Harding Compelled to Cancel Alaska Trip
Washington June 21. Secretary George B. Christian announced that President Harding cannot undertake his planned Alaska journey this summer due to urgent duties in the White House. The President must address tariffs, ship subsidies, and the Soldiers' Bonus bill during the current congressional session. Secretary Fall will still proceed to the northwest, with no need to align movements with the President.
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Washington
George B. Christian
Harding
Alaska
White House
Congress
Fall
Interior Department
Northern Territory
Legion Deems Jack Dempsey Slacker In War Service
The American Legion county council adopted a resolution condemning Jack Dempsey as a slacker in the late war. It denounces his plan to wear the American flag as colors in his upcoming bout with Bill Brennan and urges patriotic citizens to avoid the fight and any events featuring Dempsey.
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San Francisco
County Council of the American Legion
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Bill Brennan
Brennan
Federation to Meet in Newport Over Steel Strike
Cincinnati June 21 The American Federation of Labor will adjourn tonight so delegates may cross to Newport Kentucky where steel workers are on strike. A mass meeting will greet them and support the strike. The Education Committee reports new evidence supporting charges of anti labor propaganda in school textbooks.
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Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor
Newport
Kentucky
Committee On Education
Novel suggestion for protection of bank messengers
New York reports banks troubled by frequent robberies of messengers consider safeguards. An idea proposes uniform bright red clothing and a five pound portable safe strapped to the waist, designed to be opened only by trusted bank personnel.
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New York
Financial
Train Wreck Injures Twenty Three Near Salida Colorado
Twenty three passengers were seriously injured when five coaches of eastbound Denver, Rio Grande and Western Railroad train two overturned near Salida, Tennessee. A relief train with doctors and nurses rushed to the scene. No deaths reported. cause unknown. Shriners traveling home from the Imperial Session in San Francisco.
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Leadville
Colo
Denver, Rio Grande and Western
Salida
Tennessee
Order
San Francisco
Six Tourists Killed as Auto Hits Train at Crossing
Six tourists in an automobile were killed when their car was struck by a Central Georgia passenger train at a railroad crossing near Macon Georgia, the crash wrecking the vehicle and killing all occupants.
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Macon
Central Georgia
Mauna Loa Crater Near Hilo Active
A heavy column of black smoke rises from Mauna Loa crater near Hilo as the sky darkens with dense clouds. The crater glows with unusual brilliancy creating a spectacular scene, and a violent eruption remains a possibility.
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Mauna Loa Crater
Hilo
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Bonded Goods Spark Seattle Price War and Bootlegger Trust
Seattle reports a flood of Canadian whiskey prompting bootleggers to plan a trust and divide districts. Moonshiners hurt bonded goods dealers as price cutting escalates into a rate war. Local bootleggers warn continued slashing could ruin them and force organization.
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Seattles
Certin
Williams Cements Home Run Lead in St. Louis
Kenneth Williams of the St. Louis Americans extended his lead in the major league home run race this week. With Babe Ruth sidelined for three days, Williams hit his eighteenth homer of the season, driving in a runner to beat the Athleti and stretch his advantage to three over the next closest hitter.
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ST. Louis
Kenneth Williams
St. Louis Americans
Babe Ruth
Williams
Legislation Planned To Return Enemies Property
Washington reports a bill is being prepared to return property seized during the war to about thirty thousand Germans and Austrians. Each case involves under ten thousand dollars. The measure reportedly has the president's approval.
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Washington
Congress
Hari
Lord Northcliffe Returns to London After World Tour
Lord Northcliffe publisher of the London Times arrives back in London from a six month globe journey. He is reported to be in poor health after receiving medical advice in Switzerland to begin treatment for heart weakness caused by ptomaine poisoning.
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London
Lord Northcliffe
The
London Times
Great Britain
Switzerland
American Leads Open Championship Tie at Sandwich
Walter Hagen of the United States and Joe Kirkwood of Australia led the British open at Sandwich, tied on 147 after thirty holes in twenty days of play. Jock Hutchinson, former British champion, stood third with 139.
