German Labor Responsible for Great War
Associated Press report from Denver notes President Samuel Gompers at the American Federation of Labor convention blamed German organized labor for World War. He argued labor could have prevented the war if acting in crisis, while calling for inquiry into Mingo County lockout and proposing labor universities and a world disarmament conference led by Wilson and Congress.
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Associated Press
Denver
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Wages Cut for 2000 Miners in Lead South Dakota
Lead South Dakota report notes 2000 miners have their wages reduced by 50 cents a day by mining companies in the region. The cut affects workers in the local mining sector.
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Associated Press
Lead
S. D
Greeks Prepare Offensive Against Nationalists in Asia Minor
Constantinople reports the opening of the Greek offensive in Asia Minor is believed imminent as forces move toward action against Nationalist positions. June 15.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Crisis in Coal Demand Opens State Talks on Mines
Tacoma June 15 The state commission discusses cutting coal production and distribution costs to reopen mines closed since a March miners strike. With bunkers nearly empty a crisis is feared next winter unless a solution is reached.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
State Commission
War contracts rescinded by Harding order
Washington June 19 Attorney General Daugherty announced a Justice Department probe into major wartime contracts. President Harding annulled the War Department deals with United States Harness Co for surplus harness disposal citing criminal code violations by government officers in such transactions.
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Washington
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Harding
War Department
United States Harness Company
Woman slain by supposed madman in Spokane attack
Mrs. Josephine Ford died from injuries after John Schramm, a supposed madman, attacked her with an adz in Spokane. He claimed a vision ordered him to kill a woman.
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Associated Press
Spokane
Josephine Ford
John Schramm
Portland engineers reject wage settlement
Portland branch of the marine association rejects the wage settlement signed in Washington between the Shipping Board and officers of the marine engineers organization.
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Portland Engineers
Associated Prose
Portland
Nhe
The
Marine Assication
Washington
Shipping Board
Marine Engineers’ Organization
Madame Curie and Mayo Honored by Northwestern
Chicago June 15 Northwestern University conferred a Doctor of Science on Madame Curie and a Doctor of Laws on Dr Charles Mayo of the Mayo Clinic.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Northwestern University
Madame Curie
Charles Mayo
Mayo Clinic
Canadian Rotarian Crawford McCullough Elected President
Dr Crawford McCullough of Fort William Ontario was unanimously elected president of the International Association of Rotary Clubs in Edinburgh on June 15.
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Associated Press
Edinburgh
Crawford McCullough
Fort William
Ontario
International Association of Rotary Clubs
Reed Attacks Government Control Bill in St Louis
Senator Reed of Missouri denounces the Packers control bill as a government oligarchy of Socialism and predicts the broader policy of government control will be a tragic failure. He spoke to the Chamber of Commerce in St Louis on June 15.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Senator Reed
Missouri
Chamber of Commerce
Admiral Sims Honored by Prince of Wales in London
The Prince of Wales yesterday received Admiral Sims at St James Palace. Sims then departed for Southampton on a voyage to the United States, traveling in a floral decorated car as a large crowd bid him farewell despite the early hour.
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Prince OF Wales
St. James Palace
Admiral Sims
Southampton
United States
Emery Saw Service on Battle Fields
Grand Rapids Mich June 15 John Garfield Emery new national commander of the American Legion saw extensive fighting in France He served as a captain with the first group of Americans and was later promoted to major He was wounded at the Meuse Argonne battles and invalided home.
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Associated Press
Grand Rapids
Mich
John Garfield Emery
Sonal
American Legion
France
Lie
The
Meuse
Argento
Administration plan to grant president Alaska powers
The administration favors legislation to concentrate Alaska affairs under the president. A cabinet meeting revealed scattered agencies hinder unified action. A bill to centralize authority under the president is likely to pass in the next Congress.
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Washington
Alaska
Congress
Train bandit still eludes pursuers
Castle Rock Washington June 15 A man believed to be Roy Gardner who escaped officers en route to McNeil Island penitentiary stopped at a local farm yesterday for supplies. Posses are closing in on him.
