Debates Delay Panama Canal Provisions Vote in House
The House approved the Senate amended repeal of the Panama Canal tolls provision, 216 to 71, sending the measure to President Wilson who is expected to sign and issue a memorandum declaring the Simmons Norris amendment unnecessary. The House defeated 174 to 108 an effort to annul the repeal and keep American vessels toll free.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Wilson
Arena
Brockton
Broussard Coney
Dietrick
Donohue
Driscoll Dupre
Estopinal
Fitzgerald
Gallivan
Harrison
Kitchin
Lee
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
O'Leary
O’ Shaughnessy
Patten
Pheland
Baker
Reilly
Adamson
Underwood
Mann
Rann
Representative Moss
West Virginia
President Wilson doubts Albania peacemaker report
President Wilson said he doubted reports that United States Minister to Greece Fred Williams offered to mediate Albania trouble. He read the report and asked the secretary of state, who said the department had no information. The president and Bryan added Williams would have informed his government if he planned such action.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Greece
Fred. Williams
Albania
Spresident
Bryan
Williams
Sailor Captain Napier Dies at 88 After Heroic Lifesaving
Capt. Joseph A. Napier of St. Joseph Michigan who spent 40 years as master on the Great Lakes saved 60 lives, including rescuing 82 aboard the schooner Merchant off Chicago in 1851. His heroism earned a gold watch and chain from Chicago citizens.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Joseph A. Napier
Great Lakes
Napier
Chicago
Boy 11 Decapitated Riding Bike in Quincy Collision
Melvin Cox aged 11 son of John H Cox and wife was decapitated when his bicycle veered into the path of an electric car in Quincy on June 13. He was riding for the first time and lost control causing the fatal crash.
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Quincy
Til
Melvin Cox
Police Called to Save Cat in New York Sewers
Police rushed to West 152d Street on June 13 after reports a cat was drowning in a sewer. Fire and rescue crews worked quickly to recover the animal from the grim, dark shaft beneath the street.
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New ‘York
Binecoats
Bond Pending Appeal in Arson Case Not Yet Granted
Dr. D V Wolfe continued efforts today to post bond for his release pending appeal in the arson case but has not yet secured a meeting to arrange the bond.
Three Men Killed in Erie Car Crash at Rail Crossing
In Erie on June 13 Fred Bird George Bird and Otto Walters were killed and Edward Bean fatally injured when their car was struck and demolished by a locomotive at a Lake Shore railway crossing.
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Erie
Fred Bird
George Bird
Otto Walters
Edward Bean
Lake Shore
Suffrage Resolution Adopted by General Federation
Chicago June 13. The General Federation of Women's Clubs in session here adopted a resolution for woman suffrage with little opposition and no debate. The move aligns clubs nationwide with voting rights advocacy within the federation.
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Chicago
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Postmaster Nominee for Huntingburg Named
Washington June 13 Bertram W Pickhardt son of the Huntingburg Signal editor was today nominated by President Wilson to be postmaster of Huntingburg.
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Washington, D. C
Bertram, W. Pickhardt
Huntingburg
Wilson Io
Miner 15 Crushed by Falling Slate at Free man Mine
James Shevelin, 24, a miner at the Free man mine in Bicknell, was Friday noon injured when a large slate slab fell on his right leg. He was taken to Vincennes and admitted to Good Samaritan hospital. The leg injury is severe, with possible amputation.
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James Shevelin
Freeman
Bicknell
Vincennes
Good Samaritan Hospital
Shevelin
B and O Train Runs Down Five Workers Near North Vernon
George Leonard Jacob Gillamore Frank Scheller William Berry and John McDonnell were struck by a south western train while riding a handcar one mile from North Vernon Indiana. McDonnell was killed instantly and Berry suffered burns. McDonnell, unmarried, had thirty years with the railroad.
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North Vernon
Ind
George Leonard
Jacob
Gillamore
Frank Scheller
William ‘Berry
John McDonnell
South“western
McDonnell
Berry
The
Road
Train Kills One Injures Three South of Norwood
A Frisco fast freight struck six walkers near Norwood Missouri as they headed for Kansas wheat fields. T. D. Beau of Atlanta was killed. E. H. Blake of Collinsville was fatally injured. C. R. Palmer of Atlanta and A C. Jones of Benton Ark were seriously hurt. The remaining two members of the party were not named.
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Norwood
T. D. Beau
Ghell
Atlanta
E. H. Blake
Collinsville
Ill
C. R. Palmer
A.C. Jones
Benton, Ark
Frisco
Kansas Wheat Fields
Parachute Failure Kills Aeronaut in Richmond
Richmond Indiana June 13 J O Gill an aeronaut of Mount Sterling was killed here when his parachute failed to open after he cut loose from the balloon.
