Primary on Monday for Denator Minnesota election
The St Paul dispatch notes a Monday primary to choose a successor to Newton Nelson, former senator, with eleven candidates making final appeals. Henry C. Wallace endorses Sidney Anderson, a congressman and Republican candidate, in a public statement. In Germany, French authorities announce plans to seize Ruhr coal and coke assets to enforce a coal tax, including overhead conveyors and railways.
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St Paul
Minn
Newton Nelson
Henry C. Wallace
Sidney Anderson
Congress
Dusseldorf
Germany
Ruhr
Fifteen Months Old Baby Dies In Crib Fire
Redfield South Dakota June 16 The fifteen months old baby of Mr and Mrs Elbert Hall was burned to death last night when it toppled a box of matches starting a crib fire spreading flames through the nursery.
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Redfield
Elbert Hall
Miners Killed as Power Cut Triggers Tsaochwang Disaster
Shanghai dispatch reports 100 miners died near Tsaochwang when soldiers cut power at a mine plunging shafts into darkness. The accident occurred as a large group of workers were underground, causing a mass fatality.
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Shanghai
China
Tsaochwang
Clearing House Banks Show Big Increase
The Clearing House Banks and Trust Companies report for the week shows an excess reserve of 24,368,530 dollars, an increase of over thirty million from the previous week.
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New York
Weather indicators forecast for Chicago and Washington
The Chicago forecast calls for generally fair weather in the east with possible thunderstorms tonight and Sunday and warmer temperatures in the west. In Washington, the outlook for the week starting Monday shows considerable cloudiness with showers early and fair, warmer conditions later in the week for the Mississippi Valley states.
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Chicago
Washington, D. C
Mississippi Valley
Weather Summary for June Observations
Local observations over the past 24 hours show temperatures ranging from 55 to 67 degrees. Rainfall amounts vary from traces to three hundredths of an inch, with one o clock readings around 82 degrees and daylight highs near 82 after midday.
Government and Rum Runners in Gun Fight
Atlantic City N J June 16 a running fight between rum runners and government boats was staged late last night with many shots fired. Government boats sighted smugglers off the coast near midnight and tried to halt and surround them, but the runners escaped at full speed into fog near shore and out to sea.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Williams murder case writ of error dismissed
Des Moines Iowa governor Kendall was served notice that the mandate writ of error in the Joe Williams murder case was dismissed for want of jurisdiction. It is unlikely Williams's attorneys will pursue another effort to gain his freedom.
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Des Moines
Kendall
Supreme Court
Garrett
Joe Williams
Williams
Engineer Dies as Two Freight Trains Collide on Belt Line
Benjamin F Hammond locomotive engineer dies after rear train crashes into a forward train at 85th street and Vincennes avenue. Hammond urged crew to jump and perished when his engine toppled onto the caboose. Fireman Mark Bosworth, conductor Edward Glesner, and fireman Charles E Rose were aboard. brakeman Charles S Pitman was knocked unconscious.
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Chicago
Benjamin F Hammond
Chesapeake and Ohio
85Th Street
Vincennes Avenue
Hammond
Mark Bosworth
Calumet Avenue
Ind
Eddward Glesner
Charles BE. Rose
Charles S. Pitman
Normal Boulevard
Wedding of State Interest Promises Simple Ceremony
Ft. Dodge Iowa reports a statewide interest wedding on Sunday as Margaret Dolliver daughter of the late John Dolliver and Mrs. John Dolliver marries Walter Ambeberg of Carroll Iowa.
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Ft. Dodge
Margaret Dolliver
John Dolliver
Walter Ambeberg
Carroll, Iowa
Army planes reach Pittsburg Kansas on long flight
Seven army planes traveling from Mt. Clemens Michigan to San Antonio Texas arrived in Pittsburg at 10:30 this morning to refuel. They planned to depart for Dallas overnight and continue to San Antonio the next day after weather delays. The total 1400 mile journey spans multiple states.
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Pittsburg
Kansas
Army
Mt. Clemens
Mich
San Antonio
Texas
Dallas
Guiet
Kendall to Decide on 1924 Gubernatorial Bid
Des Moines Iowa June 16 Governor N E Kendall will announce whether he will seek a third term at the start of next week He is uncertain about running and several candidates are named if he does not including Joe Anderson Speaker John Hammill Lt Gov W C Ramsey Attorney General Ben Gibson State Treasurer W J Burbank Burton Sweet of Waverly and Mayor Short of Sioux City
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Des Moines
N. E. Kendall
Kendall
Joe Anderson
House
John Hammill
W. C.ramsey
Ben Gibson
W. J .Burbark
Burton Sweet
Waverly
Short
Sioux City
Oil Tank Fire Binds Firemen In Pittsburgh
A large oil storage yard fire in Pittsburgh's Atlanta refinery area raged from yesterday into today. One tank collapsed sending burning oil over spectators and workers, injuring over twenty people hospitalized with severe burns as oil flowed onto the tracks and into the Allegheny River.
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Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Allegheny River
Professor Ned Cor Killing Do t in School House
Davenport Iowa June 16 Guilty 50 and costs declared Judge Metcalf after hearing evidence in the case against Prof Ray McClellen dismissed instructor in chemistry at Davenport High school McClellen charged with cruelty to animals for throwing a stray dog from the third story window of the high school building The animal was killed His attorneys argued the dog was unlicensed and McClellen was within his rights to kill it
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Davenport
Metcalf
Ray McClellen
Davenport High School
Mclellen
MecClellen
Fire kills five year old in barn blaze in Hartuck family
In Charles City on June 16 a haymow fire set by two older brothers killed the Hartuck family's five year old boy. Two siblings were rescued as the barn burned. investigators suspect the children were playing with matches and ignited the hay.
