GAR SHORTAGE IN U S RAILWAYS REVEALED
Chicago June 4 The Railway Age reports a severe freight car shortage as railways carry 134000 fewer fit for immediate use and 295000 fewer for service since government control began. 1917 to 1920 figures show steady declines due to inadequate replacements and heavy repair backlogs even as traffic set volume records.
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Wesstern
Walen
Chicago
Railway Age
United States
Raiway Age
Railroad Administration
Car Service Division
Cara
Uring
Editor Killed in Plane Crash in Alabama
Alan G Hodges city editor of the Birmingham News from Lincoln Nebraska was killed when the aircraft he rode in to return to Birmingham from Jasper crashed on landing after an engine failure. Douglas H Davis a former army filer was not seriously injured.
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Birmingham
Alan ¥. G. Hodges
Lincoln
Neb
Birmingham News
Jasper
Douglas H. Davis
Cat Killer Falls Dead Attempting Chloroform on Pet
Pennsylvania railroad engineer Frank Souders died from chloroform fumes after trying to sedate his cat at home in Pell. The cat scratched as he pressed the cloth to its nose, and the animal escaped into the night.
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Philadelphiae
Frank Souders
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pell
Souders
Rum Runner Shot in Paso Gun Battle
Pablo Arriaga an alleged liquor smuggler was seriously wounded in a gun battle with customs guards and Mexican rum runners in El Paso. Federal officers and Arriaga were shot by a bullet fired from Mexico as a barrage of rifle fire surrounded Arriaga and his companion Jose Martinez for more than fifteen minutes after agents ordered them to halt.
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al Panso
Pablo Arriaga
Dl Paso
Arriaga
Mexico
Jose Martines
Widescale Rail Wage Cuts Hit 104 Railroads
Western Newspaper Union reports the United States Railroad Labor Board will cut wages by an average 12 percent starting July 1, affecting 31 unions on 104 railroads. Total annual wage savings projected near 400 million dollars, with varied cuts from 6 to 18 cents per hour across job categories, including significant reductions for section men and shop crafts.
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Western
Union News Rerview
Chicago
United States Stailroad Labor Board
National Workingsigreements
Resents Slur Against U S in Havana Debate
Leaders from both majorities and minorities in the lower house support a resolution asking the president to provide Congress with details on Major General Enoch H Crowder s mission in Cuba and his powers Deputy Enrique Maza calls U S aid to Cuba a move to expand world power Maxa s charges are denounced by German Lopes and Enrique Recto leaders of Liberal and Conservative factions
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U. 8
Havana
Congress
Enoch H. Crowder
Cuba
Enrique Maza
United States
Maxa
German Lopes
Enrique Recto
Loaders
Britain Welcomes Armament Reduction Efforts Plan
London officials said Great Britain had not received a Washington report on an international agreement for armament reduction. The government would support world peace measures and welcomed U.S. suggestions toward that end.
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London
Sieles
Great Britain
Washington
Anid
United States
Midshipmen May Be Reinstated In Senate Action
One hundred ten midshipmen who were asked to resign after the re examination last March would be eligible for renomination under an amendment to the naval appropriation bill adopted by the Senate. The amendment, offered by Senator McKellar of Tennessee, was accepted without a record vote after a two hours debate.
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Washington
Senate
McKellar
Tennessee
Byng Might Become Canada Governor General
The Q Gazette reports Lord Byng of Vimy has been offered the Canada governor general post to succeed the Duke of Devonshire. An official announcement may come within days if he accepts. During WWI he commanded several army corps on the French front.
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Byng
Slontreal
Byng of Vimy
Canada
Duke of Devonshire
Qazette
Low Byng
Lord Byng
Julian Byng
Third Cavalry Corps
Ninth Army Corps
Seventeenth Army Corps
Sheriff Swims North Platte River To Capture Murder Suspects
Abra han Saussito and Felipe Blanco, wanted for the May 4 murder of Joe Cordova, fled toward Bridgeport Neb. A Cheyenne sheriff swam the river with a six heeled revolver, aided by two posses, and both suspects surrendered on a wooded island in the center of the North Platte. They were returned to Cheyenne to face charges.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
North Platte River
Abrahan Saussito
Felipe Blanco
Joe Cordova
Cordova
Bridgeport
Neb
Duncan
George Carroll
Glenn PB. Schultz
Interior bill to create public works and lands dept
Senator McCormick of Minnets, a Republican, introduced a bill to reorganize the Interior Department into a department of public works and public lands. It would absorb all government activities related to roads waterways and buildings with three assistants named to handle the general division.
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Department of Interior
Washington
McCormick
Minnets
Department of Public Works
Polblic Lands
Interior Department
Business Outlook Good in May Review
The federal reserve board declared in its May review that a definite turn for the better has been taken by some industries and the outlook remains generally favorable, though there is little prospect of an immediate sharp improvement. Recovery in production and distribution continues but slowly and greatly retarded.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Capitalism urged as solution by Soviet leader Lenine
A Moscow dispatch cites Nikolai Lenin declaring communism bankrupt and calling for unlimited return to capitalism with constitutional democrats aiding rebuilding. The note notes no official Bolshevist confirmation and recounts bids and refusals for concessions in Groznyi, Baku, Kamchatka and other regions as Russia seeks economic ties amid upheaval. авторшибка
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Riga
Latvia
Moscow
Nikolai Lennine
Central Executive Committee
Russia
Constitutional Democrats
Lenine
Realpolitik
Rtussian
Groznyi
Baku
Caucasus
M. Lomoff
Russian Economic Council
Europe
Washington B
Vanderlip
Kamchatka
Petrograd
Senate Passes Naval Bill Sparks House Conference Fight
The Senate approved the naval appropriation bill setting up a clash with the House over a 398 million increase and Borah’s disarmament amendment. The House sentiment reportedly opposes the rise and may push to broaden the Borah plan to include military as well as naval disarmament in a multi national conference.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Great Britain
Japan
House Sentlement
Nonpartisans Seek Damages in Kansas Suit
J Stevie of Sa ling Nonpartisan League manager sues for damages totaling 100000. Separate suits for 20000 each were filed against the city of Great Bend and three individuals over an anti league demonstration on June 1 1020 at Ellinwood during a league picnic. Stevie alleges he and Thomas Mills were ousted from town.
