Powder explosion wrecks seventy-car runaway train near Bluefield
A seventy car Norfolk and Western runaway derailed in Bluefield and Graham after a car loaded with black powder exploded. The blast damaged west yard tracks, sparked fires, and scattered debris within 200 yards. No injuries were reported. Cleanup expected in 24 to 36 hours.
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Bluefield
Graham
Onty
West End
Norfolk and Western
West Yard
Hale
Bristol
Mercer Street Bridge
East Yard
West Bluefield Avenue
South Bluefield
Harris
Central Station
Nemours
Dupont Powder Company
Bramwell Road
Paul Carrico
Sister
Bramwell
H. G. McColgan
W. T. Mitchell
Seals smashed on booze aboard British liners tests
United States officials tear down government seals on liquor stocks aboard the Battle and Berengaria in New York Harbor to enforce the three mile limit dry ruling. Captains protest while confiscation proceeds amid shifting orders and pending permits for medicinal liquor. The Berengaria surplus liquor will be seized Monday. Baltic and other vessels loom as further action follows.
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New York
United States
Battle
Berengaria
Treasury Department
America
Baltic
B. K. Sprague
United States Public Health Service
Uncle Sam
Paris
White Star
Cunard
Sanders
John Roberts
Federal Prohibition
Canfield Beazan
Customs House
Port
Elting
E. K. Sprague
Sprague
Warmer Weather Forecast Across Regions Tomorrow
Weather bureau predicts warmer conditions for New England New York and the Middle Atlantic states with thunderstorms. No relief for the southeast Ohio Valley and lower Lake regions. Grand Rapids reports the day’s high of 98 degrees.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
New England
New York
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
Grand Rapids
No Third Party for Senator Borah in Spokane Visit
In Spokane Idaho senator William Borah denied plans to run as a third party candidate. He predicted Harding would win the GOP nomination by acclamation and commented on Democratic prospects including McAdoo Smith Ford and Underwood. He warned public ownership of railroads and mines could trigger a third party, and said a mass movement might arise if current parties fail to act.
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Spokane
Wash
United States
Wm. E. Borah
Idaho
Couer d'Alene
Harding
Wm. G. MccAdoo
Smith
New York
Henry Ford
Oscar Underwood
Ford
Borah
Republican Party
Confesses Billion Dollar Bid A Hoax
John W. Slack of Silver Creek New York admits his signed $1 051 billion bid for US Shipping property was a hoax intended to gain publicity. He says the stunt aimed to show government insincerity in offering the sale and to mock Chairman Lasker’s $250 million value estimate.
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New York
United States
Silver Creek
N. Y
New York Times
John W. Slack
Lasker
Shipping Board
Texas Klans Break Atlanta Headquarters
The San Antonio Ku Klux Klan and other Texas klan groups sever ties with Atlanta leaders and withhold money reports and information until the national organization regains order amid internal contests for control.
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San Antonio
Texas
Ku Klux Klan
Atlanta
Leviathan Prepares to Dock After Record Pace
Aboard the American liner Leviathan on June 23 the ship nears Ambrose channel and will dock in New York tomorrow after a near 28.04 knot speed record. The trial run engines performed with one of maritime history’s severest tests and the ship behaved perfectly. All aboard are well with no seasickness reported.
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Ambrose Channel
New York
Carolinas
Leviathan
Albert D. Lasker
The
Shipping Board
Mir. Lasker
Mount Etna Eruption Eases Yet Still Threatens
Reports from Catania on June 23 indicate the worst phase of Mount Etna’s eruption has passed though lava ash and stones may continue. The lava flow has diminished markedly since earlier in the week and reduced damage to surrounding countryside.
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Catania
Mount Etna
Thompson Case Opens for July 1 in Chicago Municipal Court
Fred G. Thompson, posing as a wife to Frank Carrick, was arraigned on charges of murdering Richard Tesmer in a June 6 hold up. Thompson appeared freshly shaved and in female attire, with Marie Clark as a companion, and the case was continued to July 11 despite defense objections. Prosecution avoided wartime draft charges due to statute of limitations for both Thompson and Carrick. Carrick had earlier secured exemption and later released on habeas corpus.
