Radio May Broadcast News to Nearby Camps
A plan urged by Falcon Joslin of the Bering River Coal Company would install a radio broadcasting outfit to deliver daily news to camps and industries within 150 miles of Cordova. Petitions seek Navy Department approval and cost estimates place government outlay around $800. The Cordova Chamber of Commerce supports the effort to counter isolation for workers at Katalla, Goose Island, and neighboring sites.
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Fox Islands
Prince William Sound
Katalla
Falcon Joslin
Bering
Cordova
Mack
Mile 7
Navy Department
Joslin
Seattle
Katall
Chris Nielsen
Goose Island
Sound
Nielson
Met
Chilkat
Bering River
Pionerd
Cordova Chamber of Commerce
Railroads urged to run public terminal grain elevators
Washington June 17 The Federal Trade Commission recommended to Congress legislation requiring railroad companies to build and operate public terminal grain elevators.
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Washington
The
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Governor Norris backs Conley authority in sheriff case
Helena Montana June 17 Governor Norris testified on behalf of former Warden Frank Conley that Conley had full authority from the governor for all his acts.
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Helena
Mont
Norris
Frank Conley
Conley
Hundreds of Coal Strikers Arrested for Violence
Terre Haute reports that over two hundred coal miners and residents were arrested on riots and conspiracy charges after violent acts last Friday. Warrants were issued by the county mine owners for actions including overturning coal cars roughing workers and similar offenses. Separately in Salt Lake City Major Johnson orders all civilians to surrender arms as state mobilization continues after strike violence.
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Brazil
Indiana
Here
Salt Lake City
Pine * Jonson
Stata 1
Maybea
Ors
Major Johnson
Northwestern Sails for Cordova With 252 Passengers
The steamship Northwestern departed at 9 am carrying 252 passengers bound for Cordova. Among the travelers listed are H. G. Pest J. L. King Mrs F B Calleen Harold Parks Jimmie Parks A W Dennis Miss C Dennis Mary Griffith and others.
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seaTrih
Northwestern
Cordova
H. G. Pest
J. L. King
F.B. Calleen
Harold Parks
Jimmie Parks
A. W. Dennis
C. Dennis
Mary Griffith
B. Kilkenny
J.W. Parks
Clifford Bing“ham
B. Manesna
George Lings
Od. Spadyer
Filipinos Seek Independence for Islands Presented to President
The Philippine Mission, in Washington, presented a formal statement to President Harding asserting the islands now have a stable government and the capacity for self rule. The document argues this fulfills the U S condition for granting independence to the Philippines.
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Washington
Harding
White House
United States
Two Miners Die In Hetch Hetchy Tunnel Accident
In Groveland California two miners were killed when a drill struck a missed hole and a dynamite charge buried in the same hole exploded. The men were working inside the Hetch Hetchy tunnel.
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Hetch Hetchy
Groveland
Cal
Fish price quotes from Ketchikan and Seattle
Ketchikan reports halibut at 6c and 3c with no other fish offered. Seattle lists halibut at 11c and chickens at 4c.
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Ketchikan
Seattle
Seattle Alaska trade booming with higher cargo flow
June 17 1922 Seattle customs office reports cargo movement to northern ports from Seattle in five months more than doubled 1921. Totals show 77 936 tons in 1922 versus 34 410 in 1921. Outlook for remainder of year remains bright.
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Customs Office
Seattle
Wisconsin Tornado Strikes Four Counties In Wake of Disaster
A tornado swept through this Wisconsin region yesterday causing heavy property damage across four counties. At least six deaths are reported with about one hundred injured. reports are incomplete from the affected districts as crews assess the devastation.
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Glenwocd City
Wis
Wisconsin
Legion and Federation Union At Cincinnati Convention
Yesterday leaders of the American Legion and AFL addressed the convention here on joint aims. Hanford MacNider declared both groups share enemies who threaten national lawful integrity. Samuel Gompers said there could be no division in the joint ranks while ideals of freedom and justice are upheld.
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Cincinnati
American Legion
American Federation of Labor
Hanford MacNider
The
Legion
Federation
Samuel Gompers
Bank Robber Ties Cashier in Aurora heist
An unmasked bandit entered the Aurora State Bank in Oregon and forced Assistant Cashier Vera Cutsworth into the vault. He tied her and looted $11,500 in cash before fleeing into nearby woods. a posse is pursuing the suspect.
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Aurora
Oregon
Aurora State Bank
Vera Cutsworth
Here
Memorial Service for Lillian Russell in New York
A memorial service honoring Lillian Russell was held on the Hippodrome stage in New York. The event, organized by Actors' Associations, featured De Wolfe Hopper as the principal speaker praising the famous prima donna for loyalty, maternity, and altruism.
