President backs bigger parks and Teton addition
President Harding after two days in Yellowstone advocates enlarging the park by adding the Teton Mountains. He plans to support legislation in Congress and will urge action during a Spokane stop on his tour through Montana and Washington. The trip emphasizes reclamation and hydroelectric development for the far northwest.
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Ing
Harding
Yellowtong National Park
Mountaina
Teton Mountains
Montana
Washington
Spo | ‘Kane
Far
Northwest
Last guard at Ford Theatre passes away in England
Washington July 2 The last guard on duty at Ford Theatre when Lincoln was shot has died. A cablegram to the pension bureau from the American consul at Hull England reports the death and directs discontinuing the pension of William H. Mall a Civil War veteran.
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Pension Bureau
Lincoln
Ford Theatre
Washington
Hul
England
Bureau
William H. Mall
Eastman Kodak Emploees Get In On Melons
Eastman Kodak Co will distribute about 1,700,000 dollars to employees under the wage division plan with fifty thousand workers worldwide to benefit. Dividends totaling 4,500,000 dollars in stock holdings will be distributed at the same time.
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Rochester
N. Y
A. P
Eastman Kodak Co
Crisis deeper in postwar reparations episode
In Coblenz two time bombs were found at the Mayence tunnel entrance, one exploded causing slight damage as a French artillery officer defused the other. Krupp plants at Essen were reported seized and partially occupied by French forces with work halted in affected departments. Paris and Berlin report heightened security measures and possible hostage policies amid the Ruhr region turmoil. The railway lines in the Ruhr are curtailed as punishment for the Duisburg bombing. Frankfort is encircled by French moves, with other Ruhr towns under occupation near Ansborg and Hagen.
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Coblenz
Germany
Mayence Tunnel
Frankfort
London
Mayence
Ruhr
Sswerte
Ansborg
Hagen
Mrussels
Rohr
Duisburg
Injured Eyes Ends Careers Of Two Boxers
In St Paul July 2 Mike Gibbons known as The Phantom and Saph McKenna both sustained eye injuries ending their boxing careers. Gibbons’ sight in one eye failed after gloves struck with great force while McKenna, recently discharged from hospital after a lathout with Johnny Ertle, was diagnosed with permanent vision loss. Physicians say McKenna’s eye will not regain usefulness.
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ST. Paul
Mike Gibbons
Tommy Gibbons
Lenger
Saph McKenna
Gibbons
Mike
McKenna
Johnny Ertle
Gibbon
Mother Jones Speech Referenced in Blizzard Case Testimony
In Lewisburg West Virginia July A P testimony in the William Blizzard trial linked to murder alleges Mother Jones spoke to marchers during the 1921 armed miners march in Southern West Virginia. Workman testified Jones claimed a telegram from the U S president promised removal of guards if they went home while Keeney Mooney and Blizzard called it fake and urged the march on.
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Lewisburg
W. Va
Mother" Jones
West Virginia
William Blizzard
Blizzard
Logan County
J. L. Workman
Marmet
Mother Jones
United States
Workman
C. Frank Keeney
Fred Mooney
Miners’ Union
Eighteen Dry Off icers Dropped From NYC Agencies
New York July 2 A P Eighteen federal prohibition enforcement agents mostly in Manhattan and Brooklyn were reduced from 48 to 30 under R Q Merrick divisional chief of New York and Northern New Jersey The cuts were required by a $600 000 reduction in the enforcement appropriation for the new fiscal year
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New York
A.P
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Star
R. Q. Merrick
New Jersey
France to Honor Yank Volunteers on Fourth of July
Paris on July 2 reports France will dedicate a monument on Place des Etats-Unis to American volunteers who fought with France from 1914 to 1918. The sculpture by Jean Foucher honors Allan Seeger and others, with subscriptions totaling 400,000 francs built strictly from French donors. Ambassador Herrick will represent the United States at the dedication.
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Paris
France
Foreign Legion
Lafayette
Paily
Allan Seexger
Jean Foucher
United States
Harding
Aa Foeh
Petain
Mangin
Weykand
Millerand
Poincare
Clemenceau
Jusserand
Myron T. Herrick
Forty Hurt In Niagara Falls Trolley Derailment
Forty persons were injured when a two car train on the Niagara Falls High Speed line of the Internal Viont Railway Co. derailed after hitting an open switch at Tonawanda’s northern limits. Both cars went into the ditch. the first rolled over.
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Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Viont Railway Co
Tonawanda
Grafton men chosen for federal grand jury
Three Grafton residents Charles W. Steel of First National Bank William B. Cruise an insurance agent and Joseph Mason former circuit clerk have been selected for a two week special federal grand jury in Elkins. The panel will hear war fraud evidence and review overdue recand cases as the session opens this morning.
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United States Federal Court
Ekins
Charles W. Steel
First National Bank
Wiliam B. Cruise
Grafton
Joseph Mason
Elkins
Agen
Chicago Woman Shot Walking With Husband
Mrs. Peter Friola a 35 year old Chicago Heights resident was shot and killed while walking with her husband. Two men fired and fled police have yet to identify suspects. She left six children.
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Chicago
Peter ‘Friola
Chicago Heights
Immigrants Swell Ellis Island Waiting Queue Across Quotas
Thousands more immigrants arrive aboard foreign liners at Grave send Bay bringing total awaiting examination at Ellis Island to about 15 000 as monthly quotas tighten. Officials warn daily arrivals may exceed those processed until quotas are filled, with Greek and Swedish entrants among expected groups and the 1924 monthly limit set at 20 percent of the annual quota.