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Charles City
Hartuck
Creston Boys Home Members Return From Cleveland Band Trip
Henry Laforgue and Chas Hefliv return home with Hafed Grotto band of Ottumwa after an eighth place finish among 37 at Cleveland national band contest. The band previously won Davenport first and played the Iowa Corn piece to a grand reception. Eddie Laforgue of Ottumwa and Reston fame joined the trip and praised the music quality heard in New York broadcasts.
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Henry LaForgue
Chas. Hefliv
Hafed Grotto
Ottumwa
Cleveland
Davenport
Grotto
Iowa
Meveland
City Broadcasting Station
New York
Pittsburgh
Eddie la Forgue
Reston
Creston Boys Report
Woman Hurt in Crash Sues Husband Firm
Des Moines file notes a damage suit the first of its kind in district court. Mrs. Mary S. Maine seeks $4,000 for injuries from a car collision on a road north of Boone. The defendants are the firm James Maine & Sons Company, contractors, with insurance coverage.
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Des Moines
Franklin
Mary S. Maine
Boone
James Maine & Sons Company
Mount Murder Suspect 19 Arrested Today
El Paso Texas June 16 Henry Rouw alleged slayer of Leighton Mount Northwestern University student Evanston AL was captured in Clifton Arizona on Chicago police request this afternoon.
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el Paso
Texas
Henry Rouw
Leighton Mount
Northwestern University
Evanston
Clifton
Arizona
Chicago
Andy Diamond Dead at Home in Keokuk
Keokuk June 16. Andy Diamond a former member and Civil War veteran died at home today.
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Andy Diamond
Keokuk
Keokuk, In
Andrew Diamond
Pleasing Recital at First Baptist Church
Music pupils of Miss Eva Wallace presented a Friday recital at the First Baptist Church in Creston Iowa. The program featured songs piano numbers and a toy orchestra by children. The event drew a large appreciative audience and reflected the instructor’s wide influence in making Creston a notable musical town.
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Baptist Church
Eva Wallace
First Baptist Church
Keston
Creston
Iowa
Grand Jurors Selected After Illegally Drawn Panel
Clerk of Court Figgins, Auditor Wickham and Recorder Dixon announced a new grand jury to replace the recently discharged panel. The listed jurors report at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 28 to serve through the year. August court opens August 27 and petit juries will be drawn later. Names include Lewis rock, Jones, Harley Clem, Coffman, Collett, Edith Donner, Eastman, Looney, Lorimer, Peterson, Rudiger, Strunce.
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Figgins
Wickham
Dixon
Lewis Rock
Sand Creek
J. Bridge
Jones
Harley Clem
Grant H. H. Coffman
Platte
N. F. Collett
Dodge
Edith Donner
New Hope
B. F. Eastman
Afton
George Looney
Douglas
J .M. Lorimer
Pleasant
WB. Peterson
Spaulding
Henry Rudiger
Highland
W. G. Strunce
Reston
Sedan crushed between street cars kills man in Chicago
A sedan was crushed between two passing street cars in Chicago last night. Norman Bue, a cabman and driver of the car, was killed. His wife was severely injured and taken to a hospital with internal injuries, cuts, and burns. A fire started when the car's gasoline tank exploded, setting the vehicle ablaze and injuring a score of passengers.
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Chicago
Las
Norman Bue
Cabesman
Former Senator Keeps Marriage Secret for Two Years
Sioux Falls, June 16. Former U S Senator Richard Francis Pettigrew of South Dakota says his two year marriage is not news and that he and his wife have been living privately. He criticized newspapers for making such a fuss as they prepared to visit his wife’s home in Chicago.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
United States
Richard Francis Pettigrew
South Dakota
Chicago
Swedish Iron Company Pays Dividend
Swedish Iron Company reports 1922 net profit about 3.86 million dollars on 32 million capital. Directors propose a 15 percent dividend as iron ore shipments exceed 5 million tons amid price declines. US demand for Swedish ore remains brisk with orders five times 1922 shipments. the company operates thirteen ore steamers to the United States and returns American coal.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Grangesberg Iron Mining and Traffic Company
United States
America
First White Landing in Iowa Commemoration Parade
Burlington Iowa June 16 two canoe trips mark the 250th anniversary of Marquette and Joliet’s 1673 landing on the Wisconsin River and the first white entry into Iowa. A ten day reenactment will visit Prairie du Chien McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Clinton Davenport Muscatine Oquakwa Burlington Montrose with pageants and speeches by state officials and historians.
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Burlington
Wisconsin River
Mississippi
Father Marquette
Louis Joliet
Iowa Territory
Prairie du Chien
Montrose
Iowa
Mississippi River
Bluff Park
Joliet
Benjamin F. Stambaugh
State Historical Society
John Hammill
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Clinton
Davenport
Frida
Muscatine
Oquakka
Historical Society
May Francis
Lee County
Old Fort Des Moines
Keokuk
Port Madison
Local residents conduct morning business in city
Ben Peak of Kent and L. T. Brown of Afton were in the city for business this morning. Fred Collings left for Emerson Iowa on a short business trip. Mrs Ruth McCheseney of Thayer and Mrs Clarence Myere of Afton spent the day in the city with friends. Bids for the new Congregational church construction will be opened this evening.
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Ben Peak
Kent
Fred Collings
Emerson
Iowa
Ruth McCheseney
Thayer
Congregational Church
L. T. Brown
Afton
Creston
Clarence Myere
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Creston Boys
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