Arrest Ends Mass Meeting as Textile Strike Violence Surges
Gastonia North Carolina June 8 United Press dispatch reports Chief of Police BE Aderholt died from shotgun wounds twelve hours after attempting to disperse a mass meeting of textile strikers. His death marks the first fatality in the textile strike troubles that began two months ago in the area. Alerholt had reportedly fired at officers. four were wounded. A confession is reported and further outbreaks feared.
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United -Press
Gastonia
C.C
BE. F. Aderholt
Chester
P ‘Dd
Mass arrest of textile strikers after attack on officers
In Gastonia North Carolina on June 8 police seized about 60 textile strikers while seeking the gunmen who ambushed Chief of Police Aderholt and Deputy Sheriff Orach last night. Aderholt was not expected to survive to evening and Beal, a strike leader, was at large as authorities tightened patrols to prevent violence at the strikers camp.
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Gastonia
N. G
Aderholt
Hord
Fred Edwin Beal
Beal
Yaquina Club Holds All Day Meeting in Jasonville
Yaquina club members traveled to Jasonville for an all day gathering at Mrs. Frank Smith's home. Dinner at noon followed by a club meeting with two readings by Mrs. James Moore and Mrs. Ola Williams. Prizes awarded to Mrs. John Booker and Mrs. Ola Williams. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ott Powell and other members. next host is Mrs. John Murdock with a June 21 event planned.
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Yaquina Club
Jasonville
Frank Smith
James Moore
Ola Williams
John Booker
Ott Powell
M. L. Hert
George Ramsey
Arlie Tannehill
Gon Robert
Jake Powell
John’ Booker
Mildred Ramsey
Katherine Smith
Dixie Smith
Carmen Smith
John Murdock
Man Charged in Mishawaka Politician Killing
In South Bend Indiana, the rand jury will convene in special session Tuesday to hear murder charges against Edward J. Blankett, 35, Mishawaka politician, following a fight at a ragdhouse early Friday. Attorneys Hawley Hurke and Alex Sievers of Elkhart are among those involved.
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South Bend
Ind
Hawley
Hurke
Alex Sievers
Elkhart
Marvin M. Gramer
Terre Heute
Rand
Edward J. Blankett
Mishawaka
State school tax urged to fund minimum expenses
Indianapolis June 8 Resolutions by the County superintendents association urge a state school tax to cover all minimum expenses. The plan would place funding with the state rather than local corporations and allow corporations to levy extra local taxes if chosen. It would join legislature study of similar plans in Pennsylvania New York and Alabama. State tax rise projected eight to twelve million dollars with local tax decreases.
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Indianapolis
Superintendents Association
Lincoln
Association
Pennsylvania
New York
Alabama
Firpo denies comeback plans in boxing game
Luis Angel Firpo, former heavyweight title challenger, denies plans for a return to boxing under manager Charley Rose. New York reports claimed an agreement to move Firpo back to Argentina to chase the championship Tunney vacated, but Firpo rejects the rumor.
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United Press Dispatch
Buenos Aires
Luis Angel
Firpo
Charley Rose
New York
First African American Mail Carrier in Terre Haute
Edward Clark aged 65 marks forty-first year in Terre Haute post office. he is the citys first color ed carrier. Clark has sixteen years as a route man and twenty-four years as a clerk, started as a carrier in 1889 and will be pension eligible on January 8 from the U S government.
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Terre, Haute
Edward Clark
Clark
United States
Illinois mine subdistrict charter revoked by national president
United Press dispatch from Indianapolis reports John L. Lewis, national president of the United Mine Workers, revoked the charter of sub-district 9 in Franklin County Illinois for insubordination. The provisional sub-district organization had named John T. Jones as president with John Belcher and John Brown in other posts.
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United. Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
United ‘Mine. Workers of America
Franklin County
Illinois
John Li
Lewis
Ntional
Lewis A
Aub-District
John ‘T. Jones
West
Frankfort
Til
John Belcher
Zeigler
Ill
John Brown
West Frankfort
Ousted officials deny comments on dismissal in mining district
United Press Dispatch reports West Frankfort Illinois on June 8 that officials toppled in sub district 9 and district 12 of the United Mine Workers refused to comment as mining circles suspect factionalism rather than alleged communistic activity or the outlawed international miners union driving the action.
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West Frankfort
United Mine Workers ‘of America
International Miners Union
Dawes Sails to Assume Ambassadorship in London
Charles G. Dawes sailed aboard the liner Olympic to take up duties as United States ambassador to England at the Court of St. James's. He traveled with Mrs. Dawes and daughter Virginia, plus nephew Henry Dawes acting as secretary. Dawes walked the deck, smoked his underslung pipe, and tended to his Chow Chung before boarding.
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United Press Dispatch
New York
Charles G. Dawes
Olympic
United States
England
Court of St. James’s
Mra. Dawes
Virginia
Henry Dawes
Dawe
Dawes
Chung
London
Famine Threat Looms After North Dakota Drought Flooding
Mont and North Dakota face pestilence and famine threats as eastern Montana and western North Dakota endure one of the northwest’s worst cloudbursts. Damage is estimated at a million dollars with three fatalities confirmed.
