Daniels Attacks Harvey Speech At College Address
Josephus Daniels former secretary of the navy assailed the American ambassador to Britain for claiming the U S did not enter the war to aid Europe. He told Anderson college graduates that the remark slandered Americans and blamed Wilson era policy for cotton prices and low spirits among the nation. He praised press and public for rejecting the statement.
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Anderson
S&s. C
Court of
Woodrow Wilson
Harding
America
United States
Mr. Daniels
Armenian Who Sio] Turk Is Acquitted
Solomon Teilirian, an Armenian student, was acquitted in Berlin today of the March shooting and killing of Talaat Pasha, former Turkish grand vizier. Teilirian testified his mother’s vision urged revenge for the Armenian massacres. Talaat was slain in Charlottenburg. his wife was wounded.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Solomon Teilirian
Talaat Pasha
Turkey
Teilirian
Talaat
Charlottenburg
Was
Southern Bell granted about ten percent rate hike
In Raleigh on June 3 the state corporation commission ordered Southern Bell to raise North Carolina telephone rates by roughly 10 percent. The ruling ups residential charges by 25 cents monthly and business rates by at least 25 cents for over 50 cents. The commission rejected the delay in expansion and urged service extensions where demand exists. Commissioner Lee dissented. the order was signed by Commissioners Maxwell and Pell.
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Raleigh
State Corporation Commission
Southern Bell Telephone Company
North Carolina
Southern Bell
Lee
Maxwell and
Pell
Commissioner of Revenue
A. D. Watts
Banka St
Watts
Norfolk Southern
Council of State
Citizens National Bank of Raleigh
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Southern Bell Telephone
Commission
A. J. Maxwell
Presbyterian Young People of
North Carolina Synod
Peace Institute
C. R. Erdman
Princeton Theological Seminary
H. Askew
Sunday School Times
Birth Anniversary of Davis Honored in Danville
Danville Kentucky June 3 The birth anniversary of Jefferson Davis born 1808 was celebrated here today by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The ceremonies were held in the memorial hall where Davis, then Richmond fugitive, held his final cabinet meeting and issued his last proclamation as Confederate president.
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Danville
Kentuck
Jefferson Davis
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Davis
Richmond
Confederate States
Wanamaker Urges Wealth to Be Used for Good Works
John Wanamaker spoke at the Salvation Army training college unveiling a bust of Gen. William Booth. He warned against dying rich and said people should keep only enough money to live on, noting many wills are broken and wealth should be put toward good works.
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New York
John Wanamaker
William Booth
Salvation Army
Army
New Governor of Canada Named By English Officials
London reports the appointment of Lord Byng of Vimy as governor general of Canada succeeding the Duke of Devonshire. Announcement made today by official channels.
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Canada
London
Associated Press
Lord Byng
Vimy
Duke of Devonshire
Distress Cases In High Point Highlight Charity Needs
City charity outlines four representative cases showing hundreds of distressed families in High Point. A widow with five children seeks sewing work after funeral costs. an aged blind paralyzed man and wife rely on $60 monthly from county. a widow with two daughters faces sanatorium costs. a tuberculosis case for a two year old requires $1.50 daily as the charity begs funds to cover four months.
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Associated Charities
High Point Associated Charities pleas for relief appeals
High Point faces a funding crisis as Associated Charities reports heavy winter needs. January expenditures reached 900 dollars and February over 700 dollars as many unemployed residents require food and medicine. Without donations the charity may discontinue services this summer, jeopardizing tuberculosis patients and the city’s vulnerable families.
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High Point
Furniture City
Frank B. Gurley
Associated Charities
High Point Associated Charities
Frank 8. Gurley
The
Plans for Homes for Negroes in Tulsa After Race War
Tulsa relief panel outlines plans to build housing for destitute blacks after the city’s race disturbances. Businessmen agree to rapid construction with dwellings priced around 500 to 1000 dollars. A stock company may buy land in the north to establish a new negro quarter. At least 30 dead. more may follow from hospital injuries.