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New York
Hippodrome
Afernoon
Lillian Russell
Pittsburg
Actors’ Associations
Miss Russell
de Wolfe Hopper
Ireland Elections Report Show Interference Across Regions
Belfast reports of voter interference in Cligo and East Mayo with seized literature and kidnapping of independent candidates agents. Dublin dispatches claim Ireland’s elections were the tamest in island history with less disorder at polls than ever before.
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Belfast
Cligo
East Mayo
Dublin
Ireland
Senatorial fight in Minnesota heats up before polls
In St Paul on June 17 Minnesota voters hear dense campaigning as primaries close Monday. For U S senator three candidates vie in the Democratic race Anna Dickie Olson T J Meighan Hamler Morris, while Congressman Volstead secures the Republican nomination in the seventh district unopposed.
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St, Paul
Minnesota
U. S
Anna Dickie Olson
T. J. Meighan
Hamler Morris
Olson
Canton falls to Chen Chiang Ming forces in South China
Peking June 17 reports that General Chen Chiang Ming’s forces captured Canton, capital of the Republic of South China. Sun Yat Sen is said to have fled by gunboat and supported Manchurian leader Chang against General Wu Pei Tu.
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Peking
Chen Chiang Ming
Canton
Republic of
South China
Sun Yat Sen
Sun
Chang
Wu Pet Tu
Shriners Sail to Honolulu After Imperial Session
Steamships loaded with Shriners depart San Francisco for Honolulu after the Imperial Session. They are to be guests of James Sunny Jim McCandless and his Oasis temple, as McCandless becomes the new Imperial Potentate of the order.
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Votereer
San Francisco
Order
Honolulu
James
Sunny Jim” McCandless
Oasis
McCandless
New Navy Pier Planned for Bremerton Yard
The Naval Committee's proposal to add 500000 dollars to the Naval Appropriation Bill for a new pier at the Bremerton navy yard was approved by a Senate vote yesterday.
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Bremerton
Washington
Naval Committee
Naval
Bremerton Navy Yard
Senate
French Troops Begin Replacing Americans in Coblenz Zone
In Coblenz on June 17 the evacuation of the American area in the occupied zone continues. After Cantigny transports depart Havre next Tuesday, about 1200 Yankee soldiers remain in Germany while 6000 French troops have arrived to assume control of the former American sector.
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Coblenz
United States
Cantigny
Havre
Germany
Oust the Democrats Says Treasury Official
Washington dispatch reports a flare up between Elmer Dover and Commissioner David Blair over Internal Revenue Service personnel. A petition to President Harding from Republicans calls for a wholesale housecleaning of Blair loyalists, claiming 150 Treasury Democrats hold key Income Tax Bureau roles and hinder collaboration. Mellon and Harding backed Blair, labeling the charges false and self serving.
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Washington
Elmer Dover
the Treasury
David Blair
Internal Revenue Department
Congress
Harding
Income Tax Division
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Blair
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Treasury
Grand Jury Reports on Ku Klux Klan Raid
Inglewood raid case, special county grand jury filed its final report to the judge. Report not released to the public as the judge reserves trial rulings for 37 indicted Klansmen to avoid prejudicing defendants.
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Los Angeles
Special County Grand Jury
Inglewood
Seattle Teachers Hold Up Steamer
The steamship President of the Pacific Steamship Company waited three hours past its sailing time yesterday afternoon so Seattle teachers bound for California on vacation trips could draw their pay.
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Seattle
Pacific Steamship Company
California
Baltic Nations Recognized At Conference
At The Hague June 17 the economic conference expanded its Russian affairs sub committee from eleven to thirteen. The Baltic nations Estonia Latvia Poland and Lithuania pressed for fuller representation noting their close geographic and economic ties to Russia. The body has not begun substantive work and adjourned until Monday afternoon after enlarging the committee.
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Russia
Esthenia
Latvia
Poland
Lithuania
Woman Survives Burial After Apparent Death in Coffin
New York reports Mrs Rebecca Lenps narrowly avoided burial alive after physicians deemed her dead from a paralytic stroke. Her coffin was iced for heat while awaiting funeral rites, but she sat up and was removed to safety. Doctors say she will live.
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New York
Rebecca Lenps
Soldiers' Bonus Bill Follows Tariff Bill Route
Washington June 17. It is understood an agreement has nearly been reached among Senate Republicans to give the Soldiers' Bonus Bill the right of way after the tariff bill is disposed of. Democratic senators plan to offer a motion to make the bonus bill precede the tariff measure.
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Washington
Senate
Liner Capsizes in Hamburg Trapping Dozens Aboard
The Brazilian liner Avare capsized as it left the dry dock in Hamburg. More than twenty men are believed entombed in the hold. Acetylene burning is used to burn holes in the hull to create an escape opening.
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Hamburg
Germany
Avare
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