Bonus Bill Agreement Effected
Washington reports a compromise between Republican senators over the soldiers bonus bill to give it senate priority after the tariff bill. The plan, supported by Lodge and American Legion reps, aims for quick approval with priority after the tariff measure, while Democrats plan a motion for precedence. McCumber signals willingness to vote Monday and seek a binding pledge to dispose of both measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Lodge
Senator Lodge
American Legion
Harding
McCumber
Finance Committee
Ward Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Charge
Walter S. Ward, a wealthy baker, pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Supreme Court Justice Moreschauser on a first degree murder indictment linked to the shooting of Clarence Peters. The court rejected a request for immediate trial, noting other prisoners also seek trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
White Plains
N. Y
Walter S. Ward
Supreme Court
Moreschauser
Clarence Peters
Som
More
Early Irish Potatoes Forecast Higher Crop
Department of Agriculture reports on June 1 conditions indicate 20 672 cars of early Irish potatoes will be produced in states that grow and ship them after the southern crop. The forecast shows about 1 700 more cars than 1921 with the same yield per acre and larger acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Belgian Ex-Minister Vandervelde Reported Slain in Moscow
Rumors circulated in the Belgian chamber that Emile Vandervelde former minister of justice and Russian trial counsel for socialists had been assassinated in Moscow. No official confirmation was received from Belgium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Brussels
A. P
Chamber of Deputies
Emile Vandervelde
Justice
Russia
Bee
Strike Breakers Guarded at Illinois Strip Mine Start
Two lines of machine gun armed guards protect 60 workers as coal production begins at the Lester and Sherwood strip mine six miles east of Herrin Illinois. This marks the first coal mined since the miners strike began April 1 and armed sentries guard the roadways to the mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Lester and Sherwood
Here
Ilinois
Cyclone Ravages Wisconsin Regions Killing Dozens
A devastating cyclone swept across four Wisconsin counties killing at least 18 near Weatrie Farm and destroying Forest village. More than 50 injured as farms and buildings were wiped out in St. Croix Polk Bar Dunn counties near Prairie Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood City
Wis
Wisconsin
St. Croix County
Here
East
Polk
Dunn Counties
Weatrie Farm
Ole Saughstad
Ole Lee
Paul Shaw
Saughstad Farm
Prairie Farm
Forest
Jury Finds Clernt Guilty of Robbing Bank at Decatur
Tekamah Neb June 16 Special Telegram Louis Clernt the third Omaha man tried for the Decatur State bank robbery on June 2 was found guilty on the second ballot in district court at 1 30 this afternoon He showed no emotion and his attorney plans an appeal to test the constitutionality of the act Two other defendants Ben King and Gottfried Perscek were sentenced Perscek got 10 years hard labor in the state penitentiary and King also received 10 years The case drew a packed courtroom with spectators carrying lunches and marks this as the most watched trial here in 30 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tekamah
Neb
Louis Clernt
Omaha
Decatur State Bank
Supreme Court
C. A. Goss
Ben King
Gottfried Perscek
Perscek
Goss
State
Lincoln
King
Clernt
Clerit
Ex Mayor Broatch Dies at 80 Funeral Today
William James Broatch 80 former Omaha mayor 1887 to 1890 died at Lord Lis ter hospital at 12 40 Friday. He came to Omaha in 1874 and ran iron and hardware business later served in state legislature. Survived by widow. Funeral at 9 this morning Hoffmann chapel with G A R Loyal Legion in charge. Body to Canton Ohio for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broatch
William James Broatch
North Thirty-second Street
Omaha
Lord Lister Hospital
Iron and Hardware
Hoffmann Chapel
Loyal Legion
Canton
Klux Klan Denounced to Massachusetts Lodges
A letter from Arthur D. Prince grand master of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge declares the Ku Klux Klan an unmasonic organization, utterly without Mason support or sympathy, and is sent to all state Masonic lodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ku Klux
Boston
Ku Klux Klan
Arthur D. Prince
Massachussetts
Sunday Want Ads Ad Copy Urges Early In-Person Delivery
Sunday Want Ads urged readers to telephone or bring ads to the office by Friday evening for maximum circulation. The notice emphasizes submitting ads early to avoid missing the next Sunday opportunity, urging immediate action.
