Honesty Is Solution Gary Says At Steel Institute
Elbert H. Gary, chairman of United States Steel, told the American Iron and Steel Institute that slow improvement in business will come as the minority who ignore common honesty are aroused. He urged law observance and fair prices, noting wage and living-cost adjustments must align. He praised Washington's appraisal of pro business progress and warned against unjust wage shifts and extortionate pricing.
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New York
Tull
Elbert Si. Gary
United States Steel Eperation
American Tron and Steel Institute
Gary
Washington
Mad Hatter Wins Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park
Mad Hatter, piloted by Sande for the Rancacas stable, won the Metropolitan handicap at Belmont Park on one mile. Audacious finished second and Yellow Hand was third in a field of eight. The $8,160 purse was earned with a 1:37 2.5 time.
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Belmont Park
Mad Hatter
Audacious
Yellow Hand
Rancacas
Sande
Patton Nominated U S Marshal for Wyoming District
President Harding nominated Hugh L. Patton to be United States marshal for the district of Wyoming in Washington on May 27.
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Wyoming
Washington
Hugh L. Patton
Harding
United States
District of
Disabled World War officers seek retirement pay rights
A delegation of disabled former officers testified before the senate military committee in Washington on May 27 urging relief to grant emergency officers retirement pay and privileges comparable to regular army officers. They argued thousands qualify, with eligibility limited to those disabled in duty.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Bureum
Republican
New Mexico
Victor Hoints
American Legion
Great Ticket Sale for Big Fight in New York
New York May 27 AP report says Dempsey Carpentier bout tickets sold out for Jersey City July 2 with 50 dollar reservations fully taken. Box office receipts totaled 674,264 and 1,000 tickets dispatched to Pacific points along with two blocks of 800 distributed to Los Angeles and Robbins.
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New York
Jersey City
Tex Richard
Ted
Uacifie
Los Angeles
Ared
Bowen Slace
Arms and Money: U.S. Says Britain Silent on Ireland Shipments
Washington reports Britain has made no representations about alleged shipments of American arms to Ireland or Irish bonds sold in the United States. Officials said no official cognizance would be taken unless Britain asserts concerns, despite press disclosures and British parliamentary interpellations.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Ireland
Eddie Rickenbacker crashes plane during transcontinental attempt
Eddie Rickenbacker resumed a transcontinental flight from Cheyenne in a mail plane piloted by C V Pickup. Ground inspection showed a near perfect landing before the craft slid 800 feet into a gully, wrecking the landing gear. Officials blamed a mislocated flaming T aid for tail wind misalignment.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Eddie Rickenbacker
C. V. Pickup
Omaha
Rickenbacker
Washington
Express Men Fail to Agree on Wage Item
Twenty five additional railroads and 39 carriers filed disputes for the June 6 wage reduction hearing before the railroad labor board. American Express and its 80,000 employees remain at an impasse as the company declined to accept any wage cuts after the 1920 25 percent raise.
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Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
Fort Smith and
President Signs Emergency Tariff Law
President Harding signed an emergency tariff bill late today. The law lasts six months and covers most farm products to prevent foreign goods dumping in the United States.
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Washington
Harding
Rickenbacker’s Flight Hangs on Plane Availability
The aviator Eddie Rickenbacker faces a decision on continuing from California to Washington depending on securing an airplane. The post office department barred use of an air mail plane from Redwood City after his arrival from Cheyenne where the craft was wrecked. A telegram from E H Shaughnessey stated no authority to permit the air mail plane, prompting Rickenbacker to seek Army air service help from General Mitchell in Washington. If unavailable he plans to fly with a regular air mail pilot to Chicago for further attempts.
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Rickenbacker
Washington
California
Postertics Department
Cheyenne
Redwood City
Calif
E. H. Shaughnesney
Omaha
Post Office Department
Eddie Rickenbacker
Metropolitan Club
Wyo
Shaughnessy
American Legion
Chicago
Mitchell
Army Service
W. T. Votan
Rickenbacker Faces Air Mail Flight Hurdles in Quest to Washington
Eddie Rickenbacker cannot secure post office department authority to fly on an air mail plane from Redwood City to Washington for a Metropolitan Club banquet. After a Cheyenne landing accident he travels as a passenger to Omaha to pursue army aircraft permission, then may proceed to Chicago or ride by rail to finish his trip.
