French Seize 3 More Cities In Ruhr Region
French troops occupy Elberfeld and Barmen on the Ruhr edge and advance to Marmen, seizing public buildings and a mailway station. Hostages taken from Yeoldraidsbank and police officials, plus a seized fund of 8,000,000,000 marka. Italian officials report Baldwin's policy aligns with allies’ reparations stance and hope US involvement on an international commission.
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Dusseldorf
Elberfeld
Barmen
Iburg
Ruhr
Limburg
Wupper
Tawnahis
Industrien
Eiberfeld
Barmendy
Grep
Rome
Baldwin
House of Commons
Italy
Britain
Germany
United States
Yteparations
Cobbler-Doctor Poses as Surgeon Earns Post in Atlantic City
Russell George, twenty eight, of Toronto, arrested for robbery, deceived Atlantic City physicians by claiming no diploma, yet was invited to be resident physician and surgeon at the Atlantic City hospital, holding the post from March 1 to May 21. He admitted the ruse, saying he never claimed credentials.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Russell George
Toronto
Atlantic City Hospital
George
Calendar Stone of Mongol Period Unearthed in Mexico
Prof William Niven announces discovery of a calendar stone in Mexico City dated several thousand years earlier than the Aztec calendar. He claims the artifact belonged to a Mongoloid civilization, suggesting early Mongols influenced Aztec culture in the region seven to ten thousand years ago.
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Mexico
Mexico City
William Niven
San Miguel Amantha
Cta
Two Idaho Towns Burn as Fire Displaces 1200
Fire in Macedao and Burke, Idaho, destroys business districts and leaves about 1200 people homeless. County officers report damages estimated at 1.5 million dollars as flames, driven by a breeze, swept through the towns for about three quarters of a mile.
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Idaho
Wallace
Macedao
Burke Canyon
Au Mile
Mace
Burke
Itme
Polish Cathedral Robbery Tops Eight Million In Loss
Bandits break into the old Polish cathedral in Gokren and steal priceless relics and golden articles including a head of St Albertus. Total value exceeds 8,000,000 dollars. Rainbow Division veterans hold a three day national convention in Indianapolis. A Labor Department report notes a slight decline in employed persons across 65 industrial centers.
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Warsaw
Gokren
Albertus
Poland
James
Rainbow
Meet
Indianapolis
Ind
Rainbow Division
Scdociaton
Germany
Rheime
Washington
Department of Labor
France Rejects Any Reparations Split By Other Bodies
Paris officials warned Britain and the world that France will tolerate no settlement of the German reparations issue outside the Versailles reparation commission. The foreign office interview said the commission alone governs reparations and hinted that U S Britain may align with such policy, risking strains with the League of Nations if ignored.
Unions Face Open Shop Demand by Dawes in Danville
General Charles G. Dawes urged organized labor to yield to the open shop and settle disputes through the courts during a Danville address. Dawes spoke as a guest of former Congressman Joseph G. Cannon, who worked to organize a Minute Men of the Constitution. Cannon was among the first to sign a membership card.
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Dawes
Danville
Ovar
Charles G. Dawes
General Dawes
Joseph G. Cannon
Minute Men of the Constitution
Cannon
Fmt
Boy Wrecks Train for Fun Involving Four Deaths
In Butte Montana on July 18 eleven year old Arthur McArthur of White Hall broke a switch lock at Blickstone Spur eighty three miles east of Butte. The act caused the wrecking of westbound Burlington No. 41 on the Northern Pacific. County Attorney Howard Johnson and railway officials report four killed and many injured.
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Butte
Mont
Arthur McArthur
White Hall
Blickstone Spur
Northern Pacific
Howard Johnson
Imports for Fiscal Year Show Total Gain of 1 180 923 106
Washington officials reported the fiscal year ending June 80 saw imports rise to 3 780 002 114, up from 2 008 079 008. Exports totaled 4 065 007 460, compared with 9 771 156 480 the previous year, per the Commerce Department.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Rockefeller Dimes Attend Moravia Visit
Rockefeller commemorated his Moravia visit by giving dimes to several hundred villagers after touring the old wooden house where he wed and where he earned his first dollar.
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Rockefeller
Moravia
Dust Alton Explosion Declared Unavoidable
Ti July officials ruled the Western Cartridge plant blast at Dust Alton unavoidable after twelve workers were killed and a score injured. Local officials and investigators cited inevitable circumstances surrounding the disaster.
