Lloyd George Opens Imperial Conference on Anglo Japanese Pact
British Prime Minister Lloyd George addressed overseas premiers, urging a satisfactory renewal of the Anglo Japanese pact and armament limits with the United States. He stressed friendship with Japan, postwar peace, and open doors in the Far East including China, while praising dominion loyalty and sea power as empire foundations.
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London
United States
America
Lloyd George
Japan
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Dominions
Silesia
India
Far East
China
Classified Advertisements Index and Listings
The page shows a dense index of advertisements across multiple firms and products. Entries include American Tobacco Co cigarettes Baldwin Piano Co Burge r Bros Malt Extracts Cunard Anchors Fifth Third Bank and many others with scattered prices and brief product mentions like paints furniture medicine and motion pictures. The collage reflects a midcentury urban advertisements page with varied merchants and services.
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Reyes
American Tobacco Co
Geo
Baldwin Piano Co
B. & O. R. Beste
Breed
Ellott & Harrison
Burger Bros
Callaway Coal Co
Cost
Edness Weed Cunard-Anchors
Dunham House
Hiewes Saiea
Henry L. Doherty
Ebade
Pilla
Third National Bank Sey I
Bo Dba
Basse Oees Ati Pe
Henshaw’s
Viaeess Eaey
Hotel
Gordon
Suan Dret Satané Kolb
Pinkham
Richmond Bros. —Paints
Shillito’s
J. W. Sibley & Co
Sonada Cigars
Harry W. Smith—Clothing
Teepee
Swift Laboratory
Tedseesese
Ommu, Gidcuaienethinesntpesne Arapcameseeess
United States
Ane
Rae Even Weil, Roth
Abeeereeeaseesee
Great Britain Seeks U S Sympathy At Imperial Premiers
London report says Premier Lloyd George told Imperial Premiers that Britain looks to the United States for sympathy and understanding and wishes to work with the Republic. He urged avoiding armament growth and noted American opinion favoring disarmament.
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London
Lloyd George
Great Britain
United States
Great Republic
Pacific
Cigarette Smoking by Women Faces Fines in D C Bill
A proposed bill by Representative Johnson would fine women who smoke in public places 25 dollars for the first offense and 100 dollars for a second. It also sets similar fines for proprietors allowing women to smoke in dining rooms cafes theaters elevators street cars and railway stations in Washington. Johnson cites rising female smoking in hotel lobbies roof gardens and at public events as justification. He notes he has never smoked.
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Washington
Johnson
Democrat
Mississippi
Four masked bandits rob runner outside Mutual Trust
Four masked men target Frederick Myers a Mutual Trust Company runner in Philadelphia seizing a bag with between 5 000 and 10 000 as he moved Saturday night deposits toward the main office. Myers fires four shots at the fleeing car which is later found abandoned at Nineteenth and Market streets.
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Philadelphia
Frederick Myers
Mutual Trust Company
Myers
Somerset Street
Germantown
Avenue
Five hold up safe in Granite City rail job
Five men stopped an American Railway Express wagon driver in Granite City Illinois and escaped with a safe reported to hold 16000 dollars. The money was en route from the St Louis National Lead Company office to the Granite City office.
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Granite City, Ill
American Railway Express Company
St. Louis
National Lead Company
Granite City
Kaber Murder Mystery Promises More Chapters Next Sunday
The Commercial Tribune teases an ongoing true crime saga about Moses Kaber, father of Dan Kaber, who spent two years pursuing justice for his son's murder in Ohio. Readers are urged to order the next Sunday issue for continuing coverage.
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Kaber
Commercial Tribune
Moses Kaber
Dan Kaber
Ohio
The
Coroners Seek Expanded Powers in Ohio Fatality Probes
A state wide movement by three Ohio coroners including D C Handley aims to end legal restraints on inquests into fatal street car, auto, and railroad accidents. Handley and colleagues plan to push for restored inquisitorial powers before the next Legislature, citing limited authority as a barrier to identifying responsible parties.
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Ohio
D. C. Handley
Hamilton County
Pittsburgh
Dan Handley
Fred Yarde
Handley
Samuel Jamison
Allegheny County
Kimmel
Montgomery County
Cook
Butler County
Hammond
Cuyahoga County
Our Navy in the World War by Josephus Daniels
Former Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels previews a multi part series on U S naval actions in World War I detailing cabinet meetings, intelligence work and the creation of a global wireless system that bypassed cables. He hints at inside war time decisions and methods that kept communications open with allies and fleets. The narrative promises dramatic accounts of pivotal months in Washington and at sea.
