GOP Hopes Tainted by Debate on National Convention
Republican executive committee members weigh field after November defeat to decide if a national committee meeting is needed to consider reforms. A progressives memorial urges early action toward recognizing primaries and reworking representation to reduce southern dominance.
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Washington
Republican National Executive Committee
National Committee
Charles D. Hilles
Hilles
Cummins
Chicago
Hiiles
Joe
Jones
Sam Perkins
Cuma Mins
Cannon
McKinley
Hillen
Court Upholds Dry Petition In Waterloo Saloon Case
Judge G W Dunham in Manchester ruled in favor of the drys by a margin of six votes after a detailed canvass of petition signatures. The decision revokes prior withdrawals and upholds several contested signatures while disallowing others, leaving saloons closed until a new consent petition is filed or the ruling is appealed. The protracted case has cost liquor dealers between 40000 and 50000 dollars in legal and rental expenses.
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G. W. Dunham
Manchester
Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court
Cows Up Too Early in May Dew Causes Milk Issue
Mrs. John O Connor of East One Hundred Fifth Street and Hoxie avenue faced a Dairy Court hearing over excess water in milk. She argued cows drink dew from grass as they rise early. Judge T T Sullivan suggested letting cows sleep longer and noted May milk often has more water.
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Chicago
John O'Conner
East One Hundred and Fifth Street
Hoxie Avenue
Health Department
T. T Sullivan
Plan School for Iowa Guardsmen
Iowa guard officers will attend a five day instruction school in Des Moines from June 17 to 21. Attending are Captains George Wellein and John H. Hildebrand and lieutenants Allen Lown Neil Althouse Carleton Sias Fred L. Fisher Major F. R. Fisher and Major C. W. Cotton. A preliminary shoot will precede the annual crack guardsmen shoot for the state.
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John H. Hildebrand
Co. L. National Guard of
Iowa
Des Moines
George Wellein
Co. B
Allen Lown
Neil Althouse
Leutenant
Co. L
Carleton Sias
Fred L. Fisher
F. R
Pelkey Knocks Out McCarty in First Round Bout
In Calgary on May 24 Arthur Pelkey defeated Luther McCarty in the first round of a ten round bout with a stiff punch above the heart. McCarty toppled to the canvas and could not continue after the count.
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Calgary
Arthur Pelkey
Luther McCarty
McCarty
New Idea in Education Uses Film in German Schools
A new education approach introduces moving pictures as a permanent feature in German schools with films for bacteriology anatomy and biology courses already available in the country.
Indicted for Murder of 14 Year Old Mary Phagan
Atlanta May 24 Leo M Frank indicted by the grand jury for the murder of 14 year old Mary Phagan found in the factory building where he was superintendent. No action taken against Newt Lae a night watchman at the factory.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagon
Frank
Graund
Newt
Lae, & Negro Night Watchman
Character of Tal on Trial at Marquette
Marquette Mich May 24 Roosevelt v Newett libel trial set for Monday with depositions. Judge Flannigan will hear motions in morning and jury selection in afternoon. Col Theodore Roosevelt expected to attend and testify regarding an Ishpeming publisher editorial claim.
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Marquette, Mich
Wm. P. Belden
Geo. A. Newett
Chicago
Richard C. Flannigan
Flannigan
Roosevelt Va. Newett
Bays
Mr. Belden
Geo. Shirss
James H. Pound
Detroit
Mich
W. 8. Hill
Marquette
Newett
William P. Belden
Ishpeming
Horaca Andrews
Cleveland
C. Newett
Steamer Nevada Sinks After Mine Strike Near Smyrna
London May 24 The steamer Nevada carrying 200 passengers struck a mine in the gulf of Smyrna and sank. The vessel operated by the Hadji Davut company served routes in the eastern Mediterranean according to Constantinople dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company.
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London
Nevada
Taday
Gulf of Smyrna
Constantinople
Exchange Telegraph Company
Hadji Davut Company
Mediterranean
War scare film showing Japan war barred in Seattle
A moving picture drama depicting a 1920s war between Japan and the United States with Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson as participants was forbidden after Seattle censors viewed it. Officials said the portrayal of Japanese as an adversary would stir race prejudice and ordered the screening stopped.
