Harsh ransom demand tales from Tampico raid
Forty American employees of the Cortez Oil Company were captured by rebels near Tampico and held with property for ransom. Consul Shaw reported a 15 000 peso demand while Washington weighed protection steps as rebels claimed the money was paid.
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Cortez! Ni! Company
Washington
Associated Pree
Amercan
Cortezon Company
Tampico
Shaw
Department
State Department
Cireles
Aguarda
Cortez
Mexico City
Gorczave
Gorozave
Obregon
Bielaski
A. Bruce Bielaski
Cuernavaca
Weather forecast for Denver and Southwest states
Weather outlook for New Mexico and Arizona shows scattered thundershowers Thursday with slightly warmer north central New Mexico and cooler southeast portions. Friday remains unsettled in New Mexico. Arizona expects fair to partly cloudy conditions with some east portion showers and warmer northeast. University observations report yesterday's 24 hour conditions with highs near 88 and humidity around 33 percent.
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Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Arizona
LOWOR
Oisei
Sibi Tae
Wiens
Reunited China Plan Endorsed By General Wu
General Wu Pei Fu backs General Chen Chiung Ming’s plan for a federal reunified China modeled on the United States. Provinces favor a central government with provincial autonomy and a parliament session set for August 1 to settle the framework.
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Associated Press
Peking
Wu Pei-Fu
China
Chen Chiung-Ming
South
United States
Chang Tso-lin
Li Yuan- Hung
America
Sun Yat-sen
Chen Chiung- Ming
Sun
Canton
Wu Wei-Fu
Protest Against Swing Bill Passage Over Colorado River Works
Washington, June 28. A protest telegram from Denver Mayor Bailey urged Congress not to consider the Swing bill or similar river works legislation until a interstate compact among the seven Colorado river states is secured. Senators Phipps and Nicholson presented the message to the irrigation committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kainet
Congress
Colorado River
Colorado
Denver
Bailey
House Irrigation Committee
Phipps and Nicholson
Colorado River States
Phipps
Imperial Valley
Boulder Canyon
Hayden
Arizona
Colorado River Commission
Los Angeles
California Electric Company
Nevada-California Electric Corporation
Truce Proposals Weighed as Shopmen Meet Executives
Chicago June 28 Two possible ways to avert a 400000 strong shopmen strike surfaced as union leaders considered a truce to negotiate wages and conditions. B M Jewell urged delay while executives prepared to meet. Hooper refused comment on possible legal routes under the transportation act.
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Associated Press
Chicago
B. M. Jewell
Association of Railway Executives
Jewell
T. de Witt Cuyler
Railroad Labor Board
Ben W. Hooper
Plea to Restore German Teaching in California High Schools
The California State Board of Education again declined to act on a request to restore German in public high schools. Dagmer Knudsen, a San Francisco teacher, urged reinstatement for scientific study and noted support from Stanford and UC instructors. She argued postwar sentiment no longer justifies the ban.
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Associated Press
Sacramento
Calif
State Board of Education
California
Dagmer Knudsen
San Francisco
Stanford University
University of California
Wreck Near Prairie Home Claims One Engineer and Wounds Seventeen
A Rock Island wreck near Prairie Home Nebraska early today killed engineer W N McLennan of Fairbury and injured seventeen others. Fireman Henry Dart of Lincoln was badly scalded but improving. Mail clerks Ray Omer and Seldon Adkins sustained injuries. most passengers with minor injuries continued onward. Traffic expected to resume by tonight.
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Associated Cross
Lincoln
Neb
Rock Island
Prairie Home
Rocky Mountain Limited
W. N. MclLennan
Fairbury
Henry Dart
Ray Omer
Mankato
Kansas
Seldon Adkins
Omaha
Leonard Leaves for Michigan City Title Bout
Lightweight champion Benny Leonard and his brother Jose with trainers depart New York for Michigan City Indiana to meet Rocky Kansas in a title defense. Leonard plans a Chicago stop en route.
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New York
Benny Leonard
Jose
Michigan City
Ind
Rocky Kansas
Buffalo
Leonard
Chicago
Cox sails to study European economy critique of Washington
Ohio politician James M. Cox sails for Europe to observe economic conditions and advocate league of nations involvement. He criticizes the Harding administration for short sighted trade and tariff policies and vows to monitor European markets on his journey.
