Pan American meeting opens with 21 republics invited
In Washington on June 3 the second Pan America Commercial conference opened with 21 American republics represented and nearly 500 delegates. Speeches by top officials and Latin diplomats followed, as President Wilson and others sent greetings emphasizing mutual understanding and peaceful relations. The talk turned to Mexico as a major impediment to regional trade, with speakers urging unity to improve conditions there.
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Washinngton
Pan-American Union
United States
Chile
Ecuador
Guatemala
Bolivia
Uruguay
Venezuela
Salviadore
Philips
Polk
Marshall
Gillett
House of Representatives
Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Wilson
Nenuine
Mexico
Gillettino
America
Mr. Gillett
Somme
League of Nations
Mr. Marshall
Broad Powers Given In Utilities Bill
Washington June 3 A permanent peace time policy for common carriers in interstate commerce was drafted by the Interstate Commerce Commission and introduced by Senator Pomerene and Representative Esch. The bill would grant sweeping powers over rates service consolidations extensions security issues and almost all operations including traffic priorities pooling and joint use of facilities. It would extend regional railroad operation plans to pipelines express and all interstate wire companies with regulatory authority to set reasonable rates consider costs supervise use and distribution of equipment issue new securities restrict interlock of directors prohibit new lines consolidations and extensions authorize command of embargoes and state cooperation while denying power over interstate affairs to the federal commission.
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Washington
Congress
Bnit
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pomerene
Ohio
Esch
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Commission
Pipelinien Express
Federal Commission
Navy NC-4 Will Not Fly Across Ocean
Washington June 3 The American naval seaplane NC-4 which reached Plymouth England Saturday completing the first trans Atlantic flight will not attempt a non stop or any other flight back to the United States Secretary Daniels says The seaplane will be disassembled and shipped home The navy contemplated no non stop trans Atlantic flight in the near future as it did not seek a spectacular showing or stunt flying.
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Washington
Plymouth
England
United States
Daniels
Navy
Heavy Snow Grips Colorado and Wyoming In June
Heavy wet snow and a record low June temperature of 32 degrees greeted the new month in Colorado and Wyoming. Snow and rain disrupted travel with washouts on major lines including the Chicago Burlington and Quincy, Denver and Rio Grande, and Union Pacific. Frosts were reported on western slopes at Grand Junction and in Santa Fe New Mexico. A troop train carrying Czecho Slavic soldiers from San Francisco to Hoboken faced delays due to washouts.
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Denver
Colo
Focal Weather Bureau
Colorado
Wyoming
Grand Junction
Santa Fe
N. M
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
Rio Grande
Union Pacific
Glenwood Springs
San Francisco
Hoboken
Hungary Bolshevist Regime Nearing End
Paris dispatches report the Bolshevist regime in Hungary nearing its end. The New Vienna Tageblatt says a cabinet led by Herr German, former minister of commerce, has replaced the Soviet government and German was invited to Versailles to discuss Hungarian affairs with Entente representatives.
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Paris
Bask
Switzerland
Hungary
Vienna Tageblatt
Herr German
Michael Karolyi
Versailles
Parade of Labor Men Broken Up in Winnipeg
Violence marked the first day of Winnipeg’s general strike as 2000 rallyists clashed with police at the board of trade. A banner was torn, an automobile smashed, and protesters demanded Premier Morris resign while Premier Norris stood firm. A Calgary flag incident and a proposed mediation offer from Winnipeg iron works heads followed.
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Winnipeg
Man
Board of Trade
Citizens’ Committee
T. C. Morris
Norris
Howard Lioyd
Railroad Brotherhood
Winnipeg Metal Trades Council
Discovers Method To Prevent Marcel Wave In Paving
In St Louis engineer W W Stonner says a pitch under wood block paving prevents the marcel wave. The method, tested on Fifteenth street between Olive and Washington, coats the concrete with pitch and fixes blocks in it. Other blocks on McPherson and Luc arc avenues completed with the technique.
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ST. Louis
Tun
Marcel
W. W. Storner
Fifteenth Street
Olive
Washington
McPherson Avenue
Walton and
Euclid Avenues
Lucag Avenue
Eleventh
Twelfth Streets
Army fliers plan ocean to ocean flight with one stop
Washington June 3 an Army Air Service attempt to fly New York City to San Francisco in under two days with one stop will use a Martin bombing plane. Start from Mineola Long Island and North Platte Neb as midway, 1500 miles from New York. Flight led by Capt Roy N Francis with Lieut Edmund A Clune and 2-3 mechanics. Plane carries freight or 10-12 passengers.
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Washington
New York City
San Francisco
Army Air Service
Martin
Mineola
North Platte
Neb
New York
Midway Point
Roy N. Francis
Edmund A. Clune
Phone Girls in Atlanta Strike Over Union Affiliations
Atlanta June 3 union operators began a walk out at 3 pm after an ultimatum to Southern Bell officials over reinstating workers dismissed for alleged union affiliations. Soon after, more than 150 girls left the switch boards.
