President Coolidge Heads Toward Mass Vacation
President Coolidge prepares to clear routine business before leaving for a summer stay at Swampscott Massachusetts. He will address the Naval Academy and then journey to Minnesota for a longest trip since taking office. Office staff will relocate to Lynn near White Court as a summer White House.
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Former victim testifies in Brooklyn murder case
New York police linked the Friday killing of Florience Kate, 30, to a prior assault by a black suspect. Augusta Cooperburg, 21, testified she was attacked May 16 in the same area, revealing similar choking and theft of $80. A second assault on Tessa Miller, 24, occurred April 9 nearby, leaving her hospitalized.
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Associated Press
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Augusta Cooperburg
Miss Cooperberg
Miss Kane
Tessa Miller
Press Plot to Kidnap Pickford Frustrated by Police
Los Angeles police said a plan by two truck drivers and a salesman to kidnap actress Mary Pickford for 200400 dollars was crushed. Three suspects were arrested and confessed in whole or part as detectives found two automatic pistols that may link the plot to emulating Douglas Fairbanks Robin Hood.
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Gowns Devour Plane Wings Delays Return Flight
Memphis May 31 Lt Harry G Crocker United States army aviator delayed on return from Kelly Field after cows at the local landing field devoured wings of his airplane treated with banana oil. A local aviator had previously fed cows from his plane and police were called to quell a riot at the Southern league park as cows again raided wings.
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Kelly Field
San Antonio
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Third Week Opens in Shepherd Case Trial
Chicago May 31. Prediction by prosecution and defense that the Shepherd murder trial will finish jury selection and enter its third week with only four jurors sworn. William D. Shepherd stands accused of killing his wife's millionaire ward William N. McClintock.
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Associated Press
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William N. McClintock
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Balloon tire patent dispute sparks Akron industry warning
The War is Coming Up Over Patent on Balloon reports Akron rubber firms warned by Steel Wheel Corp of Detroit against infringing Alden L. Putnam's patent. Akron tire makers argue balloon tires predate the patent, noting about half of local output exceeds 100,000 daily and over 9 million tires were produced before the patent was granted.
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Slayer of Rube A death by own action in jail
Mrs Alexander Norbett aged 31 confessed to slaying her husband with an axe then set fire to her bedding in the county jail to die by her own act. She lit the flames after shredding bedclothes and perished hours later in hospital from inhalation of smoke amid guards’ efforts.
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Taylor to Convene Rail Board on Red Tape at Boise
Lincoln Neb May 31 Chairman I G Taylor of the central regional railway board calls a meeting for July 16 at Boise Idaho to tackle red tape in shipments. Government officials are charged with slow moving procedures and cumbersome rules.
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Good Angel of Girls Chorus Slain in Boston Hotel
Mrs. Mae Price of New York wardrobe mistress for a touring company was found strangled in her Boston south end hotel room. She had been beaten and $75 in cash missing. hands tied behind her back and suffocation listed as cause of death. Price believed to be guardian to chorus girls and trusted funds found in her room.
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Associated Press
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New York
South End
Yale Frosh Get Rough as Belfry Oak Gate Collapses
New Haven May 11 AP Yale freshmen celebrating end of college year climbed Berkel ey oval gates to spread excitement campuswide. Officials locked dormitory gates. students tore down the old wood fence and started a bonfire. Prof Hi Bangs English dept was said to be roughly handled while trying to stop the celebration.
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Britons Return to Gold Standard Supported by U S Banks
Washington reports details of plans to back Britain in restoring the gold standard. A direct credit of 100 million dollars to the British government by J P Morgan and Company is part of two transactions, with an additional 200 million from other Federal Reserve banks for the Bank of England.
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Associated Press
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Amundsen Will Come Through Says Entriken
Samuel J. Entriken, Arctic explorer and Peary expedition officer, predicts Roald Amundsen will emerge from the Arctic within three months unless an accident delays him. He notes Amundsen knows a food cache and upheld the claim of navigating the northwest passage by boat. Entriken also recalls he was among the first to pitch a tent at Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Mrs Longworth Sits for Beauty Cream Ad Portrait
Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth wife of the speaker designate has posed for a portrait to be used in a beauty cream advertisement. She will receive 500 dollars under the contract with proceeds to her daughter Pauline born three months ago.
