Acquittal in Prager Lynching Case Triggers Court Demonstration
In Edwardsville Illinois on June 1 six men and five others were acquitted after a 45 minute jury deliberation in the murder trial linked to the lynching of German enemy alien Robert Prager. The verdict prompted a wild courtroom demonstration as celebrations erupted among supporters of the defendants others in the crowd.
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Edwardsville
Ill
Prager
Bernreuter
Preser
Joseph Riegel
Eicher
Wesley Beaver
Charles Cranmer
Calvin Gilmore
Richard Jr
Enid Elmore
William Cecil Larremore
James de Frank Flannery
John L. K. Tynchinge
Illinois
Collinsville
Maryville
Gmail
Dresden
Germany
Aerdam
Th Trg
Am Mittac
Berlin
Tha
America
St Louis
Organi
Hart and Bride Split Over Unsatisfied Wifely Bills
James H. Hart an 86 year old Brooklyn realty owner separates from his 18 year old wife Catherine Wolf after three weeks of marriage. Hart warns merchants in letters not to supply goods or incur debts for Mrs Hart. He lists addresses in Brooklyn and Manhattan and directs inquiries to sister Sidney Rosenthal. Hart says he will not discuss the reason for separation.
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James H. Hart
Brooklyn
Catherine Wolf
Broadway
John F. Hylan
Hart
Avenue
Katie Hart
Raka Irving
Elliott Place
Sidney Rosenthal
Broadway Red Park Avenue
Canarsie Service Boost Delivers Public Works News
Members of the Business Men's Teague of Canarsie Shore heard Sec y Frank C. Vaughan report Public Service Commission approval for extending Canarsie line service this summer. Trains will run through to Canarsie shore with more platforms at both stations to curb rowdyism and meet local demands.
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Canarsie Shore
Frank C. Vaughan
Canarsie
T Committee
Publi Commission
Newark primary fields and anti-saloon candidates outlined
The article notes that the Newark scene shows a Republican ticket in the primary filed on September 24 with Rev James Shields leading the Anti-saloon League in New Jersey as the campaign begins. It mentions 4 percent completion and statewide election activity.
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Newark
Wreex Covny
N. J
James Shields
Adent
New Jersey
Eijtions
Y M C A Leaders Seek Readjustment For War and Reconstruction
North American Y M C A leaders meeting in Atlantic City urge a sweeping policy readjustment to meet wartime needs and prepare for postwar world reconstruction. A new working program will be discussed at next year’s Triennial Convention. The conference notes war demands expanding Y M C A work at home and abroad with secretaries on troop trains aiding soldiers en route to embarkation points.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
North America
Infernats
Secretarie World
Council
A. E.aiiey
New York
H. B. MacFarland
Washington
F. Wayland Ayer
Camden
A. A. Hyde
Wichita
Kan
World-Wide Organization
America
Russia
Western
Europe
Sixty seven soldiers sworn as citizens here
County Clerk Schneider’s naturalization office rushed to process sixty seven alien soldiers for full citizenship before noon yesterday. Supreme Court Justice Platsek agreed to wait in his chambers until 3 PM to administer the oath, and clerks cooperated despite heavy duties from recent naturalization law changes. The papers were ready by 8 o’clock and the soldiers became citizens.
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Schneider
Supreme Court
Platsek
Tians
Albany strike threatens regional street railway service
Street railways in Albany Schenectady and nearby towns face a strike starting tomorrow morning after unions demand a 10 cent hourly raise from 30 cents to 40 cents and reject a 35 cent compromise. Schenectady already halted trolleys today, jeopardizing war contract transportation.
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Albany
N. Y
Schenectady
United Traction Company
Schenectady Railway Company
Rensselaer
Watervnlet
Cohoes
Green Island
Troy
Stevens Institute Hosts Wartime Reunion Drills
Students at Stevens Institute gathered for a wartime reunion in Hoboken with drills and a manual of arms replacing the usual parade and class dinner. About 100 graduates enter Federal service monthly, with training and sea service before reports to duty, as many alumni are already in active service.
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Stevens Institute
W&j
Castle Point
Hoboken
Technical Institute
Aval
Kep
New Jersey Board Urges Exclusion of German in Schools
The State Board of Education unanimously adopted a sweeping recommendation to exclude any German material from public schools. Dr John C Van Dyke backed the measure while a personal clash between Col D Stuart Craven and John P Murray at the May meeting was patched up with Craven’s apology accepted in Trenton New Jersey.
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New Jersey
State Board of Education
Boards of Education
John C. van Dyke
Rutgers College
State Board
D. Stuart Craven
Salem County
John P. Murray
Jersey City
Craven
Mr. Murray
Trenton
Reed held in riot and sedition charges in Philadelphia
John Reed, once the unofficial Bolshevik Consul in New York, was held on $5000 bail after a street corner speech sparked violence when police stopped a hall meeting. Assistant DA Gordon pressed for higher bail citing riot and seditious rhetoric. Also jailed, William Rogerman, a Cramp shipyard worker, alleged mob leader, yelled down with the United States and called for free speech.
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Philadelphia
John Reed
New York
Reed
Gordon
Boston
United States
Russia
William Rogerman
Cramp
Paidl
Tectives
Runaway Girl Returns After Disguised Runaway in Dover
Misa Henrietta Lindaberry a 17 year old Chester New Jersey high school girl who fled home Thursday returned after posing as a boy and working at Hercules Powder Company Ken ville. She failed a planned physical exam and her father retrieved her from the plant ending the episode that began with her disguise.
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New York Times
Dover
N. J
Misa Henrietta Lindaberry
Chester
Ercules Powder Company
Kenvil
Ques
Tate
Lindaberry
Open Home for Nurses at Orange New Jersey
Holmhurst the Summer home of the late John Crosby Brown in St Cloud West Orange opens as a hostess house for National Service nurses. Miss Mary M Brown owns and fitted the house for nurse accommodation on the Orange Mountain brow. Miss Elizabeth B Colles of Newark volunteers as hostess for army navy and Red Cross nurses to rest and recite.
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Orange
N. J
Holmhurst
Brighthurst
John Crosby Brown
St. Cloud
West Orange
Mary M. Brown
Orange Mountain
Army
Navy
Red Cross
Elizabeth B. Colles
Newark
Caldwell Predicts Big Ship Increase In War Effort
Representative Caldwell of New York lauds wartime U S shipping output and port improvements in a leave to print speech. He cites 2,200,000 deadweight tons in operation and forecasts 800,000 tons per month from January 1919 as long as ships and steel hold.
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New York Times
Washington
Charlies Pope Caldwell
New York
United States
America
French Rail Projects Boost Allied War Effort
Report cites 125 miles of sidetracks and narrow gauge lines in France as part of a broader plan totaling about 12 000 miles of track and equipment. The message asserts German forces are the only ones unsatisfied, praising Allied progress and morale.
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France
Kitchin Refuses to Retract Lobby Charge
Majorit y Leader Kitchin refused to retract his charge that a newspaper publishers lobby influenced the administration to push revenue legislation. Secretary McAdoo denied being approached and urged a retraction. Kitchin said he has nothing more to say and will not retract his statement.
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Washington
Kitchin
McAdoo
May Cut Beer Output Again
Washington June 1 The United States Fuel Administration seeks another beer output reduction to save coal. Brewers were summoned to Washington for consultation and a decision may come soon to take effect about June 30. From April 1 to June 30 brewers had voluntarily cut 30 percent, and coal saved was substantial though officials would not discuss fee details or possible further reductions.
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New York Times
Washington
United States Fuel Administration
Internal Revenue Reports
The
Fuel Administration
Refu
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