Iowan Murdered in Chicago En Route Home
The body of James M. Stroud of New York and Des Moines was found in Chicago. Stroud, 39, an electrician, was believed murdered by robbery, with strangulation marks and a hatchet handle nearby. He previously lived at 1767 Walker Street Des Moines with his wife and child and mother in law Mrs Eliza Wolgamot.
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Chicago
Associated Press
James M . Stroud
New York
Des Moines
Iowa
James M. Stroud
Walker Street
Eliza Wolgamot
Stroud
Wolgamot
Bonus Bill To Follow Action On Tariff Bill
Washington June 19 Associated Press Senate Republicans in conference voted 30 to 9 against laying aside the tariff bill for consideration of the bonus bill A resolution for action on both bills at this session was adopted by 27 to 11 It was also voted to make the bonus bill the unfinished business after the tariff bill is disposed of
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Washington
Associated Press
Senate
Republicans
San Francisco Speedway Destroyed by Fire
The San Francisco speedway at San Carlos, twenty miles south of San Francisco, an automobile racing course of wooden construction, was destroyed by fire today with an estimated loss of $200,000.
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San Francisco
Cal
San Carlos
Here
Marking Time While Ballots Being Counted
Chicago June 19 The railroad chiefs mark time as rail workers count ballots on the 136 million dollar wage cut. Ballots will be counted by July 1 when the cut takes effect, signaling whether a nationwide transport tie up looms.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Prize Fighter at Bluffs Killed By Officer in Battle
In Council Bluffs Iowa Jack Thomas a local prize fighter was killed and officers R P Bolin and Fred Lacrosse plus carnival concession man were wounded in a revolver duel at the Ordway McCart carnival grounds. Bolin may lose an arm after five bullet holes through his coat and three hits. Lacrosse wounded in the arm. Thomas had lost a prior flight to a Negro carnival concession man and reportedly returned after midnight making threats. The shooting erupted when Thomas fired then reloaded and poured fire into the officers.
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Council Bluffs
Jack Thomas
R. P. Bolin
Fred Lacrosse
Ordway-McCart
Bolin
la Crosse
Thomas
Weather Outlook for Chicago: Cloudy and Unsettled
The forecast for the next twenty four hours calls for cloudy, unsettled weather with cooler air arriving from the northwest and central portions tonight and on Tuesday.
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Chicago
Weather observations and rainfall totals by date
The past 24 hours ending 7 am show high winds and rainfall. June 13 0.87 inches with 75 high 66 low. June 14 0.55 inches with 67 high none rain. June 15 0.89 inches with 72 high none rain. June 16 0.90 inches with 70 high none rain. June 18 0.84 inches with 62 low none rain. June 19 0.82 inches with 63 high 1.05 rain. Temperature at 1 pm today 77.
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H. M. Stanley
Corning Girl Wins Spaulding Prize at Grinnell College
Glenn Gray of Corning Iowa, daughter of Charles W. Gray, won the Spaulding prize for the best reading at Grinnell College. The St Spaulding awards include a $25 first prize, with $15 and $10 for second and third. Gray is a Grinnell College junior and previously won first in Corning High School’s dramatic class, class of 1917.
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Corning
Glenn Gray
Charles W.gray
Spaulding
Grinnell College
Five Die As Flier Hits Auto In Royal Center Crash
Five Carson family members were killed when a Pennsylvania flyer struck their automobile at a rail crossing ten miles north of Logansport Indiana. The car occupants were residents of Onward. In a separate incident four men died and two were injured when a freight train struck their auto at a West Peabody Massachusetts crossing.
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Logansport
Ind
Royal Center
Carson
Onward
East Peabody
Mass
Boston and Maine Railroad
West Peabody
Mexico Rejoices Over Securing New Loan
Mexico City reports broad jubilation over Adolfo de la Huerta finance minister success with the international bankers in New York. Newspapers forecast prosperity and better ties with Washington, hoping bankers’ approval will bolster the president against insurgent elements.
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Mexico
City
Adolfo de la Huerta
International Committee of Bankers At
New York
Wahington
Bankers Action
Drowning of Ray E. Nugent At Muscatine Sunday
Muscatine Iowa June 19 Associated Press Ray E Nugent aged 20 son of a prominent family was drowned while swimming at Muscatine Sunday authorities reported.
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Muscatine
Associated Press
Ray E. Nugent
Iowa City Mayor Removes Police Chief After Raids
Iowa City mayor ousts Police Chief Michael Malone after state and federal raids indict nearly 80 bootleggers and gamblers. The action follows a high profile law enforcement operation announced in Iowa City on June 19.
