Legal Approval Opens Path for Railroad Consolidation
The Interstate Commerce Commission gave nominal approval to the Van Sweringen five-line merger, clearing a legal path for consolidation of American railroads into a few great systems. Officials said barriers from the Sherman act are removed and urged Congress to legislate at the next session. Chairman Cummins has drafted a bill proposing compulsory consolidation.
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William K. Hutchinson
International News Service
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
van Sweringen
Harding
Kansas City
Congress
Cummins
Iowa
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Spanish War Veterans Close Nineth Encampment in Altoona
A parade of delegates from ninety camps across Pennsylvania marked the end of the nineteenth annual encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans in Altoona. George R. Krepps of Philadelphia won a delegate slot to the national encampment, with Oscar T. Taylor Pittsburgh Walter S. Reynolds New Castle and Edgar H. Negley Butler serving on the bylaws committee. Resolutions pressed for one hundred percent American history in schools and opposed changes to the flag design and encampment timing.
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International News Service
Altoona
United Spanish War Veterans
George R. Krepps
Philadelphia
Oscar T. Taylor
Pittsburgh
Walter S. Reynolds
New Castle
Edgar H. Negley
Butler
Husband Mistakes Wife for Burglar, Kills Her in Darkness
In Sistersville West Virginia on June 23, Sanford Gallaher a 40 year old farmer shot and killed his wife Mary Gallaher as she arose early. The coroner ruled accidental death noting he mistook her for a burglar in the dark.
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International News Service
Sistersville
W. Va
Sanford Gallaher
Mary Gallaher
State Supreme Court Decisions in Philadelphia Session
The State Supreme Court under Chief Justice Robert Von Moschzis ker met in Philadelphia for a brief session and issued opinions on most argued cases, plus rule and petition actions. The session included a general house-cleaning before adjournment to the fall, with many decisions from the western district. The Superior Court is scheduled to meet next month in the same city.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
State Supreme Court
Robert von Moschzisker
Western Judicial District
Superior Court
Supreme Court Decree Results in Appellant Costs
The court affirmed several decisions with costs borne by the appellants. Hutchinson versus Magee in Allegheny County and Sacriment versus Moore in Fayette County had judgments affirmed. Erie County cases City of Erie versus Diefendorf and Cross estate Cherry et al. saw orphans court decrees affirmed, with appeals quashed from the court of common pleas. Justice Frazier noted Hoffman versus Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company with judgment affirmed.
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Supreme Court
Hutchinson
Leviathan Sets World Speed Record on Trial Run
Albert D. Lasker announced from the Leviathan that the reconditioned liner broke all speed records during a 25 hour trial. She logged 28.04 knots in one hour and averaged 27.48 knots, covering 687 nautical miles, the farthest distance yet achieved by a marine ship. Lasker praised President Harding and called Leviathan the champion of the seas.
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International News Service
New York
Albert D. Lasker
United States Shipping Board
President Harding
Leviathan
America
Panama Canal Defense Estimated At 5 to 10 Million
The War Department weighs Panama Canal defense needs with a projected outlay of five to ten million dollars. Funds would extend France Field to host a larger air force and install modern sixteen inch guns on the Pacific side. Secretary Weeks says immediate canal defenses might be funded, while gun placements debate whether to situate batteries on Pacific island approaches or the mainland. Boards will study recommendations before joint review. total cost likely below seven million, including about seven hundred thousand for France Field.
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Washington
Panama Canal
War Department
Weeks
France Field
Pacific
Lyin
Pacific Entrance
Army
Joint
Army-Navy Board
Wife Gave Child Away During Absence in 1922
Herman Gelke files a circuit court petition contesting the probate court order that awarded Orville to Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Card. Gelke says the baby was not abandoned and the Card adoption was illegal. He alleges he was away in St Louis from June to November 1922 and later supported his family. The Cards took Orville shortly after birth.
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Detroit
Orville
J. Howard Card
Herman Gelke
Circuit
Gelke
Bertha
St. Louis
Mongolia signs trade and postal pact with Russia
June 23 Moscow reports that commercial and postal agreements between Soviet Russia and Mongolia are drafted and soon to be signed. Elbek Dorzhy, president of the Mongolian Commercial and Diplomatic delegation to Russia, says Mongolia seeks trade with Russia for geographic political and economic reasons. Russian dealers will intermediary with China to boost Mongolia exports of leather wool meat and livestock.
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Moscow
Russia
Mongolia
Elbek Dorzhy
Dorzhy
China
Judge Emery to Charge Jury in Dufford Case at 2 P.M.
District Attorney Hildebrand urged the jury to convict Mrs. Josephine Dufford, arguing insanity not proven and stressing outcome over sympathy. Defense counsel McCracken portrayed the defendant as worn and provoked, seeking acquittal and release to her two sons.
