Labor Leaders Unite Over Sentences In Boycott Case
Washington January 11 1920 Union leaders including Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell gather as the American Federation of Labor contemplates a protest against the judge Wright sentence for contempt of court. A department of commerce and labor conference will also address immigrant locating and misinformation about labor demands.
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Washington
United States
The
American Federation of Tabor
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
Tts
Wic
Drdge Wright
Columbia Supreme Court
Federation Council
Department of Commerce and Labor
Straus
Pastor Carmichael Linked To Chicago Trip in Browning Murder
Port Huron report says Rev John M Carmichael bought a ticket to Chicago the day after Gideon Browning's murder. Investigators seek Carmichael's whereabouts and motive while Detroit police review his novels for violent death themes.
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Port Huron
Mich
John MH. Caranicheel
Stwo
Rev. Carmichael
Aeronauts Body Recovered From North Sea
The body of Lieutenant Foertsch a German aeronaut who departed at sea last October was recovered by the fishing steamer Orlon in the North Sea. Identification was made from papers in clothing. Foertsch took part in the international balloon contest that began in Berlin on New Year’s Eve.
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Kamburg
Jan
Foertsch
North Sea
Orlon
Feertsch
Berlin
House Committee Probe Expenditures of Postal Service
Washington reports a House committee on post office expenditures opens a probe into how the 222 million dollar annual postal budget is spent. It examines the purchasing office and shows many non contracted purchases from 25 cents to 2000 dollars for varied items.
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Postoffice Department
Washington
House Committee On
Postoffice
Wranger
Six men sentenced to be hanged for murder in Union City
Judge Jones sentenced six night riders Garrett Johnson Tid Burton Bob Ransom Fred Pincon Arthur Clear and Sam Applewhite to death for Captain Quentin Rankens murder. Bud Morris and Bob Luftman received twenty years. Defense appeals noted. Sentences pronounced in a solemn courtroom.
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Union City
Tenn
Tones
Garrett Johnson
Tid Burton
Bob Ransom
Fred Pincon
Arthur Clear
Sam Applewhite
Night Riders
Quentin Ranken
Bud Morris
Bob Luftman
State Supreme Court
Jones
McKinney
Duhnke
Kentucky
Rosson
Dahnke
Alienists on the Stand in Hains Case
Flushing N Y Jan 9 Dr L Samuel Manson an alienist testified under cross examination that Captain Hains suffered from maniac depressive insanity last August which would prevent recognizing enemies. Prosecutor Darrin pressed if knowledge of conversation before and after the shooting would change the expert view. the expert said it would not.
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Flushing
T. Jankins Hains
L. Samuel Manson
Darrin
Captain Hains
Allenter
Hales
Willliam FE. Annis
Ohio River project seeks river and barrier funding in congress
Washington January 11 advocates for a general river and barrier appropriation bill push for inclusion in the current Congress. The Ohio river project to create a nine foot waterway from Pittsboro to Catra Qlong is ready for funding and may be the first large inland project presented for approval. House committees on rivers and harbors are deciding if a bill to provide the money should be reported this session.
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Washington
Congress
Lakes
Gulf
Ohio River
Pittsboro
Catra
House
New Jersey Lawyer Clarence L Albertson Dies by Shooting
Clarence L Albertson a prominent New Jersey lawyer and former assistant prosecutor in Atlantic City died after a self inflicted shooting. He had suffered months of nervous indigestion and was believed to have been temporarily disabled by this illness.
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New Jersey
Ends Ife
Atlantic City
N. J
Clarence L. Albertson
Arthur Bolte
Albertson
Lower
Is Believe
Congress Attacks Roosevelt In Historic House Clash
Washington reports describe a fierce confrontation as Congress, in a rare near-unprecedented move, votes 212 to 0 against a White House message. The scene follows seven and a half hours of debate as Speaker Cannon announces adoption amid tense laughter and sharp partisan division.
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Washington
House
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Cannon
Oren
House Probes Secret Service Funding With Unanimous Vote
Washington Jan 11 The House adopted a sweeping inquiry into funds for fraud detection and prosecution efforts. A five member committee will investigate current year appropriations and actions, with stenographers and clerks hired. Five thousand dollars was authorized for expenses.
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House
Washington
House of Representatives
Tawney
Minnesota
Rebuttal Evidence in Hains Case At Bayside Yacht Club
Trial in the Hains case sees Bayside Yacht Club members contradict eyewitness James Terney about August 15. Witnesses say Captain Peter C. Hains Jr acted rationally after the shooting of William E Annis. Key testimony covers revolver handling, Roberts account and a message to General Hains regarding the fatal event.
