Rail workers told wage raise expected within days
Chicago June 7 The United States rail labor board signaled an imminent temporary raise for all rail employees after hearings. Chairman KH M Barton said relief could come within a week or ten days with a partial award, while detailed terms would follow. Union leaders warned of unrest if workers cannot afford livelihoods. Figures showed many earn as little as 2,500 a year.
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Chicago
United States Rail Labor Board
KH. M. Barton
Washington
Hungary Signs Treaty at Versailles Ends War Round Timetable
Versailles June 7 Hungary signs peace treaty at Granay Trianon palace with Poland Romania and Czecho Slovakia gaining lands. Seventeen allies invited including the United States with Ambassador Wallace serving for America. Hungarian delegation led by Dr Auguste Bernard Alfred Haza and M Prasnowski protest noted. Budapest dispatches say work halted and day marked by mourning over lost prestige.
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Paris
Granay Trianon
Versailles
Hungary
Poland
Roumania
Czecho-Slovakia
United States
Hugh C. Wallace
America
Millerand
Marsal M. Cambon
Foreign Office
M. Paleologue
Auguste Bernard
Alfred Haza
M. Prasnowski
Budapest
Nominations go to Senate for governor and attorney
The president sent nominations to the senate including Rear Admiral Joseph W. Oman for governor of the Virgin Islands and John E. Winnane of Detroit for U S district attorney for the eastern district of Michigan. Oman currently commands American naval forces in the Virgin Islands.
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Oman
Virgin Islands
Michigan
Washington
Senate
The
Joseph W. Oman
United States
Eastern District of Michigan
John E. Winnane
Detroit
Race Riots Prompt Ban On Waukegan Enlisted Men
Rear Admiral Bassett, commandant of the Great Lakes station, barred all enlisted men from visiting Waukegan except residents, due to race rioting that flared twice this week. The clashes began after a negro boy threw a stone at a car carrying Lieuten ant Blasier, Mr. Barstow of Waukazan, and a young woman.
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Waukegan
Chicago
Bassett
Great Lakes Station
Blasier
Barstow
Zukezan
Air 24 Hours 19 Minutes World Flight Record Set
Paris report states the airplane Goliath piloted by Hostournot and Bernard achieved a new world record for continuous flight at Etampes by staying aloft 24 hours 19 minutes and 7 seconds.
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Paris
Goliath
Hostournot
Bernard
Etampes
Poles Fight Back as Bolshevik Drive Presses Kiev Area
Dispatches from Copenhagen and Warsaw report a bolshevik assault toward Kiev with Polish counterattacks south of Kiev. Ground sees back and forth changes as Polish forces defend river lines along the Dnieper aided by Kosciusko air support. A monitor was sunk and communications to Kiev remain under pressure.
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Copenhagen
Warsaw
Kiev
Rus River
Profiteer Fined $55 000 by Federal Judge
In Syracuse New York on June 4 1940 Federal Judge Harland B Howe imposed a 55000 fine on the John A Roberts company of Utica for profiteering. The judge called for jail for profiteers to deter excessive profits and urged merchants to keep prices fair and reasonable.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Harland B. Howe
Burlington
John A. Roberts Company
Utica
Howe
Sinn Fein attack repulsed at Cappaghwhite barracks
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Tipperary reports a three hour bombing assault on Cappaghwhite barracks near Tipperary was beaten off. Several men were arrested by soldiers after the attack.
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Cappaghwhite
Tipperary
Ireland
London
President Wilson vetoes national budget system bill
President Wilson vetoed the bill establishing a national budget system in Washington on Friday. The veto blocks the proposed framework and reflects his opposition to the plan.
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Washington
Wilson
Public debt rises by 30 million in May
Washington reports the May public debt receipts and disbursements show an increase of 30,285,230. The total gross public debt on May 31 stands at 24,974,963,000.
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Washington
Treasury Department
No Vote in Delaware
Dover Delaware reports no vote taking place in the SEN Delaware region during June with notes on local civic processes and turnout conditions in Dover and surrounding areas.
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Delaware
Dover
Del
War to Death Declared Against Villa Leaders in Mexico
Mexico's War Minister General Callee announces a campaign of extermination to capture Villa and his followers. A central steel ring is planned with 2,500 troops already moving toward Chihuahua and a 100,000 peso reward offered for Villa dead or alive.
