Iowa State Fair Opens With Multi-Million Exhibit Plans
Des Moines reports the Iowa State Fair will open August 22 with more than five million dollars in educational and entertainment features. Livestock shows include 7,600 grand champions worth over three million dollars and vast displays from farm machinery government exhibits and automotive shows. Amusements and a large baby beef barn are planned as railroads offer reduced fares.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A. R. Corey
United States
India
Five Die In Milwaukee Wreck Near Rockford Ill
Five to twelve people killed in a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul freight derailment near Fairdale east of Davis Junction. Several injured are being treated at Rockford hospitals as ambulances respond. wires were down cutting direct communication.
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Milwaukee
Rockford
Ill
Rocckford
Fairdale
Davis Junction
Belgian Sentry Kills German at Duisberg Curfew Tightened
In Duisberg the shooting by Belgian sentries escalated city penalties. A German was killed and three wounded after refusing to halt at curfew, prompting the curfew to move up to six in the evening.
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Duisberg Duisberg
Chicago Weather Outlook for Twenty Four Hours
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with scattered thunder showers. Temperature expected to remain steady. This forecast covers Chicago and surrounding areas for the next day.
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Chicago
Weather Summary Observations From Past 24 Hours
The report lists local observations ending at 7 a.m. with conditions such as temperature, precipitation, wind, and humidity. It notes changes from prior readings and provides a concise snapshot for the period.
Great Fire Roars Through Tonopah Gold Camp
Tonopah Nevada July 6 A great fire swept through the gold camp 30 miles from town driven by high wind and started by dynamite. Refugees fled with meager possessions. By 10 AM the hotel clerk estimated damage at about 1 500 000 dollars.
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Tonopah
Nev
Community Club Meeting At Consolidated School
The Arispe Community club holds an evening event at the Consolidated school building with a program featuring speakers Hon. H. C. Thomas of Creston and Rev. Mitchell of Kent. Organizers anticipate this will be among the largest gatherings yet.
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Arispe
H. C. Thomas
Creston
Mitchell
Presbyterian Church
Kent
Plan Big Eats for Hor Students of Military Camps
Omaha Nebraska July 6. That the students at the 1923 Citizens Military Training Camps in the Seventh Corps Area will be well fed is shown by the Bills of Fare for one camp. Camps open August 1 to 30 for men 17 to 24 with all expenses paid by the Government including rail fare food lodging uniforms and medical care. Major General George B Duncan commanding the Seventh Army Corps will answer inquiries and local representatives of the Military Training Camps association YMCA Knights of Columbus and chamber of commerce handle applications.
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Omaha
Nebi
Military Training Camps Association
Y. M. C. A. Knights of Columbus
Chamber of Commerce
George B. Duncan
Seventh Army Corps
Legion Meet Hotel Rooms Filling Up Des Moines
Des Moines July 6. hotel reservations for the American Legion state convention flow into the housing committee led by Dr W G Swidmore. Most requests seek the Hanford top floor. Officials outline room distribution to ensure officer guests and speakers are housed at Hanford while districts receive fair representation.
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The
American Legion
Housing Committee
W. G. Swidmore
Hanford
State Department
Hotel
Joe Marx Dances In Creston Street
Joe Marx a colored man from Deg Moines acted disorderly on Creston main street. He was taken to the police station where authorities suspect heat affected his mind. Chief Louden gave him a breakfast and a ticket to Osceola before he boarded a train.
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Joe Marx
Deg Moines
Creston
Louden
Osceola
Marx
Legion Essay Contest Draws 25000 Students
The American Legion runs a national essay contest with over 25 000 school children participating on the topic Why America Should Prohibit Immigration for Five Years. Among the contestants are two American boys in Spain whose father was killed in the war.
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Legion
American Legion
America
Spain
Storm at Pittsburgh Kills Five Persons
A severe storm swept through Pittsburgh on July 6 killing five people. Emergency crews battled damage across the city as residents faced fallen trees and prolonged outages with responders seeking injured individuals.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Aims to Improve Foreign Crop News Reports
Washington July 6 The Department of Agriculture will expand its foreign statistical work to provide farmers with fuller world crop information. Cesare Longobardi chief of the International Institute of Agriculture in Rome is detailed to aid the department for twelve months, while Joe C Barrett returns from Rome with a survey of foreign statistical methods.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Cesare Longobardi
Ment of Agriculture
Bureau of Statistics
International Institute of Agriculture At
Rome
Department of Agriculture
Longobardi
Washington
Department
Joe C. Barrett
International Institute of Agriculture
Park Fund Donations Grow for Beach Land and Park Improvements
Donations to the Park Fund, intended for land for the beach and park beautification plus building comforts, show slow growth in today's official report. The fragmentary figures indicate continued but modest support from donors.
