Supreme Court Upholds Federal Prohibition and Volstead Act
The U S Supreme Court declares national Prohibition valid and affirms the Volstead Act as constitutional. The ruling applies nationwide, nullifies stricter state laws, and settles that prohibition remains in force until a constitutional amendment is repealed by three fourths of the states.
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Washington
United State Supreme Court
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Rhode Island
Congress
Marshall
Massachusetts
Missouri
Kentucky
Christian Feigenspan
New Jersey Brewing Corporation
George C. Dempsey
Boston
St. Louis Brewing Association
Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company
Louisville
Manitowoc Products Company
Milwaukee
Fined for Fracture of Liquor Laws in Federal Court
Columbus report states Annie Madick of Steppenville was fined 50 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty before Judge Sater in federal court to transporting intoxicating liquor. She is credited as mother of four. The case proceeded today.
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Columbus
Annie Madick
Steppenville
Ane Sater
Columbus rat drive targets citywide cleanup by July 21
About 16,000 rats were killed in Columbus last week as P. J. Looney leads a campaign against the rodents. The effort aims to clear the city of rats by July 21.
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Columbus
P. J. Looney
Militant suffragists finalize convention picket plan
In Chicago on June 7 plans were completed for picketing the national Republican convention by militant suffragists. The banner carriers will be two elderly women, Rev. Olympia Brown of Racine Wisconsin and Mrs Anna Kendall of Alabama.
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Chicago
Olympia Brown
Racine
Wis
Anna Kendall
Alabama
Competition for Athens county school senator position
The ENTER FAL competition to select a county school senator for Athens and the Thrift Congress in Columbus next fall has begun a political campaign. Each county will send one senator to the October event chaired by Lieutenant Governor Clarence J. Brown, with war savings stamps serving as the election metric.
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Athens County
Columbus
Congress
Senate
State House
Clarence J. Brown
Two Killed And Fifty Injured In Rubber Plant Blast
Akron Kent incident at Mason Tire and Rubber Company injures dozens. Two men killed. two fatally hurt. many others burned or injured. Names include G. W. Murray and H. R. Whitehead. victims from Ravenna and local workers. Banquet tickets for Athens alumni sold ahead.
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Rubber Co
Akron
Mason Tire and Rubber Company
Kent
G. W. Murray
H. R. Whitehead
Athens High School
Masonic Temple
Missouri Delegates Protest Babler and Others
W Cal Pierce the Missouri Republican State Convention chair telegraphed National Committee chair Will Hays seeking denial of Jacob L Babler from committee meetings and urged Missouri delegates Nat Goldstein W L Poe R E Moore Fred Essen and W H Allen be denied seats at the National Convention over connections to Lowden campaign money in Missouri.
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Kansas City
W. Cal Pierce
Will Hays
National Committee
Jacob L. Babler
Nat Goldstein
W. L. Poe
R. E. Moore
Fred Essen
W. H. Allen
Missouri
Lowden
Borah Signals Hughes as Possible Second Choice
Senator Borah of Idaho said Hughes could be his second choice if Hughes accepts Borah’s platform on the treaty and other issues. He stressed this does not abandon Johnson and would apply only if Johnson cannot secure the nomination. Hughes supporters opened headquarters in Chicago led by John E. Mulholland.
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Chicago
Borah
Idaho
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
Hiram Johnson
California
Johnson
John E. Mulholland
New York
Rhoda Broughton Dies After Short Illness
London obituary reports novelist Rhoda Broughton died Saturday after a brief illness.
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London
New Survey Needed for Bean Route Revisions
State highway officials and Athens county leaders reviewed the Megan county proposed road Saturday and approved radical route changes. An entirely new survey must be conducted immediately by Athens engineers as the route shifts several hundred feet in multiple spots. Meantime a new pike toward Sharpsburg is under construction and progressing.
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State Highway Department
Megan County
Athens County
Sharpsburg
Commencement Week Address Opens John Hancock High School
The first week exercises at John Hancock High School opened Sunday evening in Ewing auditorium with Rev. Strecker delivering a baccalaureate sermon urging continued education and university training. Principal Comstock presided. Ellis and Dean Chubb attended on the platform. The class of 42, led by Miss Connett and Mrs. Walsh with 15 student teachers, was joined by soloists Esther Kenney and Catherine Mulligan as the chorus performed Seek Ye the Lord.
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John Hancock High School
Ewing Auditorium
Strecker
M. E. Church
Joseph Comstock
Ellis
Dean Chubb
Connett
Walsh
Leete
Hall
Joshua
Milton
Gladstone
Lincoln
Esther Kenney
Catherine Mulligan
Precedents Are Broken By Chicago Convention
Chicago Jun 7 Lowell Mellett reports a lack of insider guidance at the Republican convention with no early disclosures. He notes apathy amid old guards and delegates, urging a tangible target for fight. Reporters seek compelling material as the city hosts the event.
