Treaty Leak Probe Faces Witness Hurdles in Senate
Washington reports say Borah and Lodge may withhold witness names hampering the leak inquiry. Senate foreign relations will consider cabling Paris to locate the treaty source as the study aims to show malign motives behind criticisms of President Wilson.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Lodge
New York
Paris
Foreign Relations Committee
Hitchcock
Wilson
Temporary restraining order on picketing at Willys-Overland plant
Federal Judge Killits set a TRO to regulate protests at the Willys-Overland Auto plant after riot deaths and injuries. Only American citizens may picket, a fence line zone to be enforced, with secret agents and immigration inspectors deployed. Alien agitators face deportation. Plant to reopen Monday under marshals.
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Toledo
Killits
Willys- Overland Auto
Overland
United States Marshals
Austrian Counter Proposals to Peace Treaty Reported
An Innsbruck dispatch says Austria will submit counter proposals to the peace treaty. The main points are prepared and the full text will not be delivered to the allies before June 15 or 16.
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Zurich
Innsbruck
Republicans plan June 14 mass meeting for Hiram Johnson
In San Francisco on June 7 a statewide committee from both Republican factions calls a mass meeting on June 14 to boost Hiram Johnson for president. The meeting seeks broad party support and was announced by a mixed gender committee.
Governor Robertson urges land bill provision for soldiers
Washington dispatch reports Governor Robertson of Oklahoma calls for adding a clause in the land grant bill allowing soldiers and sailors to sell the land back to the government after two years.
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Washington
Robertson
Oklahoma
Western Union strike hits Southeastern states
In Atlanta on June 7 reported the Western Union strike involves more than 2,500 telegraph workers across the Southeast. Officials claim only 288 workers are lost in the region, while union leaders say most small towns are cut off and Postal facilities handle a surge of telegrams.
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Atlanta
Western Union
Charles F. Mann
International Third
Commercial Telegrapher
Amerton
H. C. Worthen
Columbia
South Carolina
Uvery
Postal
South
American Chamber backs direct Brazil United States telegraph line
Resolutions adopted by the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil declare that to place American commerce on equal footing with rivals, a direct and purely American submarine telegraph line between Brazil and the United States is essential.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
United States
American Chamber of Commerce
Man from Maine Fined for Refreshments in Albany
In Albany on May 7 Charles Thomson claimed he was from a bone dry Maine when asked about his behavior. A judge fined him $5 for the refreshments he had consumed.
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Albany
N. Y
Maine
Charles Thomson
Jamaica Ginger Referred to as Intoxicating Liquor
In Augusta Maine on May 7 the supreme court ruled Jamaica Ginger can drown sorrows and is intoxicating, affirming its status as a liquor.
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Augusta
Maine
Jamaica
Supreme Court
County Funds Divided Up In May Totals Released
Athens county reported 16448.78 in May tax receipts and 2080.69 transferred to county funds. Undivided Liquor fund led disbursements at 12697.86, with 5610.94 to other county funds and 3679.13 to the state fund. Improved roads received 3279.32, county board of education 1086.22, infirmary 1786.82. No school payments were made. Principal receipts went to improved road repair 5360.68, infirmary 2524.16, undivided general 2497.92.
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Athens County
County Board of Education
General strike threat looms as telegraphers plan conference
S J Konenkamp president of the Commercial Telegraphers Union heads to Chicago for talks and to issue a strike call. He says the nationwide walkout will occur before June 16. Western Union issues vary reports as government officials downplay the risk. President Wilson reportedly informed of the situation.
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Washington
S. J. Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers Union of America
Chicago
Konenkamp
South
Southeast
The
Electrical Workers Union
Springfield
Ill
Burleson
Wilson
Winnipeg May See End Of Huge Strike
Winnipeg mayor James T. Kolbert reports the general strike is disintegrating as 60 percent of city firemen return to work and other workers apply for jobs. Telegraph operators resume service, police ultimatum looms, and a plan to deploy 3000 special constables is hinted. Labor leaders deny claims and accuse opponents of xenophobic rumors.