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Glendrive
Mont
Montana
North Dakota
Northwest
Swedish aviator to start trans Atlantic flight tonight
Capt. Albin Ahrenberg plans a 6 am Sunday departure from Stockholm for New York with two companions. The flight funds, about 8000 dollars, were raised by private donations from unknown supporters. The route includes Bergen Iceland Greenland Labrador and stops for refueling with landings along the way. A hat will be presented to the first person of Swedish birth who greets the fliers in New York.
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United Press Dispatch
Stockholm
Albin Ahrenberg
New York
Ahernberg
Axel Floden
Robert Jungland
Bergen
Norway
Iceland
Greenland
Labrador
Germany rips Reparations Pact with mixed Berlin reactions
In Berlin on June 8, officials and delegates welcomed a final agreement on the eleven year reparations issue. Observers noted Germany faces heavy payments beyond its means and considered the outcome a relative, politically driven concession rather than a pure economic victory.
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Pryse Dispatch
Berlin
Germany
Depple
Paris
Reich
Ohio Negro Held After Alleged Attacks on Girls
Robert E. McGee, 44, a laborer, was charged with criminal attack in Portsmouth after police say he detained two white schoolgirls in his room. He reportedly confessed to attacking the girls multiple times over the past three months. The girls, former Columbus residents, had come to live with an aunt in Portsmouth since March. One girl had been an honor pupil in Columbus but avoided classes to avoid sitting near a Black student.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Robert E. McGee
McGee
Columbus
Taft Hospitalized for Rest Not in Danger
President Taft 71, chief justice, was admitted to Garfield Memorial hospital in Washington for rest. He traveled from Cincinnati with his wife and plans a summer retreat at Murray Bay, Canada, after a brief hospital stay.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
William Howard Taft
United States
Supreme Court
Garfield Memorial Hospital
Murray Bay
Canada
Dry agents raid Ripon as Republicans celebrate jubilee
Federal agents searched Daniel Heises soft drink parlor in Ripon Wisconsin during the Republican party jubilee celebration. Heises was arrested and his stock of intoxicants confiscated. Wisconsin voters earlier abolished state prohibition leaving enforcement to the federal government. About twenty Milwaukee agents were said to be in Ripon for the event.
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United Press Dispatch
Ripon
Wis
Milwaukee
Republican Party
Daniel Heises
Heises
Wisconsin
Prohibition
Speeding autos not illegal under new Indiana statutes
Gary Ind June 8 Driving at 68 miles an hour not illegal under certain conditions in the first case applying Indiana auto speed limit law. City Judge C M Greenlee ruled cities cannot define speeding under motor vehicle laws and freed defendant Stanley Wonse, a youth, who police said was driving 58 mph on Twentieth Street and Broadway. The question was whether that speed was reasonable and prudent under the circumstances.
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Gary
Ind
C. M. Greenlee
Indiana
Greenlee
Stanley Wonse
Twentieth Street
Broadway
Land Gift Tied To Church Site History
A donation from Rev. James Winslow of Baptists for a church site in Pike County included a stipulation that the land revert to heirs if used for any other purpose. The original church burned and was not rebuilt, yet an annual sermon is still preached from the foundation stories to honor the gift.
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Otis
Jamen
SH Winslow
William Hays
Pike County
Indiana veteran John D. Alexander oldest IU graduate
Capt. John D. Alexander of Springville Lawrence county, 90, Civil War veteran and retired lawyer, becomes IU's oldest graduate after Rev James B Lathrop's death. He will attend Alumni Day during the university centennial commencement in Bloomington.
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Bloomington
Ind
James B Lathrop
Greensburg
John D. Alexander
Springville
Lawrence County
Indiana University
Alexander
Ford's Road Indicted Over Coal Rate Manipulations
The Detroit Toledo and Ironton railroad owned by Henry Ford was indicted by a federal grand jury in Columbus Ohio on charges of violating the Elkins railroad act. It is accused of defrauding shippers of about 140000 dollars through alleged coal rate manipulations.
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Columbus
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad
Henry Ford
Boy Killed After Horse Kick Near New Albany
Eight year old Roy Armstrong of Greenville died at Sc Edward's hospital after he was kicked in the stomach by a horse while playing with it. The horse struck him when the boy provoked the animal. The incident occurred twelve miles north of New Albany, Indiana.
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New Albany
Ind
Roy Armstrong
Farr Armstrong
Greenville
Sc. Edward's Hospital
Filibuster Threat Signals Close Of Immigration Bill Action
A Washington debate on immigration legislation shows insurgent Republicans and most Democrats aligned against the bill. A coalition close to a majority could trigger passage upon a conference report vote, with a strategic switch by two senators cited as pivotal.
Catherine Smiling and Cool Start Jail Term
Catherine Cassler a 40 year old Valparaiso resident entered a murder trial linked to the death of her husband’s rival. The case centers on an alleged plot tied to insurance and a jealous motive. Trial proceedings began in U.S. district court with the defendant facing murder charges.
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United Press Dispatch
Valparaiso
Ind
Catherine” Cassler
Smilin
Pyattinge
Rae
Ope
Gethionans
Fost Jie
Chicago
Prominent Neparagua Figure Cited In Fragmentary Note
A fragmentary text mentions a prominent Neparagua figure in connection with a recent event. The readable portions suggest a public or official context but lack clear details or dates. Further transcription is needed for precise identification and timeline.
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Henderson
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