Deposed ruler leads forces in clash near Mexican capital
At midnight Carranza opposed rebel troops at Hacienda Tamariz as revolutionists claim numerical superiority. Carranza refused safe conduct to Vera Cruz while about 20 000 combatants fought. reinforcement waves from Soledad and San Marcos reported. Candido Aguilar near Orizaba and Antonio Portas commanded reinforcements. Washington sought precise Carranza whereabouts amid conflicting reports. Linch elected president of Ohio State University Strollers. Elloise Fromme named VP. Margaret Welch named secretary and treasurer.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Carranza
Hacienda Tamariz
Candido Aguilar
Orizaba
Esperanza
Apizaco
Guadalupe Sanchez
Soledad
Antonio Portas
Sanchez
Celso Zapeda
San Marcos
Caranza
Linch
Columbus
William F. Linch
Steubenville
Ohio State University
Elloise Fromme
Urbana
Margaret Welch
Operators Win First Victory In Lever Act Case
A temporary restraining order prevented the removal of five Cleveland coal operators to Indianapolis for trial on Lever Act charges. The operators challenged the act’s constitutionality. Final arguments are set for June 23 in Toledo.
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Cleveland
Indianapolis
Killits
Toledo
Accused Men Stand Trial In Sugar Creek Gambling Case
Justice Helwig ordered a jury trial for all but one of the youths arrested at the Cowan Place raid last Sunday evening on gambling charges. Alex Gall testified, naming one man as gambling while another claimed solitaire. Cliff Augustine was dismissed after saying he had just arrived and saw no gambling.
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Sugar Creek
Helwig
Cowan Place
Alex Gall
Gall
Cliff Augustine
Augustine
Way to freedom in Akron ends in prison indictments
May 13 Akron Leroy Dunlap on trial for first degree murder. George and Louis Neichters alleged accomplices in a framed 16 000 robbery of the Commercial Savings and Trust Co. Dan Popovich, a messenger, and two others escaped from the county jail after sawing bars. Confessions from John Smith and Ralph Richardson. Popovich and four others linked to the bank theft. Two already in the penitentiary others await trial.
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Akron
Leroy Dunlap
George and
Louis Neichters
Dunlap
Dan Popovich
Commercial Savings and Trust Company
the Neichters
Steve Bosses
John Smith
Ralph Richardson
Popovich
Pittsburg Strike Fails to Take Effect on Rail Lines
In Pittsburg on May 13 officials said the rumored strike by engineers and firemen on three railroads did not materialize. Investigators reported no vote occurred at a secret union meeting. Over 200 men returned to work under the Pennsylvania Railroad seniority rule, while several hundred refused.
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Pittsburg
Arthur J. Lovell
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Pennsylvania Railroad
School teachers get 31 percent raise in 1919 20 schedule
In Warren on May 15 the board of education voted to raise teachers salaries by 31 percent versus the 1919-20 schedule, with an average increase of $364 per teacher.
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Warren
Board of Education Today
Nicky Arnstein Reluctant to Surrender in Bond Plot Case
In Cleveland on May 13 friends of Nicky Arnstein say he will not surrender until assured police will seek no more than 50000 bail. Police chief Smith says Arnstein is not in or near Cleveland and that his friends here claim he can evade capture as long as he wants.
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Cleveland
Nicky
Arnstein
New York
Smith
Widow confronts indicted suspect in county jail murder case
Mrs. Anthony Skotnicky testified to seeing the fatal shot and named Dick Howell, the man indicted for her husband detective’s murder. Howell, arrested in Irvine Kentucky, claims innocence. He will be arraigned in criminal court and trial is to be expedited amid expected juror trouble from publicity.
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Canton
Anthony Skotnicky
Dick Howell
Irvine
Howell
Rebellion Rumors Shake Moscow Amid War Dispatches
Ukrainian troops reportedly seize Odessa while Copenhagen dispatches claim a large rebellion in Moscow with fires, destroyed depots, and arrests of cooperative leaders as Moscow radio falls silent since May 9, fueling speculation in London.
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London
Odessa
Moscow
Copenhagen
Politken
Sugar prices and profiteering discussed by railroad board
Washington May 13 sugar should sell at 11 1 2 cents per pound with present prices 20 to 25 cents due to profiteering says W Jett Lauck consulting economist of the railroad brotherhood before the railroad labor board He warns sugar gougers will exact 600 million from Americans this year and calls for higher wages for railroad men based on profit figures from 1917.
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Washington
W. Jett Lauck
Railroad Brotherhood
Railroad Labor Board
Lauck
Kaiser to move from Count Bentinck Castle to Doorn
The former Kaiser of Germany, interned in Holland, will relocate from Count Bentinck's Castle to his new home at Doorn next Saturday, according to reports from Amersfoort.
