Wire Systems Return to Owners Under government oversight
The Post Office Department ordered August 1 controlled wire lines to resume operation by private owners as Congress considers action. Burleson cites presidential approval and congressional hearings while keep a government hold on rates and cost accounting. The wire operating board is abolished though the wire control board remains to guide ongoing oversight until final disengagement.
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Washington—Telegraph and
Burleson
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
House Committee
Telephone and Telegraph
Postmaster General
Wire Operating Board
Union
N. Bethel
New York
Wire Control Board
John A. Koons
W. H. Lamar
Statistica
Telegraphers Walk Out In Nationwide Strike Action
The Commercial Telegraphers union president announced the end of a strike by 2000 Western Union operators in the southeast and directed a phased nationwide extension. He urgedPostmaster General Burleson to grant concessions similar to those granted to telegraph firms before government takeover and warned of a general strike if unmet.
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Washington
J. Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union
Renencamp
Burleson
Soldiers Pledge Aid as War Veterans Condemn Strike Leaders
The fourth week of the general strike began June 6 with hundreds of veterans pledging to resist authorities and ensure food flow. More than 4000 veterans passed resolutions denouncing strike leaders as agents of revolution and urged Mayor Gray to use 200 special constables, fired from Royal returned soldiers ranks. The meeting demanded government accountability for upheaval and named the only union recognized by Canadian soldiers as the low jack.
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Winnipeg
Dhty
Gray
Royal Returned
Jacek
Big Reward Offered for Dynamiters in Mayor Davis Case
A $25,000 reward is posted for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the dynamiters who bombed Mayor Harry L. Davis’s home on Monday night. The offer comes from a group of Cleveland eltheona.
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Harry L. Davis
Cleveland Eltheona
Street Car Runaway Leaves Dozens Injured
A street car derailed on Shoth Street injuring sixty five people as it fell from a track and struck nearby objects. Emergency crews responded as casualties were transported to area hospitals and investigators began assessing the incident and causes.
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Wilwutttkee
Canada Debt Near Two Billion Amounts Per Capita
Canada’s debt is projected to approach two billion dollars as expenditures for the current year are approved. Finance Minister Sir Thames White announced the figure to the House of Commons, noting per capita obligations and overall accumulation.
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Canada
Cuawe
Oooanada
Thames White
Gillett appoints 15 to probe War Department costs
Speaker Gillett named fifteen members to form a probe body to investigate Warmtine expenditures of the War Department. The panel includes ten Republicans and five Democrats and was appointed Thursday.
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Gillett
Washington
Khotee
War Department
Tragic mine disaster in Wilkes-Barre claims many lives
In the Baltimore tunnel of the Delaware and Hudson Coal Co in Wilkes Barre Pa a trolley wire contacting a steel powder keg triggered a blast. About eighty three men died and fifty were injured as a sheet of flame swept through the tunnel two miles from the mouth.
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Wilkes-Barre
Baltimore
Delaware & Hudson Coal Company
East End
Soldiers Meet in Zion Utah Legion Caucus Chooses Leaders
Utah branch American Legion caucus in Salt Lake City selects Wesly King as president with Royal Douglas as vice president, H. W. Brangham secretary, Baldwin Robertson treasurer. Resolutions advocate unity of the uniform, veterans employment, disability pay, and land reclamation.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
American Legion
Salt Lake
Wesly King
Royal Douglas
Weber County
Knights
Jordan
Uth
H. W. Brangham
Cache County
Baldwin Robertson
Sherman Armstrong
Navy selects Cowles to launch Victory loan drive
Rear Admiral Thomas J. Cowles, famed for past Liberty loan campaigns, was chosen by Secretary Daniels to spearhead the navy Victory loan campaign. His slogan The Battle of the Bonds underscores the push to back up fighting men on land and sea.
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Thomas J. Cowles
Ocen
Daniels
Navy
Suspects Seized in Chicago Bomb Raids
Chicago reports six men in custody as bomb suspects after federal agents and city detectives conducted raids on locations deemed red gathering places. Gardner refuses extra session to ratify woman suffrage amendment due to expense concerns in Missouri.
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Chicago
Gardner
Jefferson City
Ciovegnor Gardner
Suffragists Win Battle in Senate as Ratification Moves On
Washington reports the Susan B Anthony constitutional amendment for woman suffrage passes the Senate 56 to 25 after a House passage May 21. The measure advances to the states for ratification by three-fourths of legislatures, with strong support from women’s groups nationwide.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Susan B. Anthony
Sargent
California
German Cities Protest Peace Terms in Open Appeal
Magistrates from 200 German municipalities representing about 90 0000 residents sign an appeal to the American people denouncing the peace terms as unjust and demanding reconsideration from the Allies.
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Berlin
Ciihes
Agricultural Bill Passed by House on June 4
The agriculture and industrial appropriation bill totaling 31.4 million dollars cleared the house with a single dissent and was sent to the Senate for action.
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Washington
Senate
German Peace Terms May Be Eased at Conference
Washington reports note that Germany may win small concessions on reparations and territory as the council of four discusses its counter proposals. Britain favors some concessions while France remains firm to original terms. Berlin condemns French rule in the Rhineland and the move toward a Rhenish republic, calling it treason. Strikes in American occupied areas subsided after a warning from U S authorities.
