Bouck White Flogged for Bride Beater allegations in Marlboro
Marlboro New York May 2 Bouck White agitator and leader of the Church of the Simon was attacked by thirteen men who tarred feathered and horse whipped him then left him on a mountain road after driving him downhill toward Newburgh The assault followed accusations of mistreatment of his French wife Andrée Emile Simon She testified to a troubled marriage and claimed he concealed radical ideas while she sought annulment in Supreme Court at Poughkeepsie Justice Senger appointed a guardian ad litem White admitted rough handling but denied being tarred and feathered The bride then described low living conditions and her arrival from Paris in February with the intent to marry White in Marlboro area of Catskill foothills The couple wed in Paris on April 21 and she spoke of his leniency and manner before the attack
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Marlboro
N.Y
Bouck White
Merly Nestor
Church of the Simon
New York
Newburgh
White
Anerics
Andrée Emile Simon
Maree Simon
Panhard- Levassor Automobile Company
Paris
Perenta
Supreme Court
Poughtvensia
A. BH. F. Senger
Harry G. Harper
Pougherpsie
Bernard F. Cecke
Frech
Mountain House
McElroth
Tribune
Rue
Pippolyte
Cripple Man Ends Life After Family Tragedy
The sixteen year old, crippled boy sitting in a Brooklyn front window is found dead from a self inflicted gunshot. A note by the youth requests his family to move on, asking forgiveness and advising the mother to seek strength. His father Morris Michaels returned from a fishing trip to find the scene.
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Tirsch
Paoui
Radium Supply Faces Possible Decade Exhaustion
Baltimore May 29. Dr Curtis F Burnam warns world radium supply may run out in ten to fifteen years unless new sources are found. He notes no new radium bearing ore has been discovered in five to six years and cites the lack of substitutes in cancer treatment.
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Baltimore
Curtis F. Burnam
Honard A. Kelly
Burnam
Engineers Here Reject Offer of Shipping Board
The marine engineers voting on the United States Shipping Board proposal for a settlement of the nationwide strike practically rejected the offer. Local No 98 and Local No 80 split, with totals 601 to 261 against, while some out-of-town ballots favored acceptance. A mass meeting was announced, and critics labeled the plan an open shop with wage cuts and loss of seniority rights.
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Toral Aarony
Marine Engineers
United States Shipping Board
Atlantic
Seaboard
William $. Brown
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
Washington
Brown
Park Place
Thomas B. Mealey
The
Ocean Association
Whetmnall Street
Shipping Board
New Orleans
Norfolk
Tresley
Healey
Bert L. Todd
Loan No. 80
Heal
American Steamship Owners’ Association
Winthrop L. Marvin
Riots Rock Norway as Seamen Walk Out
London dispatch reports serious riots in Christiania and across Norway after a wage cut triggered a two week old strike by steamship engineers and sailors. Police dispersed mobs with reinforcements as rioters clashed with bludgeons and stones. several police wounded and ring leaders arrested while army and navy were mobilized to maintain order amid Bolshevik fears. Newspapers largely suspended except Socialist organs.
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London
Christiania
Norway
London Times
Two Die as New York Flyer Slams Local in New Jersey
A Pennsylvania Railroad excursion train bound for New York from Atlantic City crashed into a local Camden car at Burlington station after 8 pm. Two people died, 23 were injured, including several seriously. Passengers were trapped as coaches telescoped, rescue teams and physicians aided victims. the engineer faced inquiry planned for tomorrow.
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The
Tribune
Burlington, N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Atlantic City
Camden
South Burlington
Burlington
C. Pancoast Smith
Trenton
Renee
World Record Set in 150 Foot Parachute Drop
Frederick M. Lemon of Oklahoma City broke the world tow altitude parachute record with a 150 foot drop in El Reno Oklahoma. Army officers from Yield witnessed the stunt and expected to have it certified as official. the previous record stood at 176 feet.
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EL Reno
Oldy
Hrederick M. Lemon
Oklahoma City
Yield
Oklahoma
Anglo Japanese Alliance Faces Senate Clash in July Renewal
Washington May 9 President Harding may confront a tense Senate vote on renewing the Anglo Japanese alliance due for July. London dispatches say British dominion premiers will be consulted before any renewal terms are set. Senators Medill McCormick Hiram Johnson and Borah oppose the pact, arguing the US public would not accept it as drafted by Britain and Japan.
