Today
The Capitol debates on canal tolls intensify as antirepealers and supporters await Theodore Roosevelt remarks. Bradley’s death delays final vote, reducing Senate working days and postponing the enactment amid talk of compromise and amendments to the repeal measure. Senator Jones of Washington will oppose repeal from the Pacific coast stance, stressing regional injustice and foreign influence on U S policy.
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White House
Jones
Pacific Coast
Ransdell
Theodore Roosevelt
Capitol
Bradley
Senate
Kentucky
Kern
Simmons
Congress
Norris
Jay
Washington
Simmons and Weat
Sterling
Fiver
du Pont
Cummins
la Folletta
Obituaries and Funeral Notices of May 1914
Multiple death notices from a Washington area paper list names Mary Clement, Annia A azz, Lazarus Reamey, Guy L Totten, Nath Whitcomb, Henn TT, and others. Each notice provides death dates in May 1914, funeral arrangements, and interment details at Mount Olivet, Glenwood, Woodlawn, and local churches. Names, addresses, and funeral parlor details appear for relatives and attendees.
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Aleem
Hannah Jr
Alfred D. Atlan
Massachusetts Arenue
T A
Rack Henn
Samnat Aalty Hospital
Richard A
Henrietta B. Bennett
Dennis
Ira Sidell
Fifteenth Street
Baltimore
Heard
Mary FE. Clements
George P. Zurhorsta
East Capitol Street
St. Matthew's Church
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Fazzi
Sibley Hospital
Annia A
Henry Azz
William H. Lard & Co
H Street
Tusday
Washington
Mra
Leonard H. Beat
New York
Buffalo
Roosevelt Poised for Early Attack on Wilson Administration
Roosevelt plans for a warlike stance, weighing immediate action against delaying tactics as he prepares for a Europe trip. He has consulted Progressive leaders from key states, with opinions split between staying in the background and striking now to preempt Republican criticisms. He sails May 30 for Spain and may not have another chance to act soon.
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Col. Roosevelt
South America
Europe
Progressive Party
Joseph Alsop
Herbert Knox Smith
Oyster Bay
Connecticut
Sen Orp N
Onra
Wilson
Col
Roosevelt
Spain
Roosevelt Returns Rally Hails Explorer Hero
Col Roosevelt visits Washington after Africa explorations. President invites him to luncheon but Roosevelt's train arrives late. He plans to meet with Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and Jules Jusserand at the White House, then dinner at the Willard before a lecture and a party headquarters conference with Progressive leaders.
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Africa
Smithsonian
White House
Washington
Executive Mansion
Col. Roosevelt
Cleo
Henry Cabot
Lodge
Icolombie
Congress
Diplomatic Corps
Ént
Col
Roosevelt
Cecil Tariff Law
Spring-Rice
Jules J. Jusserand
France
Sir Cecil
Civil ‘Service
Ambassador Jusserand
Willard
Geographic Society
Progressive Party
Clapp
Poindexter
Bradley
Oyster Bey
Victor Murdock
Kansas
House
New York
William H. Hinebaugh
Progressive Congressional Committee
Hoosevelt
Murdock
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Station
Gilbert H. Grosvenor
Presdent
National Geographic Society
C. Hart Merriam
Coronel
Grosvenor
Smithsonian Institution
South America
White Houses
New Ward
Convention Hall
Hundreds Line Up for Roosevelt Lecture Tickets
Thousands crowded Washington streets to obtain seats for Col Theodore Roosevelt on a planned lecture tour. The event at Union Station drew eager fans as a partial eclipse shaded the city and speakers planned a packed itinerary at Union Station and Convention Hall with a White House visit possible.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Wil
Union Station
New York
Mexico
American League Park
Funeral Directors and Embalmers of Washington DC Firms
A fragment lists funeral directors and embalmers with addresses in Washington including Geo P Zurhorst 30 Mast Capitol Street and W B Speare 940 F Street NW. Other names Frank A Speare William H Sardo J WM Lee Thos M Hindle are noted with chapel facilities and phone numbers.
