Prohibition Uphheld by Supreme Court No Change in Chicago Lineup
Chicago dispatch reports no new changes to the convention lineup as the Republican gathering nears. Leaders Johnson Lowden and Wood loom as the big three, with delegates awaiting first ballot indications. Contests over credentials and permanent chairmanship spark intense maneuvering among state delegations and national committee members.
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Supreme Court Reaffirms Prohibition Amendment Constitutionality
The Supreme Court on June 7 held the Prohibition amendment and Enforcement Act constitutional. It dismissed injunctions from New Jersey Rhode Island and Wisconsin, with a unanimous opinion by Justice Vandeventer. Chief Justice White filed a supplemental opinion. Justices McKenna and Clark dissented in part. The Reading Co. and subsidiaries motions to modify dissolution decrees were also denied.
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No Predictable Path to Republican Nomination in Chicago
Chicago, June 1. With the Republican convention set to begin, uncertainty grows as Wood, Lowden, and Johnson backers press for influence. Unpledged delegates continue arriving in Chicago, and prospects of a clear choice fade as favorite sons and dark horse candidates intensify campaigning.
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Butler Joins Republicans In Campaign HQ Drive
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler of New York joined Republican presidential hopefuls in charge of campaign operations. He spoke of progress toward a platform declaration of principles and warned Americans would not accept a narrow isolationist policy, criticizing Senators Johnson and Borah.
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United States Share in German Indemnity Reported
Paris on June 7 reports the U S share of Germany's Versailles reparations bonds will be about 500 million dollars for the first twenty months of Rhineland occupation by American troops.
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Majority Socialists Lead in Germany Election
Berlin reports show the Majority Socialists leading with 34 seats in the first Reichstag. Independent Socialists 24, German Peoples 25, Democrats 16, German Nationals 15, Centrists 14, Communists 2. Count von Bernstorff, ex-ambassador to the United States, defeated as a German Nationalist.
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Count von Bernstorff
United States
McDowell Named Head of Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Montgomery Ala June 7 Spright McDowell state superintendent of education is named head of Alabama Polytechnic Institute. He succeeds the former president and will oversee campus operations and academic programs.
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Bergdoll Case Goes to Department of Justice at Once
Washington June 7 The Inspector General of the army has completed evidence on Grover Cleveland Bergdoll a wealthy draft evader. The materials will be sent to the Department of Justice for determine if civilians involved in his escape should be prosecuted. Secretary Baker announced disciplinary action against several persons but did not name individuals.
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Eight hundred cattle perish after panic on steamer St Charles
Hundreds of steers stampeded aboard the American steamer St Charles near Havana on a Saturday afternoon. The panic led to most animals plunging into the sea and becoming shark prey near Morro Castle with only a few swimming ashore.
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Education Today Named President at Auburn Institute
Education Today was named President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn, succeeding Dr. C. C. Thach who retired due to ill health.
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Gompers Votes Against Antistrike Laws at AFL Meet
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, declared at the AFL convention in Montreal that any attempt to enforce compulsory labor or ban strikes must be resisted. He stated he would defend workers' right to freedom and independence. The convention opened its fortieth year on foreign soil as Gompers traveled to Chicago to present labor's wishes to the Republican National Committee.
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Canada
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American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Gompers Replies to Gov Allen On Workers Rights
Samuel Gompers declares in reply to Gov. Allen that the public has no rights superior to the worker s right to live and to defend against oppression. His deferred answers to three questions were made public last night in the New York debate.
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Washington, D. C
Samuel Gompers
New York
Fight 18 Lost Says Attorney for Distillers
Chicago attorney Levy Mayer states the case regarding a controversial victory score in a distillers matter. He comments on implications for the industry and pending legal actions.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Distillers
Ill
Levy Mayer
Galveston Placed Under Martial Law by Texas Governor
Governor Hobby proclaims martial law in Galveston at noon due to freight congestion from longshoremen strike. Local authorities assume control to restore order and supply lines in the Texas port.
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Negro porters indicted for clothing thefts
Indictments returned by the federal grand jury against Ben B. Jones Harry Hayes and Oscar Pugh three negro porters in Atlanta Georgia on June 7 as part of a clothing theft case.
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Harry Hayes
Oscar Pugh
Order Suspension Pro Ceedings In Boundary Dispute
The Supreme Court suspended proceedings in the Arkansas Mississippi boundary dispute on petition of Mississippi officials. The halt lasts until the states reach an agreement or take further steps to resolve the boundary question.
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court names Douglas special master in boundary case
The supreme court named Charles S. Douglas of Washington as special master to take testimony in the state boundary proceedings Georgia has brought against South Carolina.
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Supreme Court
Charles S. Douglas
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South Carolina
Montgomery Shopmen Strike Shuts ATL Line Locals
Approximately three hundred shopmen of the Atlantic Coast Line walk out in Montgomery Alabama. The strike follows the morning walkout by federated shop crafts including mechanics boilermakers blacksmiths and apprentice helpers. Clerks in Atlanta who joined earlier were arrested in April over parcel post thefts of forty new spring suits bound for local tailors.
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