Railroad Telegraphers Order Work Stoppage
The Order of Railroad Telegraphers led by E J Manion directs members to discontinue handling business of Western Union and Postal Telegraph after 6 am Saturday June 14. The action affects about 80 000 railroad operators and roughly 30 railroad telegraph offices in the nation.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Order of
Railroad Telegraphers
Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
E. J. Manion
Telegraph unions strike slows few disruptions nationwide
Western Union officials said traffic ran smoothly across the country despite the Commercial Telegraphers Union strike. They reported 166 of 40,000 employees absent yesterday with no available figures on changes. Postal Telegraph Co. reported fewer absences and uninterrupted traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Commercial Telegraphers Union
Postal Telegraph Company
Telegraphers on strike 18000 as electrical workers join
President Konenkamp of the Commercial Telegraphers Union announced 18,000 telegraphers are striking and that on Monday 100,000 electrical workers will join the walkout. The remarks reflect a broad labor action affecting communications and electrical trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers Union
Repeal advocates urge Wilson as relief for wartime ban
Advocates urging repeal of wartime prohibition pressed the House Judiciary Committee today with Representative Myers of Missouri saying relief should be sought from President Wilson immediately. The debate centers on ending the wartime prohibition policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Representative Myers
Missouri
Wilson
Race riot rocks London housing quarter
A race riot last night between white laborers and black migrants from America and other regions left one white man dead, several wounded, a boarding house burned, and numerous houses looted in the negro quarter. Authorities requested government aid today.
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London
Associated Press
America
Nosk Vows to Remain in Office for German People
Minister of Defense Gus Tav Nosk declares at a majority socialist meeting that he will stay in office to fulfill the duty of saving the German people. The remarks come as political tensions persist on Wednesday, June 11.
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Nosk
Associated Press
Weimar
Gustav Nosk
Senate Appropriations Panel Backs $750 Million Railroad Bill
June 12 report says the Appropriations Committee ordered the House bill to fund the Railroad Administration with seven hundred fifty million dollars. The action positions rail funding as a major federal priority.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Railroad Administration
Recital By Miss Metcalf At Caldwell Attracts Tonight
Caldwell High School hosts a recital benefit featuring Miss Alice Metcalf this evening. Formal commencement exercises follow on Friday at 8 PM with Dr. R L Telford delivering the graduates address.
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Caldwell
Caldwell High School
Alice Metcalf
R. L. Telford
Moonshine Busts Rise In Letcher County Operations
Deputy Collector Stephen J. Cornett and officers report a surge in moonshine production in the Smoot Creek area of southern Letcher County. They destroyed two large stills and seized quantities of whiskey and beer as part of a wide crackdown across mountain regions. In the past week ten or twelve moonshine stills have been destroyed in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Stephen J. Cornett
Letcher County
Smoot Creek
Poisoned ice cream shocks Kirksville town
Miss Beulah Goines fell ill after consuming ice cream cones bought in town on Friday. Authorities report she is recovering but the incident raises concerns. Miss Jane Lo of Florida and her sisters are mentioned in connection with local rumors.
