Winnipeg Engineers Offer Mediation in Growing Strike
Winnipeg chapter of the Brotherhood of Railway Engineers offers mediation to the general strike, with Mayor Gray to arrange talks among employers employees and government officials. Officials fear spread to other Canadian cities as labor leaders threaten a broader industrial shutdown. Senator Robertson warns of an industrial revolution if 325,000 union members join, with Manitoba mail clerks largely striking and cross border mail traffic disrupted.
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Winniipeg
Man
Winnipeg
Brotherhood of Railway Engineers
Gray
Citizens Committee
Canada
Dominion
Gideon Robertson
Robertson
Manitoba
Vancouver
Home District Moves Read Toward Quota In Mission Drive
Indefinite Methodist Centenary reports give no exact standings for district churches but leaders say progress is solid. District Sec F M Evans lacks full reports on new churches reaching quotas yet remains optimistic more churches have surpassed targets. Thirteen of thirty nine charges have subscribed the needed amount with some charges spanning up to six churches. District subscriptions total 258 000 toward a 320 000 quota as Cincinnati area nears fourteen million and world total nears ninety five million toward the goal of 115 million.
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F. M. Evans
Cincinnati
Navy to Trim Naval Budget for Next Fiscal Year
Washington May 29 The house naval committee led by Chairman Butler and others predict large reductions in navy appropriations for the coming year. They doubt the need to maintain full war strength with all fighting ships in commission as urged by Acting Chief of Operations McKean.
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Washington
Navy
House Naval Committee
Butler
McKean
Doctor builds hospital with his own funds after donors balk
In Hastings on the Hudson, Dr. Jenks, angered by donor reluctance three years earlier, completed a hospital yesterday using his own money. He funded the project himself and opened the facility to the public.
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Hastings
Hudson
N. Y
Jenks
Alor
Police auction yields odd lot items bought in New York
John Buonielle purchased a Ford car along with miscellaneous goods at a city police auction in New York. The lot included five bottles of mustard a fire extinguisher old iron silk fabric a tent a mattress and a folding bed.
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New York
John Buonielle
Ford
New Haven Riot Check Ready as Mayor Sees No Danger
City officials kept Home Guards on stand by after Tuesday night rioting ended. Mayor David Fitzgerald called the initial violence by hoodlums and said a later crowd dispersed by water from firemen was harmless, leaving law and order restored with no danger expected.
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New Haven
Conn
David Fitzgerald
France to honor America dead on Memorial Day across fields
Paris May 29. From Flanders to the Vosges French and Americans will honor the dead who fought near Belleau Wood Chateau Thierry and other fronts. Pershing and Wilson will speak at cemeteries while 70 000 American graves are decorated across France with small flags.
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Paris
Flanders
Vosges
France
America
Army
Pershing
Wilson
Belleau Woods
Chateau Thierry
Dun Sur Meuse
Beaumont
Romagne
Thiaucourt
Meuse
Thiacourt
Picardy
Marne
Lorraine
Bon Villers
Confessed Slayer Lynch Mobbed After Guilty Plea
In Lamar Missouri a mob of about 1000 seized Jay Lynch from the court room after a hurried trial and lynched him in the courthouse yard. The coroner’s jury ruled he died at unknown hands as leaders were not identified. Walter Harlow and Sheriff John Harlow’s killer faced justice in a volatile mob scene.
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Lamar
Jay Lynch
John Harlow
Barton County
Walter Harlow
Lynch
Thurman
Wanted Embezzler Arrested in Akron Case
Herman Feustel, 23, sought in East Liverpool Ohio for embezzling 175000 dollars, was arrested in Akron on May 29. He faces charges in East Liverpool and was taken into custody today.
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Akron
Herman Feustel
East Liverpool
Republican Henry White Declines Responsibility for Peace Mission
Paris May 29 Henry White a member of the American peace delegation writes to Irish American representatives here declining to assume any responsibility for the mission outcome.
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Paris
Henry White
Magistrate Favors Gowns as Thieves Steal Trousers
Chicago police magistrate James Duffy now favors gowns similar to circuit judges. Burglars robbed today and took five pairs of his trousers.
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Chicago
Ill
James Duffy
Man tosses $200 in river in suicide attempt
Chicago August Blum kissed goodbye to $200 in bills, tossed them into the river, telling police he wished to die by heart failure. In Havana Illinois residents will keep their eye opener after July 1 and a Havana fireman volunteers to blow the shop whistle at six A M.
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Chicago
Ill
Blum
Havana
Workers Along Rhine in Love with Prussia
Berlin dispatch reports Cologne workers strike against Rhineland separation from Prussia disrupting gas, electricity and water service as part of protest during May 28 coverage.
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Rhine
Prussia
Berlin
Rhineland
Cologne
Hens in KC Won't Lay Amid Airplane Noise
Kansas City suburbanites report their hens stop laying due to noise from passing airplanes, sparking complaints about flight paths and poultry productivity.
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Kansas City
Kansas_ City
Birds Stand In Court Over Jewelry Theft
In Georgetown Delaware two birds, Sally Sparrow and Rudy Robin, confessed jewelry theft before a magistrate and were bailed out by William Wren, all color.
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Georgetown
Del
Sally Sparrow
Rudy Robin
William Wren
Diamond Ring Found in Drain by Local Plumber
Coshocton Ohio on May 29 Jim Catanzaro hired a plumber to clear a clogged drain. The plumber discovered a $150 diamond ring obstructing the pipe and turned it over to Catanzaro.