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Mexico City
Francisco Villa
Mexico
Villa
P. Elias Callee
Callee
Sonora
Chihuahua City
Chihuahua
Bonus Bill Moves to Senate After House Passage
The soldier relief bill was sent to the Senate on Monday likely for committee reference. Opponents warned it would die in the legislature, as House passage followed three months of hearings and strife with only 92 nays. Senate leaders doubt any action before September recess, while opponents say it will only be referred to a committee.
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Washington
Senate
House
Samuel
Saul
Railroads Ordered To Relieve Freight Congestion
Washington on June 4 the Interstate Commerce Commission warned railroads to comply with orders aimed at relieving freight congestion or face penalties under the Interstate Commerce Act.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Polk Resigns as Undersecretary of State
Frank L. Polk resigned as undersecretary of state and his resignation was accepted by President Wilson on Friday. Polk will leave for the country to enjoy a much needed rest.
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Washington
Frank L. Polk
Wilson
Polk
Three Die In Rail Wreck Near Barberton
Akron Ohio June 7 Three men were killed and ten others injured when an Erie train struck an automobile truck carrying road laborers on a grade crossing at the Erie station in Barberton.
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Akron
Erie
Barberton
Here
Obregon Gives Up Army Post
Obregon resigns as commander of revolutionary forces amid upheaval in Mexico City June 7 with reports of political realignment and shifting power in the post revolution leadership.
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Obregon
Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Revolutionary Ri
Supreme Court Delays Ruling on Prohibition Amendment
The court did not decide the constitutionality of the federal prohibition amendment or the Volstead Act provisions and adjourned to next Monday. It held federal constitutional amendments are not to be sent to state referendums and voided Ohio’s referendum for ratification. Thus Ohio’s legislature vote ratifying prohibition and woman suffrage remains in effect.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
George S. Hawke
Cincinnati
House repeals wartime laws minus Lever act and trading with the enemy
The house approved a resolution by about 823 to 3 to repeal all war time laws except the Lever food control act and the trading with the enemy act. Democrats supported the move but urged continuing Lever act provisions and questioned whether espionage act repeal was comprehensive.
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Washington
House
Senate
British and French officials cite rising anti republican activity in Berlin
Reports from London Berlin and Washington indicate growing anti republican sentiment among groups led by the monarchist German people's party. In Paris Gen De Castelnau and Gen Lyautey are to be named marshals of France on July 14. Dr Charles Augustus Stoddard dies in New York at eighty seven. editor and part owner of the New York Observer.
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London
Berlin
People’s Party
Washington
United States
House
Senate
Paris
Edouard de Castelnau
Louis H. G. Lyautey
France
Millerand
New York
Charles Augustus Stoddard
The
New York Observer
Troops Withdrawn From Bristol Plant Guards
Bristol Rhode Island June 7 1920 four guardsmen were withdrawn from duty at the National India Rubber company plant after four weeks as industrial conditions quieted.
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Bristol
R. I
National India Rubber Company
Woman Made Palmer's Assistant
Washington June 7 nomina tion of Mrs. Annette Abbott Adams for a high post as Palmer’s assistant is reported with political implications and likely party backing.
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Palmer
Washington
Annette Abbott
Adams
The Story of a Shepherd Boy and Saul’s Fallback
The lesson traces Samuel mourning Saul’s downfall and fearing danger, then God sending Samuel to Bethlehem to anoint David as Saul’s successor. It highlights divine selection over outward appearance, the anointing symbolizing the Spirit, and David’s preparation as a shepherd for future kingship.
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David
Samuel
Bethlehem
Saul
Jesse
God
If You Want to Be Miserable Quote Reflection
A terse excerpt warns that focusing on self desires and demands leads to misery and ruin. It suggests that self centered thinking spoils everything God sends and corrupts all touched by such attitude. The passage frames unhappiness as a personal choice with divine consequence.
The Good and Bad. A Brief World Reflection
A short, thoughtful note contrasts perceived positive and negative forces shaping the world, describing how goodness and badness appear in everyday life and urging reflective balance.
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