Swedish Capital is Host to Clergy
Washington reports that Stockholm, recently visited by church representatives, is not ideal as a summer conference city. The article paints Stockholm as fairy-tale like with a fiord approach, a royal palace, historic Staden, arched bridges including Norrbro, and a lack of court ceremony versus Buckingham Palace. It notes Riddarholms-Nyka church spire, Upsala cathedral, and the open royal residence, plus modern Stockholm with many telephones and major industrial output.
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Washington
Stockholm
National Geographic Society
Baltic Sea
Venice
Sterkhelma
Cattegat
North Sea
Royal Palace
Tshind
Staden
He de la Cite
Europe
Brooklyn Bridge
London Bridge
Riddarholmen
Upsala
Sweden
Studen
Buckingham Palace
Belng
Cape Farewell
Areenlind
Hand Painted Knees Become Beauty Stunt
Beauty specialists promote hand painted knees as a new trend. Ruth Maurer says knee pictures range from simple designs to portraits and landscapes. Women spend millions on cosmetics daily, with rouge usage and dye costs noted in a contemporary report.
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Ruth Maurer
United States
Tate
Barkless Dog Evolves From Surgeons Clinic Wortland
In Wortland Oregon surgeons stage demonstrations by the American Veterinary Medical association. Dr Frederick R Whipple of Peoria Illinois outlines a method to perform the operation on other animals as easily as removing tonsils. Humane societies study the results hoping to save dogs deemed nuisances by incessant barking.
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Wortland
Ore
American Veterinary Medical Association
Lpr
Frederick R. Whipple
Peoria
Humane Societies
Honor Aged Black Woman From Macon Interred Privately
The body of Anna Jordan a Black woman lay in an exclusive white cemetery after a full honors funeral at the residence of Mrs. KR. A. Smith who had cared for Anna for 38 years.
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Macon
Anna Jordan
KR. A. Smith
Anna
Wall of Agrippa Unearthed Near Jerusalem Hints at Holy Sepulcher Debate
Archaeologists announce discovery of a wall near Jerusalem attributed to Agrippa dating around 404 AD, with a 60 yard stretch four yards thick uncovered by the Jewish Exploration Society. The find fuels questions about the site of the Holy Sepulcher, long debated as outside ancient city walls, while a late Byzantine tomb and inscriptions are also reported.
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Jerusaleme
Jerusatem
Agrippa
Titus
Jewish Exploration Society
Jerusalem
Werod Agrippa
Syria
Herth
Stuall
Doctor Albright
Wall Wei
Uonun
Undersea Microphones Protecting New York
New York City unveils a sound ranging device from the coast defense tests at Fisher's Island. For the first time a moving target was detected by underwater sound. Giant receivers on Long Island are kept alert to capture any noise from vessel activity at sea.
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New York
New York City
Marvel of Science
Fisher's Island
Mrs Morgan dies after months in sleep sickness
New York reports Mrs Morgan wife of banker dies at Glen Cave after a nine week illness described as sleep sickness. Wife of 35 years, she leaves two sons and two daughters. The family, from a prominent Boston line, kept vigil at her bedside as artificial feeding supported her final weeks.
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New York
Morgssaire
Glen Cave
Morgan
Pia Pita
Manhattan
Ehurel
Duchess in France fights annulling marriage suit
In London solicitors announce the duchess of Manchester will defend a French annulment action filed by the duke of Arquebester. The duchess, born Helena Zimmerman in Cincinnati, Ohio, married in 1900. The duke’s divorce suit, citing desertion and incompatibility, was filed last month in Nice. Papers were served in Paris recently. The duchess inherited her father Eugene Zimmerman's $10 million estate in 1918.
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London
Duchess of Manchester
Duke of
Cinderella's Romance Ends as Adoption Declared Void
New York reports that Mary Spas, once cited as Bohemian immigrant Mary Spas from Astoria, had her adoption by Edward W. Browning, wealthy NYC broker, declared null by Surrogate Dante Noble. Maury left court with her parents and Browning, while rumors of marriage were denied.
