Cedar Falls Fire Devastates Watershed and Town
June 2 reports describe a massive forest fire in Cedar Falls and the Cedar River watershed near Seattle. The town is nearly destroyed with 3 deaths reported. damages estimated at 1 to 2 million dollars as crews fight remaining blazes and protect a power plant. Refugees evacuated as fires threaten Prineville and Portland areas.
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Seattle
Cedariver
Cedar Falls
Light Department
Raumclaw
Washington
Wader Patrol
Childeerie
Portland
Multnonah County
Vancouver
Yacob
Hood River
Western roads agree to reduce freight rates
Western railroads meeting in Chicago vote to accept the Interstate Commerce Commission 12 percent rate cut. The reduction takes effect next month and is expected to boost business while causing an estimated annual four hundred million dollar loss in operating revenue for the lines.
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Chicago
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Bank Charters Extended to Ninety Nine Years
Washington June 2 Congress passed a bill extending National Bank charters from twenty years to ninety nine years starting next July. The measure replaces Calder’s proposal and allows perpetual charters to be dissolved only by shareholder action or for banking law violations.
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Washington
Senate
Calder
Special Grand Jury to Probe Bank Failure in Seattle
Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm A. Douglas announced that a special grand jury would be empaneled to investigate the events leading up to the failure of the defunct Scandinavian American Bank in Seattle on June 2.
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Seattle
Malcolma Douglas
Scandinavian-American Bank
Constance Talmage Granted Divorce in Hollywood
Angeles June 2 The divorce trend continues as Constance Talmage, film comedienne, wins an interlocutory decree from husband John Paoloogo a New York tobacco maker. The suit is uncontested and cites mental cruelty as the grounds. Los Angeles records reflect the case amid Hollywood star divorces.
Refunding of French Debt Arranged
The Allied Debt Refunding Commission met in Washington with full attendance. It announced plans to notify France that American officials will meet a French financial mission to arrange refunding of France's indebtedness to the United States. The first task will be to set loan payments to France, then a similar delegation from Britain will be addressed.
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Washington
Allied Debt Refunding Commission
Congress
France
United States
Great Britain
Assembly orders president to resign in Vladivostok government
June 2 reports say the Constituent Assembly of the Vladivostok government ordered President Merkuley to resign after receiving advices. The move follows political turmoil and a push for leadership change within the regional administration.
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Assembly
Tokio
Constituent Assembly
Vladivostok
Merkuley
Rainier 3 Disabled At Sea After Crankshaft Failure
San Francisco dispatch reports the steamer Rainier with twenty nine crew aboard suffered a crankshaft break. Wireless distress signals were received and later advisories say the vessel has been towed and is en route to port.
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Rainier
San Francisco
Chang Resigns as President of Republic
Peking reports the republic’s president Hihushi Chang submitted his resignation amid deep internal strife. The cabinet met to mediate between four armed factions and urged him to remain in office until the next session of parliament.
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Chang
Peking
China
Hihushi Chang
Chang’ Tion
Paris to Host 1924 Olympic Games Confirmed
June vote by the Chamber of Deputies approved eleven million francs to fund the international athletic meet. Paris will host the games in 1924, the first held since before the war, after France affirmed its plan amid earlier uncertainty.
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Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
Prusse
Los Angeles
Felix Diaz to Return to Mexico to Lead Revolution
New Orleans June 2 General Felix Diaz nephew of Porfirio Diaz who died has stated he will return to Mexico to assume leadership of the revolution. The announcement came from Diaz's confidential secretary.
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New Orleans
Felix Diaz
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Diaz
Investigation into Charges Against Attorney Clyde
June 2 in Chicago Judge Carpenter opened a federal case over charges that Attorney Charles Clyde engaged in improprieties in his official duties as a federal prosecutor. The inquiry seeks to determine alleged misconduct in Clyde's prosecutorial conduct.
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Chicago
Charles C. Clyde
Carpenter
United States District Court
Clyde
Aviators Die in El Paso Plane Crash
June 2 in El Paso a Reserve Corps lieutenant Ben Jenkins and Sergeant Arthur Jeongling of the Twelfth Observation Squadron were killed when their aeroplane crashed into a mountain slope. Both men were burned to death as the aircraft caught fire.
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EL Paso
Ben Jenkins
Reserve Corps
Army
Arthur Jeongling
Twelfth Observation Squadron
Here
Gasoline Schooner Mae Hymen Missing Since Monday
San Francisco reports search efforts for the gasoline schooner Mae Hymen. The vessel with three crewmen was missing since last Monday, believed overturned in a storm with the crew possibly aboard a small boat at sea.
