British Unions Stand By Miners In Wage Dispute
Leaders of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain decline to block withdrawal of a ten million pound government offer to the coal industry. They urge unions to meet and plan nonviolent action to secure mutual demands as the Labor Party conference in Brighton opens. A. J. Cook says the miners will push for socialization of mines and oppose government policy.
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Miners’ Federation of Great Britain
Labor Party
Brighton
A. J. Cook
South Wales
Miners’ Federation
Ulster Senate Names Speaker After Meeting in Belfast
Belfast dispatch reports the Ulster Senate convened its annual session with 22 Unionist members. The body, elected without opposition on June 11, named a Marquess as speaker, signaling a formal transition after elections in the national arena.
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Queerland
Ava
the Nationale and
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Road Report Harsh Rain Impacts Wyoming Highways
June 20 update notes heavy rains across Yellowstone Highway Cheyenne to Casper and Shoshoni to Riverton with detours at Shoshoni Riverton. Travel slow due to high water Riverton Hudson and impassable bridges on Salt Creek and Castle Creek between Casper and Sheridan. Roads expected to improve by Wednesday if rainfall eases.
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Cheyenne
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Casper
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Riverton
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Casper-Sheridan
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Castle Creek
Premiers Meet at Downing Street In Early Conference
In London on June 20 the imperial premiers gathered at Downing Street for a brief welcome and outline of work. Lloyd George led and listed attendees including Hughes of Australia and Massey of New Zealand, with Indian representatives Montagu and Srinivasa. The event focused on setting the conference agenda.
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Lloyd George
Pearson
Austen Chamber
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Church
A. J. Mahtour
Hughes
Australia
Melson
Canada
Massey
New Zeland
Smuts
South Africa
India
Edwin Samuel Montagu
Srinvasa Sastel Avargal
Kutoh
Allied high commissioners to judge Silesia frontier status
Nationaliste will follow as Allied high commissioners in Silesia seek a unanimous report on the Poland Germany frontier taboos in the plebiscite area. If agreement fails, exports will adjust the situation and force Poles and Germans to accept the allied decision based on expert reports.
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Poland
Germany
Wage cut on railroads to be announced
Chicago June 20 The United States railroad labor board plans an addendum to the June 1 wage reduction order affecting nearly all railroads in the 600 million dollar July 2020 award. A hearing on about 30 roads was held today with more than 150 roads petitioning. The addendum will mirror the 12 percent cut and go into effect on July 1.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Laber Board
Railroad abandons California lines due to auto competition
Ocean Shore railway gives up its San Francisco to Tunttas Glen and Santa Cruz to Swanton routes in California saying motor vehicle competition led to abandonment. Interstate Commerce Commission granted authority to abandon the road, which served a timber and agricultural region.
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Ocean Shore Railway
Isiess
California
San Francisco
Tunttas Glen
Santa Cruz
Swanton
Interstate Commerce Commissah
Man and Wife Arrested in Swindle Case
In Minneapolis on June 20 a man and woman, registering as Mr and Mrs J Kenyon, believed to be EB Morringey and Clara Morrissey, were arrested by local detectives on request of Butte authorities for alleged bank swindling across Montana in Butte Helena and Great Falls.
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J. Kenyon
EB. J. Morringey
Clara Morrissey
Butte
Helena
Great Falls
Mont
Representatives Appeal to Hughes Over Mexican Tax
A delegation of U S oil firm leaders including E L Doheny and F R Kellogg urged Secretary Hughes to intervene against Mexico's new 25 percent oil tax. They argued the tax was confiscatory, unfair, and would drive Americans from oil fields, risking reduced production as diplomacy with Obregon's government continued.
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Washington
Mexico
E. L. Doheny
Mexican Petroleum Company
F. R. Kellogg
Association of Producers of Petroleum In
Guy Stevens
Obregon
State Department
Butt
Alforta
Three Die As Flood Sweeps North Dakota Track
Five section men rode a truck speeder when a 20 foot flood crest swept them away near Medora and Sentinel. Arnold Stillson Peter McNair and Tom Everett were killed. Pred Zelgier and an employee Robinson survived with injuries. Tracks bridges and telegraph lines suffered heavy damage in western North Dakota and eastern Montana.
