Big Business Men Testify on Wage Inquiry in Chicago
Fifty witnesses from banks and firms testified as the Illinois vice and minimum wage commission opened a two day session in Chicago. The panel examined wage effects on morality, with bankers saying small wage changes would rarely alter business, and store executives noting minimums for married men would hurt competition.
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Chicago
Illinois Vice and Minimum Wage Commission
Vica
O °*Hara
Reynolds
Geo. M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial National Bank
O'Hara
James Simpson
Marshall Meld & Co
Senator Beall
Stork
Alton
Simpson
Beall
Illinois
Witness
Clerk Who Failed of Promotion Shoots Supervisors
Pittsburgh June 6 James Mc Nair a ticket agent at Union Station was shot and killed at noon today His chief clerk Ralph Paully was fatally shot by D B Sage a clerk who had failed to be promoted in recent staff changes in the ticket department
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Pittsburgh
James McNair
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Station
Ralph Paully
Sage
Vessel rescues refugees in want in Veracruz
Washington June 6 The steam er Maxicano chartered by the American Red Cross is due at Vera Cruz today and will sail for Galveston in a day or two with about 200 American refugees. The Red Cross sent Charles Jenkinson to Vera Cruz to arrange their departure. The refugees were made destitute by enforced idleness due to suspension of business amid the disorder in Mexico Corlna queen of Ravana cigars advertisement.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Vera Cruz
Max
Galveston
Red Cross
Charles Jenkinson
Mexico
Waterloo Town Criers Aid Flood Sufferers
Dayton, June 6. The Waterloo Town Criers donated 100 to the Dayton restoration fund, the first outside money the committee has accepted. Enthusiasm ran high as townsfolk stepped forward to contribute coins and bills.
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Waterloo Town Criers
Dayton
President Again Considers Men For Diplomatic Posts
President Wilson renewed consideration of diplomatic selections after a New York discussion with Senator O Gorman. Justice J W Gerard was deemed bound for Madrid while Henry Morganthau could become ambassador to Turkey and William F McCombs to France. McCombs, now in France, may yet accept.
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Washington
Wilson
O’gorman
New York
J. W. Gerard
Madrid
Henry Morganthau
Wm. F. McCombs
Morganthau
Turkey
McCombs
Democratic National Committee
France
Severe clash in Frauendorf strikes in Stettin area
In Frauendorf a factory strike led to a large melee with police and strikers. A striker killed a nonstriker, sparking a night of violence as reinforcements from Stettin arrived and 300 armed officers dispersed the crowd leaving many injured including ten police and about sixty civilians.
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Stettin
Germany
Frauendorf
Illinois Passes State Aid Roads Bill in House Vote
Springfield, June 6. The good roads bill creating a system of state aid roads in Illinois passed the house by 111 to 33. It provides an immediate annual appropriation of 790,000 dollars for the next two years for hard road construction after heated opposition led by Representatives Shurtleff and Browne. The roll call came after four hours of vitriolic debate.
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Springfield
Illinois
Shurtleff
Ilinois
Lee O'Neil Browne
Wilson Not Decided On Tobacco Plan
Washington June 6 report says President Wilson is still considering Attorney General Mc Reynolds' tobacco tax plan. The sliding scale would raise taxes as production exceeds a set threshold to curb monopoly, with no decision reached.
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Washington
White
Taft to Lunch With Wilson During Washington Visit
Former President Taft will lunch with President and Mrs. Wilson at the White House tomorrow while in Washington for a Lincoln Memorial commission meeting. It marks Taft’s first White House visit since leaving office.
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Washington
Taft
Lincoln Memorial Commission
White House
Wilson
Trial of Wool Magnates Over Dynmite Planting Case
Boston June 6 jury to hear verdicts on six counts in the Wood Atteaux Collins dynamite planting case tied to Lawrence textile strike. Collins has confessed. Wood and Atteaux face separate counts with differing defenses. Judge Crosby instructed jurors on conspiracy and the possibility of separate verdicts.
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Boston
Wm. M. Wood
Frederick E. Atteaux
Dennis J. Collins
Joan ©. Crosby
Lawrence
Crosby
American Woolen Company
Frederick B. Atteaux
Cambridge
Wood and
Atteaux
Collins
John J. Breen
Morris
Shuman
Ottumwa Saloon Consent Petition Case Heads to Supreme Court
Ottumwa Iowa June 6 The Ottumwa saloon consent petition case decided against the saloon men in the January term will be appealed this week to the supreme court on evidence about the reputability of L A Mongerson who secured sixty five signatures Judge
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Ottumwa
Ottumwa Saloon
Supreme Court
L. A. Mongerson
Mrs Logan Jop Wide Movement For Eugenic Marriages
Washington June 6 Mrs John A Logan widow of the general has joined a new movement to prevent marriages between persons unfit for parenthood. She attended a eugenics meeting at Mrs John Hays Hammuna home and helped plan spreading the campaign in the District of Columbia. The movement is gaining ground as ministers push to require health certificates and Mrs Wilson supports eugenic marriages only.
