Russian Ambassador Denies Misuse of $187 Million Aid
In Washington May 6 the Russian ambassador Boris Bakhme claimed the funds sent to the Kerensky government were properly expended. He refused to accept a statement alleging improper use and said records show no misappropriation though senators pressed for further action. The probe continues as the senate debates the ambassador’s activities and related diplomatic issues.
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Associated Press
Kington
Amerpads
Russia
Boris Bakh
Senate
Bakhme
United States
le Kerensky
Treasury
Avi
Gregorio Sermenoff
State Department
University of Carolina professor commits suicide after fatal shooting
The scene at the University of Carolina saw Professor Holmes fatally shot during an office confrontation with Ben Hale the university marshal who then killed himself. President Currell condemned the violence citing long simmering tensions and suggested the incident stemmed from severe conflict between Hale and Holmes. In other campus news Lugo track team defeated opponents 58 to 54 with Brickman as top scorer and sixteen points.
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Associated Press
Ibia
Dr. W
University of Arolina
Ben Hale
Univerrshal
Goode Homes
Currell
Holmes
Hale
Marle
Suter
Ihe
Purdur
University Lugo
Brickman
Weather Preview for New Mexico and Colorado
A garbled weather brief notes partly cloudy conditions in New Mexico and Colorado. It mentions Sunday being generally fair with rising temperatures by Monday and a mild to cool trend for the region.
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Porecase
Colo
Mob Burns Three Black Men Alive in Kirvin Lynchings
In Kirvin Texas a mob of about 500 men burned three Black farm workers to death at a stake near two churches after the funeral of 17 year old Eula Ansley. The attackers, led by local authorities, seized suspects from jail and incinerated them as citizens watched in fear.
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Kirvin
Tex
Associated Press
Eula Ansley
J. T. King
Freestone County
Texas
Dallas
King
Ansley
Freestone
Limestone
Mexia
Waco
Laerloes
Hhe Keys
Jones
Varney
Curry
Cadet Chot Injured In Accidental Shooting At N M Military Institute
Roswell New Mexico May 6 Joe Fleming son of cattleman R K Fleming is charged with shooting cadet David G Hellman at the Fleming ranch while cadets headed to Pine Lodge for a two day break The shooting occurred as Fleming reportedly fired a shotgun while climbing a fence Hellman was hit in the ankle and may lose his foot He was rushed to St Marys hospital Fleming posted bond and was released
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Morning Journal
Roswell
N. M
Joe Fleming
R. K. Fleming
David G. Hellman
New Mexico Military Institute
Fleming Ranch
Pine Lodge
Fleming
Hellman
Capitan Mountains
St. Mary's Hospital
Bond
South Dakota Defeated by Charleston College in Track Meet
Northfield Minn May 6 South Dakota university loses to Charleston college 38 to 6 in a track meet at the local field with Charleston college taking early lead and maintaining advantage through the events.
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South Dakota
Northfield
Minn
South Dakota University
Charleston College
Harding weighs bonus plans as tax foes surface
President Harding considers modified House soldiers bonus legislation and next week’s Smoot plan while Senate leaders press for no new taxes. Talks cover financing through refunded British bonds, potential impact on tariffs, and timing of treasury actions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
House
Senate
Smoot
Utah
White House
Lodge
Masoachusetts
McCumber
Curtis
Kansas
Watson
Congress
Treasury
Great Britain
12 Million for New Hospitals Authorized by Senate
Through congressional action the senate completed passage of a bill making immediately available 12 million dollars for hospital construction for former service men as part of a program aiming to spend 17 million dollars overall.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
Seven La Croixs Die From Water Hemlock Poisoning
Ottawa May 6 Dominion botanist Dr Hans L Gussow said water hemlock caused seven deaths in the La Croix family at their L/Original Ontario home. Earlier belief pointed to wild parsnips.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
la Croix
L/Original
Ont
Hans L. Gussow
Dominion
Gussow
Ohio Democrat 87 to Run for Congress
Isaac R. Sherwood longtime Toledo congressman filed nominating papers to run in the Democratic primaries seeking another term in Washington. He will be 87 years old in August and remains a prominent figure in national politics.
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Ohio
Asociated Press
Toledo
Isaac R. Sherwood
J Congress
Washington
Sherwood
O Dowd Beats Gibbons In Twelve Round Victory
New York May 6 Mike O Dowd former middleweight champion defeats Mike Gibbons of St Paul by decision after twelve rounds at Long Island City bout judged winner.
