Week's World News in Condensed Paragraphs
Washington reports the first official USDA assessment on the Friedmann tuberculosis vaccine finding no public confidence warranted by the current evidence. The U S government will ignore Mexico's Huerta until the United States recognizes the de facto regime. The May USDA forecast signals the largest U S winter wheat crop on record with high conditions.
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Washington
Huerta
Mexico
Amabassador
Henry Jane Wilson
United States
Department of Agriculture
Multiple 1920s News Briefs On Accidents and Crimes Released
A strike on Cincinnati streetcar cargoes is called by Amalgamated Assoc of Street and Electric Railway Employes. Three children die and two more are injured in Muncie Indiana from a kettle overturn incident. Kansas penal board recommends commuting Dennis Jacksons sentence from sixty to fifteen years for murder. Army Aviator Lieut J D Parks killed in Santa Ana California after 108 miles in flight from San Diego. Robbery at Farmers Savings bank in North Henderson Illinois nets about $5000. four men involved. Wave of murders by ax described by M W McClaughrey based on Henry Lee Moore’s claims. Missouri insurance suspensions halt Blue Valley cottage building in Kansas City. Lieutenant Richard Hill found dead in Annapolis boarding house. suicide suspected. Four New York police inspectors convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice.
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Lieut. J. D. Parks
Santa Ana
Cal
San Diego
Los Angeles
Parks
West Point Miliary Academy
Ilinois
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Iowa
Henry Lee Moore
Missouri Penitentiary
M. W. McClaughrey
Department of Justice
Multiple Drownings and Fires Hit North America in Brief
Mrs K R Ask of Skagway survived a resort incident after jumping from the Spokane off Prince Rupert while 56 electric cars valued at 170000 burned in a Chicago garage. Brandeis accuses rail leaders of malfeasance. Pennsylvania to read ten Bible verses daily if a bill passes. Walker begins one year and a day in Leavenworth. Lake Montgomery drowning of John Lair and Kate Denhew. Denver officer Campell, Cerona, and McLaughlin charged with saloon robbery.
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K. R. Ask
Skagway
Alaska
Spokane
Prince Rupert
B.C
Pennsylvania
Senate
Vast News Tangle of Crown Protests and Trials
Reports describe clashes as anarchists protest King Alfonso visit in Paris while European tensions rise. A German sailor died in a torpedo boat accident near Sylt and a Greek kingkiller died by his own hand in Salonika. British suffrage setback and near wrecks at St Pauls are noted alongside other international incidents.
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Communist
Anarchists Federation
Alfonso of
Spain
Paris
Ferrer
King
Southerner to Deliver Gettysburg Memorial Day Address
For the first time since the Soldiers' National Cemetery dedication, the Memorial Day address at Gettysburg will be delivered by a Southerner. Congressman James Thomas Hoflin of Alabama accepted the invitation to give the oration. Yale Oriental scholar Winnabe Haskell, age seventy five, died at his New Haven home. Miss Louise Warfield, daughter of former Maryland governor Edwin Warfield, married Count Vladimir Ledochowski of Poland in Baltimore. he is Catholic while she is Protestant.
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Soldiers' National Cemetery
Gettysburg
James Thomas Hoflin
Alabama
WinNabe Haskell
Yale
New Haven
Conn
Louise Warfield
Edwin Warfeld
Maryland
Baltimore
Count Vladimir Ledochowski
Poland
Miss Warfield
Children Burned in Tar Spill at Local Factory Repairs
At the Ball Brothers factory site in Muncie Indiana a kettle of boiling tar toppled onto 14 children who had gathered nearby. Geneva Venable six was enveloped in tar and will die. Herman nine and Bert eight are badly burned. Cyrus four and Mary are severely burned but expected to recover. other siblings suffered varying injuries. Passersby moved quickly to aid the injured as workers continued repairs.
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Muncie
Geneva Venable
Herman
John Venable
Bert McCarty
Charles McCarty
Cyrus
Mary
Cyrus Cguate
Ball Bros
McCarty
First all colored jury sits in Payette county trial
In Connorsville on May 7, Mrs. Margaret Williams faced an all colored jury for assault and battery on Miss Lela Thornton. The case, heard in the city court over four hours, ended with a 94 ballot jury decision amid visible division among spectators.
