Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-06
THE WEEK.
EpitOme Of Events Ending June
8, 1914.

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Epitome Of Event. Ending June
9, 1914.
| AS a fraternal expression Of a reunited
| nation. President Wilson accepted for the
United States the Confederate monument
unveiled at Arlington cemetery. with
| ceremonies attended by veterans of the
| blue and graz and patriotic societies. The
| President and Speaker Clark addressed
the Memorial day gathering at Airing
ton. The birthday of jefferson Davis,
president of the Confederacy, was cele-
brated in many southern cities. The san
| dry civil bill. carrying $1O7 500, 759 . in
| appropriations, was reported in the
House. Former President Roosevelt, in
| a public statement, charged the demo-
| cratic party with failure to solve national
/ problems. Senator A. B. Cummins was
| nominated at the republican primaries in
| Iowa to succeed himself: Senators Over
man Of North Carolina and Fletcher of
Florida were renominated in democratic
primaries in their respective states. In a
stormy convention. marked by fistfghts.
G. E Hood was nominated for Congress
| in the third North Carolina district.
Charles Warren took Office as assistant
attorney general. DR.. W. A. Webb was
| inaugurated as president Of Randolph
Macon Woman's College at Lynchburg.
Va. Charleston. state capital of West
Virginia, was inadvertently located in
Logan instead OF kanawka county by re-
cent legislation Strike breakers houses
in Brooke county. ". Va, were fired OF
from ambush by coal mine strikers A
commission to adjust the grievances in
the Colorado coal strike situation was adj
vocated in a resolution being framed. by
Senator owen of Oklahoma The I. c. c.
investigation into the affairs of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford railroad
continued. The federal court at Trenton,
n. j.. directed the dissolution of the
American Thread Company. known as
| the thread trust" The supreme court
of Cook county. Ill, enjoined CHIEF
johnson from pitching with the Federals
/ or with any base ball team except the
Cincinnati Nationals. ". W. Duke. son
of the tobacco magnate. vas drowned be-
meath his overturned auto in a Utah
creek. Robert B. Mcclure. brother of the
publisher. was killed in cleaning his gun.
Among those who died during the week
were: Gen. ]. E. Sawyer. U. S. A, re-
| tired. veteran of the civil and Spanish
vars: William Philip. artist
Foreign.
The diplomatic representatives of the
A. B. c. nations, mediating the Mexican
situation. offered to admit representatives
OF the constitutionalists to the negotia-
tons at Niagara Falls; President Huerta
| Of Mexico gave his approval to the pro-
gram of mediation: Guadalajara was sur
rendered to the cOnstitutionalists by the
federal garrison under Gen. Obregon
| Kermit Roosevelt. to be married at Mad
rid June H. was received with the Ameri-
! can ambassador by King Alfonso Of
| Spain: King Alfonso and Queen Victoria
/ were the guests of Ambassador Willard a,
| a dinner to the bridegroom. ]. L. De
| Saulles resigned as American minister to
Uruguay King Christian of Denmark
chief Of the East Kent regiment. known
| as the Bluffs. The French cabinet
CASTOR Doumergue. premier, announced
its purpose to resign in the face Of OPP
position in the parliament. Shamrock
w, the Upton cup defender, was tried out
OFF Spithead, England. Suffragists in
vaded Buckingham Palace. militant Pc
titioning the king on Bonded knee: a plot
! to kidnap Prince Henry was rumored
Chinese troops were reported to have the
bandit chief, White Wolf, surrounded
Investigation of the sinking Of the steam
er Empress of Ireland continued at Ri
mouski. Quebec: Capt. II. G. Kendall OF
the Inflated ship charged responsibility
upon the conduct of the Danish collier
Storstad, with which ii collided: an i'm
posing funeral for the dead was held in
| Quebec.
District Of Columbia.
A detour of the route of the proposed
Lincoln transcontinental highway through
Baltimore and Washington was advocat-
ed by a delegation which appealed fol
| the aid of the President President Will
| son attended the dedication Of the new
! Central Presbyterian Church. The White
| House automobile. containing Miss Mar
| garet Wilson and Mrs. Francis b. Sayre
daughters of the President. was halted
for excessive speeding through Hyatts
VILE Md The new Turkish ambassador
Rustem Bey. arrived. John 3. Colpoys
representative Of labor; Corporation
Counsel Conrad H. Syme and Judson C.
| Weiliver. a newspaper man. appeared II
| advocacy of municipal ownership Of stree
railways in the District Of Columbia be
| fore the House committee on affairs o.
the District of Columbia. Company Z d
| business High School won the annua
competitive drill of high school cadets
Company of Central winning secont
hcnors: Company F Of Nj Street High
School won the prize flag among the col
ored cadets. Improved service was giver
by Postmaster Praeger as reason for tn,
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veterans at the post Office, given in repl!
to a Senate resolution. Announcement
was made of the abando lment of tn,
plans for Joint army and militia ma
neuvers around Washington: the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia
1t was stated, would probably hold sum
mer camp at Frederick. Nd. The U 8. S
Sylvia training ship of the naval militia
stranded on her way to Colonial Beaci
on practice cruise. The interstate com
merce commission ruled in favor of tn,
railroads denying merchants of the Dis
trict of Columbia lower rates in lieu O
store door delivery. John r. Early. al
legged leper. escaped from Diamond Heas
quarantine station, Wash. gave himsel
into custody and was isolated near thu
old workhouse of Washington Asylum
Hospital Among those who died during
the week were: Adds B Browne, lawyer
James I. Campbell. civil war veteran
Rev. w. ]. Keane. S. j.. formerly o
Georgetown and Gonzaga colleges.
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