Taft Named Chief Justice in Historic Appointment
Washington July 1 Former President William Howard Taft was elevated to chief justice of the United States. The nomination by President Harding was confirmed 60 to 4, with votes against by Johnson Lafollette Borah and Watson. Taft will be sworn in at the October term and is described as a Yale law professor and New Haven resident.
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Christensen Leaves for Europe to Study Industry Abroad
Parley Parker Christensen, former Labour party presidential candidate, departed East Lake City Utah for New York en route to Copenhagen. He plans a month in Norway, Holland, Belgium and England, then a week in Ireland. A Russia visit depends on entry arrangements.
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Belgium
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Fishermen's lure uses mirror bait to attract fish
New York Herald reports J F Andersen of Minetto New York has devised a fish lure with two baited hooks and a water mirror between them. The reflected light attracts the fish who investigate the mirror then see the worm and enter the basket. Andersen plans to patent the mirror holding device and claims others using it in trout pools report remarkable luck.
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A New Music Typewriter Called the kromatograph
A European invention named the kromatograph converts keyboard strokes into regular musical notation on a scroll. The composer can play freely at the piano while every keystroke is registered as music on a paper scroll, reducing the need to write by hand.
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Europe
Leive
A Man of Cleveland Size in a Post Twenty Five Years Ago
A fragmentary reminiscence from The Post notes a cartoon showing Cleveland as a menial, implying attitudes toward the presidency. It contrasts later events with the current incumbent. The piece then shifts to a legal case where lawyer Poulsen seeks to save Mrs Raber’s life and aims to exclude women from juries, arguing insanity. It discusses gendered views on jurors and judgment.
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Poulsen
Peace Delegates Stage Fist Fight On League Floor
Paris reports a League of Nations council brawl over Vilna with Askenazy and Galvanopolus clashing until Wellington Koo and Paul Hyams intervened. Poland supposedly won on points amid the furor in Geneva.
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C. F. Bertelli
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Geneva
League of Nations
Jersey City
la Liberte
League Council
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Lithuania
Askenazy
Galvanopolus
Wellington Koo
Paul Hyams
Poland
Kidnapped Omaha Woman Rescued After Night in Council Bluffs
Mrs W Petraza wife of a Spanish interpreter at the immigration bureau was abducted Wednesday night and held in a river boulevard shack in Council Bluffs. She was beaten forced to witness drunken acts and was recaptured after a chase. Investigators describe a violent night with numerous visitors. Two arrests have been made.
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Michelson to test Earth's rotation with Mount Wilson work
Chicago July 1 Professor Michelson of the University of Chicago plans experiments at Mount Wilson observatory to determine if the earth drags the ether with its rotation. He asserts the Elmstein theory predicts no such drag and says results should be highly interesting. He returned Thursday from three months as special professor in physics at the University of Paris.
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University of Paris
Sinn Fein founders freed from Mount Joy meet De Valera
Arthur Griffiths and John MacNeill, released after nine months without charges, rush to Dublin to confer with Eamon De Valera about Lloyd George conference in London. Alderman Blaines, Duggan, and other Sinn Fein members also freed, planning to join Dublin talks next Monday. Government eyes southern union states to urge De Valera to attend.
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Arthur Griffiths
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Lloyd George
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MacNeill
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Dublin
Alderman Blaines BE. J. Duggan
Dail Eireann
Sinn
What He Was from the London Telegraph a playful satire
An OCR fragment presents a chaotic dialogue about identity and family status with references to government bonds and interest. It mocks public perception of Liberty bonds and financial authority, noting confusion over where interest is paid and who bears the cost, amid scattered political commentary.
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Ponte
Nations agog for greatest fight of age
Washington July 30 ideal conditions for the Dempsey Carpentier battle at Jersey City Saturday were promised by the weather bureau Thursday night The forecast says it will be fair and not very hot likely between 85 and 90 degrees with little humidity a fairly good breeze may arrive it may dawn cloudy but will clear in a few hours and stay clear after the bout
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Washington
Jersey City
Weather Bureau
Spectacular Dempsey Carpentier Fight Draws World Crowd
A record global turnout floods New York hotels for the Dempsey Carpentier bout. Celebrities from Douglas Fairbanks to the Roosevelt family attend, with thousands of women traveling from afar. The event promises mystery and spectacle as both fighters face unprecedented public interest.
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Madame Carpentier Prepares Quiet Night For Bout
In Paris Madame Carpentier says she will watch the match alone in her room, memories of Georges weighing on her. She fears losing control if the result unsettles hopes, and she notes the press misquotes her. If Carpentier wins, a celebration is planned with Maurice Chevalier at a dance garden.
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Wisconsin shifts from wettest to driest state in union
Wisconsin will become the driest state after tomorrow as Governor Blaine signs a prohibition bill banning the manufacture or consumption of home brewed beverages. The measure, among other things, aims to outlaw home production of alcohol and is believed to be the first of its kind in the country.
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Blaine
Stillman Gifts to Flo and Baby Jay Leeds Revealed
In a Poughkeepsie divorce hearing financier James A. Stillman is shown to have established a 160000 dollar trust for Florence Leeds and a 150000 dollar fund for Baby Jay Leeds. Tiffany and Cartier slips indicate he charged 160000 dollars in jewelry to Seems and other accounts. Stillman refuses to answer, claiming potential self-incrimination, as hearings extend with the defense set to proceed Friday.
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Colonel Rand
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New York
Des Moines Officers Ousted From Police Force
Former Des Moines police leaders Jack Brophy and Frank Harty were ousted by the civil service commission after a hearing weeks earlier. Sheriff Mobb testified against them, and the board ruled them unfit to hold office, signaling a purge of senior personnel.
