British Field Marshal Wilson Assassinated In Dublin Shooting
Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson a former chief of the British general staff was killed on his doorstep as he returned from unveiling a war memorial in Dublin. Two men were arrested after a dramatic逃 pursuit. a policeman and a civilian were wounded in the exchange of fire.
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Henry H. Wilson
Lord French
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
International News Service
London
Sir Henry Wilson
Imperial General Staff
Marshal Wilson
Ulster
Wilson
Unionist Army of Volunteers
Scotland Yard
County Schools Expand With Seven Building Projects
County Superintendent CC Ball praises a major expansion plan with seven ongoing or planned school buildings. Mt Jackson high school contract exceeds 100000 dollars and will feature modern facilities. Shenango, Taylor townships, Sheep Hill six room school about 30000, Hickory township six room project about 30000, Burnstown four to six room project bids soon, Union township four room Oakland and eight room Scotland Lane addition, and Bessemer to erect temporary facilities.
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CC. F. Ball
Mt. Jackson High School
Shenango
Taylor
Sheep Hill
Hickory Township
Wayne Township
Burnstown
Union Township
Oakland
Scotland Lane
Bessemer
Odd Fellows Outing Draws 15000 Expected Saturday
Beaver Butler Mercer and Lawrence counties Odd Fellows prepare for their annual outing at Cascade Park with a Friday forecast of sunshine expected to boost attendance beyond 15 000. A major parade downtown at 1 pm will showcase members from four counties and Rebecca lodges, followed by park amusements.
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Odd Fellows
Beaver
Butler
Mercer
Lawrence
Rebecca
Adjutant General Refuses To Send Troops To Herrin
The Adjutant General declines deployment of troops to Herrin to quell the ongoing battle. Local authorities request military aid as clashes intensify, but no guards are dispatched at this time. Resources remain on alert as tensions flare between rival factions.
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Herrin
Turko Greece Peace Talks Break Off During Angora Crisis
Constantinople dispatch says Mustapha Kemal Pasha, head of the Turkish Nationalist Government at Angora, has broken off peace talks with Greece. The report, unconfirmed, says the quarrel in Anatolia can only be settled by force, with the Allied powers previously sponsoring the negotiations.
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International News Service
Constantinople
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Angora
Greece
Anatolia
New Straw Hat Meets Unlucky End on Street
A man parades a stylish new straw lid through a busy road and loses it when a truck crushes the hat. The narration recalls rough slang and warns against venturing near heavy trucks as wind and fate undo new headgear. Weather note: seventy eight degrees.
Odd Fellows to Visit City for Annual Picnic at Cascade Park
City officials urge residents and merchants on the parade route to display the American flag and decorate their premises in honor of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows visit. The proclamation from BE W Anderson and councilmen BES Lusk and D J Davies notes the June 24 excursion across Beaver Butler Mercer and Lawrence counties.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows of
Beaver
Butler Mercer
Lawrence Counties
Cascade Park
BE. W. Anderson
Bes L. Lusk
D. J. Davies
Divorce Action Started Later in Flannery Case
In Pittsburgh on June 22 the state moved to admit papers claimed to be preexisting separation articles as motive for James J. Flannery to kill his wife Catherine Duffy Flannery. The defense challenged relevance as witnesses testified about events surrounding the shooting and Flannery’s claim he went to bed before the fatal incident.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Catherine Duffy Flannery
James J. Flannery
Flannery
Vice Mayor Burns Recovering From Appendectomy
Acting Mayor William T. Burns, who yesterday had an appendectomy at Shenango Valley hospital, is reported in excellent condition. Doctors say he is doing well and progressing as expected toward a standard recovery period.
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William T. Burns
Shenango Valley Hospital
Marriage Licenses List for Ellwood City and Nearby
Francis L Allshouse wed Blanche E Mason in Ellwood City. Joseph Nolan and Margaret Somerville, both from West Pittsburgh, listed. Wm J Adams and Charlotte C Cashmore from New Castle. John Magel from Pittsburgh and Ida Goodman from Pittsburgh. Wm T Boys and Naomi J Clark from Ellwood City.
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Francis L. Allshouse
Ellwood City
Blanche E. Mason
Joseph Nolan
Pittsburgh
Margaret Somerville
Fayette County Homes Bombed In Sharp Miner Clashes
Dynamiting of miners homes who refused to join strikers continued in Fayette county. The Fisher residence at Fairchance had its side blown out and windows shattered when a bomb hit just before midnight. A second bomb damaged J N Smiley’s home at Fairchance before dawn. No injuries were reported.
Memorial Service for J Smith DuShane Scheduled
Memorial services honoring Comrade J Smith DuShane will be held tomorrow in the city building council chamber. The event comes on account of repairs to the old G A R hall with S F Ellison, Colonel Commander, U V L presiding.
