Kaiser Wilhelm II Dies at Doorn After Exile
Former German emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II died at Doorn exile estate at age 82 after a brief illness. DNB and German officials reported the death occurred at 11:30 a.m. local time with family at his bedside. Rumors of a return to power had circulated for years but were dismissed as unfounded.
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Berlin
Imperial Germany
Doorn
DNB
Amasterddam
Yen
Wilhelm ‘von ‘Bommes
Heberzollern
Eales Social
Reich
C'atep
Thtler
Boses
Kater
Wilhelm
Prince
Gecaret
Prussia
Geandine
Ter
Germany
Deferment of Farmers Urged
Columbus report shows Lt. Col. C. W. Goble urging local draft boards to favor farm laborers seeking occupational deferments after Secretary Wickard warned of a national farm labor shortage. Ohio’s dairy and transport sectors face acute shortages as farm labor declines sharply.
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Columbus
C. W. Goble
Selective Service
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Ohio
Buckeye
Wickard
National Defense
United States
Mine Strike Threat Hinges On Dee
The Defense Mediation Board in Washington gathered northern and southern coal operators and the United Mine Workers to hear recommendations for wage contract settlement. A 400,000 miner strike loomed in seven Appalachian states, postponed by UMW President John L. Lewis. The crux was a wage differential, with north at 11 dollars, south at 8.60, and UMW seeking a uniform seven-dollar scale. 12,000 CIO lumber workers in Puget Sound camps remained idle as talks with the International Woodworkers of America failed to yield progress. The steel and trucking sectors saw renewed labor action and warnings of wider ties, while defense labor needs projected 1,408,600 more workers by April 1942.
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Defense Mediation Board
Washington
United Mine Workers
CIO
John L. Lewis
UMW
Northern
Southern
Lefforts
Puget Sound
International Woodworkers of America
Roduce
Northwest
TWA
Great Lakes Steel Company
Detroit
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Ganizing” Committee
CIC
Curent
Teamster
AFL
Thomas
Donahue
Michigan State Labor Board
Murray
van Wagoner
James Hotta
Teamsters
Allies Losses in Crete Reported To Be 25 000
A wartime dispatch notes British losses in Crete reaching about 25 000, with 8 000 Greeks and 4 000 Britons captured. The piece discusses Syria as a dilemma for Winston Churchill and fears of German moves in the Levant, plus civilian trials on Crete and the strategic aim of drawing Britain into a prolonged conflict.
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Crete
Fred Vanderscrmaare
Syria
Winston Churchill
France
Britain
Berlin
Mediterranean
Gallipolis
Churchill
William F
Alice
Kanauga
Simulta
Renen
Nana
Vichy
Levant
Axis
North Africa
Sealanes
Gasoline and Oil Shortages Forecast With Conservation Plans
An East Coast plan warns of a growing gasoline and fuel oil shortage starting July 1 and worsening through autumn. A defense regulator reports a committee’s recommendations to restrain consumption, including Sunday restrictions and lower winter indoor temperatures, while industry backs steps to maintain defense production amid potential tanker transfers and shipping constraints.
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SASH
Mary Ickes
Defense Petroleum Co- O
Ttroleum
Ickes
Netherlands
Suit Delays June Pay for Ohio Colleges
A farmer sues to bar legislators from mileage accounts delaying June payrolls for Ohio universities except Bowing Green. Harbage’s suit halts the state board of control’s operations and blocks travel allowances while courts weigh the merits. Ballard Adams refuse to attend meetings until the ban is lifted, leaving four of five board members needed for approval.
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Columbus
Arnett Harbage
Jefferson Farmer
Ohio
Harbage
State Board of Control
Paul R. Ballard
Fred L. Adams
House
Senate
Board of Control
Rise in Food Prices Halted by Antitrust Actions
San Francisco reports the government acting to curb food price increases. The Justice Department anti trust division led by Thurman Arnold filed indictments against five major California distributors and processors for price fixing and monopoly practices. Nearly 200 individuals and corporations were named by two federal grand juries in actions seen as a broad push against an industry group.
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San Francisco
Antiust
Anti-Trust
Teaded
Thurman Arnold
Justice Department
California
Ng Companies
Ohio taverns seek prepay option on liquor tax
State Tax Commissioner William S Evatt stated that the proposed liquor tax by the glass would require classification of all permit holders. More than twenty Ohio tavern operators filed test applications seeking authority to prepay the tax rather than collect it on each sale.
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Columbus
William S. Evatt
Ohio
Ohio seeks workers in vital defense crafts
Ohio's unemployment bureau reports critical shortages in many occupations tied to national defense, including harness repairs, motorcycle work, die casting, and gun making. The state notes a broad need across essential trades and other key fields.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Phone Number Firing at Bragg Trains Ends in Lawsuit
A trainee at the field artillery replacement training center near Bragg, N C relayed firing commands by telephone while thinking of home. He spoke a hometown number as range, leading to a government lawsuit over compensation involving three turkeys a cow and a silo as the dispute unfolds.
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Rurt Bragg
N. C
Field Artillery Replacement Training Center
Urging Longer Army Service
The War Department urged corps area commanders to extend service terms to three years for army trainees where possible. It issued instructions on enlistment sources, prioritizing reenlistment of regular soldiers, then trainees qualified for regular service, and civilian recruiting third. Selective Service inductees serve a one-year training period under the law.
