Mad Anthony Kelly Seeks Return Flight After Hospital Escape
Stunt artist known as Mad Anthony Kelly tried to parachute from a plane after a Saturday accident. He crawled from a hospital window to reach a plane and announce readiness to jump, but officials refused permission and he left for the East to attempt the leap elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mad Anthony” Kelly
St. James Hospital
Anthony
Kelly
Jack Hesser
Chamber of Commerce
New York
Germany's population near 1908 level says AP report
Provisional census figures show Germany at about 62.5 million, excluding the Saar region estimate of 750000, roughly the same as 1908. Wartime losses, territorial cessions, deaths, and birth-rate decline shaped the total, with Berlin at 3.9 million and Hamburg just over a million.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Saare
Europe
Hamburg
Cologne
Munich
Leipsic
Dresden
Breslau
U S Attack By Brussels Papers Sparks Bipartisan Debate
Brussels newspapers viciously attack the United States claiming editors push Belgium toward recognizing the war debt to secure a 100 million dollar loan and demand debts Belgians thought Germany should pay under the Versailles terms.
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Associated Press
Brussels
United States
Belgium
Germany
Two Officers Killed in Texas Gunfight Near Road House
A gun battle near a Texas road house left two officers dead and three others wounded. Wounded are Rufus MacMurray of Rivers, George Ryder of San Diego, and Deputy Constable Bisbee. The clash followed a meeting at the house between Bisbee Bledsoe and three outsiders. The motive tied to factional politics involving McAllister and Burl McAllister, with Bledsoe a former ranger. Details of the cause remain unclear.
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Rufus MacMurray
Rivers
Texas
George Ryder
San Diego
Bisbee
Bledsoe
McAllister
Burl McAllister
Shotting tragedy at South Main street scuffle
Jay McCormick of 119 West Galileo street was shot in the abdomen during a dispute with his wife Sally at a South Main street establishment. Dolly Baker and Mrs McCormick were arrested as investigation continues at Murray hospital where McCormick rests.
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Jay McCormick
West Galena Street
Sally McCormick
South Main Street
McCormick
Murray Hospital
Dolly Baker
South Main Street Place
Rodda
Gerry
Baker
Baptist preacher withdraws from Northern Baptist convention
Portland Oregon July 5 The Rev W G Jones pastor of the Third Baptist church announces withdraw from the Northern Baptist convention at Seattle calling it a Punch and Judy show run by strings He says Baptists have headed for the rocks and that supporting them would make him guilty of their alleged crimes and blasphemy
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Associated Rasa
Portland
Ore
W. G. Jones
Third Baptist Church
Northern Baptist Convention
Seattle
Rocks
Butte Fourth of July Celebration Winds Down
The four day independence fest ends as rodeo tents fold and carnival attractions close. Rain drives people indoors while a record crowd uses Butte Anaconda transit services and local taxis to depart after a big holiday period.
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Butte
Anaconda
Gardens
Disaster at Pickwick Club Kills Dozens in Boston Debacle
Firemen sift wreckage after the Pickwick club collapse in Chinatown. Night searches recover 39 dead with 29 identified as victims. 16 others hospitalized. Police seek manager Timothy Barry and report threats of looting during the grim operation.
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Associated Press
Boston
Pickwick Club
Chinatown
Benjamin Alexander
Underworld
William Robinson
Malden
Dreyfus
O'Brien
Timothy J. Barry
Edith Jordan
Somerville
John J. Seales
Roxbury
Margaret Murphy
J. Lanzer
Alias Sarge Penta
Carl Paulson Jr
Paul Halloran
Stuart Henderson
Milton
William D. Cochrane
Frank Tillo
Northend
William J. Groseman
West End
James F. Glennon
John J. McLaughlin
South End
W. H. Karr
United States Coast Guard
Mojave
Dallas
Loretta Keegan
Cambridge
Edward
Pauline de Luca
Frank P. “Teddy” Vara
James Congdon
Patrick Glavin
Dorchester
Arthur M. Graham
Mere
Delia Sullivan
Unkown
Delia Sullivan McEachern
Esther Wilson
Jamaica
John Duffy
William Murray
West Somerville
Mass
Fire tolls strain at Bhaffer Oil warehouse and White City blaze
Damage from a Bhaffer Oil and Refining warehouse fire near Cushing is estimated at 150000 dollars. Volunteers and local fire crews contained the blaze. Separately at White City amusement park in Chicago the shooting gallery fire caused a brief panic and losses around 50000 dollars with no injuries reported.
