Richmond Prepares to Welcome Confederate Veterans
Richmond Virginia readies for the United Confederate Veterans reunion with lodging at hotels private homes and military quarters. Brigadier General Jo Laze Sern leads the committee urging advance reservations for June 19 20 21 and 22. The program features a cornerstone laying Matthew Fontaine Maury monument a parade and reviews band concerts and a Confederate ball.
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Richmond
Tned Memorial
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Reussen
Jo Laze Sern
Virginia
United Confederate Veterans
Matthew Fontaine
Elimination of Grain Gambling Under New Act
The anti futures trading act goes into operation in Minnesota to curb grain gambling on major exchanges. It requires reporting of each sale with buyer and seller names and grain quantity, and ensures possession or intended possession of the grain. Some delays due to prior appeals are resolved.
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St. Paul, Minn
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth
Minnesota
Duluth Board of Trade
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
The Last Trail Opens at the Royal Theatre
William Fox presents The Last Trail based on a Zane Grey story and starring Maurice Flynn Eva Novak with Rosemary Theby. Emmett J. Flynn directs this Fox producing team as the Royal Theatre screens the all star Western adventure today.
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Royal
William Fox
Zane Grey
Royal Theatre Today
Maurice Flynn
Eva Novak
Emmett J. Flynn
Rosemary Theby
Morgan le Pay
Fox
Mark Twain
Seminole Village Used For Film Scenes In Florida
A Seminole village in Florida serves as a backdrop for Corinne Griffith's Isignud Wives at Strand Theater tomorrow. The lush hut setting features coon pelts and alligator skins, with some local Indians acting in the film and the chief allowing use of a large hut.
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Florida
Isignud
Corinne Griffith
Strand Theater
South Sea Isles
Miss Griffith
Social Calendar and Guild Notes From Local Church Activities
Thursday's schedule includes Ladies Auxiliary circles meeting at 3 30 and 4 00 with Mrs J Weathrook and Mrs F M Ramsay. W M S Circles meet at 4 00. Married Social Club hosted by Mrs W W MacGregor in the morning. Friday Sun Beam Band gathers at Baptist Church at 4 00. General notices list residents visiting or traveling, Parish Guild meeting at Christ Church, and Revellers Club dance finale with Laredo Syncopaters at Elks Hall.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Circle One
Weathrook
Circle Two
F. M. Ramsay
W. M
W. W. MacGregor
Sun Beam
Baptist Church
Parish Guild of Christ Church
Dave Craven
Ben Wright
Mra
Kehl
Mesdames Arkies
Anderson
Cook
Craven
Greenstreet
Mussett
Mims
Poster
Shiner
Smith
Vidales
Fred Wright
Miss Black
Asher Smith
Elks Hall
Laredo Library Hours and Luncheon Honors
Misses Rother Penn Eloise Simmons Genevieve Camp Lois Derby and Hattie May Bryan led a luncheon with purple and gold decor and Shasta daisies. Guests were invited by the East honoree, with place cards and perfume favors, then attended the film Fascination with Mae Murray at the Rialto.
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Ak C
McKinney
Rother Penn
Eloise Simmons
Genevieve Camp
Lois Derby
Hattie May Bryan
Rialto
Mae Murray
Orfe Lee Camp
Helen Lindsay
Evelyn Ryan
Margaret Copeland
Dorothy Derby
Martha Anderson
Fuller Brush demonstrator to visit Hamilton Hotel
Fuller Brush demonstrator stops at the Hamilton Hotel and will take home demonstration calls after 6 p m on Friday and Saturday. Call for the Fuller man.
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Good Housekeeping
Fuller Brush Demonstrator
Hamilton Hotel
Fuller Man
Visitors in the City Include Freight Agent and Executives
Richard Curtis traveling freight agent of Mallory Steamship Co of San Antonio visits the city. H Lewis of Austin and W H Dunn of Carrizo Springs are also in the city on business. Roy Kintz former Strand Theater manager visits. Yale Hicks of San Antonio of Hicks Dixon & Bobbitt arrives for legal business. Geo R Weber district manager Southwestern Telephone Co based in Corpus Christi visits relatives.
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Richard Curtis
Mallory Steamship Co
San Antonio
H. Lewis
Austin
W. H. Dunn
Carrizo Springs
Dimmitt County
Roy Kintz
Strand Theater
Yale Hicks
Hicks, Hicks, Dickson & Bobbitt
Geo. R. Weber
Southwestern Telephone Company
Corpus Christi
Dr Henry Suzzalo Named President of University of Washington
Dr Henry Suzzalo, prominent for the presidency as the Seattle University of Washington faces a vacancy due to Dr Arrows resignation. Suzzalo, a career educator with ties to California Stanford Yale Columbia, began at California schools and rose through principal inspector and lecturer roles, later joining the University of Washington in 1916 to confront integration and rivalry, earning national leadership status in the Pacific Northwest.
