World Faces Wheat Shortage Says Stocks Low
Washington reports a looming global wheat shortage by July 1 as Argentina and Australia hold far less than last year while U S carryover remains light and Canada stays strong. European demand rises and North America remains pivotal for supplies with India as a minor source.
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Australia
Argentina
U. S
Canada
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
United States
North America
India
Russia
Locust Horde Sweeps Illinois Farmland
Seventeen year locusts predicted by officials have reached Illinois. Reports from farming districts around Chicago describe millions swarming, mainly clinging to trees and not consuming grain. In the Fox River valley the insects create a constant hum, masking normal morning sounds.
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Chicago
Illinois
Fox River Valley
Indictments Hit Klan Leaders Over Inglewood Raid
Three top KKK officials and thirty-four members were indicted by the Los Angeles county grand jury on five felony counts linked to a raid on Inglewood on April 2. Named officers include William 8. Coburn grand goblin for the Pacific domain and supreme attorney, G. W. Price king Kleagle for California, and N. A. Baker county organizer.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ku Klux Klan
Blasts Kill 46 in Ukraine Bolshevik Ammo Dump
In Vinnista Ukraine a Bolshevik munition dump exploded killing forty six. Soviet troops immediately launched a mass arrest of suspects and three alleged plot leaders were shot. Detachments are on standby to quell further demonstrations.
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London
Vinnista
Ukraine
Married His Early Love
A personal reminiscence recalls moving to a new neighborhood and facing boys who teased a new boy at school. A older girl intervened during the con hour and earned the narrator’s lasting respect before parts of the story fade as they describe time apart and schooling.
Thousands of rail men vote on strike after wage cut decision
Chicago reports the railway employees' department of the AFL has ordered a strike ballot returnable June 30 after the US railway labor board cut wages by 59 million dollars. If approved, a walkout could begin July 1.
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Chicago
Railway Employees' Department
American Federation of Labor
United States Railway Labor Board
L B. M. Jewell
A&a
Labor Board
Black Plague Reported in Riga Latvia
Riga reports two cases of the black plague among workers unloading hides and horsehair from Russia. Specialists diagnose the illness as plague, with authorities noting the Siberian pest spreading from the Volga and Siberia. Glanders also spreading in Ukraine affecting 20,000 horses.
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Riga
Latvia
Russia
Volga
Siberian
Ukraine
Terrific Storm Hits New York Ferris Wheel Terror
A sudden violent storm at Gleason Point Amusement Park overturned the big Ferris wheel, killing fifty and injuring many. The tempest, one of Greater New York’s fiercest in years, raged with wind and hail as thousands were in the park and on nearby beaches.
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New York
Gleason Point Amusement Park
Sleepwalking teen Kills Father in Berste Arkansas
William Delainey aged sixteen shot and killed his father while walking in his sleep in Berste Arkansas. The incident occurred on June 12 and the case is being investigated as a tragic accidental act by a minor.
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Berste, Ark
William Delainey
Couple Marries In Same Town After Christmas Meeting
A couple who met at a public Christmas tree in their hometown five months before their wedding celebrate twenty five years of marriage in that town. Exchange notes the long span from first meeting to anniversary.
Parson Urges Youth as Cynic Replies Amid Sermon
A parson tells a young man he is wasting his life and recalls the father’s fervent prayers. The young man interrupts with a biting question, sparking a tense exchange over faith and duty.
Intervention in Cuba by U S Sparks Cuban Turmoil
Havana reports show Cuba under de facto U S influence as President Zayas aligns with General Crowder to avert bankruptcy. Cabinet resignations trigger protests while Crowder files notes on budget and reforms. U S State Department calls claims of intervention absurd amid ongoing financial crisis.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Washington
Zayas
General Crowder
Crowder
Republic
State Department
Department
Enoch H. Crowder
Harding
Three Die in Electric Chair at Sing Sing
In Ossining New York six men were scheduled for execution but Angelo Tumbrello, eighteen, received a reprieve two hours before the electrocutions began. The three executed were Julius Rosenwasser for the murder of Jacob Mazzura during a robbery attempt for $2000 Luigi Ebanisto for the murder of Michael Bohl and Albert Libero for complicity in the crime.
