Strike Hits Studebaker Plant in Detroit City
In Detroit on June 17 twenty five hundred Studebaker workers walked off the line at the main factory and then marched to the other big plant to rally similar numbers of men. The walkout follows TI W W agitators campaigning across local factories amid claims a worker was discharged without cause and a demand for weekly pay rather than semi monthly.
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Detroit
Mich
Studebaker Corporation
TI. W. W
Murder at Girard Rocks Italian Settlement
Jim Cosadile shot and killed Matteo Marello after a quarrel on the main street of Girard’s Italian settlement. Cosadile fled and was at large today. authorities seeking to arrest him for murder.
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Girard
Matteo Marello
Jim Cosadile
Cosadile
Deaths of the Day Mrs Charles B Sowash
Mrs Nellie P Sowash wife of Charles B Sowash died at the family residence 147 East Wallace avenue near noon Tuesday after a period of illness She was 34 a lifelong city resident and a member of Central Presbyterian church Surviving are her husband one son Clair her mother Mrs Harriet Schefenocker three brothers and three sisters Funeral arrangements will be announced later
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Nellie P. Sowash
Charles B. Sowash
East Wallace Avenue
Clair Sowash
Harriet Schefenocker
Leverett Schefenocker
Albert Schefenocker
Harriet Bishop
KE. G. Mick
Albert Frethy
Fair American dies by own action in London
London coroner rules Mrs Viola McKenna Hudson of Chicago died by self asphyxiation while temporarily sane. The 26 year old, divorced, who left $5000 to an Oxford undergraduate, was found dead at St Georges mansions after earlier graduation from St Marys College South Bend.
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National News Association
London
Viola McKenna Hudson
Chicago
St. George’s Mansions
Westminster
Savannah M. E. Church Picnic Planned for Friday
The Sunday school of the Savannah M. E. church will picnic at Sutton Grove Friday. Henry Wein schen k is general chairman and a good time and large crowd are anticipated.
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Savannah M. E
Sutton Grove
Henry Weinschenk
July price reductions to move stock before new season
The notice states July prices now and that regular customers know the policy requiring every garment to be sold before the next season. It emphasizes big reductions early as the sure way to clear inventory.
Viewers Inspect Site For New Black Bridge At New Castle
State appointed viewers met with a large crowd in New Castle and Union township to inspect the old Black bridge site and explore a potentially better location. The panel includes Cyrus E. Miller and Isaac B. Schwartz with state officials and county representatives. testimony will be filed with tomorrow’s News.
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New Castle
Union Township
Cyrus E. Miller
Pittsburg
Isaac B. Schwartz, Esq
Harrisburg
Caleb
Pennsylvania
Court House
Ascot Derby Meets Tight Security Amid Tourism and Royal Attendance
Guards and detectives crowded Ascot Heath as the four day meet opened. King George V and Queen Mary arrived to a warm reception with many American watchers in private boxes. Officials warned women against scandalous dress while police monitored paddock crowds for any suffragette demonstrations.
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National News Association
Ascot Heath
Eng
Emily Wilding Davison
Ascot
Auteuil
Chantilly
France
King George
Queen Mary
Royal Enclosure
Paper Wrapped Potatoes Reach Big Markets
The Buffalo Express notes that select bakers potatoes for the navy inspired by L L Corbett of the U S Department of Agriculture are shipped wrapped in tissue and crated like fruit. Montana farmers expanded to crating selects for fashionable hotels and naval needs, boosting value and standardization.
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L. L. Corbett
United States Department of Agriculture
Navy
Department of Agriculture
Corbett
Montana
Buffalo Express
Government to Fight Hog Cholera With Experts and Serum
The Agriculture Department, sparked by a $60 million loss last year, plans to send experts to educate farmers and deploy a preventive serum. Government agents will work with state veterinarians, aided by a $75 000 appropriation starting July 1, in cooperation with Iowa State College.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
State College
Iowa
University of Edinburgh Founded by 1582 Charter
The University of Edinburgh traces its founding to 1582 when a royal charter granted by King Jawr VI of Scotland established the institution.
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The
University of Edinburgh
Jawr VI
Scotland
Emma Abry Weds Harry Sonntag in Electric Street Home
A wedding occurred at 4 pm in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sonntag Electric Street. Miss Emma J. Abry married their son Harry S. Sonntag with about 60 guests as Pearl Pritchard played the match. The couple planned a dinner and a later trip to New York and other eastern points.
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John P. Sonntag
Electric Street
Emma J. Abry
Harry S. Sonntag
Pearl Pritchard
New York
W. A. S. Club Picnic At Cascade Park
The W. A. S. club of the Stritmater store hosted a Monday evening picnic at Cascade park. Guests enjoyed a delicious supper in the grove followed by dancing and other park amusements.
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W. A. S. Club
Stritmater Store
Cascade Park
Edna Billings Weds William Fleming in Sacred Heart Rectory
A quiet wedding occurred at 11 o'clock this morning at the Sacred Heart rectory in Sharon. Miss Edna Billings, daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Billings, married William Fleming. Several local residents and visitors were noted in attendance and other city social news followed.
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Sacred Heart
Sharon
Edna Billings
Elmer Billings
William Fleming
Optimism Versus Pessimism in City Resilience
The piece argues optimism reveals good in the world when we relate to it rightly. It contrasts pessimism as self inflated failure with optimism as a path to rebuilding after disasters. It cites San Francisco and flood victims as examples of optimistic recovery fostering progress.
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San Francisco
Suffragists Plan July 4 Parade in Chicago
The mammoth suffrage demonstration scheduled for July 4 in Chicago will follow Gov. Dunne signing the bill enfranchising women. The law takes effect July 1. Miss Jane Addams returns from Budapest to join suffragists from every Illinois county in a major parade.
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Chicago
Victim’s Mother Local Girl Harbors Grief Over Tragedy
Mrs John G McMarlin mother of Harold McMarlin a 19 year old Butler youth dies in automobile crash that also claimed Henry Scheiber 28 the McMarlin family chauffeur the mother was formerly Maud Mitchell of this city and before marriage resided here with many friends moved vanish sorrow and shock in local community.
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John G. McMarlin
Harold McMarlin
Butler
Maud Mitchell
Butler County National Bank
McMarlin
Henry Sc
Chinatown Outing Ends Quietly After Peace Pact
New York Chinatown staged its first outdoor gathering with no violence as tongs sign a peace treaty. About one thousand Chinese marched from Mott to Pell streets, boarded a boat to College Point, L I, to discuss the suffrage movement in China and issues facing the hop industry.
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New York
Chinatown
Mott
Pell
College Point
L. I
China
Educator with Practical Ideas in New Jersey Schools
A North Plainfield superintendent argues for practical subjects like milking cows and gardening over traditional Latin and Greek. He urges flexible, ground around schools or mobile settings to permit teachers to adapt and pursue original, engaging work beyond fixed classrooms.
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A. B. Wissler
North Plainfield, N. J
National Creditmen Convene in Cincinnati for Key Conference
Several hundred delegates from 91 cities gather for the 18th annual National Association of Creditmen convention in Cincinnati. F R Salisbury of Minneapolis presides as sessions run through Friday with national legislative measures to be proposed and acted upon. San Francisco is favored to host next year.
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Cincinnati
National Association of Creditmen
F. R. Salisbury
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Gibbs Says Wife Learned Poker From Him
The Boston Transcript notes Gibbs boasts that teaching his wife poker was a good idea. He claims to have won back nearly half his salary from her in the last month.
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Gibbs
Boston Transcript
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Edward McKee
Carnegie Tech
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