Miners Die in Dynamite Explosion on Labor Train
Wilkesbarre Pa June 5 Seventy eight lives lost and thirty one injured in blast from blasting powder on a train carrying miners to Baltimore Number 2 mine of the Delaware Hudson Company A car of black powder attached to a string of cars exploded a trolley wire broke and sparks ignited the powder causing extensive fire and deaths from burns and suffocation Violations of mine laws against transporting men on explosive laden trains blamed for the disaster.
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Wilkesbarre
Baltimore
Delaware-Hudson Company
German Austria Faces Peace Terms Death Sentence
Basel reports that the Austrian republic faces a death sentence under peace terms presented by the allies. The Austrian grand council adopted a report by Dr Otto Bauer stating the terms threaten the republic’s existence. Proposals were discussed following Vienna advisories received locally.
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Basel
Grand ‘Council
Ootto Bauer
Vienna
Florida Mother's Pension Bill Signed By Governor Catts
Tallahassee Fla June 4 Governor Catts signed the Mother's Pension bill to complement the Florida Compulsory Education law effective July first. The measure provides twenty five dollars per month to worthy mothers with provisions for families with more than two children.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Catts
Polish Premier protests Si-lesian settlement terms
Paris June 5. Paderewski the Polish Premier protests to the peace conference against any alteration in the settlement terms of the Silesian question.
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Paris
Paderewski
French Propaganda Fund Aims Rhine Republic Move
Berlin reports a propaganda fund of ten million francs, as the Lokal Anzeiger’s Karlruhe correspondent cites, to back the plan for a Rhine republic. The report ties the French to efforts supporting a German regional state.
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Berlin
Karlruhe
Lokal Anzeiger
Calhoun County Oil Company Formed to Exploit Florida Lands
A Thomasville group forms an oil and gas company to develop seven thousand acres near Clarks ville in Calhoun county and southeast of Chipley. J B Way is president, T A Couch vice president, and Dr Harry Ainsworth secretary treasurer. Authorized capital stock is 500000 with 10 percent paid in, and potential increase to 1000000. The land is said to hold ample oil evidence and a well will be dug once preliminaries finish. Nearby firms share optimistic projections of strong returns.
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Thomasville
Florida
Clarksville
Calhoun County
Chipley
J. B. Way
T. A. Couch
Harry Ainsworth
Chihuahua City Taken by Villa Forces Says Mexican Paper
El Paso dispatch reports La Patria stating Chihuahua City fell to Villa and Angeles forces after two hours of fighting last Sunday. The extr a notes the capture as imminent news from the Mexican paper.
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VILLA
el Paso
la Patria
Angeles
Anarchist Bomb Blasts Hit Washington Area
Police identify the Philadelphia born anarchist blamed for the fatal blast that aimed at Attorney General Palmer. A nationwide plot is suspected as authorities report a new DoJ bureau led by William J. Flynn to crush the anti government movement.
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Wasington
D. C
Washington
Palmer
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
William J. Flynn
Women’s suffrage amendment shifts to the states
Washington report on Susan B. Anthony constitutional amendment after Senate approval 66 to 30 and House 34 to 89. It goes to the states for ratification, with three fourths needed, while leaders debate timing for a nationwide vote. Presidents and officials signal possible presidential election implications.
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Congress
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Georgia
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Louisiana
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House
Senate to vote on full text of German treaty
In Washington on June 6 a Senate vote may come late today on the resolution asking the State Department for the full text of the German treaty. Hours of debate are expected before the roll call. A potential delay cited by Senators Lodge and Borah is that copies of the treaty are reportedly in the hands of certain persons in New York.
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Senate
State Department
Lodge and
Borah
New York
Florida suffrage leader optimistic in ratification push
Jacksonville June 6 Mrs W H Jennings leader of Florida suffrage says she has assurances from many legislators in the new session they will support the bill to ratify the federal suffrage amendment.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
W. H. Jennings
Sion
Anarchist Bomb Plot Ties to New York Headquarters
Pittsburgh reports indicate the bombings at federal judge and immigration official homes were ordered from the Russian radical headquarters in New York. John Johnson, an IWW official, flew in from New York two weeks earlier at Number One Thousand and One’s request, with William Haywood bearing the pass. A Cleveland maker is named. Mike Bielesta, a delegate from the Petrograd council, is among key suspects. Washington notes many aliens arrested may face deportation as records are reviewed.
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Thompson
Libray
New York
Alderdice
John Johnson
William Haywood
I. W W
Cleveland
Johnson
Mike Bielesta
Petrograd Council of Workmen
Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
President to Visit Brussels in June
President Wilson will arrive in Brussels on June tenth and depart on June twelfth per official announcement. The visit runs from June tenth to twelfth with activities centered in the Belgian capital.
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Brussels
Wilson
Fifty Thousand Dollar Flight Prize To Australia
Venice Calif June 5 A motion picture producer Thomas Ince offers fifty thousand dollars in prize money for aviators attempting a flight from Venice to Australia The first to land on Australian soil would receive thirty five thousand dollars while the first to reach the Hawaiian islands earns ten thousand If the goal is not reached five thousand goes to the best showing by a competitor
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Venice
Cali
Australia
Thomas Ince
Hawaiian Islands
Small powers win a victory over armament limits
Paris reports that smaller powers defeated efforts to limit armaments of new states formed from the former Austro Hungarian empire under the Austrian peace treaty. The Council of Lutins approved the German counter proposals after further discussion.
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Paris
Council of Lutin
Nations press banks as reparation talks in Paris drift
Paris reports the Council of Four faces pressure to fix a definite German reparation sum as nations seek clear statements to bankers about funds likely to be received for loans. The end of next week may come before a reply to Germany’s counter proposals is issued, Reuters notes from Paris.
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Paris
France
Council of Four
Reuters Limited
Paris Strike May Be Settled
Paris June 6 optimism prevailed in competent circles regarding the ongoing strike as union employees and management pressed for settlement. Transportation systems remained unchanged with no new developments reported.
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Paris
German pessimism on peace terms at Versailles shows strain
Berlin reporters predict Allied rejection of German counter offers and a hard ultimatum. Vienna notes Austrian terms also seen as harsh but accepted by a weary public. Paris council of four weighs German counter proposals amid talks on Saar basin and Silesia and indemnities. Noske orders coast defenses prepared as German towns appeal for a peace of justice under Wilson points and end to blockade.
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Versailles
Washington, D. C
Vienna
Unlke
Adgtrians
Wilson
Paris
Council of Four
Council For Conferences
Sarre
Silesia
Germany
Council
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