Water power bill signed by President
Washington June 18 The waterpower plant bill ten years in the making finally became law President Wilson signed the measure prior to June 11 and announced he did not sign the joint resolutions repealing wartime acts or the wood pulp embargo. He also did not approve a War Department to Agriculture equipment transfer bill but signed seven other closing session laws including road bridge authorizations.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Underwood
Canada
United States
War Department
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Michael MacGarvey
Secretary of War
Department of Agricula
Allegheny
Monongahela Rivers
Pittsburg
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Galveston Declares War on Rats After Plague Death
Galveston officials launched a city wide rat extermination campaign following the death of a 17 year old boy from bubonic plague. Traps were set at the waterfront employer’s site and ships were ordered to place rat guards on hawsers as investigations trace the infection. In Mexico City 32 plague cases with 22 deaths have been reported since April.
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Galveston
Tex
de Teehee
Ako
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Reformers Threaten Tobacco Ban, Trade Warns
Atlantic City N J June 18 Threats by reformers to legislate tobacco out of the country were reported to the Tobacco Association of the United States by G E Webb secretary treasurer He said it did not constitute alarmism to realize serious danger confronts the tobacco trade The professional reformers must have employment and now they have elected to attack tobacco He called on colleagues to fight the anti tobacco movement before it is too late by counteracting propaganda aimed at the public.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Tobacco Association of the
United States
G. E. Webb
Eight Jurors Construct Banjo While In Room
In Chicago on June 18 1929 eight jurors selected for the trial of William Bross Lloyd and 23 other alleged Communist laborites sent a note to Judge Oscar Hebel with a cigar box banjo they built during detention. The jurors expressed that they are still alive and happy and sent greetings.
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Chicago
William Bross Lloyd
Oscar Hebel
Armed Bandits Rob Stevie's Road House for $500
Five men held up Stevie's Road House near Ft. Mitchell on the Lexington pike shortly before 1 am. They threatened staff, stole $300 to $400 from a cash register plus $48 from a waiter and a chef's gold watch, then fled in a car toward Covington. Wires to the phone were cut. local deputies and Covington officers pursued with no success.
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Stevie’s Road House
Ft. Mitchell
Lexington Pike
Covington
Homer Northcutt
Bullock
Lexington
Panic Stricken Mother Leaps Before Train in Ohio Tragedy
Mrs. John Chapman 23 of Maple Grove died when she jumped from a buggy as a passenger train approached. Her husband and baby were saved when he pulled the child from her arms and leaped clear, moments before the horse drew the buggy away from danger.
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Tiffin
John Chapman
Maple Grove
Autoist Gives The Ride Then Robbed By Bandits
In Wooster Ohio on June 18 William J. Murphy gave a ride to a man woman and boy on a lonely road. The woman demanded money with a revolver while the man robbed Murphy and drove away in his car. He lost valuables and the automobile.
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Wooster
William J. Murphy
Martens Recalled by Soviet Secretary in England
Washington report states Ludwig C A K Martens the so called Russian Soviet ambassador in the United States has been recalled by Soviet authorities. Sanford Nuorteva his confidential secretary left for Canada and is believed to be attending a conference in England led by Bolshevik Minister of Commerce Gregory Krassin.
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Washington
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens
United States
Martens
Sanford Nuorteva
Canada
England
Gregory Krassin
Department of Justice
Profiteer in Sugar Fined 10000 for 30c Pound Profiteering
J. J. Gilchrist of the Standard Sugar Company was fined $10,000 by Judge Thomson in Pittsburg for profiteering in sugar. The court heard he bought 116,500 pounds in New York at 17 cents delivered, then bought from associates at 18 cents and sold at 27 to 30 cents a pound.
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Pittsburg
J. J. Gilchrist
Standard Sugar Company
Thomson
United States District Court
A. P. Burgwin
United States
E Court
New York
Gilchrist
Harding gains cautious support in Washington from progressives
Spokane dispatch notes wavering progressives in Washington state see Harding as a fresh choice. Voters want an honest steady leader and fear the Watson era. Democrats split toward McAdoo and Cox with dry issues shaping loyalties while treaty reservations linger.
Jury Contempt Leads to Six Months Jail for Grocer
Samuel Hadesman, a Chicago wholesale grocer, was sentenced to six months in jail for contempt of court after admitting he intimidated fellow jurors in a murder trial by claiming to be a prize fighter. The jury had disagreed, with Hadesman refusing to concur with the eleven jurors who favored conviction.
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Chicago
Samuel Hadesman
Hadesman
Rent refunded for each newborn in St Joseph housing
Walter P. Fulkerson, a St Joseph banker, is building rental houses for families with children. If a family has a child, that month's rent is refunded. Tenants must have children. if none by year end, they must leave. Homes are in a top district of St Joseph.
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ST. Joseph
Walter P. Fulkerson
Cne
St. Joseph's
First Harding Club Organized in Ohio Forms Campaign
The first Harding Club in Ohio was formed at the Hotel Gibson by prominent Republicans. Ex Judge Harry M Hoffheimer was elected President and pledged to promote Warren G Harding for President. Officers and a large campaign committee were named as the group plans activities to back the Republican nominee.
