International Commission to Probe Banditry Amid Chinese Crisis
The Chinese council orders an international investigating commission for Tsao Chang to report on banditry. Major Roland W. Paget describes escapes by three American captives in the mountains near Suchow and Puotguku, detailing perilous ascent and dire living conditions. The case strains relations as captives await release negotiations.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
China
Peking
Tsao Chang
Jacob Gould Shurman
Tienstin
Ife
Roland W. Paget
United Sates Army
Himelf
Paotuki
Pinger
Adits
Lee Solomon
Obert Alien
Ath Americ Army
Tamalpaia
Sunmeisco
Ple
Bryan Renewed Attacks on Darwin at Presbyterian Meet
Report from London May 2 describes Bryan's aggressive remarks at a Presbyterian gathering on Darwin. In Scotland's St Kilda, children witnessing the first cinema show fled in panic when a moving train scene appeared, despite elders' warnings against magic.
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Bryan
Darwin
Presbyterian
Associated Press
London
St. Kilda
Daily Express
Scotland
Bryan's Evolution Resolution Defeated by Presbyterian Assembly
In Indianapolis on May 23 William Jennings Bryan faced a liberalist counterattack as a motion to bar teaching evolution in Presbyterian schools failed by about two to one. He accused the assembly of liberal control and said his measure was steam-rolled by church politicians.
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Indianapolis
William Jennings Bryan
Uander
General Assembly
Presbyterian Shurch
John Willis Baer
Change of venue eyed for Morehouse parish cases
Attorney General Coco said if Morehouse parish sentiment remains hostile since the January hearing, he will seek a change of venue for the eighteen parish residents charged in connection with band activities. The charges stem from last year’s Ku Klux Klan violence in Mer Rouge that led to the abductions of Watt Daniels and T F Riendo. Coco and Governor Parker blamed the Klan and noted Bastrop as a possible trial location if civic justice is assured.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Genel Coco
Morehouse Parish
Watt Daniels
T. F. Riendo
Mer Rouge
Genal
Parker
Ku Klan
Bastrop
Mr. Coco
Long accuses Standard Oil and officials of crippling the public
Huey P. Long denounces powerful interests in Louisiana as using state salaries to oppose public welfare. He cites costly legal battles by the Public Service Commission, notes large corporate expenditures, and pledges to disclose who has backed or paid officials while promising to protect ratepayers.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Standard Oil Company
Huey P. Long
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Southwestern Gas and Electric Company
Labor Board Elects Chairman
Chicago May 23 Ben W Hooper former Tennessee governor was re elected chairman of the United States railroad labor board G W W Hanger was re elected vice president Both are members of the public group on the board
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Labor Board
Associated Press
Chicago
Ben W. Hooper
Tennesse
United States Railroad Labor Board
G. W. W. Hanger
Presbyterian Church General Assembly Faces Women on Executive Boards
In Montreal on May 24 the Southern Presbyterian Church considers the standing committee’s report on the Progressive Program and women’s eligibility for executive committees. The assembly reviews a benevolence goal of 4.75 million, an equipment fund quota of 500 thousand, 75 thousand for permanent committee operations, and a new church building fund to begin immediately. Dr. M. E. Melvin of Chattanooga serves as general secretary of the stewardship body.
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Montreal
Presbyterian
Sixty-Third General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
M. E. Melvin
Chattanooga Tenn
Presbyterian assemblies favor no new union talk
The Southern Presbyterian Church General Assembly advised the Northern Presbyterian General Assembly in Indianapolis that there is no occasion to reopen the question of organic union.
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Associated Press
Montreal
N. C
Southern Presbyterian Church General Assembly
Northern Presbyterian Church General Assembly
Indianapolis
Debs Declares He Is Casualty Of World War In Madison Square Address
Socialist leader Eugene V. Debs told about 15 000 at Madison Square Garden that he is a casualty of the world war and deserves an ex service man’s bonus. He said authorities aimed to suppress him when they jailed him for opposing the war, while he supported Wilson until five weeks before the war’s declaration. He urged release of political prisoners as part of a socialist convention address and noted Milwaukee Mayor Hoane predicted Debs’ party nominee will again be William G. Hoan for 1924.