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Alton
Wse
Western Cartridge Company
Daugherty Injunction Goes Permanent Against Rail Strikes
In Chicago Judge James H. Wilkerson makes permanent the Daugherty injunction prohibiting 400000 Federated Shop Crafts and AFL members and affiliates from hindering or conspiring against interstate railroads. Attorney General Daugherty says the ruling ends large scale strikes tying up commerce. The order rests on 181 exhibits and 24 affidavits presented since 1922.
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Chicago
Daugherty
Strikeing Sea Crafts
Federal District Court
James H. Witherton
Federated Shop Crafts
American Federation of Babor
Washington
Wilkerson
Four Chicago Students Arrested in Girl's Death
Four University of Chicago students Barry Scofield David Lamberg Clyde Griffin and W L Spencer were arrested in connection with the mysterious death of 25 year old Blais Campbell who fell from a second floor rooming house at 5005 Drexel boulevard. She died several hours later at Chicago hospital.
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University of Chicago
Chicago
Blais Campbell
Twentyfive
Awalk
Drexel Boulevard
Barry F. Scofield
David Lamberg
Clyde Griffin
W. L. Spencer
Bank doors shut after Montana finance turmoil
Doors of the First State Bank of Joplin Montana affiliated with the Stanton Trust and Savings bank of Great Falls have closed. State bank examiner L J Skelton disclosed the action. Earlier the First State Bank of Shelby, another Stanton-linked institution, had already been announced closed.
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Third Bank
Helena
Mont
First State Bank of
Human Ladder Hauls Tardy Woman on Moving Liner
On the Dante Alighieri in New York waters a man fell overboard as the liner began moving. A seaman, unassisted by others, swung over and grabbed Mrs. Helen Antoinette by the wrists, hauling her aboard while onlookers cheered.
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New York
Helen Antoinette
Mrs. Antoinette
Chicago to Host Republican Convention in June 1924
Chicago announces the Republican national convention will be held at the Chicago Coliseum in the third week of next June. The official city selection will be finalized next December when Chairman F. W. Upham returns from Europe.
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Chicago
Chicago Coliseum
F. W. Upham
Europe
Paris and Belgian Troops Enter Ruhr Drivers Invasion Claim
Berlin reports a large transfer of forces into the Ruhr and occupied areas during the war era. It claims 250,000 French troops and 70,000 Belgian troops in the Ruhr, plus 97,000 French and 17,000 Belgian troops in the old occupied territory, with 10,000 French and 1,000 Belgian railway workers dispatched as well.
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Germany
Berlin
Ruhr
Three Guardsmen Killed by Lightning in Maryland Camp
In Saunders range at Ann Arundel county a bolt struck a group of Maryland National Guard men, killing three and injuring ten. The disaster caused an estimated cost of 900000 in damages.
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Baltimore
Wfth Regiment
Maryland’ Rational Guard
Saunders Range
Ann Arundel County
U S Market Report Week Ending May 1 Fruits and Vegetables
Washington report covers prices for fruits vegetables and livestock. Georgia tomatoes peaches potatoes and cantaloupes listed with per unit or per hundred weight figures. California salmon and dairy produce noted. live stock prices include hogs bulls steers veal calves lambs and fat ewes with regional price ranges. grain feed and hay markets summarized with city prices. dairy products show butter cheese and milk prices in multiple markets.
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Washington
Georgia
Tom Watson
Chicago
Hiley'n
Beller
Arizona
Virginia
H.gogr
Hay—Nazimothy
Minneapolis
Prairie
Bt. Louis
Central Town
Wlasconsin
Britain Will Deal With Germany Baldwin Tells House
The House of Commons cheered as Prime Minister Baldwin said Britain has informed France Italy and Belgium it will resume drafting a reply to Germany on reparations and submit it to allies. It is understood Britain will accept a German proposal for an international commission of experts to fix reparations.
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Britain
Germany
Baldwin
House London
House of Commons
Great Britain
Francé
Italy
Belgium
International Commission of Experts
Firpo Beats Willard in Eight Rounds Before 100000 Crowd
In Jersey City on July 13 Luis Angel Firpo known as the Wild Bull of the Pampas defeated Jess Willard in the eighth round of a scheduled twelve round heavyweight bout. The vast crowd of 100000 witnessed the decisive knockout as the referee halted the match after Firpo mounted a dominant performance.