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Chicago
Will Hays
Republican Party
Johnson
Moses
Labor Delegates Meet in Montreal Frame Big Issues
Four million organized workers began framing demands at the American Federation of Labor convention in Montreal with nearly 1,000 delegates. The program targets the 1920 political landscape and includes six measures to reduce living costs and expand labor influence through public and cooperative channels.
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Montreal
Ralph F. Couch
United Press
Canada
United States
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
San Francisco
Samuel Gompers
Federation
Labor
Gompers
Organized Labor
Federation Executive Committee
Palmer
Federal
Farm Loan Bank
Compromise Plank Seen in Republican Convention
Republican leaders aim to reconcile conflicting views on the treaty plank to avoid clashes at the convention. Senator Lodge and Will Hays push pacification, while Johnson Borah demand a firm condemnation of the Wilson league. a compromise is expected to satisfy both ends.
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Lodge
Watson
Resolutions Committee
Will Hays
Republican National Committee
League of Nations
Johnson
Borah
Shooting on Mason City hill leaves Nelsonville man near death
On a Sunday evening in Nelsonville, Jack Corwin was shot in the abdomen with a 22 caliber rifle by Samuel Tucker after an argument over reflected light from a mirror. Corwin underwent surgery at Logan hospital with very slight chance of recovery. Tucker is jailed awaiting grand jury action in Athens. Both men are married with families and no known prior feud.
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Nelsonville
Mason City
Jack Corwin
Samuel Tucker
Tucker
Grand
Athens
Corwin
Undertaker Taylor
Logan Hospital
Mail Pilot XULed When Plane Falls in Cleveland
June 7 Neal G. Mantis 25 an airplane mechanic was killed and J P Harris 24 mail pilot severely injured when their plane nosedived from 300 feet. Mantis burned before impact as one Liberty engine collapsed on him. Harris was carried away unconscious. one motor failed as they attempted to depart with 500 pounds of mail for Chicago.
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Cleveland
Neal G. Mantis
J. P. Harris
Mantis
Harris
Chicago
Old Guard to Now Ready for Republican Convention
Chicago June 7. Reports from several sources say the old guard has finally decided on its convention program. The plan concentrates regular support on Governor Frank Lowden, with Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler as a potential alternative if a deadlock develops. Lowden emphasizes domestic issues while eyeing a possible floor debate over the League of Nations plank.
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Chicago
Frank ©. Lowden
Lowden
Nicholas Murray Atter
Butler
Johnson
League of Nations
Hard cider ruling explained by day leader Wheeler
Wayne B. Wheeler of the anti saloon league toured the city en route to the Chicago Republican convention and discussed a Justice and Revenue Department ruling on the federal prohibition code for cider and fruit juices. The guidance distinguishes home use from commercial production and explains thresholds for intoxication and enforcement under the Volstead act.
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Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League of America
Columbus
Chicago
Justice Department
The
Revenue Department
Eider
Onto
Congress
Vanitie Leads Resolute In Cup Defenders Elimination Race
New York June 7 sloop Vanitie led the Resolute across the starting line in the second cup defenders elimination race at 11 o clock today.
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New York
Vanitie
Erie train kills laborer in Akron
Akron reports W. M. Straight 23 laborer was instantly killed Sunday night after being struck by an Erie train. The body was sent to Ironton, Ohio, Monday. Sixteen people were injured over the weekend in various accidents. An interurban car derailed between Kent and Ravenna injuring five. Davis files for governor candidacy in Ohio.
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Akron
W. M. Straight
Erie
Ironton
Ohio
Kent
Ravenna
Ballot forecasts swirl as GOP delegates near convention
Chicago dispatch by Harold D. Jacobs details last day pressure on national delegates for the Republican nomination. First ballot projections place Wood at 255, Lowden 215, Johnson 175, Butler 107, Sproul 76, Harding 97, Coolidge 29, with Butler gaining strength and Hoover supporters secretly building second-choice tallies. A potential clash over Lodge reservations and League of Nations policy looms at the convention.
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Johnson
Lowden
Wood
Calvin Coolidge
Butler
J. C. Pritchard
Warren G. Harding
Jacob L. Hannon
William C. Sproul
Miles Poindexter
Howard Sutherland
Herbert Hoover
Ohio
Myron T. Herrick
Joseph G. Butler Jr
Rud K. Hynicka
Walter F. Brown
A. R. Johnson
Wilson W. Wood
Paul Howland
Hoke Denithen
Harding
Hynicka
Harold D. Jacobs
Chicago
Leonard Wood
Frank O. Lowden
Hiram Johnson
Nicholas Murray Butler
J. (. Pritchard
Lutler
League of Nations
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