Government Is Watching Reds In Great Britain
London May 13 The government watches the revolutionary movement in Great Britain with Premier Lloyd George admitting in the house of commons that the situation has a revolutionary character. He cautioned that revolutionary moves exist but could not say how much they are arranged abroad and noted the danger to industry.
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Reeves
Stait
London
Great Britain
Lloyd-George
House of Commons
Kiwanis Chiefs Meet in City Banquet Tonight
Kiwanis trustees from districts and Pennsylvanian clubs gather in the city for meetings at the Lawrence club. District Governor James Gardner Sanderson of Scranton leads sessions with reports, and policy changes to be reported at the Cleveland international convention next month. Local Kiwanis members plan a 3 40 p m trip to New Wilmington for dinner at the Neshampo ck hotel with an arranged orchestra and Kiwanis quartet.
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Penn Sylvania
James Gardner Sanderson
Scranton
Lawrence Club
Cleveland
Ohio
New Wilmington
Kiwanis Club
Neshannock Hotel
Kiwanis Quartet
C. P. Jones
Simon Sippie
Allentown
John H
Friday the Thirteenth Blasts Through Local Superstitions
A colorful write up notes May thirteenth as an unlucky day with cartoonish fears about disasters at sea and on land. It mocks beliefs in rabbits feet horseshoes voodoo and jinxes while claiming the sun Mercury and weather shift oddly as people cling to superstition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maying Hob
Ee Sambler
Pershing Named Chief of Staff of U S Army
Secretary of War Weeks names General John J. Pershing as chief of staff to succeed General Peyton C. Marek. Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord is appointed assistant chief of staff.
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International News Service
Washington
John J. Pershing
War Weeks
United States Army
Peyton C. Marek
Weeks
James G. Harbord
Hill Seen as Likely Choice for German Ambassador
Washington May 13 indications pointed to the selection of Dr David Jayne Hill as ambassador to Germany when relations resume He called at the White House and conferred with President Harding and had previously met Secretary of State Hughes The name of Dr Hill was under consideration by officials following the thaw in diplomatic ties
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International News Service
Washington
David Jayne Hill
Germany
Hill
White House
Harding
Hughes
Seniors Please In Presentation Of Class Play
The Senior class at the local high school staged their rendition of Roy Megrue’s It Pays to Advertise. The farce followed Cyrus Martin, a millionaire soap king, pushing his son Rodney into the business world with Mary Grayson as a reluctant match, amid comic misadventures involving an upstart soap brand Thirteen.
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Roy Cooper Megrue
Cyrus Martin
Rodney
Mary Grayson
Soap Trust
Pew
Thirteen
Ambrose Peale
Convicts Surrounded by Posse in Dense Tex Forest
More than twenty of the forty escapees from the state penitentiary are encircled by armed posse in a dense forest near Huntsville Texas. The group, described as hardened criminals, wields rifles shotguns and revolvers as they near exhaustion. Authorities expect either capture or death before nightfall as recaptured inmates recount coercion into the escape. City Solicitor Gardner is ill and absent from today’s council meeting due to gout.
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Untsville
Tex
Tle
Princers
James A .Gardner
Death record notes for several individuals in city area
Incomplete obituary style entry lists Mrs A Sram Tod and Dorothy Elizabeth Hilliard among others with addresses such as 723 Ak Street and 13 Lathrop Street. Mentions Harles W Shannon, New Cal Tile and Hevertia Penn Rowland with ages noted as four months and three. The fragmented text records a local death notice with scattered names and streets.
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A. Sram Tod
Fon Ave
Harles W
Pershing to Assume Supreme Command of U S Army
General John J. Pershing will take sole command of all U S military forces on July 1, ending months of uncertainty about his future role. He will succeed General Peyton C. March as chief of staff, with Major General James G. Harbord named as executive assistant.
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Harry L. Rodgers
International News Service
Washington
John J. Pershing
United States
Harbord
Pershing
Peyton C. March
Atail
James G. Harbord
Army
Iss
Cief Neutenants
France
Street Car Co Renews Effort For 10 Cent Fare
The Pennsylvania-Ohio Electric Co plans a rehearing with the Public Service Commission over a ten cent fare for New Castle. City Solicitor Robert M. White reports the petition has been served. Council asks to cut the fare from seven to six cents and to require repairs, citing deficits and condition of tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania-Ohio Electric Co
Public Service Commission
New Castle
Robert M. White
Somnel
Pennsylvania, Ohio Wleetric Co
Bath Houses For Neshannock Beach Proposal Approved
City council introduced by BE W Anderson agreed to begin drawing plans for bath houses on the Neshannock bathing beach. Officials said the work is urgent as hot days may arrive suddenly and people will swim. Also reported today were cases of chickenpox diphtheria and whooping cough in local residents.
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BE. W. Anderson
Countcil
Neshannock
Row Over Girls Bare Legs Shocks Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh speculation swirled on May 13 about Safety Director Robert J. Alderdice possibly banning women and girls from public appearances with partly bare legs. Alderdice had issued a fiat against bare legs in theaters, while stores rush to decorate with garters and related items as sales soar, underscoring a broad public debate.
