Amherst Students Protest Trustees Demand Resignations
Amherst Massachusetts seniors led by Carlisle Bolton Smith abstained from accepting degrees to protest the college trustees push for President Mickeljohn's resignation. Mickeljohn resigned yesterday amid the controversy.
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Seniors of
Amherst College Protest Action Board of Directors
Amherst, Maia
Carlisle Bolton-Smith
Tennessee
Amherst College
Micklejohn
Mickeljohn
Ex-Treasurer in Nebraska Indicted on Embezzlement Charges
North Platte Nebraska June 20 Samuel M Souder former Lincoln county treasurer was charged with embezzling 46117 77 in 132 indictments by a grand jury. He is indicted with former deputy treasurer Elmer Baker on arson tied to a courthouse fire in April. Baker faces separate embezzlement charges of 9786 73. Souder also faces forgery counts for 12 checks drawn as county treasurer forged endorsements and deposited to his account.
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North Platte
Neb
Samuel M. Souder
Lincoln County
Elmer Baker
Baker
Souder
Chicago Weather Forecast for Next Twenty Four Hours
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with probable local thunder showers. Temperatures expected to stay near current levels with little change.
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Chicago
Weather Observations for June 14 to June 20
A 24 hour weather summary shows daily highs and lows with precipitation traces. Notable values include June 14 a high of 77 and low of 61 with no rain, June 15 high 76 low 67 with trace, June 16 high 81 low 67 with 0.03, June 18 high 91 low 63 with 0.35, June 19 high 84 low 70 with none, June 20 high 85 low 70 with trace. The 1 pm temperature today was 86.
Europe Shivers in Grip of Cold Snow in France
Paris reports extreme cold for the season with temperatures below freezing in Charolles and heavy snow in Chambery. Crops are ruined and exposed sheep are dying. In England frosts persist into mid June, keeping households near fires and harming gardens and fruit crops.
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Europe
France
Paris
Charolles
Saone et-Loire
Chambery
Savoie
England
London
Presidents Hope Realized In Trip Today
President Harding and a party of seventy including his wife departed Washington on a special ten car train for a trip that will reach Alaska. The president has long planned the journey to gain first hand information to aid development of the territory.
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Washington, D. C
Harding
Alaska
White House
Bride of Month in Centerville Shoots Self
Centerville Iowa June 20 Mrs M J Horne bride of a month was found dead today by her parents with a bullet wound in her breast. Family members state they believe she took her own life due to a nervous breakdown after a short honeymoon trip.
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Centerville
M. J. Horne
Morne
No relief from heat in Iowa says Reed
Des Moines reports no abatement of the heat wave for Iowa today or tomorrow per Charles B. Reed of the weather department. Des Moines reached 90 degrees yesterday and forecasts expect several degrees higher. Local thunder showers over portions of Iowa may provide some relief. The article notes lumber mills in Washington and Oregon cut 9,000,000,000 board feet annually.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles B. Reed
Weather Department
Washington
Oregon
Judge Suspends Ten Days On Water Wagon For Drunk Driving
Gerald O'Brien of 1909 Indiana Avenue faced Judge John Rooney on a drunkenness charge. The judge gave a ten day suspension on the water wagon with a warning that a fall from the wagon would mean a $200 fine in the house of correction. Mrs. O'Brien defended him saying he works hard to provide milk for their baby.
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Chicago
Gerald O'Brien
Indiana Avenue
John Rooney
Clark Street
Rooney
O'Brien
O’brien
House of Correction
Young Man Killed by Lightning Near Greene Iowa
Verle Swamp aged 17 was struck and killed by lightning while plowing a field west of Greene Iowa. A span of mules pulling the plow were also killed. A following small boy was knocked down but not seriously injured.
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Greene
Verle Swamp
Bergdoll Rearrested at Leavenworth After Release
Erwin R. Bergdoll, once a wealthy draft evader, was freed today from Leavenworth after two years and ten months of his sentence and was immediately arrested by a U S Marshal from Topeka on the charge of conspiracy in evading the draft.