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Washington
Germany
Council of Four
Paris
Wilson
Great Britain
France
Dr. Dorte
Public debt reaches twenty five billion in May
The nation's public debt rose to 25,921,151,270 by end of May, up 1,006,640,750 for the month from new certificate issues and payments on Victory loan subscriptions.
Sir Donald Maclean Appointed Liberal Party Chairman
Sir Donald Maclean is named the new chairman of the Liberal Party in the British House of Commons. The appointment signals leadership change within the party and parliamentary presence.
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Donald Maclean Ie
Liberal Party
Walle Collapse Injures Two Children in Utah Home
In no windstorm, the wall of Rosco Arwitz home in Helper Utah collapsed. A 12 year old boy was dug from the ruins just in time to prevent smothering. Two children were seriously injured.
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Falling Walle
Helper
Utah
Rosco Ariwtt
Petitions Stolen from Seattle Referendum Drive
Several signed petitions ready for submission to state officials to trigger a referendum on ratification of the federal prohibition amendment were stolen in Seattle. The loss could delay the local effort to gauge public support for the measure.
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Seattle
Secretary of States
Austrians Decry St Germain Terms as Unjust Says Papers
Vienna reports consensus that peace terms from St Germain are unacceptable and harsher than expected. Newspapers blame Italian French Czechs and Jugos for losses including Marburg and Klagenfurt, warn of Bolshevik talk, and cite Wilson’s points as ignored.
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Vienna
St. Germain
Neues Abendblitt
Austria
Germany
Marburg
Klagenfurt
Arbeiter Zeitung
Wilson
Reichspoet
Edward Treichi
Yankee Troops Quit Russia for Home Voyage from Archangel
A detachment of American infantry from the Archangel front boarded a transport on June 4 for Brest, the first U S troops to sail home. Six companies of the 339th Infantry totaling about 1600 men comprise the initial contingent, who embarked at Economia the winter port of Archangel. The Thirteenth Engineers may stay several weeks longer. more companies will depart as transports arrive.
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Archangel
Russia
United States
Brest
339Th Infantry
Economia
Government to Operate Rail Lines A Year End Plan
Director General Hines told the house appropriations committee that a $1.2 billion request would fund government controlled rail lines for the rest of the calendar year. He forecast rail revenue gains would reduce further government losses as business strengthens.
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Washington
Hines
House Appropriations Committee
Irish Envoys Give Up Fight for Hearing
Paris report says former governor Dunne of Triinois Frank P Wash and Thomas Ryan will sail from France on June 7. They have abandoned hopes of securing a hearing for the Irish republic delegates before the peace conference.
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Paris
Dunne
Triinois
Frank P. Wash
Thomas Ryan
France
Irish Republic
Vocational Training Bill Reported By Labor Committee
Washington Senator Kenyon's measure to extend federal vocational training to about 401 soldiers excluded by current war risk rules has been favorably reported by the labor committee.
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Washington
Kenyon
Labor Committee
Attempted bombing at New York court destroys lives
A cowardly assault aimed at Judge Charles Nott Jr of the court of general sessions during early Monday failed to explode. The blast killed at least one person and possibly three, with Judge and Mrs Nott away from town.
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New York
Charles «. Nott, Jr
Court of General Sessions
Army Plan Promises 1500 Aircraft and New Dirigible Model
Washington announces an army program to build more than 1500 airplanes at a cost of 20 million dollars and to purchase from Great Britain one of the latest dirigible types to serve as a model for future construction.
Plant Closed After Rioting in Toledo Automaker Abandons Operations
Rioting Wednesday near Toledo caused two persons to die and seventeen injured at the Willes Overland Automobile plant. Authorities report the plant is shut and troops have been requested to restore order.
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Toledo, O
Wllye Overland Automobile Company
Plan Flight to Antipodes Australia Offer by Producer
Thomas HL Thee, motion picture producer, announced he offered 50,000 for aviators who attempt a flight from here to Australia. The venture aims to push long distance air travel and media coverage.
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Venice
Gal
Thomas HL Thee
Auatralia
Fed Himself to the Horse A Barnyard Accident Report
A boy named Hal Perry fell feet first into a hay chute while feeding a horse. Jim the horse nipped his toes as he ate, and the farmer later rescued the child with a rope and helped him to safety. The passage ends with a brief note on Little Nell from Dickens.
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Hal Perry
Jim
Hal
Mr. Perry
Preserving Elder Fruit in Barrels and Cans
Instructions describe making elder storage liquid with four ounces of malt and one ounce ground chalk per barrel to preserve elder fruit. After fermentation, settle and rack the liquid, then seal airtight to keep fruit sweet, avoiding fermentation to ensure longevity.
A Thing of Beauty Bird Nest Noted by Poet
Vincent Barnard of Pennayifania recalls a friend of life observing a bird begin to build. Near the nest site the bird used many colored xephyr yarns, which the artist appropriated. John Burroughs notes in Wake Helein the nest grew unusually deep and capacious, a beauty woven by a bird.
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Vincent Barnard
Pennayifania
John Burroughs
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