National committee moves to seat delegates for the convention
The Republican national committee sped hearings to settle 94 of 187 contests for convention seats. Georgia districts and Texas Virginia counties remain. Wood and Lowden lead in first choice delegations, with Johnson gaining ground as a Georgia faction seeks formal recognition. Johnson, an Atlanta Negro, could become the first black national committeeman since 1908 if ratified.
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Harold D. Jacobs
United Press
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Texas
Virginia
Georgia
Frank
Lowden
Leonard Wood
J. C. Pritchard
Jacob L. Hamon
Hiram Johnson
Wood
Hamon
Missouri
National Committee
Johnson
Nicholas Murray Butler
William G. Sproul
Warren G. Harding
Gov. Coolidge
Pritchard
Howard Sutherland
Hamnon
Miles Poindex
Ndt
Judson Lyon
Identify Body of River Victim Percy Friend Identified
Police in Warren say the body pulled from the Mahoning River last night is Percy C. Friend of 225 Parkway Avenue Hamilton Ohio. A bullet wound in the head was found and detectives are unsure if the death is suicide or murder.
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Warren
Mahoning River
Percy C. Friend
Parkway Avenue
Hamilton
Ohio
Superintendent Morgan honored at First Presbyterian Athens
Friday night at the First Presbyterian church Athens Ohio a large gathering honored Superintendent Geoffrey F. Morgan. A program with readings by Morgan and Miss Forol Strickland and songs led by Dr. A B Thompson was enjoyed. The church presented a solid gold Grain Verethin Precision watch inscribed to Geoffrey F. Morgan from the First Presbyterian church Athens in appreciation of his worth and service June 4,1920.
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Morgan
First Presbyterian Church
Messrs
A. O. Sloane
Arthur Boyles
A. B. Thompson
Zenner
J. D. Brown
Thompson
Athens
Geoffrey F. Morgan
Ohio
Women flood requests for Republican convention tickets
Chicago June 5 The added interest of women in politics drives ticket demand for the Republican national convention. Chairman Will Hays says he has 150000 requests for 13289 seats and over 1100 applications for 578 press tickets. He notes unprecedented female interest and high demand per seat.
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Chicago
Will H. Hays
National Committee
Hays
Mary Marino faces murder charge after child killed by car
New York dated June 5 reports Mrs. Mary Marino will appear in court today charged with murder for throwing her four year old daughter before an oncoming automobile yesterday. She confessed to plans to kill herself and the child after her husband refused to live with her. The husband, claiming desertion, is held as a witness.
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New York
Mary Marino
Wilson signs pension bill for 279 million dollars
President Wilson signed the pension appropriation bill totaling about 279 million dollars. The measure provides funds to support veterans and related programs, marking a major federal spending action announced in Washington.
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Washington
Wilson
District rally by Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees
A district rally is scheduled for Monday night at 5:30 PM, hosted by the Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees. Union members and local residents are invited to attend the meeting and hear speakers on communal aid and fraternal support.
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Woman’s Benefit Association of the Maccabees
Wilson Signs Army Reorganization Bill For 297000 Force
President Wilson today signed the army reorganization bill creating a 297000 strong force. The measure restructures units and authorizes new dispositions to strengthen national defense.
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Washington
Wilson
Suffragists Battle for Women’s Vote in Chicago
Chicago becomes the national stage as suffrage fight intensifies with Republican hopes tied to women’s support. Mary Garrett Hay denounces token use of women while Alice Paul plans a large demonstration to pressure rivals, with leaders pledging strong defenses of the suffrage amendment.
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Raymond Clapper
Chicago
Hiram Johnson
Gen. Wood
Lowden
Herbert Hoover
Mary Garrett Hay
Republican Women’s National Executive Committee
Alice Paul
Congress
Miss Hay
Jewels valued at 100000 stolen in Nassau Street heist
In New York at noon two men entered Samuel Schonfelds shop on Nassau Street and asked to view stones. One offender peppered him in the face then a second grabbed a diamond wallet valued at 100000 and both thieves fled.
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New York
Samuel Schonfeld
Nassau Street
Schonfeld
Senate campaign probe postponed to July ninth
The Senate committee suspended its inquiry into campaign expenditures until July 9. It will review Johnson and Hoover campaigns along with other supporting books and testimony. Witnesses including Colonel E. H. Green and others were questioned regarding delegation loyalties and funds used.
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Senate
Washington
Hiram Johnson
Kenyon
Alexander McCabe
Johnson
McCabe
California
Alfred J. Greenbaum
San Francisco
Fred Sterling
Rockford
Ill
Lowden
George F. Moran
Cleveland News
Dan R. Hanna
Hanna
Moran
Wood
Hoover
Missouri
William Loeb, Jr
Roosevelt
E. H. Green
Hetty” Green
Texas Midland Railroad
Green
Underwood
Texas
Pomerene
Olonel Green
Albany Opera House Tuesday Night Dance Show
Dance event at the Albany Opera House slated for Tuesday night June 8 featuring live music and local performers. Audience members are invited to enjoy a evening of dancing in a historic venue with reservations recommended.
