Gen Miles Dies At Circus In Washington
Lieut. Gen Nelson A Miles retired famed American soldier collapses from heart disease during a circus performance in Washington. He was eighty six, sitting in the third row, and died after being moved from the seats to outside the tents. He was born April 8, 1839 in Westminster Mass and rose from clerical work to command 25,000 men at twenty five.
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Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Miles
Coolidge
Arthur We. Craig
Craig
W.B. Noble
Martyn
Gas Tax Marshals Target Border Fuel Evaders
Des Moines reports that Iowa efforts to curb tax evasion focus on border residents buying gasoline in Illinois to dodge state taxes. State Treasurer Ray J. Johnson authorized steps to disrupt the practice, noting many Davenport area residents cross the free bridge, fill tanks, and return home.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ray J. Johnson
Davenport
Illinois
Slayers of Messenger Get 25 Years in Prison
Bernhardt Mylin and Edward P. Smith of Milwaukee were sentenced by a Waukegan jury to 25 years for murder in the slaying of Russell Sage Dickey, an express messenger on the Viking train of the Chelugo Northwestern system, during an attempted holdup. They were remanded to custody by Sheriff Edwin Ahlstrom.
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Waukegan
Bernhardt Mylin
Edward P. Smith
Milwaukee
Foliet
Edwin Ahlstrom
Russell Sage Dickey
Viking
Chelugo & Northwestern Railway
Mrs Day Acid Thrower Sentenced To San Quentin
Los Angeles case ends with Dernice Day convicted of disfiguring her husband Darby Day Sr. The judge, Carlos Hardy, denied a new trial motion. Defense filed notice of appeal. Day faces one to fourteen years in prison, with the sentence set from one to four teen years in San Quentin.
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Los Angeles
Dernice Day
Ada
Darby Day, Sr
Chicago
San Quentin
Carlos Hardy
Notive of
Vast Chinese quake toll in Talifu Yunnan province
The March 16 Talifu quake in Yunnan, China, killed about 6,500 people and left around 100,000 destitute, according to an estimate by the farming relief commission.
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Peking
Talifu
Yunnan Province
Faming Relief Commission
Powder works blast kills three in Fiversham area
Friday afternoon a powder works blast in Fiversham, England killed three workers and left many others injured. Rescue teams and investigators secured the site as officials assess the extent of the damage and determine the cause.
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Fiversham
England
Grain Exchanges Told to Stop Raids
Secretary Jardine urged grain exchanges to adopt daily quotation limits to curb erratic price swings and potential manipulation on the Chicago Board of Trade. He warned that if exchanges fail to act, Congress may grant the Agriculture Department extra authority. The inquiry found evidence suggesting manipulation but lacked proof for conviction, and further prosecutions may follow.
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Washington
Jardine
Department of Agriculture
Ohicicago Board of Trade
Department
Lytell Windsor Wedding Ties Stars to Carewe Nuptials
Edwin Carewe director and Mary Akin star wed in Juarez Mexico after Bert Lytell and Claire Windsor also married there. Telegram confirms Akin Carewe nuptials. couple had gone as best man and matron of honor at Lytell Windsor ceremony.
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Los Angeles
Edwin Carewe
Mary Akin
Juarez
Mexico
Bert Lytell
Claire Windsor
Carewe Akin
Lytell- Windsor
Mrs Lillian Duke Loses Suit to Discard Divorce
New York Supreme Court Justice Glegerich dismissed Mrs. Lillian N. Dukes bid to discard a New Jersey divorce decree issued twenty years ago. He ruled the decree must be recognized as final, ending the challenge to the marriage dissolution involving tobacco magnate James Buchanan Duke.
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New York Supreme Court
Glegerich
Lillian’ N. Duke
James Buchanan Duke
Duke
New Jersey
Glenn Frank Chosen to Head Wisconsin University
Glenn Frank of New York editor of Century magazine is selected as president of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He is thirty eight years old, born October 1 1887 in Queen City Missouri. He earned a BA from Northwestern in 1912 and a doctorate from Lincoln Memorial University in 1922.
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Madison
Wis
Glen Frank
New York
The
Century Magazine
University of Wisconsin
Frank
Queen City
Northwestern University
Lincoln Memorial University
Funeral of Gen Mangin Held in Paris
Funeral for Gen Charles Mangin Verdun hero held in Paris with Marshal Joffre and top military officials attending along with government leaders members of the diplomatic corps and the American Legion in the funeral procession.
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Mangin
Paris
Charles Mangin
Verdun
Marshal Joffre
Diplomatic Corps
Thi
American Legion
Oil strike threatened in Mexican oil region
Labor headquarters warn a general strike may erupt in Mexico's oil region. The alert cites possible stoppages across key fields and related facilities, signaling rising labor tension and potential impact on production. Local officials monitor developments and advise contingency measures.
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Mexico City
French Troops Capture Heights in Morocco
Paris reports General de Chambrun’s forces stormed the Rif rebels on the heights of Al Bayane in a single day, securing a pivotal flank toward Ouergha defenses. Tetuan notes heavy fighting continues with French hospitals strained, Moroccans fighting for both sides praised, and reinforcements from Algeria arriving as Rifians seize captured French airplanes.
