Single Tax party holds first national convention in New York
Delegates from sixteen states attend the opening in New York with Robert C. Macauley named permanent chairman. Macauley argues postwar policy failures demand a new party and urges wide arable land reform to aid soldiers. Delegates from Maine to Texas and proxies from California endorse rapid national organization ahead of the next presidential election.
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New York
Single Tax Party of the
United States
Robert C. Macauley
Philadelphia
Macauley
New York State
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Lee
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Ohio
Michigan
Oregon
Washington
North Dakota
Texas
California
James A. Robinson
Push to restore ICC rail rate power dominates hearing
Clifford Thorne, on behalf of thousands of shippers, urged Congress to enact the Cummins bill to restore ICC rate making. He warned six months could see sweeping rate changes unless ICC review is required before applicability. Thorne criticized Hines while denying personal attack on the official.
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Washington
Clifford Thorne
Cummins
Interstate Commerce Commission
House Commerce Commission
Commission
Congress
United States
Hines
Santa Fe
Thorne
Steamer Holland Reaches Milwaukee After 14Hour Delay
The steamship Holland of Crosby Transportation Company arrived in Milwaukee at 2 30 P M in tow after engine trouble from heavy seas delayed it since Friday. The vessel with 100 passengers and 25 crew was towed by a Great Lakes Naval Training Station tug after being sighted at 8 30 A M.
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Milwaukee
Holland
Crosby Transportation Company
Milwauiee
Great Lakes
City of Holland
Grand Haven
Lake Michigan
Labor Leader Hails German Aid as AfL Extends Hand
In Philadelphia on June 28 Samuel Gompers announced the American Federation of Labor stands ready to aid Germany if its people prove worthy as the Afel cargo carrier launches at Hog Island Shipyard. He noted the peace treaty marks a new era and urged fraternization with former foes if they merit it. Sarah Conboy of New York sponsored the event.
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Philadelphia
American Federation of Labor
Germany
Samuel Gompers
Afel
Hog Island
Gompers
Europe
France
Mathew C. Brush
American International Shipbuilding Company
Mr. Gompers
Austria
Bulgaria
Turkey
Social Unit Organization proposes international program
New York June 28 The National Social Unit Organization opens a campaign division in New York to advance a constructive program abroad aligned with democratic American development. The Mohawk Brighton district of Cincinnati hosts the demonstration. a three year period ends December 31 1919 with an expert evaluation. Franklin K Lane chairs the organization.
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New York
Associated Press
National Social Unit Organization
Charles L. Tiffany
National Citizens Council
Mohawk- Brighton
Cincinnati
Social Unit Organization
Tiffany
Russia
England
Cleveland
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Roper Denounces Tax Dodgers Including Rich and Poor
Washington reports Commissioner of Internal Revenue Roper vows equal treatment for all tax dodgers after the Boston conviction of wool merchants William A. English and John H. O'Brien. He rejects compromises and says civil action will seek full tax due plus a 100 percent audit penalty.
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Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Roper
Boston
William A. English
John H. O'Brien
Mr. Roper
Ropert
English
O'Brien
Pacific Fleet Plan Destined Long Before War Ended
The United States plans to keep a strong Pacific fleet were set long before the war’s end. The move, tied to protecting both coasts, aims to deter European powers and ensure rapid fleet deployment between oceans if tensions rise. Admiral Mayo to leave command. Admiral Wilson to take Atlantic duties. flags transfer set for New York ceremonies.
