Olympiad Opens in Paris With Grand Ceremony
The eighth modern Olympiad opened in Colombes France with a ceremony attended by President Doumergue Premier Herriot and other officials. more than forty five nations participated as athletes filed in led by flags while Prince of Wales and other dignitaries watched the crowd cheers. The event marked the start of weeks of athletic competition featuring 5,000 top modern athletes.
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Colombes
France
Doumergueé
Doumegue
Doumergue
Wales
Prince’ Henry
England
Persia
Ras. Tatari
Abyasinia
Maraaillaisé
Baron Pierre J Courbértin
Count Clery
Britain's World Flyer Reaches Kagoshima in Japan
Flight Commander A. Start MacLea of the British Royal Air Force completes a round-the-world journey, arriving in Kagoshima, Japan this afternoon after departing from China.
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Britain
Japan
Baseball standings and results snapshot from national and american leagues
National League results show St. Louis 11-5 Chicago 0-6 Cincinnati 8-4 Pittsburgh 0-2 New York 8-2 Philadelphia 23 Boston 5-1 Brooklyn 1-0. games today Chicago at St Louis Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Boston Philadelphia at New York. American League standings list Washington 41-30 577 New York 4-38 319 Cleveland 5-3 436 Boston 4-4 386. yesterday Cleveland 5-3 Chicago 5-4 New York 4-2 Washington 2-0 St Louis 5-3 Detroit 2-2 Philadelphia 8-6 Boston 3-4. games today Cleveland at Chicago St Louis at Detroit New York at Washington Boston at Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
St.Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
New York
Brooklyn
W.L. Pet
Washington
Detroit
Worl Wooesen Stoeibarg
Cleveland
Piadalpaie
Steamer Three River Burned With 400 Aboard
Baltimore dispatch reports the steamship Three River burned to the water’s edge off Cove Point Light in Chesapeake Bay early today. About 3277 passengers and 30 crew members were transferred to other vessels, with several fatalities and many injuries.
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Baltimore
Cove Point Light
Lenglen Sees Wills Improve in Net Work During Match
London July 5 Suzanne Lenglen reports clear improvement in Miss Wills's net play and overall game in her match with Miss McKane. Wills starts calm but unsteady, McKane struggles early, then powers to the first set as Wills adjusts. McKane dominates second set with relentless attack, and wins the match despite Wills's late strong shots.
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Mlle. Lenglen
Miss Will
Suzanne Lenglen
London
Miss Wills
Miss McKane
Miss WiHs
McKane
Miss McKan
America Triumphs In Women's Doubles Wimbledon Match
America wins the women's doubles at Wimbledon with Helen Wills and Mrs George Wightman defeating Kathleen McKane and Mrs Phyllis Covell in straight sets 6-4 6-4. The match features Wills service and Wightman volleying with McKane carrying England’s load in a strong effort.
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Wimbledon
Eng
America
Helen Wills
George Wightman
Kathleen McKane
Phyllis Covell
England
Wightman
Vinton Defeats M. J. All-Stars 4 to 0 in Local Celebration
In Fairfield Iowa July 5 2000 attendees celebrated with sports events. Pat Bostrom won horseshoe contest while Vinton defeated the M. J. All-Stars 4 to 0 with Jack Lynch driving in two runs and Boettcher adding a triple. Ralph Bordewick won the tennis final 6-4 6-4 over Eber Palmer. Rex Greenwood aged 11 climbed a greased pole for a $5 prize. The new park retiring rooms cost about 1200. Paul S Jun kin purchased the Daily Ledger from the McGriffin family and Dean Taylor.
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Louis Tobin
Pat Bostrom
Garrison
Vinton
M. & J. All-Stars
Manufacturers’ and Jobbers
Cedar Rapids
Jack Lynch
Boettcher
Lynch
Ralph Bordewick
Eber Palmer
Bordewick
M. P. Kruse
C. D. Knupp
Palmer
L. P. Tobin
Logan Urice
Tobin-Palmer
Rex Greenwood
La Follette to Open Chicago Headquarters
National campaign headquarters for Senator Robert M. La Follette will open in Chicago at Convention Hall in Chicago on Monday. Rep John M. Nelson, La Follette campaign manager, announced here. Nelson, who leads La Follette’s Wisconsin interests at the Progressive party action conference, will depart for Chicago to plan campaigns across states.
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Cleveland
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Chicago
John M. Nelson
Wissin
Nelson
LaFollette
Conference For Progressive
Americans Dwindling on European Tours This Season
London July 5 This year s American tourist influx to England is the smallest on record say travel agencies and shipping authorities. Steamship lines report ships built for two to three thousand passengers are only half full as they come toward Europe. Southampton officials note that east bound steamships have carried only about a thousand passengers, a figure reached twice this season.
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London
England
Rapids Woman Dies At Start Long Tour
Mrs. Anna P. Carstons of Davenport died last night in Cedar Rapids shortly after starting a cross country auto tour with her husband L. P. Carstons and daughter Erma. She fell ill with a cerebral hemorrhage at Mt. Vernon after a car accident delayed an ambulance transfer. The body will be returned home for burial.
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Cedar Rapids
Anna P. Carstons
Davenport
L. P. Carstons
Erma
Mt. Vernon
Funeral for Civil War veteran A B Kramer held at Urbana
The funeral of A B Kramer a Civil War veteran was conducted at the residence Thursday at 2 00 pm Rev R B Falk of the local M E church officiated Interment followed in Urbana cemetery Several families and locals spent the Fourth in town with relatives and friends Woodmen and Royal Neighbor lodges held a successful celebration including a parade and program Others visited Cedar Rapids Center Point Vinton and Chicago during the holiday weekend
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A. B. Kramer
R. B. Falk
M. E. Church
Urbana
Lynn Wheeler
Sam Waddle
W. S. Burrell
Cedar Rapids
C. L. Dingman
Vinton
Mercy Hospital
John Warrern
Chicago
Geo. Beebe
R. Wilson
C. Stout
J. P. Stout
Forrest Todd
Charley Garwood
Woodmen
Royal Neighbor
Noel Wheeler
Baby
Center Point
Kirby Allbones
Carl Willford
Bessie Rice
Dean Burrel
Glen Burrell
Fred F. Burrell
U. S. Cross
Co. A. Cross
Huron Johnson
Iowa State College
Cedar Falls
Visiting relatives drop in for Fourth of July
Mr and Mrs George Johnson visit Mr and Mrs Charley Moore and Mr and Mrs Sid Moore with Dr D A Moore and family from Sioux City and Dr and Mrs Willard Cross of Atlanta. Mrs Mary Moore returns with them after two months with Dr Moore and family. Alva Hemphill and his wife spend the Fourth with his parents Frank Hemphill and spouse.
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D. A. Moore
Sioux City
Blanche Cross
Kansas City
Willard Cross
Atlanta, Ga
Charley Moore
Sid Moore
Mary Moore
Dr. Moore
Alva Hemphill
Frank Hemphill
Farm Hands Re-Arrested Over McCormick Extortion Plot
Chicago July 5 George Peek and son Clarence farm hands were re-arrested after one arrest and release related to a letter to Senator and Mrs Medill McCormick demanding fifty thousand dollars Police said new evidence warranted the re-arrest but declined to provide details
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Chicago
George Peek
Clarence
Medill McCormick
Peeks Released After Accidental Package Pickup Arrest
The Peeks were briefly jailed after picking up a decoy package used by extortionists. They claimed the pickup was by chance and entered into a pact to cooperate. Authorities released them once their involvement was clarified.
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