Pueblo Flood Devastation In Colorado and Oregon
Reports from Pueblo indicate potential death toll exceeding two hundred as eastern Oregon flood details unfold. Towns Lafayette Longmont Berthoud Loveland Marshall Superior Frederick endure three to ten feet of water with vast crop and livestock losses estimated at six to ten million dollars. Colorado rangers are sought to aid in rescue efforts.
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Pueblo
Oregon
Stricen
Associated Press
Lafayette
Longmont
Berthoud
Loveland
Marshal
Superior
Frederick
Colorado State Rangers
Four Die as Colorado Wyoming Cloudbursts Hit
Four people are dead and two missing after cloudbursts in Colorado and Wyoming. The spillway breach at North Sterling reservoir caused the deaths of Edna and Margery Gray and Mrs. Carl Davis and her child. Property damage runs into hundreds of thousands with livestock and crops lost. Communication to Pueblo broke and trains halted as floods threatened more lives.
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Denver
Associated Press
Colorado
Wyoming
Pueblo
Edna
Margery Gray
Carl Davis
Davis
North Sterling Reservoir
Four Millions In Damages at Pueblo
Pueblo reports extensive damage as water floods downtown after the Arkansas River overflows the Union Avenue bridge. Gas and electric services are disrupted, and many business houses face inundation. Local authorities assess the scale of destruction and coordinate relief efforts.
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Pueblo
Colo
Associated Press
Union Avenue
Arkansas River
Jury disagrees in murder trial of 11 year old
In Knox Indiana the jury trying Burkett 11 charged with murdering Benny Slavin 7 disagreed after lengthy deliberations and were discharged. The flood left the city underwater with $4 million in damage and 18 families rescued from river bottoms. Water filled basements and boats aided rescues at the federal building.
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Federal
Flood Devastates Sterling Area Leaving Woman Dead
A flood from a broken spillway north of the Sterling reservation swept Pawnee Valley. One woman died and three children were reported missing as water covered about a mile wide and several miles long.
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Sterling
Associated Press
Pawnee
Here
Sterling Reservation
Tulsa riot blame shifts to radical Negroes
In Tulsa May 4 the Associated Press reports influential Negroes say race riots were caused by radical Negroes. They allege planned trouble and claim the first shot came from a narcotic crazed Negro. Martial law in Tulsa county was lifted at 5 p.m. after orders from Adjutant General Barrett and Governor Robertson.
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Tulsa
Associated Press
Tulsa County
Barrett
Robertson
Alaska Government Faces Suit Over Jones Act
R M Semmes, district head of shipping board operations, denounced Alaska's actions as a test of section 27 of the Jones merchant marine act. He argued the act confines domestic freight to American ships and wages, denying privileged foreign transport between Seattle and Alaska.
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Seattle
Associated Press
R. M. Semmes
Inter
Ale
Juneau
Soestie
United States
Alaska
San Francisco
Rain Ends Forest Fires In New Mexico
A pair of new forest fires were reported in New Mexico as dry conditions persisted. Early morning rains began, expected to check the flames on Zunt note and Manzona ridge, bringing relief to the dry terrain and risking a quicker containment.
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New Mexico
Albuquerque
N. M
Associated Press
Manzona Ridge
Aviator Executed for Treason as Treason Charge Declared Guilty
WAHSAW July 4 Associated Press reports L Iwanicki the aviator convicted of high treason for tapping military secrets to British agents was executed. TACOMA June 4 Associated Press says Sergeant Charles Hamlin of Camp Lewis found guilty of first degree murder for slaying railway brakeman Charles Bardon on March 8. will be sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Tacoma
Associated Press
Charles Hamlin
Camp Lewis
Charles Bardon
President Harding Accepts Alaska Visit Invitation
President Harding accepted an invitation from Seattle Mayor Hugh M Caldwell to visit the Northwest and Alaska. The President said only urgent business would stop the trip, following a formal presentation yesterday in Washington.
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Washington
Associated Press
Hugh M. Caldwell
Seattle
Harding
Northwest
Alaska
Railroad Engineer Overcome While Chloroforming Cat
Philadelphia June 4 Frank Saunders a railroad engineer died here yesterday while attempting to chloroform a cat which escaped. He was overcome during the attempt and collapsed.
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Philadelphia
Associated Press
Frank Saunders
Governor Bone to visit Alaska for banquet in June
New Alaska governor Scott G. Bone will attend a June 17 banquet at the Waldorf Astoria hosted by John H. Perry of the Post-Press Publishing Company. More than a hundred Alaska residents and Northwest ex-residents will be guests, with a welcome in Seattle en route to Alaska.