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Tulsa
Okla
Marlborough to wed Edith Deacon in a second American marriage
London reports confirm the Duke of Marlborough, recently divorced from Consuelo Vanderbilt, will marry Edith Deacon of Boston. No date set. Consuelo Vanderbilt had alleged incompatibility and infidelity prior to the divorce.
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London
Duke of Marlborough
Edith Deacon
Boston
Iss Consuelo Vanderbilt
H. P. Belmont
New York
Argentine government strikes back as labor unrest eases
Buenos Aires reports vigorous military preparations have weakened the general strike movement. Labor conditions are improving and union strength is said to be setback by strong measures. Harbor workers’ strike remains in effect.
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Buenos Aires
Masked riders raid Kentucky home and whip trio in Tennessee
Masked men believed from Kentucky crossed into Tennessee and raided the McConnell home near Jodysville. They dragged out two women and a man and whipped them severely with hickory switches. Deputy sheriffs Action Cox and Hollie Ford went to the scene and learned the raiders suspected stolen goods were hidden there.
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Mayfield
Kentucky
Tennessee
McConnell
Jodysville
Cox
Hollie’ Ford
Delaware Rules Common Law Marriage Invalid
In a state court decision in Wilmington on June 3 a ruling held common law or non ceremonial marriages invalid in Delaware. The ruling concerns property and marks the first time the issue has been decided in the state.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Prohibition Increases Auto Parties
In Trenton New Jersey on June 3 state motor vehicle commissioner W L Dill said arrests of motorists for intoxication while driving are rising compared with previous years. He spoke after a hearing of those charged with motor vehicle law violations.
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Trenton
N. J
W. L. Dill
Emigration Rules Tighten as U S Enforces Bill
Emigration officials begin enforcing the new law restricting aliens to three percent of each country’s 1910 population entering the United States. A two month rush is expected while bars may be set before year’s end. Monthly intake limited to twenty percent. total expected under half a million.
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Washington
United States
Eleven Year Old Boy Faces Murder Trial
The jury trying Cecil Burnett, 11, for the murder of Benny Slavin, 7, in Knox Indiana, was discharged when it failed to reach a verdict. The case had seen closing statements that the state would accept manslaughter instead of death. Burnett, likely the youngest tried on first degree murder charges, sat through proceedings and waited as deliberations continued.
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Manslahehter
Burkett Boy
United States
Court House
Woman shoots rogue macaw found on porch in Finksburg
Miss Alma Shroyer of Finksburg was on her porch when a large eaglelike bird settled atop a tall tree. A rifle shot dropped the bird, revealed to be a macaw in brilliant plumage. Efforts to locate an owner failed. authorities suspect the parrot escaped from a car.
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Finksburg
Alma Shroyer
Big 4 Chief to Draw 825,000 Salary Rise
Warren S. Stone grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers received a 10 500 annual raise from 14 500 to 25 000 at the convention in Cleveland. Wage reductions ordered by the railway wage board in Chicago were discussed as the three week session adjourned sine die at dawn.
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Cleveland
Warren S. Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Union
Railway
Chicago
Austria moves toward new cabinet after Mayr resignation
Vienna reports steps toward forming a new Austrian cabinet after the Mayr ministry quit amid plebiscite pressure on unification with Germany. Following Salzburg's pro annexation vote, the Star Diet set a July 8 plebiscite.
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Vienna
Mayr
Germany
Salzburg
Diet of Star
Johnny Coulon Reports Belgian King Greeting
Johnny Coulon former bantamweight champion returned from Europe and told how he was presented to Albert King of the Belgians at the Olympic. He said others kissed the king’s hand while he did not, feeling he did not know him well enough.