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Washington
John A. Logan
John Hays Hammuna
District of Columbia
Parsons
Wilson
Legal ruling on wets and drys appeal evidence
D. M. Anderson ruled that the wets may appeal Mongerson's evidence alone but require the district court to provide a copy of all evidence for the drys if they request it. This decision centers on whether Mongerson's testimony alone suffices for the appeal in the peti tion.
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D. M. Anderson
Mongerson
Gun Held by White Slave Gang Reported in Des Moines
Des Moines reports Hissie Hanson of Waterloo asserts she was forced to ride with a white slave gang in a covered wagon through several Missouri towns. She testified before the federal grand jury after police were alerted, and her Waterloo family connection prompted plans to send her home. Mr and Mrs Frank Harris of Chicago visited Waterloo today.
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Des Moines
Hlsie Hanson
Jenney
Missouri
Federal Grand Jury
Hanson
Waterloo
Frank Harris
Chicago
Statesmen battle in old fashioned National Press Club spelling bee
Washington reports Rep Frank B Wills of Ohio won an old fashioned spelling bee at the National Press Club during the annual ladies day. Presidents and cabinet members watched as Senators and House members and newspaper correspondents faced easy and difficult words, with several lawmakers failing on tough terms.
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Washington
D. C
Frank B. Wils
Ohio
National Press Club
Willis
Congress
Wilson
Acco Gaeanor Wilson
Miles Poindexter
Senate
Ashurst
Arizona
House
David Frank Houston
Washington University At
St. Louis
Houston
Japan says both constitution and treaty violated
Tokyo notes that California land ownership legislation breaches the Japanese American treaty and the fourteenth amendment, arguing it discriminates against a friendly power. It cites ownership rights and equal protection, and Japan’s stance affects plans for the Panama Pacific Expo.
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Japan
Tokio
United States
California
Tatsuo Yamamoto
Agriculture and Commerce
San Francisco
Bryan
President Wilson denies reprieve for negro felon Nathaniel Green
Washington June 6 President Wilson refused to intervene in the death sentence of Nathaniel Green a black man who last Christmas night assaulted a white woman near the capitol dome Green will be hanged Monday becoming the first man to face the capital punishment in the district for felonious assault Delays after his guilty plea had prompted a committee of prominent women to petition for clemency.
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Washington
Wilson
Nathaniel
Green
al- Imat
The
Capitol
Te Teabhta
Light on Paper Schedule in Senate Tariff Review
Senate finance subcommittee, weighing the wood pulp and paper schedule of the Underwood tariff bill, seeks clarity on print paper costs and potential countervailing duties amid Canadian restrictions. John Norris of New York argues against duties, citing harm to American paper makers and consumers. The panel, including Senators Johnson, Smith, and Hughes, has not ruled.
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Washington
Jung
Senate Finance
John Norris
New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Senate
Johnson
Maine
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Hughes
New Jersey
Plans Made to Investigate the Baseball Trust
Washington June 6 plans for an investigation of the so called baseball trust were made today by Representative Gallagher of Illinois who will have a hearing within a week before the house rules committee on his resolution. He decided that half a dozen witnesses will be sufficient to sustain his charges of monopoly. He prepared a list including Horace Fogel and men from New York St Louis Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh and Buffalo.
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Washington
Baseball Trust
Gallagher
Ilinois
House Rules Committee
Horace Fogel
Philadelphia Natonal League
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Marching commercial travelers parade in Des Moines
In Des Moines Iowa June 6 a huge line of marched commercial travelers with six bands a police platoon and an escort in automobiles formed a unique parade as part of the United Commercial Travelers convention. About 2000 men took part with councils in uniform, an impressive sight with the grand council holding a key business session and the induction ceremonies planned for the afternoon followed by a social program tonight.
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Des Moines
United Commercial Travelers’ Convention
Senate welfare commission hears wage testimony on Mey case
Chicago June witnesses including bankers commercial leaders and street railway officials will testify on Mey wages before the senate welfare commission. The panel seeks to learn how wages affect the heads of households and notes social settlement workers report a strong link between vice and wages.
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Chicago
Senate Welfare Commission
Gompers Undergoes Mastoid Abscess Operation
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor was operated on at a local hospital for a mastoid abscess shortly before noon today. Surgeons said his physical condition was satisfactory and offered hope for a speedy recovery.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Sichay
Senators in Lobby Probe Face Questions on Stocks and Farms
Washington June 6 Twenty four senators awaited hearings as the senate lobby investigation began. Senator Reed aimed to extend the inquiry and extract information from summoned lobbyists. Senator Oliver defended his steel and media investments and denied seeking influence while Senators Dupont Thomas and others disclosed stock holdings in steel, mining, and related firms.
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Senate
Reed
Wilson
Jones
Missouri
Oliver
United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Coal Company
W. L. Claus
W. S. Strassburger
A. F. Gaffney
John Pitcairn
Edward D. Marshall
Arthur B. Davis
John H. Penny
Calvin Livingstone
W. L. Kann
Congress
Walsh
Olver
Nelson
Cummins
Overman
Dupont
Delaware
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Cambria Steel Company
National Biscuit Company
Dupont Powder Company
Il 2
Senate Military Committee
Thomas
Delmonte Leasing Company
Volunteer Mining Company
Creed Mines Company, Limited
Henry T. Oxnard
Oxnard
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