Massacre Unsettled as No Arrests Yet Made
Herrin Illinois June 26 Investigators say no arrests have been made since last Thursday's massacre at the Lester strip mine where at least 19 men were killed and many wounded A state and federal probe continues with DoJ DoL and Illinois officials seeking to identify the leaders and uncover full details of the mob violence involving 5000 marchers and mine guards evidenced by testimonies of a timekeeper Findlay and other witnesses.
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Herrin
Jil
A. PL
Lester Strip
Melvin Thaxton
Williamson County
Lester Mince
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
State
Attorney General Office
Adjutant General
Herrin Hospital
Allen PF. Findlay
South Halsted Street
Chicago
Findlay
Death Woods
Samuel N. Hunter
Illinois National Guard
McDowell
Henderson
MacDowell
Ruling on Ship Bars Sought by Mellon
Secretary Mellon asked Attorney General Daugherty for a ruling on the legality of selling liquor on ships beyond the three mile limit. Treasury regulations reportedly permit such sales, but the decision will settle the controversy sparked by Adolphus Busch III and the shipping board’s bar operations at sea.
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Washington
Mellon
Daugherty
Treasury
Prohibition
Haynes
Adolphus Busch III
Shipping Board
Judge Humphrey Quits Race for Representative Lincoln
Judge A Humphrey of Broken Bow withdraws from the race for Congress in the Sixth district, filing with Secretary of State Amsberry. Officials suggest his support may shift to Judge Bruno Hostetler of Kearney and that Humphrey could fill Hostetler’s district court seat if he is nominated on the Republican ticket.
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Lincoln
A. Humphrey
Broken Bow
Sixth Congressional District
Amsberry
State House
Humphrey
Suort
Bruno Oostetler
Kearney
Hostetler
Britain backs Germany admission to League of Nations vote
In the House of Commons on June 26 Lord Robert Cecil asked about Britain’s stance on admitting Germany to the League of Nations. Prime Minister Lloyd George said Great Britain would be willing to support the proposal for Germany’s admission.
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Britain
Germany
Lord Robert Cecil
House of Commons
the of Nations
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Nebraska War Bride Married by Cable Held by Government
Mademoiselle Hahn of Alsace produced a Nebraska marriage certificate from County Judge Wilbur E. Bryan claiming she is wife of Lester Mabeus formerly of the A E F now of St Helena Nebraska. Authorities insisted she must have a regular marriage and will monitor until performed. The union was proposed by cable after a court certificate and a postal reply.
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New York
Nebraska
Mademoiselle Hahn
Hahlsbach
Alsace
Cunard
Saxonia
Wilbur E. Bryan
Cedar County
Lester M. Mabeus
A. E. F. Now
St. Helena
Neb
Bryan
Terrific hail and wind storm devastates Holdrege Nebraska
A severe June 26 storm, described as cyclonic, damaged property across Holdrege. Homes, garages, and chimneys were blown over, a garage was lifted and set on another building, and sewer drains flooded with up to 12 feet of water. Notable losses included a garage moved 20 feet and a barn demolished at a farm south of town.
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Holdrege
Neb
G. I. Titus
Joe Johnson
Engstrom Green House
D. J. Fink
John Hult
Robert Perry
Gustafson
East Avenue
J. Lindall
Robert Cain
Mexicans Seize Plane With Four Americans Near Tecate
A commercial airplane carrying four Americans was seized by Mexican authorities after a forced landing near Tecate in Lower California. The incident occurred as officials on the U S side observed the aircraft land near Tecate about 40 miles east of Tijuana. Names and mission details were refused by officials.
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San Diego
Cal
Tecate
Lower California
Tijuana
Become a Property Owner
Help build your community by reading all Real Estate ads in The Omaha Bee and check daily until you find the right home. Many readers have bought houses this way and stopped paying rent.
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Omaha Bee
Bus crash near Lincoln kills one and injures eight
A motor bus from Grand Island to Lincoln slipped off a 15 foot embankment seven miles from Lincoln after heavy rain. Wilbur Wood, 40, of University Place, was killed. eight passengers were injured and rescued by motorists. The Nebraska railway commission vows to require liability insurance from bus owners.
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Wilbur Wood
University Place
Grand Island
Linceln
Lincoln
W. Davis
Havelock
Esther
Ethel Whittell
Gresham
Kenneth Tyou
C. B. Brount
State Railway Commission
Nebraska Railway Commission
Nebraska
Frank Henry
Omaha
Ralston
Henry
Here
W. Wood
Ubesity Place
Lincoln-Grand Island
Lehman Bus Company of
York
Greeters of America Open 12th Annual Convention in Pittsburgh
Delegates from across the United States and Canada gather for the opening session in Pittsburgh as city officials welcome them. President Louis Lucas of Seattle, Washington presides over the meeting.