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Iowa City
Mayo Ingalls
Michael Malone
Emma Harvat Elected Mayor of Iowa City
Miss Emma Harvat, longtime alderman, was unanimously chosen mayor at a special council meeting in Iowa City. She succeeds Ingalls Swisher after his resignation, following the dismissal of police chief Mike Malone. Harvat, 52, vows strict law enforcement against bootlegging and gambling found by state agents.
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Iowa City
Associated Press
Emma Harvat
Ingalls Swisher
Mike Malone
Miss Harvat
Prohibition Directors Meet in Minneapolis
Northwest prohibition directors directing activities in Iowa Nebraska North and South Dakota and Minnesota will hold a conference in Minneapolis to discuss enforcement problems. Dr R O Mathews special representative of Roy A Haynes and Emerson E Hunt supervising agent for the northwest will attend to discuss smuggling and related issues.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
R. O. Mathews
Roy A. Haynes
Emerson E.i Hunt
North West
British Soldiers to Honor Haig Birthday
London seeks to honor Field Marshal Haig on his 61st birthday. Ex soldiers groups mobilize to salute the man who devoted his life to veterans and their welfare.
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Haig
London
Northcliffe in Paris on way to London amid illness
Viscount Northcliffe traveled through Paris today en route from Switzerland to London. He was accompanied by Wickham Steed editor of the London Times. Northcliffe refused to see visitors and Paris representatives would offer no details beyond noting his chief's grave illness.
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Paris
Viscount Northcliffe
London
Switzerland
Wickham Steed
London Times
Northcliffe
City submerged as cloudburst floods Port Jarvis
A sudden cloudburst drenched Port Jarvis on June 19, trapping the city under two to six feet of water for about a day. Officials put the damage at roughly 500000 dollars as rescue work continued and streets remained impassable.
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Port Jarvis
N. Y
Two Men Trapped in Mine Fire Near Searchlight
Two men were entombed in the Quarter mine near Searchlight after a fire discovered Friday trapped them. A rescue party saved two others from the burning shaft late last night, raising hopes that the trapped pair may still be alive.
Sudden Death Claims Well Known Farmer at Family Home
John B. Hughes of the Healey farm northwest of Creston died suddenly at his home Sunday morning. He was sixty seven, respected, and the death was attributed to heart trouble after he failed to answer when his wife found him in the bathroom. His son A. D. Hughes lives on South Vine Street in Creston. Funeral arrangements to be announced in tomorrow's issue.
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Healey
Creston
Hart
Hughes
A. D. Hughes
South Vine Street
Governor Small to Offer No Evidence in Trial
Waukee Illinois June 19 Governor Len Small will offer no evidence in his own behalf in his trial for conspiracy but will rest on the prosecution's evidence. The move comes as a surprise as many expected the defense to require two or three weeks.
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Waukee
Ilinois
Associate
Len Small
Return Indictments in Klan Inquiry at Phoenix
A special county grand jury in Phoenix returned indictments in a Ku Klux Klan inquiry. Names and charges were not divulged. The panel has heard about thirty six witnesses including Governor Campbell and Secretary of State Ernest R Hall, and the investigation will resume Monday.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Special County
Ku Klux Klan
Campbell
Ernest R. Hall
No Shortage of Coal During Harvest Reported
Topeka Kansas June 19 1500 miners have gone back to work per reports to Governor Allen ensuring no coal shortage during harvest season.
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Topeka
Kan
Associated Press
Allen
Keith Theaters Pay Tribute to Lillian Russell Moore
Prominent officials business leaders and theatre stars joined memorial services for Lillian Russell Moore at Keith's Theater in Washington and simultaneous services were held across all Keith theatres nationwide.
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Washington
United Today
Lillian Russell Moore
Keith’s
Keith
Steel plants real near 100 percent output in Youngstown
Auto manufacturers crave sheet steel and Youngstown plants start the largest schedule of operations since the war. Sufficient skilled workers are in place to bring plant work to full capacity.
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Youngstown
Associated Press
Lightning Kills Three in Scottsbluff Storm
Three men died when struck by lightning Saturday evening during a severe Scottsbluff area storm. Fred Schaefer aged 55 was found about 4 p.m. and later Jake Reuter and Henry Rein, both around 30, were found about a half mile apart in a field where they irrigated. Reuter left a wife and four children.
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Scottsbluff
Neb
Fred Schaefer
Jake Reuter
Henry Rein
Reuter
Sister of W. G. McAdoo Sued for Damages
Mrs. Nona McAdoo Foster, widow of William G. McAdoo, has lost most of a $75,000 estate and is defendant in a $50,000 alienation suit tied to the secret marriage of her adopted son Angelio Scarpia Foster. Thelma Helms Foster, wife of the son, sues for separation and alleges abandonment, claiming the foster mother was told to choose between them.