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Leavenworth
Kans
Erwin R. Bergdoll
United States
Topeka
Kansas
Four Priests Wounded in Ark Shooting Near Church
In Pocahontas Arkansas on Monday night an unknown gunman fired into the home of Rev Father Herrmoger of the Engleberg Catholic church, injuring four priests and one lay church official. The house was riddled with bullets as details reached this office.
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Pocahontas, Ark
Father Herrmoger
Engleberg Catholic Church
Here
Boy Kills Self After Swimming Ban in Barberton
Russell Edgar Repp, 9, of Barberton Ohio, killed himself Monday after his mother refused to permit his swimming. He had cut his foot and feared infection. he went to an opera room and shot himself through the head with a small rifle.
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Barberton
Ohio
Russell Edgar Repp
Firebug testifies owner paid him to burn plant
Ern est Buell a German war veteran and confessed arsonist testified he carried out a contract with John M Larsen aviator to burn Larsen s $200 000 plant at Central Park Long Island last February The fire set his trousers alight he said Buell the chief witness for Commercial Union Assurance Company Limited seeks to recover 18000 paid under an insurance policy against Larsen
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New York
Ernest Buell
John M. Larsen
Larsen
Central Park
Long Island
Buell
Commercial Union Assurance Company, Ltd
Larven
Local Visits End As Families Depart For Home
Mrs. Thomas F Gillan and daughter Mary Catherine left for St Claire Pa after visiting the Sonsodine home. Mr and Mrs T E Taylor and daughter of Clovis NM, who stayed with 3 W Taylor on North Sycamore street, also departed. Mrs Mort L Campbell and Bonnie Birdene of Tacoma Washington arrived for a Cres visit and plan to return in August.
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Thomas F. Gillan
Mary Catherine
St. Claire
Sonsodine
T. E. Taylor
Clovis
New Mexico
W. Taylor
North Sycamoretreet
Hame
Mort L. Campbell
Laughter
Bonnie Birdene
Taoma
Washington
Creson
Lenox
Mt Etna lava nears Linguaglossa as evacuations rise
Reports from near Mt Etna indicate lava flow toward Linguaglossa with the crater mouth enlarged by renewed eruptions. Towns around the volcano are evacuated as residents carry what they can, while Red Cross aid shelters thousands of homeless.
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Catania
Italy
Mt. Etna
The
Red Cross
Favorable Weather for Iowa Crops Boosts Corn Prospects
Des Moines reports a week of good weather will bring the corn crop up to normal. Rains last week improved crop conditions, according to the weekly bulletin on crops from the agricultural department.
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Des Moines
Agricultural Department
Nine Forest Fire Fatalities Reported Near Orr
Unconfirmed reports from Orr indicate nine forest fighters died as Echo Lake forest fire trapped them inside the national forest reserve. The men were cut off from all directions by the advancing flames near St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 20.
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St. Paul, Minn
Orr
Echo Lake Forest
National Forest Reserve
Officials at Sing Sing Demand Overnight Accommodations
Prison managers who must stay overnight at Sing Sing can require lodging within the facility. The policy clarifies entitlement to in-prison accommodations for staff whose duties necessitate extended stays.
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Sing Sing
Veterans of Quarter Century Ago Open Convention in Creston
Delegates from the United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary arrive for the seventeenth annual convention in Creston Iowa. National Commander Entenza attends as Cedar Rapids and Anticipated next host city debates venue. Scouts assist as guides. parade plans and public events run through the day with a banquet at the Methodist church.
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McKinley Park
Auditorium
Auditorium McKinley Park
K. C. Hall
Park
Entenza
Lucile E. Dragon
Speng
Auditorium McKinely Park
United Spanish-American War Veterans
Cedar Rapids
E. R. Moore
Council Bluffs
Marshalltown
Havng
Creston
Lowana
Bureau of Information
Philippines
Des Moines
San Francisco
Frisco
Pennsylvania
Iloilo
Cavitte
Methodist
Keith
State Department
Ernest R. Moore
Department
Minnie McAllister
Clinton
Eq Keith
McKinley Lake
Moore
Minnie McAlister
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouta
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Steenerson
Marlin
Johnson
Dr. L. A. Fritsche
Fritzche
Charles A. Lindberg
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Owa
Reed
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