Yankee NC-4 Completes Atlantic Flight to Plymouth Harbor
The American seaplane NC-4 arrived in Plymouth England at 2 26 PM completing its transatlantic flight. Crowds gathered along the harbor as the famed Yankee craft swept into port after its historic crossing from New York under the Atlantic lanes.
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YANK
New York
Europe
Atlantic Air Lanes
Edwin Hullinger
United Press
Plymouth
England
Atlantic
America must make stl e sacrifices entering league
News from Washington reports President Wilson plans a conference with Republican and Democratic league supporters after returning to the capital. The meeting aims to present the league as nonpartisan and unite efforts across parties while discouraging party lines in the debate.
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America
Washington
United Press
League of Nations
Wilson
League
Taft
Theodore Burton
Hitchcock
Democratic League
Senate
Be Beef Prices Expected to Fall Soon Says Packers
Chicago, May 31. The American Meat Packers Association announced beef prices will drop in a few days. They cited cheaper grass fed cattle entering markets, cessation of U S beef exports, and a government purchase halt as reasons. Pork and mutton remain higher.
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Chicago
Ill
American Meat Packers Association
United States
Memorial for Captain Crossen and Private Gabriel Vandalized on Decoration Day
Decoration Day morning revealed the removal of enshrouding canvas from the memorial dedicated to Captain K. T. Crossen and Private James Gabriel in Carbondale. The lake sand and cement monument, built by M. H. Doo little on land he owns, features a bronze tablet and urn with geranium, honoring the two soldiers killed in action in 1918 at Chateau Thierry and Argonne Woods. Local and visiting residents viewed the site, and the dedication is expected on the anniversary of Crossen's death.
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Carbondale
Crossen
Gabriel
M. H. Doolittle
Felows
K. T. Crossen
James Gabriél
Chateau Thierry
Argonne Woods
France
Captain Crossens
Captain Crossen
Allies Prepare to Forge Terms Upon the Enemy
A Mayence dispatch says if Germany refuses to sign the treaty, the French high command orders an advance of 50 miles east from the occupied zone. British troops will seize the Tuhr district. Six hundred technicians and engineers are summoned to Cologne to prepare for the move. A Berlin patch reports German cabinet members met with confederated state heads to discuss peace conditions.
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Basle
National Zeitung
Mayence
Tuhr
Cologne
Zurich
Berlin
Austrian treaty to be presented at St Germain noon Monday
Paris May 31 The Austrian treaty will be presented to enemy delegates at St Germain at noon Monday following the secret plenary conclusion of the peace conference. The meeting adjourned at 6 15 P M after a session lasting two hours and a quarter.
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Fred S. Ferguson
United Press Staff
Paris
St. Germain
NC-4 completes transatlantic flight to Plymouth
Navy seaplane NC-4 arrives in Plymouth at 2 26 P M after a 3900 mile voyage from Rockaway Beach via Halifax Trepassey Horta Ponta Delgada and Ferrol with an average speed near 75 mph Commanding officer Lieut Commander A C Read and crew including E F Stone W Hinton H C Rodd Rhodes and J L Breeze conclude historic crossing marking a pioneering air trail from the United States to England with total flight time about 54 hours 16 minutes
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Washington
New York
England
Admiradmiral Knapp
London
Navy Department
Plymouth
Knapp
Navy
Rockaway Beach
United State
A. C. Read
J. L. Breeze
Read
Plymouth Harbor
Rockaway
Halifax
Trepassey
Horta
Ponta del Gada
Lisbon
Ferrol
NC-4 Flies Over Brest At 11 A M
The NC-4 reportedly flew over Brest, the major French port, at 11 a m according to a received message.
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Paris
Brest
France
NC-4 Passes Station Five At 1005 GMT
A cable from Brest via London reports the NC-4 passed station five at 10 05 a m Greenwich time (6 05 a m New York time). The message notes the plane was not sighted.
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London
Greenwich
New York
Brest
NC-4 Biplane Makes Plymouth Target After Ferrol Departure
The NC-4 jumped off from Ferrol on the northern coast of Spain and flew toward Plymouth England. Commander Read reported the 450 mile leg began at 2 27 Washington time with favorable weather and no accidents. Engine trouble forced a prior delay and a night halt at Mondego river before resuming.
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NC-1
Plymouth
Mondego
Portugal
Vigo
Ferrol
Spain
Haraing
Tarbell
Washington
England
Read
Navy
Mondego River
Ferro
NC-4 Near Plymouth After Atlantic Flight Progress Report
United Press dispatch from Plymouth reports NC-4 passed Brest 140 miles from Plymouth as Lieut Commander Read wireless the plane was going well. NC-1 and NC-3 crews awaited their comrades aboard the Rochester, praising the journey and discussing navigation and storm risks.
