Two Farmers Clash Near Barton NM Fatal Shooting
James Wolff a farmer was arrested for shooting and killing Omar Erwin another farmer near Barton a mountain settlement about thirty miles from Albuquerque Deputy sheriffs say the men quarreled over Erwin s wife who worked for her husband Wolff claims he acted in self defense according to authorities
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Albuquerque
N. M
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Omar Erwin
Barton
Wolff
Erwin
More Japanese Troops to Russia in Tokio Cable
Honolulu dispatch notes the Japanese war office will send additional troops to Nikolaievsk as reported by a Tokio cablegram to Nippu Jiji. Earlier, Bolshevik forces reportedly killed many Japanese soldiers and civilians at Nikolaievsk last winter.
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Russia
Honolulu
T. H
Japanese War Office
Nikolaievsk
Tokio
Nippu Jiji
Hers
Bolsheviki
British and Turks Clash in Constantinople District
British forces report several new encounters with Turkish nationalists near Iumid in Constantinople. Measures are said to be in place to remove Christians and foreigners under British protection. In Londonderry a fresh riot leaves five dead, ten wounded, and about one hundred injured amid arson attempts and continued clashes between nationalists and unionists, with military called out.
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Constantinople
Iumid
Londonderry
World News from Chicago GOP Nominees and Third Party Move
Major Wood accuses Butler of fakir conduct in Chicago. Harding wins the Republican nomination on the tenth ballot with 674 votes, Coolidge named for vice president on the first ballot. A committee of forty eight announces a third party convention is set for July 10 at the Auditorium hotel. James Hamilton Lewis signals a Democratic bid for vice president at San Francisco.
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Warren Gamaliel Harding
United States
Ohio
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Chicago
Harding
Coolidge
Auditorium Hotel
James Hamilton Lewis
Dlinois
Dallas
Tes
San Francisco
Harding to launch front porch campaign for presidency
A Washington dispatch notes Senator Warren G. Harding plans a front porch campaign similar to McKinley’s. The department of commerce reports an extra 45 million dollars extended to Germany for meats and food by large U S packing firms. Chilean officials seek to buy 8 million dollars of railroad rolling stock in the United States. Washington also reports approval of Senator Phelan’s oil supply bill. Census figures show St Johnsbury Vermont 7168 with 470 rise and Appleton Wisconsin 18561 up 2728.
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Washington Dispatch
Warren G. Harding
McKinley
Department of Commerce
Washington
Berlin
United States
Phelan
Wild man hunt ends without sighting near Red Oak Iowa
A posse of over 500 men and boys scoured a large timber tract near Red Oak Iowa for a nude “wild man” terrorizing farmers but found nothing. Elsewhere a thousand Pullman workers struck in Chicago for union recognition and Oklahoma City warned of drastic action to curb wagon-driver strikes. Fred Seckmann, an oil driller, killed his wife and four children then took his own life in Shirley West Virginia. Rockefeller foundation grants Grinnell College $500,000 toward a $1.5 million fund. Alex Miller, a deaf mute, convicted of first degree murder in Colorado. Bubonic plague fears trigger cleanup drive in Pensacola Florida. One train collision in Chicago killed conductor B. Bartuna and injured many. A mob overtook Duluth police HQ, hanged three black suspects. Jack Dempsey acquitted of selective draft evasion in San Francisco. Tornadoes damage Portage County Michigan farms. GOP labor plank condemned by AFL leader Samuel Gompers.
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Chicago
Africa
Joseph P. Owens
Owens
R. J. Rose
J Company
Fifteenth Regiment
Joseph Hoyt
Atreat
Indiana Avenue
Summer camp for women in Asheville by United Training Corps
A women’s summer camp conducted by the United Training Corps for Women will be held in Asheville North Carolina from July 16 to August 26. Also noted are obituaries and society items: Hila Kellogg famous writer on child welfare died in Battle Creek Michigan at eighty. John R Kellogg and Rev W W Page referenced. Cal M Bouse aboard the steamship Lapland and Nathan Strauss heading to London for a Zionist congress and milk publicity drive. Rosa Rand noted as a long time actress in Baltimore and sister Olivia, also an actress born in California.
