Four Detroit men held in alleged government fraud plot
Justice agents arrest an army officer and three other men in Detroit on conspiracy to defraud the government in a scheme involving salvage ordnance valued at two thousand dollars and bids to be rigged for a thirty million dollar disposal plan. Browne Nicholson Collins Harris are named in indictments with Harris and Collins aiding as bidders.
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Department of Justice
Casquiy
Soterfus
Nicholson
United Sates Ordnance
Frederick C. Collins
Merchants’ Realty Company
Grant Hugh Browne
Fort Warne
Arthur L. Barkey
Depot
Imy
Washington
Browne
Barkey
Nicholson &Ni
Khim
Army
Harris
Collins
Youll
Statler
Govement
Mosty
Micxico
Germany
Rochester
Gohating Sweach
Two Airmens Plan Transatlantic Flight This Week
In St John s Newfoundland ships prepare for a transatlantic start with Captain Alcock Vimy pilot and Handley Page trial prospects. Vimy and Handley Page engines and preparations at Mundy s Pond Presque Placencia Bay and Harbor Grace are under way with possible early flights next week.
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Admiralty
Atlantic
Vimy
Presque
Placentia Bay
Grand Banks
Vickers
Widke
John Alcock
Mundy’s Pond
Beavers Jhhere
P. M. Muller
Graciana
London
Harbor Grace
Handley-Page
F. P. Raynham
Martinsyde
Sopwith
Newfoundland
Robinson
Permanent Marine Disasters Fund
Nightlife Ad Listings at Terra & Garden Dance Palace
Advertisement notes open air dancing at Terra and Garden Dance Palace on Saturdays evenings from 7 to 12 and Sundays 1 to 12. No alcoholic drinks.
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Terra & Garden Dance Palace
Buodays
Americans Win Contracts to Rebuild French Cities
Paris reports contracts worth 200000000 francs awarded to American firms for rebuilding Rheims Nancy and Soissons. Official representatives of the chief steel company head to the United States after the award announcement.
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Paris
Rheims
Nancy
Soissons
Steel Corporation
United States
Read Tells Flight Story to Fighters
American soldiers and sailors in London gathered at Bage Hut to hear Lieut. Commander Pain’s account of a flight, with the Fourth of July fireworks and rockets mentioned. Catalogues for Pall Mall Famous Cigarettes offered at 18 Park Place in New York.
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Read
London
Hage Hut
Pain
Park Place
New York
Adey
National Wire Strike Ordered for Wednesday
National wire service editors and staff are ordered to strike on Wednesday. Newsrooms nationwide prepare to halt operations in solidarity with labor demands.
Nation wide strike ordered for telegraph and telephone workers
Chicago dispatch reports that the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America ordered a nationwide strike to start next Wednesday at 8 AM. The action targets Western Union Telegraph Company American Telephone and Telegraph Postal Telegraph and Cable and associated firms affecting an estimated 60 000 to 100 000 workers with about 25 000 from other unions. Pittsburgh leaders announce a June 16 strike in conjunction with the telegraphers.
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Chicago
Commer
Western Union Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
Mackay and Noth American Companies
Ss. J. Konenkamp
International
United States
Pittsburgh
Electrical Workers
Commercial Telaugraphers' Union of America
Connertium
J. Konenkamp
Koffenamp
Washington
Burlson
Burleson
Konenianmp
Kuurlleson
Lovertine
Met Ag
Carlton
Western Union
Theavidion
Promis.d
Food for Babies Tops All in Figurativity and Nourishment
An archaic patent line touts infant food called GRANUM by the Ferguson Company of New York City, claiming superior figuetivity and concentrated nourishment over competitors. The text is fragmented and hard to parse, but markets a baby food concentrate with strong claims.
Germany mobilizes recruits and stores munitions
Berne June 6 reports great German activity in recruiting men for the army and gathering ammunition. Die Freiheit says recruiting agents operate in Austria, while Die Abends Vienna notes German bureaus appeal for enlistment with incentives including nine marks per day and fidelity premiums.
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Berne
Germany
Die Freiheit
Berlin
Abends
Vienna
Austria
Nachrichten
Eagle
Gibson Denies Polish Pogroms in Vilna and Pinsk
State Department reports from Hugh Gibson indicate reports of Jewish massacres in Poland may be exaggerated. He notes hostility toward some Jews stems largely from economic factors, with Vilna and Pinsk singled out as problematic incidents. Deputies and officials involved in Vilna found no broad massacre, while evidence from Jewish groups and press remains mixed.