BankruptcyFiled by Georgia A Schenck in Creston
Georgia A Schenck of Creston filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition yesterday afternoon with clerk John C. Hunt. She lists liabilities of 38819.62 and assets of 12000 with 50 exempt. She formerly resided on a farm in Page County.
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Georgia A. Schenck
Creston
John C. Hunt
Federal Court
Page County
Dr Sampson Returns From Medical Association Trip
Dr. F. E. Sampson arrived home this morning from San Francisco where he attended the American Medical Association. He served as a state delegate to the National Tuberculosis Association at Santa Barbara and reports a very interesting meeting and a wonderful three week trip.
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Sampson
F. E. Sampson
San Francisco
American Medical Association
National Tuberculosis Association
Santa Barbara
Thirty-Eight Deaths Is National Register For Independence Day
Thirty eight deaths and more than nine score injuries resulted from Fourth of July festivities nationwide. Fireworks and firearms caused most fatalities with auto accidents and drownings also adding to the toll. Ohio led with ten deaths. the Midwest reported thirteen. the South four. Missouri and Utah reported the highest injuries with sixty one and sixty respectively.
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East
Ohio
Middlewest
South
Missouri
Utah
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Michigan
New York
Louisiana
Alabama
Harding Sails for Alaskan Visit Today
President Harding and his wife with the Alaska party departed from Tacoma aboard the S S Henderson. Two destroyers Hull and Corry accompanied the voyage equipped with a depth finder. The president seeks rest and plans to traverse the inland passage from Puget Sound to Alaska.
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Harding
Tacoma
Hull
Puget Sound
Alaska
Sioux City Boy Seriously Injured by Fourth of July Torpedo
Joseph Green a ten year old boy was seriously hurt when a Fourth of July torpedo exploded in his mouth after he thrust it in and tripped while chasing playmates causing a hard chin impact in Sioux City Iowa on July 6.
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Sioux City
Joseph Green
J. B Green
Meeting Runs Strong in Des Moines Pageant Tonight
Des Moines July 6. Fredrick Wallis and E P Gates of Boston general secretary of the Christian Endeavor led forenoon services in city churches. A pageant titled The New Life featuring 500 persons and a chorus of 500 voices is scheduled for tonight.
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Des Moines
Fredrick Wallis
E. P. Gates
Boston
Christian Endeavor
New Life
Walls Addresses Immigrant Selection In Des Moines
Frederick A. Walls, New York correction commissioner, urged scientific selection and intelligent distribution of immigrants at the International Christian Endeavor convention in Des Moines. He praised Christian Endeavor as a force for world peace and called three percent law ineffective.
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Des Moines
United States
Frederick A. Walls
Correction
New York
Wallis
International Christian Endeavor Convention
Christian Endeavor
C. E
Obituary of Lewis Forlin Born in Athens Ohio in 1923
Lewis Forlin born January 23 1923 in Athens county Ohio died June 26 1923 at Lori mer aged 70 years 5 months 7 days He moved to Montgomery county Iowa at age 12 and spent most of his life in Iowa With his wife Martha Tuber he raised four children Frank Ross Cole and Clarke Services were held at the family home and Arlington church Willisea and burial followed in Arlington cemetery attended by Rev Dewey and Rev Menoher of Corning Iowa
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Athens County
Lorimer
Montgomery County
Iowa
Nebraska
Martha Tuber
Frank
Fullerton
Nebr
Ross
Julesburg
Cole
Famazine
Clarke
J. H. Parlin
Spencer, Nebr
Eli
Mianito
Ill
Nettie Durham
Nodaway
Viola Stewart
Redland
Cal
Four Die in Pittsburg Hotel Fire
A Schmidt hotel blaze at McKeesport near Pittsburgh yesterday killed four people, burned two men and a woman unidentified, and injured six guests two seriously. Police rescued many trapped on upper floors as others leaped into life nets. The estimated loss stood at 40000 dollars.
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Pittsburgh
McKeesport
Here
Susan Lengland Wins French Championship at Wimbledon
Susan Lengland defends the French lawn tennis title by defeating Kathleen McKane to retain France’s top women's championship. The match solidifies Lengland as the country’s leading player.
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Win Wimboldon
Susan Lengland
France
Kathleen McKane
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