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Geo
Modern Chapel
Frank Geier’s Sons
N. W
J. WM. Lee
Commodieux
Moses Prices
Wasylraula Ave
M. Hindle
College Junior Shot in hazing incident at St Johns College
Annapolis Md May report says William R Bowlus a Middletown Md junior at St Johns College was shot and seriously wounded by a freshman yet unnamed. Authorities believe the shooter acting under hazing fears involving himself and companions.
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College
Annapolis
William R. Bowlus
Middletown
St. Johns College
Movements of Ocean Steamers Arrived and Sailed
Arrivals include Friedrich Wilhelm from Bremen to New York and Lusitania from New York to Liverpool. Minnehaha from New York to London and George Washington from New York to Bremen also arrived. Sailed vessels include De sire Amsterdam from Boulogne bound for Now.
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Friedrich Wilelm
Bremen
Newark
Is Finlannd
New York
Dover
Lusitania
Liverpool
Bminnehaha
London
George Washington
Aronpriozess
Cecilie
Cher- Saasen
Desire- Amsterdam
Boulogne
President to skip Confederate memorial. G A R urged to stay away
Confederal veterans question how to persuade the President to attend their Arlington cemetery unveiling on June 4 while he will not attend the Grand Army of the Republic services the following week. Dr Gleeson vows to press Washington Gardner to cancel the speech and the Confederate organizers push for reconsideration. Hilary A. Herbert, leader of the Confederate plans, says they will appeal directly.
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Arlington
Grand Army
J. Bie
Gleeson
Greegon
Hilary A. Herbert
Herbert
Dr. Gleeson
Grand Army of the Republic
Morgan and Mellen clash over New Haven affair
Morgan denies father’s involvement in railroad management and accuses rivals of misrepresenting facts. He cites a March disclosure of total profits from New Haven transactions totaling about 250000 dollars, plus securities handling worth 323 million. He urges public and shareholder access to all evidence and cooperation to restore the property. Mellen, in New Haven, says his testimony stands and invites Morgan to testify under oath if he wishes.
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New England
Mellen
Grand Trunk Railway
Providence
J. P. Morgan & Co
New Haven
New York
Charles S. Mellen
Mr. Morgan
Feet and Saves Child Safely Rescued After Elevator Incident
In a dramatic rescue, Ian Donough caught a child as the boy slid into a shaft area. He grabbed the child with one arm and held on as both were pulled toward the surface. The boy escaped uninjured with no abrasions.
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Ian Donough
Jared
Militant Suffragettes Attack King and Galleries in London
London May 25 Militant suffragettes of the Women's Social and Political Union faced hostile reactions as shouts of Shoot the king filled a meeting hall. Police protection saved participants after a reporter was struck, while galleries like the National and Tate closed amid outrages. May Richardson, jailed for slashing Rokeby Venus, was released after illness.
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London
Women's Social and Political Union
Suffragatte
King George
Mildred’ Elia Mansel
War Office
Buckingham Palace
Hopkins
Bow Street
Hyde Park
Hamm
National Gallery
Tate Gallery
British Museum
May Richardson
Venus
Holloway
Miss M. B. Bacon to Marry Former Ambassador's Daughter
The Washington Post reports Martha B. Bacon daughter of former ambassador Robert Bacon and her fiancé banker George Whitney obtained a marriage license at Manhasset town hall Long Island. Town Clerk O Connell found a car in front of the hall this morning and issued the license. The couple declined to say when the wedding will occur. The engagement was announced in March.
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George Whitney
Washington Post
New York
O'Connell
Manhasset Town Hall
Long Island
Martha B. Bacon
Robert Bacon
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Teddy
Dune
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Minnesota
Miles Poindexter
Hinebaugh
Hall
Geographical Society
Anthony ‘Y'lala
P. Zurhorst
East Cap. St
Chas
Zurhorst
South
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Morgan
FLRST
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Sovereign
46Th Street
Mt. Gidding & Go
Shoreham Hotel
Nejib Berimian
Washington,d.g
M. B. Bacon
America
Southern Railway
Asheville
Tryon
Black Mountain
Hendersonville
Brevard
Lake Toxaway
Saluda
Waynesville
Flat Rock
Hot Springs
N.C
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W. Whitbury
Asdt
Fifteenth St
Washington, D. C
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Harris
the Jewelers
Seventh and
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To-Kalon CO. Inc
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McCray Refrigerator Co
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