Columbia River Dike Breach Floods Farmland North of Woodland
Flood waters from a Columbia River dike break six miles north of Woodland, Washington, have inundated about 5 000 acres to eight to ten feet. No deaths. crops damaged with losses estimated up to 500 000 dollars. About 1 000 men aided evacuation as cattle and livestock were moved from the flooded district.
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Woodland, Wash
Columbia River
Here
Northern Pacific
Oodland
Kalama
Woodland
Young Burke
E. C. Burke
Oregon City
Pamp
The
Columbia
Baruch Denies Copper Profiteering Amid Senate Inquiry
Senator Kenyon read B M Baruch letters calling for a congressional probe into copper profiteering during the war. Baruch defended himself saying he relinquished all conflicting interests in 1917 and offered private papers, noting he drew under 25000 of a 150000 peace fund and repaid the rest to the government. He said he paid own expenses in Washington and Paris and covered staff costs without reimbursement.
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Washington
Kenyon
Iowa
Senate
B. M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Congressional
Baruch
Congress
Ashington
Paria
Ambiguous Oil Field Report Sent to The Hague
A terse dispatch notes the United States sending a representative to The Hague. The wording is garbled but indicates a governmental move connected to oil field policy and timing concerns. No clear names or dates beyond May 3.
Bryn Mawr 1911 Busy Class Parade At Alumnae Reunion
Eighteen teens in green Lincolns and Tam o Shanter hats led Bryn Mawr alumnae gathering as Mrs Baents Graham pushed a baby carriage with Keenta Graham Jr. The crowd noted sixty five graduates from ten years ago now have ninety children.
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Ehiladelphia
Baents Graham
Keenta Graham, Jr
Tam O
Nude Woman Sets Fire at Central City College
A 300 student Black college in Macon Georgia suffered a fatal blaze when an insane woman stripped on campus stoned the main building and set it on fire. All students escaped unharmed. The estimated loss stands at 100000.
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Macon
Central City College
Army probes Morgantown plane crash as officer questions
Investigation by the army inspector general was ordered by Secretary Weeks after a Morgantown crash that killed four officers and an enlisted man plus two civilians. The inquiry, independent of the air service board, aims to review all aspects including a French air attaché’s observations of balance and control issues. The air service board exonerated pilot Lt Ames, blaming only the storm for the Langley field flight.
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Washington
Inspector General of the Army
Morgantown
Weeks
March
War Department
Air Service
Board of Inquiry
Menoher
Standby Ames
DeLevegne
Langley Field
Olean Ant Ayia
Langely Field
Mexico's Bolshevism View Dismissed by Socialist Leader
Antonio Diaz Soto y Gama, Socialist deputy in Mexico City, says Bolshevism is not a menace to Mexico and that the country is not ready for it. He argues Mexican molerat classes lack education and class experience to implant a ruling class, while noting Bolshevism is fine elsewhere but should wait for further development in Mexico.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Antonio Diaz Soto Vy Gama
Chamber of Deputies
Peancestaly
United States
Highway Fight Over State vs Federal Authority
The eight southern states oppose federal control of highways and push for state authority. Senate hearings on the Townsend bill to set up an interstate highway system and a federal aid program proceed, with southern commissioners signaling a clash over jurisdiction as the bill advances.
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Washington
Congress
Ho Fsmic
Senate Post Office and
Post Roads Committee
Senate
Highway Commission
Antis Control Vladivostok Extends Authority
A report states anti Bolshevik leaders have extended control to Spassk and Grodekovo as officials flee or are arrested. Railroads run, though many southern railroad clerks have fled. Japan recognizes Vladivostok militia if it obeys the government president. Vladivostok chamber of commerce blames Communist methods for unrest.
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Tokio
Vladivostok
Spassk
Grodekovo
Maritime
Striking Unionists At Paper Mill Face Entrance Blockade
About 1,000 strikers picketed the Berbern Paper Mills in Green Bay Wisconsin delaying entrance by AI officials and strike breakers. Louis Allard, local president of the Paper Makers Union, reported the blockade after an affray left two men believed to be strikers cut and four mill employees involved.
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Green Bav
Wis
Berbern
Louis Allard
Paper Makers Union
Governor Blaine urged to dispatch troops to Green Bay
Madison May 31 AP report says Brown County Sheriff asked for immediate state troop deployment to quell disturbances linked to a three mill strike in Green Bay. Governor Blaine told by telephone from Roscoe bol he would contact Brown County officials to decide on state action.
