Riot at Busch Stadium as Cardinals sweep Cubs
Incensed Cuban Luque rushed Umpire Klem after a controversial call in the second game. Police and Cardinals Moran restrained him as the scene erupted with bottles flying and crowd chaos. Haines limited the Reds to three hits while the Cardinals won 4 3, completing a doubleheader sweep over the world champions despite the melee.
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Klem
Cardinal
Moran
Red
Cardinals
Adolfo Laique
Fournier
Juuque
Kiem
Champs
Luque
Tuban
Nick Allen
Los
Emilie
Reds
Lem
Haines Dazzies Reds
Roush
Charlie Lee
Ruether
Wingo
Champ Batery
Jess Haines
Pickles Lhoefer
Mound City
Uthpaw Red
Eason
Haines
Jess
Dutchther
Wilson Asked to Call First League Assembly
Washington June 26. Allied nations request President Wilson to issue a call for the first meeting of the League of Nations assembly. Time and place not agreed. Geneva and Brussels are among the proposed locations per State Department officials.
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Washington
Wilson
Allied Nations
Assembly of the
League of Nations
State Department
Geneva
Brussels
Hillsboro Minister Returns $50,000 Draft Sent Him by Mistake
Dr. L. E. Durr rector of St. Marys Episcopal Church in Hillsboro Ohio received a $50,000 draft from a Cincinnati brokerage firm along with a $175 check. He informed the firm of the error and had intended to use the smaller payment for his passport plans. He notes his Cincinnati home.
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Hillsboro
L. E. Durr
Cincinnati
Durr
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Fugitive Maniac Tries To Kill Family In Wheaton
Nolan B. Robinson, 23, escaped asylum in Elgin Illinois, was arrested in Wheaton after allegedly stabbing his wife their five month old baby and his parents in law with a butcher knife and crushing skulls with an iron bar. Police said all four victims were in grave condition. Robinson sat in a railroad station bloodied and claimed he was crazed by love for his child.
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Chicago
Nolan B. Robinson
Elgin
Wheaton
Robinson
Lewiston in Distress Off Cape Sable Near Cherbourg Voyage
The U S Shipping Board steamer Lewiston sailing from Baltimore to Cherbourg reported distress at 3 40 pm off Cape Sable. Her position was given as 39 38 N 65 W in wireless messages relayed to New York.
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New York
United States Shipping Board
Lewiston
Baltimore
Cherbourg
Cape Sable
Two Men Die or Suffer After Denatured Alcohol Drink
James Maher aged 40 of Newport Kentucky and Edward Caldwell aged 45 of Bethel Ohio fell ill after consuming denatured alcohol. Maher was found near Pearl and Lawrence streets while Caldwell collapsed near Front street. Bottles of denatured alcohol were found with both men. Emmet Kirgan chief of detectives warned that denatured alcohol is as dangerous as wood alcohol and should not be ingested.
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James Maher
West Twelfth Street
Newport
Edward Caldwell
Bethel
General Hospital
Maher
Pearl and
Lawrence Streets
Caldwell
Front Street
Emmet Kirgan
Hats Necessary To Woman's Life Under Lever Act
Washington June 26 Howard Figg Special Assistant to the Attorney General ruled that women's hats plain or adorned are necessities of life under the Lever Act. The ruling answered an inquiry from the National Retail Milliners Association about hats' inclusion in the profiteering provisions.
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Washington
Howard Figg
Night Guard Foils Bank Robbery at Ashland Bank
Ashland Ky June 26 Nightwatchman Robert Gilley says a bold but failing attempt to enter the Ashland National Bank occurred at 1 30 this morning A shot was fired from the alley behind the building hitting no one and Gilley fired back Blood stains were found on boards suggesting a would be robber was wounded by his shot.
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Ashland
Robert Gilley
Ashland National Bank
Gilley
Mr. Gilley
I. W. W. Injunction Posters Circulated in Wheat Belt
Judge Ayers issues injunction against I. W. W. posters in Butler County Kansas and orders statewide circulation warnings to officials and members against advocating the orders teachings in Kansas.
