Four convicts pardoned in dynamite conspiracy case
President Wilson commuted the sentences of four men tied to the dynamite conspiracy. Hannon, Painter, Mooney, and Shupe, all from different cities, will expire their terms in Leavenworth while 20 others begin serving. Clemency was denied for Barry and Morrin.
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Washington
DD. C
Wilson
Michael J. Hannon
Scranton
Frank H. Painter
Omaha
Neb
Fred J. Mooney
Duluth
St. Louis
Vannon
Painter
Mooney
Shupe
Barry
Marvin
Trosk
Frank M. Ryan
The
Iron Workers
Hicago
Eugene A. Clancy
San Francisco
Michael J. Young
Boston
Frank ©. Webb
New York
Phillip A. Cooley
New Orleans
Bix Hare
Deba T. Butler
Buffalo
N.Y
Chas. T. Bouni
Minneapolis
Henry W. Legleitner
Pittsburgh
W Basey
Indianapolis
E. Munsey
Salt Lake City
Peper J. Smith
Cleveland
Murray 1
Peswell
Springfield
Bert Brown
Kansas City
Edward Smythe
Teoria
Frank J. Higgins
Michael J. Cunnane
Philadelphia
Wm. E. Riddin
Milwaukee
Attorner
McKern
Structural Iron Workers’ Organization
Los Angeles Times
McNamara Brothers
Fishermen Drown as Sudden Storm Hits Lake Constante
Friedrichsafen Germany June 24 The bodies of 10 fishermen were recovered this morning from Lake Constante. At least 28 more are missing and believed drowned after a sudden storm swept through the area.
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Friedrichsafen
Germany
Lake Constante
Wife Driven From Home by Millman Barnard Suit
William W. Wood of Philadelphia sues William H. Barnard president of Mason Seaman Transportation for 200000 damages claiming Barnard seduced his wife, led her away from Philadelphia to New York, and supported her at hotels and in a Barnard apartment from 1910 to 1911. A divorce suit against Mrs Wood is pending in Philadelphia.
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New York
William H. Barnard
Mason- Seaman Transportation Company
William W. Wood
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Wood
Barnard
Ledewitk Street
One Yard of Kiss Enough for Her in Censor Probe
Mrs. Cyrus Niver the sole woman on the state moving picture censorship board has concluded that one yard of film suffices for any kiss after weeks in Philadelphia reviewing love dramas. She weighs adolescent impact and moral harm when deciding which scenes to cut.
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Philadelphia
Cyrus Niver
New State Moving Picture Censorship, Board
All Passengers and Crew Saved From Wrecked Belgian Steamer Gothland
Huebtown Scilly Islands June 24 The saving of all passengers and crew from the wrecked Belgian steamer Gothland came after perilous efforts by the steamship's crew and life saving crews from St. Marys. A small boat carrying women and children broke away and sank. a quartermaster saved three women. Lifesavers plunged into the sea and passed drowning children to rescue boats. The Gothland crew returned to jettison grain to lighten the ship for refloating.
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Huebtown
Scilly Islands
Gortlland
St. Mary's
Gothlanrd
Ure Davis
Gothland
Gathland
Montreal
Rotterdam
Storm Keeps Fishermen Off Land Near Shore
A sudden storm struck the region yesterday preventing fishermen from reaching land within about a mile. The swift weather trapped crews offshore as waves and wind rushed ashore.
Divorces in County Reach Twenty Percent of Marriages
The article reports that divorces equal 20 percent of marriages in the county since June 30 1918 with 125 couples freed from obligations. It notes 564 licenses issued and warns churches and organizations call for tighter divorce laws due to impact on children and juvenile court cases.
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Ethieer
Cupid
Jane
Gistriet
Jones named for Federal Reserve post faces in person hearing
Washington reports President Wilson's pick Thomas Jones of Chicago must appear before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee to explain his role on the board of International Harvester. The panel also probes Warburg ties to Kuhn, Loeb and the Hudson tunnel project as Jones defense continues.
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Washington
DD. C
Thomas Jones
Chicago
Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
Owen
Banking and Currency Committee
Internation Harvester Company
Jones
Harvester Company
Bristow
Paul M. Warburg
New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Warburg
Hudson Tunnel
Treasury
McAdoo
George W. Perkins
Harvester Board
Qwen
Harvester Circle
Perkins
Lewis
Ilinois
White House
Reserve Board
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Mr. Jones
Massachusetts Sets Minimum Wage for Brush Factory Girls
The Massachusetts minimum wage commission rules that brush factory girls must earn at least 8.71 a week. The ruling requires brush manufacturers to pay this amount or prove financial inability in court. The commission itemizes weekly expenses including board, lodging, clothing, theater, travel, and recreation, with totals and percentages of workers earning below certain thresholds.
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Heston
Mass
Massachusetts
Brush
Detectives Clash on Train Top During Waverly Junction Incident
Special Agents Riley and Malcolm subdued two Cedar Falls men William Nico and James Wilson after they clung to the top of a passenger train near Waverly Junction. Nico resisted capture, both men fought along the coach roof, and they were later fined for fighting on a train.
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Waverly
Junction
Winston
Riley
Malcom
Rock Island
Waverly Junction
Nicol
Wilson
Sunday school work has made great advances
Chicago, June 24. Marion Lawrence, secretary of the International Sunday School Association, reports growing cooperation among Protestant and Catholic groups in public school bible reading. He says church and Sunday school are being recognized in day school work, credits for church bible study are new and open unlikely possibilities.
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Chicago
Marion Lawrence
International Sunday School
Suc
Thal
Mr. Lawrence
Fog Ties Up NY Harbor Vessels After Dense Mist
Dense fog shutters New York harbor delaying many ships. The schooner Samuel P. Bowers collided with the steamer Point Comfort injuring no passengers aboard. The steamship Taurus collided with a crowded Central Railroad of New Jersey ferry, damaging its sides and bending Taurus plates.
