Rates stand as Burleson order ends government control
Washington June 6 Postmaster General Burleson announced the return of the telephone and telegraph systems to private ownership with rates remaining in effect and the prohibition on discharging employees for union affiliations to continue. A Southeast Western Union strike was called as control shifts to the owning companies.
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Southeast
S. J. Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Atlanta
Congress
Miller Brothers Evade Draft Hidden Tunnel Found
In McHenry County a DOJ sweep captured three draft evaders William Michael and Bernard Miller sons of farmer John W Miller after a two year chase. The brothers refused to register when called and built a tunnel between their home and barn to dodge arrest. They are held on $5000 bond awaiting grand jury action.
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Mclenry County
Department of Justice
William
Michael
Bernard Miller
John W. Miller
Delay Grain Permit Plan To Move Crop Seaboard
Washington June 6 officials said improvements in shipping conditions on the seaboard likely push back the railroad permit system for moving the new grain crop until after month’s end.
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Washington
Seaboard
Railroad Administration
Thursday's Baseball Results Across Leagues
In the National League St Louis defeated Cincinnati 1 to 0 with no other NL games. In the American League Chicago beat New York 5-1 while Washington toppled St Louis 6-1 and Boston won 2-1 over Detroit. Philadelphia prevailed 10-6 against Cleveland. American Association results show Kansas City 6 beat Toledo 2 and Milwaukee 5 took Columbus 1 while Indianapolis 5 defeated Milwaukee 1 and Louisville-Minneapolis had no game. Three Time League reports Peoria 4 ord 0 and Evansville 7 Bloomington 6 with Terre Haute 1.
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Philadelphia
Eeens Thane
Pittsburgh
Boston
Serene Enews
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Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
American Association
Toledo
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
Paul
Louisville-Minneapolis
Peoria
Ord
Evansville
Motine
Filoomington
Terre Haute
Victory Bonds Rally After Sale on Stock Exchange
Victory 3 percent bonds were sold Thursday on the stock exchange reaching a new high level of 100.20. The advance reflects strong demand from investors amid market optimism in New York.
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Iaac
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Victory
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Red forces report 40100 prisoners and guns seized in south center
From Copenhagen a telegram to Folkets Dagsblad says Kolchak forces defeated in the south and center, with 40100 prisoners and 100 guns captured. Offensives against Petrograd halted and northern front shaken amid ongoing battles. Berne reports Petlura troops capture Proskurov and Berdichev, while Czernowitz denial. Esthonian counterattacks repulsed near Gatschina and Luga.
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Folkets Dagsblad
Petrograd
Admiral Kolchak
Omsk
Berne
Gatschina
Luga
Riga
Kreuzburg
Canada Strife Persists After Toronto Strike Collapse
Ottawa reports continued labor tension across Canada as Vancouver longshoremen join the walkout halting water transport. Vancouver Sun may suspend publication if censorship of strike news is forced. Winnipeg remains tense, with fears of clashes. Government resists reinstating striking western port officials.
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Ont
Toronto
Canada
Vancouver
Vancouver Sun
Winnipee
Eoo
Apponyi Flees In Rowboat Across Danube
Washington reports that Count Apponyi former Hungarian minister of education fled across the Danube in a rowboat pleading with the new Czecho Slovak government not to deport him and pledging to be a faithful subject. Dis patches note the Czech Slovak standing army budget set at 243000 men claiming a democratic yet disciplined force as the only mid European state to achieve it.
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Washington
Count Apponyi
Danube
Czechoslovakia
mid-Europe
PAY HIGH HONOR TO FLYERS AT LONDON LUNCHEON
London hosted a luncheon in honor of Lieutenant Commander A. Read skipper of the American naval seaplane NO and his fellow flyers who completed the transatlantic flight with the Prince of Wales in attendance.
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London
Jungery
America
Prince of Wales
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A. €. Read
Esthonia Envoy Heads to Paris for Peace Talks
Paris June 6 The Esthonia foreign minister M Poska travels from Stockholm to Paris to discuss the future of Esthonia with the peace delegates. He plans talks with the major powers regarding Estonia’s status and security.
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Esthonia
Paris
M. Poska
Stockholm
Bolsheviki Army Defeats Kolchak Forces in Paris Dispatch
June 6 report states the Bolsheviki army inflicted a severe defeat on Gen. Kolchak’s forces with Allied support. The Bolsheviki have improved morale and fighting ability, and it is learned that German troops form the backbone of their new army.
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Paris
Kolchak
Prison funds vanish at Michigan prison audit finds loss
Lansing June 6 A drift of missing prison assets raised alarms as an audit by Detroit Trust Co. for the Michigan legislature reports over 1 million dollars unaccounted in Jackson prison accounts. Large quantities of binder twine livestock and other property are unrecorded and some records burned or torn. The audit notes higher dormitory costs and missing voices while officials say investigations will go to the limit.
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Mich
Jackson Prison
Detroit Trust Company
Trust Company
Nathan F. Simpson
van Buren County
Simpson
Board of Control
Gleaners’ Co-operative Association
Gleaners’ Clearing House Association of
Detroit
Michigan
J. C. Greendyke Company
Chicago
Stimpson
Col. Brice Disque
Eadward Frensdorff
Sleeper
Ltarry Aulburt
Wderolt
Frensdorf
Returned soldiers warn Winnipeg strike supporters
Spokesmen for a large delegation of returned soldiers told Mayor Gray at city hall that if the strike persists in curtailing food supplies in Winnipeg they would tear the Trades and Labor council to pieces.
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Winnipeg
Man
Gray
Trades and Labor Council
Standard Oil to give employees voice in management
New York June 6 Standard Oil announces a new industrial plan whereby all employees will have a large voice in the management of the affairs of the corporation.
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New York
The
Standard Oil Company
Senators to Get Copies of Treaty
Paris reports with Berlin messages that the German government will send photographic reproductions of the peace treaty to every United States Senator.
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Man
Allies to Demand 50 Billion Demands from Germany
Paris reports Allies will seek a 50 billion dollar indemnity from Germany. The stance signals hard postwar reparations expectations as Allied leaders coordinate on terms and enforcement.
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Paris
Italians Out Again Paris Peace Conference
Premier Orlando of Italy has departed Paris for Italy amid renewed disputes over the Adriatic question following further disagreement at the peace conference.
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Paris
Orlando
Italy
Dublin riot injures girl and policemen in Dublin
A riot in Dublin on June 6 left one girl and three policemen fatally injured amid street fighting.
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London
Dublin
Austria Declares Three Day National Mourning
Vienna government decrees a three day period of national mourning in protest against the peace terms, a Zurich dispatch reports. The declaration signals a formal period of mourning across Austria amid postwar negotiations.
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Zurich
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