Tennessee Battleship Tennessee Commissioned at Brooklyn Yard
The Tennessee, largest battleship afloat, goes into commission at the Brooklyn navy yard with a 631 crew. It features a top mounted fighting brain, fourteen inch guns, electrical speed control, and luxurious crew amenities including a club, library, printers, and motion picture camera. Commissioning ceremonies set for 2:30 p.m. with a planned practice cruise to Guanatanamo Bay on August 1.
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Tennessee
United States Navy
Guanatanamo
Cuba
Candidates Register Smiles at Big Convention
Republican convention in Chicago moves toward formal candidate selection as Johnson and Harding arrive. Delegates and managers work to align forces while women’s role is debated and platform talks begin with anticipated hearings and seconding speeches for Wood.
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Herbert Hoover
Resolutions Committee
National Committee
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Allen
Kansas
Runyon
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Ohio
Colorado
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South
Miles Poindexter
Washington
Daniels Urges Middies to Cast Off Traditions
Annapolis June 8 AP Secretary Daniels urged the graduating class of 289 midshipmen at the Naval Academy to cast off slavery to tradition and venture into new, untried areas. He warned against slavish adherence to precedent while praising boldness, audacity, and battlefield innovation as keys to future naval strength.
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Annapolis
Daniela
Naval Academy
Tourists See More of Turkey Prompting Veil Evasion
London reports a shift as Western ideas spread in the Near East leading Turkish women to drop veils or wear thinner coverings. A Turkish woman of good family faced violent opposition when she discarded her veil with a male relative firing shots, seriously wounding her and leaving her for dead.
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London
Priintrend
Monastir
Villa Attacks Parral but Is Out of Luck
El Paso reports Parral Chihuahua with about 15000 residents was attacked by Francisco Villa’s ban dit forces yesterday. Parral lies at the center of a mining district with several large American and foreign owned companies operating nearby.
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Villa attack on Parral claimed repulsed by garrison
Advices say Francisco Villa attacked Parral yesterday but was repulsed with some losses. Ignacio Enriquez, Chihuahua commander, pursues Villa. Rail service to Jiminez resumed. Parral rail line cut with at least five bridges burned. telegraph intermittent. Officials say Villa likely commands a larger force than thought.
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State Department
Francisco Villa
Parral
Ignacio Enriquez
Chihuahua
Jiminez
Chihuahua City
Villa
Mexican Revolt Faces New Osuna Army Challenge
Juarez reports General Carlos Osuna raises a force estimated from about 2000 to as few as five in support of the counterrevolutionary threat. The army challenge comes as the revolutionists consolidate power in Mexico.
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Juarez
Carlos Osuna
Mexico
Mexican forces rout Osuna at Villa de Allende
General Osuna's revolt was crushed by armies commanded by General Escobar and General Enriquez at Villa de Allende, according to advices received at Libertad constitutionalist HQ in El Paso. Governor Almada expressed confidence in a postwar order, stressing resource development in Lower California and foreign capital to restore employment. Obregon plans to elevate Colonel Cantu to full general.
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Carlos Osuna
Villa de Allende
J. Gonzalo Escobar
Ignacio Enriquez
Libertas Constitutionalist
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Obregon
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Senate probe urged to extend into presidential race
Senator Pomerene urged the committee to broaden the inquiry after the Democratic convention into receipts and expenditures of presidential and senatorial campaigns before November 1920. Witnesses described Wood campaign spending with funds used for publicity and campaign materials as the panel heard testimony in Washington.
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Senate
Pomerene
Ohio
United States Senate
Taft comments on Chicago race and league of nations
Former president and federal official William Howard Taft told Idaho leaders in Boise that Johnson cannot secure more than about 150 Chicago votes. He backed Wood and Lowden, criticized the Nonpartisan league, and said Wilson blocked a League of Nations until after March 4 1921. He warned revision of taxes would challenge a victorious Republican party.
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Taft
Boise
Nonpartisan League
North
Rioting Over A Woman Sparks Newport Street Clash
Newport England June 3 AP reports white and negro sailors fought in the streets last night and early today. Several revolver shots were fired but no injuries were recorded. The clash, sparked by a quarrel over a woman, recalled rioting from last year.
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England
House Acts on Mandate Framing Armenia Authority
Washington June 3 AP the senate resolution to deny President Wilson authority to accept a mandate for Armenia was ordered out by the house foreign affairs committee Chairman Porter said no house action was expected this day as committee work continued on the issue
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Senate
Wilson
Armenia
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Seaton Joins Little Rock Club After PCL Ban
Pitcher Tom Seaton formerly with the San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast League has been barred from Southern league games by President John D. Martin and today joined the Little Rock club of the Southern Association along with Casey Smith who shared the same ban.
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Ark
Tom Seaton
San Francisco
Casey Smith
John D. Martin
Sinn Fein Attacks Target Irish Naval Posts
Sinn Fein forces attacked Queenstown naval station and five coast guard posts during the night. Reports say the assaults were unsuccessful in all cases with no decisive breakthroughs.
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Ireland
Sinn
Rump Session on Race Issue Moves in Party Committee
The Republican National Committee, by unanimous vote, directed chairman Hays to warn all state GOP groups to end holding conventions where access for colored people is denied. Warren urged action to address the race issue, but southern members objected to targeting the South. The measure was amended to apply nationwide and adopted.
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Cincinnati
Midwest
Republican Platform
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Resolutions
Republican Committee On Platform and Politics
Wood
Chicago
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Charles B. Warren
Michigan
W. H. Jackson
Georgia
Col. Warren
Hert
Kentucky
Republican Party
Johnson Receives Large Welcome in Chicago Arrival
Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California arrived in Chicago and spoke against league of nations. He addressed a crowd at the auditorium hotel and rode through crowds waving American flags. He stressed living free from European dictates amid campaign activity with Wood and Lowden already in the city.
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Russia
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Warren G. Harding
Poland Accepts Danzig Mandate After Norway Refusal
Copenhagen reports that Poland accepted the Danzig mandate after Norway declined the offer. The National Tidenden notes the mandate was presented by the supreme council and then accepted by Poland.
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Danzig
Copenhagen
National Tidenden
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Dangig
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