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New York
New York Harbor
Tate
Samuel P. Bowers
Point Comfort
Keansburg
XN. J
Taurus
Ran Steamboat Company
Central Railroad of New Jersey
South Dakota Primary Votes on Amendments and Candidates
Primary elections in South Dakota selected candidates for federal and state offices and considered amendments to the constitution on woman suffrage and the initiative and referendum. Balloting occurred today with results pending in various counties.
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South Vakota
United States
Congress
North Dakota
East St Louis Rules Limit Saloon Conduct
East St Louis police publish rules governing saloons open on Sunday. The guidelines ban selling or serving beer to intoxicated patrons, require doors to be kept open or heavily screened, prohibit dancing or loud singing near entrances, and restrict crowding or loitering at the doorway.
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Louis
East St. Louis
Cai
Hersong Inet
Dent Keefe
Wind Storm Kills Four in Minneapolis and Watertown Damage
A severe wind and rain storm swept through North Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin and South Dakota injuring and killing residents. Four dead include a Minneapolis home collapse victim and three others in Watertown and lakeside incidents. Property losses exceed one million dollars with telegraph and telephone service disrupted for hours.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Watertown
Havar
North Anakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Chutcha
Honda
Grant
Carl Haghlund
Baby
Mile Marie BR Clova
Rather Munson
Loulh Grame
Margaret Kelly
Lake Tarriet
Loretta Grams
Jordan
Minn
Lake Warriet
America Acroso Lea Flying Boat Soars Like Bird
Hammondsport New York July 24 Able to travel through air despite bulk the Curtiss flying boat America demonstrated twice over Lake Keuka its stability and ease of flight. Pilot Jock Porte guided the great flyer while Glenn Curtiss appeared aboard during the second voyage amid experimental trials to test propeller settings and aeronautical endurance.
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Hammondsport
N. Y
America
Lake Kekra
Pleasant Valley
Glenn Curtiss
Jody Cyril Porte
King Peter of Servae Abdicates Throne Report
Celera Serva report says King Peter of Servae abdicates the throne in favor of his second son Priten Alexander Whekaty leaves Melreade for baths at Vramyotia in Servia. Official note hints at engineering departure but denies abdication at Egie. Crown Prince Alexander sails for capital as Serva dairies enter new governance.
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Celera
Serva
Dune
Poreloaf Serva
Priten Alexander Whekaty
Melreade
Vramya
Servia
Egie
Serva Dairies
Prines Alexander
Roosevelt Homecoming Revives Political Debate
Col Theodore Roosevelt makes a second homecoming within two months in New York as Progressive leaders press his political views from Oyster Bay. Reports say he plans a Pittsburgh speech on June 30 while under care of ship’s doctor after fever. Chairman Robinson says he has not decided on a New York governor bid.
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New York
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Dradera
South America
Col. Roosevelt
Hans
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Pittsburgh
Hossius
England
New York State
Robinson
Weather forecasts to drop wind terminology
Washington June 14 The United States Weather Bureau plans to remove wind terms from forecasts and replace them with new scale names for gales and storms. The system would define fresh wind speeds from 40 to 78 miles per hour and label conditions as gale storm or hurricane when thresholds are reached.
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Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Peace Planks Seen Shaping US Huerta Talks
At Niagara Falls July 84 mediators advance discussion on peacemaking planks between the United States backed constitutionalists and Huerta government. A protocol is expected today with other points to be agreed by week’s end as efforts aim to unite Mexican factions. Confidence remains that the warring sides will meet despite Carranza doubts.
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Niagara Falls
Oot
United States
Huerta
Cace
Constitutionallat
Constitutionalists
New Orleans
Carranza
Iowa Vasectomy Law Declared Unconstitutional
Judge Smith McPherson of Red Oak Iowa voided the Iowa general assembly vasectomy law as unconstitutional and enjoined parole board officials, the warden, and penitentiary physician from performing sterilizations. The ruling, also affecting similar laws in other states, cites support from Judge Walter I. Smith and Judge John C. Pollock.
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Krokuk
Iowa
General Assembly
Smith McPherson
Red Oak
Southern District of
McPherson
Fludolph Davis
State Penitentiary
Paris Mail Carriers Stage Blockade at Central Post Office
Six hundred striking letter carriers in Paris barricaded themselves inside the central post office after occupying it last night. A 500 police guard ringed the building as authorities debated storming the block. Inside, food ran low, but outside allies supplied sustenance. strike stems from senate rejection of higher postal allowances in the budget.
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Paris
France
Senate
Sylvania Lines Declares Dividends Amidst Stock Changes
The Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis railway of the Panhandle system earns a dividend on common stock while cutting preferred stock to a half percent for the quarter. Pennsylvania company directors west of Pittsburgh maintain a 3 percent semi annual dividend.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis
Panhandle
Pennsylvania Railroad
Toda
Pennsylvania Company
Delivery correction notice for misrouted newspaper
The notice instructs readers to call 3330 if the paper arrives late or to request a re-send. It also provides night service numbers 2900 and 2 after 8 p.m. for complaints about delivery issues.
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Olaf A. Treatmoe
Thos, D. Jones
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Banking Board
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New Directions
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Chas. H. Moyer
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Hutte
Rionnas
Mida Hall
Moyer
Chas. HW. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
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Meyer
Federation
Stewart
Miners Union Hall
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Mont
War Department
Montana
Massachusetts State Wage Commission
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Waterloo
Cedar Tails
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Aodgevelt
Weather Bureau
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Sylvania Lines
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