United States Marine Landings in Honan to Protect College
Chinese foreign office rebukes recent Shanghai disturbance argument and orders foreign concessions to lift siege, repatriate marines, disarm, and release prisoners. Authorities demand restoration of closed institutions and immediate actions to reinstate control.
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Associated Press
Peking
Chinese Foreign Office
Foreign Diplomatic Corps
Shanghai
Foreign Office
Chinese coast gunboat incident near Wham Poa Island
Hong Kong reports that the American gunboat Pampagna came under fire today while convoying a launch from a Canton Christian college near Wham Poa Island between Canton and the sea. The Pampagna returned the fire.
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Hong Kong
Pampagna
Whampoa Island
Canton
Christian College
Marines land on Honan Island to shield college
United States Marines have landed on Honan Island in the Pearl River near Canton to protect the American Christian college amid ongoing tensions. The move signals U.S. efforts to safeguard Western institutions as regional conflict persists.
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United States
Honan Island
Canton
Christian College
Hong Kong
Pearl River
American Christian College
Forty-Eour Homes Destroyed in Nahant Fire
Nahant Massachusetts June 11 six ty eight homes were destroyed as flames swept the Colby Hill district. The loss was estimated at four hundred fifty thousand dollars.
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Associated Press
Nahant
Mass
Colby Hill District
Greek Cabinet Resigns Under Premier Michalakopolous
Athens reports the Greek cabinet submitted its resignation today led by Premier Michalakopolous. The government was formed in October 1924 and now exits after a short tenure.
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Associated Press
Athens
Michalakopolous
Markets Louisville Line 11 cattle hogs lambs report
Market report notes cattle steady to unchanged, hogs 7?00 steady to a quarter lower, sheep 3000 higher by four to five, lambs 15 quarter to half. One load choice priced at 15.75.
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Louisville
Settlement of inter allied debts urged by Caillaux
Paris dispatch reports French finance minister Caillaux pressing for settlement of inter allied debts before the finance committee. He favors binding engagements with interested powers and possible foreign loans, but opposes a capital levy. He pledged to meet treasury maturities without increasing paper circulation, seeking budget equilibrium through taxation. In New York, J P Morgan announced a $50 million Belgium loan offered publicly, maturing in 30 years at 7 percent, priced at 98 yielding 7.15 percent as part of a $100.9 million financing plan.
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Paris
M. Caillaux
Finance Committee
Chamber of Deputies
France
United States
Socialist Party
Treasury
New York
Kingdom of
Belgium
J. P. Morgan and Company
Bank bandits loot Hoosier town twice in week
In Indianapolis on June 11 two men robbed the Sixteenth Street State Bank and escaped with 4300 dollars. The same company’s other local branch was robbed last week, yielding 3000 dollars. Authorities search for the culprits.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Sixteenth Street State Bank
Efficient Light Airplane Sold for $2,000 in Corydon England
A light airplane built by a young Dutchman has spent a week in Corydon offering trial flights to pilots. Several have tested it with rolling, spiraling, and upside down maneuvers, showing ease of handling for flying clubs. The machine costs $2,000, weighs 420 pounds, consumes 1.5 gallons of gasoline and 2.5 pints of oil per hour, and reaches a maximum speed of 75 miles per hour.
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Corydon
England
College Education Worth Twenty Five Thousand Dollars
Dean Thomas Cooper of the College of Agriculture told Junior Agricultural Club members that a college education equals a 25 thousand dollar check after a survey showed its value to those who use it. Garvey Hayden, 16, was elected president, with Virginia Hammock, 14, as vice president and Pauline Cyrus as secretary.
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Lexington
Thomas Cooper
College of Agriculture
Junior Agricultural Club
Dean Cooper
Garvey Hayden
Washington County
Association of Junior Agricultural Clubs
Virginia Hammock
Farhand County
Pauline Cyrus
Boyd County
Postage Guarantee for Parcel Post Effective Aug 1
Washington announces that from August 1 parcel post mailers must guarantee return postage if the item is not delivered or renounce all claims to the parcel. The rule is expected to cut the number of undelivered parcels in the dead letter office by about one third.