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Kirksville
Beulah Goines
Jane Lo
Florida
Market summary of cattle hogs and lambs in Cincinnati and Louisville
Cincinnati markets report hogs a quarter lower and Chicago higher with cattle steady. Louisville cattle steady at 150 head, hogs 3500 up 50 cents to top 20.25, sheep 4900 down 8 dollars, bucks and lambs down, lambs steady near 18.25.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Louisville
Miss Clay Heads New Southern Suffrage Movement
Miss Laura Clay leads four prominent Southern suffrage workers who split from the original movement over state rights concerns. They establish independent headquarters and urge submission of a state amendment to voters by the next General Assembly. They claim most suffragists favor state action over national amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Clay
Kentucky Equal Rights Association
South
General Assembly
America
Palmer seeks $500000 to hunt anarchists and bombers
Attorney General Palmer asked Congress for a special half million dollar appropriation to continue the hunt for anarchists bomb throwers and enemies of law and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Bulletin
Palmer
Congress
Law and Order
Local social notes include arrivals and visits in town
Mrs Julian Van Winkle and child arrive from Louisville Saturday to visit Mr and Mrs J W Smith. Mrs John Fox of Dawson Ga visits her sister Mrs R C Hocker at Stanford. Mrs Henry White leaves for Atlanta after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Hart. Miss Alice Clark Kellogg returns home from Margaret College Versailles. Several parties motor to Berea and Richmond for brief visits. Lieutenant Harry D Rice expected home today from Germany. Major Robert E Turley and Mrs Turley expected tonight from Savannah for a campus visit. Turley soon to transfer to Alliance Ohio.
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Julian van Winkle
Louisville
J. W. Smith
John Fox
Dawson
R. C. Hocker
Stanford
Henry White
Atlanta
Thomas Hart
Alice Clark Kellogg
Margaret College
Versailles
Walter Bennett
W. R. Shackelford
Fox
Irvine
Big Stone Gap
Lucia Burnam
C. B. Brittain
Berea
Charles P. Weaver
Greendale
Richmond
Harry D.rice
Army of Occupation
Germany
Robert E. Turley
Oil boom widens in Lee and adjacent counties
Thraman Oil Company and Capital Oil Company operate a joint lease on the Beatty Heirs tract in Lee county where new No. 3 well is reported good for 500 barrels or more and earlier wells on the same tract produced over 500 barrels daily. Hudson & Collins report a 75 barrel No. 4 on St John tract. Coalman’s Oil Company brings in first Morphew lease well, 100 to 150 barrels. Laurel Oil & Gas No. 2 on E G B Mann lease produces 40 barrels. Sewell Taulbee farm well drilling down 200 feet with no oil or gas show yet.
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Beatty Heirs
Lee County
Thraman Oil Company
Capital Oil Company
Hudson & Collins
Lexington
St. John
Coalman’s Oil Company
Winchester
Allen County
Er Company
Laurel Oil & Gas
Wanted 10,000 Bushels Blue Grass Seed For Cash
Advertisement from F H Gordon seeks 10 000 bushels of Blue Grass seed at highest cash price. Lost item notes a gold watch on B street with movement 12 988 023 and case 8 076 587 718 sizey 20 year. Stray steer weighing about 400 pounds, owner liable for expenses, contact Jack Wagers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F H. Gordon
Huns Preparing for Allied Advance
Paris reports belief grows that the German reply to counter proposals will not arrive before Saturday night. Five days is set for Germany to decide. The Council of Four may grant minor concessions but no changes to ease the May 7 treaty burden. Coblenz dispatch says Germans remove materials east of allied bridgeheads and pull back well east of the Rhine. Civilians in German zones prepared for an allied advance.
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Associated Press
Paris
Council of Four
Germany
Coblenz
Rhine
Communist Regime Expected in Austria Sunday
London reports in government circles that a Communist government will be proclaimed in Austria Sunday with promises of rapid success. Information indicates about 40 percent of the Austrian army supports Bolshevik aims.
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Associated Press
London
Austria
Knox Resolution Amended in Senate Foreign Relations Panel
The Knox resolution to record Senate opposition to accepting the League of Nations in the peace treaty was reported in amended form by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It removes the clause committing the United States to act if Europe’s peace is threatened.
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Associated Press
Washington
Knox
Senate
League of Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Europe
Colored Woman Kills Husband In Winchester Domestic Tragedy
Alice Jackson killed Geo. Jackson, about 24, at their home near the C and O bridge after domestic troubles. Jackson had been arrested by his wife between noon and one, knew of a planned trial, and returned home where shots were fired. Neighbors heard several shots. Alice Jackson was jailed for an examining trial.
