Mob Hangs Slayer in Lamar Missouri
Jay Lynch confessed slayer of Sheriff John Harlow of Barton County and the sheriff's son was lynched by a mob in the Lamar courthouse yard after a quick trial. About 500 watched as guards were overpowered and Lynch was hanged. Capital punishment had not been legalized and officers say the act appeared preplanned. Governor Gardner said he was astonished and would seek justice.
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Lynel
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Harlow
Wood
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Frederick D. Gardner
Jay Lynch
Associated Press
Barton County
Denver Bank Failure Investigation Continues
Denver bank commissioner Grant McFerson probes alleged fund manipulation at City Bank and Trust, which led to its closure. McFerson and President W J Galligan blame internal misconduct with an outside party. deposits listed at 1,076,408.66 on May 12, with Galligan promising full depositor payment.
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Grant McFerson
State Bank
City Bank and Trust Company
McFerson
W. J. Galligan
Galligan
Opposed to Suffrage New Jersey Meeting Elects Leader
In Newark New Jersey on May 29 Mrs Thomas J Preston of Lainceton widow of Grover Cleveland was elected president of the New Jersey association opposed to suffrage for women at its annual meeting Mrs Garrett A Hobart widow of the former Vice President was chosen second vice president.
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N. J
Thomas J. Preston
Lainceton
Grover Cleveland
Tce
New Jersey Association
Garrett A. Hobart
Republicans Elect Senate Chairmen in Party Vote
Washington May 29 The Republicans completed organization of the senate by electing chairmen and majorities of all key committees including Penrose of Pennsylvania and Warren of Wyoming as heads of the finance and appropriations committees. Progressive Republicans opposed ousting Penrose but voted against the Democratic motion. All nominations passed 49 to 42, and a motion to strike the word chairman from Penrose’s designation was tabled 48 to 43 with Borah and the progressives voting for it.
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Washington
Senate
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Warren
Wyoming
Finance
Appropriations
Republican Committee
Finance Committee
Borah
Idaho
Wilson's Candidacy Hinges On League Fate
Chicago May 29 President Wilson's third term bid hinges on the fate of the league of nations. Tomer S. Cummings chairman of the Democratic national committee says the question largely rests on whether the league is defeated or successful. He notes pressure to run would be great if defeat occurs, but less so if the league succeeds.
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Chicago
Wilson
League of Nations
Tomer $. Cummings
Democratic National Committee
Cummings
Reception Planned in Plymouth for NC-4 Crew
United States Navy and Plymouth officials completed plans for a reception of Lieut. Commander A C Reed and the NC-4 crew at Mayfair pier after their expected arrival in Britain on Thursday or Friday evening around 7 o clock. A boat from the USS Aroostook will transport the aviators to the pier where a brief welcome will be extended by the mayor and town council before the crew return to the ship.
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England
A. C. Reed
Mayfair
Ncs
U.S. S. Aroostook
Aroostook
Germany counters blockade terms with own damage claim
Berlin publishes German counter proposals to Allied peace terms. Berlin argues Germany would curb armaments more than demanded and rejects punitive sentence. A separate Allied report notes a 12.84 billion mark claim for damages from the blockade, citing civilian deaths and births impacted by shortages, with caveats on milk, medicines, and hospital supplies.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Germany
Associated Dress
Versailles
France
Belgium
Poland
Rumania
Serbia
War materials sell slowly in January progress report
The War Department reports surplus material disposal progresses slowly with sales totaling 286 million dollars out of 1.9216 billion on hand in January. The issue stems from difficulty finding peacetime markets for war commodities.
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War Department
Hapgen
Terms Ready for Austrians and Adriatic Peace
Paris reports allied council accepts settlement on Fiume and southern Austrian borders with all territorial questions to be presented to Austrians Friday. It also notes the new Austrian indemnity totaling about 2.5 billion kroner, with another 2.5 billion to be shared among Hungary Czecho Slovakia Yugoslavia Romania Poland and Italy. Final financial terms were completed at today’s conferences.
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Italy
Robinson Replies to League Critics in Senate Debate
Senator Robinson of Arkansas defended the League of Nations as a practical step to prevent war saying it would be our agent not our master and not force the United States into foreign quarrels. He rejected constitutional objections and rebutted claims it would threaten the white race, noting few interruptions in the debate and that the treaty text request would be revisited the next day.
