Dempsey Camp Visit Shows Shade Dispute and Warmer Tone
Atlantic City dispatch notes Dempsey’s camp at Carpentier’s site with Tom Fitz details. Ring observer describes sparring partners, the lack of trees vs jets of shade, and Dempsey’s aura as world champion. Mentions Tiny Maxwell and Johnny Conlon. notes hotel stay, jitneys, and beach plan. Also references Mellon debt extension plan and refunding bill.
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Mr Dempseys Camp
Pacific Ave
Niles Michigan
Olnt
Carpentier's
Champs
Jack
Dempsey
De Valera Arrested in London Disturbance Mixup
London reports say President Eamon De Valera of the Irish republic was arrested Wednesday night then released Thursday morning with no charges. A street disturbance led to a police stop that identified him. Discrepancies exist among outlets about the arrest and recovered documents.
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Ex- Drews
Dublin
de Valera
Universal Service
Daily Telegraph
Trish
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Daily Mail
Huge British airship in first trial flight begins
The B-38 lifted from Cardington Ledfordshire on its first trial flight at 6:53 pm, aiming to stay aloft overnight. Acting skipper Lieut A H Wann led a crew including Commanders Maxfield Bing and Dyer, Commodore Malland, and Flight Lieutenant Pritchard, famed for the K-34 anchor mission. The ship is slated to sail to America in early August.
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Kenyon
Cardington
Ledfordshire
A. H. Wann
Maxfield
Bing
Dyer
Disappearing window theft links stunts to Paris bandits
Pari June 24 Jewelers in Rue De La Paix install disappearing show windows after bandits raided the street in broad daylight last Sunday. They stole gems valued at more than 200000. A copper wire contact behind the window sinks the pane into the basement when tampered with, triggering an electrical glow and revealing the device.
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Rue de la Paix
Bandita
Australia backs renewal of Anglo Japan treaty
London dispatch quotes Melbourne correspondent praising the Anglo Japan entente renewal and noting Australia’s strong support for renewing the Anglo Japan treaty while mentioning a finance committee meeting on a Wednesday. The report underscores international alignment amid ongoing discussions in London.
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Melbourne
London Express
Australia
Finance Committee
Americans Excluded by Soviet Attitude Cited by Moscow Radio
Berlin dispatch reports Moscow radio says Soviet refusal to admit Americans stems from U S policy toward Russia. The broadcast claims the move is a reprisal and notes 23 foreign missions in Russia enjoy secret cipher privileges, suggesting a crisis could leak via those channels.
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Karl H. von Wiegand
Berlin
Russia
Moscow
America
Maryland sails for San Francisco next month
The dreadnaught Maryland will leave Norfolk for San Francisco in early July under Captain Charles F. Preaton. The ship, built with 16 inch guns, is described as potentially among the most powerful battleships, with naval experts debating the relative strength of 14 and 18 inch armaments for future programs.
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Maryland
Norfolk
San Francisco
Denby
Charles F. Preaton
Hapter Roada
Great Britainia
Publicity Bill Targets War Profiteers and Slackers
Washington June 24. Representative Beck of Wisconsin introduces a resolution to expose all individuals or corporations that earned more than 25 percent during the war. Beck accuses profiteers of withholding over 41 billion dollars from federal tax receipts.
Mother Drowns After Rescuing 3 Children
Peoria Illinois June 24 Mia Alice Connolly 44 drowned after rescuing three children from drowning The exhausted mother fell into the water after the third child was saved Clifford Packard 12 died of tetanus two days after stepping on a rusty adhoe
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Almson
Clifford Packard
Gompers Fights For AFL Presidency At Convention
Denver June 24 Samuel Gompers fought to retain the AFL presidency amid charges over Ireland policy as John L Lewis pressed for change. The election was postponed to the convention's last session. Gompers defended his stance and urged a dignified declaration, while Lewis's allies said his bid gained no real ground. Denver also saw a defeat for a referendum proposal giving war power to the people by 21 742 to 14 690.
