Outbreaks Suppressed as Soviet Forces Quell Budapest Revolt
Reports from Copenhagen and Vienna detail a counter revolutionary attack in Budapest with street battles and Danube bombardment. Soviet guards patrolled streets after leaders were captured and order restored. Casualties and a siege state were reported. Bela Kun allegedly commanded Soviet troops.
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Copenhagen
Budapest
Danube
Vienna
Bela Kun
Hotel
Ungaria
Seige
Civil War Vet Rejects Egg World Record Claim
S. G. Scott of Dallas Texas, a civil war veteran, disputes a Pennsylvania eater’s claim of consuming 42 eggs in one sitting. Scott says he ate 47 eggs during the war and stopped, fearing he would become a hog if he continued.
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Dallas
Tex
S. G. Scott
Scott
Cupid and David Odell Tie The Knot In Paris Ill Wedding
David E Odell of Portsmouth Ohio and Cupid fas mean of Chicago were married in Belleville Illinois. The ceremony marked an end to their courtship and a new union for the couple.
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Belleville, Ill
Cupid
David E. Odell
Portsmouth
Ohio
Cupid Fas
Chicago
No Law Yet Passed to Keep Land Dry
Washington reports the House judiciary committee filed a two section bill enforcing wartime and constitutional prohibition with a 17 to 2 vote. The schedule shows limited enforcement for wartime prohibition and a harsher constitutional section, aiming to define intoxicating liquor as beverages over 0.5 percent alcohol.
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Ashington
House
House Judiciary Committee
Washington
Congress
Judiciary Committee
German delegation heads to Paris to sign peace treaty
The German delegation left Berlin at midnight and will reach Paris by dawn to sign the Versailles peace treaty. Foreign Minister Mueller Colonial Minister Bell lead officials including Herr Schmidt and Herr Kraus, with three legation secretaries. two signers withdrew at the last moment. A brief machine gun clash in Alexander Platz reported with unknown casualties.
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Versailles
Berlin
Paris
Dusseldorf
Mueller
Bell
Herr Schmidt
Timate
Herr Kraus
Legation
Herr Giesberts
Herr Leinert
Ten Thousand Referred to Jobs in a Week in Ohio
Ohio reports show over 10 000 men and women referred to jobs by the United States employment service for the week of June 21 with 8 680 placed. First three weeks of June total 26 196 placements averaging 1 379 daily.
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Columbus
United States Employment Service
Ohio
How the Money Is Being Spent On Herrold Place Beach Fund
A committee report shows total donations of 191.25 for the Herrold Place bathing beach fund. Expenditures include six barrels, lumber, nails, steel straps, wire, and COD charges, with construction costs also noted.
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Herrold Place Bathing Beach Fund
Ceesecsee
Carrier Sloane Wins Hun Helmet
A O Sloane of Athens led the county War Savings Stamp sales in the last four weeks with 5070 dollars. He received a German helmet captured by American troops for topping the county list. Helmets were awarded to 62 Ohio carriers for strong War Stamp sales.
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A. O. Sloane
Athens
Ohio
Mackina
Ohio War Savings Committee
Cheap postage to be effective again July
Washington June 27 The two cent postage rate abandoned during wartime returns at midnight Monday The old two cent stamp covers one ounce letters nationwide The one cent circular and local rates are restored and postal cards no longer require two cents Second class rates change based on advertising space and zone system Rates vary by zone for matter other than advertisements Religious educational scientific and other nonprofit publications pay 1 1 2 cents per pound for all zones No change in in county free mailing or in county delivery rates
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Washington
Grown Prince’s Talk Recalled From Dutch Island
The Dutch government says the former German crown prince remains on Wieringen. In London reports indicate he escaped Holland into Germany and may attempt to live on his Silesian estate after peace, predicting further war and shifts in East Prussia and Silesia. He denies plans for a pottery factory and notes the Kaiser will stay in Amerongen.
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Friederich Wilhelm
Holland
Germany
Brussels
the Mirror
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East Prussia
Wieringen
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Serbia
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Romania
Greece
France
Britain
America
Amerongen
Allies Watch UN Situation as Versailles Peace Near
Paris June 27 Allied delegates, preparing to sign the Versailles peace treaty at 3 pm, focus on Germany amid Berlin and Hamburg uprisings and reports of the crown prince’s possible escape. Royalist counter moves and future role of the former crown prince are debated as the new German delegation heads to Versailles to sign the pact.
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Wilson
Poincaire
Germany
Fred S. Ferguson
United Press
Versailles
Berlin
Hamburg
Holland
Hohenzollern
Empire
Giesberts
Herr Lienert
Mueller
Bell
Morris Will Filed in Probate Court Athens
The will of the late Charles Morris of Athens names J. D. Brown as executor without bond and directs payments to heirs. Written January 14, 1913, it provides specific gifts to daughters Elizabeth Morris Frame and Hattie Van Vorhes, grandchildren Morris Kennedy and Flora Everett, and others, with the remainder to Elizabeth Frame and no appraisal required.
