Assassination of Field Marshal Wilson Stuns London
London reports Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, former chief of the Imperial staff, was shot dead at his doorstep after attending a war memorial unveiling. Two assailants were captured after a dramatic escape. a policeman and a civilian were wounded in the attack, which sparked a citywide panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Wilson
Lord French
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
International News Service
London
Sir Henry Wilson
Imperial General Staff
Ulster
Wilson
Unionist Army of Volunteers
Scotland Yard
County approves seven new school buildings in expansion plan
County Superintendent C F Ball praises a bold school building program covering seven projects. Mt Jackson high school contract near 190000 dollars will include modern facilities. Shenango and Taylor townships to build a six room school on Sheep Hill about 30000 dollars. Hickory township plans a six room building costing about 30000 dollars with contract soon. Wayne township to build four or six rooms at Burnstown. bids to follow. Union township to let a four room building at Oakland and add eight rooms to Scotland Lane. Bessemer to erect temporary facilities pending.
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C. F. Ball
Mt. Jackson High School
Shenango
Taylor
Sheep Hill
Hickory Township
Wayne Township
Burnstown
Union Township
Oakland
Scotland Lane
Bessemer
Thousands expected for Odd Fellows outing parade
About 15 000 Odd Fellows from Beaver Butler Mercer and Lawrence counties are expected Saturday for the annual Beaver County I O O F outing. A parade featuring members from four counties and Rebecca lodges will start at one o clock, with thousands more to join at Cascade Park for amusements and events.
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Odd Fellows
Beaver
Butler
Mercer
Lawrence
Rebecca
Cascade Park
Adjutant General Refuses Troops To Herrin Battle
Springfield reports state adjutant general Carl Black will not send troops to Herrin and aims to avoid inciting further trouble. Herrin battles resume after a night lull with a large explosion near a coal mine. Three miners are dead and more casualties feared as armed strikers surround the mine and noise and wires fail. The 120th infantry stands ready in Carbondale Sal em Cairo for possible mobilization.
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International News Service
Springfield
Herrin
Carlos Black
Southern Illinois Coal Company
Eel
Tny
Union
George Henderson
Tony Piceheavich
Marion
Ilinois Coal Company
Tme
120Th Infantry
Carbondale
Salem
Cairo
Ill
Melvin
Phaxton
Williamson Coun
Turko Greece Peace Talks Break Off in Anatolia Quarrel
Unconfirmed report from Constantinople says Mustapha Kemal Pasha, head of the Turkish Nationalist Government at Angora, has broken off peace negotiations with Greece. Allied powers sponsored talks. Kemal Pasha said the dispute in Anatolia could only be settled by force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Constantinople
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Angora
Greece
Anatolia
The New Straw Hat Meets a Windy Fate
A humorous tale follows Arthur Memeter who buys a fine hay straw lid and struts along a street. His hat is blown into the road and crushed by a truck, illustrating that luck can ruin a new hat and that strong language won’t mend it. The piece ends noting today’s weather at seventy eight degrees.
Odd Fellows Picnic Visit Prompts Flag Display
Proclamation from Beaver Butler Mercer and Lawrence counties Odd Fellows aims to honor visiting members by holding a Cascade park picnic on Saturday June 24. City councilmen urge business and residents along march routes to display the American flag and decorate their premises in tribute to these respected citizens.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows of
Beaver
Butler Mercer
Lawrence Counties
Cascade Park
E. W. Anderson
Bes L. Lusk
D. J. Davies
Prosecutor Aims to Introduce Two Motives in Flannery Case
Pittsburgh report says prosecutors seek divorce libel and separation papers as possible motives for James J. Flannery in the killing of his wife Catherine Duffy Flannery. Defense contests relevancy as witnesses discuss events surrounding the incident. The state argues Flannery did not go to bed as he claims after returning from his club.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Catherine Duffy Flannery
James J. Flannery
Flannery
Burns Recovering After Appendectomy
Acting Mayor William T. Burns underwent an appendectomy at Shenango Valley hospital. He is reported in excellent condition and progressing as expected, with doctors optimistic about a full recovery within the usual timeframe.
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William T. Burns
Shenango Valley Hospital
Marriage Licenses Listed for Ellwood City and Nearby Areas
Francis L Allshouse and Blanche E Mason of Ellwood City. Joseph Nolan of West Pittsburgh and Margaret Somerville of West Pittsburgh. Wm J Adams and Charlotte C Cashmore of New Castle. John Magel of Pittsburgh. Ida Goodman and Naomi J Clark of Ellwood City. Wm T Boys of Ellwood City in listings tagged for marriage licenses.
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Francis L. Allshouse
Ellwood City
Blanche E. Mason
Joseph Nolan
Pittsburgh
Margaret Somerville
Wm. J. Adams
New Castle
Charlotte C. Cashmore
John Magel
Ida Goodman
Wm. T. Boys
Naomi J. Clark
Homes Bombed as Coal Miners Refuse Strike
Dynamiting of miners homes in Fayette county resumed with blasts at Fairchance. The Fisher residence had a wall blown out and windows shattered near midnight, and Smiley’s house was hit at dawn. No injuries reported.
