Att. General Drives to Close Wall Street Bucket Shops
New York June 22. Attorney General Sherman launches a campaign to close bucket shops by injunction under the Martin act. W Silkworth resigns as Consolidated Stock exchange president, to be succeeded by Lawrence Tweedy with a full reorganization. New curb market discipline, and talks among banking interests on stabilizing the financial district.
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Wall Street
New York
G. M. Fuller & Company
Sherman
Martin
W. Silkworth
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Exchange
Lawrence Tweedy
Cromwell
New York Stock Exchange
Supreme Court
Wasservoge
W. W. Weese & Co
J. H. Dube & Co
Wilfred Weese
Joseph Dube
United Spanish War Veterans Elect Officers at Waterloo
Effie McKee of Creston elected Auxiliary President as Waterloo hosts convention. Officers named include Captain Boeller Waterloo Senior Vice Commander Peters Des Moines Junior Vice Commander Huntington Creston Chaplain Edwin Sands Des Moines. Delegates addressed resolutions praising America, opposing Bolshevism and warning on war draft cases. Waterloo chosen as next meeting site.
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John Boeller
Waterloo
George Peters
Des Moines, Jr
Aa. L. Huntington
Creston
Edwin Sands
Des Moines
United Spanish War Veterans Convention
K. C. Hall
Sam Greene
Council Bluffs
Boeller
Greene
Huntington
Peters
Me Huntington
Department of Iowa
America
Spain
James Rush Lincoln
Iowa G
Republic
Dr. List
Ottumwa
Iowa
Chatanooga
United Spanish War Veterans
Warren H. Ickis
Boy Scouts of
Boy Scouta
Warren H. Iskis
Lillian Bowers
Davenport
Vivian Tallman Clinton
McKinley Park
Preston
Military Order of Serpents
Sneix
Weather Indications for Chicago Next 24 Hours
The forecast for Chicago calls for partly overcast conditions tonight and Saturday with probable local thunder showers. Continued warm temperatures are expected across the period.
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Chicago
Paris Plans Public Baths Spending
Local observers report 24 hour conditions and Paris announces a $750,000 budget for public baths this year. The note combines weather daily data with a municipal project update set in Paris.
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Paris
Country clubs liable for lost coat in checkrooms
Chicago judges affirm a $1,000 verdict against South Shore Country Club over a missing Mona Dunne squirrel coat from a 1920 New Year's Eve party. The appellate court ruled clubs, hotels, and theatres with checkrooms bear responsibility for guests’ apparel and valuables.
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Chicago
Mona E. Dunne
Edward F. Dunne
South Shore Country Club
Dunne
Canada Fights Hip Combines on Great Lakes
Ottawa resolves to suspend coasting laws to curb shipping combines on the Great Lakes and gives the board of grain commissioners control of grain freight on the lakes. The measures were adopted by the house of commons late last night.
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Ottawa
Great Lakes
House of Commons
Commons
Board of Grain Commissioners
Ellis Island Criticized by British Officials
Washington reports that Immigration Commissioner General Husband seeks legal opinion on making steamship companies pay for detaining aliens at Ellis Island. Sir Auckland Geddes, visiting ambassador, reportedly gave a mixed or favorable view, while British criticism of island methods drew surprise in American circles.
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Washington
Ellis Island
Husband
Sir Auckland Geddes
Geddes
Senator Brookhart Visits Odessa On Canada Tour
Senator Smith Brookhart of Iowa arrived in Odessa yesterday and will travel to Quebec and Ontario after a brief stay in the city. He plans a follow up visit to Canada during the trip.
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Constantinople
Smith Brookhart
Iowa
Odessa
Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Frost Grips New Mexico. Crops Die In Early Summer
A cold wave across western New Mexico, including Gallup, has reportedly frozen beans corn and potatoes killing nearly all crops. Ice formed overnight so thick that stock could not drink, marking the most severe frost for June on record.
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Gallup
N. M
New Mexico
MecCaffey
Seizure Order For Liquor On Foreign Ships
Treasurer Mellon orders federal agencies to seize all liquor aboard foreign ships after a cargo's arrival in New York harbor. The directive follows his discovery at his desk in Washington D C. The move targets liquor on ships docked or entering U S waters.
