Supreme Court voids section 4 in futures act
The Supreme Court rules section 4 of the futures trading act unenforceable and strikes down the child labor provision as unconstitutional. Chief Justice Taft delivers the opinion with Justice Brandels dissent. The ruling halts prohibitive taxes on futures contracts and upholds some provisions empowering the agriculture secretary to probe boards of trade. The decision also involves a federal injunction against the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tutt
Chicago Board of Trade
Congress
United States District Court
Chicago
Landis
Chicago Oound of Trade
Hhis
Brandela
Secretary of Agriculture
Boards of Trade
United States
New York
Fifi Refutes Rumor Of Impending Marriage
Poughkeepsie May 16 Guardian ad litem John Mack reports claims that Mrs Annerea Stillman plans a Chicago wedding to Fowl McCormick are unfounded. Court decree granted in a divorce case against her husband. Stillman denies any plan to wed and says the rumor is unfounded.
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Poughkeepsie
John “Br. Mack
Guardian
Ad Litem
Guy
Lemon
Anne “Rea
Stillman
Fowl McCormick
Chicago
Vorce Getlon
Mr. Minck
Atlilman
Charges coal price boost charged by commissioner
A report indicates a coal price increase proposal tied to a government commissioner amid public concern over rising costs. Officials debate the impact on consumers as the measure faces scrutiny and potential delay.
Bandits Foiled In Train Holdup Near Tucson
On the Chicago Rocksland and Pacific train No 3 from Chicago to Los Angeles eight masked robbers attempted a holdup near James station eight miles west of Tucson. Express Messenger A Stewart killed one bandit and wounded another, passengers unharmed as the crew thwarted the attack. The body of a slain robber was found with rubber gloves and dynamite. A red fuse and a stop signal were used to halt the train at 1 10 am, then the bandits escaped in two cars.
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Tucson
Artz
Express Seasenger
A. Stewart
Chicago
Rocksland & Pacific
Goldens State
Los Angeles
Stewart
James
Sherif AicCantel
Pinal County
Godlroom Hudltues
Beelde
Mallard Baggage Care
Limited
Cortaro
Madigan
Phssenger
Belfast Guns Claim Several Lives in Citywide Attacks
A Sunday spree of shootings in Belfast left eight dead and many wounded as violence spread from Great George Street to Townsend Street district. A patrol ambush near Derrymacash injured four special constables while the military joined later firefights.
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Belfast
Ireland
George Street
Derrymacash
Lurgan
Armagh
Townsend Street
Talla Road
Shankill Road
Royal Avenue
Ciy
Train wreck injures three in Warsaw Indiana
Three people were injured, none seriously, when a Big Four train wreck occurred near a switch in Warsaw Indiana. The engine and two cars overturned after a 50 mile per hour descent. Mrs Clurgy Hole of Goshen was the most injured, with others including Wittum McLaughlin of Indianapolis conductor and A J Mason of Indianapolis brakeman among the injured. Trafffic delayed several hours while debris was cleared.
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Warsaw
Ind
Witch Nest
Hoor
Grace
Mra. Clurgy Hole
Goshen
Witttum ,McLaughlin
Indianapolia
A. J. Mason
Actinn‘apols
Traffe
Hama
Debrig
Royalist Assault in Munich Sparks Street Clash
In Munich a monarchist mob stormed a building linked to the German regime, tore down flags, and burned them while socialist organizers faced stoning. The confrontation shows rising tensions as workers react to the incident.
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Berlin
Munich
Removal Demand Sparks House Inquiry in Maryland
Representative HU from ep. Md. demands the removal of Mellon Swansea stating a formal order is sought. The request triggers a house inquiry as lawmakers scrutinize authority and procedural steps for removal.
United States declines to join The Hague conference
The United States government, after a White House meeting with President Harding, declines to participate in the Hague conference planned for June 15 on Russian problems. Secretary Hughes cites desire to aid Russia’s recovery but says participation would be under a different framework, lacking definiteness, and would not advance productive restoration. Italy Belgium Great Britain and Japan are named as inviting powers.
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Washington
United States
Hague
Sturing
Hughes
White House
Harding
Allon
Russia
Hosda
Tingve
Genoa
Alay 1
Italy
Belgium
Great Britain
Japan
American Parley Opens in Washington on Boundary Dispute
The American conference between Peru and Chile to settle the old boundary dispute from the Treaty of Ancon opens in Washington. Secretary of State Hughes delivers welcome, and Peruvian and Chilean delegates offer remarks. High officials and foreign diplomats attend the session in the Pan-American Building. Hughes says the agreement would provide a needed example of peaceful practice.
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Washington, Alay
Perth
Cinle Ti
Ancon
Hughes
Detroit Seizes City Run Trolley Lines in Major Takeover
Detroit at midnight formally assumed ownership of all trolley lines and cars within the city, creating the largest municipally owned street railway system. The Detroit United Railway continues to operate interurban cars entering the city under municipal control, adding 273 miles and 1,029 cars to city assets as part of the transfer.
