Eleven Die in New York Train Wreck Near Schenectady
Flagman says he signaled the oncoming express but it struck the rear of a stopped passenger train. Eleven killed, 21 injured as a Michigan Central express crashed into New York Central No. 28 between Glenville and Scotia. Engineers Doyle and Koyle died at the scene. a two year old child among the dead.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Martin Koyle
Albany
Martin Doyle
Netlis Crouse
Utica
New York Central
Buffalo
New York
Michigan Central
American Railway Express Company
Glenville
Scotia
Flagman
C. Robinson
No. 34
Doyle
Big Gain for Los Angeles in 1920 Census Figures
Washington reports Los Angeles grows to 575,480 in ten years, surpassing San Francisco at 508,410. Los Angeles shows an 80.8 percent population rise while San Francisco records a 21.0 percent gain.
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Washington
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Italian cabinet resigns and chamber president quits
Rome June 10 Premier Nitti announced in the chamber of deputies that the cabinet had resigned. Former president Vittorio Orlandi also resigned as president of the chamber. Gale costs Sioux City 100000.
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Nitti
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Rome
Vittorio Orlandd
Exhumed Bodies of 100 Soldiers Sent Home
London reports the bodies of 100 American soldiers disinterred from Brookwell cemetery and en route to the United States. A Red Cross team with doctors embalmers and undertakers carried out the exhumations privately. Each body rests in a seated metal casket shipped from America, with removal costs estimated at about 000 dollars per body.
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London
Brookwell Cemetery
American Red Cross
Buying Office a Menace at NYU Commencement
Theodore Burton former Ohio senator warned at New York University commencement that lavish spending by presidential candidates endangers the nation. He urged frugality in campaign funding to preserve the integrity of the state and political process.
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Theodore E. Burton
New York
Theodore FE. Burton
United States
Ohio
New York University
Poles Crush Red Armies in Dvina Beresina Offensive
Warsaw reports the Polish counter-offensive under General Pilsudski between the Dvina and Upper Beresina developing favorably. Bolshevik forces are said to hold 25 miles southwest of Misna at Chernica and Plisan, with heavy losses and alleged atrocities cited in intercepted Bolshevik orders.
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Warsaw
Dvina
Beresina
Pilsudski
Chernica
Plisan
Misna
Enys
Kholshevik
Pantic
Irish at AFL Convention Opposes League Covenant
Irish delegates led by Dan Mackillop push against ratification of the League of Nations covenant at the AFL convention in Montreal. They oppose any pledge binding the U.S. to Britain’s territorial integrity. The gathering also discusses free speech cases in Duquesne, railroads, and immigration restrictions including Japanese exclusion and birthright changes.
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Montreal
Que
American Federation of Labor
League of Nations
Executive Council
Great Britain
Dan Mackillop
Los Angeles
Federation
United States Senate
Ireland
MacKillop
National Committee For Organizing
Iron and Steel Workers
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Duquesne
Steel Workers
United States Supreme Court
Glen E. Plumb
Japan
Second Day of Convention Uneventful
Chauncey Depew entertains as Chicago hosts second day of Republican convention. Delegates hear improvised speeches and songs while credentials adjust roll. discussions hint at seat reductions for Southern districts and a larger national committee to include enfranchised women. Clara Levien's Washington visit noted.
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Coliseum
Committee On Credentials
National Committee
Kansas City
Lodge Cal
Committee On Rules and Order of
Committee On Resolutions
Novices and the GOP training at the convention
At the convention hall on June 10 delegates hear Chauncey Depew mimic President Wilson and the peace conference. The piece notes novices in the party needing guiding hands while old leaders resist rapid training and a potential split is watched carefully.
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Wy Wright A. Patterson
Chauncey Depew
Wilson
Politics Grammar School
Sen Borah Threatens Bolting If League Plank Fails
Senator Borah threatens to bolt the party over the League of Nations plank. He demands a plank that suits him and his followers, signaling a potential quick, decisive short session to resolve the issue.
Platform split over League plank as candidates threaten bolt
Chicago June 10. Platform Sub-committee adjourned after failing to agree on the League of Nations issue. Senator Borah and followers threaten a party bolt unless a satisfactory plank is adopted. Former Senator Murray Crane defeated a compromise plank. Labor plank divides the panel, backing a no strike policy for government employees and endorsing the Mec-Cummins act. Mexico plank reaches agreement status. Wood and Lowden face off in the convention, with little change in support suggesting possible deadlock and dark-horse outcomes.
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Chicago
League of Nations
Boral
Murray Crane
Mexico
Wood
Lowden
Johnson threatens appeal over League platform clash
Johnson warns of appealing to the people against any League platform he disapproves of and condemns instructed delegates who desert his cause. The Rules Committee report guarantees women an equal voice in Republican party councils. Convention choice unlikely before Saturday.
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Chaungey Depew
Debonair Vetim
Ile de the Kim
Wilson
Delomats
Paris
Coliseum
Channcey
Senator Lodge
Joe Cannon
Lodge
Margaret McCarter
Kansas
Republican Party
Republic
Illnois Steel Company
Johnson
Chicago
People
League
Rules Committee
Chauncey Depew Sparks Uproar at League Convention
At the Coliseum a delegates meeting ends in an uproar after Chauncey Depew, addressing the convention, appears to endorse the League of Nations with reservations. A brief fireworks display marks adjournment as leaders cancel further talks and plan a luncheon visit to a Steel company plant in South Chicago.
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Depew
Lodge
Chauncey Depew
League of Nations
Johnson
Oratory
Steel Corporation
Chicago
Swiss vote joins League of Nations praised by Wilson
President Wilson expressed gratification over Switzerland's decision to join the League of Nations after the popular vote. He predicted a useful future for Switzerland as a member and an important role in maintaining understanding among nations.
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Geneva
Wilson
van Rappard
League of Red Cross Societies
Switzerland
League of Nations
Society of Nations
Democratic Confederation
Convention Opens At 11 20 With Cardinal Gibbons Prayer
Special to The Evening Journal reports the convention opened at 11 20 this morning in Chicago with a prayer led by Cardinal Gibbons.
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Evening Journal
Chicago
Cardinal Gibbons
McCormick Reports Final Platform On League Of Nations
Senator McCormick of Illinois announces from the Committee on Resolutions that after many hours of work the group has agreed on a platform including a plank on the league of nations. The announcement is met with loud cheers in Chicago.
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Chicago
McCormick
Illinois
Committee On
League of Nations
McCormick Moves Recess to Study Platform
Chicago June 10 Senator McCormick proposed a recess until 4:00 p m for delegates to study the platform. A rising vote was required due to strong opposition but the motion carried.
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Chicago
McCormick
Serman Radicals Control Berlin Election Split
Unofficial reports from Sundays election show majority socialists centrists and democrats likely to form the new reichstag majority while other parties hold 238 seats. The coalition appears to dominate the next parliament according to indications.
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Berlin
Lincoln Highway official Osterman killed in crash
Marshalltown Iowa June 10 Henry B Osterman secretary of the Lincoln Highway association from Detroit Michigan was killed instantly when his automobile skidded near Tawala He was known from coast to coast.
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Marshalltown
Henry B. Osterman
Detroit
Mich
Lincoln Highway Association
Tawala
Italians Battle for Avlona
Brindisi reports several Italian warships sailing to Avlona to reinforce the garrison against Albanian insurgents. The government warns Athens and Belgrade not to aid the rebels as attacks continue in the region.
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Italy
Avlona
Albania
Athens
Belgrade
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