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Sandwich
Eng
Walter Hagen
Joe Kirkwood
Australia
Jock Hutchinson
Government Ownership Not Issue in Rail Strike
Cincinnati reports unions say government ownership will not be raised in a threatened strike by about a million rail shop workers and maintenance of waymen. Chicago notes Railways Labor Board warns of fallout from a strike vote and possible resignations from unions. Leaders in Cincinnati and Chicago discuss a joint alliance with United Mine Workers and legal questions from the Coronado Coal decision.
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Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Ben W. Hooper
Railways Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Supreme Court
Coronado
Willard Announces Training for Return Fight
Los Angeles June 21 Jess Willard said within a week he would start training for a comeback match with Jack Dempsey. He vowed to show fans there is a strong fight left in him and to be ready for the battle of his life. Willard is reported in splendid physical condition.
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Los Angeles
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Willard
Alaskan Convicted of Narcotics Seeks New Trial Framing Claim
Charles Cotney a former Alaskan accused of narcotics dealing claims his conviction was framed. He told the Seattle court yesterday that the testimony against him was improper and his sentence was postponed until a motion for a new trial is heard. Cotney has a clean record and is not a drug addict, his lawyers say.
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Seattle
Charles Cotney
Cotney
Fire destroys Forest Lumber mill and yard in The Dalles
A blaze at the Forest Lumber Company mill and lumber yard in The Dalles Oregon destroyed the facility last night. The loss is estimated at 100000 with the cause still unknown.
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Dalles
Ore
Forest Lumber Company
Masked Man Disrupts Trial In Port Angeles Court
During the Riley and Butt murder trial in Port Angeles a masked man entered the courtroom unannounced and was removed by the judge. George Vandeveer argued the intrusion was a test of witnesses ability to identify a masked man and urged similar tests for all witnesses. The defendants face charges in the Ray Light logging camp hold up death at Discovery Bay on March 26.
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Port Angeles
T. H. Riley
Charles Butt
George Vandeveer
Seattle
Riley
Butt
Ray Light
Discovery Bay
Floods Leave Texas Border Towns Desolate
Rio Grande floods from Laredo to Brownsville devastate homes and farms. Hundreds of residents rendered homeless as levees break and towns flood along the international border. Army aviators drop food to marooned farmers while officials fear further rise.
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Laredo
Tex
Rio Grande
Nueva Laredo
Laredos
Washington
Mexico
Nova Laveda
San Antonio
Starr
Hidalgo
Cameron
Texas
Kelly Field
Thousand Cases of Liquor Seized in Bay Battle
A motor cavalry unit arrives in Oakland to seize liquor from Point Lobos after a gun battle with eight smugglers. The cache includes a thousand cases of Canadian whiskey, eight seized trucks, and drivers. The liquor may have been landed from a small steamer captured by a revenue cutter.
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Oakland
Point Lobos
Nesides
Marconi Announces Radio Searchlight Invention
New York June 21 Marconi the wireless wizard announced the invention of a radio searchlight capable of sending directional waves that can be reflected like light and aimed rather than broadcast. He says it will aid navigation by providing a radio lighthouse with a guiding beam reaching a hundred miles.
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New York
Marconi
Composition of the Southern Ireland Parliament
Dublin June 21 The approximate representation in the new Irish parliament by party shows Coalition Pro treaty fifty four Coalition Republican thirty three Labor Party fourteen Farmers Party five Independents ten.
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Dublin
Southern Ireland
Coalition Pro-treaty Group
Coalition Republican Group
Labor Party
Farmers’ Party
Bodies Found Near Prince Rupert in Skeena River Area
Provincial police investigate report of two bodies found on the Kaye trail twenty miles up the Skeena river. The deceased are an unidentified man and woman. The discovery was reported yesterday and is under police inquiry.
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Prince Rupert
Kaye Trail
Skeena River
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