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Associated
New York
Associated Press
Harding
League of Nations
James M. Cox
Ohio
Europe
Washington
Russia
Washington Administration
Cox
France
Germany
League
America
Arizona May Fight for Her Interests in Colorado River
A. G. McGregor of Bisbee on the Arizona resources board warned in Phoenix that if Arizona's interests are ignored in Colorado river development the state may form a power monopoly and pursue state control. He criticized the Swing Johnson bill for federalization of the river and loss of tax benefits from Arizona resources.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Colorado River
California
A. G. McGregor
Bisbee
Arizona Resources Board
Congress
McGregor
John Fritz Medal Awarded to Marconi
The John Fritz medal, a top engineering honor in the United States, has been awarded for 1922 to Senator Guglielmo Marconi for the invention of wireless telegraph. Presentation will be July 6 at a major engineers gathering in New York with Hoover among the board members.
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Associated Press
New York
John Fritz
Guglielmo Marconi
Senator Marconi
Herbert Hoover
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Institute of
Wireless concert to amplify distant music at Douglas fourth
Douglas prepares a large fourth of July celebration with a wireless concert. Music from miles away will be amplified in the local park and heard several hundred yards away. A local wireless class leads the arrangements for the event set for next Tuesday.
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Douglas
Ariz
Annual naval appropriation bill advances to president
Washington June 28 final action by the senate concurred in the conference report on the naval appropriation bill. The measure carries 259 million dollars in appropriations and provides revisions for 86 900 enlisted men as it goes to the president for signature.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
McCormick Denies Buying Human Gland in Libel Suit
Harold F. McCormick, head of International Harvester's executive committee, declares he will sue for libel any paper that claimed he bought a human gland. He cites additional charges of telephone tapping, invasion of his sick room, trespass, and surveillance of his home.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harold F. McCormick
International Harvester Company
Mr. McCormick
Rathenau Killers Identified as Monarchist Exiles
Berlin June 2 8 The police announced the Rathenau murderers are Ernest Werner Techow of Berlin Wischer alias Voxel a Saxon and Knauer alias Koener or Kern of Mecklenburg All are said to be monarchist activists and former members of Captain Ehrhardt’s brigade linked to last year’s attempted overthrow of the Ebert government and Erzberger’s assassination.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Walter Rathenau
Ernest Werner Techow
Wischer
Voxel
Knauer
Koener
Kern
Mecklenberg
Ehrhardt
Ebert
Pitchfork Pierces Arm Of Levy Youth
Jewell Simms aged 16 son of Mr and Mrs A T Simms is recovering after a fall caused a pitchfork tine to penetrate his forearm between the bones and emerge on the other side. He was taken to Colmar for treatment where the wound was dressed.
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Levy
N. M
Jewell Simms
A. T. Simms
Colmar
Diamond Broker Robbed En Route to Mexico
Morris Shinderman of Chicago reported to police that $65,000 in diamonds and jewelry was stolen from him while traveling to Mexico, Missouri, yesterday, in St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Morris Shinderman
Chicago
En Troute
Mexico
Gotham Plans to Avert Food Shortage Amid Strike Threat
New York June 28 railroad officials and public officers advance plans to avert traffic tie ups and maintain food supplies if car repair and maintenance workers strike next Saturday. city authorities would use motor trucks for milk and perishables while railroads hold reserve engines and rolling stock. labor estimates 125000 affected. treasury secretary Mellon says strike unlikely but business outlook remains troubled.
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Associated Press
New York
Greater New York
New York City
Greater
FE. M. Rine
Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Washington
Condemned Man Is Reprieved While Sanity Is Tested
Pablo Ybarra the condemned slayer in Silver City New Mexico will not be hanged on July 7. Governor Mechem granted a 99 day reprieve to allow a commission of physicians to determine his sanity. Ybarra was previously sent to the hospital for the insane at Las Vegas after his sentence was reprieved.