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International
Pittsburgh
Robert J. Alderdice
Alderdice
Cameron Dam Defender Is Given Pardon
John F. Diets, longtime foe of Wisconsin lumber interests and Cameron dam defender, was pardoned by Gov. John J. Blaine and released from Waupun prison. Diets had served 10 years of a life sentence for the murder of Oscar Harp, a sheriff’s posse member killed during a 1910 raid on his home.
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International News Service
Madisc NW
Cameron Dam
John F. Diets
Wisconsin
John J. Blaine
Waupun
Blatz
Oscar Harp
Priest tied to $1 million Toledo mall theft in Chicago
Chicago May 13 secret service agents raided the Mast Chicago area home of Rev Anthony Gorek a Polish Catholic priest uncovering 15000 in bonds buried on the premises. Officials say the search will extend to related properties as part of the Toledo mall robbery inquiry. The priest is reportedly linked to the multimillion dollar theft case.
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Chicago
Secret Service
Anthony Gorek
Mast Chicago
Ind
Toledo Mall
IoMe
Helletat
Gorek
City approves wall on Nestunnoelk Creek south bank
State department grants permission for the city to construct a retaining wall along the south side of Nestunnoelk Creek. Work to begin near the vly inat house and extend eastward along the creek as soon as possible.
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State Department
Nestunnoelk Creek
Vlyinat
Mrs Southard Charged With Seven Murders
International dispatch reports Mrs Lola Trublood Southard arrested in Honolulu on seven murder charges including the death of her former husband Edward Meyer of Pocatello Idaho and alleged poisoning of three other husbands a brother in law and her baby. Deputy Sheriff W H Ormaby plans to travel to Honolulu for extradition once papers are ready. The case is described as sensational.
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International News
Los Angeles
Lola Trublood Southard
Honolulu
Edward Meyer
Pocatello
Idaho
Vv. H. Ormaby
Twin Falle
Winebeard
Germans Back German Troop Use in Upper Silesia
Premier Lloyd George signaled approval for deploying German troops to quell disturbances in Upper Silesia. He argued the Allies should not object to Germany restoring order in its own provinces, framing the move as a measured solution to the crisis.
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London
Germain
Upper Silesia
Lloyd George
Upper Silesian
House of Cor
Germany
Khannel
Spriggs mine clash turns deadly in West Virginia turmoil
Report from Williamson West Virginia May 13 notes a large scale industrial clash as unionizing miners clash with operators. About 10 000 shots were fired with fifty or more men involved at Merimac and Blackberry City Auburn and Spriggs battles continued with several hundred attackers and many shots. Several officers faced gunfire and escaped unharmed after four hours in a mud hole. Calvin McCoy top Matewan defendant is arrested along with Dave Phillips for firing on Albert Felts and Harry Staten respectively.
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C International News Service
Williamson
W. Va
Cca
Mingo County
Seven Mile
West Virginia
W. R. Pinson
Morgan
Morrow
Kentucky
Merimac
Spriggs
Blackberry City
Auburn
Mehmad
Sheriff Prison
Raw
Sprigz
Matewan
Calvin McCoy
Albert Felts
Dave Phillips
Harry Staten
Sprigg
McCoy
Randall McCoy
of Kentucky
West
Noah Phillins
James Calven
Merimar
State Troopers Powerless In New Cumberland Mountains Battle
Reports from Williamson West Virginia on May 1 describe heavy fighting along the Tug River on the West Virginia Kentucky slopes of the Cumberland mountains. One man is confirmed dead and casualties are rising. A body is reportedly along the riverbank as gunfire continues. state troopers are on scene but unable to control the clash.
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Fintgrontiinal Newa Service
Williamson
W.va
West Virginia
Kentucky
Cumberland Mountains
Tug River
Ky, But Rescuers Enunar
Major General Reed Studies Advisability of Troop Send
President Harding likely to decide on sending federal troops to West Virginia coal fields after Major General Reed at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana dispatches a report via a War Department team. No direct request has come from West Virginia Governor Morgan. Report will go to Secretary Weeks before the president’s decision.
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Washington
Harding
West Virginia
War Department
Read
Fort Benjamin Warris
Gov. Morgan
Rival Mining Forces Battle In Mountains
In Williamson West Virginia May 13 Deputy Sheriff John Hail led a large contingent of rifles and 30 deputies toward Sprigg amid reports of renewed trouble in the Cumberland Mountains area. Autos ferry more officers as the conflict stretches along the mountain slopes for about 15 miles with prior disorder noted nearby.
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U International News Service
Williamson
WL Va
John Hail
Sprigg
Sprige
Eaiony
Aig Bartle Expectes
Cunterland
Union
Noted Crime Tales and Local Scraps From Honolulu to Wheeling
A garbled 1900s style column mixes arrest reports, court notes and social gossip. Lydia Southard allegedly poisons four husbands in Honolulu while Pittsburgh council members discuss roles in estate disputes. Other snippets reference a murder case in St Louis, a breach of promise suit in Philadelphia, and various local notices, birthdays, and civic items.
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W. Terrace Avenue
Nearathy Hilliard
Joathrop
Mark Fox
Los Angeles Apollo
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West Virginia- Kentucky
Reed
Lydia Southard
Fans Amocles
Honolutie
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Chan Smith Ramon
Jake Imon
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Evers
Acantho
Tigreburgh
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