Convict Inventor Refuses Offers for Flight Propeller Pact
John King, 15year prisoner and inventor of a revolutionary fourblade propeller, has rejected monetary offers and says society will gain his invention when he is released. The warden and Maj. Hill note the device gains 90 percent efficiency, with blades shifting along a central shaft. King claims the idea arose during solitary confinement and he worked five years on plans.
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Harry C. Hill
State Penitentiary
King
Maj. Hill
Howard Again Heads Typographical Union Victory Totals
INDIANAPOLIS June 2 AP The plurality of Charles P Howard candidate for re election as president of the International Typographical Union rose to 10020 as 539 unions were unofficially tabulated The Howard vote stood at 31308 while Fred Barker of Spokane led with 11885 D Soerstrom of Streator third with 9401 Godruff Randolph Chicago favoring re election as secretary treasurer had 31417 to Johns Buckley New York 18230
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Charles P. Howard
International Typographical Union Today
Howard
Fred Barker
Spokane
Washington
D. Soerstrom
Streator
Godruff Randolph
Chicago
Idate
John J. Buckley
New York
W. C. T. U Opposed to Day Referendum
Mrs. Nellie G. Burger, president of the Missouri W. C. T. U., declared in Springfield that her organization would oppose any move to start a prohibition referendum. The remark followed Senators Walsh of Montana and Jones of Washington saying they would rely on voters in the states to decide liquor issues.
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Springfield
Nellie G. Burger
Missouri W. CG. T. U
Thomas Walsh
Montana
Wesley L. Jones
Washington
Arrests Promised in Chickasha Lynching
In Chickasha Oklahoma Attorney General J Berry King announced expected arrests after an inquiry into a mob assault that left Henry Argo a Negro dead. Over 100 witnesses were summoned for the inquest set for tomorrow as Sheriff Sankey explains he went to Purcell on business. Mrs Cliff English recovering after surgery at St Marys Hospital.
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Chickasha
Okla
Henry Argo
Matt Sankey
Sankey
Purcell
Oklahoma
Cliff English
St. Mary’s Hospital
Kansas Auditor Faces Embezzlement Charge in Topeka
State Auditor Will J. French stands trial in district court on embezzlement charges filed by Governor Clyde Reed via Attorney General William Smith. Prosecutors accuse him of converting 1492.70 dollars from an abandoned river channel fund. One of six counts was dismissed. French blames political conflict over money spending.
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Topeka
Kas
Will J. French
Clyde M. Reed
District Courte
Reed
William A. Smith
French
Crevasses Force Flood Fight Near Alexandria Louisiana
Two large breaks on the swollen Red River forced flood teams to shift from farms north of Alexandria to Markayille area below the city. Weakened dykes are expected to crest this week as water covers about 3,500 acres of plantation land. A temporary emergency levee stopped the advance three miles north.
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Alexander, LA
Red River
Alexandria
Markayille
Boyce
Here
Levee Breach Causes Dual Breaks Along River
Readable fragments describe a levee strain and a narrow crevasse that finally opened and stretched to about 200 feet. Hours later another breach occurred three miles downstream, while unrelated notes mention a city resident visiting over a holiday weekend.
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Trevasss
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