MacFarlane Wins National Open in 103-Hole Thriller
Wille MacFarlane of Oak Ridge club Tuckahoe North Carolina defeated Robert T. Jones Jr. of Atlanta in a record six 18-hole playoff sequence to win the national open. After tied medal scores of 291, the final hole decided a marathon match in sweltering Worcester weather with a critical par on the 18th.
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Worcester
Mass
Wille MacFarlane
Oak Ridge Club
Tuckahoe
N. C
Robert T. Jones
Atlanta
MacFarlane
Jones
Mnorning
Bobby
Willie MacFarlane
Russia Japan War Near in China Crisis Report
Washington information warns of direct Russian involvement in a looming conflict over China. Civil war plans center in the northern province with South China disturbances. Moscow and Tokyo back rival factions, as Feng Tai Lin is said to have support from Japan.
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Russia
China
Washington
Japan
Tokyo
Féng
Chang ‘Tao- Lin
Bengo
Chang
Moscow
Three Indicted in Plot to Kidnap Mary Pickford
A Los Angeles grand jury indicted Claud Holcomb Adrian Woods and Charles Z Stevens on criminal conspiracy charges over a plot to kidnap Mary Pickford for a 200000 ransom. Bail was set at 50000 each but bonds were not posted and the men remained jailed as testimony from Douglas Fairbanks Detective Captain George K Home Major John G Matt and Detectives Harry Raymond and George Mayer was heard.
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Mary Pickford
Los Angeles
Cal
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Claud Holcomb
Adrian Woods
Charles Z. Stevens
Edward Abn
Douglas Fairbanks
George K. Home
John G. Matt
Doug and
Mary
Harry Raymond
George Mayer
Stillman Denied Divorce On Grounds Of Adultery
Albany banker James S Stillman loses appeal for divorce from his wife Mrs Anne A Stillman after Court of Appeals upholds lower courts ruling that he committed adultery, rendering him ineligible for a divorce.
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Albany
N.Y
Court of Appeals
James 4. Stillman
New York
Anne A. Stillman
American correspondent expelled from France
Raleigh, a United States financial news agency correspondent in Paris, ordered to depart France within five days after dispatches to New York were deemed harmful to French credit.
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U. 5
Paris
B. Raleigh
Ainancial
France
New York
Stinnes Near Bankruptcy Cites $28 Million Liability
Amsterdam dispatch reports Stinnes interests of Germany near bankruptcy with foreign liabilities totaling about 28.7 million dollars. The note emphasizes the substantial international obligations and financial strain facing the group.
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Stirnnes
Donden
Amsterdam
Stinnes
Germany
Marines Guard YankS in China Amid Shanghai Riots
About 400 American and Italian marines landed in Shanghai with authorization for up to 2000 to protect foreign residents as Chinese agitators push for a general uprising. Clashes used machine guns. American dentist Thomas G. McMartin was wounded. Chinese casualties rising to 15 killed and 40 wounded amid exchanges near Nanking and Thibet roads.
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Shanghai
Cuntingham
Pekingtoa
Nanking
Thibet
Thomas G. McMartin
Tuat Ae Oamattle Thibet Road
President Coolidge Declines Honorary Degrees from Universities
Washington report notes President Coolidge declined more than twenty invitations from colleges and universities to attend commencements or receive honorary degrees. He chose not to accept any honor, preferring not to attend campus ceremonies.
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
Speed limits set for safe country road driving
Washington reports the committee on uniformity of laws and regulations of the National Conference on Street and Highway Safety endorses thirty five miles per hour as a safe open road speed. A simple arm signal is urged for turns or stops. Ten miles an hour is set as the limit when passing schoolhouses during recess.
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Washington
Committee On Uniformity of
National Conference On
St Paul Lawyer W D Mitchell Named Solicitor General
William D. Mitchell of St Paul a prominent attorney was named solicitor general to succeed Janes M Beck by President Coolidge. Mitchell aged fifty one is an ex service man who served in the Spanish American War and World War I. Beck’s resignation was accepted by the President several days earlier.
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Washington
Wiliam D. Mitchell
St. Paul
Janes M. Beck
Coolidge
Beck
Mr. Mitchell
Auto Exports Rise in April Trade Figures
The April export value of U S automobile products reached 38,858,742 dollars, down from 82,645,817 dollars in March, with other months also below April levels, highlighting a slower export pace across the period.
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Washington
United States
Weeks Shows Improvement in War Secretary Weeks’ Condition
Further definite improvement in the condition of Secretary of War Weeks was announced by his attending physician. Weeks remains in a hospital here under careful observation as he recovers from illness.