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Associated Press
Washington
Post Office Department
Annual Session of U C T Opened in Winchester
The grand council of the United Commercial Travelers opened its annual session in Winchester with Governor Fields and Mayor Tomlinson as principal speakers. The event marks a routine gathering of members from the organization, highlighting civic engagement and community ties in the June proceedings.
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Associated Press
Winchester
Grand Council of the
United Commercial Travelers
Governor Fields
Mayor Tomlinson
Jury Completes William Shepherd Murder Jury
Chicago June 10 A jury to try William Darling Shepherd for the alleged typhoid murder of his foster son William Nelson McClintock was completed after three weeks and three days of venire examinations. Olson first witness for the prosecution, defense motions foreshadow a wrangling opening. photos, doctors, and the coroner to follow.
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Chicago
William Darling
Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Charles Edelstein
William Scott Stewart
Stewart
Young McClintock
McClintock
Olson
Robert E. Crowe
Charles C. Fairman
Faiman
National University of Sciences of Chicago
Farman
One killed and another injured in wreck near Mammoth Cave
Bonnieville report says John Davis age 60 died when the car went over a 30 foot embankment at 1:30 this morning en route to Mammoth Cave. His sister Ida Huschberg 45 was critically injured. The negro chauffeur suffered a crushed chest after the crash pinned all occupants. A five year old child and a negro maid escaped unharmed. Davis lived in Muncie Indiana and Huschberg in Nashville Tennessee.
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Associated Presse
Bonnieville
John Davis
Ida Huschberg
Mammoth Cave
Davis
Muncie
Ind
Huschberg
Nashville, Tenn
New Interior Tile From Castor Oil Bean Residue
Builders can now use castor oil bean residue to manufacture tiles and bricks for interior use. The material resembles polished stone in appearance but is not cold to the touch.
Construction Work on the Clinchfield Shops Going Forward Rapidly
The Clinchfield Railroad Co continues steady progress on a major building program. A new passenger station nears completion while the Y M C A building rises. Steel for additional shop buildings arrives as foundations are poured. Planned facilities include a steel car shed planing mill coach repair and upholstering shop an office for the car department with wash rooms and lockers two blacksmith shops for both the car and machine departments.
Boy Recalls Attempted Kidnap Near School
Louisville report states eight year old David Robinson told police three men in a car tried to kidnap him after school. He jumped from the machine when threatened. suffered bruises to head shoulders right side and elbows.
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Associated Press
Louisville
David Robinson
Davis
Husbands Party In Wife Auto Costs Her Five Thousand
Mrs Virgilia E Smyth was found liable for $5000 after lending her car to husband William Smith who crashed into a traffic signal on Pelham Parkway at 3 am October 22, 1924. Passenger Miss Margaret Nun, a dancing instructor, sustained injuries and sued Smyth and Smyth’s wife for damages. The sherk’s jury assessed Miss Nun’s damages at $5000 against both defendants.
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New York
Virgilia E. Smyth
William Smith
Pelham Parkway
Smith
Margaret Nun
Nun
Smyth
New York Telephone Company
Scopes Ill at Ease Before Civic Club Crowd
John T. Scopes appeared ill at ease before about 1,000 people at a New York civic club event, offering a brief statement that the case is a fight for freedom of thought rather than solely a constitutional issue. He likened himself to a goat and criticized Civil Liberties Union, restaurants, hotel keepers, and press coverage during his time in the city. Other speakers included Clarence Darrow and Judge Neil, with Dudley Field Malone and Charles W. Thomas joining the defense team plans. Dr. Rappleyea defended Scopes as a sincere Christian, not an atheist.
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New York
John T. Scopes
Tennessee
Civic Club
Civil Liberties Union
John Randolph Neil
Clarence Darrow
Dr. Rappleyea
Dayton
Darrow
Charles W. Thomas
Colorado
William Jennings Bryan
Rappleyea
Scopes
Red Cross Nurse Emily Morgan Hero of Alaska Story
Unalaska reports praise for Emily Morgan the Red Cross nurse famed in Nome for battling diphtheria outbreaks. She worked for 18 months amid Aleutian blizzards with one doctor, served as matron at Jesse Lee Home, and earlier earned honors with the American Army in France.
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Unalaska
Alaska
Emily Morgan
Red Cross
Nome
Miss Morgan
Aleutian Islands
Jesse Lee
Methodist ‘Women’s Missionary Society
Alice Devlin
France
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