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Montana
Medora
Sentinel
Arnold Stillson
Tom Everett
Peter McNair
Zelgier
Robinson
Stillson
AlcNair
Cloudhurst
Sentinel Butte
Funeral for Congressman William B. Mason
Hundreds of personal and political friends attended the funeral for Congressman William B. Mason at the Third Unitarian Church in Chicago. A wreath from President Harding graced the casket as foreign cablegram condolences arrived. burial was planned at Walden? Gogan.
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Third Unitarian Church
Harding
Wale Kogan
Strike Hits 10000 Coal Miners In Pennsylvania
Nearly 10000 anthracite miners employed by the Pennsylvania Coal company walked out in Wilkes-Barre on June 20 alleging nonpayment of wages per last year’s agreement. Company officials call the strike illegitimate and improper.
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Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Farmer Would Accept Plane As Heavenly Gift
CHICAGO June 10 Nelson Kelly aviator retains possession of his airplane after a forced landing on Evanston land. The farmer claimed the plane as a gift from the heavens and called for police intervention to recover it.
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Chicago
Nelson Kelly
Evanston
American Delegates Arrive for World Trade ICC Conference
American delegates arrive in Plymouth for the International Chamber of Commerce conference in London starting June 27. The restoration of world trade is the chief issue on the agenda.
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Plymouth
England
International Chamber of Commerce
London
M. W. A. Meeting Opens Tonight
In St Louis on June 20 the Modern Woodmen of America begin the 19th quadrennial head camp with National Head Clerks association sessions. Delegates will caucus by state as a large Forest Park encampment tent city rises to host about 10 000 visiting Woodmen.
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National Head Clerks Association
Americ
Forest Park
Tank Fire at Midwest Tank Farm Burns Out in Casper
A lightning ignited seven large tanks at a Casper Midwest tank farm, destroying about 350000 barrels of crude oil. Firefighters stopped the blaze as officials project days to confirm losses and begin cleanup and restoration of storage capacity.
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Midwest Tank Farm
Midwest
Thin Have
Midweat Refining Company
Ship Alexander Polden Brings Large Herring Cargo to Petrograd
As Russia endures famine, the steamship Alexander Polden arrives at Petrograd with 5 068 barrels of herring unloaded by dock workers on day and night shifts. Two additional steamers reach Petrograd carrying 17 000 havroly of therping, adding to aid shipments amid shortages.
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Alexander Polden
Petragraf
Woman jailed in Zion over dress ordinance violation
Mrs. Sarah Johnson, 2 years of age, from Winthrop Harbor, is jailed in Zion on three counts of violating a dress ordinance. Police booked her for wearing short sleeves above the forearm, a transparent blouse exposing skin, and a blouse with a neck cut below the base of the neck. Her trial was set for tomorrow.
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Zion
Sarah Jonson
Winthrop Harbor
Wilbur Glenn Votiva
Johnson
Becker
Drunken Arrests Highlight Norway’s Dry Country Issue
Official statistics show 23 795 people arrested for drunkenness in Norway with 4 050 other intoxication related arrests. Despite a slight drop from the previous year the figures remain high as smugglers and alcohol trade pursue coastal routes and German connections. The article notes coastlines enable illicit activity with fast police patrols and small steamers linking coastal points to German ports.
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Christiania
Norway
Arresia
Moe
Marine workers reach settlement in Veracruz strike
Marine workers in Vera Cruz return to work after an agreement with Mexican Navigation Company. The accord covers three months under the old contract and requires replacement of strike breakers with union members. It also settles wage contract issues between the company and the maritime union.
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Vera Cruz
Maritime Union
Four Die, Two Hurt in Fremont Car Crash
A night crash on the Lake Shore line near Fremont left four dead and two injured. Victims named are L B K Sileon, Mar ald Brees, 21, Mrs Kee Hiaek, and Olive Miller, all residents of Norali Obie.
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Obin
Dune
Lake Shore
Electele
Alruch
L. BK. Sileon
Marald Brees
Bissom
Mra
Kee Hiaek
Mine Olive Miller
Norwali
Obie
Greeks Sink Turkish Battery After Bombardment Near Inoboli
London reports June 26 that bombardment of Inoboli on the Turkish Black Sea coast followed Turkish refusal to surrender 40 launches with war material. The Greeks silenced a Turkish battery by shellfire with no casualties, after Turkish evacuation and destruction of the launches.