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Edwin Hullinger
United Press
Plymouth
England
Brest
Read
U. S. S. Rochester
Atlantic
M. A. Mitcher
Oklahoma City
D. C. McCulloch
Newport
Barin
Portland
Ore
Winnipeg Police Dwindle as Strike Tension Grows
Winnipeg's force stands at nine after 189 officers were discharged for refusing to sign city labor agreements. Officers supported strike demands but did not vote to strike. Mounted police considered for patrols as returned soldiers urge Premier Norris to enact collective bargaining. Norris promised action by 11 o'clock.
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Winnipeg
Man
Norris
Toronto general strike begins with limited disruption
Toronto on May 81 reported a first day with minimal disruption as 7,500 to 8,000 workers idle, 235 metal trades factories closed, 50 garment shops idle, and carpenter strikes hindering forty building projects, yet no disorder occurred.
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Toronto
Ontario
Labor Temple
Vestrymen Ease Sunday Hours Sparking Fans’ Ballgame Start
The vestrymen of St. Georges voted to change church hours to allow an earlier Sunday start for ball games, aiming to please fans and attract attendance.
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New York
St. Georges
Victor Concert Monday at Store Plays June Victor Records
Community event invites all to a 7 30 Monday evening Victor Records concert at the store. Home Furnishing Co. note dated 5 31 2.
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Victor
Victor Records
Home Furnishing Co
Local Police to Cut Force in Half at Midnight
Bridgeport Ohio reports that starting at midnight the city police will be reduced by half as an early effect of prohibition. The notice notes operational changes and cautions residents to expect slower response times during the transition.
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Bridgeport
Ohio
City
Wilson frames league debate as brassy tack in memorial day address
In France President Wilson challenged opponents to support the League of Nations, framing foes as seeking a return to the old order. Senators favoring the league say the fight will hinge on whether Americans accept sacrifices for world peace while opponents warn the covenant threatens sovereignty.
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United Press
Washington
Wilson
Legue of Nations
France
League
Union of the States
Borah
United States
Great Britain
Senate
League Covenant
Landlords Offer 5000 Vacant Units to Negro Tenants
In New York a rent dispute prompts landlords to announce plans to rent five thousand vacated apartments to African American tenants as part of a response to strikes.
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New York
Newspaper advertising built world’s largest men’s clothing store
A Midwestern entrepreneur recalls investing 12,000 dollars startup capital plus 9,000 borrowed and 5,000 in newspaper ads. Over 32 years he built a leading national men’s clothing retailer, spending 5,000,000 on ads, crediting newspapers as the most effective medium over billboards balloons and magazines.
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Kidling Wood
Strike is Won in Elyria Ohio Plant
May 31 report says Willys Overland Co. strikers mailed a poem to unorganized workers at the plant urging solidarity and declaring the strike is won.
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Elyria
Ohio
Willys Overland Co
Socialists Reject League of Nations as Peace of Hate
Chicago executives of the Socialist Party closed a session denouncing the league as a peace of hate and a hideous farce. They protested congress over alleged pogroms in Poland and expressed sympathy for Russian soviets. A new party program was drafted after expelling 25 000 Slavs for seeking control by methods not used in the second Russian revolution.
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Chicago
Ill
League of Nations
Socialist Party
Poland
Attention Members of C Chamber of Commerce Meeting
Annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce set for Monday evening at 7 20 with election of officers. The notice calls C of C members to attend and vote on leadership.
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C. OF C
Chamber of Commerce
Wreck of troop train near Greenfield kills Arizona man
A Baltimore and Ohio troop train carrying Arizona and New Mexico soldiers derailed in a cut near Greenfield Ohio. One soldier Joseph W F Clarey of Phoenix was killed and five others injured. Leonard O Romero of Las Cruces New Mexico would die. Most troops were Indians and Mexicans. Spreading rails blamed. five cars overturned.
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Greenfield
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Arizona
New Mexico
Joseph WF. Clarey
Phoenix
Ariz
Leonard O. Romero
Les Cruses N M
Canaanville Memorial Day Celebration Draws Large Crowd
A Memorial Day gathering at the Canaanville church drew an overflow crowd. Rev. F. M. Evans of Athens delivered an eloquent address. Mrs. T. M. Crawford led a flag drill. a noted male quartet performed. Nearly three World War veterans in uniform and the Canaonville drum corps participated in a successful program.
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Canaanville
F. M. Evans
Athens
T. M. Crawford
Canaonville
Cleveland Sets New Police Record On Dry Holiday
Cleveland Ohio May 31 report that the first dry holiday established a new police record with 85 docketed arrests and only one case of intoxication.
