102 Missing From British Steamship Egypt Sunk in Collision
The British vice consul reports 102 missing from the steamship Egypt sunk off Ashant after a collision. 28 passengers and 204 crew survived. Survivors describe intense fog hampering rescue and clashes for life belts. A nun refused aid, kneeling in prayer. Possible impact of wireless equipment and a long‑standing prize for disaster prevention mentioned.
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Rest
France
Associated Press
Egypt
Ashant
M. L. Sibley
Misa
Gailors
Sister Rhoda
Misa BE. R. Me. Nelllie
Ts. Pollock
Hammon ds Guilty Jury Verdict Reported
Proceedings center on Hammonds found guilty after testimony about moonshine poured into a restaurant drain. State chemist analyzed liquid from the trap showing 38 to 44 percent alcohol. Defense claimed a “bum” introduced moonshine. witnesses disputed the sealing of the drain and pouring actions. The jury list includes Albert Wolfe as attorney for Hammonds and Barti as foreman.
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Robert Sehnell
J. Prisely Bundle
Sammond
Hammonds
Bundle
Schnell
HK. M. Lambert
Madison
Lambert
Albert ©. Wolfe
Hammond Brothers
Prohibition
Hupschald
William Hammond
Williams Hammond
Elsie Coleman
Effie McKinley
Joseph Johns
Joseph F. Bartl
Hugo H. Hickiseh
Wisconsin Labor Federation to Meet in Oshkosh
Oshkosh hosts the Wisconsin Federation of Labor from July 18 to 22 with several hundred delegates expected. The program includes boat rides, auto tours, a banquet, an athletic tournament, and a public mass meeting. Milwaukee figures prominently with state features organized by secretary J J Hanley.
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Badger Labor Federation
Oshkosh
Qhkosh
Vic
Wisconsin Federation of Labor
Milwaukee
J. J. Hanley
Ford for President Club 10 Formed in Detroit Tonight
A public meeting in Dearborn near Detroit was planned to organize a Henry Ford for President club. The aim is to back Ford as an Independent candidate in the next election with a platform including honest currency. Local boosters posted notices and Ford offices declined comment beyond poster sighting.
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FORD
Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Fort
Leicht of Wausau Named County Judge of Marathon County
Madison Wis George J Leicht of Wausau district attorney of Marathon county was appointed judge of Marathon county by Governor Blaine for the balance of the unexpired term of Judge Bump or until his successor is elected and qualified Franklin J Bump had been named assistant attorney general by William J Morgan The appointment places Leicht in a new judicial post in Marathon County with immediate effect
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Madison
Wis
George J. Leicht
Wausau
MarAthon County
J. J. Blaine
Auccrei
Franklin J. Bump
William J. Morgan
Leicht
Bump
Vis Margaretha Heveke obituary in La Crosse area
Margaretha Heveke Vis aged 96 died at 6 50 pm May 20 1922 at 1300 Pine Street after a paralytic stroke. Born Feb 26 1826 in Wormerveer Holland she married Corneling Vis on April 22 1886 and moved to America July 1870 settling in Roxbury Mass then New Amsterdam La Crescent and La Crosse areas. She leaves four children 12 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. funeral arrangements by Rev Grover C Ralston and interment at La Crescent cemetery.
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Margarethea Vis
Margaretha Heveke Vis
Pine Street
Wormerveer
Holland
Cornéling Vis
America
Roxbury
Mass
New Amsterdam
Wis
la Crescent
Mian
la Grosse
John Vis
Lanesboro
Minn
D. J.de Tens
van Hook
N. C
Mire
F. R. Anderson
Market Street
Anna Vis
Tine St. la Crosse
British Aviators Ready for Globe Circling Attempt
The Associated Press reports two British aviators plan to start from Crowdon field at noon Wednesday. Major Blake of the Royal Air Force and Captain MacMillan aim to fly round the world in two months, via France Italy Greece Egypt India Eastern China Japan the Aleutians Alaska to New York then across the Atlantic to Greenland Iceland and on to Scotland.
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London
Associated Press
Crowdon
Blake
Royal Air Force
MacMillan
France
Italy
Greece
Egypt
India
China
Joepan
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
United States
New York
New Poundiana
Atlante
Greenland
Icelan
Scotland
Sight Of Blood Brings Death To Mount Horeb Youth
Bladison Wisconsin report states Rugeell Pierce 17 died after seeing a bloodied man beside a ditch on a Sunday car trip. August Pierce stopped the vehicle to aid, Russell Pierce collapsed from heart failure. Police say the bloodied man had been in a fight earlier.
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Bladison
Wis
Rugeell Pierce
Pierce
Mount Horeb
August Pierce
Russell
Dean
Finger Print Records Show Crime in Postal Division
Acting Postmaster General Bartlett reported to President Harding that nine of 460 employees in the New York post office had criminal records after a fingerprint inquiry. All nine have been dropped from service following the investigation.
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Washington, PD
New York Post Office
Harding
Bartlett
The
New York
Naval Academy graduates cleared for ensign commissions
The Senate naval committee unanimously recommended confirmation of ensign commissions for about 400 midshipmen in this year's class at the Naval Academy, sending the matter to the full Senate after the president's nominations by Harding.
