Lockhart Leads Speed Classic At 250 Miles
Frank Lockhart, 23, of Los Angeles, held the 250 mile lead in the Indianapolis 500 as records fell. His intermediate time 2:27.21 averaged 101.79 mph, with Beaman and McDonough close behind. A dramatic crash near the grandstands ended with Norman Patten's car aflame but no fatal injuries reported.
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Speedway
Indianapolis
Ind
Frank Lockhart
Los Angeles
Bob McDigh
Los Amoy
Gat White
Khart
Fay
Urry
Lowkhart
Wiley
Duray
Charles Bagnan
Beaman
India
Howe
McDonough
Bauman
Louthhart
Batten
President Coolidge on Peace and Law Abiding Nation
President Coolidge urges peace through law not force, praising patriotism and national unity. He recalls the Civil War era, condemns sectionalism, and calls for restraint in armaments while expanding focus on domestic affairs and international cooperation with China Nicaragua and Mexico.
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Maa LP
America
Arrington Cemetery
North
South
Coolidge
China
Nicaragua
Mexico
Japan
Great Britain
Ion of
Teaplace
Force 1
Two New York fascists slain in parade
Two Blackshirt followers of fascist groups were killed during a Memorial Day march prospect in New York. Joseph Carisi, a tailor, and Nicholas Amorroso, a printer, died after stabbing and gunfire on 183rd Street and Third Avenue and 84th Street. Witnesses described attackers as wearing red ties signaling Italian nationalist ties.
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New York
Fascista
183Rd Street
Third Avenue
Joseph Carisi
Nicholas Amorroso
Carisis
Amorroso
84Th Street
US Warns Three Towns In Tolerant Soviet Frontier Area
In a grave danger warning authorities assert three towns near the tolerant Soviet frontier area face threat from Bolshevist influence. Officials voice apprehension as the stream of radical activity appears to spread toward Gulf regions.
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Tolerat Ooviet Flool
Herric
McCreare
Gulf
Ambassdor Herrick Warns Against Bolshevik Propaganda
American Ambassador Myron T. Herrick addressed mourners at the Suresnes American military cemetery stating Soviet Russia uses paid propaganda to spread Bolshevism and urging defense of orderly society. He warned of a disease-like threat from Bolshevism and rallied Americans to resist foreign influence while honoring wartime sacrifices.
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Myron T. Herrick
Suresnes
Soviet Russia
United States
Herrick
New York Harbor
American Republic
Russia
Ths
Briand
France
Cloudburst Kills Dozens and Floods Wide Area
A multi firestorm struck Prestonsburg Paintsville Wayland and surrounding towns causing heavy damage and suspected deaths. Reports indicate sixteen houses washed away at Wayland water five feet over railroad tracks and the Lone Star hotel flooded at Garrett while three drownings were confirmed at Paintsville. Authorities warned of rising tolls as communication remained down and storms extended into Bristol Tennessee and southwest Virginia with five dead and widespread damage from winds and floods.
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Prestonsburg
Prestonburg
Paintaville
Ashland Independent
Wayland
Garrett
Lone Star
Bristol
Virginia
East Tennessee
Gate City
Elizabethton
Tenn
Appalachia
Carter County
Andy Lewis
Brake
Morgan City Rides Out Flood Vastly Inundated
About 3,000 residents remain in Morgan City as floodwaters from the Atchafalaya river overwhelm the town. 2,500 have evacuated, mainly women and children, while businesses along the riverfront are flooded and residents move by plank sidewalks and boats to access services.
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New Orleans
Atchafalaya River
McCrea Crevasse
Gulf of Mexico Grosse Tete
Rosedale
Maringouin
Bayou Gosse Tete
Atchafalaya
New Iberia
Red Cross
Bayou Teche
Spanish Lake
Grosse Tete
Iberville Parish
Plaquemine
Baton Rouge
Iberville
West Baton Rouge
Point Coupee
Assumption
McCrea
Sherburn
Kretz Springs
LaFayette
Morgan City
Charles L. Wise
Relef
Lee
In Flanders Fields Poppies Blow Among Crosses Row
A compact verse evokes fields in Flanders with poppies and rows of crosses marking graves. The poem highlights tribute to fallen soldiers and national memory through stark imagery.
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Flanders Fields
Gin Party Ends In Tragedy At Chicago Freshman Room
A whiskey party at a University of Chicago Freshman room left John Harper dead and Daniel Baldwin wounded after a pint and a half of liquor was consumed. Eight others were jailed as government witnesses amid ongoing investigations into bootlegging and possible charges.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
John Harper
Daniel Baldwin
Harper
Baldwin
McAnany
Italian Aviator DePinedo Arrives At Fayal Island
Commander Francisco DePinedo, Italian aviator, reached Horta in the Azores this morning aboard the Italian steamer Superga which carried his seaplane Santa Maria HU in tow.
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Horta Horta
Island OF
Fayal
Azores
Francisco DePinedo
Superga
Delegates Schedule Next General Assembly in St Louis
Delegates at the United Presbyterian church meeting in St Louis voted to hold the next general assembly in St Louis Missouri today. The decision marks the annual assembly venue for the church in North America.
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ST. Louis
Washington
United Presbyterian Church of North America
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