Explosion on excursion steamer Mackinac kills 37
A boiler blast off Newport on the Mackinac during a return trip to Pawtucket killed 37 and injured over 100 of 677 aboard. Capt. Thomas McVey grounded the vessel near Coddington Point as navy ships aided rescue. Investigators note a patched boiler may have failed, marking Rhode Island’s worst water disaster since the Larchmont wreck.
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Newport
Mackinac
Pawtucket
Naval Training Station
Thomas McVey
Coddington Point
Rhode Island
Oscar A. Heltzen
Victor F. Lawson Dies Chicago Daily News Publisher
Victor F. Lawson editor and publisher of the Chicago Daily News died at his Lake Shore Drive home from heart disease traceable to overwork in journalism. At his bedside were his Chicago relatives Mr and Mrs Clark M Cavenee. Lawson was born in Chicago on September 30 1830 and would have been seventy five next month.
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Victor F. Lawson
Chicago Daily News
Chicago
Vvictor F. Lawson
America
Lake Shore Drive
Lawson
Clark M. Cavenee
Wisconsin University Rejects $600 000 Gift
The University of Wisconsin regents voted to reject funds from private endowment organizations and turn down a tentative $600,000 gift for a medical building. Dr. Charles Bardeen confirmed the endowments had shown interest but the regents resolved to prohibit such gifts.
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Madison
Wis
Board of Regents
University of Wisconsin
Charles Bardeen
University Medical School
Wheat Should Yield U S Farmers Highest Prices
Gray Silver, farm conditions expert, says orderly marketing of the 1919 U S wheat crop should push American prices higher than current levels in the United States and abroad, yielding the best prices in years for farmers.
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U. S
Chieigo
Gray Silver
Farmers of America
Silver
Roosevelt Expedition Backtracks Toward Kashgar Route
The Roosevelt Field museum expedition in central Asia, led by James Simpson, was reported to reach Maralbash in Chinese Turkestan and push toward Aksu. To reach Kashgar they must retrace to Muralbaghi then head west toward Kashgar.
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Roosevelt
Kashgar
James Simpson- Roosevelt
Central Asia
Valentino and Wife Separated in Report from New York
The New York American reports Rudolph Valentino and his wife Winifred de Wolfe Houdaut Valentino have separated. The paper quotes George Elman, Valentino’s manager, describing an air mail cable arrangement for parting.
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Rudolph Valentino
New York
New York American
Sheik
Winifred de Wolfe Houdaut Valentino
Pauper
George Elman
Mra. Valentino
Resignation of Lowell Treasurer at Hamilton Mills Shock News
President Felix Rackerounn announced the resignation of Arthur H.R. Sharp as treasurer of Hamilton Manufacturing in Lowell and the discovery of a shortage of about 600000 in quick capital at the textile firm.
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Boston
Arthur HR. Sharp
Mamilton Manufacturing Company
Lowell
New Longland
Felix Rackerounn
Czechs Seek U.S. Loan in Negotiations
A delegation from Czechoslovakia travels to the United States to resume talks on a loan and related financial arrangements with representatives of nn Ivan.
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U.S
Prague
Czechoslovakia
United States
Nn Ivan
Polar air exploration halted by weather and setbacks
The MacMillan expedition abandons polar air survey citing heavy snow and dense fog that blocked an advanced Cape Mubhard base. Commander MacMillin praises Byrd and navy pilots despite two of three planes out of service and NA-8 burning, with NA-2 still unrepaired after a recent accident.
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Washington
Polar Sea
MacMillan
National Geographie Society
Lhe
Greenland
Labrador
Battin Island
Cape Mubhard
MacMithin
Byrd
Navy
MacMiltin
Chicago Regional Plan Aims Wider Highways Within 100 Miles
At a summer meeting the Chicago Regional Planning Association discussed proposals to widen and coordinate more than twenty highway systems within 100 miles of Chicago. The plan calls for doubling main artery pavement width outside the city and will be sent to Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Town and Missouri authorities and to involved counties and townships.
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Chicago Chicago
Chicago
Chicawa Regional Planning Association
Linois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Town
Missouri
Roumnties
Andrews Confers With Enforcement Officers
Washington reports a three hour closed door conference as divisional chiefs and state directors meet with Assistant Secretary Andrews. Officials discussed the enforcement program and the plan for the reorganized staff to assume duties September 1.
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Washington
Andrews
Siaf
Typhoon Death Toll, Western Japan Ravaged by Storms
Severe storms hit western Japan causing extensive damage and casualties. A typhoon stranded climbers on Mount Fuji forcing refugees into caves for a day. Oshiinura village suffered an avalanche destroying 60 homes and damaging 200. An Akashi mountain slide near Kofu buried homes with six dead.
