Amundsen Is Forced Down In Fatal Falls Across Cities
International News Service reports multiple casualties from today’s incidents. Ellia Hirt, 68, died in Chicago after leaping or falling from a third-story window. Clarenes Ross, 27, perished in Danville by falling down an elevator shaft at a produce company. Danville, Illinois. A new Rotary president was elected in Minneapolis as B. Sutton won unanimously at the convention for the 1929 year. Victoria residents felt a minor earth tremor at 7:37 a.m. near the Strait of San Juan de Puert. Croatian deputy Stefan Raditeh was shot and wounded, later reported dead, in Belgrade. St. Paul hosted Charles Lindbergh’s surprise visit, discussing plans for a northern transcontinental air route. Robert Powell, 24, was found hanged near Houston after being brought from Jefferson Davis Hospital amid murder charges. A Toronto mail train robbery yielded at least 100000 dollars, with bandits escaping in a high-powered car leaving three mail pouches full of cash and registered mail.
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Leapa
Chicago
Ellia Hirt
Danville
Clarenes Ross
Toronto
Canada
Canadian National Railway
Tent fills Second night show by Angelo troupe
Billie Angelo's shovwy under the American Legion drum and bugle corps drew larger crowds than Monday. The big tent at Second hosted a Western style show titled Howdy Moor Trail with comedy predominance and picturesque acts, pleasing the audience in a varied program.
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Billie Angelo
American Legion
Moor Trail
Ares
Six Die as Indiana Cyclone Ravages State
Indianapolis reports six killed and many injured as severe electrical storms sweep Indiana. Wayne and Henry counties suffer major property damage with houses, trees, and electric wires blown down. Bloomington records four deaths under a tree near the Indiana University water works. A boy in Rush County is killed by lightning while playing. Pendleton reformatory inmate Fred Grack is fatally hurt by a flying timber.
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Indianapolis
T. N. Si
Indiana
Mort’ Aevere
Wayne
Menry
Bloomington
Indiana University
Mays
Rush County
Pendleton
Fred “Grack
Evansgillu
Amelia Earhart Receives Ovations in London Visit
Amid cheers in London, Amelia Earhart reflects on transatlantic flight and praises pilot Wilmer Stultz and mechanic Louis Gordon. She notes England's hospitality, hints at flying plans in Europe and the United States, and emphasizes future safety and speed in aviation while keeping focus on her crew’s contributions.
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London
Ponden
Earhart
Wemarn Bastic
Furget Aviation Sect
Lambda Wreckings
Southampton
Londim
Col. Lindbergh
Paris
Hlight
Wilmer
Stultz
Loiis Gordon
BI Stultz
Sam Gordon
Hyde Park
United States
Miss Earhart
Carrechioodant
George Remus Released From Ohio Insane Hospital
Lima Ohio June 20 George Remus the self proclaimed bootleg king and husband of Imo Augusts Imo walked from the state hospital for the criminally insane at Lima today a free man after the Ohio supreme court ordered his immediate discharge Remus once claimed wife murder allegations and faced sensational wartime notoriety as a liquor king.
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Lima
George Remus
Augusts
Imo
Holmes Ramus
Yma State’ Hospital
Lh5
P.an
Columbus
George Raymus
Ohio
Elgasa
Subpoenas Issued for Three Prominent Leaders
Washington June 20 Subpoenas issued for A B Fontaine anti La Follette Wisconsin State Senator Claude Mackonald Law iden Spader Minnesota and Tyan Bowen Hoover leader in Minnesota to appear before the Senate fund investigation in Chicago at 1 p m Saturday as conducted
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Washington
A. B. Fontaine
anti-La Follette
Wisconsin
Claude Mackonald
Law Iden Spader
Minnesota
Tyan Bowen
Hoover
Minnemat Ta
Hicega
W.he
Highway Commission Lets Huge Paying Contracts Today
Ames Iowa June 20 Contracts for grading paving and graveling bridge and culvert construction totaling 719986.11 on primary roads in eleven counties and a suid project at the commissions offices here had been closed today bids were opened yesterday Two paving projects in Bremer and Decatur counties covering 24.67 miles accounted for most of the total sum with bridges and culverts valued at 44125 in Appanoose Bremer Gerdar Havintlted and were ordered Graveling contracts in dateas Monroe Warren and Wayne counties will cost 30000 and 9 lone grading project in Marshall county a railroad crossing contract awarded to KE D Wahl of Vietar will cost the state 12468.20 The largest contract of the letting was secured by Union Construction company of Des Moines with a bid of 489184.05 for paving 19345 miles of US highway No 69 from the Missouri line northeast to Leon in Decatur County The Bryant Paving company of Waterloo submitted one of the lowest figures for paving for 6985 miles of primary road Ndy 59 north and south through Deriven in Bremer county for 1204 The basic price per square yard per mile and company bid were given but the details appear garbled in the source text
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Ames
L.N. S
Commission
Iowa State Highway Commission
Bremerinl
Decatur
Appanoose
Bremer
Gerdar
Lettig
Union Construction Company
Des Moines
Missouri Vine
Leon
Decatur County
Bryant Paving Company of
Waterloo
Ndy
Deriven
Bremer County
Oewer Square Yard
Spat
Hoover Forces Favor Iowa Man for the Position
Washington on the eve of the Republican national chairmanship vote dark horse prospects emerge with Hoover backing. Hoover allies weigh appointing Good or Work for the post to propel a 1924 Hoover-backed leadership and a future White House bid, while observers note potential cabinet vacancies and political risks.