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Charles Morris
Athens
J. D. Brown
Elizabeth Morris Frame
Hattie van Vorhes
Mary L. Frame Kennedy
Morris Kennedy
Flora M. Everett
Moris Everett
Hattie Morris Carnahan
Alfie James
Employment offices place 787 discharged soldiers in week
Over 1,000 soldiers were referred to jobs through U S Employment Offices and allied soldiers bureaus in the week of June 21. Of that total, 787 were reported placed.
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Columbus
U. S
Fourth Class Postmaster Examination Set For July 26
The U S Civil Service Commission announces an examination on July 26 in Athens to certify candidates for a fourth class postmaster vacancy at Carbondale and other offices. Reinstatement may fill any vacancy. Last year the Carbondale postmaster earned $304.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Athens
Carbondale
Finance plans for the American Legion adoption
The American Legion outlines self support aims for veterans, with Minneapolis convention in November to form a permanent organization. A $260,000 temporary fund will be raised from members and friends and repaid after permanent setup. John W. Prentiss chairs the finance committee.
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American Legion
National Convention of the Legion
Minneapolis
Legion
Congress
War Department
National Executive Committee
John W. Prentiss
British Ace Kicked Out Of St Regis Hotel In New York
Sir Charles Allom an English aircraft manufacturer was involved in a disturbance at the St Regis hotel in New York. Irish republican flags fluttered in the lobby as two 16 year old girls offered trays and questioned his views on the rebellion. He was escorted out by hotel staff amid differing accounts of the incident.
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New York
Sir Charles Allom
St. Regis
Sir Charles
Corect
Charles
Japanese Ship Loses Trace Of Unknown Vessel Off New York
The Japanese steamer Tsuruga reports no sight of a vessel after colliding about midnight sixty miles off New York. It is feared all hands aboard the unidentified boat perished. Navy officials believe the other craft may have been a small fishing boat.
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New York
Tsuruga
Navy
Gun Club to Host Big July 4 Shoot in Athens
At a yesterday afternoon event the Athens Gun Club posted top scores in the fifty target shoot with Don Poston leading at 49 and John Poston close behind. A July 4 big shoot is planned at the Mill Street range drawing several out of town competitors. The piece ends with an editorial aside noting motivation as a cause of error.
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Athens
Don Poston
John Poston
Frank McKay
Doc Clark
John Swanson
Harvey Porter
Carl Neff
C. E. Huggins
Frea Alderman
A. T. Lawhead
Mill Street
Taft Addresses Centenary Exposition in Columbus
Former President William H. Taft warned that prolonged ratification delay of the league of nations treaty could hinder American business and industry. The address opened a Four-in-One Day at the Methodist Centenary exposition with thousands of Sunday School leaders arriving by train and car caravans. An A-4 dirigible from Akron was to land and Dr. Edmund D. Soper of New Jersey would deliver the first aerial sermon. A banquet at Masonic Temple would feature Taft as guest of honor.
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Columbus
Congress
League of Nations
William H. Taft
Taft
Akron
Edmund D. Soper
Son, N. J
Masonic Temple
Springfield man fined for uprooting park tree
Cruelty to trees reported in Springfield Illinois as F loger paid twenty five dollars for attempting to uproot a park tree with his motorized vehicle. The incident highlights concerns over damage to public greenery and park equipment.
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Springfield
Ills
Park
Floger
Miss Tracy Lamborowski Sues Over Nose Remodel Refusal
Chicago reader reports a lawsuit filed by Tracy Lamborowski after undergoing a nose remodeling without consent and alleging the other party refuses to cover or adjust the costs and terms of the change.
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Chicago
Ills
Tracy Lamborowski
Wedding Permits For Charles Kestersen and Fain Pair
A wedding permit report lists Charles Kestersen, 48, miner, and Fain, 17, both of Kimberly, as a couple. The Detroit area item notes Emil Maloof assisted a service member with war department correspondence and bonus matters.
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Charles Kestersen
Miner
Ma Fain
Kimberly
Detroit
Mich
Emil Maloof
War Department
Loof
Cotton climbs on estimate surge and peace talks
Unfavorable privately issued crop estimates helped push cotton prices sharply higher in New York trading. October contracts rose to 33.78 cents a pound late in the afternoon, about one cent above last night’s quotations, as reports of German envoys nearing a peace signing added to demand.
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New York
Debate over meat pricing and wartime stocks influences cost of living
In Washington on June 27 the house debated meat pricing amid cost of living concerns. Rep Rainey and Rep Madden argued net weight rules would raise the meat bill by seven million dollars annually. Other members urged flour price reductions and complained about export pressures affecting American consumers. Separately, the War Department rejected most surplus canned meat bids from June 20, with eight six bids received and new tenders to come June 30.
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House
Rainey
Madden
Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Fess
Ohio
Uniteddom
Great Britain
War Department
Colum
Hare
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