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Henry Suzzalo
Arrows
University of Washington
Seattle
Suzzalo
California State Normal School
Leland Stanford, Jr., University
Teachers College of
Columbia University
California
Yale University
University of California
Pacific Northwest
Civic
Lfe
Feast of Weeks ushered in with Shaduoth ceremonies
New York reports the start of Shaduoth or Feast of Weeks marking fifty days after Passover. The seven day festival in reform synagogues and eight in orthodox ones includes harvest thanksgiving and symbolic offerings. Reform synagogues emphasize confirmation ceremonies for youth, linking ancient revelation with moral duty. Homes and synagogues are decorated with plants and flowers.
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New York
House Rules Committee rescinds status on war fraud probe
Washington June 1 The House Rules Committee votes seven to four to rescind its prior action granting privileged status to the Woodruff Johnson resolution seeking an investigation into alleged laxity in government prosecution of war fraud cases.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Rules Committee
Woodruff- Johnson
Snow blankets central and southern Wyoming in first white June
Snow fell across central and southern Wyoming yesterday and today with Cheyenne reporting the first white June in the memory of the oldest inhabitants.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Mysterious Wheat Disease Baffles Denton County
A mysterious wheat disease, possibly black rust, has struck Denton County fields. Agricultural experts report about fifty percent destruction of the crop in the area.
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Associated Pross
Fort Worth
Tex
Denton County
Veteran Abilene police chief John J. Clinton dies at 74
John J. Clinton, 74, longtime Abilene chief of police and noted war veteran, died after a brief illness. A Western figure described as an Indian fighter and Confederate veteran, he served as police chief for 37 years. Funeral services are set for Friday.
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Associated Press
Abilene
Texas
John J. Clinton
Seven Teen Miners Killed in Essen Mine Blast
An explosion at the Helene Amalie coal mine near Essen, owned by Krupp, killed seven teen miners and injured 25 others. Eight miners remain missing as rescue teams search the collapsed sections.
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Associated Press
Essen
Germany
Helene Amalie
Krupp's
Today’s events and regional political actions
A roundup notes Kentucky’s 30th birthday celebrations as major events. The coal miners strike enters its third month. Jewish Pentecost begins at sunset. The Belgrade marriage of King Alexander and Princess Marie is postponed for a week. Wisconsin Citizens Republicans hold a Milwaukee conference to draft a state ticket opposing the Nonpartisan League. Minnesota sets anti futures trading act to curb grain gambling.
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Kentucky
Belgrade
Alexander of
Jugo-Slavia
Marie of
Roumania
Citizen Republicans of
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Nonpartisan League
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Birthday List Highlights Royalty and Stars
On June 1 notable birthdays include Princess Yolanda of Italy born in Rome who is said to be engaged to the Crown Prince of Belgium. Opera star Margarete Matzenauer celebrates 41 in Hungary. Blanche Sweet turns 28 in Chicago. Chicago’s John Anthony Mostil of the American League marks 25 in Chicago. Otto L Miller catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers is 33, born Hendon Nebraska. Henry Severeid of the St Louis Browns is 41, born Story City Iowa.
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Yolanda
Italy
Crown Prince
Belgium
Rome
Mme
Margarete’ Matzenauer
Hungary
Blanche Sweet
Chicago
John Anthony Mostil
Otto L. Miller
Brooklyn
Hendon
Neb
Henry Severeid
St. Louis
Story City
Iowa
Political filings and labor meeting reports in brief
Cafe owner W King applies for a Democratic governor bid in Texas. Secretary Hate will decide June 12 if James E Ferguson’s name appears for U S senator. Bell county citizens support Ferguson. Ford rejects Muscle Shoals plan changes, insists Gorgas plant stay. Labor leaders plan a June meeting in Cincinnati to discuss railroad workers welfare.
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Associated Press
Waco
Texas
W. W. King
Bronson
Sabine County
Tigs
Hate
State Executive Committee
Austin
James E. Ferguson
United States
Ferguson
Bell County
Associated Preas
Washington
Henry Iford
House
Muscle Shoals
J. W. Worthington
Ford
Detroit
Gorgas
Alabama
Finn
Balloon race reports and sightings across states
AP dispatch from Milwaukee records twelve balloons still aloft at noon after yesterday’s launch. Seven balloons were sighted crossing Illinois and Missouri on a southwest course possibly toward Texas. In Michigan five balloons linked to the national race were seen passing over Southern Michigan with four east and one southbound.
