Million and half is loss in Tulsa fire
Tulsa reports indicate a $1.5 million property loss from fires in the negro quarters amid race riots. Nine whites and 15 negroes were killed. total dead listed at thirty with over 300 wounded. Civilian relief committees mobilize rebuilding as guardsmen arrest 13 whites for looting. Martial law ended and a special grand jury will probe police and sheriff’s offices.
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Tulsa
Okla
Associated Press
Robertson
Police Department
Sheriff's Office
Daugherty Orders Probe Into Riots
Attorney General Daugherty orders a broad inquiry into the Tulsa riots to determine if federal laws were violated. The investigation aims to uncover causes and responsible parties amid a nationwide wave of unrest.
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Oklahoma
Daugherty
Washington
Associated Press
Negroes Seek End to Lawlessness in Oklahoma Riots
The NAACP telegraphed Oklahoma Governor Robertson asking him to use full powers to stop lawlessness and offered cooperation. The association will send representatives to Tulsa to investigate the riot's cause.
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New York
Associated Press
Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Robertson
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Harding Addresses Academy Graduates
President Harding spoke to the naval academy graduates in Annapolis on June 3 expressing hope the nation will not again fire a gun in war and promising graduates will not be sent to war except in a cause aligned with the American conscience.
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Annapolis
Associated Press
Harding
Naval Academy
Acadmy
Rebuilding Underway For Anchorage Burned Stores
Work started today on the rebuilding of the stores burned in Wednesday's fire and will be rushed completion. Special to the Times.
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Anchorage
the Times
Schurman Confirmed as China Minister
The Senate confirmed Jacob Gould Schurman of New York as minister to China. He will represent the United States in Beijing and lead diplomatic efforts with China.
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Washington
Itéd
Senate
Jacob Gould Schurman
New York
China
Senator King Denounces Shipping Board in Senate
Senator King of Utah attacked the shipping board against a $50 million deficiency appropriation. He charged incompetence and said the board opposes selling government ships to protect jobs. He cited fleet spending of 3.7 billion over 11 years with many useless ships and questionable steel vessels.
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Washington
Associated Press
King
Utah
Shipping Board
Senate
Nator King
Fleet Corporation
America upon seas to stay Benson says
Admiral Benson, head of the U S Shipping Board, predicts a lasting American merchant marine, citing WWI gains and ongoing shipbuilding progress. He notes signs of revival in world shipping and asserts the nation will remain independent at sea. In Portland floods threaten the lower Columbia due to upstream warming, causing damage over half a million.
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America Upon Seas
Benson Says
Cumma Sm
London
Associated Press
Admiral Benson
United States Shipping Board
Fairplay
America
Portland
Columbia River
Northern Pacific to Rehire 17000 Men July 1
The Northern Pacific railroad announces that about 17,000 workers who were laid off in recent months will be rehired starting July 1. The plan aims to restore labor to the line and resume normal operations after layoffs.
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ST Paul
Associated Press
Northern Pacific Railroad
Minnesota Lawmakers Propose Broad Tax Repeal
Representative Keller introduces amendments to revenue laws aiming to repeal transportation and sales taxes except on tobacco spirits oleomargarine narcotics and products of child labor. The measures also repeal the excess profits tax and the 10 percent corporate income tax. A companion bill calls for a 1/2 percent tax on land values above a threshold.
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Washington
Associated Press
Keller
Minnesota
Labor Negotiations Across Railroads Met With Poor Mood
Chicago June 3 B M Jewell head of the railway employes department AFL said the status of negotiations over working agreements between employees and individual roads is anything but satisfactory. He noted ten roads refused to negotiate new terms and are attempting to return to the 10 hour day.
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Chicago
Associated Press
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Installation begins on Willow Creek hydro plant unit
Special to the Times reports work has started on the first unit of a hydro electric plant in the Willow Creek quartz mining district. The project aims to assure winter operations in the area and supports local mining activity.
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Anchorage
Aydro-Electric
Willow Creek
Tornado Tears Through Ohio County Wreaks Havoc
Akron Ohio June 3 At least one person was seriously injured as a tornado tore through northern Washington county. Buildings were wrecked hundreds of livestock perished and crops suffered thousands of dollars in damage.
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Akron
Associated Press
Washington County
Norman Garfield Hanged For January Slaying
Norman Garfield, convicted of the January murder of Ben Johnson, was hanged yesterday in Woodstock Montana. He smoked a cigarette as the executioner prepared the noose.
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Woodstock
Mont
Associated Press
Norman Garfield
Ben Johnson
Standard Oil Man Declines Shipping Board Post
President Harding met with Walter Teagle of Standard Oil on June 3 in Washington after arriving from Annapolis. Teagle declined the chairmanship of the Shipping Board due to his inability to sever ties with Standard Oil of New Jersey.