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Associated Areaa
New York
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Madison Square Garden
Atlanta
Mr. Debs
Wilson
Debs
Debs Heads Socialist National Convention Mass Meeting
Fifteen thousand people in Madison Square Garden cheered Eugene V. Debs as he delivered the principal address at the socialist national convention mass meeting.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Eugene V. Debs
Plan to Hold Cotton For Better Prices Discussed
Orangeburg South Carolina May 23 The American Cotton Association plans a Southern movement to store cotton until it reaches a profitable price level J S Wanamaker president announced in an address The plan calls for buyers including individuals clubs and corporations to hold cotton in warehouses with certificates and bank trust receipts and require the cotton not be sold for one two or three years unless the price reaches fifty cents a pound by the agreed time
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Orangeburg
S. C
American Cotton Association
South
J. S. Wanamaker
Baldwin Receives Warm Press Reception As Premier
London reports Stanley Baldwin gains broad press acclaim as the new prime minister and the conservative party contemplates unification with Lloyd George era critics watching closely. Opinions split between praise for stabilization and fears of future policy tensions.
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Associated Press London
Stanley Baldwin
Daily Chronicle
Lloyd George
Baldwin
Lord Curzon
Chronicle
Lanfairfechan
Samson to Perform At Revival and Lyceum Show
Tennessee tenor Adlai Loudy appears in a Presbyterian church revival nightly except Saturdays and in the Lyceum theatre each morning except weekends at 11:30. Tomorrow at 11:30 he demonstrates card-breaking and unique breathing feats with a free admission.
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Adlai Loudy
Tennessee
New York
Dixie Caruso
Samson
Mr. Loudy
Presbyterian Church
Lyceum Theatre
Loudy
Dortmund Miners Clash With Police In Fatal Riots
Rioting erupts in the Dortmund district as 30,000 striking miners demonstrate in the square. Police fire into the crowd, killing several and wounding many. similar clashes occur at the Scharnhorst mine with fatalities and injuries. Authorities blame communist agitators seeking higher wages and a general regional strike affecting 200,000 workers.
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Associated Press
Duesseldorf
Dortmund
Scharnhorst
Allied Program in Ruhr to Be Brought Up at Conference
Paris reports Premier Theunis and Foreign Minister Jaspar of Belgium are due to meet with Premier Poincare to discuss the allied policy in the Ruhr. In Cologne a German rumor says Krupp directors jailed by a French court have asked Berlin to recall Otto Wiedfeldt to resume Krupp duties in Berlin.
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Ruhr
Belgium
Paris
Associated Press
Theunis
Jaspar
Poincare
Cologne
Krupp von Bohten
Krupp Works
Berlin
Otto Wiedfeldt
United States
Soviet reply to Britain offers conference for disputes
London reports Soviet Russia accepts most British demands and suggests a conference to settle points in dispute. It agrees to permit British fishing outside the three mile limit pending an international convention, and to compensate for seized trawlers and for the execution of Charles F. Davison and detention of Mrs. Stan Harding. The note withdraws Weinstein notes and urges detailed discussions by delegated representatives to avoid severing relations.
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London
Russia
Charles F. Davison
Stan Harding
Weinstein
Tornado crosses toward Oklahoma near Grandfield
A tornado seen from Wichita Falls moved northeast about fifteen miles north of the city and crossed into Oklahoma sixteen miles southwest of Grandfield on the Red River. No loss of life reported.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Tex
Here
Oklahoma
Grandfield
Red River
Threats of Near East disruption from Maritza bridge risks
London reports warn that the Maritza railway bridge near Adrianople remains undamaged but is mined and in danger as Turkish actions threaten to sever overland links between the Dardanelles garrison and Constantinople. Britain watches closely amid Bulair landing moves and a potential Greek thrust into Thrace.
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Associated Press
London
Near East
Maritza River
Adrianople
Karawateh
Daily Telegraph
Maritza
Britain
Bulair
Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Thrace
Greek vessel incident near Dardanelles sparks protest
In Constantinople on May 23 a Greek feet cruised near the straits entrance prompting the Turkish government to formally protest to Britain over the Greek presence. Rumors of Greek activity cause unease in the city.
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Constantinople
Straits of the
Dardanelles
Smithing Coal Adv from Sanders Iron Works
Smithing coal advertised as purer cleaner and higher heat efficiency from Sanders Iron Works at 51 and Olive Streets. Phone 399.
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Piedmont
Sanders Iron Works
Olive Streets
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