Burglars Loot Three Adair Stores in $200 Heist
Thieves ransacked three Adair businesses between midnight and morning, stealing cash and merchandise valued around $200. Entrances were gained through rear windows. a Ford and rustling engine noises were reported by Linden Alcorn. Authorities suspect local prowlers exploited a storm blackout. no crew is yet identified.
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Towa
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Linden Alcorn
Alcorn
Marshal Sachau
George Richardson
Harry
Hia
Palo
W. H. Burr
Rome Mercy
Mr. Burr
Correspondents barred from Hague peace conference
United Press dispatch reports that reporters were barred from the Dutch Peace Palace during a noon preliminary conference as armed guards prevented entry. Dean Robin and several Nieman journalists protested while the Dutch President’s office refused access to the press.
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Heer Palace
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Wray
Tornado Toll in Twin Cities and Three Counties
United Press reports a devastating tornado struck the Twin Cities and three western Wisegale counties last night. One person killed and several injured, with at least one missing, as homes were destroyed and families disrupted.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Twin Cities
West
Foster
Killea
Foster's
Hamae
Destructive Storm Hits St. Croix County Wisconsin
A destructive June storm damaged farm buildings across St. Croix County Wisconsin with reports of hail and strong winds. The Associated Press wires indicate widespread effects and property losses as crews assess the damage to rural farms and communities.
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St. Croix County
Wis
Associated Press
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Atlantic Band Not to Blame for Park Concert Failure
Local report states the Atlantic band and leader Carl D Carson had no involvement with the Booster Day park concert that failed to materialize. A substitute local group was to play but the organizer did not show up leaving several hundred disappointed.
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Atlantic Band
Carl D. Carson
Carson
Garson
Carsoh
Divorces Mark Last Day Of June Term Reported
Judge Rockafellow issued four divorce decrees on the last day of the June term. Mabel Kay received separation and custody of daughter Leona Marie from Adolph Kay. this is her second divorce at age nineteen. Andrew Krogh was granted a divorce from Margaret Krogh. Effie Looney gained legal separation from Elien Looney and reclaimed her maiden name Effie Adair. Anna Rowe was granted a divorce from George Rowe and resumed her maiden name Anna Endriohs. All decrees issued as defendant appeared.
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Rockafellow
Yeaterday
Mabel Kay
Adolph Kay
Leona Marie
Andrew Krogh
Margaret Krogh
Effie Looney
Elien Looney
Effie Adair
Anna Rowe
George Rowe
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One Big Union Advocates Face Union Resistance
The American Federation of Labor convention in Cincinnati rejects a universal union label and resists the one big union plan urged by radicals. Leaders like Gompers and Woll argue the proposal would reshape the federation, while MacNider frames the foes as threats to national integrity. Leonard Talty begins work with the Peagack and Baxter establishment.
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Cincinnati
American ,Federation of Labor
Idea
Universal
Universal Union
G. E. Mikel
Arkansas
Gompers
Mikel
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Woll
Big Son
Ameri ‘Can Légion
Hanford
Nidar
Thel 4 Legion
MacNider
Legion
Federation
Railroad Strike Seen Inevitable Amid Wage Cuts
Cincinnati reports labor leaders expect a nationwide railroad strike on July 1 unless the government intervenes. Workers vote overwhelmingly for strike action as wage reductions loom, with unions demanding full and free wage talks and labor board safeguards. John L. Lewis may join miners in joint talks to coordinate action.
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Cincinnati
United States Railway Labor Board
Labor Board
Harding
Associated Press
U. S. Labor Board
Maintenance of Way
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Jewell
William Green
Slippery Gulch Fiesta Rehearsals Start Tonight
Ex service members of the American Legion are invited to attend the Legion Club rooms for the first rehearsal of Slippery Gulch a seven night fiesta in City Park starting July 1. Citizens tickets will be issued and nominations for Mayor Mayoress and Sheriff are under way with a 15000 vote elimination rule. Prizes include trips to the Elks convention in Atlantic City and New Orleans for top officers.
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American Legion
Big Slippery Gulch
News- Telegraph
al Moreland
Slippery Gulch
Gulch
Atlantic City
Elks
New Orleans
Atlantic Post
News-Telegraph
Legion
Fire devours sixteen blocks in Arverne kills dreams
In Arverne New York fire races through the suburb burning 400 buildings. Sixteen blocks reduced to ruins leaving about 15000 homeless and estimated losses near two million dollars. Fire started near the Nautilus hotel with a blast like sound. A blind man reportedly seen trapped in the flames and believed to have perished.
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United Press
Arverne
N. Y
New York
Nautilus
Joint action urged to curb aggressive rail strike
Rail union leaders foresee an inevitable strike on July 1 and weigh aggressive intervention as a tool to prevent disruption. The heads consider the potential action a concerted effort to safeguard operations and avert widespread delays.
Booster Day Draws Hundreds at Fair Grounds Event
About three hundred attended the Booster Day athletic carnival at the Fair Grounds yesterday. Merchants' Crews regained last Sunday's Griswold laurels in the ball game, boxing events mostly engaging. The day featured shopping, bargains, and a city hall dance to close, while the finance committee could not yet report the Merchants' Greys team treasury total.
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Fair Grounds
Fairgrounds
Griswold
Merchants’ Greys Baseball
Team Treasury
West Point Cadet Killed In Auto Crash At Manasquan
A Pennsylvania Railway train collided with an automobile driven by West Point cadet Jerome Stewart near Manasquan New Jersey. Stewart was killed and a young woman with him seriously injured. Four other passengers were injured, one perhaps seriously.
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Manasquan
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Pennsylvania Railway
Jerome Stewart
West Point
Siwo
Stewart
Democrats Seek Firing Of Treasury Officials In 1920s Battle
In a House Republicans push, about 160 members sign a petition to President Harding demanding removal of Democrats from Treasury posts. They accuse a Democratic ring of hampering operations and name over 100 officials led by under secretary Paul Gilbert. Secretary Mellon denies the charges and says key Treasury posts are not held by Democrats.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
Treasury Department
Harding
Treasury
Paul Gilbert
Marconi Announces World Radio Wave Reach of 12200 Miles
Italian Senator Marconi announced on the Electra ship that experiments show radio waves can circle the globe. He cited a maximum sending distance of 12,200 miles, signaling a breakthrough in wireless transmission.
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Marconi
Associated Press
New York
Senator Marconi
Italy
Perfector
Wireless
Electra
Witten
Will Seek for Lost Radium By Means of Electroscope
L V Walker radium expert from Pittsburgh arrived in Des Moines with an electroscope to aid in locating 15000 dollars worth of radium missing from a rural hospital. Officials believe a janitor dumped the material into a waste vault by mistake.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
L. V. Walker
Pittsburgh
Bonus Bill Given Right of Way in Senate Talks
A compromise reached in a Republican senators conference sets the soldiers bonus bill to have priority after the tariff bill. Some committee members favored displacing the tariff measure, while rumors circulate that Democrats may seek to move the bonus ahead of the tariff.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
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