De Pew Attacks Wilson at Republican Convention
Chauncey De Pew derided President Wilson’s Europe trip and his league of nations plan at the Republican national convention in Chicago, while Margaret Hill McCarter urged women’s loyalty to Republican ideals and the Star Spangled Banner. Call for adjournment followed amid cheers and a luncheon miscue. In Minnesota a severe wind and electrical storm killed at least two and injured many, with For Home, Minnesota, reportedly wiped out and high damage citywide.
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Chicago
Chauncey de Pew
Republican Party
de Pew
Wilson
Europe
League of Nations
Heaven On Earth
Lodge
Margaret Hill McCarter
Kansas
America
Uncle Joe" Cannon
Wadsworth
Thompson
Illinois Steel] Company
ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
North Dakota
For Home
Pershing Announces Retirement No Political Significance
General Pershing stated his planned retirement from active service carries no political meaning. He will enter private business yet to be determined, with a June schedule showing engagements at West Point, Virginia Military Institute, Williams College, Yale, and Harvard, then returning to Washington for army reorganization duties.
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Washington
Pershing
Chicago
West Point
Military Academy
Brooklyn
National Guard
Virginia Military Academy
Williams University
Yale
Harvard
Lightning Suts Fire To Steubenville Country Club House
Steubenville Ohio June 9 The Steubenville Country Club house north of the jetty was wiped out by a fire last night after a lightning strike. The blaze caused an estimated loss of about 20000 dollars. Firemen arrived to find flames beyond control.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Steubenville Country Club
Davis-Elkins College Commencement in June 1920
The article notes Davis and Elkins College holding commencement events from June 4 to June 12, including graduate recitals by Emily Barry and Besa Johnson, a laureate sermon by Rev J Layton Mauze, and an address by Dr Henry H Sweets. Twenty six graduates span several departments and the summer school opens June 21 with strong enrollment prospects. An auction sale of groceries is listed at 446 Maple Ave on June 11 and 12 by McPherson.
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St. Augustine's School
St. John Street
Marie
Barlow
John J. Foley
Frannie M. Hehnert
Clara
J. Kernan
M. J. Hannon
St. Augustine’s Church
Sentinel
Davis and Elkins College
Emily Barry
Besa Johnson
J. Layton Mauze
Huntington
Henry H. Sweets
Department of Education
Southern Presbyterian Church
Balk OF Grourrins
Maple Ave
Mc Pherson
Convention Backs Temporary Organization as Permanent
At Chicago Coliseum the Republican convention, amid heat and pageantry, approves making the temporary organization permanent to save time. Senator Lodge, now permanent chairman, declines to speak. Governor Morrow of Kentucky reports on rules. plan seats four delegates at large per state, plus district seats and extra seats where GOP votes exceed 7,000 in the last election.
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Chicago
Sune
Palm Leaf
Resolutions Committee
Lodge
Hays
John Timothy Stone
Bishop Stone
Sharman Lodge
Dufield
New Jersey
Platforn
Duffield
Robert R. Church
Memphis
Church
Tennessee
Committee On Permanent Organisation
Morrow
Kentucky
Paul Howland
Cleveland
Ohio
Committee On Rules and Order of Business
Theo
Suffrage Alliance Leaders Debate New Goals In Geneva
In Geneva the International Woman's Suffrage Alliance discussed broadening aims by dropping the word suffrage from the title. Carrie Chapman Catt and English delegates said many countries favored the plan, while Germans questioned it. The fate of the alliance hangs on its future and the leadership of Mrs Catt.
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Geneva
Switzerland
International Woman's Suffrage Alliance Congress
Carrie Chapman Catt
New York
Alliance
Charlotte Despard
Chrystal MacMillan
Associated Press
Madam Schwimmer
Hungarian Woman Suffrage Association
Mrs Catt
Ashere
Gov Cornwell designates Flag Day in West Virginia
Charleston June 9 Gov Cornwell issued an appeal to celebrate Flag Day on June 14 urging West Virginia citizens to observe the holiday.
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Gov Cornwell
West Virginia
Charleston
John J. Cornwell
Fifty Japanese Missing After Gasoline Blowup
In Kobe on June 9 a gasoline explosion aboard the steamship Eriaku Maru left fifty Japanese men missing. The blast shook the city and caused serious damage to shipping facilities and the vessel.
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Kobe
Japan
Lightning Strikes Kite Balloons Killing Two Aboard
Report from Philadelphia dated June 9 describes lightning hitting two kite observation balloons used by the Atlantic fleet off the Chesapeake Capes. Both balloons were destroyed, a new assistant secretary noted. The incident occurs as a political convention debates rules, timing, and who may speak.
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Phensylvania
Chesapeake Capes
West Virginia Lines Up for Lodge Ballot Nomination
West Virginia moves to back Senator Lodge as permanent chairman at the Republican national convention. Lodge led on the first ballot with support from states including Colorado Connecticut Kansas Louisiana Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi Missouri Nevada New Hampshire New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oregon Rhode Island Tennessee Utah Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wyoming totaling 22. Beveridge and McCormick trailed with smaller tallies across several states.
