Happenings of Past Week Highlights in Global News
A digest covers Wisconsin forest plans evolving toward agricultural use, Kentucky Jockey Club stakes cup funded by Thoroughbred Horsemen, Capt. Pederson defends murder charge, Tolstein cow sells for $26,000 with butter record, and a Detroit arrest linked to bomb plot plans. Also notes tax bribes, secret Tacoma office, South American trade talk, and various international moves including Greece, Russia, and Germany on taxation, immigration, aviation plans, and frontier disputes.
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Wisconsin
Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
Louisville
A. C. Pederson
New York
Rollo Merecent de Wol
Philadelphia
Detroit
United States
J. A. Webber
Pictorial Review Company
Tacoma
Northwest
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank of New York
Washington
H.craig
Superior Court
California
Congress
Western Army Base Changes and Local Sentences
Orders to close Camp Lewis as a base hospital prompt overseas transfers, with Miss Isabelle Stanbaugh awarded for bravery. Logan Billingsley begins a three month jail term from a two year old prohibition conviction. Spokane hosts trials for four criminal syndicalism suspects. Seattle brushes off an IWW case. Streetcar workers strike in Vancouver while national security concerns rise with bomb plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lewis
Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco
Isabelle Stanbaugh
Army Nurse Corps
Miss Stanbaugh
Logan Billingsley
Seattle
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Marie Equi
Portland
James Bruce
I W. W
Amy Logan
Walker
Vancouver
B.C
United States
Canada
Fargo
Deadlock in Four Power Talks Over German Peace Terms
Washington reports indicate ongoing deadlock in the council of four over German peace treaty points including Silesia and the Polish western frontier. Premier Clemenceau rejects modifications while Wilson and Lloyd George press for limited changes. France holds a passive stance to maintain order as Hungarian hostilities with Czecho-Slovaks pause after Bela Kun agrees to ceasefire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Council of Four
Clemencea
Wilson
Lloyd George
Rhenish Republic
Dr. Dorten
France
Clemenceau
Bela Kun
Congress Votes Large Rail Fund In Senate Action
Washington reports the House approved 305 to 4 a 750 million dollar appropriation for the railroads revolving fund, bringing total federal grants to 1.25 billion since takeover. Democrats sought more while Republicans urged delay. Senate debate swirled over intrastate rate protections under Cummins proposed amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Railroad Administration
Republians
Senate
Good
Appropriations Committee
Hines
Byrnes
South Carolina
Burns
Tennessee
Cummins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bomb Explosive Found by Boy in Jersey City Hallway
A crude dynamite bomb with burning fuse was found in a house hallway in Jersey City by six year-old Morris Dublier, son of a gro cer. A clerk extinguished the fuse and police were summoned. The device was a dynamite stick in an iron pipe with a two foot fuse marked X colliery L F Daugre Etna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
Morris Dublier
L. F. Daugre
Etna
Major Biddle Asked to Name Fight Referee
Toledo June 11 Tex Rickard promoter of the Jess Willard Jack Dempsey heavyweight title match on July 4 asked Major Anthony J Drexel Biddle president of the army navy and civilian board of boxing control to pick the referee. He suggested the board appoint all officials including timekeeper and judges if desired. Rickard said Willard and Dempsey would accept the board's selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Tex Trckard
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
Army, Navy and
Civilian Board of Boxing Control
Rickard
Willard
Dempsey
Major Biddle
Minneapolis Grain Market Report June 11
Wheat receipts 114 cars vs 179 a year ago. Cash No 1 northern 2.38 to 2.43. Corn No 3 yellow 1.64 to 1.65. Oats No 8 white 64 to 64 1/4. Flax 4.73 to 4.76. Barley 1.02 to 1.11. Rye No 2 1.40 to 1.44. Bran 3.4 to 3.6 per hundred pounds. Flour market unchanged. Shipments 39,431 barrels.
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Minneapolis Grain
Minneapolis
Northern
Omaha Livestock Market Report for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Hogs receipts 10,600 with market higher. prices top 20.20 and bulk 19.50 to 20.15. Cattle receipts 4,500 with higher market. beef steers 15.00 to 16.25, butcher and cows 7.75 to 13.00, veal calves 12.00 to 14.00. Sheep receipts 6,500 with lambs 14.75 to 15.50 under 84 pounds and 13.75 to 14.75 85 pounds plus. spring lambs 17.50 to 17.85. yearling wethers 12.00 to 13.00.
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Omaha
Chicago
Chicago Livestock Market Report June 11
Chicago livestock receipts total 36 000 hogs 13 009 cattle and 17 000 sheep. Hogs sold mostly 10 to 20 cents higher with tops near 20.30. cattle showed varied gains with beef steers steady to 25 cents lower and calves up about 50 cents. sheep and lambs firm to 25 cents higher with best heavies advancing.