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American Federation of Labor
Ireland
John L. Lewis
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Erin
J. A. McGuire
San Francisco
United States
Atlantic City
Lewin
Gompera
M'CUMBER RAPS PROFITEERS
Senator McCumber attacks wartime profiteering in a June Senate speech backing his adjusted compensation bill for former servicemen. The finance committee favors the measure as both gratitude and justice for veterans. CHICAGO Quaker Oats declares 1% ordinary dividend while maintaining preferred payout. Washington Philippine autonomy debate cited by Commissioner de Veyra as proof of growing American confidence, noting autonomy act passage in 1916 reduced fears of investment harming independence. Norpole: a 200000 wheel guzzling job awarded to a Lincoln contracting firm.
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McCumber
North Dakota
Anure
Finance Committee
Washington
Philippines
J. C. de Veyra
Congressional Record
Phillippines
Navy budget uproar ends with modest gains, critics claim
Washington notes a clash over naval appropriations as Senate and House squabble, adding about 18 million to a slim base while opposing factions fear underfunding. Guam base plan looms unresolved amid looming fiscal year end and urgent need for Pacific defense.
Jurors to Decide Woman’s Fate in Ziegler Case
Chicago June 84 Mrs Isabella Cora Orthwein who pleaded self defense after admitting she killed Herbert P Ziegler may learn her fate Friday as the state opened its argument. Orthwein fainted in court Thursday and was carried out. She testified that Ziegler only had a key to her apartment when she was away from the city and that he kept it to care for the birds dogs and gold fish to counter the state’s claim he had a right to enter the apartment the night of the shooting.
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Isabella Cora Orthwein
Herbert P. Ziegler
Orthwein
Chicago Lawyer Named General Counsel to Shipping Board
Washington June 24 Elmer Echiesinger a Chicago law firm member was named general counsel for the United States Shipping Board He pledged to reorganize the legal department to handle outstanding claims estimated as funding close to 600000000 dollars and cents.
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Washington
Elmer Echiesinger
Chicago
United States Shipping Board
Senate Bill Lets Treasury Extend Big War Debt Loans
Washington June 24 The Senate opened a bill to authorize the secretary of the treasury with presidential approval to arrange for refunding vast war debts owed by foreign powers The measure allows indefinite liquidation and gradual payment as debtor nations can afford It aims to reassure that loans will not be canceled and has the president's backing Senator Penrose to lead hearings with Secretary Mellon explaining the refunding plan The bill seeks to clear misapprehensions about unpaid debts and argues that European debtors are sound and will settle in time The move is expected to aid economic readjustment and restore confidence
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Mayor Bader
Atlantic City
Jack
Johnny Conlon
Tiny Maxwell
Tiny
Johnny
Bell Syndicate Nec
Mellon
Washington
Conference Committee On
Poindexter
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House
Denby
Conference Committee
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Australia
New Zealand
Great Britain
Pacific
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Guam
Secretary of the Treasury
Penrose
Finnance Committee
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Harding
Congress
United States
Ill Man Transferred to Fast Boat at Sea
The steamer Orbita picked up American patient Robert Denas from a slower vessel after appendicitis worsened. A Yale graduate and son of the former president of Phoenixville Iron Works, he will be rushed to a hospital for immediate operation upon docking in Philadelphia.
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Orbita
Robert Denas
Yale
Phoenixville Iron Works
Phoenixville
Orbital
Noted beauty witness in a divorce scandal
New York June 24 Mrs George Peabody a prominent social figure in New York Boston and London testifies for Mrs Charles Sewell Barrell in a suit for separation and child custody Admitting friendship outweighed publicity she says Dr Barrell walked with her at Bald Head Cliff Massachusetts to study theology and attempted to kiss her and coerce affection.
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George Peabody
Boston
London
Charles Sewell Barrell
Peabody
Mayes Sues R R for 55976 in Crossing Mishap
J W Mayes of Corning files in district court at Council Bluffs seeking 55976 damages from Burlington railroad after a fast train struck his car carrying him and his infant, tossing them 20 feet into a fence and delaying burial. The accident occurred in Corning on April 9, 191?
