Mexico not to pay indemnity Huerta rule ends
Niagara Falls reports that Mexico will not be required to pay war indemnity. American delegates hint that Washington seeks a stable Mexican government to succeed Huerta and may forego reparations for Vera Cruz. Mediation continues as plans for a provisional government and elections are refined. Bryan and Wilson hopeful constitutionalists join negotiations at Niagara Falls.
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Niagara Falls
Mexico
United States
Huerta
Wilson
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Congress
Washington
Washington, D. C
Bryan
New Jersey
Delivery Error Notice For Paper Replacements
If the newspaper is not delivered by 6 o clock, call 3330 for a replacement copy. For complaints after 6 30 p m contact the night line 2200 Biu or No 2 after 3 m.
Patchogue Car Delay Sparks Dress Dilemma Story
Conductors on the Suffolk Traction line from Patchogue to Bayport are noted for helpful service including delivering packages. A man named George Gerrodette faced a potential delay when a woman rushed a new dress, asking him to wait while she tried it on. The incident sparked a humorous moment amid broader notes on regional transit life.
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Suffolk Traction Company
Patchogue
Bayport
L. L
Patchogue Bay
George Gerrodette
Main Street
Ocean Avenue
Gerrodette
Bill to Prohibit Lectures by Officials in 1916
Representative Britten of Illinois introduced a bill in the House to forbid cabinet officers, department heads, and clerks from lecturing for pay while in office and curb congressional members from lecturing during sessions. A $10,000 fine and up to two years imprisonment are proposed. The measure targets Secretary Bryan amid war circumstances and public lecture contracts.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Congreess
Britten
Illinois
Bryan
Bryat
Philadelphia
Bill
Mexico
Iowa Grand Lodge opens three day session in Des Moines
Several hundred Masons attended the Seventeenth grand lodge of Iowa opening today for a three day session in Des Moines Frank B Whitaker grand master presided and delivered his annual address The proceedings were announced in the Iowa Grand Lodge in session report
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Tes Moines
Schumann- Heink Granted Divorce In Diva Favor
Chicago reports Mme. Ernestine Schumann Heink wins a divorce from Wm. Rapp Jr amid sensational letters to Mrs. Catherine Dean of New York. Judge Sullivan directed a verdict for the complainant after evidence showed no moral fault by the opera star. She celebrates the ruling and plans to perform at the Bayreuth festival.
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Chicago
Mme
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Wm. Rapp, Jr
Catherine Dean
New York
Sullivan
Schumiann-Heink
Roosevelt Guest of Spanish Monarchs
Col. Roosevelt was today the guest of King Alfonso and Queen Victoria at La Granja. He traveled with Ambassador Willard and the American embassy staff, arriving for luncheon and staying about four hours near Madrid.
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Madrid
Col
Roosevelt
Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Spain
la Granja
Willard
Ambassay
Adlai Stevenson Deteriorates Amid Heat in Chicago
Adlai E Stevenson vice president under Cleveland and 80 years old has been critically ill in Chicago. He is weaker today as continuing heat takes toll. A nervous breakdown after his wife’s death six months ago is a contributing factor. Civil and medical authorities offer little hope.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Cleveland
Police Raid on London Militant Women’s Union
London June 9 police conducted another raid on premises linked to the Women's Social and Political Union. Detectives seized documents books and letters at new Westminster offices after previous May closure at Kinsway. No arrests were reported.
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London
Women's Social and Political Union
Kinsaway
Westminster
Methodist Episcopal church to build million dollar skyscraper
Chicago June 9. The Methodist Episcopal church will erect a one million dollar skyscraper at Washington and Clark streets in the downtown district on the former First M I church site. It will house the new First church a bookstore and offices of the Methodist book concern. An additional two hundred thousand dollars will fund a printing plant in a city manufacturing district.
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Chicago
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington and Clark Streets
First M. I
First
Methodist Book Concern
Freedom Granted End for Starving Women in Mazatlan
Wireless from Mazatlan reports the military governor ordered noncombatants to vacate homes and join the constitutionalist army as siege ends. In Cedar Rapids, nearly 2,000 delegates and visitors attend the Mystic Workers of the World eleventh biennial convention at the city auditorium, with hope to host the organization’s headquarters and memories of a close vote two years ago.