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Amerongen
Holland
Kaiser of Germany
Count Bentinck
Doorn
Thirteen Now in Ohio Family Heads West to Wellsburg
Mrs Chris Wagner a 36 year old Columbus mother of 18 children eight boys and five girls travels from Nelsonville to Wellsburg West Virginia to join her electric driller husband. She recalls meeting a Traveler's Aid at Union Station a year earlier when she had 12 children and the aid predicted there would be 13. Don the eight month old baby is shown as bright and healthy.
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Columbus, O
Chris Wagner
Nelsonville
Wellsburg
West Virginia
Florence
Don
Union Station
Senate to Vote on Knox Peace Resolution Saturday
The Senate agreed to vote at 4 p m Saturday on the Knox peace resolution. Senator Kellogg Minnesota supported the measure urging a legal state of peace and resumption of trade relations. The chamber, by unanimous consent, struck the provis ion requesting Wilson to open negotiations with Germany.
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Washington
Senate
Lodge
Kellogg
Minnesota
Wilson
Germany
Baptists to Hold Meeting Tonight at Music Hall
A special Baptist church meeting is planned for tonight at Music Hall at 7 30. After a brief business session Rev H C Smith formerly of Racine now of Piqua will speak in support of the Baptist cause. All students and townspeople are invited.
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Music Hall
Baptist Church
H. C. Smith
Racine
Piqua
Arrest in Labor Day freight car robbery case at Red Town
Mike McGovern and Deputy Pete McKinley arrested Charlie Palmer at Red Town on a labor day freight car theft tied to dress goods valued over 300 dollars. Earlier arrests included Ed Smith and the Thompsons. Palmer faces arraignment before Justice Helwigi as more stolen goods are sought.
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Mike McGovern
Pete McKinley
Red Town
Charlie Palmer
Common Pleas Court
Modoc
Ed Smith
Edgar Thompson
Joe Thompson
Andy Thompson
Andy
Common Pleas
Smith Place
Palmer
Mrs. Palmer
Senate backs dispatch of warship to Batum for Armenia
The Senate unanimously approves a resolution asking the president to deploy a battleship and Marines to Batum if compatible with public interest to protect American interests in Armenia. The move signals heightened US protection amid instability in the region.
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Washington
The
Senate Today
Batum
Armenia
Presidential clash over control of deportation policy
Attorney General Palmer and Assistant Secretary of Labor Post seek to resolve who guides administration policy on deporting aliens. Testimony by Post reveals tensions between the Justice and Labor departments over raids and the release policy affecting nearly 1,300 aliens in six months.
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Washington
Wilson
Palmer
Secretary of Labor
Post
House Rules Committee
Department of Justice
Labor Department
Rules Committee
Wll
Campbell
White House
Soviet Established in Erivan Sparks Bolshevik Spread
A Constantinople dispatch reports a soviet formed at Erivan Armenia with the old government逃escape and Bolshevism spreading rapidly through Anatolia as of May 13.
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London
Constantinople
Erivan
Armenia
Anatolia
Debs Named to Lead the Socialist Party Ticket
Eugene V. Debs, imprisoned in Atlanta for espionage act violations, was nominated as the Socialist party presidential candidate with unanimous convention support. Edward Henry of Indianapolis gave the nomination speech, and vice presidential selection pointed to Seymour Stedman of Chicago. Conservatives defeated a left wing platform push favoring a soviet government.
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New York
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta
Socialist Party
Edward Henry
Indiannapolis
John Block
Jas. O'Neil
Irwin St. John Tucker
Illinois
Seymour Stedman
Chicago
Stedman
United States
Monterrey In Hands Of The Insurgents Amid Carranza Counter
Monterey remained under insurgent control as Carranza forces massed outside for a counter attack. Reports said federal troops still held the city with 15 000 troops assembling. All Americans reported safe and Candido Aguilar and Silvestre Aguilar linked to Carranza were mentioned in dispatches.
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San Antonio
Tex
Monterery
Carranza
Tehauntepec
Canadido Aguilar
Silvestre Aguilar
Candido
Pilot Killed as Plane Crashes Near Oskaloosa
In Oskaloosa Iowa May 13 Chicago Omaha division aerial mail superintendent William J McCandless of Washington DC was killed when their plane collapsed during a forced landing H W Johnson Fremont Ohio the pilot was seriously injured Johnson was thrown clear while McCandless was pinned beneath the wreckage his skull fractured and he died almost instantly
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
William J. McCandless
Washington
D. C
Chicago
Furniture From German Throne Room To Be Auctioned
Sixty five pieces of the Empire Furniture said to have been left by Kaiser Wilhelm will go to auction in New York on May 22. The items include throne room hangings rugs and antiques. Valdemar Povelsen senior says he traced the articles to Berlin shops and tradesmen parlors and was allowed to remove them with the condition proceeds aid Germany.
