World News Summary of June 4 Memorials and Political Moves
Washington highlights include President and Mrs. Harding attending Confederate dead memorials at Arlington. Widespread events report Mins Douise Wells elected president of Overseas Service League in Washington. Legislation advances provide 1,000,000 for Mississippi valley flood relief and immigration bill extends 8 percent limit to June 30, 1625. Claims seeking funds for government fraud prosecutions and possible Treasury retirement rumors surround Secretary Mellon.
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Multinational Diplomatic, Legal and Crime News Summary
Reports from Ashington and international circles reveal France may replace Ambassade Jusser and drew regret. Nevada divorce ruling requires six months residency. Manitowoc baseball death from a pitched ball. Colfax Electric manager electrocuted. $100,000,000 Canadian loan announced in New York. a fatal car crash near Lake Geneva. Vassar defeats Brown in debate on Philippine independence. Gompers warns of Bolshevist agitation. riot-related shootings in Rendley Pa. Wu Pei-fu reportedly killed. De Valera calls Irish ceasefire. Osage leaders seek colonization in Mexico. Italy signs Angora treaty. Irish Republican Army raids. Lenin’s surgery announced. US debt commission seeks French opinions on debt payments.
Cedar Rapids bricklayers end strike at former scale
Hawkeye State News reports the Cedar Rapids bricklayers end their walkout, returning to work at a rate of $1 per day after demanding $1.06, alongside other varied local notices and historical data items from Iowa connections.
Beveridge defeats Harry G in Indiana senatorial primaries
Albert J. Beveridge, former senator, defeats Senator Harry G. Now by about 20,000 votes in Indiana primaries securing Progressive Republican nomination while former Governor Ralston wins Democratic bid by about sll to Jones. Maj. Gen. James W. McAndrews, former chief of staff of American Expeditionary Forces, dies in Washington after over two years of illness.
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Big Victory for Gen Wu Army in Peking Crisis
In Peking on May 6 Gen Wu Pei Fu’s forces reportedly turned the flank of Chang Tso Lin’s army, driving Chang’s troops toward Fengtai while Wu’s men围 advanced within sight of Peking. Foreign observers noted rail traffic disruption as Admiral Strauss prepared to depart, with Acting Premier Chow Tzu Chi sending Roy Anderson to negotiate. President Hsu Shih Chang urged both sides to withdraw and unify under government oversight to prevent foreign harm.
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Train raid by band of men in Amatucan
A Jalepa to Puebla passenger train was held up by more than fifty men at Amatucan four miles from Puebla. Passengers were robbed and several killed. Victims arrived in Puebla stripped of their clothing, Puebla Glepatch reports.
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Flooding Hits Brandon and Surrounding Towns in Manitoba
Brandon and nearby towns face rising flood waters as the Assiniboine River overflows. Canadian mounted police report hundreds rescued from a flooded area. Three drownings unconfirmed as flood conditions worsen across the region.
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Wood expected to resign as Philippine governor
Washington reports Maj General Leonard Wood may quit as governor general of the Philippines and return to lead the University of Pennsylvania. In other notes John Bassett Moore is named by President Harding to a wartime rules commission, while reports say the Rapallo Treaty between Germany and Russia violated Versailles terms.
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Not the Man for the Job
A humor piece recounts Thomas Robertson of the Eagles club sending notices to lodge members to join a sick committee. A member confronts him on the street, quipping about serving after business. The editor of Answers faces sarcasm, a Betty tale, and a prize fight gag with a tree climber and a stakeholder.
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Bayer Tablets of Aspirin Ad Prompts Protection Note
An old tip cites Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with Bayer stamped on each tablet and package for consumer protection. A morning paper discussion mocks a manslaughter arrest headline, reflecting confusion over legal terms. A stray note urges studying one’s own nature.
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