Nation wide dry law erupts as Kentucky crowds celebrate
Thousands of Cincinnatians and Northern Kentucky residents flocked to Covington Newport and surrounding towns to mark the end of alcohol sales. Police report early arrests at the bridges and centers of sale as crowds surged, with Covington and Newport preparing for a rush of licenses and near beer pending federal guidance.
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Campbell
Kenton
Cincinnati
Bellevue
Dayton
Ludlow
Kentucky
Ohio
Jilted suitor shoots self in Newark Jail cell
Marcel Propper shot at his head in an alley after his fiancée refused to marry him for a marriage license. He survived, saying he only meant to frighten her, and waited for forgiveness as police arrested him.
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New York
Marcel Propper
Newark
Propper
Crown Prince Gon From Island Exile Says Dutch Writer
A Dutch writer reports Crown Prince Frederick William escaped exile on the island of Wieringen. International law experts in Washington discuss accountability of the former German ruler for acts by subordinates. Officials note the Emperor may avoid trial over venue or absence. Netherlands unlikely to surrender him.
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Brussels
Associated Press
Frederick William
Wieringen
Amsterdam
The
Soir
Washington
Entente
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
German Empire
Germany
State Department
William Hohenzollern
Lansing
Peace Conference Commission
Netherlands
Car men reject wage offer in Cincinnati transit dispute
Local No. 627 of the Amalgamated Association rejected Cincinnati Traction Company's bid for a 2 cent per hour raise after a heated two hour meeting. President W. Kesley Schoepf argued higher wages would raise operating costs and fares, while union leaders pressed for time and a half for overtime and other pay and working condition improvements.
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Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees’ Union
Turner Hall
Cincinnati Traction Company
W. Kesley Schoepf
Schoepf
New York Bows To Prohibition As Hard Liquor Ends
Havana business leaders reach the city before the deadline while many saloons prepare to close. In New York crowds flock to celebrate the end of hard liquor as 2.75 percent beer and light wines remain available. Officials consider enforcement with potential federal prosecutions later.
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Broadway
John Barleycorn
Bronx
New York
Havana
Vera Cruz
William N. Offley
Department of Justice
United States
Francis G. Gaffey
Wilson signs Indian and railroad bills aboard George Washington
President Wilson signed the Indian appropriation bill and the railroad deficiency bill at sea aboard the U S S George Washington. The ceremony occurred at 11 15 ship time as the vessel neared mid ocean en route home from Europe. A Great Northern transport with mail pouches from the White House delivered the bills.
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Wilson
Midocean
George Washington
Associated Press
Europe
Hoboken
Great Northern
White House
Admiral Grayson
Joseph P. Tumulty
League of Nations covenant sparks Senate debate
Senator Borah accuses international bankers of backing the league and lamont bought The New York Evening Post to push ratification. Senators Hitchcock Gerry and Fall defend or oppose the covenant amid broader appeals to business labor churches farmers and public opinion.
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United States
Senate
League
Borah
Idaho
Thomas W. Lamont
Morgan Banking House
New York Evening Post
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Taft
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Gerry
Rhode Island
Europe
Fall
New Mexico
War time prohibition shifts as 2% beer sale allowed briefly
Congress and the Department of Justice clash over enforcement as 2% beer faces a temporary allowance while whisky remains restricted. The Attorney General reverses an earlier ruling, prompting renewed push in Congress for a clear enforcement bill as wartime laws stay in effect until demobilization.
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Judiciary Committee
Igoe
Missouri
Weather roundup for Ohio Indiana and allied stations
Weather summary reports fair to warm conditions across Ohio West Virginia Indiana and Kentucky with slight temperature changes. Station temperatures show highs in the 70s to 80s with trace to light precipitation at several locations including Kansas City New Orleans Nashville and Cincinnati while June 30 1919 records note a high of 81 and a low of 58 with clear conditions.
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West Virginia
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French mascot of Yankee Fighters stranded in Cincinnati seeks work
Lucien Dauchet a 16 year old from St Quentin France and mascot of the 311th Ammunition Train of the 86th Division is stranded in Cincinnati seeking employment. He is cared for by the Salvation Army and urged employers to contact Lt Burkes LeClerc of the U S Free Employment Bureau for a job.
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France
Cincinnati
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Division
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Salvation Army
la Bélle France
Eighty-sixth
America
Bordeaux
Newport News
Camp Grant
Ill
Burkes LeClerc
Admiral Wilson Takes Command of Atlantic Fleet
New York June 30. Admiral Henry B. Wilson accepted command of the Atlantic fleet aboard the Pennsylvania as Admiral Henry T. Mayo retired from the post. Warships from both fleets gathered in the North River while salutes rang out and officials announced the transfer. The ceremony was led by Admiral W S Benson with Secretary Daniels represented.
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Pennsylvania
North River
Henry T. Mayo
Henry B. Wilson
Pacific
Atlantic
W. S. Benson
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Mayo
Washington
Skip Stop Abolished as Street Car Fare Boost Debuts
W C Culkins director of street railroads ordered immediate end to skip stop on Cincinnati Traction Company lines. The June 30 directive also ends other wartime economy measures from Order No 10 including line changes car operations heating and lighting reductions for coal conservation during WWI.
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Cincinnati Traction Company
W. ¢. Culkins
United States Fuel Administration Advisory Committee
Hamilton County
Riots in Brest Leave Civilians Dead and U S Troops Injured
In Brest on June 30 two French civilians were killed and over a hundred people wounded as riots erupted. Five American soldiers and sailors were severely injured and two are expected to die.
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Brest
David Lawrence Covered Wilson Tours and Paris Peace Conference
Reporter David Lawrence has joined President Wilson on major tours and covered the Peace Conference in Paris. He has accompanied the president on every key journey of his career according to contemporaries.
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Mr. Lawrence
President Wilson
Paris
Demand for beer to greet Wilson in New York
President Wilson will be met by a delegation of New York international labor unions demanding a referendum on a constitutional amendment to make national prohibition law. E R Hannah of the Central Federated Union says labor watches wartime prohibition and fears beer sales will continue July 1.
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New York
Wilson
E. R. Hannah
Central Federated Union
Mr. Hannah
Girl Drowns After Auto Overturns in Ditch
Bertha Green a 16 year old of Lima drowned in three feet of water when the auto she drove struck a dog and overturned in a drainage ditch on the Dixie Highway at Toledo. Mr and Mrs Warner their infant and Marie McCarthy were trapped under the car for thirty minutes but escaped. They were taken to Bowling Green hospital badly shaken.
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Bertha Green
Lima
Miss Green
Dixie Highway
Robert. C. Warner
Marie McCarthy
Bowling Green
Confusion Over War Prohibition Rules At Justice Dept
Justice Department officials clash over the sale of 2 percent beer and light wines while the Baltimore District Attorney reports guidance from Washington not to interfere. The House Judiciary Committee seeks clarity, affirming that intoxicating liquor is a fact based definition and that war prohibition may persist until federal constitutional prohibition takes effect.
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Congress
Court
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San Francisco
Department of Justice
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Department
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