Bursum to push soldiers bonus measure in new session
Senator Helm O. Bursum of New Mexico, Republican and chairman of the Senate pension committee, announces a $1.2 billion adjusted compensation bill for 4 million veterans. He will introduce the measure when Congress reconvenes, framing it as a legal obligation due to government wartime actions and insurance requirements. The bill will follow a prior proposal with changes.
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Washington
Helm O. Bursum
New Mexico
Senate Pension Committee
America
Bursum
Congress
Francisco miners lose appeal in Indiana rioting case
Charges against Francisco Indiana men convicted in Gibson circuit court for rioting in June 1921 were upheld by the Indiana supreme court. The decision held they led a crowd that ordered a mine superintendent to leave town. Evansville notes say riots drove 15 to 20 foreign miners away and a mob of about 1,000 fired shots. Fourteen convicts appealed. penalties included fines and jail terms.
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Indianapolis
Francisco
Ind
Gibson Circuit
Supreme Court of Indiana
Supreme Court
Evansville
Gibson Circuit Court
Dempsey Gibbons Title Bout Banned Over Shelby Cleanup
The Attorney General said no heavyweight fight between Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons would take place July 4 in Shelby unless the town clears out undesirables. Reports claim Shelby is overrun by pugilists and underworld elements from larger cities.
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International News Telegraph and Cable Service
Helena
Mont
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
Shelby
Rankin
Milkmaid Wins With 12 Quarts In Fast Milking Contest
Elsie Krasney a 19 year old Kansas milkmaid won a two state milking contest in two minutes milking a 12 quart pail of Jersey milk. She edged Missouri entrant Bernice Wallen while noting she milks ten cows at home.
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Kansas City
Elsie Krasney
Kansas Milkmaid
Elsie
Bernice Wallen
Missouri
Missouri Colleg of Agriculture
Enlsie
Three Hundred Men Strike at Illinois Mine
Three hundred workers at Chicago Wilmington and Franklin mine No 2 walked out amid a wage dispute. Leaders earn $8.40 a shift and machinemen $8.54, while some labor earns as high as $20 a shift on a tonnage basis. Officials say the strike lacks state authorization, but locals argue coal shipping changes justify higher pay.
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West Frankfort
Chicago
Wilmington
Franklin
Germany makes new reparations offer
Germany proposes a conference with the allies to fix reparations and payment method. Officials say Berlin could resign if the offer is rejected. If an international loan is impracticable Germany would substitute a system of annuities.
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International News Telegraph and Cable Service
London
Germany
Foreign Office
Cuno
Berlin
Brazil Garage Hold Up By Bandits
Two masked bandits confronted Urban Wilding at his garage near the police headquarters in Brazil Ind. They held him up at gunpoint and grabbed $26 from his pockets before fleeing in a car.
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Brazil
International News Telegraph and Cable Service
Ind
Mule driver found dead in Clinton mine incident
James Bennett Jr., about 25, was found dead Wednesday afternoon in Bogle mine No. where he worked as a mule driver. His neck was dislocated near the skull and a minor facial cut noted. No eyewitnesses. theory suggests he struck low coal while riding the trip. He lived at Klondike.
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Clinton
Ind
James Bennett, Jr
Alva Smith
Bogle Mine No
Bennett
Klondike
Lightning disrupts Franklin college commencement
Franklin Ind June 7 The annual commencement festivities at Franklin college were interrupted when lightning struck the main building. The bolt hit an unused gas fixture causing a flame that threatened the structure until the city fire department arrived and extinguished the fire without major damage.
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Franklin
Ind
Franklin College
Indiana Roads Dept Builds Swift Bridge Repair Progress
Indianapolis June 7 Indiana state roads department under Director John D Williams quickly repaired a small bridge on state road No 12 southwest of Spencer with a new floor within days. District supervisor Stephen Stalcup of Linton credits the department and shares a whitewash recipe used for culverts and bridges detailing lime, salt, zinc sulfate and alum in hot water.
