Hoosier seeks patent moon machine to tap tides
James H. Persons of Terre Haute plans to go to Washington to patent a device he calls the moon machine. He says it could produce power from the tides to light and heat the world, though he has not finalized a working model. The 16 inch wooden prototype uses a rising block, a drum, and a spiral spring to store energy as tides move.
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James H. Persons
Terre Haute
Washington
Perotis
Persons
Greeneé
Jashnville
Stover
Germany in split over confiscation of monarchs wealth
Berlin June 21 The government moves to push a compromise expropriation bill after a referendum where 14 889 000 voted for expropriation and 640 090 against. The state would keep part of the estates while the rest would return to the toppled monarchs and families amid opposition and possible unrest.
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United Press Dispatch
Berlin
Reichstag
Robbers Hold Up Chicago Area, Loot Exceeds Twenty Thousand
Seven men entered a road house west of Chicago early today and held up 25 persons, escaping amid gunfire. Police say loot may total as much as 20000 dollars. Three suspects are in custody and being questioned.
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Junithd Press Dispatch
Chicago
Bendits
House
No. Ohe
Poce
Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty in Osage Murders Case
Ernest Burkhart pled guilty to the murder of W. S. Smith and received a life sentence in federal court in Pawhuska Oklahoma. The plea halted his trial on charges tied to the Osage Indian murders known as the reign of terror.
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Pawhuskie
Okla
Ernest Burkhart
W. S. Smith
Poincare to join Briand in new French cabinet
Paris June 21 Former Premier Raymond Poincare agrees to join a cabinet formed by Aristide Briand after Edouard Herriot's failed attempt. Briand says Poincare will collaborate with various Republican parties, prioritizing financial stability over personal quarrels. Briand plans a strong Republican lineup to address a burning political situation.
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United Press Dispatch
Paris
Raymond Poincare
Aristide
Briand
Edouard Herriot
Poingare
Poincare
United Press
Wobblies Head to Harvest Fields on Freight Trains
United Press Dispatch from Hastings Nebraska reports that the Wobblies travel by freights to reach harvest areas in the south. They seek pay at top wages and gather each season to assist farmers with crops before returning north and east on unexplained trips.
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Hastings
Neb
Seven Die in Indiana Auto Crashes and One Killed Peering
A June report from Indianapolis notes seven dead and five injured from weekend accidents. Adolph Winiger and his family perished near Evansville after their car was struck by an interurban. three other children were badly hurt. Mortimer Stoggs died in Muncie, Dink Hubble was struck in Indianapolis, Joseph Harides was hit near Fort Wayne, and two others injured in Indianapolis traffic incidents.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Adolph Winiger
Evansville
Christina
Rudolph
Mortimer Stoggs
Vincennes Prohibition Case Trials Begin in Terre Haute
Sixty four Vincennes residents face federal indictment for violations or conspiracy to violate national prohibition laws. Knox county officials Floyd Young Roy Chambers Harvey Smith among defendants. Roy Robinson pleaded guilty and will testify for the government.
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United Press Dispatch
Terre Haute
Ind
Vincennes
Baltzell
Knox County
Floyd Young
Roy Chambers
Harvey Smith
Roy Robinson
Minnesota Voters Go to Polls in Gubernatorial and Labor Primaries
Minnesota voters faced partly cloudy skies and a crowded ballot as Republicans and Farmer Labor contenders chose nominees for governor and Congress. Theodore Christianson and George I. Leach led the Republican race while Magnus Johnson and Davis contested the Farmer Labor contest. Alfred Jacques faced no opposition for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. The outcome centered on state department reforms versus the finance commission plan, with Johnson seeking a political comeback after a Senate contest setback.
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United. Press Dispatch
ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Theodore Christianson
George I. Leach
Minneapolis
United States
Magnus Johnson
Davis
Farmer‘Labor
Alfred Jacques
Duluth
Christianson
Leach
Finance Commission
Johnson
Senate
Thomas D. Schall
Treasury Clashes Over Malt Tonic Permits
Washington reports renewed attacks on malt tonic permits as Rep LaGuardia of New York mixes malt tonic with near beer to brew a drinkable Muenchener like beer in the house office building. Drys demand abrogation while the treasury cites chemists who say malt tonic is purely a tonic and will not foster general beer making.
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Washington
Treasury Department
LaGuardia
Independent Socialist
New York
Treasury
Prisoner Fleees After Hijacking Car in LaPorte
United Press Dispatch: Charles Coffee a former Los Angeles cop escapes with a sheriff’s car in LaPorte ind after holding Sheriff Jacob Hahn at gunpoint while en route to Michigan City for liquor transporting trial.
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Laporte
Ind
Jacob Hahn
Michigan City
Charles Coffee
Los Angeles
Explosion at Gary steel works raises death toll to 14
A week after a Gary Indiana steel plant blast, the death toll rose to 14 with the death of a Black worker. Several others remain in critical condition, and rescuers continue efforts at the wrecked plant.
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Gary
Ind
Len Vail Former State Senator Dead in Goshen
Len Vail former state senator died in Goshen Indiana today according to a United Press dispatch. He was active in state politics and popular in his community. Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
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Lon Vail
United Press Dispatch
Goshen
Ind
Len Vail
Suburban home destroyed by fire early Sunday
Mrs Elmer Clayton, her son, and sister Miss Opal Hunt escaped as their two story four room cottage two miles north of the city on state road nine burned. Fire started in a coal oil stove in the kitchen exploded causing the blaze. Loss estimated at 3000 dollars with insurance, including clothing and furnishings.
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Elmer Clayton
Opal Hunt
Clayton
Three Die in Lindsey Va. Fist Fight No Arrests
State police report a fatal melee in Lindsey West Virginia involving Eris Roberts sixty George Hardin and Mel Sanson forty. Officers say Sanson killed Roberts and Hardin later pursued Sanson leading to a deadly battle. A woman Tennessee Carter was initially linked to the incident but denied involvement. All three men had been drinking.
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Roberts
Sanson
Hardin
Tennessee Carter
Brockus
More Primary Tales Tied to Penn Senate Campaign
Washington June 21 Albert Greenfield Philadelphia millionaire and Angel of the senatorial campaign of William Ware testified before the senate primary investigating committee. He described high finance elements in recent Pennsylvania primaries and the funding network behind Ware.
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Washington
Penn
Senate
Albert Greenfield
Philadelphia
Angel
William Ware
Treasury Surplus Grows as Tax Take Exceeds Expectations
Washington reports show the federal government will collect over 2 billion dollars in income taxes this year, the highest since 1923, with June receipts indicating a monthly surplus and potential further tax cuts. Analysts say the nine day period could boost the year’s surplus beyond 450 million dollars, encouraging Congress to consider continued tax reductions.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Coolidge
Mellon
General Fund of the Treasury
Foodless hiker abandons cross country walk attempt
George Hasler Johnston, who began a Chicago to New York trek without food, abandoned the journey at Summit Pennsylvania the highest point in the Allegheny mountains. He is believed to have set a world record for walking without food.
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United Press Dispatch
New York
George Hasler Johnston
Chicago
Summit
Allegheny Mountains
Man Kills Father While Protecting Mother in Milwaukee
Harold Owens, 83, confessed to police that he shot and killed his father to protect his mother during a June 21 incident in Milwaukee. He said the parents argued and a shotgun was aimed at his mother. he seized the gun and fired, fatally wounding his father within minutes.
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United Press Dispatch
Milwaukee
Wis
Harold Owens
Owens
Weither
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