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New York
Mary Spas
Astoria
L. 1
Edward W. Browning
Dante Noble
Maury
Mr. Browning
Cinderella
Kentucky Woman Elected Head of Eastern Star
By unanimous vote Mrs. Clara d L Henrich of Covington Ky was elected next Worshipful grand matron of the grand chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star for the next three years. Other officers named include J Ernest Teare of Cleveland Ohio grand patron and Minnie F Keyes of Washington DC grand secretary. Amalia Euehl of Chicago named grand conductress.
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Toronto
Clara d L. Henrich
Covington
Wis
Order of the Moustern Star
J. Ernest Teare
Cleveland
Ohio
Minnie F. Keyes
Washington, D. C
Amalia Euehl
Chicngo
Chapman Gang Kills Two of Leader's Betrayers
In Indiana near Muncie two betrayers of gang leader Gerald Chapman were shot to death in their car on a rural highway. The victims were Munele farmer Ben Hance and his wife, linked to Chapman by prior months of activity in the area. Police received tainted testimony from a captured prisoner named Wolfe and Dutch Anderson who provided crucial statements.
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Chapman Gang
Munele
Ind
Ben Hance
Gerald Chapman
George Anderson
Chipman
Muncie
Charles Wolfe
Dutch Anderson
Phillips Oil Co Sold to Standard for 20 Million
Tulsa World reports received information that Phillips Oil Co. may be sold to Dixie Oil, a subsidiary of Standard Oil of Indiana. The offer cited is 20 million dollars, with 15 million cash and the remainder in securities. A separate report suggested 80 million total.
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Phillips Oil Co
Standard
Tulsa
Okli
Tulsa World
Wate Phillips Ol Company
Dixie Oil Company
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Two Given Ten to Fifty Years for Pickford Plot
In Los Angeles Charles Stevens Uhiude Arthur Moleconb were sentenced to ten to fifty years each in Sim Quenby penitentiary after a jury found them guilty of criminal conspiracy to kidnap Mary Pickford. Adrian J. Wood was acquitted.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Sim Quenby
Charles
Stevens
Uhiude
Arthur Moleconb
Mary Pickford
Adrian J. Wood
Wague
New York Returns $327,894 Tax to Rockefeller Estate
Under a state order New York will reimburse the estate of the late William G. Rockefeller $327,894 for taxes paid on property in other states. The payment confirms the tax credit and offsets liabilities tied to multistate holdings.
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New York
New York State
William G. Rockefeller
Bandite Get $87,478 Pay Roll Winn Man
Bandite receives an $87,478 payroll payoff in a case involving a man who hid funds and faced removal from duties. Investigators linked the payout to a series of internal discrepancies and questioned authorities over the allocation.
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Bandite
Ivet Tobhars
President Visits at Father’s Home During Illness
President Coolidge visits at home in Devens Massachusetts to see his father and mother with Brig. Gen. Malvern Meade in attendance. The scene unfolds as Mrs Coolidge greets the President and a portion of the household gathers at the bedside.
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Lane
Waite
Coolidge
Tatler
John
Malvern
Laine
Divorce Case Ends in Michigan Congressman's Trial
In Atpema Michigan Circuit Judge Frank Emerick halted closing arguments in the Scott divorce case and 20 days were given to submit written briefs. Irvin Canfield, for Scott, argued cruelty grounds for divorce while Edna James Scott denied all allegations.
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Washington
Cristobal
Panama
Canfield
Scott
Governors Urge Pardon for Warren T. McCray
Governors of 14 states seven of the jurors who convicted him and 30 bankers harmed by his fraud joined others in appealing to Attorney General Sargent for a pardon recommendation for Warren T. McCray former governor of Indiana. The attorney general seemed impressed by McCray's long service to Indiana.
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Washington
Sargent
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
McCray
Score Injured as Mob Battles Ku Klux Klan
A riot in Reading Massachusetts between 400 Klansmen and an equal number of anti Klansmen drew state trooper forces. Rocks clubs and tear gas bombs were used injuring many with a score of persons reported hurt as Klansmen tried to depart the field.
