Ulster Appeals for British Troops Amid Ulster Border Warfare
Ulster cabinet appeals to England for aid as fighting escalates along the Tyrone Fermanagh border. Orange residents flee while Republicans push south of the Ulster line. Clady Belleck Strabane cited with numerous casualties and flight reported from Lifford. In London, debate over the Anglo Irish treaty and De Valera’s signature is noted.
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Belfast
Ulster Cabinet
England
Ulster Constabulary
Tyronne-Fermanash
Orange
Ulster Line
Clady
Belleck
Strabane
Lifford
McCormick to Oppose Mathilde’s Swiss Marriage
Mrs Edith Rockefeller McCormick will fight in probate court to block the marriage of her daughter Mathilde to Swiss riding master Max Oser. The fight does not oppose appointing Harold F McCormick as guardian. A formal statement outlining the objections will be filed in probate court.
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Chicago
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Mathilde
Max Oser
Charles 8. Cutting
McCormick
Harold F. McCormick
Cutting
Oser
Penfield Man Takes Horse and Buggy After Memorial Day
Mrs. John Snow reported to police that a Penfield husband left his wife stranded on West Broad Street during Memorial Day events. Two hours later officers found the horse and buggy back in Penfield. He said he wanted a ride home and took the rig when no auto ride appeared.
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John Snow
Five O'Cock
West Broad
Penfield
American Relief Train Bombed in Russia Reported
A Central News Dispatch from Copenhagen reports an American relief administration train was wrecked in Russia. Several officials are said to have been killed, with details coming via Moscow through Copenhagen.
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Russia
London
American Relief Administration
Copenhagen
Moscow
Strike ballots ready as wage cuts loom rail workers say
Chicago reports predicted strike action as the U S railway labor board implements a 13.2 percent wage reduction for maintenance of way staff effective July 1. Leaders say votes will approve a strike if board orders cuts for shop crafts and contract work remains disputed. Detroit officials confirm authorization of a strike referendum pending labor board actions.
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Chicago
Federated Shop Crafts
U. S. Railroad Labor Board
Uls
United States Railway Labor Board
Detroit
BE. F. Grable
Brotherhood of ‘Maintenance of War Employees
B. M. Jewell
Railway Employees ‘Department
American Federation of Labor
Labor Board
Jewell
Ideal Weather Helps Tribute Paid all Vets
Glorious sunshine and an ideal day contributed to Memorial Day observances. A parade moved through the city to Ridgelawn and Elysia cemeteries where the Civil War survivors and the Ladies Relief Corps attended. Commander Mason Smith served as master of ceremonies and Brigradier General Benson W. Hough spoke, praising the flag and unity of the Blue and Gray.
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Ridgelawn
Elysia
Ladies’ Relief Corps
Mason Smith
Sons of Veterans
America
John Grant
First Congregational Churc
Benson W. Hough
Supreme Court
Ohio
Roy Fultz
Judge Hough
Linwood Park Fire Destroys Hotel Annex and Pavilion
Vermilion May 31 A $1 000 fire at Linwood Park started at 9 00 am destroying the Hotel Annex and the bathing pavilion. Mrs Mary Hadice a hotel employee broke her wrist and was bruised and shaken when she jumped from a third story window. Fireman John Krapp was overcome by smoke and dragged out by comrades as the stove explosion in the hotel is blamed for the blaze.
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Vermilion
Linwood Park
Mary Ha~dice
John Krapp
Pat Gibbons reports theft of watch and $10
Pat Gibbons of South Maple street said someone stole his watch and ten dollars. He had slept on a city lawn and awoke to find the items missing but could not recall the exact spot.
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Pat Gibbons
South Maple Street
Pat
Ebi
Senate Panel OKs McCumber Bonus Bill 9 to 4
The Senate finance committee voted 9 to 4 to report the McCumber bonus bill, with Republicans Calder Frelinghuysen Smoot and Dillingham opposing. Democratic members supported the measure, aiming for early action despite differences from the House version and ongoing conference talks. The bill preserves vocational training aid and insurance loan terms, shifting loan funding from banks to post office agents before loans may be secured through national banks. The Fordney McCumber bonus bill clears a key hurdle as veterans seek added benefits this session.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
McCumber
Senate
Calder
New York
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Smoot
Utah
Dillingham
Vermont
N. Dakota
Curtis
Kansas
Wat- Son
Indiana
Lafollette
Wisconsin
Sutherland
West Virginia
McLean
Connecticut
Gerry
Rhode Island
Walsh
Massachusetts
Simmon
North Carolina
House
Congress
Fordney-McCumber
Jealous man slays wife and son then attempts suicide
New York report says Georges Krumpet, 48, in a jealous frenzy attacked his wife and seven year old son William at their East 45th Street apartment. He slashed the wife’s throat, wounded himself with a bloodstained knife, and collapsed dying in Bellevue hospital as detectives questioned him. The boy appeared smiling as investigators noted the savage scene. A relative cited serious quarrels over the child.
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New York
Géo. Krumpet
William
Bellevue Hospital
East 45Th Street
Evies
Krumper
Woman Found Dead in City Manhole
Mrs. Millie Constanza a 27 year old resident of Germantown was found head down in a telephone manhole in front of 56 Ashmeade Street. She had been missing for three months and her husband disappeared soon after. Police report foul play suspected with entry by force.
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Philadedprea
Millie Constanza
Gere Mantown
Ashmeade Street
Constanza
Home Force
Hoover meets coal operators on price fix attempt
In Washington on May 31 Secretary Herbert Hoover hosted hundreds of bituminous coal producers to seek a uniform mine price to curb gouging. Retailers opposed a $3 per ton minimum saying much high grade coal was already contracted around $1.75.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
L. W. Ferguson
Chicago
England Ready to Pay Debts
London May 31 Great Britain is ready to enter at once into negotiations for cancellation of war debts on condition that the other powers consent to cancel debts owing to them Premier Lloyd George stated in the house.
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London
Britain
Lloyd ‘Gene
Bonfire At Chapel Street Endangers Shops
Fire brigades responded to a blaze in the rear of the Mooss building on Chapel Street. Several dry goods boxes and waste material were burning and menaced nearby structures.
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Chapel Street
Ward mystery erupts with blackmail and police doubt
New Rochelle millionaire Walter S Ward faces sensational claims of murder and blackmail. The May 15 shooting at Ward’s library allegedly killed Clarence Peters and wounded another youth. Authorities rush to investigate while Journal reports detail the crime scene and police responses.
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New York
Ward
Walter S. Ward
Clarence Peters
New Rochelle
The
Evening Journal
Peters
White Plains
Walter S
Eldridge Peters
Haverhi
Gener
Foxwan
New York Evening Journal
Weeks
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House of Commons
Eamonn Devalera
Mathilde Sama
Lon Burn
Hoover
Naner
Walter 5. Ward
Frank J. Young
Kensico
Beryl C
Chester County
Frank J. Cody
John McGowan
F. E. Weeks
George Werner
Rys
Ferris
Raymond
Artis Ward
Hill
McGowan
Werner
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