Dante Pierce in Line for Senator Cummins Renomination
Washington dispatch notes Dante Pierce, publisher of the Home stead, has aligned with President Coolidge and supports Senator Cummins for renomination. Rumors of a rift with Senator Brookhart persist while Iowa seeks to block other senatorial candidates. Conflicting reports say Cummins faces opposition and possible renomination stalemate.
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Dex Mainge
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Iowa
Cummins
Leader to speak at Iowa C E meeting in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids June 2 1921 Hom W Upshaw leader of the dry forces in congress will make his first visit west of the Mississippi at the state Christian Endeavor convention June 18 21 Other speakers include Mel Trottee Dean T W Graham W A Ganfield S C McWilliams Mrs John Gensu and Miss Georgia Dunn Fifteen hundred are expected to attend the convention Your want ad in this paper will be read by 16 000 people
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Upshaw
Dry Forces
Congress
Mississippi
Jas | State Christian Endeavor
Mel Trottee
Gopel Mission Worker
Dean T. W. Graham
Oberlin Seminary
W. A. Ganfield
Wauekha
Wis
Center College
Kentucky
Praying -Colonels
United States Senate
Senator la Follette
S.C. McWilliams
Columbia
South America
John Gensu
Seoul
Korea
Georgia Dunn
Halt Plot to Bomb E Train in New York
Police halted a bomb plot after two mysterious boxes were found on the Third Avenue elevated line. Believed to contain explosive devices, the boxes were thrown into the East River by a suspect, never opened, and later recovered by a detective named Michael Hartington.
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Ely
Poelice
Thir Avenue
Yoliew
East River
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Michael Hartington
Lea
Weeks Suffers Relapse Early Today at Hospital
Boston June 2 An INS report states Secretary John W Weeks suffered a temporary relapse after an operation at Phillips House Massachusetts General Hospital. His temperature rose briefly and pulse spiked before improving and allowing brief sleep. Public notices mention Friday events with Toonerville and Gumps appearances.
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Mary of War
John W. Weeks
Phillips House
Massachusetts General Hospital
Meron
Deny report that one of Amundsen party is killed
Oslo authorities issued a formal denial stating there is no news about the Amundsen-Ehrdsworth polar flyers returning to Spitsbergen or any member of the six man party being killed. London dispatches say two naval airplanes will carry a polar expo party to the region this Friday.
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Opium
Women’s clubs push uniform marriage laws in session
West Baden Ind June 2 The General Federation of Women's Clubs in convention here took up the cudgel for uniform marriage and divorce laws. Leading the fight was Genevieve Parkhurst of New York associate writer of four prominent magazines.
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Ying
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New York
Wiliter
Amethyst emblem and zodiac themes in obscure text
An encoded or fragmented passage references amethyst as an emblem and mentions Fehtarey and Vengs. It notes Cor Sugltarius in the zodiac, metallurgy for copper, Wt iy ylven Weo St. Matthew, and a roun catdig element with bishops, calling it the "pevkete's gen."
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St. Matthew
Remarkable Find Hidden Oyster Dish Inscription
A fragmentary note describes a dish engraved with a map or emblem, possibly linked to a historic steamship, found as an oyster was being gathered. The text mentions Virginia and Blair, an old vessel symbol, and a two by three inch mark on the dish, with no clear surrounding context.
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Tivér
Virginia
A. T
Unique tourist bets 20 000 miles on horse cart journey
A Civil War veteran, William Simmons, wagers 20 000 miles across the United States in a one horse cart. He aims to reach Boston within months to claim the prize, traveling via Minneapolis Seattle Los Angeles and San Francisco. The trip spans winter and summer routes, with legal affidavits filed en route.
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William Simmons
United States
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Shumans
Bretton
Minneapolis
Minn
Seattle
Wash
Los Angeles
San Francico
Calif
Simmons
Sunnyside Taik
Tata
Mike
Fair Texan Is Adjudged Prattiest Bathing Air
A garbled note from an early Texas contest declares a participant named Fair Texan as the prattiest bathing air in Texar agishe, with unclear surrounding details and no further names or dates readable.
Nancy Jordan and the Warren Connection in War-Torn England
Nancy Jordan met Lieutenant Warren in England during the hysteria days after the war. Warren returned to the United States leaving Nancy with a child and a family dispute. Mrs. Warren urged Nancy to come to this country with her baby. Nancy later married Claude H. Clarke, a Chicago salesman who has since divorced her. Nancy, missing five days, was found in a Kansas City hospital where a daughter was born.
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Warren
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Claude H. Clarke
Chicago
Kansas City
Horse-Drawn Hearse Used for Lady Who Hated Cars
Des Moines plans set for Mrs. Warren Jay age seventy four who lived without riding in an automobile. On her death her family used an old horse drawn hearse to transport her to burial, noting her aversion to motor vehicles.
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Des Moines
Warren Jay
Railroad Time Cards Rock Island Item Improvised
Fragmentary OCR notes show a railroad time card mention for Rock Island with unclear garbled text about trains and schedules and a stray reference to cures for insomnia. The readable items hint at a transit timetable or schedule note without concrete details.
Chinese Launch Second Strike Today in Shanghai
Chinese mobs across Shanghai on June 2 inflamed by pro strike rhetoric attacked foreigners in the foreign settlement. Reports say rising violence left at least 20 dead and many injured. A Japanese prince was said to be killed, with others seriously wounded, amid clashes seen as a major flare in anti foreign sentiment.
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Shangicat
Vaunehei
Prinee
Obituary Notice for A. R. Brown at Greenfield Home
The obituary details the death of A. R. Brown of Greenfield and lists surviving relatives including Delphi Ardmore Oklahoma Harrigtt, and three sisters and brothers. The deceased came from Morria Illinois and was attended by family members who traveled from Oklahoma to be at the bedside. The notice notes the family’s locale and mentions a newspaper arrival by airplane.
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Qokla
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Zort
Greer Tela
Ree’ Blastard
Mille 'Ghdeh 'Chinago
Jane Caddock
Yathy
Sadye Lane
Chi
Isaac Brown
Anita
Edward Brown
Coronhild
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