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Ay Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Illinois
Missouri
Texas
Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Balloon sightings report across multiple states
Balloons were sighted in Ohio and Illinois on June 1. A balloon passed over Melbourne and Bryan in Ohio traveling northeast. In Illinois, three balloons were noted over Sangamon County, also on June 1.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Melburne
Bryan
Illinois
Springfield
Sangamon County
Balloon piloted by McKibben passes Whiteside Missouri
Milwaukee report says the bal loon flown by J S McKibben of St Louis passed over Whiteside Missouri this morning en route southwest, according to the Aero Club of Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
Wis
J. 8S. McKibben
St. Louis
Whiteside
Missouri
Aero Club of
Wisconsin
Balloon No. 1 Lands Near Fort Wayne in National Race
A balloon allocated by Lieut Bernard von Hoff man of the Aero Club of St. Louis lands six miles north of Fort Wayne Indiana shortly before noon in the national balloon race.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Bernard von Hoffman
The
Aero Club of
Promised Lake of Gold Trial Testimony Introduced
Testimony that 8. E. J. Cox sold stock to more than 10 000 persons with letters claiming a lake of gold was entered by the government in Cox's mail fraud trial. The prosecution will begin presenting evidence to contradict Cox's representations.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
E. J. Cox
Cox
Democrats Map Fall Campaign Strategy at Indiana Meeting
Indiana Democrats convened in Indianapolis on June 1 to plan the fall campaign. They blamed Republican leadership for high unemployment and low business mood, criticizing state administration as spendthrift. Frederick Van Nuys described the Washington conference and ensuing treaties as the shadow of the League of Nations.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Genocrats
Washington
Erederick van Nuys
League of Nations
Not Expected to Live After Wheatland Interurban Crash
At Wheatland a Fort Worth interurban collision injured six, including Frank Hudson of Handley traction. Hospital reports one victim not expected to recover while others are recovering. Junge led the rescue effort as the crash caused a switch to spill and the interurban slid into a wood previously cut.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Junge
Frank Hudson
Handley Traction
Wheatland
Judgment Set Aside in Dominion Oil Case
New York, June 1. A judgment of more than 32 million against G1 Collins, president of the Dominion Oil Company, was set aside by Supreme Court Justice Cohalon. The original summons was not properly served. The court allowed opening the suit brought by William G. Welsbrod alleging breach of contract during an oil land lease amalgamation in Texas and Louisiana.
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Associated Press
New York
Collins
Dominion OH Company
Supreme Court
Cohalon
William G. Welsbrod
Dominion Company
Texas
Louisiana
French Mission to Discuss War Debt With United States
Washington reports the French government has been informed the United States will receive a special French financial experts mission to discuss the French war debt. The meeting followed the allied debt funding commission’s second session. No date was set and Secretary Mellon declined further details.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mation
Allied Debt Funding Commission
Mellon
Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau
The forecast predicts tonight and Friday generally fair conditions. No precipitation expected and winds light to moderate. Temperature guidance not provided in the brief.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Times
the Telephone Co
Notice to Delinquent Tax Payers in Laredo 1885 1922
Public notice warns all residents owing city taxes from 1885 to 1922 to pay promptly or face suit. Laredo city tax collector will foreclose liens, sell property to cover taxes, penalties, interest, and court costs. The move aims to recover overdue sums and increase the taxpayer burden.
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Laredo
Fort McIntosh Weather Ends Quiet 7 AM
Observations show for the 24 hours ending 7 am at Fort McIntosh a high of 91 and a low of 70. Winds from the northeast. Sky clear.
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Fort McIntosh
Embezzlement Case Passes Requisition to Dallas Court
A California embezzlement charge against F. LU. Gussion was ordered turned over to a Dallas officer by Judge Richey. A California governor's requisition to California authorities was declined, with the Dallas court to handle the case.
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Waco
Tex
F. LU. Gussion
Santa Chicag County
California
Dallas
Richey
W. OS. Mimimne
Wert
Michey
Mondell bill to share 25 percent of reserve rents
The House Public Committee reported a Mondell bill granting 25 percent of rents royalties and bonuses from lands within naval petroleum reserves to the states where the reserves lie. The measure aims to distribute mineral revenue to state governments.
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Washington
United States
House Public Committee
Nevada Supreme Court voids action to annul Mary Wiexford divorce
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the attorney general had no power to institute or maintain an annulment action, validating Mary Wiexford's divorce from Gwen Moore. The case links to Wiexford's 1920 divorce from Douglas Fairbanks facilitated by a Minden Nevada proceeding.
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Associated Press
Carson City
Nev
Mary Wiexford
Gwen Moore
State Supreme Court
Douglas Fairbanks
Minden
Nevada
Tendler and Barrett Set for Philadelphia Boxing Show
Philadelphia fans await a top boxing card at the baseball park tomorrow night led by an eight round bout between local stars Lew Tendler and Bobby Barrett. Preliminary fights include George Chaney versus Shamus O’Criog and Joe Jackson of Philadelphia in a featured clash.
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Philadelphia
Philadlphia
Lew Tendler
Robby Barrett
Geoge Chaney
Shamus O'Criog
Joe Jackson
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