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Madison
Blaine
Brown County
Green Bay
Roscobel
Detroiter Named Mayor of Thorn Poland
Dr. Poleslaw M. Zielinski, former Detroit journalist and Polish exile, has been chosen mayor of Thorn on the Vistula. Thorn, once German empire territory now under Polish flag, cites his relief work during Bolshevik invasions. Zielinski previously edited two Polish newspapers in Detroit.
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Detroit
Mich
Poleslaw M. Zielinski
Poland
Thorn
Vistula
Zielinski
May Wheat Prices Jump on Short Covering Demand
Chicago May deliveries surged as shorts rushed to cover before contract expiry. The May wheat price rose to 1.42 a bushel from Saturday’s close while overall grain receipts, including 450 carloads of wheat, supplied counter pressure against the upturn.
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Chicago
Shorts
Ath Satuday
Jure Convention Opens In Seattle For Women Mission Jubilee
Hundreds of delegates from Oregon Idaho Montana and Washington attend the colonial era convention in Seattle to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the society. The event gathers prominent missionaries from Italy Burma China Japan and Poland and runs through Wednesday.
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Seattle
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Washington
Columbia River District
American Baptist Foreign and Home Mission
Sociery
Taélia
Burma
China
Japan
Poland
Bonus Committee Formed To Study Soldier Needs
Washington May 10 Ap pointment of a committee to investigate the needs of and problems in connection with soldiers bonus legislation was announced today by Senator Penrose of the senate finance committee Republican North Dakota chairman of the committee. Other members named include Representative Walsh and Senator McCumber.
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Washington
May
Alrmin Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
McCaomber
North Dakota
Walsh. Besant i. Useths
Escaped convict Burnett fires on posse near Bar ranch
Globe Arizona May 31 report says Burnett, an escaped convict, led a posse of riff raff deputies and cowboys in a pursuit over ten days after the murder of Mariana Teague. The group opened fire early this morning near the Bar ranch, 25 miles from Globe. None of the cowboys were hit.
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Globe
Ariz
Cowboys Return Amid Rough Terrain in Fugitive Chase
The country nearby is extremely hilly and rough, complicating the effort to capture the fugitive. Cowboys return with renewed vigor and a renewed fire in pursuit.
Chester Has a Strong Alibi Murder Case
Fred Roberts testifies Chester was with him the night of the Barton death and not near the scene. Roberts describes repeated attempts by Barton family members and others to obtain a signed statement blaming Chester, including offers of money and freedom for Ernest McKowan. He also recounts being manhandled and held at a dentist's office while pressured to sign.
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Kansas City
Fred Roberts
Florence Barton
Denzel Chester
Rder
Chester
Robert
Sand
Tial
Missouri
Bush
William Barton
Blanche Rog@m
Ernest McKowan
Roberts
St. Joseph
Barton
I. B
J. Curtin
Archa
N Shoe Company
Basdous
Curtin
Kowan
Federal Judge appoints receivers for Portage Rubber
A federal judge appointed receivers for Portage Rubber in Barberton Ohio after three manufacturers claimed the company owed 1.7 million dollars. The filing followed a petition alleging unpaid debts totaling 1.7 million.
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Wentenhayer
Portage Rubber Company
Barberton, D
Germans in Upper Silesia to disarm once allied control returns
General von Hoefer, commander in Oberglogau, says German defense units west of the Oder will disband after interallied authority is restored in Upper Silesia. He notes troops maintained order and requests no longarm retention. Hoefer, a war veteran, describes strict discipline and liaison with British control officers.
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Oberglogau
Unner Silesia
Oder River
Upper Silesia
von Hoefer
Oder
Silesian Question Standoff Delays Premier Meeting
London and Paris reach a dead center as Prime Minister Lloyd George insists premiers meet before examination by experts. Briand warns that no effective action can occur until experts study the Silesian issue, with the Irish ambassador receiving a note reiterating Paris’s position.
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London
Paris
Allied Supreme Council
Lloyd Geatre
Briand
Experta
British propose Boulogne meeting on Silesia council
London reports the allied supreme council may meet next week at Boulogne to respond to French calls for delaying the council until a commission of experts reports on the Silesian issue. The move follows French objections to pre report talks.
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London
Silesia
Allied Supreme Council
Boulogne
Texas Now Kicks on High Freight Rates
Shippers in the lower Rio Grande valley argued before the Interstate Commerce Commission that Texas freight rates are prejudicial to other territories. They stated most rates are based on Texas common point, with many needlessly high differentials. They urged the ICC to authorize a readjustment by the Texas railroad commission.