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Wheat Belt
Topeoka
Kan
A. T. Ayers
Butler County District Court
Eldorado Dast
Hopas
Order
Kansas
Admiral Decker charges Daniels used Prussian methods against naval officers
In letters to Senator Hale Decker accuses Secretary Daniels of aiming to break Rear Admirals Sims Pullam and Fiske by ridicule, publicity and half truths. He says Daniels would reward compliance and warns against civilian control turning the Navy political. Roosevelt is accused of snubbing navy officers in Newport.
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Washington
Daniels
Roosevelt
Benton C. Decker
Seventh Naval District
Florida
Hale
Senate Naval Investigating Committee
Army and Navy Register
Sims
Pullam
Fiske
Decker
Mr. Daniels
Upshaw Entreats Wilson to Decline Third Term
Georgia Democrat Representative Upshaw urged President Wilson in a letter to pledge not to seek a third term. He argued a third term would set a dangerous precedent and align with widespread support from Wilson's backers who favor Washington’s precedent.
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Upshaw
Wilson
Washington
Georgia
Mother Charged With Kidnapping Own Son
Mrs. Mary Reinhart of East St. Louis faces kidnapping charges over the disappearance of her eleven year old son Rudy Reinhart. The Humane Society suspects she followed him to an orphan’s picnic in Cincinnati and took the boy, who had been in society care since May 1919. Authorities searched for her and the child, who had been placed with Vincent's Home via the Bureau of Catholic Charities.
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Mary Reinhart
South Fourth Street
East St. Louis
Ill
Ohio Humane Society
Rudolph Reinhart
Cincinnati
Finn Street
Bureau of Catholic Charities
Vincent
Bank Street
Kidnapping of Missionary Wife Reported Near Tarsus
Mrs Harriet F Nilson wife of Rev Paul E Nilson missionary taught at Adana Turkey is reported kidnapped by brigands at Tarsus Cilicia A cable from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Istanbul says she was taken and promises efforts for release. The board urges decisive action and holds governing powers responsible for protection and safe return. Mr and Mrs Nilson were the only Americans left in Tarsus.
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Boston
Harriet F. Nilson
Tarsus
Cilicia
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Constantinople
Nilson
Paul E. Nilson
Adana
Turkey
Illinois
Harriet Fischer
Wheaton College
Paul Nilson
James L. Barton
State Department
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Dr. Barton
Mrs. Nilson
United States
Escaped Convict Sought by Posse at Rockefeller Estate
In Tarrytown New York on June 26 the Rockefeller Pocantico Hills estate was ringed by armed guards as troopers penitentiary attendants and two bloodhounds searched for Frank McCord an escapee last night. A guard reported seeing McCord enter the grounds but the search failed to locate him.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
West Chester County
Frank McCord
McCord
Rockefeller
Columbus council approves flat $15 monthly raise for all city workers
City Council voted to introduce an ordinance by next Monday granting every city employee a flat $15 monthly salary increase. The move aims to raise wages across all departments in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Prohibition Fight Dominates Democratic Convention Rally
In San Francisco on June 26 William J. Bryan predicted a complete rout for wets at the Democratic Convention. He warned of a dry plank likely to be adopted and said there would be no compromise, urging a record roll call if liquor questions appeared. Bryan pressed for a labor plank and opposed compulsory arbitration. The Pennsylvania drys won a solid caucus vote, while New York met awaiting delegates. Nevada chose S. M. Pickett as committeeman.
