United States Considers Pan American Drug Pact
Washington reports the U S government seeks new anti narcotic measures after Geneva rebuff. Two options are an all American narcotics embargo and inclusion of strict controls in commercial treaties with major powers. A Pan American agreement to curb imports for medicine and science with strict supervision is proposed as progress stalls at Geneva.
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Washington
Geneva
United States
League of Nations Advisory Committee On
Britain
Judge threatens to kill raiders in Georgia letter
Savannah probation judge Henry McAlpin of Chatham County Ga sent a letter to prohibition director Fred Diamuke threatening to kill any prohibition officer who searches his car for whiskey. The note arrived today, June 1, in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Henry McAlpin
Savannah
Chatham County
Prohibition
Fred Diamuke
Georgia
Staley Hired for Another Year in Athens Board Action
The Athens board of education rehired Superintendent C. Ke Stailey for a year at 3200 dollars. The board also granted raises, including seven female high school teachers receiving 25 dollars more annually and two male instructors H J Paul and H Mardis earning 100 dollars extra. New salaries list H J Paul 2200, H C Mardis 2100, Anna Price 1500, Helen Leech 1500, Winifred Ackley 1500, Anne Pickering 1500, Merle Danforth 1500, Grace Florence Spring 1500, Laura Bailey 1500.
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Athens Board of Education
C. KE
Stailey
H. J. Paul
H. Mardis
H. GC. Mardis
Anna K. Price
Helen Leech
Winifred Ackley
Mias Nne Pickering
Merle Danforth
Grace Florence Spring
Laura Bailey
Jewelry firm head fights bandits during robbery bid
Walter J., president of a downtown jewelry concern, battled assailants who attacked him as they attempted to rob the shop. He was beaten and wounded and rushed to a hospital. Gems valued at 19,000 were reported missing or endangered in the raid.
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Walter J
Traffic rules in Athens to be enforced by police
Athens police launch campaign to curb violations on business streets now marked for parking. Drivers must park within white lines on Court street, parallel to the curb, with no part of the car over the line. 45 minute parking runs 8 AM to 4 PM in the business district and all turning must occur at intersections. Red tags notify violations and motorists must report to the police station. Mayor Gill warns fines for rulebreakers.
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Athens
Court Street
Gill
Fire destroys Herald Square Theatre in Steubenville
A morning blaze largely ruined the Herald Square Theatre and injured the Fort Steuben Hotel, with the Herald Printing plant sustaining minor damage. Firefighters battled flames from 4:30 a.m., bringing the building to a mass of fire despite a confined area. The loss is estimated around 100000 dollars.
Riots Kill Two in Bautzen Saxony Unemployment Fallout
In Bautzen Saxony on June 1 two people were killed and many injured as violent unemployment riots erupted. Local authorities struggled to control the unrest amid street clashes and fire damage across the town.
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Dresden
Germany
Bautzen
Saxony
Baltic Line Plans Dakabrist and Transbalt Runs New York to Petrograd
The Baltic Line announces using its largest ships, the Dakabrist and the Transbalt, on the New York to Petrograd route this season with six round trips scheduled.
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New York-Petrograd
Moscow
Baltic Line
New York
Petrograd
Wife Takes the Place of Hubby in Berwick By-election
Mrs Hilton Philipson, former Gaiety actress and noted beauty, elected to the House of Commons from Berwick on Tweed on the Tory ticket. The bye election followed the seating of her husband, the former incumbent, whose seat she now occupies.
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Berwick ON Tweed
Hilton Philipson
House of Commons
REALTORS VOTE TO REFER TAX BILLS IN OHIO
Ohio real estate boards vote two to one to submit Taft and Albaugh taxation bills to a referendum. The Cincinnati board asks for executive committee meeting before petitions, and the Ohio association committee is set to meet on June 5 for final action.
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Columbus
Real Estate Boards of
Ohio
Taft
Albaugh
John E. McCrehen
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
Cincinnati Real Estate Board
Ohio Association
McCrehen
Donahey Recommends Hough for Ohio Guard Command
Governor Donahey proposes Benson W. Hough of Columbus for major general to lead the 87th Division Ohio National Guard. The War Department rejected a prior recommendation for General Florence to command the division. The move shocks Hough, a former Ohio Supreme Court judge and WWI officer.