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Associated Press
Castle Rock
Wash
Roy Gardner
McNeil Island
Posses Close In At Various Places
A large posse shadows the Kelso area as Roy Gardner the train bandit remains at large. Authorities watch all trains, restaurants, farms while a farmer reports milked cows and eight chickens killed hinting Gardner seeks food.
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Associated Press
Kelso
Wash
Roy Gardner
Gardner
Shoot Officer Killed as Robbers Escape in River
Portland dispatch reports two box car bandits shot and killed railroad special agent J. H. Phillips after he wounded one robber. Phillips was killed near the Willamette River where the assailants fled in a rowboat, leaving the crime scene.
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Associated Press
Portland
J. H. Phillips
Willamette River
Shrine name southern man as potentate
Ernest A. Cutts of Savannah Georgia was elected imperial potentate at the Shriners conclave. Tom Houston of Chicago was elected imperial voter guard on the second ballot. Next year’s meeting will be in San Francisco July 13 to 16. The imperial council allocated $2000 from the general treasury to the Pueblo relief fund.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Ernest A. Cutts
Savannah
Rabban
Mystic Shrine
Shriners
Tom Houston
Chicago
San Francisco
Imperial Council
General Treasury
Pueblo Relief Fund
Prohibition Chief Appeals to Citizens for Help
Washington report says Roy A. Haines, newly named prohibition enforcement commissioner, issued an appeal to patriotic citizens to help enforce the dry laws.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roy A. Haines
Prohibition Enforcement Commissioner
British Columbia opens liquor sales under government control
Vancouver reports that British Columbia began government controlled liquor sales on June 15, marking the first day of operation under a new policy. The move aims to regulate alcohol distribution and introduce statewide sales oversight.
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British Columbia
Associated Press
Vancouver
B. C
New Territorial Head Takes Oath of Office on Anniversary
Scott C. Bone was sworn in as governor of Alaska on his thirty fourth wedding anniversary by Supreme Court Justice McKenna at the interior department. The ceremony drew many officials and Alaskan supporters. He and his wife will attend a family reunion in New York before Bone heads to Alaska where a second oath will be taken upon arrival.
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Washington
Scott C. Bone
Alaska
Supreme Court
McKenna
Interior Department
Interior
Chairman Adams
Republican National Committee
Harry New
Charles Curry
Charles Burke
Elmer Dover
Humphrey
Richard Hatton
Nome
Dan Sutherland
W. T. Perkins
J.C. McBride
C. E. Herron
Cecil Clegg
O. P. Hubbard
Bone
Hughes Says U S Must Not Overshare With World Powers
Secretary of State Hughes told Brown University alumni that America should not fritter away helpful influence by involving itself in rival international interests while recognizing it cannot ignore global economic problems.
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Associated Press
Providence
A. L
Hughes
Brown University
America
Rich vein of lead uncovered in street
Dubuque Iowa June 15 a rich vein of lead extends 40 feet deep in a 160 foot shaft in the city heart with surface indications of a value around 50000 dollars according to local reports
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Associated Press
Dubuque, lIa
Women Victims of Riots in Ireland Reported
Associated Press report from Belfast says several women were among the injured during disturbances linked to the funeral of police officers. The riot occurred as mourners gathered, with injuries noted among attendees.
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Ireland
Associated Press
Belfast
West Hartland Libeled Over Governor Sinking
The Pacific Steamship Company libels the steamer West Hartland for 2.5 million dollars over the April 1 collision near Port Townsend that sank the Governor and caused multiple deaths. The complaint charges West Hartland officers with full blame for the fatal incident.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Pacific Steamship Company
West Hartland
Port Townsend
Fresh Outbreak in West Virginia War
Williamson West Virginia June 16 One man was killed and two wounded in a fresh outbreak of fighting at the Mingo county mines Forty seven men were placed under arrest and martial law has been declared
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Associated Press
Williamson
W. Va
Mingo County
British coal miners vote on settlement proposals
London June 15 British coal miners vote today on owners proposals for a settlement ending the coal strike. The ballot seeks to determine acceptance of terms that aim to resolve months of industrial action and restore production.
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Associated Press
London
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