German Gen Prison Team by High Court
Leipsic May 26 The German sergeant Heyne charged with ill treating British POWs at Herne Wentphale prison camp was sentenced to ten months in prison by the high court. He was the first German officer tried on criminal war conduct charges. The prosecution asked for two years. the defense blamed hostile British prisoners and mutinous acts. The next case will be Captain Mueller for similar alleged abuse at Karlsruhe camp.
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Leipsic
Heyne
Herne
Wentphale Ta
Mueller
Karlsruhe
Entry flood for annual Indianapolis 500 race grows
Indianapolis Ind May 36 Seventeen of thirty two drivers from last year have entered the 1921 Indy 500. The May 30 race allows 32 starters with 183 cubic inch engines or under. Entrants must average 85 mph for ten miles in time trials held days before the event. Notables include Dario Resta Jules Gaux Juley Ellingboe Arthur Chevrolet and guests bringing new cars and eight cylinder engines. The purse stands at 85000 dollars.
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Indianapolis Ind
Indianapolis Speedway
T. B. Meyers
Meyers
Indianapolis
Dario Resta
Jules Gaux
Juley Ellingboe
Speedway Wines
Arthur Chevrolet
Gaston Chevrolet
Ghevrolut
Sevgrel
Howard Wilcox
Goux
Resta
Thomas
Federal bid to ban polygamy proposed in House
A constitutional amendment to prohibit polygamy in the United States was introduced in the House by Speaker Gillett. The proposal argues current state laws fail to prevent plural marriages and seeks a nationwide ban.
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Washington
United States
Gillett
Americans Beaten At Golf Championship
In Hoylake England on May 20 Bernard Darwin of Woking defeated Frederick J Weight of Boston on the 19th green to end the U S run in the British golf championship. Weight was the only American survivor after the sixth round and Darwin’s win sparked strong British rejoicing.
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Associated Press
Hoy Lake
England
United States
Frederick J. Weight
Boston
Bernard Darwin
Woking
Darwin
Ex Judge Warrington Dies at 74 in Cincinnati
Former federal appeals court justice John W. Warrington died in Cincinnati at age 74 from a paralytic stroke suffered Sunday. Appointed by President Taft in 1909 he retired two years ago.
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Associated
Cincinnati
John W. Warrington
Federal Court of Appeals
Taft
Judge Landis cites day law bias in saloon case
In Chicago Roy Jillette, a saloon keeper in the United States 17 years, pleads guilty to taking first papers while violating a local day law. Judge Kenesaw M Landis closes Jillette's saloon for one year and enjoins four others for similar terms. He notes that nine of ten cases before him involve foreigners.
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Chicago
Kenesaw M. Landie
Roy Jillette
United States
Landis
Jillette
State to Censor Movies in Massachusetts
Massachusetts will be under state censorship through the department of public safety. Films must be formally passed or prohibited. the governor ends war with the provision. Detective freed of murder case in Chicago. Patrolman Lynn exonerated for killing a man during a failed auto stop.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Cox
Department of Public Safety
Chicago
Charles Vite Morris
Thomas Lynn
John Gooney
Woman Juror Jailed for Contempt in McGannon Trial
Mrs Ellen Griffith a tentative juror in former Judge William M G McGannon perjury trial was fined 50 costs banished from the jury and sentenced to ten days in jail by Common Pleas Judge Florence B Allen on a contempt charge She admitted informing Miss Catherine Chambers that an organization she belonged to would receive 500 if McGannon was convicted
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Cleveland
Ellen Griffith
Willam M. McGannon
Common Pleas
Florence B. Allen
Grifth
Catherine Chambers
Griffith
McGannon
Bavarian Council Orders Guard Disbandment
The Bavarian council of ministers decided yesterday that the Bavarian citizens guard must submit to disbandment after two days of deliberation. The Berlin dispatch reported this to the London Times.