Pro-Treaty Candidates Are Elected In Dublin
Dublin reports show Prof. John MacNeill leading the Dublin vote for the Anglo Irish treaty supporters. Prof. Michael Hayes, education minister, also elected. In university polling chaos, tally sheets were seized and officials interrupted. In Belfast and East Mayo areas officials faced interference with documents seized and candidates’ agents kidnapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
John MacNeill
Dail Eireann
Michael Hayes
National University
Araee Mnen Alg Bee Hin
Ace
Rory O'Connor
Republican Army
Belfast
Sugo
East Mayo
American Ships Get Permit to Sell Liquor
Washington reports new treasury rules allow sale of liquor on shipping board vessels outside the three mile limit. P A Wise notes the measure answers the liquor on government ships dispute sparked by Adolphus Busch III. Wayne Wheeler says exclude all ships that sell liquor from American ports to remove competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
P. A. Wise
Prohibition Unit
Adolphus Busch III
St. Louis
Harding
Wayne B. Wheeler
General Council
The
Anti-Saloon League
Shipping Board
Wise
Woman Kidnapped While Playing Golf in Cincinnati
Mrs. Clara Marshall 30, daughter of William Schawe treasurer of Krippendorf Dittman Shoe Co, was seized by two men at Maketowah Country Club and carried to a waiting car. Mrs. Louise Hawck, her playing partner, was frightened and could not call for help until the car drove away. police launched a search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Maketowah
Clara Marshall
William Schawe
Krippendorf-Dittman Shoe Company
Louise Hawck
Marshall
Merchant Marine panel rejects rum ban amendment
The House Merchant Marine Committee rejected the Bankhead amendment to the ship subsidy bill prohibiting government aid to ships that sell liquor. The Edmonds proposal to extend the Volstead Act to sea was not acted on and the bill was ordered reported by a straight party vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchant Marine Body
Bill Washington
House Merchant Marine Committee Today
Bankhead
Edmonds
Memorial Services for Nebraska Knights of Pythias Held
Rev T Porter Bennett of the First Methodist Church in Sidney Neb addressed a large gathering at memorial services for Nebraska lodge No 1 Knights of Pythias. District Judge L B Day spoke to a crowd at an open air meeting in Schuyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Porter Bennett
First Methodist Church of
Sidney
Neb
Nebraska Lodge No. 1
Knights of Pythias
L. B. Day
Schuyler
Prosecution Details Movements of Co defendant in Kennedy Killing
The second trial of Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain heard testimony about the movements of Arthur C. Burch, her codefendant, before the murder of J. Belton Kennedy. The Los Angeles proceedings on June 16 continued with evidence tying Burch to the period leading up to the slaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Madalynne Obenchain
J. Belton Kennedy
Arthur C. Burch
Hoover signs pact to curb coal price gains
Secretary Hoover announced a pact with the National Coal Association and the National Retail Coal Merchants Association to prevent price advances. Anthracite operators agreed not to raise prices above ground levels of the past week, while bituminous fields are urged to reduce selling expenses to Garfield price plus costs in each case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
National Coal Association
National Retail Coal Merchants Association
House Leaders and Harding Face Ship Subsidy Vote
Washington reports Republican leaders plan another meeting with President Harding over the ship subsidy bill. They may push a vote if the president insists, despite calls to delay until December. The Merchant Marine Committee backed the bill 9 to 4, opposing a Bankhead liquor amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Denson Escaped Georgia Mob Dies in Related Incident
Irwinton Georgia June 16 Bill Denson a Black man who escaped from a county jail weeks earlier died this morning in a related incident while allegedly injuring a 70 year old white woman. The gallows to execute him was destroyed by lightning Tuesday forcing a new one to be built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Irwinton
Bill Denson
Denson
Fires in Gila Forest Being Brought Under Control
Two of four large fires in the Gila forest are under control in the southwestern state. The crown fire in White Rock canyon remains beyond control. Mogollon town, five miles away, faces evacuation as the danger grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gila Forest
White Rock
Mogollon
Bryan May Enters Race for Governor at Eleventh Hour
Lincoln report notes Charles W. Bryan of Lincoln may file to run in the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. A petition from prominent state Democrats urges a united party against the Norton fusion and Hitchcock faction, while signers refuse to rally around Dan Butler over the law enforcement department issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Charles W. Bryan
D. M. Amsberry
State Central Committee
Hitchcock
Bryan
Norton
Dan Butler
Omaha
Butler
Eighth Week of Small Trial Ends in Waukegan
The eighth week of Governor Len Small’s trial ends with the state’s case incomplete but nearing finish. The defense will have a half day to prepare after the state completes its case, with arguments opening expected around July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan, Ill
A. P
Len Small
Sunday Features in Bee Preview Radio's Growing Role
The Rotogravure Section next Sunday highlights Omaha radio fans and the spread of radio into homes and social life. A boy builds his own receiver while Marian, 24, is depicted in Sara Nicholson's Blue Ribbon tale The ND on the Shoer, to be published in the Magazine Section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Marian
Shriners Sail for Honolulu Visit of Potentate James S McCandless
Two steamships the H F Alexander and Matsonia carry Shriners toward Honolulu to visit the new imperial potentate James S McCandless. The trip includes a wedding at sea and a Kiluea visit with Honolulu bands Islam temple San Francisco Almalaikah temple Los Angeles Aloha temple providing entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Honolulu
James S. McCandless
H. F. Alexander
Great Northern
Pacific
Matsonia
Shipping Board
Nile
Imperial Divan
Mystic Shrine
Benjamin W. Rowell
Boston
David 5
Sea
Ellis Coleman
Islam Temple
Helen Hurwitz
Kilauea
Albahr
San Deigo
Rolph
Golden Gate
Bond Syndicate Leaders Sought in Chicago
Post office inspectors pursue the four leaders of the bond syndicate as the investigation into the $2,000,000 New York bonds stolen last October expands to Chicago. Recovered bonds and clearing house operations tied to Minneapolis and St. Paul remain under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
New York
Wealthy Odell Man Sued Beatrice
Mary A. Prebyl filed for divorce from Joseph H. Prebyl a wealthy Odell resident. They wed September 12, 1912. She alleges he attempted to have her sent to the asylum without justified cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Joseph H. Prebyl
Odell
Mary A. Prebyl
Prebyl
Hobo Jailed for Vag Law Violation in Central Court
Charles Hobo received a ten day jail sentence in Central police court yesterday on vag law violations.
