Explorers Sought In Colorado River Canyon Search Begins
Kingman Arizona patrol headed by Sheriff Mahoney will enter the swollen Colorado River canyon to locate the government exploration party charting the river. A USGS boat was seen downstream near Katherine mine, boosting hopes no casualty has occurred.
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Kingman
Ariz
Colorado River
Colorado
Arizona
United States Geological Survey
W. P. Mahoney
Mohave County
R. W. Birdseye
Katherine Mine
Grand Canyon
Birdseye
Katherine
Colorado Canyon
Statewide Search for Missing Des Moines Girls
Police launched a statewide search for Genevieve Glenn and Ann Sherman of Waterloo who vanished after arriving to attend school in Des Moines. In Union Park a park cabin was found with girls clothes and school books matching the missing pair. Authorities suspect the girls wore boys clothes to flee possibly toward Omaha or back home to Waterloo, with the Iowa Children's Home as their residence during the case.
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Des Moines
Genevieve Glenn
Ann Sherman
Waterloo
Quinn
Union Park
Omaha
Iowa
St. Louis Adopts Standard Unit Navigation for Inland Waterways
A group of prominent St. Louis businessmen formed Standard Unit Navigation to introduce a water transport system on the Mississippi and other rivers. The plan envisions railroad like handling of freight with new towboats and barges undergoing successful trials, signaling a new era in inland water transportation.
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St. Louis
Standard Unit Navigation Company
Mississippi
Bogus American Degrees Deceiving English List
Dr George E Maclean warns Britons about bogus American colleges selling degrees by correspondence for five dollars each He cites the English fondness for initials as fueling demand and urges scrutiny of unfamiliar U S institutions offering credentials
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London
George E. Maclean
Iowa University
United States
Foreign visitors fill London buses and trams
Foreign visitors to London arrive in large numbers this year forcing transport companies to hire multilingual conductors. Many new staff are former army officers unable to find other work.
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London
Thei
Happenings from Washington Prohibition to Panama Route
Washington Prohibition Commissioner Haynes urges law observance during Constitutional week and a British PM invitation is extended to call on President Coolidge. Talks on agriculture, naval inquiries, income taxes, coal analysis, and other items fill cabinet discussions.
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Prohibition
Haynes
Washington
David Lloyd George
President Coolidge
Declines in Sweden Birth Rate and Global Events
Stockholm notes a decade of falling birth rates with 1918 at 24.65 per thousand, 1920 at 28.57, 1921 at 21.8 and 1922 at 19.55. Marriages rise from 5.82 in 1914 to 7.29 in 1922. Other items cite US Senator Ladd at Moscow cadet review, deadly air mail crash near Evinghoe beacon, and Russian diplomatic wireless station deals.
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Sweden
Stockholm
United States
Ladd
Moscow
Russia
Notable deaths of Hepburn, Baker, and Salkeld reported
Charles Fisher Hepburn of New York and president of Wilberite Roofing died in Cleveland at 44. O Fred H. Baker, former Confederate sergeant and Indian scout for Custer, died in El Paso at 111. Joe D. Salkeld, Chicago Daily Journal political editor and Cook County civil service secretary, died in Chicago of heart disease.
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Charles Fisher Hepburn
Barton Hepburn
New York
Wilberite Roofing Company
Republic Motor Truck Company
Cleveland
Fred H. Baker
General Custer
el Paso
Tex
Joe D. Salkeld
Chicago Daily Journal
Cook County Civil Service Commission
West
Chicago
Dempsey Firpo Title Fight Draws Record Net Receipts
The Dempsey Firpo bout at the Polo Grounds New York drew net receipts of 1 082 593 as tax counts finalized. Dempsey knocked out Firpo in the second round to retain the heavyweight title amid a chaotic contest. Paul Strand of Salt Lake Pacific Coast league achieved his 290th hit breaking the 289 season mark. Governor Walton declared martial law in Oklahoma City in the Ku Klux war.
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New York
United States
Jack Dempsey
Luis Angel Firpo
Polo Grounds
New York City
Paul Strand
Salt Lake Pacific Coast League
Walton
Oklahoma City
State of
Oklahoma
Iowa to Send Cadets to Salvation Army School in Chicago
Iowa will send twelve cadets to the Salvation Army officers training school in Chicago. Final plans were set for the second annual Des Moines parade of all Sunday schools in Polk county on October 19. The Iowa Farmers' union held its seventh annual convention in Des Moines with 750 delegates and 250 visitors.
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Iowa
Salvation Army Officers Training School
Chicago
Polk County
Des Moines
Iowa Farmers’ Union
Edmund Dilibenda
Denison
Herrick Chapel
Grinnell College
St. Paul’s College
Episcopal Institution
Tokio
the American Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Iowa Fruit Growers Association
Interstate Poultry Association
Des Moines Y. W. C. A
Federal Reserve Board
C. W. Hunt
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Bosphorus
Constantinople
Near East
Eda Lord Murphy
Mason City
Clear Lake
Iowa State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Commission
Ewood
Cedar County
State Department of Agriculture
Coolidges Favored Plain Food and Quiet Meals in Public Life
Boston waiter recounts President Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge at the Adams house. They favored simple breakfasts of Special No 1 with two coffees and fruit, and Mr Coolidge drank orange juice freshly squeezed. Mrs Coolidge preferred half grapefruit and they kept to themselves at meals.
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Coolidge
Congress
White House
Washington
Boston
Mass
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Massachusetts
Mears
Frank W. Stearns
Mac
Mrs. Coolidge
McKeoughs
A Healthy Climate Prognosis Leads to Restful Town
The eminent specialist advises Mr Forsythe to move to the healthiest neighborhood for six months rest. Arriving at a seaside town he asks a local elder about health and wealth. The elder, living proof of vigor, reveals he was born there and once could not walk or speak.
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