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London
Bavarian Council of Ministers
Berlin
London Times
Unprecedented Building Boom Forecast for Columbus
Associated Press reports in Columbus and Franklin County show anticipated construction totaling about 69 million dollars over four years. Most projects are government or semi public works with theatres dormitories and rail upgrades. Columbus would bear most of the new building activity.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Union Station
Five men are on arrest at Williamson
Williamson West Virginia May 26 five men were brought here by Sheriff Pinson Capt Brickus and their party after a hurried train trip to Nolan following reports Private Mackley of the West Virginia police and Private Manley Vaughn of the Kentucky militia were killed in a fight near John and Crum Victor Ekins and C J Harper are jailed George Crum wounded was taken to a local hospital and said to be near death Reports say there has been no further trouble in the district Senate investigation By Associated Press Washington May 26 the senate committee on education and labor voted to investigate recent disorders in the mining region along the Kentucky Virginia border A sub committee will begin hearings in Washington about June 10 with Kenyon as chairman and West Virginia senators Sutherland and Elkins pressing for action
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W. Va
Pinson
Brickus
State Pollces
Nolan
Mackley
West Virginia
Polles
Manley Vaughn
Kentucky
John and Crum
Victor Eikins
C J Harper
Walle
George Crum
Ha Ia
Deat
Senate
Washington
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Virginia
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Benator Key
Jaws
Senate Expenditures Committee
Kenon
West Vic ‘Stnators
Sutherland and
Elking
Anti-Lynching Measures to Be Focus at NAACP Conference
Detroit hosts the twelfth annual NAACP conference June 26 to July 1 with over 1,000 delegates from 455 branches across 42 states plus the District of Columbia Canada and the Canal Zone. Sessions cover anti lynching legislation and labor in the national economy with topics like The Press The Church and Public Opinion Pan Africa Haiti Liberia and Disfranchisement the Negro Woman Voter.
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Associated Prema
Detroit
Mid
Natonal Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Association
District of Columbia
Canada
Canal Zone
Haiti
Liberia
Government seeks end to mime strike in London coal dispute
May 26 The government moves to resolve the coal strike by calling miners and owners to a conference this Friday to work toward a solution and restore production.
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London
Good
Ho Ming
Woman Kills Her Husband in Domestic Tragedy
Youngstown dispatch reports Mrs. Albert Hansen aged 38 shot and killed her husband, a city fireman, when he came home at 6 30 AM. She told police he boasted of being with another woman and allegedly abuse followed as he demanded she prepare breakfast.
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Associated Press
Youngstown
Albert Hansen
Customs House Still Burning in Dublin After Raid
At noon today the Customs House, set afire Wednesday by a civilian raid attributed to Sinn Fein, remained burning though the interior was destroyed. The main walls and dome stood while the lock kept time. A high official said the most important documents of the local government board were saved.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Customs House
Sinn Fenners
British Troops Move to Silesia to Reinforce Allied forces
Four battalions of British troops began advancing to Upper Silesia to reinforce allied units. The move, announced as completed by week’s end, will add about 5000 men to the force in the disturbed area.
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Associated Press
London
Upper Silesia
Cereal Drinks Cut into Grape Juice Market
Washington May 26 Home brew and soft drinks from cereal origin are cutting into the grape juice business. John F Welch head of the grape juice company testified before the senate finance committee that 20 American grape juice concerns churned out 7,000,000 gallons daily amid competition.
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Washington
John F Welch
Senate Finance Committee
Welch
Peace Resolution To Go To House
A peace resolution to be sent to the House for consideration next week was announced after a conference of Republican members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Chairman Porter said the full committee would meet Friday to report a peace measure, without repealing the declaration of war as Knox resolution provided.
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Washington
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Porter
Senate
Rickenbacker Takes Off for Record Flight to Washington
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker American ace departs Redwood City at daybreak aiming for a record flight to Washington D C He plans to reach Omaha by night and Washington Friday night the trip in support of the American Legion.
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Redwood City
Cal
Eddie Rickenbacker
Washington, D. C
Omaha
Washington
American Legion
Bandits Fail In Bank Robbery At First Savings Bank
Five bandits attempted a bank robbery in Middletown Ohio this afternoon but fled after a girl employee pressed a burglar alarm with her foot. Herbert Habig was shot in the foot during exchanges of gunfire. The bandits escaped in a southbound car as posses pursue.
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Middletown
Herbert Habig
More Bodies Will Arrive for Ohio Soldiers
A committee led by Judge Benson W. Hough announced 67 bodies would arrive in Columbus tomorrow afternoon for redistribution to Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia following a trip to New York to arrange shipments of Ohio soldiers who died overseas.
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Columbus
Benson W. Hough
166Th Rainbow Division
New York
Ohio
Indigoa
Kentucky
West Virginia
Question Raised on Prohibition Officers Prosecution
Petition filed in the supreme court questions whether prohibition enforcement officers can prosecute a man they procured to buy liquor for them. John Robinson of Vernon, D, was convicted of supplying a pint to officers and fined $300 and coats. Federal Judge Sater's Columbus decision is cited along with similar dismissals.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Prohibition Enforcement
Supreme Court
John Robinson
Vernon
Sater
Rolla 180N
School Survey Details Poor Conditions in Elementary Halls
A Associated Press report from May 26 notes Miss Josephine Colby of Chicago highlighting that children aged six to fourteen face worse fire protection, lighting, ventilation, and sanitation in elementary schools than high schools. She cites aging buildings, basement rooms, and rising fire risk as key dangers to younger pupils.
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Cucano
Nie
Josephine Colby
Chicago
American Federation of Teachers
American City Bureau
Great Lake E Astern
Great Plains
Mimber
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