Thousands Pay Tribute to Colonel Galbraith in Cincinnati
Thousands from diverse walks of life gathered at Music Hall Cincinnati for the last rites of Colonel Frederick W. Galbraith national commander of the American Legion who died in an Indianapolis car crash. Revivers Herget McMillan Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D Olier delivered brief orations. The service featured French and U S officials and ended with a Scottish Rite burial ceremony and interment at Arlington after a gun-carriage procession through the city. A palm tribute from Chateau Thierry and other floral dedications from French veterans groups highlighted Franco American gratitude.
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John Herget
Frederick McMillan
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D'Olier
Cincinnati
Frederick W. Galbraith
American Legion
Indianapolis
Music Hall
Col. Galbraith
Victor Heintz
Ohio
Franklin D’olier
The
Legion
Marcel Knecht
French Information Service
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
France
Colonel Galbraith
D’olier
de Levergne
Galbraith
Legion of Honor
Calvary Episcopal Church
America
Joseph J. Hooker
Spring Grove
Arlington Cemetery
Washington
Chateau- Thierry
Alsace-Lorraine
Three Boys Sentenced for Burglary in Tampa
In Tampa Florida on June 11 three juvenile offenders were convicted of entering a hardware store. The court ruled they must save enough money to buy a pocket knife for each boy from the store they broke into, directing purchase from the same outlet.
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Tampa
Fila
Greek Battleship Kilkis Shells Inebors in Black Sea
The Greek battleship Kilkis formerly the U S S Mississippi shelled Inebors Iнеborsi on the Black Sea today causing numerous casualties and extensive damage to many buildings including the government residence.
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Inebors
Constantinople
Kilkis
Mississippi
Inebori
Black Sea
Irregularities Charged in Wheeling City Election
Wheeling West Virginia June 11 charges of irregularities in the recent city election have led to a potential state grand jury probe. Defeated candidates W C McGregor and CC Gilligan accuse ballot box tampering in seven precincts and falsified returns in eight others. They allege officers were planted in doubtful precincts and that two clerks were barred for being Jewish. A council hearing is set for Monday to address the charges.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Carl Bachmann
W. C. McGregor
CC. T. Gilligan
Council
Haynes Takes Post as National Prohibition Commissioner
Roy A. Haynes of Hillsboro Ohio begins duties as national prohibition commissioner succeeding John F. Kramer. Kramer outlines policy aims including limiting physician prescriptions of whiskey and restricting production and importation for medical use. He notes enforcement loyalty overall, border smuggling, illicit whiskey making, and bond withdrawals on forged permits. James E. Jones of Youngstown named assistant prohibition commissioner with prior agriculture department ties.
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Washington
Roy A. Haynes
Hillsboro
Ohio
National Prohibition
John F. Kramer
Mansfield
Kramer
Congress
Haynes
Prohibition
Fedral
James E. Jones
Youngstown
Half of Great Bend Flooded by Arkansas River
The Arkansas River burst an old irrigation dam southwest of Great Bend Kansas flooding more than half the town. Water reached from one to four feet over thousands of acres as floodwaters spread across the area.
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Great Bend
Kan
Arkansas River
Three Day Strike Declared in Munich Over Gareis Murder
Munich authorities report a three day general strike called by labor unions workmen councils and multiple parties in protest of Deputy Gareis being killed. Streetcar service is halted and shops are closed as the Bavarian government offers a ten thousand mark reward for the killers.
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Associated Press
Munich
Social Democrats
Independent Socialists
Gareis
Bavarian Independent Socialist Party
Sunday Sermon Sparks Large Turnout for Campaign
An afternoon crowd near 400 gathered Saturday as Rody led a song service and Billy Sunday spoke after Rev. L. 3. Cunningham requested a campaign in Williamson. Sunday quoted For God So Loved the World and urged a farewell offering for his tour.
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Rody
L. 3. Cunningham
Williamson
Billy Sunday
W. Moore
Mr. Sunday
Sunday Services Schedule With Evening Sermon
Today's program lists four services at 10 am 1 pm 3 pm and night. Mr Sunday will begin preaching by 6 45 pm and likely at 6 30 pm to catch the northbound N and W for home.
Rotarians Edge Kiwanis 6 5 In Slashing Seven Inning Tilt
In a seven inning clash at the Fair Grounds the Rotary Club team avenged a earlier defeat by Kiwanis winning 6 to 5. Threatening weather reduced attendance but those present were rewarded with a tight, late scoring game.
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Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Fair Grounds
Weaves Wonderful And Heart Shaking Picture
Rev Billy Sunday preached on Mark 12 34 urging confession of sins and acceptance of Jesus Christ. About 450 people attended the Saturday night sermon near the railroad work scene as the service opened with music and a short song service.
