Dawes and Lawen Compose Music Surprise
Earl L. Shaus reports that Henry Dawes, the wartime leader and action man, has a musical side with a new piece "Melody in A Major." Phonograph records feature the composition played by Fritz Kreisler, who praises its beauty after learning the composer’s identity.
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Chicago
Holl
Maria” Dawes
Congressional
Frits Kretler
Witcher
Charles
Dawes
Uuwes
Gren
Lawen
Warchor
Washington
Phonoraph
Rita Kreisler
Kreisler
Pershing Named Chief of Staff of the Army
Washington July 2 Gen Joan J Pershing was appointed chief of staff of the United States army, relieving Maj Gen Peyton C March who goes on leave until his retirement in November. Maj Gen James G Harbord becomes his principal assistant in the new role.
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March
Washington
Joan J. Pershing
United States Army
Peyton C. March
France
James G. Harbord
Hold Kidnappers Of Omaha Woman Charged In Court
In Council Bluffs Iowa on July 2 special report says Al Schulte 41 was arrested Friday and charged with keeping a disorderly house where Mrs W Pezra was held after her kidnapping. Two Omaha men are jailed on kidnapping and white slavery charges. The abducted woman, still recovering, appeared in court with her husband.
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al Schulte
W. Pezrza
Ate
Omaha
Whits Dllavery
Woman Dies Fighting Flames Near Homestead
Miss Ida Greenfield former New York City attorney died while battling forest fires near her homestead in the mountains behind Mincerita canyon California She was found near her allotment after a search party discovered her body Friday She died from extreme heat and exhaustion not from burns and the body showed heat blistering while the fire threatened her 160 acre property.
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Cal
Ida Greenfield
New York City
Mincerita Canyon
Mine Greenfield
Newhall
Banker Surrenders Amid Tacoma Bank Indictments
Thooms Washington July 2 J B E Chil berg former president of the Scandinavian American banks in Tacoma surrendered Friday to answer five indictments returned by the county grand jury last April in connection with the failure of the Scandinavian-American bank here. Fire incident at a nearby village reported with no action taken as volunteers arrived.
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Wash
J. BE. Chilberg
Tacoma
Heaith
New York
Justice Donnelly
Jack Dempsey
Win Klein
Frank Spellman
Dempsey
Spellman
Jack Kearna
Jack
Batavia
N. Y
Kearns
Jack Kearn
Robert Edgren
Bob
Diplomatic Mail Stolen Under Probe in Europe
Washington officials investigate the disappearance of three diplomatic pouches addressed to American representatives in Europe. The inquiry follows reports that the documents may have been moved, with postal authorities reviewing the incident at the request of the state department.
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State Department
Europe
Auerto Dona Mane Be
Senate Passes Knox Porter Peace Resolution
Washington July 2 The Senate adopted the Knox Porter peace measure by 38 to 19 following House action, paving the way for a formal end to the war with Germany. President Harding planned to sign before the holiday, aiming for peace to take effect on Independence Day. A separate treaty of amity and commerce would follow, with debate highlighting Democratic criticisms as a political surrender.
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United States
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House
Knox Porter
Walsh
Massachusetts
Watzon
Georgia
Shields
Tennessee
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Missouri
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Underwood
Alabama
Tornado Wrecks Adams Nebraska Buildings
A small tornado struck Adams Nebraska between 3 and 4 PM Friday destroying several buildings and blowing down chimneys and trees. A cloudburst accompanied the wind, no injuries were reported, and telephone service between Adams and Sterling was badly disrupted with many wires down. About two and a half inches of rain fell in one hour from the storm.
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Neb
Sterling
Hardings on Vacation With Frelinghuysen
President and Mrs. Harding left Washington for Raritan New Jersey to visit Senator and Mrs. Frelinghuysen for the Fourth. The presidential party includes Speaker Gillette Brig Gen Sawyer Dr. and Mrs Bowyer Senators Hale and Frelinghuysen. They traveled in a chair car with light golf planned. Rumors of attending the Demspey Carpentier bout near Jersey City were denied.
