Pueblo River Floods City as Guards Patrol
Pueblo, Col June 4 National guardsmen patrol Pueblo as Arkansas River floods the city with fires from lightning. Telegraph and telephone lines are down, 18 families rescued, one husband swept away, and several business districts inundated. Denver reports ongoing heavy rains, with losses in the millions and a death toll of four.
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Pueblo
Col
Associated Press
National
Denver
Colorado
Heavih Seca
Denver Times
Arkansas
Denver and Rio Grande Railway
Yorkspour
Larkspur
Frederick
Cal
Greeley
Fort Collins
Loveland
Boulder
Lafayette
Coal Creek
Marshall
Farmers Irrigation Company
Autos to carry fuel stills for on board production
Thomas A. Edison Jr predicts cars will soon have individual distilleries to distill fuel from heat and motion. He says a combustible mixture will be produced as electricity powers the vehicle, offering a substitute for gasoline.
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Boston
Thomas A. Edison, Jr
Knights of Columbus Automobile School
Randolph County to Have Highway Soon Says Cox
Randolph county will gain a hard surfaced road from Archdale to Asheboro and a second from the Davidson and Guilford lines to Thomasville. J Elwood Cox of High Point, returning from Raleigh, said construction authorization was granted and that nine counties have projects in progress, with the Greensboro to Winston-Salem link awaiting later approval.
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Archdale
Ashboro
J. Elwood Cox
Wigh Point
Raleigh
Highway Commission
Cox
Loca
Davidson and
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Thomasville
High Point
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Furniture City
Davidson
Lexington
Yadkin River
Cabarrus
Greensbor
Winston-Salem
Largest High Point class earns diploma in historic ceremony
The High Point High School auditorium was filled as forty five graduates accepted diplomas in a commencement marking the largest senior class in the school's history. Speakers included Archibald Johnson of Thomasville who urged lifelong learning and appreciation of beauty.
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High Point High School
Genevieve Moore
W. A. Lambeth
Wesley Memorial Church
W. M. Marr
Archibald Johnson
Thomasville
Charity and Children
Marr
Johnson
North Carolina
Checkngkonmlingen
Rupert Pickens
Paul Stamer
Nellie Hayden Lane
Lass
Ellaonise Johnson
Mary Annis Younts
Charles McAnally
Girleta Waford
William Tilden Wins World Hard Court Tennis Championship
William Tilden of Philadelphia, the world grass court champion, defeated Washer of Belgium in straight sets to win the world hard court singles title in St. Cloud France.
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ST. Cloud
France
Associated Press
William Tilden
Philadelphia
Washer
Belgium
Hashub Reinstated After 1917 Dismissal
Leroy A. Hashub, a former Meriden letter carrier dismissed in 1917 for alleged criticism of Postmaster General Burleson, has been reinstated by presidential executive order on Postmaster General Hays recommendation. Hashub faced charges over criticizing Good Friday carrier workloads.
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Burleson
Meriden
Conn
Leroy A. Hashub
Harding
Hays
Washington
Hashub
Three Die in Winston-Salem Grade Crossing Crash
Coroner’s jury rules the Inverness mills crossing accident an unavoidable death for Ellis A. Tesh Walter L. Tesh and Shirley Summers. Tom Tesh survived with serious injuries after the Norfolk and Western passenger train struck their automobile. The car was demolished and the victims were thrown about thirty feet.
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Winston-Salem
Ellis A. Tesh
Walter L. Tesh
Shirley Summers
Norfolk and Western
Inverness Mills
Tom Tesh
Ellis
Walter Tesh
Inverness Mill Crossing
Thomas Tesh
Pole Insurgents Shoot Plunderers in Silesia
In Kattrowitz Silesia Polish insurgents enact harsh discipline with morning firing squads and six men executed at once for crimes. Rioting continues as Poles reportedly loot food convoys and a German captive is beaten to death. In Warsaw Lieut Iwanicki of the Polish flying corps is executed for treason after court martial for sharing military secrets with British agents.
