Storm floods trap train as New York rains flood city
Syracuse reports torrential rains flood central New York with six inches to a foot of water in three hours. A westbound New York Central passenger train carrying 200 passengers was trapped in swirling waters but all aboard were rescued. Damage estimated at 250 050 dollars and one fatality noted as the high water impeded transport near the tunnel under the canal. Western New York express halted briefly as waters rose. Passengers remained calm. trains later resumed travel westward.
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Associated Drees
Syracuse
N.Y
New York
New York Central
Jiie Canal
New York Express
Portera
Anti Obregon Men Plan New Revolt
Resoniated Presa reports General Manuel Palaez, who left the Mexican army weeks ago after Tampico oil control, is in New York for talks with revolutionary centers. Participants include Felix Diaz, General Francisco Murguia of San Antonio, and ex foreign minister Francisco Leon De La Barra in Paris. If true, this marks a direct link to anti Obregon activities.
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Resoniated Presa
el Paso
Texas
Manuel Palaez
Tampico
New York
Felix Diaz
Francisco Murguia
San Antonio
Francisco Leon de la Barra
Mexico
Paris
Ciucral Palace
Wold
Ferris Wheel Tragedy Strikes Bronx Park Amid Sudden Storm
A sudden electrical storm at Clason's Point in the Bronx wrecked a Ferris wheel crowded with youths, killing many and injuring about 40. Rescue crews, ambulances, and physicians rushed to pull survivors from the wreckage as chaos and fear spread among spectators. Authorities reported around 60 people were aboard when the storm struck.
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New York
Clason’s Point
Bronx
Jana
Meia
Scimitars of Shriners Take Frisco Jubilee Entry
Delegates from the Ancient Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine filled San Francisco for a gold jubilee. The march began at daybreak on Market Street with trumpets and a ceremonial entry through Sulaman's temple, as the pageant of the festival unfolded amid mosques and camels amid the civic center.
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Temple of Solomon
San Francisco
Mecca
Star and Crescent
Order of Nobles
Mystic Shrine
Iken Canopied
Sulaman
Uy Flash
Richmond White Slain by Negroes in Black Belt Area
Richmond police report a street car conductor, Burleson, was killed today in South Mehmand as he tried to eject a disorderly passenger. Four unidentified African Americans were taken into custody as possible suspects amid a crowd that gathered after the attack on the running board of an automobile accompanying the car.
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Associated
Dre
Richmond
P. B. Burleson
South Mehmand
Burleson
Wanegra
Minpte
Shriners Welcome San Francisco Girls at Convention
Miss Gladys Balfe leads a group of San Francisco girls who will greet the Shriners at the convention. The attendants will wear beauty spats styled after Shriner emblems as part of the welcoming pageantry.
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Gladys Balfe
San Francisco
Shriners
Shriner
Denver visitors arrive with novelty robes and drums
White robed El Jebel temple members from Denver arrived by train in Oakland early this morning. They were greeted by the Mile Highers, the Colorado state hospitality committee, at the Oakland mote amid drums and brass.
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Hite
el Jebel Temple
Denver
Western Pacific
Oakland Mote
Mile Highers
Colorado
Bride and Groom Die in Plane Crash on Honeymoon
The bride and groom from Zion, Wisconsin, were killed when their plane fell 300 feet at Ashburn field. The pilot reported a jammed controls failure. A separate report from Augusta, Georgia, notes Major Brainard and Lieutenant Aldworth injured in a crash at Camp Hancock.
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Chicago
Jabel
R. C. Wheelock
Zion
Wic
Ashburn Field
John Metzger
Augusta
Brainard
Marine Corps
T. Aldworth
The
Air Service
Camp Hancock Tanning Field
University
Lient
Aldsworth
Addy
Rickenbacker Plane Crash Ends Air Mail Tour
Eddie Rickenbacker’s all metal air mail plane crashed during a short hop near Omaha ending his about country flight. The accident injured no one. lightning earlier struck Detroit. Rickenbacker attributed the halt to the failure of aviation to sustain such long tours.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Eddie Rickenbacker
Deover
Rickenbacker
United States
Harding
San Francisco
Detroit
Yvyssiland
Mich
Dexter
Iowa
Eddie Stinson
Halder
Steve Hannigan
New York
Sant Hiaie
Chicago
Theodore Lorington
Woman Dies in Flaming Garments at Portl and Ore
In Portlant Oregon on June 11 Mrs Mary Edwards 42 was found enveloped in flames in a quark and died soon after. Her clothing had been saturated with kerosene and bystanders reported she may have deliberately drenched her garments with the inflammable liquid and applied a match.
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Portlant
Ore
Mary Edwards
Keel Draws Indeterminate Term for Murder in State Prison
In Virginia City a jury convicts John Keel of second degree murder for the December shooting of James Grant at the High Up mine in Madigan county. Keel faces an indeterminate prison term of 10 to 3 years after a second trial reached a verdict as jurors at the first trial failed to agree.
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Butte
Virginia City
John Keel
James Grant
High Up
Madigan County
Japan Keeps Pact as Kato Heads New Cabinet
Tokin June 11 by The Associated Press Baron Kato leads a nonpartisan cabinet formed to uphold the Washington arms conference spirit and its terms. He is supported by the Eeiyukal majority party in the diet with Shidey v. reported as foreign minister nominee. The press, initially hostile, now shows cautious support for the premiership.
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Wathing
Katofor
Storm devastates New York as winds hit eighty eight mph
A severe storm battered New York and surrounding areas with winds up to 88 miles per hour. Dozens killed or missing, boats overturned, and mass property losses reported. City Island crowds fled as a ferry life boat failed, while Long Island Sound boaters died. crews search waters for missing bodies.
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New York
City Island
Pelham Bay
Execusion Light
Mildegrad
Interalute Park
N. 1
L8th Atreet
Pactengera
Long Island Sound
Wu Ting Fang to Rule With Li in China’s Dawn
Li Yuan Hung, recently restored as China’s chief executive, returns to power from Tianjin and names Wu Ting Fang premier. The move signals a stronger push for reunified republican rule with Sun Yat Sen’s faction and Canton backing. Wu’s premiership aligns with a broader plan to restore parliament and curb northern militarists.
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Wu Ting Fang
Dawn of True Liberty
China
Peking
Associated Press
Li Yuan-Hung
Sste
Tientain
Canton
North
Sun Yat Sen
South China
Sun
Wu Pei Fu
Chang I Tso-Lin
Police Chief Committed for Sanity Observation
Denver police chief J Muterhy of Elizabeth New Jersey was placed in a sanitarium for observation after an attack during a police officials convention. Authorities say Mulcahy appeared mentally unbalanced at the time of the incident. Names of the two attacked men were not released by hotel officials or police.
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Tune II
Aehadi J. Muterhy
Elizabeth
San Francisco
Aocal
Ton
Mulcahy
Bolles
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