President Coolidge postpones sugar tariff cut decision
Washington June 14 President Coolidge announces indefinite postponement of a half cent per pound sugar duty reduction. He cites lack of agreement on domestic vs imported sugar costs and protects the beet sugar industry while keeping options open if world prices shift.
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Chicago police wage house to house drive on gangland
Chicago officers and authorities headline a sweeping crackdown after a deadly gunfight left a man wounded and five police officers killed in the week. Chief Collins orders a citywide, house by house search targeting gang members with confiscations of arms liquor and ammunition as indictments loom.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars 10 Begin Annual State Camp
The Veterans of Foreign Wars 10 hold their annual state encampment this morning with many World War I delegates and a few veterans from other wars. Notable figures include Bugler Titus of the 9th Infantry and Marine support at the Water Gate during Chinese clashes. The procession of heroes and veterans continues as the event opens.
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Picnic party ejects Dawes from Des Plaines picnic
A picnic group from the Irving Fark Baptist church found a man with a queer pipe seated at their chosen luncheon table in the Des Plaines forest preserve. “Would you mind moving, Mister?” a picnicker asked, and Vice-President Charles G. Dawes moved to another spot without fuss.
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Associated Press
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Des Plaines Forest Preserve
Charles G. Dawes
Infant Smothering Fatal at Wees Butte Twin Baby Survives
In Wees Butte on June 14, a 7 month old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence, was found dead in her crib believed to have suffocated overnight by bedclothes. Coroner Holland stated no inquest is needed.
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Associated Press
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Robert Lawrence
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Imprisoned Miner Free After 57 Hours in Mine Tunnel
Robert Hill survived a 57 hour entrapment in the Baltic mine tunnel near Grass Valley California. He woke to rescuers only minutes before a near miss at the tunnel mouth and returned home to a large crowd.
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Associated Press
Robert Hill
Baltic Mine
Todas
Taxable Incomes in United States 1923 Figures Released
Washington reports 1923 personal incomes totaled 26.336 billion with 7,698,521 filers. Taxes collected were 703.962 million, down 137 million from 1922 due to Congress grant refunds. New York remains top state in returns and tax totals.
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Broker's death ends life of I A Hailbronner chief
A. Hailbronner, 50, president of the I A Hailbronner Company, a noted brokerage firm, shot himself this morning. His body was found by secretary Walrath at the firm’s offices. Rioting erupts in Nova Scotia as United Mine Workers strike violence spreads to Glace Bay and Sydney pits with looting of a warehouse and a private store. Police and troops guard steel plants and power stations as unrest continues.
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Associated Press
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Aberdeen
Robed band abduct attempt ends in two deaths
Haleyville Alabama June 14 Associated Press Lee Martin 38 died and John Jackson 39 wounded after a rob ed band tried to break into Jacksons home early last night Jackson fired as the front door was breached He said he had received warnings to quit farming but cannot explain the motive Neighbors found a revolver rope and flashlight at the Jackson residence and deputies could not identify other band members.
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Haleyville
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Associated Press
Lee Martin
John Jackson
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Martin
Sland of Formosa Trembles with Shocks Report
Earthquake shocks began Sunday morning near 2 30 o clock in Miarenko Formosa and continued into the afternoon. Seventy nine shocks were noted causing damage to houses and terrors among inhabitants. No casualties reported. Cleveland funeral notice for Warren Stone president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers and Allied Interests. He died Friday.
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Formosa
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Associated T Press
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Attitude of Mexico and U S Sparks Diplomatic Clash
President Calles of Mexico rejects Secretary Kellogg's remarks as a threat to sovereignty and an insult. He says Mexico will not submit to foreign intervention and cites its claims commissions as proof of complying with international obligations. Washington dispatch notes ongoing friction over foreign influence and domestic affairs.
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World Y Worker Warns of America in War Peril
Sherwood Eddy of the National M. C. council told delegates at the social workers conference that the United States ranks as a danger zone for war alongside Russia, the Balkan states and Germany France. He cited his 15 years in Asia and nine in the Near East and warned of rising regional tensions and suspicions toward the United States from Latin America and Japan.
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Amundsen Hidden Gasoline Cache Exposed by Hammer
Hollywood aviator Haakon Hammer, longtime associate of Roald Amundsen, claims the polar explorer stored ten tons of gasoline in a cache between Wainwright and Point Barrow, Alaska. The assertion hints at Amundsen's possible secret northern mission and recurring near fatal flight incidents.
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Burned Kai-Peng Church and Murdered Italian Priest
Reports from Kai-Peng say the Roman Catholic church was burned yesterday and an Italian priest was killed. In Tientsin thousands joined a parade with no disorder as authorities guarded streets and foreign concessions. Armed troops patrolled main arteries and machine gun detachments protected crossings amid tensions.
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Peking
Associated Press
Kai-Peng
Dentist confesses killing wife and concealing corpse
Dr Thomas Young, a Los Angeles dentist, admits to killing Grace Young last February at a Beverly Glen cabin. He allegedly threw her body into a cistern beneath the cabin and sealed it with concrete with help from Patrick Grogan Jr. The Grogan fortune heiress was the estate administratrix for the late Patrick Grogan.
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Olive King
Grogan
Oftice
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Here
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Hoir
Youns
Five Die When Gas Launch Capsizes Off Laguna Beach
A 38 member party from Hiveride residents went on a fishing expedition in the 30 foot gas launch Thelma when it capsized near Laguna Beach California. Five men drowned: Squires Farnsworth Morris Morr McClain. Survivors were rescued by surfboard crew led by Duke Kahanamohu and other local swimmers who recovered the craft and men.
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Associated Press
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Duke Kahanamohu
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Windstorm Strikes Illinois Between Savana and San Jose
A June windstorm caused houses to be blown down and telecoms wrecked in central Illinois between Savana and San Jose. An Springfield electrician Bert Hall was seriously injured when his car overturned near Mason. A water-spout flooded areas and debris injured several motorists. one car overturned with five people aboard.
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Associated Press
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San Jose
Bert Hall
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Lewis Issues Plea for American Coal Miner
John L. Lewis, president of the United States Mine Workers, argues in a new book that to ensure a steady coal supply at fair prices, uneconomical mines must close and freight rates must fall. He warns American law must reach remote areas and political rights must be equal to the dollar, urging an end to non-union tyranny in coal fields.
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