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Romero
Thorngurgh
Washington
William S. Butler
Massachusetts
Seerw Stury Hoover
Atom Tr
Willum Hotel
Tolmonow
Tian Hoover
Pen Hoover
Work
Ator Curtis
James W. Gout
Hoover
Paul
Hona
Ro Timtled
Moses
Vonylation
Good
Roy West
David W. Mulvane
Kansas
Walter F. Brown
Commerce
Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Butcher
Ettatt
Coolidge
Congress
McKee Eliminates Eddie Sherwin in Melee
In a contested match, McKee defeats Eddie Sherwin amid tense exchanges. The event, noted on an Ingham circuit card, lists June 20 as a reference point with sparse details and unclear context.
Odd Fellows Ceremony At Iowa City Draws Nationwide Guests
In Iowa City a 200 member initiation marked a Mammoth Odd Fellows celebration attended by over 2,000 members from Eastern Iowa. Leon S Merrill of Maine presided with local and national officers leading the ceremonial event. New members were welcomed amid the festive program held yesterday.
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Jowa City
Towa
Petys
Aps
Traly
Pallowinas
Odd Fellows
Rebekah
Leon_S. Merrill
Deak
The
Versity
Maine
Erin
America
Gas blast kills five miners at National Fuel plant
Five miners died and twenty were injured in a gas explosion at the National Fuel company mine near Morgantown West Virginia. Seventeen to twenty men were treated for burns at local hospitals with seven severely burned. The accident occurred shortly after 4 am during the night shift and officials waited on a confirmed cause.
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Bairmong Wee Vadane
T N. S.i
National No. V
Arine
Na- Sonal Fuel Company
National
W. Vas
Tony
Bureau of Mines
Morgantown
W. Va
Barly Ball Scores One League St Louis 0
A brief league match ended with Barly Ball scoring a shutout 0 to 0 against St. Louta'd. No further details available.
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Barly
St. Louta'd
Vaudeville at Atlantic Theater Tomorrow Night
A lively Atlantic stage bill features Toe Phareley, known for clever comedy, plus Maybetle, with impersonations and novelty acts. The Mack-L company offers sketches and dancing numbers, with musical routines and a winged minihivers exhibition. Bethany stars and Miss Bethany tours with accompanying talent.
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Wivines
Entity Wood Snes
Duane
Mack-L Company
Tal
Masise Beollong
Bethany
Enalud
Seaplane Crash Report Close to New York Coast
A seaplane bearing department markings HR-43 was found drifting about 25 miles south of Long Island east of Ambrosy. Left wing crushed, no sign of pilot or crew, wreckage reported by Heffron. Officials fear the crew may have perished at sea.
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New York
Dune
N.S
Department of — Contrieres
Sitattiles
Ambrosy
Turi Ishend
Heffron
Steusing
Gant
Lightning kills four on Bloomington shelter guard
Four laborers at Indiana University in Bloomington were killed when a lightning bolt struck as they sheltered under a tree during a storm. The victims include Thomas Backer, 52, his brother Otto Kenneth Deckard, 36, and Holt, among others, with details incomplete due to damaged text.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Backer
Hig Brother
Otte Kenneth Deckard
Holt
French seaplane forced down in Polar sea amid Nobile search
Paris reports the Gene Guilbaud and Capt. Roald Amundsen seaplane, after leaving Tromsø to aid the Nobile expedition, was forced down in the Polar Sea. Rome says Major Maddalena reached Nobile’s camp near Spitzbergen, delivering parachuted supplies from the Savona Marchetti plane and assisting the stranded crew. The Rome dispatch notes weather may have driven the aircraft to sea before attempting King's Bay refuel.
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London
N. S
Gene Guibouil
Roald Amundsen
Tromsee
Norway
Green Harbor
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Amundsen
King’s Bay
Spitebergen
Rome
Maddelena
Nobile
Maddalena
Maddilena
Illinois group urges abolishing grand juries in Illinois
Chicago officials report a push by the Spies Association for Criminal Justice to abolish grand juries in Illinois except when court summoned in felony cases. The survey cites low trial-discharge rates and high jury acquittals in Cook County in 1926 as justification.
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Chicago
Spies’ Association
Mlinois
Milquaukee
Miisi
Association
Cook County
Garden club gains supervision of city park section
At a civic committee meeting the Atlantic Garden Club and park board approved the club’s supervision of a city park section. Plans include a natural rock grotto at the center where the U S Grant memorial previously stood. Ernest Zu, a local florist, will construct the grotto. Mary Botheland of Iowa City and her son from Omaha are visiting McVey Home.
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Atlantic Garden Club
Grothe Center
U.S. Grant -Memorial
Ernest
Zu Local
Flarlat
McVey
Mra. N. Botheland
Dai Mary
Iowa‘ City
Son
Omaha
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Fortland, Me
National University Law School
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Eddie Sherwin
Yperson
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