U S Claims Against Germany Hit 1.48 Billion
Washington reports the mixed claims commission values all German war liabilities at 1,479,064,313.92 dollars. The United States seeks 366,133,000. Lusitania sinking leads individual claims totaling 22,606 dollars. The commission, formed last October, aims to resolve amounts under a new procedures framework. The largest item is 226,544,810.51 dollars for occupying army costs in Germany.
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Fighting resumes in Dublin after cease fire order
In Dublin shooting erupts again with snipers targeting the new general headquarters and patrols near Porto Bello and Kilmainham. Later the vice regal Judge and the Phoenix Park magazine and fort are fired on as Free State troops respond with machine guns. no casualties reported.
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Porto Bello
Kilmainham
Phoenix Park
Free State
Father Discovers Missing Son Unconscious After Light Test
Neal Finley of Kalamazoo finds his missing son Albert unconscious at a lonely spot north of the city after testing for shams by lighting the ground. Doctors report Albert is in a precarious condition with undiagnosed ailments.
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Neal Finley
Albert
Five Businesses Destroyed in Omaha Fire at Fashion Store
A blaze starting at the Fashion department store on Sixteenth Street, Omaha, Neb., caused five businesses to be completely destroyed. Four people, two firemen and two civilians, were slightly injured. Proprietors estimate total losses around $125,000.
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Neb
Fashion
Sixteenth Street
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Dodge Streets
Tragic Sand Pit Collapse Claims Two Nebraska Children
In Grand Island, Mildred Hahn 13 and Fred Hahn 11 were smothered to death when a sand pile they played on near Burwell collapsed due to recent high winds. The incident, caused by hollowing winds, occurred in a large sand pit.
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Grand Island
Neb
Mildred
Fred Hahn
Burwell
News of the Week Cut Down for Busy Readers
A quick digest notes President Harding plans a West and Alaska trip around June 20 for about sixty days. Appointments include Joseph W. McIntosh as deputy comptroller overseeing agricultural credit. Other items cover relief wind downs in Greece, war service awards tally to April 7, wage increases for seamen, Indian investigations, ICC personnel changes, and various regional incidents and honors.
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Washington
Domestic Dr Shields Elected President of Bible Union
Dr T T Shields of Jarvis Street Baptist church Toronto was elected president of the Bible Union of America at Kansas City Missouri. The report also notes a committee from the American Bar Association sailing from New York to study European prisons.
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Toronto
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Kansas City
American Bar Association
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Willard and Firpo Vie for Dempsey Title at Yankee Stadium
Two heavyweight contenders Jess Willard of Kansas and Luis Firpo of Argentina surge as challengers to Jack Dempsey. Willard KOed Floyd Johnson in the eleventh, Firpo stopped Jack McAuliffe II in the third, before a 70,000 crowd at New York’s Yankee Stadium.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Prominent Milwaukee Figures Die in Short Span
Edward Miller United States district attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin died in Milwaukee from injuries after an elevator accident. Henry Woodland Allis Chalmers official died at his Milwaukee home after a brief illness. Mrs Thomas E Watson widow of Georgia senator died at Thomson Georgia from acute diabetes. Col Charles B Wing former governor staff member died in Cincinnati.
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Georgia
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Last band of republicans captured in Wicklow
A fierce engagement in County Wicklow led to the capture of the last republican band. Leader Plunkett was shot dead. Two machine guns were seized, per a Dublin dispatch.
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Hawkeye State News Highlights Local Events
Ottumwa man killed by train on Burlington bridge over the Des Moines River. Poison found in food at the Manderer home near Garrison. victim Ray Radgey escapes hospital after treatment. Thunderstorm damages courthouse clock tower in Oskaloosa. YWCA Des Moines reports 1092 girls placed since Aug 15 1922. Yeomen aim for 10 million home in Ottumwa. Dr Oliver J Fay becomes president of Iowa State Medical Society. Travelers Protective Association convention in Cedar Rapids. Orleans fish hatcheries close after spring run 50 million pike eggs produced. May 26 exams in Des Moines for railway postal clerk tests. War tax on jewelry to be repealed per Ralph Roessier. Guthrie County dairy calf club leads state with 50+ calves ordered. Muscatine fixes 150 gas rate. judge orders $25,000 refund. Delinquent auto licenses under 20,000 this year. Gilmore City hogs yield 4 851.44 from 67 450 pounds. State board of control to locate new juvenile home buildings in Toledo. George Nichols of Ames claims heaviest man at 621 pounds with carnival tour. First settlers of Tama County William and Anthony Wilkinson. Iowa sugar beet growers linked to self-sufficiency in sugar per C H Allen.
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Fortieth General Assembly
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Ames
Texas
Iowa
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Poetry Must Be Marxian in Bolshevik Russia
Bertrand Russell recounts meeting poet Alexander Block in Petrograd who died after hardships. He notes Bolsheviks forced Marxist framing of aesthetics and rhythm theory, restricting critical writings and suppressing nonconforming thought under the regime.
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Bertrand Russell
Allen's Foot-Ease Offers Instant Foot Relief
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for shoes to reduce friction and relieve coms bunions hot tired feet and blisters. It claims shoes feel one size smaller and offers a free trial and a Foot-Ease Walking Doll by mail from Le Roy New York.
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