U S Boat Sinks On Mississippi River Tragedy Near Memphis
A government steamer Norman sank in swift river current 16 miles south of Memphis killing four and leaving fourteen missing. Survivors reached Memphis aboard the Mississippi. Notables identified include Prof. Walter G. Kirkpatrick and Maj. W M Gardner. Missing include C E Shearer H Powser Paul H Navcross and others. The 1150 foot vessel carried 50 aboard with life preservers improvised as it listed and sank with no explosion.
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Memphis
Tenn
Norman
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Cow Island
Mid-South Association of Engineers
Walter G. Kirkpatrick
Engineering Department
University of Mississippi
W. M. Gardner
Engineer Corps
United States Army
Professor Kirkpatrick
J.F
Roy Thompson
Jack Coshran
Josse Harris Island
Fenton
President Declares U S Must Point Way to Peace
President Coolidge urged America to lead toward world peace in a speech at the Washington Auditorium opening the national oratorical contest. He listed aims including justice for the weak and strong, peace with honor, and replacing force with conscience in authority. The speech accompanied prize awards to high school students.
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Washington
Coolidge
America
Washington Auditorium
Von Hindenburg Victory Confirmed by Court
Berlin confirms the election of Marshal von Hindenburg after an election court rejects socialist protests. Hindenburg's arrival in Berlin Monday afternoon signals a heralded entry, promising a triumph befitting past emperors.
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Von
Hindenburg
Berlin
Wield Marshal von Hindenburg
Amidon Dies in Wichita Kais. Democratic Committeeman
Samuel B. Amidon a Democratic national committeeman from Kansas and noted criminal attorney in the Southwest died in his Wichita office from heart disease.
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S.B. Amidon
Wichita
Kais
Samuel B. Amidon
Kansas
Hitchcock Is Dead Noes Gilbert M Hitchock in Omaha
An obituary note from the Omaha World-Herald records the death of Gilbert M Hitchock, noting variations in the name and the obituary appears among the paper’s death notices.
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Hitchcock
Gilbert M. Hitchty
Omaha
World-Herald
Budget Cuts Shadow Coolidge Tax Policy Plan
President Coolidge aims for a substantial budget reduction up to 300 million dollars, seeking about 3 billion in total estimates for the next session. Current year projections show a 100 million dollar surplus and a 60 million dollar cut from retirement of war bonds. Tax receipts may fall around 12 percent, with Mellon proposing surtax cuts and estate tax reductions.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Post Office Department
The
Treasury
Mellon
Women Burn Pacifist Pamphlets at Council Session
Officers of the International Council of Women burned ultra pacifist literature in the auditorium during quinquennial sessions. Pamphlets urged immediate disarmament, outlawing war, and non resistance. One pamphlet by Mrs Henry Villard of New York, others placed by the Woman's Peace Union not affiliated with the council.
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Washington
International Council of Women
Council
Henry Villard
New York
Woman’s Peace Union
International Council
Butler Urges Hawaii Fortification to Strengthen Outpost
Chairman Tom Butler of the house naval committee urged fortifying the Hawaiian islands to make Pearl Harbor impregnable and pressed for legislation at the next session to achieve this. He arranged with Secretary Wilbur for naval members to depart Annapolis June 4 aboard the Henderson for a fact-finding visit to the Islands.
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Butler
Hawaii
Washington
Hawaiian Islands
Tom Butler
House Naval Committee
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Naval Committee
Ir. Butter
Wilbur
Annapolis
Henderson
Ex-Hanb and Rewins Engaged Wife Weds Ex-Husband
Laura Merriam Curtis daughter of ex governor William Merriam of Minnesota, formerly engaged to Harrison Williams of New York, married her divorced husband James Freeman Curtis at his home 67 East Fifty-Third Street. A woman claiming to be the housekeeper admitted the marriage.
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Hanb
Rewins
New York
Laura Merriam Curtis
William KR. Merriam
Minnesota
Harrison Williams
James Freeman Curtis
Duke of Rutland Dies Following Heart Failure
The Duke of Rutland died here from heart failure. Born in 1852, he was the eighth duke of his line and is survived by three daughters including Lady Diana Manner and Duff Gooner, and a son, the Marquiss of Granby.
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Longon
Duke of Rutland
Diana Manner
Duff Gooner
Marquis of
Granby
Fire Destroys 45 Homes in St. Joseph D'Alma
A village fire in St. Joseph D'Alma, Quebec, destroyed 45 houses, with total losses estimated at 1.28 million dollars. No injuries reported. Local fire crews battled the blaze through the night, with investigators assessing the scene today.
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Canada
Quebec—Tire
St. Joseph D'Alma
Gary Sees Good Times For U S
Chicago report quotes Elbert H Gary chairman of United States Steel Corp. declaring strong, healthy business nationwide. He cites full capacity at Gary mills and Birmingham plants, 90 percent at South Chicago, notes high taxes and building costs but remains a conservative optimist as steel industry drives the economy. A dozen executives accompany him on a property inspection during Northwestern University cornerstone event.
