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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
6
Major General George W. Goethals, builder of the Panama Canal, is awarded the John Fritz medal by four national engineering societies. The honor is described as the highest paid by the engineering profession.
American officers in Coblenz ordered German officials to warn civilians through newspapers that resentment toward troops would not be tolerated. Paris reports show the homeward movement of the Fourth and Fifth divisions of the U S army of occupation suspended as a precaution. Tours dispatch says 37 759 Americans began homeward movement from three parts of France last Friday and that the service of supply set a new record in embarking troops.
Washington Senators introduced war time enforcement measures and prohibition bills while the senate and house moved on appropriations and pensions. Exports surged to a new April high with Commerce Dept figures. The equal suffrage amendment passed the House, and Waldo Read was named vice president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Foreign Averne notes 130 names join a study tour of economic conditions with 25 MPs among them. Stromboli erupts injuring and killing several. rescue teams from Messina search for victims. The Daily Mail’s 50000 prize for an Atlantic crossing goes to Hawker and Grieve heirs if alive. Polish legions claim limited gains, Bolsheviks retreat. Esthenians near Petrograd seize Vrura with 700 prisoners. Japanese naval officers travel to Germany to study conditions. Executions of counter revolutionists in Budapest and Danube shore tragedies reported. Allied forces on the north Russian front flank Bolsheviks forcing retreats and imprisoning foes. Moscow evacuations noted from Petrograd to Copenhagen.
Paris reports from reliable sources say the Allies and America will recognize Admiral Kolchak’s Omsk government. They may invite representatives to Paris. A note from the United States Britain and France asks Italy to explain Italian landings in Turkey.
Indiana reports show employment demand matching supply in most cities except East Chicago. Other items note strikes at Citizens Independent Telephone, perjury cases in Clark county, farm federations forming in Clark county, and pilots praising Indiana hospitality with two crashes and 160 enlistees. Local highway plans, berry crops, and daylight saving repeal proposals also appear amid county memorial efforts and crop disease monitoring.
Ohio enforcement of the prohibition amendment brings far less disorder than feared. Saloon stock cleared, bootleggers expected to shrink. officials note any harsher law would require referendums and court action. The Anti Saloon League and liberals clash over current statutes and enforcement.
Harry G. Hawker and Lt. Cmdr. Mackenzie Grieve were picked up at sea and landed in Scotland after attempting a trans Atlantic flight from St Johns. They were in good health, and the Mary witnessed the rescue by radio while the plane remained unfished.
The Mercy arrived from St Nazaire with 386 patients marking the abandonment of Brest and St Nazaire ports for American wounded. Most wounded have been sent back to the United States. remaining cases will reach Antwerp. Corporal Otis Speed of Collins Mississippi, a blind checker champion, sailed aboard and defeated officers aboard.
Three passengers and three firemen are missing after the steamer Virginia burned to the water's edge on Chesapeake Bay Saturday morning. Missing are Hyman Smith and his six year old son Benjamin along with his sister in law Miss Ida Levy, all from Newport News.
Rescue teams in Cedar Rapids Iowa report the confirmed death toll rising to 19 after the Douglas Starch Plant blast. Fire crews search the dry room where 15 to 20 bodies are believed buried.
A touring car carrying four residents of Indianapolis was struck by a passenger train at Daleville. Mrs Emil Lennington, 48, of Indianapolis, was killed instantly and four others were injured in the collision.
More than 100 former Ohio National Guard officers met at the Capitol in Columbus to oppose reestablishing the force on a pre war basis. The session, called by Adj General Roy FEL Layton, was held in the House of Representatives hall with few nonformer members present. Most attendees had overseas service.
An advertisement touts Wright’s Indian Vegetable Pills as a remedy to “flush the system” and aid regular bowels, claiming reliable results and charm in digestion support.
A compact reflection on size and space in rural life. The larger man finds more space and presence, while smaller individuals face tighter margins in country settings. It contrasts physical stance with social room.
A reader claims the man is being railroaded to prison while another asserts he is a train robber. The quoted debate frames the case as a partisan defense versus criminal guilt amid a harsh justice process.
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