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Chicago
Fred G. Thompson
Frank Carrick
Marie Clark
Richard
Tesmer
Thompson
Rooney
Marie
Fred
Carrick
E. L. Weise
David
Mystery Woman in Chicago Arrest Reveals Fred Thompson Identity
Police identify the suspect as Fred Thompson in disguise after arresting a woman known as Mrs Francis Thompson. He is linked to the North Side shooting of Richard G Tesmer as he and his wife parked their auto in the garage. The arresting report notes initial booking as a woman before unveiling the male identity.
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Francis Thompson
Chicago
Fred Thompson
Richard G. Tesmer
Tesmer
North Side
Harding Sees End of Postwar Low Mood in Farm Aid Plan
President Harding spoke in Hutchinson Kansas to outline government help for farmers. He praised farm credits legislation as key to providing working capital and fair prices, noting farm product values rose by 2 billion dollars from 1921 to 1922 and urging gradual recovery after the war. He credited cooperation among agencies and farm organizations with improving agricultural conditions.
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Hutchinson
Kans
Harding
Middle West
Geraldine Farrar Wins Divorce Suit
Geraldine Farrar has won her divorce suit against Lou Tellegen. Samuel Untermyer, Farrar’s counsel, announced the victory tonight. A referee’s report recommending a decree was filed today.
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Geraldine Jar
Lou Tellegen
Samuel Untermyer
Farrar
Comptroller General asserts final say on disbursements
Washington reports that Comptroller General McCarl declares his decisions on public funds are final and appealable only to Congress. He will consider others’ views but does not regard any as controlling. He cites advisory status of attorney general opinions and warns against unauthorized expenditures.
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McCarl
Congress
Washington
Harding
Comptroller General
General Accounting Office
Attorney Generals Office
MecCarl
Compensation Commission
Justice Department
Bessie P. Brueggeman
McCar
Department of Justice
Attorney General
Bryan's Granddaughter Weds Baltimore Man at Cape May
Miss Ruth Bryan Owen granddaughter of William Jennings Bryan married William Painter Meeker son of Mr and Mrs Richard C Meeker at the Meeker summer home in Cape May New Jersey The ceremony was conducted by Rev Paul Sturtevant Howe of the Episcopal Church of the Advent.
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Cape May
N. Y
Ruth Bryan Owen
William Jennings Bryan
William Painter Meeker
Richard C. Meeker
Baltimore
Miami
Meeker
Paul Sturtevant Howe
Episcopal Church of the Advent
President Drives Binder and Shocks Wheat in Kansas
President touring in Kansas operates a binder and shocks wheat, holds babies in arms, and jokes with workers. He meets his first boyhood sweetheart, whom he had not seen for forty five years, but he does not reveal her name during the retelling.
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Kansas
President Harding recalls first sweetheart at Hutchinson visit
In Hutchinson Kansas on June 23 1923 President Warren G Harding told 7000 listeners about a boyhood romance with Mattie Meil a girl from Calendonia Ohio whom he hadn't seen in 45 years She traveled over a hundred miles to meet him and he identified her as his first sweetheart now a grandmother and active in her community.
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Hutchinson
Kas
Warren G. Harding
Warren
Mattie
Warren Hardind
United States
Kansas
State Fair Grounds
Mattie Meil
Calendonia
Ohio
Harding Works A Farm Again In Hutchinson Visit
President Harding spent eight hours in Hutchinson Kansas driving a binder and talking with farmers at the state fair grounds He predicted improvement after the depression and recalled his boyhood roots while touring a Reno county wheat district He also spoke to schoolchildren visited a salt mine played golf and met a former sweetheart before departing for Denver on a western trip schedule to include a law enforcement address.
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Hutchinson
Kas
Harding
State Fair Grounds
United States
Kansas City
Reno County
Hardin
Fair Grounds
Denver
Petition filed by Richmond Reserve Bank
Washington June 23 The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Va petitions the Supreme Court in support of its rehearing request in the North Carolina paracol check case It argues the court would have modified its conclusion if certain aspects not considered were taken into account
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Washington
North Carolina
le Federal Tresclve Bank of
Richmont
Supreme Court
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Mt. Etna
Treasury
Bork
Marks
KLANS
Thompson Case Ooet
Mystery Woman
Nation
Mattie Neil
Sweetheart
Geraldine Farrar
Bryan
Bride OF
Mattie Meil Harding
Richmond Reserve Bank
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