Inkwell Fatality Overlooks Reed at Pierce Building
Miss Hattie E. Lehr 23, stenographer for Missouri Audit Bureau, describes an accident on the fourteenth floor of the Pierce Building. An inkwell fell from the sill, striking Charles J. Reed 46, president of Reed Adam Co., killing him at the city hospital. Lehr fainted during the event and later accepted responsibility. Reed, a long-time grain broker in St Louis, is survived by his widow and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Hattie E. Lehr
Montclair Avenue
Missouri Audit Bureau
Pierce
Charles J. Reed
Harris Avenue
Reed- Adam Co
Reed
City Hospital
Miss Lehr
Gertrude Fienup
Victory Loan
Vine Street
Pierce Building
Fourth Street
Pins Street
Delegates To Geneva Meet In Famous Hall
Geneva May 1 delegates to the league of nations will hold the first meeting in the city hall’s famous Alabama hall. The Associated Press learned the most powerful wireless station in the world will be constructed here. Sir James Eric Drummond, secretary general of the league, is expected next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
League of Nations
League
Alabama
Associated Press
James Eric Drummond
National Chamber Lists Grievances at St Louis Convention
The National Chamber of Commerce finished its trade convention with director elections and Wheeler authorized to name a nominating committee for a future president. Resolutions urged an immediate extra Congressional session to pass business legislation, private operation of suitable enterprises, return of telephone properties, continued public works for employment, reform of street railways finances, and creation of a federal highway commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Harry A. Wheeler
Wison
Congress
Federal Highway Commission
Presbyterian Honor Flag Has 4 000 Stars
New York May 2 It is estimated that 4 000 gold stars will be required for the mammoth Presbyterian service flag to be displayed at the general assembly in St Louis May 15 to 23 Nearly 200 000 stars will be necessary to represent Presbyterians who entered the army and navy during the war Of these about 4 000 made the supreme sacrifice The church has appropriated 300 000 to aid returning soldiers in employment or further education Next Sunday will be observed as employment Sunday in 10 000 Presbyterian churches The ministers will urge cooperation with the United States employment service by asking employers to register needs for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Presby As General Assembly
St. Louis
Presbyterian Church
United States
Convention of State Legion Postponed in Illinois
The Illinois division of the American Legion postponed its state convention, now to be held after the St. Louis national convention on May 8 9 and 10. Delegates will be chosen by congressional district and any war veteran with honorable service may attend as a delegate at large with letters or discharge papers. Send names to Captain Myron E. Adams at 120 West Adams Street Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tlinois Division
American Legion
St. Louis
Myron E. Adams
West Adams Street
Labor Day Parade Halts Havana Traffic Calm Demonstration
May day activities in Havana halted traffic and industry yet remained orderly. The event marked a peaceful labor demonstration as workers gathered in the city. The article recalls the first American warship America built at Portsmouth in 1781 under Paul Jones.
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Havana
Organized Labor
America
Portsmouth
WN. Ooh
Paul Jones
Hand Hurley Promise Us Fleet For River Traffic
At a St Louis Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Walker D Hines and Edward Hurley backed expanding Mississippi River use for shipping. Hurley pledged regular merchant fleet sailings from New Orleans to South America and Asia, with passenger ships and improved river connections, while Redfield urged integrated transport including airways. Hines announced a new river fleet of six tow boats and 40 barges costing 7.0 million to boost river traffic and link St Louis to national and foreign trade.
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ST. Louis
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Statler
Walker D. Hines
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Hines
Hurley
Railroad Administration
Mississippi River
Trurley
New Orleans
South America
China
Japan
Mississippi
America
Plion
Mississippa River
Tlures
Festus
Wade
Shipping Board
Turley
New York
Tie
House Of Commons Debates Budget and Colonial Preference
In London on May 1 the House of Commons spent the entire session debating the budget with focus on colonial preference. Chancellor Austen Chamberlain said the government does not plan new duties on food while Labour members urged a capital levy to cut the national debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Austen Chamberlain
Labor Party
Boston Riot Quelled by Police and Soldiers
In Roxbury's Dudley Street 300 police with soldiers sailors and civilians clashed with hundreds of radicals after a May Day meeting. Three officers and a civilian shot another officer stabbed many radicals beaten and over 100 arrests reported. Police dispersed the crowd with reserves and a patrol wagon under fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Dudley Street Opera House
German Delegates Get Fifteen Days Parley
Paris May 1 German delegates to the peace congress will have fifteen days to consider the treaty and propose counter offers. Allies reserve the right to answer any objections at any time, with estimates suggesting five days to a week for exchanges. The treaty presentation date to Germany is not fixed but likely Wednesday or Thursday. The council of three continues deliberations despite missing Italian delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Council of Three
May Day in England Proves Quiet Affair
May Day in England passed peacefully with laborer processions and socialist speeches in London and industrial centers. Sylvia Pankhurst and about twenty supporters tried to force entry to the House of Commons and were arrested. Scotland marked a miners holiday while Dublin suspended business and Ireland’s railways faced disruption except in Ulster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
West End
Slyde Park
Sylvia Pankhurst
House of Commons
Miss Pankhurst
Scotland
Dublin
Ireland
Ulster
Upham Agrees $25,000 Settlement for Boy’s Eye Loss
Chicago May 2 Fred W Up ham president of Consumers' Co agreed to settle Edward T Leonard's claim for $25,000. The boy not yet 16 lost one eye in a play accident at age two and the other eye was destroyed while harvesting ice for the company at Lake Villa Illinois. Fifteen thousand dollars of the sum was invested in Victory Loan Bonds. The accord is described by the boy's lawyers as possibly the largest personal injury settlement without a trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fred W. Upham
Consumers’ Con
Edward T. Leonard
Victory Loan
Consumers’ Co
Lake Villa
Ill
American Army Half Demobilized April 24
Washington May 2 the break up of the great American army passed the half way mark with 1,836,583 total discharges by April 24. The AEF now equals 68 percent of its November 11 level and US forces 31 percent. A record 123,200 troops sailed from Europe over the April 22 weekend. Prisoners held in the U.S. total 5,225 with 404 alien prisoners paroled, 13 escaped, and 124 died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
United States
Europe
Wanted German Paper Ran Afoul Of Sharper
Valentine Berrick of Beardstown Illinois paid five dollars and a railroad fare to read a German newspaper in St Louis. At Union Station he met a man who spoke his language and dined with him before promising to obtain a paper. The stranger took Berrick’s money and ticket and vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Valentine Berrick
Beardstown
Ill
Union Station
Berrick
German Press Corps Must Keep In Triangle
Special Police Commissioner Oudallie warned German correspondents to stay within a 250 acre triangle reserved for the German delegation in Versatilities. He said any breach would risk arrest and probable expulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Versatlits
Oudallie Hag
Paris
German Secretary Falls Pale as He Delivers Credentials
At Versailles on May 1 the German plenipotentiaries presented credentials to the allied representatives, a first step in peace negotiations. Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau, pale and faint from emotion, barely spoke as M Cambon announced the allied commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preegs
Versailles
Peace Congress
United States
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Trianon
Supreme Military Council
M. Cambon
Iere
Allied Commission
A Tired Mother And Soapy Supper
A tired mother details the scene of a simple evening routine with washing done by a household electric washing machine. The advertisement spotlights QUINCY GAS ELECTRIC HEATING CO offering the device and related services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden” Electric
Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating CO
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