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Richmond
Ind
Gill
Mount
Sterling, Oo
Jwas
Asronaut
J. C. Git
Mount Sterling
Mediation talks name provisional Mexican ruler
South American mediators press toward a provisional Mexican government to govern after Huerta. Names of possible rulers and cabinet members are to be reviewed today. The plan requires a candidate acceptable to Huerta and approval by the provisional president before adoption.
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Niararad Falls
Ont
Washington
Mexico
Huerta
Mexico City
Army Praised by Garrison at West Point Graduation
Secretary of War Garrison praised the army’s Vera Cruz conduct and called it ready for action a fighting force yet calm resourceful self restrained. He lauded the service during the Omaha tornado Ohio floods and the Colorado mine strike noting the soldier as an all around handy man of the government.
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West Point
N. Y
Garrison
United States Military Academy
Vera Cruz
Omaha
Ohio
Colorado
Bridge Bill Passed for Missouri River Crossing Near Kansas City
The Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. receives Senate passage of a bill authorizing a bridge over the Missouri River near Kansas City. The measure now goes to President Wilson for signature.
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Washington
House
Missouri Valley, Bridge & Iron Co
Missouri River
Kansas City
Senate
Wilson
Two Killed in Santa Fe Wreck Near Bogdan
Two passengers died and four were injured in a Santa Fe collision near Bogdan California about 20 miles west of Needles. A passenger car passed an open switch and struck a freight train on a siding causing the wreck.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Gilien
Santa Fe
Bogdan
Needles
Banks Closed in Chicago Lorimer-Munday Chain
Six Chicago banks tied to the Lorimer-Munday chain were shut by the state banking department including the La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank and three nearby institutions. Deposits total about 6.41 million with 1.43 million cash on hand. No political motive cited. Reopening expected for the La Salle Street bank next week.
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STATE
LA Salle Savings
Chicago
Savings Bank
State Bank of Calumett
State Banking Department
la Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank
Broadway State Bank
Wiiners' State Bank
Ashland-Twelfth Street State Bank
Lorimer-Munday
la Salle Street Bank
William Lorimer
United States
Illinois
Daniel. Harkin
Banke
la Salle Treet Trust and Savings Bank
Harkin
C. B. Muncay
la Baile Street Bank
Ganguize
Coyne
Balloon wreck reported in Cascade mountains after lightning strike
A carrier pigeon from the Million Population Club balloon carried a message stating it was struck by lightning and that Berry, piloting, was hurt. Captain John Berry of St Louis and passenger Morrison were aboard. Officials search rugged cascades for the wreck and pilot. another balloon Uncle Sam also wrecked in the storm with no injuries.
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Potland
Ore
Cascade Mountains
Baloon
Uncle Sam
Riot erupts after acquittal of ice cream maker
In Chicago on June 13 a mob clashed after Peter Rusetos was acquitted of murdering his partner James J. Floras at their factory. Deputies protected Rusetes while Floras supporters fought. a leader from Floras’ faction struck Deputy Sheriff Thomas Sturch, who was jailed for contempt. Rusetes had claimed self defense. Also in Richmond Indiana J C Git, an agronaut from Mount Sterling Ohio, died when his parachute failed during a balloon jump witnessed by thousands.
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Chicago
Peter Rusetos
James J. Floras
Floras
Rusetes
Thomas Sturch
Riots Spread as Italian General Strike Rages
Rioting resumes in six cities as the Italian general strike intensifies. Troops clash with demonstrators in Naples. killings and injuries are reported. Ancona and Ravenna see rail lines and telegraph wires destroyed. Ancona cited as a danger point with uncertain casualty figures.
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Italy
Rome
Naples
Ravenna
Florence
Imola
Turin
The
Socialist Party-In
Ancona
Falconara
Two Men Blown to Pieces in Nitroglycerin Wagon Explosion
In Oklahoma near Tulsa two men, George Nichols and T A McCann, were killed when a wagonload of nitroglycerin exploded after leaving the ferry landing heading toward the Indiana oil fields. The blast occurred about 300 miles northeast of Tulsa.
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Tulsa
George‘ Nichgel
Central Toropedo Company
T. A. McCann
Verdigris River
Indla
ST. Louisan
Champ Clark Returns to Old School Commencement Address
Champ Clark, veteran in the House, was greeted at a Marshall College commencement in Huntington West Virginia where former diploma signers watched his speech. The Port of Quebec reports the Montmagny arrived North Sydney all well per captain F X Paw. Garland County Bar Association urged a campaign for commission government in Hot Springs Arkansas.
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Huntington
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Clark
Quebec
Montmagny
North Sydney
Marine Department
Hot Springs
Ark
Garland County Bar, ‘Association
Ety
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