Bitter fight coming over labor rights in 1910s union rally
Samuel Gompers addresses the 42nd AFL convention in Cincinnati urging concerted action to defend labor rights against open shop pressures. He condemns plans to erode union privileges and praises progress on disarmament talks while defending organized labor against suppression.
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Ohio National Guard
Cincinnati
Organized Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Struggie
Third Rail Wage Cut Announced
The United States railway labor board will announce a third wage cut affecting clerks signal men truckers and freight handlers this week. The $50 000 000 reduction is expected to be about five cents per hour and will impact railroad workers nationwide.
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Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
Three Die in Philadelphia Auto and Motorcycle Crash
Three persons are reported dead in Philadelphia after a collision involving an automobile and a motorcycle. Two others were seriously injured in the accident.
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Philadelphia
Lie Detector Clears Wilkens in Slaying Case
SAN FRANCISCO June 12 The lie detector test found Henry Wilkens truthful about denying involvement in the murder of his wife during a robbery. Police noted circumstantial links and questioned the suspect, while considering other theories similar to the Carl Wanderer case.
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San Francisco
Henry Wilkens
Wilkens
John Larson
Berkeley, Cal
Police Stop Wild Chase Ends in Arrests
Patrolman G F Howard fired three shots during a several block pursuit. Harry Wimm, a logger, and Alfred Anderson were taken to the city jail on an open charge after being seen in a dark doorway on Yesterday Way and fleeing when the officer attempted the arrest.
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G. F. Howard
Harry Wimm
Alfred Anderson
Yester Way
Howard
Bandit Snatches Camera From Girl Near Home
Miss Edna Lavquist of Ithave 1922 N U was attacked by a youthful bandit who stepped from a bush and knocked her down. The thief took her Kodak believing it was a purse, and fled. Lavquist was nearby her home when the incident occurred.
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Edna Lavquist
Ithave. N
St Te
Lavquist
Miller Will Talk at Ad Club Feast
The Seattle Advertising Club annual meeting and officer election will feature psychologist Dr. Orlando BE. Miller addressing members and guests at the Hotel Washington Annex at noon Tuesday. In Portland a man named John Dillery beat his wife with a hammer and then took poison. both are believed dead.
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Miller
Seattle Advertising Club
Orlando BE. Miller
Hotel Washington Annex
Portland
Ore
John Dillery
Shriners Parade Turns San Francisco Into Colorful Carnival
San Francisco hosts 1000 Shriners from coast to coast for a week of celebrations. The Civic Center and city hall transform into Arabian garden and mosque as parades bands and lights fill streets. Serious conclave business begins today amid festive atmosphere and full hotel occupancy.
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San Francisco
Shriners
Florida
Maine
Civic Center Park
City Hall
Man Found Hanged Under Railway Bridge on Sixth Ave
Pedestrians discovered an unidentified man hanged by a rope from a railroad bridge beam between Hinds and Horton streets. Detectives pronounced death likely self inflicted after finding bedding beneath the bridge. coroner deputies will work to identify him.
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Sixth Ave
Hinds
Horton Streets
Divorce Affair In Milwaukee Ends In 50,000 Settlement
Mrs M Louise Langguth sues Judge Langguth for desertion and wins a decree on a default. Cotzhausen, once a guest in the Langguth home, marries Mrs Langguth in Detroit May 12 after the separation. Judge Langguth later settles with his ex wife for 50 000 in securities a home and cash as the case drew local attention.
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M. Louise Langguth
Langguth
Evans
Irvington
Detroit
Mich
Cotzghausen
Langeuth
Oregon
Cotzhausen
Rickenbacker Hurt In Plane Crash In Omaha
Capt Kiddie Rickenbacker and three others were slightly hurt when an aluminum trans monoplane crashed after the engine failed at about 100 feet during a planned transcontinental flight. The wreck occurred in Omaha Nebraska on a Sunday.
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Rickenbacker
Omaha
Neb
Kiddie Rickenbacker
Daughters and Dads Play Ball at Vassar Feature Day
New York June 12 feature event at Vassar College marks a father daughter baseball game as the highlight of the day.
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New York
Vassar
Mayor Calls for Police Force Merger and Five Cent Carfare Change
Mayor Brown urged consolidating the three city police forces into one under a single head. He sought the corporation counsel's opinion on steps to merge. He highlighted parks, especially Woodland, as dangerous and urged full night lighting. He objected to the current five cent carfare ordinance and asked for a two cent transfer to be removed.
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Brown
General Police
Corporation Counsel
Bundle Day cleans attics across Seattle for Near East relief
Firehouses churches and shops opened bundles of clothes and shoes in a citywide drive to aid war and famine victims in Armenia and Bible lands. Laundry pickups will run through the week from homes and hotels for those who could not reach depots, led by L S Booth of Washington Title Insurance and Near East relief.
