Crazed officer kills three on ship near Oporto ends life
A crazed second officer on the steamship Brave Coeti shot and killed the captain, the wireless operator, and another officer near Oporto. He wounded a seaman and passenger, then hid in a cabin and fought Portuguese police before taking his own life with a pistol. The victim, Albert Glaser, an Atlanta native, was 23 and a former resident of Atlanta and Athens.
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Tortuga
Atlanta
Albert Glaiser
Athens
Oporto
Peachtree Street
Gottheimer
New York
Thousands of animals perish in Honduras hail storm
Tegucigalpa June 9 Thousands of animals perish as hail storms sweep Es quias region with depths up to 18 inches. Valleys and mountains report heavy hail.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Esquias
Administration Jolted By Close Iowa Election
Washington reports the administration jolted by a narrow victory in Iowa eighth district congress race. The piece notes Republican struggles in Minnesota’s special election after Senator Knute Nelson’s death, with eight to nine nominees in a bitter primary and farmers laborites strong. Party leaders weigh risks of national impact and plan strategic support.
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Raymond Clapper
Washington
Congress
Minnesota
U.S
Knute Nelson
Horace M. Towner
Porto Rico
Cyclone sweeps county of Magn Montezuma peaches ruined
A late afternoon cyclone swept Montezuma Georgia and surrounding area damaging houses, uprooting trees, and destroying thousands of crates of peaches. The hardest hit were peach orchards with tens of thousands of crates lost. several barns and tenant houses blown down and a mule survived a barn collapse. Estimated peach loss near 20,000 crates across multiple farms and orchards.
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Montezuma
Eyclone
Jule Felton
Sears
Je 13
J. M. Ware
Frank Holt
J. B. Exsterlin
Herbert McKenzie
W. L. McKenzie
Flood Threat Grips Oklahoma and Kansas Rivers
Flood conditions across northwestern and northern Oklahoma escalate as two days of heavy rain push rivers higher. The Cimarron rises six feet, St. Louis San Francisco bridge is disabled, and Arkansas River near Tulsa faces record heights prompting warnings for three days. Missouri Pacific detours flood-affected lines as Caney and Verdigris rise.
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Okla
Oklahoma
Woodward
Texas Panhandle
Cimarron River
Kansas
Larper County
Arkansas
Tulsa
St. Louis
Wichita
Arkansas City
Missouri Pacific
Nowata
Coffeyville
Kan
Claremore
Caney River
Traffic Officer Haress Injured Directing Traffic at Peachtree
Atlanta patrolman Charles M. Hajoss known for signaling with his arms lost his left arm after a car sped by while he directed vehicles at Peachtree and Sixth Streets. He recalled the moment, then described pain in the Tower wing of his right arm as the car passed. Continued on Page 3 Column 5.
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Charles M. Hajoss
Atlanta
Graly
Peachtree
Sixth Streets
Haress
Saa
France Open to Joint Reply on German Note
Paris reports France will collaborate on a joint reply to Germanys reparations offer only if Ruhr resistance ends. Premier Poincare states talks would wait until resistance stops, allowing conference without disavowing Ruhr policy. Britain may propose new solutions as Cuno resists French demand.
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Paris
France
Ruhr
Poincare
Italy
Belgium
Berlin
Cuno
Fone
Cuneo
Britain
Dpoinenre
Mount Vesuvius in eruption again with lava flows
Naples reports Vesuvius erupting with incandescent lava rocks and smoke. The column often reaches several hundred feet. Many foreigners, including Americans, watch the spectacle from a safe distance as the eruption triggers local earthquakes and guards keep crowds away from the crater.
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Naples
Associated Press
Vesuvius
Floods Drown About 400 in Lower Volga Region
Stockholm reports nearly 400 people drowned and 70,000 rendered homeless due to floods in the Lower Volga region. A Russian correspondent of the Stockholm Sindningen confirms the disaster as relief efforts begin.
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Lower
Volga
Stockholm
Stockholm Stindningen
Velga
Begin Mountain Memorial Work With Ceremonies
Ceremonies will launch the carving of the first figure on Stone Mountain to honor the southern Confederacy. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum will begin with Robert E. Lee, whose bas relief will lead the central group and be the largest figure in the panorama. A Virginians delegation led by Gov. E. Lee Trinkle will attend, with a grand military parade and platform ceremonies at the mountain summit.
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Stone Mountain
Gutzon Horgtum
Robert H. Lee
Confederacy
Appomattor
Atlanta
Old Guard
Trinkle
Association
Hurt
Hardwick
Georgia
Harding Likely Won't Call Governors Meeting on Prohibition
Washington June 9 President Harding will decide early next week whether to summon a conference of governors on prohibition enforcement before his Alaska trip. It seems unlikely the gathering will occur this summer as many governors are tied up with state affairs, reducing the chance of an incident filled meeting.
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Washington
Harding
Alaska
AJ Smith
New York
White House
Tutchie
Maryland
Haynes
Foreign Sailors Threaten Strike Over Dry Ruling
New York June 9 French and Italian sailors along the waterfront threaten a general strike after treasury rules ban shipboard alcohol. Shipowners say the men misinterpret the prohibition, since they can still go ashore to buy wine at speakeasies while collectors enforce the order.
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York
New York
Treasury
Kip
Elting
Former Representative Herrick Sues Secretary for Breach of Promise
Manuel Herrick former Oklahoma representative files breach of promise suit against his former secretary Ethlyn Chrane seeking 50000 dollars. He testified that Chrane promised to marry him in the presence of witnesses after a street incident that led to a police court fine. Herrick appeared as his own counsel.
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Washington
Manuel Herrick
Oklahoma
Ethlyn Chrane
Mel Chrane
Herrick
Why the Weather Discusses Atmospheric Highs and Lows
Dr Charles F Brooks secretary of the American Meteorological Society explains the procession of weather areas across the United States. Highs and lows travel from west to east at 20 to 30 miles an hour, with faster changes in winter. He defines cyclones and anticyclones and notes storms form around low pressure centers while highs bring fair weather. Tomorrow feature: The Hot Wave.
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Charles F. Brooks
American Meteorological Society
United States
Indian Ocean
Partly Cloudy Weather Report for Georgia and Washington
Partial forecast notes mainly cloudy conditions with Sunday and Monday showers. Contains irregular figures for temperatures, rainfall, humidity, and various anomaly values without clear dates or locations.
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Washington
Georgia
Bulgarian army backs reserve officers in revolt
Sofia reports show the government overthrown at 3 am by reserve officers with army support. All ministers arrested. a new government formed by opposition parties except communists. Unrest linked to war policies of former King Ferdinand and the Stamboulisky regime. Romania notes frontiers closed, no bloodshed, revolutionaries in control in Sofia.
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Associated Press
Sofia
Bulgaria
Alexander Stamboulisky
Bucharest
Romania
Military League
Parc Hiament
Boris
Meletieff
Sofia University
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