Political maneuvering and election tensions in Washington and Indiana
The Washington Herald reports political maneuvering within the Republican party, with Porter and Harris repudiating their state platform and hints of electors voting for Wilson. Mason J. Miblack is re chosen as Democratic representative for Shoestring district. News items reference Thaw’s case appeal, senate appropriations, and local incidents amid a broad local and national political backdrop.
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Washington Herald
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Harris
Len. Harris
Wisconsin
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Mason
J. Miblack
Democrnominies
Mediators Probe Carranza for Possible Armistice Talks
Mediators ask Carranza if he is willing to discuss internal issues and a potential armistice. International questions and Wertag influence shape the inquiry.
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Carranza
Huerta to resign after pacification if Mexico settles
In a mediation conference update from Niagara Falls Ontario June 3 General Huerta signaled his willingness to step down once Mexico achieves political pacification. Mexican delegates stated internal and international questions are inseparable, signaling openness to discussions including an armistice. Separately John R Early, famed leper claimant, resurfaced in Washington causing a hotel commotion before authorities recaptured him.
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Mexico
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Gen. Huerta
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Gen. Carranza
Washington
Juan F. Urquidi
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John R. Early
Marshall
Capital Life
Westwood
Diamond Headquaranting Station
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Wash
Victoria
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French Government Grants Roosevelt Special Travel Permit
Paris June 3 The French government will issue Col Theodore Roosevelt a special permit to pass police lines during his journey to Madrid for his son Kermit's wedding. Gabriel Honoraux plans a luncheon in Roosevelt's honor unless delays occur. Myron T Herrick, the American ambassador, will host the Roosevelt party if they remain in Paris.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Meadrid
Col. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Party
Myron T. Herrick
Toledo Fare Fight Eases After 5 Cent Fare Order
Fears of rioting over Toledo street car fares faded after a 50‑man business group met H L Doherty and Mayor Keller. Doherty agreed to rescind the order if franchise talks resume with city leadership controlled by the city solicitor. A 3 cent fare had been in place since the franchise expired last March.
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H. L. Doherty
Toledo Railways and ‘Light Company
Keller
Doherty
Australian tips campaign to ease travel to England
A San Francisco steamship company plans a public enlightenment campaign in Australia. It will explain U S tipping norms, noting total tips are similar to England though the pool of tip recipients differs. Suggested gratuities include ten percent in restaurants and hotels, five cents for bellboys, and about 50 cents weekly for hotel maids.
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San Francisco
Astralia
America
Antipodes
England
San Francisco Steamship Company
Australia
United States
Bandits Raid Mahomet Bank and Flee with Cash
Five bandits in an electric car terrorized Mahomet Illinois residents. Four men guarded the town while the fifth opened the bank safe and escaped with 3050 dollars. Deputies pursued but lost the trail near Monticello. City censor rulings on films upheld in Chicago.
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Champaign
Busey Z Bank
Monticello
Rooster Attack Targets Woman in Kentucky Farmyard
A farm incident near Bowling Green Kentucky involves Eleanor Dishitan, wife of a farmer, who was attacked by a rooster while feeding chickens. The report notes the woman’s age as over 800 years, indicating a garbled OCR rendering of details from the date in June.
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Bowling ‘Green
Eleanor” Dishitan
Beylanne
Police Bureau for Hotel in Chicago June 3
Fragmentary report suggests a police bureau sought a hotel inquiry in Chicago on June 3 with unclear details about the detective and the bureau’s role.
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Chicago
Botel
Daily Market Quotations East St Louis and Chicago Prices
Live stock, cattle, hogs, sheep and calves listed by price in East St Louis Illinois and Chicago Illinois markets. Cattle ranges from native beef steers seven fifty to nine dollars. hogs mixed and butcher eight dollars. calves seven to nine fifty. sheep and lambs various quoted values. Grain and produce quotes include red and yellow corn, oats, and white wheat with No. 2 and No. 3 grades and regional price ranges.
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ST. Louis
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Chicago
Tlowas
Fragmented Almanac of Odd Facts and Figures
A mosaic of curious data touches on 1918 beer barrels and licensed breweries, electric light for churches, gloves shipped yearly, a shining mineral in Wales, concrete foundations, a Budapest grain elevator, a tango craze spreading to Virginia, Tolstoy’s library, Rochester population, grown hothouse grapes, racehorse losses, women purser roles on Hudson boats, average horse weight, egg production, and electric vehicles in Lopes.
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