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Burlington
J. W. Mayes
Corning
Maynes Enka
France to Spend Big on Protection Plans
Paris reports the government will spend 690 million francs to double the Republican Guard. The extra forces will safeguard the president, diplomats, and distinguished visitors amid ongoing fears of leftist sabotage attempts.
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France
Paris
Republican Guard
Woman's car crash sentence narrows driving ban
From the Minneapolis Tribune a motor car driven by a young woman in Wahpeton killed a late girl. The young woman was sentenced to one year in the county jail with one month to serve and the rest suspended on conditions that she not ride in a motor vehicle for a year and not drive for five years. The creature entails the serving of the…
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Minneapolis Tribune
Wilcox predicts Dempsey win in brief bout forecast
Indianapolis on June 22 reports auto race driver Howdy Wilcox believes Dempsey will win easily. He says the fight will not last more than five rounds, asserting Dempsey's strength ruggedness and punching power over the French challenger.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Howard “Howdy” Wilcox
Dempsey
SEA MYSTERIES AND PIRATE ROMANCE IN NEWS ACCOUNTS
The piece nostalgically links modern ship vanishings to swashbuckling sea lore and classic pirates, recalling Captain Kidd and Blackbeard with red caps and treasure imagery. It juxtaposes romance of the sea with present headlines, naming R L S, Coolidge remarks, and notes on labor party meetings and homeopathy leadership.
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Blackbeard
Verieat Old Salt
Gloucester
R. L
IX BOATS SINK IN TEXAS STORM
A tropical storm sweeping the Texas gulf coast from Brownevville to Port Arthur caused the sinking of boats off port Arkansas. The weather disrupted telephone and telegraph lines in parts of the region and caused minor crop and property damage. The report notes the storm’s extent rather than its force.
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Dallas
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Corpus Christi
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Iynorees
OIG Appears Before Denby on Speech Controversy
Washington June 24 Rear Admiral Sims presented Secretary of the Navy Denby with his version of the London jackasa speech in writing. Denby will decide Friday on disciplinary steps, possibly a board of inquiry or a reprimand, after reviewing the ungarbled account and Sims response.
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Sims
Secretary of the Navy
Denby
Powhatan
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Naval War College
Newport
R. I
Counterfeiters nabbed after long chase across states
David Dickinson reveals the arrest in Davenport of William Stover his wife and James Hazelwood for operating a major counterfeit ring. The trio faced bonds of 7000 each and owned a full printing setup to raise one to fifty dollar notes. They traveled through Des Moines Chicago Kansas City St Louis and more. Operator George Smith aided arrests.
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David Dickinson
Federal Secret Service Department
District of Omaha
Rock Island
Davenport
Dicksheen
William Stover
James Hazelwood
Mr. Dickinson
Des Moines
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
George Smith
Omaha
Dickinson
Priest Lake
Ida
Bruther
Stover
Smith
Names of war profiteers to be published by treasury
Washington June 24 The names of all war profiteers would be published to the country under a resolution introduced in the House by Representative Beck Republican of Wisconsin. The measure calls on the secretary of the treasury to issue public lists of those who made profits exceeding 26 percent on invested capital during the war.
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Washington
Representative Beck
Wisconsin
Secretary of the Treasury
Congressman Beck
House
Coleman Dupont Reported Very Ill in Colorado Springs
A Wall Street report on Thursday claimed General Coleman Dupont is very ill at Colorado Springs. His secretary at the Dupont de Nemours office in New York denied the illness is as serious as reported.
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New York
Wall Street
Coleman Dupont
Colorado Springs
Dupont de Nemours Corporation
United States attorney Williams backed by senators in northern California
Washington dispatch notes John T Williams of San Francisco slated for the U S attorney post for the northern district of California after Senators Johnson and Shortridge joined in supporting the appointment. Also Charles M F Brown, a longtime embassy messenger in London, earned the Order of the British Empire, a rare honor for a Black official.
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Jqhn_ T. Williams
San Francisco
United States
California
Johnson
Shortridge
Wiliams
Wabsbhington
Charlies
M. F. Brown
Messenger
United
Sir Auckland Geddes
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