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J. Smith DuShane
Council Chamber
S. F. Ellison
Marriage Plot Charged By M Adoo s Sister
Mrs Thelma Helms Foster of New York sues Mrs Nona McAdoo Foster for 50000 claiming alienation of her husband Angelo Scarpa Foster who seeks separation The foster mother Angela Foster adopted in Knoxville Tenn claims a family bond and bond sale led to a secret marriage The younger Mrs Foster was denied temporary alimony and counsel fees
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Thelma Helms’ Foster
New York
Nona McAdoo Foster
Charles M. Whitney, Sr
Charles M. Whitney, Jr
Foster
Potash Explodes at Barberton Plant Injures Seven
Seven people were hurt, three seriously, when the Diamond Match Company potash plant at Barberton exploded at eight in the morning. The plant was destroyed and flames spread to nearby lumber yards. Fire officials summoned Akron units. ambulances carried injured to hospitals as windows shattered across Barberton.
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International News Service
Akron
Diamond Match Company
Barberton
Akron Aid
Great Match Factory
Filipinos Plea for Freedom Rejected by Harding
Washington June 22 The United States government declines to grant independence to the Philippines. President Harding tells Manuel Quezon and his Philippine senate mission that the time is not yet for independence and promises goodwill without fiscal or political concessions.
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International News Service
Washington
United States
Philippines
Harding
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Senate
Archer and wife killed in Ohio car crash
In Dayton Ohio on June 22 an electric traction car struck a car at the entrance of the Ohio Masonic home near Springfield killing M S Archer and his wife of Paris Illinois. The accident occurred as the two vehicles collided at the entrance.
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International News Service
Dayton
Ohio Electric Traction
M. S. Archer
Madison Street
Paris
Ills
Ohio Masonic Home
Springfield
26 Prisoners Shot by Guards Reported in Illinois
A telephone message from C. T. Turner reports 26 prisoners killed by guards while being marched through woods. Twenty were slain while fleeing. six captured men were shot at a nearby cemetery. About 22 inmates reportedly escaped.
Massacre Report Emerges From Williamson Mine War
Reports from Marion Illinois claim prisoners taken by striking miners at the Southern Illinois Coal Company strip mine were shot in the woods north of the mine. Numbers vary from 1 to 30 with Superintendent G K McDowell named among victims as Col Sam Hunter and county officials move to scene.
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International News Service
Marion
Ill
Williamson County
Southern Illinois Coal Company
G. K. McDowell
Col
Sam Hunter
Carlos Black
Illinois
Wheeler Attacks Weeks On Prohibition Stance
Way B. Wheeler, counsel for the waiie loan league, denounces Secretary of War Weeks for supporting beer and light wines legislation. Wheeler says Weeks is a longtime proponent of wets and dodged the war prohibition vote while backing weakening amendments and then voting against the prohibition resolution.
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International News Service
Washington
Way B. Wheeler
Waiie
Chester
War Weeks
Weeks
Wheeler
Death Record for Wilkison Douglass and Patterson
Beav er Falls resident Wilkison Douglass aged 54 is noted in a death record. Eastbrook man William Gaylord Patterson aged 22 and Elizabeth Wolford are listed among other names in the notice.
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Wilkison Douglass
Beaver Falls
William Gaylord Patterson
Eastbrook
Elizabeth Wolford
Ray St
Fighting Reopens in Herrin Coal Strike Turmoil
A fresh clash between striking miners and Southern Illinois Coal Company workers sparks a deadly outbreak near Herrin Illinois with three confirmed deaths and reports of many more injured. Troop mobilization fears grow as wires are cut and miners fortify stockades around the Beleaguered mine.
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International News Service
Springfield
Herrin
Carlos Black
Southern Illinois Coal Company
George Henderson
Tony Piccheavich
Marion
Ill
Drowning and Accident News From Ohio River Regions
Snapshot items report Florence Green 20 drowned while bathing on the Ohio River at East Liverpool likely after striking her head on a rock. Daniel Carter 31 dies from a gunshot wound accidentally fired by a friend cleaning a revolver. John Fiore eight killed and two injured when a auto meets a street car at Greensburg. Joseph Yurkovic seven drowns in the Ohio River at Bellaire. his brother could not help. Edward Ritchie 23 dies after being buried by earth slide on the state road near Hopewell. Charles Caton from Pittsburgh begins a 900 mile walk to Wichita with shoes locked on. key to be mailed.
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Florence Green
Ohio River
East Liverpool
John Fiore
Greensburg
Joseph Yurkovic
Ohio
Bellaire
Edward Ritchie
Hopewell
Charles Caton
Pittsburgh
Wichita
Kansas
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Fayette County
M’adoo
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Antelo Scarpa
Barberton, CO
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Archer
Wife
Carbondale, Inl
C. T. Turner
Tendent
Murphysboro
Long Distance Telephone Company
Cap
Tors
130Th Infantry
Carbondale
Salem
Cairo
Melvin
Shaxton
Williamson Coun
Daniel Carter
Rockwood
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