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Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
Angelo Tumbrello
Julius Rosenwasser
Jacob Mazzura
New York
Luigi Ebanisto
Michael Bohl
Albert Libero
Lillian Russell Dies After Short Illness
Miss Lillian Russell longtime American stage figure died in Pittsburgh after a brief illness. While returning from Europe she slipped on a ship deck and the fall led to fatal complications.
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Pittsburgh
J1lian Russell
Europe
Bolsheviks Loot Czars Tombs at Peter and Paul Cathedral
A Paris newspaper quotes private advices stating the Bolsheviks have desecrated tsar and empress tombs in the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral Petrograd as they confiscate church treasures.
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Paris
Exarinas
SS. Peter and Paul's
Petrograd
Snake Plays Dead Under Date Palm Ambush
A green snake about three feet long lay inert at the base of a date palm while small birds, mainly sparrows bulbul wagtails, hovered nearby. The observer noted the snake’s tail partially thorned and suspected it had been faking death to lure prey, then warned by the birds’ activity.
Japanese electric pioneer Iwadare returns to study U S industry
K Iwadare managing director of Nippon Electric Co Tokyo who in 1896 with H B Thayer then general manager of Western Electric founded Japan's first foreign capital joint stock enterprise has just returned to the United States after a 16 year absence to study latest developments in the American electrical industry.
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K. Iwadare
Nippon Electric Company, Limited
Tokyo
H. B. Thayer
General Mannager
Western Electric Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Japan
Mr. Iwadare
United States
Secretary Hoover defends coal price pact aims to curb rises
Washington reports Secretary Hoover defended a coal price fixing pact with operators as a nonbinding opinion on fair pricing. He said the move halted price increases, with reductions in some districts, and aimed to prevent a 1920 style price panic while acknowledging no legal force.
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Washington
Goft
Secretary of
Commerce Hoover
Senate
Walsh
Massachusetts
Hoover
Senator Borah
Education and Labor Committee
Swindle Charged in Fox River Valley Case
John Brazowski, at Elgin, charged with swindling foreign born residents of the Fox River valley out of 60 000 to 100 000 dollars. He was brought from Waukegan after warrants by more than 100 victims. A confession quoted by constables says he obtained 50 to 2000 dollars from Lithuanians and others.
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Elgin
Ill
Fox River Valley
John Brazowski
Waukegan
Brazowski
Lard Label Stirs Seattle Ship Seizure Report
Washington June 9 The shipping board investigated the seizure of the Seattle Spirit of transporting munitions to Ireland by the British. Chairman Lasker announced that Manhattan Oleo Agency handled the shipment through Barr Shipping company and billed as forty barrels of lard.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Seattle
Spirit
Ireland
Lasker
Manhattan Oleo Agency
Barr Shipping Company
Unclear fragment of London Field item
Brief excerpt describes a sudden motion toward a creature and its disappearance into a stream among reeds after a strike with scrap iron. The passage is fragmentary and lacks identifiable names or events.
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London Field
Shooting at the courthouse stuns small town
A reported shooting at a courthouse disrupts a quiet town, leaving authorities assessing injuries and pursuing suspects. Community officials urge calm as details emerge.
Senate Bills Extend Soldier Bonuses Over 43 Years
The Senate finance chair McCumber introduces the soldiers bonus bill costing $3.846 billion spread over 43 years from Jan 1. If all veterans choose certificates, total would be $4.487 billion. Bill aims to avoid new taxes through spending reductions and foreign obligation interest repayments.
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Washington
Senate
McCumber
Finance Committee
House
Treasury
Manila elects Democrata sweep for city and legislature
In Manila the Democrata party won a sweeping victory carrying its entire city ticket and one senate seat along with two lower house members. Nacionalista expected to control the house with about 50 of 90 seats as a new congress and provincial officers were elected.
