Wage Reductions To Go Into Effect First Next Month
United rail unions in Cincinnati plan an appeal to President Harding to avert wage cuts set to take effect July 1 impacting over 1.2 million workers saving about 110 million dollars annually. In Houston the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen denounced Harding and pledged to oppose his re election as an enemy of organized labor amid the wage cut controversy.
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Railway Labor Board
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Washington
King of Greece Weds Princess of Romania
Belgrade June 9 the monarchs of the new kingdom of Jugo Slavia and Romania unite in a royal alliance. King Alexander and Princess Marie wed in a Greek Orthodox ceremony amid European royalty and public celebration as she wheels to the palace.
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Jugo-Slavia
Rumania
Balkans
Europe
Alexander
Marie
Romania
Seattle Spirit cargo seized in Ireland prompt probe
Washington report states the Shipping Board turned over to the Department of Justice all records on the seizure by a British sloop of forty barrels of ammunition from the Seattle Spirit. The vessel carried corn and general freight from New York to County Kerry.
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Shipping Board
Seattle Spirit
New York
County Kerry
Harding Approves Leasing Naval Oil Reserve Lands
President Harding read to the Senate a message defending leasing of naval oil reserve lands to private companies. He stated Navy and Interior Department policy on the Wyoming leases had his full approval and defended naval authorities actions amid congressional controversy.
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Harding
Senate
Congress
Wyoming
Navy Department
Interior Department
Government to Refund Half Billion Indebtedness
Washington June report from the Treasury Department states about 500 million of the government's short dated debt, part of a six billion total, will be refunded. Secretary Mellon said arrangements are in place to make the payment on June 15.
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Treasury Department
Mellon
Resignation Demanded of Interior Secretary Fall
At a mass meeting in Scotts Bluff Nebraska on June 9 farmers and business leaders adopted a resolution demanding the resignation of Secretary of the Interior Albert M Fall. They cited alleged unjust treatment of irrigated lands and his failure to grasp farmers relief needs.
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Mayor's Daughter Assaulted in Taxi
In San Francisco on June 9 police found Mrs Addie Dett daughter of former Oakland Mayor Pierce wandering in Golden Gate Park and she was hospitalized in serious condition. Police allege she was criminally assaulted by her taxi companion with the driver joining the assault as officers launch a city wide drag-net for the two accused men.
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Addie Dett
Pierce
Oakland
Golden Gate Park
Williams Slumps After Sudden Home Run Rise
St Louis June 9 Kenneth Williams slugging outfielder for the American League club has dropped in batting as he aimed for circuit clouts. His average fell 166 points from his peak, now .283, dropping from first to fortieth among AL hitters. Critics cite overemphasis on power as the cause. Williams has 14 homers this season while Babe Ruth, limited by suspension, has four.
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Circuit Eleuts
Babe Ruth
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Jury 1 Empanelled in Obenchain Case
The second trial of Madelynne Obenchain for the murder of John Belton Kennedy wealthy broker of Los Angeles began with jury empanelment completed today. Judge adjourned until Monday to start taking evidence after a less contested selection than the first trial.
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Los Angeles
Madelynne Obenchain Am Arge
John Belton Kennedy
Seattle Man Takes Poisoned Mush In Despair
Arthur Waldeck a 40 year old farmer from Kent near Seattle consumed poisoned mush and died after declaring his inability to live without the woman he loved. Neighbors present heard his words and a Spokane dated note reading Please send back my picture signed Goldie was found among his effects.
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Arthur Waldeck
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Goldie
Blanche Sweet Weds Leading Film Actor
Blanche Sweet and Marshall Neilan, top film stars, married in Chicago before friends and theater acquaintances. They left for a honeymoon by New York and Atlantic City and Newport, then plan to settle again in Hollywood with the movie colony.
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Blanche Sweet
Marshall Neilan
New York
Atlantic City
Newport
New England
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Tariff Bill Moves Through Senate Calendar
After two days of wrangling the Senate voted to remove sewing machines and cash registers from the free list under the Underwood tariff. Rates set by the Finance Committee impose 25 to 40 percent ad valorem on sewing machines and 25 percent on cash registers. The Soldiers Bonus Bill was finally placed on the calendar after earlier objections.
