Fail to Find Hidden Gold in South Seas
An expedition led by Brown Explorations Company sought a 90 million dollar treasure on Tuvalu in the Society Islands. Promoters included Captain W James T Houghton and Captain Arthur L Crowley. After three weeks of digging they found only bones, while filming natives and daily life for moving pictures.
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South Seas
Brown
Augusta
The
Brown Exploration Company
W James T. Houghton
New York
Arthur L. Crowley
Boston
James Munn
Texas
Leonard Miller
Edward Kendall
Babylon
L. I
Crowley
Coastwise Transportation Company
W. K. Vanderbilt
Genesee
L'Ubai
Barros
Houghton
Expedition Cost Reported for Tubal Interior Dig
The account notes a 100000 dollar expedition to explore the interior of Tubal, highlighting the dangers of frequent explosions from the so called funny box on legs encountered during the work.
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Tubal
Craig Seeks Meeting With De Valera in Ireland Council
Ulster premier Sir James Craig is nominated to Ireland’s council under the home rule act. The council will include representatives from both north and south Ireland and is to be chosen by their respective parliaments. The Parliament adjourned today until September 20.
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Craig
de Valera
Belfast
Associated Press
Eamonn de Valera
Council of All Ireland
James Craig
Ulster House of Commons
North
South
Ireland
Japanese Increase Tops Growth in 1920 Census
Washington June 23 The Census Bureau reports the 1920 U S population as 94,822,431 whites 10,463,613 Negroes 242,959 Indians 111,025 Japanese 61,686 Chinese and 9,485 others The Japanese race grew faster than any other group in the decade.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Japanese Population Growth on Pacific Coast 1910 20
Official tabulation shows a 54.9 percent rise in Japanese residents from 1910 to 1920, totaling 71 952 in California and 106 Officials also note large gains in Washington Oregon Utah Colorado and New York, while whites rose 16 percent and Negroes 6.5 percent.
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United States
Pacific Coast
California
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Colorado
New York
Curzon Attacks Covenant in Lords Calls for U S Aid
Lord Curzon, British foreign secretary, assailed the League of Nations covenant in the House of Lords. He blamed allied missteps in peace making for international troubles and urged stronger American cooperation, noting Parliament seeks more information on mandates. He said Britain would welcome talks with the United States if the League defers mandates.
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London
Associated Press
League of Nations
House of Lords
Lord Curzon
United States
Washington
Heatwave Deaths Mark City Suffering
In yesterday's stifling heat one man, Daniel J. Coveney of Roxbury, killed himself by hanging, and a Jamaica Plain woman, Pauline Becker, 58, attempted suicide by inhaling gas but survived after admission to City Hospital. Five others suffered prostrations.
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Daniel J. Coveney
Walnut Avenue
Roxbury
Lamartine Street
Jamaica Plain
Pauline Becker
Miss Deacon to Wed Duke Today in Paris Civil Ceremony
The Duke of Marlborough and Miss Gladys Deacon prepare for a brief civil wedding at the British consulate in Paris with witnesses including Eugene Higgins and Leon Renault. The bride will wear blue for the civil service and a lace dress for Saturday’s religious ceremony.
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Paris
Associated Press
Duke of Marlborough
Gladys Deacon
Boston
Miss Deacon
Eugene Higgins
Leon Renault
Walter Berry
American Chamber of Commerce
Higgins
H. G. Mackie
Marano
Italy
Napoleon
Duchess of
Paris Socialites Invited for Miss Deacon Duke Wedding
More than 40 guests representing Paris society will attend the ceremony including many French and English titleholders. The event is planned as a major social occasion, with extensive entertaining in Paris over the past two weeks. Miss Deacon aims to make the wedding thoroughly American in character.
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Paris
France
England
Miss Deacon
Duke
Prohibition Bureau to Reinstate Enforcers After Funding
Washington June 23 instruction sent to all federal prohibition directors to reinstate trusted enforcement agents after 700 were laid off in May due to fund gaps. With a 200 000 deficiency appropriation from Congress the bureau can restore much of its force, pending state director recommendations on how many will be rehired.
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Washington
Prohibition
Prohibition Bureau
Congress
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