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League of Nations
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Johnson
State Department
Bolshevik Internal Troubles Increase Across Fronts
London May 28 The Bolsheviks face further internal troubles as a Moscow wireless statement cites an ongoing “internal front” and says the advance against Vinnitsa has been stopped. An uprising erupts in the Shunga district near Lake Onega northwest of Petrograd.
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The Cook's Left Whig Want Ad Plan
A notice hints at cooks leaving and urges readers to publish a Whig Want Ad to quickly replace a cook. It promises a rapid stream of reliable cooks from which households can select, suggesting a simple, effective method to find a replacement.
Hawker Calls Yank Triumph Child's Play
London May 28 Associated Press reports Harry Hawker told a Daily Mail luncheon the U S cross Atlantic flight by heavier than air craft was not a serious effort with ships every twenty yards. He contrasted with a wind aided start and noted the Azores flight forced him to attempt the voyage.
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Newfoundland
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Grieve
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Europe
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Raynham
Azores
Portugal
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Queen Mary
Prince of Wales
Western Shipyards Get Promises to Reconsider Contracts
Washington May 29 Pacific coast shipbuilders told the Shipping Board by Hurley that cancellations of steel ship contracts would be reconsidered with aim to reinstate new work if injustice occurred. Eighteen yards with Washington and Oregon lawmakers noted western yards built more than half the wartime tonnage at lower cost but faced larger contract losses after armistice.
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Liebknecht's Slayer Aided In His Escape
May 28 RERNE report an investigation into Lieut Kurt Vogel's prison escape. Vogel, sentenced over the Liebknecht and Luxemburg murders, was aided by Lieut Lindemann who fled to Holland with him after securing passes. Die Freiheit censures Noske and accuses officers of planning a counter revolution.
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Karl Liebknecht
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Holland
Vogel
Die Freiheit
Read Trip To Bleriot Triumph Compared In Historic Flight
New York May 29 Full comprehension of Read's Atlantic seaplane NC 4 achievement comes by comparing it with Bleriot's 1909 English Channel crossing. Henry Woodhouse of the Aero Club of America notes that flight across the channel was once deemed impossible yet was done in a 50 hp monoplane. Read's NC 4 flight may mark a new epoch in aeronautics future widespread similar feats.
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Funeral Rites in Paris Honor Countess of Paris
Memorial services for the Countess of Paris mother of Louis Philippe Duke of Orleans were held at St. Germain L Auxerroin church in Paris. The Archbishop of Paris presided as representatives of the Spanish Belgian and Italian kings attended the rites.
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Begium
Italy
NC-4 Puts Off Final Lap of Ocean Flight
The NC-4 will not start the final leg from Rockaway Beach to Plymouth awaiting favorable conditions. Lieut Commander A C Read and crew remain at Lisbon, with no reason given for the postponement. President Wilson congratulates the Navy and aviators on Marching cross Atlantic efforts.
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Portugal
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Atlantic
Thomas H. Birch
United States
Marine
German Pacifists Write to Wilson Protest Peace Terms
Berlin May 28 Associated Press German peace society issues an open letter to President Wilson arguing that German pacifists sought only peace based on justice. They accuse leaders of concealing diplomacy and urge him to weigh German famine and devastation against French wartime claims to judge the justice of any settlement.
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German Peace Society
Wilson
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Belgium
Germany
Republicans Plan War Expenditure Investigation Resolution
Washington May 20 Republicans move toward investigating war expenditures with a proposed special fifteen member committee to fully investigate contracts and spending by the War Department. The panel would expand the existing four Republicans and two Democrats committee to cover branches via subcommittees. The measure was referred to the rules committee, which plans to consider it next week.
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Graham Hinds
Gillett
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Kansas
German Counter Proposal to Peace Terms Outlined
Berlin reports a German unofficial summary proposing disarmament of battleships if mercantile fleet is restored, no territorial changes without local consultation, rejection of Upper Silesia and East Prussia claims, Danzig as a free port, and six months evacuation of occupied areas. It criticizes the League, indemnity demands, and calls for self determination and a more equal postwar order.
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