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Connorsville
Payette County
Margaret Williamson
Lela Thornton
Maachinery of Justice
Gnats Threaten Livestock as Overflow Ravages County
In Princeton May, tafullo gnats plague cattle and sheep in overflowed lowlands. The heavy rains destroyed the lowland wheat crop and washed out hill lands. Efforts focus on saving the county’s largest corn crop to offset losses. much land may yield nothing this season.
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Princeton
Boy Scalded to Death in Remington Church Incident
Two year old Eugene McNary, son of Reverend Jobn McNary, pastor of the Methodist church in Remington, fell into a bucket of scalding water while women cleaned the church after a banquet. He died last night.
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Valparaiso
E Eugene
Jobn McNary
Remington
Heart's Desire Mansion Burned in Fire
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the old Fournier homestead Heart's Desire a stone mansion built sixty years ago by Count Fournier. Charles Fournier Jr occupant slept through the blaze and nearly lost his life. The house stood in Cannelton on May 7.
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Cannelton
Fournier
Count Fournier
Charles Fournier, Jr
Floater Found In Ohio River Near Jeffersonville
A badly decomposed white man weighing about 225 pounds was found in the Ohio River at Jeffersonville. His ankles were bound with rope, suggesting foul play or that he was tied to wreckage from a recent flood, possibly from Dayton, per Coroner Coots.
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Ohio
Jeffersonville
Dayton
Coots
Rabies Outbreak Fears After Dog Bite Doubled in Connersville
William Pry fogte, a farmer in Connersville, was bitten by a mad dog and died two days later after seeking Pasteur treatment in Cadianapo li. The brain was sent to the state pathologic bureau which found rabies. An epidemic of rabies is feared.
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Connersville
William Pryfogte
Cadianapoli
Pasteur
State Pathnological Bureau
New Divorce Decree Rule Outlined by Judge
Judge Austil of the superior court states the new divorce law will be followed in his court. Decrees will not be issued within sixty days after the date of filing the petition.
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Anderson
Austil
Vice Crusade Abandoned in J. W. Sappenfield Case
Efforts by prosecuting attorney J. W. Sappenfield to close local resorts were temporarily halted after verdicts favored three women defendants. The action remains unresolved as three canex referenced in the case are tied to the outcomes.
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Fivanaville
Eforts
J. W. Sappenfield
Crawfordsville Hosts Knights Templars Grand Conclave
Crawfordsville prepares for the Indiana Knights Templars grand conclave with hundreds expected from Indianapolis Anderson Logansport Lebanon Frankfort Terre Haute Knightstown Lafayette Green Castle. Parade Wednesday features an exhibition drill and welcome speeches.
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Crawfordsville
Crawfordaville
Knights Templars of
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Yuesday
Indianapolis
Anderson
Logansport
Lebanon
Frankfort
Terre Haute
Knightstown
Lafayette
Greencastle
Raper Commandery No. 1
Ermerson E. Ballard
Charles “Ion
Lebanon, . At the Noon Hour Wednesday, the Ladies of Center Presbyterian Church
Crawfordsville Commandery No. 25
Crawfordsville County Club
Masonic ‘Temple
Knights Templars
Riots and Strikes Shut Cincinnati Street Cars
Cincinnati Traction Co employees walk out halting all service from Saturday noon to Monday. Demonstrations force cars off the road. Mayor and officials pressure settlement, with threat to seek a receiver or franchise forfeiture if arbitration fails. Several streetcars burned or damaged amid clashes with strikebreakers.
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Western
Union News Service
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Traction Co
Schoepf
Indiana News In Brief
Shelbyville bans cleanup day and mayor to issue proclamation. Linton five killed in Hartford mine disaster while rescuing a comrade. Columbus health chief deems city clean. Evansville grand jury indicts George Underwood for first degree murder. Munice barn fire losses about 5000. Waldron home for aged women opens. Shelbyville man injured in buggy accident. Redford man fined for illegal sale of liquor. Jeffersonville jury rules Dowd vs Main not in favor of Dowd. South Bend Mishawaka homecoming planned. Rushville city finances show losses at water plant. Frankfort Waldron deed dispute goes to circuit court. Connersville to form fly-fighting army after health lecture. Columbus Kal Kenneth Walter charged with jump bill. Heford worker injured by 4000-volt line.