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New York
Johnny Coulon
Olympic
Europe
Albert
Johnny
Five Million Ford Motors Made at Highland Park Plant
Detroit observer reports the Highland Park plant produced five million Ford motors. The milestone motor will stay in Detroit for Henry Ford Museum display possibly beside the original Ford. With an assumed $500 cost, the five millionth car equates to a sale value near 2.5 billion dollars.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motors
Highland Park
Henry Ford Museum
Ford
Obregon orders crackdown on bolshevist demonstrations
Mexico City June 3 President Obregon circulars governors to suppress radical demonstrators and ban bolshevist flags. He cites the Morelia tragedy and the deputies’ chamber assault as reasons to act firmly. He orders expulsion of about 20 foreign leaders and warns punishments for offenders.
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Mexico
City
President Obregon
National
President de la Huerta
Morelia
Chamber of Deputies
Bolshevists
Pattic Sh
Obregon
Porter Bill to End War Voted Favorably
Washington June 3 The house foreign affairs committee with democratic dissenters voted for the Porter resolution terminating the state of war with Germany and Austria. Republicans supported adopting the Porter measure as a substitute for the Knox resolution repealing the declaration of war. Democrats answered present at roll call. Porter said the resolution will go to the house next week. a minority report will be filed by committee Democrats.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Germany
Austria
Senate
Porter
House
Soviet Army Wipes Out Opposing Forces In Vladivostok Fight
Moscow dispatch via the Russian Telegraph Agency says anti-bolshevik forces at Vladivostok were annihilated by Soviet troops aided by Japan. General Budiny, noted bolshevik cavalry leader in Polish and Wrangel battles, reports Ukrainian troops scattered by bolshevik armies.
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Stockholm
Associated Press
Vladivostok
Budiny
Wrangel
Four Irish constables killed in ambush at Kilberg Cross
An official statement reports four constables killed and five wounded in an ambush at Kilberg Cross. Police were in motor cars and motorcycles when attacked by two civilians hidden in the woods at 10 o'clock this morning.
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Kligberg Cross
Miners Reject Proposal After Strike Talks
London June 3 The executive body of the striking coal miners today rejected the government settlement proposals after prolonged talks.
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London
Supreme Court sustains Volstead Act taxes in Boze Yukinovich case
Justice Day rules the Volstead Act tax provisions trump conflicting revenue laws, imposing double taxes and penalties on distillers. The decision bars using older revenue statutes for criminal prosecutions and maintains federal prohibition as supreme in the case of Boze Yukinovich and Cousin Boze Yukinovich of Oregon.
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Washington
Justice Day
Supreme Court
Boze Yuginovich
Boze Yukinovich
Oregon
United States
Unitedates
District Court
Strikes Hit Three Carolinas Textile Mills
In Charlotte and nearby cities about 9 000 textile workers walked out as mill owners kept plants idle. Some mills operate part time while Savona mill strikers clashed with colleagues, prompting police protection and limited mill staffing. Only about 15 percent of looms statewide are affected.
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Charlotte
Concord
Kannapolis
Rock Hill
S. C
Savona Company
Rail lines ask for lower assessments in tax appeal
North Carolina railroads have petitioned Commissioner A. D. Watts to hear their appeals June 21 to 23 on original assessments. Seven lines contend valuations are excessive and seek reductions after notifying Watts they will pursue hearings.
Massacres Reported in Armenia Coast Towns
From Constantinople, reports say frightful massacres of Christians occurred at Sameon and Trebiz on the Black Sea coast of Armenia. Greek victims fill the streets, according to the Athens correspondent via the Exchange Telegraph.
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London
Athens
Exchange Telegraph
Constantinople
Sameon
Trebiz
Black Sea
Armenia
Simon Baruch Dies After Heart Crisis in New York
Simon Baruch father of financier Bernard M Baruch is critically ill with heart disease at his New York home and may not survive the day. He is 92 years old.
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Simon Baruch
New York
Bernard M. Baruch
Paris awarded 1924 Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee awarded the 1924 Olympic Games to Paris. The note mentions Amsterdam as the host for the 1918 games.
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Paris
Geneva
International Olympic Committee
Amsterdam
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Tucker
Obregor
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