Campaign 70 Oust Sompers and Elect Lewis in Mildrood Morris
Disorder within the American Federation of Labor sparks a battle to oust Samuel Rompers and install John Joavin as leader. Lewis supporters push a reform agenda while Irish questions trigger tensions, as factions clash over delegates to the British Trades Union Congress and a possible boycott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samual
Tas Comne
Erapasa
John
Joavin
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Seark
Counelb
Gompers
Gewds
Mrook Mravington
Sprimchield
Robert Harkin
Alex Phowele
Iangas
Aiden
Ceri
Arken
Wastington
Federation
Peter A. Paddy
Elev
New York
Tiaus
Boland
Tammonn de Vaelera
Irish Repubfics
Holand
Hin
Doo
Brady
Hiss
Denver
Matthew Woll
Eighth View
Woll
Vrady Ds Seard
Beltish Trades Union Congress
Cardi
Wales
I Politvcal
Walsh
Hally
Mh Ff
Wind
Labor Bureau
American Commission On
Yale Crew Trials Show Strong Form Across Varsity
Yale crews impressed in a forenoon trial under cross wind and outgoing tide. Varsity and second varsity raced a mile with the first crew winning by three-quarters length. Freshmen and combination crews also competed, with the freshmen taking a two-length victory as Sanfordfield praised the rowers' excellent physical condition.
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Gates Dorey
Janeti
Yale
Hiosolttas
Dilworth
Varsity
Oldworth
UW Toseiler
Radias
Milford Town Votes to Show Sunday Moving Pictures
Milford voters authorize showing moving pictures on Sundays from 7 to 10:30 p m after a heated meeting. A ballot vote produced 518 total, with 298 in favor and 220 opposed amid a scene of confusion and argument.
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Mariority Buevats
Milford
Connecticut lumber dealers oppose proposed duty
Bristol June 16 Secretary Janes Cray of the Connecticut Lumber Dealers Association which represents about 50 per cent of the state’s lumber dealers announced today that the directors have opposed the plan to impose a 25 per cent ad valorem duty on Canadian origin finished lumber. The resolutions say the duty would raise costs for working men's homes from 250 to 350 and curb home building. The association will forward its position to Congressman Jordney and Connecticut’s congressional delegation.
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Bristol
Janes Cray
Connecticut Lumber Dealers’ Association
Connecticut Associaton of
Laumber
Jordney
Congressional Committee
Congress
Connecticut
Effort Aims to Clear Jam of Liquor Cases in Courts
Attorney General Daugherty maps plan to relieve crowded federal dockets by adding temporary judges and shifting cases to districts with heavy Volstead Act prosecutions. A committee of judges and district attorneys reviews authority, with a report to Congress and a potential request for powers to move judges and adjust jury trial procedures. Cases in New York, Chicago, and other cities number from 1000 to 5000, delaying trials nationwide.
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William Hayward
New York City
Charles Clyne
Chicago
William Grubb
Montgomery
Ala
John C. Pollock
Kansas City
John J, Sater
Columbus
Ohio
Congress
U. S
United States
Harding
Middle West
New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Boston
Pittsburg
Indianapolis
Department of Justice
Attormey
State Police Seek Colebrook Murder Suspect
State police extend the hunt for Joseph M Parsons's killer to Colebrook after sweeping lumber camps in Colebrook and North Colebrook. They seek a gray bearded cloak tapper known as Closk Tinker who visits the area two or three times yearly and may have been seen recently. Police also gathered Colebrook grand jurors and justices of the peace names, reason unclear.
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Winsted
Joseph M. Parsons
Norfolk
Colebrook
North
Parsons
Guns Seized From Freighter East Side In Hoboken Case
Federal and Hoboken police guard 500 to 600 Thompson submachine guns and war material seized from the freighter East Side. The arms valued at about 150000 were believed intended for Ireland and smuggled to Sinn Fein. Custody dispute delayed a hearing before Recorder Adolph Carsten as authorities investigate buyers, consignor, and destination.