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Shelbyville
Cty
Linton
John Weller
Hartford
Columbus
H. H. Kamman
Columbus Board of Health
Evansville
Vandberburg County
Grand Jury
George Underwood
Munvie
Mmma
D. A. Auter
Muncie
Ind
George Weinantz
Qear Flatrock
Wits
Redford
Hqnor
Harvard
Carmichael
Foote Grove
Jeffersonvile
Clark
Michael Dowd
Wiliam L. Main
South Bend
Mishawaka
Rushville
Hecht
Frankfort
Waldron
Mulberry
Thomas
Mimily Waldron
Laawrepee Waldron
amulnGii
Kimby Waldron
Connersville
John Owen
State Board of Health
Owen
Phedden
Federation of Women's Clubs
Health Week
Kenneth RR. Walte
Indianapolis
Cordin Whitesides
Belvedere Hotel
Troop Alert Notes Departure For Washington
Columbus reports Cox has left for Washington and will not return before Wednesday. No official communication from Mayor Hunt about Cincinnati strike or troop need, so the planned trip to the capital was not postponed.
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Columbus
Cox
Washington
Hunt
Cincinnati
Hla Vielt
Narrow Escape as Dynamite Placed Under Train Rails
Uniontown Pa Alleged plot to blow up Brownsville Uniontown passenger train on the Monongahela railroad at Leckrone prompted a rigid investigation. A track walker found nine sticks of dynamite under rail joints and the train was flagged moments after discovery. The train carried 20 000 dollars for miners of the Consolidated Connellsville Coke Co at Mt Sterling raising authorities' alarm near the Cameron Powder Co magazine with 20 000 pounds of black powder and 400 pounds of dynamite nearby.
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Union News Dervice
Uniontown
Brownsville
Monongshela
Leckrone
Consolidated Connellsville Coke Co
Mt. Sterling
Cameron Powder Co
Du Pont charteres twelve vessels for Pacific coast defense
Shipping men report the Du Pont Powder Co of Wilmington has chartered twelve vessels to transport explosives to the Pacific coast defenses as government officials tighten precautions against invasion.
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Philadelphia
Dnted
Pacific
The
du Pont Powder Co
Wilmington
Pacific Coast
Desperate Three Day Fight Ends With Cremation Plan
Col Juanabral reported Hermosillo that the number of dead in the Guaymas area exceeded Bu after three days of fighting. A train load of air and firewood was sent south to cremate the bodies in the field.
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Nogues
Arizi
Guaymas
Juanabral
Hermosillo
Revenue deputy shot near Mesneck Creek in Abernathy district
Glasgow Ky Deputy Revenue Collector G Melarland of Gwensboro district was seriously wounded by Ancelow Barnes on Mesneck Creek in Abernathy county but remains alive and hopes to recover as doctors report.
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Glasgow
G. Melarland
Gwensboro
Ancelow Barnes
Shiner
Mesneck Creek
Ecunmry
Gayle
Flames Fireza Sparks Destroyed Sharon Loss of OOU
A blaze caused by incendiaries destroyed Sharon and caused about $75,000 in losses. Investigators blame a single ignition source and point to FireZugs as the most destructive cause.
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Sharon
Whit
Cincinnati market bids and commodities report summary
Market listing shows prices for grains, feeds, and livestock including corn types, timothy hay, clover, oats, wheat, steel oats, poultry, cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs. Prices listed with multiple grades and weights, reflecting standard trading figures and ranges across categories.
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Ilse
Duuca
Tbs
Young
Shippers
Cwumon
Mest Shippers
Lightning Kills Five at Oklahoma Pipeline Site
Collinsville Oklahoma reports five men killed by a bolt at the Tensk Pipeline Company airfield three miles from town. Three others injured and a transformer or tank fire damaged property estimated at about 1 million dollars amid heavy rains. Names listed include Thomas Clark Harry Girard and H Ginn with others unnamed.
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Collinsville
Okla
Teinsk Pipe Line Co
Airield
Thomas Clark
Harry Girard
Merner
Stephens
Ginn
Tunka
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