Storm toll rises after New York cyclone disaster
Death toll from the cyclonic storm sweeping New York and suburbs climbs to 45 with 16 missing. Police search for bodies off City Island as 40 visitors drown there. Bronx grand jury probes Clan Point Ferris wheel wreck amid claims of unsafe construction. Property damage runs into millions as electric lines and glass shattered. Authorities expect higher totals as days pass.
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Long Island
City Island
Bronx
Grand Jury
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Baseball Scores From Major League Action Across Cities
Scores summarize games in Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia and St Louis with line scores and key batters. Doak North Bailey Pertiem Fournier Clemons Singleton Peters Fletcher homered for Philadelphia as St Louis shutout 14 0.
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H. E. St. Louis
Doak
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Pertiem
Fournier
Clemons
Singleton
Peters
Fletcher
Batteryside Lineup Details and Postponed Cleveland Game
The record lists battery pairings for games at Detroit and St Louis with players including Chi cano, Chaplin, Robertson and Schalk at Detroit and Erickson, Gleim, Gharrity and Bassler at another site. At St Louis New York is noted with Shawkey and Devermer. Danforth and Severeid. The Cleveland-Philadelphia game is postponed due to rain.
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R. HW. E
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Danforth and
Severeid
Cleveland
Telegrams in Murder Trial Offered Again
In Los Angeles June 13, prosecutors expected to read a series of telegrams and letters between Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain and J Belton Kennedy, cited as showing the motive for the murder for which Obenchain is on trial for a second time in superior court.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Madalynne Obenchain
J. Belton Kennedy
Transatlantic Airmen on Last Leg of Return
Portuguese aviators Captains Sacadura and Coulinho started from Bahia at 7 35 this morning to complete the final leg of their airship flight from Portugal to the French capital.
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Sacadura
Couinho
Portugal
Night News Summary From Around the World
Twelve British soldiers were massacred by Turks near the Dardanelles according to a dispatch from Athens. In Berlin Dr Wolfgang Kapp, leader of the 1920 attempted coup, has died in Leipzig. The Colorado River levee broke near Blythe, California, flooding two thousand acres. Heavy fighting rages near Tientsin as Chang Tso Lin’s forces retreat northward. In Nogales, Sonora, five bandits were killed in a train holdup. twenty more fled without loot.
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Dardanelles
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Berlin
Wollfgang Kapp
Leipzig
Nogales, Ariz
Southern Pacific de Mexico
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Maz- Infan
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Sonora
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Los Angeles
Massacre Report Denied by Officials in London
A semiofficial dispatch from Athens claiming Burke killed twelve British soldiers near the Dardanelles is officially denied. Authorities say there is no basis for the reported massacre and no authentication for the dispatch.
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Athena
Urke
Dardanelles
Edison Receives Honorary Degree at Rutgers College
New Brunswick New Jersey Thomas A Edison in his seventy fifth year was awarded the honorary degree of doctor of science by Rutgers College today setting a noted milestone for the inventor.
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N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Rutgers College
Parachute Record Flight Far Above Ground
Captain A W Stevens today set a world altitude record for parachute jumps at 24206 feet from a Martin bomber. The dive over Ohio’s Springfield area endured fierce 120 mph winds and oxygen gear detachment as Stevens and crew pursued high altitude testing aboard Lieutenant Leigh Wade’s aircraft with Sergeant Roy Langham aboard.
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Ohio
Associated Press
A. W. Stevens
McCockfield
Roy Langham
Stevens
McCookfield
Pageant marks opening Imperial Shrine jubilee in Frisco
In San Francisco on June 13 a misty night did little to dim the opening of the Mystic Shrine golden jubilee pageant. Imperial Potentate Ernest Allen Cutts led 72 temples in four divisions with many bands as travelers gathered on the Embarcadero for the parade.
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Mystic Shrine
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Savannah
Honolulu
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Army Need Emphasized by Secretary of War at West Point
Secretary Weeks urged that the United States cannot do without an army and warned against tax burdens eroding national defense. He spoke to the United States Military Academy graduates, stressing officers must be just, humane, well trained, honorable, and ready to sacrifice for the nation.
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Weeks
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Chicago
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Republic
Harding warns of special session over ship subsidy bill
President Harding informs House Rules Chairman Campbell that unless the merchant marine subsidy bill passes before adjournment he may call a special session of Congress to address it. A June 13 delegation of labor groups condemned the bill as harmful to public interest and to U S sea power, pledging to protest to congressional leaders.
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Associated Press
Harding
Campbell
House Rules Committee
Congress
Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor
Andrew Furuseth
International Seamen's Union
Cavern Appears On Rafferty Farm In Kansas
The Rafferty farm seven miles south of Wier Kansas reports a sudden cavern seventy feet deep and ninety feet wide attracting hundreds. A pool at the bottom rises and falls and a sinker on twine failed to reach bottom. Observers fear another cave in as earth and a forty foot tree have disappeared. Local naturalists suspect an underground river or lake.
