Burglary at Caruso Estate Tied to Jewelry Heist
Burglars broke into Enrico Caruso's Wasthampton home on Long Island stealing jewelry valued at about 500000 dollars from a platinum safe. Mrs Caruso and staff heard the alarm, but the safe vanished from an upstairs room as intruders escaped. Police pressed investigations across Easthampton and nearby crossings.
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Riverhead
Long Island
Enrico Caruso
Wasthampton
Caruso
Slater
Mr. Caruso
Edward Morford
Easthampton
John
Shinnecock Canal
Connecticut
Bie Dolire
Carnes
Bedford reforms promise liberalized system under new superintendent
Bedford State Reformatory for Women introduces reforms including community singing, picture shows, and regular exercise on campus. Florence Jones aims to organize a broader honor system to replace prior strict surveillance and discipline across administrations.
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Bedford
N.Y
Dune
State Reformatory For Women
Mian Florence
Jone
Mian Jones
Wood and Lowden Claim 50 N. Y. Votes
Chicago dispatch reports a New York delegation tug of war between Wood and Lowden factions over Arty votes. Stimson and Bacon lead Wood. Tully Sheffield and John Dwight head Lowden. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler loses ground but seeks support from Senator Wadsworth and Rep. Snell to appear as a potential dark horse on a possible ballot.
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Charles T. White
Chicago
Wood
the Tribune
Butler
New York
Dr. Butler
Wadsworth
Bertrand H. Snell
Lansing G. Hoskins
Geneva
John Taber
Auburn
86Th
Congress
Norman J. Gould
Food Riots Kill Fourteen in Austrian Protests
Austrian crowds denounce profiteering in food as gendarmes fire, seven killed and thirty wounded in Graz. A general strike shuts down Karlebad and nearby districts with banks and schools closed, alcohol sales banned. Violent demonstrations erupt in Vienna with seven dead and twenty eight wounded.
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Gratz
Austria
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Karlebad
K Bogen
Falkensa
Neudeck
Granlita
Vienna
Polis
Scores Hurt As Express Rams Local Rescuers at Work Until After Dawn
A night incident left several people injured as Express Rams local responders worked through the early hours. Emergency crews secured the scene and transported victims to area hospitals. Authorities investigated the cause while residents awaited updates.
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Express Rams
Lodge Made Permanent Chairman Lodge Made Permanent Chairman
Colossal train wreck near Rector's Crossing outside Scotia leaves twelve to twenty dead and many injured as New York Central Express No. 34 rams Accommodation No. 24. Rescue work spans dawn with ambulances from multiple towns. casualties largely unidentified at first. In Chicago, Lodge named permanent chairman of the Republican National Convention after a fiery opening session.
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Schenectady
New York Central
New York Express
Rector's Crossing
Glenville
Scotia
Amsterdam
Albany
New York State
New York City
New England
Syracuse
Star
Chicago
Wilson
League of Nations
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachsetts
Lodge
Mexico
Iowa
Committee On Permanent Organization
Senator Lodge
Great Coliseum
Senator Fletcher Leads Carts in Florida Race
Jacksonville report shows Senator Fletcher leading the nomination for U S Senate and Cary A. Hardee ahead for governor in Florida. In Duval County nine precincts of 36 report Fletcher 1930 to Catts 45, while governor results show Hardee 285, Swearingen 195, Hully 15 with early precincts counted.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Jacksonville Times Union
Yerter- Gay
Fletcher
Cary A. Hardee
Catts
Hardee
van C. Swearingen
Lincoln D. Hully
the Times Union
Senatorix
Duval County
Cutts
Swearingen
Hully
No Compromise on League Ultimatum from Senator Johnson
Senator Johnson of Utah denounces the Versailles league as evil with no reservations. He vows to oppose any platform not endorsing his stance and criticizes Democratic leadership. Borah notes the platform committee did not consider his proposed league plank. Rumors of a third ticket arise as Brisbin hints Johnson may bolt.