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Weeks
Hia
Phyal
National defense plea from President Coolidge at Annapolis
President Coolidge urged readiness to defend the nation while favoring a small standing army and navy, backed by all citizens as potential soldiers. He rebuked unfounded anti foreign sentiment and stressed a defense policy aimed at peace and national honor, as midshipmen were commissioned.
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Annapolis
Coolidge
Naval Academy
Midshipmen
Shriners Hold Bathing Review in Rainy Los Angeles
Rain halted outdoor Shrine events in Los Angeles as Bathing Review members paraded in swimsuits down Broadway with red caps on a soggy day. The Imperial divan chose Philadelphia for the 1926 convention dates June 1 2 and 8, and James Burger of Denver was elected imperial potentate succeeding James L. Chandler of Kansas City.
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Shriners Stage
Los Angeles
Cal
Broadway
Philadelphia
James ©. Burger
Denver
Colo
Imperial Potentate
James L. Chandler
Kansas City, Mo
Marshall Laid to Rest After Simple Obsequies
Thomas Riley Marshall, former vice president and Indiana’s twenty seventh governor, is laid to rest in Indianapolis with simple obsequies. Rev. Matthew Smith officiates as Scottish rite rites are read. The body rests in Crown Hill cemetery receiving vault until widow Mary Marshall decides on final burial.
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Mr. Marshall
Crown Hill Cemetery
Japan to Send Troops to China to Restore Order
The Daily Express reports Japan has sent an urgent note to Peking warning that if Chinese authorities fail to maintain order Tokyo stands ready to deploy naval and military forces to quell insurgents. In Canton rumors of clashes grow as divisions widen. The Central Bank of China remains closed by Kuomintang order amid military demands and looting threats.
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Japan
China
London
Daily Express Seya Jt
Peking
Canton
Central Bank of China
Kuomintang Party
Coolidge Opens Door to Geneva Gas Conference
President Coolidge announces willingness to call a special Geneva conference on poison gas in Washington if current session cannot satisfactorily settle the issue. The offer underscores U S diplomacy amid ongoing wartime disarmament efforts and pressure to address chemical weapon use.
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U. S
Geneva
Coolidge
Washington
Frick Estate Tax Cut in Pittsburgh Amounts Narrowed
Pennsylvania will receive an additional tax from the H. C. Frick estate totaling 475000, not the 1250000 previously anticipated, according to Attorney General Woodruff. The adjustment affects state revenue projections and highlights changes in estate tax expectations tied to the Frick estate case.
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Frick
Pittsburgh
Woodruff
Pennsylvania
H.C. Frick
Baffin Island Mission to Map Vast Arctic Frontier
United States Navy planes from the MacMillan Arctic expedition will explore largely unknown Baffin Island. The National Geographic bulletin notes Frobisher first charted a southern point 849 years ago, with vast interior landscapes, lakes, and wildlife awaiting modern survey and possible aviation routes for safe landings.
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Washington
Bafin Island
United States
MacMillan Arctic
North America
Natonal Geographic Society
Frobisher
Baffin Island
Mountaynes
Lenintrad
Hammerfest
Scandinavia
Point, Barrow
Alaska
Daffin Island
Texas
New
Englands
Arctic
South Sea
Eskimos
Hinghim Island
Hudson Bay
North’ America
Siberia
Becauise
Jong
Americas
Batlin
Ite
William Baffin
Baffin
North West
Great Island
Big’ Bay
North
Greenland
Batin Island
Government to Study Trachoma Among Indians
The Interior Department orders a complete survey of every Indian family on reservations to document trachoma prevalence. A council of ophthalmology experts from Chicago New York and Philadelphia advised the plan, which includes lifelong records, education, and annual lectures to Native communities and schools.
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Washington
Indian Service
American Medical Association
Willliam Hi, Wilder
Chicago
Clintymans de
Arnold Knapp
New York City
Will Campbell Sngey
Plains
Unclear OCR fragment from a crime item leads to jail claim
Fragmentary text describes a man allegedly forcing someone at gunpoint into a car and driving to the county jail after breaking a lock on a wheel. Names and places are unreadable, many words garbled, limiting specific details.
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Draix Fasoline
Lightning Heddenderry Rally Promotes Prosperity Route
A local gathering titled Four Men on the Road to Prosperity celebrated progress and safety, noting an unsafe bridge on the route. The small event highlighted allied efforts and community resilience as part of the age chor movement.
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Dhe Bole
Ate Ogo Qua
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