G A R Encampment Program Planned In Indianapolis
Indianapolis May 13 The state encampment of Indiana’s G A R and auxiliary groups will run May 21 to 23 in Indianapolis. Notable events include a big May 22 parade and several regimental reunions. Officials expect a large crowd and provide schedules for presentations, campfires, and civic addresses by Governor Ralston and other dignitaries.
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Indianapolis
Department of Indiana
Women's Relief Corps
Sons of Veterans
Daughters of Veterans
Denison Hotel
Shortridge
Federal Building
Indianapolis News
Shortridge High School
First Baptist Church
J/J. N. Foster
Fort Wayne
A. B. Storms
Central Avenue M. E
Shank
Vistors
Ralston
Alfred B. Beers
Bridgeport
Conn
Ralph M. Grant
Hartford
Flora Harlan
Indianapoli
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Lydia Manson
Crawfordsville
O. A. Sommers
Kokomo
Manual Training High School
Grand Army Quartet
Logansport
Laura Burr
Anderson
Winona C. Deinert
Greenburg
Masonic Temple
Ilinois
North Streets
Presbyterian
Tomlinson Hall
Wilber E. Gorsuch
Gil R. Stormont
Princeton
Denison ‘Hotel
Ben” Harrison
National
Thea
S. of V
The
Loyal Legion
Boys In Blue
Bomb found in St Pauls cathedral verger alerts police
A verger at St Pauls cathedral on May 9 heard a ticking sound near the high altar and found a heavy parcel wrapped in brown paper, amid a wave of suffragist terrorism after the bill for women's suffrage failed in the House of Commons.
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London
House of Commons
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Great Britain
Fleet Street
Bishop’s Park
Fulham
West End
Finchley
Lambeth
Wilson Asks Delay In California Land Bill Cooperation Sought
President directs delay on alien land ownership law in California after Japanese protests. Bryan telegram to Governor Johnson says postpone action for diplomatic review and potential further cooperation to correct evils in alien land ownership. Nations involved are friendly and ready to work toward harmony.
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Bryan
California
Washington
Wilson
Johnson
California Assembly
Baron Chinda
Rebels seize Azuluama in Vera Cruz state
May 9 reports say rebels captured the town of Azuluama in Vera Cruz as the revolution spreads. A London syndicate loan of 150 million pesos was said to have financed the government.
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Mexico City
Azuluama
Vera Cruz
New York
Cc. S. Funk
Rumely Company
Funk
International Harvester Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Frank Kosmowski
Becker
Vancouver
B. C
Ophir
Brunswick
Pass
Ladner
Fraser River
Limit for Gotham Grafters
Dennis Sweeny John J Martha James Bursey and James F Thompson former police inspectors were convicted of conspiring to obstruct justice and to check graft revelations. They were sentenced to one year in the penitentiary and fined 500 dollars each. This is the maximum sentence.
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New York
Dennis Sweeny
John J. Martha
James &. Bursey
James F. Thompson
Physicians Question Friedmann Tuberculosis Remedy
Government surgeons report from Mount Sinai hospital finds no justification for wide publicity of Friedmann tuberculin remedy. Observations show disease progression and psychic influence. risks include inadequate results and potential harm to confidence in proven treatments. Further cultures and material details are withheld by Friedmann.
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Washington
Frederick F. Friedmann
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
John F. Anderson
A. M. Stimson
Friedmann
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York
Mrs Thaw To Return To Stage In England Tour
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw abandons sculpting for now to tour music halls and vaudeville theaters in England and America under a Marinelli Agency contract worth 5000 dollars per week. She plans a London debut within weeks after boarding the Olympic en route to Paris for study before heading to London.
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Plymouth
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Marinelli Agency
England
America
London
Ex Senator Cullom Ill in Washington
Former Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois is ill at his Washington residence, with some apprehension about his condition. He contracted a cold several days ago and has been confined to bed, recalling a similar illness during his years at the Lincoln Memorial.
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Washington
Shelby M. Cullom
Dainois
Tariff Bill Passed by House Amid Protests
The Underwood tariff bill cleared the House 281 to 1339 with five Democrats opposing and two Republicans for. Democrats vow public hearings in the Senate where Republican members will press for hearings as protests from manufacturers merchants and foreign nations await the measure.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Broussard
Louisiana
Eptopinal
Dupree
Watkins
Elder
Morgan
Lazare
Aswell
Charles B. Smith
New York
Kelly
Rupley
Pennsylvania
Bryan
Nolan
California
Cary and Stafford
Wisconsin
Memorial dedicated to Carl Schurz in New York
Civil war veterans who fought with Carl Schurz attended a memorial dedication at Morningside Drive and One Hundred Sixteenth Street. Joseph H. Choate presided with speeches by Borough President McAneny, Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, and Congressman Richard Bartholdt. Notables included Gen. P. J. Osterhaus Gen. Horace Porter Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge Gen. Adelbert Ames Gen. James H. Wilson Gen. J. Grant Wilson and Lieut-Gen. Nelson A. Miles.
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New York
Carl Schurz
Morningside Drive
One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
Joseph H. Choate
McAneny
Count von Bernstorff
Richard Bartholdt
Schurz
Wilsons Host Garden Party at White House Grounds
The 400 guests attended the first in a series of garden parties at the White House on May 10. President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson greeted guests under the giant oak with the Misses Wilson and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones assisting. The celebrated White House punch was served along with other refreshments.
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Washington
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Boat Overturns in Wisconsin Tragedy Kills Six
In Wausau Wisconsin on May 13 a motor boat overturned after striking a deadhead. The boat’s rubber bar broke leaving it adrift against a submerged pier and capsizing. Six people died including Herman Roehl Gus Janke Eleanor Gertrude Walter and Gustav Janke.
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Wausau
Wis
Herman Roehl
Gus Janke
Eleanor
Gertrude
Walter
Gustav Janke
Vincent Astor Stricken After Illness At Ferncliffe
Vincent Astor returned Sunday to Ferncliffe his Rhinebeck country home in collapse and too ill to host the Senate committee on military affairs. He suffers from a severe cold and throat distress that halted the planned reception.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vincent Astor
Ferncliffe
Rhinebeck
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Freight Cars Go Into River Near Beloit
A southbound freight train on the Chicago and Northwestern line wrecked at the base of the Big hill north of Beloit Wisconsin and cars tumbled into the river. No injuries were reported.
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Beloit
Wis
Chicago & Northwestern
Senators Push Plan to Reform Republican Convention
Chicago May 14 1913 senators led by Albert Cummins demand a national convention this fall to revise representation rules and delegate selection. They advocate direct elections of delegates and state rather than national committee control to reflect Republican voters. Lawrence Sherman authorized to present the proclamation to the national committee in Washington.
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Chicago
United States
Republican National Committee
Congress Hotel
Albert J. Cummins
Iowa
Republican Organization
Chicago National Republican
National Committee
National Republican Committee
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
Party National Organization
Washington
Robert Luce
Massachusetts
William
BE. Borah
Idaho
Kenyon
W. F. James
Michigan
Kansas
Horah
Cum
Princeton Wins Varsity Boat Race
Cambridge Mass May 13 Princeton won the varsity boat race Monday by a quarter length over Harvard with Pennsylvania third. The race was rowed after a postponement from last Saturday due to high wind. Still seeking missing boy believed to have been.
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Harvard
Pennsylvania
Cambridge
Mass
Princton
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Charles A. Parkin
Newton J. McGuire
J. L. Duvall
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J. W. Spicer
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