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Columbus
Donahey
United States
Benson W. Hough
Ohio Supreme Court
166Th Infantry
Ohio National Guard
War Department
George M. Florence
Hough
Meet of the Invisible Empire Draws Massive Dayton Crowd
A Ku Klux Klan initiation at Troy fair grounds drew an estimated 25 000 people in Dayton Ohio on June 1. The event featured 1000 candidates and nine fiery crosses including two electric and one gas tank cross. Ministers spoke during the program after a parade through Troy’s business district.
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Dayton
Fair Grounds
Troy
Kiraworks
Ohio
Ot Trow
Weather Bureau Says Four Seasons Falter Over Great Lakes
The United States Weather Bureau reports the four seasons are tangled and cold winds will persist in the Great Lakes region for some time. Ice remains in the lakes and Arctic air is contributing to the chilly conditions.
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Chicago
United States Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Solar’ System
Bolshevik Propaganda Drives British Asia Policy
Moscow dispatch reports that only three British demands remain settled in the dispute with Soviet Russia. The most serious issue is Bolshevik propaganda in Asia with Persia, India and Afghanistan cited as primary targets. Lord Curzon demands Soviet funds blocked to groups aiming to destroy existing Asian institutions.
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Moscow
Great Britain
Asia
Persia
India
Afghanistan
British note to Moscow deepens Soviet trade mission pessimism
London reports the latest British note to Moscow causes concern among the Soviet trade mission. Lord Curzon pursues an all or nothing policy toward Bolshevist propaganda in Asia and refuses any concessions, insisting on original ultimatum demands.
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London
Moscow
Lord Curzon
Russia
Asia
Kalida girl keeps perfect attendance record in Ohio
Alta Clevenger, 18, is believed to hold Ohio’s perfect school attendance record. In six years she has never been absent or tardy, despite walking a mile and a half along a country road to reach her school.
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Kalida, O
Alta Clevenger
Ohio
Painter narrowly escapes death under Erie train
C D Williams, a painter for the Erie railroad, had a narrow escape when he was caught on a railroad trestle east of Kenton Ohio while at work. He threw himself face down between the tracks as a passenger train passed over him.
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Kenton, O
C. D. Williams
Hepburn
Erie Railroad
Here
Reds Ousted From Ruhr Control After Violence
June 1 report says most Ruhr coal mines are back to work after the collapse of a general strike led by Reds. Negotiations continue between communist leaders and Dortmund authorities as arrests rise. about 43 killed and 300 wounded in clashes with German police. French authorities resume deportations of Germans and fourteen directors of Hoechster Dye Works plus Dr Hentzen, acting president of Düsseldorf, are deported.
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Coblenz
Ruhr
Dortmund
Hoechster Dye Works
Dr. Hentzen
Dusseldorf
Mayor vetoes $10,000 Whitfield capture reward
Cleveland mayor Fred Kohler vetoed an ordinance that would set aside a $10,000 reward for the capture of John L. Whitfield dead or alive. He argued no reputable police officer works for monetary reward.
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Cleveland, O
Fred Kohler
John L. Whitfield
China Shantung Bandits Talks Progress
Washington reports indicate negotiations between Chinese authorities and the Shantung bandits are progressing favorably. The State Department issued a communique based on reports from American representatives in Peking.
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Washington
State Department
Pekiu
Underwood Plays Down Presidential Prospects
Birmingham Senator Oscar W Underwood says he is not taking seriously the idea of a presidential bid. He notes he has been talked about before and is currently on vacation abroad away from U S politics.
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London
Oscar W. Underwood
Birmingham
United States
Alabama
International News Service Today
Underwood
American airplane makers plan larger world market role
Washington reports that U S manufacturers, whose planes are seen as superior, prepare for a growing share in global markets. Experts cite limited domestic demand due to unsettled air traffic and production rules, expecting forthcoming legislation to boost output of commercial aircraft.
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Washington
Amer ‘Ican
Congress
Mantinabe
Cleveland Complaints Spur Action by Loaners of Cash
In Cleveland merchants claim builders and contractors in foreign markets push costs up. An appeal from the building trades council asks cooperation to curb bonuses paid to workers. Reports say some plasterers earn 2.00 per hour while bricklayers reach 1.75, above contracts.
