Sun Yat-sen Bombards Canton Threatens U S Citizens
Dispatches from London report three American buildings in Canton struck during Sun Yat-sen bombardment as American gunboats guard the Bund. The American consul warns of danger to U S citizens and appeals for protection from Rear Admiral Straus. Rumors of Sun Yat-sen heading to Shanghai aboard a warship with Wu Ting-fang, the former foreign minister, circulate in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PEKING
Associated Press
Canton
Sun Yat-sen
South China
Jacob Donidl Schurman
Straus
legaton
Sun Yatsen
Sun
Shanghai
LONDON
Morning Post
Hale Triumphs in Maine Primary Victory
Portland Maine June 20 Senator Frederick Wale Republican won a clear primary victory without a personal campaign. His total votes surpassed both opponents Frank E K Guernsey and Howard Davies, with a nearly 30 000 plurality over Guernsey. Davies trailed. Governor Baxter renominated by 25 000 plurality over John W Deering, with Huggins behind. Congressmen Beedy White Nelson and Hersey renominated unopposed. Tremocrats named Oakley C Curtis for senator and Willam J Pattengall for governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PORTLAND
Frederick Wale
Frank EK
Guernsey
Howard Davies
Davies
Percival P Baxter
Leon F. Huggins
Beedy
White
Nelson and
Hersey
Tremocrats
Oakley C. Curtis
Willam Jt
Pattengall
Second body found in Nevada mine disaster
In Searchlight Nevada on June 20 the body of Charles M White was recovered from the Quarter Geld mine shaft after a fire began the previous Friday at 600 to 800 feet. It is the second body found, following miner William Goldensmith recovered yesterday. White died from severe burns amid 160 degree heat and dense gas. he leaves a wife and two minor children.
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LAS VEGAS
Nev
Charles M. White
Searchhehe
New
William Goldensmith
White
Nevada
Unions Enjoined in Kanawha Field
Judge McClintock issued a temporary restraining order in Charleston on June 20 behalf of Anchor Coal Company and 69 mining firms against the United Mine Workers district seventeen and any aiding the union to block open shop workers from entering Kanawha mines. Samuel Palmer, leading the owners, said the order covers the entire district with about 7000 miners employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHARLESTON
W. Va
Kanawha
George M. McClintock
United States district court
Anchor Coal Company
United Mine Workers of America
No Senate Contest for Anne Martin This Year
London June 26 Miss Anne Martin twice candidate for U S senate from Nevada said at a Lyceum Club dinner she would not enter the present Nevada race Lady Rhondda presided at the dinner She added she cannot undertake another hard campaign without organized support from women labor farmers and other exploited groups and says they show no signs of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
Byythe Associated Press
Anne Martin
United States senate
Nevada
Lyceum Club
Rhondda
house of lords
Martin
Sproule protests at breaking up of SOPAC
San Francisco June 20 William Sproule president of the Southern Pacific Company criticizes a Supreme Court anti trust ruling that would sever the Southern and Central Pacific lines as a mere makeshift He argues the merger should be maintained to preserve relations and avoid disruption of the unified system and terminals across the Omaha Ogden and San Francisco corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAN FRANCISCO
Southern Pacific
Central Pacific
United States supreme court
William Sproule
Southern Pacific Company
S. P
Union Pacific
Union
Pacific
Southern
Sproule
Reno Youth Wins In Scholarship
Charles J. Henderson son of former U S Senator Charles B Henderson of Reno won the top scholarship honors in Pomfret Preparatory School's graduating class at Pomfret Conn He will enter Harvard as a freshman next year He was vale dictorian and earned high scholastic honors His mother left Reno to attend the exercises and will return with him by the Canadian Pacific arriving in Reno late in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOSTON
Cazette
Charles J. Henderson
United States
Charles B. Henderson
Reno
Pomfret's
Pomfret, Conn
Harvard
Henderson
Postwar second class glass rates may be reduced
Washington June 20 The administration discussed cutting second class postal rates at the White House. President Harding and Postmaster General Work favor removing at least part of wartime increases now in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
White House
Harding
Rail strike vote and labor board reply update
