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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
2
Burlingame argues the Philadelphia owned hat and train check do not prove residency in Philadelphia. He contends the man could travel from New York to Washington and insists New York is the conspiracy's central hub.
Mayor Harry L. Davis leads a push for immediate laws to deport foreign born residents not yet citizens as the city investigates Monday night dynamiting attacks. Officials say most suspects are Lenin Trotsky followers and many entered via Canada. Police grill 30 radicals and consider a large reward for tips.
Chicago investigators searched radical printing shops and questioned eight suspects after fatal bombings in the East linked to an alleged Chicago based plot. A printer said a Russian ordered radical circulars. officials say evidence points to a wide coop of radicals with ties to New York and other cities.
Police investigate a north side blast wrecking a large auto. Three sticks of dynamite and fifty feet of fuse found nearby. No occupants found. Car license to Cornelius J. Shea, former Chicago Teamsters Union president, now sought by authorities.
Boston authorities link the eight city bombings to dynamite stolen from a contractor’s shanty. Police, state troopers, and federal agents surveil about twenty suspects, with several arrests expected, as roving Red literature plants are traced to Roxbury and the South End. Governor Coolidge may post a reward from the contingency fund.
A New England group of Italian anarchists lost their bid to avoid deportation in U S district court. Names include Luigi Galleanunni, Giuseppe Frizzetti, Vincenzo de Lecce, Giusepppe Sanchini, and Irma Sanchini among others. Judge Aldrich ruled philosophical anarchism does not shield them from deportation.
Toledo report notes two men killed and twenty five injured amid five weeks of labor unrest at the Willys-Overland plant. Gov. Cox in telephonic talks with Mayor Schreiber requests War Department troops. Colonel Howard warns crowds and orders may shoot if necessary. Coroner vows investigation as Secretary Wilson may visit to mediate with unions and employers.
Albert Wyman of Paterson Silk Employers' Association received a letter from John Golden of United Textile Workers stating silk weavers will demand a 15 percent raise. The petition asks for a reply by Friday and targets about half of Paterson’s 28,000 silk workers. A meeting with manufacturers is expected tomorrow.
Columbus June 4 troops will not be sent to Toledo to intervene in the Willys-Overland strike. Governor James M Cox did not issue an official statement but the policy is understood to be to refrain from military involvement at this time.
Report indicates the troops request issued under stress from incidents last night has not been renewed. No further details provided about location or authorities involved.
Buenos Aires with over 1.5 million people and more than thirty daily papers has gone six days without newspapers or news bulletins. Fifteen leading publishers closed their plants after union printers refused to set ads for a boycott. Smaller papers suspended due to lack of presses and news dispatches. Strike by streetcar workers adds to disruption as officials and publishers seek to avoid wider unrest. Public officials monitor and curb incendiary news amid broad labor strife and business uncertainty.
Report in federal circles says all secret service bodies would merge into a single bureau with William J Flynn as head. The plan would fold the Justice Bureau of Investigation and the Treasury Secret Service to guard the president and fight counterfeiting.
Class work of public school pupils in decorative design is shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The drawings and designs were made under regular class teachers under the direction of Frank H Collins, in charge of art instruction in elementary schools. Exhibits include designs for wallpapers, rugs, laces, embroideries, costumes, fabrics, cartons, boxes, and baskets.
The article reports raids on radical groups, arrests of 164, and bail rulings including Iter Bianky and Marcus Orazorky. It covers police investigations into anarchist activity, Jnotting of bomb cases at Judge Nott and Cathedral plot links, and mayoral aides joining the bomb squad amid calls to expand radical records and enforcement.
Governor Smith in Albany and New York City pledged vigorous state co operation with federal authorities to pursue alleged sedition and bomb plotters. He conferred with Attorney General Newton and prepared to use the Peace and Safety act to mobilize state agents with a $50 000 appropriation for rapid action and secrecy.
Paris faces widespread disruption as subway, tram, and bus services halt or run only partially due to a strike. Military authorities seize a power house supplying Vitry and Versailles lines, restoring current. workers demand eight hour day and higher wages. No major clashes reported.
General Semenoff, leader of the Cossacks in Eastern Siberia, calls a congress that proclaims Mongolia autonomous and elevates Semenoff to Grand Duke. Telegrams from Moscow report the Bolshevik message about the move.
Madrid reports the death of Gonzalez Besada, former Minister of the Interior and former Minister of Finance, with the death confirmed on June 4.
Fractured opinions among returned soldiers split the city as 2,000 protested near the Parliament Building while another parade marched along Portage Avenue. Demonstrators shouted anti alien, anti Bolshevik, and constitutional slogans as officers urged peace. Despite tensions, some workers returned to duties in telegraph offices and bakeries as strike committees pressed for action.
In Toronto a large gathering of metal trades supporters at Queens Park called on Premier Hearst to pass immediate legislation establishing a forty four hour week and legalizing collective bargaining. A strike referendum will follow Thursday’s session of the Trades and Labor Council if labor champions sway the council.
Montreal dispatch reports K. J. Cromie publisher of The Vancouver Sun receiving a telegram stating the printing trades demand censorship of news and editorials on the strike. The text suggests Vancouver papers may refuse to submit to such control.
Major General Leonard Wood told Episcopal clergymen that returning soldiers are sore and disgruntled and could influence national life. He urged the church to oppose disorder and red flag ideas and said a true welcome requires more than parades.
Senate judiciary subcommittee met in executive session to consider objections by Senator Frelinghuysen to Palmer's attorney general confirmation citing former acts as Alien Property Custodian. Chairman Diflingham said no action was taken and another meeting is planned for Friday. An open hearing was considered unlikely.
Rahway New Jersey mayor David H. Tramely and three firemen were arrested after a Socialist rally on Saturday led to the watering hose being turned on speaker Frederick Harwood and some women in the crowd were struck. Police issued warrants and arraignments set for the following Tuesday.
Congressman Blanton of Texas charged in a House speech that anarchists find harbor and protection within U S labor unions. He urged President Gompers to purge unions of anarchistic elements and cited a May Day eve meeting by fur workers union where anarchists sang the Red Flag and denounced the government.
Pittsburgh police announce evidence linking anarchists to bombings at the homes of Judge Tompson and inspector Sibray. John Johnson, IWW organizer seized after a clash, named a Cleveland man as the bomb maker and New York orders trace to 133 East Fifteenth Street. Dozens detained, many slated for deportation. Local and federal authorities continue raids and investigations.
In Seattle on June 4 a banquet honored Hulet M. Wells and Sam Sailer before their departure for a two year federal sentence. The event drew 300 labor figures and featured Red carnations and electric banners. Wells, a former president of the Central Labor Council, and Sailer were recognized amid broader labor circles.
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