Catholic College Head and Brother Die in Auto Crash
In Santa Fe New Mexico on June 16 Brother Charlemagne La Cour president of St Michael college was killed instantly and Brother Andrew Le Puy died later from injuries when a motor truck with 14 brothers and six students plunged over an embankment near Glorieta. Six brothers were injured but not seriously. The group was en route to Upper Recos for an outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
N. M
Charlemagne la Cour
St. Michael College
Andrew le Puy
Christian Brothers
Glorieta
Recos
Charlemagne
Nantes
France
Queretaro
Mexico
Pocantico Hills
N. Y
Taft Highway
Bakersfield
Cal
Lea Seiffert
William Lepper
Seiffert
John Eagle
Here
Cincinnati
Maupin Enters Democratic Nomination for Governor
Will Maupin filed today as a Democratic candidate for governor in Gelbring Nebraska. He states he acts on his own initiative, with no party manager prompting. Maupin plans a frugal campaign based on letters and endorsements, relying on his platform pledges and his newspaper The Midwest. He left by automobile for Omaha and eastern Nebraska but will return soon to focus on his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gelbring
Neb
Will Maupin
The
Maupin
Tday
Omaha
Nebraska
Wage Cuts Across Rail Jobs Total 27 Million Announced
The United States Railroad Labor Board announced another 27 million dollar wage reduction for railway workers, bringing total cuts under the Fort up to 135 million. About 1.2 million employees will be affected, with clerks, signalmen, firemen and others facing staggered hourly decreases. Voting on the pay cuts has begun in seven unions with ballots due across the remaining groups. A dissenting minority criticized the move, while the board cited living wage considerations and postwar conditions as factors guiding the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. P
Anh
United States Railroad Labor Board
Arthur O. Wharton
Albert Phillips
W. L. McMenimen
Board of Today
Brown Completely Lost in Wyoming
Cheyenne Wyoming June 16 Theories that outlaw Fred Brown went through Denver yesterday exploded today Sheriff Carroll telegraphed Denver police regarding the story and learned that the car used by the traveler there was of a bright red color whereas the one stolen here had a black body. Sheriff Hyers and Warden Fenton left Cheyenne today for unannounced destinations. Carroll said that while he and his fellow officers were bending every effort to find Brown they were now without a single definite clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Fred Brown
Denver
Carroll
Hyers
Warden Fenton
Brown
Forest Fire Rages in Mogollon Mountains
A massive forest blaze in the Mogollon mountains of the Gila National Forest spreads across more than 10 000 acres of timber. All available workers from Mogollon mining camp join ranchers campers and forest crews to battle the flames in what is described as the worst fire in New Mexico history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mogollon Mountains
Silver City
N. M
Gila National Forest
Forest
Mogollon
Forest Service
Death of August Samuelson After Gym Injury
August Samuelson a 40 year old former traveling salesman for M. E. Smith & Co. of Omaha and later grain elevator owner at Crofton Neb. died Thursday night from injuries sustained while exercising in a gymnasium. He strained heart muscles, according to his brother Lieutenant Samuelson of the Omaha police department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Samuelson
M. E. Smith & Co
Omaha
Crosston
Neb
Lieut. Samuelson
Score of Men Trapped in Hold of Capsized Ship
More than twenty men were trapped in the hold of the Brazilian liner Avare after it capsized while being hauled from dry dock at the Vulman shipyards in Hamburg. Openings were forced into the hold to rescue the men as the liner lay submerged two thirds of its length in the canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Germany
A. P
Limer
Avare
Vulman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Decatur
Bandit
Telephone Atlantic 1000
Bee Want
Eecee of Education
Merchant Marine
Whch
Garner
Texas
House Today
Gillette
Mondell
Campbell
Rules Committee
Republican Steering Committee
Greene
Merchant Marine Committee
Cullen
Mister Hoover
Jareris
Sara Nicholson
the Sunday Bee
Potentate
Frisco
Charles Hobo
Central Police Court
Catholic College
Pueblo Davenport
Rapid City
Salt Lake
Des Moines
Sante Fern
Dodge City
Sheridan Iemuer
Lander
Sioux City
North Plane Ave
Wyoming
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!