Baldwin Named British Prime Minister After Resignation
London May 22 Stanley Baldwin became the new premier after accepting King George VI's offer. The Conservative leadership chose Baldwin, who had served as financial secretary and chancellor, with war debt settlement to the United States noted as his major achievement. He is 55, and Sir Robert Hearne has taken the former chancellor post.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Great Britain
King George
Conservative
Baldwin
Coallition Party
Lloyd George
United States
Robert Hearne
Appeal for Red Cross funds for Cleveland fire relief
Governor McLeod urged a nationwide Red Cross drive to aid women and children left widowed or orphaned by the Cleveland school fire in which 77 people died. Funds will be managed by the Red Cross as relief needs are reassessed, with 42 orphans, four widows, two aged paralytics, and four seriously injured identified in preliminary figures.
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Columbia
Cleveland
McLeod
South Carolina
Red Cross
Red Cross Advisory Relief Committee
Camden
Redross
Four Die In Great Snowslide On Denver & Salt Lake Line
A massive snowslide on the Denver & Salt Lake railroad swept the mountain shear area between Corona and Dixie Lake, killing four workers and injuring two others. Foreman John Thompson among the dead. relief teams recovered all bodies by nightfall. The site lies between Corona and Dixie Lake at high altitude, a well known tourist spot.
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Denver
Colo
Denver & Salt
Tabornash
Corona
Dixie Lake
Turks Blow Up Bridge at Adrianople
Report from Athens May 22 states Turkish troops destroyed the Ari River bridge at Adrianople causing a sensation.
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Athens
Ari River
Adrianople
Weather for Chicago May 22 Showers Tonight and Wednesday
Forecast for Chicago calls for showers tonight and Wednesday with little change in temperature. The weather brief notes a mostly wet spell over the next twenty four hours.
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Chicago
Weather Summary of Local Observations
Local observations over the past 24 hours ending 7 am show mixed precipitation with trace amounts on Wednesday May 16 and Thursday May 17. Temperatures ranged from 39 to 73 degrees with a 1 pm reading of 68 degrees.
Three Confess To Distillery Robberies
Chicago authorities report three confessed to a raid group of twenty distillery bandits captured at Waukegan after a brief gun battle. They admit to robbing the Samuels Distillery at Beattsville Kentucky and claim to have seized over a thousand gallons of liquor for Chicago.
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Chicago
Ill
Waukegan
Samuels
Beatsville
Kentucky
Warrant Issued For Arrest Of King Ben In David Colony
In St Joseph Michigan on May 22 a warrant for Benjamin Purnell head of the House of David colony was issued for a minor offense. The charge alleges improper advances to former colony member Mrs Helen Couch. Attorney General Dougherty calls it an emergency measure empowering state police to detain Purnell within the state.
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St. Joseph, Mich
Benjamin Purnell
House of David
Bridgeman
Purnell
Helen Couch
Dougherty
Leeper Trial Progresses Slowly in Wertz Murder Case
In Iowa City May 22 the Leeper murder trial centered on identifying Wertz’s bath robe worn the day he died. The defense argued over exact bullet-entry points to show Wertz could not have been shot from the basement doorway, consuming much of today’s session.
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Iowa City
Roy Wertz
Robert Leeper
Wertz
Leeper
All Passengers Rescued From Wrecked Ship
Trepassey Newfoundland May 22. The Canadian Pacific liner Marvale wrecked after striking Cape Freels rock near there. All 436 persons aboard were saved and landed safely at St. Shotts. News came from the liner’s captain arriving at St. Shotts last night.
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Trepassey
N. F
Marvale
Cape Freels Rock
St. Shotts
Chicago Smuggling Ring Reaches 100000 Gallons Daily
A Chicago News report says more than 100000 gallons of liquor are smuggled into Chicago daily from Canada by rum smugglers. The claim underscores the scale of illicit imports improving supply in Chicago.
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Chicago, Ill
Chicago News Today
Chicago
Canada
State Has No Rate Control In Interstate Freight
Washington May 22 The Supreme Court ruled that a state cannot regulate freight rates on commodities shipped across its borders when intended for public improvements. The decision came in cases brought by the United States Interstate Commerce Commission and several railroads against Tennessee. The federal government can compel payment of assessed taxes and protests must sue later to recover unlawfully collected amounts. The ruling centers on the Alfred Dupont case.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tennessee
Alfred Dupont
Denies 20000 Veterans Are in U S Prisons
The United States Veterans Bureau district office rejected Dr. W F Lorenz claim that about 20000 war veterans are incarcerated nationwide. Lorenz, director of the Wisconsin Psychiatric Institute, had linked wartime mental disorders to veterans' prison appearances, a conclusion the bureau called unfounded.
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New York
National Conference of Socia
Washington
W. F Lorenz
Wisconsin Psychiantic Institute
United States Veterans Bureau
Lorenz
Moro religious insurrection halted by Wood in Pata
Manila reports suppression of a Moro uprising on the island of Pata near Jolo Sulu. Twenty five natives including leader Akbara were killed by insular constabulary. Governor General Leonard Wood's office has received no further word but confidence remains that the insurrection is ended. Reinforcements may scatter remaining fanatics and deter future gatherings. The killings are seen as a warning to the island population.
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Manila
Pata
Jolo
Sulu
Akbara
Insular
Leonard Wood
Four Hundred Students Attend Stocker Rites
Charles City high school students attended Melvin Stocker funeral after he was accidentally shot by officers who mistook him for a rum runner. Charges of murder were filed against Verne Cutler and Ralph Johnson by Melvin Stocker’s father. Verne Cutler defended himself, saying Stocker saw officers in the deputy sheriff’s car as he passed.