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Harding Club
Ohio
Hotel
Gibson
Senator Harding
Harry M Hoffheimer
Committee On Organization
Warren G. Harding
Harding
United States
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
Coolidge
Republican Party
Harry M. Hoffheimer
Fred W. Schwenck
John A. Caldwell
Louis Schwab
John Galvin
William J. Howard
Thomas H. Darby
Peter W. Durr
Robert Haskins
A. D. Alcorn
ID. Cc. Keller
William H. Lueders
Oliver B. Coe
Newell Harg
Sproul
Pennsylvania
Governor Sproul
Franklin MacVeagh
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Smith
Idaho
Senator Elkins
West Virginia
F. E. Scobey
San Antonio
Tex
R. B. Greager
Brownsville
Harding Opens Campaign With Call for Referendum on Treaty Issue
Washington June 18 Senator Harding Republican Presidential nominee answered Wilson that the peace treaty should not dominate the coming campaign and said the Republican party would welcome a referendum on foreign relations. Hoover backed Harding at a breakfast conference urging unity and a harmonious national ticket.
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Washington
Harding
Wilson
Republic
Herbert Hoover
Chicago
Hoover
Senator Harding
Seven Hundred Delegates Back Wine and Beer Reform
Walter W. Vick, campaign manager for Governor E. S. Edwards, said in Chicago that not less than seven hundred Democratic delegates would favor amending the Volstead Act to permit light wines and beers in states exercising regulation under a federal framework. He argued the act is extreme and harms home production. The statement notes broad opposition across parties and cites impacts on women, farmers, and daily diet.
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Chicago
Walter W. Vick
New York
E. S. Edwards
New Jersey
San Francisco
Vick
Edwards
Pennsylvania
Police Know Numbers on Bills Paid Kidnapers of Coughlin Baby
Norristown Pa June 18 complete list of the numbers on the bills in the 12000 ransom packet paid to recover Blakely Coughlin is with Philadelphia police. Authorities say the kidnapper was an insider with the family and the caller used a foreign dialect.
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Norristown
George H. Coughlin
Blakely
Philadelphia
Coughlin
Swedeland
Coughlins
National Bank of Lancaster
First National Bank of Norristown
Snow Hill National Bank
Federal Reserve
Charles A. Eller
Captain Sader
Philadelphia Police
Blakely Coughlin
Dartmouth Student Liquor Ring Tied to Fatal Quarrel
Hanover June 18 A senior Henry E Maroney was killed by junior Robert T Meads in a whisky dispute tied to campus contraband. President Ernest M Hopkins said investigations show a small undergrad group led by Meads smuggled liquor from Montreal for two months, with limited outside help. no broad rum running network existed. Chile N Wise linked to the traffic fled after the shooting and was released on bond as a material witness. Wise faces rearrest to face Webb Kenyon act violations in Concord.
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Hopkins
Meads
Montreal
Fic
Chile N. Wise
Akron
Wise
Maroney
Price declines part of a general movement says bank
The National Bank of Commerce warns declines in a few commodities reflect a broad trend. It notes unemployment rising, especially in coal and auto centers, with production uneven after wartime highs. The textile and garment sectors face layoffs as demand softens while agriculture eyes favorable grain harvests.
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New York
National Bank of Commerce
United States
Elwell Murder Mystery Still Baffling After One Week
New York detectives report no clear suspect in the Elwell murder as of June 18. District Attorney Swann says no one is eliminated and no witness deemed essential. Key figures examined include housekeeper Marie Larsen and chauffeur Edward Rhodes amid jealousy theories and new testimony about Miss Wilson and others.
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New York
Joseph Bowne Elwell
Swann
Marie Larsen
Elwell
Edward Rhodes
Joyce
Mr. Swann
Rhodes
McAdoo Declines to Seek Democratic Presidential Nomination
William G. McAdoo announced he will not permit his name to go before the San Francisco convention claiming the decision is irrevocable. He cited the need to rehabilitate private affairs and avoid campaign expenses, while urging Democrats to adopt a strong liberal platform and endorse ratification of the League of Nations.
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New York
William G. McAdoo
San Francisco
Jouett Shouse
Kansas
McAdoo
the Treasury
Republican Congress
League of Nations
McAdoo Faction Shifts Backing to Carter Glass
Washington June 18. Jouett Shouse Assistant Secretary of the Treasury says McAdoo will not pursue his name at the San Francisco convention and predicts a strong push for Senator Carter Glass of Virginia. Shouse spoke after McAdoo telegramed his stance. Glass backers claim early dominance in the race.
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Turn of Affairs
Senator Glass
Colby
San Francisco
Washington
William G. McAdoo
Carter Glass
Virginia
Jouett Shouse
McAdoo
Shouse
Glass
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Anti- Saloon League
William J. Bryan
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Hoffheimer
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Ohio State Republican Advisory Committee
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A. T. Hert
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