Tulsa Locked Down as Martial Law Quells Oklahoma Race Riot
Tulsa teeters under martial law after a race clash that left be extended casualties and property damage. Officials reported hundreds wounded and up to 100 dead amid fires and gunfire in the negro quarter as national guardsmen moved in to protect refugees and restore order.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa
Okla
C. W. Daley
Cc. F. Barrett
Oklahoma National Guard
J. B. A. Robertson
List of Dead in Race Riot in Tulsa Oklahoma
A morgue check counts eight white victims of the Tulsa race riot as of tonight. Names include Walter Daggs Pierce Oil manager. Arthur James Wynona Oklahoma. Cieo Shumate Tulsa. Carl Iotspotch Tulsa. F M Barker Haviland Kansas with Norman Gillard ID. Homer C. Clyne Tulsa. J Withrow Tulsa. and an unidentified man about forty.
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Tulsa
Okla
Walter Daggs
Pierce Oil Corporation
Arthur James
Wynona
Cieo Shumate
William iIngerstroll
Neo«doska
Kansas
Carl
Lotspotch
F. M. Barker
Haviland
Norman Gillard
Homer ¢. Clyne
J. Withrow
Volstead Bill Agreed On By Judiciary Committee
Washington June 1 The Volstead bill to stop medical beer is agreed on by the house judiciary committee and will be reported to the house for immediate passage. The measure tightens enforcement while allowing wine in medicines under limited withdrawal and sets doctor prescription limits. The bill also extends the dry law to Hawaii and the Virgin Islands.
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Palmer
Hawaii
Virgin Islands
Philippines
Weather Forecast for Denver and Southwest
Weather forecast notes generally fair conditions for New Mexico with showers possible in the north and cooler east of the mountains. Friday looks fair for the region, while Arizona expects generally fair weather Thursday and Friday with little temperature change.
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Denver
New Mexico
Arizona
University Weather Record Summary
Conditions for the twenty four hours ending 6 p m report a clear day. Readings include maximum temperature around 50 with mean and humidity near 63.6 percent. Precipitation and wind show a maximum velocity of 24 miles per hour from the south.
Harding Moves to Lower Freight Rates for Shippers
The president visited the J C C office seeking details on measures to relieve the burdens of shippers. He asked what actions are being taken to ease rising freight costs and curb disruption in the transportation sector.
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Harding
President Presses for Freight Rate Revisions
President Harding met with the Interstate Commerce Commission and urged relief for shippers facing high freight rates. He cited fruit shipments on western lines as a distress example and asked when changes might come, while officials said informal consideration was underway.
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Washington
Congress
Harding
Interstate Commerce Commision
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Samuel Rea
Pennsyylvania Fines
Size of New Wheat Crop Shrivels in Last 30 Days
Chicago dispatch reports US old wheat reserves nearly exhausted and a sharply shriveling new winter crop by 23 to 29 million bushels in the past month. July wheat hit a peak of 1 dollar 37 and a half cents as prices rose, with exporters and millers wary of continued production cuts due to abnormal weather in the southwest.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
France Won’t Disarm Until East Danger Vanishes
Paris June 1 The French foreign office said it knows nothing of the U S plan to discuss arms reductions with major powers. France insists on readiness until danger from the east has disappeared.
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France
Associated Reas
Paris
Associated Press
Reorganization of Federal Pro Unit Planned by Blair
Commissioner Blair announced a planned early complete reorganization of the federal prohibition unit under the Internal Revenue Bureau. He said the move aims for efficiency and lower administration costs, and it contemplates creating federal prohibition supervisors in each state to replace the current multi state departments.
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Federal
Blair
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Trains Delayed by Colorado Washouts
Western trains east and west of Denver faced delays of three to four hours after heavy rains and washouts near Wray and Brush Colo. The Burlington railroad cited the disruptions as the cause, per assistant general freight agent John F. Vallery.
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Denver
Wray and Brush
Colo
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
John F. Vallery
Burlington Road
Debates Set Between Townley and Langer in Midwest
Dates announced for a series of debates pitting A C Townley, National Non-Partisan League president, against William Langer, former North Dakota attorney general and anti leaguer. Debates staged in Huron South Dakota June 8, Sioux Falls South Dakota June 7, and Mitchell South Dakota June 9 on the resolution about the Non Partisan League’s program and its impact on North Dakota. Mr Townley will argue the negative.
