Heat harms crops across regions. spring wheat outlook bright
The Weather Bureau reports two weeks of intense heat with mixed effects. Corn and oats suffer in Texas to Nebraska while Pacific regions stay favorable. Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma see serious corn damage. harvests progress in Kansas, Ohio Valley, and lower Mississippi regions. Spring wheat remains promising in many areas with some frost damage in Utah and Wyoming.
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Chicago Sizzles as 102 Degree heat sets record
A Chicago thermometer hits 102 at 3 PM amid a sizzling heat wave that also bakes Illinois Iowa Missouri and parts of Indiana Ohio and Michigan. The lake breeze later cools the city from 96 to 66 as distant highs reach up to 115 in sunlit spots.
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Officials Censured Over Insanity Trust Report
The Indianapolis grand jury released a report on the alleged insanity trust. It found no criminal intent and no indictments, but censured Dr Christian, police surgeon, and William Lockman, justice of the peace, for attempting to control inquests for pecuniary gain and called the insanity law deficient for allowing public money to be obtained without breaking the law.
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Marion County
Sunbonnets for horses spark humane pledge in cities
In a hot spell horse owners in New York Chicago St Louis Cincinnati and other big cities use sunbonnets to shade light and teaming horses. Missouri Humane Society supports compulsory bonnet use claiming it lowers suffering and deaths from the sun.
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Sultan Pays States Against the Payable Harvest
Fragmentary text notes payments and states in dispute at a government department event. Limited readable names include Sultan and State Department references. No clear dates or outcomes are recovered.
Oklahoma Settlers Endure Heat in Fort Sill Land Registry
Thousands of prospective settlers queued through the night at six filing centers in Oklahoma for Indian lands at Fort Sill. Temperatures reached 100 degrees with scarce water and rising prices as applicants, many waiting over two years, faced long lines and exhaustion while certificates are sent to Washington for review before land drawing begins.
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Younger Brothers Freed Paroled by Minnesota Board
The Minnesota State Board of Pardons approved parole for Cole Younger and James Younger, longtime inmates at Stillwater penitentiary for 25 years tied to the Northfield bank robbery and murder. Friends of the Younger brothers lobbied governors for a full pardon for over two decades, facing sustained opposition.
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Pardon Board Reforms Parole Path for Imprisoned Men
The pardon board was created a decade ago to end repetitive requests. Friends of the imprisoned men then advocated parole legislation to replace pardon as relief since parole had not applied to them. The measure failed in the House then but was revived last winter and finally passed.
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Degeneracy Debate Reflects Shifting Social Labels
A period discussion questions what counts as degeneracy and who decides. The piece cites fashion, hair parts, tattooing, and social habits as examples, noting varied judgments across groups from Indians to sailors and warning against self serving definitions.
Clergyman Plans Bowling Alleys in Melrose Park Church
Rev. Francis Burelbach of Sacred Heart Church in Melrose Park near Chicago has consented to basement bowling alleys in the church’s new $8,000 brick building. Villagers plan a July 4 picnic with athletics, races for women, a dinner, and an oration by Thomas B. Tileghe, featuring local groups and entertainers.
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English shirts lose to American in London market
A London Express interview with a large wholesale buyer notes Americans win on style and fit despite English cloth quality. He cites strong demand last year and says this season he is stocking less due to poor cloth, joking that English makers should cut better or import American workers.
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