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North Platte, Neb
Eddie Rickenbacker
Redwood City
Calif
Washington, D. C
Omaha
C. V. Pickup
Alaska Road to Issue Bonds to Complete Railroad
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted authority to the Alaska Anthracite Railroad to issue and sell 1.4 million dollars of first mortgage bonds at not less than 90 percent to finish construction begun in 1916 and halted by the war. The line aims to reach coal regions during the next open season.
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Washington
Alaska Anthracite Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ewe
Stillman denies case is settled in divorce action
New York May 27 AP report says James A. Stillman’s counsel issued a statement denying involvement in negotiations for settlement of his divorce suit against former wife Fifi Potter.
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New York
James A. Stillman
Fifi Potter
Banker’s Lawyer States Plan for Divorce Hearing in June
Cornelius J. Sullivan of counsel for Stillman said the bank intends to proceed with the divorce fight. The next hearing is set for June 1 and 2 in Poughkeepsie before Referee Daniel Gleason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius J. Sullivan
Stillman
Poughkeepsie
Daniel Gleason
American envoy says aims to arrange Mexico recognition
George T. Summerlin the American chargé d'affaires in Mexico City said on arrival that his mission is to emulate Secretary Hughes in arranging terms of recognition of the Mexican government. He expected to meet President Obregon this morning or tomorrow.
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Mexico City
George T. Summerlin
United States
Hughes
Jr. Bummerlin
Obregon
Norway Enters General Strike Amid Reported Troop Deployment
An official dispatch says Norway has started a general strike with no serious disturbances so far. The government has called troops to assist police in Christiania and other areas.
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New York
Norway
Christiania
British force is in Silesia confirmed by chamber vote
Paris May 27 AP The chamber of deputies backed Premier Briand on German reparations and other vital issues. After days of debate the chamber expressed confidence in Briand by a vote of 418 to 171 on the general order of the day confirming his policies in Silesia and related matters.
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Paris
Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Germans Clash With The Poles In Silesia Report
Reports say Polish forces have taken control of Mystowts town in south eastern Silesia as German forces clash with Polish volunteers. The scene involves German and Polish factions amid evacuation and shifting front lines.
Russia faces long post Bolshevik chaos in Baltic view
Baltic officials and scholars in Riga say a united Russia is impossible for decades after Bolshevik collapse. They warn anarchy would follow, citing views of Estonia’s Piip Latvia’s Lehnmann and Lithuania’s Grinius, plus Baltic observer Martas on Moscow.
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Riga
Russia
Baltic
Bethonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Moscow
Nikolai Lenine
Piip
M. Lehnmann
Kasmir Grinius
A. M. Martas
New York
Ile
America
Paris
Baltic States
Alameda Iter Abandoned in Naval Base Fight
Washington reports that the drive to insert a Alameda California base in the naval appropriation bill was dropped by Republican leaders. Senator Ball of Delaware announced the decision not to seek another vote on the Alameda amendment, which had failed in the Senate, with no western senators seeking a separate vote.
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Washington
Alameda
Calif
Senate
Ball
Republian
Delaware
Pacific Coast
California
Tornado Lifts Farmhouses. One Dead, Several Hurt
A tornado near Plymouth to Manly Iowa swept a four hundred yard wide path yesterday afternoon. Half a dozen farm buildings were blown away. Frank McCall of Topeka Kansas was killed instantly. FP Lyford of Worth County was thrown fifty feet and died from his injuries. Mrs Art Dobel, two week bride, likely to die from injuries as her farm home was lifted and set down in a grove. The bridegroom was injured but survived and aided his wife to a granary where a doctor was summoned.
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Mason City
Plymouth
Manly
Frank McCall
Topeka
Kas
FP. R. Lyford
Worth County
Lyford
Art Dobel
Alee
Tornado Hits O. A. Burnt Farm Near Manchester Iowa
A tornado southwest of Manchester Iowa demolished buildings on the O A Burnt farm. No livestock loss. the barn was carried 30 feet and wrecked. The storm largely missed Manchester to the north with no casualty increase expected as reports filtered in.