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New York Evening Post, Inc
Washington
United States
Pacific Ocean
Roosevelt
Pacific
Japan
California
Atlantic
Oregon
Cape Horn
Anama
Mexico
New York
Hugh Rodman
Pacific Fleet
New Mexico
Hampton Roads
San Francisco
Henry T. Mayo
Pennsylvania
Henry B. Wilson
Benson
Admiral Mayo
Daniels
General Board of the Navy
Senate approves large civil bill after long fight
Washington June 28 The sun dry civil appropriation bill the last regular supply measure passed the Senate at midnight after a fourteen hour session Voted 57 to 7 to reject a committee amendment to abolish the Tariff Commission The measure also struck an amendment for 10 000 000 for Cape Cod Canal acquisition and adopted a 400 000 provision for the United States Free Employment Service The Senate also rejected a 50 000 000 reclamation plan and approved 950 000 for a Pittsburg Post Office site
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Washington
Senate
Tariff Commission
Warren
Wyoming
Smoot
Utah
Commission
Cape& Cod Canal
King
United States
House
Jones
Republican
Lenrooff
Wisconsin
Knox
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Cha-Chas Won't Mix With U S Marines on Guam
Washington dispatch describes a clash of cultures as United States Marines stationed on Guam fail to bridge gaps with the Cha-Chas of the Virgin Islands. The Cha-Chas, living near Charlotte Amalie, resist intermarriage and outside interference, yet are hard drinkers and efficient workers in fishing and straw hat weaving. The Marines have observed them without direct confrontation.
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Washington
United States
Guam
Leeward Islands
British R-34 Dirigible To Reach U S In Early July
The British airship R-34 is slated to arrive in the United States on July 5 or 6 during its first Atlantic round trip. The British attache urged American merchant ships to radio weather reports to Cape Race for outward and return legs. The craft will land at Long Island briefly to refuel and resupply.
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United States
Pacific Coast
South America
Pacific
Wyoming
New York
Arkansas
Texas
Arizona
Idaho
Mississippi
Virginia
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Georgia
Nebraska
Vermont
Atlantic
America
Washington
North Atlantic
Cape Race
Long Island
Detroit airfield to host flying school and taxi service
Morrow Field in Detroit has been leased to a corporation formed to pursue commercial aviation. The wartime air service field plans regular flight schedules and a taxi plane service, with storage and care for private airplanes. Several private owners will store their aircraft there.
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Detroit
Morrow Field
Methodist Fete Becomes Peace Celebration in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio on Labor Day the Methodist Centenary Exposition shifted to a peace celebration after the armistice and League of Nations debate. Bishops spoke on peace amid expositions and a parade of trumpeters, while Dr Fred B Fisher and Glenn E Plumb addressed wage earners and railway cooperation.
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Columbus
Methodist Church
Brothers and Sisters
Stuntz
Church of Jesus Christ
United States Senate
League of Nations
Fred B. Fisher
Glenn E. Plumb
General Council of
The
Organized Railway Employees of America
Congress
Capsizing Rowboat Tragedy Kills Man and Woman
A man and a woman drown when a rowboat capsizes off Rocky River in Lake Erie. The man is identified as Arthur St. Rhu of Canton, Ohio, via a bankbook found in the boat. the woman's body has not been recovered.
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Arthur Rhu
Canton
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Rocky River
Arthur St. Rhu
Nation to participate in Plymouth anniversary
The House Rules Committee proposed a Special Congressional Committee of two Senators and four Representatives to work with Massachusetts officials on planning the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrim landing at Plymouth. It would assess legislation for U S government participation in the celebration.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Plymouth
House Rules Committee
Walsh
United States
Toledo Mayor Leads Plan to Buy Army Meat Surplus
Mayor Schreiber and the Produce Exchange in Toledo Ohio launched a fund to purchase part of the army meat surplus for sale to the public at curbside prices. The Mayor will donate $1000 and awaits War Department approval after packers’ bids were rejected as inadequate.
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Toledo
Schreiber
Produce Exchange
Baker
War Department
Nine N E Turner crew rescued from wreck near Bermuda
The Phoenix arrived from Brest with the captain and nine crew members of the waterlogged American motor schooner N. E. Turner abandoned May 31, 300 miles southeast of Sandy Hook. The men were rescued and taken aboard on the outward voyage and returned on the Phoenix. The N. E. Turner was later towed to Bermuda.
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New York
Phoenix
Brest
N. E.turner
Sandy Hook
Norfolk
Bordeaux
Bermuda
Sailors Rescued From Sinking Phileen Arrive in New York
The Ameri can steamship Houma arrived from St Michael with eight shipwrecked sailors, crew of the British schooner Phileen. The Phileen, en route from St Johns Newfoundland to Oporto Portugal, founder ed May 26 about 225 miles west of the Azores. the men were rescued at sea.
