Berkshire Golfer Will Be Champion
Mrs G Howard Bright of Berkshire defeated Miss Elizabeth Wharlock of Harrisburg five up and three to play in the Central Pennsylvania Golf Association Women's championship. Edith Quier of Berkshire beat her mother Mrs Edwin F Quier one up in the semi finals. The Berkshire pair meet later for the title once held by Miss Mary Stair of York who failed to qualify. Stair set a Lancaster country club course record seven strokes faster than the qualifying round.
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International News Service
Lancaster
G. Howard Bright
Berkshire
Elizabeth Wharlock
Harrisburg
Edith Quier
Edwin F. Quier
Central Pennsylvania Golf Association
Mary Stair
York
Stair
Lancaster Country Club
Lima Cowboy Sheik Emerges Again In Local Scare
In Lima Ohio on June 22 police sought a man described as a new style cowboy sheik after he accosted two local girls Phyllis and Olive Peltier near East Market street as they walked home at about 1030 PM. A bystander chased away the rider on a horse who rode onto the sidewalk before fleeing when screams drew attention.
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International News Service
Lima
Ohio
Shiek
C. S. Peltier
Phyllis
Olive
Burleen Cramer
President At Wedding of Miss Hoar in Washington
President Harding attended the wedding of Miss Louise Ruth Hoar in Washington. Miss Hoar is daughter of Mrs. Frederick H. Gillette of Boston and wife of the Speaker of the House, to Mr Christopher La Farge.
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President Harding
Washington
Louise Ruth Hoar
Frederick H. Gillette
Boston
House of Representatives
Christopher la Farge
May Take Business Men To Fight Forest Fires
In Duluth Minnesota on June 22 1930 forestry officials say the bowery district which supplied many firefighters in prior years has few unemployed. The state may draft businessmen to serve if serious fires break out this year.
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International News Service
Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
Bowery
78 year old woman trains daily in gymnasium
St Louis report notes Mrs. Dorothy Schulz, 78, demonstrates daily use of Indian clubs and horizontal bars. She proclaims there is no age limit to gymnastics and exercise as her health prescription to stay fit.
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International News Service
ST. Louis
Dorothy Schulz
Horses in the Civil War Consumption Highlight
The quartermaster-general's report from the final Civil War years notes that the Union forces consumed about 500 horses and mules daily. The figure reflects heavy reliance on pack and cavalry animals amid sustained military operations.
Lowly Carp Idolizes Japanese Boys During Festival
London dispatch notes Tango no Sekku festival in Japan where paper and cotton fish on poles mark the celebration. Each pole count signals male children, carp symbolism teaches strength, and brothers trade visits to rival families as boys engage in games and mock battles.
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London
Japan
London Daily Express
Prague Hosts Vast Union of European Universities
Henry Noble MacCracken notes in Current History that Prague, the old city, houses at least 27 000 full rank university students across multiple institutes. He compares this to New York City’s university population and highlights Prague’s array of universities including Charles University and several German, Czech, Russian, and Ukrainian institutions funded by the national budget.
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Prague
New York City
Charles
Ferdinand University
Henry Noble MacCracken
Current History Magazine
Divine Religious Spark Is In Us All
Monsignor John P. Chiswick a New York prelate and former Maine chaplain says the religious spark exists in every person. He argues society is not irreligious and cites a need for greater religious education to foster true religion.
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Althe
New York
John P. Chiswick
Maine
Famous Rostand Villa Seeks Wealthy Buyer in Paris
Edmond Rostand’s villa Araga on the Rudnac coast faces sale as rivals from Spain or the United States fail to bid. With Croesus absent the price dropped from 1 500 000 francs to 800 000 this year and the state may convert the home into a national museum if unsold.
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International
Paris
Traces of Ancient Civilization Found in Southern Region
Johannesburg June 22 reports remarkable discoveries of ancient hieroglyphics and traces of a road and a lost civilization. A prospector returning from Lorenzo Marques describes evidence of a large population of non-Bantu origin in the low-lying country between Inyang a and Matabeleland.
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International News Service
Johannesburg
Lorenzo Marques
Inyanga
Matabeleland
Pupils Die In Train Crush. Japanese Teacher Kills Self
Four pupils returning from a school picnic were killed when a train struck them near Osaka. Yasutaro Mori, a Shikanshima Primary School instructor, killed himself on the same line, reportedly driven by parental blame for the accident.
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International News Service
TOKIO
Yasutaro Mori
Shikanshima
Osaka
Deadlock blocks concrete bridge access near Pottsville
In Pottsville Pennsylvania a costly concrete bridge built by the county remains unusable as both county commissioners and the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Coke company refuse to complete the approaches. The court asks the grand jury to break the deadlock and compel repairs so vehicles can reach the highway.
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Pottsville
Grand Jury
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Coke Company
Coal Cor
Historic Old Elms hotel closes after 152 years
Sturbridge Mass June 22 Historic Old Elms hotel ends 152 years of public service. Notable visitors include Lafayette. Elm trees in front were planted about 1840 by the late Governor Samuel C Craft as a child. Owner John S Hubbard plans to convert the property into his home.
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Sturbridge
Mass
Old Elms
Lafayette
Samuel C. Craft
John S. Hubbard
Uncle Eben on grouches and weather moods
Uncle Eben notes that a man with a general grouch tends to justify it by griping about the weather. The remark reflects a humorous daily-life observation likely from a column or cartoon panel.
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Uncle Eben
Jersey Woman Dies After Cow Attack
Elizabeth Stanislaw mother of five died in Perth Amboy hospital from injuries after a cow chained to a stake charged her and dragged her toward a wood. A motorist rescued and transported her to the hospital.
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Carteret
N. J
Elizabeth Stanislaw
Perth Amboy Hospital
Missouri Wife Seeks Divorce After Husband Conceals Marriages
In St Louis on June 22 Mrs Marie Blesig filed for divorce claiming her husband lied about four prior marriages which she says he concealed from her. She asserts the court should grant the divorce based on his admission to the pattern of divorces. The filing cites deception and seeks legal dissolution of the marriage.
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International News Service
ST. Louis
Marie Blesig
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