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Washington
Rio Grande Valley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chambers of Commerce
Texas
Texas Common Point
Texan Railroad Commission
Petrograd Port Reopens as First Lettish Vessel Sails Out
AP dispatch from Moscow reports Petrograd port reopening with the first ship, a Lettish vessel, departing from the port.
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Riga
Moscow
Petrograd
New Mexico on Texas land grab claim at Supreme Court
Frank W. Clancy for New Mexico attacks Texas demand to delimit the Rio Grande boundary. He labels Texas a would be land grabber and cites 1850 payments and the Greer county dispute as central examples, noting diplomatic strains with Mexico over El Paso area.
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Washington
Texas
Beless
Frank W. Clancy
New Mexico
Ina
Rio Grande
United States
Greer County
el Paso
Mexico
Ang
Man Dies After Attempted Rescue In Pool
Alliance Nebraska May 31 John W Vance 60 collapsed and died shortly after rescuing a three year old boy from drowning at a pool. Doctors attributed his death to heart failure triggered by shock from plunging into cold water while overheated.
Milton Wins Ninth 500 Mile Race With Seven Cylinders
Tommy Milton won his ninth 500 mile Indianapolis race in a record time despite his car running on seven cylinders for miles. Roscoe Sarles finished second as eight of the nine finishers were Americans, with Milton’s time listed as hours 34 minutes 44.65 seconds.
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Indianapolis
Tommy Milton
the Speedway
Roscoe Sarles
Milton
Establish World Cotton Standards Targeted by Meadows
W B Meadows of the federal bureau of markets urged a single standard for the global cotton trade at the American Cotton association conference in New York. He said a world cotton conference in Liverpool next month could yield agreement between the US Department of Agriculture and the Liverpool Cotton Association on grades and staples for American cotton.
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New York
W. B. Meadows
Federal Bureau of Markets
American Cotton Association
Peggy Hopkins Joyce Denies Bigamy in Alimony Suit
James Stanley Joyce accuses Peggy Hopkins Joyce of bigamy and seeks divorce. He says she had two wealthy husbands before, and notes she was a manicurist in Richmond Virginia. The answer defends his status and cites delays in divorce fees from prior marriages.
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Chicago
Peggy” Hopkins Joyce
James Stanley Joyce
Marcried
Aherburne Whitbrick Hopkins
Hel Air
Union Bakers Strike in Chicago Sparks Arrests
Five striking union bakers were arrested as 1000 workers halted bread production in Chicago after the Master Bakers' union threatened non-union labor. The dispute centers on a 20 percent ration tied to renewed agreements, with 86 percent of bread previously produced by union bakers.
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Union Bakers
Chicago
Tne
Chigigo
Santa Fe to Drop 650 Men
Topeka Kansas May 1 AP Approximately six hundred Santa Fe workers will be laid off as part of a major reduction in regulars. Albuquerque notes new schedules and board actions led by GO Wells of Chicago, president of the company.
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Santa FE
Topeka
Kas
Santa Be Eeparin
Rail wage cuts ordered for 104 railroads
The United States railway labor board completed work on a decision that will reduce wages across 104 rail roads with an anticipated 10 to 15 percent cut. The measure, effective July 1, would lower the nation’s railway wage bill by about $300 million, fourteen months after last year’s $6,000,600 increase.
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United States Railway Labor Board
Bryan Adopts Florida Residency While Remaining Politically Active
The report states that at a May gathering in New York Bryan announced a shift of his legal residence to Florida due to Mrs. Bryan’s health and his wish to focus on public affairs there. He notes his commitment to remain engaged in public life and politics as a Democrat.
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Bryan
Florida
Claims rates no hindrance to freight and road work
Washington May 31 AP reports that freight rates are not hindering trades or curtailing road construction. Senate Interstate Commerce Committee hearings note similar conditions coast to interior cities as rates are debated. Chambers says rates should be regulated and adjusted to keep water carriers competitive and canal costs recoverable.
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Washington
Ing
Chambers
Topeka
Santa Fe
Senate Interstate Commerce Coma
Chamberl Aiid
Vna
San Francisco
Seattle
Portland
Kansas City
Omaha
Chicago
Cleveland
Francisco
New York
Cincinnati
Cumoline
Esa
Pomerenc
Ohio
Panama Can
Interstate Commerce Com
Panama
Six Smashups A Cruise In Naval Maneuvers Reported
A fragment reports six smashups during naval maneuvers off Kiushia coast during a Tokio date. The item notes submarine activity and distant impacts, with unclear details about outcomes.
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Tokio
Kiushia
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