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Inoboli
Black Sea
Constantinople
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
First photograph of President Harding seated at desk
Benjamin Grey of New York won permission to photograph President Harding at his desk in the executive offices. The appointment came from Chairman Kahn of the military committee. A wounded soldier trained in photography by the federal vocational educational system assisted in the effort.
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Washington
Harding
Benjamin Grey
New York
Federal Vocational Educational System
Kahn
Military Committee
Senate to push army cut to 480000 in appropriation bill
Washington reports the senate conference committee recommended yielding to Home demands to reduce the army to 480000. The decision follows a push to cut costs in the army appropriation bill.
Burglars Arrested in Casper Robbery Wave
Sheriff reports a spree of burglaries in Casper over two weeks with multiple suspects in custody. Loot recovered includes thousands in goods from Blakey Co store. several arrested in Fort Collins and Port Collins. Two Mexicans waive extradition. others sentenced for vagrancy. investigations continue into related murders and other thefts.
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Frank Carbon
Blakey & Co
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Colo
Leo Martin
Colorado
Fort Collin
L Abo
Prder Morchandine
Blakey
Sheriffa Office
Mort Collina
Narnoy
Fom Oena
Rioca
Jose Johnson
Robbearian
Justice Court
W H. Tubbs
Aland Islands Debate Highlights League Council Session
The League of Nations council in Geneva debated the future of the Aland Islands as a commission favored Finland retaining control. The session marks the first public gathering by the council beyond prior announcements. Discussions next week will include the Polish Lithuanian dispute and Albanian frontier claims. Repatriation of Russian refugees was also anticipated.
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Finland
Aland Islands
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Baseball Scores from Boston and Philadelphia Games
In Boston the Red Sox were defeated 1 to 0 by New York with Mays Schang Myers and Ruel in the battery for the visitors. At Philadelphia the Washington team beat Philadelphia 7 to 4 with Acosia Shaw and Ghar rity backed by Moore and Perkins as pitchers.
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KR. H. OB
New York
Mays and Schang
Myers and Ruel
Philadelphia
Washington
Acosia, Shaw and Gharrity
Moore and
Perkins
National League Scores From Pittsburgh and St Louis
National League action in Pittsburgh saw Philadelphia slip to 3 runs while Pittsburgh tallied. Hitted by Meadows Braggy Yellowhorse and Schmidt scored in varied innings. At St Louis the St Louis game was postponed due to rain.
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R. WL. EB
Philadelphia
Hatte — Meadows
Braggy
Yellowhorse
Schmidt
St. Louis
Chicago St. Louis
Ruth Slams No 24 Home Run Wins 7 6 Game
Babe Ruth hit his 24th homer of the season in the 10th inning with no runners on base to lift New York past the Boston Americans 7 to 6 in Boston.
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Hoston
Mass
Babe” Ruth
Boston Americans
New York
Scouts Leave On Park Trip From Clinton Iowa
Clinton Boy Scouts depart Clinton Iowa for Yellowstone on a 3009 mile round trip after earning a $25 deposit by scrubbing floors and running errands. A procession of 54 automobiles and trucks carries the group on their journey starting this morning.
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Clinton
Iowa
Yellowstone Park
Clinton Boy Scouta
Water bill passes house allocates Colorado River flow
The House approved Mondell's measure to apportion Colorado River water among Arizona California Nevada New Mexico Utah and Wyoming. A compact must be signed by the seven states before 1903 with federal participation, and any deals await ratification by state legislatures and Congress.
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Washington
House
Mondell
Colorado River
Arizona
SOX PLAYERS FACE TRIAL ON GAME-FIXING CHARGE
Chicago reports a trial soon for 18 former baseball players accused of conspiring to throw the 1919 World Series. Hal Chase may avoid trial now. Vernaile Praklin and Carl Zork face separate proceedings. Abe Attel’s extradition is unresolved.
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Dune
Dum Tive Charles A. McDonald
Chaige Mugu
Vermaile Praoklin
St. Lous
Carl Zork
Hal Chase
Chase
Abe Adtel
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