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Standard Oil
Washington
Assocated Press
Harding
Yierday
Annapolis
Midshipmen
Walter Teagle
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Shipping Board
Teagle
Standard Oil Company
Man posing as officer jailed after inauguration trip
Everett Harding pleaded guilty to impersonating a federal officer after using a hired car to take friends to the inauguration. Judge Landis sentenced him to 15 months in the penitentiary.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Everett Harding
Landis
English Take Up Bergdoll Slacker Case
Washington reports The English government shows interest in Bergdoll case. They are expected to help return Bergdoll from Germany to face slacker charges. The case centers on Bergdoll using Canadian passports to travel to Germany in violation of Canadian laws.
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Washington
Bergdoll
United States
Germany
War Department
Governors to Fill Vacancies in House of Representatives
A proposed resolution would authorize state governors to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives caused by death or resignation, expanding gubernatorial appointment powers.
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Washington
Associated Press
House
House of Representatives
Kellogg Bill Aims to Preserve U S Forces Against Alien Claims
Senator Kellogg of Minnesota introduced a bill authorizing the president to maintain the army and navy through federal courts irrespective of any state laws or treaty rights claimed by aliens in the United States.
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Washington
Associated Press
Kellogg
Minnesota
United States
Packing Bill Passes House Move To Senate
Associated press report states the Haugen packing bill passed the lower house and moves to the senate for consideration. The chamber approved the measure amid debate over agricultural and regulatory implications.
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Washington
Associated Press
House
Bank Bandits Lock Cashier In Vault In Priest, Idaho
Bank bandits forced two clerks and the cashier into the vault at Citizens State Bank in Priest, Tia. and escaped with two dollars and fifty cents in currency. No injuries reported as the robbers fled the scene. Local authorities investigated the daylight heist.
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Spokane
Associated Press
Citizens’ State Bank
Priest, Tia
Farlington Named Governor of Hawaii by Harding
Washington June 3 President Harding appointed Wallace R. Farrington, publisher of the Honolulu Star Bulletin, as governor of Hawaii. Farrington's selection marks a key appointment for the territory and reflects the administration's leadership choice in the Pacific.
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Hawaii
Washington
Associated Press
Harding
Wallace R. Farrington
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Summer Camps Open at Camp Lewis in June
Army officers plan two summer training camps at Camp Lewis Washington the officers camp for college men opens June 15 and the civilian and ROTC camp starts around July 5. The college program lasts six weeks with a second lieutenant exam on completion and draws more than 300 applicants from universities including Washington State Oregon and California. The citizens camp runs one month for reserve officers and civilians aged 18 to 35 with attendance expected to be optional this year.
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Camp Lewis
Wash
Associated Press
Army
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
W. H. Glendenin
Tte
University of Washington
Washington State College
Oregon Agricultural College
University of Oregon
Harvard Military School
Los Angeles
University of California
University of Idaho
Montana State College
University of Montana
University of Nevada
University of Wyoming
Agricultural College of Utah
War Department
Power of attorney forged in $200000 property case
Seattle June 3 A power of attorney claimed to be signed by Mrs Kate Mahoney to transfer property worth 200000 was not signed by her but by a woman posing as Mrs Mahoney Notary E J Brandt filed an affidavit with the county auditor saying he discovered the forgery weeks after the acknowledgment was taken
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Seattle
Associated Press
Kate Mahoney
Marine Strike Talks Collapse As Stoppage Persist
W S Brown president of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association announced that negotiations with the Shipping Board have failed. He blamed ship owners and the board for refusing a clause to reinstate striking workers, ending any chance of settlement.
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Washington
Associated Press
W. S. Brown
Marine Egineers’ Beneficial Association
Shipping Board
Public Debt Reduction Reported for May
The treasury department announced a May public debt cut of 42,823,184 dollars. For eleven months, disbursements totaled 7,576,000,000 dollars, up from 7,234,000,000 the prior year, with a net debt reduction of 343,000,000 dollars.
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Washington
Associated Press
Treasury Department
Woods bill seeks tax exemption for foreign shipowners
Senator Woods introduced a measure to exempt foreign shipowners from U.S. income and excess profits taxes if American owners receive similar relief abroad. The proposal aims to aid the American merchant marine.
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Washington
Associated Press
Woods
Oregon Bar Asks Reconsider Case of Espionage Convict
Attorney General Daugherty refused the Oregon Bar Association request to reconsider the confession of error in Henry Albers of Portland who was convicted under the espionage act.
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Washington
Associated Press
Daugherty
Oregon Bar Association
Henry Albers
Portland
Mexico to celebrate centenary of independence next September
Mexico will mark the hundredth anniversary of its independence in September. President Obregon said a special invitation will be sent to King Alfonso of Spain. Nations that have recognized Mexico will receive special honors at the event.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
Mexico
Obregon
Alfonso of Spain
Althouh
Irish Girl Kitty McCarron Killed by Masked Men
Belfast report says Kitty McCarron the sole support of her aged parents and a mentally defective brother was killed by masked men who left a card warning spies and informers. Police see no clear motive for the murder.
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Belfast
Associated Press
Kitty McCarron
Irish Republican Army
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