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Kattrowitz
Silesia
Associated Press
Warsaw
Henry Iwanicki
Polish Flying Corps
Warsaw Citadel
Shipping Board Gets Big Appropriation
Washington June 4 Congress adjourned with both chambers out of session. The Senate approved a deficiency bill totaling 156000000, adding 55000000 above the House version. The bill includes 75000000 for the Shipping Board, a net increase of 50000000 over the House amount.
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Shipping Board
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Lord Mayor O Callaghan Leaves United States
Donald O Callaghan the lord mayor of Cork who came as a stowaway to testify before a committee of a Ireland inquiry returned to Ireland and was told to leave by midnight Monday. He was classified as a seaman and left the country under orders. In New York he was reportedly seen yesterday but his current whereabouts were unknown.
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Washington
Donald O'Callaghan
Cork
Commission of One Hundred
Ireland
Department of Labor
New York
American Committee For Irish Independence
Socialists Forbidden From Street Meetings in Mount Vernon
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court ruled Mount Vernon could prohibit street meetings by socialists in October 1920. The protesters argued the city curtailed free speech, but the court affirmed the city’s authority.
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New York
New York Supreme Court
Night watchman fatally injured after fall at mill
Fayetteville June 4. William McNeal night watchman for the cotton factory at Hope Mills No 2 six miles south of here fell from a ladder last night and suffered fatal skull fracture injuries.
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Fayetteville
William McNeal
Hope Mills No. 2
Here
Drivers licenses issued by police under new plan
New automobile licenses were issued today by Desk Sergeant French of the local police department. Nearly a dozen were issued before noon and several hundred are expected in the coming weeks. Sergeant French will be at the station tomorrow to grant licenses, with a $1 tax.
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French
Wage Cut Announced at R. J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem June 4 The R J Reynolds Tobacco Company announced a wage reduction of about twenty percent for its operatives. The change does not affect office staff. The company also plans to operate five days a week instead of four.
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Winston-Salem
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Mystery Ku Klux Klan resurfaces in High Point city
An Unknown donor gave 150 dollars to the Associated Charities for a hospitalized youth, while rumors spread that the Ku Klux Klan is secretly reorganizing in High Point with an estimated 1000 members. Officials and residents weigh the movement while authorities pledge to enforce lawful conduct.
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Ku Klux Klan
Associated Charities
High Point
Idan
Frank Gurley
Associated Charities of
Enterprise
Greensboro
North Carolina
Wosiever
Unfavorable Tone on Cotton Market Decline
British labor unrest and stalled wage talks in Lancastershire and Manchester weighed on cotton futures. Reports of a impending coal strike deadlock contributed to losses of 10 to 26 points across active months, with prices opening steady and new lows for several contracts.
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New York
Lancastershire
Manchester
Carpentier Plots Recovery Box Plan in Manhasset
Georges Carpentier, at Manhasset, resumes training after a listless day. Morning road work shows speed while sparring partners are wrestled with. Prominent publicists visit as he plans to box with several of them in the afternoon. He may go fishing after mass tomorrow and will not work.
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Manhasset
L. J
Georges Carpentier
Georges
North Carolina Court Invalidates Hinange Act For Tax Levy
The North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed a superior court ruling striking down the 1921 municipal finance act. Municipalities must use the 1919 law to levy taxes for the current year. Governors and lawmakers face pressure for a special session to fix the issue. Raleigh faces dire tax constraints as cities seek help.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
George Connor
Superior Court
Supreme Court
General Assembly
Senate
Morrison
High Court
Council of State
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Southern Bell Telephone
State Corporation Commission
Southern Bell
American Telephone Company
Maxwell and
Pell
A. T. and T. Company
Lee
J. T. Harris
Ridgecrest
F. W. Monnish
Sabaman
Ships Crew Beaten by Striking Seamen at Norfolk
Striking sailors boarded the American steamer Mitchell off Sewell Point early today. They overpowered guards and assaulted 15 crew members, leaving seven with bruises and several badly wounded. The attackers fled in a launch toward Newport News. a distress call prompted a naval tug with a doctor to respond, but no trace of the boat or its crew was found.
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Norfolk
Stamer Mitchell
Sewell’s Point
Newpoort News
Mitcheill
Vpollee
Newport News
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