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FORCE
Jack Brophy
Frank Harty
Civil Service Commission
Mobb
Civil Service Board
Harding Drafted to Occupy Chair
President Harding will preside at an executive bureau chiefs meeting on Friday as Charles Dawes announces the formal budget system for the government. Dawes aims to have estimates ready by July 16 and to reorganize expenditures for the next fiscal year starting July 1, 1922, while cutting red tape and streamlining departments.
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Harding
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Uncle Sam
North Dakota bankers attack state administration at meeting
North Dakota bankers association at the closing session of its nineteenth annual convention in Grand Forks adopted resolutions condemning the state administration as unwise and inefficient. The group pledged to use lawful means to achieve the dismissal of responsible officials, with the section on the administration adopted unanimously.
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Leeds to Wed Will Become Real Prince
Paris July 1 The wedding of William H Leeds to Princess Xenia of Greece at the home of Prince Georges of Greece at St Cloud near Paris will make Leeds the first American bridegroom to take his wife's name. He is to be offered the title of prince consort immediately after the marriage, making him the first American prince consort.
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C. F. Bertelli
Paris
Young William
H. Leeda
Xenia
Greece
Prince Georges
St. Cloud
Paria
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Movie Queen and Mate Hurt in Auto Accident
Los Angeles July 1 Doris May film star and husband Wallace McDonald were slightly injured in an automobile collision last night. Their car ran into and overturned another vehicle driven by John Haemori.
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Los Angeles
Doris May
Wallace McDonald
McDonald
John Haeemoier
Saleaoer
Rail unions weigh wage cut as 1000 leaders meet
Chicago July 1 unions discuss wage reductions set to take effect Friday. Leaders from 1000 unions weigh acceptance or rejection amid fears of a transportation halt. AFL leaders urge restraint and avoid walkouts, aiming for a united stance after Friday talks with big four railroad brotherhoods.
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Labor Board
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Goig
Naion
Jewell Guarda
Jewell
Paroled: Wealthy Woman Pleads Guilty to Larceny
Mrs. Etta B. Heil wife of a millionaire broker and banker, charged with four counts of larceny in Chicago’s Gold Coast, is paroled for one year in her husband’s custody after admitting the burglaries. Medical testimony states a nervous breakdown, not kleptomania. Loot valued between 20 000 and 50 000 dollars. much recovered at her luxurious home.
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Etta B. Heil
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Hughes Sends Sharp Note on Panama Lands
Washington July 1 Secretary of State Hughes today served a note on Panama demanding abandonment of disputed territory under the White award. Hughes delivered the notification to Foreign Minister Garay of Panama in conference.
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Disabled veterans hiss name of J Dempsey on floor
Detroit July report shows Jack Dempsey name met with jeers as a veteran group debated honorary status. A Western veterans organization denied he deserved honorary membership, calling him undeserving.
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J. Dempsey
Detroit
Touring Country In Five Ton Truck Across the West
Aboard a five ton truck, Mr and Mrs K J Cowles and family and Miss Dora Anderson of Watsonville Cal paused at Melgaard park camp grounds. Their home on wheels includes electric lights running water beds and a music machine. They travel with books, left California three months ago, visited New York Washington New England and Canadian points, then plan to return to California via Yellowstone Trail in two months, having logged 7000 miles.
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American Farm Bureau aims to aid farming groups
In Beadle County, R C Pollock of the American Farm Bureau said the federation seeks to support other farm organizations, is non sectarian and non political, and works to address farmers economic problems. He outlined its history and growth to 43 states and about 1,500,000 members worldwide.
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Beadle County
BIOUX CITY MARKET Endorsed by Federation
The South Dakota Farm Bureau Federation executive committee endorsed the Farmers' Union Co-operative Livestock Commission Company at Sioux City Iowa and the company cow being established at South Saint Paul as desirable terminal marketing agencies for co operative shipping associations. Fire nearly burned four cars west of Pukwana destroying rear-seat items and gear before extinguished.
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8. D
South Dakota Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers’ Union Co-operative Livestock Commission Company
Sioux City
Co-operative Livestock Commission Company
South St. Paul
Kimball
Pukwana
Land values rise in Potter county over 20 years
Gettysburg 3 D reports Potter county land has increased tenfold from two decades ago. An old file recalls Steve Simon offered 14000 for 160 acres but held out for 20000. Current nearby raw school land sold at 84 per acre and resold at 110 per acre, suggesting Simon's quarter could be worth 150000 to 175000 with improvements. Rapid City: three live moose are being moved to the state park after capture near Jackson Hole by Deputy Game Warden Hawley. Lemmon: air management plans including a horse racing event at the fair with a $10 prize for a half mile gate race. Humboldt: school board contracts Prof H. Harris of Spencer to become superintendent for next year.
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Potter County
Steve Simon
Simon
Rapid City
State Park
Hawley
Sioux Falls
Wyoming
Lemmon
Interstate Air Management
Horton Potter
U S Wooden Ships To Be Sold
Washington June The Shipping Board will dispose of 187 government wooden ships. The sale details were announced in Chairman Lasker's office. Most ships are laid up in the James River at Newport News Virginia and the bidding will open July 1.
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Shipping Board
Lasker
James River
Newport News
U S Silk Industry Gains Threefold in United States
Washington June the silk industry in the United States grows nearly threefold in five years with total value of products around 695 million dollars, up from 264 million in 2014. Pennsylvania leads national production with 37 percent of the output and 99.4 percent of the total value.
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