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Ouse
Armenia
Near East
Seattle Laundry Owners Association
Booth
Washington Title Insurance Company
Near East Relief Committee
Burke Building
Obenchain Back in Spotlight as Second Trial Opens
Naiph Obenchain arrives from Chicago amid renewed attention as Madalynne Kennedy faces retrial for the Kennedy murder case in Los Angeles. He will not testify, and rumors swirl about Ralph Obenchain's role, while Madalynne remains silent in her cell awaiting the outcome.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Naiph Obenchain
Chicago
John Belton Kennedy
Madalynne
Obenchain
Rmanthe
Ralph Obenchain
Rommence
Raph Obenchain
Grant Smith & Co to Build Five Story Annex in Seattle
Metropolitan Building company announced a 400000 dollar contract to Grant Smith & Co for a five story annex to the Stuart Building at Fifth avenue and University street. Construction starts July 1 and will encroach on a block bounded by Fourth and Fifth avenues and University and Union streets. The Seattle Press Club must move from 1909 Fifth avenue and has leased space at 1205 Fifth avenue formerly used by the Women’s University Club.
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Grant Smith & Co
Stuart
Fifth Ave
J University St
Metropolitan Building Company
Fourth
Fifth
Seattle Press Club
Wom ‘En'a University Club
Missing Relatives Help Offered by The Star Bureau
The Star solicits tips to reunite families and friends separated by distance. Readers asked to report missing persons to The Star or to reproduce items for their communities. Messages include undelivered telegraphs for Pete J Gather and George Evans, plus a found inquiry for Mia Crawford and Katie Beliusky. Jack Crawford was buried in Calvary cemetery, Seattle, June 3.
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the Star
Ths
The
Star
Star's Bureau of
Mia
May A. Crawford
Katie M. Beliusky
Jack Crawford
Tucson
Ariz
Taylor, Wash
Calvary Cemetery
Seattle
Three Children Drown When Raft Capsizes in Skagit Slough
A small raft with four children capsized in McLeod's slough near Sauk in Skagit county Sunday. Three boys, Billy and Jimmy Graham and Joe McDonald, drowned, while Vernon Seabury clung to a pole and reached shore. Vernon and the others were under six years old. families from Sauk Concrete and Concrete area were involved.
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McLeod's Slough
Sauk
Skagit County
Billy
Jimmy
James M. Graham
24Th Ave
Vernon
Mra
Lioyd
William Moran
Joe McDonald
Mia
Hilly
Joe
Morane
Boy 14 Rescues 2 Girls From Drowning
Bil Hamilton a 14 year old of 1607 10th avenue rescued Myrtle Quist 12 of 342 Kinnear place and Evelyn Hellenthal 18 of 15 Ward street when a canoe capsized off Lincoln beach on Saturday. He swam back and forth securing holds until all were ashore and none suffered ill effects.
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Lincoln Beach
Bil Hamilton
10Th Ave
Myrtle Quist
Kinnear
Evelyn Hellenthal
Ward St
Bill
Myrtie
Evelyn
Prairie twister leaves trail of death and damage across New York area
A violent storm and tornado tore through coastal and inland zones causing multiple fatalities and injuries. A woman and a child died when a tree crushed an inn room. a ferris wheel was uprooted at Clason Point park injuring many. a pleasure craft capsized killing Mrs Petzold and a three year old, Agnes Kohler. The storm also toppled advertising signs and trees, injuring residents in New York City and surrounding cities.
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Muge
New York City
Clason Point Park
Mary Petzold
Agnes Kohler
Mrs. Petzold
Red Lion Inn
Boston Post Road
Mamaroneck
B. A. Vanna
Rose
Sarah Martin
Pittsburg
Boston
Greater
New York
Two Earthquake Shocks Recorded
Two earthquake shocks were recorded by the Marquette University seismograph in Milwaukee. The first began at 12 55 a m and lasted 46 minutes while the second started at 6 a m and lasted eight minutes. Professor J J Carroll estimated the quakes were about 2000 miles to the southwest of Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Marquette University Seismograph
J. J. Carroll
Dead after Ohio storm leaves three dead and many hurt
Rescue teams searched Buckeye lake near Columbus for more storm victims as a tornado wrecked a resort area. More than 60 cottages were destroyed and five pleasure crafts remained missing. The dead were Myron Hill Mrs W M Wohrie and M Zigler all of Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
Buckeye Lake
Myron Hill
W. M. Wohrie
M. Zigler
Preacher Wilburn Faces Murder Trial in Blair Mountain Fight
Charles Town June 12 Rev John E Wilburn Baptist preacher of Logan county goes on trial in Charles Town for the alleged killing of John Gore a deputy sheriff during the Blair Mountain clash. He keeps eight letters from fellow preachers as character evidence and defense hinges on proving innocence amid coal mine conflict with union and nonunion factions.
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John E. Wilburn
Logan County
John Gore
Don Chafin
Blair Mountain
Baptist Church
Charles Town
Logan
Rev. Wilburn
Thal
United Mine Workers
Ica
Sher
Wilburn
A. M. Belcher
C Town
Charles Osenton
Etteville
Isaac
Bon
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Saapicion
Bandit
Girl
Momme
Pike
California City
Cotahausen
H. D. Loveland
State Railroad Commission
Ilness
Haynes
Liberty Theater
Bureau of Missing Relatives
Pete J. Gather
George V. Evans
Western Union Telegraph Co
Cherry St
Third Ave
Westwood
George ¥. Evens
Glendive
Mont
Yakima
Daisy C. Cockrill
Frederick
Nelson
Fifth Avenue
Pine Street
Jersey
New Jersey
Charles Town, W. Va
Toon
Axel Christensen
Linde
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