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Detroit
Mid
Detroit United Railway
Mnes -Bnsif
Mexican party tragedy leaves 13 dead in canyon crash
In Mexico City on May 16 a tour bus carrying a holiday crowd plunged into a deep canyon after a collision at a hilltop. Thirteen died and more than seventy were injured, mostly women and children. Several Germans and other foreigners were aboard. no Americans. The death toll could rise as many remain in serious condition.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Yesterday's Games and Results in the Major Leagues
In the American League New York beat Chicago 1 to 6 and Cincinnati lost 6 to 6 on a busy day. Boston defeated St Louis 19 to 7 while Philadelphia posted 7 and 23 runs in a National League clash. Detroit won 6 to 1 over New York as Washington fell to 3. Cleveland edged Chicago 2.
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New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Breaisen
Pittsburgh
Boston
St Louia
Philadelphia
Boaton
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
National League
St Chicago O
Brockivill Cincinnadi
Oz ‘Smemigan Iihoue
Philadel
Harding hears bonus talk in Washington briefing
President Barding listened for an hour as Senator Smoot outlined a plan to compensate veterans through paid-up insurance and a tax financed cash benefit. Senator Strvat said the President did not indicate approval of the funding method, but appeared pleased with the cash tax proposal.
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Senator Smoot
Washington
Barding
Smnot
Vresident
Orn
Trust N Merger Denied
New York on May 16 denial came from Tierenk L. Chadbourne general counsel for six steel firms amid a proposed consolidation that would involve Midvale Steel Republic Iron and Steel Steel and Tube Company of America Buer Hi Steel Inland Steel and the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company A federal inquiry sought full information on the merger and its compliance with antitrust laws.
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New York
Stierman Inn
Chiyton
Tierenk L. Chadbourne
Midvale Steel
Republic Iron and Steel, Steel and Tube Company of America
Buer Hi Steel
Inlandl Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Chadbourne
Federal Trade Commission
Dynamite blasts threaten Meadowbrook miners home in Dalontown
In Dalontown Pennsylvania on May 14 a small dwelling used as housing for Meadowbrook Mine workers was destroyed by dynamite. Eleven people including two babies narrowly escaped death as the union coal strike actions continued. Investigators connected the incident to broader mining disruptions with two men arriving from West Virginia and rumors of other suspects.
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Dalontown
Leith
Meadowbrook
West Virginia
Madison bakery shutdown shocks city readers
Madison Wisconsin May 10 local bakeries in ten shops suspended operations amid supply issues. The shutdown affected the city’s bread supply as workers and residents faced shortages and uncertainties about reopening timelines.
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Madison
Wia
Russians Accept Allies Invitation to Hague Meeting
Genoa subcommittee agrees to a June 15 meeting in The Hague to appoint a commission of experts to study the Russian problem in detail while preparations for the Genoa conference continue. Lloyd George insists the move signals equality as Russians accept under protest. debate centers on whether Russia will join the commission and attend The Hague.
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Genoa
Russi
Anme
Lloyd George
Hague
Alles
Anil
Beitleh Premire
Germany
Russia
Four Bandits Seize $30000 in Springfield Robbery
Four bandits in an automobile intercepted a payroll shipment on the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad in Springfield on May 16 and escaped with $30000 in currency and silver. A bank messenger was wounded in the arm by a shotgun blast and the car driver was injured. Detective Benjamb was shot in the left arm.
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Springfield
St. Louis & San Francisco
Priice
Benjamb
Wag Sane
Woman killed by truck at Adams and Wells streets
A woman about thirty five identified as Miss Richardson of Eveneville Wisconsin was struck and killed by a truck at Adams and Wells. The driver Michael Downes of 1543 West Roosevelt raid was arrested. The body was taken to Central Undertaking company's morgue at 422 South Clark Street.
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Chicago
Miss Richardson
Eveneville
Wis
Adams and
Wells Street
Michael Downes
West Roosevelt
Central Undertaking Company
South Clark Street
Million Acres Destroyed In Texas Floods
Bourton Texas May 18 more than 11 000 000 acres of crops were destroyed by flood waters from the Colorado Trinity Brazos and Nechos river systems. About 25 000 families need help to replant the crops, according to figures from the News Bureau of Crop Estimates and forwarded to the Department of Agriculture in Washington Monday.
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Bourton
Tex
Colorado
Trinity Wrazos
Nechos Quide
Dino Elvere
Tewsian Bureau of Crop Eati
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Two of a Kind Artillery Rookie Seesaw In Horsemanship
A humorous scene quoted from a military setting where a rookie asks for a gent’s horse and the stable sergeant questions his riding experience. The exchange hints at a novel assignment and a curious map-related error noted by authorities. It mentions Australia in a misaligned map context and a Science American reference.
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D'fn
Ahl Tere
Fragmented dialogue script snippet
The text presents a jumbled exchange with unclear speakers and nonsensical phrases. It includes questions about a supposed wife, claims of having no threats, and phrases like Tropion Tie-Bits, lacking coherent narrative or identifiable entities.
Fragmented verse and misheard lines from Wayside Tales
A jumble of quoted phrases and garbled lines from a Louisville Courier-Journal item. The text references poems about eggs and wild waves, a boast about female control, and a reflection on poverty and perfection, though readability is low and many words are garbled.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ends Woman's Ills
Mrs Weldon G. Ratrier of Sabina Ohio writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her weakness and nervousness enabling her to do housework again. The letter urges other women to try the product for symptoms like nervousness backache weakness and irregularity and to give it a fair trial.
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Sabina
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Mra. Weldon G. Ratrierp
R. R
Lytia
Hatfield
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