Former P I Editor is Chosen to Guide Destiny of Alaska
President Harding nominated Scott C. Bone for governor of Alaska. Bone, former editor in chief of the Seattle Post Intelligencer, previously led Alaska bureau work, served as Republican publicity director, and held Washington posting roles. The pick aims to leverage his newsprint and pulp industry experience for Alaska’s development.
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Order of Sacred Treasure
Japan
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Sutherland
Swedes Resist Wage Reductions in Key Industries
Stockholm June 1 AP Swedish wage earners resist moves to cut wages to new lower price levels. Wood pulp and cellulose workers have accepted a 15 percent cut, while a major electrical company has reached a lower wage agreement with its operatives.
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Associated Press
Governor hearing ends tomorrow in Hartland collision case
Attle, June 1. Capt Howelly testified that Capt John Aliven urged negligence before steamboat inspectors after the West Hartland rammed and sank the steamship Governor. The hearing is expected to finish tomorrow.
Sutherland Failed To Keep Promises
Washington June 1 Special to Daily Times Bone's appointment was made today due to Sutherland failing to keep his promises He pledged to endorse Hazelet if the time came when the fight was between Hazelet and outsiders After Wickersham and other candidates were eliminated he refused to endorse Hazelet though told it would be Hazelet or an outsider Bone is the presidential representative in Alaska Herron Steele Clegg Gaustad Hubbard Thiel Stubbs Beaumont and Wickersham backed Perkins and urged his appointment The rest of the appointments are unsettled but most organization candidates are expected to win Haslet leaves for the west in a couple days
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Poles Attack Positions Of Italian Force Race Riots Tulsa
Tulsa dispatch reports a deadly race clash sparked by the arrest of Dick Rowland. Police estimate 175 dead as fires destroyed Negro homes, with whites and negros clashing outside the jail. Refugees fled toward the convention hall as fires raged through the Negro district.
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Dick Rowland
Insurgents Attack Italian Lines in Upper Silesia
London reports Polish insurgents initiating a strong four hour assault on Italian positions in the Kosel sector along the Oder river in Upper Silesia. Repeated counterfire halted the attack with only slight German and Italian casualties.
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Oder River
Upper Silesia
Battle at Anaberg Leaves Hundreds Dead in Silesia
Poised Polish insurgents clashed with German forces at Anaberg in Silesia. About fifty Poles and fifty Germans died, with around 150 wounded as seven hundred Polish insurgents attempted to seize Anaberg. After shelling, the Poles retreated to Kalinow where German troops pursued and drove them out.
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Prohibition Act Annulled by Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court holds that passage of the prohibition amendment nullified all other prohibitory acts and effectively covered the liquor traffic. The decision centers on the amendment's primacy in regulating alcohol.
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Associated Press
Supreme Court
Police Probe New Theory In Murder Case
Police investigate a new theory in the disappearance of Mrs. Kate Mahoney. Neighbors prompted belief she was murdered and her body burned in a stove at her apartment. Lake Union search for the trunk continues.
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Kate Mahoney
Dragging Lake Union
Vote of Confidence in Premier Briand in Senate
Paris June 1 Premier Briand won a confidence vote in the Senate 277 to 8 after the chamber rejected a motion to submit the London agreement to a commission.
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London
President Harding set to appoint full Shipping Board this week
The Associated Press reports President Harding has decided on the entire Shipping Board membership and plans to send nominations to the Senate before week’s end. The move signals a completed slate for the board coordinating merchant and naval shipping policy.
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Washington
Associated Press
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Shipping Board
Ten Blocks Burned In Negro Section
VUSLA Okla June 1. Armed conflict in the negro area since last night has left six whites and fifty blacks dead with many wounded. A spreading fire threatens white homes as guardsmen with machine guns patrol, armory surrounded, and prisoners confined to makeshift camps. State troops arrived to assist as tensions ease slightly.
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Okla
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Governor Proclaims Martial Law After Tulsa Massacre
Oklahoma City June 1 report states seventy five people were killed at Tulsa. Governor Robertson declares martial law after the early morning shooting and unrest.
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Tulsa
Robertson
Two Privates Die as Bombs Explode at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Washington June 1 Two privates were killed outright in an explosion of bombs on a plane at the Aberdeen proving grounds. Capt Joseph Hall Lieut Carl Eliason and another officer were severely or slightly injured. A civilian, Robert M. Nerr, lost a leg. The bombs had been loaded for tests and exploded while being moved.