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New York
A.P
Gravesend Bay
Ellis Island
United States
Aumong
Fide
Two Youths Shot in Ken Tragedy Ties to Murder Case
Harlan Kentucky July 2 A P Charles Mitchell is dead and John Bramwell dying after a pistol fight with deputies John Creech and Isaac Pennington as they tried to arrest the half brothers Mitchell and Bramwell both reported drunk Bramwell a key witness for the state in the case against John Marcum a former prison guard and others for the killing of Miss Laura Parson Pine County Mountain Schoolteacher on September 6 1920 Officers say Bramwell death would break a crucial link in the Commonwealths evidence chain.
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Harlan, Ky
Charles Mitchell
John Bramwell
Moullen
John Creech
Isaac Pennington
Mitchell
Bramwell
John Marcum
Jerry Reed
James Robinson
Laura Parson
Pine County Mountain
Commonwealth
Jumps Twelve Stories but Still Lives in New York
Mario Cidel leaped from the 12th floor of the Masonic Temple in New York and survived, though seriously injured. He was taken to a hospital and refused to discuss the act, astonished by his survival.
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New York
Masonic ‘Temple
Mario Cidel
Reprisals On Germans For Violence Is Begun
London reports Britain may move in the Ruhr dispute if France delays, with rumors of Britain seeking annual interest payments from Germany to cover US debts. A separate path could be Britain and the United States pressuring France to alter reparations and Ruhr policy, while officials urge allied solidarity and joint representations to Germany.
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London
Britain
United States
A.P
Great Britain
Ruhr
Daily Mail
Paris
France
Mail
Baldwin
Germany
The
France Stull Firmly Set
Paris dispatch reports France Stull firmly set as the situation develops on July 2. An Associated Press field note notes the status, with stakeholders and location identified, indicating a decisive posture and ongoing deliberations amid evolving events.
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France
Stull
Paris
Whitfield Refuses Food in Detroit Murder Case Stand
John L. Whitfield, jailed in Detroit for the murder of Patrolman Dennis Griffin, has not eaten for 137 hours as of 11 a.m. today, growing weak and haggard since his arrest nearly a week ago. He refused breakfast this morning.
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Cleveland
John L. Whitfield
Detroit
Dennis Griffin
Johnston Wins Semi Final Spot at Wimbledon
In Wimbledon England on July 2 William M Johnston ranked No 2 in American Lawn Tennis advanced to the World Singles Championship semi finals by defeating Cecil Campbell of Ireland 6 1 5 7 6 2 6 2 Mrs Molla Mallory American women's champion was eliminated from the singles by England's Geraldine Beaming in three sets.
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Wimbledon
Eng
William M. Johnston
Cecil Campbell
Ireland
Wimbleton
Molla Mallory
Geraldine Beaming
England
Troops Ready for New Attack Around Empire Steel Plant
Sydney Nova Scotia July 2 Dominion and provincial government troops strengthened defenses around the British Empire Steel Corporation property to forestall further rioting after several score of strikers were injured last night.
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Sydney
N. S
A.P
British ‘Empire Steel Corporation
Hundreds of licenses issued by West Virginia clerk Bennett
A Graton and Taylor county period shows hundreds of special license taxes paid for various businesses before the deadline. The Sentinel lists many license holders under hotels, restaurants, druggists, bowling alleys, slot machines, theatres, and money brokers, noting repeats by same parties under multiple headings.
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Bennett
West Virginia
Gratton
Taylor County
The
Sentinel
H.C. Comerford
Union Drug Co
Grafton Drug & Chemical Co
Love Drug Co., Inc
Fred J. Bolliger, Sr
Roy Hudson
C. W. Kelley
D. L. Boylen
Chas
H. Freize
Nick Carroll
N. B. Davis
Harry Osbert
John Geray
Carl Davisson
H. D. Come
Fifty Hurt In French Grand Prix Crash At Tours
Fifty people injured when a Devistage car failed at Tours Grand Prix hairpin, hooking a post and fence before hitting a tree. Three children suffered skull fractures and a woman had both legs broken as spectators were struck.
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Tours
France
Robbers Make Little Haul at Pool Room
The fourth robbery in ten days hits Kimmel Pool Room at 3:00 am as three unknown prowlers break in and steal about $30 of merchandise. A rear entry through a pried window leads to a room break, a chair-smash of the front window, and a swift escape. Police found no trace as Gratton records another incident amid other recent break-ins in West Grafton and Boyd Street.
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Kimmel Pool Room
Gratton
West Grafton
Boyd Street
Dempsey Gibbons Fight Finances Near Crisis
Great Falls Mont July 2 The financial affairs of the Dempsey Gibbons heavyweight championship fight were nearing a crisis at 12 30 today with manager Kerns expressing doubt about receiving the final 1000000 installment due Dempsey on his 300000 guarantee.
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Great Falls
Mont
Kerns
Dempsey
Indictment Possible Against William Anderson
New York July 2 District Attorney Banton said he will seek grand jury indictment next Monday for William H. Anderson state superintendent of the Anti Saloon League on charges of grand larceny extortion and forgery based on newly obtained evidence.
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New York
A.P
Banton
Wilam H. Anderson
Anti-Saloon League
Banis
Grand
Anderson
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C. Eisner
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J. M Shaw
James Yaste
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