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Flushing
Bayside Yacht Club
William E. Annis
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Thornton Jenkins Hains
James Terney
Hains
Charles Roberts
Bayside Club
John Tanning
Roberts
Hanna
Annis
General Hains
Fallon
Important Papers Missing in Oregon Land Case
Senator Tillman reports missing papers crucial to his defense in the Oregon land case. He says they were in a large envelope in his Capitol desk until last March, and may have been accessed despite ordinary locks. The absence of these documents could affect his reply to the president's charges. The American Press Association also announces new officers after Major Orlando J. Smith's death. Jesse Holdom becomes president, Courtland Smith vice president and general manager, Albert Bernet auditor, with Brogan and Stowe continuing in key posts.
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Washington
Tillman
Oregon
Capitol
New York
American Press Association
Orlando J. Smith
Association
Jesse Holdom
Courtland Smith
William G. Brogan
Albert Bernet
Mr. Bernet
Columbus
Wayne B. Stowe
Maurice F. Germand
Wiliam G. Brogan
Auto Dashes Into Fence Kills Flushing Broker
New York June 11 An automobile ride through Long Island villages ends in tragedy as Howart Colt Gilman a prominent Flushing real estate broker is killed Miss Jeanette McKim is unconscious and chauffeur Frank Brennan suffers skull and arm fractures authorities report Gilman is related to author and critic Lawrence Gilman and to the late Daniel Colt Gilman.
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Flushing
New York
Howart Colt Gilman
L. L
Long Island
Jeanette McKim
Frank Brennan
Mr. Gilman
Lawrence Gilman
Daniel Colt Gilman
Taft Knox Cabinet Conference Ends Likely Next Cabinet Names
Augusta Jan 11 The Taft Knox cabinet conference ends as Pennsylvanian senator heads toWashington Neither the president elect nor Taft discuss results Taft hints cabinet names may be revealed to the senate for confirmation after March 4.
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Augusta
Washington
Taft
Waters of Lake Geneva Show Unusual Tides Before Earthquake
Geneva residents report lake waters rose and fell for two days with peculiar sinewlike motion three weeks before the Messina quake. The phenomena are not seen before the San Frevelico charter and are blamed on selzoie cases.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Lake Geneva
Messina
San Frevelico
Senate approves census measure altering fourteenth census
Washington senate passes bill defining conditions for the next census with a provision allowing private printing of census reports if desired by the census director. The house measure was amended, and an attempt to place 3,500 census office clerks under civil service failed.
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Washington
Senate
House
Government Printing Office
Civil Service Commission
Lawsuit seeks 1500000 over breach of promise
Dr J Stanley of New York files suit in Chicago against Mrs Jeanette Deere Chapman of Moline and Chicago social figure alleging breach of promise. Attorney Henry Roth says service on Chapman eludes him. Chapman sister of Charles Deere heads Moline Water Power.
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Chicago
J. Stanley
New York
Jeanette Deere Chapman
Moline
Henry Roth
Roth
Thaw Granted Sanity Trial with Transfer Question Pending
New York judge rules Harry K Thaw is entitled to a sanity trial after habeas corpus petition by Mary C Thaw. Justice Tompkins reserves decision on venue, remanding Thaw to Matteawan pending action, with defense counsel allowed access and safety concerns noted by officials.
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Jerome
New York County
Stanford White
Matteawan
Caee
Matteawan Asylum
Charles Morsehauser
W. T. Jerome
Asa Bird Gardiner
Gardiner
Morsehauser
Justice Tompkins
Thaw
Morschauser
Morseh
Charges Against Tillman Spark White House Document Serial
A sensational document from the White House accuses United States Senator Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina of using office to aid private interests. President Roosevelt is named as the accuser in a lettered packet with letters, envelopes, and photos alleging land negotiations in Oregon and governmental pressure to block land titles. The charges appear more ethical than criminal, yet they threaten Tillman’s rugged honesty reputation.
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Washington
United States
Benjamin Tilman
South Caroling
Hale
White House
Roosevelt
Titman
Oregon
Tillman
Senate
Alire
Tillmnan
European Powers Seek Joint Action Over Venezuela Dispute
The foreign ministers of KaLand France and Great Britain have held talks on Venezuela. They intimated that the three chancelleries will likely act collectively regarding Jose de Jesus Pau, the Venezuelan envoy seeking settlement of disputes with European powers.
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The
Hague
Kailand
France
Great Britain
Venezuela
Jose de Jesug Pau
Europe
Gomez
Majority of Towns Go Dry in West Virginia Votes
Reports from eighteen small towns show ten dry and eight wet after liquor licensing elections. Ker parties in wet towns helped swing votes toward licensed saloons amid a broad pattern of local referenda. Elsewhere Mexico’s western coast tremor hits Acapulco and Oaxaca with light damage and no fatalities reported.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Mexico City
Wan
Mexico
Acapulco
Guerrero
Qaxara
Triviel
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