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Hoboken
United States
Norfolk
Thompson
Adolph Carsten
Colts Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
East Side
Lloyds Register of Shipping
U. S. Shipping Board
Cosmopolitan Shipping Company
New York
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Carsten
Train wreck near Crawford claims several lives in Nebraska
A Chicago and Northwestern eastbound train No. 606 plunged into Cottonwood Creek near Crawford Nebraska after the bridge gave way during a flash flood. Initial tallies varied but later officials said up to six may have died with forty injured eight seriously. A relief train reached the scene from Chadron eighty miles away and injured casualties were taken to the state hospital at Tod Springs.
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Lander
Wyo
Omaha
Chicago
Cottonwood Creek
Crawford
Neb
Anly
Chadron
Wyoming
Chicago and Northwestern Division
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Tot Springs
One Big Union proposal at AFL convention
Denver reports that the American Federation of Labor debated a historic move toward a single federation. Resolutions would empower a general strike and require cross craft contracting to expire together, aiming to unite all unions against wage and standard cuts.
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Federation of Labor
Denver
Executive Council
West Virginia
State Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Matthew Woll
Federation
Freeman's Journal Denies Sims Charge Against Sinn Fein
Dublin reports that the Freeman's Journal rejected Rear Admiral William Sims's assertion that Americans died due to Sinn Fein actions. It labeled Sims as British born, called his charges base lies, and stated that only transport failures caused any American deaths near Irish waters while condemning the attack on Channel forces. The piece notes related Sinn Fein statements about Mallow raid participants and a Cashel killing, and cites U.S. Navy views on Sims in Our Navy.
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Denby
Freeman’s Journal
Admiral Sims
Ireland
Congress
Wireann
Sinn Fein
Commandant Lynch
Irish Republican Army
Mallow Barracks
Lynch
Cashel
Ismis-Limerick
Belfast
New York
Sims
Our Navy
United States Navy
London
Bridgeport Officer Wounded In Downtown Shooting
Bridgeport patrolman Thomas A. Merney was shot in the abdomen late tonight and remained in critical condition at St. Vincent’s hospital. Patrolman Tierney described a fleeing suspect as a man with a white chicken, and John R. Barrett was taken into custody as a person of interest.
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Bridgeport
Thomas A. Merney
St. Vincent’s Hospital
John R. Barrett
Tierney
Cotton Market Steady After Morning Advance
The Cotton Market in New York opened steady with a rise of one to seven points this morning, reflecting cautious buying and firm nearby prices as traders watched weather and demand signals. The phrase indicates mild upward pressure across futures trading while overall sentiment remained stable.
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New York
Four Children Burned to Death in Myersville Fire
In Myersville Pennsylvania on June 16 a blaze consumed the home of miner John Resh killing four children. The dead are Anna Becker fourteen John Resh four Jordan Resh two and a four week old infant. Mrs Resh leaped from a second story window and suffered a spinal injury and other injuries potentially fatal.
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Myersville
John Resh
Anna Becker
Jordan Resh
Harvard Crews Race Through Early Morning Practice
Harvard Freshman and combination crews trained at Red Top Conn June 16. Coach Howe directed a fast half mile sprint then a short paddle before bringing them into the float. The second varsity ran a mile sprint followed by racing start trials under Coach Bill Haines. The varsity completed the workout with a fast mile at about 32 strokes per minute.
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Harvard
Red Top
Conn
Howe
Bill Haines
Senate panel backs Rickards nomination for militia bureau
Washington June 16 The senate military affairs committee reported favorably the nomination of Brig. Gen. George C. Rickards to be chief of the militia bureau despite the sole opposition from Senator Capper of Kansas.