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Greeters of America
Pittsburgh
United States
Canada
Louis Lucas
Seattle
Wash
Prince Fushimi Diagnosed With Cancer
Baron Makino announced physicians treating Prince Fushimi in Hayama believe the patient is suffering from cancer. The Imperial household confirmed the illness as of June 26 and said medical staff are monitoring the condition.
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Tokio
A. P.J— Baron Makino
Imperial Household
Prince Fushimi
Hayama
Fremont Deputy Foils Jail Break Attempt at Dodge County
Fremont Nebraska June 26. Deputy Sheriff Leslie Hesson stopped an escape bid at the Dodge county jail by discovering a partly sawed combination lock on the bull pen. Suspect William Collins linked to a theft case and two prior escapees Lundberg and Millard were involved in past jail breaks.
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Fremont
Neb
Dodge County
Leslie Hesson
William Collins
Keokuk
Collins
Jock
Earnest Lundberg
William Millard
Millard
Simple funeral for William Rockefeller at Sleepy Hollow
In Tarrytown New York on June 26 William Rockefeller brother of John D Rockefeller and prominent financier was laid to rest in Sleepy Hollow cemetery in a plain service at Rockwood Hall. The Episcopal ritual was read with no music as family and a few friends attended. Relatives included John D Rockefeller and four children, plus several long time staff and Standard Oil employees.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
William Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
America
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockwood Hall
Rockefeller
North Tarrytown
Charles Baldwin
St. Marys Episcopal Church
Scarborough
Hartley Dodge
Percy Rockefeller
William G. Rockefeller
McAlpin
Standard Oil
Thomas D. Lacca
Bootblack
Broadway
Nebraska Educators Reach Washington on Auto Tour
A group of Nebraska school superintendents led by William Mortens of Fairbury L R Gregory Tecumseh and J L Stoddard Beatrice arrived in Washington by auto after leaving Nebraska last Monday. They will visit Maine Columbia University summer school and the National Education Association meeting in Boston.
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Washington
McLaughlin
Nebraska
William Mortens
Fairbury
L. R. Gregory
Tecumseh
J. L. Stoddard
Beatrice
Maine
Columbia University Simmer School
National Educational Association of Boston
Shotwell Starts Investigation in Fred Brown Case
County Attorney A. V. Shotwell says he has enough evidence to begin a personal probe into the Charles and Robert Siefken murders. Detectives Frank Aughe and Fred Franks will work on the case for the attorney’s office until further orders. Brown will be brought to Omaha after the Fourth of July and held with other prisoners for a showup to aid witness identification. Brown recalls the Benson chaining and says Jenkins and McManaman girls went to his shack voluntarily before the alleged jewel thefts.
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A. V. Shotwell
Fred Brown
Charles
Robert Siefken
Frank Aughe
Fred Franks
Brown
Lincoln
Shotwell
Siefken
Omaha
Benson
Jenkins and McManaman
Voigt Keeps Filibuster Alive in House Passage Standoff
In Washington on June 26 the Wisconsin Republican Voigt resumed a lengthy filibuster in the House. He demanded a roll call with 284 members present and then pressed for separate votes on each of 14 amendments to the grain futures bill. After cheers and a postponement, the reading of the engrossed copy halted progress as the chamber adjourned.
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Washington
Voigt
House
Wisconsin Republican
Climbers Abandon Everest Assault Says Bruce
London reports Brig. Gen. C. G. Bruce head of the Everest expedition concludes that continuing the climb would risk useless tragedy as the peak again defeats the top mountaineers.
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London
A. P.J
Mount
Everest
Calcutta
Daily Telegraph
C. G. Bruce
Grain Futures Trading Act Set for Vote After Debate
Washington June 26 The house adjourned without finalizing the Capper- Tindher grain exchange bill. After six hours of discussion leaders chose to defer action until tomorrow with the expectation of passage to supplement the future trading act in response to a recent Supreme Court decision.
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Washington
House
Supreme Court
Mrs. Len Small Dies After Governor Acquittal
Mrs. Len Small wife of Governor Len Small of Illinois died after a June illness linked to the nine week trial in Waukegan. She collapsed in her husband’s arms after the acquittal celebration, leaving the governor and children at her bedside as doctors gave little hope.
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Illinois
Chicago
Small
Kankakee
A. P
Len Small
Small Ofllinois
Waukegan
Leslie
Bud Small
A. E. Inglesh
Charles Moore
Kankakee County
Moore
George Vaughn
Bert Moore
Walnut Creek
Cal
Claude Moore
Pompeys Pillar
Drake Storehouse Burns With $100 000 Loss
The Brandon Supply Co. warehouse at Fourth and Pierce, run by Drake Realty and Construction, suffered a 100000 dollar loss when the top floor burned from spontaneous combustion. Paints and linseed oil fed flames. three alarms sounded as black smoke spread eastward. Lower floors' lumber was water soaked and nearly lost.