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Japan
Tokyo
Mount Fuji
Oshiinura
Fuji
Akashi
Kofu
Vienna riot as Zionist congress delegates arrive
Anti Jewish mobs clashed with Vienna police at Freiheitsplatz during the World Zionist Congress assembly. Fierce fighting left scores injured as police rodeo horses were torn loose and protesters were struck with swords in the chaotic scene.
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Vienna
World Zionist Organization
Freiheitsplatz
Aukenkreugier
Swatika
Cut in U. S. Income Tax Anticipated for March
Plymouth, Vic President Coolidge was assured a substantial federal income tax cut by Congress before March 15 payments. Secretary Melton Senator Smoot and Rep Tison of Connecticut stated belief a cut of 800 million dollars or more could be made.
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U. S
Plymouth
Vic
Coolidge
Congress
Melton
Smoot
Finance Committee
Representative Tison
Connecticut
House
Miners Weigh Next Move as Strike Looms
Miners leaders, after closed conferences on the deadlock in the hard coal industry, remained firm that any next move to avoid a strike rests with operators. The prevailing view is that only federal or state intervention can avert a work stoppage on September 1.
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Philadelphia
Widow of Ex Premier Ribot Dies in Paris
The widow of former French premier Ribot, long a leading figure in the republic, died in Paris. She was Mary Weld Burch of Chicago, eldest daughter of Tsaae FL Burch, a bunker.
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Pariss
Mme, Tibot
Alexandre Ribot
The
Republic
Mme
Ibot
Mary Weld Burch
Chicago
Tsaae FL Burch
I Bunker
Col Guffey Near Death In Pittsburgh Paydol
Col Guffey near death in Pittsburgh. Pay-dol James A L Gute Fey, eighty six, a widely known figure, is dangerously ill in the United States.
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Col. Guffey
Pittsburgh
James AL Gutefey
United States
Belgian War Debt Reduced by U S Agreement
A Washington Conference at the Treasury Department reports a U S Belgium debt settlement totaling 417 million dollars with reductions in post war and pre armistice debt. Interest terms differ from Britain with 3 to 4 percent rates, immediate principal payments, and a two year final settlement.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Keetun
Telztain
Great Britain
Congress
Gertrude Ederle Fails in English Channel Swim
Eighteen year old American Gertrude Ederle failed to complete the English Channel crossing from Cap Gris-Nez. She started at 7 12 am and ended at 8 58 pm after eight hours forty six and a half miles. She showed fatigue and was pulled into a rowboat with assistance after being nearly overwhelmed.
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Boulogne
France
Certenys Ederle
Eustis Channel
Pover
Miss Ederle
Cap Gris-Nez
Ishak Helmy
Jrhez Walle
Mason to lead University of Chicago as new president
Max Mason, 48, professor of mathematical physics at the University of Wisconsin and wartime inventor of the Mason hydrophone, will become president of the University of Chicago. The boards of trustees unanimously elected him to succeed the late Ernest DeWitt Burton, following a faculty meeting announcement.
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Chicago
Max Mason
University of Wisconsin
Mason
University of Chicago
Ernest de Witterton
Wisconsin
Tce Dug
U S Canada Plan to Stop Liquor Sports
Officials from the United States and Canada will meet to discuss reciprocal rules along the border. They aim to enforce treaty provisions and regulate agents preventing illicit liquor movement.
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U.S
Canada
Washington
United States
Ito
Cinderella Plans Stage Debut in New York
Mary Louise Sot, adopted daughter of a New York millionaire, moves from a sudden end to a dramatic comeback plan. She signs with a theatrical and motion picture agent to film a kaleidoscopic history of her life on stage and screen.
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Cinderella
New York
Mary Louise Sot
Tmevins
Wholesale Surrender Reported by Rifian Rebels
Morocan officials in Fez announce a wholesale surrender by Riffian rebels. Abd-el-Krin, a regional chieftain, rushes troops to the Preah front to dig trenches and establish fortifications. Mary Wheeler, pioneer suffragist and ally of Susan B. Anthony, has died after a long illness.
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Morocce
A Mna
EL Amish
Spuuisi Penvibene
Teride Fe
Fez
Wemp
Abd-el-Krin
Reo
Preah
Qyrtiicartions
Mary Wheeler
Rochester
Fruit markets for it be greatly yal provide Europe Market
European fruit market policy aims to improve Washington and European Union trade in fresh fruit. Proposals seek better producer conditions and stronger standards under the Department of Agriculture’s oversight to boost quality and market access.
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Europe
Washington
Prosecution Sought for Wil K. Reeme in Kansas Case
A court in Kansas is asked to prosecute Wil K. Reeme following charges listed against him. The request names Mellon and Wastington as parties in the proceedings.
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Mellon
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Budapest
Hungary
Jav Rauitiian
Colm
Paydapest
Guy H. Kahn
Lillian Nordica
American Institute of Operatic Arts
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Youssoupoff
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