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James T. Kolbert
United Press
Winnipeg
Man
Gray
Canadian Pacific Railroad Telegraph Company
Citizens’ Committee
Call Sherlock Chicago Ill Pie Attack Accusation
Chester Frae aged 10 is accused of wrecking his father’s house after attempting to attack a cherry pie with bare hands and failing to wear rubber gloves. The report notes modern detective science branding him a youthful pantry vandal.
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Chicago
Ill
Chester Frae
Mystery in St. Louis Laundry Tickets
Chinese laundry tickets in a St. Louis washery puzzle police seek to solve. Lee Fow left the city May 5 and investigators aim to match bundles to ticket holders.
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ST. Louis
Lee Fow
Lee
Candy burglar boy bitten jail by tooth impression
Herbert Heins aged 14 nicknamed the candy burglar left a clue after biting a chocolate from a factory raid. A missing tooth matched the bite impression found on the chocolate. An English inventor announced a shipboard electrolyzer to disinfect sea water.
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New York
Herbert Heins
Identified Man Believed Killed by Palmer Bomb Blast
Authorities identify a man killed in the blast that wrecked Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer’s home. He is believed to be the bomber who carried the device, possibly tripping on a lawn terrace. Palmer and Mrs. Palmer were not at home.
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Palmer
A. Mitchell Palmer
Mrs. Almer
Washington
Scout drive targets Athens county with $1 million goal
Superintendent Morgan leads a national Boy Scout drive in Athens county next week aiming to boost interest recruit more leaders and raise 1 000 000 nationwide. Local quotas include Athens city 500 Nel sonville 250 Glouster 75 Millfield 50 Chauncey 25 and Athens county 600 associate members at 1 each. A field day and picnic for Athens Scouts closes the week with merchants donating ad space.
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Athens County
Meigs County
Athens
Athens City
Nelsonville
Glouster
Millfield
Chauncey
Beechleaf Towed Into East Port New York
The British cargo steamer Beechleaf, badly damaged by fire, is being towed into New York by the American transport West Haven. Engines and steam steering gear are out of commission, and the ship is steering by hand. One fireman was killed and the third engineer seriously burned. The vessels were southeast of Ambrose Light and expected to reach the light at 9 o clock tonight. The Beechleaf left Baton Rouge on May 23 for Ireland with a cargo of case oil.
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New York
West Haven
Westhaven
Ambrose Light
Beechleaf
Baton Rouge
Ireland
Kansas City Speeders Ordered to Help Park Board Hours
Justice Herrod ordered speeders to assist the park board for two hours as a road work assignment in Kansas City Missouri. No volunteers were selected for the roadside task.
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Kansas City
Justice Herrod
Park Board
Thirteen stitches heal after roofing mishap in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis Ailen Brown needed thirteen stitches after an incident involving her partner wielding a razor. The report notes she could not complain about lacking a stitch for her name. It mentions new pliers with pistol stock shaped handles designed to grip wires more firmly.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ailen Brown
Rail workers strike across Norfolk and Western system
On June 7 seven hundred fifty shop employees at Norfolk and Western protested the discharge of eight workers in Wilco West Virginia. The strike spans Roanoke Virginia to Columbus and Bluefield West Virginia orders announced. Detroit United Railway employees plan a walkout at 4 AM on June 8 as wage disputes persist.
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Columbus
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Wilco
W. Va
Roanoke
Bristol
Pennsylvania
Detroit Mich
Detroit United Railway Company
Brooks
Railway Company
Battle Opens Front at Petrograd Fronts Widen
Finnish war office says Bolsheviks opened fire on the Petrograd front last night triggering a broader clash along the front. Finnish batteries retaliated and shelled Kronstadt twenty miles west of Petrograd as the conflict escalates.
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Helsingfors
Petrograd
Finnish War Office
Kronstadt
Flower Bed Theft Blamed on City Mayor’s Office Window
New York police seek the thief who removed an entire flower bed from beneath the Mayor’s office window. Investigators describe the act as a bold garden crime in a high visibility location. A replacement bed is planned and security will be reviewed.
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New York
Theff
Pie Supper At Deanville School House
A pie supper will be held at the Deanville school house next Wednesday June 11 for church benevolence. Proceeds go to church funds and community needs.