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Finance Committee
McCumber
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Mississippi
Meumber
Escaped Felon Believed Located in Apolis
Police believe Richard McCombs, an escaped felon from state penitentiaries in Town and Washington, is held here awaiting Seattle identification. An inspector will visit for verification as the man denies his identity.
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Richard McCombs
Seattle
McCombs
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Cotton warehouse fire destroys Calexico compress
A disastrous fire in Calexico on June 9 gutted the Calexico cotton compress destroying sixteen hundred bales of cotton. Firemen kept flames from spreading to nearby buildings as losses reach about 200000 dollars.
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American Publisher Dies While Abroad
London report states Guy Barham publisher of the Los Angeles Herald died in a local hospital during Hearst party’s European tour. He became ill and will be shipped home for burial.
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Guy Barham
Los Angeles Herald
Barham
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William Randolph Hearst
New York
America
Many Ku Klux Klan Members Arraigned in Los Angeles
Thirty two Klansmen appeared in Superior Court to be arraigned on indictments for complicity in the Inglewood raid of April 22. The arraignment was continued to next Monday at defense request. The indictments follow a grand jury probe of a bootlegger raid by Klansmen that left one dead and another wounded. Included among the accused are the Klan’s top California officers.
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Ku Klux Klan
Inglewood
Pray Declares Senate Bid in Montana Nomination
Former Congressman Charles Nelson Pray announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in the fall elections. Pray, a well known Montana lawyer from Great Falls, served as congressman at large from 1907 to 1913 and previously failed in the 1916 primary.
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Great Falls
Mont
Charles Nelson Pray
United States Senate
Pray
Montana
U. S. Senate
Lightning Destroys Metal Plane Halting Rickenbacher Flight
Detroit reports a lightning strike wrecked Captain Eddie Rickenbacher's all metal plane on the planned trans continental journey from Mitchell Field New York to San Francisco. He and the party were only slightly hurt and the trip may be postponed unless a new machine is secured. Chicago dispatches say he then secured another aircraft and aimed to press on but had to land at Ypsilanti Michigan due to a leaking waterline in the engine. He plans immediate repairs and continuation of the flight.
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Eddie Rickenbacher
Rickenbacher
Mitchell Field
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San Francisco
Chicago
Ypsilanti
Michigan
Aero Club of Illinois
Jimmy Dunn Called to His Final Home
James C. Dunn, president and chief owner of the Cleveland Baseball Club, died in Chicago after a brief illness. He purchased Tris Speaker from the Boston Americans, making him manager and captain as Cleveland won the pennant the next year. AL President Ban Johnson praised Dunn as a noble character who stood for clean sport and square dealing.
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James C. Dunn
Cleveland Baseball Club
Jimmy Dunn
Cleveland
Tris Speaker
Boston Americans
Dunn
Speaker
Ban Johnson
American League
Jim Dunn
McCarthy Wins Pony Express Race To The Dalles
Jack McCarthy of Canyon City won the pony express race from Canyon City to The Dalles covering 189 miles. He was the second to start and the remaining three starters had not finished yet.
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Lenine Reported Critically Ill After Strokes
The Times Berlin report claims Lenin, Soviet Premier, is in critical condition after a stroke with a second attack on June 1. British sources say his recovery chances are slim as Soviet leaders face possible leadership consequences.
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House of Cards
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Lenine
Moscow
Armistice Declared in Manchuria Ends Fighting
On June 9 the government announced a halt to hostilities in Manchuria. General Wu Pei-tu and General Chang Tso-lin agreed to an armistice, with a suspension of fighting for an indefinite period. Negotiations for preliminary peace will proceed, and Sun Yat Sen approves the arrangement.
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Manchuria
Wu Pei-tu
Central China
Chang Tso-lin
Sun Yat Sen
South China Republic
Canton
Shipments of Whisky Mixed With Furniture Seized
Jacob Salzman, a Seattle furniture dealer, was arrested by federal prohibition officers on charges of conspiracy to evade laws and violation of the Volstead Act. Investigations focus on a carload of whiskey shipped from Canada to California, routed through Seattle as a trans shipment point, mixed with household furniture.
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Jacob Salzman
Prohibition
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Canada
California
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