European nations fall in line behind Britain on war debt payments
In Washington on June 15 AP reports European powers largely comply with wartime debt timelines. Poland defaulted the $3.539 million due, Italy will pay $1.0 million of $19.545 million, France will default on $40.738 million, Britain to pay $10 million in silver though full debt remains unsettled. Finland pays its $148,582 in full, while talks between Britain and the United States will review the debt issue for Congress consideration.
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Washington
Great Britain
State Department
Poland
Rosso
Italy
Dispatches
Paris
France
Prence
United States
Congress
William Phillips
Finland
Patek
Phillips
Laboulaye
Two-murder bank raid in Missouri prompts manhunt
Report from Ashland details a bank robbery in Mexico with two or three killers, one awaiting in a sedan. Authorities doubt the robbers and slayers are the same, as rewards rise from Missouri officials and local governments. Major Love joins the hunt as planes and river craft scour the area.
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Ber
Mexico
Castel
Phil Love
Charles Ma. Lindbergh
St. Louis S
Central
Missouri
Governor Park
Boone County
City of Columbia
Bank Robbery Suspects Sought After Double Slaying
Coroner E C Davis summoned a jury to probe the double slaying as lawmen from Kansas City and Missouri pursue Raymond Fischell alias Edward Doyle and Joe Clarke. Descriptions include three men in two cars, with reports placing suspects in central Missouri as authorities broadcast warrants and question witnesses.
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Ious Bankers’ Association
E. C. Davis
W. H. Sapp
Kansas City
Kirkwood
Macon
Cesteel
Casteel
Raymond Fischell
Edward Doyle
Joe Clarke
St. Louis
Clarke
Doyle
Cotone
Ashland
Booney County
Colonel Casteel
Engle~ Wood
Boone County
Castel
Missouri
Unguentine Promise Behind the Red and Yellow Tube
A vintage advertisement touts Unguentine as a powerful antiseptic ointment that cures pimples and eczema rapidly. It claims hospital use and Good Housekeeping approval, offers a money back guarantee, and invites readers to request a free booklet and trial sample.
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Good Housekeeping Institute
Norwich
New York
City treasurer bondsmen sued in Moberly case
Bondsmen of City Treasurer Herman J. Lotter are sued for 20000 by the City of Moberly over the closing of the Moberly Trust Company in which he deposited 36000 of city funds. Lotter also served as bank officer. his bond is signed by his mother and an aunt and himself. Trial set for September.
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Moberly
Herman J. Lotter
Moberly Trust Company
Lotter
Beig
Railroads announce wage cuts for union workers
Chicago June 15 AP America's railroads notified their union employees of a 12 1 2 per cent wage cut effective November 1. The plan would make permanent a previous 10 per cent deduction and add 4 1 2 per cent more, totaling a 22 1 2 per cent reduction from the basic wage scale. The Railway Executives Association said unions unlikely to accept the cut and called for talks in Chicago July 12 under the National Railway Labor Act to discuss the changes. The release argues the move would align wages with living costs and with other industries, noting a 10 per cent temporary cut since last November without a permanent base-rate reduction.
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Chicago
America
Railway Executives Association
National Railway Labor Act
Lamson Murder Hearing Opens Amid Testimony
In Oklahoma City a murder case unfolds with witness testimony about Lamson and his wife at the Lamson home. Neighbors describe findings in the bedroom and front porch, while Gov Murray offers a 200 dollar reward and orders state investigators to pursue the slayer of Ada Davis, an 18 year old beaten to death at her farm near Chokie.
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Kenneth Buck
Cyril
Barnstable
Mass
Peggy McMath
Sherrif L. N. Crocker
Lamson
Oklahoma City
W. H. Murray
Ada Davis
Chockie
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
J. B. Maxey
Fatal assault in clump of bushes ends in skull crushing blows
A brutal attack occurred as the victim was struck repeatedly after retreating into a clump of bushes. Multiple blows to the head, described as crushing, led to her death. Police are investigating the motive and searching for witnesses.
Boone County Court appoints acting sheriff in Hunt for killers
Columbia Mo June 15 AP Pleas Wright deputy sheriff under Roger Wilson was named acting sheriff by the Boone County Court Wright will direct the manhunt for the killers of his former chief He has long served as a peace officer in Boone County and led a search group this morning unaware of his appointment
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Columbia
Wright
Roger Wilson
Boone County Court
Boone County
Kidnapping Plot in Denver Solved
A Denver report says police traced a case labeled a kidnaping mystery to the fact that 14 year old Phyllis Nickerson obtained a license to marry 24 year old George Legler. The alleged jealous suitor and two companions were involved in the abducting tale but the case closed with the marriage license discovery.
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Denver
Colo
Phyllis Nickerson
City Hall
George Legler
Cox elected chair of monetary committee at London parley
Britain’s Prime Minister MacDonald announced the unanimous election of James M. Cox as chairman of the monetary committee at the world economic conference in London. Georges Bonnet and Guido Jung named vice chairs while Hoymet opposed briefly before a compromise. Elevator glitch delayed the steering committee before the assembly greeted the news with applause.
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London
United States
James M. Cox
Georges Bonnet
Hoymet
Cox
Prnence
Guido Jung
Italy
M. Bonnet
Hendrix Calvin
Holland
MacDonald
Great Britain
The Fooxer Oak Stands as America’s Largest Reading Tree
The Fooxer Oak of California is described as the largest reafing tree in America. It could shade about 800 people when fully leaved, highlighting its massive canopy and prominence in the region.
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California
America
Perfect Purification Calotabs Health Ad Card
Physicians favor purification as a foundation of health. Purify the system by regular Calotabs twice weekly for several weeks. Calotabs cleanse blood by activating liver kidneys stomach and bowels. Available in 10c and 35c packages at all dealers.
Nurse Regains Her Health After Vegetable Compound
Clara A. Lanny of Brooklyn testifies she recovered her health after three years of poor energy by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved appetite nerves digestion and sleep. Over half a million women endorse the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Clara A. Lanny
Amity St
Brooklyn
New York
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