Railroads Plan to Cut Rates Across The West
Railroads west of Chicago plan commodity rate reductions of about 20 percent to compete with water routes via the Panama Canal. Westbound and eastbound lists include canned goods and dry goods, with wage reductions for railway workers averaging 10 to 15 percent under the Railroad Labor Board. Estimated total savings reach $350 to $400 million.
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Labor Boards
Chicago
Southern Pacific Railway
Panama Canal
Railroad Labor Board
Martial law Planned as Kentucky Border Riots Escalate
A proclamation declares martial law to quell ongoing riots and killings along the Kentucky border. Civil courts stay intact. habeas corpus remains. Authorities plan a roundup of yearlong murders, restrict gun possession to officials and homes only, and emphasize rapid action. Chicago Methodists to build a 21 story church on First Methodist site costing 3.5 million dollars with a 140 foot spire and chimes.
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Kentucky
Chicago
Methodists of
First Methodist Church
Congress Approves Emergency Tariff Bill After Vote
The House approved the conference report by 245 to 97 ending a lengthy tariff battle. The measure, vetoed by President Wilson, reintroduced in the present extra session, imposes duties on about thirty farm products and empowers the treasury secretary to penalize dumping. It maintains wartime import controls on dyes and aims to clarify duties amid fluctuating exchange rates.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
House
Senate
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
Proposal would let Missouri children vote state amendment
Law would grant children who have lived in Missouri for one year the right to vote under a proposed constitutional amendment to be decided by the people. Assistant Attorney General Otis notes the proposal next year.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Otis
British Reinforcements Quell Uprisings in Egypt
British troops arrived in Alexander and Cairo on Saturday to suppress nationalist unrest. Sporadic fighting persisted in both cities as heavy contingents reinforced the area.
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Alexander
Egypt
Cairo
Memorial marks grave of former chief justice in cemetery
The body of Edward Douglas White, late chief justice of the United States, lies in a Washington cemetery on a slope beside his brother James White. The grave will be marked by a small memorial only.
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Wa8thington
D. C
Edward Donglas White
the United States
James
Marines Reject Mediation Proposal in Longshore Strike
Local 83 and 80 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association unanimously rejected a proposal from federal mediators aimed at settling the marine strike that has been ongoing since May 1. No details disclosed on next steps or potential further talks.
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New York
Marine Engineers
Tragedy Near Geneva: Harris Couple In gunfight fatally harms
Elizabeth Harris, 20, was killed and her fiancé Nelson McNeil wounded in a gun fight with Elizabeth's parents Dr. and Mrs. Dick Harris at J.B. Ellis Ranch southeast of Geneva Texas. McNeil escaped, and the Harrises fled after a confrontation following a reported domestic dispute.
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Sen Angelo
Tex
Elizabeth Harris
Nelson McNeil
McNeil
Dick Harhard
H. B. Harris
J.B. Ellis Ranch
Geneva
Navy Advocates Win Washington Senate Finance Fight
In Washington the Senate adopted a committee amendment to the $495,000,000 naval appropriations bill by 45 to 23. The amendment favored a personnel strength of 120,000 for the navy, opposed by economy forces favoring 100,000. Soon after, committee amendments increasing the total by about $42,500,000 were approved.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
Naval Committee
House
Outbreak Strikes Alexandria Egypt Attacks on Europeans
A Cairo dispatch reports a deadly outbreak in Alexandria with many killed. British troops have arrived and assumed control of the town after natives and students attacked Greeks and other Europeans following the killing of a native by a Greek.
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Egypt
London
Alexandria
Cairo
the Exchange Telegraph Company
Retail Prices Fall Citing State Farms Agency
A state department of farms and markets statement reports a broad drop in staple food prices in Albany. The dollar will drop to thirty cents more than before, signaling lower consumer costs on essentials.
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Albany
State Department of Farms and Markets
Unemployment Drops Across 210 Cities in March Report
Secretary Morrison of the American Federation of Labor reports 1,325,061 people employed or unemployed in 210 cities, including both union and non union workers, down from 1,391,396 at the end of March.
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Washington, D. C
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Judge delays Robbery Sentence Over Soldier Uniform
Judge Landis refused to sentence William Zweyer after a guilty verdict for robbery because the defendant appeared in the uniform of a United States soldier. The ruling highlights courtroom decorum and potential bias concerns in a Chicago case.
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Chicago
Landis
William Zweyer
United States
Wyoming Marriage Law Requires Doctor Certificate
Cheyenne Wyoming May 20 1927 a new marriage law became effective requiring every man obtaining a marriage license to present a doctors certificate proving his physical condition. The reform aims to ensure health standards for marriage. The act applies statewide and places the onus on the groom to comply at the license office.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Nebraska in brief crops and civic notes across counties
Nebraska reports show wheat crop prospects vary by region with wind and rain damages noted in Gage and Howard counties while mills, directors and officials shift on city commissions in Lincoln and North Platte. Band of events includes highway additions, public works, a Norway style cyclone, and plans for a national aerial meet in Omaha with veterans and nurses activities mentioned.
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Nebraska
Charles W. Bryan
Lincoln
Bryan
North Platte
Northwestern Roundup Association
Valentine
Wyoming
Capitol
Chambers
Nebte
Omaha
Hay
Congress
Gage County
Howard County
Sidney Methodists
Loup
Fillmore County
Tekamah
Kieth
Pate
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Tug River Coal District
McKenrie
Grimes
Tewell
Platte Center
St. Edward
Lindsay
St. Edwards
Platte County
Grand Council
U.O. T
Fremont
Navy Club
Margaret Carns
Consolidated School District
Caner
Harmony
Seward
Pawnee
Crab Orchard
West Point
Des Moines
Gil
Alvah Heche
Dawson County Agri
John J. Pershing
Mystic Shrine
Lincolny
North- Platts Ae
Caurck A
Ange
Rend Island
Orbia
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