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War Department
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Carl G. Eliason
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Robert M. Nerr
Explosion Kills Two Airmen in Plane Mishap
Baltimore June 1 An explosion killed Privates A W Sherman and T H Grimmer of the Fourteenth bombing squadron. Captain Hall and Private Samuel Weinstock of the Thirty-fourth ordnance company were seriously injured in the blast involving 100 pounds of difé: The incident, reported by the Associated Press, marks a fatal air service accident in a wartime setting.
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Air Service
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Thirty-fourth Ordnance Company
Weeks Orders Rigid Probe Of Morgantown Plane Crash
Secretary of War Weeks ordered the inspector general to conduct a strict probe into the Morgantown plane accident in which five officers and two civilians were killed. The inquiry will examine every angle and acknowledge the report that the plane was badly burned.
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Associated Press
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Army
Morgantown
Labor Board Cuts Rail Wages 12 Percent Nationwide
Chicago June 1 The railroad labor board ordered a general average wage decrease of 12 percent for employes of 104 railroads. This follows a 21 percent rise granted last July and will reduce wages by about 400 million dollars yearly. The maintenance of way class loses the full 8 cents an hour increase from last July.
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Washington Apples Liked by Europeans
Tacoma May 1. Washington apples shipped to Europe last winter in refrigeration arrived in perfect shape and Europeans are asking for more, according to Captain George Herbs chleb of the Dutch steamer Moerdijk. This ship carried 24,000 boxes of apples to Europe, the first shipment from the west coast across the Atlantic.
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Ruth Sets Major League Home Run Record in Ninth
Babe Ruth hit his 15th homer of the season in the ninth inning with two on, matching and surpassing the previous single season mark. The blast gave Ruth 118 career homers since joining the majors, breaking Cavath’s former 117 record from the Phillies era.
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Associated Press
Babe
Giant Player Gets Another Home Run
New York pitcher George Kelly of the New York Nationals hit his ninth home run of the season in the fifth inning against Philadelphia, tying Gen Sel of the Philadelphia Nationals who hit his ninth yesterday.
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Philadelphia Nationals
Anglo Jap Alliance May Be Continued To Rio
The Associated Press reports that Britain suggested Japan allow the Anglo Japanese Alliance to continue for another year as both nations negotiate for a revision. Despite talks, the alliance remains under review with implications for future diplomacy.
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Rio
Associated Press
Great Britain
Japan
Fire devastates Fourth Avenue shops in Anchorage blaze
A gasoline heater explosion ignited a fire in the Sourdough barber shop causing ten stores on Fourth Avenue between C and D streets to burn. Estimated loss is $50,000 with no insurance in the burned area. Destroyed properties include Collins cigar store Union cafe Dick's Kitchen Sourdough barber shop Greasy Spoon D C restaurant Nugget pool room Chickaloon pool room Simon's ladies furnishing Parker's grocery.
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Dick's Kitchen
Greasy Spoon
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Parker's Grocery
Loussac’s Drug
Jaffe & Bayles’ Clothing
D. L. McGinnis’ Haberdashery
Portland Engineers Vote Against Settlement
Portland June 1 by Associated Press local engineers union votes unanimously against accepting the latest settlement proposal for the marine strike. The decision preserves the dispute as negotiations continue with shipowners.
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Bomb kills three soldiers near Youghal barracks
Cork June 1 AP three soldiers were killed and three mortally wounded when mines exploded under a group of troops near Youghal barracks. Several others were badly injured in the blast, and the incident prompted fears of intensified violence in the region.
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Cork
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Youghal Barracks
Senate approves bigger navy force in bill
Washington June 1 by Associated Press Senate votes 38 to 24 to back the navy bill increasing the manpower from 100,000 to 120,000. The action reaffirms the Senate position after House passage.
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Newberry Election Case To Be Reopened
The Senate subcommittee on elections will reopen hearings on the Ford Newberry case in Washington. The move, announced June 1, sets the stage for renewed testimony and examination of the disputed election outcome involving Ford and Newberry. Names involved include Ford and Newberry, with proceedings under federal legislative review. The date marks a renewed push to resolve the contested race.
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Alleged mail robber moved to Frisco
Roy Gardner indicted by a federal grand jury for robbing the Southern Pacific railway mail car at Newcastle will be brought from Sacramento to San Francisco. The case outlines a planned transfer as part of the criminal proceedings.
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Sacramento
General strike ties up Argentine maritime traffic
Buenos Aires June 1 The maritime federation has decreed a general strike that will halt all maritime traffic under the Argentine flag. The labor situation grows more critical hourly as more than a hundred thousand workers across classes participate in the action.
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