Bonus measure blocked by opposition in Senate debate
Washington June 8 AP An effort to bring the soldier bonus bill to the Senate calendar was blocked by Senator Williams Democrat Mississippi. Chairman McCumber planned to again seek a discharge later, while Senator Underwood urged a motion to move the bill forward.
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Minneapolis
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Strike Ballot Forced Toward Speedy Conclusion
Cincinnati June 8 AP reports union leaders debate a railway shopmen strike after 400 000 ballots are released. Federated shop crafts warns locals to act while four transportation brother hoods doubt joining due to wage protections. Ballots must be returned by June 25 ahead of a Labor convention starting next Monday.
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Executive Council
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Burnham says divorce filings in three suits end marriage
Daniel M. Burnham, wealthy cigar manufacturer, reacts to Pauline Gibson Burnham filing a third divorce suit. Her first suit was dismissed after reconciliation in 1917, a decree followed in the second suit in 1918, and the couple remarried eight months later. Each suit cited drunkenness and cruelty.
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Chicago
Daniel M. Burnham
Pauline Gibson Burnham
Lightning Hits Ace's Airplane in Detroit Crash
In Detroit near Packard Field captain Eddie Rickenbacker and his party were to depart for Chicago when a lightning strike hit the all metal airplane during tuning for the second leg of the cross country flight from New York to San Francisco. Three workmen were knocked unconscious, one severely burned, but Rickenbacker and the others escaped serious injury. Repairs were expected to be ready by late afternoon.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
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Young Woman Says Gypsy Captivity In New York Area
Police hold Rosa Miguel of Norfolk Virginia who claims she was held by a gypsy band near Sydney Nova Scotia. She recounts being kidnapped at age 12 and forced to marry the chief’s son, later seized again in Philadelphia and subjected to cruelties before escaping to a station.
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Norfolk
Here
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King Alexander wedding precautions in Belgrade cause wide security
Belgrade reports elaborate security for King Alexander and Princess Marie of Romania as the royal wedding route from palace to cathedral is lined with troops and guards. Civil restrictions limit spectators, ban cameras, and aim to prevent unauthorized movement amid royal intrigues and interwar European tensions.
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Jugo-Slavia
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Roumania
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Titiana
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Sophie
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England
Swiss Flame of Fair Mathilde Offered Job in Yellowstone
Helena, Montana report states Max Oner fiancé of Mathilde McCormick granddaughter of J D Rockefeller is offered a park job for summer. A Yellowstone park transportation company in Helena dispatched a cable offering him supervision of saddle horse tours with a satisfactory salary.
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German Loan Abandoned by Bankers Committee
The bankers committee meets to decide form for a German loan report and seeks unanimity among lenders and a clear credit basis for Germany. They note the reparations commission finds no unanimity among prospective lenders, delaying advice on a loan.
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Bankere
Shell
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Germany
Reparations Commission
Rail unions gauge strike vote amid wage cut protests
Chicago reports indicate railroad unions anticipate a strike referendum favoring work suspension over wage reductions by the railroad labor board. Leaders warn a June 30 ballot may prompt a July 15 walkout as union chief figures weigh coal miner cooperation and AFL action, while executives doubt rank and file consensus.
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Railroad Labor Board
Railroad Board
American Federation of Labor
Cincinnati
H. FE
Rock Island
H. Markham
Illinois Central
Man and Diva Split as Wild Mustard Reappears
Floyd Glotzbach, longtime chauffeur to Margaret Matzenauer, faces a 250 dollar bond on an assault charge after an alleged birthday party brawl left Peter Hannah with a fractured jaw and injuries. Matzenauer, the prima donna, and Glotzbach traded barbs over their estrangement amid divorce proceedings.
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Glotzbach
Delmonte
Calif
Mme. Matzenauver
Mme. Matzenauer
One Woman Reported Missing After Severe Storm
Pierre S D June 8: Terrific rain storm sweeps the area causing extensive property damage and one woman reported missing from the heavy rainfall overnight and into this morning.
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Pierre
Greeks Bombard Sansun Town on the Black Sea
The Turkish town of Sansun on the Black Sea was bombarded yesterday by a Greek fleet. The damage is not yet known.
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Constantinople
Sansun
Black Sea
British Troops Push Into Belleek in Ulster Clash
Reports from Belfast and Londonderry describe British columns moving into the Belleek area on the Fermanagh Donegal border. Irregular forces reportedly fall back as howitzers and armored cars support advance along Lough Erne with observers on hilltops and heliograph links across the lake.
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Enniskillen
Lough Erne
Pettigee
Free State
Belleek
Ulster
Home Secretary
Magheramena Castle
Fermanagh-Donegal
Longs Erne
Pettigos
Liverpool Regiment Arrives to Occupy Termonacco House
Londonderry June 8 The Liverpool regiment arrived last night and took up quarters in Termonacco house owned by the Nazareth Nuns Gwyman's Institute and Magee Presbyterian College on the Donegal side of the Foyle. Military concentrations now line both river banks and republicans seized St Johnston Orange hall and Dunmoore Lodge four miles from Londonderry. The northern government ordered curbs on export of food and merchandise to county Donegal amid rising tensions and a resulting shortage of agricultural goods.
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Liverpool Regiment
Termonacco House
Nazareth Nuns
Gwyman's Institute
Magee Presbyterian College
Als
Donegal
Foyle
County Londonderry
St. Johnston
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