Tulsa riot leaves hundreds homeless and martial law imposed
Tulsa Oklahoma endures a night and day of race violence as martial law is declared. Estimates place 30 dead and 500 wounded with 5000 negroes homeless as the city battles in the black belt amid fires and gunfire. Governor Robertson criticizes officials for failure to act.
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Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa County
Adjt
Charles F. Barret
J. B. A. Robertson
Oklahoma City
Dick Rowland
Bootblack
Black Belt
Ball Park
Convention
Hall
S. A. Gilmore
Tulsa Infantry
Cee
Frisco
Germans Beaten by French in Beuthen Clash
Reported fighting near Beuthen in Silesia saw about 3,000 Germans engaged as French troops armed with aged tanks attacked. French forces gained the upper hand with several German casualties reported while French losses were not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oppeln
Beuthen
Silesia
Phoebe Hochester Halafrd Dies in Final Years
Obituary notes the death of Phoebe Hochester Halafrd after a long illness. Services are planned in the city with details to be announced by the family.
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Phoebe
Ae Hochester Halafrd
Rail Wages Cut 12 Percent for Railroad Workers
The United States railroad labor board announced a 12 percent wage reduction effective July 1 for over 100 railroads and 30+ employee classes. Average pay falls from 141 to 125 dollars monthly, saving railroads about 400 million annually amid broader cost of living declines.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Bankers foresee business revival by early fall
Governor Harding of the federal reserve board reports bankers and business leaders in Illinois Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee and Alabama say credit will be ample for agricultural and trade needs. In Kansas livestock leaders call for long term loans with government aid.
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Washington
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Illinois
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Alabama
Kansas
Irish mine kills six soldiers near Youghal barracks
Six soldiers were killed instantly with three mortally wounded and twenty injured when mines exploded under a patrol from Youghal barracks on their way to the rifle range. The attackers fled the scene after the blast.
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Cork
Youghal Barracks
Prescription Fees Slashed In Medical Practice Act Vote
Springfield shows reform as the house narrowly amends the medical practice act to cap physician fees at one dollar. The bill passed 81 to 10 amid debate on affordability and oversight.
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Springfield
Automobile Deaths in Chicago Report Confused Fragments
Fragmentary OCR reads with scattered phrases about auto fatalities in Chicago. The garbled text mentions deaths and a possible list of incidents but lacks coherent details or names to confirm specific events.
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Chicago
Waste in Industry Blamed on Management and Labor
A report by the American engineering council assigns more than half of industrial waste to management and less than a quarter to labor. It notes 1,000,000 idle workers, billions tied up in idle equipment, and widespread inefficiencies across building trades, printing, shoe, clothing, and other sectors. The document calls for a national information service, standardized practices, and stronger output standards to cut losses and improve safety and health.
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St. Louis
American Engineering Council
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
J. Parke Channing
New York
L. W.wallace
Washington
Federated Engineering Societies
National
National Statistical Service
Dry act clashes as Wheeler presses Volstead reform plan
Washington senators voiced anger at Wayne B. Wheeler and the Anti saloon League proposing to spell out to Congress how to tighten the Volstead enforcement law. Judiciary members Borah and Reed warned the bill would face stiff Senate opposition as it aims to plug holes in the current system. Wheeler said he is angered by a shift of enforcement from Treasury to Justice while administration officials prefer internal reorganization without outside interference.
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Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-saloon League
Congress
Wheeler
Senate Judiciary Committee
Borah
Reed
Volstead
House
Senate
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
House Passes Packer Control Bill in Congress
Washington June 3 The Haugen packer control bill passed the house without a record vote and goes to the senate. It places packing houses and stock yards under the Agriculture Secretary and requires implement of accounting systems and clear records of profits and ownership.
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Washington
House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Britain welcomes informal feelers on world arms reduction
In London officials said Britain had not received the informal feelers from Washington about an international agreement to cut armaments. The government would, however, support efforts toward world peace and would welcome US suggestions toward that goal.
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London
Great Britain
Washington
United States
Assembly Upholds Blaine Veto On Prohibition Bill
Madison June 3 The assembly voted 84 to 56 against overriding Governor Blaine's veto of the Matheson prohibition enforcement bill. Dry forces failed to mount a serious challenge to the governor's position.
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Wisconsin
Assembly
Matheson
Madison
Wis
Blaine
Drys
First English Newspaper Founder Nathaniel Butter
The article traces Nathaniel Butter and the Weekly Newes as the earliest English newspaper, noting Butter’s innovations such as the first use of we in print and women newsvendors. It covers earlier precursors like continental letters, motives of early printers, and Butter’s era ending with his death in 1649 aboard Prince Rupert’s ship.
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London
Tohing-pao
Peking
Ancento
Rome
Acta Diurna
Forum
Bambinus Ruthicus
Coliseum
America
Austria
England
Nathaniel Butter
Butter
Newes
London Museum
Mercury
Cambridge
Columbia Missourian
Charles I
Prince Rupert
Eskimo Opera Kaddars Debuts in Copenhagen Scene
Copenhagen audiences witnessed Eskimo opera Kaddars with Hakon Boerresen linking score to Greenlandic songs. Eskimo visitors aided stage pictures and joined minor roles carrying native costumes. The piece evokes Greenland mountains and India as a scene, amid fits of melodrama and Tibet as imagined locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Kaddars
Hakon Boerresen
Denmark
Greenland
India
Tibet
Mount Eiverest
Tanlac Proves A Miracle For Lexington Woman
Mrs. W B Osborne of 718 Lancaster Ave Lexington Ky details long years of nervous dizziness headaches stomach weakness and exhaustion. After failing in Cincinnati she tried Tanlac and reports immediate improvement in nerves headaches digestion and strength. She urges other sufferers to try Tanlac.
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W. B. Osborne
Lancaster Ave
Lexington
Cincinnati
Adv
Big dog scare worries mother as child reports dog encounter
A four year old Miriam rushed in crying about a dog in the front yard. She said the dog smelled of her and tasted her but did not eat her, prompting a family concern.
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Miriam
Aspirin Bayer Ad Warns On Genuine Tablets
An old advertisement stresses using Bayer Aspirin only as directed by physicians and warns against substitutes. It notes the Bayer cross on tablets permits safe use and lists common pains treated. Small tins contain twelve tablets, with larger packages sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Very Rare Bird Captioned as Neat Paper Hanger
The exchange labels a person as a rare bird and a neat paper hanger in a quip about unusual skills and appearance. It captures a lighthearted joking tone with emphasis on uniqueness.
Swamp Root Kidney Liver Bladder Remedy Ad
A vintage ad touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a pure, non stimulant medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It promises consistent quality in every bottle and offers a ten cent sample by mail from Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY.
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Nature
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer& Co
Binghamton, N.C
Family notes reveal three daughters in tidy household
The fragment asks how many daughters she has and answers three, noting none are a "dishwasher" among them. The line preserves a domestic snapshot with a hint of humor about expected roles.
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Signora
Andrea Geisser
Celesia di Vegliasco
Margaret H. Erhart
New York City
United States Labor Board
American’ Engineers
Albert Korfanty
Upper Silesia
Drys Roil
Wheelers and Associates
Judiciary Committee
Packer
Britain
Gov
Boone
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