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Commonwealth
Josephine Best
Hildebrand
McCracken
New Castle
Duffford
Carl
Harry Wirtz
Cambridge Springs
Contract Awarded for Harlansburg Road Project
County commissioners announced the State Highway department awarded the Harlansburg road contract to Burns and Burt. The project runs from Harlansburg village to the Butler county line, with work starting immediately. Butler county has also awarded the section from the Lawrence county line to Slippery Rock borough.
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State Highway Department
Burns and Burt
Harlansburg
Butler County
Lawrence County
Slippery Rock
Campaigns echo old tax plank in Wilmerding race
A Wilmerding man running for county commissioner reiterates a familiar platform calling for lower taxes and removal of dead timber in county offices. The McKeesport News notes many adopt the plank but few enact it as the boys seek office.
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Wilmerding
McKeesport
Patrolman Finds Wandering Horse Tied To Tree
Patrolman Clarence Campbell discovered a horse roaming last night and secured the animal to a tree before notifying police authorities. The incident details remain limited to the finder and location as reported.
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Clarence Campbell
The Chances He Had Taken
A year after college John Hepworth pursues fortune and romance in a downtown corporate world. He misses chances for bold action while a society of executives evaluates him for promotion. A comic misadventure with a fifty dollar bill and a pie incident punctuate his stumbles toward the door of opportunity.
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John Hepworth
John
Mariel Tolman
Daddy
John’s Corporation
Tolman
Rickman
Daniel
Hepworth
Rogers
Higgins
Miss Smith
Idaho
Wildcat Trapped as It Jumps into Cabin Window
Two hunters pursuing a wildcat in North Carolina woods chase it to a clearing. The beast leaps into a cabin window where a woman’s voice is heard on the porch. The occupant, Friend Husband, refuses to chase the cat, saying he has no use for the pesky critter and will let it find its own way out.
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North Carolina
American Legion Weekly
Daily Thought Quote from Bacon on World Citizenship
A quote reflecting that gracious conduct to strangers marks a person as a citizen of the world. It suggests an open heart that connects beyond borders, portraying humanity as a continent rather than an isolated island.
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Daily Thought
Bacon
Man engraves Harding portrait on pinhead escapes
A man etched a picture of President Harding on a tiny pin head and fled the scene before authorities could detain him. The incident drew curiosity as investigators pursued leads and searched for the suspect.
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Harding
Excavators Dig Up Egyptian Buildings Near Beisan Jordan
London dispatch reports University of Pennsylvania dig near Beisan Palestine unearthed substantial Egyptian structures with five centuries of occupation and two large monuments with inscriptions of Seti I and Ramesses II. Inscriptions note Egyptian troop dispositions and nearby cities along the Jordan. Beisan lies near the Jordan about 55 miles northeast of Jerusalem.
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London
University of Pennsylvania
Beisan
Palestine
Bethshean
Times
Jerusalem
Seti I
Dameses II
Seti
Egypt
Jordan
Indian Was First American Says Indian Was First American
CHICAGO June 23 Prof William H Haas of Northwestern University told students that no race in North America predates the so called American Indian He challenged skull claims in South America as fossils and praised indigenous civilization for rising without minerals or beasts of burden and for surpassing white social organization.
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Chicago
lIn
William H. Haas
Northwestern University
Haas
South America
Clubs Outbid Best Hotels in London
London reports show two or three fashionable night clubs thriving despite broader distress. The scene, an outgrowth of the war, suggests officers on leave contribute to a lively hospitality sector rather than economic decline.
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Best Hotels
London
Postwar London clubs draw high society afterglow
Wealthy crowds pack late hours as clubs rival top hotels for foreign chefs and jazz acts. Irene Castle’s London appearance drew princes and a grand duke among the attendees, with public figures from the Lords and Commons noted. Receipts for the night neared $5000.
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London
Irene Castle
House of Lords
House of Commons
German Girls Favor Strike Funds Over Work
Thousands of Ruhr women and girls out of work after factory closures due to French and Belgian occupation receive strike funds from municipalities or the Berlin government, often higher than domestic pay. Authorities provide lodging and food, plus weekly marks as pin money. An old Essen barracks camp houses over 400 unemployed women.
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Essen
Ruhr
United States
Berlin
Five Thousand Dollar Gifts Honor Fifty Years of Service
New York June 23 Two employees of Elmer and Amend a drug and chemical firm at Third avenue and Eighteenth street were honored at a banquet at Cavanaughs Chop House for fifty years of service Rudolph Zimmerman and Louis Moses were each presented with a six thousand dollar check by August Elmer president of the company. Twenty six employees who had served 26 years or more attended the dinner.
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New York
Elmer & Amend
Third Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Cavanaugh
Rudolph Zimmerman
Louis * Moses
August Elmer
Pottstown Man Injured When Dentist Allegedly Causes Leg Break
A Pottstown resident says his leg broke during a tooth extraction at a local dental office. The dentist contends the leg injury was not caused by the procedure and disputes the claim. Further investigation is expected to determine fault and next steps.
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Pottstown
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