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Great Bend
Kan
J. Stevie of
Saling
Kansas
Ellinwood
Stevie
Thomas Mills
Tulsa Race Disorders Leave Many Dead and Wounded
Tulsa under martial law after violent race riots. Officials report at least ten whites and seventy blacks killed with unofficial estimates up to 175. Thousands of black residents fled the area as fires destroyed the district near Boston avenue to Lowell and Cincinnati. Guards and civil authorities coordinate to restore order and prepare for any emergency.
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Weatatn
Union News Service
Tulsa
Oklo
Oklahoma National Guard
J. B. A. Robertson
Adj
F. Barrett
Charles Daley
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Boston Avenue
Pearl Avenue
Pearl
Cincinnati Avenue
Cincinnati
Lowell
Boston
Bartlesville
Ohlo
Barrett
May Choose Permanent Seat For League Of Nations
Geneva reports allied nations debate reopening the question of selecting a city as the permanent seat of the league of nations. The council needs at least ten days to finish work, though the period may extend as new issues are expected to arise.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Governor Nominee Wallace R. Farrington Named for Hawaii
President Harding nominates Wallace R. Farrington of Honolulu to be governor of Hawaii, succeeding resigning George J. McCarthy. James Wesley Thompson of Hauula, Hawaii, is reappointed judge of the Circuit Court, third circuit, territory of Hawaii.
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Washington
Wallace R. Farrington
Honolulu
Hawaii
Honolulu Star Bulletin
Harding
George J. McCarthy
James Wesley Thompson
Hauua
Circuit Court
Third Circuit
Territory of Hawaii
Boston Post Wins Pullitzer Prize for Public Service
The Boston Post received the Pulitzer prize in journalism for exposing the Charles Pons scheme of quick wealth. Columbia University recognizes this as the most meritorious public service by an American newspaper in the past year.
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New York
Boston Post
Charles Pons
Columbia University
Pulliger
Farmers Relief Measure Passes in Congress
Washington reports another relief measure by Senator Curtis of Kansas to lend up to 60 million dollars to federal farm loan banks for distribution to farmers at not more than 4 1 4 percent interest. Senate action followed by assurance of early House approval.
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Washington
Curtis
Kansas
Senate
House
Sword attack in Tokio by Korean resident kills wife and seven Japanese
A Korean resident named Lihanno in Tokyo fatally stabbed his wife and seven Japanese people including women and children with a sword. He injures nine more seriously before arrest. Police investigate motive amid a chaotic scene at the residence and surrounding streets.
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Killa
Tokio
Wwamway
Lihanno
Whisky Disappears on Shipment to Honduras
Government agents in New Orleans investigate the loss of 2400 quarts of Canadian whisky loaded from United Warehouse Company to United Pruit Company steamship Ciba bound for Honduras. Dray stoppage swapped cases and river water was found in the consignments. A clerk made the discovery.
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New Orleans
United Warehouse Company
United Pruit Company
Ciba
Honduras
Wyoming Brief News Notes Highlights Fire Lightning Deaths and Trials
Frontier Days dates set as Cheyenne rushes to publicize the event. George Anthony killed by lightning while working near Arminto. Oil well in Rock Creek field flows 2,672 barrels in first day. Henry Kreger dies after nitroglycerin explosion on a Worland ranch. Cleanups target pool halls and riffraff in Riverton. Casper shop robbed again ending in the former owner's murder. Medicine Bow forest reports signal good irrigation prospects. Hugh L. Patton nominated for U.S. marshal in Wyoming. Jails inspected for venereal disease. treatment at public expense. Cheyenne mails 50 000 letters and 100 000 pictures for Frontier Days. Wyo-Kansas oil syndicate finds shale oil flowing 200 barrels per day with large gas output. Carrie Chapman Catt reportedly to receive honorary doctor of laws at University of Wyoming commencement. Agar beet experiments planned in Encampment Valley with potential sugar factory. Albany County Bar protests public spending. tax and construction debates arise in Laramie and beyond. E B Lutes fined for fishing without license. first Albany county conviction under new law. Casper faces storeholdup by a Mexican suspect who fled when faced with resistance.
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George Anthony
Jerry Mahoney
Arminto
Casper
Rock Creek
Laramie
Henry Kreger
Worland
A. S. Roach
Burch
Riverton
J. 3. Reeder
Forest Rangers
Medicine Bow National Forests
North Platte
Medicine Bow National Forest
Hugh L. Patton
Harding
United States
District of
Wyoming
Patton
Cheyenne
Citizens’ Frontier Committee
Wyo-Kansas Oil Syndicate
Salt Creek
New York-Ohio Company
State Bak
Great Western Sugar Company
Denver
Albany County Bar Association
Laramle
E. B. Lutes
Wyormley
Big Creek
Benton McCullagh
Albany County
Burlington
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U. S. Failroad Labor Board
White House
Wilson
War Baker
Volco News Service
Nikolai Lenin
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Oklahoma
Uned News Service
Carrie Chapman Catt
American National Woman’s Suffrage Association
University of Wyoming
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