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Winchester
Geo. Jackson
Alice Jackson
C. & O. Bridge
Jackson
Local notices and industry moves in Kentucky region
Coroner reports John Smelling found dead at his home in Maysville with unclear cause. Ammerman, 68, dies at his Cynthiana residence. wife Louella and two sons survive. Liggett and Myers to move twist plant from Lexington to Huntington Virginia affecting 200 workers. Hopkinsville reports wheat field labor shortage of 2000 needed in Christian County this week. Cattle breeder Rollo Mercena de Kel sells cow in Philadelphia with top butter and milk records. multiple local notes on agriculture and labor follow.
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John Smelling
Maysville
Ammerman
Cynthiana
Louella Ammerman
Kirtley
Sidney Ammerman
Lexington
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company
Hentinatany
Ing
Huntington
Hopkinsville
Christian County
Rollo Mercena de Kel
Philadelphia
Baye
Fotela Freiaian * Association
Evans to head Boy Scout drive in Madison county
Mayor L P Evans appointed chairman for Madison county by telegram from former Secretary of Treasury William G McAdoo to lead Boy Scout enrollment during Boy Scout Week June 8 to 14 nationwide. Citizens National Committee aims to enroll one million associate members with a $1 fee plus additional gifts to support expansion of the Boy Scouts of America.
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L. P. Evans
Secretary of Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Madison County
America
Boy Scouts of America
Wilson
Boy Scout Organization
Citizens’ National Committee
W. G. McAdoo
National Council
Mary
United States
Thomas A. Combs
Lexington
Kentucky
Messrs. C. N. Manning
Desha Breckinridge
James B. Hall
Geo. K. Graves
Henry T. Duncan
Harry Giovannoli
Thomas B. Cromwell
Presbyterian Banquet Slated for June 18 at Masonic Temple
A Presbyterian congregation plans a banquet next Wednesday evening June 18 at the Masonic temple. The event aims to gather members for fellowship and fundraising activities.
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Masonic Temple
Elks to Celebrate Flag Day in Richmond
Richmond lodge of Elks marks Flag Day with 8 p m services and a social session. The event honors Patriotism as a cardinal Elk principle and pays tribute to the American flag.
Doddville News Briefs Include Storm Damage and Local Visits
Severe hail storm damaged crops and gardens in Doddville area, drifting like snow through Saturday and still evident Monday afternoon. Local residents Mr and Mrs F M Anderson visited, Kansas relatives stayed with Robert Wagsta, and Miss Sue Ogg returned from Jack's Creek area. A Sunday school convention is planned for June 24 as part of an all day meeting.
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Brassfield
Doddville News
F. M. Anderson
J. W
Tom
Moberly
J. L
Minnie
Kansas
Robert Wagssa
Mattie Dozier
Stivers
Bybee
Sue Ogg
Jack’s Creek Pike
Carl Pearson
Emma
Brassfield Eng
Jeanie
Cage
de Geen
Weather forecast little change in temperature
Generally fair tonight and Friday with little change in temperature. Skies remain mostly clear with light winds and dry conditions anticipated across the region.
Laring Keeps Wheat Bags Flowing From India
In Madison County a record wheat crop was sown last fall and is now nearing harvest. Zaring's Mill imported 50,000 yards of burlap from Calcutta to make wheat bags in New York, then shipped them to Richmond. An electric patching machine helps seal sacks to conserve grain for famine relief in Europe.
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Madison County
Zaring
Calcutta
India
New York
Richmond
Zaring’s Mill
Europe
Effort to Kill Tobacco Census Sparks Industry Debate
Washington discussions among Rep J Campbell Cantrill, Internal Revenue head Daniel C Roper and Census Director S L Rogers followed a Lancaster convention by the National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association. The group urged repeal of the Cantrill act, arguing it protects growers by raising leaf prices, while manufacturers seek to end stock reporting rules that they claim will disadvantage farmers.
