Auto Accident Kills Man Named Weil In Local City
A car owned by D. O. of Lakeland Florida slid down a hill and struck Morris Avenue resident Harry Weil as he tried to escape. Weil, 43, was killed instantly. He leaves a wife and four children. Funeral arrangements await word from Texas relatives.
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Chicago Railroad Wreck Kills One. Dozens Hurt
A Pete Marquette resort special carrying weekend revelers from Michigan resorts collided head on with an eastbound freight in the South Chicago yards. One man was killed and a score injured. The crash disrupted railroad traffic and authorities investigated.
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July Oet Dee Monday Cotton Market Report 1920
L L Smith's Daily Cotton Letter notes market decline tied to liquidations and good weather. Weather favors crop growth and weed clearing, while Texas reports mixed pest impacts. London silver drops, New York stock shows weakness as Harding ticket prospects loom. May U S cotton consumption compares to prior year with higher May demand.
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Killing in Ward Eight
A man named Frazier was shot in Ward Eight and later acquitted in a separate trial for a Cox killing. Brown admitted the Frazier murder, claiming self defense to enter Frazier’s home, and planned to surrender to authorities. Sheriff’s office had no immediate arrest.
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Freight rate dispute heats up before I C C hearing
Washington June 14 Western ship pers presented arguments to the Interstate Commerce Commission against railroads demand for higher freight rates to raise an extra billion dollars in revenue. The Salt Lake City traffic bureau said western railroads were least in need of more revenue.
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Countess D Houdetot Sophie De La Birche A Charmer Of Men
Sophie De La Birche called the Countess d Houdetot rose as a leading vamp of her era. She attracted Rousseau Marmontel and St Lambert with ease, possessing a kind heart yet a murky moral code. She died in 1813 or 1838.
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Craters From Arkana Constantine Well Threaten Area
Gas fires near the Constantine well near El Dorado Arkansas have produced three large craters 26 to 30 feet wide and thousands of smaller blow-outs over two square miles. Six Little Rock nurses aid injured, while trains risk suspension as the well now emits only gas. Officials fear closing the well could worsen blasts and require new safety measures.
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Mississippi to Name Delegates at State Committee Meeting
Jackson June 14 The Democratic state committee of Mississippi meets to name delegates to San Francisco. Party leaders declare that Democrats will be uninstructed.
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Retreated Bolsheviki advance cited in Ukraine action
Warsaw reports General Smigter’s retreat before Bolsheviki in Ukraine was orderly as Bolsheviki advances toward Szernobyk forced the withdrawal. Montreal unions condemned for aiding unauthorized railroad walkout during US strike. Berlin leaders refuse coalition with Heinze, halting cabinet talks. Santiago anarchist attack on Arturo Alessandri fails. he remains unharmed.
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Harding and Coolidge Are the Standard Bearers at Convention
At the Chicago Coliseum on June 14 the Republican National Convention nominated Warren G. Harding on the tenth ballot for president and Calvin Coolidge on the first ballot for vice president. The gathering, voicing the Old Guard influence, rejected Wood and Johnson while promoting Harding and Coolidge amid attacks on Lowden and a pledge to bolt by Borah if necessary.
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Republicans Choose Harding In Chicago Convention
The Chicago convention selected Harding after a turbulent process that eliminated Lowden and failed to convincingly mobilize support, leaving the party with a weak platform and a largely unknown favorite son. Democrats in San Francisco see an opportunity as Republicans face an autumn campaign with internal divisions.
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Postoffice bans carrying children as parcel post
Washington officials ruled that children may not be transported by parcel post. First Assistant Postmaster General Koons noted children do not fit the harmless live animals category and require care, denying two applications from residents seeking mail transport for a 9 year old girl and a 3 year old child.
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Judged by His Pigs Cartoon A Politician's Past
A farmer politician is mocked by colleagues in an old anecdote. The countryman recalls the man’s habit of relying on others to call his pigs for feed, implying a habit of avoiding direct blame. The remark critiques honesty through a rural joke.
Beatrice Portinari Inspired Dante’s Divine Comedy
The article notes Beatrice Portinari died in 1290 at age 24, inspired Dante Alighieri to write his famed Divine Comedy. It credits her with shaping Dante’s literary legacy and his vow to sing of Beatrice thereafter.
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Dante Creates Immortal Portrait in Divine Comedy
The passage notes that Dante did not forget a certain woman and later immortalized her in the Divina Commedia, giving insight into his lasting literary tribute and the enduring memory of that individual.
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Memory expert uses pictures in bungled Burns Browning gag
Chicago memory expert Dr Alonzo Watkins explains a pictorial method to memorize names. He gives an example memory cue with a firefighter image for the poet Burns and faces a heckler who questions if the image could also represent Browning.
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Adrianne Basile Baroni Celebrated in 1629 Poem Collection
A 1629 collection of Latin Greek Spanish Italian and French poems lauds Adrianne Basile Baroni of Mantua Italy and Rome fame as a singer of unusual merit. She is described as sister of Basile the poet and noted for beauty and accomplishments.
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