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Minneapolis
A. C. Townley
National Non-Partisan League
William Langer
North Dakota
Huron
Sioux Falls
S. D
Mitchell
Ss. D
Townley
Governor Robertson to Investigate Tulsa Riots
Oklahoma Governor J B A Robertson arrived in Tulsa to conduct a personal investigation of the race riots. He refused to comment beyond confirming he was investigating and that a statement would be issued tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
J. B. A. Robertson
Oklahoma
Subscription Offer for New Rotary Duplex Press
Albuquerque Morning Journal appeals for advance subscriptions to fund a new Rotary Duplex press capable of printing and folding sixteen page issues at 20 000 copies per hour. The paper cites discounts for prepayment and urges subscribers to pay ahead, with rates of 9.00 yearly or 2.00 quarterly and mentions installment targets.
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Business Office
Albuquerque Morning Journal
French Repulse Glaman Attack in Beuthen Garrison Fight
Beuthen Beuthen Upper Silesia June 1 French garrison fronts Germans in Beuthen. Sharp fighting followed with German forces repulsed. Poles joined the fray but French resisted Polish aid and continued combat.
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Rye
Oppeln
Upper Silesia
Beuthen
Geormans
Poles Forced Back by German Onslaught at Opeln
In heavy fighting near Gross-Strehnitz in Opeln Silesia the Poles were pushed back by German forces. German casualties reported as 12 dead and 21 sundel, while Polish losses totaled 136 dead with many wounded. Fighting raged in Hosnowit woods as Germans pressed through forest positions.
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Oppeln
Silesia
Associated Press
Hosnowit
Gross-Strehnitz
Sundel
Krapputs
Bone Nominated by President to Be Governor of Alaska
Former Seattle publisher Scott C. Bone, ex editor in chief of the Seattle Post Intelligencer, was nominated by President Harding to be the governor of Alaska. The choice reflects his experience with newsprint and pulp industries seen as key to developing Alaska's resources.
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Bone
Alaska
Associated Press
Washington
Scott ¢. Bone
Seattle
Republican National Committee
Harding
Seattle Post Intelligencer
American Killed by Bandits Near Tampico Mexico
A U S consul report states Emmett Bohannan, an American, was killed by bandits at his home near Tampico Mexico on the night of May 36. No further details or records of Bohannan’s residence are available at the state department.
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Geoardemen
Dick Rowland
Rowland
Boulder
Associated Preea
Washington
Emmett Bohannan
Tampeo
Mexico
Tampico
State Department
Department
Hohannaan
Liberty 2s Plunge to Record Low Prices
New York reports continued heavy selling of Liberty 2% bonds driving the price to $86.54 the lowest on quotations, a nightly drop of 64.6 points as other Liberty issues show heavy offerings while Victory notes remain steady amid intraday pressure from domestic buyers.
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New York
Liberty
Victory Notes
Financial
Weeks orders thorough probe of bomb blast
Secretary Weeks directed a complete investigation into yesterday's Aberdeen proving ground explosion that killed five and injured ten. Inspector General Chamberlain will lead the inquiry, with J M Wainwright and army officials also conducting separate probes.
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Weeks
Associated Pree
Washington
Aberdeen
Maryland, Proving Grounds
Chamberlain
10000 Cotton Mill Employes On Strike
About 10,000 workers in Charlotte Concord and Kannapolis walked out in protest of wage cuts totaling about 36 percent. The strike affects mills across the region as laborers press for restored wages and better conditions.
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Associated Press
Charlotte, N
Charlotte
Concord
Kannapols
Senate approves Navy mercre figures rise with conference battle
Senate approves Navy mercury figures increased to a total around 98 million dollars. A sharp contest is expected when the bill goes to conference as lawmakers clash over funding and scope.
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Senate
Senate Navy Disarmament Bill Faces Conference Clash
Senate advances naval disarmament and Borah amendment amid House opposition. Fight over 98 million dollar increase and plan to include military disarmament in talks with Britain and Japan promises sharp conference battles. Conferees stand firm on including the Borah provision.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Great Britain
Japan
King Democrat
Utah
King
Annapolis Academy
Borah
Ferah
Internal Revenue Laws Before Eighteenth Amendment Void
The Supreme Court ruled that internal revenue statutes enacted before the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead act were superseded, invalidating indictments under old laws and potentially ending related prosecutions. The decision supports Prohibition enforcement while narrowing pre existing tax and distillery charges.
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Internal Revenue
Washington
Supreme Court
United States District Court
Oregon
Bose Yurinovich
Boze Yuginovich
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Nted Press
Volstead
Rea
Colorado
The
Townley Langley
the Associated Press
Gov. Robertson
Aberdeen, Md
Borden
Calif
Annette Adams
Wayne FB. Wheeler
Foze
Boze
Ated Press
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