Burglary at Caruso Home Net $500000 in Gems
Thieves broke into Enrico Caruso’s Wantagh home near Riverhead Long Island stealing jewelry valued at about 500000. Mrs Caruso and 10 servants heard alarms as the safe containing platinum set stones and two pearl necklaces vanished from the upstairs bedroom safe. Police and guards searched routes over the Shinnecock Canal as investigators pursued a likely motor boat entry.
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Riverhead
Long Island
Enrico Caruso
Wasthampton
Caruso
Slater
Connecticut
Bie Dolire
Carnes
Bedford reformist plan aims for liberalized campus culture
New Bedford State Reformatory for Women superintendent Florence Jones unveils a reform plan including community singing, film shows, and regular exercise on the campus. She envisions an honor system to replace prior strict surveillance and discipline, signaling a shift toward more lenient administration.
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Bedford
N.Y
Dune
State Reformatory For Women
Mian Florence
Jone
Mian Jones
Wood and Lowden Vein for New York Delegation
Chicago dispatch reports a tug of war in New York for Republican delegates between Wood and Lowden camps. Key figures include Henry L. Stimson James R. Sheffield and John Dwight supporting Wood while William J. Tully and executives of Metropolitan Life back Lowden. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler shows growing, cautious interest as Butler arguments for one-ballot leverage falter amid fears of deadlock.
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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
Austrian Food Riots Leave Dozens Killed or Hurt
In Gratz and Vienna Austria violent food protests escalate as gendarmes fire on crowds. Seven killed and thirty wounded in Gratz. seven more killed and twenty eight wounded in Vienna with police arrests as general strike spreads in Czecho Slovakia districts over shortages.
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Gratz
Austria
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Karlebad
K Bogen
Falkensa
Neudeck
Granlita
Vienna
Polis
Express Rams Local Scores Hurt in Overnight Rescue
A local rescue operation continued into the early hours as police and emergency crews worked through the night. No injuries were reported among responders, while several residents were treated for minor injuries at the scene. Authorities are investigating what caused the incident and urge residents to avoid the area.
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Express Rams
Lodge Made Permanent Chairman Lodge Made Permanent Chairman Demands End of Wilson "Dynasty"
The report covers a fatal Central New York wreck near Rector's Crossing with twelve to twenty dead and many injured, plus a separate Chicago dispatch noting Senator Henry Cabot Lodge being named permanent chairman of the Republican National Convention and outlining campaign themes against Wilson. The crash involved New York Central expresses colliding with an accommodation train, with extensive rescue efforts and a large turnout at the Coliseum.
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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
Henry Cabot Lodge
Chicago
Fletcher Leads in Florida Senate Race and Hardee in Governor Race
Jacksonville Times-Union reports first returns from nine Duval precincts show Senator Fletcher leading the Florida Senate nomination with 1,930 votes to Catts 45, while Cary A. Hardee leads for governor against Swearingen and Hully.
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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 Opposes Versailles Vision
Senator Johnson of Illinois declares unalterable opposition to the League of Nations as drafted at Versailles. He vows no reservations can cure its evils and warns the Republican party could become the tail of Wilson's kite if the convention diverges. He predicts the platform will reject the League and cites confidence in winning the presidential nomination.
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Borah
Hiram Johnson
Senator Borah
Johnson
League of Nations
Republican Party
Caesar
Seam
Bryan
Chicago
James
Versailles
Wilson
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 a bid was launched to unite Western state delegations behind Senator Johnson. A post convention meeting led by California's State Senator Frank P. Flint drew delegates from Utah Washington Nevada Arizona and Oregon. No talks on platform were held but a follow up session was hinted to broaden 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 at an executive session in Chicago. The move, backed by the Old Guard, Woodmen, and Johnson delegates, aimed to block Ogden L. Mills and favored Mills only as leverage for a later platform draft. The committee then met publicly at the Congress and Auditorium Hotels to hear input and craft a platform for the convention.
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Chicago
James E. Watson
Indiana
Old Guard
Woodmen
Johnson
Ogden L. Mills
New York
Will H. Hays
Mills
William Allen White
Kansas
Watson
William E. Borah
Hiram Johnson
Borah
Lemrcot
League of Nations
Friends of Mills
Congress Hotel
Auditorium Hotel
Committee
Carter Field
Coliseum
Wood
General Wood
Boies Penrose
Penrose
Maine
California
Resolutions Committee
Aorner
Advisory Committee On
Platform and
Chiewro
Tribune
Phemies
Manna
Heaven
Beir Opden
Milla
Mis
White
Wat
Mille
Sing Sing Prisoner Finds Wallet Aboard Visitor Team
A visitor ball team left Sing Sing after a game with the prison nine. A player reported losing his wallet with cash. A prisoner later turned in the wallet in good condition. The warden praised the honesty of Sing Sing inmates and cited the incident as proof there are as many honest men inside as outside.
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Ossining
Prison Nine
Sing Sing
Lai
Acquisition of Indiana Leader Appears Key Move in 1920 Campaign
Chicago June 8. At the Republican National Convention opening, Wood forces gain Watson backing in exchange for loyalty, signaling Wood’s bid for the nomination. Watson’s influence shifts strategy chief Hitchcock and allies into key roles while Mills loses ground. Johnson’s league plank weakens as delegates drift toward band wagon tactics, notably from New York and Pennsylvania blocs, amid expectations of broad realignments.
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Frank H. Hitchcock
Board of Strategy
Frank Knox
Manchester
N. H
Galen Tate
Maryland
William Hyd
Cleveland
Watson
Penrose
Ion
Indiana
Nozed
Addic
Woode People
Wood Management
Women to Get Voice in Chief Party Council
In Chicago June 8 Republican women sought equal representation on the executive committee of the national committee. Seven women presented a resolution at the rules committee, but it was refused. Mrs Medill McCormick led the delegation, following earlier action by the Council of One Hundred. The subcommittee on the proposal did not back the plan and advised the women to present it to the rules committee. Continued on pages three.
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Hannah Mitchell
Chicago
Rules Committee
National Committee
Council of One Hundred
Medill McCormick
Mis. McCormick
Arthur Livermore
New York
Scalpers Sell Coliseum Tickets At High Prices
A Chicago dispatch reports ticket scalpers selling convention tickets outside the Coliseum on June 1 for 40 to 50 dollars, with some 10 dollar single session seats. Sellers boasted of strong demand despite warnings, noting commissions and plans to flood the market with tickets as police watched.
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Tribune
Chicago
Will Hays
National Committee
Coliseum
Harry Mager
Internal Revenue
Sid
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