Chicago June 20 A P report says the railroad labor board is preparing a formal reply to leaders of ten railroad unions who warned of a strike in a referendum. Union vote efforts push toward tabulation by next Saturday as 50 000 ballots from shop crafts reportedly favor a strike. Cincinnati conference tonight plans concerted action between shop crafts and miners. Major unions decline attendance. Washington notes railroads hold 75 days of bituminous coal on hand as of June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHICAGO
Associated Press
United States railroad labor board
John Scott
railway
themerican Federation of Labor
CINCINNATI
B. M. Jewell
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Big Four
transportation brotherhoods
railroad labor board
wllance
WASHINGTON
commerce department
ie American Hailway Association
Oleson Leads In Minnesota Democratic Senate Race
St Paul reports a tight Democratic senatorial contest as Minnesota voters in Monday's primary show Mrs. Anna Dickie Oleson leading Thomas J. Meeghen with 4968 votes to 3893 from 387 of 3438 precincts. Kellogg and Preus renominated in Republican contests. Oleson’s rise noted with her farm background and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. PAUL
Minn
Associated Press
Minnesota
Anna Dickie Oleson
Thomas
J. Meeghen
Frank B.Kellogg
J. A. O. Preus
supreme court
Cantaloupe Prices Fall Sharply in New York Market
In New York on June 20 the wholesale cantaloupe market collapsed as shipments from California and Georgia totaled 1200 cars in three days. Prices plunged from 8 a crate to 4.50 for California melons and from 2.50 to 1.50 for Georgia crates, with some loaded back onto trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
Crown Prince Hirohito to wed Nagako in July
Tokyo June 20 The Imperial proclamation sanctions the forthcoming marriage of Crown Prince Hirohito regent to the throne and Princess Nagako. It says the betrothal ceremony will take place early in July with formal introductions and presents exchanged. The affianced couple and Princess Nagako’s parents visited the palace to thank the emperor. The prince regent is twenty one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKIO
Associated Press
Hirohito
Japan
Nagako
Kuniyoshi
Chika-Ko
Rio Grande Flood Threatens Towns and Lives
San Antonio Texas June 20 flood reports show 21000 acres flooded in Hidalgo county with crops valued at 2.5 million dollars. 18000 people in Piedras Negras Mexico isolated after bridges washed out. Laredo flood stage twenty seven feet rising. Palafox forty feet up the river threatens inundation. Rio Grande City needs rail and road access as water fills lower river and a drainage ditch dam breaks.
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SAN ANTONIO
Tex
Rio Grande valley
Hidalgo county
Rio Grande
San Juan river
Mexico
Laredo
Perul
Piedras Negras
Eagle Pass
Palafox
Rio, Grande
Starr
Hidalgo
Cameron
Middle Western states
J. Jurboe
Rio Grande City
San Fordyce
Shriners Train Wreck Near Leadville Colorado
Twenty hurt with three seriously injured when four Pullman cars and a dining car of Denver and Rio Grande Western No 2 overturned east of Tennessee Pass ten miles from Leadville. Shriner passengers returning from San Francisco, likely due to spreading rails on a recently repaired track. Chief Surgeon O Connor aboard aided the injured. most cut by broken glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LEADPVILLE
Colo
Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad
Tennessee Pass
Leadville
Salida
California
San Francisco
O'Connor
the
Rio Grande
Baseball Games Postponed by Rain and Wet Grounds
Rain and wet fields forced postponements across major league cities including Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn, and Boston. Notable score line shows Boston defeating Cincinnati 27 to 9 with pitchers Couch Hargrave Fillingham Oeschger and Gowdy contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PHILADELPiA
Chicago - Philadelphia
NEW YORK
St. Louis
BROOKLYN
Pittsburg
BOSTON
Couch
Hargrave
Fillinghn
Oeschger
Gowdy
Baseball scores from American League games
In Cleveland New York 6 11 1 Cleveland 5 13 4 Bush Joneman Unie Morton L Swell ONeill Bagby. In St Louis Philadelphia 3 8 1 St Louis TU 1 1 Harris Eckert Naylor Harrison Perkins Vangilder Severeid. In Detroit Boston 4 12 4 Detroit 2 12 Ferguson Trussens Karr Ruel Dauss Bassler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CLEVELAND
RHE
New York
Bush
Joneman
Unie
Morton
L. Swell
O'Neill
Bagby
ST. LOUIS
R. H. E. Philadelphia
Harris, Eckert, Naylor
Harrison
Perkins
Vangilder
Severeid
DETROIT
R. H. E. Boston
Ferguson, Trussens
Karr
Ruel
Dauss
Bassler
Dublin Ballot Returns Show Pro Treaty Edges In
Dublin returns indicate coalition pro treaty with 44 seats and coalition republicans with 25. City results show 72,285 voters backed treaty aligned panels and independents, 16,920 backed republican panels. De Valera opponents fared poorly with Countess Markievicz defeated and Markievicz’s ally in doubt.