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U. S
California
Mazatlan
Mex
San Diego
Cal
Cedar Rapids
Mystic Workers of the World
Wunderlich
The
Commercial Club
Order
Fulton
Milwaukee
Wilson Promises Connolly Aid in Senate Bid
Washington report notes Representative Maurice Connolly of Itown, nominated as Democratic senatorial candidate to oppose Cummins, met with President Wilson. The president congratulated him and promised all possible assistance. Whether Wilson will campaign for Connolly remains unknown until September, though it is believed he may make several speeches on his behalf.
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Washington
Maurice Connolly
Itown
Cummins
Wilson
Connolly
Emergency surgery relieves ruptured appendix
W E Robinson of 1411 Fourth street west was stricken with appendicitis and rushed to Presbyterian hospital within a day. He underwent immediate operation discovering a ruptured appendix. His condition is now very satisfactory and recovery looks good.
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W. E. Robinson
Fourth Street West
Presbyterian Hospital
Pitcher Rojas to Join Jays After California League Disbands
Stockton pitcher Rojas, reported in Waterloo today, will join the local Jays upon return. With the California league disbanding last week he becomes a free agent. A younger right hander, he was recommended by a former major league player. Keenan, a pitcher with the Ineal club, has been released and will join an T.M. league club.
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Rojas
Stockton
California
Waterloo
Tesa
Keenan
Ineal
T.M
Violent Eruption Deepens At Mt Lagan Caldera
Redding California June 9 report confirms the Mt Lagan eruption is the most violent yet. Ash and scoria cover about 100 acres to a quarter inch depth, estimated at ten thousand tons. The ash column and steam rise are visible from a distance with clearer afternoon observations. No flames or lava reported yet.
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Redding
Cal
Mt. Lagan
Plea Against Smoke From Power House Sparks City Debate
Perry Canfield, Falls avenue Lumber Co. official, fires a blistering letter to Dr. Sumner of the state board of health denouncing W. M. & N. railway power plant for coughing smoke and gas that harms trees, lawns, poultry, and residents near Falls avenue Western Place and Leland avenue. He cites prior petitions and promises from the railway company, urging immediate relief even if it disrupts the system. The paper failed to secure comments from traction line officers.
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Perry Canfield
Falls Avenue
Sumner
State Board of Health
Canfield
Waterloo
NO CONTESTS LIKELY OVER NOMINATIONS
Republican nominations show no expected restrictions on the county board as canvass of returns begins. A precinct polling place dispute cited workers at the door and an objection over the title Dr. for candidate Sidney J. Smith. Auditor Rainbow noted no rental bill for a tent site. rownd linked $19 to a Havana cigar building project.
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DeGon
Rownd
To Our Eastern Guests: Welcome from the Myeoing Courier
The Myeoing Courier extends a cordial greeting to eastern business visitors, led by E. T. Meredith of Iowa. The piece praises Iowa June attractions and discusses mutual trade, cultural admiration, and shared prospects. It envisions both regions gaining from commerce, learning, and expansion while highlighting ambitions for greater civilization and regional ties.
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Myeoing Courier
Waterloo
E. T. Meredith
Iowa
Cinera
Eastern Ad Men Visit Cedar Walls For Farm Tour
A party of sixty eastern advertising men from Des Moines to Cedar Walls and Waterloo will tour Iowa farms by auto, meeting farmers and touring countryside before a banquet in Des Moines and a ride through Hardin county. The group, hosted by the Town Criers, will end with a late Rock Island departure to their eastern homes.
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Meredith
Des Moines
Cedar Walla
Waterloo
Town Rlera Club
Cedar Walls
Elke Hall
New York
Pittsburgh
Missisippi
Indiana
Iowa
Ackley
Hardin County
Rock Island
Ellis
Beers Spilled When Sheriff Seals 915 Gallons
Justice Kuhns presided as Sheriff Shores with Deputy O Bleness and Harry Ferguson carried out 915 gallons of lager this morning in front of a photographer and temperance onlookers. Two dray loads of contraband booze were involved as wooden plugs were driven through bungs causing a fountain spray up to twenty feet. The sheriff's clothing was soaked in lager. the incident marked the county's largest spill of contraband liquor.