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Albany Opera House
Penrose to skip Republican National Convention
Philadelphia June 5 United States Senator Boise Penrose, a Republican national committeeman and one of Pennsylvania's twelve delegates at large, will not attend the Republican convention in Chicago. Physicians from his home announce he has given up the trip following medical advice.
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Philadelphia
Boise Penrose
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Penrose
Herbert B. Carpenter
Alfred Stengel
Charles B. Penrose
Budget bill repassed without veto clause
The House today repassed the budget bill minus the clause that caused President Wilson to veto it. The bill was sent to the Senate which is expected to act on it shortly.
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Washington
House
Wilson
Senate
Miner dies from slate fall in L. D. Poston mine
Chauncey Ohio June 6 Lott Hall of near Ironton dies in a Columbus hospital from injuries after a slate fall at the L. D. Poston mine near Chauncey. T R Hamilton begins remodeling of his moving picture house. Fire of unknown origin destroys an old Shirkey hotel building.
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Chauncey
Lott Hall
Ironton
Columbus
L. D. Poston
Here
T. R. Hamilton
Moving Picture House
Bolshevik General Offensive Against Polish Army Reported
London reports a large Bolshevik push across the Pripet and Dnieper regions with Polish outposts falling in places. Red forces, possibly Budenny’s cavalry spearhead, employ a rolling attack after prior defeats, while Allies consider intervention to stop a wider collapse of Polish territories.
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London
Pripet
Dneiper
Jamboki
Bulgaria
Gaisin
Taraschcha
Bratslav
Mohilev and
Chernikov
Bielaya
Reds
Budenny
Denikin
Rostov-on-the-Don
Foreign Office
War Office
Kolchak
Yudenitch
Tandon
Lloyd George
Russia
Lawyer admits ties to alleged bond thieves in bankruptcy case
Edward P. Strong a Cleveland lawyer testified in New York before Seaman Miller for the Arnstein bankruptcy case and admitted intimacy and business relations with several alleged principals in the bond theft. He denied meeting Arnstein during the manhunt and threatened suit over accusations he called unwarranted.
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New York
Edward P. Strong
Cleveland
Nicky Arnstein
Seaman Miller
Strong
Arnstein
Saul Myers
Sureties
Suffiers Relapse Report About Senator Penrose Illness
A report circulated today states Senator Bojse Penrose, previously seriously ill at his home, has suffered a relapse. Five physicians were summoned to his bedside to assist.
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Suffiers
Philadelphia
Bojse Penrose
Fire destroys six Cincinnati buildings causing $300000 loss
Cincinnati residents faced a dramatic blaze last night that leveled six buildings, with firefighters still at the scene in the morning. The origin, believed to be excelsior on the fourth floor of the Perry G. Mason Company mail order house eight story brick building, triggered a spectacular fire and a collapsing roof.
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Cincinnati
Excelsior
Perry G. Mason Company
Lights Stolen From Road Repair Work At Night
County officials report multiple thefts of warning lanterns placed along road repairs causing dangerous night travel. Dozens of lights have been purchased and left to warn motorists but all have been stolen, leaving only darkness and near misses on the Hibbard hill corridor. The county board says the issue is not due to neglect and expects completion of the project soon.
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Athens
Hibbard
Fraternity Ends Annual Meeting in Martins Ferry
Ohio chapter of Phi Sigma Chi closes its convention in Martins Ferry electing John Thiel as president, John Kiger as vice president, Howard McMahon as secretary, J B Stevenson as treasurer, and A Kramer as associate editor of the chapter newspaper.
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Martins Ferry
Ohio
Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity
John Thiel
John Kiger
Lancaster
Howard McMahon
J. B Stevenson
Andover
A. Kramer
Chill Ets
Mobilization of State Troops Postponed in Galveston
Galveston Texas June 5 Movement of state troops mobilized for strike duty into the city was postponed by Adjutant General Cope. He said waterfront work would resume and workers would be protected by city authorities.
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Galveston
Tex
Cope
Bill Is Signed by Wilson and Army Officials
A signed bill by President Wilson and army officials is reported, detailing the formal approval and its immediate implications for national defense funding and deployment plans. The document confirms executive endorsement and suggests forthcoming regulatory steps.