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Congress
J. Campbell Cantrill
Internal Revenue
Daniel C. Roper
S. L. Rogers
Washington
National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association
Lancaster
Cigar Manufacturers’ Association
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Cantrill
Roper
Mr. Cantrill
Flag Day Observance by Richmond Lodge Elks
Richmond Lodge No. 581 of the Elks celebrates the 142nd anniversary of the flag's birth on Saturday June 14 at 8 p m in the club rooms. The event is for Elks only with a social session featured. all members are urged to attend led by Exalted Ruler O Neill.
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Brother Elks
Richmond Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
O’neil
Found Hub Cap of Chalmers Automobile
Property finder advertises ownership claim and requests contact at the register office after payment for advertisement. No names or dates provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chalmers Automobile
Weny Register Office
Display of Elegant Suits Shown by B. E
Readers observed a stylish showcase featuring suits presented by B. E., noted for refined tailoring and contemporary cuts. The display highlighted fabric quality and versatile ensembles suitable for formal and semi formal events.
Ensign Brittain Starts Navy Career On Kroonland
Ensign Thomas Baldwin Brittain U S Navy visits his grandparents in town for a three week leave before reporting aboard the U S transport Kroonland. He graduated from the Naval Academy on June 6 with Secretary Daniels presenting diplomas to others. Brittain received his from his father Rear Admiral Carlo Brittain. His family and Madison county friends expect a successful naval career as he makes early France bound voyages bringing home returning soldiers.
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Thomas Baldwin Brittain
U. S. Navy
Thomas E. Baldwin
U. S
U. S. Naval Academy
Secretary of Navy
Daniels
Ensign Brittain
Carlo B. Brittain
Congress
Naval Academy Regiment
Brittain
Baldwin Brittain
Richmond
Madison County
Pythians Elect Officers For Pythian Home Fund Drive
Kentucky Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias raises 15000 in minutes toward a 100000 endowment for the Pythian Orphan's Home at Lexington. Officers elected include Schoberth, Howe, Fisk, Anderson, Carter, Eubank, Alderson, Poorman, Hunter and others with Hobbs and Dor man named to the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Orphan’s Home
Lexington
W. C. G. Hobbs
Board of Trustees
Pythians
Harry A. Schoberth
Versailes
John A. Howe
Carrollton
Chancel
Lor
A. O. Fisk
Earlington
J. L. Anderson
Manchester
J. W.carter
B. P. Eubank
Bowling Green
S. T. Alderson
Russellville
Emil Poorman
Louisville
Grand Inner Guard
R. M. Hunter
Nicholasville
Grand Outer Guard
Pythian Home
R. H. Gray
Covington
W. C. G Hobbs
J. R. Dorman
Wilmore
Breach of peace arrests in White Hall area
Katie Bogie was arrested on a warrant by neighbor Sue Fox for breach of the peace after allegedly pushing Fox off the sidewalk. The Madison quarterly court set the trial for Friday. A warrant by Mrs. Robert Griffith targets John Hoskins and Elbert Chatman for insulting language with intent to provoke assault. all parties are well known White Hall residents.
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Katie Bogie
Sue Fox
Quarterly Court
Madison Quarterly Court
Robert Griffith
John Hoskins
Elbert Chatman
White Hall
New Summer Dresses Arrive at Belue Company Store
Beautiful new Summer Dresses have arrived at B. E. Belue Company's. The arrival highlights a fresh inventory for the season, inviting shoppers to browse the new arrivals at the Belue store.
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B. E. Belue Company
Notice to Teachers Meeting in Madison County
Notice to teachers asks all Rural and County High School teachers to meet with the Superintendent and Board of Education on Saturday June 14 at 2 p m for organization. The call targets those who teach in Madison County during the current year.
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Madison County
Board of Education
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Miss Clay
NEW Movement
Menah
Elks
Doddville
Tswanted
Kroonland
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