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Kuhns
Sheriff Shores
O'Bleness
Harry Ferguson
Bodies recovered from Friday gale push death toll to fourteen
In Carquel New Brunswick on June 9 five more seamen were found washed ashore bringing the known dead to fourteen. Six sailors remain missing as four schooners are confirmed wrecked from the gale and snow storm the previous Friday.
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Carquel
New Brunswick
Norfolk man arrested after choking his wife to death
Frank Judd of Norfolk is under arrest accused of strangling his wife early today. He says she told him she loved another man.
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Norfolk
Nebdune
Frank Judd
Runners and Races Draw Record Crowd at Waverly
Hundreds of Waterloo residents travel to Waverly in Bremer county for three days of harness and running events. The Cedar Valley Racing association, led by secretary Jon I Grawe, organized a strong program likely to set new track records.
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Waterloo
Waverly
Bremer County
Jon I. Grawe
Cedar Valley Racing Association
Motorcycle Cop to Watch Speeders
The police committee will buy a motorcycle for city use and assign an officer selected by Chief Leighton to patrol streets. The bike will focus on speeders and traffic violations, with arrests for offenses and muffler infringements. Leighton also plans fingerprinting at headquarters with a specialist officer.
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Polce
Leighton
Poliee
Feri
Well Known Iowa Clubwoman Dies in Sioux City
Mrs J L Kennedy a prominent Iowa club woman and wife of former Judge J L Kennedy died suddenly in Sioux City after a two day illness.
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Sioux City
J. L. Kennedy
Iowa
Ellis & Foster Plumber Awaiting Warrant in Des Moines Case
Ralph A. Ellis of the Ellis and Foster plumbing firm, named in a Des Moines indictment alleging a Midwest plumbers trust to restrain competition, says he has not been served with a warrant and expresses doubt about the charges and status of the case. He emphasizes innocence and worries more about the uncertain status than the outcome.
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Ralph A. Ellis
Ellis & Foster
Des Motney
Rockefellers
Ellis
Des Moines
TLAN TO RAISE CASH FOR EXPO BUILDING
Finance committee members from this city and nearby areas meet to plan fundraising for a town building at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. They aim to secure money from pledges across the state and enable the building committee to begin active operations.
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TLAN
W. W. Maresh
C. D. Cass
Col. G. W. French
Davenport
George E. Wilson, Sr
Clinton
W. G. Haskell
Cadar Rapids
Ralph Bolton
Des Moines
Wilson
Cass
Bolton
Free Speech Storm Hits John Rockefeller Label In Tarrytown
In Tarrytown New York June 9 free speech advocates pressed for street meeting permits but the village trustees and president F Pierson argued against being called John Rockefeller's town. The meeting urged a hall venue and the trustees promised to decide again Wednesday night. Trustees released supporters Beckey Edelson and others on bail attended by sympathizers in New York last week.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Tarryown
Board of Trustees
F. Pierson
Pierson
Upton Sinclair
Leonard Abbott
Theodora Schroder
Frank Loewe
George Niram Mann
Buen
John J. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Trumtees
Schrader
Beckey Edelson
New York
Negro Is Showered With Boiling Water
Charles Hollingsworth, colored, was scalded at the Illinola Central railroad shops this morning while painting an engine during a hot water leak test. A leak sprayed near him, soaking his shoulder with nearly boiling water. He fled to safety and was treated by the company physician for painful scalds.
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Charles Hollingsworth
Illinola
Miss Strayer Stars In Annual Senior Play at State College
Waterloo residents packed Cedar Falls last night to see Miss Hasel Strayer, a Waterloo graduate, in a leading role of the annual senior class play at the State Teachers College. The performance marked her final triumph before graduation as she receives a bachelor of arts degree. Strayer will teach English and public speaking in Independence High School next year.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
State Teachers’ College
Hasel Strayer
Miss Strayer
Bertha Marlin
Lenore Shanewise
Independence
Primary Election Costs in Iowa Report
Des Moines June 9 A conservative estimate from Secretary of State W. B. Allen places Iowa primary election costs at over 300000 dollars. County outlays exceed 150000 dollars while candidate expenditures range between 160000 and 200000 dollars.
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Des Moines
W. 8. Allen
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