National Legion Chief Galbraith Dies In Auto Crash
Frederick W. Galbraith Jr, national commander of the American Legion, was killed when his car plunged over a fourteen foot embankment near Northwestern Avenue and the Belt Railroad in Indianapolis. Henry Ryan and Gen Milton Foreman were injured. Sam Benjamin aided the injured to hospital. Ryan sustained facial and shoulder cuts while Foreman had head and facial injuries. The crash occurred as the car failed to negotiate a sharp turn near the Belt Railroad. Galbraith led the Legion since September 29 and was formerly president of Western Paper Goods Co in Cincinnati. He had served in World War I with the First Ohio National Guard and the 147th Infantry.
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Indianapolis
Frederick W. Galbraith, Jr
American Legion
Northwestern Avenue
Henry Ryan
Americanism
Milton Foreman
Illinois
Indiana Avenue
Raihoad
Ryan
Mir. Galbraith
Mr. Ryan
Mir
Foreman
Sam Genjamin
Broadway
Mr. Foreman
F. W. Galbraith, Jr
First
Ohio
Legion
Col. Galbraith
Western Paper Goods Company of
Cincinnati
Legion Head
Annapolis
Senate adopts resolution for war risk bureau investigation
Washington June 9. The United States senate today adopted a resolution providing for an investigation of the war risk bureau and other agencies handling disabled and needy ex service men.
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Washington
United States Senate
War Risk Bureau
Mingo Mine Quiet After Martial Law Settles
Major Tom Davis reported in Williamson West Virginia that martial law in Mingo County was easing with most of the detained miners released. Forty two men were held after a tent colony near Lick Creek was attacked and two suspects, Lee Hatfield and Bud Francis, faced charges.
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Williamson
W. Va
Tom Davis
Mingo County
Morgan
Lick Creek
Lee Hatfield
Bud Francis
Miners Lawyers Prepare for 50 Injury Cases
Harold Henderson and William Lackey of the United Mine Workers District 11 legal department plan to try over fifty cases before the state industrial board in the next two weeks. The board convenes June 10 and sits until June 24 with sessions in Sullivan Clinton Rockville Terre Haute and Brazil. The board members are Samuel Artman Kenneth Dresser Charles Fox Edgar Perkins and Thomas Roberts of Indianapolis.
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Terre Haute
Harold Henderson
William Lackey
United Mine Workers of America
State Industrial Board
Sullivan
Clinton
Rockville
Terre Hautte
Brazil
Samuel Artman
Kenneth Dresser
Charles Fox
Edgar Perkins
Thomas Roberts
Indianapolis
Indiana Manufacturers Banquet Voices Tax Reform and Rail Rates
The Indiana Manufacturers Association banquet in Indianapolis featured Senator Harry S. New as toastmaster with Theodore Roosevelt Jr and W. C. Cornwell as speakers. New supported repeal of excess profits tax and other taxes, urged refunding 7 billion in war obligations, and called for lower railroad rates while cautioning against high tariff schedules.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Manufacturers Association
Harry
New
Senator New
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Navy
W. C. Cornwell
New York
Congress
Improvement Noted in Indiana Labor and Living Costs
Indiana employers and workers report better understanding and efficiency, with widespread price declines in clothing, meats, shoes, and groceries. Builders note increased activity and a housing shortage remains acute in most cities, while unemployment trends show overall improvement from prior months.
Sims Stands By London Speech Amid Irish Question Fallout
Rear Admiral William S. Sims says he will not repudiate any part of his London speech on the Irish question. Secretary Denby demands a cable acknowledgement after Senator McCormick questions quotes and the White House reviews the matter.
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Sims
London
William S. Sims
The
Press Association Today
Cary
McCormick
Washington
Union
Denby
White House
Navy Department
Medill McCormick
Illinois
United States
Admiral Sim
Harding
United States Mexico Trade Talks Hit Snag
Reports suggest a hitch in negotiations between the United States and Mexico over a commerce and amity treaty. The exact nature of the difficulty has not been disclosed.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Eight Year Service Cap for Presidential Postmasters
Postmaster General Hays says the policy is to keep presidential postmasters for the term they were appointed, with a single exception to avoid denying an incumbent a chance at more than eight years. The Wilson administration faced reappointment controversies, and the department now sets eight years as the limit for Wilson appointees.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Hays
Wilson
Department
Winter wheat crop estimate cut by 50 million bushels
Washington June 9 crop report reduces projected winter wheat production from May to June. June 1 conditions forecast 579 million bushels, down from May 1 estimate of 629 million bushels, a drop of 50 million bushels.
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Washington
Three Inmates Recalled From Parole to Begin Additional Sentences
Antonio de Vita of Lucas county Elmer S Zell of Starke county and Mitchell E O Hara of Williams county walked out at the state penitentiary this morning after completing terms. They were returned to serve additional sentences for other offenses O Hara received one to twenty years for forgery De Vita one to eight years for larceny and forgery O Hara was fined or sentenced as stated.
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Columbus
Antonio de Vita
Lucas County
Elmer S. Zell
Starke County
Mitchell E. O’hara
Williams County
O’harra
de Vita
Injury near church chimney ends in hospital scare
A. L. Standiford of Plainville was hit by a crowbar flipped from a falling brick while workers tried to topple a church chimney. He suffered a severe temple blow and was carried down from the belfry in a hammock by rope. condition described as potentially mortal.
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Plainville
Ind
A. L. Standiford
Christian Church
Tie
Labor Leader John Golden Dies in Brooklyn
Word arrived that John Golden general president of the United Textile Workers of America died in Brooklyn this morning Burial will be in Fall River where he had lived for many years The announcement comes from the textile workers union and local officials in Fall River Mass.
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Fall River
Mass
Brooklyn
John Golden
United Textile Workers of America
Coalition Talks End Without Coal Industry Accord
Washington reports say four coal industry branches and Senator Frelinghuysen failed to agree on proposed statistics gathering legislation. Smith urged support while Frelinghuysen held firm. Coyle of Bethlehem was elected president of the American Wholesale Coal Association with Dering and Merryweather also chosen for top posts.
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Washington
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Mines
Senate
George Otis Smith
Geological Survey
Mr. Smith
W. R. Coyle
Bethlehem
American Wholeshite Coal Association
C. L. Dering
Chicago
G. H. Merryweather
Seapool safe after iceberg collision near Atlantic routes
A radio report from the steamer Seapool said bulkheads held after striking an iceberg, with the forward section dry though fore peak water rose two feet. If weather stays favorable, Seapool backs toward St Johns around noon. Ingleby and Saxonia notes reflect widespread ice off the Great Banks.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Seapool
Ingleby
Saxonia
New York
Weather Report Signals Unsettled Tonight and Friday
Unsettled weather expected tonight and Friday with possible local thunderstorms. Temperature trend shows little change.
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U.S. Senate
Mingo Mine
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Facturers’ Association
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Hoosier State
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B. R. Inman
State Chamber
Mr. Inman
Fionting
A May
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Hitch
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Liberty
Dustry
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