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Brandon Supply Co
Fourth
Pierce Streets
Drake Realty and Construction Company
Continuance of U S Troops in Haiti Urged
A unanimous senate committee report urged indefinite American occupation of Haiti with a reduced marine force after months of investigation into the U S presence in Haiti and San Domingo.
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U. S
Haiti
Washington
Senate
San Domingo
Father Flanagan Boys to Outing at Valley
One hundred thirty five boys from Father Flanagan's home will have a Valley outing next Wednesday organized by the commercial club. A barbecue lunch, games, music, swimming and water polo contests are planned with Valley residents providing transport from Overlook farm to the grounds.
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Father Flanagan
Valley
Commercial Club
Overlook Farm
March of West Virginia Strikers Halted by Chief Fairmont
A march of striking miners and sympathizers from Monongah to Fairmont was stopped by C. F. Frank Keeney district president of the United Mine Workers of America in Fairmont West Virginia action on June 28.
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West Virginia
Fairmont
W. Va
Monongah
Here
C. F. Frank Keeney
United Mine Workers of America
Airplane Collides With Car on Los Angeles Boulevard
In Los Angeles a plane and a motor car collided on a boulevard. Edmund C. Kossuth, who drove the car, said the aircraft damaged the car slightly and caused his mother, sister, and a cousin riding with him to suffer shock. The aviator stopped, refused to give name or address, and then flew away.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Edmund C. Kossuth
Lad 12 Drowns Saving Brother at Fremont Sandpit
Harold Howard 12 and his younger brother John 9 drowned at the Murphy sandpit lake west of Fremont after Harold tried to save John who toppled into the water. Jack Sears 12 witnessed and aided until divers recovered both bodies about two hours later. The brothers were sons of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Howard. their father, employed at Northwestern Station, and the mother were grief stricken.
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Fremont, Neb
Murphy Sandpit Lake
Fremont
Harold Howard
John
Eugene Howard
Sandpit Lakes
Howard
Harold
Jack Sears
Condit
Northwestern
Disabled Veterans Hold Convention in San Francisco
The second annual convention of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War opened with a tribute to fallen and disabled service members. Governor Stephens addressed the gathering as veterans enjoyed picnics and automobile rides. Tomorrow's parade features Pacific fleet bluejackets and marines, with provisions for those unable to march.
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San Francisco
Stephens
Pacific Fleet
Pagent
Banker's Wife Burned as Gasoline Explodes
Grand Island Nebraska June 26 Mrs Charles Redman of Doniphan Nebraska wife of a banker and her sister in law Mrs Bertha Zeibert were seriously burned when gasoline they were using to clean a stove exploded. They believed the flames were out though they were not.
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Grand Island, Neb
Charles Redman
Doniphan
Neb
Bertha Zeibert
Flood Submerges Texas Cotton Lands Near Mercedes
Thousands of acres of cotton and cornland in the Mercedes district were flooded by about two feet of water as the Rio Grande crest lingered between Weslaco and Mercedes. The new flood area spans Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy counties after a levee burst protecting Mercedes from the south yesterday.
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Texas
Brownsville
Tex
Mercedes
Rio Grande
Weslaco
Hidalgo
Cameron
Willacy
Coal strike crisis deepens as Harding pushes settlement
President Harding seeks aggressive action to end the coal strike and resume full production. He aims for voluntary conferences between miners led by John L. Lewis and operators, with arbitration or government operation as possible options if talks fail. Lewis opposes binding arbitration and warns of continued disruption with rail cargo dangers.
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Washington
Harding
Davis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mr. Harding
Lewis
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Congress
Railway Labor Board
Fargo Woman Held for Smuggling Necklace
Mrs. Laura Kachelmacher of Fargo North Dakota is held by federal authorities over smuggling a $1 000 necklace into the United States. Treasury agent Charles Salter says the necklace was moved from city to city to evade agents.
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Fargo
Chicago
Laura Kachelmacher
N. C
Charles Salter
Treasury
Seattle
Wash
Salter
Postmaster General Approves Walnut Hill Lease and Gothenburg Offer
Washington, June 26 Special Telegram reports the postmaster general accepted W. T. Smith’s proposal to lease Walnut Hill station quarters for 10 years and E. G. West’s offer to lease Gothenburg, Nebraska post office quarters for five years.
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Washington
W. T Smith
Walnut Hill
Omaha
E. G. West
Gothenburg
Neb
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