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Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraphic Company
New Rhine Republic Sparks General German Strike
Berlin June 2 Associated Press reports a 24 hour strike by residents of Mayence and Wiesbaden to protest an attempted coup proclaiming an independent Palatinate republic. Pro German Palatinates at Mannheim also strike, posters torn down, despite French court martial threats. The Rhine Palatinate borders Holland and Luxembourg, with vast coal iron fields and major textile centers.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Mayence
Wiesbaten
Palatinate
Mannheim
New Republic
Holland
Luxemburg
Germany
Supreme Court Upholds Donahoe Conviction in Lorimer Case
Washington June 3 The Supreme Court sustained the conviction of Daniel Donahoe an attorney on a conspiracy to injure the character of Clarence Funk a star witness in the Lorimer senatorial case and dismissed Donahoe's appeals.
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Washington
Daniel Donahoe
Clarence
Funk
Lorimer
Supreme Court
Doenahoe
Bees Offer Hidden Wealth In Clover Fields
The United States Department of Agriculture urges beekeeping to boost honey production. Bees thrive almost anywhere and need no feeding, requiring only patience. An illustrated 45 page bulletin covers from starting bees to harvesting honey. request by sending a two cent stamp to THE QUINCY WHIG Information Bureau with filled coupon.
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Battery
New York City
United States Department of Agriculture
Quincy Whig [Information Bureau
War powers upheld in U.S. court ruling on rates
Supreme Court sustains federal control of railroads telegraphs and telephones under war powers finding the President had sweeping authority to fix interstate rates. Dismisses injunctive actions in North Dakota Massachusetts Illinois and Kansas cases and dissolves proceedings to block rate increases. The decision centers on complete U.S. possession and control under war powers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
North Dakota
Massachusetts
South Dakota
Illinois
Kansas
United States
Obregon Reads His Manifesto Before Crowds at Nogales
General Alvaro Obregon, Mexican presidential candidate, read his manifesto to several hundred Mexicans and Americans on the Nogales border Saturday night. He spoke from the Hotel Central porch just inside the Mexican line as barbed wire marked the international boundary. The manifesto, approved by leaders in Sinaloa and Sonora, pledges to respect foreigners’ rights and restore privileges previously enjoyed in Mexico once he is elected.
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Nogales
Ant
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
Obregon
Hotel Central
Sonora
Sinaloa
Await Omsk Sanction Until Envoy Arrives
Paris reports that American ambassador Roland S. Norris will reach Omsk from Takoy to report on the Kolchak cabinet and the situation there. President Wilson awaits Norris’s full assessment before any further recognition steps, with transmission delays likely delaying his arrival by about a week.
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Paris
Roland S. Norris
Japan
Omsk
Tak- 10
Kolchak
Wilson
Mr. Norris
trans-Siberian
Secretary seeks 10 million for Cape Cod Canal purchase
Secretary Baker asked Congress for legislative authority and an appropriation of 10 million dollars for the immediate purchase of the Cape Cod Canal. He said action by Congress was needed so the canal could be acquired without delaying pending condensation proceedings.
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Cape Cod Canal
Washington
Baker
Congress
Federal law on counterfeit bills upheld by Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court declares federal statutes criminalizing alien urging or passing counterfeit bills constitutional. Indictments from Ohio against August Ferger, Thomas M. Dugan, and Robert H. Ragch are dismissed in a federal case.
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Washington
Supreme Equyt
Ohio
August Ferger
Thomas M. Dugan
Robert H. Ragch
Nationwide plot to spread terror shocks cities
A nationwide spate of bomb blasts hit eight cities from Cleveland to Boston. In Washington a bomb damaged Attorney General Palmer’s residence, killing the bomber. New York judge’s home blast killed at least one person. Other blasts hit Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Patterson Philadelphia Newtonville and more, with no major injuries to Palmer family who were home. Investigators link the incidents to anarchist violence and warn of further peril nationwide.
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Washington
A. Mitchell Palmer
Cleveland
Boston
Pittsburgh
Paterson
N. J
West Philadelphia
New York
Newtonville
Mass
Charles C. Nott, Jr
Court of General Sessions
Judge Nott
Fire Department Bureau of Combustibles
Palmer
Department of Justice and Police
R Street
Pullman
Capital Police
Palmer House
Albert FP. Hayden
Roxbury Municipal Court
SL Wayne Street
Patterson
Max Gold
East 31St Street
Welock
Ryan
Gold
United States
W. H. Thompson
CG. J. Cassady
Highland District
Philadelphia
Lady of Victory
West Philadlphia
Louis Jagielky
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Pan-America
New Rhine Republic
Cail
Quincy Whig Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
U.S. Court
Powers That Be
Tme
Harry L. Davis
House of State
Leland W. Powers
Samuel L. Powers
Powers
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