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Manchester
Town
O. A
King bills relief mining claim assessment work
Senator King a Democrat from Utah introduced a bill to excuse owners of mining claims on the public domain from performing the standard annual assessment work for the years 1921 and 1922.
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Washington
King
Utah
Amalgam Theft Arrest In Homestake Case
Colonel J. Sinclair of Denver was arrested in Deadwood on charges of stealing amalgam from Homestake Mining company. The alleged theft spans years with over 1000 dollars of metal found with him and officials suspect others may be involved.
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Deadwood
J. Sinclair
Denver
Homestake Mining Company
Freight rate discussion shows no relation to delivered prices
Edward Chambers of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe testifies before the Senate Interstate Commerce Commission on rail freight, noting that coal price fluctuations, lumber rate changes, and grain shipments have not halted industry. He cites adjustments from 80 to 73 cents and 73 to 66 1/2 cents for certain routes and reports mixed results in lumber movement and demand.
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Washington
Edward Chambers
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Senate Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Chambers
Pacific Coast
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pacific Coast Territories
Chicago
West
Mississippi River
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Paul
Minneapolis
United States Tennis Team Named for World Hard Court Champs
New York May 27 The United States selects a strong, balanced squad for the world hard court championships opening in Paris May 28. Team includes W. T. Tilden J. J. Jones Arnold Jones Mra VL Mallory Edith Sigourney and others with entries in singles doubles and mixed events. The squad also plans to enter in French turf championships and in Wimbledon late June.
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New York
United States
Paris
W. T. Tilden
Philadelphia
J. J. Jones
Arnold Jones
Providence
Mra VL
United States Lawn Tennie Association
Arnold W. Jones
J. Dick Jones
Tilden
Mrn
Ft. Mallory
Misa
Edith Migoure
Horn Court
Mee Mallory
Mise Sigourney
Mr. Jones
Wimbledon
England
Amendment Beatens Navy Bill Move Rejected In Senate
Washington May 27 The Senate rejected on a point of order an amendment to the naval appropriation bill proposed by Senator Pomerene Democrat Ohio to empower the president to suspend American naval construction if a disarmament agreement is reached.
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Washington
Pomerone
Ohio
Seizure of Bergdoll Property By U S Custodian
Philadelphia May 27 AP all property in Philadelphia of Grover G Bergdoll the convicted draft evader and deserter now in Germany valued at about 850000 was seized by Colonel Thomas W Miller alien property custodian. The action follows the trading with the enemy act and includes real estate and deposits held by Mrs Emma Bergdoll. The seizure targets funds Grover may receive from the United States and leaves him to support himself in Germany.
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Philadelphia
Grover G. Bergdoll
Germany
Thomas W. Miller
United States
Emma (. Bergdoll
Grover
Miller
Vincent A. Carroll
Bergdoll Castle
Bergdoll
Schmidheiser
Bergdoll Brewing Company
Grovver
Bergdoll Branded Enemy Under Trading With the Enemy Act
Washington reports Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, who fled to Germany, is held as an enemy under the trading with the enemy act. Alien Property Custodian Miller says the move follows weeks of planning with the president and attorney general and amends a 1920 license allowing Bergdoll to benefit from his U S property. The custodian will administer Bergdoll’s seized property until Congress directs its disposition.
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Washington
Grover Cleveland Bergdolf
Germany
Thomas W. Miller
State Department
General War Trade Board
Bergdoll
Congress
United States Army unveils 50 caliber tank cracking gun
Major Lee O Wright, of the army ordnance department, announced at Rock Island arsenal that a 50 caliber gun can fire a bullet capable of penetrating 1 inch armor at 100 yards. The weapon, developed from wartime designs, weighs around two thousand pounds and uses water cooling. It fires 800 grain projectiles at high velocity with an effective range beyond seven thousand yards.
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Rock Islandé
United States Army
Lee O. Wright
Army Ordnance Department
Ordnance Section
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Rock Island Arsenal
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