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DUBLIN
Associated Press
DeValera
Dublin city
antis
jsahorite
Eamon De Valera
Sean OCewlageh
Colin O'Kelly
Sinn Stein
Paris
Markievincz
Tom Clark
Markievics
Joseph McGraw
Liam Mellowes
America
Melones
Rory O'Connor
War Alien Coin to be Returned
Washington June 20. Legislation with President Harding's sanction will return to about 30,000 Germans and Austrians property seized during the war by the alien property custodian. The plan covers holdings of $10,000 or less and proposes payments up to the $10,000 limit for larger claims if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Harding
White House
departments of state and justice
alien property office
Western Division Urged for Mines
Bulkeley Wells of Denver introduces a resolution at the Western mining conference urging the American Mining Congress to form a Western division. The measure is referred to the resolutions committee as about 100 mining men attend, with W. J. Loring of San Francisco presiding. The speaker notes Western needs differ from the East and cites improved cooperation if a Western division exists. Colorado delegation plans blue sky legislation to curb securities fraud while fostering mining growth, via secretary Bryan Tomblin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DENVER
Bulkeley Wells
Western mining conference
American Mining Congress
resolutions committee
W. J. Loring
San Francisco
Wella
Colorado
Byan Tomblin
the
metal mining fund
Sir James Craig's Home Attacked in Ulster
Belfast June 20 The Ulster premier Sir James Craig and his wife faced a more serious attack at Stormont castle than initially reported. Shots were fired near their sleeping quarters with several bullets hitting the building before police guards thwarted the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BELFAST
Associated Press
Stormont castle
Ulster
James Craig
Sir James
Lady Craig
Tariff Keeps Right of Way Washington June 20
An effort to bring the soldier bonus bill before the Senate failed as the chamber adopted a motion to table Walsh's motion to spark debate. President Harding reportedly endorsed postponement of ship subsidy talks at the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Senate
Watson
Indiana
Walsh
Massachus wells
Llarding Jias
White House
Cattle Scabies Under Control in California
Sacramento June 20 Announcement from California Department of Agriculture reports a 50 percent reduction and possible eradication of cattle scabies. Dr J Jackley assistant chief says Nevada outbreak contained by May 1 governor proclamation, with no signs of the disease in California districts Sacramento and San Joaquin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SACRAMENTO
state department of agriculture
California
J. Jackley
division of
animal industry
Nevada
San Joantuin
Jackiey
Stephans
Harding Abandons Alaska Excursion Plan
Washington officials announce President Hoarding has abandoned his tentatively planned Alaskan trip for this summer. He regrets not leaving Washington due to ongoing public business, with no feasible departure in current conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. HARDING
ALASKA
WASHINGTON
White House
Sinn Fein prisoners confined aboard seized Argenta ship
Belfast June 20 The former United States shipping board vessel Argenta has been refitted as a prison ship to confine Sinn Feiners captured by the Ulster government. Six hundred cells have been built with extensive wire netting and the vessel will be stationed in Belfast Lough. The transformation was kept secret amid fears of arson if disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BELFAST
Associated Press
United States shipping board
Argenta
Sinn
Belfast Lough
Ulster
Eight Area Caught Booze Running Near Carmel Coast
Monterey dispatch reports fifteen automobiles loaded with liquor and eight men captured by revenue officers near Point Lobos after a gunfight. A steamer tied up offshore, and small boats ashore transported whisky to California, marking the climax of a Vancouver liquor plot with up to 4 500 cases seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MONTEREY
Cal
Point Lobos
San Prancinco
Pont Lanos
nue attievis
San Francisco
eotst
pursia
Lahos
lierary
Carmel
Vancouver
California
Rutter
semore
Jeff Vancouver
Atonte
Ford Proposal Opposed Again Over Muscle Shoals Plan
A Republican House report denounces Henry Ford s offer to purchase the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant as insidious propaganda. Eight Republicans sign, urging the public to beware. They challenge claims about fertilizer pricing and insist Ford seeks profit, not public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Ala
house
Republiny
Ghia
come mities
Muscle Shoula
Kedius
Parker
Frothinghaim
Ford
Steamer Beal Collides With Victor Off Cramp Yard
The steamer Thomas P Beal from Pacific via Baltimore collided with the Norwegian steamer Victor off the Cramp shipyard today near Philadelphia. The Victor sustained considerable damage while the Beal escaped with slight stern damage. The Victor remained at anchor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PHILADELPHIA
Thomas P. Beal
Pacific
Victor
Baltimore
Cramp
Beal
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HALE
MAINE
SOPAC
eTurn
CROWN PRINCE OF
Mexican Side
SHRINERS
DE VALERA
Arthur Griffith
Cavan
coalition pro-treaty
coalition republicans
tabor
independents
COUNTESS MARKIEVICZ
SIR JAMES CRAIG
North
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