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Cmicaco
Senator Lodge
Beveridge
Indiana
McCormick
Illinois
Mick
Mlinois
William Barnes
New York
Goodrich
Oglesby
Lodge
Colorado
Connecticut
Kansas
Louisana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Minneola
Nevada
New Hamphire
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming
Arkansas
Idaho
Kentucky
Missouri
New Jersey
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Porta Ricca
McCortick
Alabama
Delaware
Towa
Maine
Maryland
Nebraska
MeCor
Democratic Platform Will Favor Versailles Treaty
SAN FRANCISCO June 9 A declaration in favor of ratification for the treaty of Versailles will be in main place in the Democratic platform according to Homer Cummings chairman of the Democratic national committee who arrived here late last night to prepare for the national convention.
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San Francisco
Cal
Homer
Cummings
Democratic National Committee
Women Picket Quietly Outside Coliseum in Chicago
Picketing by the National Women's Party outside the Coliseum in Chicago proved unusually quiet under Mayor Thompson's orders. For four hours the protesters stood bareheaded and silent, banners raised, as police ensured comfort in the sun. They plan to resume tomorrow until the convention adjourns.
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Chicago
National Women's Party
Thompson
Aviation Cadets Killed in California Airport Crash
Aviation Cadets Roy Eilington of Meer Ark and Harold Brawley of Mildred Mont were killed near Kelley Field when their aircraft entered a tall spin and plummeted 2000 feet, bursting into flames on impact. Both had recently arrived from Marshfield Field Riverside Cal.
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San Antonio
Tex
Roy Eilington
Meer, Ark
Harold Brawley
Mildred
Mont
Kelley Field
Earth
Marshfield Field
Riverside
Cal
Wool profits amid shortages hit farmers in wool markets
Amid reports of the Wool Trust clearing about six million dollars monthly and facing profiteering indictments, farmers struggle to obtain bids as wool warehouses overflow. Clothing remains largely unaffordable for the average family as wool prices and supply squeeze household basics.
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Woolmm Trust
Pew Po
Eleven Killed in Pythian Plans Bad Train Wreck
Schenectady N Y June 9 Eleven killed and 21 injured when a fast eastbound American Express special crashed into a rear Pullman on the New York Central line west of here. Only two dead identified, engineer Martin Doyle of Albany and a two year old child of Utica. Knights of Pythias plan memorial services at Bluemont cemetery with auto procession and extended program, weather permitting. Rev F L Waters to be the orator.
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Onn.y.central
Schenecedy, N
Flevon
New York Central Line
Martin—Doyle
Albany
Nellia Crouse
Utica
Vriendship Lodge
Knights of Y
Bluemont
FL Waters
Coal Car Shortage Idle Eighty Three Mines
A coal shortage left eighty three mines of the Monongah division idle as only 737 cars were available for loading against a demand of 1 584. Week outlook sees few hoppers at the start and a gloomy supply. Monday's report shows 1456 cars loaded that day. Monongah division last week moved 4019 coal cars and 82 coke cars while Helens Run and Wyatt Bingham on Western Maryland reported only 67 cars loaded yesterday across the three sites.
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Monongah Division
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Monongah
Helens Run
Wyatt- Bingham Branch
Western Maryland Railway
Wilson Seeks Direct Mexico Responsibility Platform
Henry Lane Wilson former ambassador to Mexico urged a party platform recognizing direct responsibility for conditions in Mexico and pledging full protection of American property. He avoided calls for war and blamed the current administration for dethroning a legal government and creating chaos leading to a military autocracy.
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Chicago
Henry Lane Wilson
Indiana
Mexico
Wilson
Cider And Fruit Juice Rules From West Virginia Prohibition Director
Parkerburg June 9 Charler Lively Federal director of prohibition for West Virginia issued a ruling. Non intoxicating cider and fruit juices may be manufactured without permit or bond if used exclusively in the home. The non intoxicating standard refers to fuel not alcohol content. Do not ferment mash or create distillation mash.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Charler Lively
Prohibition
West Virginia
To Tay
Haymond Farmer Ed Pax Visits Town for Business
Ed M Pax a prominent Haymond farmer visits the town this afternoon to review business matters and discuss settlement affairs. Pax is noted as prosperous and active in local agriculture.
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Ed M. Pax
Haymond
Vietting
Labor Federation backs free speech at Duquesne
The American Federation of Labor debated a resolution urging President Wilson to address Duquesne Pa on free speech free press and free assembly. It called for a voluntary arbitration body to settle labor grievances to foster harmony and cut rising costs. The proposal by L Midgeton of Syracuse suggested organizing an arbitration commission to end wage and price pressures.
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Montreal
American Federation of Labor
National Comitttes
Iron and Steel Workers
Pennsylvania
Federation Ingile
Wilson
Duquesne
United States
Nersean Federation of Labor
Large number examined for mine offices in Clarksburg
A large turnout of 181 mine workers from Grafton Clarksburg and Fairmont gathered at Tower school in Clarksburg for a state administered examination for mine foremen and fire bosses. The test, led by J J Heizer and Edward W Laubenstein, aimed to qualify candidates across the region.
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Grafton
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Tower School
West Virginia Department of Mines
J. JL. Heizer
Edward W. Laubenstein
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