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Odowd
Gibbons
New York
Mike O'Dowd
Mike Gibbons
St Paul
Long Teland City
Dowie
Bathing Suit Wedding Clerk faces church trial May 9
Rev Thomas Irwin officiated at a wedding in a Medicine Park pool in 1921 when Frank Wall and Helen Uringfield wore bathing suits. He was later tried by his presbytery, bound and gagged by vigilantes, and the service was annulled by Judge J J Phelps. The May 9 church tribunal will resume proceedings.
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Central Press
Lawton
Oklo
Thomas Irwin
Frank L. Wall
Helen Uringfield
Medicine Park
Irwin
Jake Lamon
Clara Smith Hamnon
Tev
J. J. Phelps
Oklahoma City
Seven men arrested in Detroit for Bolshivik propaganda scheme
Seven men were arrested in Detroit after a Secret Service investigation spanning nearly a year into a conspiracy to raise five dollar Federal Reserve notes to higher denominations and obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars for propaganda activities.
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Detroit
Federal Reserve
Secret Service
Man dies after foot rammed through skylight on roof
Chicago May 6 The body of Russell Pearl 25 was found on the roof of a building beside his home. He bled to death after pushing his foot through a glass skylight while trying to recover a ball tossed there by children.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Russell Pearl
Pearl
Labor chief Davis notes broad rise in U S employment
Secretary of Labor Davis said national employment conditions show widespread recovery with pockets of unemployment. He cited farm labor demand, New York state improvement, New England revival, and gains in the West North Central region amid expanding building activity and a slight farm help shortage.
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Washington
United States
Davis
Federal Employment Service
New York State
New England
New Jersey
Spokane Wash
West North Central
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
East West Tennis Match Ends In Split Between Sides
In Berkeley on May 6 William T. Tilden II representing the east defeated John R. Strachan in three sets to one. William Johnston and Vincent Richards won the second meet for the west with a straight sets win.
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Associated Press
Berkeley
Calif
Wiliam T. Tilden II
Natonal
John R. Strachan
William M. Johnston
West
Vincent Richards
Tilden-Strachan
Johnston-Richards
Dempsey offered $490000 purse for Carpentier return match
Paris reports a purse of 490000 with 75 percent to the winner and 25 percent to the loser was offered to Jack Dempsey for a return bout with Georges Carpentier at Pershing Stadium next autumn. Dempsey will act only after his manager Jack Kearns concludes negotiations for a London bout with Carpentier.
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Associated Press
Paris
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Pershing Stadium
Dempsey
Jack Kearns
Carpentier
London
Night long consideration of tariff bill hurried adoption
Minority Report of the measure is filed by Sim mons, ranking Democrat on the Finance Committee.
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Simmons
Debated Tariff Bill Sees Minority Attacks and Night Sessions
The Senate considered the tariff bill with a minority report accusing the measure of mortgage risk to the nation. Democrats demanded three roll calls on the lactic acid paragraph while Republicans discussed speeding Senate action. The finance committee amendment would raise lactic acid duties from 2 to 9 cents per pound, opposed by the minority as favoring protected interests and high prices.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Simmons
North Carolina
Northwestern Beaten by Iowa in Dual Track Meet
Iowa University routed Northwestern University 112 to 28 in Iowa City in the annual dual track and field clash. Aubrey Devine, captain of last year’s Western Conference football champions, won his ninth I while tying in the pole vault.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa University
Northwestern University
Aubrey Devine
Canning Is a Science Says Department of Agriculture
A free government booklet from the Department of Agriculture outlines why canning is a science and how to achieve safe, tasty results. The Washington Information Bureau will send a copy to readers who mail in the coupon with two cents for postage, including name and address.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington Information Bureau
Canning Booklet Request Postcard Return Info
Albuquerque Journal Information Bureau director forwards a note with two cents in stamps for return postage and requests one free copy of the Canning Booklet. The message includes Name Street City State.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Albuquerque Journal Information Bureau
Washington
China Ratifies Washington Conference Treaties
Chinese government has ratified the Washington conference treaties including the general Chinese policies pact and the convention on Chinese customs. The ratification, accomplished by presidential order, is the first among foreign powers participating in the Washington conference.