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Reading
Mass
Klin
Petain to Lead French Army in Morocco Offensive
Marshal Petain will command the 200,000-strong French force in Morocco. The army is being reorganized and newspapers announce he will direct the offensive against Abd-el-Nrim, slated to open in September, with supreme command as commander in chief.
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Paris
Marshal Petain
Morocco
Abd-el-Nrim
French Troops Drive Druses From Suieda
French forces have expelled the besieging Druses from Suleda in Syria and now control the city. Noncombatants flee villages amid bombing as the dispatch from Jerusalem notes.
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Druses
Suieda
London
Suleda
Syria
The
Times
Jerusalem
Indiana G O P Plans Fall Elections in Conference
Five hundred Indiana Republicans met in West Baden to map fall municipal elections and spring senatorial primaries. Senator Watson will seek to retain his seat as senior senator from the state.
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West Baden
Ind
Watson
Seeks 100 Million Loan to Europe Named Country
New York J Hamilton Lewis former U S senator from Illinois departed to pursue a proposed 100 million dollar American loan to an unnamed European nation. The trip signals a push to secure large credit for Europe amid postwar financial efforts.
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Europe
New York
J. Hamilton Lewis
United States
Ilnois
Coolidge to Decide Final Belgian Debt Terms
Washington reports ongoing talks on Belgium’s war debt as Belgian plenipotentiaries seek Brussels authority to meet American demands. Secretary Mellon arranged a conference with President Coolidge to decide final settlement terms, including possible moratorium on principal and interest and payment schedule.
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Washington
Brussels
Mellon
American Commission
Coolidge
Belgium
Four Cornered Fight in Wisconsin Senate Primary
Roy P. Wilcox of Eau Claire was chosen on the fourth ballot to lead the Republican stalwarts against the La Follette forces in a four cornered special senatorial primary. Former Gov Francis McGovern and Arthur R. Barry of Milwaukee also enter the race, with the primary likely in late September.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Roy P. Wilcox
Eau Claire
la Follette
Francis RE. McGovern
Arthur R. Barry
Milwaukee
Bob LaFollette, Jr
Miners Would Link Hard and Soft Coal in Contract
The United Mine Workers of America push to treat hard and soft coal wage contracts together. The policy seeks government intervention to honor the Jacksonville agreement on soft coal. The combined effect would cover 158,000 hard coal miners and 500,000 soft coal miners through anthracite mediators.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United Mine Workers of America
Jacksonville
President of Turkey Divorces His Wife
Mustafa Kemal Pasha, president of the Turkish Republic, divorces Latife Hanoum. Causes cited include Mme Latife's supposed overbearing behavior and her wish to involve herself in affairs seen as beyond her role.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Mustapha Mwhemal Pasha
Latife Hanoum
Mme. Latife
Trade Reported Improve for United States at Chicago Dinner
A Chicago dinner for 1,500 Interstate Merchants' council members hosted by the Chicago Association of Commerce emphasized better business and greater stability for the United States and especially the Middle West.
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Chicago
United States
Great Middle West
Interstate Merchants’ Council
Rainbo Garden
Chicago Association of Commerce
Pola Negri pays $57,000 fine on undeclared jewels
New York report states actress Pola Negri deposited 57000 with customs to cover fines penalties and duties on undeclared jewelry seized when she arrived aboard the Berengaria on May 2.
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Pola Negri
New York
Miss Negri
Germany Asks U S to Return War Property
Washington reports German ambassador Count von Multzan delivered a Berlin note to Secretary Nellogg formally requesting the return of seized German property now held by the alien property custodian. The appeal follows postwar asset seizures and seeks restitution of war era holdings.
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Washington
Ago von Multzan
United States
Nellogg
Berlin
Britain Licenses Indian Radio Station in India
The Indo Radio Telegraph company secures a license to erect a transmission station in India for communications with Britain. Early tests show unusual electrical interference characteristic of India, making the project experimental.
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Britain
Indian Radio London
Indo Radio Telegraph Company
India
Indianapolis Convention Of Milk Manufacturers Held Here
Indianapolis reports that the convention of the milk manufacturers of the United States will be held in the city.
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Indianapolis
United States
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