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New York
Nona McAdoo Foster
Wicowd Geister
William G. McAdoo
Angelio Scarpia Foster
Supreme Court
Thelma Helms Foster
Atenation
Interurban Crash Sends Driver Clear of Car
An interurban electric train crashed into an automobile driven by Charles W. Martin at Atwater Crossing in Los Angeles. Martin was thrown onto bed springs he was transporting, which absorbed the impact. he was unhurt and the car sustained damage.
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Los Angeles
Charles W. Martin
Atwater Crossing
Here
Martin
Tragic Inquest Planned After Orient Area Suicide
Mrs. Hughes, wife of Alfred Hughes, 32 or 33, took carbolic acid at her rural home near Orient two miles west and one half mile south of the town. She died shortly after, before a physician could arrive. An inquest will be held to determine cause and motive. Oscar Simpson of Fisk is her brother. No children and no known family trouble.
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Hughes
Alfred Hughes
Creston
Orient
Nevinville
Bayside group moves to end girl caddie practice
Bayside civic association acts after Mrs. Jennie L. Potter objects to girls ages 13 to 17 working as after school caddies at local golf clubs. Social welfare committee to seek cooperation of clubs to stop the practice, mothers mostly silent on the issue.
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Bayside
N. Y
Bayside Civic Association
Jennie L. Potter
Partners Since 1877 The Quarrel Over Texas Trip
New York June 19 A partnership begun forty five years ago in a Texas mining town was dissolved when Peter Samuel Stern aged 68 caused the arrest of Jacob Bleck aged 67 on grand larceny charges. The men had traveled the country together since 1877. Friday night a quarrel over a return to Texas led to the dispute. Stern claims Bleck left his room with Sterns gold watch and chain.
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New York
Texas
Peter Samuel Stern
Jacob Bleck
Stern
Black
Women Duel Ends in Tears in Newark
In Newark New Jersey on June 19 two women Mrs DeSalvo and Mrs Capuccio faced off at fifteen paces over a husbands dispute. Both revolvers misfired or missed as they fired and then dropped their weapons, breaking down in tears.
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Newark
N. J
Fainting Incident Causes Fall in Theater
John Dana fainted leaning over a balcony edge in a Brooklyn motion picture theater last night and fell fifty feet into the orchestra pit. He suffered a fractured skull and injured two musicians, one seriously, all three taken to a hospital.
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New York
John Danaker
Brooklyn
Taft Arrives in London for Court Duties
London June 19 William Howard Taft chief justice of the U S Supreme Court arrived here this evening. The visit follows his role in international legal affairs and signals continued U S judicial ties with Britain.
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Taft
London
William Howard Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
Indicted for Shipping Arms to Ireland from Auto Ordnance
Colonel Thompson head of Auto Ordnance Co in New York indicted on shipping arms to Ireland in violation of neutrality laws. Auto Ordnance Co and others named after seizure of liner East Side with 457 machine guns bound for Lion Petnera in Ireland. Guns manufactured by Colt Arms Co Hartford and sold by Auto Ordnance. inventor Gen John Thompson father of Colonel Thompson.
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Trenton
N. J
Associated Preas
Thompson
Auto Ordnance Co
New York
Ireland
United States
Arrowship
East Side
Lion Petnera
Colt Arms Co
Hartford
Conn
John Thompson
Colonel Thompson
Brotherhood Heads Cannot Attend Meeting
Cleveland June 19 The Railroad Brotherhood executives received telegrams from Ed Manion president of the order of telegraphers and executive secretaries of railroad alliances inviting them to the conference in Cleveland tomorrow W S Carter president of the Brotherhood of Firemen signed he could not attend Warren Stone president of the locomotive engineers said his presence would be impossible due to other obligations
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Cleveland, O
Associated Press
Railroad Brotherhood
Ed. Manion
Order of Telegraphers
W. S. Carter
The
Brotherhood of Firemen
Warren Stone
Locomotive Engineers
Lincoln Prisoner Duffield Escapes Moving Train
James H. Duffield a Lincoln prizefighter escaped custody on a moving train between Lincoln and Havelock while being returned for passing checks with insufficient funds. He fled from Constable J Immenhausen near Havelock after asking to wash his hands. Duffield was arrested in Omaha with his wife and child.
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Lincoln
James H. Duffield
Here
Havelock
J. Immenhausen
Duffield
Omaha
Murder of American Warren Harvey Near Tampico
The American Embassy in Mexico City and the Tampico Consulate were instructed to urge federal and local authorities to make every effort to apprehend the killer of Warren Harvey, an American, killed near Tampico on June 17.
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Washington
Associated Press
Mexico City
Tampico
Warren Harvey
Lingerie Imports Highlight Delicate Lace Details
Recent lingerie importations show the hem of the nightgown is scalloped, laced trimmed, or hem stitched by hand. The most delicate of laces are used for the yokes and sleeves.
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