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Harding
Raritan
N. J
Joseph Frelinghuysen
Frederick Gillette
Charles E. Sawyer
Mra. Bowyer
Hale
Frelinghuysen
Mexican Dealers Refuse U S Coin At River Border
Mexican government orders effective today require all purchases in Mexico to be made with Mexican money. Shopkeepers at Piedras Negras across the Rio Grande refuse American currency, causing great inconvenience to Americans shopping there. Arrangements are being made for improved money changing facilities at the international bridge.
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Laredo
Tex
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Piedras Negras
Rio Grande
International Bridge
Wanderer on Trial for His Life in Chicago
Carl Wanderer, convicted slayer of his wife, her unborn child, and a supposed ragged stranger, faced a trial for his life as attorneys argued in court. Wanderer sat back, showing indifference, as the proceedings aimed to decide his fate rather than seek mercy. The case appears to hinge on the outcome of the hearing.
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Chicago
Carl Wanderer
Wanderer
Carpentier Money Goes Begging In New York
New York July 2 Despite shortened odds Dempsey money was scarce with bookmakers reporting 100000 Carpentier bets going begging. Bets were at 2 to 1, 3 to 1, and 8 to 5 while small wagers proliferated. Darnell and Co. took 40090 in cash with orders to bet against 25000 that Carpentier would not respond to the seventh round. Commissions included 1000 to 8000 that he would be knocked out early and 5000 that he would be put to sleep in the fifth.
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New York
Dempsey
Darnell & Co
Broad Street
Carpentier
Bride of Two Weeks Dies in Bed After Quarrel
An unofficial inquiry is begun into the death of 20 year old Mire Harris, a bride of two weeks, found dead in her Thuradway home with a pistol in her hand. The case follows a quarrel with her husband shortly before the tragedy.
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Pretty Mire
Ir Harris
One Look Enough From the Non-Partisan Leader
A reprint recounts a political campaign incident involving a reelecting candidate who asked a Quaker wife to fetch her husband. The husband did not appear, and the exchange ended with the Quaker woman noting the husband had seen her, while he remained away.
Unusually Warm Unusually Dry Is Record for 1921
Weather notes show June heat drove 1921 to a record with 7.4 degrees above average per day and 1,348 degrees above the baseline since January 1. Rainfall lagged by 4.18 inches, including 1.78 inches in June, while sunshine totaling 466.1 hours was hindered by nine cloudy days.
Burglar Locks Mayor Butcher In Ice Box Killings
United Press reports burglars looted a cash register then locked Mayor Seelig, a butcher, in a hip refrigerator and set a fire. Firefighters found Beelig suffocated after extinguishing the flames. Police probe ongoing into the Chicago incident dated July 2.
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Seelig
Beelig
Legion News Highlights From Minnesota and Midwest Posts
Legion posts across Minnesota and nearby states report activity and tributes. Sergt Alvin York joined Chattanooga Post. Anthony Kansas post to shock 600 acres of wheat for club rooms. a young man killed in St Paul had his burial with full military honors after his body was found with a medal locket. Minnesota posts mobilize to inform job seekers about highway work. Crookston Post buys 750 dollars of city bonds for a municipal pool. Murray County posts prize best three-squad drill teams. Buhl plans public concerts with 400 dollars for a Legion band. Fargo pageantry recounts Sioux era to World War I. Archie Vernon accepts governor appointment to service bonus claims without salaried pay. Des Moines parade features Ed Caldwell, 6 ft 6 in, forcing a man to salute the flag. Orange City presents Waikiki Lou musical twice due to demand. Legion membership drive to double figures begins July 4 per Col Galbraith. Marshal Foch plans to attend Kansas City convention. Gold Star Cemetery burial marks a World War II death. Detroit convention honors Col Galbraith with a ceremonial parade ahead of meetings.
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St. Paul
Minn
Potters’ Field
United States
American Legion
Gardner Good by an Operation
Tacoma July 1 Roy Gardner mall train robber now in federal penitentiary at McNeil Island after two escapes may be operated on to reform him a state ment by maternal justice agent Mrs McColl indicates Gardner asked to be operated on and to lead the life God intended.