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Indianapolis
State Highway Department
Indiana State Roads Body
John D. Williams
Ms. Williams
Spencer
Indiana
Stephen Stalcup
Linton
Germany’s New Reparations Offer Delivered to Washington
German ambassador Dr. Otto Wiedfeldt delivered the latest reparations proposal to the U S State Department for information of the American government. The plan seeks to fix a maximum amount and include guarantees on annual payments, signaling a broad commitment by Germany.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Otto Wiedfeldt
Flapper Bandit Murder Probed by Chicago Police
Chicago police questioned a dozen or more cabaret workers in the search for the midnight flapper bandit who shot Richard C. Tesmer, an insurance adjuster, near his Gold Coast home. Mrs. Tesmer, present at the scene, urged officers to find the killer as she described the distinctive laugh and blue eyes of the assailant.
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Chicago
Richard C. Tesmer
Robert E. Crows
Still Prohibition Law Sways After Supreme Court Ruling
The Indiana Supreme Court invalidated sections of the 1921 statute making possession of a still illegal, citing the Crabb decision that mere possession of intoxicants may not violate the law. The 1923 act remains in effect. possession of a still was not illegal from 1921 until 1923. Court Asher case from Delaware County framed the decision.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Supreme Court
Delaware County Circuit Court
Crabb
General Assembly
Edward Franklin White
Asher
Delaware County Court
Supreme Court Decision Impacts Liquor Law Violations
The 1923 statute remains unaffected by the ruling and sparks activity among supporters of Prohibition. Judge Louis B. Eubank dissented in the Asher decision. The Crabb ruling, issued recently, is said to complicate convictions of alleged liquor law violators. The state’s petitions for rehearing were denied.
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Louis B. Eubank
Asher
Supreme Court
Crabb
Postal receipts show May 1923 gains in fifty cities
Washington June 7 The post office department reports no setup in the postal boom. Fifty selected cities posted a May 1923 gain of 11.28 percent over May 1922, after a 14.42 percent rise in May 1921. May receipts totaled 24,901,691 dollars, up from 22,375,004 in May 1922 and 19,503,793 in May 1921.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Harding backs international court proposal again
President Harding renewed his support for the United States joining the League of Nations inspired International Court of Justice. In a letter to Bishop F Gailor he said the plan had advanced after months of study and conference and would aid civilization's stabilization.
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International News Telegraph and Cable Service
Washington
Harding
America
International Court of Justice
League of Nations
F. Gailor
National Council of the
Protestant Episcopal Church
Senate
Diamond guilty of murder and death sentence in Indiana
Valparaiso Indiana June 7 Harry Diamond was found guilty of murdering his wife Nettie Diamond during an auto trip from Gary to East Chicago. He was sentenced to death by electric chair after a four hour jury deliberation. Diamond claimed a chauffeur killed her and that he acted in self defense. The state presented statements by Mrs Diamond before her death accusing him and cited valuables worth about 52 000 dollars as motive. Diamond broke down after the verdict. his mother attended all hearings and became hysterical.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Harry Diamond
Nettie Diamond
Hannibal Loring
Diamond
Gary
Chicago
William Armstrong
Armstrong
East Chicago
King Benjamin Not Found at Shilo Cult Compound
Barrien county sheriff George C. Bridgeman and about a dozen deputies raided the House of David colony at Shilo seeking King Benjamin Purnell. Purnell was not found at Shilo or any buildings in the colony. The warrant, signed by Judge Charles E. White, stems from a Detroit woman’s claim of a three year assault beginning when she turned 18. The secret warrant aimed to trap the cult leader in suspected hiding places.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
King
Benjamin Purnell
Gir
George C. Bridgeman
Barrien County
Shilo
Purnell
House of David
Charles E. White
Gladys Banford Rubel
Detroit
Wisconsin wets bill reaches engrossment in assembly
In Madison on June 17 the wets won the first skirmish for repeal of the state dry law as the Tucker repeal Dill was engrossed by a 47 to 45 vote.
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International News Telegraph and Cable Service
Madison, Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
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