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Annapolis
Washington, D
Naval Academy
Senate, Naval Committee
Senate
Harding
Lemon Bleach Recipe Promises Fairer Skin For Stage Beauties
Squeeze juice of two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White from any drug store for a cheap lemon bleach. Shake and use daily on face neck arms and hands to brighten and whiten skin while claiming to remove freckles sunburn and tan without irritation.
New Jersey Senator Opposes Borah Plan On Recognition
Senator Edge of New Jersey told the Senate that recognizing the Soviet regime would tear down all Christianity has accomplished in 2000 years. He opposed Borah’s recognition resolution, arguing isolation suits the United States and that it is not the Senate’s business to initiate such a program. Borah countered that Russia’s propaganda colored U S views and noted fourteen nations already doing business with Russia.
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Washington
T. C
Efige
New Jersey
Senate
Rorab Republican
Idaho
Gentine Borah
Russia
United States
Idgho
Allies Delay German Reparations Ultimatum
Paris reports the reparations commission is weighing an indefinite postponement of the May 1941 ultimatum date for Germany. A conditional offer may set terms to accept the commission's full program, delaying action while negotiations proceed. Channel developments and railroad commission actions accompany broader war era coverage.
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Paris
Germany
Reparations Commission
Disappearance of Wisconsin Rapids High School Boys
Two Wisconsin Rapids high school students, Louis Zabana a 17 year old senior and Orrine Schultz 16, vanished within two weeks. Police seek help from cities across the state. Schultz left with two girls and was last seen May 13 in Lansing Michigan.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Louis Zabana
Tarky
Iast
Orrine Schultz
Lansing
Mich
Schultz
Harding Commutes Sentences of Three War Time Offenders
The Justice Department reports President Harding commuted the sentences of J. G. Gordon Albert W Wehde and George P Boehm all of Chicago for wartime offenses. Commutions take effect immediately as the men retain appreciation of the law. Gordon was among 97 Chicago defendants in August 1918 for I W W activities and faced ten years in prison plus a $20000 fine which is voided by the commutation. Wehrde and Boehm were convicted in October 1917 for conspiring to foment revolution against England and each sentenced to three years and $13000 in fines which are voided by the commutation.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Harding
J. G. Gordon
Albert W. Wehde
George P. Boehm
Chicago
Department
Gordon
Wehrde
Boehm
India
England
Pardon sought for Pingatore slayer identified by witness
Kenosha Wisconsin a sensational hearing before Judge Max W Heck Racine was told Governor Blaine had named to take evidence on Carl O Carlson’s pardon appeal. Carlson, serving life for being accessory to police officer Tory Pingatore’s death, was named after Gunnard Hanson testified Carlson fired the fatal shot. Hanson also tied Earl Loveday to the Chicago gang that robbed the American Brass vaults and confessed to the murder, halting the case as investigators review the testimony.
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Kenosha
Wis
Max W. Heck
Racine
Blaine
Carl O. Carlson
Tory Pingatore
Gunnard Hansen
Pingatore
Carlson
Earl Loveday
Chicago
American Brass Company
Hanson
Loveday
Kentucky horse sets a new world record at Churchill Downs
Louisville report says Ti timus Umbra sired by John Lowe's horse ran seven and one eighth furlongs in 1:30. ligados analysis claims a new American record as the horse pressed in the stretch. The piece also notes a separate mention of monastery protection influencing church enrollment.
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Kentucky
Louisville
John Lowe
Churchill Downs
Eenetna
Federal sale of whiskey for six asked by DocTo St Louis
AILA text reports a Monday presentation to the American Medical Association urging relief from unsatisfactory whiskey distribution for medicinal use. A resolution seeks federal distribution of whiskey in sealed packages of night sixteen and thirty two units. Dr Grace Kimball of the Medical Women’s National Association predicts more women physicians will gain equal recognition. Dr W B Watton notes nine in a thousand American babies die before age five from impure milk and urges a campaign to eliminate diseased dairies and cows to curb tuberculosis.
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ST. Louis
American Medical Association
Congress
Brerp
Grace Kimball
Medical Women's National Association
Kimball
America
W. B. Watton
Brooklyn
American Medical Association Mill Commissioners
Certified Mail ‘Producers Association of America
Watton
Train Plunge Kills Two At Burning Trestle
Two men died when the Minneapolis and St. Louis freight train derailed through a burning trestle at Cedar Creek Tuesday. The engine and several cars plunged into the creek, prompting rescue and investigation.
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Peoria
Minneapolis
Indictment Shocks Former North Dakota Bank Examiner
Fargo North Dakota March 4 Former state bank examiner F Lifthus was named in a Cass County fraud jury indictment on perjury charges linked to the dissolved Scandinavian American Bank probe. Sheriff officials confirmed the development Tuesday.
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Fargo
N. D
C. F. Lifthus
State Bank
North Dakota
Cass County Fraud Jury
Diamond Dyes Promises Fadeless Color For Any Garment
The advertisement claims Diamond Dyes can revitalize worn curtains skirts coats stockings and coverings with rich fadeless colors. It urges readers to ask their druggist for Diamond Dyes noting the product will not stress spot fade or run and advises specifying wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics.
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