Gompers Reelected Unopposed Leader of AFL
President Samuel Gompers was reelected without opposition to his forty first AFL term at the Cincinnati convention. He warned against Soviet influence and urged unity as delegates prepared for key votes on Russia policy and an industrial court while Portland was chosen for the 1923 AFL meeting.
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Cincinnati
Samuel Gompers
American Fe Eration of Labor
Federations
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Kansas
Russia
Portland
Ore
Houston
Tex
William G. Hulsbeck
Kentucky State Federation
Dominion Trade and Libor Congress
Canada
Benjamin Schlesinger
New York
Ladies Garment Workers Groom
Edward J. Mc
Ivern
Plasterers’ Union
British Trades Union Congress
Gormpers
Hughes
Hoover
May Automobiles Production Surges Across U S
Department of Commerce figures show a sharp rise in May production of passenger cars and trucks. Passenger cars reached 231 608 units in May versus 187 221 in April, a nearly 15 percent gain. Truck output totaled 24 608 in May, up from 22 277 in April.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Wu Ting-fang of China Succumbs in Canton
Wu Ting-fang a longtime Chinese statesman and former minister to Washington died in Canton after supporting Sun Yat-sen and the open-door policy. He fled Canton with Sun and was considered Sun’s most powerful ally, having helped unify China and influence Peking politics.
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Shanghai
China
Wu Ting-tang
Washington
Sun Yat Sen
Canton
Reuter
Sun Yat-Sen
South China
Peking
Sun Yatesen
Doctor Sun
Li Yusan-shung
Wu Ting-fang
Doctor Wu
United States
State Department
Sinn Fein Plot Ties to Wilson Assassination Stir London
London reports fifteen men and one woman arrested in raids tied to the assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson. James O'Brien and James Connolly were charged with murder after being arrested at the scene and remanded for a week as detectives hunt instigators and threaten MPs.
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London
Sir Henry Hughes Wilson
House of Commons
Austin Chamberlain
England
Sinn Fein
Wilson
Lord Carson
Eaton Place
Austen Chamberlain
Hfe
Ireland
Montuny
Lloyd George
Marshal Wilson
James O'Brien
James Connolly
Westminster
Mecistrate Choepman
Court records reveal murder charges and conspirators
A crowded courtroom limited by security heard brief proceedings charging prisoners with the murder of a field marshal and the attempted murder of Constables Mareh and Sayer. Reported tied to a conspiracy against British officials, with mentions of Irish Republican links and suspects linked to Croydon and Whitehall.
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Feld Marshal
Mareh
Sayer
Alexander Clar
Connolly
O'Brien
Croydon
London
Whitehall
de Valera
Coltin Archer Shee
Hotee
Feaders
Brottereod
Bamdnn de Valera
Liam Sellowes
Roderick O'Connor
Ifegake
Pield Marshal Oileon
Star
Pirit Sh
Light Wines Are Gaining Support in Washington
Hope for beer and wine liberalization revived among administration leaders a liquor tax plan to reduce the treasury deficit and fund defense demands. Wets expect gains in fall elections while drys anticipate losses. officials cite a beer and light wine tax could raise over 100 million annually, with brewers claiming up to 1.1 billion for beer alone.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Mine massacre stirs Illinois mobilization debate
In Herrin Illinois the mine war death toll ranges from 27 to 45 as bodies are found. governor Small orders 1000 militia and then cancels the move amid fears of more trouble. State officials prepare a coroner inquest and a potential grand jury to probe the massacre.
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Herrin
Syall
Robert Medill
Medill
Tromperetits
Costa
Here
Small
Mr. Duty
K. T. Hartwell
Taft Elected Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple
Chief Justice Taft is named honorary bencher of the Middle Temple, joining prior honorees including late Ambassador Choate and John W. Bain. The Middle Temple has historic American links dating to Sir Walter Raleigh, with five Declaration signers among past benchers.
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London
Taft
Middle Temple
Joseph H. Choate
Great Britain
John W. Jrain
Walter Raleigh
Harding May Act to Halt Strike in Illinois Mine Dispute
Secretary of Labor Davis urged immediate government pressure to end the coal strike after the Harrin Illinois mine massacre. A White House note called the violence an unforgivable display of hostilities as Davis sought a conference to settle the dispute between miners and operators. The administration pledged to bring the two sides together and prosecute those responsible for the deaths.
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Washington
Herrin
Iliness
Harding
Davis
Harrin
Department of Labor
White House
Illinois
German Foreign Minister Walter Rathenau Assassinated in Berlin
A gunman shot Dr. Walter Rathenau the German foreign minister in Berlin today. The assassination occurred amid political turmoil as authorities investigate the crime and secure the scene.
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Walter Rathenau
Berlin
Foreign Office
Rathenau
Germa
Oil Magnate Dead in New York Home
Special report notes William Rockefeller dies at his New York residence from pneumonia. The obituary identifies him as brother of John D Rockefeller and records the death as immediate.
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New York
William Rockefeller Dies in Tarrytown Home
Special to The Evening Journals reports William Rockefeller, brother of John D Rockefeller, dies at his Tarrytown residence from pneumonia after a brief illness. The family had withheld details of his condition until his death.
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William Rockefeller
Tarrytown
N. Y
Magnate, and & Heather
John Dler
Rockefeller
Germans urged to curb foreigner exploitation says Gazette
Berlin reports the Frankfort Gazette condemns German exploitation of foreigners as tremendous folly. It calls for government action to punish hotels shops or individuals who exploit visitors and notes that France's past exploitation cooled pro American sentiment. A want ad ends the piece.
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Berlin
Germany
Frankfort Gazette
the Gazette
France
America
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