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Carter Field
Washington
Harding
Senate
London
Tribune
Wan
Harry Cabot Lodge
England
the Tribune
Medill McCormick
Hiram Johnson
William E- Borah
McCormick
Japan
Britain
Great Britain
Navy
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
United States
Jin
Runaway Auto Dives Into Bay Aged Woman Saved Then Dies
Frederick F. Smith of Mount Vernon New York failed to stop as his car rolled toward an Echo Bay ferry slip near New Rochelle. The auto plunged into twenty feet of water. Mrs Eva Engel aged seventy seven died later. Others survived. Smith blamed faulty brakes and vowed not to drive again. Police seek the car involved in a later hit and run on Olivia Street and Boston Post Road.
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Frederick FE. Smith
South Fourth Avenue
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Echo Bay
New Rochelle
Charles Miller
Olivia Street
Port Chester
Boston Post Road
Post Road
Engel
Wreck in storm kills seven on Army guests flight
Washington notes detail a 1921 storm crash that killed seven aboard a plane carrying Army guests including Brig. Gen. William Mitchell. The single seat pursuit aircraft struggled in a gale near Langley Field before reaching Bolling Field.
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U.S
Salzburg Votes for Union with Germany Referendum Returns
In Salzburg the plebiscite showed overwhelming support for fusion with Germany. Eighty per cent of returns indicate about 62,500 votes in eighty-five towns and villages in favor, with roughly 1,000 opposed. BERNE reports confirm near ninety percent backing among the population.
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Salzburg
Germany
Austria
Associated Press
Berne
Switzerland
Rome paper urges Italian representative at Vatican
The Messagero calls on the government and nation to reexamine the Vatican situation on the fifteenth anniversary of Italy’s proclamation of the Pope’s political status. It argues Italy should be placed on equal footing with other nations by having a Vatican representative.
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Rome
Vatican
Messagero
Italy
Representa Vatican
Germans Halt Reds to Lease Army in Silesia
OPPELN Silesia May 29 Major von Moltke orders no offensive against Polish insurgents until arrival of Black Watch battalions and Allied troops. British officers to direct operations with Italian and French support. Civilians warned may be expelled. Polish towns to be cleared as British establish authority. German and Polish forces clash around Rosenberg with artillery and machine guns. roughly 3 000 Germans face 10 000 Poles.
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Oppeln
Silesia
Associated Press
von Moltke
Upper Silesia
Black Watch
Rosenberg
Kattowita
Lerond
Kreuzburg
Winwohnerwehr
Inter-Gllied
Krenzburg
Goatlinod
Sun Heat Prostrates Six At Fordham Field Mass
At Fordham University Athletic Stadium a sun drenched requiem field mass drew about 15,000 mourners for soldiers and sailors dead. Six suffered heat prostration, with the most serious helped in a dugout and later sent home after first aid. Lieutenant Colonel Stratford Corbett led medical help and attended the afflicted.
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Fordham University Athletic Stadium
Fordham University
University Athletic Field
Stratford Corbett
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Knights of Columbus
University
Corbett
Bolshevism Crumbling As Russia Reconsiders Trade
The Moscow government faces a shift after March unrest as peasants and factory owners resist production for others. Lenin admits fault, moving toward freer economic relations and foreign trade as Russia seeks to revive industry. The All Russian Congress of Trade Unions urges cooperative measures and concessions to boost output.
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Russia
Kerensky
Cronstadt
Moscow
Lenine
Congress of Trade Unions
Susquehanna Aground Off Boston Harbor With 700 Aboard
The United States Mail Steamship Company steamer Susquehanna ran aground in the Graves northeast of Boston Harbor early today while en route from Bremen to Boston. She was taking on water and sending wireless for aid as a navy tug and nine coast guard cutters were dispatched to assist.
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Boston Harbor
Boston
United States Mail Steamship Company
Graves
Coast Guard
Susquehanna
Bremen
Five Officers and Civilians Die in Washington Lunar Storm Crash
Seven men die when a Curtiss-Eagle ambulance plane crashes near Indian Head Maryland. Among the dead are Lt Col Archie Miller and Congressman Maurice Connolly. The wreck follows a violent wind and storm as the craft returned from Langley Field to Washington. An official investigation will be ordered to determine cause and aircraft design safety.
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Washington
Associated Press
Indian Head
Archie Miller
U.S. A
Maurice Connolly
Dubuque
Iowa
House of Representatives
A. G. Batchelder
American Automobile Association
Stanley M. Ames
Cleveland W. McDermott
Langley Field
John M. Fennewell
Richard Blunenkranz
U. S
Army Air Service
United States
Aimost
Newport News
Potomac River
Morgantown
Indian ‘Ead
Air Service
de Lavergne
Attaché
Himbsasy
Campbell
Kansas
Walsh
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