Hoover to start July trip early to visit Coolidge
Secretary Hoover the Republican presidential nominee will leave Palo Alto between July 2 and July 5 and may pause to visit President Coolidge at Brule Wisconsin. Campaign leaders begin active work at their desks as they seek headquarters space with Franklin Fort and Interior Secretary Work coordinating efforts. Reports say J Walter Drake and Representative Newton of Minnesota were among early callers.
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Washington
Hoover
Palo Alto
Calif
Coolidge
Brule
Franklin W. Fort
J. Walter Drake
Commerce
Newton
Minnesota
Reynolds Seen Likely National Committeeman Pick
An Iowan in Houston reports a mail campaign to delegates indicating Dr. J. W. Reynolds of Creston would win the national committeeman post, replacing Clyde Herring of Des Moines. Reynolds is backed by the Marsh-Sullivan faction, aligned with Smith supporters from four years ago, and is expected to win at the caucus Monday.
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Houston
Tex
C. J
Air Mail Pilot Killed in Kansas Storm Crash
Warne Neville, an experienced air mail pilot from Kansas City, died when his plane on the Chicago Dallas route encountered a severe wind storm and crashed near Lebo Kansas, about 20 miles east of Emporia. He had flown the Chicago Dallas service for over two years under National Air Transport.
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Emporia
Kas
Warne Neville
Kansas City
Chicago
Aro Neville
National Air Transport Company
Croatian Peasants’ Party Leader Wounded in Parliament
Belgrade June 22 AP Stefan Raditch, leader of the Croatian Peasants' party, was wounded by government deputies during a parliament session on Wednesday. Physicians feared congested lungs as he lost ground in his condition.
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Belgrade
Jugo Slavia
Stefan Raditch
Croatian Peasants’ Party
By the time a woman reaches my age she grows sour
A fragment quotes a woman’s aging perspective on empathy and bitterness, noting how time shapes outlook and speech. The line evokes memories of social judgments and gendered expectations in a historical voice.
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Everbody
Ever
Earhart Tours Toynbee Hall and East End Slums in London
Amelia Earhart, resuming social work after her Atlantic flight, visited Toynbee Hall and London’s east end. She praised the local approach, contrasted it with Boston’s Denison House, and expressed a desire to study pensions and unemployment programs during a multi day stay.
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Setttlement House
Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
Toynbee Hall
Boston
Farhart
Great Britain
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Louis Gordon
Mires Earhart
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Girl Scouts
Mr. Catchpool
Miss Farhart
Japan Greets Bride-to-Be as Heir to Throne Weds Next Fall
Setsu Matsudaira, daughter of the American ambassador in Washington, returns to Japan aboard the Shinyo Maru for her wedding to Prince Chichibu, heir apparent. Officials greet her, groom absent for training maneuvers. Crowds cheer despite rain as police guard the docks and streets. wedding planned for October.
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Tokyo
Setsu Mats Sudaira
Washington
Chichibu
Setsu
Northern Express wreck near Bollnas kills fourteen
Copenhagen reports the Northern Express crashed into an assisting locomotive near Bollnas Sweden. Fourteen people died and 40 were injured. The train departed Stockholm at midnight. no foreigners were aboard.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Bollnas
Sweden
Stockholm
Vigilantes kill alleged robber in Iowa store raid
In Maynard Iowa a vigilance committee shot Leslie Beall about 49 as he approached the Earl Fess implement store safe at 3 am during a robbery. Beall lived likely in Webster City and left three children. The shooter’s identity was kept secret pending inquest. a woman linked to Beall was detained after being found in a car.
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West Union
Maynard
Leslie Beall
Webster City
Beall
Earl Fess
Iiligance Committee
Fess
Beall Ane
Three men electrocuted for 1926 police killing in DC
Washington June 22 AP report says Nicholas Lee Eagles 2 Samuel Moreno 29 and John Proctor 19 were executed today at the District of Columbia jail for the killing of Policeman Leo Wm Busch in a pistol battle in September 1926.
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Washington
Nicholas Lee Eagles
Samuel Moreno
John Proctor
District of Columbia
Leo Wm. F. Busch
Conesville Boy Killed by Lightning in Iowa
Eldon Wall age 9 died after a lightning strike at his Conesville home while his mother Mrs Frank Wall and brother Norman 7 were injured. The bolt struck a tree near the washing line and traveled to the wash house where the boys were struck. Norman and the mother recovered consciousness at noon.