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Associated Press
Cushing, Okic
Bhaffer Oil and Refining Company
Cushing Fire Department
Chicago
White City
Feudists Claim Frame-Up In Missing Men Found Chained
Dr W D Mason veterinarian and Lawrence Bowman missing for 10 days were found chained to a tree after an abduction by hooded men. Bowman says Mason refused food while captors kept them blindfolded and moved. Sheriff doubts story and vows investigation amid feud rumors in Signal Mountain area.
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Mason
Bowman
Tennessee
Associated Prevs
Chattanooga
W. D. Mason
Lawrence Bowman
Prohibition Tree
Signal Mountain
Jim Thomas
Sam Godsey
Tom Selman
Godsey
Thirety
Thomas
Bow
Second Victim of Slough Drowning Taken From River
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Deer Lodge Montana reports the recovery of John Trask a T year old son of Mr and Mrs Frank Trask. He and a companion drowned Wednesday while swimming in a slough about half a mile north of the city. Continued on page 7.
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John Trask
Deer Lodge River
Standard Deer Lodge
Frank Trask
Baby Drowned in Horse Trough Near Jamestown
Albert Sellers two year old son of Mr and Mrs Sellers was drowned in about eight inches of water after falling into a two foot deep horse trough near the milking area on Saturday evening. He struck his head and was later found dead, with no outcry heard.
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Preva
Jamestown
N. D
Abert Sellers
May Sellers
Chilean widow becomes wife of Vicente Blasco Ibanez
Vicente Blasco Ibanez the Spanish novelist wed Mme Dona lena Ortuzar Bulnes widow of a Chilean diplomat at Mentone in a quiet ceremony attended only by witnesses. His first wife died in Valencia in January and his writings against the Spanish monarchy and military directorate were cited as related to her death.
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Associated Press
Nich
Wraner
Vicente Blasco Ibanez
Mme
Dona Lena Ortuzar Bulnes
Mentone
Valencia
Spain
Judge Neal Aims for Restraining Order in Scopes Case
Dr John R Neal chief defense counsel in the Scopes evolution case says he will seek a temporary restraining order from Judge John J Gore to block Tennessee court actions Friday The move aims to challenge the state law as unconstitutional and prevent a trial in Cookeville Tenn. next day.
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Tennessee
Associated Press
Cookeville
Tenn
John R. Neal
John T. Scopes
John J. Gore
United States District Court
Union
Dr. Neal
John G. Gore
John T. Beopes
Tripie
Judge Gore
Oscar Holladay
Mr. Holladay
Mr. Neal
Scopes
Gore
31 Persons Killed Sunday in Fourth of July Weekend
The Associated Press reports 31 people died and 34 were injured nationwide on the second day of the Fourth of July weekend. Auto crashes caused the most casualties with 10 dead and eight injured, while eight drowned in Ontario and thirteen auto deaths occurred in Detroit and nearby areas.
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Associated Press
New York
Ontario
Detroit
Thio
Seattle Man Dies Retrieving Wife From Blaze
Seattle July 6 A salesman named John Young died of fatal burns after re entering a blazing home to rescue his wife who he believed was inside. She escaped to a neighbor with their three children after being awakened by Young.
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Associated Prete
Seattle
John Young
Young
Test Declared Valuable by the Associated Press
Washington July 5 news report says the second nationwide defense muster yielded strong support for annual musters. General staff will study future inventories and consider fixed dates or divisional musters amid congressional authorization debates. About 15 to 16 million civilians and organized reserves participated.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
General Staff
America
United States
Department
Congress
Coolidge
Army
John L. Hines
Price on head of Chicago robbers urged by bankers
Chicago bankers announced rewards for police and bank officers in robberies with $2500 for each bandit killed and $1000 for information leading to arrest. The plan aims to deter reckless shooting and make killing a robber as profitable as killing a officer.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago and
Cook County
BE. N. Baty
St Ignatius Boy Drowns in Snake River in Idaho
Lewiston, Idaho July 6. Melville Calkins 19 son of Mr and Mrs R A Calkins of St Ignatius Montana a graduate of Lewiston State Normal school and a summer student at Cheney State Normal school was drowned while bathing in Snake river. He attempted to swim and went under before aid could reach him. The body not recovered.
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Associated Press
Lewistown
Idaho
Amundsen Receives Ovation as Norway's National Hero
Captain Roald Amundsen returns to Oslo amid celebration with Lincoln Ellsworth and companions from the failed North Pole flight. Attended by the Akershus fortress salutes and a British cruiser squadron, the event included a royal welcome, national anthem, and decorations from King Haakon.
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Amundsen
Norway
Associated Press
Roald Amundsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
North Pole
Friedtjof Nansen
Far North
Horten
Oslo
Spitsbergen
Albr
W. Selmer
Akershus
Storting
M. Lykke
Haakon
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U. S
Jay
Cormick
T. Copes
Ibanez
Neal
ST. Ignatius
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