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New York
Kaiser Wilhelm
Berlin
Valdemar Povelsen
Povelsen
Germany
Mexican revolutionists seize Gulf gunboats and eastern coast
Reports from El Paso say Mexican rebels control Gulf gunboats and most of the republic giving General Obregon command of the eastern coast. General Jacinto Trevino left for Apizaco to aid Carranza who is said to be making a stubborn defense against a rebel attack. About 300 Carranza troops and many officials are reported killed in the Apizaco fighting.
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EL Paso
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Republic
General Obregon
Mexico
Jacinto Trevino
Apizaco
Carranza
Trevino
Indiana to Name Big Four Today
Indiana selects its four Republican National Convention delegates with district results standouts. Delegates-at-large expected uninstructed. Six district delegates among 26 were for Major General Leonard Wood and four for Senator Hiram Johnson. Wood supporters aimed for district instructions in nine districts carried in the primary.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Leonard Wood
Hiram Johnson
Wood
Henderson Sells Athens Book & News Store to Fulton and Coe
Mr. C B Henderson, long time Athens retailer, sells Athens Book & News in the Cline building. Fulton and Coe will take over by invoice next week and run the store with the same high level of service. Henderson will move to Waterloo Iowa to join a brother in similar business. Fulton has already been in the store for several months.
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C. B. Henderson
Athens Book & News
Cline
Oscar Fulton
Geo. A. Coe
Invoice
Henderson
Athens
Waterloo
Iowa
Mr. Henderson
Messrs
Fulton and
Coe
Fulton
Census figures due for Canton Cripple Creek Casper and Marshall
The census bureau announced the 1920 population figures for Canton Ohio Cripple Creek Colorado Casper Wyoming and Marshall Texas will be released at 10 30 a m tomorrow.
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Washington
Census Bureau Today
Canton
Cripple Creek
Colo
Casper
Wyo
Marshall
Texas
Bandits Rob Bank in Lima Steal $6000 Cash
Four armed bandits held up the Harrod State Bank in Lima stealing $6,000 in cash. They bound Acting Cashier Walter Hyre and assistant Miss Marie McGough, locked them in the vault, then escaped to a waiting car. Fifty thousand in Liberty bonds and other securities were left undiscovered. No suspects were found by early morning.
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Lima
Harrod State Bank
Walter Hyre
Marie McGough
Liberty
Admiral Sims Charged With Forged Cablegram Evidence
Secretary Daniels testified Admiral Sims used a forged cablegram in the senate naval investigation. The cable bore Daniels signature, which Daniels denied, saying the original copy showed A F Carter of the naval operations bureau signed it. Daniels urged Sims be held accountable for forging or altering the message to affect testimony.
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Washington
Daniels
Sims
Senate Naval Investigation
Admiral Sims
London
Liverpool
Admiral Bayly
Queenstown
Border Peril Now Ended Report
Mexican rebel leaders claim full control of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas ending the border crisis. General Elias Calles heads to Chihuahua City and cancels visits to Juarez and other border towns. Chinese clubs reopen with only American patrons allowed. Alfonzo Vasquez named revolutionary vice consul at El Paso.
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Agua Presta
Sonora
Nuevo Leon
Tamaulipas
Elias Calles
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Alfonzo Vasquez
Inaurgents
el Paso
Alfonzo Pesqueira
Vasquez
New York Car Shortage Eases as Railroads Boost Deliveries
National car shortage is being reduced daily as railroads push new cars from factories. The Car Service Commission aims for 100 percent service with rapid unloading, night repairs, and optimal routing to maximize current rolling stock. Officials say a permanent end requires better railroad finances to order more cars.
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New York
Kendall
Car Service Commission
Bond Forfeiture Shocks Dover Township in Willey Case
In common pleas court Charles D. Willey of Dover township had his $1500 bond forfeited after officers failed to locate him. Willey was indicted for shooting at a railroad worker at Chauncey with intent to wound and had been jailed on bond before disappearing. FE Weekley posted the bond. a cash payment is required. The notice also mentions Athens merchants preparing a revised customer rating list.
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Common Pleas
Charles D. Willey
Dover Township
Willey
Chauncey
FE. A. Weekley
Weekley
Labor Department Head Meets Miners
Secretary of Labor Wilson met anthracite miners in Washington to arbitrate a wage dispute using cost of living data. He planned to propose compromises after preparing to also meet operators. Miners last had a wage increase about a year ago amid price rises. Food and essentials have climbed around 25 percent nationwide.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Legion executive committee to push soldier bonus in Washington
The American Legion executive committee has been called to Washington for a week to push Congress to pass a soldier bonus bill before the convention recess. The committee, with representatives from all states, will stay in session until passage or recess, likely in early June, and if it fails plans a delegation to each convention to seek platform approval.
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Washington
The
American Legion
Congress
Legion
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