Senator LaFollette Dies After Long Illness in Washington
Senator Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin died in Washington at 1 21 p m after heart failure and an asthma attack ending a long political career. He struggled through a 1924 campaign and suffered bouts of pneumonia and asthma, remaining conscious and speaking faintly to loved ones. Funeral plans call for Madison burial with services to be held there if feasible, as doctors described a tenacious decline and a final quiet passing surrounded by family.
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Washington
Nator
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Freeart
LaFollette
Ada
Seri
Madison
Tom
Senor LaFollette
Europe
Senate
Amonia
Amundsen Returns From Arctic Flight Expedition
Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth reportedly return safely to Spitzbergen after a perilous May 21 North Pole flight. The two navigators led a two-plane Arctic expedition, with four companions aboard, amid global suspense over the hazardous Arctic crossing.
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New York
A. P
Alliance
Roald Amundsen
Spitzenbergen
North Pole
Vernon S. Prentice
Lincoln Ellsworth
Spitzbergen
Amundsen-Ensworth
Kings Bay
Arctic
Amundsen
South Pole
Hijackers and Rum Runners Battle at Sea Near Morgan City
Five rum runners clash with hijackers aboard the power boat Searuss in Bayou Shaeffer. The attackers bound the crew and dumped them in the forecastle before leaving toward the Gulf. Crew later freed. liquor cargo sunk. Alonzo Lee identified and jailed.
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New Orleans
A. P
Gulf of Mexico
Daily States
Morgan City
Alonzo Lee
Bayou Shaeffer
Bayou Shaffer
Latin Union denounces Kellogg on Mexico sovereignty
The Latin American union led by Alfredo Palacios condemns Secretary Kellogg's statement on Mexico as imperialist and a threat to sovereignty. The group pledges solidarity with Mexico's President Calles and labels U S policy as Wall Street imperialism threatening Latin American independence.
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Buenos Aires
A. P
United States
Mexico
Kellogg
Latin-American Union
Alfredo Palacios
Union
White House
Argentina
Calles
Latin America
Wall Street
Many Changes Ordered in Jacksons Line-up
In Jackson Mississippi on June 18 the Senators will reshuffle for a three game series with the Laurel Lumberjacks. Manager Bill Pierre announces Tatum returns to first base after a ten day suspension. Barbour moves to left, Long to right, Pratt to third. Brown Flowe and Meadows suspended. Clary signed from Memphis.
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Jackson
Miss
Senators
Laurel Lumberjacks
Bill Pierre
Cotton” Tatum
Crowe
Alexandria
Calvin Barbour
Long
Pratt
Jackson, Tenn
Brown
Flowe
Meadows
Clary
Memphis Chickasaws
Kellogg Policy Draws AFL Chief and Senator Swanson Fire
Secretary Kellogg's pronouncement on Mexican policy faces criticism from William Green head of the AFL and Senator Claude Swanson on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Green fears it could spur Mexican revolutionaries and warns against dollar diplomacy. Swanson says Kellogg's method is not approved and warns of serious U.S. risks.
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Washington
Kellogg
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Green
Mexico
Swanson
Richmond
United States
Ohio River and Mississippi River stage report
Ohio River readings Cairo 16.8 rising 0.5 and Memphis 9.8 falling 0.2. Vicksburg 13.8 rising 0.4. New Orleans 2.2 stationary. Red River at Shreveport 13.4 rising 2.7. Alexandria 5.7 rising 0.2. Ouachita at Camden 8.6 falling 0.1 and Monroe 13.0 stationary.
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Cairo
Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Typhoid in Lafourche Linked to Polluted Bayou Water
In New Orleans on June 18 the Lafourche parish health officers report thirty typhoid cases traced to polluted water from Bayou Lafourche. Dr F M Smith attributes most cases to the water, while Dr J E Doussan defends the plantation mid wife and urges instruction rather than condemnation.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
New Orléans
F. M. Smith
Lafourche Parish
Bayou Lafourche
J. E. Doussan
State Registrar of Vital Statistics
Mississippi Power Plans Gulfport Plant Expansion
Mississippi Power announces immediate installation of 1 509 horsepower of additional generating capacity for the Hattiesburg plant, announced by company president Barney E Eaton in Gulfport on June 18.