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Seattle
Wash
Japan
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Board of Censors
Only Daughter of Kaiser Is Married in Royal Splendor
The civil marriage of Princess Victoria Luise to Prince Ernest August of Cumberland was held at four thirty in the afternoon in Berlin. The ceremony opened with a Lutheran rite performed by Dr. Ernest Dryander after a formal procession through the castle. A royal salute fired as rings were exchanged, followed by a state banquet and the torch dance. The couple will honeymoon at the emperor's hunting seat and a Cumberland castle, with numerous royal observers present.
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Berlin
Victoria Luise
Prince Ernest August of Cumberland
Augustu Eulenburg
William
Duchess of Cumberland
Duke of Cumberland
Nicholas
Russia
Mary
England
George
Cecilie
Willam
Ernest Dryander
Augusta Victoria
Cumberland
Wubertusstork
Bertin
Gmunden
Prussia
Ernest August of Cumberland
Imperial Castle
House of Hanover
House of Hohenzollern
Stomach Pump Rescue Saves Life In Brownsville
In Brownsville Minnesota on May 24 James P Colleran age 60 nearly died after taking medicine meant for a horse. Dr Francis Duffey’s son used the village stomach pump to remove poison dose and saved his life after a town search.
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Brownsville
Minn
Francis Duffey
James P. Colleran
Jimmy” Duffey
Colleran
Bulgaria Greece Clash Near Saloniki Intensifies
Severe fighting resumes between Greek and Bulgarian troops near Saloniki as infantry and artillery clash. King Constantine arrives with the Greek staff to seek a neutral zone. Greek losses include one captain killed and 250 killed or wounded while Bulgarian mutiny at Serras ends in suicide by the officer.
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London
Saloniki
Athens
Constantina
Greece
Saloutki
Serras
Platform collapse wounds many in Long Beach parade
A municipal pier platform collapsed as the British Empire day parade entered the auditorium in Long Beach California. Mayor Hatch and Grand Marshal Restall were in the parade van and believed crushed in the fall. Dozens were injured and many feared dead as the crowd tumbled to the sand below amid a panicked evacuation.
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Long Beach
Cal
Municipal Pier
Hatch
Grand Marshal
Restall
De Wolf Hopper Secretly Weds Elda Curry
New York May 24 De Wolf Hopper the comedian, recently divorced from Nella Bergen, his fourth wife, married secretly last Friday to Elda Curry. The announcement came at the Lambs club last night. Hopper’s prior wives were Ella Gardiner, Ida Moscher, and Edne Wallace.
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New York
de Wolf Hopper
Nella Bergen
Elda Curry
the Lambs Club
Hopper
Ella Gardiner
Ida Moscher
Edne Wallace
Nat C Goodwin to Marry Fifth Time in Ocean Park Home
Nat C Goodwin will wed for the fifth time to Margery Moreland leading woman in his latest stage venture. The ceremony will take place at Goodwin's Ocean Park home. Moreland, formerly Mrs Charles Doughty, had sued Goodwin for alienating affections but the case was dropped.
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Nat
Los Angeles
Nat C. Goodwin
Margery Moreland
Goodwin
Ocean Park
Condition of the Emperor Improves in Tokyo
May 24 reports say Emperor Yoshihito's condition from pneumonia is better. Attending doctors express confidence in his recovery as he remains cheerful and nourished. Count Chiaki Watanabe conveyed President Wilson's sympathy message to the public.
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Tokio
Yoshihito
Chiaki Watanabe
Wilson
Nags Struck in Tariff Business
Washington reports Senate sub committees have hit snags delaying the tariff bid. Manufacturers will not be heard after Tuesday and schedules cannot be ready for the whole committee by next week. Democratic caucus may wait until the week of June 8, delaying senate reporting to mid June.
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Washington
Senate
Underwood Tate
Temperature Today Reports and Historical Readings
Weather note records today with markings from Buchannan Optical Co on ground floor Syndicate building. It states yesterday's high 48 and low 48 with a past year high 79 and low 49 for context.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate
Té Niet
Ac Ok Wean
Wee el Ap Olin Sa
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