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Rafferty Farm
Cherokee
Amy
Widow of Circus Owner Arrested in Murder Case
Mrs. Doris Brunen widow of John T Brunen circus owner is under arrest in Mount Holly N J on a murder charge. Authorities say the arrest followed tips from suspects already detained in the case. Brunen was killed March 10 at Riverside N J with Powell reportedly confessing to the shooting.
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N. J
Doris Brunen
John T. Brunen
Brunen
Riverside
Parker
Powell
Harding Seeks Tariff Bill Before Soldier Bonus Action
President Harding indicated at the White House that the tariff bill should pass before any soldier bonus legislation. In the Senate Senator Ladd urged cash bonus financing via banks taxes and interest on public debt. Senator Kendrick argued against linking the Smith McNary land settlement to the bonus and pressed for adjusted compensation for World War veterans.
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Harding
White House
Senate
Ladd
Republcan
North Dakota
Wyoming
France
Waste and Not Mash Plugs Up City Sewer
A resident attempted to stop a flooded cellar flow with machine waste causing a blockage in a manhole between Oak and Spruce. Sewer workers traced the clog and removed the obstruction after afternoon labor, preventing further street overflow.
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Police Adopt Harsh Stance Toward Speed Violators
Police Judge John A. Murray announces a tough enforcement policy with $10 fines for speeding and traffic offenses. The judge vows no leniency and says the public will be protected, signaling stricter city ordinances and firm penalties for violators.
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United States
John A. Murray
Offendora
Murray
Dead Beats on Decrease Says Credit Experts
Cleveland June 13 Delegates at the Retail Credit Men's National association tenth annual convention report a decline in dead beats those who fail to pay bills The remark by Mrs Verne Zimmerman notes women in business and education on prompt payment aid credit ratings President B W Nelson of Lincoln Neb urges larger budget checks stronger prosecution and a department to record derogatory information on skippers who habitually abandon accounts.
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Retail
Credit Men's National Association
Verne Zimmerman
Sounth Bend
Ind
Buel News
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Lincoln
Neb
Bud Check and Prosecution Service
National Office
Snowbound Pass Delays Travel to Yellowstone Peak
Pass blocked by heavy snow on Two-Tree Pass near Lander Wyoming prevents autos from reaching the south entrance to Yellowstone Park. Residents report ten feet of snow on the peaks while skiing and snowshoeing is now being indulged.
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Twothwo- Tee
Yellowstone Park
Capper Tincker Bill Favored by Committee
Washington June 13 The House Agricultural Committee ordered an favorable report on the Capper Tincker bill to amend the future trading act after a Supreme Court ruling found parts of it inoperative. The measure, reported as introduced, is expected to be taken up in the House Thursday.
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Washington
Supreme Court
House Agricultural Committee
Forest fires sweep Northwest blaze along Grand Trunk Pacific
Vanderhoof British Columbia June 18 fire fighters work to control a forest fire burning for miles along the Grand Trunk Pacific right of way. Tacoma Washington June 13 a fire from an engine room explosion at Mineral Lake Lumber plant destroyed the mill and yard stock, estimated at 300000 dollars. freight cars rushed to save the town, fire checked by midnight.
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Grand Trunk Pacific
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Walsh
Mineral Lake Lumber Company
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English syndicate buys Buttonwillow ranch in California
A British syndicate led by the Duke of Argyll has purchased the Buttonwillow ranch of 150000 acres in the San Joaquin valley, part of Miller and Lux holdings, for 12000000 dollars. They plan to subdivide and market the property, per the Los Angeles Times.
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Duke of Argyll
Buttonwillow
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Lusitania Case Plan Abandoned By the Teutons
Berlin reports that the German government will not seek a neutral observer for the raising of the Talfania to inspect whether the torpedoed steamer Lusitania bore a military character. Authorities say they cannot compel a neutral observer since the hulk raise is to be conducted by a private company.
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Berlin
Associated Preas
Fears for Yacht Invader's Safety in Pacific
Panama reports growing concern over the steam yacht Invader and its party of guests from Los Angeles after it passed through the canal on March 25 bound for Cocos Island. The vessel owned by John Percival Jefferson heads toward Tapede Tahiti then Pago Pago with Mr and Mrs Jefferson and others aboard amid rumors of trouble, though families deny any danger.
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Associated Press
Cocos Island
John Percival Jefferson
Los Angeles
Lob Anghiles
Santa Darbara
Cal
Tapede Tahiti
Pago Pago
American Samoa
Montecito
Jefferson
Todd Ford
Pasadena
Edward Sparrow
New York
Or. Ty ¥. Howell
Throckion
Auto Thieves Target Carnival Cars in Casper
Monday marked the first carnival day with car thefts around the Wortham show grounds. G M Magens Wes and W R Kaermmerling reported vehicles taken and not recovered by police or sheriff's office by Tuesday morning. Legion and carnival organizers will station guards, add lighting, and charge 15 cents to offset guarding costs.
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