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United Taining Corps For Women
Asheville
N.G
Hila Knton Kellogg
Battle Creek, Mich
John R. Kellogg
Nathan Strauss
New York
England
London
Rosa Rand
Baltimore
Olivia
Galiforata
Foreign A Scheme to spend $60,000,000 to develop Langston harbor
Town council of Portsmouth England adopts a plan to spend sixty million dollars to develop Langston harbor into a great dominion shipping port. The report summarizes a Dublin dispatch noting political and military events across Europe and Asia Minor.
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Langston Harbor
Portsmouth
England
Fire at Independence swing factory causes $20000 loss
A fire of unknown origin gutted the Independence swing factory and its contents, with damages pegged at $20,000 and limited insurance coverage. Meanwhile, tragedies in Bedford claim two boys aged 12, Harold Lowe and Frank Coppel, drowned after search efforts. Dubuque votes $785,000 in bonds for a new high school system, while Spencer raises $250,000 to secure Danish Evangelical Lutheran colleges. The Iowa scene includes shifts in college leadership, electric line plans between Dinsdale and Traer, and a wave of agricultural and dairy prosperity reports.
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Bedford
Iowa
Harold Lowe
Frank Coppel
Dubuque
Spencer
Dinedale
Dinsdale
Traer
Ira
France
Shell Lake
Wisconsin
Caster
Jasper County
J. M. R. Hanson
Toledo
Iowa Association of Optometriste
Cerro Gordo County
North Lowe Wair Association
Towa
M. Mortenson
Inowa State College
Mortenson
Afr
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Town State College
Stricken World Attacks Bolshevik Control of Speech
In a 1920 column, Frank Comerford argues against Bolshevik rule in Russia, defending free speech, parliamentary democracy, and people’s right to recall officials. He warns that Bolshevism centralizes power, muzzles rights, and replaces broad public input with a top down, censorious regime.
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Congress of the
United States
America
Lmited
Holy Seventeen
Bolshevik Party
Free Russia
Lenine
Union
Message for Today from Ruskin on labor and misery
A compact quotation argues that most suffering and crime in civilized Europe stems from ignoring the link between wealth and hard work. It asserts people try to feed where they have not furrowed and seek warmth without weaving, blaming a misapprehension for society's ills.
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Europe
Ruskin
France to Raise Bread Price as Wheat Subsidy Ends
French minister of provisions Joseph JY. B. Moulens told the credit committee the government will raise wheat prices to millers from 48 to 75 francs per metric hundredweight and from four to 91 francs for other terms, removing government subsidy. The price of a two pound loaf in Paris will climb from 55 to 90 centimes and in the provinces from 60 to 195 centimes.
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Joseph JY. B. B. Moulens
Credit Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Heavy trucks spur road tests by federal agency
The Bureau of Public Roads in the U S Department of Agriculture conducts extensive experiments on highway surfaces to meet the demands of heavy motor trucks. State engineers say millions are tied up in proper road design as they test 40 roadway sections at Arlington farm, each built with different materials to identify the best construction for heavy loads and long lasting roads.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Federal Bureau
Arlington Farm
Department of Agriculture
Roadside Shade Trees Benefit Road Quality and Beauty
New evidence suggests roadside trees slow pavement deterioration by providing shade, helping cement and other surfaces resist sun damage. Authorities say shade trees save road maintenance costs and enhance scenery, with potential for fruit varieties to yield substantial regional benefits.
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United States
Urge Change in Road Rules in British Columbia
Local automobile and trade associations urge changes in highway regulations now in force in British Columbia. They say current rules differ from those elsewhere in North America and deter tourists from visiting the region. Provincial officials are considering legislation to remedy the issue.
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British Columbia
United States
Inconsistency in Farming Neglects Roadside Around Farms
An old editorial notes the paradox of farms with modern equipment fences and fine buildings while neglecting the roadside. The piece argues the neglect tarnishes the farm’s appearance and harms overall impressions of agricultural progress.
Dependent on good roads for farm produce to markets
Farming hinges on country road conditions as crops and goods must travel to farms and then to railroad stations or markets, influencing overall agricultural activity and revenue potential.
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