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Lorimer
Billy Sunday
Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus Christ
Kingdom of God
Billy Sunday Campaign Drives Huge City Attendance
Public appeals urge orderly crowds for Billy Sunday services. Ushers request seating order and quiet behavior to conserve the evangelist’s energy and maximize attendance across Raleigh Street venues.
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God
Billy Sunday
Y. W. C. A. Blue Triangle
Red Cross Kiddie Koop
Raleigh Street
Sunday
Federal Prisoners Escape From Train
Portland Oregon June 11 Prisoners Roy Gardner and Morris Pyron escaped from a train at Castle Rock Washington while in transit to McNeil Island penitentiary. Gardner wielded a pistol and Pyron swapped shackles for weapons and cash before leaping off. Gardner faces two 25 year terms for California mail robberies. Pyron had fled California after a prior escape in 1919.
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Portland
Ore
Posaca
Roy Gardner
Morris H. Pyron
Castle Rock
Wash
McNeil Island Penitentiary
Gardner
Pyron
Oregon
California
Kennett
Cal
Jury to be picked in Kaber murder case in Cleveland
A jury of sixty names is ordered to try Mrs Eva Catherine Kaber and her daughter Marian McArdle for the alleged murder of Daniel Kaber. Both defendants pleaded not guilty to first degree murder. hearing set for June 28. Additional indictments and arrests followed as investigators probe a midwife and a reported accomplice.
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Cleveland
Eva Catherine Kaber
Marian McArdle
New York
Kaber
Raber
Stanton
Mrs Decker Released Amid Indictments In Indictment Murder Case
Mrs Lydia Decker was released today from the Warsaw jail where she had been held on murder charges connected with the death of Leroy Lovell a twenty year old man from Elkhart Ind Her son Virgil fifteen years old was convicted of murder by a jury that returned its verdict late yesterday Two other sons Fred and Calvin Decker face indictments and prosecutors said they would press the cases
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Decker
Warsaw
Ind
Lydia Decker
Leroy Lovell
Elkhart
Virgil
Lovett
Fred
Calvin Decker
Steamship in Flames Near Frying Pan Shoals
Steamship ice bound for Jacksonville from a north Atlantic port is in flames off Frying Pan shoals. The steamer Garibaldi has gone to assist, later joined by Seminole coast guard cutter from Charleston. The Garibaldi stood by to aid firefighters as crews responded. The ship departed Newport News in ballast for Jacksonville last Wednesday.
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Jacksonville
Fla
North Atlantic
Fourteen Killed in Madrid Train Wreck Near Villaverde
Fourteen persons are known to have been killed and many injured when an express train from Madrid collided with a train from Toledo near Villaverde today.
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Madrid
Toledo
Villaverde
Senators May Not Probe Clothing Workers Strike
Washington June 11 Senators on the education and labor committee signaled they would likely postpone indefinitely resolutions proposing an investigation of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers and the clothing trade. With the New York strike largely settled and the dispute mainly confined to that state, action seems unlikely.
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Washington
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Clothing Trade
New York
Porter Resolution to End War Declared Likely Passed
Washington reports that after a partisan clash the House adopted a rule to substitute the Porter resolution for the Knox measure and end the war declaration 208 to 105. Democrats attacked the move as secret and unamendable, while Porter defended it as not repudiating the war or weakening allies.
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Washington
House
United States
Central Powers
Senate
Foreign Affairs Committee
Porter
America
Germany
Ordr
Calvert Drifting in Gulf of Mexico with 65 aboard
The United States Shipping Board freight steam ship Calvert was reported drifting helplessly in the Gulf of Mexico. The vessel sent a wireless message requesting assistance and gave its position seventy two miles south of South Pass Louisiana. The freighter, which carries a crew of sixty five and has a gross tonnage of four thousand two hundred ninety eight, left Tampa in June bound for Galveston.
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New York
United States Shipping Board
Calvert
Gulf of Mexico
South Pass
Tampa
Galveston
Huntington Postmaster Resigns to Focus on Adver tiser Ownership
Joseph Harvey Long, Democrat and Huntington postmaster since June 1 1916, resigned effective June 30 to devote full time to developing the Huntington Advertiser, of which he has long been sole owner.
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Huntington
W. Va
Joseph Harvey Long
Huntington Advertiser
Fire Sweeps Timber Lands Across Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
Halifax on June 11 reports wide stretches of timber land in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick under wildfire. Firefighters battled under a burning sun with a stiff wind as thousands of dollars worth of lumber burned to ashes and several hamlets faced threats.
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Halifax
N. SS
Nova Scotia
New Brumswick
Postpone Postal Rate Boost Stalled by Lawmaker
Washington June 11. Representative Longworth Ohio introduces a bill proposing postponement of second class postal rate increases set to take effect July 1. The measure calls for an investigation into postal costs to decide if the new rates are needed.
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Washington
Longworth
Republican
Ohio
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Jones
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Irent
A.gross
Elas
Clothing Workers
Knox
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