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Army
Republic Steel Sets New All Time Ingot Production Records
Republic Steel Corp operated at 1034 percent capacity for May, establishing new all time ingot production records at its Chicago Cleveland and Massillon open hearth plants. The companys May bar production also set a company high surpassing previous records at its bar mills in Canton Massillon Youngstown and Gadsden Alabama.
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Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
Chicago
Two Million Raised in U S for German Relief Effort
The State Department reports in the first twenty months of the European war almost two million dollars was raised in the United States by German relief organizations for aid to Germany or to German POWs. A German freighter Frankfurt arrived here from Talcahuano after a 17 day voyage of about 3,000 miles around Cape Horn.
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U.S
Washington
State Department Today
United States
Germany
Frankfurt
Talcahuano
Cape Horn
Rail workers union seeks pay rise for 750000 members
Chicago assembly of 14 railroad labor groups representing non operating employees to press for wage increases. Spokesman George M. Harrison says proposals will be given to carriers by June 10, while five major operating unions plan a 350,000 member demand for a ten percent basic pay rise.
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Chicago
Carmen
George M. Harrison
Cincinnati
The
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Ban on Photographers Proposed by Navy Secretary
The secretary of the navy testified behind closed doors that Congress should bar all photographs or sketches of navy vessels, bases, or national defense centers anywhere including the Philippines. Penalties would be $500 and six months in jail for violating the law, amid concerns over Japanese photographers.
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Whorumy
Snox
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
National Defense Center
Philippines
Athens stores to close Thursday afternoons in summer plan
The city announces a half holiday schedule for June July and August with retail stores in Athens closing every Thursday afternoon while remaining open until noon on those days. The measure aims to reduce peak heat and ease business strain during summer.
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Sting
Athens
Moving Up Rumor Ties Jackson to Hughes Resignation
NEA Photo notes Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes resigns from the Supreme Court due to health and age fueling speculation that Attorney General Robert Jackson will be appointed to the vacancy. The report highlights the transition as a major legal leadership question.
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NEA
Charles Evans Hughes
United Statupreme Court
Robert Jackson
Hie
Ernest
Heavy Rain Offsets Ohio Spring Drought In Drenching Rain
Heavy rainfall drenched Ohio easing early drought as arid fields and pastures revived. Dayt on 3.62 inches Toledo 2.63 Columbus 2.98 Cincinnati 11.25 Cleveland 0.68 Akron 0.50 Youngstown 0.48. State geologist Wilbur Stout cautioned it may not boost the water table soon but will aid crops and refill low streams. Industrial districts like the Mahoning Valley still faced low water levels.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dayton
Toledo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Akron
Youngstown
Wilbur Stout
German-American Bund Surrenders Its Charter
In Trenton New Jersey the German American Bund surrenders its charter after the Legislature outlawed the organization. Counsel announced that Camp Nordland at Andover New Jersey was turned over to 400 mortgages and the Bund’s incorporation was repealed. Governor Edison signed the bill into law shortly after passage.
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Trenton
N. J
Bund Lux
Ounsel
Camp Nordland
Andover
N. 3
Theuxiliary
Charles Edison
McBride 78 Dies at Syracuse Home in Columbus
Mrs Carolyn McBride 78 wife of Emory McBride died this morning at her Syracuse home. Survived by husband, a son Earl Berlin two grandchildren four great grandchildren and two brothers. Ohio fish and game violations resulted in 219 convictions with fines 41965 and costs 1272. Funeral services at Finsterwald Funeral Home Thursday 2 30 p.m. Rev F C Koester presiding. Burial Carleton Cemetery.
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Carolyn McBride
Emory McBride
Syracuse
Columbus
Earl
Berlin
N. Jy
E. W
Ohio
Pomeroy
Finsterwald
Justices of the Peace
F. C. Koester
Carleton Cemetery
American Merchantmen To Take Over Britain's Shipping in Pacific
The Maritime Commission announced Britain would lease about a dozen ships to cover cargo tonnage in Atlantic routes and South American trade. It noted conversions of vessels into aircraft carriers, and that more carriers were unlikely to improve Atlantic operations. John J. Dempsey testified to a Senate defense committee on merchant ship deliveries and carrier work completed.
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Britain
Pacific
United States
Maritime Commission
Great Britain
Washington
Canada
Australia
Commission
John J. Dempsey
Internation Tee Senate
Dempsey
Atlantic
War Flares as RAF Bomb Beirut and Mosul Falls
The Associated Press reports Beirut oil depot bombed by RAF aircraft in French Lebanon amid rising tensions. Britain says it has taken precautions regarding Syria, while Cairo HQ announces Mosul occupation to secure oil supplies. Syrian Levant frontline readiness cited as war risk grows in the Middle East.
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Associated Press
France
RAF
Beirut
Lebanon
London
Britain
Syria
Middle East
Cairo
Mosul
Iraq
Mediterranean
Levint
Berlin
Rance
Jin
Vichy
Oll
Lord Beaversbrook
London Evening Standard
Palestine
Cyprus
Darian
England
Germany
Kentucky Slave 116 Year-Old Clark County Pioneer Dies
Believed to be Clark County's oldest resident, ucinda A Warfield, a former Kentucky slave aged about 136, led last night in the home she had occupied for 68 years. Born in slavery, she lived a long life as a local figure in the community.
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Ucinda
A. Warfield
Clark County
Kentucky
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Bund
McBride
Ethiopia
Cenal
Duke of Aosta
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