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San Francisco
Three Way Steel Merger Announced in New York
In New York on June 2 attorney Thomas L. Chadbourne announced a three way merger of independent steel firms. Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company, Republic Iron and Steel, and Inland Steel Company will unite under a single owner with Midvale leading the combined entity. The new company has tentatively been named North American Steel Corporation.
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New York
Thomas L. Chadbourne
Chadbourne
Midvale Steel Or Ordnance Company
Republic Tron and Steel Company
Inland Steel Conang
Jon
Midvale
North Aniserian Steel Corporation
Debate on Child Labor Legislation in House Committee
Washington June 2 The House Judiciary Committee began consideration of a proposed constitutional amendment to empower Congress on child labor issues. The move follows Supreme Court rulings that child labor provisions in the Revenue Act were unconstitutional as an overreach on state police power.
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Washington
Congress
House Judicia Committee
United States Supreme Court
Los Angeles Express Changes Hands in Local Deal
Los Angeles June 2. The Los Angeles Express changed ownership yesterday. The buyer now controls ten southern California dailies. F W Kellogg becomes business manager and Edward A Dickson takes the editor post.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Express
California
F. W. Kellogg
The
Express
Edward A. Dickson
Chinese Armies Fight Near Hou Fengtai Station
Fighting renewed between Chang Tso-lin forces and General Wu Pei-fu near the Chinese Eastern Railway at Hou Fengtai Station in Chihli province. Both sides remained in retreat after recent clashes around Peking.
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Tien Tsin
Chang Tso-lin
Wu Pei-fu
Central China
Chang
Chinese Eastern Railway
Hou Fengtai
Chihli
Fish Price Report From Seattle and Ketchikan
Seattle reports fresh halibut at 10 cents and ice, while Ketchikan lists no offerings today. This brief market bulletin notes no other fish prices or items.
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Seattle
Ketchikan
Valentino Bigamy Case Progresses in Los Angeles
The county attorney pursued the Rudolph Valentino bigamy case with a preliminary hearing before Judge J. Walter Hanby. Witnesses described the Mexican marriage to Winifred Hudnut, the wedding banquet by Mexicali’s mayor, and a couple seen leaving a cottage in an automobile both wearing purple pajamas.
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Los Angeles
Rudolph Valentino
Valentino
Mexicali
Winifred Hudnut
New York
Jean Acker
J. Walter Hanby
Clay Silver
Celexico
Mexico
Miss Hudnut
Washington Varsity Oarsmen Set Eastward to Regatta
The University of Washington crew leaves Seattle for Madison Wisconsin with a four stop trip before heading to Poughkeepsie. In Madison an eight will race the Wisconsin team on Lake Mendota on June 12. Washington earned Pacific Coast honors after beating California and will compete in the Intercollegiate Rowing Regatta on the Hudson at Poughkeepsie with the big race set for June 26.
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Seattle
Uni of Washington
Madison
Wisconsin
Poughkes
University of Wonsin
Washington
Lake Mendota
University of California
Pacific Coast
Hudson of Poughkeensie
Chile Rejects Bolivian Tacna Arica Arbitration Proposal
Washington June 2 It was announced that Chilean government returned an unfavorable reply to Bolivia proposal to arbitrate sovereignty over Tacna Arica province.
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Washington
Tacna-Arica
U S Foreign Trade Edges Up in April Exports Rise Europe
The Commerce Department reports April foreign trade shows U S exports to Europe higher than April 1921, while shipments to South America fell and imports from Europe and South America declined. Overall, no immediate sign of stronger European exchange.
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Washington
Depertease of Commerce Today
United States
Europe
South America
Thirteen Balloons Still In Race In Chicago Event
Nine of thirteen balloons that left Milwaukee yesterday in the National Balloon Race remain aloft. The top three distance winners will represent the United States in international races in Switzerland later this year.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Switzerland
Los Angeles Chamber Backs Change to Volstead Act
The Joint Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution opposing current national prohibition laws. It memorialized Congress to modify the Volstead Act to permit light wines and beer and urged California’s delegation to push legislation in the current session.
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Los Angeles
Joint Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Congress
California
Wiltshire On Rocks and May Be Sunk
The steamer Wiltshire, a British 13,000 ton vessel with a hundred crew, ran onto rocks off the New Zealand coast. Heavy seas and continuing storm threaten the wreck. life savers struggle to reach the ship as hopes of rescue fade. Later wireless reports say four crewmen have been saved and others may follow as lines reach the doomed vessel.
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Auckland
Wiltshire
New Zealand
South Seas
London
Eleven Die in German Coal Mine Explosion
An explosion at a Krupps coal mine in Essen Germany killed seventeen miners and injured twenty five. Eight miners remain missing and are believed entombed. Rescue teams race to reach the shafts as the community mourns the tragedy.
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Essen
Germany
Krupps
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