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Firpo
Jess Willard Jersey
Brent Fat Cr
Jon Wittned
Luis Angel Sirpo
Pampas
Wik Jard Waa
Paraguay Rebels Beaten at Gates of Asuncion
Buenos Aires July 12 reports say revolutionists attacked Asuncion the capital of Paraguay about noon Monday. The fighting lasted hours until government troops repulsed them Tuesday afternoon. Reported casualties include 8 killed and 100 wounded among the revolutionists.
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Paraguay
Asuncion
Buenos Aires
Ievolution Nt
Paraguayy
French Warships Circle World to Sell Corsets Parla
French cruleera Jules Michalet and Victor Itugo, on a 42,000 mile voyage over nine months, return to Powlon Wednesday with a flamboyant display off Paris featuring perfumes, hats, jewelry, and plogkings.
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Parla
Jules Michalet
Victor Itugo
Powlon
Civil War Captain Parker Dies in St Louis at 83
Capt John Parker veteran of the Civil War died at his home in St Louis at eighty three. In the latter part of the war he commanded the ironclad Hasex and served as a captain aboard naval operations locally noted.
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St. Loui
John
Parker
Elghtys
Ory Law Proves Frenchreprisal in French Vessels Case
Ory Law asserts a reprisal against the application of the American rule to French vessels, with a contested port action. The text mentions French and Paris references and a struggle over vessel treatment amid legal review.
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Paris
Iowa news tidbits mix of rail funds and crops unrest
Many counties discuss punt and road work at Centervilla, while Tandulph appeals for funds from a 400 population base. Iowa reports include crop yields, highway plans, a Pershing visit, and the state fair outlook. incidents involve a fatal car crash, a torpedo accident, and a youth healing from wounds.
Edgeworth Tobacco letters from Fort Wayne to Valparaiso
A lengthy letter from W. J. Bromley, Edgeworth smoker, traces global searches for Edgeworth tobacco from Zanzibar to Zanzibar like districts. It urges readers to request free samples from Larus Brothers and offers prepaid shipments to retailers, ending with a garbled exchange about old friends.
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Bromley
Edgeworth
Zanzibar
Edigeworth
Lurua & Brother Company
South 21St Street
Richmond
Dyeworth
Larus Brother Company
Babies Cry for Castoria Advertises Safe Teething Drops
An old advertisement touts Castoria teething drops for infants over 50 years, describing them as pleasant, harmless, and narcotic free. It claims soothing relief for teething and stomach issues with directions and the genuine product bearing a signature.
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Castoria
Fragmentary line reads on Whig children and women fear
The noisy text tokens discuss a dire scene where Whig era figures and women face a threat, suggesting a chaotic moment that may deliver the populace from turmoil. The readable fragment hints at conflict and civic upheaval with implied action against a feuding party.
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Elberfeld, Barmen
Reichsbank
G. M. Sick
GM. Buck
Farmer Labor Party
Poincare
Sazis
Hughes
France
Foreign Office
International Commission of Economic Experts
Brance
League of Nations
Wilkers
Calle
Athintle City
Sanitary
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
Baoat
Jay
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
H. E. Ely
Hanson E. Ely
Army War College
Edward F. McGlachlin
General Bly
United States Military Academy
Astinetian
Independence
Iowa
U. S
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Circla World
Centervilla
Tandulph
Poylation
Pottawattimie
Snys
Lowe Enra
Adr
Athiotle
Lincoln
West Silo
Doniyon
Montnomery
Lasher
Hattery A. Iowa
Keolek
L. T. Lilleskan
Vanecent
Bugle Grove
Furtieth General
Grin Hell College
Kathryn Crowell
Miami Mra
Marving Crowell
Riverton
Shenandoah
Thosie
Yeomnen
Sumer
John J. Pershing
Nes
Traer
Congress
W. 8. Kenyon
Worster City
Allfree
Nowetan
John Wagner
Biory County
Biatamont
Farmers Bank of Nevada
Woodbury County
Polk‘county
Joseph Greas, Jr
Sioux City
Towy State
A. T. Gorey Nuldy
Valparaiso
Almont
Globe
W. J. Hrorley
Edgeworth Amokor
Fort Wayne
Inds
Kismond
Jo Valpisralso
South America
W. ©. Bromley
Mirtyn
Mabel
Whig Cohldren
Wohlen
Allen
Ogerfurt
Prem
Addred Allen
le Roy
Arate Pues
de Kalb Ave
Drookiva
Exan
Des Moines
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