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Cleveland
Ohio
New Marshfield Road Crew Spreads Slag For Memorial Day Parade
The county road gang unloaded a slag car and spread material along the New Marshfield highway from town center to the cemetery hill. By two o clock the work was finished and the parade route was ready, leaving a tar bound macadam road to the hilltop.
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County Road
New Marshfield Road
New Marshfield
Killed in Race Crash in Indianapolis Speedway
Officials report Louis Lecocq and Bandini were burned to death when their car overturned and caught fire during a May 31 speedway event in Indianapolis.
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Indianpolis
Speedway
Louis Lecocq
Bandini
Three Die in Liberty Sweep Stakes at Indianapolis
At the Liberty Sweep stakes in Indianapolis three men were killed and one injured in the first 250 miles. Louis Lecocq and his mechanician Bandini burned when their car overturned and caught fire and died under the wreckage. Arthur Thurman of Washington, D C, was instantly killed when his car rolled on the back stretch. Jean Chassagne, substituting for Paul Bablot, hit a retaining wall but escaped with minor injuries. his mechanician was slightly hurt.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Louis Lecocq
Bandini
Arthur Thurman
Washington, D. C
Jean Chassagne
Paul Bablot
Canaan Man Declared Insane After Lunacy Hearing
In probate court Saturday Bert Hawk of Canaan was adjudged insane after witnesses from Canaan township testified. Following a medical review relatives were ordered to care for him, his brother John Hawk of Long Run taking charge. The hearing drew a crowded courtroom as Hawk previously faced a similar charge and was freed.
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Herbert Hawk
John Hawk
Long Run
Canaan Township
Hawk
Phillips
Republicans Lose Public Service Panel Control in West Virginia
At midnight May 31 in Charleston Ernest D. Lewis a Democrat from Clarkburg took office as a member of the Public Service Commission, ending Republican control since the commission’s 1913 inception.
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Charleston
W. VA
State Public Service Commission
Ernest D. Lewis
Clarkburg
Life Is Complex Made Messy by Tiny Annoyances
A concise reflection on how small irritations escalate into larger trouble, highlighting human tendency to overreact to everyday frictions and the resulting complications. The statement frames daily annoyances as a lens on broader complexity.
German Socialists Plan General Strike to Topple Scheidemann
Berlin dispatch notes that the independent socialist plan a general strike on the day of the peace treaty decision aims to overthrow Chancellor Scheidemann under any outcome.
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Berlin
The
Germania
Scheidemann
Villa Angeles movement seen as minor border threat
Reports from Dallas and border towns say the Vila Angeles Mexican revolution plan has little impact. Officials including Texas Governor Hobbs and American Consul Blocker deem Villa lacks sufficient force. Colonel Silva claims ongoing plans and promises future announcements while remaining under justice surveillance.
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Dallas
Texas
Department of Justice
Villa
General Angles
Mexico
Blocker
Eagle Pass
Hobbey
Florez
Fort Worth
Silva
Conolel
United States
Villa-Angeles
el Paso
Department
Luxury taxes in danger as House fast-tracks repeal
Washington May 31 The House moves to repeal the so called luxury taxes after a favorable committee report. Agriculture appropriation awaits final disposition while military and naval affairs continue their respective drafts. A brief meeting is set to consider restoring the wires.
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Washington
Senate
House
Esch
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Roll of Honor carriers in Athens praised for perfect week
The Messenger lists Malcolm McCormick Theodore Moorhead Max Lewis Edward Jennings Darrell Herron for one hundred percent efficiency in distributing papers during the past week in Athens.
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Athens
Malcolm McCormick
Theodore Moorhead
Max Lewis
Edward Jennings
Darrell Herron
German counter proposals reshape postwar talks in Paris
May 31 Paris reports that German counter proposals reopen allied diplomatic debates over reparations and league of nations. Germany seeks 25 million dollars in reparations matching American aims while France resists joining the league, keeping deadlines and enforcement disputed among the Four. Ambassador Davis arrives from London for a plenary session on Austrian terms as talks focus on Rhine occupation and occupation policies.
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Fred
Fergusson
United Press
Paris
Germany
League of Nations
France
League
Wilson
Occupation Rhine
Davis
London
Attendance urged as term ends by Supt Morgan
Supt Morgan issued a statement urging parents to ensure regular attendance through the term end. Teachers have been instructed to maintain regular work until close. Grades finish Thursday with Friday report card day, while high school classes are suspended after Tuesday due to commencement events and final reports.
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Supt. Morgan
Morgan
Cleveland Patrolman Kohanik Arrests Suspect
A Cleveland patrolman responds to fortune tellers who predicted a meritorious act, leading to the arrest of a suspect. The report presents a curious scene where local superstition touches law enforcement actions.
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A .Cleveland
Kachanik
Righto
Kohanik
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