Vancouver Quiet Amid Ongoing General Strike
Vancouver residents maintain routine as a general strike continues. Rumors spread of streetcars resuming without strikers within 24 hours while steamship service between Vancouver and Victoria persists despite seamen walkout.
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Vancouver
B. C
Carmen
Victoria
Japan's Errors Pointed Out in Korean Control
Representative KKonosuke Moriya reports that Korea faces discrimination in government appointments and stipends, impractical tax administration, and suppression of public speech. He condemns forced assimilation and notes Koreans resist cultural erasure while nationhood ideas spread globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokio
Kkonosuke Moriya
Constitutional
Korea
Strikers Clash With Winnipeg's New Force
Winnipeg June 11 Serious clashes arose after demonstrations by strike sympathizers against returned soldier constables. A main disturbance at Portage and Main saw strikers disarm and assault special police. police used batons as mounted and special officers patrolled. Corporal Frederick George Chapptins, a Victoria Cross holder, was badly beaten and may die. By 6 30 pm order was restored and Mayor Charles F Gray refused troop deployment, urging calm.
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Winnipeg
City Hall
Portage Avenue
Portage and
Main
Frederick George Chapptins
Public Rail Ownership Proposed by Labor Leaders
Glenn I. Plumb presented a plan at the American Federation of Labor reconstruction convention to place railroads under government ownership. He argued government bonds would replace securities, removing railroads from Wall Street control and possibly cutting transportation costs by 10 percent, with annual interest savings of 400 to 600 million dollars. The proposal envisions a single government-regulated corporation operating the rail system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
American Federation of Labor
Glenn I. Plumb
Plumb
Wall Street
United States to Release 2000 German Officers and Sailors
Washington reports the release of about 2,000 former German officers and seamen seized with enemy shipping at the war outbreak. They will depart around July 1 from Forts McPherson and Oglethorpe. Forty other enemy aliens held at Panama will be returned next week to Panama before repatriation to Germany and Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Hiram Johnson
California
State Department
Germany
U.S. Senate
Washington
Burleson
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Davis
Idaho
Robertson
Oklahoma
Lane
House Public Lands Committee
Cardinal Gibbons
General Committee On
Catholic Affairs
United States
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Senator Borah
Edward de Valera
Central
South America
John T. Merrill
Konenkamp
The
Telegraphers’ Union
Canada
Gillett
House
Mexico
Western Hemisphere
America
Pan Motor Company of
St. Cloud
Minn
S. C. Pandolfo
Federal Trade Commission
Forts McPherson and
Oglethorpe
Panama
Austria
Five Montana Counties Consolidate Schools and Army Trucks Arrive
The Montana highway commission received a shipment of five of 156 government allocated army motor trucks for federal aid road projects. Counties have applied for more trucks, with policy pending. Five Lewis and Clark county districts merged into one large district under a new superintendent plan. The state auditor warns firms and agents must have licenses and advertise approvals. Road contracts totaling about 180000 dollars will be awarded June 18 across six federal aid projects. Eight towns compete for a new state vocational girls school with site inspections set for June 21. Yellow stone and Glacier films to be shot from an airplane will showcase Gates of the Mountains and local canyon scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aivali
Ahira
Gulf of
Adramyti
London
Scotland Yard
Bernhard Dernberg
Germany
East Prussia
Poland
Atlantic
North Berwick
Atlantic City
Ukraine
Proskurov
Berdisheff
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
England
George of
France
Helena
Montana
A. W. Mahon
Highway Commission
Paul D. Pratt
State Highway Commission
Con
The
Lewis and Clark County
Augusta
Mountain
Rlebting
Clemons
May Crichton
Adalaide Ayer
Red Trail
Wibaux
Tongue River
Miles City
Forsyth Red
Forsyth
Yellowstone Trail
Livingston
Grass Range
Fergus County
Vocational School
Hal B. Ives
Hunters Hot Springs
Great Falls
Kidispell
Gillnum
Harlowton
Manhattan
Columbus
Deer Lodge
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Spokane
Wacoma
Salt Lake
Secret Service
DD. C
Ion
Hungary
Lieut. Commander
Grow
WH. B. Grow
U.S. N
Norflok
Hampton Roads
Newport News
Tokyo
LABOR
Onge
Lewis and Clark
Coun
Moving
Store and Glacier
Law
Monetana Investment
Blue Sky
Certin
George II, Porter
State Auditor
Porter
Yellowstone Park
W. 7. Butler
Bureau of Animal Industry
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