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Chicago
James
Johnson
League of Nations
Versailles
Wilson
Republican Party
Arthur Brisbane
Herald and Examiner
Jolson
Tribune
Dohnaon Publicity Bureau
Aldoy
Arthur Brishine
Senator Johnson
Brooklyn
North Carolina
Johnson Men Seek to Unite Western States
In Chicago on June 8 an effort to form a Western state delegation union under Senator Johnson supporters began. State Senator Frank P. Flint led a California delegation meeting with Utah Washington Nevada Arizona and Oregon delegates. No concrete action was taken but the group eyed a broader second meeting and wider participation.
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Chicago
Johnson
Frank P. Flint
California
Utah
Washington
Nevada
Arizona
Oregon
Flint
Watson Heads Committee on Resolutions
Senator James E. Watson of Indiana was elected chairman of the committee on resolutions after a coalition of the Old Guard Woodmen and Johnson delegates derailed Ogden L. Mills. Borah engineered the move, presenting Mills as mild and opposed to the league of nations. The committee adjourned to hear drafts for a party platform, with the Mills and Old Guard factions at odds over who should draft and control the platform.
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Hiram Johnson
Senator Borah
Johnson
League of Nations
Republican Party
Caesar
Seam
Bryan
Chicago
James E. Watson
Indiana
Old Guard
Woodmen
Ogden L. Mills
New York
Will H. Hays
Mills
William Allen White
Kansas
Watson
William E. Borah
Lemrcot
Friends of Mills
Congress Hotel
Auditorium Hotel
Committee
Aorner
Resolutions Committee
Advisory Committee On
Platform and
Chiewro
Tribune
Phemies
Manna
Heaven
Beir Opden
Milla
Wood
Sing Sing Man Finds Pocket Book At Prison Visit
During a ball team visit to Sing Sing Prison, a player reported a wallet missing after a game. A prisoner later returned the wallet with the money intact, remarking on the honesty inside the prison. The warden commented that there are as many honest men in Sing Sing as outside.
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Ossining
Prison Nine
Sing Sing
Lai
Acquisition of Indiana Leader Is De clared the Shrewdest Move Yet Made
At the 1920 Republican National Convention in Chicago, Wood forces gain Watson's loyalty to back Wood's bid. The deal secures Watson's influence and supports Frank Hitchcock as key strategist, with Knox and Tate as aides. Watson's reach across parties heightens Wood's chances, while Johnson's league plank weakens. Delegates seek a band wagon as New York and Pennsylvania blocs loom.
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Carter Field
Chicago
Coliseum
Wood
James E. Watson
General Wood
Watson
Boies Penrose
Penrose
Maine
California
Resolutions Committee
Frank H. Hitchcock
Board of Strategy
Frank Knox
Manchester
N. H
Galen Tate
Maryland
William Hyd
Cleveland
Ion
Nozed
Addic
Woode People
Wood Management
Johnson
Johnann
Meraders
League of Nations
Montana
New York
Pennsylvania
Henry Cabot Lodge
Women to Get Voice in Chief Party Council
In Chicago on June 8, seven women urged equal representation on the executive committee of the national Republican committee. The request was rejected by the rules committee despite earlier approval by a women delegates and state chairmen gathering. Mrs Medill McCormick led the presentation along with Mrs Arthur Livermore.
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Hannah Mitchell
Chicago
Rules Committee
National Committee
Council of One Hundred
Medill McCormick
Mis. McCormick
Arthur Livermore
New York
Scalpers Charge Up to 50 Dollars for Coliseum Seats
Chicago June 1 Special Dispatch to The Tribune scalpers opened for the convention selling tickets at 40 to 50 dollars with session tickets at 10 dollars. A collector said first sales brought around 300 dollars. A vacant store offered tickets bought and sold on commission. Police noted signs but did not intervene as scalpers expected demand to rise.
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Tribune
Chicago
Will Hays
National Committee
Coliseum
Harry Mager
Internal Revenue
Sid
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