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Paris
de Chambrun
Albane
Morocco
Abd-El- Kim
Bybane
de Chambron
Abd-Dl-Krim
Tetuan
Spanish Morocco
Algeria
Abby Rockefeller Drops Obey From Wedding Ceremony
Abby Rockefeller, granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, married David Merl in a simple yet splendorous ceremony. The couple wed without the traditional clause obey and serve, with John D. Rockefeller Jr. giving away his daughter amid close family attendance and longtime Rockefeller staff present.
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New York
Abby Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
David Merl
Milton
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Mrs. Mitton
Miss Rockefeller
Haggard Dies in London Hospital
Sir H. Rider Haggard author dies in a London hospital after four months of illness. Though famed for fiction, his true impact lay in practical agriculture where he earned high regard among experts.
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H. Rider Haggard
London Hospital
London
Sir B. Rider Haggard
Hitler
Jack Dempsey Bride Struck by Serious Illness in London
London doctors at the Savoy Hotel report Jack Dempsey's wife suffered a ruptured blood vessel in the stomach and ordered complete rest without food for 46 hours. The champion and medical team were summoned as the condition was described as dangerous but not fatal.
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London
Jack Dempsey
Savoy Hotel
War Veterans Warned to Speed Up Claims
Washington warns World War I veterans to hasten filing under the adjusted compensation act. Comptroller General McCarl signed a ruling disallowing payment on an application started but not completed at the time of the applicant’s death.
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Washington
McCarl
Roads Move to New Station in Chicago
Railroads occupy the Union station in Chicago with the new $80,000,000 structure prepared after years of work. Once cleared of surrounding clutter the old building will be razed to finalize the move.
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Chicago
Trailroads
Union Station
Haseen
Women Win Limited Vote in Rome Municipal Elections
The chamber of deputies unanimously approved a bill granting the vote to seven women in Rome municipal elections. The measure was blocked by fascists and Mussolini.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Pascist
Mussolini
Market quotations by U S government week ending May 14
Government market quotes cover hay fruits dairy live stock and grains for the week ending May 14. Prices span No 1 Timothy No 1 alfalfa prairie hay and regional potato carrot onion strawberry prices. Dairy butter wholesale wheat corn oats and livestock prices are listed with regional values across New York Chicago Minneapolis St Louis and Kansas City.
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Washington
Timothy
Cincinnati
Chicago
Omaha
New York
Virginia
Maryland
Philadelphia
Boston
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
St Louis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Min- Neapolis
Kansas
Chto
Coolidge Seeks Limits on Poison Gas Sales
President Coolidge supports some limitations on poison gas sales as Geneva conference talks on arms traffic continue. He favors minimizing interference with legitimate business and believes any agreement should affect only harmful uses.
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
Wisconsin Troops Called to Halt Forest Fires Near Laon
Wisconsin National Guard companies totaling 300 men were ordered into the brush fire area near Laon and in northern Oconto county. The blaze has burned about 1,000 acres in cutover land for a week with only heavy rain offering hope to check it, rangers reported.
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Madison
Wis
National Guard
Laon
Oconto County
Cuban Congressman Jo seph R. Cano Assassinated in Cuba
Cuban Liberal party leader Representative Joseph R. Cano was shot dead shortly before midnight by one of three men. The event follows long-charged tensions from Cano’s past with Hanver Alonso who fled to Europe two years earlier. an amnesty bill later allowed his return.
Trenton plane crash claims three lives in Nebraska
A San Francisco pilot Lloyd L. Hefling and two passengers Mrs. Harry Gibson and Moya Eaking, both of McCook Nebraska, were burned to death when their airplane failed to land near Trenton Nebraska and erupted into flames.
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Trenton
Neb
Lloyd L. Hefling
San Francisco
Harry Gibson
Moya Eaking
McCook
Gold Withdrawals in England After Export Embargo Lift
London reports a bat gold valued at 503.915 million withdrawn from the Bank of Squad since the export embargo removal. Winston Churchill, chancellor of the exchequer, announced the action in parliament.
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England
London
Bat
Bank of Squad
Winston Churchill
Idaho Governor Moore endorses Th. I. Bay at Modena
Governor C. Moore of Idaho wired President Coolidge to endorse Th. I. Bay at Modena for United States senate. The cable advised political support from Idaho for the class candidate amid national party discussions.
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Idaho Post
Washington
C. Moore
Idaho
Mreshtone Coolidge
Bay
Modena
Tata
United Sites Wea
Enite
Iowa groups plan events across the state in May
Hawkeye State News reports a 22nd annual Iowa Bake Convention to meet in Muscatine May 19 and 20, funds raised for a Hawarden farming pool, a new $40,000 Winterset church on the old site, May 30 charity drive for orphans, and the Iowa Federation of Colored Women meeting in Keokuk May 26–27. It notes traffic costs from motor vehicles, dedication a $275,000 St. Joseph’s Mercy hospital addition in Sioux City, and other education and agricultural items across towns.
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Muscatine
Hawarden
Chueh of Christ
Winterset
Crawford County
Iowa Federation of Colored Women
Keokuk
Jowans
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Sioux City
Shenandoah
Des Moines
Newell
Keokul
Upper
Mississippi
Iowa
Federation of Music Clubs
Portland
Ore
Sigourney
Drake University
University ‘of Iowa
Cari S. Drake
Armour & Co
Tama
R L. Leach
Bettendorf Company
Davenport
Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Pan! Railway Company
University of Iowa
Memorial Union
University
Coon
Cadar
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Red Oak
Leo J. Wegman
Carroll
H. H. Howe
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Decatur County
Graceland College
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