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New York
Associated Press
Alaska
John H. Perry
Post- Pe Publishing Company
Waldrofato
Seattle
Northwest
Bone
Union men report layoffs by Santa Fe railroad
W. E. Freeman, president of the Kansas Federation of Labor, telegraphed Samuel Gompers, president of the A F of L, alleging the Santa Fe railway is laying off union workers and trying to replace them with non union hires.
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Peka
Kan
Associated Press
W. E. Freeman
Kansas Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Santa Fe Railway
Governor General of Canada Named
London June 4 Lord Byng of Vimy has been appointed governor general of Canada, the Associated Press reports.
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Governor General OF
Canada
London
Associated| Press
Lord Byng of Vimy
Head of Slain Man Offered as Evidence in Bryant Trial
The severed head of George Bryant, wrapped in a newspaper, was offered in court as evidence in the murder trial of John R. Bryant and his wife. The judge refused to admit the head, presented at the request of the prosecuting attorney.
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Orlando
Associated Press
George Bryant
John R. Bryant
Detective force suspended suspends inquiry in Hawaii
General Semenoff arrived in Vladivostok to lead the crackdown as East Hawaii county police suspend the entire detective force amid an inquiry into alleged irregularities in prohibition enforcement.
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Vladivostok
Asso- Hilo
Associated Ciated Press
General Semenoff
the Press
Toree
Hawaii County
Favorable Report On Porter War Termination Resolution
The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to favorably report the Porter resolution to terminate the state of war with Germany and Austria. Democrats dissent and plan a minority report. The measure moves to the House for immediate consideration next week.
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Porter
Washington
Associated Press
House
United States
Germany
Austria
Senate approves 75 million for Shipping Board
The Senate accepted the committee amendments to the deficiency bill and granted 75 million dollars to the Shipping Board. Critics accused the agency of waste and extravagance while an added provision orders sale of all wooden vessels by October 1.
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Washington
Associated Press
Senate
Shipping Board
Kenyon
Anyox May Mine Output Sets Record Heavy Tonnage
The May output from Anyox mines reached 90,000 tons, the heaviest on record, per the Associated Press.
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Prince Rupert
Associated Press
River boats along Yukon move Monday
Dawson reports a silver load valued at 50 000 from Keno Hill as the first of 2 500 tons awaiting shipment. Winter output could reach 750 000. Supplies pile at Whitehorse for Mayo, with Lake Lebarge due to open Monday. The first steamer with passengers and gold is set to depart Monday.
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Dawson
Associated Press
Keno Hill
Whitehorse
Mayo
Lake Lebarge
Youthful bandits rob Martin Iron Works in Los Angeles
Four youths aged 16 to 20 held up the Martin Iron Works office yesterday, taking between 300 and 400 dollars. Police reported no injuries as the suspects fled the scene. An Associated Press dispatch from Los Angeles dated June 4 details the incident.
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Los Angeles
Associated Press
Martin Iron Works
Creole State Delayed by Tampered Shipboard Machinery
Evidence that the Creole State freighter’s machinery had been tampered with before sailing from San Francisco surfaced as the ship was delayed by steering gear and refrigerator equipment problems.
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Honolulu
Associated Press
Shipping Board
San Francisco
Ten billions idle in equipment report finds waste
St Louis June 4 The American Engineers Council report assigns over half of industrial waste to mismanagement and pins a one million plus unemployment margin. It notes ten billion dollars tied up in idle equipment and cites high labor turnover and duplicated energy as major wastes in building trades.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
American Engineers’ Council
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Soldiers Attack Students at Cabinet Grounds in Peking
In Peking on June 4 soldiers guarding the cabinet grounds attacked several hundred students teachers and others seeking an audience with the premier over pay arrears. The director of the medical school and other prominent educators were injured.
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Peking
Associated Press
Medical School
Soviet Troops Annihilate Anti Bolsheviks at Vladivostok
Stockholm June 4 AP reports the Soviet Telegram says Soviet troops have annihilated anti Bolshevik forces at Vladivostok.
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Stockholm
Associated Press
Vladivostok
Weather forecaster Maurice Connell dies at 69 in San Jose
Maurice Connell, a federal weather forecaster and one of the three surviving Greeley Arctic expedition members, died at his San Jose home yesterday. He was 69. The Greeley expedition sought Arctic exploration in the 1880s.
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San Jose
Cal
Associated Press
Maurice Connell
Federal
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