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Conesville
Eldon Wall
Norman
Frank Wall
Eldon
Woman’s affidavit frees man then reimprisons him
Ben Bess, a Black man, was imprisoned again in South Carolina after a pardoning affidavit he received for an assault on a white woman was reinterpreted. The woman later swore she meant forgiveness, not innocence, prompting a grand jury review and possible government action while Bess faces new charges and potential mob risk.
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Columbia
S. C
Ben Bess
John G. Richards
Bess
Richards
State Penitentiary
Italian Fliers Halted by Fog in Arctic Rescue Mission
In Kings Bay Spitzbergen on June 29 Italian fliers Majors Maddalena and Penzo attempted to reach General Nobile with relief supplies for five marooned men, while searching for Roald Amundsen’s missing French hydro airplane amid fog and shifting ice. They report 600 pounds of provisions dropped and focus on locating Amundsen. The radio searches fail to locate the Amundsen party. Batteries and radio gear remain critical. Maddalena plans another battery drop to aid Citta Di Milano’s crew and Nobile’s group.
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Spitzbergen
Roald Amundsen
Lieut
Lief Dietrichsen
Norway
Kings Bay
General Nobile
Latham
Rene Guilbaud
Associated Press
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Maddalena and
Penzo
Nobile
Foyne Island
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Fast Land
Amundsen
Citta di Milano
North Cape
Maligin
South Cape
Cape Leigh Smith
Luetzow Holm
Riiser-Larsen
Maddalena
Man Tries Direct Appeal to Emperor at Tokyo Palace
A man breached palace guards with intent to seek the emperor’s aid against Tokyo Bay reclamation work that deprives fishermen of livelihoods. He was seized at the entrance.
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Tokyo
Tuse
Tokyo Bay
Burnham, C. G. Dies After Illness at Kenilworth Home
Claude G. Burnham executive vice president of the Chicago Burlington Quincr Railroad died today at his Kenilworth home after a six months illness. He led the railroad through major operations and expansion projects during his tenure.
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Chicago
Claude G. Burnham
Burlington @ Quincr
Kenilworth
Iowa Illinois Iowa Weather Outlook Briefing
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies today and Saturday across Iowa Illinois and Missouri with probable local thunder showers in central east portions and tonight into Saturday. Temperatures are expected to remain steady across the region.
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Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
River and City Water Levels Reported Changes and Stabilizations
River Stages show modest rises in Saint Paul and Muscatine with Keokuk and St Louis steady or increasing. La Crosse and Dubuque remain unchanged while Davenport holds steady at current levels.
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la Crosse
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
St. Louis
Rise
Regulars and Rebels Die in Eight Hour Battle Near Las Huertas
Guadalajara dispatch reports ten federal soldiers and 22 insurgents killed in an eight hour clash near Las Huertas Jelisco. Thirty federal troops were wounded. Insurgents were dispersed with casualties undetermined.
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Mexico City
Guaralajara
Excelsior
Las Huertas
Jelisco
Five Men Held For Lynchings In Texas Hospital Case
Five men were jailed without bond in Houston on murder charges linked to the lynching of Robert Powell, a 24 year old Black man accused of killing Detective A. W. Davis. A boilermaker, A B Wheeler, identified six others as participants in the Powell raid from Jefferson Davis Hospital and the bridge killing.
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Houston
Tex
Robert Powell
A. B. Wheeler
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Powell
Howard Minton
Texas Rangers
Dan Moody
Iowa City backs new rural school course for fall
Iowa county superintendents, after a three day convention, unanimously endorsed a new course of study to be introduced in Iowa rural schools next fall. Other items note a plane crash injuring two and a judging contest winner in Oelwein.
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Iowa
Oelwein
Iowa Buttermakers Association
Charles T. Zierath
Charlies City
Smith centers IT interest as convention opens
New York governor Alfred E. Smith faces a split among Democrats over prohibition. Norman E. Mack indicated Smith opposed prohibition, while Smith himself affirmed amending prohibitions. Smith aims to secure 733 1 3 votes of 1,199 at the national convention, with Missouri Senator James A Reed joining the race. Delegates from Ohio Indiana Nebraska and Kansas may tilt toward Smith as favorites sons.
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Tex
Alfred E. Smith
New York
New York State
Smith
Mack
Norman E. Mack
National Democracy
New York City
Drys
James A. Reed
Missouri
Ohio
Indiana
Nebraska
Kansas
Raspberries and Roses Named at Mrs Baker Party
A fragment recalls a remark about admiring roses and an uninvited guest, mentioning Mrs Baker and Ma in a social confusion from a 1923 source. The line hints at social nuance in early 20th century gatherings without further context.
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