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Silver City
N. M
Pablo Ybarra
John E. Casey
Merritt C. Mechem
Santa Fe
Ybarra
Las Vegas
el Paso
R. R. Ryan
Dispute Over Debt Sparks Fatal Shooting in Pecos Region
Emelio Gonzalez is in critical condition after being shot near Pecos while his brother Luciano Gonzalez allegedly fired three shots over a debt. Police and posses searched the mountains for Luciano who is suspected of the shooting as the two were driving in Emelio’s car.
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Morning Journal
Las Vegas
N. M
Emelio Gonzalez
Santa Fe
Pecos
Lnciano
Emelio
Luciano
Isa Luciano
Mathewson Tosses Perfect Strike Amid Crowd in Saranac Lake
In Saranac Lake on June 18 Christy Mathewson, famed Big Six pitcher and tubercULosis survivor, walked to the mound and threw a perfect strike as about 2,000 spectators cheered. He appeared well after recent illness and was escorted by a procession including his wife and Christy Jr.
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Associated Press
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Christy Mathewson
Matty
Christy, Jr
Matt
Center Field
Clash at Four Courts as Irish forces shell insurgents
Dublin June 28 Michael Collins ordered Free State troops to attack Rory O Connor’s insurgents in central Dublin’s Four Courts. Heavy fighting with small artillery and machine guns ensued from dawn to night, seven civilians dead and many wounded. insurgents evacuated buildings and regrouped while Eamon de Valera remained silent at Suffolk Street.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Michael Collins
Irish Free State
Rory O'Connor
Four Courts
Free State
Republian
Suffolk Street
Eamon de Valera
de Valera
Historic Guadalupe Church Damaged by Fire in Santa Fe
Fire destroyed most of the 300 year old Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Santa Fe early Tuesday, likely from an electric wire. The adobe walls remain, the altar painting by Joseph Alzibar from 1783 was saved, and damage is estimated at 10 000 to 15 000 dollars with insurance. The roof vigas suffered but many are not badly damaged and restoration is possible.
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IND Journal
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Joseph Alzibar
White Population of the United States 1920 Census
The 1920 census reports 26,398,958 whites in the United States are foreign born or have at least one foreign born parent. This foreign white stock rose 4,155,576 since 1910, a 12.9 percent gain, including 13,713,754 immigrants and 22,686,204 native born with immigrant parents.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Commerce
Uual Operators Invited to Parley With Union Leaders
Harding invited UUAL operators to a conference Saturday to discuss strike settlement terms. The move aims to avert disruption and secure union talks, signaling potential mediation by the administration.
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UUAL
Harding
Lewis Accepts in Behalf of Workers In Coal Settlement Talks
Invitations from the White House asked leaders of the striking miners and operators to meet President Harding to discuss methods for initiating settlement negotiations. John L. Lewis accepted for the union, with discussions aiming to outline a program for continuing the settlement effort, not wage disputes or separate district agreements.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
United States
Harding
John L. Lewis
Tinted
Davis
Alfred M. Ogle
National Coal Association
S. D. Warriner
New York
Hoover
Lewis
John Brophy
Bituminous Miners
Clearfield
Mine Workers’ Organization
Cadet Aviators Cremated After Brooks Field Crash
Three aviation cadets were killed when an airplane they were in fell 200 feet at Brooks field San Antonio Texas late today. Pilot Waldren R Farrell 24 of Philadelphia and crew William C McCoy 22 of Nashville and George C Thompson of West Philadelphia died in the crash. Thompson had just arrived at Brooks field en route to Kelly field for advanced bombardment training. Farrell and McCoy had completed preliminary training months earlier.
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Associated Cress
San Antonio
Tex
Aviation Cadeta
Brooksfield
Waldren R. Farrell
Philadelphia
William C. McCoy
Nashville, Tenn
George C. Thompson
West Philadelphia
Thompson
William Martin
Army
Farrell
McCoy
Kally Field
Brooks Field
Carlstrom Field
Florida
Kelly Field
Regulations Modified Allow Imperial Valley Potatoes Into U S
Washington June 28. Federal quarantine rules were changed to permit entry into the United States of potatoes grown in the Imperial valley of Lower California Mexico. The Agriculture Department announced the modification today.
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Washington
United States
Imperial Valley
Lower California
Mexico
Department of Agrculture
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