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Manufac
Cleveland
Cain
Claude Kitchin
William P
Carrall
Garrett Likely Democratic Leader To Succeed Kitchin
Washington June 1 A Democratic canvass names Finis J. Garrett of Tennessee as the next House leader succeeding Claude Kitchin of North Carolina. His aides likely Cordell Hull and William A Oldfield with possible rivals Crispi and Garner. Garrett’s tenure and ability create confidence for a hard job guiding policy and campaign prep in a slender Republican era.
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A. C. Hayward
Washington
Finis J. Garrett
Tennessee
House of Representatives
Claude Kitchin
North Carolina
International News Service
Cordell Hull
Democratic National Committee
William A. Oldfield
Arkansas
Kitchin
Garrett
Charles R. Crispi
Georgia
John M. Garner
Texas
Oil workers killed in blast and fire near Ranger
Ranger Texas June 1 two ITWO oil workers G Fisher 27 Martinsville West Virginia and Ben Mackley 25 Tulsa Oklahoma died burned when Fisher's clothing caught fire at an oil lease west of Ranger Mackley tried to beat out the flames Fisher's brother Richard also badly burned in rescue efforts
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Ranger
Tex
G. Fisher
Martinsville
W. Va
Ben Mackley
Tulsa
Okla
Fisher
Here
Mackley
Richard
Governor Smith Faces Decision on Prohibition Law
Albany June 1 The nation watches as Governor Alfred E. Smith prepares to sign or veto the Cuvillier bill to repeal the Mullan Gage state enforcement law. If approved New York would withdraw state support of federal prohibition enforcement. If vetoed the current enforcement setup remains in place.
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Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
New York State
Trailblazing physician Laura Plantz dies at 94 in Columbus
Dr Laura M Plantz 94 the first woman physician in Minnesota Michigan and Vermont died in Columbus She had given up practice three years ago after a broken hip four weeks before her death She organized the army nurse corps in the Civil War and was a lifelong anti suffragist.
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Columbus
Laura M.plantz
Minnesota
Michigan
Vermont
Army Nurse Corps
Faithful Wife Blocks Separation in Cincinnati Arrest
Officers led George Crusoe aged 46 to a patrol amid a struggle as his wife Emily Crusoe aged 17 clung to him and begged to go to jail with him. Two women helped separate the pair as the man was turned over to Kentucky officers to answer a bigamy charge.
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Cincinnati
George Crusoe
Emily Crusoe
Kentucky
Meeting in London Demands France Stop Dictating
English press insists France must not dictate terms as Teutons press for a board of experts and an agreement in London. Warnings rise over potential shifts in morale and control amid ongoing negotiations.
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France
German reparations plan eyed for next week
London dispatch reports Berlin expects a new reparations proposal next week to satisfy British Italian and German views. Berlin aims to persuade France to join talks with an inter allied plan calling for a commission of experts to assess Germany’s capacity to pay and set terms. The move mirrors a international commission idea once proposed in earlier Ruhr discussions.
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London
Cuno
Germany
Berlin
Daily News
Paria
Ruhr
France
Paice
United States
Secry
Evans Hughes
Foreign Office
Ruhr strike wave ends as workers return or vow to resume
Berlin dispatch reports about 700000 German Ruhr mill strikers either back at work or planning to resume. Metal workers were induced to work by promises of wage increases and staged pay rises.
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Amsterdam
Ruhr
Berlin
Trial date set for accused in conspiracy indictments
In Cleveland a group including Joseph A and Fred Counts face charges of conspiracy to violate the Well Act. Trials are scheduled for June 27 with a request to extend entering pleas. Prosecution notes indictments had been returned and not yet resolved.
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Cleveland
Joseph A
Prohibition
Ohio
Fred
Samuel Hil
Cale
Frank
School board rejects request to regulate dancing in building
Protests from W C T U and other groups accompany the board's denial of a proposal to permit dancing in a school building. Students and supporters opposed the measure citing concerns over propriety and discipline.
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TF Elyria
Scation
W. C. T. U. Ands ‘Er
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