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Associated Press
Washington
China
Japan
Japanese Cabinet Crisis Avoided This Week
Tokyo May 6 The cabinet crisis that began when Premier Takahashi reportedly sought cabinet resignation to form a new government has been temporarily avoided. The premier said at a cabinet meeting he would not persist, citing other business requiring immediate attention.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Takahashi
Landslides in Corato Cause Terror and Aid Increase
Advices from Rome report ongoing terror from landslides in Corato, a southeastern Italian village near the Adriatic. Buildings crumble as the government raises relief funds to 600,000 lire for the destitute inhabitants.
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Associated Press
Tome
Corato
Italy
Adriatic
Rome
Virginia Varsity Defeats Penn State 76 to 50 in Dual Meet
Penn State raced to a lead in hurdles and middle distance events to beat the University of Virginia 76 to 50 in State College. Virginia could not overcome Penn State’s advantage in the track events though Virginia showed strength in field events.
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Thy Phe
State College
Penn State College
University of Virginia
Princeton Defeats Yale In Annual Dual Track Meet
New Haven Conn May 6 Princeton defeated Yale in the nineteenth annual dual track meet today by 71 13 to 489 8 points. Yale field hosted the event for the first time as Princeton took eleven firsts in fifteen events and tied for first in another.
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Princeton
YALE
New Haven
Conn
Yale Field
Tribute for Uncle Joe Cannon Attended by Congress
A dinner in Washington honors Uncle Joe Cannon on the eve of his 86th birthday. He could not attend because of a cold but the event proceeded with warm tributes from lawmakers and cabinet members. Attendees included Madden Weeks Denby Wallace Hoover Daugherty Work McCormick McKinley Calder Phipps Poindexter Spencer Cincinna Willis Mondell and other House members.
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Associated Press
Washington
Joe” Cannon
Congress
Martin B. Madden
Ilinois
Weeks
Denby
Wallace
Hoover
Daugherty
Work
McCormick
McKinley
Calder
Phipps
Poindexter
Spencer
Watson
Cinciana
Willis
Mondell
House
Cannon
Reed Launches His Dane for Another Term
United States Senator James A. Reed opened his renomination campaign in Moberly Missouri May 6 arguing the current national administration failed on its pledges. He attacked former President Wilson as backing the opposition and recalled a letter he says Wilson wrote thanking him for Federal Reserve Act efforts. Reed urged respect for the Volstead act as part of the constitution while addressing a large Missouri rally.
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Associated Press
Moberly
United States
James A. Reed
Wilson
Missouri
Breckenridge Long
Reed
Washington
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Steamship Hawkeye Reported Aground Near Potomac
The steamship Hawkeye State traveling from San Francisco to Baltimore was reported aground in Kedges strait near the Potomac River mouth. Tugs are on scene and the vessel is not in danger. About seventy five passengers are aboard.
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Baltimore
San Francisco
Kedges Strait
Potomac River
Arkansas Senator Attacks Daugherty Over Morse Case
Washington reports Senator Caraway of Arkansas attacked Attorney General Daugherty in the Senate over the Morse release from Atlanta penitentiary ten years ago. Caraway blamed possible law violators seeking Daugherty’s resignation, naming T. B. Felder and Morse, while Senator Willis denied influence by unrelated interests and warned of forces discrediting the justice department.
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Associated Press
Washington
Daugherty
Senate
Caraway
Arkansas
Willis
Ohio
Atlanta
Charles W. Morse
T. B. Felder
Mr. Morse
Morse
Senator Caraway
Department of Justice
Department
Delegates Arrive for Loco motive Firemen Convention Houston
More than 600 delegates to the Brotherhood of locomotive Firemen and Enginemen gathered in Houston Texas on May 6 preparing for the convention opening Monday.
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Houston
Tex
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Davison dies on operating table at Locust Valley estate
Henry P Davison, JP Morgan partner and Red Cross head in WWI, died during brain tumor surgery at his Locust Valley home. He asked for a simple funeral and to be laid to rest there among apple blossoms. Funeral services planned for 11 a.m. Tuesday at St Johns Lattington.
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Associated Press
New York
Henry P Davison
J. P. Morgan and Company
American Red Cross
Locust Valley
IL. T
Davison
Peacock Point
Roosevelt Hospital
Mr. Davison
J. P. Morgan
Wee
Weacock Point
Morgan
Prom Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Charles W. Hinton
St. John's
Lattington
Episcopal Church
F. Trubee Davison, Jr
John
Tolley
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