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Deanville
Miley Compery Wins It Gage
The Big Bailey Mining Company won a $1 900 suit against W P Price Mining Company with a verdict for plaintiff of $853 75 on an account claim. Nick Mesaras owner of Chrystal restaurant sought security for costs for non resident John Carras, set at $25, delaying case. Carras aims to prevent use of the term hot dog by Chrystal restaurant.
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Big Bailey Mining Company
W. P. Price Mining Company
Common Pleas
Nick Mesaras
Chrystal Restaurant
John Carras
Carras
Crystal Restaurant
Delahanty Indicted in Franklin County Bribery Case
Representative Frank J. Delahanty, Cleveland Democrat, attorney and former baseball player, is indicted by the Franklin county grand jury on charges of soliciting and offering a bribe in connection with a chiropractors licensing bill. He posted 5000 bond and surrendered in Columbus, returning to Cleveland where his wife is recovering from surgery. No arraignment date set.
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Columbus
Frank J. Delahanty
Cleveland
Franklin County Grand Jury
Delahanty
Deuuty
Morris
Jamieson Defeated by Lafevre in Paris Bout
Ted Jamieson of Milwaukee amateur light heavyweight champion and runner up in A E F championships goes down in three rounds to Lafevre the French boxer in Paris.
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Paris
Ted Jamieson
Milwaukee
Lafevre
Defense wins opening point in libel action
In Mount Clemens Michigan on June 7 the defense won a ruling allowing The Tribune to present evidence from editorial writers as witnesses. Judge Tucker said twenty nine Tribune witnesses from the Mexican border to testify will be heard, lengthening the case by several days. No session was held today.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Ford-Tribune
Tucker
Tribune
Palmer assassination probe presses on with no suspect yet
June 7 report from Washington states Inspector Granton said clues in the Palmer bid for life case are still being followed and the would be assassin remains unidentified. An arrestee for investigation turned out to be an escaped asylum patient. Cremation plans replace the terrorist remains except for the scalp. The article also notes the dendrograph invented to record tree growth variations.
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Washington
Palmer
Granton
Bomb outrages probe widens across eight cities
Federal investigators under William J. Flynn coordinate with police in New York and other cities to track anarchist activity after a wave of bombings. Authorities warn of July 4 mayhem and tighten surveillance on explosives sources and suspected radicals nationwide.
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New York
William J. Flynn
Department of Justice Investigation Bureau
Flynn
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Hospital Train Brings 89th Division Troops Through Athens
Red Cross nurses and doctors helmed a hospital train carrying tubercular soldiers through Athens at 8 45 AM en route to a garment hospital in New Mexico. The first of its kind in town, the unit rested patients aboard and prepared for more trains this afternoon. Western troops from the 89th Division bound for Camp Funston arrived in segments at 7 30 AM 2 PM 2 20 PM and 3 15 PM in nine eleven eleven and fourteen coaches respectively.
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Red Cross
Athens
New Mexico
Garment Hospital
Altho
Camp Funston
Meigs County Men Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
Columbus dispatch reports that a federal grand jury indicted thirty nine individuals from Meigs County and nearby areas on charges including stealing from interstate shipments and attempting to defraud wartime railroad tax collections. Named defendants include Charles Humes Howard Fae cus Jess Little Emmett Manley Gideon Ratliff Sylvester Knowlton Pete Moore Jay Moore Louis Cresswell and others.
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Columbus
Charles Humes
Howard F. Faecus
Steubenville
Jess Little
Lewi Manley
Howard Stitts
George Wiser
Charles Hysell
Emmett Manley
Gideon Ratliff
Hobson
Ohio
Sylvester Knowlton
Pete Moore
Jay Moore
Louis Cresswell
Zanesville
Tragedy of Mia Chaffin Affects Columbus Family
A 32 year old mother Mia Mina Chaffin reportedly killed herself in Columbus after slashing her throat with a razor and leaping into the Scioto river. Police say she appeared mentally deranged and left behind a week old baby.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mia
Mina Chaffin
Scioto River
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