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Ashington
State Department
Hugh Gibson
Warsaw
Poland
Gibson
Lithuania
Galicia
Vilna
Pinsk
Allied Mission
Vilma
Bolshevks
Jbeing
Godson
Berne
Dewald
eHef
Mission
Uania
Polish Troops Accused of 1500 Slayings in Vilna
Paris reports evidence of atrocities against Jews in Vilna by Polish troops. Witness accounts allege occupation of the Vilna railway station, looting of Jewish homes, and arrests after a period of calm. Town residents are described as facing executions and wholesale robberies during April actions.
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Paris
Vilna
Rachmirevitz
Lithuania
Vilyq
Jes
Wallstosse
RhiwaAND in MOT QUICKLY relieves Indigestion
Hotel Seville advertises rooms with private bath at moderate rates on 5th Ave and 20th Street. The page continues the advertisement column with meal options and lodging details.
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Seville
Texas Governor Calls for Bigger Guard on Border
Texas Governor urges larger border protection force and cavalry brigades to guard lives and property. Baker requests department cooperation and a report on deploying up to 0,000 men. Sonora killings are reported with claims that forty Americans and Mexicans were killed.
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Texas
Americans Killed in Sonora by Outlaws Report
Nine American mining men report that more than forty Americans and Mexicans have been killed by Yaquis and bandits in La Colorada Sonora within two weeks. The group homes in Arizona Colorado and California and sent astatement of conditions to the State Department in Washington with copies to Senators and to Arizona officials.
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Nogales
Ariz
la Colorada
Sonora
Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
California
State Department
Washingon
Thomas
Johnson
Calfornia
Marcus Smith
Henry F. Ashurst
Texas Governor seeks federal mobilization for border troops
Texas Governor Hobby asks Secretary Baker to call the 1st and 2d Cavalry Brigades of the National Guard into federal service. He urges mobilization within twenty days, designates Camp Mabry in Austin, and argues to protect lives and property amid the Mexican crisis. The War Department seeks Southern Department views on the request.
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Hobby
Texas
Baker
Peete
Cavalry
National Guard
Gate of Cal
Mubry
Austin
Tearus
Lhe Department
Southern Department
Lour
War Department
Mexico
Vaccous SA
Wuu Long
Yuma
Ariz
Laredo
4Th United States Cavalry
de Rosey A. Cattell
Mexican Border District
Disorder Spreads in German Cities Amid Occupation Tensions
War and ethnic tensions surge in Bromberg and surrounding Posen as German dominance clashes with Polish claims. Reports cite German majorities in censored districts, rising passion and potential for broader conflict. In Berlin and Munich, strikes and protests follow the execution of Bavarian Communist leaders.
Peace Conference Dealings and German Counterproposals
Paris dispatch reports the Council of Four and commissions active as talks speed up. Debates over German counterproposals persist with Clemenceau resisting concessions while France and Britain remain far apart. Fiume and Upper Silesia plebiscite views feed newspaper criticism as the western Polish frontier is reviewed.
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Paris
Council of Four
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
Clemenceau
Fiume
Upper Silesia
Germany
Poland
Premi¢r Paderewski
Carranza Troop Movements Reported From Mexico Border
Governor Hobby cites advices from Texas and Mexico indicating the Carranza government is night moving troops northward to concentrate at Rio Grande points. The dispatch suggests a border security update with trains en route, details continued on later pages.
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Spreial
New York Times
Austiax
Texas
Mexico
Hobby
Carranza
Rio Grande Point
Calox Tooth Powder Adverts in Age Advertisements
Fragmentary OCR shows an old dental powder advertisement mentioning Calox Tooth Powder and whitening effects. The text is incomplete but indicates a cleaning product marketed for teeth whitening and preparation. The fragment lacks clear dates or organizations but preserves product name and claim.
Paris delegate talks fail to meet senate view
The Paris delegation faced rejection as talks did not align with the senate's stance. They argued they lacked authority to prohibit Germany from publishing the document, leaving the dispute unresolved.
Senators Push Inquiry Over German Peace Treaty Leak
Paris dispatches report the American delegation resisting publication of the German peace treaty until signing. Senate asks for the text. State Department expects a reply within a day and may deem public disclosure premature. A Republican led inquiry on the leak is planned, potentially calling witnesses in Paris New York and Washington.
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Senate
Germany
New York
League of Nations
New York Times
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Wilsom
Nsing
Restatesti
Johnson
Paris
Lansing
Lodge
Borah
Hitchcock
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