Belfast Ambushes Fire Drive as Front Rages One Mile
Fighting erupts along a one mile front on the Louth border between republican troops and specials. British troops rush in from Newry as Belfast endures gunfire, fires, and civilian casualties in a brutal evening of clashes.
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Falls Road
Evening Standard
Plague of ants destroys home in Clinton Illinois
Millions of white ants devastated the home of C. T. Sprague west of Clinton, and extended to the Weld residence across the street. The Sprague family has vacated and appeals for aid from the University of Illinois as efforts to save the home continue to fail.
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Clinton, Ill
C. T. Sprague
Here
Weld
Sprague
University of Illinois
Anthracite conflict and merger plans reported nationwide
Reports from New York Pittsburg and Washington detail a potential merger of about twenty coal mining firms from the Panhandle region and a working session between anthracite miners and operators. Bank figure John Bell is linked to the proposed deal. Officials seek Hoover input on stabilizing soft coal prices and the government’s actions to end the coal strike.
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New York
Pittsburg
Panhandle
West Virginia
John Bell
Washington
Senate
Hoover
Chicago Woman Admits Aiding Husband’s Death
Chicago police report Victoria Turek confessed after ten days of questioning that she helped hang her husband whose body lay under a stair at their home two weeks earlier. She initially claimed he died by his own hand and later accused a former roomer.
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Chicago
Victoria Turek
Senator Harry S New Spent in Primary Campaign
Indianapolis June 2 Senator Harry S New spent 15588.05 personally in Indiana in his bid for renomination in the Republican primary last month. The New-for-Senator club reported May 22 it spent 25080.66 in Marion county for the senator's campaign.
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Indianapolis
Harry S. New
Indiana
New-for-Senator Club
Marion County
Miners Return from Kentucky Field Amid Strike
Miners from Crawford County return home from Kentucky coal fields as union objections across Illinois and other areas influence workers to quit and seek employment elsewhere. No change in strike status locally. operators keep mines clear of water while preparations for two to three more months of stoppage continue. Many take farm or public works jobs to fund the strike, and farmers may rely on fuel from remaining country mines during harvest.
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Petersburg
Ind
Kentucky
Ilinois
American Legion pushes for bonus bill amid tariff hurdle
The American Legion's legislative committee backs the bonus bill as reported by the Senate Finance Committee. They expect enough votes to move the measure, though defeating the tariff motion is a challenge. Legion predicts 60 affirmative votes, with 18 against and 23 undecided. President Harding's stance remains uncertain, with debates on a possible veto and late push to bring the bill to the floor.
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American Legion
Senate Finance Committee
Legion
Senate
Harding
James Watson
Indiana
McCumber
Finance Committee
Congress
Ballon Pilots Win In Battle For Life
Lieut. James T. Neeley and his aide James B. Jordan survived an eight hour attempt to land after a Great Lakes wind drove balloon No. 5 from Milwaukee toward Dover village Ohio. Ralph H. Upson and C W Andrews were also forced from the race with other balloons. To stay aloft Neeley and Jordan jettisoned food ballast and gear and even sacrificed fur coat fragments to keep from dropping into Lake Erie.
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Here
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Detroit
C. W. Andrews
Washington
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Andrews
Concord
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Chardon
Lake Erie
Lieut. Neeley
Roos Field
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Labor Agent Reichert Sentenced in Garment Strike Case
Cincinnati June 2 Jacob Reichert labor agent of the Amalgamated garment workers union was found guilty of hiring Frank Solderitz and Irwin Liescher two confessed bandits to slug workers during a garment strike. He was sentenced to fifteen years by Judge Stanley Roettinger.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Jacob Reichert
Amalgamatedarment Workers’ Union
Frank Solderitz
Irwin Leischer
Stanley Roettinger
Rail wage decision sparks new United States board move
Chicago reports the railroad labor board plans a new wage cut totaling over 50 million dollars affecting about 500 000 shop crafts workers and 200 000 telegraphers clerks and other small classes fueling union plans for a Cincinnati meeting of all major rail unions as pressure builds on the industry and labor policy continues. Indiana Democrats close convention with platform pledging growth jobs home rule and tax reform ahead of the fall campaign. The platform attacks Republican management and calls for restoration of local self rule and tax relief while urging continued support for labor rights and national health of Woodrow Wilson.
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United States Railroad Labor Board
Cincinnati
Grand Council
The
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Detroit
Edward M. Fitzgerald
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Jewell
Fitzgerald
Samuel Gompers
Indianapolis
Indiana
State Board of Accounts
State Board of Health
Goodrich
James E. Watson
Woodrow Wilson
State Convention At Indianapolis Elevates Home Rule Demand
Delegates at the Indiana State Convention press for home rule with strong demand shown. The event critiques Goodrich tax law and the record of Senator James E. Watson, calling for reform and conservative party governance.
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Indianapolis
Goodrich
James E. Watson
Indiana State Officials Named in Appellate Court List
Dan M. Link of Auburn secretary of state Robert Bracken of Frankfort auditor of state George H. DeHarity of Elwood state treasurer Zachary T. Dungan of Huntington clerk of the supreme and appellate courts Daniel C. McIntosh of Worthington state superintendent Joseph H. Shea of Seymour judge of the supreme court Joseph Collier of Indianapolis judge appellate court First district William H. Bridwell of Sullivan Valentine E. Livengood Covington judge appellate court Second district Edwin McCabe of Williamsport judge appellate court Second district
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Auburn
Robert Bracken
Frankfort
George H. DeHarity
Elwood
Zachary T. Dungan
Huntington
Daniel C. McIntosh
Worthington
Joseph H. Shea
Seymour
Supreme Court
Joseph Collier
Indianapolis
William H. Bridwell
Sullivan
Valentine E. Livengood
Covington
Edwin McCabe
Williamsport
Weather Outlook Unsettled Tonight Into Saturday
Unsettled conditions continue tonight and Saturday with likely showers and only minimal temperature change. Widespread rain chances persist as a weak front lingers, bringing periods of light to moderate precipitation across the area.
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