Wheat prices soar on US crop report and exports outlook
Chicago wheat prices jumped 4 to 4 1/2 cents as the government’s crop prospect showed the United States may produce about 693 million bushels this year. Analysts say the rise reflects a shift from poverty to prosperity for farmers and signals tighter markets for millers, shippers, and exporters amid reduced domestic and global supply.
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Farmer Charles Hager Preserving Ag
Columbus Indiana June 11. Charles Hager a farmer living north of the city is preserving agriculture and keeping to farm routines amid local conditions.
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Columbus
Ind
Charles Hager
Tornado Levels Farm House. Man Safely Rescues Wife
A tornado swept the northern county, leveling a farm and its buildings. A treasured door knob remained in a man’s hand as the house vanished. he escaped unhurt and rescued his wife from a summer kitchen where she was preparing breakfast.
Coolidge Listens In On Oratory At Convention Hall
President Coolidge, while not sending formal word, is closely monitoring the Cleveland convention through radio broadcasts from his library. He remains in touch via personal representatives and a leased wire to the White House, with reports described as exceptionally clear.
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Washington
Coolidge
Cleveland
White House
Coed Tries Suicide by Wood Alcohol in Bloomington
A popular sorority member in Bloomington faces a dramatic incident after she reportedly drank wood alcohol Monday. Immediate aid saved her eyes and life, while fear of university involvement spurred her disappearance from town as her parents searched Knox county. Friends doubt a final departure, suspect she left town.
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Bloomington
Ind
Dean Wells
Knox County
President's Bonus Plans Pushed Despite Congress Failure
Washington June 11 The War Department announced the bonus will proceed using unappropriated funds totaling several millions under Acting Secretary Dwight Davis after talks with Budget Director Lord and Comptroller General McCarl Similar plans are pending in the Navy Department and Veterans Bureau with President Coolidge's approval Congress will again seek the $135000000 appropriation when it reconvenes in December
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General McCarl
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Veterans’ Bureau
Trial date set for Leopold and Loeb in Chicago court
Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb were arraigned in Chicago as they pled not guilty to murder and kidnapping for ransom. A crowd swarmed the courtroom as doors were torn from hinges while lawyers debated potential death sentences. Constance Lovell, 19, identified the youths as the assailants who abducted her and another girl.
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Chicago
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Constance Lovell
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Wisconsin manifesto split among party delegates
Harry M. Daugherty and Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the interior, are named among party leaders. Six Dakotans signed the Wisconsin manifesto and said they would vote for La Follette, while the remaining seven support Coolidge.
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Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Wisconsin
la Follette
Coolidge
Four boys confess to stealing fourteen autos in Calumet
Four East Chicago youths aged 13 to 16 confessed to stealing fourteen automobiles in the Calumet district. Martin Carmody, an East Chicago youth, was arrested with them for dismantling and altering motors from the stolen cars.
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Ind
East Chicago
Calumet
Martin Carmody
Coolidge Nomination Notified by Convention Committee
Cleveland June 11 Governor Branch of Indiana sits on the committee tasked with notifying President Coolidge of the convention's action. Although nomination is not until tomorrow, officials have already formed the notification committee.
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Ohio
Coolidge
Governor Branch
Indiana
Hoosiers Offset Klan Scare With Negro Orchestra
Hoosier authorities quell a Ku Klux Klan scare by organizing a Negro orchestra as a countershow. News hounds probe the move, crediting a quick adroit Hoosier response to calm tensions and scene tensions.
Love Letter Witness to Dickie Loeb Case
Lorraine Nathan, 18, declares she will testify for Dickie Loeb over the murder case, saying Leopold influenced him and offering to have Loeb’s letters read to prove his best self. She plans to attend court as a witness and stands ready to defend their relationship.
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Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold
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Prohibition Not in GOP Platform Say Delegates Dish
Cleveland dispatch notes that the Republican platform will not mention prohibition and will formally favor law and order. Delegates in Cleveland hotel rooms enjoy conviviality while eyes turn to how wet voting and dry platforms influence the party. The Democrats are expected to follow suit in New York.
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Dakota delegates bolt Cleveland in party split
Six of North Dakota's 18 delegates defected last night and joined Wisconsin's La Follette faction of 29 delegates. They challenged Republican harmony plans at the convention by pushing for the banishment of former Attorney General, creating a sharp split over strategy and leadership.
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Ohio
North Dakota
Wisconsin
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Man Deposits Bonds Claiming Kidnapping After Hoard Recovered
William Lebish a 22 year old messenger for a New York brokerage walked into a Morgan City bank and deposited 45000 dollars worth of negotiable bonds claiming he was kidnapped by bandits in New York a week earlier and said he had recovered the loot.
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William Lebish
New York City
New York
NEW BLASTING METHOD INCREASES LUMP COAL
Illinois coal operators adopt cushioned blasting using rock dust as stemming to cushion shots. The method claims safer, simpler tamping and less disintegration of coal, with one or more rock dust cartridges placed after the reduced explosive charge.
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Chicago
Illinois
Double murder found on highway near Edwardsville
Bodies of Pete Aigle a 25 year old barber from Alton and Dorothy Kite 21 were found beside a road two miles west of Edwardsville Illinois. Aigle was shot in the temple and Kite had her throat cut from ear to ear. Police said it was a double murder.
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Edwardsville
Pete Aigle
Alton
Dorothy Kite
Here
Aigle
Raid destroys tobacco beds in Metcalfe county Kentucky
A 30 person raiding party destroyed six tobacco beds along Blue Spring creek in Metcalfe county yesterday. The group fired continually to prevent approach as they worked. Reported loss claims include Willie Jeffries Eura Glass Harlan Clark George Stogden and Jessie Grenshaw, with one pool member among the victims and others independent growers.
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Blue Spring Creek
Metcalfe County
Willie Jeffries
Eura Glass
Harlan Clark
George Stogden
Jessie Grenshaw
Contentious GOP Convention Fight Over Coolidge Endorsement
Curtis mentions worked all night on platform as Harding Hughes and Coolidge face a factional battle. Indiana's Albert Beveridge signals leading a floor fight against the world court plank, seeking adherence to the League of Nations framework.
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Coolidge
Wisconsin
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Indiana
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Republican Nominating Fight Central to Platform Debate
An eleventh hour push by administration leaders aimed to shape the Republican platform with a focus on federal economy and tax cuts while debating an anti Ku Klux Klan plank. Beveridge received renewed support as a potential vice presidential candidate, with delegates from New York and others weighing leadership figures amid a polarized gathering.
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