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New York
St. Michael
St. Johns
N. F
Oporto
Portugal
Azores Islands
Runaway Boys Rob Store Then Car from Lancaster Area
Three youths from the Boys' Industrial School near Lancaster robbed Jacob Junkerman's shop in Sugar Grove, taking cigars and tobacco. They donned clothing, then stole William B. Lee's car and fled, abandoning it at Nelsonville.
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Lancaster, O
Boys’ Industrial School
Here
Jacob. Junkerman
Sugar Grove
William B. Lee
Nelsonville
Compromise Sets Naval Aviation Funds for 1920
Washington on June 28 reports a compromise fixing naval aviation funds at 25 million dollars for 1920 after House and Senate conferees agreed. The House had approved fifteen million, while the Senate raised to thirty five million requested by Secretary Daniels.
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Washington
House
Senate
Daniels
Division of U. S. Fleet to Begin on Tuesday
Washington June 28 Actual division of the United States fleet into Atlantic and Pacific forces will begin.
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U. S. Fleet
Washington
United States Fleet
Shonts Condition Critical As Illness Persists
Theodore P. Shonts president of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company remains seriously ill at his New York home with physicians reporting his condition as critical. The update comes from medical staff following the June 28 bulletin.
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New York
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Crozier says ordnance requests futile before war
Brig. Gen. Crozier, former chief of the Ordnance Bureau, testified before a House committee that repeated pleas for more personnel and for ordnance contracts were ignored before the war. He noted critical shortages and that large rifle stocks remained available after the declaration.
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Washington
Crozier
Ordnance Bureau
Special House Investigating Committee
Secretary of War
Foreigners Turned Back on Roundup For Passport Fraud
In New York on June 27 a roundup halted 119 Hungarians Serbians and Romanians aboard the Rochambeau as it prepared to sail to France. The State Industrial Commission disclosed a broad plot to sell fake Greek style passports for 50 or 75 dollars and warned more arrests may follow at the passport-issuing agency.
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New York
United States
Rochambeau
France
State Industrial Commission
Texas Legislature Ratifies Woman Suffrage Amendment
The Texas Legislature today ratified the federal constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Mexicans Halt Drilling of Americans for Oil
The National Association for the Protection of American Rights in Mexico reports that Carranza’s government has sent troops to stop oil well drilling by two American companies. Soldiers surrounded the sites, forcing drillers to cease work under threat. The U.S. protested the confiscation of oil lands in 1918, with Britain Holland and France joining the protest.
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Protective Association
Carranza
New York
National Association For the Protection of American Rights
Mexico
United States
Association
Great Britain
Holland
France
Wilkins Weeps in Cell After Murder Conviction
Dr. Walter Keene Wilkins, convicted yesterday of murdering his wife, broke down and cried in his Mineola cell claiming a grave mistake. Guards have been doubled. he ate breakfast, read papers, and follows the trial closely. He faces a death sentence next Tuesday.
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Mineola
N. Y
Walter Keene Wilkins
McKinley Says Nation Favors GOP Return to Power in 1920
Washington reports Representative William B. McKinley of Illinois declares the country tired of Southern domination in government and signals growing sentiment for the Republicans to regain power in 1920.
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Washington
William B. McKinley
Ulinos
Nation to Spend Billions on U S Rivers and Canals
A bill introduced by Representative Campbell proposes spending 500 million dollars over five years to build and improve a national waterways system. Allocations include 3 million for Mississippi Missouri Ohio and Illinois basins 18 million for key canals and river projects and 20 million for harbor work on Great Lakes and coasts while others target the Hudson and intra coastal routes.
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Washington
Campbel Democrat
Pennsylvania
William E. Stevenson
Pittsburgh
Atlantic Internal Waterways Association
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Illinois
Aver
Mahoning
Lake Erie
Cape Cod
Delaware
Raritan
Chesapeake and Delaware
Schuylkill
Lehigh
Norfolk and
Fernandina
Fla
Hudson River
Tidewater
New York Barge Canal
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts
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