Rates Cut Aimed at Boosting Warrior River Trade
The War field river system gains rate reductions after full approval by the Interstate Commerce Commission at Kingston. The move follows War Department guidance to attract more commerce and allow new towboats to move greater volumes, according to Associated Press summaries.
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Warrior Co
Folfig
Inter Commerce Commission
Kington
Associated Press
Utton
War Départment
Warrior River
Lowden Leads On Fifth Ballot In Republican Convention
In Chicago on June 12 General Wood trails as Governor Lowden reaches 803 votes on the fifth ballot for the Republican presidential nomination. Wood has about 299, Johnson 183.5, with New York delegates caucusing and Butler rejecting delegates amid tense caucus atmosphere.
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Chicago
Gover Lowden
General Wood
Sn Lowdon
Wood
Johnson
Colisham
Alabama
New York
Nicholas Murray
Butler
Lowden
Veo
E Coolidge
Buth
Death of Mrs Blanche Planck Prominent Mobile Pastor's Wife
Mrs Blanche Planck wife of Rev Do A Planck D D pastor of a Central Presbyterian church died at home Ann street Mobile after a long residence in the city. She is survived by her husband a son Ernest H Planck two daughters Mrs David H Maes and Mrs Will G Caffey and Nan Planck. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 1 o clock from the family residence with burial in May Cemetery.
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Blanche Hopkins Planck
Do A. Planck
D. D
Central Presbyterian Church
Mobile
Ann
Planck Tealgeon Ily
Planck
Neon
South
Ernest H. Pack
David H. Maes
Will G. Caffey
Harry
Nan Planck
May
Roving Marines Visit Ball Park For Demonstration
Sergeant W. J. Schwab from New Orleans recruiting station leads roving Marines with megaphones at the ball park this afternoon. The Mobile team clashes with Memphis in a spirited event as locals join in the noise. The Marines, in their fourth South tour, are said to be boosting morale and challenging the Jinx on Hicks with a band presence noted at Royal and Dau.
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W. J. Schwab
New Orleans
Rong Marines
Memphis Wm
South
Memphis
Women fined on vagrancy charge
Agnes Davis and Elizabeth Mayo, two women arrested on Thursday, were fined $10 each by the recorder on a charge of vagrancy after being found with Leroy Clar in a company and calling the patrol without cause.
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Agnes Davis
Elizabeth Mayo
Ing
Leroy~ Clariow
Bishop Gaylor Sails to Attend British Episcopal Session
New York June 12 Bishop T Gaylor of Memphis Tenn presid ing bishop of the Episcopal church in the United States sailed today on the Philadelphia to attend the Episcopal conference in London. Also aboard were Bishop J Mikell of Atlanta Tokio’s Bishop and Dr Wil B oardner of the Secretarty of religious education.
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New York
T. Gaylor
Memphis
Tenn
Episcopal Church
United States
Police Inspector Guilty of Perjury
New York June 12. Police Inspector Dominick Henry found guilty of perjury by a jury. He faces sentencing Tuesday after a trial that followed multiple charges and a lengthy legal process.
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New York
Dominick Henry
Steam planet sailing departs York with Col E M aboard
EN YORK June 12 Col E M was a passenger on the steam planet sailing from here today land. He said his trip abroad ik for personial reasons and.
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EN York
Col E. M
Sresandor Update Sparks Alabama Fair Tonight
Unclear fragments report an Alabama event on June 12 with fair like activities and entinded tone. Specific teams or organizations are not identifiable from the text.
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Sresandor
Alabama
Stocks Show Strength in First Trades
Stocks opened firm to strong in New York trading with Crucible Steel leading gains of seven points. Other key shares in steel, oil, shippings, textiles, leathers and chemicals rose modestly while rail shares were steadier. In New Orleans cotton rose in early trading on boll weevil damage hopes and Census figures. July and October futures higher amid optimistic demand. Cotton futures opened steady in New York with July at 38.47 and October at 35.48.
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New York
Ion
Crucible Steel
New. Orleans
Census Bureau
Probe Continues Into Tobacco Theft Case In City Court
The investigation into theft of cigarettes and cigars from wholesale stores prompted a continuance in the case of Sam Gibson alias Bus ter, jailed on $1,000 bond for eight cartons stolen from M Forchheimer & Company. Store operators William McCoy and Frank Cornelia face related charges of receiving stolen property as arrests of nine men marked as dangerous and suspicious were read. An assistant solicitor noted a large amount of stolen property recovered and the inquiry ongoing with trial not set until Tuesday.
