Young man arrested in New York for large brokerage fraud
Robert Moore, 34, confidential employee of W. H. Craig & Co., held on charges of defrauding the brokerage firm and customers in a case that may total about half a million dollars. He is the son of former city chamberlain R. R. Moore and brother of Pittsburgh Life and Trust figures. Moore, earning about 100 dollars a week in Rutherford, New Jersey, confessed and awaits bail denial as detectives cite increasing losses for clients.
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Pittsburgh Life and Trust
Robert Moore
W. H. Craig &O
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R. R. Moore
Formar City Chamber
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Commercial Trust
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Pittsburgh Life and Trust Company
Maine
Moore
Rutherford
N. J
Degree Given Tardieu at American University Ceremony
French high commissioner Andre Tardieu received an honorary Doctor of Civil Law from American University as Senator Hiram Johnson and Representative Joseph Cannon praised America’s wartime role. Johnson spoke of democracy and resolve while Cannon urged decisive action against Germany. A flag gifted by the Daughters of the American Revolution and degrees for Skinner Andrews and Clements were announced.
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Andra Tardieu
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Joseph 3. Cannon
American University
Tardieu
Netti
University of Paris
St. Tardey
America
Prof. Netti
France
United States
Johnson
Amer‘ica
Cannon
Germany
John H. Hammond
Daughters of the American Revolution
Joshua J. Skinner
Benjamin F. Andrews
Claudine E. Clements
John W. Hamilton
Pin Endangers Life Of Washington Girl In Baltimore
Marie Dassa, 15, of Washington, is in St. Joseph's Hospital awaiting a third operation to remove a safety pin lodged against her right lung. Surgeons have tried twice to extract it without puncturing the lung. another attempt is planned for next week. The pin, swallowed during a frightened moment, now risks death if the lung is punctured.
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Baltimore
Marie Dassa
Washington
St. Joseph's Hospital
Dassa
May Boycott U S Stage In German Film Theaters
Copenhagen reports the German stage league will vote on an American treaty pledge to boycott for five years any singer who leaves Germany for the United States. Count von Sesbach, director of the royal theaters, backs the move to keep stars from America and other better paid venues. Advocates say the pact will deter performers by risking stranded status if they fail to secure American engagements.
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Copenhagen
German Stage League
Germany
United States
Count von Sesbach
Royal Theaters
America
Topeka
Wans
Fred Robertson
George W. Kleihege
Kansas
Lawrence
Toneka
First Liner From Holland Arrives After War Declaration
First trans Atlantic liner from Holland since America declared war on Germany reaches a U S port with 1558 passengers after four hours of government scrutiny. A man identified as Peter Minck passed a pauper to another, then was detained. Federal agents investigate. London reports tobacco stocks to be controlled and prices fixed to ration supplies, with Britain delaying broader restrictions. Enlistment boosts in New York amid rumored measures and naval activity.
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New York
Holland
America
Germany
Peter Minck
Nationwide treason arrests amid anti conscription activity
Columbus Ohio May 31 treason charges filed against three men amid anti conscription plotting. Others arrested include two miners and a printer. Posters seized from Hennacy’s residence suggest Washington printed material. Earlier raids in Minneapolis Topeka and Boston target anti draft agitation and sedition.
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Columbus
Ohio
United States
Bolin
Johnson
Amamion A. Hennacy
Ohio State University
Harry G. Townsley
Cecil W. Bailey
Old Wulnestro
East Columbus
John Lewis Hammond
Marietta
Washington
Townsley
Hea
Hennacy
Wisconsin University
Madison
Milwaukee
Bailey
Express
German crowd at New York permit office forms squadrons
About 6 000 aliens gathered at the United States Marshal office in New York seeking time extensions for barred zone permits. An elderly Bavarian former officer named Siegfried Aal assisted, rallying the crowd with German commands and organizing orderly squads to process applications as officials worked to clear the line before the June 9 deadline.
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W York
United States
McCarthy
Siex~frid Aal
First Bavarian Cavalry
Germany
Danish Minister Denies Denmark Profits From Food Exports
Constantin Brun, Danish Minister to the United States, refutes reports that Denmark profited excessively from food shipments to Germany harming the entente. He calls the charges based on incomplete statistics, notes British blockade minister Lord Cecil contradicted them, and urges accuracy to prevent harm to Denmark amid U.S. entry and export controls. He asserts Denmark’s neutrality and warns against misjudgment in the press.
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Constantin Brun
United States
Denmark
Germany
Lord Cecil
Jerusalem Exodus Ordered by Turkish Commander in Palestine
Information from Zionist circles reports that the Turks have twice ordered the evacuation of Jews from Jerusalem but suspended each time due to German representations over shrine safety and world opinion. The expulsion order remains looming, with consulates and public institutions packed and ready to depart if Djemal Pasha enforces it.