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Charles A. Fisher
Fairchance
J. N. Smiley
Memorial Service for J Smith DuShane Held in City Hall
On account of repairs to the old G A R hall a memorial service for Comrade J Smith DuShane will be held tomorrow Friday evening in the council chamber at the city building. Ss F E Ellison Colonel Commander U V L announces the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Smith DuShane
Council Chamber
Ss. F. Ellison
Marriage Plot Charged by M Adoo s Sister
Thelma Helms Foster of New York sues Nona McAdoo Foster for 50000 alleging she alienated her husband Angelo Scarpa Foster. Nona, sister of ex Treasury Secretary William G McAdoo, is foster mother to Angela Foster adopted in Knoxville. Defense says bonds were misused by Angela s grandfather and uncle to force a secret marriage. Foster denied temporary alimony and counsel fees.
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Thelma Helms Foster
New York
Nona McAdoo Foster
Lan
Charles M. Whitney, Sr
Charlies M. Whitney, Jr
Foster
Potash Explosion Destroys Barberton Plant Injures Seven
At eight this morning the potash plant of the Diamond Match Company in Barberton exploded in three blasts. The facility was destroyed and flames spread to nearby lumber yards. Seven hurt, three seriously, as ambulances rushed injured to hospitals. Barberton windows shattered, clocks toppled, and homes damaged. Akron fire units stood by for possible response.
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International News Service
RON
Diamond Match Company
Barberton
Akron Aid
Akron
Great Match Factory
U S Rejects Philippine Independence Plea
President Harding announces the United States is not ready to grant independence to the Philippines. Manuel Quezon and a Philippine Senate mission pressed for immediate complete independence, but Harding says the time is not yet and pledges continued good will without demanding payment or limiting internal autonomy.
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International News Service
Washington
United States
Philippines
Harding
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Senate
Ohio electric car strikes car killing two in Ohio
An Ohio electric traction car struck an automobile at the entrance of the Ohio Masonic home near Springfield this morning, killing M S Archer and his wife of 418 Madison street Paris Illinois.
Prisoners Shot by Captors Reported in Carbondale
A telephone message from Murphysboro Long Distance Telephone Co. plant superintendent C. T. Turner said 26 prisoners were shot by their captors during an attempted escape in a wooded area. Twenty were killed while fleeing. six recaptured men were shot at a nearby cemetery. twenty two escaped.
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C. T. Turner
Murphysboro
Tance Telephone Company
Cap
Men Taken by Miners Reportedly Massacred Near Marion
Reports from Marion Illinois say prisoners seized when striking miners stormed a Southern Illinois Coal Company area were shot in woods north of the mine. Numbers vary from 1 to 30 with Superintendent G K McDowell named among victims as Col Sam Hunter and officials head to the scene.
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International News Service
Marion
Ill
Ovine
Williamson County
Southern Illinois Coal Company
G. K. McDowell
Sam Hunter
Carlos Black
Ilinois
Wheeler Charges Weeks Backed Beer Legalization
Washington reports that Wheeler, counsel for the anti loan league, attacked Secretary Weeks over a Chester Pennsylvania statement supporting beer and light wine sales. Wheeler said Weeks has long opposed prohibition and dodged or weakened key votes on war prohibition and the national amendment.
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Bulletin Cinteneat Jonah
Washington
eWay B. Wheeler
Antiloan League
Chester
War Weeks
Weeks
Wheeler
International News Service
Death Notices from Beaver Falls Eastbrook and Bay Street
Death record notes Wilkison Douglass 54 of Beaver Falls and William Gaylord Patterson 22 of Eastbrook. A third entry lists Mrs Elizabeth Wolford of Bay Street with no accompanying details.
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Wilkison Douglass
Beaver Falls
William Gaylord Patterson
Eastbrook
Elizabeth Wolford
Bay St
Drowning, Crash, and Odd Journey Endings Across Towns
News notes report Florence Green 20 drowned in the Ohio River at East Liverpool while diving and possibly hitting a rock. Daniel Carter 31 of Rockwood Pa died from a gunshot wound caused accidentally by a friend cleaning a revolver. Fiore, and two others injured when their auto was struck by a streetcar at Greensburg Pa. Seven year old Joseph Yurkovic drowned in the Ohio River at Bellaire while his brother could not help. Edward Ritchie 23 killed by a rock slide while working on a state road near Well Hope, neck broken. Charles Caton of Pittsburgh begins a 900 mile walk to Wichita with shoes attached. key to be mailed.
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Florence Green
Ohio River
East Liverpool
Daniel Carter
Rockswood
Join Fiore
Greensburg
Joseph Yurkovic
Ohio
Bellaire
Edward Ritchie
Hopewell
Charles Caton
Pittsburgh
Wichita
Kansas
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Burns
Fayette County
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Fighting
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Carbondale, Ill
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