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Chicago
Elbert H. Gary
Tleplate
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Northwestern University
Birmingham
Ala
the Steel Corporation
Antitrust Suit Seeks 12 Million Against Ford
Mississippi files a 12 million dollar antitrust suit against Ford Motor Company alleging criminal conspiracy to violate state anti trust laws. W J Mitler state revenue agent leads action which names all Ford dealers in the state and related banks as defendants. The suit seeks to attach Ford funds on deposit to secure penalties if sustained. It accuses dealers and Bluff City Motor Natchez of fixing resale prices of Ford automobiles.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Ford Motor Company
W. J. Mitler
Oto
Ford
Ford Company
Bluff City Motor Company
Natchez, Miss
Major General Bandholtz Dies at Constantine Home
Maj. Gen. Harry H.B. Bandholtz veteran of the Philippines and World War I death from heart disease at his Constantine, Michigan home. Born 1864 he graduated West Point in 1890, served 13 years in the Philippines, and was provost marshal general in France before retirement two years earlier.
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Three Wivers
Mich
Harry HB
Bandholtz
United States Army
Constantine
West Point
Philippines
France
Bulgar King May Spare Score in Plot
Bulgarian military courts passed 20 death sentences on conspirators against the state. The king has not approved the sentences and it is believed they will be commuted to life imprisonment.
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Sofu
Miners Win Injunction Fight in West Virginia
Federal Judge W E Baker rules United Mine Workers of America did not violate the 1923 injunction by calling miners to join the union through peaceful means. The decision clarifies the legality of union organizing actions in Wheeling and surrounding counties.
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Wheellnr
W. Va
W. E. Baker
United Mine Workers of America
Mussolini Heads Navy in Italy Cabinet Shuffle
Premier Benito Mussolini has accepted the navy portfolio, presented by King Victor Emmanuel after the resignation of Minister Minonne Revel, reshaping the Italian government amid ongoing political shifts.
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Mussolini
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Minonne Revel
Market Quotations From U S Government Markets
Weekly market roundup showing live stock prices for hogs and beef, dairy butter to cheese prices in major cities, fruit and vegetables including potatoes onions and berries, hay and grain reports with bid levels, and private wheat and corn quotations for May 7 with notable regional price variations across Cincinnati Chicago Hastings New York and Philadelphia.
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Chicago
Florida
Cincinnati
F.o
Hastings
F. O
Texas
Baltimore
North Carolina
Virginia
New York
Tennesace
Arkansas
Middle West
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Louis
York
Philadelphia
Boaten
Canada Will Not Act to Stop Dry Fleet on Lakes
Ottawa officials say Canada will take no action to阻 prevent armed U S craft on the Great Lakes to halt liquor flow until officially notified by Washington that it intends to move. The lakes have seen unprecedented activity as the dry drive intensifies. Crown attorney John A. Rodd notes the U S government has the right to use firearms beyond its three-mile limit to enforce liquor laws.
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Ottawa
United States
Great Lakes
Washington
New York
John A. Rodd
United ‘States
Ita
Wheeler's Oil Client Is Found Guilty of Fraud
Gordon Campbell, discoverer of the Kelvin-Sunburnt oil field, and former attorney to Senator B. K. Wheeler, was found guilty by a Federal court jury of fraudulent oil promotion and using the mails to defraud. He was sentenced by Judge Bourquin to two years at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary and fined $1,000.
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Great Falls
Mont
Gordon Campbell
B. K. Wheeler
Florida House Supports Ban on Japanese Land Ownership
Florida lawmakers move to bar Japanese laborers by advancing a constitutional amendment to exclude Japanese from owning land in the state. The house adopted the resolution by a single vote, 49 to 48, reflecting a razor thin margin on the contentious proposal.
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Florida
Tallahassee
Vic
House
Named Minister to Finland from Washington
John B. Stetson Jr. of Philadelphia, son of the hat manufacturer, was appointed minister to Finland. He will succeed Charles L. Cagey, who has used to be relieved.
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Finland
Washington
John B. Stetson, Jr
Piilladelphia
Leen
Charles L. Cagey
Uncle Joe at 89th Milestone Danville
Onela Ing Cannon former speaker of the United States house of representatives celebrated his eighty ninth birthday at his home Vere in Danville at the eighty ninth milestone event amid local celebration and familiar faces from political circles.
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Joe
Danville, L
Onela Ing" Cannon
United States House of Representatives
Vere
Iowa News Roundup Highlights Gifts and Grants
A broad Iowa update notes a $125000 Nevada hotel campaign, Carnegie gifts to Coe College and Grinnell College, and a $50,000 grant for Grinnell’s fine arts. Des Moines and Keokuk feature water purification, corn production leadership, and county road plans. Hutchinson and Davenport figures mark town growth, municipal bond success, and veteran benefits amid a regional awards week.
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Hammill
Cherokee High School
Coe College Library
Carnegie Corporation
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Iowa Lutheran Conference
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Main
Carnegie
Grinnell College
Sioux City Humane Society
Ded Mvines
Hampton
Severnty
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State High Commission
Thies Lindt
Davenport
Henry Lindt
Des Moines
Hamburg
White Pole
Stuart
State Highway Commission
Page
Fremont
Pottawattamie
Mills
Montgomery
Sidney Memorial
Ben Webster
Iowa Packing Company
Swift & Co
Webster City
Mason City
Grand Army of the Republic
Iowa
Charles J. Fulton
Frank J
Louis Tten
Coanfield
Clinton Independent
Iows Goldier
Columbia University
Roberts
Ralph K. Turner
University of Iowa
Columbia
Farmers of Iowa
Oppor
Iowa State College
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