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Washington, D. C
Mellon
New York Harbor
Harding 10 Spears at Kano City Tonight
President and Mrs Harding arrived in Kansas City at 1 this morning. President Harding will deliver an address broadcast by radio over the Kansas City Star station. Governor of Missouri and wife joined the party. They toured the city by car and visited the Blue Hills Country Club.
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Harding
Spears
Kano
City
Kansas City
Ing
Haming
Kansas City Star
Missouri
Blue Hills Country Club
Passenger Boat Harry Dress Completes First St Paul Trip
The steamer Harry G Dress docked in St Paul after its first trip from St Louis, launching passenger steamboat service on the Upper Mississippi for the first time in years. It ran into sandbars between Hastings and St Paul but was not stalled.
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St. Paul
Minn
Harry G. Dress
St. Louis
Upper Mississippi
Hastings
Robber Takes Outer Garb in Chicago Train Run
June 22 Chicago report details Peter Anderson robbed of his outer clothing by two men. He blocked traffic while running along the street in underclothes, attempting to reach home after the theft. one suspect was arrested and police recovered Anderson's clothing.
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Chicago
Peter Anderson
New Hearing Planned in Des Moines Murder Case
Des Moines, June 22. The rehearing of Joe Mauppin, convicted of the slaying of coal miner Joe Mays, will be taken up by the Supreme Court in September for a new trial. The motion to set the hearing for the May term was denied.
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Des Moines
Joe Mauppin
Joe Mays
Supreme Court
State Bar Elects Officers at Mason City Meeting
Mason City Iowa June 22 The election of officers and the address by John H Lewis former senator of Illinois crowned the closing session of the State Bar Association meeting here today Justice Truman Stevens of Hamburg is expected to be elevated from vice president to president Burton Sweet of Waverly spoke this morning.
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Mason City
John H. Lewis
Illinois
State Bar Association
Truman Stevens
Hamburg
Burton Sweet
Waverly
Forty Die From Heat In New York City Heat Wave
A severe heat wave sweeping New York City along with rising winds has led to more than forty deaths. The extreme temperatures pushed the mercury up as authorities warn residents to seek shade and stay hydrated.
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New York
New York City
Meats sell today cheaper than in 1913 says Armour official
F W Waddell of Armour and Company notes wholesale meat prices in May 1923 are sometimes below or near May 1913 levels. Pork loins Boston Butt Spare Ribs Beef Carcasses Loose Lard Ham show small changes though overall living costs have risen about 67 percent since 1913.
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Chicago
United States
F. W. Waddell
Armour and Company
Boston
Waddell
South American Cat Race Lacks Meow
A peculiar South American feline population reportedly cannot vocalize a meow. Researchers note unusual behavior in domestic cats and wild hybrids, sparking curiosity about vocalization patterns and species adaptation across regions.
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Willis Edson
Edson
Capitol Hill
Sunset Park
Lake Shore
Aurelia
Country Club
Gilchrist
Laurens
George B. Perkins
Sac City
B. E. Stoddard
Sloan
M. L. Henderson
Randall
H. C. Dewar
Cherokee
Francis Johnson
Carroll
L.B. Forsling
Sioux City
Effie McKee
Department Officers
U. S
Dorothy Sargent
Dda McNally
Grinnell
Chaplin
Mary Blodgett
Marshalltown
Hattie Agard
Dubuque
Edith Stevensan
Corning
Mary Fisher
Daveart
Esther Wheeler
Boone
Elizabeth Artus
Minnie Brookman
Grand GuGu
E. M. Kurtz
Devonport
Dato
Andy Artus
T. Grand Dato
L. M. Lafferty
Ss. S&s
K. A
John McCoen
W. A McKee
W. E. Sargent
Dr. Retder
T.—Al Haas
Wm. Correy
Deavenport
VU. S. W. V. Auxiliary
Mt. Etna
Sicily
Brookhart
Anada
Ile
FROST
Harry
Steven
South America
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