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Copenhagen
Palestine
Jerusalem
Djemal Pasha
Farmers Fight Price Curb Across Eleven States
In Lincoln Nebraska May 31 1921 cooperative grain and live stock associations in eleven Middle Western States announce a protest to congressional committees considering food legislation aimed at fixing maximum prices for farm products. BW Shorthill Nebraska Cooperative Grain and Live Stock Association secretary will lead the delegation to Washington on Friday representing Illinois Indiana Ohio Nebraska Kansas North Dakota South Dakota Iowa Minnesota Oklahoma and Colorado.
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Nebr
Middle Western
BW. Shorthill
Nebraska Cooperative Grain and Live Stock Association
Shorthill
Washington
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Nebraska
Kansas
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Colorado
Enlist, But Keep Patients In Practice
Pittsburgh officials announce that service members will receive 35 percent of income from their private practice while away. Local doctors will cover duties from home. The auxiliary medical council for Allegheny county released the plan. About 200 doctors from the district have been commissioned or applied for commissions.
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Pittsburgh
Auxiliary Medical Council For the National Defense
Allegheny County
Navy Gets First Land Ship In New York May
A landship built as a giant wooden replica of a battleship was completed in Union Square and presented by Major Mitchel to Rear Admiral Usher. The project serves as a recruiting station for the Navy and Marine Corps.
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New York
America
Mitchel
Usher
Navy Department
Union Square
Navy
Marine Corps
Edouard de Reszke Dies at Polish Estate
Copenhagen dispatch reports Edouard de Reszke renowned bass and Met Opera veteran died at his estate in Erie trikor Poland. Born 1855 in Warsaw, he debuted in Paris in 1878 and gained fame as Mephistopheles in Faust and other roles. Brother of Jean de Reszke, he had lingering war era stories of destitution in Poland. Four canoeists drown on the Susquehanna River when their boat capsized at Hallstead Pa during a seating shift.
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London
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Posen
Edouard de Reszke
Wall
United States
Erietrikor
Poland
Metropolitan Opera Company
New York
Warsaw
Paris
Mephistophles
Faust
Charles Vo
Bon Giovanni
Hans Sachs
Jean de Reszke
Scranton
Hallstead
Misa Della Preston
Herman Gaffney
Misa Mildred Shieks
Kenneth Shieks
Strikes Tying Up Russian Oil Fields
Tiflis reports alarming conditions in the oil districts as workmen strike and arbitration councils fail to settle. In Petrograd, tailors and drapery assistants go on strike for a 100 percent wage rise amid provisional government measures. The government also acts on Finnish sentences and alcohol abuse penalties while agreeing to a 2 billion ruble finance move to secure paper money.
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Baku
Petrograd
London
Teretschenko
Cash for U boat Sinkers Prizes Funded by Barns
American resident H W Barns donated 126100 francs to the ministry of marine to prize officers and gunners on merchant ships who sink submarines with funds to be distributed in 006 francs. In Pittsburgh, David Park a leading steel maker and organizer of Crucible Steel and Park Steel Co died at 88. he helped build Pittsburgh's early skyscraper.
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H. W. Barns
Ministry of Marine
Pittsburgh
David Park
Puck Wie Ote
Crucible Steel Company
Park Steel Company
Crucible Company
Chapin dies from Springfield car crash injuries
Henry G. Chapin a leading Springfield paper maker died from injuries after an automobile accident yesterday on the city outskirts. Four other prominent locals were in the car. Donald Birnie and Lewis Tift suffered injuries while others escaped with varying bruises and trouble. A tremor observed in Cleveland coincided with the report of an earthquake beginning at 4 03 and continuing beyond.
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Henry G. Chapin
Chapin
Springfeld
Donald Birnie
Birnie Paper Company
Douglas V. Wallace Wag
H. Goddman Waters
Lewis Tift
Cleveland
Ohio
Father Odenbach
St. Tenatius’ Colleges
Setamograph
New Town for Virginia Planned by Fieldes and Co
Chicago capital will place a new town Fielddais Virginia on the map four miles northwest of Martinaville. Marshall Field and Company to establish a mill and a modern little city surrounding it with cotton textiles to be produced. Harrisburg Lutheran leaders begin union talks to form United Lutheran Church of America by joining General Synod General Council and United Synod in the South.
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Fielddais
Marshall Field and Company
Martinaville
John G. Shedd
Harrisburg
General Synod
General Council
United Synod
South
United Juatheran Church of America
Richmond
C. A. Bayler, Jr
Washington Post
Charles A. Bayler, Jr
U.S. A
Syracuse
N. Y
Flora McClellan
Vassar
Abraham J. Meclellan
Lieut
Baylor
West Paint
American Wins Decoration for Work at Monastir
Richard Tlehe Wainwright of New York, a member of the Serbian relief commission, received the Order of the White Eagle with sword for battlefield service at Monastir.
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New York
Richard Tlehe Wainwright
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