Congress speeds up final AGT session adjournment near
Congress readies to adjourn at four pm after clearing most appropriations and major measures. The budget veto, merchant marine bill, dc appropriations, and third deficiency bill progress. rivers and harbors remains stalled. Senate also passes repeal of wartime laws except Lever act and trading with the enemy act. President Wilson unlikely to attend capitol signing before adjournment.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Grover Cleveland
Blanton
Texas
Capitol
Murdered Within 100 Feet of Home
Canton reports Gulick Puoni a 26 year old married man was shot near his home at 603 Twelfth street S E late yesterday afternoon. The first bullet struck the forehead causing instant death and eight more shots were fired into his prostrate body. An unknown assailant killed Puoni. Coroner T C McQuate investigated the death.
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Canton
Gulick Puoni
Twelfth Street
S. E
Puoni
T. C. McQuate
Miss Lulu Schrader Killed by Horse Kick in Indiana
Miss Lulu M. Schrader aged 41 died at her mother’s home on Batensville Pike after a horse kicked her on the back years ago leaving a spinal injury. The incident occurred in Lawrenceburg Indiana.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Lulu M. Schrader
Hedwig F. Schrader
Batensville Pike
Miss Schrader
Sharpsburg state aid highway discussed by officials
Division Engineer Graham and assistant Perry visited Athens today to confer with County Commissioner Portey and County Engineer Baker about the Sharpsburg state aid highway. The proposed one and a half mile route from Sharpsburg to the Morgan county line was reviewed and the party then drove to Sharpsburg to assess conditions and merits. The inter county road is in bad need of repair and would improve the connection between the two county seats.
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Graham
State Highway Department
Perry
Athens
Portey
Baker
Sharpsburg
Morgan County
Budget Bill Veto Spurs House Vote Fight
Congress planned to repass the budget bill without the contested clause after President Wilson vetoed it as unconstitutional. An attempted veto override in the House failed near midnight by nine votes, 178 to 103.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Hiram Johnson Middle Name Surprise Sparks Debate
Chicago editors report that Senator Hiram Johnson’s middle initial W for Warren drew attention as the sign reading For President Hiram W. Johnson appeared. Friends previously unaware of the middle name withdrew him from lists of presidents known by two names.
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Chicago
United Press
Moses Attacks RNC Steam Roller in 1920 Nomination Fight
Senator Moses charges the Republican National Committee with backing Governor Lowden to win the nomination. General Wood says he doubts selfish aims override the public good and defends Chairman Hays as fair in delegation contests. Moses claims the steam roller from 1912 is back with new attachments to weight the Wood Lowden balance.
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L. C. Martin United Press
Chicago
Moses
Republican National Committee
Lowden
Wood
Hays
Hancock High Graduation Set with 42 Seniors Listed
Sunday opens commencement at John Hancock High School for 42 seniors who will receive diplomas at the 1920 ceremony. The week’s program includes Baccalaureate, Alumni Banquet, Senior Class Day, Class Play, and Commencement with a long list of graduates named.
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John Hancock High School
Louie Elizabeth Angel
Ralph Lee Arick
Bessie Bachtel
Florence Bertha Beckett
Cathryn Biddle
Georgia Rowena Blackburn
Marion Jay Cook
Josephine Honor Creighton
Cora Ethel Dalley
Vada Muriel Dartt
Maud Dorsey
Almon Henry Edwards
Hattie Magdaline Haning
Helen Elizabeth Harmon
Israel Harner
Albert Hines
Alberta Hines
Alice Howell
Howard Hull
Opal Jacobs
Clark Kenney
Dale Kopp
Roy Kimple
Francis Mary Lawson
Ohio University coed wins OSU psychology scholarship
Miss Frances W. Ball of Wellston graduates from Ohio University this June with an A B and has been awarded a psychology scholarship at Ohio State University for the coming year. Her work in pathology and psychology earned the award and she plans to attend OSU this September to pursue further studies toward the A B.
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Frances W. Ball
Wellston
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Ball
Wilson denounces Congress over cost of living and Europe policy
President Wilson in a letter to Railroad Brotherhood leaders denounces Congress for inaction on high living costs and industrial unrest. He faults failure to revise tax laws, construct plans for Europe, and to advance any constructive relief, saying political expediency drives the session.
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Washington
Wilson
Jong
Republican Congress
Europe
Congress
Wil
Tee Tollewall
Ceinuclesn
Harris Resolution to Make Tax Returns Public
Senate vote 29 to 22 to consider a Harris resolution before adjournment. The measure calls for making corporate income tax returns public to uncover information on alleged profiteering.
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Washington
Senate Today
Harris
Auto Bandits Hold Up Cashiers in Cleveland
Two automobile bandits robbed Adolph Wallensten cashier and Edward Leidner assistant cashier of Schaffner Brothers clothing here today. They seized $2,200 at gunpoint as they emerged from a factory car with a money bag. Leidner grappled another bandit but was knocked down. the pair fled in an auto amid sideling pedestrians.
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Cleveland
Adolph Wallensten
Schaffner Brothers
Edward Leidner
Leidner
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