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Washington
Associated Press
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Radio in Sing Sing Prison Marked by 30 Inmates
On Sing Sing Prison's 100th building occupancy anniversary, it was reported that 30 inmates installed radio receivers in their cells. The devices include earphones only as amplifiers are not allowed.
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Ossining
Associated Press
Sing Sing Prison
Minor Operations Along Morocco Front Report
Associated Press reports limited action along the Fez front in French Morocco. French forces evacuated the zone north of the Quergha river except Bibane and Tacunat while conducting minor raids to exercise two fortresses. Moors raid abandoned French territory as Riffians fortify along French block houses awaiting Paris instructions.
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Talifu Earthquake Toll Reaches Five Thousand
From Peking report based on Father Salvat Catholic mission account of the March Talifu quake and fire in northwest Yunnan. Town destroyed except walls, hundreds trapped by flames, several nearby towns hit hard, shocks continued through the night, soldiers present but unable to halt the disaster.
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Associated Press
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Yunnan
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American Cavalry Called in Shanghai to Battle Rioters
Shanghai reports rioting spreads to the business district with over 20 demonstrators wounded by police. Foreign units supported by American cavalry and volunteer corps patrol the Wing On and Sincere area as fire hoses stop mobs. Chinese police and Sikhs clash with rioters while bullets drive away the crowd. a municipal council proclamation declares a state of emergency and promises order.
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Mian killed in crash on Mount Hood Highway Oregon
Carl O Jones of Hardin Montana died at a hospital after an automobile driven by CT Fletcher left the Mount Hood Highway and overturned late Saturday night. Fletcher said the accident occurred when Jones reached over and shoved the hand throttle, causing the car to accelerate uncontrollably.
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Penn Flyer Wrecked In Wooster Rail Crash
A broadway Limited passenger train struck a freight wreck near Wooster Ohio on May 31, injuring fireman Price Wolfe who was scalded. The crash occurred when a wheel on a freight car broke, sending wreckage into the path of the oncoming passenger train.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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Federal Reserve moves $173 million in armored street transfer
Between Friday night and tonight the Federal Reserve Bank at St Louis quietly shifted 173 million dollars in cash and securities through city streets in the largest such move here. An armored black truck carried sacks of cash guarded by armed guards and officials kept a sharp watch inside the vehicle.
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Associated Press
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St Loup
Sago
Murderers Tragedy in Chicago Cop and Wife Mixed In It
Chicago May 31 A police inquiry aimed at the mysterious death of Dee R Parsons wealthy broker and bon vivant who was found burned to death in his apartment after a fire of undetermined origin Mrs Parsons formerly Katherine Wyeth of New York and James King a patrolman in the Parsons apartment when the fire started were slightly burned neither could explain the blaze Parsons lay near a burning divan King escaped death by a dramatic leap from a second floor window as firefighters fought the flames
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Associated Press
Dee R. Parsons
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Persia to Appeal on Soviet Action at League
In Geneva on May 11 the Persian representative to the League warned of Bolshevik military incursions on the Persian frontier and said Persia may appeal to the League council. Prince Arta Ed Dowleh reported Russian forces incited 3,000 nomads to attack Bodjnaurs, aiming to seize the holy city of Meshed.
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Associated Press
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League of Nations
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Taday
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Heat Drives Chicago To Bathing Beaches
Heat reaching 93 degrees drew crowds to Chicago beaches before the season opened. A drowning occurred as Ralph Dove, a former State College student from Amos, Ta, swam with a friend and was drowned before rescue.
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State College
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Memorial Day Celebrations Reflect United American Identity
Washington May 11 By the Associated Press Dwight Davis acting secretary at war described Memorial Day observances as typical of American life. He noted that Jews Christians atheists Anglicans Huguenots Evangelical Puritans Catholics and emigrants all contributed to national progress and shared in the tribute to soldiers. He said all citizens celebrate Memorial Day because it is an American tradition to render service to the nation.
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