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Roosevelt
San Francisco
Senator Hale
New York
Admiral Decker
Hale
Senate
Madrid
State Department
Willard
Mr. Daniels
Decker
Navy
Washington
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Resolutions Committee
Nebraska
Commonwealth Club
League of Nations
Bryant
Hitchcock
Dannv
Pennsylvania
Drys
Palmer
Wets
Vance McCormick
National Committee
Smith
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Willie Bryan
Jimmy Montague
Mr. Harding
Gamailiel
Lnst
Irvin Cole
Shrewsbury
Sen
Lewis
Marshall
Gerards
Cox
Wilson
Woodrow
Gamale
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Sanfrancisco
Chicago
Mr. Cobb
Los Angeles
Alabama
North Carolina
Arizona
Oregon
Colorado
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Florida
South Carolina
Georgia
South Dakota
Idaho
Tennessee
Kansas
Texas
Maine
Utah
Maryland
Vermont
Massachusetts
Virginia
Michigan
Eyo - Wyoming
Missoui
Alaska
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Haweati
New Hampshir
New Mexico
Frank Quinn
F. B. Lynch
Minnesota
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
Moore
Ohio
Saulsburg
Delaware
Mullen
Dockweiler
California
Reed
Glass
Quinn
Jones
Titlow
Friends
Credentials Committee
James T. Bradshaw
Ennals Committee
W. J. Voreen
Hoke Smith
Tom Watson
Convention To Open With No Clear Candidate Lineup
San Francisco June 26 The Democratic National Convention opens with no definite strength for any candidate as 756 of 1092 delegates remain uninstructed. Ten candidates are active or receptive, and some balloting on the floor is expected to reveal real contenders. Bryan’s influence may shape the platform and the resolutions committee, signaling the fight between Bryan forces and the administration.
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San Francisco
William Jennings Bryan
Chicago
Bryan
Chily Wood
Lowdon
Johnson
Train kills three in auto at crossing in Anderson
Charles Huffman 45, Ly man McCord 21, and Elmer Garrison 55 of Fishersburg were killed when their car was struck by a Big Four train at a street crossing in Anderson. Jennie McCord 20 was severely injured.
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Anderson
Ind
Charles Huffman
Lyman McCord
Elmer Garrison
Fishersburg
Jennie McCord
Harding Takes Short Vacation Abroad Unannounced Destination
Senator Harding leaves Washington for an undisclosed destination seeking rest before the acceptance speech. He plans to be away until Tuesday and asks correspondents not to follow him, traveling with Mrs. Harding while Senators Kellogg Hale and Frelinghuysen join for a golf foursome.
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Washington
Senator Harding
Harding
Medill McCormick
Illinois
McCormick
Republican National Committee
Kellogg
Minnesota
Hale
Maine
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Bryan Arrival Supposes Suspense and Prohibition Split at Convention
Special Dispatch from San Francisco reports journalist Lardner recounting Willie Bryan’s San Francisco visit during the Democratic convention. The piece pokes fun at middle names, mocks labor and prohibition stakes, and notes taxi chaos and a visit to Hiram Johnson.
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Bryan
Lardner
Meredith and Gerard Open Headquarters Amid Denial of Candidacy
Secretary Meredith denies any presidential bid while noting possible convention plans. A joint Meredith Gerard headquarters opens in San Francisco signaling a twin boom effort. Meredith says he serves as Secretary of Agriculture and would stay through March 4 if he continues to aid farming through federal support.
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Meredith
Gerard
Celed
Vention
Iowa
Reed Loses Seat Fight at Democratic National Committee
The Democratic National Committee rejected Missouri Senator James A. Reed’s bid for a convention seat by a 34 to 12 vote, while Georgia Palmer delegates were seated unanimously. Clark Howall was re elected National Committee member. Reed’s supporters vowed to appeal to the Credentials Committee.
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National Committee
Reed
Palmer
Georgia
San Francisco
Calif
Democratic National Committee
James A. Reed
Missouri
League of Nations
Georgia Palmer
Clark Howall
Harding WANTED On Tour of Pacific Coast States
Samuel Platt a Nevada Republican urged National Chairman Will Hays to send Warren G Harding on a speaking tour of the Pacific Coast States. He argued Western publics already know Harding and would rally to a national tour boosting Republican prospects in November.
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Harding
Pacific Coast States
New York
Far West
Republican National Committee
Pacific Coast
Samuel Platt
Nevada
Will H. Hays
Platt
Hays
West
Elmer Dover
Seattle
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