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Bernstorff
Lansing
Republic
United States Navy
the Commercial Tribune
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Forest of
Senlis
Sherman
Navy Department
State Department
Washington
S. W. Davidson
London
United States
Paris
St. Gervaise
Pacific
Germany
Chaumont
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
General Pershing
China Sea
Bay of Biscay
Nash Motors chief opposes closed shop in interview
C W Nash president of Nash Motors Co Ke nosha Wis says closed shop would force permanent closure of his shop. He supports unions on his terms, criticizes agitators, and defends current eight hour day and wages while noting labor conditions are improving. A banquet for 140 Sales and Service staff followed the house warming at the Nash plant with remarks from executives W H Alford B B Vorhis E C Howard and C W Du Puis.
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C. W. Nash
Nash Motors Company
Kenosha
Wis
Nash
Nash-Cincinnati Motors Company
Reading Road
Morgan Street
W. H. Alford
B. B. Vorhis
E. C. Howard
Charles W. DuPuis
Howard
Lafayette Motors Company
Indianapolis
Mr. DuPuis
Citizens’ National Bank
Tremor Shakes Messina and Reggio di Calabria
A strong earthquake struck Messina and Reggio di Calabria around midnight Sunday. No serious damage or victims reported though residents fled in terror after a loud, eerie bellowing noise. An actor in the Messina Theater helped avert panic.
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London
Messina
Reggio di Calabria
Milan
Daily Mail
Explosion at Mont Cenis Mine Kills and Maims Workers
An explosion at the Mont Cenis Mine in Berne Switzerland today killed at least twenty two men and injured many more. Of the 300 workers inside the mine 120 are accounted for and a large number remain missing.
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Berne
Switzerland
Mont Cenis
Four Men Executed for Single Murder in Pennsylvania
In Rockview Pennsylvania four men were executed for the murder of Szima Florian in Erie last September. The offenders named Milton Hudson Robert Trammel William Stragin and Steve Schipp faced the death penalty together marking a rare quadruple execution in the state for one crime.
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Bellefonte
Western Penitentiary
Rockview
Szima Florian
Erie
Milton Hudson
Robert Trammel
William Stragin
Steve Schipp
Pennsylvania
Dry Mourners Remove Lotos Club Bar Motto
In New York on June 20 a memorial service at the Lotos Club mourned the old motto Stay me with flagons from the bar once used for fellowship. The inscription inspired members for thirteen years and was removed as prohibition altered club life. A committee including Irvin S. Cobb George Ade and Booth Tarkington will record the change.
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New York
Lotos Club
Irvin S. Cobb
George Ade
Booth Tarkington
LARCENY CHARGES AGAINST BROKER NILES IN BOSTON
Nathaniel W. Niles of Boston, tennis player and partner in Earnest E. Smith & Co., was held in 10000 bail after indictment for larceny from a customer. The firm allegedly took 10000 for investment while facing bankruptcy and diverted funds. Smith posted bail. Alfred S. Dabney is in California awaiting extradition.
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Lawrence
Mass
Nathaniel W. Niles
Boston
Earnest E. Smith & Co
Earnest BE. Smith
Alfred S. Dabney
Niles
California
Donnell
Farmers Lead Insanity Increase Says Doctor
Washington June 20 Dr J M Lee of Rochester N Y told the American Institute of Homeopathy that insanity is rising due to World War aftermath. He blamed farming life for higher susceptibility, citing heavy work worry and scant recreation as factors.
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Washington
J. M. Lee
Rochester
N. Y
American Institute of Homeopathy
Arrest in Death of Police Officer After Motorcycle Crash
Gilbert Ahlenstorf 23 of Elmwood Place was arrested on a man slaughter warrant for the May 27 collision that killed Patrolman Albert Schmitt. Ahlenstorf said he fled after a witness approached with a brick, claiming he did not know it was an officer.