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Charles City
Charles City High School
Melvin Stocker
Verne Cutler
Ralph Johnson
Charles Stocker
Mason City
Stocker
Fire destroys Hamilton garage and damages hardware store
Keokuk Iowa May 22 Fire starting in a Hamilton Illinois garage destroyed the garage and partly destroyed a hardware store next door. Twenty five automobiles were also destroyed with the garage. Damage estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Keokuk
Hamilton
Illi
Plaza Hotel Strike At Luncheon Rush Demands Higher Wages
Cooks dishwashers and pantry workers at New York's Plaza Hotel quit during the luncheon rush at Central Park and Fifth Avenue. Hotels rushed reserves to replace them. The current wage scale runs from 17 to 35 dollars a week. Workers demanded a 3 dollar raise for those earning under 25 and a 2 dollar raise for those earning more.
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New York
the Plaza
Central Park and
Fifth Avenue
White ants eat the frame work of six Burlington houses
In Burlington Iowa on May 22 a new plague threatens homes as white ants attack foundations and eat away wooden frames. A leading carpenter has repaired about six Burlington houses where the infestation has hollowed out the frame surrounding the homes.
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Burlington
Bryan Wins Out In Sel Denial Plan
Indianapolis May 22 William Jennings Bryan prevailed in a plan for total abstinence by the Presbyterian assembly. An amendment to restrict it to clergy and some members was voted down at the assembly today.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William Jennings Bryan
Presbyterian Assembly
Dance Week Set to Honor U S Dance Makers
The American Society of Teachers of Dancing announced a nationwide Dance Week starting June 17. The society with 12,500 members will sponsor the event and hold its annual convention during the week in New York.
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New York
American Society of Teachers of Dancing
Creston Public Schools Close June First Senior Play May 29
Creston public schools end the term on June 1 with key events at the high school. The week opens May 25 with the Junior Senior banquet at the Iowana Hotel and ends May 29 with the Strand Theatre performance of The Maneuvers of Jane. The senior class play features a large cast led by Richard Agnew and Miriam Reynolds. An Eighth grade commencement follows May 31 at 2 PM.
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Creston Public Schools
Iowana
W. L. Cain
Adrian Newens
University of Nebraska
Strand Theatre
Jane
Lord Bapelild
Richard Agnew
Jervis Punshon
the Lodge
Chaney
Myron Burt
George Langton
Robert Williama
Willard Expects Titles Despite Age Limit Fears
Los Angeles May 22 Jens Willard the heavyweight boxer returning with his family says he is not worried about New York boxing commission plans to bar him due to the 38 year old age limit. He declares he will still fight Luis Angel Firpo in New York or Jersey City around June 30 or early July and adds he proved doubters wrong against Floyd Johnson and will do the same against Firpo and Jack Dempsey.
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Los Angeles
Jens Willard
Los Angles
Snys
New York Boxing Commission
New York
Willard
Tex Rickard
Luis Angel Firpo
Jersey City
Floyd Johnson
Firpo
Jack Dempsey
Emerson Hough Leaves $27,000 Will Filed for Probate
The will of Emerson Hough, author, was filed for probate in Waukegan Illinois by his widow Mrs Charlotte Hough of Highland Park. She stated that personal property did not exceed 20000 dollars and real estate valued at 7000 dollars. Heirs at law include Norman N Hough of Waubedo Minnesota and Miss Eleanor V Hough of Newton Iowa. Provisions of the will are withheld until record admission.
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Waukegan
Emerson Hough
Charlotte Hough
Highland Park
White Millinery Designs for All White Costumes
Draped turbans of white tulle satin velvet or duvetyn enhance all white costumes and complement white fur coats.
Occupation of Constantinople Cost England 100 Million
The text notes that England spent about 100 million dollars on the occupation of Constantinople between April 1919 and March 1923. This summarizes a financial impact of allied actions in the postwar period.
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Constantinople
England
Deadlock in Chinese Bandit Affair Reported
Washington May 22 President Harding says the United States will follow advice from Secretary of State and consular officials in China to secure the release of American and foreign captives held by Chinese bandits The Chinese government and bandits remain at deadlock with no announced executions and captives reported in terrible conditions in Tianjin and other areas.
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Washington, D
Harding
Schurman
China
United States
Tien Sin
Chins
123 Year Old Woman Dies in Albia Home
Ottumwa Iowa May 22 Mrs Mary Allen Colbert 123 year old Negro died at the home of her son John Hayes at Albia Although there is no birth record she claimed to be born Christmas day 1799 She was a slave in Missouri and came to Iowa after the Civil War Her son is 99 years old.
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Ottumwa
Mary Allen Colbert
John Hayes
Albia
Missouri
Iowa
Kendall 10 Pass Sentence Time Expires
Des Moines reports Governor Kendall will not set a date for Olander’s hanging until the time for filing a new hearing elapses. He indicated action must occur before the end of the present term of the United States Supreme Court.
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Des Moines
Kendall
Olander
United Stata Supreme Court
Train crash kills five in Franklin Ohio drive scene
Franklin Ohio May 22 Five members of Bert Williams household died instantly and another man was fatally injured when Baltimore and Ohio train No 64 crashed into a truck carrying the Williams family toward a new home near Ormantown The five killed were two women and three children seated on a sofa in the rear of the truck, which carried furniture An additional man escaped serious injury.
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Franklin
Ohio
Bert Williams
Carlisle
Here
Baltimore
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