Joint religious groups urge Harding to end coal strike
A cross faith appeal from Protestant, Catholic and Jewish bodies asks President Harding to convene a national conference and press for government inquiry into the coal strike. The letter urges immediate steps to bring operators and miners to conference and to prevent a national calamity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Washington
Federal Council of Churches
Department of Social
National Catholic Welfare Council
Social Justice Commission
Central Conference of American Rabbis
United States
Commission On the Church and Social Service
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Department of Social Action
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
France to Attend Hague Conference With Russian Delegates
Paris reports France will join the Hague conference with Russian delegates starting June 26 at the foreign office announcement. If political questions arise the French delegates will withdraw promptly.
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Paris
France
the Hague
Foreign Office
Texas Floods Sweep Border Towns and Bridges
Cloud bursts in Terrell county and heavy rains across southwest Texas flood the Rio Grande basin. The San Juan drains into the river, creating a 100 mile flood with Eagle Pass bridges swept away and Del Rio to Sanderson rail traffic halted. Langtry reports Rio Grande water 65 feet deep.
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Lantry
Tex
San Antonio
Terrell County
Texas
Mexico
San Juan River
Rio Grande
Southern Pacific Railroad
International
Eagle Pass
Piedras Negras
Coahuila
Southern Pacific
Delrio
Sanderson
Starr County
Rio Grande City
Camargo
Langtry
Auto-Ordnance head indicted in plan to ship guns to Ireland
Col Marcellus H Thompson vice president of Auto-Ordnance Co of New York is indicted for conspiracy to ship machine guns to Ireland in violation of neutrality laws. Other indictments target seven individuals and the firm over the Hoeoken freight car seizure containing 459 machine guns believed bound for Sinn Fein.
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Auto-Ordnance Company of
New York
Ireland
Trenton
N. J
Marcellus H. Thompson
Allio-Ordnance Company of
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Thomas V. Arrowsmith
Cott Patent Arms Company
Startford
Conn
Auto-Ordnance Company
John P. Thompson
Colonel Thompson
Ll. George Harvey
Great Britain
Thompson
Ho@eken
East Side
Sinn Fein
Frank Williams
Lawrence de Lacy
Lawrence Pierce
Fred Williams
Edward de Lacy
George Gordon Rorke
Washington
Frank J. Merkling
Frank B. Ochsenriter
John Culhane
Guns tied to American Railway Express case in Bronx store
Guns moved from Callane’s storehouse to an East Side warehouse then seized. Investigations by the United States Shipping Board and the Department of Justice followed disclosures that Frank Williams claimed ownership after saying he bought firearms via Auto-Ordnance and stored them in a warehouse.
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American Railway Express Company
New York
Bronx
Frank Williams
Brogtus Beene
Callane
United States Shipping Board
Department of Justice
Frank Wilints
Auto-Ordnance Company
Hughes Addresses Ann Arbor Class
At the University of Michigan commencement Hughes urges a new sense of civic responsibility in international concerns. He argues public opinion must frown on fear, distrust and ridicule of foreign peoples and governments to support peaceful settlements and mutual confidence.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
United States
Rotary Hughes
University of Michigan
Taft Urges United Action With Britain For World Peace
Chief Justice William Howard Taft spoke in England praising a united Anglo American approach to global affairs. He avoided party politics, urged continued close relations, and warned Britons against factionalism while stressing treaties shaping the Pacific and global responsibilities.
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Lomwon
United Action
Great Britain
United States
William Howard Taft
Wilheim Society
Supreme Court
Taft
Pacific
Farmac
Britain
Opinion on US foreign relations and Britain friendship
The text argues that American public opinion on foreign relations will prevail in any real emergency and stresses that maintaining friendship with Great Britain is essential for global peace. It presents a view of policy unity and the importance of alliance in crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Jesuit Treasure Found Under Wye River in Ontario
Capt. Robert Carson leads a search for the Iron chest beneath the Wye river at Penetanguishene Ontario. He reports locating the golden treasures of the Jesuits believed lost for two centuries on the edge of a large hole at the river bottom during a descent. The chest is said to contain a golden altar vessels and manuscripts detailing Canada’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Carson
Wye
Carson
Canada
Sheet steel mills near 100 percent operation in Youngstown district
Youngstown district mills push toward full operation as auto makers and other factories demand sheet steel. Seven of eight scheduled mills resumed with sufficient skilled labor, leaving three idled of the 113 in the district.
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Youngstown
Nomination of J Morton Howell to Egypt
President Harding nominated J Morton Howell of Dayton to be the first American minister to Egypt. Howell is a longtime personal friend of the President and is slated for a key diplomatic post. In a separate report from Berlin, 120 people were injured in a clash between a patriotic association and communists in Chemnitz.
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J. Morton Howell
Dayton
Harding
Washington
Egypt
Howell
Berlin
Patriotic Association
Party of Communists
Chemnitz
U S Marine Appeals to Gov t for Subsidy Aid in Shipping
Washington June 20 managing agents of thirty lines on the Shipping Board vessels will appeal to Chairman Lasker for relief from high operating expenses and urge immediate passage of the ship subsidy bill. They say operating costs reflect past freight rates and that many cannot profit while paying government charges. They aim to restore American shipping to prominence and reduce costs. Lasker plans to study proposals and discuss new policies with shipping agents, including a cost accounting system for ship operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shipping Board
Lasker
Congress
Caetain
Wives See Double Killing in Kenton County
Covington Kentucky June 20. C BR Brooks aged 65 a Kenton county farmer shot and killed his son J Leatle Brooks 33 He then killed himself using a shotgun after a confrontation with his son and wife who tried to intervene The tragedy ends a long history of bitter quarrels between the father and son
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Kentucky
Grays Son
Covington, Ky
C. BR. Brooks
Kenton County
J. Leatle Brooks
Prohibition Officials Monitor Large Whisky Fleet Off New York
Thousands of cases of whisky aboard seven ships lie about thirty miles off New York Harbor as prohibition agents track the cargo valued at about 9 million pounds. Authorities vow to send a vessel of the dry navy to maintain strict surveillance and prevent smuggling.
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New York
Immigrant Policy Backed By Labor Leaders
The American Federation of Labor urged Congress to deny admission and permanent residency to aliens eligible for citizenship. The convention also supported closer ties between labor and farmers to secure more favorable legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Congress
Troops Could Back Rail Labor Board If Strike Impacts
Washington reports say President Harding plans to use federal force to back the rail labor board if unions strike to cripple industry. Close White House insiders tell Congress members the administration will act to preserve public health and safety and to back the board's demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
White House
Harding
Moving picture theater owner dies in Salt Lake City
William Henry Swensen aged 51 owner of several theaters in Salt Lake City died of pneumonia. He was born in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
William Henry Sweansen
Swensen
Chicago
Britt A Congress Veteran Considered for Prohibition Unit Solicitor
James Jefferson Britt former congressman from North Carolina is being considered for the office of solicitor of the prohibition unit of the Internal Revenue Bureau. The expanding duties aim to supervise legal advisers and directors across states as the prohibition office broadens its functions.
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James Jefferson Britt
North Carolina
Prohibition Unit
Internal Revenue Bureau
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W. H. Swanson
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