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Gulfport
Miss
Haatesburg
Mississippi Power Company
Barney E. Eaton
Shepherd accused in germ murder plot trial
Charles C. Farman testified as a key witness in the Shepherd murder trial. He described Shepherd seeking bacteriology courses and germs, discussing typhoid and tuberculosis, and steering plans tied to a supposed murder for a $100,000 estate.
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Chicago
A. P
Charles C. Farman
Shepherd
Thomas J. Lynch
Faiman
Lynch
Billy” McClintock
National University of Sciences
Bill McClintock
Wife of Financier Suffered Sleep Sickness Attack
Mrs J P Morgan wife of financier was seriously ill with sleeping sickness at her Matinecock Point Long Island summer home. Bulletin said condition slightly improved. She fell ill while at church last Sunday as her husband cruised Long Island Sound aboard his yacht and rushed to her bedside with their two daughters and several doctors attending.
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Glencover
N. Y
A. P
J. P. Morgan
Matinecock Point
Fast Island
Mogan
Henry S. Patterson
New York City
Morgan
Canadian Woods
Jane Norton Grew
Boston
Henry Lee Mystery Remains Unsolved at Collinston
Coroner's inquest into Henry Lees death near Collinston after a body was found beside the Missouri Pacific tracks yielded no conclusive cause. Lee a 34 year old engine foreman known for sobriety and Masonry left behind a wife and three children. Funeral plans were made through the Masons and Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen with burial set for Forrest City, Arkansas.
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Henry Lee
Collinston
Missouri Pacific
Bastrop
Lee
Masonic Lodge
Brotherhood of
Jace
Masons
B. of R. T
Forrest City
Ark
Chalkrock Jones to drill test in Union parish
R K Chalkrock Jones and Mrs Jones traveled from El Dorado to Monroe to finalize financing for a deep test just over the line in Union parish Section 6 19 2E. The plan is to drill deeper, aiming to reach Woodbine sands around 2850 feet next week.
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Chalkrock
Jones
Union
R. K
Chalkrock) Jones
Mrs. Jones
Monroe
el Dorado
Union Parish
Woodbines
Woodbine
Bossier Banner Plant Fire Causes Major Loss
A fire at the Bossier Banner plant in Renton caused about 5000 in damage to the 66 year old weekly publication. Investigators suspect defective wiring caused the blaze and insurance partially covers the loss.
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Bossier Banner
Renton
USA
Trainmen Seek Pay Boost From 200 Railroads Next Fall
Cleveland June 18 Trainmen and conductors unions plan joint divisional meetings in November to discuss a wage increase from about 200 U S railroads. W G Lee says 1921 wage cuts of about 12 percent and last year’s 5 percent rise frame the request to restore earnings.
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Cleveland
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Order of Railway Conductors
United States
W. G. Lee
Chicago
Western General Chairmen’s Association
Southern General Chairman's Association
Washington
Eastern General Chairmen's Association
Lee
Mondell Calls for Fifteen Percent Surtax Cap
Minneapolis June 18 Frank W Mondell war finance official urged a fifteen per cent surtax as the maximum tax Congress should set in any revision. He said the rate would maximize revenue with minimal business disruption and noted support from both parties for cuts toward 20 and 15 per cent. He warned high taxes drive capital away and hinder housing and western industrial growth. Also described track elevation work on North Second Street over the V S and P line and temporary street closure caused by asphalt tearing.
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Mnn
A. P
Frank W. Mondell
War Finance Corporation
House
Congress
Minneapolis Civic and Commerce Association
Mandel
Mellon
House of Representatives
Mondell
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