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Coshocton
Jim Catanzaro
Catanzaro
Memorial Day My Soldier Father
Maud Sanders writes of her soldier father laid to rest far from home and the wish for flowers on his grave. She recalls his service as a boy in blue, his four years of war near the flag, and the sorrow of stepping beside fallen soldiers.
Flowers for All by Charles Albert Chatfield
Poem honoring fallen heroes with flowers and prayers. It pleads to lay wreaths for those who died in freedom and to offer kind words and tears for the living and dead, honoring duty and sacrifice across wars past and present.
Slayer of veteran indicted for first degree murder
Frank Sennich, 35, confessed slayer of Nicholas Chambers a Plain City war veteran was indicted by a special grand jury for first degree murder Chambers was shot on a Pennsylvania train near Dennison on May 6th
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New Philadelphia
Frank Sennich
Nicholas Chambers
Plain City
Chambers
Pennsylvania
Dennison
Government sells 7000 gas masks at $1 each
In Camp Devons Massachusetts on May 29 a government sale offers 7000 gas masks for one dollar each, inviting local residents to purchase for home protection. The notice frames it as a public sales event targeted at households.
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Camp Devons
Mass
Court Dismisses Slacker Accusation Against Civil War Vet
Portland court drops case after 31 year old high school junior accuses 80 year old veteran George Emery of calling him a slacker. Separately geologists report large iron ore deposits in Finnish Lapland rivaling top Swedish ore.
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Portland
Charles W. Baker
George Emery
Finnish
Lapland
Messenger to Honor Soldiers and Close for Memorial Day
The Messenger announces a Memorial Day observance honoring Civil War soldiers and Argonne veterans. The office will be closed all day and employees will gain a holiday to participate in ceremonies, with readers urged to display the American flag at home and business.
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Argonne
Messenger
League of Nations Key Issue for 1920 Campaign
Democrats in Chicago declare ratification of the League of Nations by the Republican Congress as the paramount issue for 1920. The resolution calls for immediate approval or disapproval, risking a potential third term for Wilson. Taft appeals for a nonpartisan decision on the matter.
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Chicago
Ill
League of Nations
Democratic National Committee
Republican Congress
Wilson
William Howard Taft
Homer 8. Cummings
Congress
Aerial Passenger Service Planned to Saratoga Race Track
Racing enthusiasts in Albany expect two excitements with plans for an aerial passenger service to the Saratoga Race Track. The proposal promises swift access for visitors, aligning with the racing season.
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Albany
N. Y
Saratoga Race Track
Leaders Seek Ottawa Conference to End Great Canada Strike
Ottawa reports Sir Robert Borden weighing a general conference in Ottawa to settle widespread strikes throttling industry. Toronto faces a tense standstill with an eight hour demand, riot insurance costs rise, Winnipeg cites stern government stance, and Vancouver labor leaders push for a general strike.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ontario
Sir Robert Borden
Dominion
Toronto
Borden
Athens County Boys Prepare for State Rivalry Tomorrow
Athens County pitchers Harry Barstow and Clyde Gatehel, both from the area, are in fine shape to face Ohio State tomorrow at 3 p.m. Captain Chapman leads against Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday in the final home conference game. Gatehel has shown fan support in Athens and Glouster. Barstow has defeated fast teams in the region. Weather is forecast fair. A New York inventor proposes wire guards for baby feeding bottles to prevent breakage.
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Harry Barstow
Clyde Gatehel
Athens County
Ohio State
Gatehel
Glouster
Barstow
France
Chapman
Ohio Wesleyan
Allies fail to resolve Italy Adriatic claims at peace talks
Paris May 29 Representatives of the Allied powers meet to approve peace terms for the former Hapsburg empire and present them to Austria. Disputes over Italian Adriatic territorial claims delay consensus, with Premier Orlando and President Wilson conferring as a plebiscite for Eastern Istria reportedly discussed. Sections on the Adriatic may be withheld until settlement.
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Fred 8. Ferguson
United Press
Paris
Austria
Foreign Office
Hapsburg
Associated Powers
St. Germain
Adriatic
Wilson
London
Italy
Orlando
Istria
Navy delays NC-4 jump off to Plymouth England
Navy officials in Washington report Uncertainty over the Read commander's NC-4 launch from Lisbon to Plymouth due to weather. Cable transmission to the United States is slow, contributing to the lack of detailed information on the start.
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Washington
Navy Department
Read
Lisbon
Plymouth
England
Navy
United States
Civil Service Reform Facing Vote in Ohio Election
Representative Gorrell of Carroll County introduced a measure in Columbus seeking a statewide vote in November on repealing the constitutional civil service provision. The Graham banking law imposes a felony for willful overdrafts with fines from 50 to 200 dollars and imprisonment.
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Columbus
Gorrell
Carroll County
House
Graham Banking
Athens Booze Boom Sets City Buying Record
The Glouster Press notes Athens residents bought large whiskey stocks Friday and Saturday. One buyer reported a three year supply after invoicing his stock at 9:30 Saturday night and attempting to arrange another purchase by phone, but the message arrived too late. Including the town’s belief the drought would be permanent, Athens may have the county’s largest liquor reserves.
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Athens
Glouster Press
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