Vast Nebraska Flood Wrecks Bridges Crops and Towns
Widespread flood damage across Pierce Wayne Stanton and Cedar counties leaves miles of tracks washed out and bridges destroyed. Many towns like Pilger and Randolph report most homes flooded and residents fleeing to higher ground. Livestock losses run high as crops are laid to waste and overall damage tops a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Pierce
Wayne
Stanton
Cedar
Pilger
Randolph
Walthill
North Fork
Norfolk
Chicago
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Carroll
Winside
Emerson
Peace Terms Near End of Nationwide Rail Strike
A close official sources says peace terms are agreed and ratified through President Harding. Only formal endorsement by railway executives in New York and strike leaders meeting in Chicago remains before the strike, which cost workers about $40 million in wages, passes into history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harding
New York
Chicaga
Five Die When Interurban Crash Strikes Car Near Royal Oak
A Detroit suburb crash left John W. Murphy his two sons and two women guests dead after an automobile was struck by an interurban car en route to Orchard Lake for a Sunday outing. The gasoline ignited and the car burned, Murphy’s body nearly cremated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Royal Oak
John W. Murphy
Orchard Lake
Murphy
Nosedive Fatal to Two in Port Jervis Crash
Lieutenant Tracey Lyons of the O. R. C. aviation section and Augustus Altemeyer Jr. of Port Jervis burned to death when a plane crashed to earth in Port Jervis. A broken propeller caused the fatal nose dive.
Engagement Announced in Boston for Jane Grew and James Angell
The engagement of Miss Jane Norton Grew second daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward W Grew and James Waterhouse Angell son of Yale president James Rowland Angell is announced in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Jane Norton Grew
Edward W. Grew
James Waterhouse Angell
James Rowland Angell
Yale University
Prohibition Raid Shuts Atlantic City Cafes
Atlantic City officers raid gilded boardwalk cafes and north side cabarets seizing all high powered anti Volstead beverages in sight. The action involved 25 prohibition officers in a sudden hush across popular gathering spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
North Side
Harding Says Rail Labor Board Handles Strike Crisis
President Harding at the White House said the railroad labor board remains the government’s sole mechanism to handle the strike. Government control covers coal distribution and railroad facilities for fuel and food, with Hoover’s plan to curb profiteering endorsed as legal by Attorney General Daugherty.
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Railroad Labor Board
Harding
White House
Washington
Hoover
Daugherty
Domestic Lieut Milton Mackall Dies After WWI Wound
Domestic Lieut Milton B Mackall longtime Fort McHenry hospital patient in Baltimore Maryland dies from wounds suffered in World War I. Also reported are political plans in New Jersey and various short notes on crime, transportation, and public affairs across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton B. Mackall
Fort McHenry Hospital
Baltimore
Allies Order Bulggytia to Pay 4 Billion Leva Now
The Allied Reparations Commission at Paris orders Bulggytia to immediately pay 4 000 000 000 leva under the peace treaty terms. Djemal Pasha, former Turkish official, was assassinated. two Armenians are charged in a Tiflis dispatch.
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Paris
Bulgygtia
Djemal Pasha
Tiflis
Aerial Surveying founder pursues seal herd riches
Newfoundland hunters wasted time chasing seals where they are. Alan Butler, an English flyer, prided himself on locating herds by air for ten cents per seal. His company now thrives, but the piece warns that opportunity must be pursued, not waited for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Alan
Butler
A Lady of Distinction Achieves Clear Skin
An advertisement touts a perfume influenced persona and prescribes Cuticura Soap with hot water to cleanse pores followed by Cuticura Talcum powder for clear sweet healthy skin.
Glasgow to Nelson Milestone Blunder
Danny Scot relates a Glasgow tale where an eminent citizen plans a brief inscription for Nelson’s statue. The mock suggestion reads Glasgow to Nelson, six miles, aiming to serve as monument and milestone, sparking amused debate among city fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Scot
Scotland
Glasgow
Nelson
Rainbow chasers face stiff competition for prize
Rainbow seekers race for a prize with challengers giving strong effort and notable rivals in pursuit. The scene features competitive pursuit of the prize and multiple observers amid a lively chase atmosphere.
Local Spring Game Quirk Sparks Light Debate
A Spring Game scene features banter on attire and a playful exchange about Put and Take. The Tartars claim their alphabet contains 202 letters, a curious linguistic aside amid the lighter moments of a spring interlude.
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NEAH
Interurban
Department of Labor
Coolidge
San Francisco
Convention of the
American Bar Association
Shipping Board
Lasker
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Department of Commmerce
Alfred Dennis
Edwards
United States
Seagirt
N. J. Sn
John M. Anderson
Criminal Court
Buckley
W. Va
Raleigh
New York Dispatch
Joe Weber
Lew Fields
Tony Pastor
Iwate
Isume
Asamo
Los Angeles Harbor
Carlinville
Illinois
Central of Georgia Railroad
Southern Railroad
Chattanooga
Tenn
George O’connor
Oshkosh
Wis
Frank A. Landee
Moline
Rock Island
Rock River
Rutledge Lumber Company
Marble Creek
St. Joe Forest
Missoula
Mont
Venus Walters
Florence
M. W. Savage Factories, Inc
Minneapolis
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Slater
Joe Ward
William Dwight
Hamilton County
Nashville
Edward J. Martin
Great Lakes
Milwaukee
Griswold, In
Delmer Richman
Union Mills
Laporte
Ind
Leo Conitz
William Rice
Nada
Powell County
Allan A. Ryan
Alan A. Ryan & Co
Broken
Federal District Court
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Topeka
Simon N. Patten
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Sandwich
Northwestern
Patagonia
George E. Hunziker
New Orleans
Rio Gallegos
London
Bermuda
Bahamas
Great Britain
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Ballinrough
Ballyhunis
Waterford
Limerick
Dublin
Manila
Surigao Province
Cebu
F.e
Flint, Mich
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Company
Michigan
General Motors Corporation
Fourth Street
South
Minn
Nae Ee Poe
Garters
Deesn
Harne Youngstera
Desler
Adria
Allen
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