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Wash
Roy Gardner
McNeil Island
McColl
Department of Justice
Washington
Gardner
Report on Cotton Crop Conditions Decline in Acreage
United Press reports Washington July 1 the condition of the 193? cotton crop on June 26 was 60.3 percent. Total acreage planted stood at 26,519,000 acres, down 10,624,000 from last year. Estimated yield 423,000 bales versus 12,966,784 last year.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
OS Uesen
Massacres by Turks and Greeks reported
Constantinople July 1 The allied high commissioners inform The Porte that violation of the neutral zone will be a casus belli Grand Vizier Tawfik Pasha pleads with the Angora government to respect the allied command for neutrality The zone is depopulated with fifty thousand refugees including Greeks and Armenians evacuated from Thrace and Constantinople
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Porte
Tawfik Pasha
Angora
Lemid
Turkey
Union Heads for Beating Strike in Rail Wage Dispute
A committee of five will decide the action of railway workers on the wage decrease. The conference of 16 railroad unions, chaired by B M Jewell and E H Fitzgerald, met to determine the final policy.
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Tae Valley
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
E. H. Fitzgerald
On of Rail
Rail unions face wage cut as strike fears loom
Two million railroad workers begin reduced pay today as unions meet to decide on acceptance of a 12 percent wage cut ordered by the railroad labor board. Leaders aim to hold members in line to prevent a walkout amid concerns over unemployment, public support, and the broader economic adjustment. some unions report votes against the cut while any strike remains unlikely before leader decisions.
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Chicago
United Sates Railroad Labor Board
Railroad Department
American Federation of Labor
Timothy Healy
Stationary Engineers
Ar Ollers’ Organization
L. E K. Sheppard
Ee Oi Hare
Neetatinn Tndan
OTAINE LEADERS ARE CONVICTED OTAINE LEADERS ARE CONVICTED
Alexander Howat and August Dorchy, Kansas Miners union executives, were found guilty of a misdemeanor by a jury in Columbus Kansas. The offense carries up to one year in jail and a $1000 fine. The verdict followed nearly 12 hours of deliberation after the case began Thursday night. Howat plans to appeal after sentencing. The leaders were charged with violating the Kansas Industrial Court Law by calling a strike at Mackie coal mines in Pittsburgh Kansas to press back wages allegedly due a miner. Howat has previous convictions but never a jury verdict before.
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Kan
Alexander Howat
August Dorchy
Kansas Miners’ Union
Howat
Kansas Industrial Court
Mackie
Pitteburg
Farley to be buried with military honors in Bancroft
Fletcher L. Farley, a World War hero, will be buried with military honors in Bancroft Neb after his body arrived Friday. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 pm at the city park following a service at his parents home. Farley, 29, enlisted in the marines and was among the first American troops in France. He crawled into No Man's Land to rescue his wounded captain, was shot five times, and died June 24 1918 in an American hospital.
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Bancroft, Neb
American Legion
Fletcher L. Farley
Belleau
Wood
France
Farley
Bancroft
Edward Farley
No Man's Land
Woman Found Dead Seeks Missing Husband in Kansas City
Police search for a man who registered as John Alleh with a 23 year old wife in an East Twelfth street hotel. The woman died from a skull fracture while doctors suspect poisoning. An autopsy of stomach contents is under way.
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Kansas City
East Twelfth Street
John Alleh
Denver
Hoe
General Hospital
Aged man ends life with rope in barn
John Page aged 60, a farmhand on Martin Frome’s property near Dunlap Indiana, hanged himself in a barn. No motive or clues to his history or family connections were found. The report notes no apparent motive for the suicide.
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Dunlap
John Page
Martin Frome
Page
Senator McCumber Pushes Soldier Bonus Bill
Washington reports Senator McCumber of North Dakota will push the Senate to take up the soldier bonus bill as soon as the maternity bill is disposed of. The item notes other curious asides about recent Paris fears, timber usage for clothespins, and Mary Pickford planning to attend a big fight.
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Washington
McCumber
North Dakota
Senate
Mary Plekford
Ble
Doug
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