Torrid heat kills 71 in Philadelphia and rolls on
The heat wave and storms across the eastern states push the death toll higher with 71 deaths in Philadelphia and dozens more in Hackensack New York Newark and Baltimore. Thousands flee metropolitan areas seeking relief while tens of thousands sleep in park and forecasts predict continued warmth with scattered thundershowers.
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Foreign Gunboats Ready
Civil war erupts around Canton as factions of Sun Yat Sen followers clash. Peking officials in Shanghai seek end to anti foreign outbreaks. U S forces in China cautious as Japan deploys destroyers to Shanghai and Canton.
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Civil War Starts in Canton Fight Breaks Between Yunnanese and Sun Yat Sen Faction
Directly after a report of imminent hostilities, fighting began in Canton as Yunnanese forces who control the city clashed with adherents of Sun Yat Sen on Henan Island. Six gunboats moved up the river and fired on the electric light station.
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Loeb Improves Under Care After Mental Breakdown
In Joliet Illinois on June 7 Richard Loeb, life prisoner convicted with Leopold for the Bobby Franke murder, shows quiet improvement after a recent mental breakdown. He has been released from restraints and remains under physician observation as doctors decide on his sanity while measles symptoms fade.
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Allies Seek Security Pact Under League Of Nations
London and Paris advance talks on a Franco British plan for a Germany pact to preserve western frontiers and assure Rhine terms while Germany’s eastern borders require care. France indicates it wants League aligned policy and a future German membership with France awaiting details from England.
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Mrs Walker L Bean Dies in Spokane Pioneer Child Welfare Leader
Spokane June 1 Mrs Walker L Bean 60 longtime Inland Empire pioneer and child welfare worker died after brief illness in Spokane. She was a daughter of Warren Hussey noted pioneer banker with ties to Denver East Lake City Helena and Virginia City and later lived in Spokane.
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Supreme Court to rule on key cases at term end
The Supreme Court will issue opinions on several major cases tomorrow as the term ends. Decisions may address congressional power to compel witness attendance and document production, New York anarchism law, Henry Ford reparations, and removal power for presidents. A new rules set for practice before the court is also expected.
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Little Girl Lost in Timber North of Walkerville
A 33 year old woman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Pazella, wandered from Stringtown Dairy five miles north of Walkerville with a small black dog yesterday afternoon. Volunteers searched timbered hills since 9 pm last night with dawn light expected to resume the hunt. Police and neighbors scoured the heavy woods through the night, promising to continue the search until the missing girl is found.
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Dying accusation in poison case rocks Chicago
Mrs Flossie Edwards 22 dies of poisoning after allegedly forced poison tablet by estranged husband Louis police weigh her dying statement against his claim of no knowledge. Edwards is daughter of Base Rozel a Michigan grape grower known as grape vine king. They met at a friend's home with their 2 year old child under a court order.
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Mrs May Searles Johnstone Dies After Long Public Service
Mrs May Searles Johnstone longtime society editor of the Butte Miner for nearly four decades died at 8 am at her home 931 West Broadway at age 66. She suffered a heart ailment and had collapsed in January after granddaughter Drea Johnstone died. Her husband and family returned to Butte to spend her final days.
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Mrs. Jones told Mrs. Brown after reading the morning Standard that planning the day’s work and menu makes baking easier. It notes Calumet Baking Powder as essential in the kitchen and that up-to-date people read The Standard’s ads to know what is available today.
President Coolidge Arrives in Twin Cities for Norsk Centennial
President and Mrs. Coolidge reached St. Paul for the Norsk American centennial celebration. The arrival drew cheers from a large crowd as four governors of Norwegian descent hosted events and a noon luncheon in Minneapolis. The president tours the region and rides a daily schedule between St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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Louisiana Educator Killed With Axe at LSU
Oscar B K Turner, professor of agronomy at Louisiana State University, was found dead in a campus building with severe throat and facial wounds. A blood stained small fire axe lay nearby, and police suspect a grudge held by a student over exams. The weapon had been moved to Turner’s desk after the tragedy.
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Jardine Returns to Home in West Malad
William Jardine secretary of agriculture returned to his Idaho hometown West Malad on June 1. He predicted a year of high prices for agricultural products and stronger cattle markets to old farming friends at the Utah line welcome. He was joined by his mother wife and two daughters and wished his daughters to see his birthplace farm.
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Heat toll climbs as Philadelphia endures record week
The heat wave in Philadelphia, now in its second week, killed 71 people and caused numerous prostrations. Temperatures ranged in the 90s, peaking at 98 at 4:46 p.m., with readings over 100 in other parts of the state. An estimated 60,000 slept in Fairmount Park overnight as city exodus continued.
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Ontario’s Beer Has No More Rick Than Water in Kentucky
A June 7 Detroit dispatch reports 1,600 Louisville residents traveled to Windsor Ontario and back, touring Bellevale and noting that Ontario beer tastes like faucet water. The visitors crossed by ferry after traveling in 24 day coaches.
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Storm Leaves Omaha-Twin Drowning Split and Wide Damage
A late storm battered Omaha and neighboring areas, with two girls feared drowned after their boat capsized near Carter Lake. Wind, hail, and falling debris damaged windows, trees, and sewers, affecting Council Bluffs and Mondamin. Police and volunteers searched for the missing, as streets faced debris and disrupted traffic.
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Great Demonstration for King of Italy by Subjects
Rome reports a royal demonstration marking Victor Emmanuel III’s 25 years on the throne. Eight thousand mayors and colonial representatives joined a day of patriotic festivities from sunrise to sunset. Mussolini appeared with the royal party during a dawn review and a vast parade of 100000 participants followed.
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