Woman Suffrage Wins in Senate and House Action
The Senate approved the woman suffrage resolution by 56 to 26, sending the proposed constitutional amendment to the states for ratification. The House passed a $31.6 million agricultural appropriation with one dissenting vote. Peace treaty copies arrived in Washington as embassies receive the document.
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Tokyo
Wilson Praises U S Flyers Flight Leaders Honored
President Wilson received Lieut. Com. A Read commander of the NC-4 along with Com. John H. Towers head of the three seaplane flight and Lieut. Com. P N L Beklinger commander of NC-1 this morning. He congratulated them and voiced pride in their accomplished flight.
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Wilson
A. ©. Read
John H. Towers
Grand Parade Wins Derby at Epsom Downs
London June 5 Grand Parade won the Derby at Epsom Downs the premier turf event of the world. Buchan ran second and Paper Money third. The purse was 6500 guineas about 32500 dollars and the distance was one mile and a half.
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Epsom ‘Downs
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Paper Money
Handley Page Flight Sets 1600 Mile Britain Run Record
A Handley Page aircraft, crew of nine, completed a 1600 mile round trip with four stops in four days, claiming a landing record at Belfast. Fuel ran low due to head winds, forcing a prompt landing on Harland and Wolff’s wharf, 400 yards long and barely wider than the airplane’s wingspan.
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British Isles
Handley-Page
Belfast
Harland & Wolff
Electrical men to strike in Springfield June 16
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers calls a statewide strike set for June 16 at 8 am from its Springfield headquarters. If union demands presented to Postmaster General Burleson are not met by then, about 60,000 workers and 60,000 operators would cease work, with officials stating the issue is policy rather than wages after eight months of discussions.
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Yankees Quit Russia Archangel Transfer Home
A detachment of American infantry from Archangel, Russia, boarded a transport for the United States, the first American troops to sail home. Six companies of the 339th Infantry, about 1,600 men, will depart in the detachment from Economia, Archangel’s winter port, bound for Brest.
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Explosion Kills Three at Hopkins Cramery
In Hopkins Michigan a boiler explosion at the cramery killed three men and wounded four. The dead were Walter Hazen engineer Meno Craft and George Horner farmers aged 30 24 and 28. Injured were August Marquard 24 Keith Duryce 14 Bert Lindsley 30 and Laverne Seely 30 manager. Cause unknown though dynamite rumors were denied by the company.
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Hopkins
Cramery
Walter Hazen
Meno Craft
George Horner
August Marquard
Keith Duryce
No Troops To Toledo Amid Ongoing Toledo Strike
Governor Cox will not deploy troops to Toledo for now, as state officials stay in touch with city leaders. In Toledo two people were dead, one dying, and 16 seriously hurt as strike violence persisted. The Ameryka Echo Polish paper was stormed. windows and plant damaged after editors urged Polish workers to demand union representation.
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Austria Balks on Peace Terms at St Germain Pact
Vienna report says Austrian government unanimously rejects the peace terms presented at St Germain. Elaboration notes Noske toured coast defenses in Berlin and German officials seek U.S. protection. Clemenceau opposes treaty revisions as council of four debates reparations and territorial questions.
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Car bomb wounds Chicago labor leader head
An automobile owned by Cornelius P. Shea former head of the Teamsters union was blown up with dynamite in a prairie near Chicago. The explosion startled residents and police in Bummerdale Irving Park Evanston and Rogers Park.
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Irving Park
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Rogers Park
Worst Anthracite Mining Disaster In History At Wilkesbarre
Wilkesbarre Pa June 5 The worst accident in anthracite coal history happened near here when between 115 and 136 miners were killed in an explosion in the Baltimore tunnel of the Delaware and Hudson Coal Company. A carload of black powder on a trolley line exploded as workers rode to their shift. Aid rushed to the scene. 90 bodies have been recovered. Many victims were blown to atoms with no trace remaining.
Weis BeMAND REPEAL Aides Claim Simmons Warned July 1 Worries
Washington June 5 Adolph Neurad chairman of the Family Wine and Liquor Dealers association testified before the house judiciary committee that senator Simmons promised to handle the July 1 repeal issue saying they could return to New York and not worry. Mark Goldberg echoed that President Wilson wanted to pass the buck on repeal while Simmons denied ever meeting Neurad or making such a remark. HL P Thompson argued against the bill noting high alcohol content in camphor spirits and toothpaste while claiming consumers would not use them for drinking after Prohibition.
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House Judiciary Committee
Adolph Neurad
Family Wine and Liquor Dealers’ Association
Silas
Senate
York
Neurad
Simmons
Mark Goldberg
Association
Wilson
Congress
HL. P. Thompson
Harding accuses Chicago government of being un American
Governor W L Harding of Iowa told the United Spanish American War Veterans in Cedar Rapids that Chicago city government is un American and pro German He charged Chicago industry with employing men of German and Austrian descent and said returned soldiers were being turned down He declared all isms except Americanism must be driven out and radicals deported.
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W. L. Harding
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Harding
America
Willard Seen As The Same Toward Training Camp
In Toledo on June 5 Jess Willard appears unchanged from his prime. The heavyweight champion, still large and deliberate in training, was seen at his new camp giving the sharps a first look. He did little work, but was stripped for inspection, a routine noted by observers.
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Toledo
Jess Willard
Frank Ber
Sharps
Willard
Strike Spreads in Paris Slowly Brings City to Standstill
Paris workers walked to jobs amid a citywide strike with no subways trams or taxi buses operating. About 350,000 to 500,000 were said to be on strike, with electrical workers in Versailles halting streetcars and power plants until authorities resumed current supply by evening.
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Vetry
Versailles
German Plotters on Trial in Geneva
Geneva June 5 26 Germans and two Hindus were placed on trial revealing a German plot to spark revolutions in Switzerland and Italy. Proceedings began as prosecutors outlined alleged conspiracy activities and planned uprisings connected to foreign influence.
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