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Manila
P. IL
Democratac
Senate
Democrata Party
Nacionalista Party
House of Representatives
Bodies of Blanco and Martinez Found Handcuffed
In Nuevo Laredo the bodies of Gen. Lucio Blanco and Col. Aurelius Martinez were recovered from the Rio Grande and found handcuffed together. Blanco died from a heart wound while Martinez was shot in the head. Earlier, Major Garcia, an officer from Nuevo Laredo garrison, was recovered from the river and a key in his pocket unlocked the handcuffs. Blanco and Martinez were Mexican exiles who had disappeared from Laredo.
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San Antonio
Tex
Lucio Blanco
Aurelius Martinez
Rio Grande River
Nuevo Lared
Blanco
Martinez
Major Garcia
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Indian Ponies of the Far West
The original Indian ponies were descendants of horses that escaped from early Spanish explorers and conquistadores. These animals, small in size, trace their ancestry to Moorish stock from Spain, which itself originated in Arabic lines.
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Spain
Drowning and death reports from multiple 1920s events
A compilation notes various incidents and obituaries including deaths from heat and drowning in Illinois, a Manchester nursing home case in London, a drowning at Evanston Beach, a fort occupation in Ireland, Willys auction in Elizabeth NJ, Marshall Neilan and Blanche Sweet’s Chicago marriage, record passenger Europe sailings from New York, and other political and court updates from the era.
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F. Krozen
Hillsboro
Guy Barham
Los Angeles
Cal
Manchester
London
Lee Street Beach
Evanston
Ill
Harriett Hart
Belleek
Belfast
Willys Corporation
Elizabeth
N. J
Durant Motor Car Corperation
Marshall Neilan
Blanche Sweet
Chicago
New York
Europe
H. D. Loveland
United States
San Francisco
William Howard Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
Montreal
Quile
England
Senate
Washington
McCumber
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Joseph Sabath
Peking
Fong Yuhsiang
Huan
Grant I. Stephenson
Isaac Stephenson
Milwaukee
Irene Adler
Eddie Rickenbacker
Omaha
Neb
Laura
Louisa
Lillian Buisset
Joseph Buisset
Punxsutawney (Pa
Ulster Frontier
Samuel M. Felton
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Executives' Club of
Will Cede Upper Silesia to German and Polish Authorities
The council of ambassadors approves final plans to turn over Upper Silesia to German and Polish authorities with one month’s notice of the Interallied Commission’s powers ending likely June 11, followed by a withdrawal of troops on July 11. In Breslau renewed Polish terrorism prompts forcible ejectments of German workers and officials.
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Paris
Council of Ambassadors
Upper Silesia
Breslau
Silesia
Market Prices For Wheat Hay Cattle Hogs and Lambs
Market quotes show flour types with prices for hard and soft winter and rye flour, plus comments on sack weights. Hay prices list timothy and clover mixes by grade. Cattle ranges cover prime to plain steers and cows with calves and calves values. Hogs and lambs quotes include various weight classes and grades with price ranges.
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Hacht
Washington Country In Decay Yet Retains Stamina
A fragment notes Washington country showing degeneration from lack of selective breeding but preserving stamina and small feet. The terse observation hints at agricultural concerns and livestock quality. No dates or named organizations are provided.
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Washington Country
Fattening Market Poultry Bulletin Highlights Feeds
The bulletin reviews rations for packing-house poultry focusing on broilers springs roasters and hens. Protein concentrates such as peanut meal soybean meal and meat scraps boost gains while milk products provide minerals vitamins and protein. Corn and cereals supply energy but lack minerals adequate calcium and salt. buttermilk helps balance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Bureau of Chemistry
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Hatch chicks early to boost winter egg laying
Early hatch gives sturdy winter layers and strong growth. Feed chick bulk, including cut fresh bone, and provide clean dry land to raise fowls. Feed kitchen slop fresh to avoid spoilage. prevent sickness with proper care and timely forethought rather than remedies after illness.
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Italy
Department of Commerce
Great Britain
Fox River
California
Miss Joyce Wethered
Joyce Wethered
Cecil Leitch
Sandwich
Miss Wethered
U.S
Lillian Russell
Erin Arms
Seattle Spirit
Democrata
Nacionalistas
Fattening Market
Young
Plymouth Rock Broiler
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