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Albert Schmitt
Gilbert Ahlenstorf
Oak Street
Elmwood Place
Weiss and McCorkhill
Ahlenstorf
Bruce Schmitt
Woodbine Avenue
Cheviot
Schmitt
Toledo
Duluth
Boudinot Avenue
Werk Road
Ninth District
Marchine
Alvina Prennan
Boudnot Avenue
Westwood
Fugitive Follis Captured After Frankfort Search Downes
John Follis a Frankfort grocer eluded arrest for days after shooting four policemen and two bystanders as officers tried to take him into custody. Citizens surrounded a vacant house where he hid and forced his capture in Frankfort then he was moved to Louisville. He had barricaded himself in his store home and a gun battle set the building ablaze before his escape.
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Louisville
John Follis
Frankfort
Follis
T. F. Kenney
Will Follis
Manhattan Opera House to go under the hammer
The Manhattan Opera House on West Thirty fourth street will be sold at auction by Sheriff Knott on June 22 by order of the Supreme Court to satisfy a lien of 143 324 held by Stella H Keating and Rose Tostevin daughters of the late Oscar Hammerstein.
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New York
Manhattan Opera House
West Thirtyfourth Street
Sheriff Knott
Supreme Court
Stella H. Keating
Rose Tostevin
Oscar Hammerstein
A F L Convention Debates Slush Fund Allegation
In Denver on June 20 a motion to appoint a committee to probe reports of anti Gompers forces using a $100000 slush fund to bar his re election was ruled out of order. Gompers founded the federation in 1881 and led as president for 35 years except one term. He was defeated in 1894 by John E Mc Bride.
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Denver
A. F. of L
Gompers
Federation
John E. McBride
John L. Lewis
United Mineworkers of America
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Lewis
Gomrprers
Hearst
Man charged with manslaughter in Lockland fatality
Clif ford Distler, 23, of 332 Crescent avenue Wyoming, held for grand jury after a hearing before Mayor Frank C. Jonte. Edmund F. Swarmstedt, 82, of 119 Washington avenue Lockland, died from injuries after being struck by Distler’s speeding car at Washington and Wyoming avenues near Christ Hospital. Witnesses, all women, described a loud engine roar and high speed. Distler and three Carthage residents deny speeding. Bond set at 2500. Distler to county jail, friends seek release.
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Clifford Distler
Crescent Avenue
Wyoming
Frank C. Jonte
Lockland
Edmund F. Swarmstedt
Washington Avenue
Christ Hospital
Washington and
Wyoming Avenues
Distler
Wiliam Thorndyke
Marshal H. Butler
Roy Stickney
Longview Avenue
Carthage
Stickney
Donald Young
Clair Young
Frank Monahan
Louise Meyers
Hattle
Kimbell
May Herman
Flora Wagner
Witneses
Judge Landis Attacks Crooked Politicians Over Ball Gambling
Pittsburgh June 20 Judge K M Landis Commissioner of Organized Baseball deplored illegal betting at the Pittsburgh Baseball Park and criticized police for permitting it after observing a Philadelphia Pirates game. He urged nailing crooked politicians and said a meeting of league owners was planned but postponed to watch Chief Yellow Horse in Pirates action.
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Pittsburgh
K. M. Landis
Pittsburgh Baseball Park
Philadelphia
Pirates
Landis
Pittsburgh Baseball Club
Judge Landis
Yellow Horse
Negro Convict Hanged After Attack Allegation Near Jackson
Jackson Mississippi June 20 Louis Wimberly an eighteen year old negro convict was seized by a mob and hanged at the gate of the State Convict Farm seven miles from here for an alleged assault on a white woman. Two other trusties captured him eight miles from the farm but he was taken from officers and killed before transfer to the county jail.
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Jackson, Miss
Louis Wimberly
Lewis Declares Candidacy for AFL Presidency
John L. Lewis of United Mine Workers announced he will seek the AFL Presidency opposing Samuel Gompers. Lewis commands 4257 votes in his union and gains backing from the Carpenters and Joiners and likely railroad groups.
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Lewis
Miners’ Organization
United States
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
International Association of Machinists
Gompers
Hearst
Hearst Press Service
American Federation of Labor
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Imperial Conference
Hughes
U. S
E Sane
Ateneo
Express Company
Goroners
John F. Dille
National Newspaper Service
Canada
Europe
Secretary of State
Berlin
Marshal Foch
U. W
Motors Company
Adeene
Cyclia
John L. Lewo
Gomperd
Gandidagy
Edmund Swarmstedt
Lewis Tomght
Bargest Union
Executive Council
Machinists’ Union
Carpenters and Joiners
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