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Sam. Gibson
Buster
M. Forchheimer & Company
William McCoy
Frank Cornelia
Gibson
Jack
Courtney
C. D. Nicholas
Charles T. Jones
Raymond Taylor
George Williams
Charles Wells
Garrett N. Davis
Clarence York
Auto Driver Fined for 31 MPH on Government Street
Recorder D H Edington fined Newton Thompson $20 for speeding 31 miles per hour on Government Street. Officer Marshall testified to the speed as Thompson faced the recorder’s court today. J B Jones also paid $16.25 for operating without proper rights and no state license. He claimed newly arrived in the city but this was not accepted. A car passing the police station created a disturbance and the bailiff ordered arrest, but the driver had already gone by.
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Recorder’s Court
H. Edington
Newett. Thompson
Marshall
Government Street
J. B. Jones
Jones
Princeton Track Team Sails to England for Dual Meet
Princeton’s star track squad departs for England to face Oxford University in a dual meet. The Tigers lineup includes Carl Erdman George Trowbridge S H Thompson Randolph E Brown Donald Laurie Frank Murrey William Stevenson and others.
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New York
Princeton
England
Tigers
Oxford University
Carl Erdman
George Trowbridge
H.thompson
Randolph E. Brown
Donald Laurie
Frank L.murrey
William Stevenson
Adams
Robert Ate- Culloch
Allan Swede
C. D. Halsey
R. F. Cleveland
T. C. Spears
C. F. Sweet
Ballot Forecast From Chicago Convention
In Chicago on June 12 officials report the convention completed four ballots in two hours and thirty minutes. The proceeding's pace and potential recess timing influence forecasts for further ballots.
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Hom
Chicago
Labor Federation Condemns Republican Chicago Platform
The American Federation of Labor denounces the Republican platform for turning its back on labor. Samuel Gompers and Matthew Woll present a report accusing the GOP of profiteering gaps, anti strike moves, and undermining Mexican sovereignty while endorsing a weak anti profiteering stance and urging stronger federal action.
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Montreal
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Amuel Gompers
Matthew Woll
Gompers
Saalioe Ee
Mexico
United States
Republican Congress
Suffrage Alliance Meet Ends Tonight in Geneva
The eighth congress of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance will close this evening in Geneva. President Carrie Chapman Catt of New York called the meeting a triumphant success and said important steps had been taken for the elevation of the statue of the world's womanhood.
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Geneva
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Carrie Chapman Catt
New York
Alliance
Counting Coolidge Likely Dark Horse at Colosseum
Chicago June 12 with Wood and Lowden out Governor Coolidge appears the likely dark horse for the presidency. The Massachusetts delegation of 35 votes is solid for Coolidge following two caucuses per Allen attorney general of Manatibella.
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Chicago
Coolidge
Wood
Lowden
Massachusetts
Allen
Manat Iebella
Strike Called at VNA Krupp Works Branch Berlin
A sudden strike broke out at the Friede press Smelting works near Duisberg and the Rhein plant affecting about 500 workers. Malcontents demanded immediate wage increases and the management refusal triggered the walkout.
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VNA Krupp Works
Berlin
Friedepress
Rhein
Duisberg
Dekkee Gart
I ~P
Meir
Several Charged With Implication In Carranza Case
Mexico City June 12 United Press reports that generals Morcia Barragan Urquizo and Bert, among Carranza faction leaders, were formally arrested for implication in Venustiano Carranza's murder. They face misappropriation charges from the presidential flight and will be tried soon after a two day pretrial. The arrests cite failure to defend Carranza but do not specify other connections.
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Loma Ware
Salen
United Press
Mexico City
Venusyom
Oy m
Axcalantongo
Prrest
Morcia
Barragan
Urquizo
Bert
Carranza
Seven Seamen Believed Lost In Ever Squall
Wilmington Delaware June 12 Several crew members of Eagle boat No 26 US Navy including three officers and four seamen are believed drowned after the vessel was struck by a squall in the Delaware River near Wilmington The fate of the men will not be known until late today Navy ships rushed to the scene to aid and burn holes in the capsized hull to free anyone trapped in the engine room Captain Pierce refused to desert the vessel remaining aboard until Commander Stirling arrived to take command
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Wilmington
Del
Eagle Boat No. 26
United States Navy
Delaware
Navy
Little
Thomas Clyde
Navy Department
League Island
Stirling
Navy Yard
Pierce
Ford Interests Plan Purchase of Cotton Here
Ford Manufacturing Company representatives from Detroit visited Mobile to study buying raw cotton for cloths used in automobile tops and imitation leather. The plan may include operating cotton mills to cut manufacturing costs, with a decision on mill location to be determined.
