The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-27
Domestic

Large sums of American currency
found by police in vaults I'm the Winnf
| peg labor temple and correspondence
with X. Il. Russell found on arrested
strike leaders Is said to show that for
three months he has been receiving
funds from Chicago sources to spread
bolshevism and establish soviet rule
throughout the Dominion.
dressed young woman climb the railing
of the Third avenue bridge at Mime
apolis, MIMI, and leap into the Mis-
sissippi river. The body was swept
over the falls.
A resolution asking President Will
son Immediately TO remove Postmaster
General Burleson from Office was
adopted unanimously by the American
Federation Of Labor convention at At
lantic City. N. J.
The supreme court Mt Springfield,
ILL.,, granted a new trial 20 Edwin A.
Strause, former bank president of Pc
oria, convicted of Staying Berne M.
Meade his cashier, and sentenced <o'
serve % years In the penitentiary. :.
A Fresno dispatch says the CALI
fornIa raIsin crop for 1910 is estimnt-
ed mt 100000 tons, the highest in the
history of the state by more than 49,
600 tons.
Six officers and PIP men OF the Sew
enty-eighth base hospital were among
the 1897 troops arriving mt New York
from Marsellles on the transport ALI
ghieri. The others were casuals.
Members Of the night police force
at Mason City. H., turned In their stars
and equipment and quit. They had
asked for raise In salary.
Shipments of Porto Ricnn sugar 10
New York will hereafter 20 forward
on the original basis of 10000 tons a
month. say late advices to the Sugar
Producers association ut San Juan.
A triple tragedy, ushered In the sea-
son OF Missouri river swimming. when
Nelson Jones. Henry Schneider and
Edward Mowery. all of Bismarck. N.
d., were drowned
Five auto bandits failed in an at
tempt 10 hold up the First National
bnnk Of Gary. Ind. but II cost the
life Of Herman w. vecker, the cash
Ter. The bandits shot him dead and
fed.
The Kansas legislature in special
session at Topeka unanimously ratified
the woman suffrage amendment 20 the
United States Constitution.
In order to be present when the
prince Of Wales rides the goat" upon
the occasion Of his initiation rs n men,
her Of the Masonic order, three promi-
nent Masons have sailed from New
York on the MauretanIa. They were
Judge William :. Farmer of Syracuse.
grand master Of the state Of New
York: Judge Kenworthy. grand secre-
tnry. and supreme Court Justice
Townsend Scudder. past grand mas
ter.
Organized labor struck blow nj
/ the bolshevik elements i'm its misS, |
when the American Federation 81 In.
hor. In convention ut Atlantic City.
". T.. adopted resolution denying
American labor's recognition OF soviet |
Russia.
Five armed bandits held M the West |
Cleveland tOl hank and escaped In n
stolen automobile with currency eSti-
mated nj $4,000. Two 81 the robbers |
stood guard over six customers and |
four clerks.
Joe Davis. an alleged hootlcrrcr.
was shot and Killed. an unidentified |
companion was seriously wounded and |
CGpt. Robert =. Marsh - the Mlthi.
gan cosStahulary received wounds th.t |
probably viii paralyze him in a pistol |
fight after the arrest Of sae two meB
near Crystal Falls