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Washington
George C. Rickards
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Senator Capper
Kansas
Federal Reserve bulletin notes brighter business outlook
The June Federal Reserve Board bulletin reports a more favorable business outlook with prospects of no immediate sharp improvement in conditions. It cites sustained improvement signals and cautious optimism for the near term.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Italian spectator carries revolver at Sacco and Vanzetti trial
A revolver was seized from an Italian spectator at the Sacco and Vanzetti murder trial in Dedham Massachusetts. The bearer had a permit but was ordered to surrender the weapon by State Officer Perra, and police declined to name him. He is known to be from Norwood.
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Dedham
Mass
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
F. A. Parmenter
Perrar
Norwood
Bogus Tax Experts Sweep Nation, IRS Reports
Washington June 16. Bogus tax experts have operated on a large scale in major centers across the country. They have diverted taxpayers into millions of losses, according to reports disclosed by the Internal Revenue Bureau.
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Washington
Intternal Revenue Bureau
Strange Case of a New York Girl in Hillhouse Avenue
Miss Ida Zanquickey a 16 year old from New York was found unconscious in Everett V. Barney s automobile near the Taft residence on Hillhouse Avenue New Haven. Police and Dr Scarborough investigated noting no signs of violence. She regained consciousness at St Raphael s Hospital and could not recall leaving New York yesterday for work at Oppenheim Collins Co department store. Her parents were notified.
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New Haven
Ida Zanquickey
115Th Street
New York City
Everett V. Barney
William W. Taft
Hillhouse Avenue
Barney
Miss Zanquiskey
Scarborough
St. Raphael's Hospital
New York
Senator France Struggles to Enter Soviet Russia
Berlin June 16 Senator Joseph I France of Maryland faces delays and a closed border as Moscow reportedly blocks entry. A "Chinese wall" around the USSR and refusals of passports for several Americans suggest little likelihood of a quick visa. France met with Leonia Wrassin in London seeking help and plans further steps with the Soviet envoy in Berlin while discussing Russian industrial conditions.
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France
Russia
Moscow
Int
Riga
Jfrance
Berlin
London
Leonia Iwrassin
Kholshevik
Germany
Soviet Russia
Grandstand at Waterbury Burned in Fire
Fire destroyed the grandstand at the American Brass park home of Waterbury Eastern league club after the last out in the Albany Waterbury game. Estimated damage is 35000 dollars with no fans present. Owners plan a new fireproof grandstand costing about 50000 dollars using New Haven park plans.
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Waterbury
Albany
American Brass Park
New Haven
Jersey City Faces Hunger and Housing Crisis for Thousands
City officials grapple with a surge of residents needing food and shelter as the crisis expands. Agencies warn that rising costs, unemployment, and housing shortages strain services and local charities. Community groups call for coordinated relief and federal aid.
Dempsey Carpentier Fight Arena Nears Completion in Jersey City
Jersey City moves toward the Dempsey Carpentier bout with a monster arena set for early next week and referee selection pending. City officials, boxing officials, and promoters plan to meet to finalize the third man as Jersey City prepares for influx of thousands July 1 and 2, testing hotel capacity and housing options.
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Jack Veiock
Jersey City
N. J
Monster Arena
New Jersey Boxing Commission
Iickard
Kearns
Coroner records two accidental deaths in Ridgefield and Danbury
Coroner Phelan announced two accidental deaths. William Stahl, 21, of Ridgefield, died in an auto wreck on June 3 after a tire blowout caused his car to overturn. Rose Salzo of Danbury was struck and killed by a train on Central New England tracks after being found on lawful right of way.
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Bridgeport
Phelan
William Stahl
Ridgefield
Stahl
Rose Salzo
Danbury
Sinn Fein MPs Told to Take Oath Before Seating
A Dublin dispatch reports Dail Eireann has notified all elected republicans in the northern and southern Ireland parliaments that they must take an oath to defend the republic before taking their seats. The instruction applies to those elected in Ulster and elsewhere.
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London
Dail
Ijsireann
Sinn Tein
Dublin
Northern Ireland
Southern Ireland
Ulster
Republic of Ireland
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