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Ford Manufacturing Company
Detroit
Mobile
Ford
South
L. G. Adams
Butler Withdraws From GOP Presidential Race
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler has withdrawn from the Republican presidential nomination per William H. Barnes of the New York delegation. The move releases about twenty New York votes. Butler had received twenty votes on the fourth ballot last night, all from New York.
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Chicago
Nicholas Murray Butler
William H. Barnes
New York
Polish Lines Bend Under Red Pressure Near Kiev
Soviet officials say Bolsheviks drive Polish lines north and south of Kiev on the Knieper west bank, cutting railway communications with the city in a Moscow statement dated Friday.
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London
Kiev
Knieper
Moscow
Harding candidate for re election filed in Ohio
Columbus Ohio June 12 Senator Harding is a candidate for re election. declaration filed at the secretary of state's office at 11 53 last night by George B Morris of Cleveland. Harding said it had been made out in Cleveland.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harding
Secretary of State
George
B. Morris
Cleveland
Harvin
Old Guard Chooses Harding After All Night Party
In a tense all night meeting the Republican Old Guard ends deadlock after the fourth ballot. Hi Johnson rejects Wood and Lowden, urging a clean candidate. The group settles on Warren G Harding as the party’s choice to move toward the White House.
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Old Guard
Harding
Renate
Whittle Mae Verery
White House
Hi Johnson
Per Borah
Wood
Lowden
California
Running Mates Are Sprucing Up at Chicago
Chicago dispatch notes numerous vice presidential prospects for the Republican ticket in June 1920. Names include Harding, Allen, Coolidge, Kenyon, Morrow, McKelvie, with geographic balance as a key factor for swing states and regional tickets. Indiana figures as a potential source for a running mate.
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Chicago
David M. Church
International News Service
Republican National ‘Convention
Harding
Ohio
Allen
Kansas
Coolidge
Massachusetts
Kenyon
Iowa
Morrow
Kentucky
Samuel R. McKelvie
Nebraska
Indiana
Goodrich
Rae Atl
Penrose Failing Under Big Strain
Prolonged strain of the Republican convention worsens the condition of Senator Penrose. Reports say physicians attend his home as the situation grows more serious, with officials confirming the health decline after days of stress.
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Penrose
Philadelphia
Colér
Warnine
Mexico Plans U S Mission to Discuss Relations
Washington reports say the new Mexican government plans a mission to the United States to discuss relations in an informal way. Miguel Covarrubias and Fernando Calderón may head the delegation to confer with U S lawmakers and administration officials on an international claims commission and Mexican legislation opposed by the United States. A separate note from Mexico City says a campaign to curb Bolshevik agitation will begin, and provisional President Adolfo de la Huerta may deport an arrested individual as an undesirable alien. The decree restoring ownership of confiscated mines timber and ranch lands was signed by President de la Huerta.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Miguel Covorrubias
Fernando Calderon
Senate
House
Administration
Mexico
Mexico City
Adalfo de la Huerta
Ali
de la Huerta
Wood Maintains Steady Vote in Conference Balloting
Fragmentary report shows Geneval Wood holding firm in early convention balloting with no compromise talk. Henry J. Allen of Kansas is named, and Governor Wen’s confidants note continued strength as nominations proceed.
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Chicago
Geneval Wood
Bate
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Wen
Fieth Ballot 38 Sproul Minority Strength in National Vote
OCR shows state by state presidential tally with Fitz, La Follette, Wood, Harding, Lowden, Johnson, Hoover and others referenced. Votes are broken by state including Maine Maine New Hampshire New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin and territories with multiple candidates mentioned. Data appears garbled but preserves names and broad state totals along with third party and regional leanings.
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Aondiana i
Lowden
Tecate
Town
Hardin Iamtasint
Louisiana
Hardin
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Wood
Michigan
Minnesota
Soten
Johnson
Harding
Missouri
Lot W. Wee Lowden
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
Bic
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Tyling
Dotinson
New Mexico
Rae New York
Poindexter
W. Ty Ward
Jenneens
Boter
West Virginia
See Wood
Loolidge
Wisconsin
Juan Follette
Hoover
Haere Bi Wromine
Ogi Hardings
Alaska
District of Columbia
Weed
Philippines
Porto Rica
Woadt
Hays Pleased With Deadlock at Convention Balloting
Chicago reports a remark by Ches Will Hays of the Republican National Committee during the convention. He expresses satisfaction with the deadlock amid balloting and defends the value of returning members through honest work.
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Chicago
Ches Will “Ho Hays
Republicattional Committee
Egyptian Premier Assassin's Mark
Fragmented note describes an Ethiopian premier assassin mark and a cryptic reference. Names and specifics are unclear, with garbled words and partial phrases suggesting a political or security context.
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